Kamakiri: Guess we're watching 1A's finals.

Hitoshi was ready to punch something, but he was pretty sure that was a normal reaction to three solid days of brutal academic testing that was probably the main reason why the physical exams were on the very last day to let them let off some steam before heading off to summer break. The fact that they were punching the teachers though was an interesting twist. He almost felt bad for Ochaco having to fight All Might,

Uraraka(panicking): I'm what?!

but it only made sense for the two One for All holders to be paired up, since that was the only way the students would even stand a chance, but it would be interesting to see how Mina would hold up during the fight.

Mina(panicking): Hold on a second what?!

Nezu: We didn't have her paired against me in this world? Interesting.

Snipe: I wonder how we did the match-ups in that world considering Ingenium's in that class too as well as Shinso.

Tetsutetsu: And Midoriya's not.

He glanced over toward Kaminari, who had seemed almost relieved when it was announced that they'd been paired up together, which was weird. Because it had also been announced that they were fighting Nezu and Kaminari was always going on about how intelligence wasn't his strong suit. The only reason Hitoshi could think of for his reaction was that he had someone in the class that he was trying to avoid or really didn't want to get paired with for whatever reason. But that also didn't make any sense because Kaminari was the definition of a social butterfly. There wasn't anybody he didn't like! Maybe he could brainwash him and get the tea, but that was a boundary he really shouldn't cross anyway. He could always just ask him and see if he'd answer voluntarily, but that was awkward and Hitoshi would rather die of curiosity than awkwardness, thanks.

Kaminari: Oh yeah I probably wouldn't want to be paired with Todoroki.

"I honestly thought they'd pit you against Aizawa." Kaminari laughed awkwardly, shooting a nervous glance up toward the front of the bus where Nezu was sitting. "You've got, like, those similar scarf things and eyebags and stuff."

Thirteen: I think he's not allowed to because Aizawa adopted him.

"They probably just want to avoid any nepotism charges." Hitoshi grumbled.

Kaminari's eyes widened, "What?!"

(everyone chuckled)

"Don't worry about it." Hitoshi said quickly. "Now do you have any strategies in mind for how to fight a rat smarter than most humans?"

Kaminari went pale, "Um... mostly just don't die?"

Nejire: Yeah no that's not going to work.

Hitoshi rolled his eyes, "Nice start, but I think we're gonna need something with a little bit more oomph."

"Well, mon ami, I hope you're as fast as you look." Aoyama said, his smile somehow sparkling as he spoke. "I would imagine it takes quite a bit of speed to outrun a black hole."

Iida: Oh we must be paired together.

Tsukauchi: Who's telling Aoyama that Iida would have to be faster than the speed of light to do that?

Aoyama: Wait what?

"I'm not going to outrun Thirteen's quirk." Tenya said tensely. "That would require going faster than the speed of light. I will only be outrunning their reaction time."

"Light will be absorbed as well?!" Aoyama looked nauseous. "Oh my..."

"You didn't..." Tenya scowled. "How were you planning on fighting them?!"

Aoyama: Um...

Uraraka: He didn't.

"My navel laser is simply too marvelous!" Aoyama said. "It doesn't usually require any planning!"

"Everything requires planning!" Tenya said incredulously. "You can't just wing it!"

Mirko: Eh, yes and no.

Kamui: Sometimes you simply have to improvise.

They both tensed as an automated recording of Nezu's voice played out over the testing area, "All combatants are in position for the final exam. Begin!"

Tenya fell into fighting stance and stared straight ahead, "When Thirteen comes, we need to be ready to..."

His eyes widened as he felt himself be pulled backwards. He looked over toward Aoyama in a panic and saw that he had already grabbed onto the nearest railing to prevent himself from being sucked in by Thirteen's quirk. Tenya quickly dug his heels in and followed suit, yelling at Thirteen over his shoulder, "Coming at us from behind?! That is disgraceful! You're a hero!"

(everyone snorted and Iida went red)

Kurogiri: Villains are not going to fight fair.

"Villains aren't going to fight fair kids." Thirteen sounded almost amused. "So what are you going to do about it?"

"We need to come up with a plan of attack." Shoto began. "Aizawa has practically maxed out his stealth stats, so he'll most likely open with a sneak attack."

Toga(laughing): Oh my goodness he's talking like Shiggy!

Dabi: Dusty you've corrupted my brother!

Todoroki: He did not corrupt my code.

Dabi: Oh no!

Yaoyorozu blinked in confusion for a moment before nodding, "So what's the plan?"

"Not sure." Shoto frowned. "My first instinct is to run, but it'll be a lot easier to win if the whole party is on the same page, so how about you tell me what you think we should do and then we can go from there, sound like a plan?"

Momo: Wait he's asking me?

Aizawa: Well he's gotten character development.

"Um... sure?" Yaoyorozu looked surprised. "I actually did come up with a strategy that might work, if you think we could maybe..."

"Let's hear it." Shoto nodded decisively. "We've got a boss to beat."

"So, like, you can teleport us to All Might and we can attack him before he has a chance to fight back, right?" Mina asked. "Or does your quirk not really work like that?"

Uraraka: It does but...

"I mean, it does, technically." Ochaco said. "But I'd really rather leave that as a last resort."

"Why?" Mina pouted. "Wouldn't it give us an advantage? I want to teleport!"

Ochaco growned, "My quirk isn't like Kurogiri's, Mina! I'm used to the G-forces it takes to teleport and everything, but anyone that tags along isn't and there isn't anything my quirk can do to protect you from them. When Hitoshi and I tried it the other day, just one jump wiped him out for a full five minutes and then it was a couple hours before he was up to 100% again. So, yeah, no. It's not really the best option if you want to, you know, fight."

Mina: Wait...

"Oh..." Mina slowly got a mischievous look on her face as an idea occurred to her. "We could... I mean, we probably shouldn't, but we could..."

"What?" Ochaco demanded. "Come on Mina! Spit it out!"

Midoriya(realizing): Oh boy I feel so sorry for All Might.

All Might(panicking): Young Midoriya!

"Well I was just thinking, if whoever you teleport is gonna be practically useless," Mina defended, "then what if you don't teleport me?"

(everyone suddenly realized and started laughing)

Recovery Girl: Well this fight is going to be over quirk.

"Oh." Ochaco's eyes widened and she couldn't hold back a smile. "Oh... this is gonna be interesting."

"Okay, this is pointless." Hitoshi huffed. "Nezu's turned this place into a maze and is only making it worse by knocking down walls left and right. If we keep going like we have been, we're never gonna find a way out before time's up."

Mina: Like we didn't...

"Well then what are we supposed to do? Head straight for Nezu?" Kaminari asked. "We don't even know where he is!"

"Hmm..." Hitoshi thought for a minute. "Well, right now, we're at a disadvantage. He can see us but we can't see him...." Hitoshi grabbed his capture scarf and used it to yank down the nearest camera. "Let's change that."

Kaminari: Oh yeah that's probably a good idea...

"Got it!" Kaminari grinned and started sparking as he grabbed the wires where the camera had been, "One blackout, coming right up!"

Tenya grit his teeth, "We're not getting anywhere."

"I can try... this!" Aoyama shot his navel laser at Thirteen and, predictably, it disappeared into their quirk in under a second. "Well, that did not work."

(everyone snorted)

"I told you it wouldn't." Tenya growled. "Black holes are strong enough to absorb light!"

They couldn't run, they couldn't fight, they couldn't even let go of these stupid railings! What was he supposed to do when nothing worked right and all the rules he thought were supposed to apply here were thrown out the window?!

Get creative.

Cementoss: Look at that he's learning.

Tenya gasped softly as it clicked. This was what Tensei and Artiste had been trying so hard to hammer through his head. When everything went wrong, he had to go with the flow and think outside the box, otherwise he'd be paralyzed! Direct attacks on Thirteen were useless, they'd simply turn everything to dust, but if they didn't limit themself to the rigid rules of a fair one-one-one fight...

"Aoyama, quickly!" Tenya yelled. "Aim for the ceiling! Let's bring the roof down on top of them!"

Thirteen(gulping): Uh oh.

Aoyama's eyes brightened with excitement, "Oui, Monsieur!"

Tenya watched Thirteen with rapt attention as Aoyama adjusted his aim and fired. He just needed to wait until just the right moment...

"That's not going to work, kids!" Thirteen called out, using their other hand to suck up the debris from the roof and keeping one hand pointed toward the kids. "You're going to have to do a lot better that that!"

Iida: Now other me!

Tenya almost smiled as he let go of the railing. He knew they'd take care of the debris, but they also made the mistake of looking up. As soon as Thirteen saw him flying toward them, they deactivated their quirk, but with all their focus on the falling roof, there wasn't any time to stop him and Tenya used the full momentum of Back Hole to help him as he prepared a devestating kick that knocked Thirteen halfway across the room. Tenya crouched to lower his center of gravity, but he didn't stop moving. Instead, he let his rollerblades do all the work and used the speed he already had to curve around and grab Aoyama, flinging him onto his back as they rocketed toward the exit.

It didn't take long for Aoyama to recover from the surprise, "Ah, so we're making a run for it after all?"

Kirishima: Guess so!

"I guess so." Tenya panted.

Aoyama started squirming, "Let me face backward and I shall use my sparkle to dazzle all those who would try to follow!"

Spinner: Does he normally talk like that?

Class 1A: Uh huh.

Tenya nodded and focused on staying steady as Aoyama held on tight and maneuvered himself so that they were back to back with their elbows linked. It was like they'd become their own battleship and Aoyama was the artillery as he shot his laser in short bursts behind them. There were crashes as anything that was hit with the laser fell to the floor and created obstacles for Thirteen, but the unexpected result was that every time Aoyama shot his laser, it gave Tenya a boost of speed as if the two of them were a literal rocket. The rollerblades get rid of any friction, so all the energy of Aoyama's laser was converted almost directly into pure speed and the two of them practically flew down the halls and through the exit gate. It took a full thirty seconds for so for them to actually slow down enough to stop and they were still speeding away when they heard the recording, "Tenya Iida and Yuga Aoyama have passed the final exam!"

Aoyama: Yes!

"Okay, so I'm gonna take the high ground and try to figure out where Nezu is while you sneak up on him through the tunnels, right?"

Mei: Aw extra-credit-kun is embracing the tunnels just like us! They grow up so fast.

Midoriya: Mei he's not our baby.

Mei: He technically is!

Shinso(dying): Can you just stop...?

Hitoshi nodded, "They didn't give us comms, but uh... dang it, what can we use to communicate?"

"Well, uh... I have this?" Denki pulled a laser pointer out of his pocket.

Mic(starting): My laser pointer! I've been looking for that for weeks!

Hitoshi blinked, "Do I even want to know?"

Denki shrugged sheepishly, "It was on Present Mic's desk one time and I thought it was cool, so I was playing with it, but then he came back in the room and I didn't want to get in trouble, so I shoved it in my pocket and I meant to return it after class, but then I forgot that I had it and now it's been too long to return it."

Mic: Can you just give me my laser pointer back now? (Kaminari awkwardly chuckled and tossed a laser pointer to him)

Hitoshi just stared at him. Mic never really used laser pointers while he was teaching, so he'd probably bought it for the cats and then assumed he lost it.

Apparently, Kaminari took his silence as a sign to keep rambling, "I was thinking that even if Nezu stopped knocking down buildings when I took the power out, there's still a lot of smoke and stuff in the air, so if I shine the laser where I see him, you'll be able to see where it's pointing. I'm sorry, that's probably really stupid."

Midoriya: Not really.

"No." Hitoshi grinned. "It's just crazy enough that it might actually work."

Kaminari: Thanks I guess?

Ochaco huddled on a nearby rooftop and watched as Mina taunted All Might just like they'd agreed. She might be going up against the number one hero, but she looked like she was having the time of her life.

Mina: Well might as well have fun am I right?

Nejire: Yeah, slay girl!

"Hey All Might!" Mina laughed and waved as she skated around on her acid. "Are you ready to go down?"

All Might gave a booming laugh, "Oh, young Ashido, did you come to fight me alone? Where's young Uraraka?"

Shinso: Here and there and everywhere. You know how teleporters are.

"Oh, you know, here and there." Mina skated around him. "She tends to just pop up when we need her. Like now!"

Ochaco took a deep breath and called on One for All, focusing on All Might as her anchor point. She just needed to focus on where he was and appear... right behind him! She smiled as the world spun and she landed less than a foot behind All Might. Bingo.

Uraraka: Yes!

She grabbed onto his cape and he immediately whirled around, but she hung tight even as she was whipped through the air. It took some concentration to focus on Mina's gravity, but just as All Might jumped to try and body slam her, she latched on and disappeared.

When they reappeared, All Might immediately collapsed in a puff of steam and Ochaco panicked when she realized that Mina was already running toward them and she didn't know about All Might's small form! Ochaco cursed under her breath. Of course All Might's body wouldn't be able to handle the jump without reverting. Why hadn't she thought of that?! But if she could teleport close to All Might, then she could jump far from Mina, at least now that she wasn't focusing all her attention on hanging onto All Might's cape for dear life.

All Might(blinking): Oh yikes that really was quick.

Midoriya(panicking): Now get out of there!

In the blink of an eye, the two of them were two streets away and Ochaco snapped the cuff around All Might's wrist as soon as she could so that the exam would officially end and the med bots could enter the city. She didn't even pay attention to the recording that announced their victory as she hurried to help All Might. He was already kneeling on the ground, so she just rubbed his back as he threw up, "I'm so sorry! Are you okay?"

"Umm... I'll get back to you on that." All Might wheezed. "But I'm proud. I... I did not expect you to beat me so easily."

Shigaraki: He just got oneshotted.

Twice: Mm-hm.

Dabi: I'd call it embarrassing but I don't want to know what it feels like to be forcibly teleported.

Toga: Hm what if she does it twice?

Compress: ...I don't think that will be very healthy.

Ochaco chuckled awkwardly, "Uh, it was actually Mina's idea. Well, and I guess Shindig should get some credit too, since he was the one who discovered the, um... unfortunate side effects of riding along with me. Sorry."

"It's..." All Might took a deep breath. "It's alright. Now go and... and celebrate your victory young lady. You deserve it."

Mitsuki: Yeah, you definitely do.

Ochaco hesitantly stood. She hated to leave him like this, but the med bots should be picking him up soon and she needed to intercept Mina before she saw All Might's small form. After a moment, she nodded and warped, falling into step with Mina as she skated down one of the fake streets.

"Hey!" Mina skidded to a stop. "Why'd you disappear again? I was gonna help you cuff him!"

Tsukauchi: We really don't need more teenagers knowing a state secret.

"He wasn't completely debilitated after one warp and I wanted to be completely sure." Ochaco lied. "He's the number one hero! He's going to be strong!"

"I guess." Mina pouted. "But we won! We passed! Summer camp here we come!"

Mina: And I can do the test of courage now! Yes!

Mineta: Except the villains attacked right then so...

Mina(deflating): Oh. Right.

Ochaco grinned, "Yep! What are you most excited for?"

"Hmm, probably swimming." Mina said. "What about you? Are you excited to see a certain purple haired boy in a swim suit?"

Uraraka: Mina!

"W-what?!" Ochaco blushed and covered her face with her hands. "Mina! Why would you say something like that?!"

"I knew it!" Mina grabbed her hands away triumphantly. "I knew that's why you got so flustered when he met your parents. You're crushing on him hardcore, aren't you?!"

"N-no!" Ochaco stuttered. "Keep your voice down."

Joke: Oh don't worry, Shinso's at his own exam. There's no way he's going to hear.

"Ah, come on, he's at his own exam, he's not gonna hear." Mina rolled her eyes. "Forget swimming, there's a more important goal this summer: get this ship to sail!"

"Mina!" Ochaco whined as Mina started giggling. "Mina, no!"

Mina: Mina yes!

Hitoshi followed the red line of light through the smoke until he finally found where Nezu was hiding. He grinned and adjusted his support item so that he could mimic Kaminari's voice, "Whoa! Shinso! I found him! Think we can win?"

Nezu: Sorry, Shinso, but I already know your quirk requirements.

"Ah! Young Shinso! Brilliant use of teamwork and your support items!" Nezu smiled and looked around the room. "But in case you've forgotten, I did read your file before you started hiding your activation requirements, so I'm afraid I won't be answering any questions from you or Kaminari today!"

Koda: Didn't he just answer?

Hitoshi sighed and stepped out of the shadows, "I guess we have to do this the hard way then."

Nezu smiled, "I suppose so!"

Bondo: Did he just answer again?

Hitoshi lowered into a fighting stance and glanced out the window. The laser pointer was still shining, but the trajectory kept changing like Kaminari was moving toward them. Good, that meant that even if he couldn't beat Nezu on his own, then he could stall until his partner arrived. He tore his eyes away from the window and focused all his attention on Nezu, who was standing there smiling at him like he didn't have a care in the world. Hitoshi felt a shiver run down his spine. He didn't know a whole lot about Nezu and his fighting style, but if his brain was anything like Izuku's, he was in for a rough fight.

Nezu(cackling): Oh you definitely are!