Progress

As the week passed, they were in class talking about their hero internships. Mika listened to Fumikage's internship with Hawks, *Wish I could work with a popular hero... maybe some other day.* she thought.

"Hey Mika." Mika turned her head and saw Mina and Kyoka walk towards her desk, "How was your internship with Cementoss-sensei?" Kyoka asked.

Mika smiled, "It was great." she said, "The only things I did was practicing on my Quirk and patrolling in Yamagata, but there was this one time Koda and I saved some people out of a burning building."

Kyoka and Mina were shocked, "That's cool." they said in sync. Mika chuckled a bit, "You think so? I thought Tsu's internship with the Sea Rescue hero: Selkie was impressive." she said, "She went up against villains."

Kyoka nodded, "But what you and Koda did sounds awesome than my internship, even though I escorted the hostages." she said. Mika smiled a bit and noticed Mina had a big grin, "Speaking of Koda, did anything happen between you two during the internship?" she asked.

Mika looked at a different direction, "No, nothing happened between us." she said. Mina looked at Mika, "Aw, come on! Something had to have happened when you were with him." she said. Mika turned to Mina, "Sorry, but it's the truth." she said.

Before Mina could say anything, they heard a voice, "If you really want to talk about the ones that changed, it's those three." Denki said as he pointed to Izuku, Shoto, and Tenya.

Mika turned to them, "Oh yeah! The hero killer." Hanta said. Eijiro looked at them, "I'm glad you guys made it back alive." he said. Mika looked at them, "I was worried about you guys." she said; Momo nodded, "Me too." she said.

Rikido looked at them, "You were lucky Endeavor showed up and save you guys." he said. Shoto looked down, "Yeah... that's right." he said, "He saved us."

Mashirao looked at them, "I heard that the hero killer had some connection to the League of Villains." he said, "I hate to think how things would turn out if he showed up at USJ."

Denki looked at Mashirao, "Yeah, but have you seen the video." he said, "I mean, sure he's scary but he's super tenacious. He's kind of cool, don't you think."

Izuku looked at Denki, "Kaminari...!" he said; Mika looked at him, "You should probably think before you act." she said, "That event might still affect people." Denki jumped a bit and covered his mouth, "Crap!" he said, "Sorry, Iida..."

Tenya looked at his arm, "No... it's okay..." he said, "It's true that he was tenacious and I get why people think he's cool. Instead of helping people, his beliefs led him to murder. No matter his motives, killing cannot be condoned. To keep from everyone else from suffering like me, well..."

Tenya made a chopping motion, "I promise that I'll strive to be the perfect hero." he continued. Izuku smiled and nodded, "Yeah! Let's do it." he said. Tenya raised his fist in the air, "Everyone! Class is about to begin!" he shouted, "Please take your seats!"

Fumikage sighed, "He's back." he said; Kyoka looked at Denki, "This is your fault for bringing it up." she said. Denki looked down, "Sorry..." he said; Mika smiled a bit as class returned to normal.

(Time Skip)

Everyone was outside with most of them in their hero costumes. They looked at All Might, "I am here!" he shouted, "I hope you're ready to return to our lessons! Today is hero basic training!"

All Might looked at them, "It feels like I haven't seen you in a while! Welcome back!" he continued, "Now then... listen carefully for what's in store; we'll be having a race. Take everything you've learned in your internships and put it to excellent use in this rescue training."

Tenya raised his hand, "If it's rescue training, shouldn't we be at USJ?" he asked. All Might turned to Tenya, "That facility specializes in natural disasters." he said, "Like I said earlier, this is a race. So... prepare!"

All Might pointed at the facility behind him, "You're about to race in Field Gamma." he continued, "Inside is an area full of factories that form an intricate labyrinth. So, good luck finding your way around."

All Might held five fingers out, "You'll be competing in groups of five; each person will start at different locations on the outskirts of the model city." he said, "I'll send out a distress signal, and your job is to rescue me; whoever finds me first, wins."

All Might slowly pointed to Katsuki, "But, try to keep the property damage to a bare minimum please." he continued. Katsuki looked the other way, "Why are you pointing at me?" he asked rhetorically.

All Might pointed to Mika, "And Young Lyoko-" she turned to him, "I'm not allowed to use my wings because I would be at a very huge advantage." she said, making him jump a bit, "I well aware of that, All Might."

All Might got a little nervous and gave Mika a thumbs up, "Glad that you understand!" he said. All Might turned to them, "Alright! The first group is Midoriya, Iida, Sero, Ojiro, and Ashido." he continued, "Get to your positions!"

(Small Time Skip)

The others looked at the screen while the first group stretched on their designated platforms. Mezo turned to Mika, "Who do you think will get what place?" he asked. Mika had her hand on her chin, "It depends on how much progress they've made." she said.

Mika was thinking, "If we're going for before the internships, then I believe Sero will take first place because his Quirk was made for this." she continued.

Mika looked at the other screens, "Second place would be Ojiro; third place would be Iida even though he hasn't recovered." she said, "Fourth place would be Mina. And unfortunately, last place would be Midoriya because if he uses his Quirk, he'll just break his bones."

Mezo nodded, "Let the race begin!" All Might shouted. They saw the others racing for the distress signal. One screen showed that Hanta was in first place, "Look at him go." Eijiro said, "In a maze like this it makes sense to be above everything else."

Mika nodded, "It puts him at a huge advantage." she said, "If I used my wings, I'd have a huge advantage like him too. However, it's restrained." Fumikage turned to Mika, "Seems like fate is not on your side today." he said, "How shall one with a restrained ability overcome this?"

Mika turned to Fumikage and smiled, "Oh, don't worry." she said. Mika clenched her fists and made a slight fighting stance, "I know exactly what to do once it's my turn to race." she continued.

They heard gasps and turned to the screen; they saw Izuku surrounded with green lightning, jumping from one spot to the next.

Mika was shocked, "Midoriya is using his Quirk, and he's not breaking a bone." she said. Mezo noticed something, "Those movements..." he said. Mika noticed it too, "They look just like..." she said lowly.

Mika turned her head and saw an angry Katsuki, *Is he... copying Bakugo.* she thought. As Mika turned to the screen, she noticed Izuku slip on a pipe, making her cringe a bit, *All of that progress just to get fifth place... I feel bad for him.* she thought.

"And it's over!" All Might shouted; he handed Hanta a sash saying 'Thanks for saving me', "Thanks hero and congrats." Hanta smiled, "Alright!" he shouted; they saw the others pretty annoyed or tired.

All Might looked at them, "Young Sero may have come in first but all of you have improved on how you handled your Quirks since you first started U.A." he said.

All Might gave them a thumbs up, "Keep working and preparing for your upcoming final exams." he continued; they nodded, "Yes sir!" they shouted.

All Might nodded, "Alright! Group one, you may leave the field." he said, "Group two will be Uraraka, Asui, Lyoko, Kirishima, and Kaminari. Head to your positions." They nodded, "Yes sir." they said as they headed to the field.

(Small Time Skip)

Mika stood at one of the starting positions. Mika stretched her arms and legs, "I know exactly which animal to use." she said. They heard an intercom, "Let the second race begin!" All Might shouted.

Mika quickly transformed to a kangaroo hybrid and jumped to a higher place, "Where is that distress signal?" she asked herself as she used her kangaroo ears. As one of Mika's kangaroo ears twitched, she turned to the right, "There." she said.

Mika jumped from one place to the other as quickly as possible; she smiled a bit, "Even without my wings, I'm still doing good." she said. As Mika got closer to the distress signal, she noticed that it was at the top of a water tower, "Got to time this perfectly." she said lowly.

As Mika jumped in the air, she pressed the button on her collar. When Mika turned back to normal, she launched her frog's tongue towards the bars at the top of the water tower.

As Mika landed on the wall, she launched herself to the top of the water tower and landed on the ground. All Might looked at Mika, "Ah! Young Lyoko, you found me first." he said.

All Might gave Mika a thumbs up, "And at a perfectly timed record! Excellent job!" he continued, making her smile a bit. Mika turned her head and saw Tsuyu make it to the top too.

Tsuyu stood up and walked towards Mika, "Congrats on getting first place, Mika." she said; she smiled, "Thanks Tsu." she said.

As the others made it to the top, All Might held the sash out to Mika, "Thanks hero and congrats." he said. Mika got the sash on and smiled, "Thank you, sir." she said.

All Might looked at them, "Just like in the first race, all of you have improved on your Quirks." he said, "Keep working hard and prepare for your upcoming final exams." They looked at All Might, "Yes sir." they said.

(Time Skip)

Mika was in the changing room with the other girls. Mina took her mask off and turned to Mika, "That was so cool, Mika!" she said, "Was that your plan from the very beginning?"

Mika nodded as she took her arm braces off, "It was." she said, "I figured I would have some kind of handicap. So, I thought what was second best."

Ochaco smiled, "It was amazing." she said; Momo nodded in agreement, "A splendid plan to counter that handicap." she said as she undid her hair. Mika was about to undress, but she stopped and heard something, "Something wrong?" Tsuyu asked.

Wolf ears came out of Mika's head, "I think I heard Mineta's voice." she said. Mika moved her wolf ears around, "It sounds like... he's close to that wall." she continued as she pointed to the wall Kyoka was next to.

Ochaco turned to Mika, "What do you hear?" she asked. Mika focused listening to the other wall, "He's saying... that there's a hole that shows the girl's locker room made from the upperclassmen." she said.

Kyoka plugged one of her earphone jacks to the wall, "I got this." she said. Mika's wolf ears disappeared, and she turned to the wall. A few seconds later, Kyoka's other earphone jack went through the hole.

It stabbed something when they heard screaming from the other side. Mina was fuming, "Thanks Kyoka." she said; Momo looked at the hole, "Despicable... we'll close that hole immediately." she said.

Mika looked at Kyoka and noticed she was semi-depressed, *Judging Mineta's mind, he said something perverted about us, but nothing about her.* she thought, *Once we're done changing, I'll scratch his face for that.*

(Time Skip)

When everyone returned to class, Mr. Aizawa entered the room, "Good afternoon, class." he said. "Good afternoon, sir!" they responded; Mr. Aizawa turned to them, "Summer vacation is close." he said, "It would be irrational if all of you took an entire month off."

They got worried, "Does that mean..." Denki said. "You'll be doing a summer training camp at the woods." Mr. Aizawa said. "I freaking knew it!" some of them shouted with smiles.

Momo had her finger on her chin, "We've been training in cities, so this will be uncommon conditions for most of us." she said.

Fumikage nodded, "No matter what the environment, we must always be vigilant." he said. Mika nodded, "Not only that, but hanging out with the others is awesome." she said, "I can't wait for this training camp."

Mr. Aizawa glared at them with a crimson glow, making them calm down, "However, those who don't pass the practical exams will be in for summer school hell." he said, "I suggest you study and work hard."

Eijiro turned to the others, "Do your best, everyone!" he shouted. Some of them nodded, *I better do well on this or the days I spend in summer school will be true hell.* Mika thought as she clenched on her fists.