Akiko yawned, stretching her hands behind her head as she watched the screen. There weren't many others in the observation deck, most planning but Akiko had long given up on that. Typically, winging it was left to Uzu but then again, Uzu wasn’t that great at it.
Slowly, Naka and Hagakure approached their city. The large hall left little space to cower or hide. There was little in the way of shade or any sort of cover.
“Well, this isn’t nice.” Naka took a deep breath, waiting for the alarm to go off. The second it did, bullets rained down on them, peppering the floor.
Hagakure wasn’t a target, her invisibility protected her from Snipe’s Quirk. Naka dashed around looking for any cover possible. Deciding there was nowhere to hide, he started to plan how to make his own. “Don’t let me down now, Cannon Fodder!”
Cannon Fodder formed in the air, morning further and further away. Just before he hit the ceiling, Snipe shot him, blowing him and said ceiling up. The rubble showered down on Naka and Hagakure, providing them with the much-needed cover.
Together, they hid behind the rock, waiting for the dust to settle. Without anything to fire at, Snipe turned off his Quirk.
“What now?”
Naka jumped at Hagakure’s voice, having not spotted her before. “We wait to attack.”
Hagakure crushed off the dust that clung to her form. “I could try getting close but he’ll be able to see my footprints.”
Naka nodded, closing his eyes in concentration with one of my clones, giving you long enough to get out and tape him.” Naka smiled as Hagakure gulped.
“Great plan but…” The flooring glove pointed behind Naka making him turn slightly.
“Oh… hi.” Naka forced a smile to his face as Snipe pointed a gun at him. “Run!”
Energy clone jumped out, tackling Snipe and blowing up as Naka and Hakagre charged away.
“I like your plan but I’ve got a suggestion!”
Naka gave Hagakure an exasperated look. “What?!”
“How about instead of fighting the guy with a gun, we flee through the now unguarded exit?!” Hagakure pointed at the exit, making Naka nod.
Jumping out the hall, Naka and Hagakure passed their exam… barely.
Akiko sighed heavily, as she facepalmed. “I thought we agreed you weren’t going to destroy anymore buildings,” she muttered dangerously as the win was announced.
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Uzu smirked as he looked over the training ‘city.’ Really it was just an open field. It was pretty bland.
Shoji’s arms shifted, making extra eyes and ears, looking for Vlad. “He isn’t here.”
Uzu nodded, opening his wings and fluttering into the sky. He could see all the way to the wall but he couldn’t spot Vlad. “Did we get the wrong time?” Uzu didn’t get time to hear Shoji’s answer when something embedded itself into his wing.
Screaming, Uzu was unable to keep flying, crashing to the ground. Shoji didn’t waste any time forward and catching Uzu who hissed.
Uzu ripped out the red shard, dropping it to the ground. He tried to grow out of the hole but found himself unable to. Shoji pressed his hands on the wing, trying to stop the blood flow. “It’s not healing.”
Uzu tutted remembering Akiko’s many, many warnings. ‘You can’t grow your limbs out when you’re hurt. You need to be careful or else you’ll find yourself stuck with nowhere to go.”
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Heroes of Today
FanficWhen you look back on your friendships, sometimes you can wonder why they ever became your friends in the first place. Akiko often felt like this as she watched her idiot friends indulge their stupid ideas. But unlike most, Akiko could remember why...
