(Late night at a landing strip and a plane lands down)

"Hello Zion hope your flight was fun." Says Night Howler. Holding a car door open.

A young man jumps out the plane and glides down to the ground. "It would of been easier if I flew here but it's whatever." He slings his bag into the car.

He stares at the iron maiden in the car. "Um is that the one named Night Terror?" Asks Zion looking at it shakingly.

"Why yes it is welcome to Japan Zion hope you enjoy your stay." Said Night Terror.

Night Howler hands him a folder. "This is the plan and it will tell you what you have to so please mind the details."

Zion nods his head and gets into the car.

Gale watched the others during the debris test. Alexa held her own fairly well until she ran out of breath. When Orca asked someone to take her to the infirmary, Tokiko was the first to answer. Gale was pretty sure that he would hear something about that from her later on. After the test, he would go to check on her. Finally it was Gale's turn. Getting a glimpse of what the test looked like made him much more confident in his ability to dodge the oncoming debris. After all, his Quirk was pretty much made for evasion and stealth. He took his place in front of the machine.

"Are you ready?" Orca asked.

"Let's do it." Gale said confidently.

His plan was to slip into the shadows and wait out the debris until it could no longer fire. The only issue was time. Gale couldn't hide in the shadows for too long. If he did, once he emerged from the shadows, the light would be blinding. The longer he hid the worse the side effect. The machine began to spin up and fire debris left and right. Gale took a breath. He'd worry about that part later. He took a step backwards and slipped into his shadow.

One minute passed.

Two minutes passed.

Gale sat in the shadows waiting for the machine to finish firing. The longer he waited the more it seemed the machine had an endless amount of amount. He thought for a moment. It would be foolish to emerge from the shadows with the machine still running. He would not only run the risk of being blinded but also getting smacked with a ridiculous amount of cement. His best bet would be to disable the machine itself. He walked underneath the machine. It produced a small shadow big enough for him to slip his arm through at least to his shoulder. He reached up and felt around the machine looking for the power switch.

CLICK!

The machine slowly wound down to a stop. Gale took a deep breath. He emerged behind Gang Orca using his shadow. It took a while for his eyes to adjust to the sunlight. When his eyes regained their focus, he smiled.

"How did I do?"

"Well done," said Orca, "though it seems your Quirk has a detrimental side effect."

As the classes shuffled onto the bus, Yin thought she'd approach Riku...just to tell him how cool he was during the provisional exams but as soon as she mustered up the courage to do so, she saw him talking to a voluptuous older classmate. Her face felt slightly hot as she rushed to talk to someone else in order to figure out a seating arrangement.

Seeing Yin’s frustration Herito walks over to her,puts his hand gently on her shoulder and smoothly whispers in her ear. “ Well looks like someone else took the seats we both wanted. How about we sit together, I promise you will not regret it. Plus I really want to get away from my lil sister.”

After hearing this Yin’s face was no longer red with frustration, but more so red with embarrassment. “Herito, I really don’t know what you’re talking about”she said flatly, as she moved some of her curls from in front of her face. She sprinted away from him and joined the bus line.

There was no way Alexa could hide the nervousness as she followed some of the students on the bus.

“W-We’re with the upperclassmen? What are we gonna do?” She tried to keep her voice low as she thought to herself. Her fears were taking and over all of her focus and caused her to bump into Yin’s shoulder. “I’m so sorry!”

Yin turned around angrily thinking it was Herito again, but quickly tried to hide her expression. “It’s Cool, Alexa.”She said with a sigh. The anxiety Alexa exuded was really starting to trouble Yin. “Uh, you okay?”She said as she took her first step upward onto the short stairs to the bus.

Instinctually, she jumped back a little. Yin had been one of the nicer people in the class. She really didn’t want to rub her the wrong way.

“I-I’m fine… I just got nervous because of the sophomores. They look really cool.. And.” After the injuries she sustained because of the debris test, part of her ego was lost at sea. “I’ll be fine.”

“Really? The SOPHOMORES DON’T LOOK ALL THAT TO ME.”She said loudly, hoping Riku and his newfound bae would overhear. They didn’t and she felt even more foolish. She mumbled something unintelligible, as she continued onward towards the back.

Alexa was driven into a panic. She started waves her arms like there was nothing to see here.

“Yin! Y-You can’t say that?!” Alexa said as she grabbed Yin’s should to pull her closer, then whispered. “What if they retaliate?”

Albion who was sitting in a seat close to the door of the bus overheard Alexa's concerned whisper and uttered “I'd like to see em try it.” Albion was one of the first to get on the bus. He was extremely anxious to do this team exercise, so he sat in the front.

“Its okay, Alexa, we’ll be fine.”Yin said trying to calm down the situation. She did a quick nod towards albion as he looked at her, as she took a seat towards the end aisle, while Alexa, clearly ruffled, sat elsewhere.

Yin sort of zoned out, wondering if it would be smart to port herself to the field so she didn’t have to deal with this awkward bus ride, and listen to Riku laughing at the inside jokes him and his classmate would have. She sighed though, wasting a portal here could be the determining factor of capture the flag. She didn’t want to let down her teammates, whoever they might be, and she definitely now had more reserve to show what she could do.

Beginning to visualize victory, she smiled a bit goofy until someone sat besides her.

Tokiko looked at the bus as other students shuffled onto the bus.

Combat exercises, huh?

Tokiko stood in line near the middle. Since it was still morning, it was a little colder than she expected even in her training uniform. She glanced into her bag and saw the brown trenchcoat she had been carrying around. She asked her mom to give her a description of the person who left it, but she seems to have forgotten some of the details after the bank robbery.

I don't even know who to return it to...So I guess I may as well use it. I'll return it if I can find them, though.

She put it on herself, and it was a bit large. The sleeves ended close to her fingertips, but the length of the trenchcoat wasn't too much longer than her own jacket. She buttoned up the jacket and it was surprisingly warm.

This dude is probably taller than me, but not by much. I'm a hearty 5'7, after all.

Once she was on the bus, she looked around. There was this one, admittedly attractive, girl talking to some guy, and she saw Yin and Alexa further down.

I wonder if I can sit with one of them...

"The SOPHOMORES DON’T LOOK ALL THAT TO ME!" Yin said, loudly. Alexa looked really uncomfortable, waving her arms about.

Okay, maybe not Yin.

Alexa sat down, looking a little ruffled.

Maybe Alexa,then?

She waved at Alexa, who gave an uncomfortable wave back.

I guess she's still feeling awkward because of me carrying her. Maybe I'll talk with her later.

She sat in a seat across the aisle from Alexa. She pulled the jacket closer to her.

I wonder if I will find out who this belongs to?

Collab w/ Krewsial

One week later after the training exercises, its announced that there's a joint session between the Gang Orca's first years and Endeavor's second years for capture the flag. Gang Orca then announced that Doll was on punishment.

"As for the teams" Gang Orca paused for dramatic effect... "these will be revealed when we get to the site."

After hearing this, Basil was wondering if it was gonna be easier with all the physical exercises. At the same time, since its a competition, his quirk might be more of use. Deep in thought, he noticed everyone else leave the classroom. "Itll be fine. Im at a school afterall. I just have to learn some new stuff" he thought to himself. He got up and walked with the others towards the bus. The students then start to line as they got closer to the bus/ As Gale gets in line, Basil follows behind him and taps on his shoulder.

Basil: Yo.

Gale: Uhh yo.

Basil: My name is Basil. Its sudden, but...how exactly does your quirk? It seems pretty useful.

Gale: Oh. Well... ummm. I call it Shadow Step. Basically, I can walk between shadows. I'm learning other stuff now

Gale: What's does your Quirk work?

Basil: I can create fumes that serve different purposes. For example, I can make a fume that works like an anesthetic. Its not that great,

cause too much use of it weakens me, and my hair starts to wilt.

Basil becomes a lot more relaxed meeting someone in the class. They continue to ramble until they get on the bus and Gale sees Noir sitting.

As the sophomores and first year students lined up by the bus to get on, Albion made his way close to the front of the group of students. He wanted to get on the bus immediately so he can choose his preferred seat. The back of the bus was never to his liking ever since middle school because it was always crowded. As the bus doors opened, the students shuffled onto the bus. Albion took the first seat closest to the front as a few sophomore students went to the back. As he sat there observing the students, he wondered how the teams would be. Will it be a duo type team, a 5 man squad, a trio? As Alexa and Yin were walking onto to the bus, Yin said loudy “Really? The SOPHOMORES DON’T LOOK ALL THAT TO ME." As she said that, Akexa went into a panic as if she was scared of the sophomores. “Yin! Y-You can’t say that?! What if they retaliate?" Albion looked at Alexa and stated "I'd like to see em try. Alexa nodded to him, and Yin and her proceeded to find seats on the bus. Yin sat alone, and this seemed like a great opportunity to get to know her better. Albion hadn't gotten to talk to her alone since the written entrance exam, but as soon as he conjured up the courage, Herito sat right next to her. He felt a sudden sense of disappointment come over him.

Alexa still couldn’t shake the feeling of the upperclassmen torturing them because of Yin’s statement. She knew they’d be strong since they already had a year of learning already. Without even thinking, she chose the seat behind Yin because it was empty.

Gale stepped into the bus. Today's activities made him anxiously excited. He took a quick scan of the available seats and saw Alexis sitting by herself in the back of the bus. Gale walked to the back and sat next to his friend.

"How's it going Bubbles?"

Alexa was still nervous about what Yin said earlier. If the upperclassmen retaliated, she wouldn't be able to taken them on. Stuck in her thoughts like usual, Alexa was a little shaken when she heard a voice called to her.

"Oh! H-Hi Gale... You sure you want to sit here?"

'Since when was I Bubbles?' Alexa thought to herself.

"Yeah. I'm good here." He said casually. He made himself comfortable in the seat waiting for the long ride. He turned his head back to Alexis.

"You ok? Seemed like something is on your mind?"

"It's nothing you need to worry about. Just some irrational fears." Alexa spoke looking down at her feet. After finishing her sentence, she turned toward the window.

"I'm surprised you're here though. This week you've been focused

Something about the way Alexis spoke stung Gale. The air between them felt tense. Until that moment, he hadn't given any thought to hanging out with Alexis, or lack thereof. He cleared his throat.

"It's been a crazy week. Between starting U.A. and training with Andrew, I guess my head has been only focused on that."

She nodded as she continued looking out the window. Disappointment was all her face. It didn't seem like their friendship was gonna last now. At least that's how she was looking at it. The fact that Tokiko took her to Recovery girl really shook her.

"Yea.. I can see that..."

She brought her face to the seat in front of her as she crossed her arms. If only she sat with Yin or anyone else for that matter.

"I'm glad training is working for you."

The two of them sat quietly for a whole minute. To Gale, it felt like several hours of hurtful silence. Ever since classes started and his training sessions with Andrew, the two of them had not hung out as much as they used to in the past.

"Sorry." He said quietly.

This was why she wished she sat with someone else. She couldn't hide her annoyance. Maybe it was her pulling away from their friendship,but she couldn't see it.

"What are you sorry for? Your doing well. Your "teacher" is doing a wonderful job. You don't need to hang with me."

"What do you mean? You are my best friend. I know we haven't hung out lately but that fact hasn't changed."

"Best friend?" Alexa felt she was stabbed when he said it. She actually turned to look at him. "I thought that changed...since you didn't even try to help me to recovery... You didn't even ask how I was."

It was hard for her to not cry, but she wouldn't. They had only been in the school a short time. No one would see her as weak. Not if she could help it.

"I know. And I'm sorry for that too. I'm a poor best friend. Guess I'm not used to handling a lot of things at one time and started slacking in other areas. My bad. I ain't mean to hurt your feelings."

"Dude...I...I'm gonna play my Capybara game." In all honesty, she just didn't want to let him off that easy. That really hurt and when she felt the most embarrassed he wasn't there. She reached into her bag, grabbed her phone, and jumped on her app.

Her shoulder was much colder this time. He looked over her shoulder and watched her play her game. He looked out the window and sighed. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. He opened up the same game.

"What's your player code? So we can play together."

"Why should I give it to you. You don't even like Capybaras."

"Gotta build the teamwork right?" He said with a grin.

"Like we'd ever be on a team together. I'm just support. Anyone can fill that role." She said as she sucked her teeth. The Capybara warrior in the game fell off the cliff. She still wouldn't look at him. She could see him peripherally.

"C'mon. Don't sell yourself short. You're more than support. You are my best friend right?" He held out his fist.

"Galen...you are getting on my nerves." Her voice was so low. It was like a cat's growl.

'Failed huh.' He thought to himself.

He lowered his fist. "Sorry. Just tryna make you feel better."

"Well, You're not." She was tired of talking to him. He didn't get how bad that felt.

'If only he understood how hurt I was. I need some peace."

Alexa was done and had no more to say. She put down her phone on the seat. Scooted a little closer to the window to create enough distance between them, then sucked in a deep breath and put her fingers in a box shape. Her barrier was up, but small enough to not bother anyone else on the bus.

'Now I can get at least 2 minutes without him bothering me.'

*Noir gets on the bus and looks around and sees all the first years. He gets to the back of the bus and starts thinking about his rematch with Endeavor the night before*
[Noir got to use his full power against endeavor and was barely able to knock him down. Endeavor told him even now he’s not using his full potential. In the day time he should be able to use 50% of his power not 25% because that was the amount he was using against him. For him to unlock his true power he has to over come the fight within himself.]

*While Noir was looking out of the window think about the words Endeavor said to him he feels a familiar presence.*
Noir: Yes Gale what is it

Gale dropped his head and closed his eyes.

"Just practicing the Shadow Link. Trying to maintain it longer. I don't want to try it with anyone else yet and I didn't think you'd mind so..."

Noir: It’s fine seat down we need to talk about some stuff.

"Can we talk while linked? I want to see how long I can hold it this time."

Noir: sure link up

Gale let his shadow extend to the back if the bus connecting his shadow to Andrew's. So far, Gale was able to maintain the link for no more than five minutes. Although he had the knowledge of new abilities, his body couldn't handle their strain. Once the link was established, he concentrated on holding it.

"I think I'm getting better at this."

Noir: I mean your body needs to be stronger but for the most part you’re doing fine. Now tell me about your friend.

"Who? Alexa? What about her?"

Noir: Yes her. Tell me about her? How deep does your friendship with her go?

"Oh. Well. We've been friends since we were kids. She was around when my brother died. She and I are pretty close."

Noir: I see so you found someone to cling on to when your brother died.

That stung.
"I... wouldn't say that. She was just there. You ever lose someone important? It's nice to have someone on your side."

Noir:........If you say so Gale. What does she think about our training

"She thinks it's kinda dangerous. At times, I might agree with her but it's for a purpose right. Can I ask a question?"

Noir: I don’t do stuff for fun or to waste time. Everything I do is for a purpose. So yes Gale our training has a purpose. It’s to make you stronger in case something happens and you need to step up and save someone’s life. So you can never have the feeling of losing someone ever again.
So it’s been about 7 minutes and I can feel your link slipping. We’ll mark you at 7.30 you’re getting better. Now go and talk to your friend.

Andrew was right. The link was slowly starting to slip and Gale's body felt tight.
"Ok. But why the sudden interest in Alexa?"

Noir: Cause she could either be the anchor that keeps you grounded or be the Cement shoes that weighs you down. Now off you go and hopefully your on my team if not sorry about your damn luck. ✌🏾

The link finally faded. Gale felt heavy and tired.

'Definitely an anchor.' He thought to himself. He closed his eyes and went to sleep.

Collab w/ NaesThePhantom

After Basil and Gale are done talking, Gale sees Noir and sits with him. Basil looks towards the back for some seats when all of a sudden-

"The SOPHOMORES DON’T LOOK ALL THAT TO ME!" as shouted out in an outburst.

With that, Basil thought that some sort of beef might be starting and that he shouldnt get involved, especially since anyone could be his teammate on the bus. He sees a seat across from Noir and Andrew occupied by one of the students in the class.

Basil: "Yo, can I sit here?"

Demu: 📢📢📢" Aye all yall ugly!!!"

Basil: "Strong quirk to go with the attitude?" *as Basil sits down*

Demu: "Honestly I don't even know how to use it...I black out and things happen
these hands are legit though."

Basil: "....Wait, what kind of things?"

Demu: "Welllll once there was a city...then i took a nap...i woke up and there wasnt a city" he said with a slightly evil grin.

Basil:. "Hmm. Either you're lying or you're a walking gamble of power."

Demu: "i guess we'll just have to find out a little later..
but so yeah im new here right...fill me in on everyone
you seem like you know things".

Basil: "I actually don't know much about the class aside from a few. I haven't really socialized much either."

Demu: "gimme what ya got champ."

Basil: *looks to the back* "I only know about those two girls in the back: one can make teleports and the other can make barriers. The pervy guy seems powerful, and Gale over there uses shadows to teleport."

Demu: "hmm teleports and barriers...i could think of a few ways to use that...*looks obviously at them* hey shes kind of cute...you talk to her yet??"

Basil: "Nah, I usually keep to myself.
Stay low-key as the green guy."

Demu: "holy shit youre green!!??"

Basil: "Sarcasm?"

Demu: "youre catching on. so whats your quirk?"

Basil: "I can make fumes to create different kind of effects"

Demu: "fumes...interesting. i assume different types?"

Basil: "Yup. Can't control the fumes though."

Demu: "well thats a thing...anyway...i think we're almost there."

Basil: Aye

Then Basil looks forward, feeling slight pressure on the upcoming exercise.

Joint post w/ CrystalMushroom

After the seven mintue mark, Gale released his shadow link with Andrew. From the abilities that he learned from Andrew, he was by far most proficient using shadow link. However, because his body wasn't fully used to using his shadow, he grew tired using it for a given amount of time. He slowly closed his eyes and went to sleep.

Alexa was spent from repeatedly reopening her barrier around herself. Yes, she did it because she didn't want to allow him anytime to talk to her at those 2 minute intervals. The other reason, she heard another student saying "Yall ugly!". She couldn't place the voice, but she didn't want to give time to anyone at this point. Her head was a little light headed after doing this for so long. She hadn't done that in a long time. Not since middle school.

'Man I don't miss this feeling.... I'm glad my secret meeting days were over.'

The thought made her sad. She didn't have a lot of friends in middle school. She was well known but only for the use of her quirk. Everyone liked spreading secrets and rumors inside her barrier after school, but no one trusted her because she knew everyone's rumors. That was so lonely back then. Her hands fell out of their position and her barrier fell. She let out the air like a sigh and breathed in normally.

Something landed softly on her shoulder.

Gale's head landed into Alexa's shoulder once she dropped her barrier. He didn't wake, just snored.

Alexa instinctively froze when she heard the breathing. Her head slowly turned to look at what she already knew. Gale was asleep on her shoulder. Her first thought was to shove him, but he seemed really peaceful. Also, him snoring would be better for her than him talking. She'd sigh again.

"Great..." She'd whisper to herself.

Gale was dreaming. He knew it was a dream but he couldn't wake hinself up. He was at home watching television. There was a news report on about his brother stopping an armed group of robbers.

"You're still awesome," He said turning to his left.

"I know," his brother said with a smile as he put on his jacket.

"When you get home from the agency, we're going to tour U.A. right?"

"Yes. Yes. Yes. When I get back, I promise we'll tour the school. See ya when I get back."

That was the last time he saw his brother.

After some moments on the bus, she had started to play with her phone again. It didn't take long for her to notice that he wasn't snoring anymore. There was some sort of muttering. At first, she was worried he would say something silly at first, but it sounded distant and childlike. She couldn't make it out at first, but she heard one thing "going to tour U.A, Right?" Her heart sank. There was only one person he could have been asking that.

Back in elementary school, there was two heroes that Alexa loved more than anything. All Might, because he was the perfect hero( her father loved him and that she inherited), and Quake, Galen's older brother. She liked him because he was a really nice guy, handsome, friendly, and he was a hero she would see around. He was the neighborhood hero. The one out and about, talking to the people, the kids, helping everyone with a smile. When she got into middle school, rumors spread that his younger brother attended the school. Of course, everyone tried to hunt him down and see if he was anything like his brother. He wasn't. He was dorky, impulsive, quieter, and no where near as cool as him. Kids fell away after sometime, but Alexa didn't. She was determined become friends with this guy just to get closer to his brother. A chance to meet her crush was so close she could feel it. Then something happened, she found out how nice he was on his own and they truly became friends. In a way, he was the only person who didn't want to use her quirk for secrets and actually wanted to come around because of who she was as a person. It was nice. Coming around, seeing his family during the year. Catches glimpses of his brother from time to time walking home together. Until, that day came. When Quake was killed during an attack.

Alexa felt sorry all over again as she looked at her sleeping friend.

It was strange, she never realized how similar the two of them looked before.

“Today is gonna be a good day lalala 🎶” suiichi sings to herself as she is getting on the bus. Caught in daze that she could be actually doing a joint training session with her brother made her excited and filled with joy. Just then she snapped back to reality when shit over heard a girl shouting some none sense. Before she could truly grasp the situation she saw her brother already sitting next to the loud mouth girl. Suiichi immediately scans the isles to get a closer seat to Herito but the Alexa and gale had already taken those seats. Getting frustrated she looked around one more time and saw a girl with an eye patch that wearing a jacket that looks vaguely familiar. Before anyone could take that spot suiichi quickly moves in to grab the seat.

“ Hi my name is Suiichi can I sit here and I was also wondering just wear did u get that jacket it’s Soo fetch.... hehehehe” she asked Tokiko while discreetly examining the jacket. With a closer look a certain mark on the upper sleeve area caught her eye. I know he didn’t give her this please tell me it’s just a coincidence yeah it no way that he would give it away he said he wouldn’t, suiichi thought to herself as she waited for a response

Tokiko looked at Suichi with curiosity and scooted over.

She must be a second year. I've never seen her before.

"Well, I'm not sure where it came from. I just found it on me after I took a nap one day." Tokiko said. "It is pretty warm. I washed it, and I've been wearing it so that maybe its owner could find me."

Tokiko sighed and leaned back in her seat.

"My mom was supposed to tell me who it belonged to, but she forgot. I want to give it back to the guy it belonged to, and tell him thanks." Tokiko said with a smile. "I'm really curious about who he is. I'm not used to guys doing nice things for me, you know? They tend not to like muscle-y gals like me..." she said, with a slight blush on her cheeks. "I wonder if he's some sort of upperclassman or something..."

Tokiko glanced at Suichi, and was concerned about the face she was making.

Did I say something wrong?

(OOC: The time limit on this post is by next Tuesday est 9 p.m. If you do not post at this time you forfeit the competition at the discretion of the GMs. While the curfew is still 1 post a week, during capture the flag it is highly encouraged to post or collab more than once during the time of your 1v1 battle. If you have questions please DM a GM.)

As the young students shuffled onto the bus, Gang Orca noticed some of the visible anomosity between the young teens. He shook his head at all the teenage angst, hopefully this game of capture the flag would help build comradery between then. Endeavor had spoken to him about the quirk potential of his second year students but their ability to take control and provide proper leadership attributes would be of more concern to gang orca. Indeed all students had maneuverable if not amazing quirk abilities...but how could these abilities be used to adapt to situations? How could they work together to efficiently neutralize catastrophic situations? Gang Orca, while always hopeful of the next generation, was wisened to the way villains worked and given the movements they made at the entrance exam was ready to help these misfits get it together.

As the bus continued to move along, It seemed young Albion found himself oddly enough, car sick. The vibrations the bus produced from the old run down muffler in some way resonated wrongly with his molecular frequencies. The ride seemed to roll on for ages for albion but it was truly only thirty minutes out of the city. As soon as the bus pulled into the open field, Albion rushed behind it to upchuck. It seemed as if he would be out of comission for this event. Gang Orca patted him on the back but internalized this weakness. Not being able to push through, seemed problematic in the long run.


In front of them, a little bit away was a rugged, mountain like terrain. There were two distinct peaks, one with a Red flag and the other one Blue.

Gang Orca cleared his throat in effort to speak but Endeavor cut him off. "It'll be two three man teams versus each other, and the rest of you will sit and watch as the others vie for the opposing teams flag. Whoever is successfully able to gain their enemy teams flag and bring it back to base first wins their team exercise."

Gang orca rolled his eyes and added "Those of you watching make sure to take notes. Those of you who lose after seeing the missteps of your classmates will be graded more harshly than those who go earlier on...But don't worry too much"he noted after seeing the exhasperated look on Alexas face. "This is the first time we're trying out this team building idea. Do your best."

"The first two teams to go up will be Andrew's team -- Basil and Damu, vs Team Riku -- Galen and Alexa. Andrew you can take the red flag as your base, with Riku for the blue team. I'll give you guys five minutes to prepare a course of action as you both take your places on the opposing sides."

Yin raised her eyebrows. A little dejected she didnt get to be on rikus team but a little relieved she wasn't going first as well. That Andrew dude was scary in itself...especially because of the mall situation the past weekend. As much as he probably wanted a rematch, she felt she lucked out because that would've been an unnecessary target and added pressure. Anyhow, she would be able to watch and learn from their mistakes, then, hopefully rock the stage when it was her time to shine.

"Good luck, but you got this. I know it..."Out of her funk now, she smiled. "Show 'em what those bubbles can really do!"

Part 1 Crossover: Set-up For the First Round!

When Alexa stepped off the bus, she made sure to stretch before actually looking around. Her eyes were large with wonder when she saw all the lush greenery. It was beautiful. Yes, she could have noticed this on the way up, but she too took a nap after holding her breath too much on the beginning of the ride.

“Wow, this is so pretty.” She said as she walked up to the middle of the field and took a big breath of air.

Of course, she quieted down when she heard Endeavor spoke and gave him her attention.

“Three man team? Across this vast terrain???” She tried to calm herself.

Orca’s next statement had her freaking out inside. His words of reassurance didn’t help either.

The announcement of her going first and working with Galen was the blow that killed her. Unintentionally, she felt to her knees in the grass.

“Why me?” She whispered.

Gale was excited to be going first. He was even more excited to be working with Alexa. He already had a firm grasp of her quirk so workin with her would be easy. He wasn't sure however of their captain, Riku. Gale took the opportunity as they walked towards their base to introduce himself.

"Hey captain. We haven't met. My name is Gale and my quirk let's me move through shadows." said Gale. “Nice!” Riku exclaimed. “I’m glad you are on my team. In a game where stealth and cunning comes in handy, you’d be a great help. My quirk allows me to control weather and imbue its properties into certain items. I’ve also been trained by Eraserhead. So I know how to use hand to hand Combat.”

Once Alexa composed herself, she got herself up and walked over to her team captain. She only knew what he looked like because she followed Galen. How he knew who he was, she wouldn't know. She was just glad she wasn't on Andrew's team. Since she didn't necessarily agree how he was teaching her friend, it would have been awkward and maybe lead to their defeat.

"Umm Hello, I'm Alexa Barnes. I am able to use a barrier ability as long as I hold my breath. I hope I can help the team."

The trio traversed through the area until they reached their base. Most of the area was covered in dense trees and bushes. That would play well to his quirk given the shadows they produce. However, the same could not be said about their base. It was atop a small hill completely exposed from every direction.
Gale sighed.

"They couldn't make it easy for us huh?" said Gale.

He shook his head. Out in the open, he was pretty much useless. He could use his shadow blade, but he could only maintain it for five minutes are so before passing out. He turned to Riku and Alexa.

"So what's the plan?"

Alexa was not happy about the drudge through the woods. The terrain was a little difficult to run back and forth through. She cursed the fact that they hadn't received their suits yet. She would have been able to run in her barrier no problem.

"I wish I got a different partner." She said under her breath. She was still annoyed by the bus ride.

"Well I can try to provide some sort of defense on the move but the barrier is slick on the inside. I could try to add some friction to my shoes to better walk the surface."

Meanwhile on the other side of the terrain a few minutes ago...

Basil and Xen walk off the bus, then its revealed that they both are on the same team. Both seem very unaffected by this and simply look at each other and back towards Endeavor and Gang Orca as they teachers explain the course.

-__- “I have you guys as opponents" Noir laughs. "This will be a cake for the first years I have.” Noir walks past looking at the two first years on his team.

Basil was impressed by the scenery which could be useful in the upcoming battle, but was nervous about having to go first. At Least he was with another student that he just met. Now to wait for the battle. Meanwhile Xen thought to himself "Tch... I'm getting bored with this. I can't control this for much longer...For the sake of gathering information and not blowing my cover I need to last long enough for doll to do her job.. alright." Xen leaves and assumes his meditation until his opponent arrives.

Noir turned to Basil. "Where is the other first year...Xen?" "Oh! I lost track of him" Basil replied. "Tell me about him" said Noir. "he seems chaotic and destructive. His quirk might be really powerful, but I know he is physically strong" explained Basil. "Well, we gotta hope hes heading to position to get the flag."

Part two Crossover First Round start! Get the Flag!

Riku decided to guard his flag and instructed Alexa and Gale to go and get the flag, while giving them the plan.

Alexa felt really uneasy as they traveled down the terrain to their opponents. She didn't know much about her classmates except for the fact that one was green and the other rubbed her the wrong way. She never could place it, but Doll and him really gave her an off putting feeling.

"Us being instructed to go on the offensive seems like a mistake to me." Her voice uneasy as she shot a glance to Gale. He didn't seem like that was a problem when Riku told them to go.

"They have stronger abilities and may figure that picking you off is easier on their turf. We can use that against them." Riku's words echoed in her head.

"This is such a bad idea. All I can do is defend." If only she could swing at something.

"I doubt they'll expect us to be coming at them first," Gale replied, "and with Riku using his Quirk, I'll have something to work with."

Gale knew the bare minimum of Basil's quirk. He knew how Andrew operated. What he did not know, was the full extent of their third teammates quirk. Whether or not they could take him down would be the determining factor in this event.

The three of them came to the end of the treeline. Just like their base, it was completely exposed.

Meanwhile....

Noir shadow links to Basil and xen "Listen up if there second year doesn’t get involved I’m not getting involved. I just putting you in position so you’ll have the best chances of winning. You incapacitate them take the flag and get back here. That’s it."

Xen hearing this, stops meditating and jumps on top of a tree to scout for the enemy. Basil heads away from his base in search of both Xen and enemy team. Going through this kinda terrain wasnt a problem considering where he lived outside of the country. He strategized to himself about what he should do considering his quirk. In the meantime, he could crouch and blend with the scenery.

Gale and Alexa keep walking towards the enemy base and seeing no signs of life.

All of a sudden breeze...Xen drops down in fron of Gale and and Alexa and tries to punch both of them but in response, like a form of adrenaline, Alexa opens up her barrier, but only for a second. "Now!" Gale exclaims" Upon hearing this from a little far away, Riku brings out a decent sized rain cloud, extending the shadows in the area. From there Gale jumped in the shadows. Then he would repeatedly jump in and out of the shadows from different angles to keep striking and get Xen off guard. To oppose this, Xen would block each attack, but couldnt move. Xen decided to show off his back more as a wide spot. Seeing this, Gale jumped out one last time and to get a final strike on Xen. Xen turned around in no surprise and punched gale right in his face. Then it came to his head "Ill put out a cloud to increase the shadows to help you move around more, but as for the finisher, we might need you to try to throw Alexa at Xen or Noir. That momentum and force should be able to do it. Good luck" Riku from a while ago.

At that moment Gale flew in Alexa's direction. Alexa breathed in and made a barrier as gale connected his shadow to the barrier. He put his feat on the ground, trying to get footing as he's dragging on the ground. As he comes to a close stop, he whips Alexa in her barrier around in a circle, spins it around, and then releases it toward Xen. Xen, in shock, is knocked out by the barrier. Alexa, after making contact with Xen and hitting the ground rolling, releases her breathe and rolls on the ground. Gale runs to Alexa. "Hey, you okay partner?" extending his hand to her.

Alexa looks at Gale and quietly takes his hand as she gets up. "Im fine" as she put on a tough and unothered face. "Lets go in the direction that he came in" "Right!" said Gale. They run. After a few minutes, they get to Noir's base.

"No Riku? Hmph. Well I wont be fighting you. I guess I expected too much from my first years. Gale and Alexa didnt reaally think much of the other student. Gale remembered what Basil about his quirk, but wondered how it would come in play. He shakes off the thought, grabs the flag, and heads back in the direction of his base with Alexa following behind. After getting midway, Gale starts smelling something strange. "Alexa, wait" he exclaimed. "What, getting tired already?" replied Alexa in a cold tone. "Alexa, I think the other guy Basil set up something....take the flag and go!" he yelled. Alexa looked confused, but didnt want to waste any time. She grabbed the flag and fled off to her base. Basil comes walking out behind a tree.

"I guess I should have done better with releasing my fumes. Probably cost us the match" said Basil outloud. Gale sluggishly moves his head towards him. "Gotta think positive though. Atleast I learned something from this for next time" as Basil kep talking. Just then Gale passed out on the ground. "...and I took someone out with my anesthetic."

Riku heard silence for awhile and wondered if he should when all of a sudden he saw Alexa come out of a bush with the flag, huffing. "We...we got it!." Riku's face went from shock to exceiment "Yeah!"

And with this, the first round concludes.

After the events of the first round, Gang Orca was very satisfied. His students did work very hard on their strategy and treated this seriously. Of course, he made sure to bring his Galen back from the mountainside. the On the other hand, Endeavour was visibly annoyed as he glared at Andrew when he returned.. His arms were crossed, and looked as though he was going to blow up any second.

“Alright, Next team! Hurry up and get up there!” Endeavour yelled at the top of his lungs.

“They don’t know who the next team is.” Orca replied sternly as he walked over to him.

“....Whatever! Team Aneko and Team Suiichi. You’re up!” His beard erupted as he finished his sentence. “Don’t sit on your ass either!”

A Board popped up on the screen reading the team members names.

Team Aneko:
Tokiko Chronos
Herito Tokai

Team Suiichi:
Koyuki Hoshina
Doll

(*Sunday at this same time the post is due.)

The announcement of her going first and working with Galen was the blow that killed her. Unintentionally, she felt to her knees in the grass.

“Why me?” She whispered.

After the match was done, Gang Orca made sure to retrieve his student and bring him back to the waiting area. Alexa felt so awful for leaving him behind. When she made it back to the class, she was really quiet. It didn't feel like a victory to her. Her heart sank even more, seeing her friend one of the cots they set up. There were a few of them and they had to have been set up while they were traveling to location. She couldn't help how fast she came over as she knelt along side of the cot.

"Gale I'm sorry. I didn't mea-." She was able to see a little closer that he was still knocked out. A sad sigh slipped out as she looked over his face. Her voice, now a whisper." It's a good thing it was just a training exercise..... I still feel bad for leaving you though."(edited)

Gale was still knocked out from Basil's quirk. He did the only thing he could think of to get the job finished. If everyone else was alright, then he did his job correctly. The learned that from his brother.

His eyes opened slowly adjusting to the light. His head didn't hurt. It felt as if he had been asleep for several hours. He slowly sat up and rolled his shoulders.
"What happened?"

Another sigh was let out as she looked toward their classmates. She didn't notice he woke up yet.

"You were actually kind of cool during the exercise. Like your -" Alexa was saying as she turned to look back at him. She nearly jumped ten feet as she twisted her body get some distance away from him. "Y-y-y-you're awake?! HOW MUCH DID YOU HEAR?!"

Gale grabbed his ears.

"Oww!!! Can you please not yell like that? And hear what?"

He sat up on the bench and stretched.

"What happened with the game? Did you get hit with Basil's quirk?"

She almost wanted to strangle him. He didn't answer her question. She took some deep breaths when he said “hear what”.

"N-nothing." She huffed then turned her back to him. "We won. I got the flag back...thanks to your warning. But you got knocked out at the same time."

"Glad you made it out ok." He said with a goofy smile. He stood up and stretched again. Her words finally hit his ears.

"Wait? We won?!?!"

"Yes, we won. Basil couldn't catch me. " She said as she hugged her knees.

It was so hard for her to not feel guilty about it. She left him there. Yes he told her to run and he's ok now, but the guilt wouldn't go away.

Gale gave her a reassuring tap on the shoulder.

"You were awesome out there you know that right. Without you being there, I doubt we would've won. Glad I had you as my partner."

She smiled a small smile for a second. It was nice for someone to say she was awesome. She usually got lost in the crowd. Uneasily, she peered back at him over her shoulder.

"You're not mad about me leaving you?"

Gale cocked his head to the side.

"Why would I be? If you stayed, you would have been knocked out too and that would've sucked. You did your job. And besides I had no doubt that you would've came back for me after it was all said and done."

What he said made absolute sense, but it didn't treally make her feel 100 percent better. What if something had happened to him after she left?

"Yeah, but you were alone. I mean yeah they were our classmates and they wouldn't hurt you I guess... But I felt like you could've been in danger. My job is to protect people with my barrier above all else." Her head turned and laid itself on her knees. "I can't let that sort of thing happen again.'(edited)

"Then the only thing I can say is make your Quirk strong enough so you don't have to have these worries anymore. And it's not like it's your fault. If I sensed it earlier, we both would have made it. So how about this? Well both get stronger so we won't have to worry about each other. Sound good?"

She took a moment to absorb what he said for a moment. It did sound like a good plan. It just cucked that it cam from the goofiest person she knew.

"Sure...Just don't forget about me. You know, if you get stronger than me."

Gale chuckled and patted her back.

"Whatcha talkin' 'bout? You'll be right beside me step by step."

"Stop talking like that. You make sound like your girlfriend." Alexa was very serious, then let out a laugh. "Don't want anyone getting ideas if they do want to ask me out."

She threw her head back and let out another laugh.

"Oh. My bad. Don't let me cramp your style. Let's go see the other matchup."

"I'm only joking Gale. Like I have a sense of style." She unwrapped her knees and started to get up. "Oh and one more thing, Don't throw my barrier again like a mace. Its hard to hold you breath when you feel like you're gonna die!"

(Drip too hard by lil Baby blasting on the alarm clock)

"Wouldn't expect you to like this type of music"

"I love a lot of things you don't know about yet."Says Trinkett.

She's wearing one of his t-shirt walking towards the kitchen. "Oh don't worry we only kisses last nothing more."

"I wasn't worried about that, I was worried about overwhelming you." Says Malkell.He wraps his arms around her and kisses her neck."also your cousin Zion will be here soon."

"Oh that trouble maker haven't seen him since I was 9" she shakes her head.

"His quirk is useful and under the right training devastating"
Malkell kisses her shoulder one more time. "Go shower I'll make some breakfast"

Trinkett slides out his grip and heads to the bathroom.

****
"How are you doing Zion?" Asked Cloud who you could tell was a bit peeved.

"I'm perfectly find and I love the living arrangements." Looking around the apartment "I guess the other side of the family is really doing well"

"Yes yes we are actually." Trinkett says when she pulled over to the table in the living room.

"So when do I meet the others?" Zion knew this wasn't the whole squad.
"At the rendezvous spot."Cloud pointed it out on the map.