Powerless - A My Hero Academia/ DC Crossover

Chapter 34 - Izuku vs. All Might

Izuku stood in the observation room with Recovery Girl. The first exam was about to start, and Izuku didn't want to miss it. Many of the other students were off preparing themselves for the exams and strategizing with their partners. Since Izuku would be taking his exam alone, he figured his time would be best spent by observing the other exams.

The practical exam was fairly straightforward: either capture the teacher using the restraining cuffs provided to them, or escape the zone before the time runs out. The exams relied heavily on strategy, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities. Izuku would be lying if he said that he wasn't nervous. All the teachers were given heavy restraints to restrict their movements in battle, so as to level the playing field. Still, Izuku had been studying All Might his entire life, and knew what he was capable of, even with this handicap, he knew his chances of taking down All Might in a one-on-one fight were slim. What's more, Izuku knew his biggest weakness was his injury from his fight with All For One, but he couldn't risk exploiting it without the risk of exposing All Might's secret. He figured his best bet would be to utilize his stealth skills and try to escape before the time ran out. But he had a feeling that regardless of his preparation, he would be forced into a confrontation with his former hero, and he had to be ready.

"Looks like I have my work cut out for me today," Said Recovery Girl. Uraraka had joined her and Izuku in the monitor room to observe the battles. The first match was starting: Kirishima and Sato against Cementoss. This exam took place in a city environment, like the Entrance Exam and the Battle Training. Izuku realized that this sort of environment was brimming with cement, giving Cementoss a strong advantage against the students. Sato and Kirishima appeared on the monitor before them, and they began running down the vacant street of the city. A few seconds later, they stopped short in their tracks as the pavement before them morphed into a large wall in front of them. Sato and Kirishima decided on a full-frontal assault, rushing and breaking through the cement walls that formed before them.

Izuku was amazed at his classmate's combined strength, knocking down wall after wall with incredible speed and power. Cementoss knelt several meters in front of them. He didn't appear particularly worried, generating more cement walls as fast as they could knock them down. In the end, their chosen tactic had proved to be ineffective against their opponent, who was able to produce a seemingly endless supply of cement walls. Eventually, Sato and Kirishima hit a wall of their own, unable to keep up with the physical demands of their quirks, and were soon defeated.

Next up, Tokoyami and Asui against Ectoplasm, taking place inside a building environment. Ectoplasm is an intimidating Pro Hero who is able to make over thirty copies of himself at a time. On top of that, he is a formidable martial artist and tactician. Izuku knew that his classmates had their work cut out for them. When the match began, however, Tokoyami and Asui displayed impressive teamwork right off the bat, advancing past Ectoplasm's copies and further into the building towards the exit. Izuku was thoroughly impressed by their communication and teamwork. Soon, they reached the exit gate, and Ectoplasm was waiting for them. After defeating a few more of his copies, he demonstrated to the students the sheer immense power of his quirk by making a huge copy of himself. Tokoyami and Asui were quickly swallowed by the giant copy and encased in the plasma. They were restrained, but not beaten. Tokoyami threw forth Dark Shadow to fight against the real Ectoplasm while Tsuyu utilized a rarely-used aspect of her quirk: she had swallowed and regurgitated the capture cuffs to get them past Ectoplasm undetected, and then used Dark Shadow to place them on Ectoplasm. Tokoyami and Asui passed with flying colors.

The next two matches were as followed: Iida and Ojiro against Power Loader, and Todoroki and Yaoyarozu against Aizawa. Iida and Ojiro passed relatively quickly with Iida using his Reciproburst to launch Ojiro towards the exit gate. It was the next battle with Aizawa that Izuku was looking forward to the most. Izuku had noticed that since her loss at the Sports Festival, Yaoyarozu seemed to have lost a lot of her confidence. This put the team at a serious disadvantage, as she had an amazing quirk and was fiercely intelligent. Coupled with Todoroki's talent and intelligence they promised to be an unstoppable team.