Chuuya was, admittedly, not expecting to be dragged through a window and gap in the floor and then, just to top things off, have a bunch of bricks piled on top of him. He knew those three were up to something, it was painfully obvious the way they got so excited any time he moved backwards. The tape across the hallway was also so very obvious, but Chuuya figured he may as well fall for it, see what tricks they had. Maybe he was spending too much time around Dazai because really he should have just got the three of them out instantly and moved on, but no, he just had to let things drag. Now he's here, under a bunch of rubble and really wishing he had stayed back in Yokohama.
Sighing, he allows himself a moment more of just laying there. Dazai hadn't told him any sort of plan before this whole thing started, which is far more infuriating than if the idiot just started bossing him around. It wouldn't be hard for Chuuya to just take down everyone on the cop side, the quickest way naturally would be to just use Upon the Tainted Sorrow as soon as they stepped inside the building. Of course, he could go with a more stealthy option and wait for the 1A kids to split into small groups and take them down- hell he could even set some traps. The only reason he hasn't done any of that is because Dazai would annoy him to hell and back if he messed up his plan, which again, Chuuya has no knowledge of such a plan. Knowing Dazai though he'll say that Chuuya should have known anyway, which is stupid but whatever. In order to save his future self from having to deal with that Chuuya has resolved to be more passive, run around a bit to get the kids moving, guard the jail when he gets bored of that, take down a few kids that are too persistent.
Well, he may as well get up now and go chase after those three. He's pretty sure Dazai is loitering somewhere around the jail, so maybe he'll chase them over to be caught by the fish. At least that way Dazai can't complain about Chuuya catching someone he didn't want caught.
It barely takes a thought for the chunks of floor to begin floating up and allowing Chuuya to stand and dust himself off. Should he bring some of this with him? Would it be useful enough to bother? Maybe if he-
"Hah, there you are!"
Instinctively, Chuuya shifts forwards and spins to face his opponent. Well, he tries to but the explosions quickly getting closer makes that task harder. He isn't too surprised that it's Bakugou here, even less so surprised that he's jumped into attacking immediately.
A chunk of floor flies into Bakugou's path, the second of delay it causes gives Chuuya enough time to jump some distance back and begin piecing together a plan of attack. Bakugou is quick and his Quirk deadly, he'll blow up any projectiles sent his way so hand to hand combat would be better… Chuuya eyes the explosions once again and decides against that, he'll figure something out from over here where he will not get exploded.
"Tch, you could've got a sneak attack in there," Chuuya comments. Typically he wouldn't bother saying stuff like that, taunting with attacks that would have been better is much more of Dazai's style, but with the new plan of befriending 1A he figures it can't hurt. Giving pointers out, like how he did with Uraraka, will help them trust him more and encourage bonding. Or something like that anyway, Dazai had explained it earlier but Chuuya didn't pay him any attention.
Bakugou scoffs, "Like fuck that'd work." He almost looks insulted, even more so when Chuuya raises an eyebrow. "I'm not a fucking idiot," he starts, "you'd see through that shit miles away."
That much is true, mentally Chuuya praises the kid for not bothering with something that wouldn't work. Other 1A kids would definitely still try for a sneak attack, which would give Chuuya the chance to let them get close and then take them down. Before he would have bet that Bakugou would be the type to go for that route, the type to brute force his way through something rather than plan around it. He knew the kid must have some intelligence beyond yelling and explosions, he is near the top of his class in grades, but that doesn't always translate to battle smarts.
Well, there is one way to test how battle smart this kid is.
Chuuya makes no indication of his plan before launching himself forward and slightly to the left of Bakugou, it takes a second for the kid to react but even that is a lot shorter than some of his classmate's reaction times. Without hesitation he shifts to better face Chuuya before pulling his hands up in a defensive position, well, Chuuya would use it as a defence but the explosions forming on his palms clearly show that Bakugou has other plans in mind.
Briefly Chuuya lands on a floating piece of floor before jumping to one closer to Bakugou, with Bakugou's eyes trained on him Chuuya almost thinks he'll miss the previous piece of floor rocketing towards him. As soon as the piece gets close enough to block Chuuya from Bakugou's vision he jumps upwards and twists himself to land a kick easier before dropping back down, his intent to get a hit in while Bakugou is blowing up the piece of floor.
As predicted, Bakugou wastes no time in grabbing the chunk and blowing it up, what is surprising however is the fact that instead of letting the remains of the chunk fall to the floor he keeps them in his hand. Without looking, Bakugou flings said chunks upwards, towards Chuuya, with an open exploding palm following close behind.
Chuuya dodges, because even an attack at that close a range couldn't beat his Ability. The chunk of floor Bakugou threw just so happens to hit the briefcase right in the centre as he's moving away, which shit, is enough to make him lose his grip. He doesn't panic, because he could easily use his Ability to get the briefcase back, but he does internally groan. If Bakugou grabs the vase and manages to get it to the entrance area then the cop team will win, which means Chuuya will have to deal with Dazai's complaining about this for the rest of his life. Well, the rest of Dazai's life- Chuuya is fairly certain he'll be the one to live longer.
Bakugou whips his head around to face Chuuya and wastes no time in rushing closer, a snarl on his face as his explosions grow in size and frequency. Once more Chuuya simply uses his Ability to jump out of the way, this time settling himself in one of the ceiling corners, in response Bakugou yells, "Just stay still and fight me!"
"Who are you to give me orders huh?" Chuuya asks, he pauses a moment before adding, "Shouldn't you be grabbing that briefcase by now?"
Bakugou scowls and launches a chunk of floor up towards Chuuya who dodges it, "I already told you I'm not a fucking idiot, that bandaged fucker has fake cases so why waste my time?"
Jumping down Chuuya aims a kick at Bakugou's chest, once again the kid shows quick reflexes as his hand shoots out to grab at Chuuya's ankle. For a moment he lets his leg linger there, just long enough that Bakugou focuses a little too much on grabbing it, and then he promptly lifts his other leg to smash into Bakugou's side. He didn't put his full strength into it, but the kid still ends up halfway across the room.
Now completely floating Chuuya watches as Bakugou re-centres himself and clearly prepares to make another attack, "Sure you wanna risk it?"
"I'm going to beat your ass, then," Bakugou pauses as a grin forms, "I'll go show that fucker just where he can shove those tricks of his!"
Chuuya chuckles a little as he lowers himself onto the ground properly, "Seems we have something in common then."
Bakugou doesn't look confused at that, but his expression is clearly demanding further explanation on that statement. Either he thinks Chuuya is trying to taunt him or he's just offended that a 'villain' thinks that they're alike, either way Chuuya is happy to expand, "the urge to beat that idiot fish up."
Bakugou smirks and Chuuya thinks, yea maybe befriending this guy won't be so hard after all. If insulting Dazai is all it takes… Well, he's already a pro at that.
-
"Deku!"
Midoriya's head snaps up to watch as Uraraka, along with Sero and Kaminari, quickly make their way into the hallway leading to the server room. A sense of relief fills him as they get closer, it was only after he and Todoroki had left to chase Dazai (or Yaoyorozu) that he realised that sending Uraraka off on her own wasn't a great idea. While she could definitely handle herself her Quirk is far too useful to lose in a fight like this, the jail is an area that the cop team is most likely to hang around.
It's too late to think about that now though considering that Uraraka has already been there and back.
"How did it go?" Midoriya asks, they must have run into some trouble over there considering Uraraka has only brought two people back. After chasing around Dazai (Yaoyorozu?) for a few minutes they had once again disappeared, instead of being discouraged both him and Todoroki set about getting everyone to gather in the same spot so they could begin planning. Looking around now there are a decent amount of people that haven't been caught yet so hopefully it won't be too hard to fight the cop team…
Uraraka cringes at that, "Well, let's just say things were going great…. Then Dazai appeared." Both Sero and Kaminari nod solemnly at that, both a perfect mirror of each other. Which, really, Midoriya shouldn't laugh at, Dazai can be pretty scary after all, and yet he can only just keep himself from chuckling at that. Judging by the expressions of his classmates, he isn't the only one struggling.
By some miracle no one actually laughs, which gives Uraraka time to actually explain what happened- and more crucially, who is still in jail. Midoriya hasn't actually been keeping track of the time, mainly because of the lack of clocks around, but he guesses that the lesson time will be coming soon. They have enough time to do something for sure, but staging a rescue mission to get the others out of jail might be pushing things.
"At this point we should put all our effort into one last big attack," Midoriya sighs as his brain starts whizzing with ideas, "First we actually need to find the cop team, which Jirou can do I guess, but then we have to get there and knowing Dazai's he'll probably run off. We really don't have time to be chasing people around…. No, no, they won't stay still for that… Maybe if we- No that won't work…"
One thing Midoriya really likes about his class is that no one gets mad at his rambling, at worst they give him an indulging look and at best they praise him for his plans. Even better though, is when they join in and help develop some of his ideas.
Shinsou hums a little, "We could divide and conquer? Teams of three should work, yeah?"
Midoriya considers this for a moment before nodding, "Actually, yes, that could work well! We already know which Quirks Chuuya has trouble with, ah, and with Ojirou Dazai wouldn't be able to nullify anything! Oh and Shinsou…."
Once again, Midoriya is very grateful his classmates leave him to ramble about Quirks and team formations until he sorts his ideas out. They have ten people to work with, technically eleven but Bakugou is currently off doing who knows what, and near endless strategies for Quirk combos. Not only does he have to think about the practical sense of things, but also what would Chuuya and Dazai do when faced with certain people? Chuuya has already shown he won't speak to Shinsou no matter how hard he tries, so no use sending him there. Kaminari's Quirk won't have any effect on Dazai, in fact he's more likely to affect an ally in his attempts.
Despite knowing his classmates don't mind waiting, Midoriya does try to keep his brainstorming session short. They don't have all the time in the world after all. "Alright," he starts, "Uraraka, Kaminari, and Tokoyami will have the best chances against Chuuya."
Jirou cuts him off before he can continue, "Shouldn't I be in that group too?"
She's right, and Midoriya says as much, "You should, but we'll need your help locating each of the cop team and getting us into position. Once that's done you can go join in the fight against Chuuya." Jirou nods in understanding, Midoriya turns to the others and continues explaining, "The other teams will be me, Ojirou, and Sero and then Shinsou, Todoroki, and Tsu. Either team will have a decent chance against Dazai or Yaoyorozu, so it doesn't matter which we end up against."
"Once we get the briefcase back to the entrance we'll win right?" Uraraka asks, to which Midoriya nods. Hopefully at least one team can get the briefcase to the entrance, that way they at least have a one in three chance of winning. Making duplicates of the briefcase and Dazai's coat is such a good idea, annoying to deal with sure, but good nonetheless.
"We aren't sure who has the real one, and even if we did they might have swapped it around. The main focus should be getting the briefcases to the entrance," Midoriya explains. Around him his classmates visibly prepare themselves for the task
"Well then, let's get moving," Jirou smirks a little as her earphones slip into the wall next to her.
-
Let it be known that while Kaminari is nowhere near as brave as say, Midoriya, he certainly isn't a coward. Well, maybe he is a little bit but- But not when it matters! Sure, the idea of fighting Chuuya is low-key terrifying, but he'll deal! He'll go out there and do his best all while begging whatever god exists to let the fight end quicker. His classmates believe that his Quirk might stand a chance against Chuuya, so he won't chicken out.
Even now, as they steadily approach the store that Chuuya should be in all while hearing the chaotic sounds of a fight echoing from that store he has not turned around! He wants to, but has not! Which is even more impressive given the fact the sound of explosions is very clear, thus meaning Bakugou is fighting Chuuya, thus meaning the chance of being hit by an explosion has just gone up about 60%. Bakugou may be a great fighter but man, he sucks at teamwork sometimes.
Jirou sends them a sympathetic look once they get close to the store, "I'll be back as soon as I can." She whispers, which feels redundant when considering how much noise there is from the fight.
Uraraka nods at her, which Jirou takes as her cue to leave, before turning to Tokoyami, "You remember what we talked about, right?"
Kaminari does, he made sure of it. On the way here the four of them had started brainstorming some ideas on how to get the briefcase away from Chuuya, while doing that they also came up with a few plans for attacks.
"In darkness there is the potential for chaos," Tokoyami… Agrees? It's hard to tell honestly, but that sounds like a good thing. Maybe.
Uraraka seems equally confused, which is partly comforting. What is less comforting is the wall of the store, the one they are supposed to enter, smashing into pieces as something- no wait, someone flies through it. He really shouldn't be getting distracted like this, but Kaminari can't help but wonder where the hell all the rubble flying across the place came from. The store window was already smashed when they got here, so it must have come from somewhere else…
Fortunately, his classmates aren't so easily distracted like he is. As soon as Chuuya jumps through the hole in the wall, which must mean Bakugou was the someone who got thrown through, Dark Shadow rips through the air to land a hit. It isn't successful, not really, but Chuuya does look slightly caught off guard by the attack even as he jumps a fair distance away.
"Oi!" Bakugou yells, "This is my fight!"
Again, good fighter but terrible teammate. Kaminari looks over at Bakugou as he emerges from the rubble and, wow, he looks a lot worse for wear. How long had the two of them been fighting? He pushes that thought aside for now, "We're here to help dude!"
"I don't need help!"
Yea, he should have expected that response.
What he doesn't expect is for Chuuya to huff at that, a huff that sounds awfully like a laugh, "You sure about that?"
Bakugou growls at that but thankfully stays put while Dark Shadow whips out in another attack. Instead of jumping away again, Chuuya raises a foot and aims a sharp kick right at Dark Shadow's head. One thing Kaminari has always wondered is just how Dark Shadow works because like, a being made of shadows should be able to just dissolve away from an attack right? That's what Kaminari thinks, but Dark Shadow does not do that at all! Instead it takes the hit, like a champ he must say, and slithers backwards to assumedly prepare for another attack.
Uraraka gives him a pointed look before flicking her eyes over to Bakugou, she then touches a rather large piece of rubble and shoves it in Chuuya's direction. Mentally, Kaminari slaps himself into focusing and turns to face Bakugou, "Let us help dude and this'll end so much quicker!"
Bakugou scoffs, like he actually wants the fight to be longer, "I'm beating this fucker myself!"
Ironically, it is then that the piece of rubble Uraraka used earlier comes flying back but this time covered in a red glow. With Bakugou distracted yelling at him he does not notice this little problem until it smashes against his stomach, which Kaminari is so glad it didn't happen to him.
Part of him wants to go and see if Bakugou needs help, the other part knows he'll end up getting yelled at and or exploded. He turns back to the fight, which is actually not even a fight at the moment since Chuuya is chilling on the ceiling and using rubble to deflect Dark Shadow's attacks. There isn't much Kaminari can do from here, if he tries to use his Quirk then his classmates will probably end up getting shocked in the process, he could throw something but his arm strength really isn't that good.
Fortunately, while Kaminari stands there trying to come up with an idea his classmates take action. In a move that is so cool, Uraraka jumps onto the wall and manages to grab hold of one of the chunks of rubble under Chuuya's control and yank it down as she jumps back to the floor. That gives enough of an opening for Dark Shadow to sneak through and strike at Chuuya- Which actually lands?? Or well, maybe Chuuya just decided to jump back to the ground on his own but Kaminari is choosing to believe Dark Shadow knocked him down.
Chuuya lands gracefully and does not waste any time shooting forward to Uraraka.
Now, if asked Kaminari would say he has no clue how this next thing happened, because honestly he does not have the fastest reaction time. If pressed he would say it's because of all the first person shooters he's been playing recently, some of the people he plays against are so crazy good he has no choice but to get better. Like this one player, FlyingFish, is able to react and get a headshot in the time it takes to blink. Although, FlyingFish hasn't been online in a while… Anyway, maybe his reaction speed increased because of that game. Or maybe it was just a fluke, who knows.
What he does know is that when Chuuya suddenly changes trajectory and heads straight towards Bakugou, who is still kneeled over, he shoots out electricity faster than he ever has. Somehow it hits him, which wow, Kaminari will be bragging about later.
And it really does hit him, unlike before when it wasn't quite clear if Dark Shadow had landed a hit or if Chuuya just jumped away Kaminari can clearly see the electricity bounce along Chuuya's arm. Once again Chuuya quickly changes direction, does he suffer whiplash like ever?, and lands a good amount of distance away from the four of them.
Bakugou laughs loudly, "Ha, if even this idiot can land a hit you really aren't that strong!"
Kaminari, still buzzing from actually landing a hit on Chuuya, ignores the insulting nickname.
"The light of heroism prevails," Tokoyami says seriously. Kaminari smiles at him, he's pretty sure that's a compliment.
Chuuya still seems out of it from being shocked, so Kaminari turns to Bakugou once again, "The others are fighting Dazai, so let's get this over wi-"
Bakugou head snaps up, he grins, "I'll leave this fucker to you then."
Kaminari finds that very confusing considering just a few minutes ago Bakugou was yelling at them to leave him to fight Chuuya alone. What's even more confusing is when Bakugou straightens up and starts running off, this causes Chuuya to laugh and say, "Give that bastard a hit around the head for me."
For some reason Bakugou's grin gets wider at that, "Do it yourself!"
If Kaminari didn't know better he would say the two of them are joking around like friends, which really should be impossible.
-
With Jirou's help it doesn't take long for them to find Dazai, well, Shinsou hopes it's Dazai anyway. It's much too dark to actually tell who they are chasing right now, so it could well be Yaoyorozu. Whoever it is keeps ducking in and out of stores trying to lose them, which is thankfully not working. It would be such a pain to have to hunt Dazai/Yaoyorozu down again.
Dazai/Yaoyorozu ducks into yet another store, but this time is going to be different Shinsou can tell. Whoever they've been chasing has been steadily getting more tired, they've been slowing down. Add in Tsu's weirdly fast hops and Todoroki's ice gliding and it's only a matter of time until they catch up, which means their opponent must be looking for a way out of this.
Shinsou motions for his teammates to stop before entering the store, quietly he says, "I think it's a trap."
Tsu tilts her head a little, "You think they set up a trap before we found them? Ribbit."
Shinsou shrugs, "It was probably done before any robber even entered, or there might not be anything set up at all."
It takes a moment, but Todoroki nods in understanding, "It will be easier for them to shoot us in an enclosed space."
"In that case we need to get them out here again," Tsu responds. There are only a few ways that could work though, they can't get close enough to the person without them shooting- so physically chasing them won't work. Shinsou could use his Quirk, but if it's Dazai in there it either wouldn't have an effect or he would just be ignored. Tsu's Quirk isn't suited for this, which means….
"Todoroki," Shinsou starts, "You think you can freeze them out?" Maybe it's not the most heroic way of doing things, but then again they are playing robbers in this situation.
Todoroki does not raise any concerns about the morals of such a thing, instead he nods and starts sending waves of ice into the store. Actually, this will be way more helpful than expected. If the ice disappears then it's Dazai in there, if not then it's more likely for it to be Yaoyorozu.
For a few minutes all they can hear is the crackling sound of ice being created and then-
Boom.
From the store next to them a figure, a very familiar figure, rushes out. The three robbers share a look for a moment, a look of 'How did that happen?' Shinsou shrugs off the confusion as quickly as he can, "Go after them! I'll catch up."
The other two nod and run off to try and close the distance between Dazai/Yaoyorozu and themselves. Separating may not be a smart idea, but Shinsou needs to check something out. Plus he's the slowest runner of the three of them, it'll be fine.
Still, he moves quickly and doesn't spare any time to dawdle. The store next to the iced out one looks rather normal, it's only once he's ventured deep inside does he come across something interesting. The wall shared by this store and the iced out one has a rather large hole in, a hole that does not look like it belongs at all. Shinsou crouches down and picks something up from the ground, he grins when he finds exactly what he expected.
The remnants of a pack of explosives. A pack that he knows Yaoyorozu favours when making explosives, a pack that Dazai wouldn't have.
He's disappointed that the other Dazai team is the one that gets to fight the guy, but he can work with this. Or more like, his Quirk can work with this.
Dropping the remnants of the explosives he sprints out of the store and down the way his teammates went, his body protests at all the running but he ignores it. On the way there he brainstorms a few plan ideas and mentally thanks his past self for staying behind, this way he can try to catch Yaoyorozu off guard.
When he does arrive on scene, which is to say once he finds the dimly lit corner Yaoyorozu is hidden in, he makes sure to soften his steps. Todoroki is putting on quite the show with all the ice, he must still be mad at Dazai from that initial fight.
One hand comes up to fiddle with his voice changer, he'll go with Nakahara for this. Once he reveals himself trying to get Yaoyorozu to answer a question will be ten times harder, so preferably he wants this to work on the first try.
He waits a moment and watches as Todoroki sends yet another ice wave as Tsu leaps into the darkness, Yaoyorozu must have forgotten about him by now. Bracing himself, Shinsou runs into the closest wall, hard.
Said wall happens to be rather brittle, so with the force of him slamming into it the whole thing crumbles down. Did Shinsou need to do this part? Maybe not, but he feels it's more authentic this way. Chuuya seems like the guy who smashes through walls often after all.
Loudly, he yells, "Shit!" As expected, it comes out sounding exactly like Nakahara.
He hears as Todoroki takes a sharp inhale, his brain likely moving at twice the speed to figure out how to deal with Nakahara. Shinsou doesn't feel like being turned into an ice cube, or worse being burnt to death, so he quickly speaks up again, "That fucking- Why the hell are you hiding in some corner? Did you forget that fishy fucker's plan?"
Todoroki, thankfully, has looked over and realised that he is not actually Nakahara. He does send some ice over though, probably to keep up the illusion, but none of it actually hits Shinsou. For the first time Shinsou is glad about the minimal lighting for he doubts Yaoyorozu will actually be able to see him in enough detail to realise his true identity.
Yaoyorozu doesn't respond, which is annoying but Shinsou isn't one to give in so easily. With a grunt he makes an effort to smash some of the ice around him, "I'll deal with them, go and find that idiot! You know where he is right?"
It takes a second, but then he hears the sound of a few gunshots and shoes rapidly hitting the ground as someone, Yaoyorozu, runs out from the dark spot. Shinsou is scared for a second that she'll actually go and find Dazai, which would make things so much worse, but thankfully she hesitates just a second.
She hasn't seen him yet, which is great because it means she finally speaks, "Wh-"
He wastes no time in pulling her under his influence, his shoulder hurts from ramming into a wall so he decides someone else will have to be responsible for the briefcase, "Give the briefcase to Todoroki."
Yaoyorozu mindlessly does just that, Todoroki takes it and with a quick glance to Shinsou starts running off again. Tsu is the faster runner, or hopper?, so it would make more sense to have her bring it to the entrance area. He would have done that, except now that Yaoyorozu is out of commission they are supposed to go find either Dazai or Chuuya to join in those fights. Midoriya had explained as Jirou led them around that he would prefer if they came to support the other Dazai/Yaoyorozu team, but if they found Nakahara first then they should help there. Against Nakahara Todoroki would probably do great, but his ice is useless against Dazai. Tsu on the other hand has an advantage since the guy can't get rid of mutant type Quirks. So yes, Todoroki gets to deliver the briefcase.
Tsu gives him a slightly worried look, "You ran into the wall, ribbit, are you feeling alright?"
Shinsou sighs but nods, his shoulder hurts like hell but this is what he signed up for when he joined the heroics course.
-
"Hi again!"
Midoriya stops where he is, because what? Jirou had said that Dazai, or Yaoyorozu, was in the food court area of the building. That spot has the most light, still not all that much, so Midoriya had thought it must be Yaoyorozu. He had thought there was no way Dazai would be anywhere but the darkest corners of the building.
And yet, here Dazai is, sitting on a bench smiling at them. He might have waved too, Midoriya wasn't paying attention.
Dazai sighs and comically slumps down, "Shouldn't you be attacking me right now?"
That snaps Midoriya into moving, because yes they should be! Really, he shouldn't still be so caught off guard by Dazai. Confronting the enemy head on like this seems exactly like something Dazai would do!
Using One for All, Midoriya shoots across the space. Mentally he prepares to dodge any incoming bullets, he isn't moving in zig-zags so Dazai will probably take a shot at him…
Midoriya finds himself getting closer and closer and no bullets come, in fact, it's only once Midoriya is in arm range does Dazai move. Still with that smile on his face Dazai allows himself to fall backwards just as Midoriya pulls back an arm to hit him, in one fluid motion Dazai's hands make contact with the floor which allows him to kick over and land upright. Only then does he pull his gun up and fire, which Midoriya is only able to avoid being hit due to the tape that attaches to him and yanks him to the side.
He isn't able to land on his feet, but it's better than being shot and having to sit out for the rest of the fight. Sero offers him a hand, which Midoriya gratefully takes.
"So, what's the plan, Midori-kun?" Dazai asks casually.
Midoriya can't see how that could be a taunt, or at least he doesn't see how it would lead to one, but even still he makes sure not to answer. Fighting Dazai will be tricky, even if all he needs to do is get the briefcase.
Midoriya resists the urge to look over at Ojirou, he wants to check that he's ready to carry out the plan. He knows not to though, since that'll give Dazai a hint about it. The plan is fairly simple, Midoriya will go in and try to disarm Dazai. Ojirou, who will be keeping close throughout, will then jump in and engage in hand to hand combat. Dazai most definitely knows how to fight without a gun, so Midoriya is banking on Ojirou being stronger overall. Sero will hang back and use his tape to pull them back if needed while also watching for an opening to grab the briefcase.
With a last lingering hope that things will work out, Midoriya once again jumps in to get closer. This time he moves in a zig-zag pattern, which he is glad for when Dazai begins shooting.
Dazai had moved backwards at some point, which gives Midoriya the chance to use the bench as leverage. Without breaking his stride he leaps onto the bench and channels just a little bit more of One for All into his legs, in a burst of power he jumps upwards and attempts to angle himself to kick Dazai as he lands. It's hard to keep himself in the right position while also keeping himself heading in the right direction, absent-mindedly he wonders how much Chuuya's Ability helps him when doing stuff like this.
Dazai doesn't make an attempt to dodge, instead he swings the briefcase up just in time to collide with Midoriya's foot. The hit causes him to veer off course, and just like before he struggles to land on his feet. Midoriya wants to feel embarrassed, but the sound of a gun reloading is all the warning he needs to get back on his feet and move out of the way.
Dazai fires a shot, one Midoriya thinks must be more of a warning than a real attempt to hit. His other arm swings back and forth with the briefcase, "Say, shouldn't you be taking more care with this thing?"
Midoriya doesn't respond, instead he manoeuvres to try another attack. Once again Dazai slips away unharmed, Dazai tuts his tongue, "Who knows what's supposed to be inside here, if you're so careless it could get destroyed!"
He makes a good point, one Midoriya will remember for future training sessions like this. As it stands though, he knows the briefcase is empty so he can afford to be a bit more reckless.
Unfortunately, even with Midoriya being more aggressive than usual with his attacks Dazai always seems to be able to dodge. The minutes drag on like hours and Midoriya feels the embarrassment from before returning at full force.
He's just about to concede and swap to a backup plan when he notices an opening, a tiny window that has more chance of failure than succession. Midoriya holds back as Dazai sweeps the briefcase up in a dramatic arc, one he knows is hiding Dazai while he reloads the gun. A second later he lets the case drop down and it's only a moment, just a second, but as the briefcase lowers Midoriya can see Dazai's hand not yet settled into position on the gun. He just reloaded the thing one handed, of course he had to move his finger away from the trigger for that.
Using more of One for All than he really should, Midoriya kicks a nearby rock as hard as possible. He hopes against hope that it will hit the target, he hopes so badly that Dazai's hold on the gun is just loose enough that he can knock it to the ground.
He watches with baited breath as the rock gets closer and closer, he watches as Dazai's eye flicks to the rock just a moment too late.
The rock hits, the gun goes flying away. Dazai's eye widens slightly as the gun clatters to the ground, mentally Midoriya holds himself back from cheering.
He needs to make use of this opportunity, both him and Ojirou actually. Without wasting any more time Midoriya once again jumps in close to Dazai, this time secure in the knowledge he won't get shot.
Dazai scowls at him, "So unfair!" He complains, which Midoriya finds ironic given that he is sure Dazai uses underhanded tactics all the time.
Midoriya throws a punch, which Dazai uses an arm to block. Ojirou, who was hovering around the pair this whole time, whips his tail around towards the arm holding the briefcase. Dazai ducks down and rolls backwards to get out of range.
He's getting closer to the gun, Midoriya realises. Determined not to lose the upper hand Midoriya yells, "Sero, the gun!"
Sero does not need to be told twice, before Dazai can make a grab for it a length of tape has already flown out and pulled the gun away. Once again Dazai scowls, "So rude!"
Again, Midoriya ignores the irony in that statement and instead moves forward for another joint attack with Ojirou.
Well, that was the plan but the sound of yelling and explosions causes him to falter.
Out of nowhere Bakugou appears, a violent grin on face and explosions popping from his hands. He wastes not a second to rush in, easily shoving past Midoriya to get to Dazai. Midoriya watches stunned as Dazai expertly deflects Bakugou's attacks, he watches as the tell tale blue light of his Ability appears. Bakugou falters, just a second but still far too long when dealing with Dazai. Dazai swings a leg out just as he shoves Bakugou's chest, while Bakugou falls to the ground he rushes backwards to create some distance.
"I would say nice to see you again Kacchan, but it really isn't," Dazai sighs, "This is way too much effort to deal with."
Bakugou leaps up from the ground and growls, "Do not fucking call me that!"
Dazai sticks his tongue out and Midoriya sighs. There's no chance they'll be able to pull off any good teamwork like this now. All his previous plans will need to be thrown out at this point, and unfortunately mid battle isn't the best time to come up with new ones.
The fight continues on in a similar manner, Bakugou attacks relentlessly until Dazai manages to do something to interrupt the flow of his attacks. Midoriya and Ojirou then swoop in to try and continue with their plan from before, but before they can get much done Bakugou shoves his way back in.
At some point Dazai dodges a fist and sighs, "You totally suck at teamwork, shouldn't a hero be good at that?"
Bakugou bristles, "Fuck do you know about being a hero?"
Dazai shrugs and once again moves out of range of an attack, "More than you apparently."
Midoriya, who knows a lot about being a hero, agrees with Dazai. Hopefully in the next three years Bakugou will learn how to work in a team, Midoriya really doesn't want fights to end up like this one once he's a Pro.
It's during this lamenting of his future that Midoriya once again spots an opportunity. It's not something he can act on straight away, but now that he's noticed it he might just be able to exploit it. When Bakugou throws out one of his explosive right hooks, there are a few different things Dazai seems to do in response. In one of them he pushes the briefcase upwards and into Bakugou's space, almost right to his chest, while ducking the other way.
Midoriya bides his time, he continues with the pattern of attacks they had set before and tries not to let anything give his plan away.
When he sees Bakugou's arm pull back in that familiar manner, he waits just a second to see what Dazai will do. It's only when he can clearly see the briefcase being shoved upwards and towards Bakugou does he act.
As fast as he can Midoriya launches himself towards the pair, towards Bakugou's back. He does not make any attempt to pull back or soften his blow as he slams into Bakugou, an act that sends the two of them flying away from Dazai.
Midoriya looks up in time to see as Dazai looks down to his empty hand and back up again at the briefcase still snug against Bakugou's chest.
Interestingly, Dazai's expression of shock perfectly matches everyone else's. Including Midoriya, who had really thought that little trick would not work.
He doesn't have time to think about that, because Sero has already snatched away both the briefcase and Midoriya. In a whirlwind of motion Midoriya finds himself holding the briefcase and being shoved in the direction of the entrance.
"Hey-" Dazai starts, but is cut off by the sound of explosions. Good, Bakugou can keep him busy.
With that thought Midoriya makes a beeline for the entrance.
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Uraraka really, really wants this fight already. Sure, at first it was fun and educational- it still is educational actually! It just so happens that the only thing she is learning is how terrible she is compared to Chuuya!
Things had been looking up for a while, Kaminari kept getting sneaky attacks in while both her and Dark Shadow kept Chuuya busy. She had felt hopeful, she had thought that maybe once Jirou got back they'd be able to get the briefcase in a timely manner!
But no! Jirou got back and that's when things fell apart. Jirou's Quirk is so useful but, as they quickly discovered, also easy to manipulate. Just like in that initial fight, Chuuya practically danced around them, he jumped from one spot to the next so quickly that it sometimes left Uraraka's head spinning. When Jirou actually got the opportunity to fire off some sound waves, Chuuya would angle himself so one of her allies would get hit also.
Uraraka doesn't blame Jirou or anything, after all Chuuya had even used Uraraka's Quirk against her a few times. She's just… frustrated. Even with the little tips Chuuya keeps dropping it feels like there isn't a way in hell she'll ever be able to beat him.
She can tell the others feel the same, well, not Kaminari but that's because he overloaded himself again.
Chuuya, with the briefcase snugly in hand, watches them from his spot down the hall. He raises an eyebrow, "Giving up?"
From beside her Tokoyami sighs, "To give in to darkness is the easy path, one that must not be taken."
Uraraka nods, "What he said!" It's true she wants this to end already, but she won't give in. Until Aizawa-sensei announces the end of the lesson she'll keep fighting, even if she is so over with it.
Chuuya shrugs as if to say 'your funeral' before kicking up a large bit of rubble and sending it down the hall. Uraraka dodges, overloaded Kaminari does not.
She ignores his sound of pain, because he'll probably be fine, and gears up for another attack. She's a little too tired to entertain ideas of running around, so maybe she can launch something like Chuuya. Then again, he'll easily block that. Oh, maybe she can launch Tokoyami or Jirou? That'll make it easier for them to attack and Chuuya's Ability doesn't work on other people.
She nods to herself and prepares to reach over to touch Tokoyami when a familiar voice crackles to life from one of the microphone/camera sets in the corner of the hall.
"Cop team wins, join us outside for review."
Uraraka collapses to the floor like a puppet with cut strings. Jirou pats her shoulder in a comforting manner before going to deal with an overloaded Kaminari.
Chuuya strolls down the hall, the only thing showing that he had just been in a fight being some dust along his clothes. He offers a hand to Uraraka, who takes it and allows herself to be pulled up to her feet. Chuuya smiles slightly, it's not a warm smile exactly but she can tell he's being authentic when he says, "You all did a good job, much better than some rookies I've trained back home."
Uraraka smiles back and ignores the reminder of where Chuuya is really from, if she does that then she doesn't feel as guilty being nice to him