Alright. It seems I have a few people who joined.
Once again, consider joining the discord. The link is in chapter 19 and my bio I believe…
Also, Happy Valentines day. One day late...
This isn't the holiday special because cutting off the sports festival right before the magnificent battle between Hatsume and Shiozaki…
Well I believe that would enrage more than a few people. So I will be posting a short valentines day story. You'll find it on my page later. Enjoy!
Without further ado, let's continue with the story.
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Izuka grinned down at the fighting stage. Ibara Shiozaki approached the ring, her vines flowing out behind her.
Hatsume was already on the stage, tinkering around with her robot.
"ERRRR. ERASER? IS ADJUSTING ITEMS LEGAL?"
"Of course it is idiot. Running last minute diagnostics to make sure everything is in working order is permitted. Any additions between rounds are illegal. Tune ups are fine."
Izuka smiled. "Oh, you're in for a treat vine girl."
"READY?" Midnight raised her whip.
"FIGHT!"
Shiozaki immediately ran to the center of the arena, where she bent her legs and deployed her vines. The arena floor began getting churned up. Cracks appeared in the concrete.
"INTERESTING DISPLAY OF POWER! YOUR THOUGHTS ERASER?"
"Ibara Shiozaki… Although she isn't in my class, I know enough about her from her exam to give a detailed analysis. Although… there might be somebody better than me for the job…"
"WHO COULD IT BE?"
"Would Yumi Shoudai please come to the announcers box?"
A couple of heads turned to the scarred girl, who gave a wink before dashing into the stadium hallways.
Seconds later, she appeared in the announcers box.
"How the hell did you get here so fast?" Aizawa groaned.
"SHE'S ALREADY HERE? WAAAH!" Present Mic jumped.
"Calm yourself idiot. Come offer your thoughts Yumi." Aizawa grumbled.
"How would a student like me be able to-"
"We both know you spied on every class for the past few weeks. Go on, tell us."
Izuka rolled her eyes. "Fine."
Present Mic handed Izuka the Mic.
"Huh. Never thought the Mic would give me the Mic."
The crowd chuckled at the girl as Ibara and Hatsume continued to fight. Ibara ripped a chunk out of the arena floor and hurled it at Hatsume, who dodged easily.
"Ibara's quirk is called 'vines' her hair is obviously made up of vines. Looks pretty darn cool."
Hatsume flipped over another barrage of attacks.
"Could you focus please?" Aizawa grunted over the speakers.
"Right! Sorry. Shiozaki's quirk is more than that. She can grow and control her vines at will. It's clear that Shiozaki's first goal was to break up the arena to limit Hatsume's attacks. Doing this also provided her with more means to attack."
Hatsume danced out of the way of yet another strike. Ibara was getting frustrated.
"WHY DON'T YOU FIGHT BACK?"
"What is Hatsume doing in this situation?" Aizawa questioned.
"In this instance, Hatsume is using the most valid tactic. One that countless creatures have used for generations. RUNNING AWAY!"
Hatsume flipped over another attack. Shiozaki screamed in rage.
The girl manipulated her vines into a carpet and sped towards Hatsume, who smirked in triumph.
"TRY THIS ON FOR SIZE!"
Hatsume leapt into the air as her robot became gauntlets.
"It seems she's sprung her trap." Izuka grinned in the booth.
"What does this plan entail?" Aizawa grumbled.
"Come now Eraser. Don't you remember where digging for information got you? Never gonna give you up…"
"SHIT! NONONO! MIC STOP HER!"
Hatsume directed her gauntlets at Shiozaki's head.
"You ready?"
Shiozaki's eyes went wide.
"No! Not that!"
Hatsume grinned. "Boom."
The thrusters in the gauntlets activated, burning half of Shiozaki's vines away faster than she could regrow them.
Hatsume landed as Shiozaki was focused on regrowing her vines. The inventor grabbed the vine girl's wrists and whirled her towards the edge of the arena. Shiozaki caught herself with her quirk and launched back into battle.
"Ooh! Nice one!" Hatsume dodged another attack.
"STAND STILL!"
Ibara managed to trip Hatsume, before entwining her in vines.
"That's it. Surrender now." Shiozaki smiled.
Hatsume giggled. "You think it's that easy?"
"What is she planning Yumi?"
"We've known each other, for so long~"
"NOOOOO!"
"I'VE NEVER SEEN ERASERHEAD SO AWAKE! THIS IS TRULY AN AMAZING BATTLE!"
)=(
Twenty Minutes Earlier
Mirko watched the two contestants walk out onto the field. Hatsume was tinkering with her last minute adjustments. Mirko smirked.
'This is gonna be good.'
Midnight cracked her whip, and Shiozaki claimed the center of the stage.
'Alright. Good strategy. Claim the center…'
Mirko watched as Hatsume stood up with the robot in her arms. The girl leapt out of the way of a large vine that burst through the stadium floor.
'Agile opponents are often the hardest to fight. People think it's enemies with amazing defensive capabilities. But defense can be broken. What good is an attack that never hits?'
Hatsume dodged another vine with a cartwheel. The junior inventor tossed the robot high into the air and dove into a roll as a vine swiped through the space where her head had been.
'Those three girls… they're experienced. Like, big time… Even All Might would struggle taking them on…'
Hatsume grabbed an incoming vine and used it to launch into the air, where she caught her robot.
'Seriously… where do you learn to move like that? And their analyzation skills are through the roof!'
A group seated not too far from the rabbit hero was having similar thoughts.
"The two first battles. This girl, and the quirkless one. They've dominated…" The pro hero Mandalay muttered.
"They're good." Tiger said. "Too good…"
"Those kittens are incredible! I mean… Look at the quirkless girl in the box!" Pixie bob gasped.
The pro hero Ragdoll looked towards the announcers box. Her eyes fell upon the scarred face of 'Yumi Shoudai'. "I'm not seeing-"
"Look with your goggles." Pixie bob said.
The three heroes donned the goggles that they wore during work. The lenses allowed them to determine the stats, energy output, and potential of those they fought with, or against.
"Okay, so-"
[Danger. High Energy Reading]
Through the lenses, The girl seemed to glow dully. Her skin was outlined in a shimmering white film.
"What the heck? I thought she said she's quirkless!"
"There's no way. She's got to have a-"
Tiger was cut off as the girl turned her head and glared. A wave of energy seemed to wash out from her, it was blood red. Unbridled rage…
"Can she hear us?"
"Seems like it… We're gonna have to have a talk with miss Yumi Shoudai…" Ragdoll muttered.
Back with Mirko. The rabbit hero had picked up snippets of the conversation. She was focused on the battle at the moment, but she'd follow them.
'With four heroes? Yumi's gonna have some trouble with their attitude right now…'
The hero cheered as Hatsume donned her gauntlets and burned Shiozaki's vines.
"ATTA GIRL! SHOW 'EM WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF!"
The battle continued and Hatsume was restrained.
"YOU'VE GOT THIS! SHOW HER UP! DO IT!"
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Hatsume freed one arm and grabbed an extended vine.
"These are still a part of you. Now plants don't really feel electricity. But if you use enough, in a concentrated area…"
Lightning crackled through the vine, before striking Shiozaki. The girl cried out and fell. Her Vines went limp and Hatsume was freed.
The inventor launched herself towards the hero student, who recovered in time to build a vine wall. Hatsume reached out and grabbed… The vines?
"Please just tell us what-" Aizawa tried to speak/
"Ooooo… Give you up…"
"GET HER OUT!"
Hatsume tore the vines out of the ground and gave a strong tug, pulling Shiozaki off balance. Spinning around, Hatsume pulled Shiozaki into the air, wielding her like a ball and chain.
"Ow ow ow ow ow! STOP IT!"
"If you INSIST!" Hatsume let go, sending Shiozaki flying out of the ring.
Midnight cracked her whip. "IBARA SHIOZAKI IS OUT OF BOUNDS! THE VICTORY GOES TO HATSUME MEI!"
The crowd roared their approval. Hatsume stepped out of the battle area with a grin.
"YOU DID GREAT!" Izuka shouted in the hallway.
Hatsume giggled. "And you did too! Your commentary was hysterical!"
"Hatsume Mei, and Yumi Shoudai we presume?"
The two girls came face to face with the Wild Wild Pussycats. Tiger stood behind Mandalay, Pixie Bob, and Ragdoll with a tough expression. Mandalay's lips were pursed. Ragdoll's eyes narrowed. Pixie Bob was still deciding on her expression.
"You two… Who are you?"
"You heard our names, and you just adressed us. Why ask?" Izuka raised an eyebrow.
"You two are way too experienced for support students. You shouldn't be able to beat hero course students. Especially without a quirk… Why would you lie about that anyway?"
"About what?" Izuka felt rage boil inside her.
"You have a quirk. That light coming off of you… That isn't natural. Is it a minor enhancement of some sort?"
"I assure you that I am quirkless. Eraserhead has confirmed it."
"Then who are you? How are you this strong?"
"HEY!"
Mirko stalked down the hallway. "Leave them alone."
"I'm sure you see it too!" Mandalay exclaimed. "There's no way that she's quirkless!"
"There is." Mirko said. "Your way of thinking is just flawed. These two have fought hard to get here."
"There's no way that they are-"
"ARE YOU LISTENING TO YOURSELVES?" Mirko shouted. The hero group was silent. "WE'RE HEROES! WHY ARE YOU QUESTIONING SOMEBODY ELSE'S STRENGTH?"
"But-"
"I thought better of the Pussycats. I see now that I was wrong." Mirko grunted. "Just go. Leave these guys alone."
The four heroes walked away.
"Thank's miss Mirko." Hatsume smiled.
"You two aren't off the hook. I have some questions now that I've thought a bit. After the sports festival, I want to meet with you. I want a bit of an explanation myself."
"There's nothing to-"
"There is and you know it. I'll go with you. We're going to talk." Mirko said. "I think I know who you are now. But I won't stop you… Everybody has their reasons for what they do. And for you to be on this level, you may be my ticket into a new world of excitement. Now I'm heading back to my seat. The next fight will start soon."
The rabbit hero walked back to her seat, disappearing from Izuka's view.
"Well. That could be good or bad."
"Are we gonna tell her?"
"Depends… We'll see what happens…"
"NEXT UP WE HAVE…"
"Here. Come on." Izuka picked Hatsume up and dashed off. Appearing at the announcers box in seconds.
"Shinama Yuko! Vs! CLASS 1-A's RESIDENT EDGELORD! FUMIYO TOKOYAMI!"
The crowd cheered once again as the two contestants took their places.
"Hello again Yumi… Please refrain from the… you know…" Aizawa grumbled.
"WHAT? WHEN DID YOU GET BACK?" Present Mic yelped.
"Doesn't matter. Watch the battle." Aizawa sighed.
Midnight cracked her whip.
"READY? FIGHT!"
Tokoyami rushed forward with dark shadow. Dark shadow struck first with a claw swipe. Tokoyami attacked the spot that Toga dodged into.
His strike hit open air.
"You have a good attack style. Needs work though…"
Tokoyami whirled around, swinging dark shadow with him. The bird like mass curled up into a ball, mimicking a mace.
Toga cartwheeled back, dodging with ease.
"You're just too slow…"
Tokoyami rushed into a frenzy of attacks, not giving any time to do anything but block. For Toga, it was easy to just sidestep all of the attacks.
"DARK FIST!"
Dark shadow curled around Tokoyami's arm. The boy swung forward with a punch. Dark shadow launched off of his arm, extending the range at which he could strike.
Toga took the chance and grabbed dark shadow.
"Coochy coochy coo…"
Toga tickled under dark shadows arm, making it freak out. The girl wrapped a hand around the beast and pulled.
Tokoyami launched into the pull, readying an attack. He was taken out by a quick blow to the stomach.
"Too easy."
Toga walked off the stage. The crowd roared behind her.
"Mind telling us what just went on?"
"Tokoyami's quirk is Dark shadow. His power grows stronger in dark places. Currently, it's noon. He's at his weakest, yet still a formidable opponent. Either way, Shinama would have won, she knew his attacks too well."
Izuka dashed out of the room with Hatsume. "BE BACK WITH HER SOON!"
"WHEEEEE!"
The two appeared before Toga who was being confronted by Endeavor.
'What is it with the fucking heroes today?'
"... You know, the other girl turned down my offer. I'll find a way to make it happen. You're the next best choice…"
"Fuck off candle boy. You pissed off Yumi. In my eyes, you're less than nothing."
Endeavor snarled and grabbed Toga's arm. "You've got a lot to learn girl!"
"Leave her alone!"
Izuka strode towards the flame hero.
"You remember me? I wouldn't expect it from a man so obsessed with power that it's almost a fetish."
Endeavors flames raged. "SILENCE! YOU DO NOT GET TO-"
"I've had enough of your shit. If I see you one more time…"
Izuka donned her gauntlets, which crackled with electricity. "I won't even need to use these to Kill you."
Izuka pushed Endeavor away. Toga followed her back to the announcers box..
"Hey. You three are good for a while. We're taking a break for some clean up and advertisements…" Aizawa muttered as they walked in.
"Welp, guess we're going out yet again!" Izuka cheered, pulling her friends out of the room.
"I assume you want to go see your boy toy?" Izuka grinned at Toga.
Toga nibbled Izuka's earlobe. "No. You messed him up good… I want you…"
Izuka Gave an innocent look. "In the middle of the Sports Festival? My my… so naughty..."
Toga stole a kiss from Izuka. "Yeah… But it's been a while…"
The three once again moved into the stadium hallways, where they heard Present Mic make his announcement.
"WE'LL BE TAKING A SHORT BREAK TO ALLOW THE FIELD TO BE CLEARED! TWENTY MINUTES TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT FIGHTS! STARTING NOW! WHILE WE WAIT, A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS!"
Izuka led her friends to a small broom closet, which looked like it hadn't been used in a long time.
"Here's as good a place as any…" Izuka grinned.
"What are we waiting for?" Toga asked. "Who's making the first move here?"
Izuka was about to speak, when Hatsume caught both of them off guard.
"Me."
Hatsume pushed both of them into the closet and shut the door. Her robot expanded into a soundproof wall behind her.
"We've got twenty minutes at least… At most an hour…" Toga breathed as Hatsume crept atop her.
"Yeah… That's more than enough time… I only need ten for both of you..."
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Izuka and her two friends returned to the announcers box, a little ruffled. Aizawa gave them a weird look.
"What happened to you three?"
"Eh… Got stuck in a flood of people..."
Aizawa shrugged. "Eh, whatever... You got back just in time… next match is about to start.
"IT'S TIME FOR THE FOURTH BATTLE! THE STEEL WARRIOR! TETSUTETSU TETSUTETSU! VS! THE ROCKY WARRIOR! EJIRO KIRISHIMA!"
Izuka chuckled.
"This should be good. A match made in heaven…"
Her eyes locked onto Tetsutetsu as he strode onto the stage.
'I want to see you in action… Then we'll see about recruitment…'
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Alrighty. So, got the chapter. Sorry for it being late. I needed a break, and it was valentine's day.
Yes. I made the Pussycats suspicious of the Izuka squad. I think it'll help the story along. They might seem like jerks with their biases, because they are… This is just my take on it, so please don't be mad at me for warping the Pussycats just a bit. After all, I warped Deku quite a bit.
This will all lead up to the camp, and the big reveal…
Also. Most of the reviews about Mirko want her to be a villain. The transition will be gradual…
The valentine's day special will be out soon. Apologies for it being late as well. So until the next installation,
Sushi Out!
