Chapter 16: Team battles Part 2

After finishing the exercise, Momo helped Izuku reattach his missing limbs and speed up his supernatural regeneration with a blood vial.

"My offer from before still stands." He smiled at the girl.

"HA! You'd have to join me, not the other way around." She smiled back.

All four students gathered and went to the monitoring room.

"Hagakure, I wanted to ask you". Midoriya turned towards the gloves. "How did you recognize Eraserhead? I mean, I consider myself a connoisseur of Pro Heroes, but even I struggled to put the pieces together until you revealed his quirk."

"As an aspiring Underground Hero," Tooru sounded proud of herself. "I look up to him as one of the best in the field. Or at least I did, before he almost gave a heart attack yesterday." Now there was venom is her voice.

"Never meet your heroes." Momo concluded.

"Don't be too hard on him." Midoriya patted the invisible girl on the shoulder. "He was just pushing everyone to their limits."

"Easy for you to say, Mister Number One." She pushed his hand away.

"Ok, I'll shut up now."

"Guys." Tooru's tone became mischievous. "Could you please not tell other boys about my suit? Iida's reactions are way too funny to pass up."

"Alright, but only if you tell me more about you quirk later!"

Momo and Mezou just nodded, with former face palming.

"Who wants to declare the MVP of the first round?" All Might asked his students.

"Obviously, Nerd was the MVP. She noticed that Deku got cocky and used his ego against him."

"Excellent, young Bakugo. Now, please provide feedback to others."

"What is there to say? Deku shouldn't have toyed with his opponents, while Hands and Gloves simply followed orders. They did all they could with their quirks."

"Eh, right. Anyone else has something to say?"

Frog girl raised her arm.

"I think both Yaoyorozu-chan and Midoriya-chan went overboard with violence. Throwing bullets and cutting off limbs seems excessive, kero."

"I knew Shouji would have blocked my shots. If you repeat the video, you can see that I aimed for center mass instead of spreading out my shots."

"And I didn't expect his limbs to fall off. My plan was to injure them. Besides, he told us that he can regenerate quickly."

"Well, I think the entire class can learn from this experience. Next up, Team A as villains and B as heroes."

Kyoka tried to formulate a strategy with Shoto, but he shut down her attempts at planning or even a conversation. When preparation time was over, she put her jack against a wall to scan the building.

"Both of them are at the top floor screaming at each other."

"Good. You might want to leave this place."

Heterochromatic teen put his hand on the wall. Suddenly the entire building got encased with ice. Jirou barely managed to escape before getting trapped.

"Holy shit, this guy can do THAT?" She was shocked at the spectacle.

After delivering the bomb to the top floor, Bakugo and Tenya began arguing. Blond insisted on him attacking alone, while bespectacled teen wanted both of them to defend the bomb room. As round began, their feet got stuck to the ground because of ice.

"L-l-looks like Two-Face is trying to s-scare us!" Katsuki was shivering.

"W-what a display of power! We n-n-need to do something." Iida was freezing as well.

"I have an idea."

Bakugo put his hands on the ground and released small explosions. After a while, he managed to break the ice and free himself. He freed his teammate shortly afterwards.

"Ok, new plan, F-F-Four Eyes." Blonde rubbed his palms to warm himself. "We need to strike Two-Face fast and h-hard. If we s-stall, he's turn us into icicles. It's much tougher for me to produce explosions at such l-l-low temperature, but I should collect enough sweat for one solid attack. How good are you at running on ice?"

"I am f-fairly decent at it." Iida ran in place to gain heat.

"G-good! If we are lucky, Two-Face thinks he's already won. We'll ambush him and take him down!"

"What about Jirou-san? We don't even know how her quirk works."

"Ears? She had the second lowest score on the apprehension test. Whatever her quirk is, it can't possibly be as dangerous as this ice. We'll deal with her later. Let's get moving."

"Of course."

Bakugo and Iida sneaked towards the lower floor, trying their best to not make noise. Todoroki, on the other hand, was taking a leisurely walk towards the stairs. In his mind, the ice and cold would perfectly counter speed and explosions of the villain team.

As he turned a corner, his opponents rushed him from opposite sides. He sent a wave of ice towards the screaming blond, only for it to get blown up. Surprised by this outcome, he increased the output of his quirk, finally trapping Katsuki's lower body. Just as he turned around to freeze his other opponent, Tenya got close and punched him in the head with all of his strength. Enraged Shoto grabbed the speedster to put him on ice, only to feel an explosion hit him from behind. Confusion and pain were enough of a distraction for Iida to put handcuffs on dual haired teen.

"F-f-f-fucking finally! That was the l-l-last of my sweat. Now run back to the b-b…"

"Hero team has emerged victorious!" Announcer surprised everyone in the corridor.

"WHAT THE HELL?!" Anger momentarily dulled Bakugo's sense of cold.

Shoto melted all the ice on Bakugo before being escorted by robots to the infirmary. The remaining three students went to the observation room.

"I must say, your plan was ingenious." Iida praised the earphone girl. "Using Todoroki as bait and flanking us through your super hearing."

"It's nothing". Blushing Kyoka played with one of her jacks. "I figured that the guy who scored the most points on entrance exam wouldn't give up without a fight. I mostly went just in case you somehow managed to take Todoroki down."

"That asshole didn't take us seriously." Katsuki grinded his teeth. "Even when we jumped him, he only used one of his hands. He could have attacked the two of us simultaneously if the used both sides!"

"May be he has to focus on one hand at a time?"

"Or may be he needs to stop fucking underestimating us!"

"That was one hell of a spectacle!" All Might laughed. "Who wants to share their thoughts on the second round?"

"Me, sir." Momo raised her hand. "The MVP is undoubtedly Kyoka Jirou."

"WHAT?" Girl in question and the ash blond screamed in unison.

"That's bullshit! She just took advantage of Two-Face's importance."

"And her plan worked flawlessly." Momo smiled at Kyoka, causing her to blush. "She not only recognized that Todoroki-san's move will put a target on his back, but also perfectly utilized her quirk to avoid an undesirable fight. Bakugo-san and Iida-san spent the entire setup stage arguing and getting nothing done. While their on-the-fly thinking and coordinated attack are commendable, their tunnel vision and inability to cooperate without extreme circumstances hold them back. Todoroki-san suffers from the same issue as Midoriya-san: he was too confident in his ability to fight solo."

"I appreciate your thoughts, Yaoyozu-san! I will make sure we act better next time." Tenya bowed down.

"Next time I'll kick YOUR ass, Nerd!"

"I hope I won't have to fight Todoroki-san anytime soon, kero."

"With that out of the way." All Might grabbed everyone's attention. "Let us move to the final round. Team D are villains, team F are heroes!"

"So, Asui-san, let's get to know each other better!" Ochako picked up a rock and it went flying. "My quirk is called Zero Gravity. Whatever I touch with all five fingers loses it gravity. There is a mass limit to my ability, and using it on myself makes me want to puke."

"Call me Tsuyu, please. My quirk called is called Frog. It basically gives me attributes of frogs: strong limbs, sticking to walls, as well as a long and powerful tongue." She grabbed Uraraka, lifted her up and put her back down. "Its maximum length is 20 meters. I can also produce venomous mucus, but it's very weak so we can ignore it. My main weakness is that I am susceptible to sudden temperature changes, kero."

"Well, Asu… Tsuyu-chan, you can call me by my first name too! I think we can surprise them if we just…"

"So, Tokoyami, you mind if I call you Birdie?"

"Your attempts at humor are unimpressive, Ashido-san."

Dark Shadow emerged from the boy.

"He said he doesn't mind."

"Thanks, Dark Shadow! Now, what should we do?"

"My quirk has significant reach. I'll be patrolling the lower floor with her, so we know where they'll be coming from. If they are separated, I'll attack one of them and let you know who to expect, otherwise I'll return here for a 2v2 fight."

"HER? I didn't know DS is a girl! High five, sister!"

"Were you even listening to me?"

Frog was holding brunette in her arms and slowly gaining altitude. Once she reached the roof, Asui grabbed onto the fence with her tongue and dragged them there. Uraraka cancelled her quirk with a gesture.

"I must say, using your quirk on me was a great idea, kero. No other team attacked from above, so we have an element of surprise."

"Thanks, Tsuyu. Honestly, I only suggested it because you are strong and have good reach. This would have been way too risky with someone like Hagakure or Shouji."

"We should be quiet." Frog girl lowered her voice. "Let's carefully examine each room starting from the top floor."

Fate was on their side today. The first room on the top floor contained the bomb and lonely Mina guarding it.

"GET BACK! They are here!" She screamed into her earpiece.

"What? How did they get past me? I'm on my way!"

"Stay back!" Alien pointed at the heroes. "I have acid and I'm not afraid to use it."

Uraraka and Asui ran towards Ashido from different directions. Mina was throwing her acid like crazy, but girls were annoyingly good at dodging. Finally, she managed to injure brunette's leg, but before she could launch another portion of acid, Tsuyu extended her tongue and touched the bomb.

"Hero team has won!"

"Yay! Ouch!" Ochako went to hug Tsuyu before crumbling from the leg pain.

"Sorry, girl. I really did not want to lose."

"It's alright, Ashido-san."

"Just call me Mina."

"Excellent performance, girls!" Their teacher clapped. "Who wants to share their thoughts?"

"If I may?" Izuku raised his hand. "The plan by Uraraka-san and Asui-san worked great because the villain team was conditioned to expect their opponents coming from below. Not to mention, the way they forced Ashido-san's attention to split. However, we have never seen Uraraka-san quirk work on other people, only small objects. So similarly to Kacchan, I mean, Bakugo's team, they were outmaneuvered by a technique they did not know exists."

"I agree with Midoriya-san. If we were to repeat this exercise, Uraraka's opponents would know what to expect and react accordingly." Momo pointed at bird head.

"I am glad that all villain teams were defeated. It goes to show that heroes…"

"We were on a villain team, you moron!" Katsuki yelled at Tenya.

"Today was quite educational. You've got to know more about each other's quirks and personalities. Make sure you learn from this experience. See you later, students!" All Might ran away.

Girls' changing room

"Guys, do you have hots for anyone in our class?" Mina asked everyone while changing.

"W-What kind of question is that?" Yaoyorozu was caught off guard.

"Come on! You know what I'm talking about! Our boys are so fit and sexy and… you know."

"Well." Tsuyu scratched her head. "I think Bakugo-san is good looking when isn't screaming."

"So, basically never?" Pinky giggled. "I've known him for years, he's always been a loudmouth."

"What about you, Mina?" Tooru wondered.

"I think Midori is cute. His smile is like a ray of sunshine. Then there is our big guy Shouji. I want to him to crush me with those strong arms." She hugged herself.

"In my opinion, Todoroki is the coolest boy." Hagakure put on her school uniform. "Sure, he has a scar and is distant from others, but it gives him an aura of mysteriousness. You get it, right?"

"SHH!" Jirou put her index finger in front of her mouth. Her jacks were in contact with a wall.

"Isn't boys' changing room behind that wall?" Momo asked.

"Are you spying on them?" Asui was concerned.

"Oh my gosh, are they talking about me? Tell me, tellme tellme!"

"Shut up!" Kyoka whispered in frustration. "I think Midoriya-kun found a hole in the wall and wants to peek." She readied her jack to stab whoever looks through the hole. Ten seconds have passed and girl sighed in relief.

"False alarm. He changed his mind at told Iida to call for our teacher."

"Or perhaps he saw the jack with no one the wiser." Momo thought to herself.

"Maybe we could have used this hole for a bit…" Tooru caught a stinky eye from annoyed Kyoka.

Izuku and Mina were walking to doctor's room.

"Why are you going, Midori? It's not like you injured anyone."

"I just want to make sure Uraraka-san and Todoroki-san are ok."

"I'm glad her hands remained unharmed, he he." Kira smirked.

Inside the office they saw two of their classmates and a short, old woman.

"Hello, Recovery Girl."

"It's good to know that at least someone from younger generation knows me." She smiled. "Say, you are Midoriya, right? Do you mind turning others in your class? I'd be thrilled if students would heal off all the wounds on their own, instead of bothering me."

"I'm afraid principal prohibits me from raising a vampire army. Besides, blood expenses would be really high, especially for poorer students."

"What a shame." The medical hero shrugged. "Those two are almost fully recovered, you can talk to them. I'm going on a lunch break."

Shoto already stood up and went towards exit.

"Wait, Todokori-san!"

"Yes?"

"I would like to apologize on Bakugo's behalf. He shouldn't have hit you so hard."

"There is no need, Midoriya-san. This was the last time Bakugo-san managed to send me here, I assure you." He exited the room.

"Do you sense Déjà vu too?" One of the voices asked Izuku.

"Yeah!"

Pinky walked up to the girl on the bed.

"Sorry for burning your leg, Ochako."

"It's fine, really. Oh, Deku-kun!"

"Deku?"

"Yeah, that's how Bakugo calls you, right?"

"Yes, it's a dumb nickname he gave me because my quirk emerged a bit late. You call me that if you want."

"Thanks, Deku. Mmm." She looked away while blushing. "This is embarrassing. Mina-chan, could you please leave us alone?"

"What, no way! Are you two dating? I need to know!"

"Mina. Give us some privacy." Green head used his serious voice.

"Fine, but you better spill the beans later on!"

Pink girl walked away. Before closing the door, she turned around to see if they changed their minds.

"What did you want to talk about? Do you want to cancel our agreement?"

"No, opposite actually. Is there a way to work overtime?"

"What?!"

"Rent has gone up after recent destructions in the residential area. I can't afford my current apartment now. Can you please let me visit you more?"

A light bulb has sparkled in Izuku's mind.

"If that is your problem, you can live with me!"

"Wait, really?"

"Yeah, my house is too large for only two people anyway. I'll tell my mom you'd moving in."

"What if you mom disapproves?"

"Well, she doesn't mind our little mischief, so we'll probably be fine."

"Thanks a lot!" Uraraka hugged Midoriya.

"Jeez, his mom is ok with that? I guess weirdness runs in the family."