-x- Midoriya's POV -x-

My heart pounded as I walked up to the school gates. Gulping, my breaths became uneven, my worries taking over.

"Hey, what's going on, Deku!?" a bubbly voice called out, my head snapping to the source.

My face softened as I saw her face. "Oh, hey there, Uraraka."

"Are you doing better now?" she asked.

I nodded, grinning widely. "Of course. Better than ever!"

She giggled, "I'm glad! So, have you seen Iida anywhere?"

"No, but I just got here. Knowing him, though, he's probably already inside."

Smiling, she agreed. "Yeah, you're right. Always so formal and proper. That's Iida for you!"

I felt my heart pound as she spoke, the heat in my cheeks rising. Realizing what I was doing, I shook my head, clearing my thoughts.

"Deku? How come you were shaking your head?" she asked, tilting her head.

I nervously laughed. "Oh uh-No reason! I was just..." I trailed off.

She smiled sweetly, sending my heart for a loop. "You know what? Forget about it. It's fine, Deku. I'm sure there's a lot on your mind."

"Yeah..." I forced, "Thanks, Uraraka."

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"WELCOME CLASS!" All Might boomed, an ear-to-ear grin present on his face. "TODAY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TRAINING SESSION, MIXING IN-"

I covered my ears, looking up annoyed. "Hey, All Might, it's nice that you're excited and all, but can you tone it down a bit?"

The man blushed, the rest of the students looking at me curiously.

"Uh, yes," he coughed, "Anyways! This exercise will focus on skills of deduction and combat. We'll be splitting each group into pairs, similar to the first exercise we've done. Instead, however, the villain team will be given a script and objectives, and the heroes will have to figure these things out with the given clues. For instance, the villain team might be told that they're thieves, and must steal from a fake bank. Of course, the heroes won't exactly know their crime, but they'll be given small character sheets describing past crimes, statements, et cetera. Based off of these clues, along with others that are left behind, the hero must deduce what their crime is and eventually stop them using combat skills they've gained."

The bulky man posed after finishing, flashing a bright smile. "Everyone understand?'

Iida quickly shot up his arm. "Sir! I have a question!" he shouted intensely, standing so stiffly that he shook.

"Yes, Young Iida?" All Might addressed him.

Hand unwavering, Iida began to elaborate. "What exactly do you mean by other clues? You explained that there'd be a character sheet, but what other clues will there be. Also, will the villains have any information about the heroes?"

"Ah, wonderful questions, Young Iida!" All Might chuckled, "To answer your first question, let's go with the bank example again. Maybe, for instance, there would be loose slips of money lying around, or an alarm would go off, signifying that they weren't just hiding in any old building. As for your ones about the villains," he began, "They will not have information about the heroes. This means that, while the heroes have character sheets, the villain teams won't actually know who they're pitted up against. While it may seem unfair, villains won't know exactly which heroes show up, even in the real world. Sure, they can likely have an idea about their opponents based off of their crimes, but nothing exact."

"Thank you, sir!" Iida bowed, lowering his arm.

"Alright, first we shall pick out the villain teams! Afterwards, they shall be sent to a separate area, which is when the hero teams will be chosen, as will the matchups!"

He grinned, pulling out 2 slips of paper from a box. "The first villain team will be..." He read the papers, "Yaoyorozu and Kirishima!"

"All right!" Kirishima gave her a fistbump.

She awkwardly returned the gesture, "I'm sure we can make this work."

This continued on until all the villain teams were created, forming the groups as follows:

"Yaoyorozu and Kirishima!"

"Jiro and Mina!"

"Todoroki and Sato!"

"Tsuyu and Shoji!"

"Sero and Ojiro!"

"Alright, that's it for the villain teams!" All Might announced, sending them to a separate room. "Now for the heroes!"

"Mineta and Bakugo!" he called out, the fiery blonde shooting explosions at the terrified grape.

"Aoyama and Hagakure!"

"Iida and Koda!"

"Uraraka and Tokoyami!"

And finally...

"Midoriya and Kaminari!"

All Might laughed, holding his burly arms on his hips. "Now, let's begin!"

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