Izuku looked at Aoyama, curious, "Uh, Aoyama? Did you say something?" The green haired boy asks, "Something about a chapter?"
"No, no, mon ami! Nothing of concern!" The flamboyant boy waves off. Then he quickly whispers to you, the reader, "Welcome back to another chapter" Though Izuku could hear it, he decided to ignore the blonde boy's odd behaviour.
"So anyway, who do you guys think will win?" Izuku asks his friends. They were about a minute away from the fifth match starting, where Mina and Ochako would face off.
"I think Ashido will" Jirou said, "I mean, if Uraraka goes near her, she could get attacked by the acid, and Uraraka isn't a range fighter."
"Pink Cheeks is going to win." Bakugo states, causing everyone to look at him in confusion, "What?"
"N-nothing! Let's get back to the match" Izuku responds, causing everyone to silently agree and look to the arena, much to Bakugo's confusion.
Arena
"WELCOME BACK FOLKS TO THE UA SPORTS FESTIVAL! FOR THOSE TUNING IN, WE'RE IN THE FIFTH MATCH OF THE THIRD EVENT! LET'S GO MEET OUR CONTESTANTS!" Present Mic announces, "SHE'S THE LIGHTHEARTED, PINK ALIEN OF THE HERO COURSE! IT'S MINA ASHIDO!" The pink hero student rushes out of the gate waving around to those cheering for her, a smile on her face. Extroverts, am I right? "NOW, SHE'S THE QUEEN OF MOCHI AND MISTRESS OF GRAVITY, AND YOU BETTER BELIEVE SHE'S GOING TO FLOAT YOU TO SPACE! GIVE IT UP FOR OCHAKO URARAKA!" Uraraka walked out of her gate, wondering how Present Mic had found out about her title of 'Mochi Queen' which she had earned for setting a new record at the nearby restaurant. 103 delicious, sweet Mochi in one sitting. Really brings back those memories.
"YA'LL KNOW THE DRILL FOLKS, SO 3... 2... 1... FIGHT!" Uraraka took a deep breath and looked at her opponent. And then she ran.
1-A Stands
"HOLY MOLY DID SHE JUST GERMAN SUPLEX ASHIDO!?" Izuku shouted.
"No way! How did she bring a gun to the arena!" Hagakure screamed, looking at the ensuing fight.
"MIDNIGHT'S STEPPING IN!" Kaida pointed out.
"OH GOD MIDNIGHT'S BEEN SHOT!" Sero exclaimed.
"Truly, a mad banquet of darkness" Tokoyami brooded, with enough edge to put even Sasuke Uchiha to shame.
"URARAKA IS BUTCHERING ASHIDO!" Melissa screamed, whilst also holding in a laugh.
"IT'S A BLOODBATH!" Kaminari yelped.
"URARAKA! PUT THE FLAMETHROWER AWAY!" Dark Shadow yelled.
"What in the ever-loving fuck are you guys doing?" Katsuki looked at them with some Plus Ultra Confusion.
"I wanted to make the match seem more interesting" Izuku shrugged.
"To who!? We can all see the match!" Katsuki argued.
"The readers perhaps?" Aoyama interjected. The class looked at him oddly, before deciding to ignore him.
"This is kinda boring" Jirou complained looking down at the arena.
"Yeah, all they're doing is running around each other" Sero complained.
"You know, I really wish she had a flamethrower..."Dark Shadow lamented, causing Tokoyami to hit him on the head.
"I'm surrounded by fucking morons" Katsuki complained, wondering if it was too late to transfer to Shiketsu.
Back at the Arena
Ochako and Mina were still running away from each other, much to the dismay of the crowd. Mina could attack Uraraka with her acid, but that would also give the other girl a chance to touch her, effectively immobilising her. And even if she tried to range attack, it wouldn't be that far.
As for Ochako, she'd rather not get dissolved.
"Uraraka!" Mina called, pausing the two combatants, "Even though I love dancing, dancing around like this is getting boring..."
"Yeah..." Ochako agreed before lighting up with an idea, "How about we do hand to hand combat! We could use our quirks on ourselves for movement" It wasn't a bad idea. It would show everyone how they weren't totally reliant on their quirks, though it wouldn't be showy like the crowd would hope.
"WHAT'S THIS? IT APPEARS BOTH ASHIDO AND URARAKA HAVE COME TO AN AGREEMENT TO END THEIR STALEMATE!" Mic informed the crowd.
"By the looks of their stances, they're going to do hand-to-hand combat. Not a bad way to fight." Aizawa complimented, "Pro's these days have to realise they have to be able to fight without quirks sometimes. My fighting style is essentially quirkless. I could beat Endeavour and Best Jeanist given the right circumstances."
"DID ERASERHEAD JUST CHALLENGE SOME OF THE TOP 10 HEROES!?" Present Mic screamed, before being promptly hit by Aizawa.
"3..." Ochako counted.
"2..." Mina followed.
"1!" They both shouted, rushing to each other. Mina, with the aid of her diluted acid, slid near to Ochako, and using her momentum, she punched the gravity controller. With a fist in her stomach, Ochako leapt back, ignoring the pain a bit. Whilst Mina was extremely fast and agile, her hits were weaker. Thus, Ochako would have to make up in her lack of speed with strength.
They both used the same rough moves, since they were both taught by Izuku who spared some time to help them the past two weeks. They continuously traded punches, but they still dealt the same damage.
1-A Stands
The class watched the fight, anticipating what would happen next.
"Damn they're really going at it, huh?" Jirou observed, before turning to her crush, "Holy crap, Mo- Yaoyorozu! Where do you fit all that?" Momo sat with another batch of food which would increase her lipid and fat storage. She looked rather queasy, to be honest
"Well considering my next opponent..." She glanced at Todoroki, who seemed unfazed, "I think it to be prudent for me to increase my fat storage. And anyway, even if I have extra fat, I can lose it a heartbeat" Jirou stifled a chuckle when she heard Hagakure complaining how unfair it was.
"Melissa, Midoriya, you guys both trained those two." Kirishima stated, looking at the two students, "Did you teach them anything special?"
"No... Not really" Izuku admitted, with Melissa nodding in agreeance, "Well, I guess me, and Mellissa have differences in our styles. I focus on punches, whilst she's more of a kicker." At that moment, down at the stage, you could see Mina kicking Ochako by the side, whilst Uraraka swiped her fist at Ashido, "Oh, there was a small period where I did some personal training. Kacchan, you were the one who took over for me, right?" The blonde in question was looking down at the fight, rather bored, as if her were watching a 5-year-old play Super Smash Heroes.
"Yeah. What about it?" Katsuki reluctantly confirmed.
"...Did you teach her anything special?" Sero asked, a little fearful he would get some nitroglycerin on his face.
On Bakugo's face grew a wide, crazy grin. Izuku recognized that grin. Izuku pitied Mina Ashido.
"...Yeah, I taught her a few things."
Back at the Arena
"Damn it, Kach- Bakugo is going to make my life hell for having a tough time in this match" Ochako mentally despaired. She had trained under the explosive teen for three days whilst Izuku was busy. The blonde had drilled the meaning of fear into her whilst teaching her some moves. Her habit of calling him Kacchan, whilst it was the name which Midoriya had told her to call him, had been sparred out of her. He gave her two choices. Call him Bakugo or call him God Explosion Murder. And Uraraka knew for a fact that the blonde would be annoyed if she laughed every time she tried to address him.
She needed a clean hit at Mina's head, it would daze her a bit and let Ochako run behind her. There were some complications with this, since Mina was fast as hell, and agile. It would be hard to hit her head whilst making sure she didn't do it the wrong way, which could result in a fatality.
And then an idea popped in her head. "Hey, Ashido" She said, gaining the attention of the pink girl, "Isn't that Mirko?" The acid user spun her head around to look for the rabbit heroine, considering she was a huge fan.
"What? Where?" Mina questioned before slowly turning back to Uraraka, "I don-" Unfortunately she couldn't finish that sentence since Ochako punched her right in the face. She closed herself up, not of pain, but because her senses felt haywire. Her smell was gone, eyesight wonky and ears ringing.
Taking advantage of the successful punch, Ochako circled around Ashido, and now stood behind her. Uraraka ran to Mina's back, putting her hands around the pink girl's waist. "Sorry Ashido!", the acidic teen in question was confused as what was happening as she was still a bit dazed from Ochako's punch.
Ochako lifted Mina up from the ground, and in all but a second, the gravity girl bent her back and slammed Ashido right into the concrete, knocking the acid girl out. As Ochako stood up, she was proud that she had left a crack in the stage, but also worried for the health of her friend.
1-A Stands
"HOLY SHIT FUCK!" Kaminari screamed, basically frothing at the mouth, "SHE ACTUALLY DID A GERMAN SUPLEX!" Class 1-A looked in surprise at the wrestling move that had occurred, whilst Bakugo just smirked.
"MIDORIYA! YOU GODDAMN SEER! TEACH ME YOUR WAYS!" Sero shouted, looking at the green boy. Both Hanta and Denki rushed to the dragon slayer, to pray in front of him like a god, but instead fell to the ground, with darts in their neck.
Izuku turned to Momo, who was holding a dart gun in her hand, with a 'Really?' expressions on his face. The young heiress simply shrugged it off.
"I really hope she doesn't bring out a gun" Commented Jirou, causing worry in some of the class.
Arena
"AND THE WINNER FOR MATCH 5 IS OCHAKO URARAKA WITH A SMAAASHING FINISH!" Present Mic cheered, as some med-bots carried Mina away, "NOW, CAN KAIDA AND KATSUKI BAKUGO HEAD TO THEIR WAITING ROOMS?" Ochako followed the medical bots, guilty about her pink friend and because she was bruised up. She heard the crowd cheering, and in the corner of her eye, she could see a tanned woman with white bunny ears grinning but paid it no attention. It didn't mean anything. Right?
1-A Stands
Bakugo had already left the stands, not bothering to take the wishes of good luck. Meanwhile, Kaida was on the floor, sobbing.
"I'M GOING DIEEE!" The cat cried. No matter what the match would be short. Kaida had only 3 minutes to fight Katsuki and then she would revert back into her small form.
"Come on! You can do it!" Izuku sweat dropped, thinking his friend was being a bit too dramatic, "You're the person every cat out there wishes to be! You're the cat version of All Might" That's pretty accurate, even if Kaida didn't know it. She hadn't actually met All Might in his small form. Not even in his buff form.
Immediately Kaida cheered up, though still with tears in her eyes, "Y-yeah! I'll beat that Pomeranian! Then I'll become Hokage! BELIEVE IT!" Everyone stared at the cat for a second before bursting out into laughter, "STOP LAUGHING! YOU'LL REGRET IT WHEN YOU SEE ME WITH A SHARINGAN!" This increased the laughter even more, causing the exceed to run out the door.
"This is what I get for showing her Naruto..." Izuku chuckled before a grim expression leapt onto his face, "Oh god... just what I needed, a weeb cat". Melissa patted his back, as the young Midoriya mourned for his future self.
"...At least pray that she doesn't look up to Might Guy" Kaminari advised, making Izuku despair even more.
In Front of the Medical Room
"Huh, I was expecting for there to be a reporter or something when I came out of here" Ochako said to herself, "Well from what the others were saying" She had stayed in the Medical Room for longer than needed to make sure Mina was okay. Recovery Girl informed the gravity student that Ashido would be perfectly okay, but had to sleep to regain her energy, much to Ochako's relief. She'd have to apologise to Mina for deceiving her.
"Hey, Pink Cheeks." Uraraka turned to her left to see Bakugo walking to her. Well, probably past her since that's where his waiting room would probably be.
"H-hey Kacch- Bakugo!" Uraraka said, nearly slipping up. But judging by Bakugo's expression, he could tell the slip up.
"...Not bad out there" The blonde said before quickly leaving.
"D-did he just compliment me?" Ochako questioned to herself, completely red in the face, "D-don't question it, Ochako!" She slapped herself in the face before marching to the stands, still very red.
2 Minutes Later...
1-A Stands
"Yo, Uraraka, why are you so red?" Kaminari asked, as the gravity girl walked into the room. Ochako mumbled something but no one really heard it, "Uh... Wha-" Unfortunately, he couldn't finish that sentence as Ochako's fist connected with Kaminari's skull, "W-Why is it always me..." He complained, rubbing his head.
Not wanting to taste Ochako's fist, Izuku changed the subject, "So... Kaida versus Kacchan... Who do you guys think will win?"
""""Bakugo"""" Everyone agreed in unison.
"No offence to the Kaida but..." Kaminari paused, reluctant to finish the sentence.
"3 minutes isn't long enough to beat Kacchan" Izuku finished, already accepting the outcome.
"Let's hope Kaida gets beaten with dignity!" Iida shouted, though many knew that Bakugo would get revenge for all the names Kaida often called him.
7 Minutes Later...
The Arena
"ALRIGHT EVERYBODY! IT'S TIME FOR MATCH 6!" Present Mic announced to the cheers of the crowd, "THIS TOURNAMENT HASN'T DISSAPOINTED US SO FAR, AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THIS NEXT MATCH IS GOING TO BE ONE TO WATCH! NOW LET'S MEET OUR FIRST CONTESTANT"
Kaida walked out the gate, not even looking at the audience, though she could hear the cheers. She was completely nervous.
"SHE'S THE CAT QUEEN AND FLYING ACE OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM, GIVE IT UP FOR KAIDA!"
"FLYING ACE? WHEN WAS I THE FLYING ACE!? BITCH I'M THE ACE OF EVERYTHING" Kaida mentally screamed.
"NOW, HE'S THE MAD BOMBER OF 1-A AND THE RAGING WARHEAD, IT'S KATSUKI BAKUGO!"
"Heh, Mad Bomber? I like the sound of that..." Bakugo smirked as he walked onto the stage. He looked at his opponent, a cat. Normally, he would've dismissed such an opponent, but this was Izuku's cat. God knows what it can do.
"ALRIGHT, YA'LL KNOW THE DRILL, 3... 2... 1... START!"
Bakugo immediately rushed into battle, a series of explosions in his wake. Kaida flew up into the air, not to high, around Bakugo's head level. The blonde boy unleashed a right hook at the feline opponent. Kaida out of instinct moved to the right of it, out of the trajectory of the fist.
"Dammit! I though the damn cat would turn tall immediately!" Bakugo mentally shouted, "If she doesn't use her quirk, that midget size is gonna be a problem. Just use your damn quirk already" Unfortunately, for Bakugo, the furred fist that connected against his jaw, made him regret his wish.
Kaida stood in her 'Savage' mode, ready to fight. 3 minutes to beat Bakugo, that's all she had. The punch she had dealt Bakugo caused him to go to the edge of the stage, thankfully his explosions had stopped him from going off it.
"2 minutes and 58 seconds... LET'S GO!" Kaida shouted to herself, before becoming an orange blur and racing to Bakugo. Of course, Bakugo exploded to Kaida.
"DIEEE!" Katsuki screamed as his nitroglycerin fist connects with his feline opponent's jaw, but in return, Kaida sent a jab right into his stomach. The two fighters jump back from one another, wincing as they had not expected this amount of pain from the others attack.
Kaida was far faster than Bakugo so she ran ahead like before, and just when Bakugo was about to send an explosion, she jumped into the air, her shadow covering Katsuki. She turns her position to dive down, her fist ready to beat up Bakugo.
"IT'S OVER!" She shouts, a mere few feet from the stage. Bakugo put his guard up, he knew he wouldn't have enough time to get a punch ready. The feline fist connected with Bakugo's forearm guard, pushing the boy back. "Tsk! Alright, 2 minutes and like 30 seconds left. Hmm... Alright, time to make a super move" She lands on her feet, and quickly puts herself in a stance, causing Katuski to keep his guard up. Whilst he may be a battle crazy, he was also a strategic genius, even if he didn't use that skill much due to his reluctance to work with teams.
"NEKO NEKO BARRAGE!"Kaida shouted, as she releases one punch. It hits Bakugo's forearm, causing the boy to wince. Then another punch hits him, and another then another. Kaida keeps hitting his arms, not stopping even once, getting faster and faster until her hands become an orange blur.
"WOWEE!" Present Mic shouts into the microphone, "BAKUGO IS BEING BOMBARDED BY HUNDREDS OF PUNCHES FROM KAIDA! I THINK HER FISTS ARE ON FIRE!"
"I'm pretty sure they actually are on fire" Aizawa commented, watching smoke come from the barrage, "Friction is a bitch."
Katsuki's arms felt on literal fire. He had to get out of the situation. If he had counted right, the cat should have about under 2 minutes before she was done. There was no way in hell he could continue for 2 more minutes. He watched every hit she threw, analysing every detail. The force, direction, angle and more. Even he picked up a few things from Izuku over the years.
And then he saw the opening. Right before Kaida punches him with one of her hands, she starts prematurely drawing back her other.
So, Katsuki let her get in a few more punches before making his move. Her right fist was about to connect with his right forearm, her left fist already drawing back. Katsuki struck her chest as quick as possible, an explosion knocking her back.
Finally, Katsuki was free from the ruthless onslaught by the Exceed, but he was still heavily injured. His arms felt like hell, burns and bruises all over, with blood dripping down. "You're... fucking... dead!" Bakugo threatened in-between breaths.
1 Minute and 30 Seconds remaining.
"As if, you goddamn Pomeranian!" Kaida retorted, "I'd be a better hero than you, any day!"
Bakugo took a deep breath once more, before running at the cat. He tried making an explosion, but every detonation would hurt his arms, because though they were usually explosion resistant, Kaida's barrage had beaten a lot of his skin off. He would have to save it for when he needed it.
Nevertheless, he continued to run, and when he was right in front of Kaida, he yelled, "Oh yeah? Why do you even wanna be a fucking hero!?" and he landed on top of Kaida, and landed an explosion on her, wincing in pain.
Kaida looked at the boy, stunned at the question. "Why do I want to be a hero?" She asked herself, "I'm only here because Izuku asked me to..." She stood back up rushing to battle only for her fist to be dodged by Katsuki. Even then, a memory played in her head...
~Flashback~
The Exceed and Dragon Slayer sat next to each other as one grabbed some sushi off a conveyor belt.
"Damn, this nigiri is really good!" Izuku said, causing the sushi chef to smile at the compliment.
"What are you talking about! The Sashimi is waaay better!" Kaida rebutted. The two had decided to go to a nearby sushi restaurant to chat more with one another. Izuku, because he was interested as to how something magical apart from Animar has managed to survive Acnologia's Apocalypse, whilst Kaida was interested that something magical apart from her actually existed. The only reason she knew her wings were magic was because of some innate knowledge in her head.
"Maybe, but regardless, this is just as good as Lunch Rush's meals" Izuku replied, getting some more soy sauce for his meal.
"I can't believe that you're actually a hero student!" Kaida exclaimed, "I thought you'd be one of those lazy bums who'd never amount to anything"
"Wow, harsh" Izuku winced, "Hmm... I have an idea! Why don't you be a hero with me!?"
"..."
"..."
"...I have so many questions" Kaida deadpanned, "Like, why would you ask someone you just met if they wanted to be a hero with you?" Did this boy never learn the meaning of stranger danger?
"I mean, why not?" Izuku grinned, "You're like the only other magic user that I'm sure exists! We gotta stick together, right?"
Kaida looked down to her meal, thinking, before shrugging, "Eh, why not".
And the rest was history.
~End Flashback~
Taking another hit from Bakugo, her return to that memory had ended. She had merely decided to join him on a whim, and no way in hell did she expect that decision to lead to this. She could just leave. Why be a hero? She could easily die.
"Hey! You paying fucking attention?" Bakugo yells, snapping her out of her thoughts, "You've got 30 seconds to beat me, dumbass!"
Wait. 30 Seconds!? She looked at her fur, turning more and more red. A side effect of when she uses her quirk. It serves as a timer. But regardless, she had to get her head in the game. She'd never hear the end of it from the Pomeranian if she lost.
"Dammit!" She cries, as Katsuki dodges her punch and instead returning one of his own, "That's it boom bitch!" And she kicks the boy with her leg, hitting him by the sides, forcing him to the edge of the arena.
"...15 seconds" Bakugo said, a grin on his face even though a hit had landed on him.
"What!? 15 Seconds already!?" Kaida questioned, as she got ready to attack again, but at a quick glance to Midnight, who nodded in confirmation, "Shit! How did 15 seconds pass so fast? NEKO NEKO BARRAGE!" She cried out, using her attack in a latch ditch attempt to subdue Bakugo.
"Ha! Not today pussy!" Katsuki cried as he used his explosion to dodge out of the way. He once again winced in pain as his flesh felt the sparks of his explosions burn him. But he could tolerate it for a few more seconds, though if Shield's tales are true, then Recovery Girl will be on his ass for this.
"Grrr...! I need manoeuvrability... Oh shit I'm an idiot" Kaida says, with annoyance, as a light appears by her back and large white wings sprout out. She flies into the air, as if she were an angel. Granted, a beaten, burnt, and battered angel, but an angel, nonetheless.
With the last few seconds, she flapped her wings, and suddenly she burst forward at Bakugo, a fist behind her, the attack gaining force behind it by the millisecond. This is her final attack. It would land just before her quirk ran out. For such an important attack it required an equally brilliant name.
Soaring, she cries out her attack's name, ringing around the arena, "WINGED NEKO FURY!" Kaida's fist caught on fire when she calls upon the attack and with the force of her desire to win, she crashes her fist into Katsuki's stomach. The young blond spat out a bit of blood, yelping in pain.
Kaida's arm started going up in flames, embers in the place of her limb before the fire flickers away into nothing. Then it happened to her other arm, then legs and tail. Soon all that was left was Kaida's torso, which as well disappearing into flames, but instead of air, Kaida floated mid-air before dropping down to the ground. She was beaten, battered, burnt and bruised. She was still breathing, and slowly got up on her legs, before her legs gave away and she lands on her knees. Her body was both numb and in constant pain at the same time.
As for Bakugo, he clutched to the area of his body where his ribs were, a trail of blood down his mouth. His shoulder was in an odd place, most likely dislocated. His skin was blistered, bruised, and torn. Deep breaths were being taken as the adrenaline he had earlier died down.
How had so much happen in 3 minutes?
"Heh, not bad, cat" Bakugo grinned, though with a friendly nature, "Any longer, and I'd be dead." Well, at least Kaida had that as prize for this loss, "And... a word of advice..." The words immediately made Kaida shoot up her head. The Pomeranian? Giving advice? "You were fighting to win, weren't you." Kaida raised an eyebrow. Wasn't that a no-brainer? "Yeah, yeah so was I. But were you fighting for another thing as well?" Just one look at Kaida's face gave Bakugo his answer, "Yeah, I figured. Look, if you fight only to win, you'll fucking lose in the end. I learnt that not long ago. Now... I guess I fight for a couple things. So, you gotta ask yourself. Why do you wanna fight? Why be a hero?" He looked at the Exceed softly, before his mean expression returned, and he started to turn his back towards Kaida. Even though Midnight hadn't even declared the match over.
Kaida thought to herself of what Katsuki said. He'd been right. She only wanted to win. There was nothing behind it. She looked back. Before she met Izuku.
She had been living on the streets for as long as she could remember, her earliest memories were of her waking up in a dark alley, broken eggshells around her. She was too small to fend for herself, often having to scrounge around in garbage cans. When she found out she could fly, she started stealing to get her food. She never took too much, only what she needed. During her life she had met all kinds of people. The wise, the greedy, the kind and the poor. The streets were filled with all sorts. But they all had one thing in common. Society had given up on them. And in return, they had given up on society. Kaida never really knew what it was like to be part of society. But nonetheless, she pitied them. And now she was here. In a position where she could help them in the future.
…Maybe there might be someone could help them. Maybe... it could be her?
Kaida falls to the ground, and slowly drifts to sleep. The last thing she hears were the sounds of Midnight declaring Bakugo the winner, and the cheers of the crowd.
1-A Stands
"Holy shit" Kaminari cursed, "I didn't think it would be so... hardcore" He looked down at the arena in awe. Though the damage done to the stage was nowhere near the destruction seen in Match 1, you could still clearly see the signs of battle.
"I... I'm gonna go to the medical room." Izuku informed the class, worried for his two friends, as he got up from his seat, "Tokoyami" He looked to the raven-headed boy, "Good luck on your match" The feathered teen nodded appreciatively, as Izuku left the room.
"I hope they're okay..." Ochako mumbled, worriedly.
As Tokoyami was called to the waiting rooms, a question popped into Sero's head, "Hey, does anyone even know what this Shinso guy's quirk is?"
"Uh, I have no idea" Kaminari said, "I don't think he used it in the Tower event."
"And I believe he came in one of the last few places in the obstacle race." Momo added, also wondering on the mystery boy's quirk.
"...Well, I guess we'll have to find out in the match." Melissa shrugged.
Medical Room
After getting past all the reporters who were just outside of the Medical Room, looking for an interview from one of the contestants, Izuku entered clean, white room with Hospital beds, medical equipment and very angry, old nurse.
"WHY IN THE WORLD DID YOU TWO THINK IT WAS OKAY TO KEEP FIGHTING WITH BURNING FLESH!" The screams of Recovery Girl, "I SHOULD GO OUT THERE AND WHOOP MIDNIGHT'S ASS! THESE FESTIVALS ARE VERITABLE DEATH MATCHES!" She then left, grumbling, and Izuku could easily feel the insurmountable anger and annoyance practically radiating from her.
Izuku walked behind the curtains which the shouting was happening at and saw his two friends lying on two beds, with one with a very disgruntled expression on his face, wearing two casts on his arms, and the other was lying down, looking extremely tired.
"You guys did awesome" Izuku congratulated, "How are you guys holding up?"
"I gotta wear these stupid fuckin' casts so my skin heals up. The old hag said that my skin will be back by my next match" Complained Katsuki, "And the cat is asleep." Izuku looked to Kaida's bed, the Exceed in question was fast asleep. Her bruises had healed, not a trace of them on her.
"...I also heard what you said to her at the end" Izuku mentioned, "I got good ears" He smirked when Bakugo looked at him, surprised, "Anyway, thanks for doing that. I think she needed to hear it."
"...It was nothing" Bakugo replied, reluctantly accepting the thanks.
"Oh, and you might wanna look at your right cast" Izuku pointed, a grin on his face.
Katsuki looked down to his cast and saw the following words written in whiteboard pen:
OWO I hwope u gwet bwetter swoon uwu
A vein was on the blonde's forehead and looked to Izuku, where he saw nothing but air.
There are still reports of echoes saying, "YOU DAMN DEKU!"
11 Minutes Later...
1-A Stands
"Damn that even quicker than Todoroki's match" Kaminari said, as Midnight declare Hitoshi Shinso as the winner. This also had to be the least arena damaging match, much to the relief of Cementoss.
"Considering how Dark Shadow pushed Tokoyami out the ring, I think Shinso has some sort of Darkness Manipulation quirk" Momo analysed, still unsure of Shinso's quirk.
"No... I think I have an idea of what it is" Izuku says, rising from his seat, considering his match was next. At Momo's question look, he taps his ears, "I got good ears. Anyway, Iida, good luck."
"You too, Midoriya!" The speedster shouts, "It'll be an honour fighting you!" Izuku chuckled a bit at his friend's seriousness.
"Ditto" Izuku replied, leaving the stands.
In the Idaten Agency
Tensei Iida sighed, getting off the phone. Apparently, some kid who was being detained and interrogated had escaped and assaulted several officers on his way out. Apparently, the Musutafu police didn't have any spare heroes on hand since they were all part of the security at the UA Sports Festival.
"Hey, Motoroller! Scoutlass! Assembly! Blackguard and Rave Master!" He called out, causing the 5 names to go to him, "I need my shift covered and since one sidekick wouldn't be enough, I need you 5 to cover it. If you spot any villains, use the Hermes Strategy for any B-Class or lower villains. Do not engage if you meet an A or S Class Villain." The sidekicks nodded, internally worried at how serious their boss was.
As the sidekicks leave, Tenya looked at his phone. His brother was fighting next. Hopefully everything today goes well.
Oh boy, was he wrong.
8 Minutes Later
Sports Festival Arena
"ALRIGHT FOLKS! WELCOME TO MATCH 6, THE LAST MATCH BEFORE THE QUATER-FINALS!" Present Mic shouted, "NOW, OUR FIRST CONTESTANT IS A SILVER BULLET AMONGST HIS CLASSMATES, A SHINING TRAIN READY TO RESCUE YOU! GIVE IT UP FOR TENYA IIDA!" Tenya walked out of the entrance, pushing his glasses up, flattered at Present Mic's description of him. "AND NOW OUR CONTESTANT IS A DRAGON AMONGST HIS PEERS, WITH AN EARTH-SHATTERING ROAR AND A POWERFUL FIST, SAY HI TO IZUKU MIDORIYA!" Izuku walked out, a grin on his teeth as he looked forward to the battle ahead. He was so bored watching every having exciting fights whilst he had to sit about.
As the two hero students looked at each other with determination, Izuku opened his mouth, "Hey, Iida, when I win, no hard feelings?" He asked with a cocky grin.
"Midoriya, I do believe it's quite presumptuous to think you're going to win" Iida replies, pushing his glasses up once again, though he knew that Izuku was doing it in good nature.
The countdown to the start of the match began.
3... 2... 1... START!
"SPIRIT DRAGON'S ETHEREAL FIST!" Izuku shouted as his green coated fist crashed to Iida's position. Luckily for the speedster, he had the wisdom to move out of the way before he could be hit. Izuku's fist hit the empty area, destroying the ground below, leaving a large, dusty crater. "Damn! Thank god I refilled myself earlier."
"That was an extremely destructive technique, Midoriya!" Iida declared, "It appears I'll have to beat you quickly!" His engines started revving up, before the blue haired boy speeds forth.
Izuku jumped into the air, thinking it would be the best way to counter Iida's speed. Unfortunately for the boy, Iida jumped into the air, managing to tilt his body to face where Izuku would be, and his engines revved up even more, bursting him right in front of Izuku. His swung his engine propelled leg at Izuku's head, hoping it would knock him out.
However, Izuku's reflexes far surpassed any human's as he tilted his head back, watching the speeding leg with enough power to knock his head off his neck pass by his face. Iida looked surprise that Izuku managed to dodge, but surprise turned to distress as Izuku's mouth glowed green. Iida knew which attack this was. He needed to move, now.
Once again pushing his engine power further, Tenya quickly tried to race away, but he had little manoeuvrability considering he was in the air. Tenya silently cursed to himself as he heard the words, "SPIRIT DRAGON'S ROAR!" He felt the power of the blast behind him and yelled in pain as the blast of energy engulfs his body. His body was pushed to ground by the force, and when he came in contact with the stage, the result of was his beaten body in a crater over 3 times his size.
He slowly got up, every bone aching. "Damn, I thought I was going to last far longer than this. I guess I'm going to have to use that".
"Hey, Iida! You okay?" Izuku ask, as he landed on his feet.
"I haven't even touched him!" Iida thought to himself, "I guess you really are that strong Midoriya"
"Huh?"
"But let's see if you can handle this!" Tenya shouted. Once again, his engines start revving, fire comes out from the exhaust pipes, turning from the normal orange to a bright blue, "RECIPRO... BURST!" The speedster surges forward, a large shockwave occurring as he gains speed by the second.
Izuku watched as his fellow classmate reaches impossible seeming speeds. He had a plan for this but was extremely worried it wouldn't work.
Tenya was swung his leg, just like he did in the air, with extreme levels of power behind it. The kick hit Izuku by his rib. Izuku dug his legs into the ground, spitting out a surprising amount of blood. Tenya was sure he was close to winning, but when he attempted to move his leg back, he felt something holding onto his limb.
He looked up to Izuku's face to see a massive, bloodstained grin as the emerald haired boy held Tenya's leg with his hands. "This won't hurt... much" Izuku informs, as Tenya feels as his body being lifted off the ground and then he felt himself being spun around. And slowly he felt himself being spun even faster and faster. At this point he was starting to feel sick, and he was built for high velocity!
"SORRY NOT SORRY IIDA!" Izuku shouted as he let go of Tenya's legs and threw him out of the ring.
Cementoss, realising the trajectory of Iida's body. He manipulated the cement to create a tall wall, which Iida crashed into, leaving a Tenya shaped dent in the wall. The wall shot out a platform which Tenya fell onto.
"The winner of Match 6 is Izuku Midoriya!" Midnight announced as Izuku walked off the stage.
"Ugh, that hurt like a bitch" Izuku thought to himself, cleaning off some his blood, "Recovery Girl is probably gonna have me hanged, drawn and quartered." Well, at least he won.
Somewhere in Musutafu
Minoru Mineta, whose real name was Bai Li, sat under a bridge. "Fucking finally. I'm free of All For One's control" The ball headed boy cursed, "I fucking hate this quirk he gave me. I'm short and I look stupid" He missed his real quirk, Red Rum. It made it so easy to steal alcohol, well he only really got to use it when All For One wasn't watching over him. But at least that quirk didn't make him as tall as fucking five-year-old.
And the personality All For One made him pretend to have. Sure, he liked woman, but doing all that shit felt so creepy. Even if he wasn't controlling himself, he really didn't like doing it. "I guess I'm going to have to go back to the big man. No way in hell am I living the rest of my life like this" Of course, he'd have to act as if he was still in sleeper mode. Which having to be a pervy on purpose until he gets another quirk and finds an escape route.
But for now, he'd have to hide from whoever was looking for him.
Author's Notes: OH FUCKING FINALLY! This chapter is finished! Sorry it took so long making it, I had a bit of a writer's block. For one thing, I was unsure who should win in Kaida vs Katsuki fight. If Kaida won, she would've had a last burst of energy powered by the determination to complete her new goal, but due to a coin toss, Bakugo won in the end.
Also I may have another fic I will be writing as well. Though this will be a priority of course. Because one way I get writer's block is when I get ideas for new fics, but not what do for this fic. So my idea is that if I have a secondary fic, then I can get ideas for this one. It's complicated, but don't worry this fic will be the number one priority!
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