Chapter 6 - A fated battle!

"Sir, it's only the first day—I mean… expelling is is just totally unfair!" Uraraka said to which Aizawa refuted with glare. She shut her mouth immediately.

Aizawa sighed, "The world is full of unfairness. Natural disasters, rampaging villains— calamity. Whether or not you like it, it is up to you as potential heroes to understand that you will be the ones to correct that unfairness."

Izuku inhaled. He felt as If Aizawa had just put him on some sort of pedestal. One that was shaky and brittle. He very quickly realized that if he didn't keep the stability of this pedestal… then all his work would be swept up under him.

It would all come crashing down.

"If you were hoping this would be somekind of playground to have fun with your quirks, then I assure you you were thoroughly mistaken." Aizawa said. "For the next 3 years, U.A will keep pushing you through hell and back on many occasions. If you want to keep up, then you're going to need to show why you deserve a place here at all."

Izuku glanced at his classmates. They all stood atop similar pedestals. They looked ready, invigorated and willing to do whatever it took to protect their standing.

He couldn't fall behind. No, he wouldn't fall behind. His pedestal would not collapse so easily.

"Use your strength and more to overcome it all. Bring it. Go beyond..." Aizawa slowly raised his fist into the air. "Plus ultra. You aren't middle schoolers any more. The very ground you stand on… is the real deal."

…

The 50 meter dash was the first test. Two students would race against each other and be timed. This test called for speed and acceleration above all else.

The first two participants were Iida and Tsuyu Asui.

"Ready?" A machine begun next to finish line, "GO!" The robot signaled the start and the loud thunderous roar of engine filled the area. Many of the students at the sidelines were startled by the startup of the engines sticking out of Iida's calf's.

Iida bursted forwards in a surge of speed and took long, calculated strides before crossing the finish line.

"3.04 seconds!"

"Interesting…" He mumbled at the other side, smoke parting from his engines like a sports car.

Aizawa looked at Iida with no reaction at all. It seemed like that was expected of him.

Tsuyu lagged behind. Her frog mutation quirk was no match for Iida's raw speed. She hopped past the finish line a few seconds later.

"5.58 seconds!"

Uraraka and Ojiro were next. Uraraka used her quirk to lighten the weight of her clothes whilst running, but Ojiro's proficient use of his mundane tail quirk was to good for her in the end.

Uraraka only a placed "7.15 seconds." It wasn't great, but she was happy to see looked happy.

"It's an improvement!" She blurted with a cheery smile.

"So uncreative!" Aoyama stated in the next round. He gave the other students a flamboyant hair flip which made everyone cringe. "Let me show you how to truly use your quirk!"

"Ready! Go!"

Facing the opposite direction, he jump and a dazzling blue stream of light poured out of his support item. Soon enough, though, Aoyama landed back first onto the sandy ground.

"See ya, glitter boy!" Mina Ashido grinned as she paced by the eccentric French boy.

Aoyama quickly recuperated and shot another beam of light out of his belly button again. He crossed the finish line after Mina.

"5.51 seconds!"

"Oui!" He clutched at his stomach with a grin face.

"BAHAHAHA!" Rubilax broke out, redirecting the attention to Izuku. "Belly button laser?! I can't!"

"Sorry!" Izuku yelled with his head down.

Aoyama held up his hand with rousing confidence. "No problem, monsieur Midoriya! My elegance is far too extravagant to be whittled down so easily!"

...what was up with him?

In the midst of his confusion, Aizawa called Izuku and Katsuki up next.

Of course they'd be racing one another!

Katsuki only gave him a grumble when they got to their positions. Izuku didn't know what he was expecting. Or frankly how he was going to do during this assessment.

The only other time he'd really tested out his physical abilities were back at the entrance exam.

"Ready?"

Izuku could already hear the mini explosions blow up in Katsuki's palms.

"GO!"

"EXPLOSIVE SPEED!" Katsuki shouted the moment the race began. He unleashed a flurry of explosions out of his hands behind him, propelling him forwards.

Izuku didn't let up, however. Running as fast as he could, he kept up with Katsuki's explosiveness only a short distance behind. Katsuki passed the finish line before him.

"4.13 seconds!"

"4.47 seconds!"

Yeah, he was most definitely faster than he was back in high school. By 3 seconds, in fact. He almost tripped trying to slow down.

"W-woah… fast…"

"Again… control the legs, meathead!" Rubilax scorned from his pocket. "You're making me dizzy!"

"Do daggers get dizzy?" Izuku panted.

"For the last time… It's Shushu. SHUSH—"

Izuku then placed his hand over the dagger to cover up his much too loud yelling. He turned to the others and apologized to them, earning him a few looks.

…

As the dust settled beneath his feet, smoke escaped his rough palms. Katsuki had one the race. Quick and easy. As usu—

"4.13 seconds! 4.47 seconds!"

No. Something wasn't right. Something was definitely not right. Even if he won… Deku almost… How? How was that possible? It had to a glitch from the stupid robot, right? Were his ears deceiving him?

He looked at Izuku fumbling his way back into to the crowd of students, clutching at the weird dagger in his pocket. That's when it dawned of Katsuki that he'd never seen Izuku even mention having a support item…

And one that could talk?... something was up. Another secret? It was frustrating. Annoying. It didn't make sense.

'What's he looking at?' Katsuki grumbled, noticing Aizawa scrutinizing him and noting something down into a notepad.

"Tch.."

…

The second test was grip. Izuku didn't do as well as he'd imagined when he read the grip reader. He gripped about "150 Kg". Sure it was a massive improvement of his middle school score but he felt like he could do even more. But he couldn't… No matter how hard he tried."

He looked over to Shoji he lifted an astounding "540 Kg". Serocand Mineta surrounded him and flushed him with all sorts of praise.

"540!? Are you a gorilla… no— octopus or something?!"

"Octopuses are sexy…" Mineta added.

Next was the standing long jump in which Rubilaxia all ost flung out of his pockets. Izuku didn't realize he'd jump over the sand pit.

"Dude, whats your quirk?" Kirishima asked as soon as Izuku trailed back to the group.

"Ah… well…" Izuku rubbed the back of the head. He guessed it was time to use the lie he'd made up for his quirk registration. A supposed quirk he'd only discovered as of late.

"It's just… a strength quirk!"

Kirshimi pumped his chest. "Makes sense! A manly quirk for a manly guy!"

"Hah… Yeah…"

…

Katsuki didn't know what to think when he overheard the two. 'A strength quirk…' He mouthed.

No way.

He was lying. Katsuki didn't care about what he'd done so far in the assessment. Those were all lies too. He was lying again. There was now way he had a quirk.

No fucking way!

…

After the following test: side steps, it was time for soft ball throw.

It was Uraraka's turn and he could feel a chill fall down Rubilax when he managed to get a good view of her. He instinctively shut his eyes and started cursing her quietly.

Izuku ignored him and watched as Uraraka activated her quirk on the ball and daintily threw the ball up.

His jaw fall open when Aizawa's reader showed an infinity symbol.

"INIFINTY?!" The class yelled in surprise.

"Uhh… oops?" Uraraka said.

Izuku sighed when his name was called up. Why did he have to be the into go after such a score? He took the ball from Aizawa's hands.

"Midoriya," Aizawa said just as he was about to head back into the circle. "Why are you holding back?"

Izuku turned back. "Holding back?..."

"Yes. This is a test to gauge what you can and can't do." Aizawa's eyes pierced through his body like a bullet. "And you aren't putting in your maximum effort."

"I-I'm not holding back, Sir!"

"How much do you think the zero pointer back in the entrance exam weighed, Midoriya?"

"I…. don't know…"

"25 tons."

"Huh?" Izuku gulped. For a moment he was left speechless by his remark. 25 tons!? "I-it was just adrenaline! My actual strength is not that great…"

Izuku realized much too late that that was the wrong thing to say.

Aizawa's face darkened. "Is that so? Then why don't I expel you right now?"

Izuku paused and the other students began to preen in, trying to hear their conversation.

"But—"

"Relying on adrenaline… Midoriya, if that is the case then couldn't others do the same when tasked in your position? Why shouldn't another examinee with a similar strength enhancing quirk take your place?"

Hold on. He was being totally unfair right now!

"This is why I think the entrance exam's are not rational. They pit students with offensive quirks and those with none in the same category. They don't take into account of their potential. They only care about points," Aizawa rubbed circles around his temple. "Midoriya, show me this isn't the case. With whatever means necessary… now throw!"

Arguing with Aizawa did not feel like a bright plan, and that was coming from him. He walked into the circle with everyone's eyes enthralled on him.

How exactly would he prove his worth? Even if he tried… compared to the rest… his "super strength" was average at best,but a lackluster score would certainly not please Aizawa. Worse yet… he was under the looming threat of explosion for this one test.

"Finally!" Rubilax said as a Izuku brought him out and shifted him to his magma mode. "Wait… aren't you supposed to be throwing?"

"Yeah…"

"... So the why… have you lost it already?"

He glanced back at everyone. The other students were awestruck by Rubilax's sudden transformation. Aizawa didn't look too impressed, however.

"What are you going to do? Cut the ball?"

"No." Izuku turned Rubilax's to his flat side.

"Why don't I expel you right now?"

"Vibrational physics… if I remember correctly…." Izuku muttered quietly. "I'll use you as a baseball bat!"

Rubilax paused.

"A wha—"

Izuku tossed the ball into the air and swung Rubilax into it with super human force. The ball reached and penetrated through clouds in mere moments.

Rubilax shrank back down as the ball left Izuku's sight.

"You… iopbrain! Why do all of you have the dumbest ways of doing things?" Rubilax said.

Right…" Izuku's face lit up at the small grin on Aizawa's face. The device read "1.2 km".

"Creative," Aizawa showed the score to the class who then riled up in shock.

"That's a hero p-like record if I've ever seen one!" Uraraka said.

What an interesting way to use a support item of that type!"

"Very stylish. I like it!"

...

Katuski, however, was far from gleeful. His anger had been boiling during this entire assessment. With each test— with every time Izuku somehow proved above average. Some even more than him. But he didn't let it boil over.

But now. Now that he'd seen his score and Rubilax's sudden shift in form. He couldn't just ignore it. The anger sizzled over. His went red with fury

"DEEEKU!" He Started running over to Izuku with vein popping out of his head. "Gnngh-" He stopped in his tracks when some kind of cloth wrapped around his body reeled him back from Izuku.

"H-how strong is your— damn... scarf?!"

"It's made out of carbon alloy." Aizawa grumbled from the side. Both his hair and scarf were floating, but most notably of all, his eyes were glowing a potent red. "Stand down. Making me use my quirk. It's not worth my time."

The group realized just who their teacher was. Eraserhead, the underground hero with the quirk nullification quirk.

"Sheesh," Aizawa grumbled, letting Katsuki out of his capture weapon. "I hate dry eye. Just get to the next test." His hair and scarf both slumped down back into position. His eyes returned to the same deep black as before.

Katsuki watched as Izuku headed back to the group without so much as a glance.

Not even a glance.

'Dammit.'

Not even a fucking glance!?

'Dammit!'

"Someone helped me become stronger, Kaachan."

'DAMMIT! HE WASNT SUPPOSED TO BE… NYTHING MORE THAN A PEBBLE IN MY FUCKING PATH!'

…

After the soft ball throw, Izuku got bombarded with all sorts of questions about his strength and Rubilax. Both of which he simply avoided as best he could. It was smooth sailing from then as the last few tests went fairly well for him. He made sure to make give it 200% just Incase Aizawa decided to threaten him with instant expulsion again.

Finally, after the seated toe touches, sit ups and long distance run, Aizawa gathered all the students before him.

"Time for the results, everyone. I don't have much to go in detail about all your strengths and weakness, so you'll only be getting the final rankings as of now." Aizawa pressed down on a device and beam of light shot out and formed holographic leaderboard in front of the students.

A giant grin formed on Izuku's face. Ecstatic could not describe his mood at that moment. He was first. He was actually first at something. And at U.A, even. Maybe it was selfish of him to think, but he beat everyone else.

He beat the competition. He wanted to scream. Yell at the top of his lungs. He held that temptation in. It was a weird feeling. Being number 1. He did feel bad for Mineta, who was on his knees crying his eyes off.

"Also, I was lying about expelling someone." Aizawa said. "That was just a rational deception to bring out the best in all of you!"

"HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH?!" The class hollered.

"Wasn't that obvious?" Momo Yaoyorozu, the girl who managed second place said, "should I have told you guys or-"

"YES!"

Meanwhile, Mineta was rolling around in the dirt, kissing the ground and thinking every god he could think off the top of his head.

Aizawa scoffed and told them that it was the end of their first day.

'These students… I can tell they're going to cause me one hell of a headache this year…'

…

After school, Izuku encountered Iida and Uraraka also heading to the train station.

"Whaaaaaat? Your name's not, Deku? Didn't the explosion guy call you that back in the assessment test?"

"Yeahl… but it's not exactly a good name..." Izuku looked the other way. "C- cause it can also be read as 'useless'..."

"An insult then?" Iida added. Izuku nodded.

"I thought it sounded like 'do your best!' Y'know? But now that—"

"DEKU IT IS!" Izuku blurted before hiding his mouth under his hands. Oh Rubilax was going to have a field day on this one.

"Bwha! Are you sure?!"

"Midoriya!?"

"BAHAHAHAHAAH! IM DYING IN HERE!" Rubilax's laughed loudly. "'DEKU IT IS!' HAHAHAHA!"

Izuku's eyebrows twitched. "I-I get it Rubilax."

"Rubilax? Is that the name for your support item? That is so cute!"

"Pet name's for your support item, Midoriya? Isn't that a bit too childish?"

This time Rubilax wasn't the one laughing, Izuku was. And he was enjoying ever last second of it.

"PET NAME?! I'M NOT A DAMN PET SQUARE FACE . I'M NOT CUTE EITHER BARF BREATH!"

Uraraka's face went tomato red when she remembered the incidentand Iida flinched back at the dagger's response. Other U.A students flushing out of the school were peering at them.

"Okay you can be quiet now, Rubilax!-"

"IM NOT A PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!"

…

After the first day of U.A., going through the quirk assessment test, placing first, making friends. It was time for the second day of U.A. And much to his disappointment, the morning was nothing but boring. Not only that, but it also required him to use his brain.

English and math in the morning left his brain fried. At least he didn't suffer alone, Kaminari struggled along with him. They both agreed that U.A's mundane lessons were the absolute worst.

At lunchtime, Izuku ate at U.A's cafeteria with food made by the cook hero : lunch rush.

"You eat like a pig!" Rubilax said as Uraraka scoffed down rice seated across from Izuku.

"You're in Deku's bag! How do you know what I eat like?!"

"...You sound like a pig!"

"Uraraka, please refrain from stepping on the table!" Iida held her back by the arms. "It's just a support item! Midoriya, these two have been like for 20 minutes now! Is there any way to shut off you support item?"

Izuku pulled his bag away from Uraraka. "I wish there was."

"Let me at em'!"

"Hey, Hey! No fighting!" Lunch rush exclaimed as he looked over their table. "Eat rice instead! It's comfort food, no?"

Mina Ashido, the girl with pink skin and Kirishima joined the table a few minutes later. Ashido filmed the scrap between Rubilax and Uraraka and Kirishima was to busy talking about heroes of the old generation and their manliness level.

Overall, lunch was one hell of a hectic mess. Way more hectic than middle school. Actually, now that he'd thought about it… he never really talked to anybody is middle school… Was this wheat if felt like…

To have friends? People to talk to? People to laugh with? U.A really was different...or was it because he finally proved his strength? Either way, he was… happy to be at school for the first time in a while.

It was finally time for the afternoon class: Hero basic training!

"I am… walking through the door like a normal person!"

All might entered the class, his entrance grandiose as always. When he'd ever been anything less?

All might as his heroics teacher was jarring to say out loud. Some of the spark for his idol had diminished, though. He still remembered his words.

"You can't become a hero without a quirk."

Izuku's face soured whenever he did. He really couldn't blame him. He was just trying to keep him from hurting himself. Was it bad of him to think of him as any lesser because of that?

Izuku shook his head to focus on the societal pillar that is All might.

"Woah, All mights actually our teacher!"

"This is so cool!"

"That's his silver age costume!"

"Hahaha! Hero basic training is the class that will lead you onto the path of becoming incredible heroes through special training!" All might held out a giant card that had "battle" written on it. "No time to waste! Today's activity will be battle training!"

"!"

"And, I'm accordance with your requests…" All might pressed a remote in his hand, causing two walls to come out from each side.

"HERO COSTUMES!"

"That's right! Head to ground beta once you've changed!"

Everyone was filled with excitement. Soon, the students separated into their respective changing rooms.

…

Everyone was so eager to hurry over to the lesson that Izuku had been the last one left in the room. He looked at his costume again. He couldn't lie. Wearing this and only this felt kind of embarrassing.

"Izuku, I saw this sketch on your notebook… If it's only this, I don't want you to waste your time setting up calls for costume requesting! I'll make it for you right now!"

Since His mom took the liberty to make it, it only felt right to seek it out till the end. Plus, it felt right. It was a costume that was similar to that of master Barrick's except a lot cleaner.

Joggers with more pockets, a slumpy rope belt that went around his waist multiple times and a black arm sleeve with a sword icon at his bicep and a strap for Rubilax on his right pant. Rubilax didn't give any remarks so that meant he didn't have anything wrong with the strap.

Not the most utility based costume, but he… he liked it.

"Another shirtless boy!" Ashido exclaimed as soon as she saw Izuku arrive from the changing room.

Kirishima smiled beside her, in his costume. "Topless buds!"

'Topples buds?' Izuk flustered when Ashido started jabbing and ogling his body like was some kind of toy.

"How does a guy with such a baby face have rock solid freakin' abs!?" Mina laughed.

"A-Ashido!"

"Sorry!" She said, "Not every day you something like that! Right, Uraraka?"

"R-right." Uraraka said. She looked Izuku up and down like he was complete stranger.

"And babyface? I don't have a babyface!"

"Actually, Midoriya…" Iida said.

"I don't know how to tell you this, dude…" Kirishima started.

Izuku looked at the both of them and then back at Uraraka and Ashido.

"For once," Rubilax chimed, "I agree with puke mouth." Izuku's sighed as Ashido and Iida held Uraraka back from pulverizing Rubilax. Just before the insults between the two could get started, All might called for all the students to huddle around him.

"Shall we begin!? Now that you look like proper heroes, it's time for battle training! You're all looking great!"

"Sir!" Iida shot up his hand. Izuku examinee his outfit. He looked like a futuristic knight which was kind of funny to him. "Were at the same are the exams were held. Does that mean we'll be doing urban city battles once again?"

"No!" All might said, "today we'll be focusing on indoor training! It is statistically proven that more indoor villain attack occur compared urban ones. After all, only the smartest villains lurk in the shadows— waiting to pounce! So, you'll be split into hero and villains teams… and face off in two on two indoor battles!"

"So we aren't having basic training?" Tsuyu procured.

"On the fly learning teaches best! Here, you won't be going against disposable mindless robots either!"

That's when the class broke into a multitude of questions.

"What determines victory?"

"Can I blast everyone away?"

"Will you threaten to expel us like Aizawa if we don't do well?..."

"How will we split ourselves into teams?"

"Isn't my outfit absolutely dazzling?"

"One by one! My quirk isn't super heading after all!" All might then proceeded to tell the students objectives. Two teams, hero and villain would fight for victory in one building. The villain team would defend a nuclear weapon until time ran out or try to defeat the heroes, whilst the heroes had to percevere in taking down, capturing or getting a hold of the nuclear weapon.

"Your partners… will be decided by drawing lots!"

"Is that really the most proficient way!?" Iida queried.

"Yes! Let's get on with it!"

And so, the teams were picked.

"Midoriya, right?"

"Uhh… yeah. You're y-oruzu-yaya-yo-yo-"

"Yaoyorozu." She smiled and held out her hand. "It appears to be that we're on the same team."

"Right! Yeah." He shook her hand vigorously, not knowing where to place his eyes. Her whole hero costume was skin tight and showed off a lot of skin. Uraraka and Ashido's outfits were skin tight,too , but this almost taking it a level too far. But he couldn't talk, he was the one essentially wearing only joggers.

" y-y-you need to top stuttering." Rubilax mocked. Izuku punched his eye and the dagger welled in pain. Momo looked at Rubilax with intrigue and opened her mouth to say something. Just before she could say anything...

"The first two teams are!..." All might exclaimed, "team A : Yaoyorozu Momo And Midoriya Izuku, vs Team D: Bakugo Katsuki vs Iida Tenya!"

Oh… of course.

…

"Training or not, my role… is to assume a villain role!" Iida said just as he and Katsuki reached the nuclear weapon located on the third story of the building. "So… I simply have to guard this? Very well-"

"Shut up, four eyes." Katsuki grumbled by the door.

"Pardon?"

"By the way, Deku has a quirk, right?"

Iida raised an eyebrow. "Of course he does! You saw his incredible physical abilities during the assessment did you not? Not only that but he seems to possess some sort of advanced support item. I reallly should ask him more about that…" Iida shook his head, "I advise you don't face him on your own. If we want to obtain victory, that is."

Katsuki didn't give him a response.

'That…! That fuckin' nerds been playing me this entire fuckin' time!"

…

Izuku and Momo stood at the entrance of the building.

"I've memorized the blueprints."

"Huh already!? We were only given them 5 minutes ago!" Izuku looked at her in awe.

"Ah, that's due in part of my quirk. I retain things much better than most people. But that's because my quirk requires me to know extensive knowledge on whatever I want to create."

"Oh… while we're on the topic… I guess we'd better tell each other our quirks…"

Momo dropped down the blueprints from her face. "Yes, that's a good idea. Since I've already begun, I'll just continue. Essentially, my quirk allows me to create any non living things I know the molecular structure of out of my skin with the usage of lipids from my body."

"Yeah, yeah, we get it. you make things."

"Do you know when to shut up, Rubilax? Sorry about—"

"No, it's fine." She stared at Rubilax again. "That's it about my quirk."

"Oh-okay… ahem. My quirk is just… strength." Izuku rubbed the back of his neck, "That's it."

"No drawbacks?" Momo asked, she noticed flinch for a moment and then shake his head sideways. "Well, with the resulted you procured during the assessment, even if it's just a "simple" strength quirk, you still managed to get first, right?"

"Ah… yeah…"

"So don't bring yourself down on that kind of basis," she assured, "I do have another question. Your…weapon."

"You-uh… you can call it Rubilax…"

"Right, Rubilax. I won't have you waste time with a detailed explanation, but could you tell me how it… works?"

Izuku slammed Rubilax into the asphalt and changed him into his magma mode before grinding him down again to change him back.

"Interesting… so fluid in motion!" Momo studied Rubilax even more. "May I hold onto it for a moment?"

A chill went down Izuku's back. "Ah no… it's important to me—"

"No problem. I was interested in studying such a well built weapon, but I wouldn't want to force you."

Izuku gripped at Rubilax's handle and smiled at her. It made him feel even worse that she was kind hearted. Lying was not his best attribute.

"Moving on, lets form a plan. We're starting soon, after all."

…

"begin!" All might yelled into a mic in the viewing room.

'Let's see how you students get on.'

The others looked on at each team through the giant screens infront of them.

"Watch closely, everyone! This is also another aspect of your training!"

…

Izuku and Momo both entered the building through an open window on the second story. Izuku jumped up and in with relative ease and Momo shot out a pole beneath her feet, propelling her upwards.

"Less time spent traversing the first floor. Straight to the second.—" Momo whispered as Izuku helped her up from the window. "... This his way."

They walked down the hall way, their steps soft, quiet and wary. Izuku kept Rubilax's loud mouth at bay as they carried out the plan. They didn't want to give away their position.

That plan was immediately hauled when Izuku heard a familiar crackle pop to his right. He dove into Momo just as an explosion scathed by the both of them.

Izuku and Momo immediately shit their heads towards the sudden explosion. Just as Izuku had suspected, Katsuki had lunged at them in hopes to take them both out. And even more so, he was by himself.

"DEKU!"

"Yaoyorozu, are you okay?"

"Yes, And it was just as you predicted."

They both got up from the floor with quick motions.

Izuku rubbed the dust off of his eyes. "I-I'll handle him… go!" Momo nodded, composing herself and running down the hall.

That just left Izuku alone with Katsuki. Sweat dropped down the side of his face as he got into an anxious stance.

"You won't be so lucky again, Deku!" Katsuki bared his teeth. "What, you ain't gonna use your little toy on me?"

"TOY!?" Rubilax fumed.

Izuku gave Katsuki a faint grin. Katsuki frowned,

"Get that fucking look… OFF YOUR DUMB FACE!" Katsuki launched himself towards Izuku utilizing the recoil of his explosions. Nearing him, Katsuki swung his right arm towards him, the explosions danced in his palm like tribesmen— glowing brighter and brighter as each moment passed.

Izuku ducked and swept the walking fuse off his feet.

"H-huh?!" Katsuki grunted as he landed on the floor.

"Kaachan… My face may look dumb…. But!.." Izuku began to take the capture tape out of his pocket. "I know you well enough to know that you always start of with a right swing! I'm not just someone you can bully anymore!"

Before Izuku could latch on to Katsuki's wrists, Katsuki three a couple more explosions in his direction. Katsuki didn't let up, he got off the ground and looked even more prepared to fight than before.

"You…" Katsuki grumbled, "Whats with you!? You're just Deku! A quirkless runt!"

"Yeah. I am just Deku. Someone who isn't going to lose against you!"

"YOU FUCKING PISS ME OFF, DEKU!" Katsuki launched himself again. This time, Izuku slid Rubilax along the floor and his dagger form evolved into his magma form.

Izuku sung Rubilax towards Katsuki's volley of explosions and pierced through. The flat side of Rubilax's blade arrived at Katsuki's chest and forcefully slammed him into a wall.

"GAH!"

…

"Woah, Mido's got some sick moves!" Ashido exclaimed.

"And Bakugo… a surprise attack ain't manly!"

All might looked onwards to the screens. He couldn't hear anything they were saying, but judging by their faces it looked as if they'd been holding grudges on each other for years.

He waited anxiously on standby, ready to call of the practical Incase things went too far.

…

"So you've arrived, Yaoyorozu!" Iida said with a menacing face, "Just as I planned, what with Bakugo trailing off on his own! As you can see… I enacted a counter measure and cleared the floor just before you came!"

"So you have…" Momo said, hiding behind a wall with a shield and spear in hear hands. "I must say… your villain person… is excellent!" She admitted.

"You will not distract me with such comments! I am the ultimate evil! MWAHAHAHA!"

'Is he maybe… too good at this?' Momo thought

…

Katsuki gasped as a searing pain shot at every fiber of his body. It hurt. Fuck. Deku had done that to him. fuck. He, a person who had it all… strength, intelligence… a quirk. He was losing against somebody who, up until now, had been below him.

FUCK!

His eyes wanted to droop down but he wouldn't allow them. There was i way in hell that he was going to let Deku of all people beat him.

…

Just as Izuku thought it was over, Katsuki relented and charged at him again.

"What the hell is this guy's problem!?" Rubilax said.

Instinctively, Izuku expected another right hook but was blown up point blank in the face by Katsuki's left. Blinded, Izuku didn't see the other volley of explosions headed his way. They all pounded at his body in one big scorching mess.

"How does that taste, Deku!?"

'Shit!' Izuku's vision returned

"Even with a fucking quirk," Katsuki growled, "you're still pathetic!"

"Say something back or something!" Rubilax ordered. "You gonna let him say that to your face or what!?"

"I-I dont need to, Rubilax. I'll show him just how strong I've gotten with my strength!"

Rubilax's eye widened.

"What's that? Strength? Yeah right!" Katsuki pointed the grenade gauntlets latticed of his arm towards Izuku.

"...?"

"The sweat glands in my palm secrete something like nitroglycerin, allowing me to use my quirk. And… if my request was honored…" Katsuki smiled as his hand grabbed the gauntlet's pin. "This thing's been storing up sweat this entire time!"

"Bakugo, stop it now!" All mights voice blared from the voice piece in his ear.

"He won't die! He's gotta stupid quirk now doesn't he? Plus…" Katsuki pulled the pin, "If its not a direct hit… what's the worst it can do!?"

Izuku couldn't react to the massive explosion that erupted out of his childhood friend's hands. The wave that was the explosion crawled down the corridor, ripping and tearing away at the tiles into ash.

"Oh sh—"

…

That should do it. Even if he went a bit over his boundaries. No, this was a competition after all. What would be the point in not using his all? In any case, he just had to show Deku just how much of a bug he was.

His eyes mouth went agape when he saw the smoke clear. Scorch marks were ridden all over Izuku's body, parts of his costume had been burnt and flung off and he was bleeding.

But he was still standing.

He still had the same fucking look on his face.

Katsuki prepared for another attack when Izuku charged at him. Whatever. He was just going to pulverize him again. He was faster when it came to close combat, if he planted his explosions strategically. The stupid sword with the eye was weighing him down. He just had to go for a quick takedown…

Or so he thought. Before swinging, Izuku's sword grazed against the ground again. This time… it changed into a smaller sword? Caught off guard, Katsuki didn't expect the lighting fast swing catch him by the abdomen once more.

The force was not as strong as before, but after taking so much damage already… landing on a wall was enough to knock him out.

…

"What on earth is Bakugo doing over there!" Iida said as the rumble beneath his feet subsided.

[Midoriya is everything… alright. In that case what I want you to do...] Momo spoke into the microphone piece at her ear. She jumped into Iida's view with a newly created rope in her hands.

"Hmm? Looking to capture me? Hero!?" Iida laughed, "Know that it will not be easy!" Iida readied his engines and then rushed towards her in a burst of speed. But, to his surprise, out from the door, Izuku broke in and gave him a sharp kick that redirected his trajectory.

Adjusting himself, Iida controlled his movement and rushed over to a new threat: Midoriya. He didn't expect him to duck whe dove towards him, though.

That's when momo's rope grappled at his body, tightened and pulled him down as he soared through the air. He landed on the ground with a rough skid and a clink clank.

"I apologize for the injuries, Iida." Momo said as he took out the capture tape and wrapped it around his wrists.

Iida was downed. The hero team had done it.

"HERO TEAM WINNNNNS!" All might exclaimed from the viewing room.

…

"Midoriya! That was reckless!" Momo rushed over to Izuku's scorched body. "And by the looks of it… Bakugo didn't pull any punches on you either!"

"I'm…Okay…" Izuku panted.

"No, you need to go the nurse."

Izuku could barely hold a smile. "We won, right? I-I'm fine!..."

"Buddy," Rubilax chimed, "You look like you're on your deathbed."

"What are you talking about? I couldn't feel more alive…"

"Big talk for someone who's hair is still on fire."

"Eh!?" Izuku patted at his scruffy hair.

Momo sighed, clamping a strand of his hair and putting out the fire. "Midoriya… you and your weapon are an odd duo…"

Izuku lowered his beet red face.

"Shut up Rubilax."

"I DIDNT SAY ANYTHING!"

"You were about to…"

Momo couldn't help but laugh at their conversation. "Very odd indeed."

"I have failed… How can I even call myself a villain!?" Iida weeped in at the side. "I BRING NOTHING BUT SHAAAAAAAAAMMMMEE!"

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by the way heres some art I drew based on this chapter: Okay For some reason keeps removing this link whenever I try to type it normally so do this instead : H tee tee pee s: / / flic. kr / p / 2iXkGZe

For the first part right tee as T and Pee as P. No spaces between anything for the whole thing.

Thank you for reading!