Practical Exam

Mika and Mezo were in a waiting room thinking about strategies. Mika looked at the photo of their battleground. It was an enclosed room filled with pillars, "This will be a tough fight." Mika said.

Mezo nodded, "But we have to figure out a way to get through our weaknesses." he said. Mika nodded, "This is true..." she said; she heard the door open, making her turn towards it. Mika saw Ochaco enter the room; she smiled a bit, "Hey Ochaco." she said.

Ochaco jumped a bit; when she turned to Mika, she calmed down and waved, "Hey Mika." she said, "Are you two thinking of a way to beat Snipe-sensei?" Mika nodded, "However, it'll be difficult for us." she said.

Ochaco tilted her head, "How come?" she asked. One of Mezo's dupli-arms turned into a mouth, "They paired us up because of the way we fight." he said.

Mika nodded, "Both of us usually fight in close-range combat." she said, "We would be at a disadvantage against someone who uses long-ranged attacks." Ochaco nodded, "That makes sense; I hope you two do well." she said; Mika smiled a bit, "Thanks Ochaco." she said.

Ochaco smiled, "I better get going, see you guys later." she said as she waved goodbye and left the room. Mezo stood up and turned to Mika, "We better head off too." he said. Mika nodded, "Yeah." she said as they left the room.

As they were walking to their battleground, Mezo turned to Mika and noticed she was worried, "Are you worried about Koda and Jiro against Present Mic-sensei?" he asked.

Mika nodded, "They were paired up because they have sound-related Quirks." she said, "And Present Mic-sensei has his Voice Quirk to cancel them out; I don't know how they'll do."

Mezo nodded and looked forward, "I'm sure that they'll be fine." he said, "For now, we have to worry about our fight." Mika looked forward and nodded, "Right." she said as they continued walking.

(Time Skip)

Mika and Mezo entered the battleground and looked around. Mezo turned to Mika, "Are you ready for this?" he asked. Mika turned to Mezo and nodded, "As ready as I'll ever be." she said.

They heard a horn go off, "Team Shoji and Lyoko." the intercom said, "Practical exam; ready... go." Before Mika walked forward, she saw Snipe aiming his gun at them. Mezo was quick enough to grab Mika before Snipe shot at the ground; they hid behind a pillar.

Mika was shaking, but she calmed down; she turned to Mezo, "Thanks for the save, Shoji." she said. Mezo nodded and placed Mika on the ground, "Now we're even." he said. Mezo created an eye and an ear from his dupli-arms.

When Mezo tried to find Snipe, he kept shooting at them, causing him to keep his dupli-arms behind the pillar. Mika got frustrated and looked at Mezo, "What the hell are we supposed to do in this situation." she said, "If he continues like this, we'll be sitting ducks and lose the practical exam."

Mezo nodded, "I know, but try to calm down." he said, "What he's doing is a diversion." Mika was surprised, "A diversion?" she asked.

Mezo nodded, "However, escaping here will be impossible." he said, "It's a good thing that he's slowed down thanks to the weights." Mika calmed down and nodded; she heard a thump on the ground, "What was that?" she asked.

Mezo looked with his dupli-arm with the eye on it and saw a smoke bomb on the ground, "A smoke bomb; he's trying to blind us." he said, "But that would also mean that he'll be blinded by the smoke too."

Mika shook her head, "That won't matter." she said. "I can still sense yer presence with my Quirk." Snipe said as he continued shooting at them, making Mezo hide again.

Mezo noticed the pillar they were hiding was breaking. Mezo ran towards a different pillar and looked around, "Are you alright, Lyoko?" he asked.

Mezo heard no response; he looked back at the destroyed pillar, "Lyoko." he whispered. Mezo noticed Mika was at a different pillar in her chameleon hybrid with her tongue tied to the handcuffs. Mika hid the handcuffs in her mouth and looked at the pillar.

Mika touched the pillar with her hands, activating her camouflage. As Mika climbed up the pillar, she turned to Mezo; he nodded, "So that's your plan." he said lowly.

Mezo turned to Snipe and started sprinting towards him, "Don't be rash, kid." Snipe said as he shot at the floor, causing him to stop. As Snipe walked towards Mezo, he slowly raised his arms up, "Aren't ya giving up a little too easy fer a hero?" he asked.

As Snipe got close to Mezo, Mika launched her tongue towards Snipe and cuffed his right wrist; she grinned, "I got him!" she shouted. Snipe was shocked, "Where did ya-" Mika dropped from the pillar to the floor, deactivating her camouflage.

Mika stood up and walked towards Mezo and Snipe, "I see... Shoji used himself as bait so you could get me." Snipe said.

Mika nodded, and they heard the horn go off, "Team Shoji and Lyoko have passed the exam." the intercom said. Mika untied her tongue from the handcuffs and returned it back in her mouth.

Mika used her collar and turned back to normal, "That was impressive." she turned to Snipe, "Doing incredible strategies like that earn y'all the right to go to training camp." Mika smiled and bowed, "Thank you, Sensei." she said; Mezo nodded as they left the battleground.

(Time Skip)

Mika and Mezo were walking back to the main building. Mika had a big smile, "I can't believe we passed." she said, "I'm totally excited about this camping trip!"

Mezo nodded, "If it wasn't for your quick plan, the both of us would be in summer school hell." he said, "Thank you, Lyoko." Mika blushed a bit and rubbed the back of her neck, "I-It was nothing." she said.

When Mezo looked forward, he was surprised, "What's Koda doing outside?" he asked. Mika looked forward and saw Koji at the bottom of the stairs and out of breath; she started sprinting towards him.

When Mika got close to Koji, she got a little worried, "Are you alright, Koji?" she whispered. When Koji turned to Mika, he had a big smile and wrapped his arms around her waist.

Mika was shocked, "What are you-" Koji lifted her up and spun her around; she held onto his shoulders for a bit. When the spinning stopped, Mika felt a little dizzy; Koji looked at her with bright eyes, "You were amazing, Mika." he said as he pulled her into a hug.

Mika blushed a bit and smiled as she returned the hug, "I didn't know you two were dating." they froze when they heard Mezo's voice.

Koji immediately put Mika down and blushed a lot. Mika turned to Mezo and rubbed the back of her neck with a slight blush, "I-I guess you saw and heard everything..." she said.

Mezo nodded, "Don't worry about it, your secret is safe with me." he said; Mika was relieved, "Thank you, Shoji." she said. Mezo nodded, "Curious question, am I the only one who knows about it?" he asked.

Mika shook her head, "Actually, you were the second one who found out." she said, "The first one who found out was Tokoyami." Mezo nodded and walked towards the building.

Koji sighed and rubbed the back of his neck, "I'm sorry, I wanted to congratulate you on the practical exam, and-" Mika planted a kiss on his cheek, making him blush a bit.

Koji turned to Mika, "It's alright, Koji." Mika said, "Many people make mistakes." she said. Koji nodded, "W-What was the kiss for?" he asked. Mika turned to Koji and smiled, "It's for congratulating you on your practical exam, silly." she said.

Koji was shocked, "How did you-" Mika planted another kiss on his mouth, making him blush a lot. When they separated, Mika looked at Koji and smiled, "I... had a hunch you won." she said, "You did awesome."

Koji's face was still red, and he looked down, "Th-Thank you..." he said lowly. Mika giggled a bit, "How about we go back inside and see how the others are doing." she said. Koji slowly nodded, "O-Okay..." he stuttered as they entered the building.