It was a mad dash to get through the gate, with almost everyone pushing and shoving each other out of their way to so they could get in front of the pack first. The hallway that they had to travel down was small and cramped from the mass of bodies trying to get through, causing everyone to become stuck, with many thrown elbows and small jabs as they tried breaking through.
A cold wind washed over the students, and many soon found themselves frozen in place as their feet were encased in ice. With a clear path, Todoroki ran through the competition, making him the first out of the tunnel.
"I won't let you get away so easily, you Icyhot bastard!"
In a flash of yellow, green, and pink, Bakugo used his explosions, Izuku used One For All, and Momo created a giant pole in order to pole vault over the competition; the three students flew over their competitors with ease, escaping and avoiding all the ice Todoroki had left behind. With a feral grin, Bakugo started pumping more juice into his explosions, allowing him to fly faster towards the first-place holder.
"NOT EVEN TWO MINUTES IN AND CLASS 1A IS LEADING THE PACK, WITH SHOTO TORODOKI IN FIRST PLACE USING HIS ICE SIDE! KATSUKI BAKUGO IS IN SECOND USING HIS EXPLOSIONS QUIRK TO MAKE HIMSELF FLY, IZUKU MIDORIYA IS IN THIRD, AND MOMO YAOYOROZU IS IN FOURTH! WHAT DO YOU THINK, ERASERHEAD?!"
"Todoroki was smart for using his ice to trap his competition, but he wasn't fast enough, and this allowed Bakugo, Midoriya, and Yaoyorozu enough time to get over it. Now he's in trouble, as Bakugo and Midoriya are fast when they use their quirks. Every hero needs perfect timing, and it's something Todoroki is still lacking."
"YEESH, HARSH BURN ERASER!"
"Was that a pun?"
"YES IT WAS! DID YA LIKE IT?"
"Die."
(With the kids)
Izuku, Bakugo, and Momo weren't the only ones who had managed to get through the tunnel. Aoyama, Iida, Uraraka, Kirishima, Shoji, Tokoyami, Kendo, and Ibara, among many others, had managed to break free from the ice and used their quirks to get ahead of the trapped students.
"Haha! And you all thought my quirk was lame! Well, who's lame now?" Mineta shouted as he bounced through the competition, using his sticky grapes to jump over the other students while simultaneously leaving some behind in hopes of trapping the competitors. "I'll tell you who! It's al-gah!"
Everyone in the stadium winced as Mineta got smacked out of the air by a giant green arm. Many students came to a screeching halt, their eyes widened in surprise and fear as several zero-pointers stared down at them with red eyes.
"A TEST OF STRENGTH AND CUNNING, IT'S A ROBO INFERNO!" Present Mic cheered excitedly.
Many students got into fighting positions, ready to take on this new threat before another cold wave hit them. The stadium watched as Todoroki stomped onto the ground, causing ice to shoot out and travel towards the robots. The ice started encasing them, traveling up their metal bodies and freezing their joints. With the robots frozen, Todoroki started running between their legs.
"They're frozen! Let's go!" a gen ed student shouted before the ground started to shake. They watched helplessly as the robots started breaking free from their icy prisons, just as Todoroki had planned. He hadn't used his ice to its fullest potential and had frozen them long enough for him to get through; that way when they started breaking free, those behind him would have to deal with them.
A sudden but powerful gust of wind sped past the half hot-half cold user, and he watched as one of the still frozen robots had its ankles shattered. With wide eyes, he watched as the robot started to fall on top of him. He smashed his foot onto the ground, summoning giant spikes of ice and stabbing them through the robot's chest, preventing it from falling and crushing him.
"Outta my way, Icyhot!" Bakugo cackled as he flew past him before that same gust of wind came out of nowhere and smashed into his gut. This made Bakugo lose control and caused him to crash into the ground wheezing, unable to breath.
"Thanks for the save, Todoroki! And sorry, Kacchan!" Izuku called out as he rushed past the two at an incredible speed. The son of Endeavor growled in anger and gave chase, wondering how Midoriya had managed to destroy the robot's ankles.
"AND MIDORIYA TAKES THE LEAD! WITH MIDORIYA DESTROYING THE LEGS OF ONE OF THE ZERO-POINTERS TODOROKI HAD FROZEN, IT CAUSED A DISTRACTION AND ALLOWED THE HIM TO SLIP BY! NOT ONLY THAT, BUT HE WAS ALSO ABLE TO KNOCK BAKUGO OUT OF THE SKY! THESE TWO ARE DEFINITELY ONES WE SHOULD BE WATCHING! WHAT DO YOU THINK, ERASER?!"
"Todoroki's attack showed everyone just how truly powerful he is, and how his quirk can be used both offensively and defensively. But Midoriya took advantage of the frozen enemies and forced Todoroki into stopping the falling robot, giving him time to slip by. Todoroki acted accordingly, but it cost him. As for Bakugo, he wasn't expecting his friend to attack and knock him down. Even if this is a competition, you should always be wary of those around you, whether they be friend or not."
"I'm so getting my ass kicked later," Izuku said to himself as he continued his sprint. "But I'm considering that as payback for the pig, hula hoop, mime, and baby powder incident."
"I'm gonna kill you, you fucking bastard!" Bakugo shouted as he amped up his explosions, taking off like a missile towards Izuku, Todoroki close behind as he slid on his ice.
"Oh fuck, oh fuck, oh fuck," Izuku chanted worriedly as he sped up, wanting to be as far away from his murderous friend as possible. But soon he came to a skidding halt, his toes dangling over an abyss as he stopped just in time.
"WELCOME TO: THE FALL! IF YOU TAKE A SPILL, YOU'RE OUT, BUT IF YOU WANT TO PASS, YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO GET CREATIVE!"
"Outta my way, shit nerd!" he heard Kacchan shout from behind. To Izuku's right came Todoroki, who used his ice and began skating across one of the wires. Kacchan flew above his head, not needing the wires to cross.
"Where do they get the funding?" he heard Ashido ask as she, Tsu, and Uraraka ran up and stood behind him.
"Where do they get the time!" Uraraka asked, equally as shocked.
Izuku and Tsu wasted no time and got into crouching positions before jumping over the abyss. Izuku landed on a platform and started jumping further and further across the darkness below, while Tsu landed on one of the countless wires and started crawling across. Others like Shoji and Aoyama were able to easily fly across the whole thing, while Iida used his quirk to speed across it. Several students were able to pass Izuku and get ahead.
"AND NOW WE'RE FINALLY APPROACHING THE LAST OBSTACLE! EVERYONE BETTER TREAD CAREFULLY, BECAUSE YOU'RE STEPPING ONTO A MINEFIELD!" Present Mic announced just as Izuku cleared the abyss.
'Crap, someone's already at the last obstacle? Must be Kacchan, or even Todoroki,' Izuku growled to himself, making himself pick up the pace. He saw a group of students in the distance, some too scared to cross, and others trying to form a strategy. He could hear screams and explosions, and saw pink dust shoot into the sky. He finally caught up, and could see patches of dirt that were darker compared to the other dirt around. Those were where the mines were buried.
And mines were made of metal, or at least had some metal inside them.
With a smirk his hands started to glow green, and he slowly started to raise them. The dirt began to move and shake, and soon some of the mines began floating out of the ground, creating a path for him. He started running down the path, trying to catch up to Bakugo and Todoroki as they battled it out.
"AND CLASS 1A'S IZUKU MIDORIYA USES HIS MAGNET QUIRK TO LEVITATE THE MINES OUT OF HIS WAY! WHAT AN IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY OF POWER!"
"I told Nezu to get the plastic kind," Aizawa sighed.
"Hey, he's clearing the mines! We have a chance!" a boy from class 1B shouted, causing many of the others to nod in agreement. They started to follow, running down the path Izuku had made.
"I'm sorry about this!" Izuku called back, confusing the students. Their confusion turned to horror as some of the mines above stopped glowing green and started falling to the ground.
Izuku winced after hearing a giant explosion from behind him, and felt a sudden gust of wind from the force.
"AND JUST LIKE THAT, MIDORIYA TAKES OUT HALF THE COMPETITION! THEY HAD HEALTH INSURANCE, RIGHT?!"
"No one died, you idiot!"
Bakugo and Todoroki continued their fight, each trying to knock the other off balance and into the mines. Bakugo would try and blast Todoroki off of his feet, and he would counter by trying to freeze Bakugo's arm. The two skidded to a halt when a sudden wall of mines appeared before them, stopping their advancement. It curved above them, stopping Bakugo from being able to simply fly above the death disks.
"This is fucking cheating, Deku!"
"All's fair in war, Kacchan!" Izuku called, running past the two. He made multiple mines fly out of his way, giving himself a makeshift door to run through before closing it back up.
"AND LIKE THAT, MIDORIYA TAKES BACK FIRST PLACE FROM TODOROKI! WHAT AN UPSET FOLKS! HOW WILL HE AND BAKUGO COMEBACK FROM THIS?!"
Todoroki glared before raising his and aiming it through the small opening between a few of the mines. An icicle formed and shot out at an incredible speed. It nailed Midoriya in the back of the head, disrupting his concentration and stopping his magnet powers on the mines. There, now he no longer had control over the mines.
"You fucking idiot!" Bakugo shouted, confusing Todoroki. What had he done? He had stopped Midoriya from using his quirk, that meant the mine wall was no longer an issue, right?
"What did I do?" he asked, causing the blond to growl and point up. The half hot-half cold user did so, and noticed the mines were beginning to fall.
Oh…oh no.
Izuku flinched at the louder explosion behind him, which was matched by Kacchan cussing up a storm. Turning around, his eyes widened as more mines began exploding, with a path of explosions aiming towards him. Izuku braced himself, knowing this was going to hurt as he was swept off his feet by the concentrated blast.
"AND MIDORIYA GETS LAUNCHED LIKE A ROCKET! BUT TODOROKI AND BAKUGO SURVIVE AND ARE QUICKLY GAINING!" Mic shouted as everyone watched the two boys in question run through the pink smoke, each using their own quirk to catch up. "ERASERHEAD, YOUR STUDENTS ARE AMAZING! WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU TEACHING THEM?"
"This has nothing to do with me. Each of them is powered by their own drive to succeed," Aizawa answered simply.
"THERE YOU HAVE IT FOLKS; ERASERHEAD IS A TERRIBLE TEACHER!"
"I'm what?!"
Izuku watched as the ground got closer and closer, and was able to flip himself so his hands could meet the ground before the impact. Palms meeting dirt, Izuku used One For All to launch himself further down the hallway and landed perfectly on his feet. He could hear Bakugo's explosions and curses as his angry friend got closer, which made him sprint faster towards the end. He was quickly followed by Todoroki in second place, and Bakugo in third place.
Everyone watched with bated breaths as a human form could be seen in the tunnel, and soon, a head of green hair was revealed to the world. Izuku was the first one out of the tunnel, sweating and out of breath, but victorious.
"THE FIRST TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE STADIUM, AND THEREFORE OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER, IS IZUKU MIDORIYA!" Mic cheered, causing the stadium and viewers at home to cheer and scream as well.
(Outside the stadium)
"That's how you do it! Woo! That's my son!" Death Arms shouted and applauded, more than happy that his student had come out on top.
"Ah, Midoriya won I see. Good on him! I'll make sure to congratulate him once I see him again." Kamui Woods nodded to himself.
"Oh, that cute guy you guys have pictures with on your phone. How long 'til he's legal?" Mt. Lady asked, chowing down on some food she had gotten for free. The food was quickly knocked out of her hand before she was lifted into the air by the front of her costume.
For the next several minutes, those outside watched as Kamui tried prying Death Arms off of Mt. Lady as he shook her wildly, threatening her to stay away from his student.
(Back in the stadium)
Izuku smiled, raising both his arms above his head in victory, a warm and happy feeling in his chest. The stadium was cheering…for him!
The warm feeling quickly ended as an arm wrapped around his neck and began choking him.
"Do that dumb wall shit again and I'll fucking kill you!" Bakugo shouted, angry at his friend for the stunt he had pulled and angrier at ending up in third place. "What was that wind bullshit you pulled, huh?"
"N-New move I-I'm working on," Izuku answered despite the lack of air. "K-Kacchan! C-Can't breathe!" he said, and felt the arm around his throat loosen before feeling Bakugo's knuckles grind against his head as the blond gave him a noogie.
"Izuku! Katsuki!" the two friends turned, and watched as a smiling Mei exited through the tunnel and ran towards them. The two separated and opened their arms, allowing the pinkette to jump into them before wrapping her arms around them. "We made it! That was awesome you two; I'm so proud of you guys!"
"Shit was fucking easy! But it's easier when you're a fucking cheater. A mine wall? Seriously?" Bakugo asked, causing Izuku and Mei to giggle.
"You said do whatever it takes to win! So if anything, this is your fault," Izuku replied, causing the blond's eyes to narrow.
"The first game for the first years is finally over! Only the top 42 will advance to the next round, but don't be too let down that you didn't make the cut. We prepared other opportunities for you to shine! Now the real fun is about to begin." Midnight excitedly licked her lips. "The chance to fully move yourselves into the limelight. Give it your best!" She snapped her whip again, causing the holographic sign to spin yet again. It soon landed on the second game.
"Calvary battle? I'm terrible at those!" Kaminari groaned in annoyance.
"How will they split us up?" Tsu asked.
"Allow me to explain! The participants will form teams of two to four people. Each player has been assigned a point value based on the results from the obstacle course. The points assigned go up my increments of five going up from the bottom. For example, 42nd place has five points, 41st has 10 points, etc. And first place you may ask?" Midnight licked her lips again. "First place is worth 10 million points!"
"…WHAT?!" Izuku shouted before freezing when he felt every single eye on him. Everyone looked at him with hunger in their eyes. 'I'm so fucked!'
Boom, one round is finished. As some OG fans may be able to tell, a sizeable portion of this chap is more or less copy and pasted from the original CD, but with major tweaks. The most noticeable difference is that in this fic, I didn't let Izuku use his shield. Pretty sure I've already mentioned this in a previous chapter note, but Izuku in this fic is stronger than in the OG CD. So there was no point in letting him use his shield.
And, since the next few chapters will have more action than romance/hanging out, I'll be able to pump them out faster.
Note Time
I don't really think there's much to talk about other than you all should stan Lumity (Owl House ship). I'm still really looking forward to getting to chap 40 because of what I have planned. I guess you could say, it's a task of mine to get there asap. ;)
ANYWAY thanks for reading, and join me next time when everyone can't keep their hands off of Izuku. See ya in chap 27!