[center][b][h2]Beneath Point B[/h2][/b]

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Mina ignored Lysander's words as she crawled down the pipe, and, when she heard the wires follow her down, kicked them away, boosting herself further down and out of their reach in the process. What was their plan? To wait for the building to collapse and just...survive it? That was so...easy! Mina didn't want to play it easy. She wanted to find the perpetrator and stop them! She ha no idea where they were hiding but it must either be inside these pipes, or a place accessible from these pipes. She kept crawling forward, her quirk illuminating the darkness ahead.

Donny started chewing through the foundations like he said he would. His plan would to to cut them into pieces, roughly quarters. Of course since he couldn't exactly see in the dark, it was more like he was just breaking chunks of it off. Still it would accomplish his goals to destroy the place. Soon he finished cleaning through a small area of the foundation, causing a loud crack as the building shifted a few feet downwards.

[color=firebrick]”Okay, so far so good.”[/color]

Donny went to head to another part when, as he was digging downward, he hit a pipe. A lead pipe wasn't going to stop him, but he was surprised he ran into one. Perhaps he could use it as a quick escape out of here? Digging around the pipe Donny realized just how huge it was: it was at least four feet in diameter! He'd be squeezing if he went inside, at least if he didn't turn himself into a puddle. Taking a moment to peek Donny ate through the pipes and seeped in side.

Then he looked around and was blinded by a light. [color=firebrick]”Aaaah!”[/color]

Mina stared in confusion as a oil-like substance seeped into the pipe. It was that quirk again! She glowed brighter, so that she could see and they could not, and realised that the ‘oil’ had formed a blob. Nobody in their class had a mutation quirk like this that she knew of. Was it a transformation quirk?  First things first; how was she going to get out of this?

While the blob was still startled by the light, she frantically started to back up further into the pipe. She was at a disadvantageous position right now, and at the very least, needed some distance, if not to lose the blob entirely.

Donny didn't know who this person was, but he could guess it was the one who's quirk made all those lights. Though Donny still couldn't see, these narrow pipes would not give his target much room to maneuver as he lashed forward, four skeletal claws emerging from his body to grab Mina. He didn't really know why he was chasing her when he should've just went back into the ground.

Unable to looked directly at Mina due to her bright light Donny could only push forward and flail at her, hoping one of his claws struck her so he could pull her towards him. [color=firebrick]”I told you to run! Why are you here?! I'll eat you!”[/color] Donny roared monstrously. They were mostly empty threats, but the way Donny shouted it was filled with pent up anger, and it certainly seemed like he was going to eat Mina. It certainly didn't help that he then produced a set of pointy teeth around the base of his body, suddenly turning the tunnel she was in into one huge mouth.

The claw got very close to grabbing Mina, but she ducked and weaved out of it’s reach as she continued to back up until she felt she had just enough distance. She pointed her finger at Donny and started to focus a beam into a laser again. Now it was a race of who was faster; Mina creating her laser, or Donny reaching Mina. [color=ffff99]”If I ran, we’d lose the point! I am NOT going to be a loser on day 1! I’m going to flush you and anybody else at B out and stop the building from collapsing! Even if I don’t, getting beaten better than running away!”[/color]

[color=firebrick]”Then die!”[/color]

[color=ffff99]”Hmf! That’s not a very heroic thing to say!”[/color]

Donny’s claws shot past Mina, only to hook their fingers together and pull back towards Donny as he tried to catch Mina from behind. Now closing in on both front and behind Donny slammed into Mina. Mina made absolutely no move to escape. If she dropped her attempt to make a laser, she had already lost. The yellow pinprick of light focused on Donny was singeing ever so slightly, like putting a magnifying glass to your arm.

Mina would feel smothered, as if someone was pressing a soaking wet towel over her face and poured more water onto it. [color=firebrick]”Aaaaagh! It burns!”[/color] Mina’s laser started smoking the point it hit Donny as he tried to smother her, slamming the both of their bodies to the ground. Donny didn't know what to do from here or how to take out Mina even if they were grappling. So he just started digging back into the ground, dragging Mina down with him.

The slam, combined with the smothering sensation, caused Mina to stop putting energy into the laser. She cursed. Now, she was sweating. At least she figured out that it didn’t need to be a full laser to hurt him, simply concentrated light. She let herself get dragged further down, starting to focus another damaging beam. [color=ffff99]”You can’t bring the building down AND fight me off forever!”[/color] She gloated.

[color=firebrick]”Gaaargh! Annoying twat!”[/color] Mina just kept burning Donny with lasers. He wished she would just stab him instead because that actually hurts less. He only managed to dig about twelve feet deep when he decided it wasn't worth getting immolated, and spat her out from his body, leaving her buried in the ground. Donny tried to run away, dropping dirt behind him so Mina couldn’t follow, even if it was going to possibly bury her alive. [color=firebrick]Your funeral, then! You can stay in the dirt!”[/color]

Donny needed to finish off Point B fast. Those lasers hurt!

Mina followed as far as she could before it became hard to proceed through the wall of dirt. Instead she turned, and climbed back up slowly and carefully, then carried on crawling through the pipe, in the direction that Donny had been going. Surely, he had to come back up here to carry on digging to bring the building down. If he didn’t, she’d lose him, and doomed herself. Right now, it was a test of luck.

Donny frantically climbed back upwards and hit the pipe. He didn't waste any time and just chewed right through it, spotting Mina’s light just further down the tunnel. [color=firebrick]“Shit! How'd she climb so fast?!”[/color] Time was against him. Donny didn't bother to go pursue Mina and headed straight back towards the foundation, chewing through it quickly and hazardardly. It wasn't nearly as clean and looked like he literally was chewing through it, but Donny hoped that the damage he'd do will be enough now that he knew being underground wouldn't save him he had to hurry.

Mina glowed to allow herself to see, then carried on pursuing, failing to realise that her glow was brighter than usual. Due to failing to realise this, she also failed to realise that in the previous struggle, all of her clothes had been eaten away, leaving her completely nude. She was far too focused on stopping Donny so even see notice that her arms had no sleeves. Donny, however, would see the front half of a now naked Mina if he looked.

Focusing on eating away at the foundation, Donny did notice that Mina was gaining on him. He created bony legs with huge claws to start shoveling the dirt around him towards the back of Donny. He only needed to eat the foundation and didn't need to leave a tunnel behind. As he ate through one part it actually almost crushed him as it suddenly shifted and fell a few inches. Donny tunneled forward and a huge chuck of the floor collapsed downwards behind Donny’s path as he continued forward. He had no idea how close he was to collapsing the place, so he was just going to try for one more clean cut and then bail.

Mina realised that she could no longer follow Donny. The wall of dirt he’d created was too dense to penetrate. She also realised that she could not escape this tunnel the way she had come in, and as she was thinking this, she heard the creak of part of the foundation collapsing. Seeing no other options, she put her hands to the dirt wall and started digging frantically, while shouting [color=ffff99]”Hey! The building’s gonna go! You win! Now get me out of here! I am actually going to die!”[/color]

Donny didn't go far when he heard Mina’s scream. Suddenly a lot of guilt hit him all at once. It was so bad that he was starting to hear voices. [i][color=firebrick]”Someone needs your help! No! She brought this on herself. You warned her. You told her what would happen. But this isn't what a hero does! You warned them so they could escape. You can save her now. But what if she betrays you? As if you never had that happen before. A hero takes on that burden. They're the ones who takes the bullet. Own up to your mistake! Finish the mission!”[/color][/i] Donny groaned and turned around. He poked a hole underneath Mina but didn't go through, only his voice.

[color=firebrick]”Nrgh… Fine. But I'm dropping you off someone far away from here, got it?! And if you try anything funny, I will leave you in the ground!”[/color]

[color=ffff99]”Fine! Fine! I promise I won’t try anything! We are talking about my life here!”[/color]

Donny just grunted as the small hole Mina was in started to fill with his black, sludgy mass. Just enough filled the hole for Mina to somewhat sit comfortably on as Donny dug straight downwards. He would go to the Train Tunnel below Point B and let Mina walk away from here. Hopefully she would be far away once this place comes tumbling down. As they dug down, Donny reached the large camouflet he had made. It was than that he glanced at Mina and noticed two things.

First she was hugging him.

Second she was naked.

[color=firebrick]”Ah what the hell!”[/color]

Taking a short stop, Donny entered the camouflet and moved away from Mina. He wasn't sure if this was another trick or what, but he immediately spat out his meat suit, hiding it behind him. He stripped his own body of their XXL sized gym clothes and tossed them towards Mina. [color=firebrick]”You… Put those on!”[/color]

[color=ffff99]”Why, what’s wrong with what I’m w...Ack!”[/color]

Mina had only just now noticed that she was naked. She immediately made parts of her body glow, creating ‘censor bars’ made of light, as she grabbed the clothes and put them on, though they were too big for the small-framed girl.

[color=ffff99]”We were so busy fighting, neither of us noticed you ate my clothes!”[/color] Mina stated, and then actually started to chuckle. To tell the truth, she was very relieved to be alive and safe, so was in quite a good mood right now.

[color=firebrick]”I… Guh… W-w-whatever! Just hurry up and I'll drop you off!”[/color] As soon as Mina was done dressing Donny and her continued down towards the tunnels below. It wasn't too long a trip since Donny just used his previous tunnel, and once he arrived he climbed down the side of the wall and let Mina off. [color=firebrick]”Don't stick around or else this whole place will fall on your head. I’m sure there's an exit somewhere. So um… See ya. I guess. Uh…”[/color]

This was awkward. Before he was so caught up in the moment of the fight that he was vicious and cruel. But after getting an eyeful of Mina, Donny reverted back to his awkward self. He wasn't really sure what to do now, and seeing Mina in his clothes made Donny flustered. She was actually still rather cute. [color=firebrick]”Um… Y-Y-Y-You wanna snack or something?”[/color] Donny produced two chocolate protein bars. Not the tastiest of candies, but Donny was somewhat certain that the teacher would be more approving of him eating these than chips, at least during classes like this.

This was a surreal situation for Mina. She was being offered a snack by a large black blob with claws in an underground cavern, while naked. This was only the first day of the academy! What would the future hold of this was day one? Though, the high from having her life saved was wearing off, and her cold, calculating brain was kicking him. The longer she stalled Donny down here, the more chance of the other two holding the point until the game was over. The fight wasn’t over yet. She just had to use different weapons now.

Mina smiled, and took one of the bars, opening it and taking a small bite. She smiled at Donny. [color=ffff99]”I’ve just realised we don’t even know each other’s names! I’m Kasuke,”[/color] she said, offering her free hand to the inhuman form of Donny.

[color=firebrick]”Oh. Um.”[/color] Donny looked at Mina, or Kasuke as she calls herself, uncertain what to do. At first he reached out with his claw but realized that he might hurt her, as his claws were sharp and about as big as her head. Then he considers shaking her hand with a hand made of slime but that was rather creepy. He stood there for a few seconds confused and just chose to bow instead, which was still rather awkward because it just looked like a giant black slime folding over.

[color=firebrick]”Oh. N-N-Nice to meet you. Um...I uh… I'm sorry. I kinda don't want to tell you my name… I don't really want t-t-too many people knowing that um... I'm this.”[/color]

When Donny bowed, Mina retracted her hand and curtsied in response, smiling genuinely now. She might not even have to pretend to like him if he keeps this up.

[color=ffff99]”That’s understandable, I suppose. What should I call you for now, then?”[color]

[color=firebrick]”Uh… I dunno. I guess…”[/color] Donny wasn't sure what to say now. On one hand he wanted to tell Mina something, but he didn't have a fake name to tell her. But… He had been mulling on his hero name for a while. Good chance as any to give it a go. [color=firebrick]”D-D-Darkmatter. I'm Darkmatter.”[/color] Donny liked the name. Darkmatter was a mysterious substance capable of providing limitless energy or destroying everything. Donny was made of mysterious substances and could eat anything. At some point he wonders if he could also make stuff, but so far all he's been able to make is bony appendages. Glancing between the floor and Mina, Donny tapped the tip of his fingers together nervously.

[color=firebrick]”You… Aren't you scared of me?”[/color]

[color=ffff99]”Not really. I’d be a terrible hero if I was scared of a shy boy who looked a little different. Besides, aren’t YOU scared of ME?”[/color] Mina quipped, pointing her finger at Donny as if she was about to focus another laser, but she lowered her hand. [color=ffff99]”I’d say I’m the scarier of us two.”[/color]

[color=firebrick]”Aaah!”[/color]

Donny shrank away, hiding behind a bag of cement. He poked his head off the side. [color=firebrick]”W-W-Well yeah! You lasers hurt! Like a lot. I can still feel the pain.”[/color] Donny rubbed part of his body that got hit by the lasers. While there wasn't any marks anymore he could still feel the burns. Standing up slowly Donny started backing towards the wall. [color=firebrick]”Um… So… Right. I guess I'll just go then.”[/color]

[color=ffff99]”Wait!”[/color] Mina shouted after him. [color=ffff99]”I’m sorry I lasered you. It was a bit of a dirty move to hurt another student like that and, well, I’m very sorry.”[/color] She bowed after making her apology.

Donny looked at Mina and rubbed the back of his head, or where his head would be if he had one. [color=firebrick]”No… No it's alright. It's fine. You were just defending yourself. I mean…”[/color] Donny started to chuckle. It wasn't a happy chuckle though. [color=firebrick]”I mean… I was about to leave you under ground. Bury you in rubble. I-I-I might've killed you. I… It’s… Heh…”[/color] Donny started to crack. It sounded like he was almost about to cry. [color=firebrick]”That's kind of fucked up innit?”[/color]

It took a lot of Mina’s will power not to chew him out right there. It was fucked up, and she had not forgiven him, but she needed to keep up the charm. It was going very well right now. She couldn’t foresee any hiccup that would make him leave her to continue his plan, especially not now he’s feeling guilty. Time to make him feel worse.

[color=ffff99]”We both got pretty carried away back there, but I want you to know that I personally forgive you,”[/color] she lied.

[color=firebrick]”Is that so.”[/color]

Donny said darkly. He started to rise up, his now six claws hanging loosely at his sides. [color=firebrick]”You'd forgive a monster like me? Because… I still have a job to do. I promised to destroy Point B. It had to be me… I'm the only one who could do it. Who has to do it.”[/color] Donny’s voice was monotonous and quiet.

Mina, to tell the truth, was taken by surprise by this change. She quickly tried to think up something that would make him stay, or doubt himself, only to realise that what she was thinking was...actually the truth! She stood up, face to face with him, a stern and stubborn expression on her face.

[color=ffff99]”Don’t call yourself that!”[/color] Mina shouted with real emotion. Despite this game she was playing, she’d found Donny...kind of endearing. [color=ffff99]”The boy I’ve just been speaking to isn’t a monster, or a killer. He wouldn’t risk seriously hurting the other two students up there, or worse, just for some silly training exercise!”[/color]

[color=firebrick]”YOU DON’T KNOW ME!”[/color]

Donny lurched forward and roared into Mina’s face, getting a full view of the black abyss inside of him. There she'd also see Donny’s meat bag, flat and lifeless, hanging inside Donny’s body like a freakish tongue.

[color=firebrick]”I've been a monster since I was a child! This is who I am. This is what I do! You… You're just lying! I know you're scared of me, everyone is! You just want to trick me and hurt me, just like everyone else! They're out to get me and the only way I can save myself… Is if… Is if I can get stronger…”[/color] Donny remained looming over Mina, seemingly poised to strike. Yet she may hear drops of water land on and behind her. Black droplets from Donny’s own body. 

Mina’s last scraps of charming facade vanished from her. Her eyes were glistening and furious, her nose was wrinkled and her mouth and set to a deep frown. There was no fear at all in her face as she looked up at him, but nor was there any longer any warmth.

[color=ffff99]”Darkmatter,”[/color] She spoke quietly and coldly. [color=ffff99]”Don’t you dare talk to me like that ever again. I mean it. I don’t tolerate that kind of language from friends.”[/color]

[color=firebrick]”... Friend?”[/color] 

Donny started to shrink back down, sitting his meat bag back into his body. He turned away from Mina momentarily before sorta facing her. It was hard to tell when you had no face. [color=firebrick]”How can you do that? To forgive me and say I'm your friend… Even though I was planning and am about to kill you and everyone else.”[/color] Donny scratched the walls and looked at Mina. He wasn't sure what to make of her now. Was she trying to trick him, or was she being genuine? As usual, he does not know.

[color=firebrick]”Why would you ever want someone like me to be your friend?”[/color]

Mina’s anger dissipated a little. [color=ffff99]”Why? Because you’re nice, and earnest, and don’t yell about being the ‘main character’ like that other boy did. Because you don’t annoy me, and honestly, that is not an easy feat. I just like you, okay? Friendship doesn’t need reasons. I’ve never worried about reasons before….though, I’ve admittedly not had that many friends before.”[/color]

Donny looked away as his body started to shake and shiver. And then he laughed. [color=firebrick]”I don't have a-a-any friends either.”[/color] Donny doesn't understand this whole friendship thing. He's seen it on anime and it certainly looks nice, but he's never seen friendship like this. Was this normal? It felt… Unusual. [color=firebrick]”Um… Could you keep a secret?”[/color]

[color=ffff99]”Depends what the secret is, but if there’s nothing wrong with it, sure,”[/color] Mina replied in a far more relaxed attitude closer to her usual self, only comfortable, and not as cold or aloof.

Donny gulped, his six hands tapping their claws together nervously again. [color=firebrick]”P-P-Please don't tell anyone a-a-about me, please? I don't…. I don't know how they'd react. I… I really don't want to be a monster. I just want t-t-to be strong. For others.”[/color] Donny sunk to the ground in a sort of sitting position. [color=firebrick]”I wanted to be a h-hero so… So people aren't afraid of me. And that they'll trust me and l-l-like me. I guess that's pretty selfish, i-i-isnt it?”[/color]

[color=ffff99]”I...don’t really see how that’s selfish, myself. I’ve wanted to be a hero for as long as I can remember. I wanted to be just like my mom and become a celebrity adored by so many people. Over time I learned more about being a hero was,the dangers and responsibilities, but that just made me want to become one even more. I wanted… Still want, to prove myself to the world. I want to prove that the little girl who’s quirk was nothing but the ability to make her body glow with light isn’t weak, or useless. I want to be one of the greatest and most awe-inspiring heroes the world has ever seen, using this ‘useless’ quirk.”[/color] She looked up. [color=ffff99]”Of course I’ll keep your secret.”[/color]

[color=firebrick]”T-Thanks.”[/color] Donny mulled on what Mina was saying. He didn't know that her quirk was that weak. Her lasers hurt like hell and without her light Donny could've easily defeated her at the pipe. But he understood where she was coming from. [color=firebrick]”Yeah… I get ya. My own quirk… Turned me into this. This thing. And all I can do is eat, eat, and eat… Just keep eating. Something like that while looking like this, you know… Not a 
lot of people gave me a chance. B-B-But you Kasuke!”[/color] Donny raised his body towards Mina. [color=firebrick]”You… I'm glad you believe in me. And I t-t-think… Um…”[/color]

The small girl tilted her head curiously. [color=ffff99]”Think what?”[/color]

[Color=firebrick]”Well it's just that…”[/color] Donny took a deep breath and gulped. He remembered a poem he saw on the internet that he was to try recite. He felt it was appropriate right now. [color=firebrick]”F-F-For someone like me, who tries to hide himself, I think you're more inconspicuous than me. I mean, y-y-y-you mom is a celebrity hero and no one knows who you are?”[/color] Donny chuckled and it and rubbed the back of his head. He was getting rather nervous but Donny had to press on.

[color=firebrick]”You melt into the background through a shimmer of heat on a hot summer’s night. Unnoticed by all like a candle flickering in the middle of broad daylight.”[/color] Donny felt a lump in his nonexistent throat. But he was too closed to finish just to choke up now. He somewhat stood up and slithered over next to Mina before plopping himself down.

[color=firebrick]”Yet… When you find yourself lost in darkness, when you cannot see where your path lies, how great it becomes to have even a modest glow of light burn warmly before your own eyes.”[/color] Donny looked towards Mina, a sort of shape of a head turned towards her. [color=firebrick]”Kasuke. That is the kind of person you are.”[/color]

Mina simply smiled at this. Donny will have learned something important about Mina from that smile; she likes poetry.