All For None

Katsuki and Ochaco have reached the front of battle building B where Shoto and Shinso have taken their position inside. Only 3 more minutes is left for each team before the actual combat begins, as they prepare their plans they have in store. Normally Katsuki wouldn't have necessarily too much of a problem with anything relating to fighting; heck this was the fucking thing he loves the most; but something about the other team makes him feels uneasy. He has had his fair share of Shinso's quirk (Fucking pain in the ass); and now he has to deal with the half and half Bastard who has been watching his every movement ever since the quirk assessment test. So far, he seems to have an ice quirk; a direct counter to his that requires heat to emit his nitroglycerin sweat. But why does his senses tell him that there was more to his quirk than meets the eye.

The ash blonde shook his head. Whatever, now's not the time to ponder over unnecessary hypothesis. "So, you nervous Bakugo?" Ochaco asked as she walked closer to him, a blue print copy of the building also in her hand. "Should be asking you that instead round face." Katsuki off handedly replied as he scrunched his eye to get a better detail of the paper he was holding.

'Why the fuck are the wordings so fucking tiny?!' Katsuki thought with gritted teeth, an apparent tic mark forming on his forehead. Confusion etched unto Ochaco's features, giving way to annoyance as she fully comprehended what that sentence had meant. She didn't have time to respond because the buzzer rang indicating the beginning of the combat test. "Let's do this." Katsuki said as he took a glance at his partner, the gravity manipulator reciprocating with a nod.

Inside the battle simulation building, Katsuki crouched low, scanning their surroundings His body pressed against the wall as he listens in for any signs of movements in the quiet corridor. Seeing the cost clear, the ash blonde signaled for Ochaco to move in.

"Listen up, we all know half and half has ice powers from the test we all took. He certainly looks like he has more power he is storing up his sleeve so watch out." Ochaco nodded in acknowledgement. "What about Shinso?" She inquired.

Katsuki couldn't help the slight frown that creases his brows. "That guy's a pain in the ass. His Quirk can brainwash you if you answer him. Just don't say anything if he talks, got it?" Ochaco nodded, but she could see the weight in Bakugo's expression. He was focused, almost uncharacteristically so.

"So what's the plan?" Ochaco asked. Katsuki smirked, a spark of his old confidence shining through. "We're gonna give them a reason to panic."

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In the Villain's designated room, Shoto and Hitoshi stood quietly, their expressions serious. Hitoshi couldn't help but notice the stark contrast between his hero costume and his partner's. The dual haired teen wore a matching white shirt and trouser along with equally matching white boots (Serious color riot), while he on the other hand wore a black shirt and trouser, black fingerless gloves along with a pair of white combat boots. The only gears he had in place was a capturing weapon tape, one very similar to the pro hero's Eraserhead along with a voice modulator he wore on his mouth. Hitoshi fiddled with the capture cloth along his fingers, honestly he didn't really understand how to use it but he had always wanted to try out what his idol always used on an everyday basis. It can't be that hard to use…right?

The purple haired teen took a glance at the other that was directly opposite from him. Ever since the first day of school, Hitoshi had been observing his peers. Some are energetic, some quiet, some an entire enigma; Like Todoroki. The guy barely talks, barely converses and rarely expresses. If one looked at the eyes of the teen, they held a cold intensive stare that you can't help but feel uncomfortable about. Hitoshi himself was a quiet type, but something about this guy just put him on the edge.

Speaking of the devil, the teen in thought was walking his way. Standing a few feet away from him. "Shinso, you said you got information on Bakugo's Quirk weakness. Is that true?" Shoto asked his partner with a cold stoned face. Oh, he had forgotten about that.

Hitoshi nodded in confirmation. "Yeah. When I had him brainwashed, he revealed that his Quirk needs sweat to work—nitroglycerin from his palms." 

"So I other words, if he doesn't has access to heat there won't be any sweat, hence his explosions will weaken." Shoto concluded. Hitoshi was surprised at how fast the teen was able to catch on easily. "Y-yeah. That's about it I guess." Satisfied with this discovery, Shoto turned his back against Hitoshi and proceeded to walk out the door as soon as the buzzer rang.

"Good. His brute force doesn't intimidate me, but his unpredictability does. We'll use his aggression against him. You'll focus on guarding the bomb. I'll take care of Bakugo." Shoto said as he reached the doorway. "And Uraraka?" Hitoshi asked. That made Shoto pause in his steps and look back at the teen. "You can't simply walk into the battle ground and not have a plan." The purple haired teen scolded. He hoped this made Todoroki reconsider his decision.

Except it didn't. "She's not the real threat here. As a matter of fact, I don't see Bakugo as a threat now I know the mechanics of his quirk...Thanks for the concern though." That was all Shoto said before leaving. Hitoshi narrowed his eyes at his retreating figure, what makes him think he can handle Bakugo on his own. Weren't they supposed to be a team?

"You'd better know what you are doing Todoroki." Mumbled Hitoshi, his back leaning on the wall opposite the 'bomb'. Now then, Ochaco needs contact to something in order to activate her quirk. Hitoshi looked around the room that was littered with boxes of various sizes.

Might as well stack them away.

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Katsuki and Ochaco had successfully made it to the second floor. So far none of their opponents have showed up, which was starting to make the ash blonde worry. Were they waiting for them? Can't be. Could they be planning an ambush? Most likely. So far they haven't located the bomb's location, and there was only 3 floors left.

That was until the sounds of footsteps was heard against the concrete floor above them. Katsuki's ears immediately picked up on the sound and halted Ochaco in her tracks. It seemed the person heard their rustle as the footsteps came to a halt…a few meters above them. Suffocating seconds passed until the footsteps continued their way forward.

Katsuki released a sigh he didn't know he had held back the whole time likewise Ochaco. However the moment was short lived because he suddenly felt chills and cold air coming from behind him. His eyes immediately caught the thin layer of ice that was forming around the wall they leaned on. Forming rapidly without stop as frozen ice coated the entire hallway floor they were standing in.

"Shit! Ochaco move!" Katsuki yelled as he saw huge chunks of ice forming on the floor below them. He pushed her out of the way on time, because a huge glacier of ice sprung from the ground Ochaco was previously standing on. The explosive quirk user looked down and saw the ice had erupted from the ground below them. The entire floor was covered in frost and huge layers of ice, turning them into a slippery, treacherous maze. Spikes forming from the bigger ones. "We need to move. This place isn't safe anymore." Katsuki said as he began prepping his explosives to clear a path for them to pass. Concentrating a good amount of power, he blasted through the layers of ice till they reached the stairways only to be greeted with a glaring surprise. The entire lower floors have been frozen as well, and that included the stairways to get upstairs. Bakugo clicked his tongue in annoyance. Guess up it is then.

Kicking the frozen doors down, cold chilling chilling air gushed past their bodies, Ochaco shivered from the cold breeze. Just like the previous floor they came from; it was no surprise that this floor would be coated with ice. "Tch. Figures he'd try this crap." He glanced at Ochaco. "Keep moving, don't stop for anything. I'll clear the way." They advanced cautiously, with Katsuki blasting smaller ice walls to clear a path. Suddenly, a voice echoed through the halls.

"Bold move to be coming up here. I'm surprised you even made it without being frozen." That was the only heads up they got until a wave of ice, far bigger than the ones they had passed through came their way. Katsuki had to lift Ochaco up without any warning and blasted to the air. It was a good thing he did so, because the huge wave of ice effectively blocked their exit way, also reducing the size of the room to a tenth. Katsuki landed down safely with the aid of his explosives. "B-B-Bakugo! You can put me down now!" Ochaco yelled while subconsciously holding on tight to the boy. Said person was confused by the sudden outburst and realized something… he was still carrying Ochaco in bridal style. Also realized her thighs were really really smooth. The fuck?!

"R-Right." Katsuki stammered as he set her back on her feet. Footsteps garnered their attention as the culprit of all this came to view, one eye shimmering an eerie red that was a result of his half of his body covered in ice. "Huh. You dodged that too. Guess I underestimated you." Shoto said off handedly as he looked at his opponents.

"Half and half bastard. The hell's the meaning of all this? You could have killed us with that last attack!" Katsuki growled through gritted teeth. Shoto stopped in his tracks a good distance away from the two. "I have no intentions of killing anyone. However, I do have intentions of not letting any of you two out of my sight." The ice in the hall ahead of them suddenly erupted, forming sharp spikes that blocked their second route to escape. It was clear intentions. Todoroki certainly didn't them going anywhere.

Shoto looked at his adversaries with calm gaze, like this wasn't a 2v1 battlefield. The numbers might be against his favor, but certainly not the firepower. "You're wasting your time, Bakugo. I'll take you both down right here."

Katsuki smirked, raising his fists. "You think some ice cubes are gonna stop me?" He taunted, slight twitch in Todoroki's brows made the insult all the more sweeter to Katsuki. With well placed timing, Katsuki lunged forward, propelling himself with an explosion, aiming a direct blast at Shoto. But Shoto anticipated the move, raising a massive wall of ice to block the attack. The explosion shattered part of the ice, but Shoto countered with another wave, forcing the ash blonde back.

"I heard about what you did during the entrance exam. Impressive. But don't think that makes you better than me." Todoroki said coldly as he set his pensive gaze at Katsuki. "Well then, then I should be considering myself blessed because half n' half heard the news." Katsuki said with sarcasm, blasting another set of attack at the ice wielder as he dashed forward.

The two clashed fiercely, Katsuki's explosions and Todoroki's ice colliding in a cacophony of sound and smoke. Katsuki dodged shards of ice with quick reflexes, returning fire with well-aimed blasts. Summoning a huge amount of power, Katsuki fired at Shoto who dodged. "You missed." Said Shoto as a resounding explosion came from the back.

Katsuki only grinned. "Nah, you missed." It only took Shoto a few seconds to realize his slip up as he turned around. The layers of ice blocking the stairways to up had been destroyed. Katsuki glanced at Ochaco, signaling her to move. "Ochaco!" Getting the message, Ochaco began running to the now opened exit. Shoto narrowed his eyes at the sudden development. "You aren't going anywhere." He said as he tried to freeze the area again, but Katsuki intercepted him.

"Your fight's with me, pretty boy." Katsuki grinned as he punched Shoto's abdomen, sending the teen stagger back a few feet. "You'll regret that." Shoto said in a low voice as he stomped his foot to the ground summoning a huge glacier of ice heading Katsuki's way.

"YOUNG TODOROKI!! THAT'S GOING TOO FAR!" All might's voice rang from Shoto's com. link. But the noise from the surroundings made it hard to decipher what the symbol of peace was saying. And it was already too late as the attack was few distance away from his target. Katsuki just grinned at the incoming attack, might as well bring up his own A-Game. He stretched his left arm forward, his other arm cocked backward as it reached the pin on his left arm's gauntlet. "Get a load of this half n' half!" Pulling the pin out, it unleashed a massive explosion that shattered Shoto's ice and forced him to retreat. The blast created enough of a diversion for Ochaco to reach the stairs and head to the next floor.

"Now that's settled. How about you stop holding back and let's get this over with." Katsuki said as he looked at Shoto. This made the teen's eyes slightly narrow. "So you noticed?"

"Tsk, I'm not stupid. The whole time all you've been doing is just freeze the entire block. Nothing else." A sly smirk appeared on Katsuki's face. "So why don't you show me what you got. Don't tell me you're too afraid to handle the heat. Shoto Todoroki"

Shoto's right hand flared with ice. "Fine then. Don't blame me if you lose." The ash blonde teen grinned at Shoto's acceptance. "That's more like it."

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Rattled breathing and gasping came from the lips of Void, once again dodging the other way to avoid the sonorous punch of the hulking nomu.

"How long have I been going at this?" Void said to himself as he somersaulted out of the incoming attack. He had been targeting the Nomu's joints in an attempt to weaken its movements. Still, the monster's sheer durability made it almost unstoppable. Each time Void managed to damage it; the wounds closed within seconds. Each strike he landed was met with double the force in retaliation, the larger Nomu battering him against walls and floors. Void's body screamed in protest, dark blood dripping from numerous wounds, but his expression remained cold, unyielding.

He couldn't give up now. He can't back down from this fight. His master is watching, and he had vowed to never disappoint him ever again. Void's battered body rose to his full height, green glowing eyes stare down at the approaching nomu.

"Bring it on. You full sack piece of shit." The nomu reared its head backward and charged full force at Void. Despite the outmatching situation, Void couldn't help but grin beneath his mouthguard. His hands charged with his repulsion quirk and dashes towards the nomu.