Paired combat Part 4
"It's time for my Grand Entrance!" Monoma wanted to grab all the attention for himself.
The copycat's suit was a double-breasted tuxedo with two long tails, two clocks on his wrists. Underneath it he wore a white shirt with a light blue tie, and black pants with white shoes on his legs. One could think this guy is from a business course with how classy he looked.
"Shut up, Copy Paste!" Bakugou yelled at his teammate.
The ash blond wore a black tank top with orange X across the torso, a metallic neack brace, huge grenade like gauntlets, an orange belt with even more grenades, baggy pants, combat boots and a jagged mask with protrudes at the back. In short, he looked like a walking bomb.
"Let's do out best, Midoriya." Uraraka tried to stay cheerful despite their screams.
Her costume consisted of a black bodysuit with light pink parts at the torso, round gauntlets and chunky knee high boots. There were also gloves with a missing pinkies that she wore all the time, probably to prevent accidental quirk usage.
"Looks like every girl except Shiozaki-san and Yaoyorozu-san want to show off her bodies."
"Yeah, let's."
The hero team concluded that top floor would be the best choice. Katsuki would be fast enough to check all the rooms, so the confrontation was inevitable.
"Truth be told, I'd rather fight anyone else than Bakugou."
"I can't blame you. I don't think anyone would want to be near that jerk."
"He is a jerk, yes. We used to be friends, but then his quirk emerged and everyone started to glaze him. I was hoping things would go back to normal once I showed my FireAttraction combo, but it just made him jealous. He really hates it when people try to take away his spotlight. We got into fighting a few times but dad told me to stay away from him."
"I hope you have a plan."
"I do. He is strong and his quirk is great, offering damage, range and mobility at the same time. It's no wonder he had the highest score at the practical part of entrance exam. Our best bet is to use Fire Breath to detonate his sweat before it reaches us. If he tries to close the distance, he'll be vulnerable to having his quirk taken away."
"That's his sweat? Ew!" Ochako was disguested.
"Sometimes quirks get unpleasant like that."
"What about Monoma?" The girl wanted to change the topic.
"I read online that copy quirks tend to have time limits. Yesterday he had to touch Romero-san and Tsunotori-san a lot. I don't think he can hold on a quirk for longer than 15 minutes. I also can't imagine Bakugou sharing his quirk."
"So, we only have to worry about the exploding boy."
"Yup."
"That... still sounds dangerous." She sounded anxious.
"Don't worry, Uraraka-san." Izuku put a hand on her shoulder on smiled. "We'll be fine, I promise."
"Thank you." Ochako smiled in response. "Why does he call you Deku?"
"A botched reading my of name meaning wooden doll. The useless kind of doll."
"Oh, I thought the it sounds cute..."
"It's not cute." Midoriya was adamant about this. "Don't call me that."
"Alrught."
"Want a quirk?" He handed over one of the cards.
"Does it hurt when you absorb or remove them?"
"Not at all. Let me explain my plan of attack..."
"Shut up, extra! I don't need your or anyone else's help!" Bakugou yelled at the useless idiot All Might gave him.
"Extra? I am the team player like you. Now let me copy your quirk." Monoma tried to walk up for a touch, but the blast close to his face caused him to back off.
"You want to die?!" Ash blonde screamed yet again.
"No, not today at least."
"Is this how Yaoyorozu felt?"
Katsuki flew across the floors with his explosions, checking every room in his path. He had a feeling that Deku would be upstairs, but diligent search wouldn't hurt given how much time was available. Neito had a hard time catching up with just his legs.
Bakugou reached the correct room at last. Deku stood between him and the bomb, with Round Face nowhere to be seen! He could just blitz around him, but that that's not how a hero would go, no! He will crush them and prove everyone how great he is!
"Die, Deku!"
"Who's Deku?"
The blonde rushed towards his opponment, faking that he'll start with the right hook. Deku launched a wave of fire, but Katsuki sent himself to the side with an explosion. His plan was to flank the green haired bastard and shoot him before he can react. Something pulled his arm upwards! Bakugou looked up and saw Round Face. Deku must have given her Attraction.
"You want my explosion? Here!" He shot at the girl but she barely dodged at the last moment.
Deku's hand grabbed his arm and did something unpleasant to it.
"Son of a bitch!" The blond tried to fire another explosive but failed.
"Give me my quirk back." He resorted to punching the green haired idiot in his face. His other hand reached for the star on Deku's shoulder.
"I don't think so." Kastuki recevied a hit in the jaw.
Round face suddenly pulled on Bakugou's boot, causing him to falter and allowing the green bastard to retreat. One quirk swap later he was at the crosshair of his own quirk.
"I think I finally found this Deku guy! He's right in front of me." The extra dared to use this nickname against him.
"Return Explosion, you..."
Izuku had no choice but to blast Katsuki and to render unconscious, but he kind of overdid due to lack of experience The blond evidently wasn't used to fighting against his own quirk. He'd be lying if he said it didn't feel good. Just as Ochako decided to barf on the floor from being stuck on the celiling for minutes, he put the capture time around his foe.
"Katsuki Bakugou has been captured."
Several minutes later Neito arrived to willingly surrounded, as he saw how futile it would be to fight when he's effectively quirkless. Medical bots took the ash blonde away.
"That was yet another display of arrogance." Momo claimed. "Bakugou-san rushed forward despite knowing his opponent's abilities. He also completely ignored his partner and put his team at a disadvantage."
"Yeah. Monoma didn't really get a chance to do anything here. If they both had explosion they maybe they could have won." Itsuka nodded.
"I think it's obvious that Freckles gets the MVP status. He knew what Bomb would go and countered accordingly." Setsuna patted him on the shoulder
"Agreed. Honestly, I kind of feel bad. All I did was try not to puke from my own quirk and pull on Bakugou's suit a bit."
"I am proud to announce Midoriya-shonen as the fourth and final MVP for today!" All Might said. "A smart person learns from his mistakes, but a truly wise person learns from the mistakes of others. All of you should look at each other's performances and learn how not to repeat mistakes that were made today. Do not disregard your teammates. Do not let your guard down when facing villains. Do not be obvious about your weaknesses. And DO NOT be predictable. Despite what some might say, heroism is a dangerous job where mistakes can cost lives. I hope you will do better next time."
"Yes, sensei!" Everyone agreed.
"Good. I will send recordings to Fatgum and to your doorms in case you wish to review them again. Now I leave the room like a normal person." The hero ran out so fast that someone almost got pushed away by the winds.
"Let's get changed and visit people in the infirmary."
"Yeah/Ok/Fine."