ISSUE #5: Wade vs Bakugo
In the U.A. Academy's training grounds, everyone was still amazed by the abilities and power Wade showed with his Spider-Quirk. To think he was holding himself back and Aizawa persuaded him to use all of his power, and in the end, he proved his full potential.
"No way! He threw it almost 4000 meters!" A blonde boy exclaimed with his eyes bulged out in.
"Nice! He's finally showing us his true power!" Ochaco cheered for the boy, throwing her hands up, having thumbs up.
"That…That's incredible." Momo whispered, looking at Wade with wide eyes. She thought the things he was able to do when he saved her were impressive, but this left her unable to speak.
"It does seem as though he's in pain." Iida said, staring carefully at the boy's body. "Though, it isn't like in the entrance exam when he broke his limbs. This Spider-Quirk is very odd."
"It wasn't a very pretty throw." Aoyama said with his usual smile.
However, the only one that wasn't thinking very positively about Wade was none other than Bakugo. If there was one way to describe the expression on his face, it was a mix of shock, disbelief, and fury. His mind must have been playing tricks on him. It had to be! If it was true that he had a Quirk, then he would've gotten it when they were kids. He must have done something or must have been using…something! He really didn't know.
Wade's voice played in his head. "Someone I look up to told me that I can become a Hero. Things have changed, Bakugo. That's why I've applied and that's why I'm going. And like it or not, you can't stop me!"
Bakugo finally snapped. "I'm getting to the bottom of this!" He growled hatefully, starting explosive sparks in his palm.
This caught the attention of some students. Before they could react, Bakugo charged at Wade.
"HEY!" Wade's spider senses went off and he turned his head to the left and was surprised to see his bully rushing right for him. Was he really insane? "WALKER, YOU BASTARD! TELL ME HOW YOU DID THAT OR YOU'RE DEAD!"
"What the hell!" Wade exclaimed as he stepped back, getting ready to fire his webs at him.
However, before he did, Aizawa's scarf shot through the air and wrapped itself around Bakugo's torso, arm, and face, stopping him from taking another step forward. Despite his best efforts to move his body out of it and continue his attack, the blonde couldn't get out. "What? Why the hell is your damn scarf so strong?!" He demanded the teacher, struggling to look over his shoulder at him.
Aizawa was also using his Quirk and erasing the bully's. "Because it's a capture weapon made out of carbon fiber and a special metal alloy." He told him with a threatening tone. "Now stand down! It'd be wise to avoid making me use my Quirk so much. It gives me serious dry-eye."
Wade looked sorry for him. "That must really suck." He murmured. Especially with how amazing that Quirk is.
Aizawa released Bakugo and stopped his own Quirk, with his eyes and hair going back to normal. "You're wasting my time now." He said as the scarf rewrapped itself around his neck. "Alright, with Wade being the last one for that test, we're done for now. Gather around and I'll give you the results."
Bakugo snapped his head back at Wade and glared hatefully at him. The Spider-Man simply scowled back, but didn't make an attempt to say anything. He just cautiously walked around Bakugo, keeping his distance away from him, before walking away.
"I'll never really understand you, Bakugo." Wade whispered to himself.
Bakugo heard him and growled, snapping his head at him, glaring at the back of his head. He couldn't understand what was happening to Wade. Until the exam, he was nothing. A little bug he could crush if he wanted to, but Wade wouldn't stay in line or stay crushed. He would always bounce back and fight back. That wasn't how it was supposed to be. He wasn't supposed to be more than an annoying bug in the way that he could smash into the ground. And now he suddenly had the powers of a bug?
As the students gathered together in front of Aizawa, Wade winced a little, as his toes were still hurting him. At least he was still healing and the tests were over. Though as he stood with everyone, a part of him could feel some eyes looking at the back of his head and it wasn't just Bakugo.
Wade may have wanted to not stand out with his Quirk, but now it felt like everyone was gunning for him now. Or that just his paranoia and they're all still amazed with his powers, but Bakugo was going to be a problem from now on.
"All right, time to give you your results." Aizawa told the class. "I've ranked you all from best to worst. You should probably have a good idea of your standing already." He then pulled out a remote. "I'll just pull up the whole list. It's not worth going over each individual's score."
Wade knew that he was safe with his score, however, he felt bad for the person who was going home. They worked so hard to also get into this school and now they were going to be expelled.
Aizawa pressed a button on the remote, projecting a holographic screen to show the students. Wade actually got first place! He then saw that Momo came in second! Wait, what was her Quirk? But as he pulled it up, Aizawa quickly turned it off.
"And I was lying, no one's going home."
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"…What?" Wade finally said something.
Aizawa then grinned. "That was just a rational deception to make sure you gave it your all in the tests."
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?!" Wade, Ochaco, and Iida (who somehow cracked the lenses of his glasses) yelled out loud.
"I was surprised the rest of you didn't figure that out." Momo said to the others, standing a few feet beside Wade.
"Wait, you KNEW and you didn't tell us?!" Wade exclaimed comically with white eyes and tears squirting out of his eyes.
"I'm sorry. I guess I probably should have said something." Momo replied sheepishly.
"Yeah, you should have!" The rest of the class yelled.
"That's it. We're done for the day." Aizawa said while starting to walk away. "Pick up a syllabus in the classroom. Read it over before tomorrow morning." Wade watched him as the teacher approached him. "Walker, are you healed? If not, then take this and have the old lady fix you up." Aizawa handed him a permission slip. "Things are going to be tougher tomorrow when you're actually training begins. Make sure you're prepared."
Wade took the permission slip and watched Aizawa walk away. He was definitely a strange man, that's for sure, though Wade could see some bit of kindness in him. Or it was pity. But at least he made it past the first day. He started out at the top, but he couldn't just slack off because of that. He's still got a whole lot to learn if he's going to be Spider-Man.
As he walked away, Aizawa muttered to himself. "Hope your kid knows what he's getting into, Daniel."
Wade groaned as he walked towards the front door of the school. After the end of the first day, which was more than a half day, he was ready to start web swinging back home. "Man, I'm still sore." He said to himself with a limp in his legs, with his eyes closed.
"I could imagine."
Wade stopped when he heard that familiar voice. Opening his eyes and raising his head, he saw Momo standing in the front. Was she waiting for him? "Oh, hey Momo! What are you doing here?" He asked, as the two approached each other.
Momo blushed a little. "I was kind of hoping to see you again, Wade." she told him, making Wade blush a little too. He smiled with a little bit of embarrassment and scratched the back of his head. "Wait, you actually remembered my name?"
"W-Well, course. I did save your life." Wade admitted. Not to mention she was beautiful and sexy as hell. But then he looked at Momo with a raised eyebrow. "Wait, why do you ask?"
"Uh, no reason." Momo quickly looked away in embarrassment.
That reason gave Wade the answer. "You forgot my name too, didn't you?" He asked with a deadpan face.
"Uh... no." Momo looked away in embarrassment
"You sure?" He raised an eyebrow
"…Okay, I admit it." Momo confessed meekly.
Wade sighed. The girl he saved even forgot his name? "So... how're you doing?" He asked, before they walked together to the door. "After... well... you know." Wade opened the door for her and Momo stepped outside.
"It was difficult at first." Momo admitted, as Wade walked beside. "After I got home, I told my parents what happened, and they became so worried for me. I told them that you're able to save me before those thugs could do anything to me and they were very much relieved."
"I'm sorry that happened to you." Wade said with a solemn look. "I wish there was more I could have done."
"Don't be. You saved me after all. If it wasn't for you…" She clenched her fist over her heart in fear. "I don't even want to think about what would've happened to me. Luckily I have my parents to help me get through it." Momo then looked back at him with a smile. "I guess what I'm saying is, thank you for saving me, Wade." the black-haired girl said with sincerity.
"Hey! Now you remember my name!" Wade exclaimed with a smile.
"Oh! Yeah! You're Wade Walker! How silly of me!" Momo said bashfully as they both shared a laugh. "Anyway, I'm so happy to see you again, Wade. I never thought we could meet again in this academy."
Wade sighed. "Me too, I'm also happy to see you're doing okay." He said softly. Then a hand was placed on his shoulder. Wade and Momo stopped as the young boy yelped from the sudden touch. He turned and saw it was Iida. "Dude! Don't sneak up on me!" He exclaimed, panting with a hand over his thumping heart.
"How's your body healing?" He asked, before noticing Momo was standing beside him. "Greets! I'm Tenya Iida from—"
"Yeah, I'm sure everyone in the class knows your name." She said, deadpanning. "I'm Momo Yaoyorozu."
'Yet you couldn't even remember my name.' Wade complained in his head before dropping it. "It's fine. I'm just going to be sore for a while." He told Iida. "I'll just need some good rest before I'm ready tomorrow." But he knew that he shouldn't always rely on his healing to get him out of trouble. He could still break and die.
"I see." Iida before placing his hand on his chin as if thinking. The three students then started walking together. "I was a bit concerned by Mr. Aizawa's approach to class. But I trust the school's judgement. U.A. is the top program. Even so, lying is downright immoral."
"He's an unusual one." Momo whispered to Wade.
"I'll say. I honestly thought that he was going to be a hardass, but I guess I was wrong." Wade replied, making sure that Iida didn't hear. "He's just really serious about school."
"Hey! Wait, up you two!" called the voice Ochaco from behind the three. Wade, Iida, and Momo stopped and looked to see the bubbly girl running over to them. "Are you guys going to the station? I'll join you guys!"
"Oh, you're the infinity girl." Iida said as she approached. Everybody's forgetting everyone's name.
Ochaco noticed Momo, so she smiled and waved. "Hi, I'm Ochaco Uraraka. Nice to meet you." She said brightly.
"Hello, I'm Momo Yaoyorozu." Momo introduced herself.
The brunette then turned to Wade and Iida. "Let's see. You're Tenya Iida. And your name is…Walker, right?"
"That's actually my last name." Wade said, secretly happy that she remembered his name. "My first name is Wade."
"Speaking of which, what's with that Bakugou? The one that charged at you?" Momo asked.
"Well, let's just say that we've known each other for a while, and he hates my guts. After I got my Quirk a little while ago, that hatred skyrocketed." Wade replied, though he felt a little uncomfortable to explain his interactions with Bakugo.
"That seems childish." Iida stated.
"Are you both in some kind of rivalry?" Momo inquired with a puzzle look.
"Actually, he's the one who's dragging me into his so-called rivalry. He always talks about how awesome he is with his Quirk and how useless I am. But now he really seemed angry about my Quirk, I don't know what's his problem." Wade looked down with a frown. If only Bakugo could just leave his ego aside and tell him why he's so upset.
"Well, I thought you were really cool with your Quirk!" Ochaco said with a smile, trying to encourage him after she noticed he looked upset. "Able to do anything a spider can do! Can you climb walls? Have a poisonous bite? Shot webs out of your butt?"
"That last one would be really gross!" Momo and Iida exclaimed with comically shocked looks. Wade laughed a little and scratched the back of his head. He not only survived his first day at U.A., but he's also started to make some new friends. That's got to be a good thing, right?
But Wade would learn that he didn't have time to relax. Not yet. The real challenge begins tomorrow.
Tomorrow came and so did the start of the school year. U.A.'s Hero Course curriculum had normal classes, like English. Wade and his classmates for that in the mornings, and their teacher was President Mic. "Now. Which of these four sentences contains a mistake." He asked the class. No one answered, as they found it to be boring. "Hey everybody, look alive! Grammar rules!" Wade looked at them and saw that the relative pronouns were wrong in the last one. Though Momo was the one that answered.
They would all eat lunch in the massive main cafeteria, where they could buy pretty tasty stuff at a cheap price. "White rice is the perfect comfort food, isn't it?" Commented the Cook Hero, Lunch-Rush. Wade, Momo, Iida, and Ochaco nodded at the Hero, with Ochaco commenting on how good it was.
And then, in the afternoon, it was finally time. The class they've all been waiting for: Hero Basic Training.
"I AM HERE!" All Might announced. Wade gasped in shock and excitement to see his mentor in school. "Coming through the door like a Hero!"
Once everyone in the room saw him as he walked into their classroom, the students of Class 1-A became more excited than they were. They knew that Hero Battle Training was going to be the test class, but to have it was with the Symbol of Peace? Not only that, but he was also wearing a different costume. This one was his Silver Age one that was retired before he transitioned to his newest costume.
"I can't believe it's really All Might!" The young man with blond hair gasped.
"So, he is a teacher! This year is gonna be totally awesome!" The red spiky-haired boy said in excitement.
"Hey look. Is he wearing his Silver Age Costume?" Tsuyu asked.
"I'm getting goosebumps. It's so retro." A young man with a tail said.
Many of the students voiced their excitement and wonder at the mighty Hero. All Might had then made his way to the teacher's desk, standing tall and proud behind it with his fists on his hips. "Welcome to the important class at U.A. High. Think of it as 'Hero-ing 101'." He said to the kids. "Here, you'll learn the basics of being a Pro. And what it means to fight in the name of good!" All Might took a moment to strike a pose. "Let's get into it! Today's lesson will pull no punches!" He then held out a card with the 'Battle' stylized and colored orange on it.
Bakugo immediately got excited and grinned in a happy and menacing way. "Fight training! Finally!"
"Real combat?" Wade asked.
"But one of the keys of being a Hero is…" All Might pointed towards the wall to his right. "…looking good!" Panels on the wall started to pull and extend out. Each had up to four numbered containers. "These were designed for you based on your Quirk registration forms and the requests you sent in before school started."
Hearing this, the students gasped and cheered. Finally, they were going to have their dream Hero costumes and wear them in for the fight. Before they enrolled at U.A. High, they submitted their Quirk registration forms; which included physical measurements and any desired costume designs to an exclusive clothing company designated by the school. With all that info, they created state-of-the-art costumes for the students.
For Wade, there wasn't too much of a need. However, he did change his registration to having a Quirk. He talked with All Might to ask about a company that could make him another costume that was just like the one he was sent to by Peter Parker. A company that had whatever the suit was made of and could replicate the internals that were inside.
All Might said that he may know a company of experts that could replicate the Spider-Man costume. So that if one was damaged, he could use the other one while it's being repaired.
So, All Might took the suit to show it to the person. Now Wade just hoped that he'd give it back in the box with his number on it.
"Get yourselves suited up, and then meet me at Training Ground Beta!"
"Yes, sir!"
About a few minutes afterwards, All Might was in Training Ground Beta. Standing in front of the entrance, he faced the exit. Waiting for his students. From the dark tunnel of the entrance and before it was long, the students could be seen approaching.
"They say that clothes make the Pros, young ladies and gentlemen, and behold, you are the proof!" All Might proclaimed to the students, as they stepped out of the shadows and into the light. Fully revealing their costumes. "Take this to heart. From now on you are all…Heroes in training!"
Many of the costumes that the students had were indeed impressive to behold. Some were simple, others more complex. Some form-fitting and even revealing, others were bulkier and armor like. All of them were theirs and theirs allowed.
"This is getting me all revved up. You look so cool! Now. Shall we get started, you buncha newbies?"
However, Wade wasn't there. In fact, he was running down the entrance. It was finally time to show the world his Hero costume. It may not have been state-of-the-art or flashy like any of the other students, it was who he was and what he was going to be.
No long hiding it behind his hoodie, shorts, and shoes, Wade stepped out of the tunnel and into the light. The sun shined down on his Spider-Man costume. It fitted him perfectly, while hugging Wade's lean and muscular body. The red and blue colors were brightly lit in the light. The mask concealed all of his head, with the white eye-lenses big and moved with how his eyes were behind them. And the big, large white spiders on his back and chest were displayed proudly.
"Wade?" Hearing Ochaco's Wade turned his head to her. "Is that you, Wade? Wow! Your costume is totally awesome!" She said, walking up to him.
The eyes on Wade's mask widened upon seeing what she was wearing for her costume. The outfit consisted of a skin-tight pink and black suit that hugged her in all the right places on her body, with detached sleeves, knee-high boots, belt, helmet, collar, and thick, round bracers with handles attached to them. "Oh, uh, thank you." Wade said in a nervous tone, while being glad that his mask hid his blushing red face.
"Well, I can't say I've never seen a costume like that, Wade." Momo said as she approached them. When turned to her, his jaw dropped behind the mask, with a nosebleed. "But you do indeed look impressive and even cool."
Whereas Ochaco's was skin tight, Momo's Hero costume was revealing to say the least, and would have heads turning in a flash. Consisting of a red leotard-like vest with silver linings, edges and matching red boots. She sported a gold utility belt that matched a band that goes across her chest. Her vest left space open from the center of the collar to the waist above the belt. This left much of Momo's skin exposed, including the area from her stomach to her chest and her arms and legs as well.
"Your costume looks even good on you, Ochako. I like the design." Momo turned to Ochako.
"Really? I feel like I should've been more specific about what I wanted." Ochaco said sheepishly, rubbing the back of her head. "This bodysuit is skintight. Not really my style."
"True. I'm only wearing this because it allows me to utilize my Quirk as much as possible." Momo said, before noticing Wade. He was really staring at her body for a moment, before figuring out that he should stop. Momo caught onto this and tried covering her a little with an embarrassed blush. "Geez! You don't have to stare!"
"Ah, right! I'm so sorry!" Wade quickly apologized and looked away, also in embarrassment. "It's just, you both look really great, that's all."
Standing next to him was the tiny boy with hair resembling grapes. His Hero costume was very simplistic, having a purple shirt and mask with a yellow cape, pants, boots and gloves matching his cape. And it also almost looked like he was wearing metal diapers.
He looked at the girls and gave a thumbs up. "I love this school."
Wade perked up before he looked down and saw he was next to him. "Who the heck are you?"
A moment later and the teens were all standing in front of All Might as he began the class. "Now that you're ready, it's time for combat training." He told them.
"Sir." said Iida. Wade looked at him and was a little surprised to see what the speeder was wearing. A black one-piece suit with a high collar underneath various pieces of silver-colored armor, including a silver-colored helmet, a metal mask with holes that covered his entire face except his eyes, a metal collar around his neck, a breastplate, decorative mufflers extending back from his midriff, and metal vambraces that extend past his elbows. The costume included specialized metal boots, extending up past his knees, which are specialized for his Quirk.
Wade had to admit, that was a pretty cool look for him.
"This is the fake city from our entrance exam." Iida said with his hand held up. "Does that mean that we'll be conducting urban battles again?"
"Not quite. I'm going to move you two steps ahead." All Might said, holding up two fingers. "Most of the villain fights you see on the news take place outside. However, statistically speaking, run-ins with the most dastardly evildoers take place indoors."
If it was indoor fighting that was going to be the focus of today, then Wade could be at a disadvantage. He's great with close quarters fighting, but he wouldn't be able to web-sling as much as he wanted.
"Think about it. Backroom deals, home invasions, secret underground lairs. Truly intelligent criminals stay hidden in the shadows. For this training exercise, you'll be split into teams of good guys and bad guys and fight two-on-two indoor battles."
"Isn't this a little advanced?" Tsuyu asked. She wore a costume that consisted of a green and black skin tight suit with yellow linings which imitated a frog's skin markings. She also wore goggles, gloves, and boots with a frog-like design. Despite her boots being shaped like frog feet, she did have ten toes.
Wade guessed her Quirk's a frog one.
"The best training is what you get on the battlefield!" All Might replied. "But remember, you can't just punch a robot this time. You're dealing with actual people now."
"Sir, will you be the one deciding who wins?" Momo asked with her hand raised.
"How much can we hurt the other team?" Bakugo asked. His costume was composed of a fitted black sleeveless V-neck tank top with an orange X with the top half borders his shirt collar. It also had a seemingly metallic neck brace fashioned and used as a collar with three holes in both sides. His sleeves reach from within his large grenade-like gauntlets to his biceps. His belt, which also carried grenades, held up his baggy pants with knee guards. Underneath those guards are black, knee-high combat boots with orange soles and eyelets. He also wore a hero mask that has large, flare-shaped cloth.
"It's that really your question?" Wade asked, looking at the bully with an unamused look.
"Do we need to worry about the losers getting expelled like earlier?" Ochaco asked with a hint of concern.
"Will you be splitting us up based on chance or comparative skill?" Iida inquired.
"Isn't this cape fabulous?" asked Aoyama, whose costume consisted of an entire black suit covered by a metallic violet armor kit with golden details. The kit consisted of five pieces—a chestplate, two boots, two bracelets. His chestplate came with an attached long glittering cape colored in indigo, it also possessed a belt with a ring-shaped buckle that allowed him to use his Quirk. Besides that, he wore a wing shaped visor.
'Who cares!' Wade shouted in his head.
All Might growled and sweated in frustration. "I wasn't finished talking!" The Pro then took out a small piece of paper and looked at it. Wade was sure it was a script. "The situation is this. The villains have hidden a nuclear missile somewhere in their hideout. The Heroes must try to foil their plans. To do that, the good guys either have to catch the evildoers or recover the weapon. Likewise, the bad guys succeed if they protect their payload or capture the Heroes."
"That sounds like every classic action movie setup." Wade said, pointing out how unoriginal All Might he was being.
All Might then put out a yell box with the 'Lots' written on it out of nowhere. "Time's limited, and we'll choose teams by drawing lots."
"Isn't there a better way?" Iida asked.
"It's not really far off from real life." Wade told him. "Pros often have to team up with Heroes they don't know on the spot. That could be what he's going for."
"Yes, I see. Life is a random series of events." Iida then bowed to All Might. "Excuse my rudeness."
All Might turned quickly around. "No sweat. Let's draw!"
Team A: Wade Walker and Mina Ashido
Team B: Mezo Shoji and Shoto Todoroki
Team C: Minoru Mineta and Momo Yaoyorozu
Team D: Katsuki Bakugou and Tenya Iida
Team E: Ochako Uraraka and Yuga Aoyama
Team F: Rikido Sato and Koji Koda
Team G: Denki Kaminari and Kyoka Jiro
Team H: Tsuyu Asui and Fumikage Tokoyami
Team I: Mashirao Ojiro and Toru Hagakure
Team J: Eijiro Kirishima and Hanta Sero
"So that's who I'm paired up with?" Wade said as he looked around to see who it was.
"That's right!" A cheerful girl's voice sang out. Wade turned to face her and when he did his eyes widened. Mina Ashido was the same girl that had the pink color skin. Now that she was up close to him, Wade could take in all her unique details.
Aside from her pink skin, Mina had black sclera, yellow irises, and had unruly, short pink hair with yellow horns protruding from her head. She was of medium height and set more broadly than some of her other female classmates. She also had a curvy body and her eye-candy of a Hero costume really showed it. Purple and turquoise camouflage skintight bodysuit and a tan vest with white fur on the collar. She also wore a white mask as well.
"Hey there, teammate!" Mina said with an upbeat and ecstatic attitude. "I just what to say that I love you Spider-Quirk yesterday! And your costume is so cool!" She finished with a grin.
"Oh, thanks." Wade said, his mask hiding his blush. Despite her strange appearance, she was actually really cute and pretty. And that skintight and revealing costume really suited her. "I'm Wade Walker by the way. But you can just call me Wade."
"Oh, I know who you are." Mina said with a smile that just didn't want to go away. "I'm Mina Ashido. And you can call me Mina, handsome." She gave him a wink.
That instantly took Wade aback. "W-What?" He shuddered with his eyes widening and a massive blush under his mask. Then Mina started laughing into her mouth and he deadpanned. "Ha-ha, very funny."
"Hahahaha…I'm sorry." Mina wiped away her tears that leaked out of her right eye. "But no joke, you are pretty cute."
Wade's eyes widened again. At least she thought of him as attractive. Hopefully he could make a good impression on her.
All Might then place both of his hands into two boxes. One white box with the word 'hero' on it and the black box with the word 'villain' on it. "I declare that the first teams to fight will be…" he pulled out two teams' letters on the balls. "…these guys!"
(Villains)Team D vs Team A (Heroes)
"…Oh no." Wade gasped. That was him and Mina vs Iida and Bakugo. The latter saw it and knew the same thing.
"Team A will be the heroes. Team D will be the villains." All Might said. "Everyone else can head to the monitoring room to watch!"
"Yes, sir!" Wade just stood there for a moment, as everyone walked away. This had to be a joke, right? Wade turned his head to the left towards his bully. Bakugo glared right at him, growling lightly. Wade didn't like what this guy's thinking right now.
"Bad guys, you can go on in and get set up. In five minutes, the good guys will be let loose and the battle will start!"
"Yes, sir!"
The two groups were led to the building that they'd be using for the fight. As the hero team stood by, the villains were about to head inside when All Might stopped them. "Young Iida, Young Bakugou. The key to being successful in this challenge is to embody villainy. Think from the perspective of an evildoer."
"Got it!" Iida said, while Bakugo turned his head towards Wade. Wade was checking his web shooters to make sure it had a filter that was full.
"If things go too far, I'll be forced to step in. Understand?"
The sight of Wade in a Hero costume made him growl, gritting his teeth.
The bomb was on the top floor, so Iida and Bakugo went up there. "Even though this is training, it pains me to be aligned with criminal behavior," The speedster said, walking over the oversized bomb with his helmet off. He stopped in front of it. "So, this is the weapon we must protect." He tapped his fist on it. "Fake, of course."
"Hey!"
"Hm?" Iida turned to Bakugo. The explosive trainee was standing a few feet away. Facing away with his back turned towards Iida.
"Do you really think Walker has a Quirk?"
Iida couldn't understand him. He knew what he was saying, but why ask it? "You saw him during the Quirk assessment test. Even after he used his full power." he said. "Though I'm not sure how having the abilities of a spider make him more damage resistant or heal quicker."
"Tch." Bakugo scuffed.
Iida finally asked the big question. "Why is it that you hold such hatred towards Wade? He's just doing his best to become a hero like everyone else."
Bakugo didn't answer or cared, as his hatred started to cloud his judgement. Was Wade seriously just tricking him all these years? With a look of fury and pride, Bakugo promised himself that he was going to roast that bug until he's dead.
However, is that what he really wanted?
"Aw man. I hope they don't expect us to memorize this building's floor plan." Mina complained, but then smiled. "You know. All Might's so cool in person! At least he's not threatening us with any kind of punishment like Mr. Aizawa. We can relax—"
She stopped when she saw Wade with his mask off. The look on his face was troubled, as he rubbed his thumb across the fabric of his mask, looking into the white eyes. A part of him was still conflicted about going up against Bakugo. Wade didn't blame him for what'd happened to his dad, that all still on himself. He's fought against Bakugo many times in the past, but those fights would never finish. They'd be stopped by a teacher or an adult right when Wade threw the first punch, or when Bakugo looked like he was going to finish him off. Now, there was nothing to stop them from beating the shit out of each other.
"Wade." Wade turned his head to see her worriedly looking at him. "Are you okay?" She said.
Wade sighed. "Yeah, I am. I'm just thinking." He admitted.
Mina tilted her head. "About what?"
"I know we're up against Iida, but I'm more worried about Bakugo. I know I'm asking a lot, but I know he's gonna come after me." Wade told her, looking at Mina. "When he does, I want you to leave him to me, and I'll try and either capture him or get away from him while you get to where the bomb is. When I get there, we'll take it together."
"Right. So, wants up with that guy?" Mina asked. "Do the two of you hate each other?"
Wade got down from the railing he was squatting on top of and leaned against it. "Well, he hates me, but…the truth is, I never really hated him." He said, raising his chin and looked up at the blue sky. "Don't get me wrong, the guy is a jackass and I really wanted to beat him into a pulp, but I could never wish him dead. We've fought many times in the past, and I admit, it was mostly my fault for not having a better control on my emotion. I just wished that he'd see that there's more to being a Hero than being the best."
He pushed away from the railing and slipped on his mask.
"That's why I refuse to lose to him today."
Mina stared at him for a moment, before grinning. "Then let the battle of rivals begin!" She exclaimed, shouting with excitement.
"Huh?" Wade looked at him with a confused expression. "Well, no. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get you caught up in my personal stuff."
"Are you kidding me? We're a team of totally awesome heroes! Let's totally win!" Mina shouted enthusiastically, bouncing up and down. A smile couldn't be stopped from forming on his lips. She was strange, but Wade couldn't turn away from how full of positive energy she was. He nodded.
["Alright!"] All Might's voice came over the loudspeaker. ["Let's begin the indoor combat training! Team A and Team D, your time starts now!"]
In the monitoring room, all the students stood behind All Might and stared at the large screen that displayed multiple views of the training building's insides and outsides. "Pay attention, kids. Think about what you would do." All Might advised them, placing an earpiece in his left ear. There wasn't much he could do with Wade. In this class, he's just another student. He couldn't play favorites when it comes to him. He'll grade him as he would anyone else.
"Hey, check it out!" Ochaco exclaimed, pointing to one of the surveillance feeds. She and the other saw Wade carrying Mina on his back as he crawled up the wall. "I knew he could stick to walls!"
"This is so cool!" Mina exclaimed with a grin. Wade focused and looked ahead of where he was going. Trying to ignore her ample breasts that were pressing against his back. He reached out to the window and placed his fingers on it, sticking them to it. Pulling upwards, Wade was able to open the window. With it open, he cautiously wall-crawled sideward through and into the building.
After he leaped off the wall and landed on the ground, the pink girl jumped off Wade and did a bounce.
"We're in! Let's go!" Mina exclaimed excitedly, before starting to run down the hall.
"No, no, no!" Wade quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her back gently and firmly. He didn't want to hurt her, but she could have given away their position. "We need to be very careful." He whispered and let go of her. "Like I said, Bakugo will be coming after me with a frontal attack, and this floor has a lot of blind spots. We have to play this smart."
"Oh, right!" Mina nodded with a grin.
Wade and she then started making their way through the floor to the stairs. When they approached a left corner, the boy went up against the wall and stopped just a few feet from it, with Mina stopping with him. Wade then turned his head towards Mina and whispered. "Don't freak out." He then used his Camouflage ability.
Mina looked at his nearly invisible and transparent figure in amazement. Though she wasn't able to see him clearly, the distorted outline of his body was a little visible. She watched as he slowly walked to the corner and stepped out to look down the hall. He then changed back and motioned for Mina to follow. "What was that?" She asked in a low whisper.
"It's called Camouflage." Wade answered, looking over his shoulder to her. "It's one of my Quirk's abilities that allows me and whatever I'm wearing to turn nearly invisible." They stopped at another corner. This one was to the right. He turned nearly invisible again, and did the same as before. Step out and look for anyone down the hall. When he saw no one, he turned it off and Mina would follow close to him. "So, what's your Quirk? I bet it's really interesting with your appearance. No offense."
Mina grinned and the two stopped to see her stretch out her arm. "My Quirk is called Acid." With her palm pointed to the ground, she concentrated, and corrosive liquid formed and poured down to the ground. Wade watched as the acid started melting away from the floor.
"That's amazing." He said with a grin. Mina blushed and gave a cute, happy smile, before the two started walking again. As they did, Wade started going over what he could do against Bakugo. If he could get him away from Mina, then the plan was for her to go on ahead and do what she could against Iida, until he got up there and they'd face the speedster together.
But the real question was how in the hell was he going to capture Bakugo? His webs were strong enough to hold him down, but the trick was to get his bully in a position for him to fire at him and stick him to either the floor or the wall. And then there's the fact that Bakugo could blow up his webbings. Wade could beat him in close quarters, his training with his dad and his Quirk would prove that. Now all he had to do was to see if Bakugo would actually come for him.
Suddenly, Wade gasped when he felt his spider-senses explode in his head.
Bakugo came jumping out from a corner to their right, glaring hatefully at him. With his arm brought back, Bakugo swung it at Wade.
Wade reacted fast by wrapping Mina in his arms and jumping back, dodging Bakugo when he slammed his hand into a wall, destroying it with an explosion. Wade landed on one knee before releasing Mina, who looked at him with wide eyes. "Are you alright?" He asked her.
"Yeah! Thanks!" Mina said with a blush. He grabbed her hand and helped her up. They smiled only for a second, before the sound of moving earth could be heard from where Bakugo was. Wade stepped in front of Mina and got into a defensive stance. "Go on and get to the bomb. I'll deal with him."
"Are you sure?" Mina asked, knowing what the mission was, but was hesitant to leave Wade alone.
Bakugo cleared away the dust cloud by pushing it away with his arm. "What's the matter, Walker?" He asked. "Afraid to stand up and fight me?"
"I knew that you were going to come at me first." Wade said, scowling with determination. "And whaddya know, you tried ambushing me to act all tough."
"He almost got the jump on them!" Mineta said, as they were all shocked by the sudden attack.
"Sneak attack, Bakugo?" Exclaimed Eijiro Kirishima, punching one fist into his palm. "What kinda man pulls a cheap crap like that?"
He was a boy with spiky red hair that resembles horns and a little scar above his right eye that could be mistaken for a single long eyelash. His mouth sported sharp pointed teeth and despite his young age, Eijiro possessed an impressive physique and a muscular body. His costume was a vest that consisted of two shoulder pads that are shaped like gears, while his chest is left uncovered, and he wore a half skirt with a ripped pattern over pants with an "R" belt. He also had a jaw-guard around his mouth that looked vaguely similar to an animal's fangs.
"It's a viable strategy." All Might said as he looked Wade and Bakugo facing each other. "He's playing the part. Acting like a true villain would."
"I don't know if it's an act, but luckily it didn't work. Wade dodged it and saved Mina." Ochaco said with a smile, standing next to Momo.
"But they've still got to get to the bomb or capture Bakugo and Iida." Momo said with a more serious expression.
"Look, there he goes!" said Denki Kaminari, a young man with blond hair that had a black lightning-shaped streak and small, thin eyebrows. His Hero costume was simpler. Consisting of a black jacket that he wore open with lightning patterns, a white shirt underneath, a belt, black pants with one stripe running down each leg, and a headset.
"I won't hurt you so bad that they'll have to stop the fight! Just close!" Bakugo yelled with murderous glee as he charged at Wade.
Wade charged too, preparing a Venom Blast. Bakugo swung his hand at him, but Wade grabbed his grenade gauntlet, pushed it away and punched the blonde right in the stomach. Bakugo yelled in pain from electricity that went through his body, as he was knocked down to the ground. How was that possible? He had electric powers now?
"Wow! Look at those total awesome moves!" Mina cheered, as Wade shot a web at Bakugo. Trapping and pinning him to the ground.
"Alright, lets—" Wade was interrupted by Bakugo yelling and tearing away from the webbing. Using his Quirk to blast it away. Wade saw this and turned to Mina. "Go! I'll catch up!"
Mina was stunned that he was actually going to take on Bakugo on his own. However, if Wade was confident that he could take on Bakugo, then she'll have faith in him that he'll win. Mina nodded and started running down the corridor.
"…Walker," Bakugo said in a threatening glow as he jumped up his feet. "You're beneath me. But even now, you look at me and think that you, a Quirkless looser, can stand against me? You're nothing but a bug who wanted to fight me."
Wade sighed. He really didn't understand what could have made him have such a superiority complex. Was it the school's teachers that pampered him? Or was that mentality always there? He would have known if he'd seen it. The two of them grew up in the same neighborhood. While Bakugo was the outstanding one, Wade was more of the wallflower.
As he played alone or with others that were like him, Wade would watch as Bakugo boasted and showed his confidence to others. It was because of this that he would become the leader and troublemaker of a little gang. He wasn't bad or good. Just full of himself and confidence, and that's what Wade believed won over many of their classmates.
But after his Quirk manifested, Bakugo started toward that villainous path.
People aren't born equal. Wade learned that about their world the hard way when he was four.
"THAT'S WHY I HATE YOU!" Bakugo roared in blind fury.
"Bakugo! Come in!" Iida exclaimed through the radio. When he suggested that one of them go and confront the hero team, Bakugo wasted no time and ran off. Leaving him to guard the bomb. "Give me a status report. Where are you?"
["Just shut up and defend the weapon! I've got more important things to worry about."]
"Are you forgetting what our mission is?" Iida scolded him. He waited for a response, but then the transmission cut. "Hello? He hung up on me! This isn't the time for radio silence. We're supposed to be partners. Argh!"
"Hey, what's Bakugo saying?" Kirishima asked. "I'm not hearing anything. Can we get any sound with this video?"
"He's got a radio in his ear so he can talk to his partner." All Might told him. "I gave it to him before the match started. Along with a map of the building. Also, this." He grabbed a roll of white tap off the table. "A roll of capture tape! Wrapping this around your opponent means you've apprehended them, and they're out for the rest of the game."
"Sir, what about those webs that Wade's able to shoot out?" Momo asked, watching Bakugo standing up and looking at Wade like a wild, rabid animal. She knew that he sent Mina to get to the bomb, but now Wade was alone to fight him.
"It is able to bound Bakugo, so if Young Walker's able to keep him from get out of the webs, then I'll allow it as a capture."
"So, there's a 15-minute time limit, and the good guys have no idea what floor the nuclear weapon is hidden on, right?" Ochaco asked.
"Correct!"
"Then the heroes are clearly at a disadvantage here." She said, a little worried. "A big one!"
"Real Pros have to outwit villains on a daily basis." All Might said, looking back at the screen. "That's life. Even when the odds aren't in our favor, we fight! All together!"
"Plus Ultra/Plus Ultra!" The kids and All Might threw a fist up and yelled their cheer.
"Monsieur. He's on the move." Aoyawa said, watching Bakugo charging at Wade.
Bakugo grunted and brought his left arm down. Wade's spider senses blared, before the blonde propelled himself forward with an explosion. Wade quickly jumped up high, dodging when Bakugo tried to kick him. He's switching things up, so the Spider-Man can't predict his moves.
However, as he flew over him, Wade looked at Bakugo's right arm, and saw it going for the right hook. Wade quickly shot a web at the ceiling and yanked himself up. Avoiding Bakugo's explosion. He then jumped down from the ceiling and onto the floor, before shooting a line at Bakugo's back. The bully wasn't able to reach in time, before Wade both yanked and jumped at him. Punching Bakugo in the left face and making him stumble. Wade, however, wasn't finished and jumped at the blonde, kicking both feet into his chest and sending Bakugo falling onto his back a few feet away.
Wade did a backflip in midair before landing perfectly with a crouch. He watched Bakugo groaning before sitting up and facing him with blaring fury in his eyes. Clearly his first attack made Bakugo more pissed.
The explosive boy placed his hands over the ground and used his quirk to shoot himself up off the ground. Once he was in midair, he brought his arms backwards and then flew forward with explosions bursting from his palms. A sadistic grin grew on his face as he got closer to Wade and prepared to blow him up into bits.
Wade suddenly rolled forward and passed Bakugo, and before his opponent touched the ground, he shot a web to his back before yanking him towards him. Once he was now on his reach, he punched Bakugo in the face twice and launched a spinning kick to his chest, sending him crashing on a wall.
However, Bakugo could stay on his feet and he cast a furious glare at Wade before charging again. He refused to stay down until he would crush this bug for good.
"Wow! The spider guy's really good!" Exclaimed one of them, Rikido Sato. A very muscular boy with rather full lips and brown, spiky hair. His costume consisted of a yellow full-body suit that has two holes for his mouth and hair to come out, and he also wore white gloves and boots and a utility belt around his waist.
They watched as Bakugo charged again, only Wade slid down between his legs and then launched himself using his hands and kicked Bakugo in the back.
"Man, he's really kicking Bakugo's butt." Hanta Sero said, a tall, lean young man with dark hair with spiked ends, black, almond-shaped eyes and very large teeth that usually dominate his grin. His elbows had the shape of cylindrical, which was for his Quirk. His hero costume consisted of a black full bodysuit with white designs across his mid-torso area. The short sleeves with an orange trim and he had two orange shoulder pads shaped like his elbows. He had white short bands around his waist and thighs and a large one across his chest and back connecting his shoulder pads. He also sports white boots with an orange trim, and a helmet similar in shape to a tape dispenser.
This didn't surprise All Might. Wade's always been pretty good at taking action in crisis situations. Not to mention fighting. Plus, the notebook he was given from Spider-Man had many tips and fighting techniques. He internalized everything in that journal, while also applying his own, more free style of fighting. Fighting's in Wade's blood and he has the spirit to go in and give it everything he has, just like his father before him.
And that's what'll drive him forward.
Bakugo stood on his feet before glaring at Wade from behind. He then turned around and jumped up after launching an explosion to the ground, preparing for another attack. However, Wade jumped on to the wall the moment Bakugo brought his fist to the ground before exploding.
The bully turned his body and launched his fist towards Wade, only to miss again as he blew up the wall. He looked up and saw Wade sticking on the ceiling before he lunged towards him, spun around and launched an ax-kick. But Bakugo reacted quickly and crossed his arms to block the kick.
Wade backflipped and landed in front of Bakugo and saw he launched his fist forward. Once again, he knew he would launch his right fist, so he leaned his body down to dodge the attack as Bakugo's hand burst another explosion above him. His spider senses warned him once again before he noticed Bakugo swinging his other fist for an uppercut.
The young Walker leaned back and dodged the uppercut, but Bakugo readied his right hand and thrust it forward, blasting an explosion that the shockwave sent Wade a few feet from him.
Wade grunted as he skidded across the floor, clutching his chest where he got hit, fortunately his suit didn't burnt. He also realized he got careless and had to be much careful when he fights Bakugo in close combat. He looked up and saw the explosive boy launched himself forward like a cannonball, swirled in the air and delivered a roundhouse kick. But Wade ducked just before Bakugo's foot whizzed above him.
Bakugo launched another kick, but this time Wade grabbed his leg before swinging Bakugo around and slammed him to the wall.
The blond haired bully cried out in pain as he slumped down, yet stood on one knee, and as he fought back the pain, he raised up. But then Wade launched forward at him and punched him in the stomach with a Venom Blast. He screamed in agony before Wade leaped up and kicked him in the side of the head, knocking him against the wall.
He then shot webs at his arms and pinned them against the wall. Wade now noticed that Bakugo's been trying other moves to try and throw him off. Was he worried?
But that wasn't his main problem. He can't move around as much as he wanted in the tight halls. He'd hoped that he could pin down Bakugo with his webbings, but every time he did, the bully would blast them away. If he was really going to go all out and beat him before getting to Mina, then he was going to have to get to a room with more space.
Or, there was one other way to do it.
Wade used Camouflage and ran down a corridor to his left. He could only use Camouflage for up to a minute, but it was enough to get Bakugo to lose sight of him. So that he could come attack him for ten seconds before it stopped.
"Get back here, Walker!" Bakugo could be heard yelling from behind.
"You can't hit what you can't see!" Wade called back, taunting him. The bully growled and ran down the direction Wade left him.
POW!
Suddenly a punch was slammed into his face, making Bakugo stumble. Then another one, then a kick. Bakugo furious tried exploding what was in front of him. But Wade quickly dodged the attack and attacked again.
This would continue for a minute, before Wade reappeared, flying in the air and sending a kick into Bakugo's face. When his opponent hit the wall, Wade blasted him with much more web than he did before. Now Bakugo was completely covered in web as he moved his body violently, cursing out loud.
Wade panted for a moment, before sighing. "That'll hold you." He said before placing two fingers to his ears. "Mina, have you found the bomb?"
["Yeah. Eighth floor, and the guy with the glasses is up here."]
That's maybe a problem. Iida's speed will make it impossible for him to catch. She's going to need help. "Okay, I'll be—"
BOOM!
Wade's spider senses went off and he jumped and back flipped, just as Bakugo broke free from the webbing and attacked him. Launching himself at Wade with an explosion from one hand and then using the other one to try and destroy the young boy.
Landing, Wade stared at Bakugo as he turned around and glared a look that could kill. Ripping off the webbings that covered most of his body. "DAMNIT, YOU BASTARD! You were tricking me for years by acting weak!"
["What was that?"]
"I'll call you back." Wade said to Mina, before standing upright. He couldn't risk running to her without bringing Bakugo with him. All he can do is trust Mina and capture his bully.
["Okay, be careful."]
"Bet you've been laughing behind my back, huh?!" Bakugo continued shouting and growling. "Come on, Walker! You're not even using your full power! Where's that flashy power a' yours now?!" Bakugo curled his fingers into claws and created sparks in his palms. "It doesn't matter. Quirk or no, you'll never beat me, you bug!"
As they watched Bakugo yell his head off, the student would continue to view the screen when the two rivals started fighting again. But it was more of a one-sided fight. With Bakugo getting knocked around and Wade always having some cool move to avoid and counter him.
"That guy has some real anger issues." Kaminari commented with his arms crossed.
"Yeah, it's kinda scary…" Ochaco said. Momo, meanwhile, watched the screen, with a small bit of sweat on her temple. She knew that Wade was trying to not let his personal grudge against Bakugo keep him from getting to Ashido, but it really seemed that the bully was really aiming to almost murder Wade, keeping him from moving forward. It'll eat away at the time they had, and they'll end up losing.
All Might stared at the screen. Wade told him that Bakugo thought very highly of himself. But as he watched Wade beat down the boy and try to pin him with webbing, only for Bakugo to break free and attack at him like a mad man, All Might started to see just how intense the young man's level of pride really was. It may end up being his demise.
Wade knocked Bakugo off the ground again, firing a web at him, but this time Bakugo destroyed it with an explosion, midair. The Spider-Man growled in frustration, as Bakugo stood up, so he shot webs at his feet, trapping him in one place. "Enough! It's over!" Wade yelled at him. "Seriously, what's your problem with me?"
Bakugo only glared hatefully at him, brushes covering most of his body and face. How could he be losing? Walker's just a little bug. His mind flashing back to the years they were kids, as his brain tried to reassure that he was a superior being.
Why doesn't Walker understand? When they were kids, Bakugo would always be the one to draw in all the popular kids to his side. Impressing them with his skills. Wade wouldn't be around them, instead he was never there, with that babysitter, or hanging out with a group of losers.
Why couldn't Walker do anything right? When his powers started out everyone praised him. His friends, and even the teacher all said how cool his powers were and how he could be a Hero with them. Yeah, they're right! He was amazing! Bakugo truly believed that and thought that there was no one as great as him. But Wade was the only one that didn't cheer for him. He just remained a wallflower, like how Bakugo always thought he should be until he got his Quirk.
He was a worthless bug for him to smash. And that's what he found out, the day after Wade stood up to him. When news of the event reached school, everyone heard about it and it turned out that he really was Quirkless! They talked about him having no fear, and Bakugo couldn't believe it. He was punched by a total failure.
It would get worse, as one day, Bakugo was playing with friends and crossing a log over a river. He fell in, but he was just fine. It was no big deal. But Wade didn't see that way. Instead of falling in line like everyone else, Wade tried to offer his help and even apologize for attacking him. But in Bakugo's eyes, Wade was only looking at him like he was some kind of weakling.
Just like that day.
"With great power comes great responsibility!"
'How dare you! How dare you tell me that your power's great, when mine's greater than yours! When I'm greater than you!'
"I hope Wade's okay." Mina whispered with concern to herself, hiding behind a pillar. She was really hoping that Wade would have finished dealing with Bakugo with how strong he was. But it looked like Bakugo was going to be a bigger problem than she thought. She'll just have to wait until he shows up. Looking over the cover, she watched Iida, not only thinking to himself, but oddly muttering to himself.
"Bakugo definitely has a villainous side." He said to himself. "And that's exactly what we need to succeed in this mission. I need to temporarily devote myself to criminal intent. Yes. I won't fail this trial and risk bringing shame down on the Iida family name. That means… I must now embrace evil…to become a Hero!"
He then turned around with a sinister look in his eyes.
"Behold! I am the personification of villainy!" He proclaimed with an over the top villain accent, cackling evilly.
Mina slammed her hands over her mouth to stop herself from laughing, with her cheeks even puffing. He's trying to be serious, but it was so funny. She couldn't keep it in and started laughing hysterically.
This immediately got Iida's attention, as she was bending over while holding her stomach, sticking out from behind the pillar and continued to laugh hysterically. "Mina? You dare mock me, Hero?" He asked, still playing the villain.
"Hahahaha, I'm sorry!" Mina said with a grin. Managing to stop and wipe away her tears of laughter.
Iida then pointed at her. "I knew you would come here alone the instant that Bakugo ran off by himself and engaged with Walker." The speedster sinisterly said. "Your Quirk allows you to create corrosive acid from your skin, but know that your Quirk is useless against me. You can't hit me with the speeds I'm able to go at! And with all the items in the room from you to throw at me disposed of, you'll have to dodge or use your acid on them. My dastardly powers and plan have rendered you helpless! You blundered, Hero!" He then started to laugh evilly.
Only then Mina was laughing with him.
"Huh? What's so funny?"
"You're making this all the more fun by playing the part." Mina giggled and with her eyes closed. She then cleared her throat and opened her eyes. Now she was going to play the part! Standing heroically with one hand on her hip and pointing at him with her other hand, Mina grinned with determination. "You may have the advantage, villain, but this Heroin is going to stop you and your partner's evil scheme!"
Wade stared at Bakugo for a moment. Thinking that he's finally given up, the hero in training sighed. He wasted too much time here and they were likely almost out of time. He turned around and started walking away. When he saw that there was a window down the corridor, Wade knew that he could wall crawl and get to the eighth floor quicker than before.
Suddenly, there was a flash from Bakugo's right gauntlet, causing Wade's spider senses to go nuts. He snapped back around to see Bakugo lifting up his right arm.
"I'm all loaded up." He said with a smirk.
"What are you talking about?" Wade asked in confusion.
"Why aren't you using your fancy Quirk to its max?" Bakugo grinned, as he pupils shrinking even smaller than they ever have. "Don't tell me you're underestimating me, Walker. Get over here and show me what you're really made of."
"Really? And you're not overestimating yourself?" Wade responded.
Bakugo gritted his teeth in anger, but then a sneering grin reappeared on his face. "Heh. Your Quirk gives you the powers of a little bug. It's fitting really, but do you know how my Quirk, Explosion, works?" He asked pointing his arm at Wade.
Looking closely, Wade could see a hole where the lever was. Almost like looking down the barrel of a gun.
"I secrete nitroglycerin-like sweat from my hands and make it blow up. Image what I could do if I had a lot of it." Bakugo grabbed the lever and pulled it back about two inches, and a grenade pin flipped out from underneath.
Wade's mask eyes widened. "My god…" He whispered, taking a step back. "You actually had those…"
"So, you figured out that these gauntlets aren't just just for show," Bakugo said. Luckily for him, his legs were trapped to the floor in a position that allowed him to branch himself. "They've been storing up my sweat inside for one monster blast."
"That's disgusting..." Wade cringed under his mask, but then his senses went off again when Bakugo grabbed the pin with his figure.
All Might's face didn't show it, but he was terrified. Bakugo was taking this too far! He grabbed the microphone and exclaimed into it. "Young Bakugo! Don't do it! You'll kill him!"
The whole class were stunned by what All Might just said, as they turned back to the monitors and watched in shock at Bakugo about to pull the pin.
"He'll be fine as long as he dodges!" Bakugo's grin widened from ear to ear. He wasn't playing around. He was insane and even fully satisfied with killing Wade!
And so he pulled the pin.
KA-BOOM!
The MASSIVE trail of explosions that headed for Wade rocked the building and even the monitoring room, as a massive hole was created from the wall. On the seventh floor, Mina and Iida were nearly knocked off their feet because of it.
The students gasped as everything around them shuck and rumbled. "Whoa, whoa! This is nuts, dude! This is supposed to be a test!" Kirishima exclaimed, upset to see Bakugo would go too far.
"Oh no! WADE!" Momo and Ochaco shouted, looking at the monitors in horror. All video feeds on Wade and Bakugo's position were either destroyed and only showed static or were blinded by the smoke clouds.
With the live feed from outside the building, showing a massive hole with smoke coming out of it, they feared the worst for Wade.
"Come in! Come in, Walker!" All Might yelled into the microphone, also very worried for his student.
Bakugo laughed maniacally, pulled himself away from the webbing that trapped his feet to the floor. "These things are awesome." He said before walking towards the cloud of smoke. "The more nitro sweat that's stored in these gauntlets, the stronger the explosion is."
He entered into the smoke, going through it. His left gauntlet flashed red, meaning it was ready to go for another attack.
Bakugo exited the other side of the smoke and grinned like a maniac. "Where's that confidence now! Walk—"
His face was suddenly covered when a web line stuck to it.
Bakugo's body was yanked off his feet and he was pulled forward with an incredible amount of strength. With the open eye that wasn't covered, Bakugo watched as he was pulled out of the smoke cloud, and met the sight of Wade—whose suit was damaged—with his fist brought back.
Wade yelled and sent his fist forward, punching Bakugo with enough force that cleared the smoke instantly. Bakugo was sent flying back into a wall, slamming into it with enough force to knock the air out of him.
Bakugo got to his feet and glared hatefully at Wade. His mask was almost completely destroyed, with the left half of it gone. The white lenses were gone, showing his eyes, and his mouth was showing. And lastly, there were a few tears in the suit where the chest spider symbol was.
"Bakugo. Answer me!" Iida demanded over the radio, breaking character to get answers for the cause of the explosion. "What is going on down there? Did you cause that blast?"
Seeing him distanced, Mina saw her chance. The boots she wore were custom made, acid-proof footwear with holes on its soles, making it easier for her to secrete acid from her feet so that she's able to slide around. She can do this by raising her acid's viscosity, generating extremely slimy acid and that makes the ground slippery.
Concentrating her Quirk and adjusting the acid, Mina started off towards the bomb. Moving her feet against the floor like she was skating. If she could claim the weapon, then she and Wade will win.
Iida saw her coming and gasped when she changed direction a few feet in front of him and bolted to the right. Mina acid-skated around a pillar and went straight for the bomb. The liquid wasn't as lethal as some would expect; it only burned the floor, however, it gave her great speed and movability.
Iida stopped and looked at her. "Since when could she do that?"
'Just gotta touch the weapon!' Mina reached out a hand as she neared the bomb.
However, Iida's Engine muffles popped out from the back of his leg. Mina was fast, but he was faster. He speeded towards the weapon, grabbed it before she could even get within a foot's distance, and then rocketed towards the other side of the room.
Mina screamed in shock and branched herself. Hitting her against another pillar.
"Admirable attempt, but your Quirk's no threat if you can't land a hit on me!" Iida crackled, sticking to his villain act. "I can easily keep this weapon out of your reach until it runs out." He then started laughing evilly.
Mina grunted and looked at him. It wasn't over yet. She wasn't going to let Wade down.
"How!? HOW THE HELL ARE YOU NOT BLOW AWAY!?" Bakugo screamed, turning red with rage.
"How many years have we been fighting, Bakugo?" Wade asked exasperatedly, panting a little. "I've known you long enough to know that every time we did, you always attacked with a right hook. But I'm willing to bet despite that we've been at each other's throats since we were kids, despite how many times I stood up to you, you don't know a thing about me."
"Oh yeah! Then come and get me!" Bakugo grinned evilly. "Even with you're stupid Quirk, you'll never beat me!"
Wade glared at him, before placing two fingers to his ear. "Mina, what's the situation?"
["It's not good!"]
Despite grinning, Bakugo got angry again. "Are you ignoring me again? I'll get your attention."
"Sir, isn't this getting outta hand?" Kirishima demanded. "That Bakugo is acting real crazy. He's gonna kill 'im!"
"No. He won't." All Might said, thinking back what Bakugo said at the beginning of the fight. Despite his fierce posturing, he's not actually trying to kill Wade. It was almost like as much as he wanted to, it's like his body could do it, but still… All Might grabbed the microphone. "Bakugo. Use that stored-up power again and I'll stop this fight. Your team will lose."
["Huh!?"] Bakugo demanded.
"To employ such a strong attack indoors is inviting the destruction of the stronghold you should be protecting. That's a poor strategy, whether you're a Hero or a villain. The penalty would be a massive loss of points." All Might knew that as a teacher, should be doing something to stop the fight. But for Wade's sake, he'll let it go on.
Bakugo growled and his body shook with anger, with his veins looking like they could burst. He then threw his head back, grabbing his hair and roaring out his fury.
"Keep him with his back to the windows, and cut off all other escape options!" Wade said to Mina.
"FINE, THEN!" Bakugo said, before propelling himself at Wade. "TIME TO POUND YOU!"
Wade got ready for him, and was about to jump to the right. However, his spider senses picked up something when Bakugo suddenly charged directions, blasting an explosion in front of him, and using that blast to go over Wade's head. Wade looked over his shoulder and saw Bakugo, before being hit with a blast.
The other students, especially Momo and Ochaco, gasped in horror when they saw the hero-in-training take the full force of the blast.
"What was that move?" Kirishima asked, somewhat impressed by what Bakugo just did.
One student did see what Bakugo did, and that student was Shoto Todoroki. A teenage boy who was relatively tall for his age with longish hair, evenly split between white on his right-side and crimson on his left. He has a burn scar over his left eye. He also possessed Heterochromia, which caused his left eye to be turquoise and his right eye to be gray. For his Hero costume, Shoto wore a simple white shirt, white pants, white boots, and a gold-colored combat vest. He also has ice covering his left torso, arm, and head.
"He doesn't come off as a guy with a guy with strategy." He said. "But he's actually quite intelligent."
The others looked at him in confusion. "What are you talking about?" asked Ochaco.
"He changed his trajectory while in midair using a blast that doubled as a smokescreen. Very clever."
As much as she didn't want to, Momo had to agree. "A feint attack like that would require an extreme amount of precision." She said to the others. "He had to calculate the physics and demonstrate control over his Quirk."
"Ugh, Bakugo is uber talented. I hate it." Kaminari complained.
Wade rolled forward, clenching his teeth while he fought the pain on his back. He turned around to look Bakugo landing and then he blasted on his way towards him. Wade rolled again to the side before another wall was destroyed. He backflipped to gain some distance before Bakugo spotted him through the smoke.
"STOP RUNNING AWAY, YOU COWARD!" He shouted as he charged at Wade.
The young spider then decided to lunge forward, and before Bakugo could be prepared to try his new strategy, Wade activated his Camouflage and jumped up. The explosive boy didn't want to guess where that bug was going as he propelled himself into the air, launching a kick followed by another explosion. But Wade shot a web to the ceiling, pulling himself up over his opponent to dodge the explosion.
Letting go off the web line, Wade dived down before he turned off his camouflage. When Bakugo just realized he was behind him, Wade shot another web line and stuck to his back. Wade swirled around and yanked the web line with both hands, slamming Bakugo to the floor before he landed on the ground with a crouch.
Noticing that the bully was struggling to get up, Wade decided to make a run before jumping over him. And when Bakugo got on his feet, Wade was now behind him before swinging his arm over the neck for a chokehold, while using the other arm to clutch around his, so he won't try to escape. The idea was to restrain him and knock him out by reducing the flow of air in his lungs, it was a risky and stupid plan, but he wanted to stop the fight as soon as possible.
Bakugo gagged as he used his free hand to claw Wade's arm around his neck, he even tried to break himself free, but the more he tried, the more he was suffocating.
"Stop, Bakugo! You're outta control!" Wade shouted, he didn't want to do it to begin with, but at this point Bakugo would tear down the entire building, and someone had to stop him.
With the eyesight going blurry, Bakugo took one last resort by facing his palm to the ground, then he blasted an explosion and flew up along with Wade until he slammed him into the ceiling.
"GAH!" Wade felt his air knocking out of his lungs and was forced to let go off Bakugo as they both fell down to the floor. He got on his feet as he recovered from the impact.
"Heh… You thought you could choke me out that easily?" Bakugo scoffed, coughing and gasping to recover his air. "You gotta do better than that!" He charged and blasted a powerful explosive towards the bug.
Wade jumped back and landed on his hands, and so he jumped up by his hands and flipped around over onto his feet. "Here it comes, bug!" Bakugo yelled, charging at him once more. Wade's spider senses reacted, and Wade started dodging his attacks, before punching, or kicking Bakugo around. He even used his Camouflage to slide behind Bakugo before shooting a web to his shoulder, then forced him to turn around and then sprung forward before kicking Bakugo to the chest.
"Wow, he's really killing it! Keep it going, Wade!" Kirishma cheered.
"Yeah! You're doing amazing, dude! Don't let him catch a breath!" Sato joined in with his fist pumped.
"You can do it, Wade!" Ochako exclaimed, even though she knew Wade can't hear her.
Momo didn't say anything, but even though she tried to keep her composure, she couldn't help but feel excited to see her friend doing great in the test, yet she was too embarrassed to root for him openly.
"It's incredible the fight seems to last longer than we could expect." Tsuyu said, placing a finger around the tip of her chin.
"And that's the problem, the time is running out. if Wade can't take down Bakugo or Mina doesn't capture the weapon, they will lose." A young man with the head of black bird added.
All Might agreed with that, he could hope that Wade would find a way to end the test in his favor, he could only guess what kind of plan he had in his mind.
Each attack, Wade dodged it and landed a hit, not even letting Bakugo land a hit on him anymore. He had to get him angrier. "Come on! This isn't the best you can do, right?" Wade got down and laughed himself, upper cutting Bakugo in the chin and sending up high into the air. He then shot webs at his chest, and swung around, throwing Bakugo crashing into a wall.
Wade looked behind. His back was facing the opening. Good. He was in position. Mina just had to keep Iida near the windows.
"This…This isn't possible!" Bakugo screamed as he stood up from the debris, his pupils shrinking so much that it looked like he didn't have any. "DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU ARE!? A WEAKLING! A FUCKING QUIRKLESS BUG WHO'S BENEATH ME!"
"Yeah, and what are you?!" Wade demanded, getting a raging look of confusion from the hothead. "Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror! You're no Hero, and this isn't you playing the game and putting on an act! It's just you!"
Bakugo clenched his fist, now looking like he was going to foam at the mouth.
"Let me ask you this: would a Hero really scare people? Would a Hero believe himself superior to everyone around him, only to throw a temper tantrum when someone proves themselves stronger? Would a real Hero hurt people for no reason?"
"Shut your damn mouth, Walker. Why won't you use your full powers against me? Still think that you can stop me without going all out?" Bakugo demanded, marching over to Wade. "You've been hiding your true powers for years. What's the deal, Walker? Did you think you were better than me this entire time?!"
Wade was silent for a moment. "It's because with great power comes great responsibility."
Hearing that phrase made Bakugo angrier.
"You may look like a Hero, Bakugo, and you may feel like a Hero. You may be alone or with many. You may have a costume that has the coolest mask, armor to protect yourself, and even have weapons to fight back. You're Quirk may be the strongest in destructive capabilities, or it's the flashiest and beautiful. You're right, I am a bug. But do you even know what's your problem? You don't like changes, that's why you're upset about me having a Quirk. But someday you have to learn that everything changes! Things have changed! I've changed! I have a Quirk now! So you must face it or live under a rock!"
Wade proclaimed loud and proud, glaring at Bakugo with eyes filled with determination. Passion filling his lungs as yelled. "But it's not about what I've got, it's what I do with it that makes me a Hero! You should consider that if you really mean to become a Hero, Bakugo!"
"You're a bigger idiot than I ever thought possible, Walker! Now come at me!"
Bakugo and Wade charged and jumped at one another.
Wade fired a web net into Bakugo's face, blinding him. Enraged, Bakugo swung his ring hand forward, charging an explosion powerful enough to blast Wade out of the building.
"MINA, ARE YOU READY?"
On the eighth floor, Mina was standing far back from Iida, panting in exhaustion from using her Quirk so much. Normally she'd lower the solubility of her Quirk so that it wasn't lethal against people. However, to do her part, she raised it.
After Getting Iida to face his back towards the windows, Mina started using her acid to melt away at the floor between them. Creating a large hole in front of the speedster. He was too concerned about keeping the weapon away from her that he didn't think much about what she could have been doing.
"You're all set, Wade!" Mina exclaimed.
Wade turned his body around so that it looked like he was going to kick Bakugo. However, his foot made contact with his open hand. Wade's senses went off, before he jumped and launched himself off Bakugo's hand, right as the explosion came.
Using it to propel himself forward, Wade came rocketing through the hole made by Bakugo.
With so little time left, Wade shot web lines at the building above the hole and yanked himself towards it. Once he was on the surface, Wade started running up the wall as fast as he could. When he was just a foot from the window Iida was standing behind, he jumped back and away from the building.
Seeing his target and locking on, Wade shot two web lines and they shuck to both the left and right side of the window. He then yanked his arms back as hard as he could, launching himself forward.
Crashing through the window, Wade used the momentum to kick a bewildered Iida off his feet. Landing on the floor just as the speedster was about to fall down into the hole, Wade shot a line at his foot and connected it to the floor. That way Iida was caught by its strong grip, and would be left hanging there, dangling upside down on the seventh floor.
Wade then slammed his hand on the weapon, smiling at Mina, who looked like she was going to burst with cheers and joy. "We've got it!" They yelled together.
Still playing the villain, Iida gasped. "No! The weapon!"
And then the timer ran out. Time was up. In the monitor room, everyone looked at Wade staring with wide eyes and jaws dropped. "Take these words to heart, kids." All Might told the class, getting their attention. He wasn't playing favorites, and while he was secretly deeply proud of Wade, he wanted them to hear the words that have given him a new resolve and a sense of determination. To push them forward. "With great power comes great responsibility."
"The Hero team…WINNNNNNNNNNNS!"