**Back in Ealearus**

Akina was standing in front of the villains, and it wasn't long before they recovered from shock of the sudden appearance of the clock and they jumped into action.

Dabi sent another stream of flames, but this time Akina was ready. She punched her fist upwards and multiple thick, spikey, aloevera stems sprouted from the ground, efficiently blocking off the fire before burning up.

"I see you have a good defense against my flames. A little unexpected." Dabi said. "But can you defend your friends?" Suddenly his arm shot out to his side, towards the group that was staying on the outskirts of the clearing. Flames burst out of his hand and sped through the air towards her friends.

"Nature Dragon: Rose- AH!" Akina said, she had started to cast a spell to protect her classmates but Toga had thrown a one of the needles towards her  and it had hit her shoulder, causing her to bring her arm back and reach for the needle. Sending a glare over at the villain she grabbed the needle and pulled it out, dropping it onto the ground.

Luckily, her classmates had separated themselves and just barely avoided the flames, but one of the other villains, the body suit one, had sprung into action and sped straight towards Shoji and Midoriya. Akina watched as ice suddenly sprung from the forest and Todoroki burst into the clearing, some frost covering his outstretched hand.

Good Timing. She thought before she turned her attention towards Toga, who was now running towards Midoriya. I seemed as if the needle attack was only to distract Akina from creating a barrier to rescue her friends, but now that she was occupied with Shoji and Midoriya, Akina thought it would be helpful to turn her attention to the man who had trapped her friends.

Compress had reverted back into his original form and was walking towards Dabi, Gajeel, and Lily. Though it was obvious with the way that he was walking that he was quite injured.

"I can't believe you wrecked my exit. Unrehearsed amateurs."

"You got Bakugo?" Dabi asked.

"Of course." He dug through his pocket and pulled out two teal orbs. Seeing it glint in the moonlight, Akina grinned before she headed towards him, almost vanishing at the speed she was going. She reappeared next to Compress and grabbed them from his hand."

"Looks like you celebrated all too soon." Akina said.

"Well color me impressed, though it's to be expected from someone as skilled as you." Mr. Compress said.

"If you've got them, then let's go!" Shoji exclaimed, dodging an attack from Toga.

"Right!" Akina exclaimed, and ran over to them to join the group. They started to run towards the forest when a familiar smelling creature walked out of the trees. A pale green Nomu was walking straight towards them.

"Quick, this way!" Midoriya shouted, making a turn to head another direction, only for them to encounter a giant iron wall.

"A wall? How'd this get here?" Todoroki asked.

Akina gritted her teeth and looked over at Gajeel. She knew he was only playing a part, but it still irked her that he did that. Though while she was looking over at him, he made a subtle motion to his hand, then tilted his head towards Compress and the other villains.

Akina looked from him to the villains. None of them were making an attempt to chase after them. If she really did have Bakugo and Tokoyami then they'd make more of an effort to get the orbs back from her.

"Guys, wait." She said, looking down at her hand, "These aren't Bakugo and Tokoyami." Her nose twitched and beyond the glassy smell of the two objects she held in her hand, she could also smell the distant scent of her own magic coming off of them. Her eyes widened in realization and she looked over towards the villains. "Where are they? Where is Bakugo?"

"You're a clever one aren't you. I'm afraid that's a trick I can't reveal just yet." Compress said, snapping his fingers.

Akina dropped the two marbles, watching as they glowed for a small second before reverting into a pile of leaves. She lunged forwards and headed straight towards the villains. She had almost made contact with Compress before she went through a familiar portal and suddenly felt her back make contact with one of the sharp edges of Todoroki's ice.

She felt the ice tear through her shirt before slicing her back. She slid down the ice, the spike dragging up until it hit her shoulder, where she detached herself from it and slid down to the ground, hitting the dirt with a loud thump. Pain had spread through every vein in her body, immobilizing her for a few seconds. As tense as this situation was, Akina couldn't help but let out a small chuckle. For some reason almost being impaled by one of the spikes of ice made her feel some sort of déjà vu, and for a split second the image of a dragon appeared in her head.

"Hayashi!" Midoriya shouted out, pure panic in his voice.

"I'll be fine. I've been through worse." Akina forced out.

"It's been five minutes since the signal. Let's go, Dabi." Kurogiri said, ignoring the five kids and addressing only the villains.

Portals had appeared next to each of the villains, and Akina watched as Toga and Twice went through their portals. Akina looked over at Gajeel and he gave her a small nod before he and Panther Lily went through the one that had appeared next to them.

"One last bow, and then the curtain falls-" Suddenly, there was a bright blue beam coming from the bushes, and it just barely grazed Compress' mask. But it was enough to break his mask and cough out the two marbles.

Before anyone else could move, Shoji and Todoroki sprung forwards, the of them reaching for the marbles. Shoji managed to grab one of them while the one Todoroki was reaching for was snatched up by Dabi just before he was able to get it.

"Well isn't that a tragedy. Poor little Todoroki Shoto." Akina watched as the two villains stepped back into the portal, half of their bodies still visible. "Confirm it now. Release them." He said.

"That laser ruined my finale." Compress said as he slowly backed into the portal, snapping his fingers and releasing the two students who had been trapped.

In Shoji's hands, a rather surprised Tokoyami was released from the marble, hovering in the air for a split second before landing in Shoji's arms. The other orb glowed and revealed Bakugo. Before he could push away, Dabi placed a hand around his neck, keeping him where he was.

Dabi looked at the kids before he slowly backed away into the portal, "Checkmate. Heh."

Akina balled her fists before she slammed a palm on the ground, aloe vera stems rising up and goign through the portal, wrapping around Dabi's legs from beyond the mist and stopping him from moving any further.

"You're not getting away." she said, forcing herself to stand up. "You're not taking Bakugo." She reached forwards and balled her fists, the vines slowly retreating back into the ground and pulling Dabi forwards, back into the clearing.

"Don't get too ahead of yourself." Dabi said, and suddenly the aloe was set on fire, and even though they were flame resistant, they shriveled up into ash in no time. "Good try, though." He grinned and retreated back into the smoke.

"Kacchan no!" Midoriya shouted out, running straight towards Bakugo.

"Stay back, Deku, freckles." He said just before he was completely encased in the mist and the portal disappeared.

And just like that he was gone. Akina stayed where she was, looking at the spot with wide eyes. He was gone. She gritted her teeth as she fell to her knees, ignoring the paralyzing pain that went up her back. She could of done something more, but she didn't. She should of noticed that the marbles she had got weren't her classmates immediately. In front of her Midoriya fell to the ground. He was quiet for a second before he let out an earsplitting cry.

Akina just knelt there, images from just moments before flashing into her head, and suddenly flashes of Lisanna's 'death' flashed in her head. Watching as Elfman had grabbed her and threw her over a cliff. She was as helpless now as she had been back then. And she hated it. She didn't know how long she was kneeling there, but eventually Midoriya's screams died down and he crumpled up on the floor passed out as the adrenaline pumping through his veins died down.

Akina forced herself to stand up, wincing at the pain from her injuries. She stayed still for a second, leaning against a tree for support. Biting her cheek she straightened up and walked over to the others.

"We have to get back to camp. I... we need to tell Aizawa what happened." She said, getting the attention of her classmates.

Tokoyami, Shoji, and Todoroki glanced at each other before they nodded. Shoji picked up the passed out Midoriya and held him safely in his Dupli-arms.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Todoroki asked. "That injury on your back is still bleeding."

"I'm fine. I've been through a lot worse. We just need to get back to camp." She took a step forwards before she paused, looking ahead she saw some figures. It seemed that they had seen the group of students and they started yelling at each other before they rushed up to them.

"You five are U.A students, correct?" One of the people asked, and from the uniform he, and the others were wearing Akina recognized them as medics. "Don't worry, we're here to help you."