Group C: Todoroki, Mina, Aoyama
"Alright then team," Mina claps her hands together once they enter the building, "What should we do first?"
Todoroki glances over at her, he debates responding to her or just going off on his own. Admittedly, a large part of him wants to just split off now and hunt down Dazai, but that's something his father would do, so Todoroki will stay with them for now. If he cooperates with the others now then they'll be more open to helping when it comes time to fight Dazai. Plus, after the whole sports festival and Stain thing he's been trying to get closer to his classmates, make a few friends even. He isn't sure it's working. "We need to find the others," Todoroki finally says.
Mina nods, "Oh yea, definitely! I bet Midoriya already has a plan…. Oo! Let's go check over there first!" Mina points to one of the stores lined up along the side of the much larger food court area they're currently in. Had the lights been on Todoroki probably would have been able to read the store name and get an idea of why Mina wanted to go there specifically, as it is he can only see the subtle glimmer of something in the store window.
Aoyama gasps, "Oui! I can see the sparkles from here!" Mina nods excitedly at his words before hooking her arm around his and marching onwards, Todoroki follows helplessly. Maybe it would be best to leave them after all, for some reason he highly doubts Dazai is hiding away in a- he's close enough to read the sign now and is slightly stumped to see'The glitter boutique' in the swoopiest cursive writing he has ever seen. He… He seriously can't tell if this is a real store or something the principal made up for fun. Todoroki knows he doesn't get out all that much, even now when he has a lot more freedom as a UA student, so it's possible he just has never heard of such a store… But also, a store dedicated to glitter? That doesn't feel like a real concept.
Then again, given how Aoyama and Mina light up at the name, maybe he is just uninformed. He'll have to make a mental note of the store name for later research, maybe he might go visit the store himself if it turns out to be real. His sister is always saying having common interests with his classmates will make talking to them easier.
Todoroki is brought out of his glitter based-deliberations by Mina stopping dead in her tracks, for a second he doesn't understand the reason for her sudden stop- but then he sees it. Inside the store something is moving, someone perhaps. It's hard to decipher what exactly it is given how dark everything is, the movement almost perfectly blends in with the dark shadows towards the back of the store. Todoroki shares a look with his teammates, the chances that a member of 1A is hiding in the back of the store is slim to none.
Mina looks at him pointedly before gesturing her head to the store, a few seconds pass and she sighs, clearly seeing that Todoroki had not understood her. "Hey, Todoroki, have you ever been to 'The Glitter boutique' before?"
Todoroki shakes his head, "No." While he may not understand what Mina wants from him just yet he can clearly tell she is trying to act like they haven't seen the mystery person yet.
Aoyama gasps, Todoroki can't tell if he's acting it up or is genuinely this shocked, "Mon ami, this cannot stand!"
Mina nods along, once again she gestures to the store with her head, "Why don't you go in first, that way you can experience the magic of this store uninterrupted."
Ah, Todoroki gets it now. He nods, "Alright."
The shadow is still there, although no longer moving. Todoroki tries not to make his intentions too obvious, so rather than going straight for the shadow he wanders into the store and walks along the wall. He takes stock of all the glittered items, some of which he's actually seen Aoyama wearing. Does that mean this store is a real one after all?
He shakes that thought from his head, now is not the time.
Mina, who is no longer in his line of sight, calls out, "How are you liking it then? Fantastic isn't it?"
Todoroki keeps his response simple, "It is." The shadow still hasn't moved, maybe whoever it is is hoping that by staying still they will go unnoticed. Of course, it's too late for that now.
He's close enough now that he should be able to get the jump of whoever this is, all he needs to do is quickly jump out and-
And when his arms wrap around the person he realises it's not a person at all. Slightly shocked he looks down to find a bedazzled mannequin with wheels on the bottom. The moving from before must have been the mannequin just rolling around then, he relaxes for a second before another thought comes to mind, how did the mannequin start rolling? The store floor is flat, there isn't anything on the floor to suggest something fell and knocked into the mannequin, the only option must be that someone moved it.
"Ah- Todo- He's out here!" Aoyama shrieks.
Todoroki drops the mannequin and sprints out through the store, this time not bothering to follow along the walls. He skids to a stop just after leaving the entrance, immediately he begins scanning the area to try and find whoever had set them up. To his dismay the only people that remain are his two classmates, except now with bright paint splattered on their chests.
"Chuuya shot us, but he went that way!" Mina points out the direction, Todoroki gives her a thankful nod before running off. If he's fast enough then he might just be able to catch up to Nakahara before he slips off.
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Group E: Ojirou, Shinsou, Shouji
Aizawa watches the cameras and just sighs, the sort of deep sigh that lasts longer than five seconds. He can see as the next group enters, and they, like all the others, take a moment to look around the large open entrance area before advancing inwards. Shinsou comments about the lights being off, Ojirou suggests that it might have been a decision by Aizawa- it was not. While it is something he would do, and something he has already planned for the kids to do before the school year ends, does not mean he isn't annoyed that they are all pinning it on him.
What's more annoying is Dazai and Nakahara. More specifically the fact that they aren't fighting together, which was the whole point of this training session. There are enough cameras that they have more than one angle on the duo as they move around the place, of course, that's only helpful if they actually fought together. Scratch that, even if they bothered speaking to each other then the cameras would get something good out of this- but no, the pair have barely said a word to each other at all.
All Might looks over empathetically at him, "I get the feeling those two won't actually fight together at all."
Once again, Aizawa sighs, "How much do you want to bet that Nedzu will continue to request that they fight 1A until he gets the footage he wants?"
All Might grimaces, which Aizawa relates to all too well.
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Yaoyorozu tries to quiet her breathing, her eyes following the newest group as they wander into the food court area and then towards building 'B'. All of them oblivious to the pair of teenagers hidden in the shadows.
Dazai gives her an expectant look, she can hear the echoes of her classmates talking and running around the place. For a second she begins to feel that all too familiar panic, her breath stutters for a second and she fights to bring it back under control.
" Do whatever you like, act without hesitation because if things go wrong then either me or Chuuya will fix it."
Right. Now is her time to think of something, come up with a base of a plan that can be changed as the situation demands it. Her eyes catch on the large black coat resting across her shoulders, an idea sparks to mind.
Dazai looks at her curiously as she crouches down and begins using her Quirk, Yaoyorozu does not offer any explanation. A few seconds pass, the sound of her classmates continues to echo as she works. When she's finished with the first one she risks a glance up at Dazai and finds a grin in place on his face,
"Great idea Yaomomo~"
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Group B: Sero, Sato, Koda
Sero was, admittedly, a little bit nervous when Aizawa-sensei told everyone the plan for today's heroics lesson. Being taken down in a fight is one thing, but being picked apart by Dazai seems way worse and he really, really does not want that. Sure, it's not like he has any major secrets or insecurities or anything but like, the way he managed to pinpoint Todoroki's sore spot so quickly was freaky. Which, speaking of Todoroki, Sero isn't all that keen on being in the same building as him during a training exercise. He remembers how the guy had acted way back during the first Villains vs Heroes fight, he had no qualms freezing the entire building. Of course, he can't forget about the sports festival, even if Todoroki had already apologised for that Sero can't just forget it. Getting frozen in a huge chunk of ice just sticks with you.
But yea, he already wasn't looking forward to the whole thing and things just had to get worse.
"Oh ho~ Is this mister 'nice try' I see?"
Looking up Sero can see Dazai lounging against the railing of the second floor, the natural light streaming in through windows only just allowing him to see Dazai smirking.
Sero should not rise to the bait, he should stay with his teammates and not allow himself to be taunted by Dazai.
Sero does not do that.
Instead he is all too quick to shoot some tape up so he can pull himself up to the second floor, he lands right next to Dazai. Dazai doesn't look surprised, which is really annoying but whatever. He aims another lot of tape to hit the guy but is left disappointed when he dodges out of the way.
Now a decent few steps away Dazai swings his arms around and- ah, he has the briefcase! If Sero can grab that and throw it down to Koda or Sato then this whole thing can finish right now. Dazai opens his mouth and Sero mentally prepares for another round of taunting, however, before anything can be said a scream rings out. A scream coming from where he left Koda and Sato.
Sero flings himself to the railing and nearly falls over it in his attempt to see which enemy those two are fighting, if it's Nakahara then they have no chance. If it's Yaoyorozu then they have like… a 40% chance. Oh but factoring in Dazai brings that right down to zero, in fact they probably have a negative percent chance with him here.
Oddly enough, when Sero peers over the edge he can't see anyone other than Sato and Koda. He squints a little and can just about make out that there is something on the floor in front of Koda, funnily enough he can see Dazai doing the exact same as him.
A second passes, the thing on the floor moves, Koda yelps and ducks behind Sato, "S-spider…"
…
Dazai breaks down in laughter beside him. Sero almost wants to join him, but he also wants to defend Koda from this guy, being scared of spiders is totally understandable.
In between laughs Dazai manages to get out, "Y-your Quirk is animal control and you're scared of spiders?
Koda cowers from behind Sato, seeing this Sero turns to Dazai with what he hopes is a disapproving look, "Hey! Laughing at him like that is totally…" his mind blanks for a moment, which then means he just spits out the first thing he can think of, "unmanly!"
Dazai looks like he wants to laugh more, which, rude. Sure, it sounds odd for Sero to call something unmanly when that's usually Kirishima's thing- but you can't really blame him! He's spent so much time around the guy already he just can't help adopting Kirishima's favourite catchphrase.
In an attempt to get Dazai to stop laughing Sero aims a punch at him, which should connect since Dazai had moved closer to him when looking down at Koda and Sato. Emphasis on should, in truth Dazai once again jumps back just out of reach.
"Well this has been fun!" Dazai smiles in a way that really rubs Sero wrong, "Yaomomo~ You know what to do!" Dazai turns in a flurry of his large black coat and starts running away.
Sero jerks forward, his instincts pushing him to chase after him but pauses. Yaomomo? What did he-
The sound of two gunshots pulls Sero's attention back to the ground floor, both Koda and Sato are now covered in paint. He can just about hear the echo of Yaoyorozu's shoes as she also runs away, which leaves him in a bit of a pickle. Who does he chase after?
Yaoyorozu or Dazai? His classmate or the murderer from Yokohama?
Hm. Yaoyorozu it is.
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Iida feels a strong sense of satisfaction when he watches Dazai and Yaoyorozu ambush Sero, Sato, and Koda. After the initial attempt of chasing Dazai had ended with a run in with Bakugou, both him and Midoriya had decided to split up to try and find where he could have gone. Unfortunately, given just how large the training hall is, that turned out to be an impossible task. Not that it wasn't useful, in fact, had Iida not been running around the place he wouldn't have overheard the conversation that tipped him off to where the cop team may appear.
While searching around in one of the many stores on the second floor he had heard both Mina and Aoyama pass the store. Initially he had left to go meet them to brainstorm what to do next and, for a second, he had been disheartened to see them splattered with paint. While not against the rules, Iida had felt it better not to speak with students that had been taken out. He also had no intentions of following them just so he could break them free from 'jail' as soon as they got there. However, just before he could turn and leave the area something Mina said caught his attention.
"I can't believe he waited near the entrance area just to ambush us!" She had complained.
It did not take a genius to conclude that the likelihood of someone from the cop team attempting another ambush was high, and so Iida had found a discreet place to hide near the entrance on the second floor and had waited.
Not too long later and his patience had been rewarded, with Sero choosing to pursue Yaoyorozu Iida was given a golden opportunity to get an attack in on Dazai.
Without wasting a second Iida shot off after Dazai and, fortunately, managed to catch up to him just before he could slip off into the shadows.
And now here he is, staring down Dazai in some dark corner of the shopping centre. The other boy looks momentarily surprised before shifting his expression into a smirk, "Gonna take me down all by yourself?" His tone is teasing, just bordering on mocking.
Iida fights to keep a level head, he knows better than most the dangers of rushing into a fight with anger clouding his mind. Then again, he also knows that facing a stronger opponent without backup is a fool's play. Well, that can't be helped. If Iida tries to run for assistance then Dazai will slip away, his only hope for backup is if one of his classmates happens to stumble across them.
And as for not approaching this with anger… Well, Iida would say he's doing a mighty fine job, both in this training exercise and elsewhere. If he's being honest with himself, then initially he was quite upset and even angry at the decision. Bringing two Villains, two hero killers, into UA felt incredibly inappropriate- insulting even. But, if Aizawa-sensei and the other Pros believe those two have a chance of redemption, then Iida will do his very best to aid them.
"Prepare to be bested, foolish cop!" Iida declares. Since the first Heroes vs Villains fight Iida had been studying up on Villain's habits, both in action and speech. While some of his classmates seem to find that funny, Iida had found it quite helpful in understanding the mindset of Villains. He is aware that true Villains don't speak the same way Iida tends to in these activities, but Iida feels his adaptation fits the learning environment better.
Dazai seems to pause for a moment before a grin settles on his face, for a second Iida expects some sort of taunting- perhaps even on the same level as his fight with Todoroki- but soon realises that his grin does not have any signs of malice. Instead, he almost seems amused.
"Oh please, only a novice would fall to you nefarious robber!" Dazai points a dramatic finger at him. That- that isn't what Iida expected, but he has no time to dwell on it. However Dazai wishes to act, Iida will take it in stride and get that briefcase.
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Todoroki, unfortunately, is not the most patient person out there. While he certainty doesn't have as short of a fuse as say, Bakugou or even his father, he does tend to prefer things to be straightforward and quick. He had hoped that being in an enclosed space and having the upper hand in terms of numbers, this whole training exercise wouldn't be too hard. Of course, he had expected it to be challenging, but at the very least he thought there would be more fighting. As it stands however, the cop trio seem to be running them around like fools.
Shouting echoes down the halls, likely a group of 1A kids chasing one of the cop trio or getting themselves caught. Todoroki grits his teeth knowing it would be pointless for him to get involved, no matter how fast he runs his opponents always seem to slip away just before he gets there. So far the only meaningful interaction he has managed to have with any of them was a brief moment where Nakahara dodged some of his attacks before using his Ability to jump away.
And, when he bumps into Midoriya and Uraraka, it's obvious he isn't the only one getting annoyed with this whole thing.
Midoriya, already crouching down with a flushed face from running, weakly smiles at Todoroki as he gets closer, "No luck?"
Todoroki shakes his head, something that causes Uraraka to groan, "Ugh, when Aizawa-sensei told us about this I had expected something other than…"
She hesitates for a moment, perhaps struggling to find the right words. "Chasing shadows?" Todoroki offers.
Uraraka nods while Midoriya sighs and stands up. If they want any chance of winning then things need to change, their strategy needs to change. "Midoriya," Todoroki starts, "Do you have any plans?"
Midoriya brightens somewhat at that, which isn't all that surprising, "Uh, well, yes! Since the last fights with Dazai and Nak- Chuuya, I've been brainstorming some ideas for beating them," his face darkens a little, "But like this it's impossible to use any of them."
"How come?" Uraraka asks while placing a comforting hand on Midoriya's shoulder. Todoroki feels a tad awkward, should he try and comfort Midoriya too? Maybe that would make things worse given that he has no clue how to do that.
"We have no clue who has been caught or not, plus everyone is so spread out that if we tried to pass along information then the other side would probably find out," Midoriya responds. After saying that he pauses for a moment, his hands fidget slightly with his costume before he continues, "And that's not mentioning the whole thing Dazai and Yaoyorozu have going on, plus the briefcases…"
That does not need any explanation, with the lights off the unique features of each of his classmates were lost to shadows, of course, for people like Shouji it was still easy to tell who they are- but a figure wearing a large black coat purposely running through the darkest corners? Now that could be anyone. Naturally, everyone had assumed it to be Dazai but after the third time two people happened to be chasing Dazai in opposite directions at the same time it became far too obvious what was actually going on. Yaoyorozu had made a second coat to disguise herself, to trick her opponents. It's an admirable plan really, the weaker students would think she was Dazai and potentially avoid her and the stronger ones would be distracted by her, which would allow the real Dazai to carry out whatever plans he had up his sleeves. The duplicated briefcases are a nice extra touch, that way they can't just send the strongest fighters to one person and be done with it.
Uraraka sighs, "Don't remind me…." Todoroki looks at her curiously due to her embarrassed tone, this causes her to sigh once again before explaining further, "I thought I had run into Dazai, so I…. I tried to taunt him! But then he, or well she, shot at me but missed, which I know by now Dazai wouldn't do…" She wilts a little after finishing.
Midoriya laughs a little at that, "Well at least you didn't end up in jail."
For a second it seems like Uraraka is content to silently agree, that is before her eyes light, "Deku! How about this, we go check out the 'jail'. If we can get some people out, great, but even just getting a look would help you, right?"
Before anyone can actually respond to Uraraka's proposal, the shouting from earlier gets closer and, in a whirl of shadow, a certain black coat comes running past. Todoroki quickly glances at Midoriya who is clearly rearing up to give chase, with a nod he turns to Uraraka, "You go, we'll keep whoever that is distracted."
Uraraka nods with determination, "I'll meet you guys by the server room, oh and tell everyone else to go there too!"
A few members of 1A run by, clearly out of breath and not yet giving up on the chase. With one final nod of agreement Todoroki turns and begins to run, he can feel Midoriya keeping close to his side. Whether it's Dazai or Yaoyorozu under that coat it doesn't matter, he'll catch up to them this time.
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Despite how quickly she agreed to the plan, Uraraka does feel a little nervous about going to check out the jail area. If she remembers correctly, it should be on the second floor of Building 'B'- a hat store to be specific. In an attempt to calm her nerves, she begins to think of what might exactly happen once she arrives there, one of the cop trio is being chased by Todoroki and Deku- but if that person is Yaoyorozu or Dazai she isn't sure. Chuuya has been spotted around the place quite frequently, even Uraraka herself has seen him jumping around every or often. That being said, with his Ability it would be far too easy for Chuuya to cross the entire training hall in a few seconds. Ideally, no one would be waiting there, that way Uraraka can get whoever has been caught out of jail so they have a better chance later on. Chuuya would be difficult to beat, the other two she might just be able to manage.
Of course, all she really has to do is go have a look and report back to Deku who has been caught, but well, Uraraka wants to achieve something here. Freeing at least one person is her goal.
"Hey, over here!"
Uraraka stops in her tracks, her eyes flick over to the store where the comically loud whisper came from and find both Sero and Shouji beckoning her over. She smiles before jogging over to them, with backup it'll be a lot easier to get at least one person out of jail.
"Sero, Shouji, are you both trying to free people from jail?" She asks and is immediately met with nodding.
One of Shouji's tentacles forms into a mouth, "We managed to get pretty close, but then Nakahara appeared." Sero winces at that, which probably means they had a close run in before managing to run back here. It might not be appropriate, but Uraraka can't help the tingle of anticipation that runs up her spine. After her first fight with Chuuya she had been nervous about the thought of going up against him again, but after a change of viewpoint she almost looks forward to it. Chuuya's Ability is similar enough to Uraraka's Quirk that she might be able to pick a few tricks up by watching him fight. By fighting him she'll be directly comparing herself to him, which while it may be disheartening at times she'll be able to track her progress a lot better.
"Are you gonna try and get people out?" Sero asks, which effectively pulls Uraraka from her thoughts. She really needs to keep her focus here, getting the information back to Deku is her main objective- not fighting Chuuya.
"If I can," Uraraka starts, "The important part is getting back to Deku so he knows who has been trapped, that way he can start thinking of plans."
"I don't suppose he gave you a plan for actually doing that?"
Uraraka quickly responds to Sero's question, "Nope!" She forms two fists and pumps her arms up in determination, "But don't worry about that, we can totally figure something out ourselves!"
Sero and Shouji share a look before turning back to Uraraka with a nod. "If we can drag the fight away from the jail area then someone can loop back to look and maybe get people out," Shouji suggests.
Uraraka mentally debates that method, it'll be far easier to do that than outright beat Chuuya. With how large this place is, with how some of the halls seem to twist and turn in a confusing manner, it wouldn't be too hard to get Chuuya to follow them around a few corners so the jail area is unguarded. Although, actually keeping him there long enough to get people out would be the problem, with how fast he moves all their work could be trashed in a matter of seconds if he realises what they're up to. Uraraka contemplates that before speaking, "Let's look around the area, there might be something we can use to keep him busy."
The other two agree and, a moment later, the trio creep their way out of the store and down the hall. Some of the shops seem to be in decent enough condition, minus one that has a smashed in window. Uraraka wonders if that had happened today or if UA staff just hadn't gotten around to fixing it, whatever the case she makes a mental note to avoid the area in case of glass shards.
A few times bangs echo down the halls, it's only after Shouji confirms it's not too close with one of his ear tentacles that they continue moving down the hall. Even then the air of nerves is thick, if they make too much noise, if they take a wrong turn or don't pay attention to their surroundings then there is a real chance that they could get caught right here. Ah, after being so confident telling Deku and Todoroki where to meet later she just can't get caught, it would be even more embarrassing then the taunting incident with Yaoyorozu.
" You like to taunt people huh?! Well… Well! How about this- that coat makes you look like a ten-year-old!"
What was she even thinking? Had that actually been Dazai he probably would have laughed her right out of the building, maybe even shot her while he's at it.
Still cringing at the memory, Uraraka turns her head to the side in an attempt to hide any blush that might have appeared on her face. Not that it matters really, with how dark it is-
Ah, that store, it could be perfect.
"Guys, this way," Uraraka calls to her teammates, she doesn't wait for them to follow.
It's near impossible to tell what the store was supposed to be before this, not with the inside so destroyed and the lack of a sign on the front. Whatever had happened here must have been a fight to behold, that or some crazy accident. After all, how else could the entire floor have collapsed in?
"Whoa, what happened here?" Sero asks, Uraraka silently seconds that. It must have been from a previous fight, same with that window from before, she would have heard it if someone had done this during this session. Why UA hadn't replaced the floor yet she isn't sure, but she sure isn't going to complain about it.
Uraraka stands cautiously on the edge of what remains of the floor, she peers down and is overjoyed to find all the chunks of floor are just waiting down there. Waiting for her to put them to use.
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It takes just over a second for Chuuya to pick up on their presence and slide into a fighting stance, Uraraka fights back the urge to feel nervous at his quick response. Before coming over here they had hashed up a plan, Shouji will be on defence while Sero and Uraraka work on pulling Chuuya away from the jail area.
She catches a glimpse of someone inside the hat store, Kaminari if she can see right, and it fills her with determination. All she has to do is get a look at who is inside, even if the main part of their plan fails as long as she gets out of here with the knowledge of who is trapped in there then she succeeds.
Wasting not a second longer Uraraka throws a book in Chuuya's direction, she had grabbed some projectiles from a store before coming here, with the use of her Quirk the object soars through the air. At the same time Sero, who is stationed down the other side of the hallway, shoots some tape directly at Chuuya's centre. If it hits then he'll have trouble dodging the book, and if he tries dodging the book then he'll run into the tape.
Chuuya watches for a second, the tape gets close second by second. It's only when the book gets in arm's length does he act. A warm red glow surrounds the briefcase in his hand, Uraraka can just about make out as faint kanji appears with the activation of his Ability, in one swift movement he swings the briefcase upwards- directly hitting the book. The break in momentum causes the object to float up to the ceiling, a moment later Chuuya joins the item up there.
Before Uraraka can act and try to throw something else the red glow spreads to Chuuya's body and he slams down into the ground. One hand holds the briefcase, which Uraraka knows she has no chance of getting, while the other reaches out and grabs at something… Grabs at Sero's tape.
Thankfully Sero notices this and, likely remembering the last time he and Chuuya fought, quickly cuts the tape from his body.
This doesn't stop Chuuya from grabbing it though, in a split second the tape turns stiff as gravity forces it into a straight line. Chuuya shifts his grip before pulling his arm back and launching it right towards Uraraka.
Given that she only has a moment to react, Uraraka doesn't think she can be blamed for her choice of action. Quickly, she leans down just enough to activate her Quirk on both her ankles and leaps towards the nearest wall. While she does successfully dodge the tape, her attempt to kick off from the wall and land does not end so nicely. She doesn't fall over, which is great, but it certainly was a near thing.
Once again proving his quick reaction time, Chuuya swiftly jumps forward and swings at her, which Uraraka is fortunate enough to dodge. In doing so Uraraka finds herself with her back to Sero and Chuuya across from her, she bites back a smile at this. All they have to do is push Chuuya back now, if they can keep up the offensive attacks then..
"You made yourself too light."
Uraraka scolds herself for momentarily getting distracted. Remembering her training with Gunhead she slips into a fighting stance and takes a calming breath, "What?" Chuuya doesn't seem like the type to try and manipulate someone with his words during a fight, at least not like how Dazai does.
Chuuya rolls his eyes, "That move, you were too light to pull it off."
For a second Uraraka has to think about what he's talking about, then it hits her. It just so happens that Chuuya's heel hits her too, because apparently she can't think and dodge simultaneously. She stubbles away slightly due to the force of the kick, but quickly regains her footing and presses forward. She needs to push Chuuya back, with this in mind she floats over another book and aims it at Chuuya. A small smile settles on her face as he jumps backward to dodge it.
Sero takes this as his chance to move in closer and make an attack, Shouji sticks close to him. It's only a brief moment of rest but Uraraka takes it, her mind flicks back to what Chuuya said. She's been trying to get that wall kick down for a while now, she had mastered doing it without her Quirk so the next move was to include it. Being able to float up and kick off a wall from any height would be very useful, both in battle and in rescue. Chuuya said she was too light to pull it off, which… Which makes sense. Uraraka feels mystified that she didn't realise this before but if her Quirk is pulling her up, allowing her to get the height, then naturally it would be preventing her from easily coming back to the ground. Her landings are always off because her Quirk is attempting to keep her up, but if she just lets gravity do its thing then…
Uraraka waits for an opportunity, it doesn't take long. Both Sero and Shouji are more to the right of the hallway while Chuuya is more to the left, if he wanted to he could slip through that gap and get behind both boys. That would leave them open to attacks and ruin their progress of pushing him down the hall, so Uraraka needs to solve that.
She once again activates her Quirk on her ankles and leaps up onto the wall, spending only a moment actually on the wall she kicks off while praying this works. Her fingers touch and she quietly mutters 'release' and-
And she lands.
She's a little unsteady, sure, but it's nowhere near as bad as before.
Uraraka really wants to celebrate that, but she needs to keep focused. Chuuya is now in front of her so she should try and attack, she decides to throw out a kick knowing that it wouldn't land but hoping it would push him back.
Chuuya dodges, backwards which is great, as a grin forms on his face. Uraraka tries to pay it no mind, she needs to be focused right now! She cannot let her excitement from landing the move distract her.
From behind her she can hear her classmates yelling, mostly encouragement, from the jail. If she focuses she's sure she can hear Mina's voice, mentally she tucks that piece of information away just in case.
The fight continues on like that for a while, Uraraka and Sero launch attacks that miss and Chuuya strikes back with ones that hit. Fortunately, Shouji is always quick to jump in before either of them can be hit badly. A few times they get pushed backwards by the attacks, which isn't great, but overall they've made good progress.
So good in fact that Uraraka can no longer see or hear the jail, but she can see that store from before. Actually luring Chuuya into the store is going to be tricky, but Sero had come up with an idea beforehand that might just work. It had taken a few minutes of working to figure out how to set the thing up, but they did it and now it's time to activate it.
Chuuya had kept his focus solely on the three of them for the entire fight, a few times he glanced away to check where he was landing but otherwise he hadn't taken much notice of their surroundings. A small part of Uraraka feels wrong thinking that, that part seems determined that that isn't the case. She doesn't have time to think about that though, so instead she prepares herself for the next part of their plan.
With another attack by Sero, Chuuya dodges once again without looking away.
Uraraka watches with satisfaction as his back makes contact with a piece of Sero's tape that they had previously set up across the hallway. Before Chuuya can do anything, namely use his Ability on the tape, Uraraka touches her fingers together with a shout, "Release!"
The tape, which had been attacked around a rather large piece of rock from the other room, suddenly jerks to the side. The momentum of the rock falling quickly drags the tape, and Chuuya, through the broken window of the store. Sero shoots a few extra bits of tape at Chuuya as he goes by, but in a matter of moments he's no longer in view. There is silence for a second before the sound of crashing echoes up to them. Along with the tape trap the three of them had set something up that would collapse all the other pieces of floor down after Chuuya was dragged through and to the bottom floor. It shouldn't hurt him, probably anyway, but it would buy them a few minutes to rush back to the jail and get some people out.
Uraraka shares a smile with the other two before turning and sprinting back down the hall. Chuuya is fast, no doubt that the second he gets free of Sero's tape he'll be jumping back up through that hole and zipping down the hall to catch up with them. If they want to get people out, or at least see who is actually in there, then they need to be quick.
It takes significantly less time to get back to the jail, which is entirely due to the fact they aren't fighting someone while moving. Uraraka is delighted to see her classmates waiting right in the doorway cheering for them.
"We heard that crash! What the hell did you guys do?"
"How did you manage to beat him?!"
"Those cops stand no chance against the true evil that is you!"
Taking a moment to catch her breath, Uraraka smiles, "We'll tell you all later, right now we have a jail to break into!"
With that Uraraka and Sero step into the jail and begin patting the shoulders of everyone inside, Aizawa-sensei had said that was the only way to break someone out after all. Everyone is excited to be back in the game, Uraraka particularly feels beyond hyped up. With the help of Sero and Shouji they had managed to get everyone free, not just one! Deku will be so happy to see everyone out, his plans won't be restricted that way. Not to mention the kick off the wall she did! How she knows the trick she'll be able to perfect that move before the next class training session, which will open up so many opportunities for her to get a leg up in future sessions.
(A tiny part of Uraraka feels doubt at all this, that whole fight… It felt too easy.)
"Wow! You guys did so well!"
Uraraka's head snaps up, "Hagakure, where are you?"
Hagakure picks up a piece of rubble from the ground and waves it around, "Right here! I was keeping an eye on the jail to see when I could sneak in and free everyone, but you guys beat me to it!"
"You were here the whole time?" Mina gasps.
Hagakure drops the rubble and laughs at that, which causes Uraraka to smile. All they have to do now is head to the server room and wait for Deku and the others, then, once they have a plan they can make a big push to get the briefcase.
Uraraka is the first to notice, simply for the fact that she happened to be looking in that direction. Down the hall the shadows seem to shift, just for a moment something reflects the meager amount of light here before disappearing again. She's about to bring this up, about to warn her classmates to be on guard, when the rapid sound of gunfire rings out.
Someone grabs her, Shouji she belatedly realises, and practically drags her to be hidden behind him. Two others, Sero and Kaminari, are also tucked away behind Shouji's large frame but no one else seemed to be as lucky. In shock people look down at their paint splattered chests and back up again, disbelief clearly written on their faces.
From down the hall Uraraka hears a laugh and tenses, "Ha! Turns out I don't need these goggles after all, Invisa-girl gave her position away herself!"
Uraraka can just see Hagakure from around Shouji, well, she can see the paint splatter floating in mid-air. That doubt from before springs back tenfold, had this all been a trap? Did Chuuya allow himself to be dragged away so Dazai could swoop in and shoot everyone who tried to escape? A heavy feeling settles on her chest at the realisation, sure Kaminari had managed to not be shot but Shouji had. They had no more people free than they did at the beginning of this.
Kaminari leans in close to her, "Uhhh, I think we should get out of here."
Right, yes, they need to get out of here. Uraraka sweeps a glance around and commits to memory everyone who had been captured, then she turns to Kaminari and nods. "Sero," she starts quietly, "can you shoot some tape at Dazai to distract him?"
Sero doesn't waste any time to agree to the plan, swiftly he leans around Shouji and shoots multiple pieces of tape. It's only a momentary distraction, one that Dazai will likely be quick to see through, but it should give them just enough time to put some distance between themselves and Dazai.
As soon as the tape is flying across the hall, Uraraka turns and sprints down the hall. She can hear as Sero and Kaminari follow close behind, Dazai yells something but she pays it no mind. A thought occurs to her as they run, the trap they had set for Chuuya is this way….
She really, really hopes they don't run into Chuuya, even if it's a learning opportunity. One fight with that guy is more than enough for her right now.
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A loud crash breaks his concentration, it's the sort of crash that means something has completely collapsed. Something got hit so hard it smashed apart and to the ground, in a place like this the only things that could be broken and sound like that would have to be the walls… Maybe the floors too.
The only way such a thing could happen would be a fight, a big fight with strong opponents. If there's a fight, then that means one of the cop trio must be in the area. Out of the three cops there is only one that might warrant his classmates to smash a wall up, only one that would have the strength to do it himself.
A grin pulls at his lips as he turns and begins running to where the crash had come from, a fight with the bandaged freak is his main goal but one with shorty wouldn't hurt. No, it would be better than that.
Bakugou will enjoy this fight, he decides, because he'll win and show those Yokohama freaks who is really in charge here.