" What's your plan?" Yuu asked the ash blond by his side.
" Easy!" Bakugo shouted as he slid a thumb across his neck. " We bring down their fake boss!"
" Bakugo-san, that's not a plan…" Yuu sighed.
" It is!"
" The pro heroes outside are sure to make a move sooner or later, so let's think of how to make their work easier," he told him, and Bakugo backed off.
" First of all, let us tend to the injured…" The purple head looked back at the people lying on the ground. " We need to prioritize evacuating the civilians; for that matter, we need to make sure they can run. Even you can't let loose knowing Dark Might has hostages under his thumb."
Bakugo clicked his tongue.
" Giulio-san, you won't have a problem with that, after all, you need to cool down your prosthetic arm and tune it after using it like that earlier."
Giulio looked down at his right hand. True for Yuu's words, it seemed like it wasn't keeping up with him, and the shifting mechanism got stuck and needed repair.
" If you need any spares, just tell me," Yaoyorozu offered as she continued to create first aid cases.
" Tch. Trying to take the lead now, baggy eyes." Bakugo snorted.
" I'm not," Yuu countered. " I'm just doing what I can do here. Bakugo-san, you're the one who will most likely have to dive into battle after this. So I need to make sure you and whoever is heading out with you can fight without worrying about the rest of us. That's the role I must fulfill right here, right now."
" Just make sure you're not in the way," Bakugo said as he passed him, and Yuu smiled at that.
" You wouldn't have dragged me if I were to be."
As planned, the class started with checking on the people and dressing their injuries. Thankfully, none had any serious wounds. Most of them were minor injuries from the initial villain attack.
Sato and the rest managed to find some rations that were sucked up with the shelter, and they began to distribute them.
Sora circled the area, memorizing as much of it as possible before going back to discuss their escape route with Iida and Yuu.
Not soon, Dark Might's face beamed down at them again from a hologram screen. " Since you're so young, you may not know what must happen to create a new era. So, it's destruction."
" Destruction?!"
" The old values and status quo must be abandoned and destroyed. The previous society has to be dismantled to usher in a glorious new order!"
" I'm not liking this…" mumbled Yuu.
" Neither am I…" affirmed Sora.
" Which is why UA, All Might's alma mater, must be swept from the surface of the Earth."
They all tensed up at that declaration. UA, where their families and a whole lot of refugees were.
" Grandma…"
" Calm down…" Yuu held onto her arm, and she realized she was a beat from flying into the screen. " Don't let your emotions overwhelm you."
Sora's eyes narrowed as she heaved a deep breath and returned to the ground. That's right, she needed to keep her calm. She couldn't save her grandmother by getting worked up.
" As if I'm letting that happen on my watch!" Bakugo shouted, barking orders at them left and right. " Class reps! Lead those people out of the city and find some way to escape! Sato, Ashido, use acid and your monstrous strength to create exits! Keep close to the class reps! Kirishima, Kaminari, and Shoji! If someone tries to stop you, eliminate them! Seijin and Shirogane! You keep watch of the rear and make sure no one is left behind or trails off from the group! Keep searching for the best route out! Todoroki, Tokoyami, and Deku! You're coming with me!"
" Who is taking the lead now…" Yuu couldn't help but chuckle at that.
" We're crushing that damned fake!" He ignited his palms and soared in the sky, followed by the other three.
" Let's do what we can too!" Sora and Yuu exchanged nods before the girl flew up, directing people in the direction she, Yuu, and Iida had agreed on earlier.
It was then that she noticed a red bike revving and heading in the other direction. " Yuu! Giulio-san is going after Midoriya and the others!"
" Leave him be."
" But!"
Yuu also glanced at the bike speeding away. " He made a promise, didn't he? He needs to fulfill it. It's something he needs to do. Someone he needs to save."
He closed his eyes as he returned his focus to the task at hand. " Let us take those people out of this city and find an exit. That's what we need to do now."
The girl frowned and nodded her agreement…
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They exited the city into the green plains. But beyond that, they had no idea where they should go.
" Class reps," Jiro called from the side where she had plunged her earlobes into the ground. " There was a huge explosion above us. Probably, it's an attack from the outside."
" I bet it's the pro heroes!" Uraraka was full of enthusiasm at the news.
" You think it might have created an exit?" Yuu asked her.
" It could be," Iida added. " Jiro-kun, help us point these people toward the blast site."
" No need for that!" A voice called from beneath them as a certain blonde boy phased right through the ground.
" Togata-senpai!"
" Sorry for being late. I had been patrolling in a pretty faraway place. But we should first prioritize civilians' safety." He stood up and turned around, facing the direction of the forest as he began running, beckoning for them to follow him.
Just as the throngs of people started running after him, Sora and Yuu's eyes sharpened as they faced the clearing.
" They're coming…" the girl mumbled as monsters with muzzles morphed from the ground.
" They don't intend to let us go easily." Yuu took a fighting stance.
Iida stepped before them, followed by the rest of their class. " We can't dawdle here. We need to get all these innocent people out as soon as possible."
" Iida-san…"
" Togata-senpai, please lead the way."
" But…"
" You're the only one who can do it," Yaoyorozu confirmed as she joined the boy.
Togata looked back at the whole class, ready to fight tooth and nail to protect the civilians.
" You guys…"
" Koda-kun, Sero-kun, Shirogane-kun, Seijin-kun, help Togata-senpai and make sure those evacuees get out safely. Everyone else will stop those things. Let's go, Class A!" Iida ordered before all of them made a dash for it, holding the monsters at bay.
" Yeah!"
" Togata-senpai too, let's go!" Sora urged.
" Ah!" The boy nodded, running at full speed ahead of them. Koda and Sero stuck to the flanks, while Sora and Yuu took the rear, helping those who stumbled down.
The battle between their class and the monsters got even fiercer as the latter seemed to have no end, with more emerging from the ground. But Iida and the others made sure not to allow them a chance to catch up with the evacuees.
Togata disappeared behind the rock face of one of the mountains before the boulder shifted on its own, revealing a hidden passage. " This way!" He ushered them in, and everyone rushed inside.
After climbing down a few flights of stairs, they finally found themselves at what Togata stated to be the lower part of the stronghold.
" We'll have the heroes outside blow up this part to get everyone out. It may be a little surprising, but they will be in safe hands. You as well, try to help them as much as you can."
All of them nodded, with Sora stretching her wings and Yuu grabbing one of his blue fireballs.
Togata slipped through the wall for a moment before turning back around with a thumbs-up.
" Everyone, stay clear of the walls!" Koda told them.
Something hit, and quite hard too. The walls cracked, and the ground underneath them crumbled.
They were falling through the sky with more than a hundred feet between them and the ground. Cries sounded everywhere as people found themselves prey to gravity.
" Thunderbird!" The black as night bird manifested out of the enlarged flame and swept at as many people as he could.
Sora, too, held onto them and flung them towards the raised platform made by Cementous.
Even Sero managed to make a net to hold them.
Yuu breathed out a sigh of relief as everyone was safely caught and deposited on the ground. But they had no time to waste. He looked back at the wall that was regenerating fast. " Sora!"
" Right here!" The girl grabbed onto Thunderbird's back.
" I'm coming too!" Togata joined.
" Don't forget about us!" Said Sero as he wrapped his tape around the large bird's leg, allowing himself and Koda to be dragged around.
" We're not staying behind!"
" Guys…"
" Everyone, hold tight!" Thunderbird warned as he flapped his wings hard. " You're in the way, Hawks!"
The pro hero backed in time just as the bird covered in lightning zoomed through the closing gap of the fortress.
" Those kids… they dove back inside…"
" Then! We're going after them!" Endeavor declared…