"Alright everyone, sit down and be quiet." All of us immediately turned our attention to Mr. Aizawa, who somehow was standing in front of us.
"I know that you still might be shaken up about the villain invasion that occurred last week, and we all here at U.A. understand completely. However, we have come to the decision to still hold the Sports Festival in a couple of weeks." Mr. Aizawa said.
Sports Festival? Does he mean actual sports or something completely different?
"Uhm, what's the Sports Festival?" I asked.
"The U.A. Sports Festival is an annual event where all the pro hero agencies from all over Japan seek to recruit those who stand out to them. I'd recommend you all be at your best." Mr. Aizawa explained.
[The Next Day...]
The U.A. Sports Festival was approaching, the only thing I could really do was train for it. We weren't told what exactly the Sports Festival holds for us, so we had to be prepared for anything. I asked Mr. Aizawa if I could use one of the gym facilities to train in, he agreed and let me come in everyday until the week of the festival. As long as I made sure to. I needed to improve my skills with my Quirk, I have time, but I'm not sure how. I felt someone else was in the room and I looked around and saw Mineta. Honestly, I hate to say it, but it's kind of odd he's in the hero course. I would've thought he'd be in the support course or 1-B.
"Hey Alyx, you here to watch the girls train too?" He questioned.
"What? They train here as well? Awesome!" I replied.
"I know right! I didn't think that we'd agree on-" Mineta tried to say.
I cut him off before he could say anything else.
"They can definitely help me improve my Quirk!" I interrupted.
Mineta looked at me with a disappointed look.
"You, my good friend, are blind and innocent..." He frowned.
I looked at the entrance and saw not only the girls, but everyone else! Even Bakugo, I guess since Deku was coming along, he wanted to train with him as well?
"Hey everyone! I didn't think Mr. Aizawa would let us all train in here!" I exclaimed.
Everyone begun their training routines, I looked over to Kirishima, "Hey Kiri! Wanna spar with me?!"
"Alright! Now we're talking!" Kirishima responded.
I charged towards him as his hardened himself, we were going all out, rattling the facility each time I connected against his fists!
"HURRAH!" He shouted.
Kirishima blasted me back with his fist. He landed a punch on me, and it really, really hurt!
"Geez! You aren't holding back either, huh?" I asked.
"Well, you wanted to spar with me, I'm gonna give you everything I've got!" He exclaimed.
[A Couple Hours Later...]
My U.A. gear that I got was trashed by the end of training today. Kirishima is the perfect sparring partner for me, albeit we kind of got a little too out of control and knocked into Mineta and Tokoyami. Luckily, I have some spare uniforms though, so all in all, today was great! We're only one day into training and I already feel ready for the Sports Festival! I walked home with Kirishima and he stopped me right before we crossed the street to his house.
"I gotta ask you something," Kirishima said, "Are you and Yaoyorozu a thing?"
I looked at him confused, "What? What are you talking about?"
"You don't see how she looks at you? I always thought you two were a thing! At lunch tomorrow, I'll show you!" Kirishima said.
"Well, alright. See you tomorrow, Kiri!" I waved goodbye at him.
He waved back and crossed the street to his house.
[The Next Day...]
I sat down with Kirishima, Kaminari, Mina, and Jiro at lunch. A few feet away from us was where Momo sat.
"See! Look!" Kirishima whispered.
I couldn't exactly make it obvious that I was looking at her, so I stretched my arms upward and yawned. Kirishima was right, it was almost as if she was in some sort of trance! I stopped stretching and actually made eye contact with her. I smiled and waved and she quickly waved back and looked away.
"Well?" Kirishima said.
"I guess you're right! I never noticed until now." I told him.
"Just ask her about it already! Come on, I know you want to!" Mina was giddy with excitement.
"Well, I'm not really sure. Wouldn't that make things weird between us?" I asked.
"Of course not! Trust us dude, we know what we're talking about!" Kaminari said.
Jiro sighed and shook her head, "Why don't you guys just let him do whatever? If he doesn't want to do anything, then let him."
I'm honestly really glad that Jiro was kind of the voice of sense here.
I nodded my head, "Then that's what I'll do! I'll wait!"
[Two Weeks Later...]
The next two weeks flew fast by it felt like. Today was the day of the Sports Festival and I've never been so nervous in my entire life! Every class was led outside, I didn't think that there were so many students here, it was insane! We were told that we first had to get through an obstacle course which led to the stadium.
"Alright, on your marks, get set, go!" Present Mic announced.
It was almost impossible to get through the amount of people in front of me, then I remembered I could jump. I went into the air and got pretty far ahead from where I was before. I landed down next to Todoroki, Bakugo, and Deku.
"What the hell?! You should've been behind with the rest of the rejects!" Bakugo shouted.
There was no point in arguing with him, I need to stay focused.
[10 Minutes Later...]
The 4 of us made it to the last obstacle, after passing some robots and other students. It was a minefield!? I noticed Deku had a piece of a robot with him, shouldn't that have slowed him down? We were almost at the finish when I heard a loud boom sound, Deku came flying by us on that piece of a robot! I didn't think of doing that! I didn't know you could even do that!
[One Hour Later...]
We just finished this headband competition, and it was exciting! It was one hell of a close competition, but seeing all these people, it really makes me nervous now. Our last and final part of this Festival was basically to fight in a tournament. This is where that training is really going to kick in, thanks to Kirishima, I'm more than ready! Bakugo had to give some sort of speech, which didn't exactly sit too well with everyone. Then, we were matched with people that we were going to fight in the tournament, after a few people dropped out, that is. I had to fight Sero, which was after Deku's match with this Shinso guy.
I looked up at the stands and saw my parents, Annie, and my younger sister, Liz. They were waving at me and I waved back.
"Who're you waving at, dude?" Kaminari questioned.
"My parents and my sisters! Hey guys!" I yelled over to Annie, Liz, and my parents.
Mineta jumped out of his seat.
"YOU'VE GOT SISTERS?!" He shouted.
Sero wrapped Mineta up in his tape right before he could say anything else.
"Yeah, I thought I told you that?" I said to Mineta.
Deku walked out to the arena, and so did Shinso. I wonder what his quirk was. But, as the match started, I could tell that Deku was trying to keep to himself, but why? What was that Shinso guy saying?
"Why is Deku just standing there?" I asked.
"He's trying not to fall under Shinso's quirk." Ojiro told me, "He's got a Brainwashing Quirk. If Midoriya responds to him, it's over."
That sounds terrifying, hopefully Deku stays quiet. Just as I looked towards Deku, he ran towards Shinso but stopped in his tracks. Did Deku just...Get brainwashed? After a few seconds, it was almost as if a light switch flipped inside Deku's mind, he used his Quirk to snap out of Shinso's Brainwashing! He's charging at Shinso now and threw him out of the ring! Next up was me against Sero, this should get interesting!
We had to wait in these waiting rooms specifically for who was Fighter #1 and Fighter #2. I had to wait in the second room, which it didn't take that long until we were called out to the arena. I was walking down the tunnel that led outside into the arena, this was seriously nerve-racking. I took a deep breath and stepped outside to the arena. The crowd was cheering on both Sero and I as we stepped outside.
"Come on you guys! Give it everything you've got!" Everyone shouted inspiration.
I looked over at Sero and got in a fighting stance, "You ready? I'm not holding back!"
Sero smirked, "Yep, I'm ready!"
An airhorn sounded the start of the bout. I activated my Quirk and rushed towards Sero. Sero used his tape, he flung me into the air and sent me into the ground. I rebounded by back kicking Sero in the jaw. My kick sent Sero flying into the air, but he rebounded by grabbing me with a tape shot. Sero somehow taped me together!
"Alyx, can you move?" Ms. Midnight asked.
"Y-Yeah! I'm not giving up now!" I replied.
He's only got my arms wrapped up, and there was no way I was going to break out of it anytime soon, so I need to use my legs!
"Huh, you're something else, Alyx!" Sero smiled at me.
I smiled back at him as I reentered Base Mode.
Sero flew towards me by jumping off the ground with his tape, I had to make this one move right, or else I'm done for! It takes Sero a couple seconds before his tape can reach the ground, that's when I'll strike! Right on cue, Sero used launched his tape towards me, he zipped towards me. Perfect! I dodged his punch, and used my body weight to pull him back in. I put all my Overdrive into my legs and hit him in the stomach! It sent Sero flying out of the arena onto the outside!
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Hanta Sero has been eliminated! Moving on to the quarter finals is Alyx Leonidus!" Midnight announced.
People cheered and I walked over to Sero and helped him up.
"You okay? I hit you pretty hard." I questioned.
Sero had clutched his stomach, "Yeah, I'm fine. You did say you were going to go all out."
We both laughed and went back up to the stands with the others. Whoever won this next match between Todoroki and Kaminari would decide who I would face in the quarter finals.
Kaminari didn't get a chance to move before Todoroki used his ice to completely incapacitate him! So, it was either Deku or Todoroki that would be facing me next. The rest of the matches were really interesting, Momo Vs. Tokoyami, Iida Vs. Hatsume, Kirishima Vs. Tetsutetsu. This event was exhilarating! After the last match of first half of the tournament, Ms. Midnight had announced the next set of matches. Deku and I are the first match to start the quarter finals of the tournament. Interesting, I thought I'd face off against Todoroki!
