S13 - Obstacle Course

"You're saying all we have to do is go through an obstacle course?" Ling asked.

"That's one way to put it," Boomerang said. "I'm going to start it now, make sure they don't-- oh here they come, gotta boom!" They heard the click of a button, and their mysterious benefactor was gone. A new voice was on the loudspeaker now, this one synthesized and inhuman.

"Quirk Enhancement Process - Stage One."

The automated voice clipped short. Behind them, a hydraulic panel whirred back. Spurts of fire rose up out of the ground, reaching almost thirty feet in height. All three of them snorted at the sight. Was this the worst Wesker could throw at them?

In front of them, a door opened, revealing a hallway filled to the brim with death traps. Vats of acid, laser walls, pitfalls, red-hot lava, poisonous darts, bone-crushing pistons, and sporadically placed around the course were what looked like zombies. The flame wall behind them started moving forward, forcing the trio into the hall.

"Now this is more like it!" Bakugo shouted. He gave the finger to whoever might still be in the window, and rushed in. Steven and Ling, not wanting to be left behind, hurried after him. Though the flames weren't moving terribly fast, it still wasn't long before the hallway was sealed in.

***

Bakugo's dream was coming true. Captured by villains in a hostile environment, almost no support and never knowing what danger lurked around the next corner. This was what would put him on the map. "I'm finally gonna be number one!"

He leapt over a spike pit, shoving a zombie in behind him. The squelch that followed made him a little queasy, but hey, they were already dead. Can't die a second time.

Next came a dart trap. Bakugo had watched enough movies to know how this worked. Step on a pressure plate, darts come out, misfortunate person dies.

Now, there were two ways he could play this. He could simply fly over the plates, not activate any traps, and make it to the other side with no challenge at all.

But Bakugo loved a challenge. So he chose the second option. Run over the grid, activate as many plates as possible, and then catch or deflect the darts. This is gonna be so cool.

Steven cast a pink shield over the entire floor, locking the pressure plates. Bakugo heard Steven say, "Phew, that was a close one. You almost stepped on that trap."

- Season 13, Round 3, /u/InverseFlash