Angel: Will Izuka leave UA like her brother and become Dark Callista? I'm not sure at this moment in time, because I have the third movie to focus on writing right now. I have to think about it. Don't anyone spam me in the comments trying to ensure I have her leave UA if I haven't chosen yet, though. That would ruin my day and it'd be a jerk move T^T so don't do it!
Trust me, Katsuki sensing that Izuka knew something about All for One will come back up again, but they have other things to focus on. Like I said before, it's in that one particular episode near the end of the season. I won't spoil for those not watching the anime (which you should do at this point if you're not). As for Izuka's Winter and Stealth outfits, I will say she has those. But I only have one finished. For inspiration though...tbh, Winx Club doesn't usually come to mind when I look for styles on Izuka. And to be frank, I'm not a huge fan of most of the outfits past Sirenix, especially NOT Cosmix because that art style, just...no thank you. Anything after Sirenix (not the trash season 8 style), I just lose interest because I did not watch seasons 6-8, and I never picked up the show again. Bloomix or Dreamix, MAYBE I'll consider them, but I still need to work on that outfit as of now. Hey, maybe if I do go with that idea, I could possibly save the one I didn't pick for Dark Callista if I decide to go that route. But once again, haven't thought on either of the outfit or if there will be a Dark Callista. I will think on this, I promise.
Me and the rest of Class 1-A started a training exercise to help us prepare for the provisional hero licensing exam.
Well, more so half of us than all 21 of us. We were split up into two teams to undergo this exercise. From there, we split up into four teams to start off.
It seemed like a simple rescue mission. But soon after we started searching for the dummy that was our target...the underground mall we were in began to collapse, leaving us trapped.
While our teams were well-balanced, none of us expected to be put in this kind of situation that we'd have to rescue ourselves. It was now a matter of survival.
While looking for an escape route, my group met up with Yaoyorozu and Ida, who had been knocked out unconscious.
Meanwhile, I had gotten stuck on a floor with Todoroki and Tokoyami-San.
We did our best to overcome each obstacle we faced as we fought through a maze of debris. Finally, we reached the elevator shafts to the surface. We thought we were safe, but the trials were far from over. No...the actual test of whether or not we could survive...was about to begin.
Todoroki and I had to calm down a rogue Dark Shadow, and got by with minor scrapes. Thankfully, the power managed to come back on before anything serious happened. Even though things seemed fine now...we still had a few obstacles in our way. We should've seen this coming...but this would be do-or-die from now on.
"I see sunlight at the top," Izuku informed the girls while getting back onto the floor. "It doesn't look like anything's in the way."
"We can float out of here!" Ochaco exclaimed in a bit of excitement.
Momo took out her map again. "Based on the map we have of the building, it looks like the elevator shaft only goes up to Level B1."
"So, how is there sunlight?" Ochaco wondered curiously to the girl.
"From the collapse?" Tsuyu guessed while trying to envision it in her head. "Maybe part of the street fell in. If so, we can probably climb out of here pretty easily."
"That would finally be positive news for us," Momo smiled a little.
"Yes," Tsuyu nodded while returning the smile. "As long as we have Ochaco's power, getting to the surface should be no problem."
"Alright!" Ochaco clenched her fists in determination. "Let's get a move on, then!"
"Wait a second, Uraraka," Izuku spoke up, getting her attention. "Yaoyorozu, once you get to the top, will you throw down a rope ladder for me?"
"U-uh, sure, of course," Momo stammered a bit, surprised although understood why.
"Oh, I see," Tsuyu looked at him in understanding. "You're planning to stay down here."
"You are?" Ochaco's eyes widened at this. "But why?"
"There might be more of our classmates in here trapped by the falling debris. They could even be hurt like Ida and unable to get out," He then looked up towards them. "Go. I'll make sure everyone's okay, then send them to this exit. Ida still needs our help. Get him to Recovery Girl as fast as you can."
Momo nodded sharply at him. "We won't let you down."
"Please, make sure they're safe..." Ochaco looked at Izuku pleadingly. He looked towards the girls, as he knew that they were worried for everyone. But they also didn't want his sister to be trapped because of her height.
"I will," He nodded and then watched them float out into the elevator shaft. "Once he's safe, make sure the teachers know what's going on down here."
"We will," Momo smiled a little. "As soon as we can."
"It's dangerous," Tsuyu looked back at Izuku. "Be careful."
"Deku..." Ochaco faltered a little. "If things start to look scary-"
"I'll be fine. Promise not to take any chances," He assured as he watched them float away. He then moved away, having some hope in him that no one was seriously hurt. "Right. Let's do this."
Shoto, Fumikage, and Izuka were walking down a hallway together. "I wonder...why did the lights come back on?"
"It could be that the emergency power rebooted itself," Shoto pointed out as they kept their eyes up ahead. "Or it's possible that Kaminari recharged the batteries."
"It makes more sense if Kaminari-San did it. At least an hour passed before the lights came back on. It'd be a lot faster if it was the system itself," Izuka answered, humming a little. If that was true that Denki did help out, she'd thank him for making sure she didn't get killed back there...
"Ah, I see. Kaminari, yes," Fumikage agreed with the Denki theory as well.
"If that's the case, somebody else told him what to do, so...it must've been someone who thinks quickly. Yaoyorozu or Midoriya. Unless...it was him," Shoto looked away in thought. Izuka looked up and then gave a small smile, hands behind her back. She knew exactly who he was talking about, and she didn't doubt for a second that it was who they were thinking of. They still had no way to communicate with the other teams, so she doubted that with the debris falling, that Momo or Izuka stumbled across the last team. Plus...the lights did come on just before Dark Shadow would've attacked her.
Katsuki stepped up to a pile of debris, staring at it.
"Bakugo!" Eijiro called out, getting his attention. The red-haired boy was pointing up at the dummy, as he had found it. But it was also trapped in a huge pile of rocks. "I found it! The training dummy that needs rescuing!"
"Nice!" Denki smiled towards him as he had gone back to normal from using up his Quirk. "We nailed it!"
"Ha!" Katsuki scoffed a little while storming up. "Stupid citizen making us go through all this stupid extra work! I'll beat you up later!"
"Easy there, man," Eijiro tried to calm him down; if they brought the dummy back in pieces, they'd probably fail.
"But how do we get him out?" Denki wondered as they all looked up. "If we grab him without a plan, this whole pile of debris could come raining down on us. We'd end up buried! If we had Mido, she could use her platforms to move this no problem."
"What should we do, Bakugo?" Eijiro turned towards the blond.
"Blow it to hell!" He answered without any hesitation.
"Huh?!" Denki yelped and attempted to make him see reason. "Whoa, whoa! Didn't you hear what I just said? I-I thought I explained it to you pretty clearly. We'd be crushed! Look," He gestured to the sounds of the uneven rocks falling. "It's unstable. Breathe too hard and it could all collapse!"
"I know," Katsuki retorted back to him. "That's why we gotta grab him before it does!"
"That makes no sense!" Denki groaned in exasperation.
"Kaminari," Eijiro spoke up seriously, hands on his hips. "If it wasn't a dummy in there, but a trapped human being calling for help, THEN what would you do? Give up and say it's impossible?"
"Uhhh...no..." Denki answered cautiously, looking back up to the dummy. "But...this isn't a real person. It's training. I'm only saying that we shouldn't have to risk our lives to rescue a doll."
"Bakugo's got an idea, don't you?" Eijiro smirked a little.
"Of course I do!" Katsuki replied back confidently.
"Then let's act fast. That's the entire reason why we're down here," He smirked while hitting his palm against his hand. "We came to UA to become heroes. Isn't that right, Kaminari?"
"Well, I guess so-"
"Stop complaining!" Katsuki interrupted, although none of them noticed the leaking water from the opposite wall. "Let's hurry up and save him, you extras!"
"At least tell us your plan first!"
Ochaco grunted while pulling apart the doors that led to the light. She then managed to push them fully open, and they floated to another floor. Ochaco gasped as she looked up, seeing the sunlight more clearly now. The floors were pretty much destroyed, but there was a way out through the ceiling.
"Look! Straight to the street!"
"Uraraka, get Ida to Recovery Girl, right away," Momo instructed the brunette, who floated over to them. "Asui, please go along with them and report to Mr. Aizawa. I'll stay here and make the rope ladder."
"Are you the only ones who were able to escape?"
They looked down in alarm to see Recovery Girl and Mr. Aizawa standing underneath them. "Mr. Aizawa!" Ochaco exclaimed in surprise.
Katsuki prepared his hand for an AP Shot. Eijiro was bent down behind him and Denki. "Ready, idiots? Don't screw this up!"
"Right, I'm on it," Eijiro grinned towards the boy. "Just make sure you don't hit me."
"Take this! AP Shot!" Katsuki screamed and fired multiple ones into the air.
"Go...now!" Denki pointed his finger forward to shoot out some electricity.
Eijiro ran forward, punching through the rocks. He jumped onto some to grab the training dummy. "I got 'im!" Some more debris started to fall towards him. Katsuki stepped in with some more AP Shots, Denki helping as well. Eijiro braced himself from the explosion, tumbling down the pile of rocks. He landed safely in front of them.
"Watch out!" Katsuki warned him and he looked up nervously to see a huge rock falling towards him. "Die, die, die!" Katsuki flew forward with his explosions, recoiling back his arms. He then exploded the huge rock to save Eijiro.
The large shockwave was heard by Izuku running down the hall. He gasped as he looked behind him. "What the heck was that? A collapse? No, wait...it sounded more like an explosion. On a lower floor, maybe?" He then gasped in realization. "Could it be...?"
Shoto turned around after using his ice on some rocks, looking towards his teammates. They had felt the shockwave as well. "That sound..."
"Must've been Bakugo," Fumikage looked over his shoulder knowingly.
Izuka gasped a little, turning to them in alarm. "He's still here...?" She murmured, clutching at her skirt. She felt just a small feeling of worry, but quickly put it down. This is Katsuki we're talking about...he can handle things just fine. I shouldn't be concerned. He's proven that he doesn't need it.
"This building is still on the verge of falling in of itself. How can he be so reckless right now?" Shoto asked them in disbelief.
"Do I really need to answer...?" Izuka sagged her arms in a bit of embarrassment.
"That blast came from somewhere below us," Fumikage pointed out to them.
"Level B6. That's the bottom level," Shoto mused, a hand on his hip. "Of course he would be in the most unstable area." He then gasped sharply as he realized something. "Bakugo was the one who restored the emergency power. He's the cause of this explosion. Oh, come on. Don't tell me he's continuing the training like nothing has happened."
"That's not it," Izuka spoke up, her back turned to them. They looked at her in confusion as she stared at the ground. "It's because he wants to prove himself. That he can be just like Mr. All Might. He's treating this very seriously, because even though it's not a real person...he'll find it shameful if he doesn't complete the exercise. Think about it, being kidnapped by the League of Villains probably made him feel things he doesn't want to become reality. Sure, it's reckless...but it's how he wants it done," She looked over her shoulder with a small smile. "I honestly don't blame him for wanting to find it."
They continued to stare at her, a bit surprised she was defending their classmate again. But also, Katsuki was the only person who could manage to bring out the fearlessness side of her. All of them heard something, whipping around to the walls.
"Look!" Fumikage told them as they saw the flowing water coming in. Izuka gasped, her mouth opening a little.
Denki was terrified as he let out a scream, as the same thing was happening on their end. "What should we do?! Fix it, fix, it, fix it! I told you guys we needed to be careful down here!"
"Shut up!" Katsuki retorted while their feet were being submerged in water.
"No use whining, man," Eijiro tried to calm him down, looking towards a staircase just a few feet away. "Head for the stairs!" Before they could, the stairs were blasted off by the water. He gritted his teeth as that was the only way out.
"Where's this water coming from?" Denki looked around, the water to his waist now. "If we don't do something fast, we're gonna drown! Tell me you know what to do, Bakugo!"
Katsuki was looking a little nervous as he didn't have an answer for once. With the stairs gone, there was no way they could make it out in time...
Recovery Girl kissed Tenya's forehead to start healing him. "Wait, so you're not going to save them?" Ochaco asked after Mr. Aizawa explained that he wasn't going to do anything. "How can you leave them down there, Mr. Aizawa?!"
"Could the collapse of the underground mall have been..."
"Within the expected parameters of the exercise?" Mr. Aizawa finished for her. "Just think for a minute. If you can't get past a simple crisis like this one...it's unlikely that you'll pass the exam."
"Sure, but Ida got hurt down there!" Ochaco argued back sharply; she didn't want to see everyone else in the same state if they didn't do something. "And our other classmates might be trapped and are in need of help right now!"
"In that case, they're no longer heroes. They're victims in need of assistance now. So who will rescue them?" He asked the girls.
"I'll get the rope ladder ready!" Momo ran off in the opposite direction.
"I can help too!" Ochaco went after her.
"Ribbit!" Tsuyu followed as well as they went back towards the entrance.
Recovery Girl stepped up to him. "Don't you think this is a little much?" She was inclined to agree with the girls.
"I've made arrangements, if things go poorly," He answered while staring at his students. He knew that they'd make the right decisions.
"Tokoyami," Shoto spoke up to his bird-headed classmate. "You have to break the floor with Dark Shadow."
"But I won't be able to control him if there's no light," Fumikage reminded the two. Shoto glanced at Izuka, who smiled as the two produced their flames.
"Then let us hold him back for you."
"That's part of the reason why we're a team, right?" Izuka hummed slightly towards him.
"Right then," He summoned Dark Shadow from his back. "Dark Shadow!" Dark Shadow let out a roar.
"I don't think I can go any farther..." Denki reached out a hand as they were trying to find another way out. Suddenly, the ceiling came apart, rocks falling into the water.
"Oh no, what now?" Eijiro looked up in alarm, only for ice to create a makeshift ladder in front of them. Shoto, Izuka, and Fumikage were waiting for them on the upper floor.
"This way! Climb up quick!"
"If any of you are exhausted, I can float you up!" Izuka called out to the three.
"Todoroki!" Eijiro and Denki smiled up at him in relief.
"Nobody asked for your help here, icy hot!" Katsuki screamed up at his red/white haired rival.
"Are you freaking kidding me right now?" Denki looked at him in disbelief while Izuka pinched her nose, sighing in exasperation. "We were gonna die here! A villain could be helping us and I'd be happy!"
Katsuki looked away while gritting his teeth. "Let's go. We have to move," Shoto urged the three of them.
"Bakugo, come on," Eijiro tried to make him see reason.
"Stop pulling me!"
"Then start climbing! Mido, maybe you can float him up," The red-haired boy looked up at her. She blinked while glancing at Katsuki. The last thing he wanted was help from her, but she already knew he'd prefer to be saved by no one.
"Do I really need to...? Alright then," She was about to do so when Katsuki pushed past Eijiro.
"Put those arms down, Izuka, I can get up there by myself!"
She gave an awkward look as they started to climb. He REALLY didn't wanna be saved by her... Even if I wanted her to, the idiot needs to save up her power.
Eijiro and Denki panted once they were on the upper floor. "I'm so glad you guys are alright," Izuka gave them a relieved smile.
"Yeah, that was close," Denki panted, a bit out of breath.
"I'll say," Eijiro agreed with him, holding the training dummy over his back. "Thanks, guys. You saved us."
"We're happy to assist," Fumikage stated, earning a huff from Katsuki as he turned away.
"We can't relax yet," Shoto spoke up, looking at the lower level. "The water in here is gonna continue to rise. I'll freeze it to the best of my ability. In the meantime, the rest of you can escape."
"By yourself?" Eijiro looked at him in concern. "I'll stay with you-"
"I appreciate the offer, but your Quirks aren't right for this. I don't want you to get caught up in the ice. If you don't wanna be a burden, then go. Leave this to me," He stated as kindly as possible. He was gonna use a lot of ice, and he'd freeze them if he wasn't careful.
"No, I'm staying too. I'll help you freeze anything left over, Todoroki!" Izuka pumped her fists eagerly.
"Uh. Mido?" He turned to her in shock that she was offering to help just like that. When it would be a smarter move to leave like he told the others.
"I can use my Uranus Orbit to help freeze it. You can't handle this on your own, right?" She smiled while holding up a finger. "And we need to freeze as much as possible." Although there was one hiccup that neither of them were mentioning because they knew the immediate problem. It would at least be enough for a little bit, at least.
"You're right. Thank you," Shoto nodded his head a little.
"You guys go on ahead," She turned to the other four.
"As Todoroki and Mido are saying, this is still a race against the clock. We should make haste," Fumikage informed Eijiro and Denki."
"Yeah, right," Eijiro agreed and followed Fumikage out.
"Always gotta be so cool, huh?" Denki teased a little. "Fine, then we'll see you up top."
"Yeah," Shoto watched them leave and then turned back to the lower level. He started to freeze it and Izuka bent down, holding out her hand.
"Uranus Orbit!" She sent ice flying towards the water from her palm. Shoto activated his left side to cool himself down.
In a sprawling space like this...we can only freeze so much. But we'll make sure we stall them as long as we can. So our classmates can escape!
We can do this, Todoroki. Izuka narrowed her eyes as she kept focusing her ice. Even though it might be too much, we can't fail them!
Izuku felt a chill and shivered, hugging himself. "It got cold all of a sudden..." That could mean Todoroki or Izuka are using their ice. Maybe to reinforce the building? I need to get to the bottom floor fast. He braced himself while powering up his body. Even if I have to force my way down!
He used Full Cowling to break open a wall, running through it. He heard footsteps on the escalator and turned to see Eijiro, Denki, and Fumikage arriving. "Midoriya?" The red-haired boy asked him in surprise.
"Thank goodness," He smiled upon seeing them. "I found you guys! And so quickly!" He ran up to the three. "How are you? Is anyone hurt?"
"No, we're okay," Eijiro answered, and Izuku had yet to notice that three people were missing.
"Good, listen," He pointed to the hallway behind him. "Keep heading up that way. Once you find the elevator, there will be a rope ladder you can climb to the top. It'll lead you to the surface!"
"For real?" Eijiro grinned a little.
"Okay, so maybe we won't die down here," Denki smiled a little.
"Yeah," Eijiro nodded and Izuku turned to Fumikage.
"Tokoyami...you were with Todoroki and my sister. Do you know if they're still in the mall?"
"Yes, some water is flooding the structure. They're holding it back with their ice," He reported back to his classmate.
"Do they both think that's even possible?" Izuku questioned in a bit of alarm.
"And that's not all..."
Momo was out of breath making the very long rope ladder for their classmates. Ochaco and Tsuyu were moving it down safely so that it didn't get stuck on anything. "Just a little more," Tsuyu encouraged the girl. "You can do it!"
She willed herself to keep going, knowing that if she didn't, they'd be stuck down there. And she couldn't let that happen.
"Where's the ladder?" They heard Eijiro echo, causing her to gasp.
"Did they pull it up?" Denki wondered, causing all the girls to stop.
"Kirishima?" Ochaco looked down the shaft.
"And I heard Kaminari's voice too!" Tsuyu pointed out, though they couldn't see them.
"Are you guys okay? Can you hear me?" Ochaco's voice echoed from the elevator.
"Hear that? It's Uraraka!" Denki called out into the shaft.
"Hi! We're working on the ladder now! So hang on a little longer!" She reported back to them.
"You got it!" He yelled back as Eijiro joined his side.
"I'm guessing Yaoyorozu's the one who's making it, right? Sorry to put you through this, but thanks!"
"No, my pleasure," She stated, gasping a little. "Plus Ultra, you know? Please hold on..."
Shoto and Izuka looked down at the frozen water, the girl getting onto her feet. "It was a lot of water, but we were able to stop it from rising," He said as she dusted off her hands. "Question is...why are you still here, Bakugo?" He looked towards Katsuki, who had stayed the entire time.
"Cause I don't wanna owe you two anything. Besides, I gotta make sure the short stack's training paid off," He simply replied, Shoto glancing at the girl. Also because he didn't trust her being alone with Shoto.
"Uhh, okay?" She blinked in confusion for that being his reasoning.
"Let's just get up the stairs while we can," Shoto told the two of them.
"It's too late," Katsuki glanced away, shocking the boy. "No way we're gonna be able to walk out of here now."
Izuku continued running down the hall that would lead him to the three. No matter how amazing Todoroki's ice or my sister's is, I can't imagine they'll be able to freeze every drop of water that's gushing into the bottom floor. They've probably only been able to freeze the top layer, which means water is still building up underneath. There must be incredible pressure under that sheet of ice.
"It's like a time bomb," Katsuki informed the two of what Izuku was thinking. "Force is building up below. And as soon as it gets strong enough, the walls are gonna break and pummel us with debris."
"This is an expansive building, after all. If it were, say, a one-story house, then we'd be fine. But since this is a mall, the ground is too wide to be able to freeze everything," Izuka held up a finger.
Worst case scenario, the whole underground mall will end up collapsing!
"Obviously, I predicted that this would happen," Shoto explained to the two.
"Oh, shut up!" Katsuki retorted back to him.
"Well, we need to make our own way out without compromising the building too much," Izuka looked up at the ceiling.
"Agreed, but I still don't get why you stayed behind, Bakugo."
Izuku continued running, knowing the real reason after hearing Fumikage explain it to him. Kacchan didn't leave because he wants to rescue Todoroki and keep Izuka safe! And he didn't get mad about them being on a team because Tokoyami was with them. Kirishima and Kaminari he'd be able to trust since they wouldn't do anything Kacchan thought was weird. Which means...he must have an idea to get them out of this situation! But what would he do? If I were Kacchan...how would I do this?
Shoto stared at Katsuki curiously. "You've thought ahead, huh? So what's your plan?"
"Listen carefully, you half-and-half bastard and short stack."
"Really?" Izuka deadpanned towards him for the nicknames, sighing in defeat. "Let's hear it."
"We use the water to escape. I'm gonna blast a hole in the ice. That'll make a geyser for us."
When the pressurized water goes through...Todoroki can freeze a layer at the top for them to stand on and ride upwards.
Katsuki pointed up to the ceiling. "Izuka can use her moon bow," He continued explaining, earning a shocked sound from Izuka. She then looked up to the ceiling, a bit hesitant on whether or not this would even work. "The two of us will keep shooting as we fly up. We'll rocket through every floor. I bet we can even beat those losers to the surface."
"I understand the fundamentals, but...can you focus your explosions? It'll have to be a precise shot in order for this to work. And would Mido be able to time her distance with her archery? She has to be really fast," Shoto pointed out to them.
"Don't question me!" Katsuki snapped a little at him. "Just make sure you don't screw this up, ya hear?" He turned to the girl with his hands on his hips.
"Thanks for the vote in confidence," She deadpanned a bit while summoning her moon bow into her hands. "But your plan is still missing something crucial."
"The hell are you talking about?" Katsuki narrowed his eyes in annoyance towards her.
No...even if it is Kacchan, the chance of success is pretty low Izuku thought what his sister was telling the two. With my Shoot Style, though...I should be able to make a big enough hole in the ice for them. It'll be easy thanks to Costume Gamma that Hatsume made for me. That, and my increased stamina will let me up the percentage of One for All I can control!
"Kacchan! Todoroki! Izuka!" Izuku called out while entering the room.
"Little brother!" Izuka beamed while running up to him, dropping her moon bow. He hugged her waist and they spun around in a hug. "I'm so glad that you're alright!"
"You too," He then put her down, examining her. "You're not hurt, are you?"
"No, I'm fine!" She shook her head with a relieved look. "You're just what we needed, actually."
"Midoriya!" Shoto exclaimed in surprise to see him.
"Aw, great! What the hell are you doing here, you damn nerd?!" Katsuki yelled towards the green-haired boy.
"Hold on. I'll open a hole in the ice," Izuku ignored the insult towards him, pissing off his childhood friend.
"You little-!"
"Just be ready to freeze a platform for us to stand on," He turned towards Shoto, still ignoring Katsuki.
"Got it."
He then turned towards Katsuki finally. "Kacchan, make sure you blast every ceiling. Same goes to you, Izuka."
"Don't you dare tell me what to do!" He growled out towards Izuku.
"Katsuki," Izuka whipped around to him, looking a little fed up. "We need him. And we have to act fast," She bent down and picked up her bow, nodding at Izuku. Katsuki looked down at her in disbelief for telling him off, causing him to growl. "Don't worry, little brother. We can all do this together."
"Thanks, Izuka," He gave her a small smile for trusting in him.
More water started to seep in from the walls. Izuku gritted his teeth. "There's no time! Here I go!" He charged up his body. One for All, Full Cowling! Five percent! He then jumped up into the ceiling to land before falling towards the floor. Smash! He swung his leg to kick at the ice, causing the geyser to appear. He was submerged into the water, being grabbed by Shoto as he had created the ice platform. Izuka moved up her arms, ready to fire with her moon bow.
"Die, ceiling!" Katsuki screamed while sending out an explosion. Izuka fired just as he did, both of them opening up a hole in the ceiling. They soared to the next floor.
"The next level!" Shoto looked up at the next ceiling. Katsuki yelled as he powered up his hand, hitting the ceiling just as Izuka did with her shooting star. However, nothing happened to that part of the ceiling.
Crap! Katsuki winced a little.
"Oh no, this part is too strong! Ah!" She ducked her head as debris was falling towards her. Katsuki then wrapped an arm around her waist, pulling her close while using his other arm to blast them away. The two looked up as Izuku jumped past them. He then kicked the ceiling open, falling backwards. "Izuku!"
He yelped as he fell, Shoto reaching out and grabbing his hand. "I've got you!"
"Thank you, Todoroki!" Izuka called out as she and Katsuki hit the ceiling together.
"Keep going!" He shouted at her as she pulled back the string multiple times to make multiple shooting stars. Katsuki let out a cry while continuously using his explosions.
As Eijiro, Denki, and Fumikage were climbing, they felt shaking. Denki lost his grip and fell back with a yell.
"Kaminari!" Eijiro shouted while holding out a hand. A tongue gripped his wrist, coming from Tsuyu.
"Tokoyami!" She called out while swinging her tongue.
"Reach for my hand," Fumikage instructed and once he grabbed it, he placed Denki back on the ladder. He sighed in relief.
"That was so scary..."
"Keep going," He informed while quickly looking over his classmate to make sure he was okay.
"Yeah, okay."
"Nice catch!" Ochaco smiled at her frog-like friend.
"Ribbit, ribbit!"
Tenya slowly opened his eyes, Momo watching over him. He sat up in confusion as he didn't recall what happened before he was knocked out. "Where am I?"
"Oh, thank goodness. You're conscious again! I'm so glad!" She exclaimed happily as he turned to her.
"Yaoyorozu...what happened to me?" He wondered curiously to the girl.
"The underground mall. It collapsed during our training."
"Yes, that's right..." He turned away as his memory was coming back to him. "I remember," He then smiled towards Momo, deducing what happened. "You carried me out. It must've caused a lot of trouble for you. I'm grateful."
"No, I'm the one who should be thanking you, Ida," She smiled back at him. "If you hadn't acted, I'm not sure what would've happened."
"It was nothing. Uh..." He then saw it was just the two of them outside. "But where are the rest of our classmates?"
"Hey!" Eijiro shouted nearby, getting their attention. Ochaco and Tsuyu were returning with Fumikage, Denki, and Eijiro.
"Kirishima! Kaminari, Tokoyami! And Uraraka and Asui too! Ha!"
"I told you to call me Tsu," She corrected Tenya, pointing to herself.
"And Tsu, of course. I'm so glad you're all safe. Uh!" He noticed that they were still missing four. "But aren't we missing four people from Team A?"
"Yeah, about that...so water suddenly started flooding into the bottom of the mall," Eijiro reported to Momo and Tenya. "Todoroki and Mido bought us some time to escape by using their ice."
"Bakugo stayed behind to assist," Fumikage continued for the red-haired boy.
"And when Midoriya heard that, he took off saying he was gonna help save them all," Denki finished, though looked a little worried.
"Wait, he did what?!" Tenya looked at them with a deep frown.
"You mean that...the four of them are all still down there?" Momo tried not to cry out of worry for Mido.
Ochaco frowned deeply, looking towards the ground. "...I'm sure they're okay," She looked up, clenching her fists. "If Deku says he's going to save them, then it's because he knew he could save them! And anyway, Bakugo, Todoroki, and Mido are way strong. They won't go down without a fight! Don't worry! All four of them are gonna be fine!"
Momo and Tenya smiled from her speech, having faith in her words. "Yes, you're right. Okay, let's think about all our Quirks. How can we help them out? I trust everyone here wants to aid our classmates?"
They all agreed with him, Mr. Aizawa continuing to watch with a tiny smile. "We've totally got this!" Ochaco pumped her fists.
"Besides, if I know those guys, they're already heading towards the surface," Eijiro stated confidently, knowing not to worry.
"Let's start searching on Floor B2," Tsuyu suggested to the group.
On Level B3, there was a pillar of ice in the center. A flame came from it, and melted to reveal Shoto in the middle of it. He let out a few breaths before looking up and seeing Izuku lying on the ground nearby. "Midoriya!" He ran over to his friend, bending down to him. "Hey, Midoriya! Wake up!"
He opened one eye to see Shoto and sat up. "Todoroki?"
"Are you injured?"
Izuku got onto his feet, wiggling his arm a little. "I'll probably feel like I got hit by a truck...but I can still move alright."
Shoto glanced back at the piles of debris and pillars everywhere. "What floor did we land on?"
Izuku looked up at the hole in the ceiling they made right before they crashed. "We destroyed the ceiling three times by my count. So we're probably on level B3?"
"That's good," Shoto turned to him seriously. "We made it pretty far up. The water won't be able to catch us now. We're close to the surface."
"It's all thanks to you, Todoroki. And Kacchan and Izuka's attacks. Uh!" He gasped as he realized that neither were with them. "Wait, where are they?" He looked around, his eyebrows furrowed a little. "What happened to Kacchan and my sister?" He gasped sharply, his eyes widened in horror. "Uh!" He could see Katsuki's leg trapped underneath a rock as he hadn't woken up yet. And nearby, Izuka's body was trapped underneath a pile of rocks and a load-bearing beam over her waist. Her head was turned away from them, her eyes closed. And one arm wasn't trapped at all. Although she did have a small gash from hitting her head that was slightly bleeding. "Oh no!"
"Bakugo?! Mido?!" Shoto shouted as they rushed to Katsuki first. Luckily, the rocks he was under weren't going to compromise the structure of the building. So they were able to pull him out first.
"He's hurt," Izuku looked down at Katsuki, leaning down to his ear. "Come on, you've gotta wake up! KACCHAN!"
Katsuki reacted by hitting his head into Izuku's nose. He let out a yelp of pain. "Stop yelling in my ear, you idiot! It's annoying."
"Yeah, okay," He mumbled into his palm, holding his nose. The boys then flinched as they whipped around to Izuka.
"Izuka!" All three shouted as they ran over to the girl. Well, Katsuki didn't, he was barely getting any speed thanks to his leg. Izuku was the first to arrive as he slid to a stop next to her.
"Izuka, can you hear me?" He asked in a small panic, shaking her but she didn't react. "Izuka."
"Hey," Katsuki moved her face so that they could see it, shaking her by the shoulders. "Wake up, Izuka, wake up!" She still didn't react and he stood up, gritting his teeth as he felt like his world was shattering. He could still hear her breathing, but her not responding still wasn't a good sign. "Damn it...!"
"We should try to get the debris away, but we don't even know what state she's in," Shoto frowned towards the ground.
"We have to try something!" Izuku looked up in worry. Katsuki didn't say anything as he clenched a fist, gritting his teeth again harder. "My sister...she could be-"
"No," Katsuki interrupted, getting their attention. "If we know Izuka, she keeps fighting. This won't stop her at all," He then turned to the pile of rocks, pointing his hand towards it as it sparked. "Die, you damn rocks!"
"Bakugo!" Shoto grabbed his arms from behind to stop him and he struggled.
"Let go of me!" He screamed, and his voice was what got Izuka to wake up. She let out a small groan, and they all froze. They whipped around to see her stirring and she opened her eyes weakly.
"Izuku...Todoroki...Katsuki...?" She murmured as she looked up at them. Izuku gave a happy gasp and then hugged her tightly. Tears flew from his eyes in relief, just like how their mother would sometimes.
"You're alive...!" He cried out happily and while she didn't hate it, she could barely return the favor either.
"I won't be for much longer if you keep squishing me!" She complained and he released her, kneeling next to the girl. Shoto then bent down to her.
"Mido, are you alright?"
"I can't move at all," She looked up towards the beam and rocks. "My arm is stuck. So I can't get myself out," She glanced towards her left arm trapped underneath the debris. She could still move her right arm, but her stronger attacks would cause everything to bury her.
"We can't pull her out," Izuku looked towards the two boys. "Not with Kacchan injured too. And it'll take too long."
"Let's just blast it off of her!" Katsuki exclaimed angrily and Shoto looked up in annoyance.
"You can't," He reminded the boy, looking up towards the pipe. It was holding the pile of rocks that were unstable as a small piece came off. "That's a load bearing pipe. If you blast it off, we'll be caving her in."
"...Go on without me, then."
They turned to her in shock as she had her eyes closed, and they had to register what she just said. Izuku's eyes shook at the fact that she was giving up her life just so they could escape. The last thing she wanted was for all of them to be buried alive. Just because the water wasn't rising anymore didn't mean they weren't still stuck.
"Mido...what are you saying?" Shoto asked her slowly.
"You still have time to get out of here so that Katsuki can get looked at by Recovery Girl," She opened her eyes, looking up towards the ceiling. "The more time you waste, the less we have to pass through the exercise. The water's not rising to us. Besides...these rocks will fall sooner or later anyway. So go-"
"The stupid exercise can wait!" Katsuki interrupted, shocking the girl as he clenched a fist. "You think we're giving up that easily? Are you that stupid?"
"We can't just leave you here," Shoto nodded in agreement.
"Izuka..." Izuku clenched a fist, looking down at her in determination. "If I choose between my sister's life or survival...then it's obvious what we have to do. We'll figure something out together so just hang in there! Don't worry about us, we'll save you!"
"Oh..." Her eyes softened a bit at him. "Izuku..."
"...Uh!" He blinked and then looked at her again. "Your star shield, are you able to make a big one?"
"Yes," She stared at him curiously.
"What do you have in mind?" Shoto turned to him.
"If you can use your ice to break it off, she can make a star shield for the debris and we'll pull her out. She can use it to stop the cave-in," Izuku explained to everyone and Katsuki turned to the girl with a serious expression.
"Are you okay with that, Izuka?"
"Huh...?" She blinked slowly from his face.
"It's the only way we can think of. Your life is in our hands, so what do you wanna do about it? You have to let us do this if you wanna keep living, Izuka! If you die today, I'll murder you!" He narrowed his eyes and Izuka gasped from his statement. She felt like she was putting in a lot of faith in not just him, but the others too. And with them...she believed that she could escape, that they'd make sure she'd be okay. I wanted Katsuki to be okay when they got out that...I didn't realize how silly I was being.
Her eyes shined at him as they glistened a little. "...I trust you! Go ahead, guys."
"Thank you, Mido," Shoto gave her a small smile. He stood nearby the pile while Izuku was ready to pull by bending down behind her head. She moved her free arm as it powered up. "Alright, ready? Now!" Shoto moved his foot so that he could break off the pipe. Once he did, the rocks came falling down and Izuka fired off her shield to make a small dome around her, her arm being freed. Izuku pulled her out just in time before the rocks fell onto her star shield. The four moved away from the pile far away enough for Izuka to drop the shield, and they watched as the rocks came to a stop, covering the area she was trapped in.
"Oh, it feels good to move around again," Izuka sighed in relief.
"Thank goodness you're out!" Izuku smiled as he hugged his sister. "Can you move at all?" As he checked over her, Katsuki stared at the two. He then remembered how serious he was to her and turned away. He knew that if he didn't ask her that question, she would've insisted on them leaving, and he couldn't let that happen. The dumbass was really gonna ask us to leave without her? She's so stupid sometimes...
"I should be okay to walk," She examined herself and Shoto held out his hand to Katsuki. Izuku ripped off part of his glove to tie around Izuka's head wound.
"Bakugo, lean on me and Midoriya so you can walk. We're almost out of here."
Katsuki slapped his hand away. "This injury's nothing. I'm just fine on my own!"
"Uh?" Izuka blinked and then gasped to see his hurt leg. "You've been walking on that this whole time?!"
"Yeah. So what?" He retorted back to the girl.
"Don't push yourself," Shoto warned the boy.
"I'll get out of here without anyone's help," Katsuki stubbornly told them and Izuka sighed, closing her eyes.
"Kacchan, we don't have the time. Please, grab onto me," Izuku insisted to the blond.
"Not a chance!" He turned away angrily. He didn't want Izuku's help at all, not that he believed he needed it.
"You have to!" Izuku insisted in a bit of concern.
"He's right, you're already straining your injury because of me!" Izuka cried out, trying not to cry. I can't believe he walked on that leg just to make sure that I was okay. Why didn't he say anything? Because...he was worried?
Katsuki bent down with a grunt and then struggled to get up. "I'm gonna walk out by myself, even if it kills me...a guy who needs help for a scratch like this is weak," He stumbled while getting onto his feet again, looking up. "I'm never gonna be the number one hero if I can't...!" He struggled to move, dragging his leg along.
"You seem unsteady," Shoto pointed out to him.
"My feet just won't do what I'm telling them to!" Katsuki seethed, fighting through the pain.
Izuka frowned deeply towards the boy. If he continued acting like this, he was only gonna make it worse on him. "I can't watch this," She murmured as she approached, the twins grabbing his arms. He looked back in alarm as they hugged him so that he wouldn't keep moving.
"Kacchan, give me your arm!"
"Let go, you guys!" Katsuki turned around to them, but they didn't release them.
"Come on!"
"Stop trying to walk on that and give him your arm!" Izuka narrowed her eyes and he grabbed them.
"You're both dead!"
"Just let us help you!" Izuku insisted to Katsuki with a small glare on his face. "You're the one who restored the emergency power to save us earlier, aren't you?! To make it easier for our friends to get out. And you got Izuka to trust in us so she could get out to Recovery Girl! Because you didn't want her to give up her life for us and by extension, you!"
"Uh!" Izuka blinked at him in alarm. "Is that true?"
"Yeah, right," Katsuki turned away so he wouldn't have to look at them. "I just wanted to keep trying to find that stupid training dummy. I didn't say all that shit for her, it was because she was being annoying with the self-sacrifice crap."
"Then why did you stay when everyone else left? You wanted to save Todoroki and Izuka, didn't you? And why would you ask her if she was okay with what we were doing? You asked to get her consent because you wanted her to trust you too!"
"Yeah, so I don't owe them!" Katsuki grabbed his arm back.
"And me! You saved me back there too," Izuku pointed out fiercely.
"Yes. He's right, Bakugo," Shoto stated while Izuka's eyes shook at Katsuki softly.
"You see? So, please, let us help you now. To pay you back," Izuku gestured to himself, hoping to appeal to Katsuki that way. He stared at Izuku as he wasn't buying it. He still didn't want to be helped by any of them, he felt like he didn't need it still. That he could walk out on his own even though he couldn't walk. It was a sign of weakness, something he didn't want to be associated with.
"In your dreams," He turned away, closing his eyes.
"Please," Izuku pleaded with the boy. Izuka glanced between them and stood in front of Katsuki. He opened an eye to look down at her as she grabbed his hand.
"Getting help doesn't mean you're weak. It just means you're not in debt to them if you let them do so. I know to you, it's not what you want, but...you asked me to trust you," She reminded her classmate.
"The hell I-"
"Yes, you did!" She interrupted sharply as she glared a little and he blinked at her in shock. "If that's not what you wanted, you would've already denied it! So now I'm asking you to trust him," Izuka gestured to her brother. "At least take it in a way that won't seem like it's help, there are plenty of ways to interpret it to your liking."
"Screw that," He snarled a little and she gave him a pleading look. Shoto noticed that Katsuki didn't remove his hand. "That's not how it works. It doesn't change anything."
"Katsuki," Izuka spoke up seriously. "I wouldn't ask you to if I didn't mean it. Please...if you do, then we won't speak about this ever again. And I won't tell anyone."
Izuku stared at the two as Katsuki closed his eyes, thinking about it... he then turned towards the boy. "You can be my cane!"
Both of the twins blinked rapidly at him, baffled by what he just said. "Huh...?"
"You heard me! Be my cane so I can walk out of here myself!" Katsuki yelled at them, Izuka blinking at him in awe that he was agreeing to this. Granted, it was still a weird request of him, but she was still happy he was going through with it.
"Oh, right!" Izuku flinched, realizing what Katsuki was saying. "Sure! No problem!"
Katsuki hooked his arm around Izuku's shoulder. "Canes are silent!"
"Sorry! Not another peep, I swear!"
"And you're still talking, damn it!" Katsuki screamed and Izuku covered his mouth in fear. "I swear, if one more word comes out of your mouth, I will explode you, got it?!"
"Back off," Izuka glared at him and started to lead the way for them, all of them eyeing her. "Hopefully the others got out safe-" The girl suddenly wobbled and Shoto leaped forward to catch her from behind.
"You had a load-bearing pipe fall on you. I don't think you could make it on your own. I'll carry you," He then put the girl onto his back piggy-back style and she smiled at him.
"Thank you, Todoroki."
"No need to thank me," He stated nonchalantly and Katsuki let out a growl at this.
"I can do it myself too, icy hot," He grumbled loud enough for everyone to hear.
"Hm? But your leg," Izuka blinked at him in bewilderment.
"So?" He retorted back, arms crossed.
"So you can't carry anyone right now. And even then, this is my way of helping you by not putting more weight onto your body. It's small, but it's my way of saying thank you."
He blinked at her in confusion, trying not to turn red. "I-that—but you...whatever!" He growled in defeat as he could only watch Shoto carry her away. He HATED having to witness this, but if he didn't let it happen, she'd insist on thanking him again and he didn't need that.
Shoto looked back at the two as they walked onto another floor. "We're almost to the surface now. Can you make it?"
"Yeah, we're good," Izuku smiled while helping Katsuki walk.
"I said not to talk!"
"Please just suck it up for a little longer," Izuka sighed a little, closing her eyes.
"Don't order me around!" Katsuki grunted from her statement.
"Look!" Ochaco looked down at the three happily as she stumbled across them. "Yay!"
"HEY!" Eijiro waved a hand as he and Tsuyu appeared. The four looked up to see them.
I will build as many walls in front of you in order to prepare you for the provisional licensing exam. Mr. Aizawa looked on with a small smile. Break them down. Overcome them. Go beyond...Plus Ultra.
The other 8 were gathered around Izuku and Katsuki, who had grabbed him for talking and was now hurting the boy. The others watched as Izuka was trying to pull them away from each other, to no avail.