Powerless - A My Hero Academia/ DC Crossover

Chapter 7: the Exam

Izuku rubbed his gloved hands together, trying to think about anything but the knot in his stomach. The group had dismissed from the auditorium to change and prepare for the practical exam. As they stood by the large gates outside the faux urban site of the exam, Izuku took the chance to size up his competition.

Most of the students were wearing simple workout clothes. Some of the students had special gear that Izuku could only assume amplified their quirk in some way. He recognized some of them from the files he studied last night, such as Tenya Iida. They had strong quirks, and he knew they would pose the greatest competition.

He was also searching for Uraraka. They had to separate to change out of their uniforms. He knew that she was placed in his same testing center as he was and wanted to make sure she was doing OK. Finally, he spotted her. She was doing breathing exercises, probably attempting to settle her nerves. As Izuku began to walk over to her, he felt a large hand placed on his shoulder, stopping him.

Izuku turned to see Tenya standing over him. He was wearing what looked to be a blue cyclist suit. His expression was unchanged from the one he had during the presentation in the auditorium: stern and authoritative. He glanced up at Uraraka, and then back to Izuku.

"She looks like she's trying to focus on the trials ahead," He said. "What are you going to do, distract her and ruin her chances of succeeding?"

Izuku had had enough. He jerked his shoulder forward, removing Iida's hand, who widened his eyes in surprise. "Listen, friend," Izuku said sharply. "Get off me. Who do you think you are?"

Iida placed his hands on his hips, looking offended. "Really now, there is no need to be so -"

"Shut up," Izuku interrupted. "You seem to think yourself an authority figure and have placed me in your crosshairs. But believe you me, friend, that is a bad move." Izuku turned his head away from Iida and spat on the ground. "I would think that the brother of Ingenium would have more class than this."

Iida's face quickly turned from annoyance and offense to shock. "How...how?" Iida stuttered.

"I've worked too hard and sacrificed too much to get here," Said Izuku, ignoring the question. "Stay out of my way."

"Now, see here," Iida began indignantly. As he did, a loud, booming voice drowned out his own. Present Mic was standing on top of the tall gates, waving his arms.

"Right, let's start!" He shouted. "Get moving! There are no countdowns in real battles! Run, run, run, listeners! You're wasting airtime here!"

Izuku didn't hesitate. As the group began to run, he pulled his grapple gun from his belt, glancing at Iida as he stood there. "Try to keep up, speedy." He said. And with that, a cable exploded from the muzzle of the grapple gun and carried Izuku into the battlefield.

The momentum from his grapple gun launched Izuku past its anchor point. Izuku flipped through the air, landing swiftly on his feet and into a sprint. His acrobatic training had paid off.

In the distance he could hear explosions and other loud sounds. Students had already engaged the faux villains. He only had ten minutes to score as many points as he could, and he couldn't waste time running aimlessly throughout the streets. He lifted his arm and grappled upwards towards a building rooftop. Once atop it, he surveyed his surroundings.

Several robots were roaming the streets. By their movement, Izuku could see that they operated on some sort of a preset route. He surmised that they were programmed to follow this route and engage once their sensors picked up biosignatures, such as body heat.