Chapter 7
As Broly and Midnight returned to the arena, the students that advanced to the finals arrived. But, they did not expect all the girls in class 1A to be dressed as cheerleaders. "What are they wearing?" Broly asked her.
"Cheerleading outfits. But the real question is, why are they wearing them." Midnight said as she sweatdropped. Then they both saw that Mineta and Deki were fist-bumping each other. "Oh, They trick the girls into wearing them." She sighed as she lifted her mask up to rub the bridge of her nose.
"You tricked us!? You're going to regret this!" Momo yelled at her two privy classmates as she fell to her knees. "I can't believe I fell right into that little pervert's schemes. I even made these uniforms with my quirk." She said as Uraraka patted her back.
"Anyway." Broly got up on the stage and started his speech. "To those sixteen, I congratulate you for getting this far. Each of you will be facing each other one on one until one of you is declared the winner. Those of you that didn't make it, there are side challenges for you."
"Step up and draw you lots on who you will be up against." Midnight told them as she had a box that had the names of all sixteen students. "The first place team will draw first."
"Um, excuse me." Ojiro raised his hand as looked down in disappointment. "Sorry, but I'm withdrawing." The group gasped in shock at what he just said.
"Ojiro, no way," Izuku said as he couldn't believe what he said.
"This is a rare chance for you to get scouted," Iida added.
"It just wouldn't be right, I barely remember anything from the Cavalry battle until the very end of it." He told his classmates. "I- I think it was that guy's quirk. I know it's a great opportunity, I wish I could take advantage of it, but my conscious won't let me."
"Just think about this." Izuku tried convincing him.
"I have, okay!" Ojiro said as he clenched his fist. "Everyone gave their all in round two, but I was someone's puppet. No way, I don't want to advance if I don't know how I got here. It wouldn't be fair."
"Your making way too much of this. Just kill it in the finals and prove that you should be here." Hagakure told him.
"Yeah. What she said, I didn't do much in the battle either." Ashido told him.
"That's not it." He said as his hand went into his face. I'm talking about my pride here. I refuse to give that up. Also, why are the girls dressed as cheerleaders?"
"Nirengeki Shoda from class 1B. I want to withdraw from the very same reasons." A chubby light blue-haired boy said. "This is not how I want to advance to the finals!"
Midnight and Broly looked at the two gave each other a certain look. "Very well boys, both of your reasons turned me on. Your both dismissed!"
'Did she say it turns her on?' Broly thought as the students thought the same. "Since those two decided to withdraw, two spaces are open for the ones that came in fifth place."
"I think team Tetsutetsu should be chosen." Kendo from Class 1B said. "Most of us were frozen the whole time, it should go to the team that kept fighting."
"Very well, they will choose two of their teammates to participate," Broly said as Tetsutetsu team talked it out and decided on Tetsutetsu and Ibara Shiozaki.
"Since that is now straightened out we shall now resume withdrawing you lots!" Midnight whipped the air as the students picked their numbers 1-8. Those that match were the ones they will face. "And so here are your opponents!" She said as the chart showed who will face who.
"OKAY, BEFORE WE SHOW THE TOURNAMENT, IT'S TIME FOR SOME MINI GAMES!" Present Mic said as many students went on a scavenger hunt and played some games. Others were prepared to go and think about strategy.
Cementoss came into the field and made a proper arena for the contestants.
"ALIGHT EVERYONE, LET'S GET THESE FINALS STARTED! LET'S WELCOME OUR FIRST FIGHTERS, IZUKU MIDORIYA FROM THE HERO COURSE VS HITOSHI SHINSO FROM GENERAL STUDIES!" Present Mic announced. "THE RULES ARE JUST LIKE A REGULAR TOURNAMENT, KNOCK YOUR OPPONENT OUT OF THE RING OR IMMOBILIZE THEM. ANOTHER WILL BE IF THEY CRY, UNCLE!"
"Me and the referees will stop anything if they get too rough," Cementoss said as he made a chair out of cement.
"Begin!" Midnight shouted as she whipped the air as the matched begin.
"So you can just give up huh?" Shinto asked as he faced Izuku. "In a way, this is a test of how strong your spirit is if you know what you want your future to hold for you, you can't let other people worry about what you think. That monkey going on about his pride earlier, but I think he's just an idiot for throwing away his chance like that."
Izuku bit his lower lip and marched right at him. "Don't you dare talk about him that wa-" He then froze as his fist was only a few inches away from him. His eyes were dulled out as if he was under some kind of spell. 'What? Why can't I move my body? It's not listening, so this is his quirk Ojiro was warning about. Dammit, why did my emotions get the best of me?'
"Why isn't he moving, is this Shinso quirk?" Broly looked as he saw Izuku still standing in place. 'So that's why Ojiro and Shoda dropped out. He probably controlled their minds and told them what to do.'
"Perfect, now Izuku walk out of the ring and disqualify yourself," Shinso said as Izuku started to walk.
"UH-OH LOOKS LIKE MIDORIYA IS IN BIG TROUBLE, IS THIS HOW THE FIRST MATCH ENDS!?" Present Mic announced.
'I can't move, I have to do something or else I'm gonna lose.' Izuku thought to himself as he was nearing the end.
'Let us help you.' A woman's voice said in his head. Next thing Izuku knew he felt a lot of power within him as he was moving the tips of his fingers. Than One For All activated on its own as it makes an incredible blast of wind that the whole stadium felt.
Suddenly, Izuku let out a gasp of air as a sign he was back to normal. He noticed that he was an inch away from a ring out and that his two fingers tingle a bit it was alright. He slowly back away from the edge of the arena and headed towards Shinso.
"It looks like he pulled it off." Broly gave a proud smirk.
"No, impossible, your not supposed to be able to fight back, what did you do!?" Shinso asked him as Izuku kept his mouth shut as he landed a solid punch at him as his feet landed out of the ring.
"Shinso is out of the Ring, Izuku Midoriya advances to the next match!" Midnight announced as the crowd roared with cheers.
Izuku breathed heavily as he looked at Shinso as he laid there clenching his fist and teeth. Izuku saw that look before, the look of someone frustrated with themselves. He even had it too. He walked up to Shinto and held out his hand to the purple-haired boy. Shinso looked confused at first but gave him a knowing smirk and grabbed on as he was lifted up to his feet. "Hey, I hope you get in, going into the hero's course I mean."
"Thanks, that means a lot," Shinso said a bit more confident about himself as he walks off. "Don't lose Midoriya!"
"I won't!" Izuku said as his eyes dulled again. 'Not again.' He thought to himself as a second later he was back to normal and get off the arena immediately.
"NOW LET'S GET READY FOR THE NEXT MATCH UP! THESE TWO ARE FROM CLASS 1A! HE'S GOT SKILLS BUT HAS CREEPY LOOKING ELBOWS, IT'S HANTA SERO! AND HIS OPPONENT IS HOT ON THE FIELD BUT REALLY COLD TO OTHERS, SHOTO TODOROKI!" Present Mic announced as the crowd cheered. "NOW LET THE SECOND MATCH-"
"Begin!" Broly announced as Sero wasted no time as he shot the tape-like structure from his elbows.
"Sorry Todoroki, but I don't feel like losing either," Sero said to his opponent was wrapped and flung almost out of the ring.
"Apologies," Todoroki said as he used his ice powers and froze his feet in place and send a large ice wave to Sero as it freezes him in place and kept going until it froze that one part of the Stadium.
"D-don't you t-t-t-think you went over...b-b-b-bboard?" Sero asked as he was chilled on the very bone.
"Tell the truth Sero, can you move at all?" Midnight asked as Broly saved her from ice from covering her with his energy blasts.
"Are you k-k-k-kidding? Obviously not." He said frozen in place.
"Sero has been Immobilized, Shoto Todoroki advances to the second round," Broly announces. But instead of a roaring crowd like with Izuku's match, everyone was dead silent as if in utter shock. Then a chorus of "Nice try" rang out.
"M-m-Mr. B-b-b-Broly, can you he-e-e-help me out? Sero asked as he started to turn blue.
"Sure, just give me a second." He told him as the Saiyan charged up a ball of energy from the palm of his hand as it turned into the size of a basketball. "Eraser Cannon!" He fires it as Sero struggled to move as the blast collided with the ice and broke it into large chunks as Sero was sent free, but was out cold as he had to be carried out by staff. They also took the chunks of ice to the snow cone stands.
"Shoto, that wasn't a smart move to make," Broly told half of the half hot half cold student.
Shoto looked down as he was getting scolded by the Saiyan. "Sorry, I was just angry," Todoroki said and melted the remaining ice, and walked off when he was done.
Broly saw in the stands that Endeavor was glaring down as if he was something of a god looking down at mortals. The Saiyan glared back at him as their energies clashed with one another. 'I don't know what happened before, but I swear, I will find out." He got ready for the next match.
"WELCOME BACK TO THE FINALS EVERYBODY, SORRY FOR THE DELAY BUT THE ICE HAS BEEN CLEARED AWAY AND WILL BE MADE INTO SNOW CONES, SO STOP ON BY THE STANDS LATER. BUT LET'S WELCOME NEW COMPETITORS! EVEN BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS HAVE THORNS. FROM CLASS 1B, IT'S IBARA SHIOZAKI! AND HER OPPONENT FROM CLASS 1A, A BOY WHO HAS A ELECTRIC PERSONALITY, PLEASE WELCOME DENKI KAMINARI!" Present Mic continued his announcements as the crowd continued to roar. "KEEP THOSE EYES PEELED. I WANNA SEE A FLASHY BATTLE THIS-"
"-Excuse me." Ibara interrupted him. "Please pardon the interruption. I'm not sure why you called me an assassin, I can to the festival in search of victory, not to take my opponent's life. That wouldn't be in the line with a hero at all sir."
"Right... sorry." Present Mic said in a much less excited tone.
"I didn't enter U.A. for wicked or selfish reasons, but to deliver salvation for all." She said as the light hit her as if she herself was a holy figure.
"I said I was sorry." Present Mic said as she forgave him and bowed to him.
"Let the match begin," Broly said not sure how to tone the match after that performance.
"Let's say me and you go out after this," Denki asks. "And take out for a bit, cause this is all gonna be over soon!" As electricity surrounds him. "Indicrimint Shock, 1.3 Million Volts!" He sends an electrical attack to her. However, she turns around and plants her hair in the ground as a large wall of vines blocked the electrical current. More vines came from under the ground and wrapped around Denki. He couldn't break himself free as his brain was fried from his attack as he had his derp face on.
"HE'S BEEN IMMOBILIZED, THAT'S ALL FOLKS!" Present Mic said.
"The winner is Shiozaki! She advances on." Midnight pointed to her with her whip.
Class 1B cheered on their classmate as Tetsutetsu cheered the loudest. As Kamari was sent to the nurse's office while he still had his derp expression on his face while he gave a thumbs up.
"That went one-sided real fast," Broly stated as he saw the bots take him to see Recovery girl.
"Hopefully this one will not be as quick." Midnight told him as the two new challengers walked to the ring.
"GET READY FOR TWO NEW CHALLENGES FACING OFF! UP NEXT, HE'S THE KID WITH ENGINE IN HIS LEGS, GIVE IT UP FOR TENYA IIDA FROM THE HERO'S COURSE VS A FULLY EQUIPPED DYNAMO, MEI HATSUME FROM THE SUPPORT COURSE!" Present Mic announced as the two stepped on stage.
But there was something that was different with Iida, and by different, he had some sort of jetpack strapped on his back.
"Iida, that is against the rules for you," Broly said to the boy.
"He's right, hero course students are not allowed to use support items unless they have to." Midnight agreed with the Saiyan. "And you didn't allow any forms whatsoever."
"What? I didn't know that was the rules. Aoyama got to wear his belt so I thought it was fine." Iida said as he made hand gestures.
"That's because he filled in the paperwork for his belt," Broly told him.
'Oh look at my Broly being a man!' Midnight thought to herself as she held herself back from jumping onto him.
"I apologize to you both." Iida bowed. "It's just that my opponent gave it to me as to even out the match. So if I may, allow me to wear it for this match!"
"Such youthful vigor!" Midnight excited herself as she soon calmed down a second. "Very well then, I'll allow it. What say you Broly?"
"Since his opponent made it, I see why not." He said arms crossed.
"Wait... really?" Present Mic said in the stands. "Okay then... let the fourth match begin!"
Iida ran towards Hatsume at full speed as she just stands there and smiles. "I bet you love how fast that gear makes you! Huh, Iida!" She said as everyone around just realized she's wearing speakers. "Does your legs feel lighter than usual? That's to be expected! I design those to increase the wearer's speed and mobility! And of course..." She stopped in mid-sentence as she used her gear to spring upward as spike lifted her five feet in the air as Iida got too close. "... There is also my hydraulic attachments!" Iida not giving up runs at her from behind only to be lifted up again. "It also has sensors, so it's impossible for someone to sneak up on me!"
Iida almost trips but then steady himself thanks to that gear he is wearing. "What the heck is going on?"
"That's what I want to know," Broly asks himself as the match turn out much less than a fight and more of a sponsorship.
"Wish I could tell you." Midnight told him as they watched as Hatsune kept sponsoring her gear.
Then Hatsume pulled out a net gun and shot it at Iida. "Hey, what is this?" He said as he struggles to in the net.
"A captured gun to use against villains. The nets are loaded into small containers, it can fire up to five rounds after reloading!" Hatsume tells the crowd. All of these things designed by yours truly Mei Hatsume, again that is Mei Hatsume." She steps out of the ring. "I think I did enough for today."
"Uh, with Hatsume out of the ring, on her own accord, Tenya Iida advances to the second round." Midnight pointed toward him.
"I can't believe I was used for your very own sponsorship!" Iida yelled towards Hatsume as he made hand gestures.
"LET'S GET RIGHT TO THE FIFTH MATCH." Present Mic said to get away from what he had just witnessed. "UP NEXT FROM CLASS 1A OF THE HERO'S COURSE IT IS YUGA AOYAMA! AND ALSO FROM CLASS 1A OF THE HERO COURSE IS MINA ASHIDO!"
"At Least this matchup won't be a sponsorship," Broly stated trying to get that match out of his head. "Let the match begin!"
"Navel Laser!" Aoyama shouted as he fired off a beam as Ashido dodged it with ease.
She used her acid on the soles of her shoes to skate around as he continues his laser shots. "We were on the same team for combat training. So I know all about your quirk Aoyama!"
"On contrary mon Amie, I know all about your quirk too." He said as he fires his laser.
"Sure, but there is a big difference," Ashido said as she dodges his attacks. "I know your weakness." She kept dodging his attacks as Aoyama was firing less and less.
"Ow... my tummy." He moaned as he was beginning to look pale.
"Now's my chances!" she throws some acid on his belt as he struggles to stop it from melting and holding onto his pants. "Now for my finishing move, an uppercut!" She landed a solid punch on him as he fell backward
"Aoyama has fainted! Ashido advances to the next round." Midnight announced as the crowd once again cheered and took photos.
"DAMN, AOYAMA WENT DOWN HARD! THAT WAS A SPLENDID VICTORY IF I'VE SEEN ONE SPORTS FANS!" Present Mic commented as Ashido was grinding and giving off victory signs. Later the bots carry Aoyama to Recovery girls as she went up to him and put her hands together to say sorry.
"UP NEXT IS THE SIXTH MATCH AS MOMO YAOYOROZU FROM CLASS 1A FROM THE HERO COURSE VS FUMIKAGE TOKOYAMI FROM THE SAME CLASS!"
'This will be an interesting fight. It's all about timing.`` Broly thought to himself. As he knew that Tokoyami had a good offense and defense but realizes that his quirk has one weakness. Yaoyorozu can make anything but with her quirk, it takes some time. "Begin!"
Tokoyami immediately unleashed his dark shadow as Yaoyorozu made a shield to block the attack. Dark Shadow was gaining the upper hand as it left her with no room to attack.
'Dammit, he's not giving me room to fight back!' Yaoyorozu thought to herself as she was pushed back. "No, I can't let him win!" She made a bo staff and dug it to the ground as she stopped sliding as she was afoot almost out of bounds. "Now's my chance!" She said as she started to create a giant flashlight.
"Oh crap, she knows!" Dark Shadows panicked as Tokoyami ordered another attack only to be hit with an LED beam that stopped the attack.
"I figured it out when we were facing each other at the cavalry battle," Yaoyorozu said aloud as she went for another attack with her staff. A few blows made contact, however, Tokoyami took them well.
"Now it's my turn." Tokoyami attack as Dark shadow attacks her once again. Yaoyorozu uses her LED light but Dark Shadow went around her as it hit her from behind, dropping her flashlight and landing on the ground hard.
"OH NOW, THAT'S GONNA HURT!" Present Mic said as Yaoyorozu tries to get up.
"I hate to do this Yaoyorozu, but this fight needs to end." Tokoyami walks up to her as Dark Shadow is alongside him.
"Your right, it does need to end." She glares as she throws a bunch of flash grenades at him blinding both the audience and her opponent. She saw an opening and went for it as she hit him with her bo staff. She gave him a few blows but was soon stopped by Dark Shadow. "What? How?!"
"After a few blows, I counseled him and let him regain his strength, but now I will end it!" Tokoyami's order as Dark Shadow grabbed her and threw her out of bounds.
"Yaoyorozu is out of bounds! Tokoyami advances!" Broly announced as the crowd roared.
Yaoyorozu sighed but knew she gave it her all. She walked off feeling proud that she did something. Tokoyami walked up to her and bowed in respect as she did the same.
"WOW, TALK ABOUT ANOTHER AMAZING MATCH UP! LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT FOR YOU NEXT! FOR THE SEVENTH MATCH UP WE HAVE THE MANLY SOLID AS A ROCK EIJIRO KIRISHIMA FROM CLASS 1A VS THE IRON MAN OF CLASS 1B TETSUTETSU TETSUTETSU! TALK ABOUT A TONGUE TWISTER." Present Mic joked. "HATE TO SEE HOW THIS ONE ENDS, BEGIN!"
The two went at each other as Kirishima harden his body while Tetsutetsu turned to iron and pushed each other.
"I thought you were supposed to be strong!" Tetsutetsu punched Kirishima in the face.
"Funny, I could say the same about you!" He returned the favor.
"Who do you think is going to win?" Midnight asked the Saiyan as the two boys were duking it out.
"Not sure, but we may have to make something for one to advance," Broly told her as Kirishima and Tetsutetsu were still having a punch-out contest. Both boys gave each other such a solid punch to the face that they were both out cold. Broly and Midnight went into the arena and looked at them both. They nodded to one another to confirm it.
"Both students are out cold, it will be a draw until they both recover and will be decided on an arm-wrestling match!" Midnight announced as both of them were carried out by bots.
"SINCE THAT WILL BE DECIDED LATER, LET'S GET TO THE NEXT AND LAST MATCH OF THE FIRST ROUND!" Present Mic announced as the two new challengers were walking up.
"Nemuri..." Broly said as they both walked back to the stage.
"I know... if anything gets out of hand, we will stop it." Midnight held onto her whip as Bakugo and Uraraka were now on stage.
"WE HAVE FROM CLASS 1A A HOTSHOT WITH SOME ANGER ISSUES, KATSUKI BAKUGO! AND ALSO FROM CLASS 1A IS LIGHTER THAN AIR, OCHAKO URARAKA!" Present Mic announced as the roar of the crowd once again cheered. "LET THE FINAL OF THE FIRST ROUND BEGIN!'
"You're the one that screws around with gravity, right pink cheeks?" Bakugo glared.
"Pink cheeks?" Uraraka repeated somewhat insulted.
"If you give up now, go ahead, I'm not going to hold back one bit." He said as she stood there in utter silence. "Very well then, Die!" Bakugo using his explosions to use a right hook and blasted her. "You should have dropped out of the match. There is no way you can beat me!" He kept using explosions on her, only to notice that he explored her jacket.
Uraraka uses the smoke to her advantage and made her move as she went behind him. However, he saw her and blasted her away. She kept up trying to sneak up on her that Bakugo kept blasting her and blasting her as she was getting weaker every time she tried.
"Why don't you just die already!" Bakugo kept using his explosions on her as she hit the ground really hard. All of a sudden, the crowd was booing at him.
"Hey kid, stop toying with her!"
"Send her out of bounds if you want a victory!"
"Stop being a bully!"
Many heroes were still booing as the worst insult came.
"Villain!"
That silence the whole crowd and made Bakugo stop.
"Who said that! Who the fuck said that!" Bakugo screamed at the crowd. "Which one of you said that!" Yet none of them spoke. For the first time in Sports Festival history that a U.A. student was called a villain. This was a school for heroes and for someone to call him a villain, didn't look bad just on him, but to the school itself.
Broly looked in shock as Midnight gasped with her hands covering her mouth. They were ready to stop the match but it seems it was unnecessary as the match stopped in one of the worst ways possible. Bakugo screamed and cursed at the crowd as he was blowing up the arena with his quirk.
"WELL, THIS TURNED FROM A MATCH TO A- WAIT WHAT IS URARAKA DOING!?" Present Mic announced as Bakugo turned back to see that was now looking determined than before.
"Thanks for the help, Bakugo." She said as everyone noticed that there were large rocks and debris floating right above them. "Meteor Shower!" She released her quirk as the large rubble was falling. 'This is my chance, I can still win this.' She ran towards him as she knows that he had to focus on her, or on the falling debris that was falling on him. He lifted his arms up and held on in one hand and another. 'I got him!' She was close till he unleashed the biggest explosion he has ever made. One so powerful that it made Uraraka get sent back to where she was started.
"Of course you would do something like that. After all, your friends wit that damn nerd." Bakugo said angrily as he saw that Uraraka was standing up. "So not dead yet I see." He gave off a sinister smirk and charge at her. However, it was cut short as Broly step right in front of him. "What the hell Broccoli it's not-"
"It is! She out cold!" Broly shouts at the blonde as he glanced behind the 9-foot man and saw Uraraka was standing out cold. Her eyes were dulled out and had an emotionless face plastered. "The match is over, Katsuki Bakugo advances to the next round!" Instead of cheers from the crowd, he received a chorus of boos and hisses.
Biting his lower lip, Bakugo left the arena with his head held down and his fist clenched in anger.
``I hope he realizes that his actions opened up his eyes.' Broly thought as Midnight took Uraraka to the bots. "How is she?"
"She's pretty banged up, but nothing Recovery Girl can't handle." She said as they took her away and for Cemetoss to repair the arena. "But we still have to prepare for round two."
"Right. But before that, we still have to do that draw breaker." Broly said as both Kirishima and Tetsutetsu entered the ring once more, only for them to stand at a small table.
"The draw breaker will be decided on an arm-wrestling match." Midnight announced as both boys put their hands on the table and harden up. "Begin!"
Both boys were giving it their all as they were trying to pin the other down.
"Give up?"
"No, you?"
"Never."
They said to each other as it continues. Suddenly Tetsutetsu arm cracks and he howls in pain, giving Kirishima the advantage and throw his arm down so hard, it broke the table.
"Kirishima is the winner!" Midnight announced as the crowd roared once again.
"Dammit, I should have eaten more iron this morning." Tetsutetsu cursed at himself as he held his arm.
Kirishima walked up to him and offered him his hand. "Hey man, that was a good match." He said as the iron quirk user smirked as took it as they both hand a manly handshake.
"So chivalrous." Midnight awed
"NOW WITH THAT, THE FIRST ROUND OF THE SPORTS FESTIVAL ENDS! WE WILL NOW TAKE A QUICK TEN MINUTE BREAK." Present Mic said.
The next match was going to be one of the biggest Izuku vs Todoroki. The Son of the number two hero faces off with the prize student of the number one hero. The Saiyan had a feeling that this next match was going to be the biggest one out of all of them and only one will advance.