Part 33
At long last, the other fights were over. Here's a quick summary of the results;
Asui & Tokoyami who battled Ectoplasm, claimed victory after being imprisoned by him, thanks to Tsuyu swallowing the cuffs and spitting them back up for Dark Shadow to capture him. The next to pass were Jirou & Koda, after Koda decided to finally face his fear of bugs and send them after Mic, who had fainted due to HIS fear of insects. The next surprising duo to pass their exam were Mineta & Sero! I found it unbelievable hearing HOW they won, since it was all thanks to Mineta!
While being told the story of how he had to carry an unconscious Sero on his shoulder, I couldn't help but to laugh since I imagined his tiny self dragging a whole ass dude who was standing at 5'9, all the way to the exit! But, other than that, Shoji & Hagakure passed their exam too, though I wasn't sure what exactly happened. I think Hagakure managed to sneak up on Snipe or something. While everyone else passed their exams, there was an unfortunate bunch who had sadly failed. That bunch consisted of Kirishima, Sato, Kaminari & Ashido...
"Well, now that everyone is finished their exams, it is now time... Miss (L/n), if you follow me, I'll introduce you to your opponent." Nezu spoke.
Everyone who was present turned their heads to me. Some gave me a big thumbs up while others looked like they were internally praying for me.
'Okay (Y/n), you could do this! Just remember what you've learned while secretly training. Don't lose focus on what is important! Just relax, stop shaking. Breathe... FUCKING HANDS STOP SHAKING!'
As I was following Nezu, I saw a kid. Weird. Was there a kid in U- wait, why am I in a forest? Where am I?
"(Y/n), please! I'm begging you to wake up!" Cried the child.
Wait. I've seen this all before. This is... this is what happened in my dream! I felt my heart begin to race, as anxiety washed over me. 'What's going on?! Why am I seeing this all over again? I'm not sleeping! So why!!'
Suddenly, I heard that sinister laugh. The same one that I heard in my last dream.
"(L/n)."
"What?"
"(L/n)..."
"Miss (L/n), are you alright?" Principle Nezu tapped, looking a tad concerned.
"O-Oh, yeah, sorry about that. I just kind of... zoned.. out." I replied lowly, as I was shocked to see that I was back within the school.
I had no explanation for what just happened, but whatever it was, was real freaky. Nezu asked me once more if I was okay before we began walking again, to which I assured him I was.
After some time, we arrived at Ground Beta. It was still in a wreck from Izuku & Katsuki's exam with All Might. While walking through the wreck, I couldn't help but feel more anxious. 'They caused all of this?'
"Oh my, it seems they've made quite a mess here." Nezu commented, taking a sip of tea.
"Don't worry, you won't be fighting in this specific area." He added.
We continued to walk further away until we were nowhere near the damaged site. When we got to what seemed like the center of Ground Beta, we met with a man. He had his back turned until Nezu spoke.
"Allow me to introduce you to your opponent. Miss (L/n), meet Electoplant. He is a pro-hero from America who All Might met back in his prime."
'They literally got a pro all the way from America just to be my opponent?! What the heck! Why couldn't they just ask someone like Death Arms or Mt. Lady?! Heck, even Endeavor would do!'
...
"Who is that guy?" Uraraka questioned.
"Dunno, never seen him before." Kirishima answered.
"That, children, is Electoplant. He's a pro who comes from America." Explained All Might.
"America?!" Ashido gasped.
"Why go to such lengths just to get a pro to fight her? I'm sure any pro from here would've done just fine! After all, she isn't that strong!" Mineta yelped.
"She's not weak either." Todoroki defended from the back of the crowd.
Mineta turned to him with a wide-eyed expression on his face, as if he were frightened for his life. Maybe if he known Todoroki was present, he would've chosen his words more carefully. Eh, too bad.
"Young Mineta. We got him here because his quirk is one of young (L/n)'s greatest weaknesses. We paired her up with this certain pro, because we want to test the full potential of her strategy & battle skills."All Might explained.
The present students looked up to the pro with curiosity in their eyes, as they monitored their fellow classmates exam.
"psst... What's her weakness?" Whispered Kaminari, trying to be subtle.
"That should be obvious, considering her quirk is water manipulation." Jirou commented, taking the boy's attention.
"Electricity." She finished.
"WAIT, YOU MEAN WHEN SHE DROWNED ME WITH HER WAVE WHILE RACING, I COULD HAVE JUST USED MY QUIRK AND GOT HER OUTTA THE WAY?!" Kaminari yelled.
"Yeah, but you would've seriously injured her. Also, you're not fast enough to think about that." Jirou teased.
"So, how exactly is this going to work out? Wouldn't she just lose right off the bat if his quirk has something to do with electricity?" Questioned Sero, who was now awake.
"Of course not. We wouldn't have asked him to come in if she didn't have a chance. Otherwise, that would've have been completely villainous!" All Might chuckled.
...
'I can't. I can't process this. They actually asked an AMERICAN pro to be my opponent... is he at least being paid for this? Never mind, snap out of it! He's just another person... a person with a very concerning costume design... what exactly is his quirk?'
Thoughts were flowing all throughout my mind in the short time we've met. Not knowing anything about him made me stressed. This was going to be a disadvantage...
Nezu spoke to the guy before leaving. I couldn't hear what was exchanged. However, I did see Nezu hand him the restraints the other pros wore. Still, even after knowing he would be slightly weaker, I was extremely nervous. I had no idea what I was in for, and due to that, I couldn't think of a plan.
'I need to figure out something quick... This exam will start the very moment Nezu leaves, not leaving me much time to plan a strategy in advance.'
"So you're the student I'm fighting today? Well, I hope you put up a good fight, I didn't come here for nothing." He began.
I didn't say anything back. Instead, I tried to study him, though I couldn't, as I was too shocked at the fact that he came here from America!
"Class 1-A's final first-year student, (Y/n) (L/n)'s final exam starts... NOW!" Mic announced through a speaker.
The moment he yelled "now", I created a small geyser beneath his feet, as an attempt to throw him off balance. Though, it was a failure as the American Hero jumped out of the way, before the geyser burst. Immediately after flipping out of the way, he began to ch-charge himself up?!
'Electricity?! What the hell, don't they know water and electricity don't mi- ohhh, I get it... wait I got no time to think about that! I need to leave now!'
I made a mad dash, leaving the geyser to fall, as I went into hiding to think of a plan. Now that I have some knowledge on his quirk, coming up with a strategy shouldn't be too hard...
'Okay, so I doubt my quirk enhanced attacks will be very effective against him, so I can't depend on that alone. Though, there's also a risk for me if I engage in any close combat... Having that said, what can I do? I also need to consider that I only have 30 minutes to try and finish this exam.'
"Miss (L/n), come out, come out wherever you are. Don't tell me I flew in from America just so you can run away from me!" He called out.
His voice sounded more villainous from before. He's taking this really serious, isn't he? Suddenly, the hairs on my arm stood up as the air felt static. He was close. I had to go somewhere else.
...
"Why is she just hiding. Does she really have no other options?" Uraraka asked concerned.
"It's not that. She just needs a little more time to think of a plan." Answered Izuku as he entered the the tent.
"Deku! You're okay!" She cheered, gazing upon the boy with a bright smile.
"O-Oh, yeah! U-Uh, Recovery G-Girl's procedure really h-helped." He stuttered.
"Annoying." Katsuki commented, following behind Izuku.
"BakuBro! You good?" Kirishima buzzed while nicknaming him in the process.
"No shit, weird hair. You really think I'd be out of it for that long? You underestimate me." He smirked.
Kirishima scratched his head and chuckled. (Gay kiri pt.3 ?)
Katsuki looked at the monitors and watched as I ran away to go hide elsewhere. He didn't say any criticizing words. He just stood there and silently observed.
'You better not lose this damn fight. I know you're not that fucking weak...'
...
'That's it! Finally, I have a plan. Now I just have to put it into action... I'm praying this works. If not, then I'm screwed.'
I took a deep breath before running out into the open. The pro was close by, but I couldn't pinpoint his location. Suddenly, he jumped down from behind and tried to shock me. Luckily, I was able to shield myself in time with a screen of water before jumping away and widening the distance between us.
As I was about to plan my next move, the pro began to send various bolts of electricity racing my way. I quickly dodged them and tried my best to not get electrocuted. I was doing fine, up until I found myself backed up in a corner.
"There's nowhere for you to run now, (L/n)... Now, if you don't mind, I'll be putting an end to this exam!" The pro declared before whipping a line of electricity my way.
"As if!!" I quickly ducked under the whip, avoiding its powerful volts and slid on a sheet of water, in order to perform a surprise uppercut on the pro.
Unfortunate for me, the pro didn't give me the chance to do so before electrocuting the ground beneath me, bringing my actions to a halt.
'Holy shit! I can't move!!'
My entire body was in a state of shock, but I wasn't going to give up. I tried my best to ignore the tingling pain as I struggled to pick myself off the ground. When I got to my feet, my whole body felt completely numb, as if I could barely move.
'This hurts.... but I can't let him win... I need to pass!'
"Wow, you're stubborn... That's great, knowing that you don't go down without putting up a fight! But that doesn't mean I'm going any easier on ya!" He exclaimed before charging up another attack.
"Shut up and quit talking!!" I yelled before picking myself up and performing a Bakugo-like move, using my quirk to jet myself forward to punch him in the face. The electricity that was surrounding him vanished as he stumbled to the ground.
Electoplant, whose name I've finally remembered, held his face in pain and utter shock.
"A bit strong for a girl too, aren't ya? I'm impressed." He blabbed on.
I barely listened to anything he was saying, as I continued to keep my guard up, before quickly manipulating the water that I've collected beforehand, to form a whip. I wasn't hesitant to use it to my advantage and attack him from the long distance. Electoplant stared at the weapon with curiosity before attempting to guard himself from being whipped.
I continued to lash the whip until he began to back away and dodge it as best as he could've. Because of this, I decided that I was going to push myself as much as I could've too. I lashed the whip at him once more before releasing it and splashing him as a distraction.
"You're quick, but a little water won't stop me!" He lightly chuckled before charging his palms with electricity once more.
"Then how about... THIS!!" I was quick to engage to hand-to-hand combat with him by running and jumping mid-air to kick him in the face unexpectedly, before whipping another lash of water at him.
"Wow! (Y/n)'s moves are awesome! I knew she was experienced in combat but this is just crazy! She's fighting head-on with a fully grown man who is a pro!" Kaminari shrieked.
Next, the pro tried to hit me with a left hook, but unfortunate for him, I caught his punch and flipped him over my shoulder & onto the ground with ease.
Back at the monitoring area, Bakugo was proudly smirking at your moves, though no one noticed. Probably thinking something like "I taught her that." Or along those lines. What people did notice was Izuku, who was jotting down more notes in his hero book, which was impressive considering he already wrote enough notes about you & your quirk... or so you thought.
But back to the fight...
Electoplant & I were sparring for a while. Time was ticking and I still didn't have my plan set in motion. I tried many times to get him off his guard and surprise him again, but he was more focused than before. I eventually began to feel physically exhausted, but I only have myself to blame for that.
'Shouldn't have taken an entire week of resting, aka eating and keeping myself isolated in my home while watching anime & playing games, for my training routine. Now look at me, starting to get sloppy and shit.'
"She's starting to get restless." Sero noted.
'Don't give up now...' Todoroki thought to himself, analyzing the monitors
"Getting tired now are we, Miss (L/n)? That's too bad. I was beginning to feel warmed up." Electoplant taunted.
"You talk so much!!" I growled before sending a huge wave in his direction. It was kind of a reckless move as it destroyed some of the surrounding area, but I was tired and was desperate to end things as soon as possible.
When the wave splashed down, I saw that Electoplant was nowhere to be found. I tried to use this little bit of time as an advantage to dash to the exit, but before I could take one step, his voice spoke from behind
"Looking for me?"
Suddenly, a painful shock hit my side, as the pro landed a powerful kick.
"Ah!" I screamed in pain before being hurled into a pile of rubble.
Electoplant walked over to injured little-ole me and taunted some more. This was seriously getting so annoying!
"*tsk tsk* I was hoping you would put up a better fight. How's your side? Still stinging? Well, that's not a surprise. A hit from me does have that effect." He boasted
"Do you ever stop talking. Seriously, it's so annoying." I growled, struggling to lift myself out of the rubble.
He did nothing but laugh and continued to taunt. My body was sore as shit and I felt paralyzed. Every time I tried to move, a sharp sensation would pulse throughout my muscles. Things were starting to seem hopeless for me. But, I wasn't gonna throw the towel in yet!
As Electoplant continued his blabbering, I tried my best to focus and pinpoint nearby sources of water, before attempting to change the temperature and make them travel to where the pro was standing. Doing so was easier said than done, as it took a lot more focus to do all of that, than I originally thought.
"I truly am disappointed. I was hoping you'd hold out for juuust a while longer... Such a waste of talent." He sighed, looking down at me.
"Well, Mr. Electoplant, you shouldn't be." I started.
"Hm?"
"Because I'm not finished yet!"
Immediately after I said that, I swooped my hand upwards and created a huge geyser that blasted Electoplant up into the air. He tried to shoot bolts of electricity down towards me, though I quickly shut that down by changing the geyser into a whirlpool, and trapping him in it. After that, the bolts of electricity also got caught up in the whirlpool, causing a huge outburst of water.
'Holy crap... I didn't think that would happen...' I thought as I felt the little droplets of water hit my face. I looked around and saw that the hero was out of sight once again. I immediately assumed I defeated him, and took this opportunity to run to the exit.
'There it is! I'm gonna make it! I'm gonna make it! I'm not going to fai-'
Suddenly, my thoughts were interrupted as a huge bolt of lighting struck down right in front of me!
"What the hell?!" I shrieked. "You could have killed me!" I scolded, snapping my head around, only to see that no one was there.
"But I didn't!" The pro chuckled. I looked up, and there he was.... Drenched in water and standing on top of a barely stable building holding his thumb up in approval. 'Wait, barely stable?'
"Gotta hand it to you kid, you're much tougher than you look. Unfortunately, your little water attacks won't be enough to stop me!" He continued, putting on a villainous accent.
"Thanks for the compliment. Can you come down here now so I can kick your ass?" I sarcastically suggested.
"You're declaring victory? So early? Please. I've taken on villains stronger than you!" He boasted.
'I mean... I'm literally a first year student in training but okay..'
Suddenly, the pro began to shoot thin, arrow-like needles of electricity my way. I dodged these before getting ready to use a move that I've been working on for a while. 'Time to end this...'
"WATER SLICER!!" I shout, crossing my arms over the other before swiping it back.
(Inspired by my FT wife, Juvia)
Immediately after, sharp, blade-like waves combined with the bolts of electricity and began to go off in and around the unsteady building, causing it to crumble and fall. My eyes widened at the scene that was happening before me, though I decided to shake it off and make a mad dash for the exit!
"10 seconds and counting, until the exam."
"9
"Shit! I have to move!!" I gasped, right before switching my sprint into a Naruto run.
8...7...6
'Almost there! Faster!'
"LET'S GO (Y/N)!!!" Kirishima cheered, causing the others to also cheer.
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Time!!!"
I opened my eyes and saw that I made it past the gate. I looked behind me and saw the escape gate had "well done!!!" written on it. Am I dreaming? Did I really just pass??
I looked ahead and saw Aizawa coming my way.
"A-Aizawa-sensei did I just-"
"Yeah. Good job kid." Was all I heard before falling unconscious due to exhaustion. Aizawa caught me just before I could hit the ground. Or so I was told...
"Electoplant, are you alright?" He spoke, looking for the pro.
"Yeah, I'm good. Sheesh, she really went all out... Gotta say I was not expecting that." He replied as he walked out of the rubble and towards the other pro.
"I didn't think someone her age would have that much in her." He continued.
"Yeah, well she got into this school for a reason. Along with my other students." Aizawa replied before picking me up and taking me to Recovery Girls tent.
....
I opened my eyes and was almost blinded by the brightness of the room.
"W-Where am I?"
"Ahh. You're finally awake." Recovery Girl spoke.
"How long was I out?" I asked before sitting up from the bed, trying to look for a clock.
"A few hours.. You put up quite a fight." She replied.
"A few hours? So, does that mean it's already after hours?"
"Yep, but that didn't stop the three who are waiting for you outside from leaving." She mentioned.
"What? Who?" I questioned. This was news to me.
"Look for yourself." She replied.
I got up from the bed and opened the door. There, I saw Katsuki, Todoroki and Izuku all sitting away from each other in the hall, sleeping. At least I hope they were sleeping and not dead. I peeked back into the room and told Recovery Girl about the current situation.
"Well, wake them up. They can't sleep here." She informed.
With a sigh, I went to the person who was the closest, and that was unfortunately Katsuki. Now, I never woke him up so I don't know what to expect.
'He better not lash out at me. I won't hesitate to throw hands.'
"Um... Katsuki? Hey. Wake up." I spoke as I gently pushed his shoulder.
He started shifting around before suddenly grabbing my wrist and pulling me down to the floor. It wasn't the hostile, I'm-gonna-kill-you reaction I was expecting. It was worse... and strange. There I was, pinned down on the floor with him holding me close to his chest.
'I-I.. W-What...WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?!!' My face immediately began to heat up out of pure shock.
The sound of me tumbling to the ground was pretty loud, so Izuku woke up and saw the scene right before his innocent little eyes.
"(Y/n)? Kacchan?" He questioned, looking awkwardly confused.
"Izuku it's not what it looks like!" I explained, trying to escape from Katsuki's grasp.
Then, he woke up. I looked to him and met with his soon to be widened, red orbs.
"WHAT THE FUCK! GET OFF!" He yelled as he pushed himself away after realizing what was happening.
"YOU'RE THE ONE WHO GRABBED ME!" I yelled back.
"Leave her alone, Bakugo." Todoroki suddenly defended. 'When did he wake up?!'
"Shut up, IcyHot! No one is talking to you!!" He barked.
"You kids go home! It's after hours and the school still has to be locked up!" Recovery Girl scolded as she opened the door. Izuku & I looked at her with apologetic looks on our faces while Todoroki stood there blankly and Katsuki looked towards her with his usual scowl on his face.
Elsewhere...
"Shigaraki. We've been spreading the word about you for the past few days. About how it seems like something big is about to go down." Spoke an unknown person.
"Well... who are they?" Shigaraki's sinister voice replied.
A young man & teenage girl walked into the room.
"In person, you're... super gross, dude." Spoke the young man.
"Woah! This handsy guy's your friend, Mr. Stainy?! I wanna join too! Your league of villains!" The awfully cheery girl spoke.
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Sorry for taking this chapter down on y'all, needed to make changes for the story. Hope you enjoy the update version tho!!
- Sierra
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