Chapter 20

It was now day three of the exams, they had just finished up the last of the written exams. It was now time for the physical final exam, Eva felt that she did well on the written portion. She went through it pretty easily, she couldn't help but notice Izuku tapping his foot a bit in front of her.

"Alright, pencils down," Aizawa ordered. "The last person in each row, bring the answer sheets to me."

"Thanks so much for your help!" Ashido exclaimed as she went over to Yaoyorozu, she had picked up answer sheets. 

"I didn't leave anything blank at least!" Kaminari exclaimed. Then they were on their way to the practical exam at Center Plaza. 

They were all in their hero suits and all the teachers were present. "Now then...Let's begin the last test. Remember, it's possible to fail this final. If you wanna go to camp, then don't make any stupid mistakes."

"Uh. Why are all the teachers here?" Jiro asked. 

"I expect many of you have gathered information and believed you have some idea of what you'll be facing with today," Aizawa answered.

"We're fighting those big ol' metal robots!" Kaminari exclaimed as he arched back. 

"Fireworks! S'mores! Here we come, camp!" Ashido cheered. 

"Actually, this year's tests will be completely different, for various reasons," Principal Nezu said popping out Aizawa's scarf. 

"Principal Nezu!" Jiro, Ojiro, Sero, and Eva exclaimed. 

"You're changing things?" Yaoyorozu asked. 

"The tests now have a new focus," Principal Nezu asked as he got down with the help of 13. "There will be Hero work, of course. But also teamwork, and combat between actual people. So what does that mean for you? You students will be working in pairs of two or three and your opponents will be one of our esteemed U.A. teachers! Isn't that fabulous?" Everyone gasped. 

"We're...fighting the teachers?" Urakaka asked. 

"Additionally, your partners and your opponents have already been chosen," Aizawa revealed. "They were determined at my discretion based on various factors, including fighting style, grades, and interpersonal relationships. First, Yaoyorozu and Todoroki are a team. Against me. Then we have Midoriya paired with Yuki and Bakugo." The three of them gasped as they looked at each other. "And their opponent is..." All Might appeared out of nowhere, landing in front of them. 

"I am here to fight!" All Might announced. 

"We're up against All Might?!" The three of them asked. 

"You're going to have to work together, boys and Young Yuki, if you want to win," All Might said. The three looked at each other, Katsuki growled and All Might chuckled. 

"And now, let's announce the teams and teachers they'll be fighting in order!" Principal Nezu said. 

1. Sato and Kirishima vs Cementoss

2. Tsu and Tokoyami vs Ectoplasm.

3. Iida and Ojiro vs Power Loader

4. Yaoyorozu and Todoroki vs Mr. Aizawa

5. Urakaka and Aoyama vs 13

6. Ashido and Kaminari vs Nezu

7. Jiro and Koda vs Present Mic

8. Hagakure and Shoji vs Snipe

9. Sero and Mineta vs Midnight

10. Eva, Izuku, and Katsuki vs All Might

"To complete the exam, you'll have 30 minutes. In order to win, your objective is to put these handcuffs on your teacher," Principal Nezu explained as he held up yellow handcuffs. "Or you can win if one of you manages to escape from the combat stage."

"So we've either got to capture the teacher or run away," Kamianri said. "It's basically like combat training. "

"Yeah, but is it really okay to just jet?" Ashido asked. 

"Yup," Principal Nezu allowed with a thumbs up. 

"It's going to be much different than the combat training you all went through earlier," Present Mic stated. "After all, you're up against people way better than you!"

"Better? Really?" Jiro asked. "Wait, aren't you just the announcer?" 

"Hey, watch your mouth, girl--have some respect!"Present Mic raged. 

"This time, your exam will be similar to a real battle," 13 informed. "As strange as it is, please think of us as villains. 

"Assumin' you come across your enemy. If you think you can win against them, then fight," Snipe ordered. "However..."

"In instances where you're outmatched, it would be smarter to run away and find help," Aizawa advised. "Todoroki. Yuki. Iida. Midoriya. I'm sure the four of you understand." They all recalled Hero Killer. 

"I won't make that mistake again," Iida assured. "I will pass this test and prove that I'm a hero!"

"So we fight to win...or run to win," Izuku said. 

"That's right!" All Might confirmed. "It's a test of your decision-making skills. But with these rules, you're probably thinking your only real choice is to flee. That's why the support course made these super-clever accessories for us." He pulled out a weight.

"Behold! Ultra-compressed weights!" Present Mic announced. 

"These babies will add about half our body weight to our physiques," All Might explained. "It's not much, but they will eat up our stamina and make it harder for us to move around." He grunted after putting the last one on. "Oh, shot...These are heavier than I thought. We had a contest to come up with these designs, and young Hatsume ended up winning it."

"Wow, good for Hatsume!" Izuku complimented. 

"You think we need a handicap to win against you?" Katsuki asked. "Well, think again."

"This will be fun," All Might stated after laughing.

"Let's begin," Aizawa ordered. "The teams will take the practical exam in the order you were called. We have a stage prepared for you. Sato, Kirishima. You're up."

"Yes, sir!" They responded.

"Those waiting their turn to fight can either watch the exams or strategize together as a team. It's your choice," Aizawa said. "That's all." They went inside.

"Ojiro, I'd like to discuss how we might be able to coordinate the use of our Quirks," Iida said. 

"Great," Ojiro agreed.

"Tokoyami? Let's go come up with a plan," Tsu suggested. 

"Agreed," Tokoyami said, they went off. 

"We've got to figure out a way to destroy Ms. Midnight's costume!" Mineta declared. 

"You are such a little scumbag," Sero scolded as he followed. Eva and Izuku both looked to see that Katsuki was already gone.

"Why do you think we three were put together?" Izuku said as they made their way to the monitor room.

"Because of relationships," Eva answered. "All Might has a soft spot for you, you and Katuski do not necessarily get along."

"That's an understatement," Izuku smiled lightly. "You always get caught in the middle of our fights."

"That I should be able to stop," Eva said. "Not a very good friend dynamic or friend."

"You are a great friend," Izuku corrected as he waved his hands around. "Kacchan can just be so intimidating, we need to work as a team."

"Even with those weights All Might still have a lot of strength," Eva said. "He is going to try to fight us whether we run or not."

"It's not going to be easy," Izuku said as they entered the monitor room. They saw Recovery Girl in the chair on the screen were numerous locations. 

"Well. Looks like I have my work cut out for me today," Recovery Girl said as the door hissed open.

"Oh, Deku. Yuki," Urakaka greeted. "You both are watching, too? hi."

"Yeah," Izuku confirmed. "It's not like we get many chances to watch students in combat with teachers, right? And besides, I don't think Kacchan really wants to talk strategy with us."

"I can see that," Urakaka said. "And, uh, my partner is a little preoccupied with himself." Aoyama was in the mirror admiring himself.

"You don't say," Izuku whimpered. 

"That's why I thought I'd try and get inspiration from everyone else's battles," Urakaka explained. 

"Smart," Eva complimented. 

"Team Sato and Kirishima," the announcer said. "Practical exam. Ready? Go." They watched Kirishima and Sato take a running start. Suddenly, a wall of cement made them jump back. Kirishima hardened up as Sato consumed some sugar. They rushed towards Cementoss, the teacher sent out more cement walls.  The two students continuously punched through the walls. 

"Come on, you guys!" Urakaka encouraged. "You've totally got him!"

"They're not going to win it like this," Izuku said.

"Huh?" the two asked. 

"Their quirks are amazing, but there's a limit to how long they can use them," Izuku explained. "They won't last forever. I don't think Mr. Cementoss has that kind of limit, though. The more time that passes by, the more of a disadvantage they're at."

"That's not good," Urakaka said. 

"It's no coincidence they were matched up," Eva said.

"Mr. Aizawa's putting students against teachers; they'll have a hard time against," Izuku added. Urakaka gasped as she looked at the screen again. "To pass, we'll have to recognize our weaknesses...and overcome them."

"Exactly right," Recovery Girl confirmed. "So before it's time for your own final, you should think carefully about your compatibility with the teacher you're fighting." Sato and Kirishima eventually got trapped by the cement. The buzzer went off.

"Sato and Kirishima have been knocked out," the announcer said. "Exam over."

"It's only the first match and I'm already needed," Recovery Girl groaned as she got up. 

"No way...It was that one-sided?" Urakaka asked. 

"Their Quirks were too ineffective against his," Izuku said. "Eva, try talking some sense into Kacchan, or form some plan together, he's most likely will listen to you."

"Are you sure?" Eva asked.

"It's the best shot we got," Izuku said. "I'll try getting tips from watching our classmates."

" Alright," Eva nodded before leaving the room. She found Katsuki in a waiting room by himself. "There you are."

"I am going to win this," Katsuki said, he was definitely angry. " I don't need any of you."

"Our fight with All Might is for us to win by overcoming our weakness," Eva said. "We need to work together, that's where our weakness is."

"What the hell are you talking about?" Katsuki asked as his hand started to spark up, Eva fluttered over to him.

"You like to try to do everything on your own, due to how much you don't like Izuku, you probably are not going to hear what he has planned," Eva explained. 

"I'd rather lose than rely on one of that damn nerds' dumb plans," Katsuki growled.

"I am not failing this exam because of your hatred," Eva grunted as she put her feet on the ground. "At least tell me what you have in mind."

"I am facing him head-on," Katsuki answered. "I wanna blast that smile off his face!"

"Think harder," Eva advised. "This is All Might...number one hero. No matter what we do, he will be able to land a hit on all of us."

"You can see far right?" Katsuki asked, she nodded. "Stay in the air, high above us. But don't go to the gate, I'm not letting go of my desire to fight. Tell me where All Might is...Deku is seriously pissing me off." His hands exploded more.

"Katsuki, you said you didn't want another half-assed win again, right?" Eva asked, Katsuki looked at her in surprise, he rarely heard her swear. "If you are the only one fighting on a team of three, it will be either a loss or another half-ass win."

"You think I'm going to lose?" Katsuki asked. 

"This All Might," Eva reminded him. "Even with those weights, he's going to be strong, and fast. Don't you recall how he fought against that Nomu at USJ? That's him without the weights."

"You are pissing me off," Katsuki said.

"Good," Eva said as she put her fist in the palm of his left hand. He was a bit alarmed, she'd never done that before. "You need to overcome working together with Izuku, I need to overcome always letting you off the hook for being such a jerk sometimes, and being easy on Izuku as well. Izuku needs to overcome not having control of his quirk, as well as his relationship with you and me. We have a chance of defeating All Might together, but alone we lose."

"You've gotten a bit gutsy since UA," Katsuki said as he closed his hand around her fist. "It is starting to piss me off."

"Good," Eva said with a smile for her other hand around on top of his; Katsuki couldn't help but smile. He was quick to anger; but rarely at her.

"Go back to the monitor room," Katsuki ordered. "I'll come with a plan."

"Team Asui and Tokoyami have passed the final!" the announcer said. 

"Go," Katsuki ordered as he stood up. "I know you want to see our classmate's fights as well."

"I am supposed to be strategizing with you," Eva said. 

"Whatever plan I come up with will be the one that gets us to win," Katsuki said as he pulled her closer. "It's going to be better than that damn loser could ever think of...All Might is going to die." Eva sighed. "I need you to trust me."

"Fine," Eva gave in. "See you at the gates." She then took back off to the monitor room, she saw Ojiro and Iida on the screen. Power loader was limiting their places to run. 

"Any luck?" Izuku asked without looking back.

"No, didn't want to strategize together,"  Eva sighed. "He thinks that fighting head on would be best, wants to prove to the world that he is the best. He said he'd think a team plan over, but I'm not sure if he'll stay true to his word."

"Kacchan," Izuku frowned. Eva put her hand over her mouth when she saw Ojiro piggyback riding Iida. 

"They look so cute," Eva breathed as Iida used his engines to run through the field. 

"Not good!" Izuku exclaimed as they saw Power Loader show up. Iida jumped up Ojiro wrapped his tail around Iida's leg. He spun fast, and eventually, Ojiro flew over, slamming his tail into Power Loader before going through the gate. 

"Team Iida and Ojiro have passed the final," the announcer said. 

"They're both amazing!" Urakaka chimed. Eva giggled lightly when she saw that Iida was stuck. Up next was Todoroki and Yaoyorozu. They watched Todoroki give Yaoyorozu orders as they ran through an alley she started to make Russian nesting dolls. The two students stopped running, and Yaoyorozu's quirk stopped working. Aizawa hung upside down on the power line Todoroki went to attack. Aizawa ended up trapping Todoroki in his scarf, pulling him to the power line as Yaoyorozu ran. Aizawa then threw down a bunch of caltrops below Todoroki, just in case he tried something. Aizawa then went after Yaoyorozu. 

Aizawa caught Yaoyorozu by the arm, he pulled her, Momo created something to free her arm and then ran in the direction that Aizawa left Todoroki. 

Yaoyorozu seemed to be in a panic, she seemed to have lost trust in her instincts. After a minute of talking, Yaoyorozu threw up the little dolls she had created earlier. They flashed bright lights. As Aizawa was blinded Yaoyorozu freed Todorok. They ended up hiding from Aizawa to get their plan together. Just as Aizawa was about to reach, Todoroki was able to use his ice and create a big barricade of ice. Yaoyorozu turned away from Todoroki Eva put her hand over Izuku's eyes as Yaoyorozu opened her costume and started to make a scarf that looked the same as the one their opponent had. He quickly faced away. Once she was done, Eva let Izuku see the screen again.

"Huh? Why isn't Mr. Aizawa going after them?" Urakaka asked.

"He might've overused his eyes," Izuku suspected. 

"He did take a lot of damage during the USJ incident," Eva said. "That probably affected his quirk a bit." On the screen, they saw that they put the fake scarf in a catapult. Todoroki and Yaoyorozu escaped under cloaks, which Aizawa saw right away. In the end, they were able to cuff Mr. Aizawa, they could see that Aizawa let him get captured by the cloth that Yaoyorozu made. Yaoyorozu put a hand over her mouth, she had tears in her eyes. Todoroki tried to help, but Yaoyorozu wouldn't allow him. 

"My, my," Recovery Girl smiled. "Turns out that man's a big softie after all." The buzzer sounded. 

"Team Todoroki and Yaoyorozu have passed the final exam!" The announcer said.

It was now the fifth match, Urakaka, and Aoyama versus 13. Eva was getting more and more nervous as her match approached. Aoyama and Urakaka were doing their best not to get pulled toward 13 as the hero used their quirk. Urakaka's face turned red she grabbed her cheeks causing her to let go, getting sucked toward 13. 13 stopped using her quirk suddenly Urakaka got aggressive, she pinned 13 on the ground, putting the handcuffs on her with the help of Aoyama. 

"Amazing!" Eva breathed. 

"Team Aoyama and Urakaka have passed the final," the announcer said after the buzzer went off. 

"Urakaka's judgment was great!" Izuku exclaimed. " I can't believe she thought to use her opponent's power to get in close!"

"Ribbit?" Tsu asked. "I don't know. It looked to me like Ochacho just lost focus and let go for a second."

"Oh, really?" Eva asked. 

"Uh-huh," Tsu confirmed. "The two of them were talking. I wonder what Aoyama said that shocked her so much."

"Who knows?" Izuku asked. "It's too bad we can't hear their conversations." The doors opened revealing Yaoyorozu and Iida. 

"Urakaka won," Iida said. "Not surprising. I'm happy for her."

"Yeah, and both of you passed, too! Congrats!" Izuku exclaimed. 

"Ribbit," Tsu said as Eva gave a thumbs up. 

"Thank you for your enthusiasm," Iida smiled as Yaoyorozu smiled at them as well. 

"Now this match is over, which team is taking the field next?" Tsu asked. 

"Ashido and Kaminari are paired up for the next battle," Yaoyorozu said. "They're going to have to fight against Principal Nezu."

"The principal of our school," Izuku breathed. "It's rare we get to see someone like him in action.

"We'll have to watch this round carefully," Iida said. 

The buzzer went off. "Team Ashido and Kaminari. Practical exam. Ready, go!" They saw Ashido and Kaminari running, they were in discussion of what to do. Suddenly they watched the two running from pieces of the arena falling around them. It was a chain reaction caused by Principal Nezu. 

"The principal looks so comfortable in that crane," Iida said. 

"He has tea," Eva noted.

"Yeah, but how is he causing all this?" Izuku asked. 

"I don't know, he's too far away," Tsu answered. 

"He must've predicted their moves," Yaoyorozu suspected. 

"Predicted?" Eva repeated. 

"Yes," Yaoyorozu breathed. "I bet he planned his attacks through sophisticated calculations." 

"In the past, humans conducted horrible experiments on Nezu," Recovery Girl explained, four of them were in fear as Eva remained the same. "So in times like this, he gets his vengeance."

"I don't blame him," Eva said as she crossed her arms. "I'd do the same." The other four looked at her in shock and slight fear. They watched more of the match.

"Incredible," Izuku breathed. "He's two steps ahead!"

"And they can't attack him if they don't know where to find him," Tsu said. "What an impressive brain."

"The principal's strategy is nearly perfect," Yaoyorozu said.

'Go Principal Nezu,' Eva thought to herself.

In the end, they couldn't make it to the escape gate and failed due to the time expiring. 

"So it's over," Eva said. "They lost."

"They never even saw their opponent," Iida said. "I can't imagine how frustrated they must be." The door opened revealing Urakaka. 

"What? Mina's team lost their battle?" Urakaka asked as she ran over. 

"Yes," Yaoyorozu confirmed. "The principal's game plan was flawless; they just couldn't beat him."

"That's terrible," Urakaka said. "Oh, man, they must be crushed!"

"But you passed," Iida brought up. "Congratulations!"

"Thanks," Urakaka smlied. "You, too, Iida."

"Ochaco. What were you talking to Aoyama about right before the end of your match against Thirteen?" Tsu asked. 

"Uh--Oh, well--" Urakaka began. She turned red, her arms started to go everywhere. "You've got it all wrong!"

"What is the matter with you?" Iida asked.

"It was just battle stuff," Urakaka said. "Understand?"

"Your face is so red," Eva noted. Tsu and Eva looked at each other and then back at Urakaka. The buzzer sounded they all looked to see Jiro and Koda were up next. 

"Team Koda and Jiro. Practical exam. Ready, go!" the announcer said. 

"The practical exams match students up with teachers they're supposed to have a hard time against," Iida said as they watched Jiro and Koda run. "That's the whole point, right?"

"Yes," Yaoyorozu confirmed.

"And it's easy to see what this team's weaknesses are," Izuku said. 

"I agree," Tsu nodded. "What are they going to do against Present Mic?"

"Both of them have sound-related Quirks," Eva pointed out. "But their opponent will be able to drown out everything around them." Present Mic wasted no time using his quirk. Jiro and Koda ended up covering her ears, Eva grunted a bit, due to Recovery Girl's earpiece, she could hear it as well. She took a step back. They then saw Koda freak out from the ant Jiro had. 

"Uh," Eva breathed. "That must explain why he's so nervous around me." Jiro tried to cancel him out with her speakers. She then used her earphone jack to break apart rock, revealing bugs. They watched Present Mic get covered in bugs that Koda sent to him, which even grossed out Eva. 

"That's tough, even for a pro," Iida muttered.

"Wow, Koda," Izuku breathed. "Harsh move."

"I'm never making him mad," Eva said. 

"He let a few bugs beat him?" Recovery Girl fumed. They watched Koda carry a happy Jiro through the gate.

"Team Koda and Jiro have passed the exam!" the announcer said. Up next were Shoji and Hagarkure, they were hiding behind pillars to avoid being hit by Snipe. The hero then threw a smoke bomb. In the end, Hagakure ended up putting the handcuffs on Snipe, and their team passed.  "Team Hagakure and Shoji had passed the exam."

"It's just as I expected," Yaoyorozu smiled. "Hagakure is the best there is at stealth ops."

"And Shoji had the guts to face Mr. Snipe, head-on, and be their distraction!" Izuku added. 

"Ribbit," Tsu agreed the buzzer went off.

"Team Mineta and Sero," the announcer said. "Practical exam. Ready, go!"

"Hey. Deku, Yuki, isn't your match-up next?" Urakaka asked. "Shouldn't you be waiting in the exam area?"

"Oh," Izuku breathed. "Probably. But I wanna make sure I see everyone else fight. It's definitely interesting to see how each team uses their Quirks. But I also feel like I'm getting stronger watching them. Our classmates are just so amazing. Even if they didn't pass, they fought until the very end. Every one of them embodies what it means to be a UA student!"

"Well, umm..." Iida began. 

"Mostly," Yaoyorozu grunted. 

"Looks like one of our peers is giving up," Tsu said as she pointed at the screen. They saw Mineta running away in tears. 

"What is he doing?" Izuku demanded in a sweat. 

"Hey, if you are going to stick around tell me how it goes," Eva said as she made her way to the door, Izuku looked back at her. 

"Yeah, see you there," Izuku nodded. He turned back to the screen as Eva made her way to the waiting room. She ended up landing and walking, she wanted to think of a better strategy. She knew it would be better if it were all three of them, but it seemed hopeless to get Izuku and Katsuki in a room together. 

"Yuki," a voice said, she looked up to see Todoroki.

"Congratulations on passing!" Eva complimented.

"Thanks," Todoroki bowed his head a bit. "Does your team have a plan against All Might?" She smiled sheepishly. "How do you plan on winning then?"

"Kastuki thinks his plan is the best, he doesn't want help," Eva said. "Especially from Izuku."

"Well, if you don't come up with something, you will lose," Todoroki said.

"We can't exactly run, we will have to fight no matter what," Eva said. "Katsuki wants me to take the sky, but I have a feeling they put a barrier for how far I can go up, to keep it fair. These exams are for us to overcome weaknesses. Our team's weakness is personal relationships."

"Good luck," Todoroki said as he put his hand up.

"Thanks," Eva breathed, she high-fived it before making her way to the exit. She was halfway to the gate when Izuku caught up with her. "How did they do?"

"Won," Izuku answered as he stopped in front of her. "Ready?"

"I don't think we have a choice," Eva said as she grabbed him, taking him to the sky.  "Thought of a plan?"

"For now, we run," Izuku answered as they got closer to the gate.

"Very opposite approaches," Eva said. "We are going to have to do both if we want to pass." She picked up speed to get to the starting point faster.

"Let's do our best to be heroes," Izuku said. "Let's not let our class down." Eva nodded in agreement. They saw that Katsuki was already at the gate, he looked back at them, he wasn't very happy. He grunted before looking back forward. Eva set Izuku down, they were about to face their final. Eva saw that there was a cage around the top, there was a good amount of space, between the top of the cage, and the top of the buildings. The buzzer went off.

"Team Midoriya, Yuki and Bakugo. Practical exam. Ready, go!" The announcer said. The doors opened Katsuki started going.

"Eva," Katsuki grunted. "The sky."

"Right," Eva breathed, she shot up into the air to get a clear look at their battlefield. On the other side, she saw All Might, he was in a ready position. And behind him was the gate to win. She looked down to see Katsuki getting very irritated with Izuku, she saw him getting ready to turn around. She appeared in between, pushing Izuku back with her wings a bit too harsh, making him fall, and catching Katuski's gauntlet with her hands. 

"Katsuki," Eva said. "Listen to what Izuku has to say."

"I don't wanna hear another word," Katsuki growled. "Just because you both think you're getting stronger doesn't mean you get to tell me what to do."

***

In the monitor room, everyone was silent.

"Oh, dear," Recovery Girl sighed. "There's absolutely no teamwork between those three. Don't they realize the trail ahead of them?"

***

Back on the field, everyone was in an intense mood, Katsuki went forward without a word.

"Wait, Kacchan!" Izuku called out. "All I'm trying to do is get us to pass the final! This is for all of us!"

"I told you, we don't need your dumb power to pass!" Katuski shouted looking back at them. "I can win it all by myself!

"Will you stop yelling!" Izuku shouted. "This is why we never have real conversations!" Eva's eyes went wide, she flew up to Katsuki, grabbed him by the shirt, and threw him all the way back by Izuku, the collision made them both fall to the ground. 

"What the hell Eva!?" Katsuki demanded as got up. He paused the minute she activated her quirk, wind out of her wings, they met with a powerful shock wave. The shock was powerful, tearing up everything in its path, Eva was getting pushed back. She saw a car flying past her. She eventually flew back, landing by the other two. Smoke from the debris is everywhere. 

"Who really cares if I destroy this city?" All Might asked as he approached them. 

'Principal Nezu,' Eva thought to herself. All Might stepped down, sending another shockwave. Eva crossed her arms; she could see a small cut around his arm from when she sent her wind to try to counter the shock wave. 

"If you think this an exam and not a real fight, you'll be sorry," All Might warned. "I'm a villain now, heroes. Remember that. You'd better come at me with everything you've got. I won't pull my punches!" 

"It's over if we fight head-on," Izuku said. "Let's run!"

"Don't tell me what to do!" Katsuki shouted as Izuku ran. All Might shot forward, Eva got ready, but Katsuki pushed back.

"Kacchan no!" Izuku shouted. 

"How about a Stun Grenade?" Katsuki asked as he sent a blast. "You want everything I've got, All Might?" He jumped in the air as Eva went around the corner to find something helpful. "Like that wasn't my plan. I never--" All Might grabbed his face. "Hold back, dammit!" He shot off explosions in All Might's face. 

"Ow, ow, ow!" All Might shouted. "Your rapid-fire blasts were weak--hardly more than a sting. Where are you going? Don't you think I forgot about you already, Young Midoriya? Where is young Yuki? Are you like her and going to leave your teammate here and run away? Uh-huh, do you really think that's going to work?"

"Ah--Move it!" Bakugo shouted.

"Kacchan!" Izuku shouted.

"I wasn't running away!" Eva shouted, suddenly appearing behind in the air All Might with a mini car. "Ah!" She swung the car down like a bat, and as she hit All Might with the car as Bakugo and Izuku collided.

****

In the monitor room, all the students were in complete shock.

"Yuki picked up a whole car," Yaoyorozu said. "That's hard to lift for an average human."

"Ribbit," Tsu said. "Yuki's not a human." Yaoyorozu gasped looking over. 

"That's correct," Recovery Girl. "Fairies are stronger than the average human, and due to how she travels with these complete opposites, I am not surprised she was able to lift it." In the back of the room was Todoroki, he was quietly watching.

"There is so much I do not know about fairies," Iida admitted. "There was a time I thought they were only a myth until I met Yuki."

"With that being said, I don't know much either," Yaoyorozu sighed. "Of course, I believed in them when I was a little girl...but I stopped in junior high...Even with Yuki in our class, my belief in fairies slips often, and she sits in front of me."

****
Back on the battlefield.

 Eva landed on the ground as Katsuki and Izuku were getting back to their feet.

"Nice hit!" All Might shouted from the distance, he was getting to his feet as well. "But you are going to have to try better than that if you want to defeat me!"

"Kaccahn!" Izuku shouted, Eva, glanced back to see that they were both back on their feet.

"Outta the way!" Katsuki growled. 

"Haven't you been listening to me?" Izuku asked. "It'd be insane to fight him head-on!"

"Shut up, scum," Katsuki growled as he marched forward. "I will win this. That's what it means to be a hero, Deku!" A memory was triggered for the other two.

*****Memory*****

They were much younger, they were staring watching the TV in the store window, and they were watching All Might take on four heroes. 

"Wow! Look!" Katsuki exclaimed. "I can't believe how awesome All Might is!"

*****

"At the very least, we should be trying to avoid him!" Izuku advised. "We can use Eva's speed."

"Get your hands off of me!" Katsuki shouted ripping his arm away from Izuku.

"Incoming, heroes!" All Might shouted. They looked up to see All Might on a broken fence. "I have a special gift for the one who wants to run! And the bug!" He pinned Izuku to the ground he swung a huge big bug catcher, catching Eva as he slammed his fist into Katsuki so hard he threw up while flying away. All Might threw the big bug catcher behind him. Eva was struggling a bit to get out of it, honestly, it was one of her biggest fears, getting captured like this. 

"Katsuki!" Eva shouted, she found herself getting more tangled up. 

"Are you okay?" Izuku asked. 

"What do we have here?" All Might asked as he faced Eva. "Oh my, what pretty wings you have." He started to walk over as Eva stopped struggling.  She looked over at All Might, she knew he was only playing the part, but this was terrifying. She was really missing how cute Iida was when he got into the role of being a villain that one time.

***Back to the memory***

"Hey! Did you see what he just did?" Katsuki asked. "Man, it doesn't get any cooler than All Might! He'll beat those villains, even though he's fighting them four to one! He's the best! You see that?"

"It's certainly an unfair fight," Eva said. "Four against one"

"No, need to worry Eva Gust!" Katsuki assured putting a hand on her shoulder. " I bet he'll dodge and then punch! Think that they won, and then...Ha! Oh! Ah!" Izuku giggled. "Look! He totally stomped 'em! That's why he's the greatest. Wanna know why?"

"Why?" Eva asked. 

"No matter how much trouble he's in, he's always a winner," Katsuki answered. 

***Memory over***

"Don't touch her, don't you dare touch, Eva!" Katsuki growled as he shakingly got to his feet. "I'm your opponent, not her!"

****Another memory unlocked****

They were young kids again, they were in the 4th grade. At elementary school, a bunch of bullies from the fifth grade captured Eva in a bug catcher. They got her when she was picking up the books she had dropped. The bullies were now trying to get hold of her wings

"Just stay still, little bug," a bully said grabbing a wing, he pulled.

"Ow!" Eva yelped, she went to kick him, but he dodged. The bullies all got on top, pinning her to the ground.

"Hey!" A voice shouted, and there was a boom. "Get off of her or I'll make you pay!" Eva looked up to see Katsuki, he was standing there alone ready to take on three fifth-grade bullies. 

"What are you going to do you snot-nose brat?" a bully laughed, as he pulled on Eva's wings. She whimpered in pain.

"Your new opponent is me!" Katsuki smirked with a big smile. "I am going to make you pay for hurting Eva!" It didn't take long for Katuski to get rid of the bullies, he was helping Eva out of the net.

"Katsuki," Eva sniffed as tears rolled down her face. "You came to my rescue."

"Of course I did!" Katsuki smiled wiping her tears. "It's what heroes do! Whenever you are in trouble, all you have to do is call me! Got it!" Eva nodded.

***Back to the final***

All Might changed direction in an instant. "Ha! I know why you are angry, Young Bakugo. Because of Young Midoriya's sudden improvement, right? But you have to remember your rankings when the year first began. It's much easier to level up when you're a novice. You're wasting your full potential. Do you see that? Do you understand me? You still have so much room to grow strong, boy." Eva calmly started to untangle herself from the net." And I don't just mean your Quirk."

"Shut up All Might," Katsuki growled. "If I'm so bad that I have to get help from a weakling like him...then I'd rather lose this. Do you hear me?"

"Eva," Izuku whispered, she looked over at him. She could see how angry he was, probably one of the angriest she'd ever seen him. "I need you to distract All Might for a bit, do you think you can do that?"  He started to light up green. "Remember if you remain calm, you can get out." Eva nodded, then Izuku looked forward. 

"I see," All Might said. "Just remember that's what you said, hero." Just as All Might was about to punch, Katsuki, Izuku did instead, he was free from the fence, as Eva had finally freed herself from the net. 

"Don't you dare say you'd rather lose!" Izuku shouted. "Let's win this, Kacchan!" Once Katsuki landed, Izuku grabbed him and then quickly went down the alley. 

"I didn't expect Young Midoriya to swoop in like that," All Might said as he stood up. "I let my guard down. Man, do they have to make these so heavy?"

"You jerk!" Eva exclaimed as she slammed her leg into All Might, he went tumbling forward. "It's rude to trap a fae in a bug net!"

"Let's see you counter this!" All Might shouted, he threw on punch, that created an aftershock it blew her back. She grabbed onto a light post. "I am here!" He was flying to her.

"Counter!" Eva shouted she shot past him, she tucked rolling through the air.

"Huh?" All Might asked, once Eva was right past him, she fully extended kicking him right in the back. He slammed into the ground. "Remember your old friend!" Before she could even react, All Might was behind her, he slammed a car into her this time Eva slammed into the ground, sliding a couple of feet. "Have a taste of this!?" He threw another punch creating another shock wave, Eva immediately responded by sending a powerful wind blast. When the two responded, they immediately formed into a small tornado Eva took advantage of the wind. Once she was in the sky, she saw where Bakugo and Izuku were located. "You cannot rely on the sky as a safe haven! Young Yuki!" He had jumped up.

"The sky isn't really your domain," Eva said as she sent another powerful wind blast, this sent All Might flying down diagonally, she was now at the top of the cage, she was hanging upside down by her feet, staring down. All Might got to his feet, his back facing her.

"You're going the wrong way!" Katsuki shouted as he reappeared out of an alley that All Might skidded past. 

"That supposed to be a sneak attack?" All Might asked as he turned around. Katsuki continually blasted off explosions and he was only using one gauntlet. 

"Deku!" Katsuki shouted. Izuku appeared on the other side of All Might wearing the other gauntlet. He jumped up. "Shoot now!" 

"I'm sorry, All Might!" Izuku shouted as he pulled a metal piece out.  He blasted off an explosion, and then Eva let go of the cage. It went just like it did at the Snow Drop Agency. Eva shot straight down, then turned sharply, she grabbed Katsuki and flew through the explosion grabbing Izuku as well.

"Eva!" the two exclaimed in surprise.

"Where the hell did you come from!?" Katsuki shouted.

"Sorry for leaving you all alone!" Izuku apologized. "Can you fly any faster?" Suddenly, a horrible pain entered Eva making all three of them drop to the ground. 

"Sorry," Eva groaned as they all got back to their feet. She put her hand on where the pain came from, she pulled back to see blood. "Let's keep going to the gate!" Katsuki used his blasters, as Izuku powered up and Eva flew.

"What happened just now?" Katsuki growled. "Why did you lose flight?" She didn't respond, Katuski looked over to see Eva pulling up the fabric between the top and bottom wings. Blood was coming out from the middle where the third set starting to grow even more. Her skin was starting to rip apart more. He remembered this happening when her wings were growing back, it was an awful time. "Eva!" She looked at him, there were slight tears in her eyes from the pain. "I need you to pull through okay? I know you are in a lot of pain! But I need you to pull through! Can you do that?" She nodded. 

"Not too much longer either!" Izuku shouted. "We're almost there." Eva looked forward to seeing the gate. "We just have to make it to the gather. A little further! It looks kinda ridiculous, but if we can get through, we pass the final exam! It doesn't look like All Might is chasing us. Don't tell me we actually knocked him out back there."

"Of course," Katsuki grunted angrily. "You're the one who keeps crying how it's impossible to actually beat him. There's no way that attacked KO'd him. When he catches up to us, it'll be my turn to blast him to hell with a gauntlet."

"Interesting," All Might comment, as he suddenly appeared below Eva, in between Katsuki and Izuku. "And then what will you do?" Katsuki went to blast him, but his gauntlet got destroyed. "Don't tell me you're surprised." He quickly took out the other gauntlet. He started laughing. "All right heroes! It's time for you three to die. " He punched Katsuki into a building.

"Katsuki!" Eva shouted flying towards him. All Might grabbed her leg and he grabbed Izuku's arm.

"That's my line!" Katsuki shouted as he blasted towards them angrily." All Might used Eva's leg, he swung her, slamming her into Katsuki, slamming into the ground. All Might had his foot on Katsuki, he held Izuku by the arm, and Eva by the leg. "Ah. Well, isn't that wonderful, boys and fairy? You cooperated, however reluctantly, and faced me together. Sadly, that's not enough. Cooperation wasn't an option; it was a prerequisite for this exam. 

"Damnit," Izuku groaned as he tried to get free.

"What kind of face is that to make, Young Midoriya?" All Might asked, before throwing him. "You planned to get away from me using maximum firepower, then make a run for the escape gate with the help of Young Yuki's flight speed. It wasn't a terrible strategy, all things considered. But now that I've destroyed Young Bakugo's gauntlets, you've lost your heavy attack. You're helpless." He threw Eva over to Izuku, he caught her in an instant. "This is over."

"Shut up!" Bakugo raged. He let out an attack as large as the one he used on Urakaka as the festival. Suddenly, he grabbed Izuku, pulling him close. "Get ready to fly." He got ready to throw them. "I don't like the idea of running, but with the crapfest, we're in right now, this is the only way to pass!"

"Hey, wait!" Izuku shouted. "What are..."

"Now die!" Katsuki shouted throwing Izuku and sending him off with a blast. Eva heard the muscle in Katuski's arm start to tear.

"New Hampshire Smash!" All Might shouted, he flew back through the air, slamming into Izuku.

"Damn it!" Katsuki shouted as he and Eva flew up. "Go to Deku."

"Come now, you're being too naive, heroes!" All Might shouted.  Izuku slammed into a bus. Eva flew over to Izuku as Katsuki went for All Might.

"Those gauntlets were only so I could use maximum firepower with no risk," Katsuki explained. "But now I see that was stupid. If I don't take any risks, there's no way I can beat you. Right, All Might?" He let out a huge explosion once again Eva dropped to the ground in complete pain.

****In the monitor room****

"What's wrong with Yuki?" Tsu asked. "This is so unlike her?"

"Her blood isn't--" Yaoyorozu added as her hands over her mouth. 

"Yuki is reaching a stage of her life that is very crucial for fairies," Recovery Girl answered. "It can cause immense pain, especially due to the tearing of the skin, it's bad timing for this to happen during the exams and with the teacher her team is facing."

"Is she going to be alright?" Urakaka asked. 

"Yuki is tougher than you think," Iida said looking at her. "I have never seen her in this much pain before, but you must believe in her!" 

****Back on the field****

"Deku, go!" Katsuki shouted. "Hurry up!" He landed on the ground. "I can still move better than you. Even if you are learning to use your pathetic power. At least try to make yourself useful, you moron!" He blasted All MIght more. The sound of his arms tearing apart was awful. 

"Katsuki," Eva breathed as helped Izuku to his feet, she was flying the best she could. They started towards the gate Katsuki blocked All Might from getting to them, which caused All Might to slam Katsuki completely into the ground. They both stopped looking back. 

"It's time to sleep," All Might ordered. "Goodnight, Young Bakugo. I'm sorry. I may be the villain, but I'm still your teacher, and pains me to sacrifice your own body in a fight. " Katsuki let off small explosions on All Might's arms. "What the--"

"Hurry up," Katsuki ordered. "Go, you damn nerd. I'll keep fighting. I'll break myself. Even if there's nothing left of me, I will win the way I want to. I'll destroy myself before I accept defeat at your hands." He bit All Might on the hand. "You got that?"

"Be ready to fly," Izuku ordered as he lit up.

"Don't tell me!" All Might gasped as he turned around. Eva looked up to see Izuku going towards All Might.

"Please get out of the way," Izuku smiled. "Move, All Might!" He slammed his fist into All Might. "Smash!" There was an aftershock, through the pain Eva flew right over to Izuku, who was carrying Katsuki. She picked him up and then shot right through the gate. 

"Team Midoriya, Bakugo, and Yuki have passed the exam," the announcer said.  "All matches for the practical portion of Class 1-A's final have now been completed." Eva ended up passing out on the way to the Recovery Room. When Eva woke up, it was the middle of the night, she was in a car. 

"Good, you are awake," a voice said, Eva looked up to see Bakugo's mom driving, he was in the passenger seat, she looked over to see Izuku was next to her. "How are you feeling?"

"Okay, thank you," Eva breathed. 

"Kastuki is keeping bullies off of you, right?" His mom asked.

"Right," Eva nodded. Soon she was home, she was in bed staring up at the ceiling when Izuku came in through the window.

"Today was pretty intense," Izuku said as he closed the window, he then got under covers Eva scooted over while remaining silent. "Something the matter?" 

"I'm sorry," Eva apologized as she kept her eyes on the ceiling "I could've gotten us past the gate if it wasn't for my stupid wings." 

"No," Izuku denied putting his hand on her head. "That was something none of us could have predicted. We should have worked better together as a team. You did help us win." Eva groaned in pain as she rolled, putting her back towards him. "I have some cookies for you." Eva looked back to see Izuku sitting up with a bag of cookies. "Honey, I know they make you feel better." Her phone then went off. "Todoroki." Izuku picked up the phone. "Why is Todoroki calling you...you have 5 missed calls from him. Along with Kacchan, Shiozaki, Urakaka...Shinso?" He glanced at her. "Maybe I should call him back for you."

"No, that's alright," said Eva sitting up. "Please, don't worry about it." She took the cookies. "How is your back?" Izuku smiled lightly. "I can treat it for you."

"That would be great, Eva," said Izuku turning his back to her. "Thanks."They stayed up for a bit, before completely passing out from exhaustion. They had their backs to each other, Izuku hugged an All Might pillow he keeps in her room as she hugged a mushroom pillow. 

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