This chapter still gets cooler if you listen to "Guggenheim Assemble" from Spider-Verse while reading it during the fight.

Also from this point on, whenever Ochako does something cool just listen to Spider-Gwen's theme. It kinda fits. Hell, there's a Spider-Woman out there who LOOKS like Ochako. Sakura Spider AKA Hida Haruka

Anyways, here's your chapter. Here's the Discord: /cgFmXz3qJ5

"...Kaminari," Todoroki began as he got back to his feet, "I think running as an option was just removed entirely. We're gonna have to take him head on."

"Times like this I really wish I took Kirishima up on some of those unofficial training sessions he kept talking about," the electric student sighed, getting ready for the inevitable confrontation with Ore.

"I may have an idea that's up your alley, but it's a bit...dumb." Todoroki admitted.

"Dumb is my specialty." Kaminari grinned.

"I need to ask you something- you partnered up with the Thunderstruck Valkyrie during your partnership. And from what I heard, you survived being thrown across the field during the exams with not even a scratch. I wondered how you did that for the longest time, but then it hit me." Todoroki said. "Do you have...Aura?"

"Aura? Oh, that! Yeah, Thunderstruck threw that out a few times-" Kaminari started.

"She never mentioned it at all, did she?" Todoroki asked.

"...yeah, ok, no. It was...kinda like being taught by Gunhead a little. Just with a lot more mentions of breaking legs."

"I have a rough idea of how it works. It allows you to guard up against certain things. Bullets, shrugging off blunt damage, boosting attack..." Todoroki listed off. "I need you to trust me for this."

"Uh...okay?" Kaminari said, a bit unsure about where this was going.

"And I'll pay for a new work uniform too." Todoroki said.

"...Todoroki, how stupid and life threatening is this idea?" Kaminari asked worriedly.

"Just hold still," Todoroki said.

"Hang on, that didn't answer the-!"

"When you see me use my flames...run through them. Make sense?" Todoroki asked. "Just have your aura up."

"...you're paying for medical if I get burned," Kaminari said. Seeing no real choice, he got ready as Todoroki readied his flames. At first, it was just a few embers by his fingers, but that quickly expanded to be a roaring flame in his hand.

Ore ran over, laughing. "Dumbass kid! There's no getting away from me!"

"I know." Todoroki said, as he sent a burst of flames towards the metal giant.

"Oh hell!" Ore crossed his arms in front of him and braced for the impact. Ore knew the flames wouldn't really affect his metal, and Todoroki knew that as well. The kid said that himself earlier, so why was he doing this now? What plan did he have in mind?

Ore blocked the flames. His metal around his skin was highly resistant to high and low temps, but this kid's flames were insane. Who was he?

Kaminari watched the flames fly across the way, and he slapped himself a few times. "Okay, aura...please work for whatever Todoroki wants me to..." Kaminari blinked. "...ohhhh. I get it."

"Go, now!" Todoroki called out.

"The hell?!" Ore questioned. Was this kid really encouraging the other to run into the fire?!

Kaminari ran into the fire, with his aura shimmering like crazy. It was defending him from any and all damage, but it was draining fast. Kaminari ran through the flames and into Ore's body.

"Heya." Kaminari said, as he started to spark.

"...what the shi-" Ore began.

"Ah ah, language!" Kaminari joked, letting two powerful bursts of electricity flow from his hands and into Ore's metal coated body. They weren't so powerful as to fry Kaminari's brain, but most of the power came from just how much conductive surfaces the shock could travel through.

Kaminari grinned. "Maybe invest in some non-conductive metal next time, idiot!" Kaminari slowly upped his voltage, as Ore screamed in pain. The electric shocks were 10x worse than usual.

The electricity coursed through Ore's body, lighting up the villain so that even Photophobia could see the flashing from where he was. In the end, Ore was blasted back, slamming through several trees before he slumped to the ground. His eyes were vacant and his mouth hang agape. He was still alive, if those groans of pain were anything to go by, as smoke rose off his body and the occasional sparks danced across his body.

"...woah," Kaminari said, looking down at his hands in surprise, "Ok then!"

"Good, that worked." Todoroki said, straightening his tie. "I'm glad it did."

You seriously didn't think that would work!? Kaminari thought.

"Kaminari, you still good?" Todoroki asked.

"Brain's not fried! So...yeah," Kaminari nodded.

"Good. Then let's make 'Photo's' a bit more challenging."

"Hopefully Kirishima and Bakugou have a handle on the situation." Kaminari said.

The truth of the matter? No. They were struggling to get on even ground. Photophobia was a master of his quirk, and that was pissing Bakugou off.

With his staff, he managed to thwack Bakugou in the back of the head after he missed another blind explosion. Hits like that just served to anger the explosive student further. Ever since the duo learned the villain's power, they hadn't been able to land a single hit on him. They got close, but considering they were literally fighting blind, Photo held the edge.

"It's pointless to close your eyes. Even if you try to detect me via other means, you'll learn how brutal I can truly be." Photo bragged.

"Oh shut up!" Bakugou growled, letting out another barrage of explosions.

"We need him to keep talking, remember?!" Kirishima asked.

"Ah yes, using your other senses. Good try, but ultimately useless!" Photo grinned.

He's kinda right. Avoiding his quirk is easy, but even then, you're still blind. You can't even tell if he's bluffing because the second you check, you could be blinded for real. Kirishima thought.

"We need back up, Bakugou! We need to wait for Kaminari and Todorok-!" Kirishima said. Bakugou's rage spiked when he heard that name.

"LIKE HELL I'LL WORK WITH THAT ICY HOT BASTARD!" Bakugou yelled.

"Dude, WHY?!" Kirishima asked, throwing a blind punch at where Photo had been. The blinding villain grinned as he simply sidestepped the attack, before he lashed out and hit Red Riot with a flurry of staff strikes, each one clacking against the student's hardened body, so no real damage was done. That was the gone up-side to this situation. Photophobia could lash out as much as he wanted, but he couldn't deal too much damage with that staff of his.

Photophobia frowned. "What an annoying quirk."

"You're just saying that because it's putting in its work." Kirishima smirked, as he decided to take a risk. He spun around, and opened his eyes. Photophobia was right in front of him-!

A hand was about to reach up and move his visor up; Photophobia was ready for this! What he wasn't ready for was a quick punch to the jaw from Kaminari. Electricity crackled as the punch was infused with a bit of a shock and the blinding villain was knocked off his feet, tumbling on the ground before slamming into the ice wall.

"Wait, Kaminari?! You guys-?!" Kirishima began.

"Ore's down for the count," Todoroki confirmed.

Photophobia cracked his neck, and raised his visor. "Lucky shot." He said, as he opened his own eyes. The four boys were suddenly blinded again.

"D-damn it!" Kirishima cursed.

"Oh come on!" Kaminari groaned. Todoroki didn't react, simply closing his eyes and waiting. He wanted to try what the duo did before, use their other senses to wait for Photo to make a move. Considering the fact that it seemed like Photo was much less of a fighter and more a utility, he may have a support item to counter this plan. But if he didn't, then it would be perfect.

Photo got back to his feet and rolled his shoulder from the impact on the hard ground.

"Ok...you got a good arm on you. But, even with four on one, I think I can fight a couple of blind kids," Photo grinned.

"Oh you think you're so tough, fighting people who can't SEE? You're just too scared to fight us head on!" Kirishima taunted the blinding villain.

"You're right. I am scared to get into a physical fight. I mean, look at me, do I look like I can win a fist fight?"

"...you realize that we ca-" Kaminari began.

"Ok, poor choice of words, but you know what I'm getting at," Photo facepalmed, "Point is, I'm not the physical type, so I got creative."

"Then so do we," Todoroki said. He reached down to the floor and froze it over entirely.

Photophobia suddenly began to slip around. He landed face first on the ground, and cracked open his visor. "S-shit!"

"I like the sound of that reaction," Bakugou smirked, as his vision returned. "I get it now. You can only see with that visor. Sounds like Icy Hot did something GOOD for once."

"That wasn't actually the intended plan, but it works too," Todoroki admitted.

"Wait what?! Then why did you-?!" Bakugou began.

"Because the ice is thin. I didn't make a massive barrier or an entire new floor on which to walk on, but instead I made a single layer. A single layer that's even more fragile than glass when walked on."

"Looks like we got a good two for one." Kirishima said. "You guys had your fun with the big guy. Mind if Bakugou and I trash this guy around?"

Todoroki shrugged. "Sure."

"Yeah, go for-" Kaminari said, before Bakugou shoved him out of the way.

"WHY THE HELL ARE YOU ASKING PERMISSION, YOU RED HAIRED LOSER?!" Bakugou yelled, launching himself towards Photophobia at full speed.

Photo shakily got to his feet, cracking the ice underneath him and giving away his position. Bakugou fired off a blast that veered him in the right direction. With only his hearing to really rely on, all the blinding villain could tell was that the explosion was close. He took a step to the right, thinking he'd just dodged the attack, only for Bakugou to slam right into him.

"FAKED YOU OUT, YOU BLIND BITCH!" Bakugou yelled, as he began to ascend into the air. He began spinning around like crazy, dizzying Photophobia.

"DIE!" Bakugou yelled, tossing Photophobia into a wall with another explosion.

The villain practically bounced off it, groaning and coughing in pain, but still conscious. That all changed when Kirishima dashed in and delivered a good solid haymaker to Photophobia's chin. The villain was knocked skyward, the rest of his visor shattering apart from the impact before landing back on the metal floor with a thud and a crack from the ice.

Bakugou slammed into him again, and bombarded him with explosions. He was yelling and cursing at him the entire time. Kirishima winced.

"Damn, he's usually not THIS brutal." Kirishima frowned.

"Uh...Bakugou? I think you got him!" Kaminari said, also wincing at the sheer number of explosions going off.

Bakugou finished his attack, and the severely damaged body of Photophobia hit the ground. Somehow, even after all that pain, he was still alive. He was breathing heavily and badly burnt. Kirishima shivered.

"Kinda overkill, man." Kirshima said, as Todoroki and Kaminari walked towards him.

Bakugou frowned. "Whatever. Now...can someone explain what the hell is going on?"

Another door was bashed down, with the first two running out of the resulting smoke being Iida and Izuku. The rest quickly followed but soon found that even this side was closed off.

"No good," Izuku said.

"Oh you gotta be kidding me! We're like rats in some fancy maze with nothing but dead ends! Without a plan, we're not going anywhere!" Sero groaned. Ochako looked around, hoping there was some route that the villains couldn't block access to. They had the whole building under their control, but surely not everything in here was hooked up with security.

Ochako scanned the area, to see if there was some sort of opening. Her eyes locked onto a vent on the ceiling. "Melissa...where does that vent go?"

"I think it runs under the maintenance room for the sunlight room." Melissa said.

"Hopefully there's an emergency ladder." Iida said. "We could use that to get up."

"Someone's gonna have to climb through it, though. It's a manual release." Melissa pointed out. Ochako stepped forward, activating the Omnitrix.

"I got just the alien for the job." Ochako said, slapping down the Omnitrix. Ochako felt her head ache for a brief few moments, before it changed shape to a strange 'heart' shape and turned grey. Gills appeared on her face, and her eyes became wide and frog like. Her hands and feet turned grey as well, and her body shrank down to the size of a mouse.

The pink light cleared, and her friends were left staring down at the miniscule alien.

"Ben seriously gave you Grey Matter?" Jirou asked.

"She's got her perks." Ochako said, as she leapt up onto a railing. She began doing a few calculations, and looked around.

"Tokoyami. Have Dark Shadow get me closer to the latch." Ochako said.

The raven-headed student and nodded and brought out his shadowy construct. The living shadow held its hands for Ochako, before she jumped in them and the two of them ascended up to the latch itself.

Ochako tapped the latch a few times, and hummed. "Titanium Tartus, a specialized metal developed a few years ago, resistant to most forms of explosives but weak to-"

Ochako tapped Tokoyami's hand to lower her down. Tokoyami obliged, and presented the tiny Ochako to the others. "Does anyone have a thermite charge?"

All eyes went to Momo.

"Well...I mean you're not wrong," Momo chuckled nervously before she put a hand to her chest. The glow of her quirk filtered out from under her hand before she held a semi-circular explosive charge in her hand. She tossed it a few times before throwing it and hitting the latch dead one. Not even a second later, the device let out its own light and soundly detonated, blowing the hatch wide open.

"Thanks!" Ochako said, as Tokoyami raised her back up. The class watched as Ochako hopped through the door, and scurried her way through.

"It's so weird to think that that's still Ochako," Jirou admitted, before looking at Izuku. "So, how long have you known?"

"Just a few months." Izuku said. "I was the first to figure it out. Then we told Iida."

"And then, if I remember correctly, you said Kirishima found out when you were attacked by an alien crustacean," Iida said.

"I mean...yeah," Izuku confirmed.

"Wait, he knew too?!" Sero asked.

"Like Iida said though, alien crab bounty hunter forced us to spill the secret."

"I guess this kinda contextualizes her recent flakiness. Usually she'd jump at the idea of spending time with us. I always assumed it was because she was busy studying or had a second job." Jirou admitted.

"I mean, both are still true." Izuku said.

"This also explains how she was able to go toe to toe with Ben 10k a few days prior. I'm assuming she used the opportunity to show him what she can do." Tokoyami guessed. "I would love to give a demonstration to my mentor as well..."

"That's also where she found out she has 11 aliens as well."

"Really, 11? Cool," Jirou said.

"Makes me wonder if anyone else in this class is secretly the successor to another hero." Sero said. Izuku nearly turned pale. "Nahhhh, that'd be stupid."

"Y-yeah, totally." Izuku nodded.

"Though, I am kind of wondering why Ben 10k would chose Uraraka out of all people. Don't get me wrong, I respect her and everything but...I dunno. Part of me thinks she isn't suited for the part?" Sero shrugged.

"I am very glad she's not here to hear that! She has proven herself worthy of that position countless times! The space crustacean is just the start! When all of this is over, perhaps we can share some of the stories," Iida said, "See how you feel about her 'ill-suited-ness' then!"

"I feel like I need to see it for myself." Sero said. "I'll probably change my tune after that."

A door above their heads opened, and a ladder dropped down. Ochako poked her head through the hole, and smirked. "Got it!"

"We're on our way!" Iida said before he started to climb. The rest of the group followed suit as a pink flash blinked from the hatch above, signaling to the others that Ochako had changed back.

As soon as the others had climbed up the ladder, Ochako looked around. "No security on this floor. We're good to go."

"Keep your guard up regardless." Tokoyami said. "I fear they're catching onto us."

In the security room, ESPider sighed and tapped her android-like comrade on the shoulder.

"Where'd they go?" she seethed, "Eightieth Floor, what the hell are you doing?!"

...

"Ore, Photo, answer!"

No reply.

"Damn it all!" she cursed, slamming her fist into the wall. Her rage was somewhat quelled when Anonymous beeped out a phrase in binary, before bringing up two different screens. One showed the group running down a hallway before the feed was killed courtesy of a strike from one of Jirou's jacks. The other one was much interesting to the hooded villain. Anonymous hadn't just been tracking them, he was trying to figure out who they were. And he succeeded. Class photos of Ochako, Izuku, Iida, and several others appeared on the screen, complete with their true names and selected Hero names.

"And this is why the boss keeps you online," ESPider smirked, patting her semi-mechanical friend on the shoulder. She put a hand to her comm-unit and called up her boss.

"Wolfram, ESPIder. We have an update. They're not ordinary kids. It's a whole group of students from UA High's Hero course. Highly trained, not gonna go down without a fight."

"Hmmm. Brats are trying to restart the security system, break our hold on it. How's the Eightieth Floor doing?" Wolfram asked.

"Ore and Photo won't answer. I think they're down for the count..."

"That means they're on the higher floors, then." Wolfram grumbled. "Well, you're up. I'm sure you'll have no issue subduing those brats."

ESPider smirked, as she stood up. "Oh, believe me. They won't even know what hit them..."