Chapter 25 - Team training

It has been a few weeks since the attempted breakout at Tartarus Prison and no sign of the LOV or any of Batman's rogues. To pass the time, Izuku has been looking into new and old cases to find connections or links. He has solved practically every one but there was a string of cases involving an annoying guy in a green suit and bola hat, having him solve riddles and collect trophies. Needless to say, the guy was a prick but an intelligent prick. The UA dorms had been rebuilt and Aizawa had already deemed it time for another training session. 


"Alright, everyone shut the fuck up!" Aizawa yelled in front of the class at training ground gamma.

"Literally nobody was speaking sir." Kaminari replied but Aizawa just walked up to him and slapped him.

"Well someone did just then so who's laughing now? Anyway, ever since the attack on the prison there has been a small drop in the crime rate. However, that won't stay that way for long because criminals like to cause chaos. So, in order to keep you prepared for a real fight, Midoriya has volunteered to spar with you but this time you will be in groups."

"Sir, why do we need to fight Midoriya again?" Iida asked, raising his hand.

"Because if you continuously lose to a quirkless person, then how do you think you will fair against equally skilled villains with quirks." Batman stated from behind Iida, making his presence known and frightening everyone. Kyoka was even more than the others as her quirk couldn't even detect him. She was also still going through some trauma and physiotherapy for what happened when Bane attacked her so she would observe.

"Exactly." Aizawa said. "There will be six teams of three and in order to win, there must be a knock out. Oh, and hold back or don't. I don't really care, I'm just tired and want to sleep. Any injuries, head to the crone's office." He said, rolling himself into his sleeping bag and drinking a Caprisun while passing a list of teams. The teams were as follows:

- Tenya Iida, Katsuki Bakugo, Shoto Todoroki

- Momo Yaoyorozu, Toru Hagakure, Denki Kaminari

- Minoru Mineta, Ejiro Kirishima, Mina Ashido

- Ochako Uraraka, Mezo Shoji, Fumikage Tokoyami

- Tsuyu Asui, Yuga Aoyama, Koji Koda

- Mashirao Ojiro, Hanta Sero, Rikido Sato

(Only going to cover the first 2 fights)


Waiting for the timer to sound, Izuku was making sure all his gadgets work and his suit was on correctly. Then he turned around raising a batarang ready to throw but relaxed when he saw it was only Kyoka. She walked over to him and got onto her tiptoes to give him a kiss.

"Hey Izu, just be careful in there. I know that you are the best fighter here and have survived being practically broken in half but I still worry for you." Izuku deactivated his voice modulator so he could speak to her as Izuku Midoriya and not as Batman.

"I will be careful." He replied, hugging her and then kissing her on the forehead. "And you just be careful too. You've been through a lot. Physically and mentally." He said, still holding her in his arms.

"So have you. And even though we lost our child, we will get through our lives together."

"We won't just get over it but at least we have each other to get through it. We aren't alone anymore." He said giving one more kiss, but this time on her lips. Just as they separated though, the timer sounded and signaled that the match had started. He reluctantly let go of her and smiled at her before they parted ways and he turned his voice modulator back on.


After a few minutes of walking around aimlessly in the fake city, Bakugo, Iida and Todoroki were becoming a bit nervous.

"This is stupid, we aren't gonna find him grouped together. I'm going on my own and searching, stay out of my way." Bakugo said. He was friends with Izuku now but he still wanted to try prove he is better. 

"Bakugo wait. We should stick together as a team and then we will fight more effectively against him. We can't afford to be picked off like last time." Iida replied.

"He's right." Todoroki simply added.

"Whatever, you do what you want but I'm going to find and beat him." With that, Bakugo jumped into the air and sent himself off with a large explosion to find Batman. However, the explosion gave away his position to Izuku who was perched on the highest point in the training grounds. 

"That took less time than expected." He said, looking to the origin of the explosion to find Todoroki and Iida stoop there discussing a tactic. Deciding it was a good course of action for the time being, he tuned one of his remote batarangs and released it to focus on the signal used to transmit their locations to the observation room. Once he had the signal, he used it as a tacking device for each of them, using their com links to do this. So now he had his choice of prey but he knew to eliminate the bigger threat first. He decided to first go for Iida and Todoroki and then Bakugo.


Todoroki and Iida cautiously walked around the fake city, looking for any sign of Batman. All they found though was a building with an open door. They decided to check the building even if it may just be a distraction. But it isn't a distraction. It's a trap! The pair walked onto the second floor o the building and found Batman standing there waiting for them. All three adopted a fighting stance, all ready to brawl. Todoroki froze some of the floor and sent a wall of ice towards Batman. He simply stepped back and threw some batarangs into it just below the peak. A few seconds later, Iida came flying over the top of the peak ready to deliver an axe kick. However, being the strategist he is, Batman detonated the batarangs which flung Iida towards the wall. Before he could hit it though, the rope of the batclaw wrapped around him and he was catapulted back at Todoroki. He managed to use his engines to steady himself and land on his feet. As soon as the pair locked eyes with Batman again, the lights went out so Shoto used his fire to create some light. Unfortunately though, as soon as he did, Batman appeared behind him and dragged him into the darkness and assaulted him with a barrage of kicks and punches. He barely managed to escape from the bat as he stumbled over and was caught by Iida. Iida then laid Shoto down against the wall and used a recipro burst to charge straight at batman. Unfortunately for Iida though, all he got was a jumping back kick to the chest which winded him. He tried to punch the bat only to receive a broken arm from a palm strike and a broken nose from a punch that shattered his helmet.


While the fight was taking place, all the others were watching in fear for their limbs. He was tearing through two of the strongest members of their class with ease. Kyoka looked on at the moves Izuku was using and thought back to the last time they all fought. These moves were more precise and harder. He was holding back last time and from how she has seen him in action, she deduced that he is still holding back now. This gave her a terrifying thought about what would happen if he turned evil or lost control. A few seconds later on the monitor, Iida and Todoroki were both passed out from the pain of their injuries and Batman was nowhere to be seen.


Meanwhile, Bakugo was storming around the fake city trying to find Batman but with no luck. That was until he appeared right in front of him from a cloud of smoke.

"There you are, I've been looking for you Izuku. I've gotten better since last time so it won't be as easy." Bakugo said as he walked forwards towards Batman.

"I've taken out Todoroki and Iida, surrender now or I'll take you down too."

"That I'd like to s-" Bakugo was cut of by Izuku's fist punching him straight in the face and knocking him unconscious.

"Arrogance is a deadly enemy." Batman stated before walking away and signaling the rest group to come in as he thought he'd need more of a workout.


Kyoka was sat in the observation room looking at what had just happened.

"One punch? One punch? Hahaha." She laughed while every other student began to panic.

"Ok," Momo began, "since he wants all of us to go in now we will all stick together. There's strength in numbers, we have got this."


About 40 minutes later

Almost all the students who entered the fake city had been incapacitated either easily or violently. Batman let some go so he could put more fear into them while he chased them down. After what felt like hours Momo, Hagakure, Tsuyu and Kaminari all came to an alley and hid in there to catch their breath and formulate a plan.

"What was it you were saying earlier Yaoyorozu? We got this? We ain't got this! The sadistic asshole is loving this! What do we do?!" Kaminari yelled so Tsuyu slapped him.

"Thanks." He replied. "I was freaking out. But what the hell do we do?!"

"I'll make some weapons so we can defend ourselves and have a better chance. We just need to find his weakness." Yaoyorozu replied.

"I don't think he has one. He's the goddamn Batman." Hagakure commented.

"Thanks Hagakure that's helpful."

"Shut up Kaminari, you're the one acting like a baby."

"I am not!"

"Both of you stop." Momo yelled, stopping their argument. "If we want to survive we need to work together so that all fo-" she stopped mid sentence, coming to a realization.

"What?"

"Guys? Where is Tsu?" All three looked around but could not find her.

"He's here isn't he?! He got her!" Kaminari yelled again, starting to panic.


The three walked around the fake city trying to find Tsu, looking in every alley and building. Momo walked around with two swords in her hands, Hagakure with a bat and Kaminari with bat repellent.

"You know that stuff won't help Kaminari."

"It makes me feel safe Yaoyorozu, I feel comfortable with it." Suddenly, they heard muffled screams coming from a nearby alley. They all rushed over to investigate. When they reached the dark alley, Momo created a flashlight and gave it to Kaminari to investigate. He wandered down the alley while Hagakure and Yaoyorozu waited for him until he reached the end. He shone the light and found Tsuyu tied up by her own tongue and gagged with cloth.

"Oh my god." He whispered. He turned around to tell the others. "I found Tsu, looks like Midoriya got to her. She's tied up in her own tongue and looks like she took a few hits. But I don't know where he is." He said, turning around. As soon as he did however, he came face to face with an upside down Batman who whispered "Here" before grabbing him and pulling him upwards as he screamed. Yaoyorozu and Hagakure panicked and ran as fast as they could until they reached an open area with road and light.


"Oh god he's coming for us now." Yaoyorozu said.

"I hope we can take him." Hagakure replied nervously.

"Let's find out." Said a third, deep voice. Then Batman dropped straight in front of them. "Your move girls." The two then raised their weapons and swung at him about 250 times each. Every time, he blocked them flawlessly. The two stumbled back breathing heavily, clearly exhausted.

"How the hell is he still going? It's like he's got no limit." Hagakure said, taking short breaths between each word.

"All men have limits." Batman replied, walking towards them. "They learn what they are and learn not to exceed them. I ignore mine." Immediately after, Momo slashed with her swords. She swung one downwards but Batman caught the blade and snapped it. He then grabbed her other arm, drove the blade of the other sword into the ground and hit her head against the handle knocking her unconscious.

"Alright that's it." Hagakure declared. She then waved her hand in front of her face. "You can't see me!" Then, her gloves and shoes turned invisible so she would be totally invisible. She then quickly went over to Batman and got him into a fireman's carry position. "I learned this one from television." She said as she flipped him over and hit him with an Attitude Adjustment. His back slightly hurt, Batman quickly turned on his detective vision to track her heat signature. He grabbed some small pellets from his belt and rolled up facing her.

"An Attitude Adjustment, cute. Want to see what I  learned from television?" Then he ducked underneath a punch and set off some flash bangs right in her face. When she regained her vision, she was met with Batman giving her the bird with both hands before quickly hitting her with a stunner.

"Ok. That's everyone. That was a good workout, they definitely improved from last time." He said, walking away to get changed and carry on with the rest of his day.


AN - Hey guys, hope you enjoyed that. As always, sorry it's a bit later than I would have wanted but we don't always get what we want. Tell me what you thought of it and I'll see you in the next one. Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel. That's for some of the hardcore Batman fans. My update speed is a joke haha.

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