Chapter 14: The Calvary Battle Arrives
Izuku stood there sighing. He knew it was because his points were too high. No one wanted to team up with him.
They were given 15 minutes for form teams.
He just stood there sighing in depression.
He looked at and saw that a good chunk of his class was surrounding Katsuki.
"Of course Kacchan is popular." He sighed.
He figured he would wait until someone would take pity on him or be disqualified because no one wanted to team up with him.
However he didn't know that 4 people did want to team up with him…
And it wasn't members of his friend group… well not completely.
"Deku!" cheered Ochaco.
He turned to Ochaco.
"Let's team up!" she said.
And then Izuku started crying, a lot… tears preictally shot out of his eyes.
"Really?" asked Izuku.
Ochaco nodded.
"Wouldn't it better to team up with your friends." Said Ochaco.
Izuku nodded.
And that was when he was approached by that girl form support.
"Hey! Kid who got first place! Team up with me"! said the girl.
"What?" asked Izuku.
"You're from support right?" asked Ochaco.
"That's right! And everyone has their eyes on you! The one who got first place! The support companies will be watching! And with you front and center they'll be able to see my beautiful babies." Said the girl.
"Uh…" said Izuku.
"Mei! Mei Hatsume!" said the girl.
"You have invention you want to show off right?" asked Izuku.
"Of course. "said Mei.
"Did you put magic shielding on them?" asked Izuku.
"No… why?" asked Mei.
"Did you see how Deku won?" asked Ochaco with a sweat drop.
"No why?" asked Mei answered again.
Izuku and Ochaco looked at each other knowing they had to try to dissuade her from joining the team.
Meanwhile Katsuki gritted his teeth as his class tames surrounded him.
"I'm going to say this one last time! I'm not interested in team up with you extras!" yelled Katsuki.
"Hey Bakugo!" called out Kirishima, "I tried to join Todoroki's team but he's full… But I think we'd make a great team!"
"Only if you go along with my strategy." Said Katsuki.
"What do you mean?" asked Kirishima.
Katsuki broke through his classmates and followed Katsuki confused.
Back with Izuku he tried to disused, Mei from joining his team.
"And look at this!" said Mei.
"It's based on the rescue hero… but…" said Izuku.
"It would be perfect for you." Said Mei.
"No it wouldn't." said Izuku, "I can't use your items Hatsume."
"Why not?" asked Mei.
"Because he's a wizard you idiot." Said Katsuki walking over with Kirishima.
"Kacchan." Said Izuku surprised.
""Wait you're a wizard!" yelled Mei in shock.
"He flew on a broom." Said Ochaco with a sweat drop.
"I tried to explain." Said Izuku.
Mei pouted and stormed off going to find Todoroki.
Izuku looked at his best friend.
"Look it would make more sense if we team up now and kick each other's ass during the final round." Said Katsuki.
"Wait…" said Kirishima.
"If you want someone else go leave now Shitty hair!" said Katsuki, "But we're going to win, that's your strategy right?"
"Yeah." Said Izuku.
"But I don't want an easy win." Said Katsuki, "If we're going to win we're doing it right."
Izuku smiled and nodded.
"Okay… you might need to back up…" said Ochaco.
Izuku began to explain what his strategy was to Ochaco and Kirishima.
Unfortunately the fourth person who wanted to join with Izuku while she couldn't hear it, it was clear that he already had a full team.
"Ribbit." Sighed Tsuyu.
"Hey! Tsu! You on a team yet!" yelled Mineta.
"No…" said Tsuyu.
That was when he was joined by Shoji.
"Well I think you'd be perfect for our strategy." Said Mineta.
He told her his strategy with Shoji.
"Fine, but under one condition, we don't go after the 10 Million points." Said Tsuyu.
"What! Why!" yelled Mineta.
"There's clearly a reason." Said Shoji.
Tsuyu nodded.
Back with Izuku he finished up his explanation.
"Wait! Seriously!" said Kirishima.
"And no one knows this?" asked Ochaco.
"If they did he would have been surrounded like I was." Said Katsuki.
Izuku rubbed the back of his head.
"But like I said I'm not looking for an easy win! This team better go all out!" said Katsuki.
Izuku nodded.
That was when Mei once again approached them.
"Hey kid who got third!" yelled Mei.
"The teams full and I'm teaming up with the wizard!" yelled Katsuki.
"Seriously!" yelled Mei.
She left to find 4th place then…
Back with Mineta's team.
"What! No way!" said Mineta.
"They're going to keep that headband unless we steal it at the very last second, but I don't know if that would count." Said Tsuyu.
"You were planning to ask to join his team because of that." Said Shoji.
Tsuyu nodded.
"Are you sure he can use that spell?" asked Shoji.
"It's the spell he used to get his broom." Said Tsuyu, "A famous wizard used the exact same tactic in a different competition years ago."
The other two looked at each other and nodded.
They would go after other headbands but not after the 10 Million points.
This would end up being a good thing for their team.
There ended up being 12 teams, Most of them ended up with four members, but there were two teams made up of three (like Team Mineta) and two teams of two people.
Of course Team Bakugo (as Katsuki was the rider) was the team that almost everyone would be going after.
The formation they went with was Izuku and Kirishima in the front with Ochaco in the back.
"Do you have to wear your boots?" asked Izuku.
"I have my reasons." Said Katsuki.
"You just want to show how strong you are" thought Izuku with a sweat drop.
"All right! Let the blood bath begin!" yelled Present Mic.
The second that the event began everyone was after Team Bakugo.
"Heh! They think we're going to lay down and take it!" mocked Katsuki.
Uh… Kacchan…" said Izuku.
He looked down and saw that the ground below them was acting like quick sand.
"Deku tell me you have a plan." Said Katsuki.
"I do! Everyone hold on!" said Izuku, "I also have a landing plan."
He took out his wand.
"Ascendio!" he called out.
Everyone held on tightly as they were launched straight up into the air.
"What the!" yelled Tetsutetsu.
But of course they had to come down.
"Deku!" yelled Katsuki.
"Arresto Momentum!" yelled Izuku casting the spell on the team.
Their decent immediately slowed down.
They all slowed down and were able to land away from the teams that was after them, those that were from Class 1-B were surprised.
While those that were form Class 1-A quickly recovered.
"Why are we keep getting surprised by magic?" asked Kyoka.
"Don't ask me…" sighed Sato.
However that was when the teams started to go after them.
But then they stopped.
"What the!" they heard a Class 1-B team call out.
"What's going on?" asked Toru.
"It's Mineta!" cursed Kyoka.
Many of the teams were stuck to the ground.
That was when they saw Shoji running towards the crowd and Tsuyu's tongue began to lash out of.
Everyone was surprised as Tsuyu stole the headbands. Everyone peaked through the hole in Shoji's tentacles.
"Is that even allowed!" yelled Tetsutetsu.
"I believe it's a legitimate tactic so I'll allow it." Said Midnight.
"Seriously!" yelled all of them team dealing with the slaughter.
As Tsuyu took the heads band Team Bakugo.
"We should run." Said Ochaco
"You're right." Said Izuku.
They all ran from Team Mineta's theft.
"I don't' get it…" muttered Katsuki.
"Get what?" asked Ochaco.
"They're not going after us." Said Katsuki getting his teeth.
"That is weird…" said Izuku then it hit him, "Harry Potter has a chocolate frog card."
"What?" asked Kirishima.
"So they know how we're going to keep it." Said Katsuki.
Meanwhile with Team Todoroki (which consisted of Iida, Momo and Kaminari) they were blocked by the team consisting of the blonde from Class 1-B.
He was named Neito Monoma.
"Is there a reason why you're going after me?" asked Todoroki.
"Yes… I was going to go after Bakugo, however he smarted up and teamed up with that pathetic wizard." Said Monoma, "You'd think he'd pull something else but…"
That was when suddenly he and his team was frozen by Todoroki's ice.
His team stared at what just happened.
"Really?" asked Kaminari.
"Couldn't you have let me finish!" yelled Monoma.
"It was the only way to shut him up." Said Todoroki.
They walked by and Todoroki stole the headbands from him.
"Should we unfreeze him?" asked Iida.
"Later." Said Todoroki.
He had to get that 10 Million point headband.
The problem was that he was torn about the headband.
He knew he had to beat one of the top students in class. IT was clear that him and Bakugo had the strongest quirks.
There was his complicated relationship with magic… he didn't mind losing to Midoriya because a certain someone was among those that thought magic was lesser to quirks…
And still believed it, even after certain evidence was brought to him…
He pushed away those feelings.
He had to win this.
However many of the teams were still after Team Bakugo.
However Team Bakugo took it in stride.
He was about to steal a headband from an all-girl team from Class 1-B
However that was when tape covered one of the girl legs.
Then a black shadow in the shape of a bird stole the girl's headband.
"Yes another hand band for my babies!" cheered Mei.
They turned where Mei was.
Turned out she had teamed up with Mina, Sero and other of their classmates a boy with a bird head who was teamed up with her.
"You know your babies didn't do anything." Said Mina with a sweat drop, "Sero and Tokoyami were the ones who did it."
Indeed the boy was named Fumikage Tokoyami.
He also ranked 7th in the race, which was why Mei offered to team up with him, as everyone who was higher were already part of full teams.
"The headband was mine!" yelled Katsuki.
"Get away from the wizard! Protect my babies!" yelled Mei.
"Why did we agree to join her again?" asked Sero.
"I have no idea." Sighed Tokoyami.
"At least that's' another team that's not after our headband." Said Ochaco.
"Yeah… but that's it really…" sighed Izuku.
"Until they actually steal the headband." Said Kirishima.
"Then they'll be in for a wakeup call." Laughed Katsuki.
However the teams were starting to surrounded them again.
"It's been halfway through the events so let's finally see the scores!" said Present Mic.
The scores were shown.
It showed that many of the teams were missing points.
"Looks like Team Bakugo is holding onto those 10 Million Points! Followed close behind by Team Todoroki, Team Mineta and Team Hatsume!"
"I noticed something with Team Mineta and Team Hatsume." Said Aizawa, "Both of them are avoiding… the 10 Million points."
"Well Hatsume makes sense, the team leader is part of the support course and with a wizard earning that sweet 10 Million Points it makes sense she's avoid them."
Aizawa knew he was right. But knew that there was something else going on.
Especially with Team Mineta.
Back on the battle field Team Todoroki finally confronted Team Bakugo.
""So you're after my headband?" asked Katsuki.
"Of course." Said Todoroki.
"So what should we do?" asked Kirishima.
However before they could do anything, the various teams that were still have the 10 million points headed towards them.
But Team Todoroki had a plan for them.
"Yaoyorozu create the defense insulator." Said Todoroki.
Momo did so, it took a bit but she did it.
And that was when Kaminari shocked all the other teams.
It was almost hit Team Bakugo however Izuku managed to grab his wand and call out "Protego!"
Protecting the team from Kaminari's electric quirk.
However Todoroki used a stick to make sure that all of the others were frozen.
And creating a wall trapping Team Bakugo.
For the next few minutes there was a tense standoff between the two teams.
"Listen!" said Iida to his team, "What I'm about to do will render me useless for the rest of the match."
"Iida?" asked Todoroki.
"Be sure to grab it!" yelled Iida, "Recipro Burst!"
That was hewn Iida moved at an incredible speed shocking everyone and Todoroki grabbed the 10 Million Point Headband.
Everyone was surprised by this turned of events.
"Why didn't he use such a move during the race!" yelled Present Mic.
"If I increase my speed to the extent that the kickback stalls them. It's a secret technique that I haven't shown anyone yet."
Team Bakugo looked at the group.
"Midoriya! Bakugo! I wasn't able to tell you before the match began, but we might have trained together. But in this sort of event are all rivals! And even though you will have enough points to pass, I will still defeat you!" declared Iida.
That was when Katsuki began to laugh.
"Seriously! You training with us and you think that would be enough to beat us?" asked Katsuki.
Both Todoroki and Iida scowled.
"What does that mean." Said Iida.
"Unless…" said Todoroki.
"Accio 10 Million points!" called out Izuku.
Todoroki felt the headband pulled from his hand and flew to Izuku's hand.
An awkward silence filled the air as they realized what happened.
Izuku gave the headband to Katsuki who put it around his neck.
"So you want to try that again?" asked Katsuki with an evil grin.
In the stands, Tsubasa was laughing hysterically. "Oh man… that is priceless." Laughed Tsubasa.
Meanwhile All Might sighed at the turn of events, even though he really shouldn't have been surprised.
Iida looked so deviated.
"I… I…" said Iida.
"I think I broke Iida." Said Izuku with a sweat drop.
"Apologize to him later!" yelled Bakugo, "And don't use any magic until times up or they steal it again."
Izuku nodded and placed the wand in the hostler.
"So what's the plan?" asked Kirishima.
"I said that I didn't want an easy win." Laughed Katsuki.
"So we're going to run towards him?" asked Ochaco.
"Yeah…" said Izuku who was so used to his best friend at this point.
Iida was still out of it due to the combination his engines not working and his sacrifice was for nothing.
"It was all for nothing…" said Iida, "I should have known magic would let him take back the headband… I trained with them for two weeks…"
"Hey Iida's gone bye bye…" said Kaminari.
"I should have realized he could use the summoning charm." Sighed Momo.
"You too!" yelled Kaminari., "How do you even know what charm it was."
"My family employs house elves, I know quite a few spells from seeing them." Said Momo.
Todoroki watched them head towards them.
But with one of his "Horses" in a catatonic state there wasn't much he could do as they grabbed one of the headbands from round his neck.
Katsuki looked at the at the headband he grabbed.
"OH COME ON!" yelled Katsuki.
"Just 70 points?" asked Izuku surprised.
"Hey it's better than nothing." Said Ochaco.
However Present Mic began to count down.
"Deku…" said Katsuki, "Do that thing that the crow's been teaching you."
"Seriously! I can barely use it!" said Izuku.
Someone might do a last minute grab." Said Katsuki.
"Fine." Sighed Izuku.
As the time counted down, Izuku waved his hand in front of him.
"Protego!" he said.
A tiny shield appeared.
"What…" said Kirishima.
"I'm not good with Wandless Magic." Said Izuku.
However thanks to Todoroki's ice wall and Iida's existential crisis no one went after the headband.
"All right times up! With over 10 Million Points it's tea, Bakugo!" said Present.
"I'm sorry Iida!" Izuku approached go his friend.
"I should have known…" said Iida still having his crisis.
"In second place is Team Todoroki." Said Present Mic.
Todoroki said nothing and eyed Izuku and Katsuki.
"In third Place we have Team Mineta."
"I told you not to go after the 10 Million points." Said Tsuru.
"I owe you so much!" cried Mineta.
"And finally in fourth place we have Team Hatsume!" said Present Mic.
"Yes! And it was all thanks to my babies!" yelled Mei.
"IT was mostly Sero and Tokoyami!" yelled Mina.
"Why aren't you saying the point totals." Said Aizawa.
"I have my reasons." Said Present.
"Which are.." said Aizawa.
That someone did want to do the math involved…
"All right! We're going to be taking a break and get lunch! So you want to eat Aizawa.
"I'm going to take a nap." Muttered Aizawa.
"I'll meet you in the cafeteria. I have to get my broom and put it in a safe place." Said Izuku.
"Where is your broom?" asked Ochaco.
"I left it with Midnight." Said Izuku.
Ochaco nodded.
"We're going to try to get Iida to snap out of it." Said Kirishima, "Meet you in the cafeteria."
Izuku nodded as he went over to Midnight to take his broom back.
Once he got his broom back, he turned and saw Todoroki looking at him.
"We need to talk." Said Todoroki.
Izuku stared at Todoroki nervously.
However he knew what the conversation was going to be about.
The reason why Todoroki made the declaration in the locker room…
And the reason would not be at all what Izuku expected.
Next Time: Todoroki explains things about his father and family... and Izuku discovers Todoroki's connections to magic. What as they? Also who will face off against who in the final round? Find out next time!
A/N: Yep! totally mixed it up by switching out at least one team with Team Mineta. It should be interesting for sure and because of the changes the fights will be different in round three. However it's the next chapter twists are the ones I'm excited for the most... but that's for next chapter...