Speed Rescue - Split Decisions [Exam]

Yumi didn’t know what to think really. This almost felt like it wasn’t happening, or rather, shouldn’t be happening so soon. While Yumi was surrounded by a lot of intense people, even when she’d dedicated herself to being a hero she always knew she was far from the most eager to get into the field. She had apprehensions about it and… on some level she much preferred the idea of being a teacher. One of the first formally educated heroes teaching the generations that followed? Sounded pretty nice. Sounded like it had a lot less risk…

But, here she was all the same, arguably the final day of her time at this school, officially speaking. Even if she failed she didn’t think they had a re-test system in place or anything like that and… no. No good thinking about that, it wasn’t an option anyway. Even if she failed this rescue portion of the exam she doubted heavily that disaster relief and take down would be at all difficult for her to pass on but… rescue? That’s where she had to be careful. She’d gotten a lot of control over her quirk over the years, but touching someone directly while her quirk was active was still a risk. If she wanted to carry someone she’d either need super focused control of her quirk… or need to abandon her quirk entirely for a moment. Today was gonna be a test of which she went with on instinct, and if she could even manage the former to begin with.

The time finally came to open their envelopes, and Yumi… honestly wasn’t surprised. This place seemed pretty eccentric and just telling them to head to some doors didn’t seem all that obtuse by comparison. When she came to the location it seemed she’d be working with Kirk and Jaz. Jaz she could definitely rely on if any of this required teamwork, something she knew both in and out of the classroom. Kirk? Same deal honestly, they didn’t hang out much outside of class but that was more Yumi’s fault with how busy her schedule was, they’d had a rough bump somewhere down the road, but Kirk was always someone she felt she could rely on.

Briefly, before she picked her door. She’d hook her arms around each of them from behind in a quick squeeze of a hug. “Best of luck you two. I’m sure we have this in the bag.~”

With some examination of the doors between them, Yumi’s smell of chlorine reminded her too much of swimming pools to be safe. While she was sure there were other dangers based on the gas itself it made her think too much of water and how they may be doing some sort of aquatic based rescue situation. The smell of gasoline was worrisome with her sparks, but if it was rails, it might mean there’s a lot of metal to work with which she could lift with her quirk, or a speeding train she needed to keep up with.. that seemed like her best bet.

Leaving Kirk with the final door, she gave them each a warm smile as she placed her hand on her pad. “Best of luck guys.”

Despite being outside of the arena without many people present you all couldn't help feel like you were being watched. Someone was keeping track of you to make sure you followed the rules of the game, but there was no malicious intent coming from this person. Simply a scout if one will. As you all approached the doors and placed your hands on the handles you heard the sound of metallic gears spinning and the buzzing of electronics. A small warmth came into your hands as a censor scanned your hands to file your biometrics to ensure your choice was locked in. After a few short seconds the door would open up and a blinding light would ensnare your senses and would only dissipate till you walked into the room.

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Jaz:

As the light finished obscuring your senses you found yourself in a dark and dingy room. Furniture overturned and holes and dust infested the room in an almost overwhelming manner. The smell you smelt earlier was much more poignant now to the point of almost being gag-worthy. Other than the awful smell and state of the room it looked fine and normal for an abandoned room. That was until you heard a scream in the distance and soon after you would hear cries for help from various vocal ranges of people. Your objective was set. You needed to help these people from whatever danger they may be in.

As your eyes would adjust to the new environment lightening you would see a doorway in front of you. The double doors were missing with their hinges still in place to where you could see inside the next room. It was a ballroom in size and through it was in disrepair you could tell it was once an elegant and beautiful room. The screams and cries seem to come from this room you could even make out two bodies in the distance. One male was stuck underneath a glass chandelier and another male was trapped under what looked like balcony debris.

You would soon realize though as soon as you took your first step forward the room would creak dangerously and the sound of snapping wood would reverberate in your ears. This place was falling apart slowly and you needed to make sure everyone was out and safe before the whole building collapsed. When you made it into the room you were able to get a full feel of the damage that was done. The ballroom looked so trashed a filled with debris it felt like a junkyard. "Help me!" a man would scream seeing your presence alerting everyone else in the room. All the other civilians in the room would turn to you, those that could at least, and begin asking for your assistance. You could make out about ten people were in the area even if you couldn't see them all. You will have to be a quirk to save them all.

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Yumi:

As the bright light faded and you walked into your door you would find yourself surprisingly in the area of the exam. You could see the sky and even the people who were watching in the stands. It was certainly unexpected, but once you looked around some more you saw two giant rooms nearby that you couldn't see into. One painted dark green and the other painted pink. These were the other doors that you didn't pick and would hose the other two participants. On the opposite side of you though you could make out a structure that was a bit unexpected. A roller coaster graced your presence or at least the remains of one. The coaster seemed to have crashed and fallen apart creating an avalanche of wood, but something was off about the wood. It was stained dark as if there was a liquid coating the pile. It smelled of gasoline. Upon closer inspection of the pile, you would notice a train of the coaster was lodged into the debris pile and a few bodies inside too. They weren't moving nor were they making any sounds. Was it too late to save them? There was only one way to find out.

Before you could even take a step forward though to inspect the pile a voice called out to you from behind the pile, "Hey kid! Back away from the civilians or else they will go up in flames!" After speaking a man would appear from behind the wooden debris and make his presence known.



"You want to save them you have to get through me first," he would say with an evil smirk on his face. It was a challenge and he wanted a fight. You would need to defeat him before getting to the victims.

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Kirk:

As the light would leave your senses you would find yourself in a dark room on a platform overlooking what looked like a room filled with water. Boats in the shape of hearts would litter the area in different positions of rest, but on top of them you could make out a few people screaming for help. Soon you would realize their predicament. Neon lights had begun wigging out and sending sparks of electricity, along with wires, into the pool of water creating a barrier from which they couldn't escape from. You could make out ten people in total on the boats. The closest one holding two women who held each other closely. Your objective was clear. To save the people trapped and get them to safety without any harm coming to them.

The final quip from Jasmine, had quirk lifting his hand and an index finger, almost like trying to object... But soon lowered it with a chuckle. "Man, keep those taunts coming, they FUEL the determination of the team!" In the end, it felt like Darren truly was here in spirit, giving that one final push. And heck, that just meant the competitive edge was still there. Just the fact that she took part in the cheer had made Kirks warm-up properly energizing!

And with that, he entered a big dark room. He could hear the sloshing, the flashing lights and the wires from them in the water. Finally, he could see his first targets of rescue: two girls in a small boat, hugging each other tightly. The pieces started locking together in his head. "Well, looks like this'll take quite a while!" He scruffed his head with his hand, looked around, and took a brief breath. It was time for the debut! The one Kirk had been training for for ages! 

"No need to worry no more! Supeeeeeeer SLUGGER IS HERE! Just stay in your boats, and wait till I come along!" 

And with that first introduction out of the way, the echo of it bouncing around the walls, and most likely letting everyone know a hero was on the case, Kirk reached out to the closest boat to him, and carefully placed himself into it. There was a bit too much carefulness probably, but he wasn't exactly sure how much weight these boats could handle, and if they were connected into something from the bottom. "Pardon me, I assume you dudettes wanted some alone time being in here but...!" His hand reached out to one of the grips sticking out of his pouch. With one long pull, like a sword from a sheath, a carbon fiber hockey stick emerged. "I feel like the important thing here is to just get to safety!" In a simple motion, he stuck it down into the water, poking about, seeing what was underneath the vessel. Heck, he even tried to see if he could propel the boat forward with simple rowing motions.

"I gotta admit, I've never been to Venice, so I can't exactly sing but... atleast I can try to move the boat forward!" However, what he knew, was that trying to keep morale high for folks was important whatever the case. He looked at the girls and shrugged. "Alright, since I just sort of arrived, I would like a situation update. You dudettes know what's happened here?" Of course, they were civilians, but when there weren't really other informers, that would do. Besides, if he got the boat moving, he could probably get to another boat and see about things.

...Although, there was a bit of paranoia in his head. He would need to eventually check the other direction for the other people. Either that, or get the system working again... but he was never the smartest with gadgets. Maybe he could rope the boats together and try to pull them like this outside? But he would need rope for something like that. He was deeply thoughtful...

Summary:

- Gets a brief thought on the situation.
- MAKES SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS HE IS HERE AND THINGS ARE GONNA BE ALRIGHT!
- Hops onto the boat with the girls.
- proceeds to see if he can move the boat, whats under it and how deep it is with his hockey stick.
- Asks the girls what has happened in their point of view.
- Thinks about future prospects.

Jaz:

Your cry to the people in the room resonated with them as it echoed across the room. Bats would be awakened from their sleep in dark corners of the room and fly around the room trying to find an exit only to leave the way you came. Some of the civilians cry out asking for help each now visible to their traps. A woman buried under a grand piano, two kids collapsed on the ground, another woman coughing out a lung, a couple stuck in a giant web, and two elderly sitting in a corner unable to get up. Overall the area is looking grimmer and grimmer and as you take a step forward you can feel the world slowly deteriorate around you.

As you reached the chandelier you notice it's got a unique design. Each candle being held by some ornate statue in a weird Gothic style. They looked almost liked hooded monks with long sleeves and a face covered with a slender build. Lighting the chandelier it feels lighter than you would have expected it to feel despite its intricate design. It goes crashing as your throw it revealing the man who was buried underneath it. He was clutching a book close to his chest as if it meant the world to him.

When you extended your hand to him you saw a sharp glare come from his eyes as he responded, "I don't like owing debts." As he said this his eyes began to glow and he began chanting in a language you didn't understand. You begin to hear creaking coming from behind you as the statues from the chandelier begin to stir. Glass soldiers come walking forth some turning their sleeves into glass blades while others were standing in the back slowly creating glass cubes to use as projectiles. There were ten in total with five coming your way and the other fives standing back



The man would then grin and comment, "I hope you enjoy playing with my babies." His smile would turn into a smirk to which he would also add, "Would be a shame if something were to happen to the others." He would then leave his position from where he was and find an upturned chair and turn it back over and take a seat. "They don't need my command anymore to do their job so trying to incapacitate me won't do you any good," he would say as he took another book out from his coat pocket. "Good luck," he would finish in a sing-song voice as he opened his book to the bookmarked page and began reading.

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Yumi:

"How dare you mock me, child!" The man would yell at your comment. You could see his brow becoming furrowed and his face twitch in frustration. Easily you could deduce this man had a temper. He was about to take a step forward to attack, but you were faster than him and made the first move instead. Your lighting shot was aimed perfectly. Hitting him and causing him to shake from the electrical shock. "Hgggnnn," he would yell out trying to hold in the pain, but once it subsided a bit of a smirk appeared on his face. "So kitty-kat knows how to bite? This will be fun!" he would taunt towards you as he activated his quirk.

Slowly his body would become engulfed in flames. The heat emitting from his body was intense as he began to cackle like a mad man. "Scared of a little fire now? Well, let's see how afraid you really can get!" He would create a fireball in each hand throwing it on towards you while chucking the other off in the distance to his side. The fireball going to the side would hit a puddle of gasoline and erupt into flames. You would then realize this puddle lead to the pile of wooden debris he was protecting. Suddenly this became a timed event for you. You must incapacitate the man and stop the fire before the injured become the deceased.

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Kirk:

As you reached the boat the two girls seemed to have varying personalities despite having somewhat similar attire. The blonde girl would thank you with her heart and praise your heroism while the white-haired girl would simply scowl and be dismissive. The boat would move freely to the platform you were just at with relative ease despite its weight. The blonde girl would laugh at your silly quip while the white-haired one would simply give you the cold shoulder. As you return to the platform the cold shoulder girl gets off and walks into the shadows trying to get away from you while the blonde decides to answer your questions. "We were simply enjoying our date when suddenly the boats just stopped moving. Next thing we knew the electrical wires had been cut and began turning the water into a danger zone." The blond would get closer to you and began asking, "If there's anything I could do to help you all you need to do is ask." She would begin playing with her hair as she said this and batting her eyelashes to you. It was obvious she was hitting on you and the white-haired girl rolled her eyes in disgust.

"Don't mind her," the blonde would say dismissing her female compatriot, "She just gets a little green at times." She would giggle about this before continuing, "Maybe you and I could meet up later and have a little fun. Wouldn't that be nice?" This is the straw that broke the white-haired girl's back though as she shouted, "Enough! You always do this! I'm sick and tired of you flirting with other people!" Her figure was shrouded by the shadows she was standing, but even you could figure something was going on. Each heavy breath she took slowly became more ferocious as her height began to extend. Ears protruded from the top of her head and a long billowing tail erupted from behind her. She would then shout, "She's mine!" and lunge at you on the boat and attempt to claw at your face.

The blonde girl would be quick to jump onto the boat to try and help you out. She would then try and reel back the other girl, but to no avail, she was much stronger than her. The white-haired girl pushed her aside causing her to be placed to where you were and shouted, "I did so much for you!" The blonde would look at you and plead, "Please I can calm her down I just need your help." She looked you straight in the eyes and began moving closer to you. Her lips began to quiver she was about to kiss you. Would you let her?

A bit of relief. It seemed like neither of them was exactly that spooked or hostile towards him just jumping in in the middle of their date! The blonde one of the duo pretty much gave the most basic information possible, but hey, atleast it meant whoever had done this seemingly wasn't in the immediate vicinity. Of course, if there was a villain, they could perhaps be somewhere else, but for now, it didn't seem too problematic. However, Kirk hadn't expected a certain other reaction: Flirting. "Well, great! Uh... if you don't mind you could like, keep an eye out for other folks that come by here cause uh...!" However, as the girl continued, he noticed the other girl. And she had murder in her eyes. 

...But that reaction probably came a little bit late, as the girl proceeded to dive towards him, making the boat tip as he fell into it back first! "OH! OKAY!" Kirk couldn't help but flail, and protect his face from all the slashing. However, as the blonde girl tried to help him, she was thrown right next to him, and some alarms were ringing in his head. 'Okay, if this goes too far, the boat will tip over and we will all get shocked!' He had to stop both of the girls from doing their thing! And as much as the girl was offering to kiss him, he knew that that would probably just end up making the wolfgirl even MORE mad! The problem was, that these were pretty much civilians! He couldn't just beat the wolf up! That was not heroic at all.

But what he could do... was pretty simple and easy with them in such a cramped space like the boat!

As the blonde girl would pucker up for a kiss, Kirks arm would wrap around her waist. She would probably get the wrong impression, but he had to be quick. As the wolf-girl would lunge again, he would straighten his arm outward! "OKAY, GROUP HUG TIME!" He wrapped his bicep around her elbows, locking them downwards, and keeping her from slashing. And as the final maneuver, he extended his back muscles, bouncing himself from the boat, back onto the platform. "Time for a quick talk!"

He placed the two girls back on the platform, and sighed. "Okay, in america we have this term called... sitting in a tree! In that regard, for now, since you gals clearly want to help, I ask that you keep an eye out for what happens here." She pointed at the blonde girl. "You! Memorize everybody who goes by here!" Then she pointed at the wolf girl... who might have been trying to gut him right after being put back down. "Please keep her safe! I know its a bit awkward to ask that, but you probably know the best ways for her to not get hurt!" Delegating tasks, making sure they understood him... it was like trying to coach some people to be ready for future endeavours. "and if something worse happens, shout out for me! I'll be back as soon as possible! For now, I'll look for other victims! You alright with that?" In the end, it was up to them if they would stick in one place however. It was maybe a bit more responsibility than a civilian should have, but it would keep them occupied and from getting into trouble.

...That and it WOULD give them the alone time they came here for! Two birds with one stone. For a little while, as he got into the boat, he looked at them, and made sure they were truely fine. If no issues would arise from them, he would grab the hockey stick again, and proceed forward, to look for others.

Jaz:

The man flipped through his pages like your attacks were nothing. After all who could do any harm to his babies? Well to his dismay the constructs were falling one by one. This furrowed the brow of the man and he began chanting once more this time bringing a few of the golems back to life. To be precise the three that didn't get hit in the head returned to life. The other two laid shattered on the ground unmoving still. An evil smirk painted itself on the man's face as his chanting changed giving the three soldiers new orders. Instead of hobbling back to Jasmine, they headed towards the other victims' bladed arms at the ready. The ones in danger? The elderly couple, the woman under the piano, and the two kids collapsed on the ground.

As Jasmine made her way to save the man under the balcony though the other five constructs finished their preparations. They raised their arms and tossed the cubes around Jasmine as she held up the balcony surrounding her. The cubes of light would then expand drastically creating a converging point right where she was standing. Slowly they would expand but the pulsating of the cubes proved how much damage they could do if left unattended. The man would begin to cough as he tried to crawl out from under the balcony but his leg was stuck. A railing was pinning him down further, most likely piercing his foot, but he couldn't see it nor did he want to see it. He looked you straight in the eyes with fear drowning his face. It almost looked like he was accepting his death now.

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Yumi:

After the flaming man's fireball hit he roared in laughter and glee, "That's how things are done, little missy!" His sneer and pure joy from causing you pain made the fact he was a possible hero or sidekick quite concerning. Your attack was once again true to its aim hitting him once more and stunning him for a few seconds. This gave you enough time to rush over to the civilians to aid them out of their predicament. As you rushed to help the civilians though his temper flared up once more as he shouted, "The game is over here not over there! Those are merely table scarps!" He would raise his hands to the sky and begin channeling his flames into a giant fireball that formed almost to the shape of the sun in how its flames danced above him. He would allow it to grow and grow till it was almost three times his size. This wasn't a move to save or help people but to destroy.

Despite his attack size though you rushed in and grabbed his clothes to carry him away from the wreckage. The giant fireball following along with you guys. The heat combination from the flames of his body and the flames of the sun he made was truly intense. Still, you were getting him away from the civilians which was by far the best choice of action right now. This irritated the man, but he refused to make a scene out of it outside of yelling profanities at you. This is when you would realize he couldn't fly and he was at your mercy in this situation.

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Kirk:

The blonde girl looked dejected by the fact you wouldn't accept your kiss and the wolf girl though still annoyed at her behavior and the fact you hugged her has calmed down. "Whatever," the wolf girl would mutter as she is placed back on the platform. The blonde would simply smile at Kirk and respond with a bubbly, "Alright Mr. Man." She would give you a wink and turn back to the wolf girl and began to whisper in her ear. The wolf girl would roll her eyes and you could faintly hear her say, "fine." She would deactivate her quirk and turn back into her more human form for the time being.

As you paddled away and got closer and closer to the other boats you could hear some giggling echoing across the chamber. The source was coming from behind you where the girls were left, but before you could turn around to check and see what was going on the room was illuminated quickly and the power cables that threatened the water had stopped running. Now that you could see the room more clearly you saw a silver door on the opposite side of the pool with a six painted on it.

Suddenly you would hear a shout from behind you, "You need those six to advance to the next section good luck Mr. Hero Boy!" It was the blonde girl waving at you in pure joy. It was now that you would realize she was one of the exam people you would be facing. Her test was a bit different than most would be. You would then notice the ex-wolf girl was holding a remote with a few switches on it. She would proceed to shake it while pointing at the lights. This was to tell you they had the controls all along. She would then give you a smirk and add on to her counterpart's words by saying, "You're gonna need it."

The door would have six key slots for keycard access each given to the six civilians you would need to rescue. Once you brought them over to that platform they would scan their cards and the door would open revealing the next area much like the doors that brought you to this one. Blinding you with light.