Thursday evening, Professor Aizawa's homeroom class was in Tanglewood Forest that stretched out behind U.A. Academy. They were to get a look at the fauna life before night fell. Everybody dressed accordingly for the slightly chilly weather. Assigned groups of four split off. Katsuki was with Izuku, Shoto, and Mezo. Ochako had Tsuyu, Minoru, and Yuga in her group.

By now, Katsuki wanted to ditch the classmates he was with and complete the assignment on his own. Better yet, he'd steal his girlfriend from her group.

"We still have five more to find," Izuku announced.

Katsuki froze in place when he felt Ochako's fear wash over him. His stomach dropped.

"What's the matter, Bakugo?" Mezo asked, causing the others to look at Katsuki.

Crimson eyes searched for any sign of Ochako as he clutched his heart. He bolted, trusting their soul mate connection to lead him to her.

"Kacchan!" Izuku called out, running after him.

The group stuck together with Katsuki in the lead. I'm coming, Angel, he thought.

A white bolt of lightning came out of nowhere and struck within range of their vision way up ahead.

"Kaminari?" Shoto questioned.

"His magic is yellow," Katsuki growled. "Somebody else."

More white lightning and Yuga's beams of magic seemed to battle each other. There came a time the beams stopped right before the four reached the scene. Minoru and Yuga were injured and unconscious. Ochako knelt on the ground, cradling a bleeding Tsuyu.

A man with crazy white hair had electricity dance around him.

"Half 'n' Half, freeze the fucker!" Katsuki ordered after firing off an explosion.

The air grew cold as Shoto used his right hand to cast his magic. Ice raced along the ground and traveled up White.

"Long Arms, grab Grape and Twinkle and fucking run!"

Mezo rushed over to Minoru and Yuga.

"Deku, get Frog Face!"

Izuku wasted no time running for Tsuyu.

He was almost to his girlfriend—

"Katsuki, behind you!" Ochako shouted.

He turned around and blasted ice shards from impaling him. Adrenaline pumped through Katsuki as he glared at Gray. "You back for another round, fucker?"

"Not exactly," he cackled.

White summoned lightning and struck himself, breaking the ice cocoon that trapped him from his neck down.

Mezo took off with his classmates without being targeted. Izuku handed Tsuyu over to Shoto to join Katsuki in battling Gray and White.

"Cheeks, find Aizawa and tell him what's going on," Katsuki said.

Before she could react, Gray said, "Nobody else leaves, or I kill your friends."

Explosions crackled in Katsuki's palms. "Fuck off!" He caught movement out of the corner of his eye and blasted whatever it was. Something snaked around his right ankle and swept him off his feet. He dangled upside down in the air.

"Kacchan!" Izuku shouted as he fought White.

A black tendril of condensed shadows had him. When he aimed his arm to blast it, another one wrapped around his extended limb. "Fuck!" Even more tendrils trapped him, securing his arms to his side. He squirmed to break free as he was moved upright, but still held in the air. If he used his magic, he'd only blast his outer thighs.

A man walked into view with the tendrils coming from his right palm. Long black hair was held back in a ponytail. He wore all-black from head to toe.

Katsuki stilled, eyes growing wide. He recognized the man as Sable, the leader of Black Gauntlet.

"What a fire you have," Sable praised.

His voice made Katsuki's hair stand on edge. "Fuck off!" he sneered.

A grin curved Sable's lips, and he made a portal appear. "Come along."

White sent a bolt of lightning Izuku's way before heading for the portal and going through it.

Ochako looked at the ground and grabbed rocks. After channeling her magic, she threw them at Sable.

He saw the attack coming and waved his left hand through the air. New tendrils smacked away the rocks. "Pathetic excuse for magic."

Katsuki shouted in frustration. He couldn't escape the hold.

Sable stepped over to the portal and tugged his right arm inward. The tendrils moved Katsuki backward away from his classmates.

Ochako ran for her boyfriend. "Katsuki!"

Izuku tapped into his magic to increase his speed.

"Stay back..." Katsuki said right before going through the portal.

It closed, leaving no trace behind.

Ochako slowed down until she stood still, staring at where the portal just was. She kept blinking to see if the scene changed. It didn't.

Izuku skidded to a stop and fell to his knees. He pounded a fist to the ground and shouted.

She numbly walked forward as if weights were around her ankles. "K–Katsuki?" she whispered. "Katsuki?"

He raised his head to look at her and sniffled back tears. "Ochako?"

She reached the area where the portal had been, where her boyfriend was last seen. "Katsuki. Katsuki!" Desperation grew as her voice got louder. "Katsu"—her voice cracked—"ki! Give him back to me!" She broke down sobbing, fists shaking at her sides.

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A/N: Oops