37: 𝙲𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚖𝚎 𝙽𝚘𝚟𝚊
In the end Nova was the front horse. Midoriya was on top, since Iida didn't join they needed someone strong and fast with a more offensive quirk.
With Hatsume and Uraraka behind her holding her shoulders and holding up Midoriya Nova still had use of her arms and legs. Midoriya was on top, with the headband. Which made sense, if Midoriya decided to use his quirk he could do so without hurting his team or knocking them from up there.
"Aren't my babies awesome?!" Hatsume asked as they landed. Their current strategy was to avoid combat. Using Uraraka and Nova's quirks, and Hatsume's inventions they could be airborne for up to a minute. It was perfect for getting away from other players.
"Yeah! They're amazing Hatsume!" Midoriya said with a smile.
"I'm the one making us float..." Uraraka mumbled. Only Nova was close enough to hear her. She seemed a little... Jealous. Nova didn't pry about it though, she was too busy running for her life.
Turns out Hatsume did had scrap metal. Just a little, replacement parts for a few of her inventions in case they broke during battle.
Instead Nova used them to form a small floating shield. It hovered like a small wall behind Midoriya's head, protecting his blind spot and his headband with it. It wouldn't prevent attacks from the front though, that was on Nova and Midoriya.
Nova looked around. Jirou and her group was approaching her rapidly to their right. With another group from class 1-B on the left.
"We should lift off again! I can't protect both sides and the headband." Nova panted, she locked hands with Hatsume and Uraraka as Midoriya nodded, lifting them up into the air and Uraraka made them weightless.
They flew over their competition, using some boots Hatsume made to control their movements. Keeping them in bounds.
But they weren't the only ones in the air.
Nova heard explosions before she saw Bakugou. But they were close... Too close.
"Midoriya!! To your left!" Nova yelped, letting go of Urarakas hand to redirect an extra piece of metal. Bakugou ran right into it, holding on with a murderous glare.
"I'LL KILL BOTH OF YOU!!" He screamed. Nova dropped the plate and him along with it. She prayed midnight didn't give them a red card for knocking over his group. But in her defense... His group was no where in sight. It seemed he was just flying around while they stayed in the group, it hardly seemed fair.
He fell with a yell, only to be caught by sero's tape and pulled back to his team.
They landed finally. Away from most other groups. Nova panted and flinched when her bad leg hit the ground, a bolt of pain shot through her body. But she ran anyways, an idea forming in her mind.
"H-hey Midoriya..." She stammered. Glancing up, they stopped for just a second to catch their breath.
"Huh?" He asked, looking down.
"I-if... If something goes wrong... I have a plan that might help... You know in an emergency?" Nova said timidly. She felt weird suggesting an idea, Midoriya was the strategizer... Not her..
But to her surprise he nodded happily.
"What is it?"
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"Seems like Kacchan and most of the kids in 1-B are distracting each other..." Midoriya whispered. "They're not after us anymore."
"That's good." Uraraka panted. "Maybe we can slow down..." She shook her foot, only one of the rocket boots worked now. They other had broken in a sloppy landing, and lost a few parts. Some of which were plastic, Nova couldn't fix it. Especially if she couldn't reach it.
"Not yet." Nova said, just as out of breath. Uraraka hummed in confusion and Nova nodded to the side.. The most dangerous team had their eyes on them now...
Todoroki.
His team consisted of Himself, Iida, Momo Yaoyorozu and Kaminari Denki. All of which had pretty powerful quirks.
"I had been wondering where they went..." Midoriya whispered. He braced himself on Nova's shoulder without much thought. She didn't complain, this unfortunate game had gotten her oddly used too being very close with these people. Even though they were practically strangers.
They were practically on them now.
"I'll be taking that now..." Todoroki said. They were less than a foot away, Midoriya was face to face with Todoroki...
While Nova was face to face with Tenya Iida.
"He really has it out for you..." Uraraka whispered nervously presumably to Midoriya. Nova felt her own grip on her shoulder tighten.
"We're halfway there... We can't stop now!" Midoriya said.
Nova observed the opposing team. She realized that... They were all wearing roller skates, she assumed that's how they traveled so fast. Probably made by Momo.
Nova considering taking control of the small metal elements in them but... She couldn't risk knocking them over. They'd be out of the game for sure. It was better to play it safe.
"Kaminari!" Todoroki said. Nova looked down at the blonde boy and realized his skin was glowing.
He was going to use his quirk... But wouldn't that hurt his whole team? Nova saw Momo's shirt open, her exposed stomach also glowed. She was creating something.
"Kurayami!" Midoriya yelled, seeing it too.
"I got it!" Nova called back. She redirected all her available metal. Creating a shield for their entire group.
Electricity ripped through the air. It attacked all of the other teams, electrocuting them completely. But when it hit close to theirs... It jumped onto the metal, attracted to the conductor.
Todoroki froze all other teams as they began to recover from the literal shock of his last attack. Leaving only their two teams as Uraraka lifted them above the second attack.
"Guys! My jet pack is glitching!" Midoriya called out. They were still airborne. But not for much longer, with their faulty machinery they couldn't get away fast enough.
They stopped, backed into a corner. Ice on both sides, the white line behind them.
"Kurayami... We might have to use your plan after all... When the timing is right." Midoriya whispered as Todoroki's team approached them rapidly.
"Right..." Nova whispered, she glanced up at him. "Midoriya?"
"Huh?" Midoriya asked, looking down at her again. She bit her lip nervously.
"...call me Nova."
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