Contests were never Izuku's thing. He understood the appeal of them, but he had never really been overtly interested in them himself. It just wasn't really his kind of thing. The only reason that he ever went to one of the many that Hearthome City had to offer was because he'd received so many recommendations to do so from the people he encountered, who insisted that such an experience would be of incredible assistance to his style of battling.

Pokemon Contests were where creativity and imagination were valued over brute strength, and someone with an analytical nature like Izuku would fit right into that sort of environment, people insisted. He'd get so much out of it, and could add so much to his way of battle.

So he went along, with a notepad in hand, to record some of the results that he saw.

And again, he could understand why people liked this sort of thing. He didn't dislike it himself in any way at all, but it just wasn't the sort of thing that he could see himself pursuing throughout his time as a trainer. He wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for the the people who told him he needed to. He enjoyed his time there, but he was about ready to leave.

Until he saw her performance.

One final performance, he thought to himself. One last show, and then when there was nothing going on, he would leave, so he didn't bother anyone. She was introduced as Mina Ashido, and a girl with slightly toned skin and a messy pink dyed hairdo ran onto the stage. From looks alone, there wasn't much to be said.

But from performance alone? He was utterly enamoured.

Creativity, imagination, and energy all combined into a dazzling performance that sparkled and shimmered all over the stage. The Pokemon she used flourished, and worked alongside their trainer to bring out the absolute best in them. The way they utilized and depended on one another, and the sheer mind-blowing ways that this girl had trained her team took Izuku completely by surprise.

To put it bluntly, he couldn't believe it. He had always known that coordinators were some of the more flashy of trainers... But this? This was on a whole new level. Stuff he wouldn't have ever even dreamed of happened right in front of him, stealing his breath from his lungs.

Encapsulating him. Amazing him. Bewildering him at how half of it was even possible.

From then on, he was glued to his seat.

The battle segment was just as incredible, and he suddenly came to understand why so many people had recommended this kind of experience to him. the ways that this Ashido girl seemed to be able to develop these incredible movesets and ways to make her Pokemon shine through were just astounding.

Nothing short of incredible. That was really all there was to say about it.

It was incredible. That girl was incredible.

He had almost stood up and cheered like hell when she floored the competition and won in what could only be described as a total landslide. Without even realizing it, he'd been routing for her to win from the second that he saw her perform.

All he could think about when he left the Contest Hall was just how incredible that it was that there were people that amazing out there in the world, and that there was so much more that he could learn and incorporate into his battle style. His head was in his notebook as he walked, going over and scribbling in details as he moved, recounting everything he had just seen.

When he finally looked up, there she was.

That Mina girl, elated by her own victory, kissing the ribbon she had won, and looking at it with the biggest grin on her face that she didn't even try to hide.

Izuku could only stand there for a moment. His brain did some mental gymnastics.

And then he put one foot in front of the other.

He had to talk to her.


Look, I'll level - Crossovers aren't really a great thing for me to do - Not with two series as vastly different as these two, so i just wanted to write something short, sweet, and simple for this final chapter. And y'know - I feel that's what Izumina week was really all about

And really - What an amazing week it's been. The fact people were even willing to participate was awesome, and I've loved watching there be people actually making stuff for this pairing for once! Just... I've loved it.

ScandanavianSensation on Ff. Net,
LilacDreamSage (TheMistyDarkPrincess), Tru_bearshark, NaturesStressBall, darkfire1220, Pen_Name_Noyb, MetalPyroBot, Eternal_Love_Song, all on Ao3 (The week was clearly more popular there)
chr0medome-113 and thekingofwinterblog on Tumblr for their Amazing artwork, as well as chumunga64 for writing on there as well... which I didn't even see until I was looking up names of people who had taken part - Sorry dude!

As well as anyone else I'm missing or didn't know about - It's been an awesome week - and please keep on writing! Some of you guys have incredible storytelling and artistic talent, and I'd hate to see it all completely leave after the week. It's been a pleasure reading everything and I hope we'll get to see more from you. Don't let the week being over stop you from writing the prompts or making your own stories!

Just go and look at everyones stuff!
Chek the Minadeku tumblr as well - there'll be a list of everyone who contributed to the week there.

Thank you everyone for reading, writing, and drawing throughout the week - and I'll see you for whatever's next. See you guys!