Test of Courage

On the third day of Quirk training, Mika continued transforming into different hybrids. Mika gritted her teeth, *Jeez... this feels like pure torture!* she thought.

Mika stopped her training as she stayed in a wolf hybrid and tried catching her breath, *However, I'm not as tired as I was before.* she thought as she looked at her hand, *This might be progress.*

Mika looked at the people on the lower ground; she closed her eyes and listened to her surroundings with her wolf ears. "Everyone! Listen up!" Mika heard Pixie-Bob's voice and looked at her direction.

Pixie-Bob pointed at them, "Tonight, both classes are going head-to-head in a test of courage." she said, "This is your reward after the intense training, to have some intense fun! With that said work your butts off in the meantime!"

Most of them nodded, "Yes ma'am." they said as they continued training. Mika sighed a bit, "I wonder what the test of courage is like?" she asked herself.

*You'll find out in the evening.* Mika heard a voice in her head and turned towards Mandalay's direction. Mandalay smiled, *Keep it up, little kitten!* she said with her telepathy, *You're getting a lot better on your Quirk.*

Mika smiled and nodded, "Yes ma'am!" she shouted as she continued transforming into different animal hybrids. Mika had a huge smile and giggled, *Mandalay used her Telepathy Quirk on me! That was awesome!* she thought.

(Time Skip)

Mika sat on the ground placing logs in a fire pit, "I guess it's better than cooking rice." she said to herself. Mika stood up and did some stretches, "Hey Lyoko." she turned her head to Mezo as he formed a mouth with on one of his dupli-arms, "Do you mind starting fires with your Quirk?" he asked.

Mika shook her head as she walked towards Mezo, "I don't mind at all, Shoji." she said. When Mika stood next to Mezo, she turned to the fire pit next to them and crouched. Mika held her right arm out and turned it into a dragon's arm.

Mika brought her dragon arm towards her mouth and made a small mouth with her hand. Mika breathed a small fire out of her mouth and set the wood on fire.

Mezo was surprised, "I didn't know you could do that." he said. Mika nodded as she stood up and looked at her dragon arm, "To be honest, it makes no sense to me if I just turn one of my limbs into an animal part during a fight." she said, "So, I usually transform into hybrids instead."

Mezo nodded, "I see..." he said. "Hey Lyoko." Mika and Mezo turned to Mashirao and Koji, "Do you think you can help us, too." he said. Mika nodded, "Yeah, I don't mind." she said, "If you guys need me to start fires, all you have to do is ask."

Mashirao smiled, "Thanks." he said, "We owe you one, big time." Koji nodded in agreement; Mika shook her head, "No need for owing me favors, I'll be happy to help my classmates." she said smiling. They smiled and nodded as they watched Mika making fires.

(Time Skip)

After they finished eating their food, they stood outside a forest. Pixie-Bob smiled, "Now that everyone's bellies filled up and the dishes are clean, it's time for..." she said.

Mina had a big smile, "A totally awesome test of courage!" she shouted; Denki, Eijiro, Hanta, and Rikido smiled, "We're gonna win!" they shouted.

"Not so fast." they froze when they heard Mr. Aizawa's voice, "Unfortunately, the remedial group will have extra lessons with me. Mina looked at Mr. Aizawa, "You've got to be kidding me!?" she shouted.

Mr. Aizawa wrapped them with his scarf, "Your training didn't impress me so we'll be using this time for lessons." he said as he walked towards the campsite while dragging the others. Mika looked at the remedial group and frowned a bit, "I feel bad for them." she said lowly.

Koji tried cheering Mika up, but they were interrupted, "Alright everybody! Here's how this will work!" Pixie-Bob shouted, making them turn to the pro heroes, "Class 1-B students will be the scarers and Class 1-A students will be in pairs of two."

They looked at Pixie-Bob, "One group in Class 1-A will walk through the woods every three minutes. Once you reach the midway point, there will be name tags." she continued, "Grab your own and then come back."

Pixie-Bob waved her finger, "The scarers aren't allowed to make contact." she said, "They'll be using their Quirks to scare you." Tiger pointed at them, "So get creative!" he shouted, "Whichever class makes the other students piss their pants the most wins!"

Kyoka was a little disgusted, "That's gross." she said. Tenya looked at the Pussycats, "But it's another way to use our Quirks!" he said, "It's a brilliant idea!"

Pixie-Bob smiled and held fifteen slips of paper towards Class 1-A, "Alright everyone, draw for pairs." she said. Mika gulped a bit, *One group will just be one person.* she thought, *I kind of hope that it's not me.*

Mika pulled a slip of paper and saw a four on it. "Hey Mika." Mika turned around and saw Kyoka holding a slip of paper with a four on it, "Looks like we'll be partners." she said.

Mika nodded and looked at the other groups; she noticed Koji was paired with Tenya, *Hopefully, Koji doesn't get too nervous around the class rep.* she thought.

Mika also noticed that Izuku was on his own, *That sucks...* she thought. "Alright, everyone! Let's get this game started!" Pixie-Bob shouted. They nodded and Class 1-B students headed into the forest.

Before Mika could walk with Kyoka, she noticed Koji walking towards her; she turned to him, "You worried about me?" she asked. Koji nodded, "Try not to worry about me too much." Mika said, "I'm not sure how well Kyoka can handle scary stuff, but I'm not as bad... hopefully."

Koji stared at Mika, but nodded, "*Just take care, okay.*" he signed. Mika smiled and nodded, "Always." she said; Koji smiled and blushed a bit, "*I love you, Mika.*" he signed. Mika blushed a bit and looked away, "*Love you too, Koji.*" she signed before she headed off with Kyoka.

(Time Skip)

Mika and Kyoka stood at the entrance of the forest, "Alright! Next up is Jiro kitty and Lyoko kitty!" Pixie-Bob said, "Make your way into the forest." They nodded as they walked on the forest's path.

As they were deeper in the forest, Mika tried finding other people with an enhanced animal eyesight ability. Mika turned to Kyoka and noticed she was shaking, "You're not a fan of scary stuff, are you?" she asked.

Kyoka nodded, "Y-Yeah..." she said; Mika looked around, "If I use my Quirk to have animal ears on my head, would that calm you down?" she asked.

Kyoka tapped her earphone jacks together, "M-Maybe... can they be the wolf ears?" she asked. Mika nodded as wolf ears popped out of her head. Kyoka calmed down a little and petted one of Mika's wolf ears, "Thanks." she said.

Mika blushed a bit, "No problem." she said; while one of her wolf ears was being petted, she used the other one for hearing the others. Kyoka looked around, "Do you see or hear anything?" she asked.

Mika looked around, "Well... I hear some voices from Class 1-B and the other groups, but I can't tell where they're coming from." she said. As they were still walking, they stopped when they saw a girl's head pop out of the dirt.

Kyoka screamed loudly and nearly poked her eyes out. Mika jumped a bit and felt a chill down her back, "Okay that got me, but not enough for me to piss my pants." she said; Kyoka looked at her, "R-Really." she said.

Mika shrugged her shoulders, "I've seen a lot worse during the... well, either way it's not that scary to me." she said; Kyoka nodded, "Okay..." she said. Mika smiled a bit, "Anyway, let's continue to the halfway point." she said. Kyoka nodded as they continued walking through the forest.

(Time Skip)

Mika and Kyoka passed the halfway point and were heading back to the starting area. Mika held the name tags and smiled, "We got the name tags." she said, "Now all we have to do is return to the starting area."

Kyoka smiled a bit, "You sure it's all about the game?" she asked; Mika was confused, "What do you mean?" she asked. Kyoka looked at Mika, "Are you sure that you're excited to return to the area for the game, or do you just want to see Koda." she said.

Mika panicked on the inside, "W-What are you talking about?" she asked. Kyoka sighed and got serious, "There's something going on between you two, isn't there?" she asked.

Before Mika could say anything, Kyoka pointed one of her earphone jacks at her face, making her jump a bit, "Tell me the truth, don't lie to me like you did during the time we talked about internships." she said.

Mika got worried, "You knew I was lying?" she asked; Kyoka nodded, making her sigh. Mika looked away with a slight blush, "Alright... Koda and I have been dating for a while." she said.

Kyoka smiled a bit, "I'm guessing it started during your hero internship." she said. Mika nodded, making Kyoka smile, "I had a feeling about it." she said, "He was acting kind of weird during the practical exam." Mika turned to Kyoka confused, "How so?" she asked.

Kyoka scratched the back of her head, "Well... don't take this the wrong way, but after the practical exam, Koda carried me through the gate." she said, "As Recovery Girl was healing my ears, he watched the fight with you and Shoji against Snipe-sensei and looked worried."

Mika tilted her head, "After you two won, he smiled and quickly left the room." Kyoka continued, "I knew he wouldn't be too worried about Shoji, so I had a feeling he was worried about you."

Mika nodded, "I see... so you had some suspicion on us during the practical exam?" she asked. Kyoka nodded, "Sorry if I was being too hostile." she said; Mika shook her head, "It's alright." she said.

Kyoka sighed in relief, "Do any of our classmates know about it?" she asked. Mika rubbed the back of her neck, "Well... Shoji and Tokoyami know about it, but for the girls it's just you." she said, "However, I have a feeling that Momo might know, but I'm not sure."

Kyoka nodded, "Well, I'm glad that you two are together." she said, "And don't worry, I'll keep it a secret too." Before Mika could thank Kyoka, she noticed a weird smell in the air. Mika smelled the air with an enhanced animal smelling trait, "Something wrong, Mika?" Kyoka asked.

Mika's eyes widened and turned to Kyoka, "I smell two things." she said, "One of them is smoke from burning wood, but the other one-" she stopped mid-sentence when they saw a purple gas surround them.

Mika quickly covered her nose and mouth, but Kyoka fell to the ground unconscious. Mika crouched and placed one of her hands on Kyoka, "I need to prevent her from breathing in more of the gas." she said. Mika lifted Kyoka's unconscious body as high as she could.

Mika felt the gas's effects as her vision was getting blurry. Mika got frustrated, *Shit, stay awake.* she thought as she held her breath, *Don't pass out like Kyoka.* Mika tried staying awake, but the smoke was getting to her when her arms and legs were shaking a little.

"Mika!" Mika turned her head towards the voice and saw Momo and a boy with black hair wearing a headband with gas masks running towards them. Mika tried walking towards them, but she fell to her knees.

Momo created two gas masks and put one on Mika's face while the boy with the headband put the other one on Kyoka's face, "There, now you won't have to worry about breathing in the gas." she said. Mika nodded, "Thank... you..." she said before she passed out.