Ocular Outburst Ch. 8
"YELLING" "Special Move Name" *sfx*
Disclaimer: I do not own My Hero Academia.
Shoutout: QwertyBobberson was the first to guess on the mystery speaker's identity last chapter, it was Ochako letting her Kansai accent slip btw.
Ochako: Are you ready?
Izuku: No.
Izuku: But I don't really have a choice, do I?
Ochako: Not if you want a good workplace experience.
Izuku: 'sigh' I'll be there
Break
About a week before the sports Festival, as Class 1-A was leaving Heights Alliance they were confronted with pretty much the entirety of the first year class of UA.
Izuku, being one of the first out of the building, could only gape at the sight.
Katsuki not far behind had a vastly different reaction, and decidedly more violent. "What the Hell are all you extras doing here."
"K-k-k-achan d-don't be rude."
"Katsuki you shouldn't call people extras just because you don't know them it's rude." Exclaimed an arm waving classmate of the pyromaniac.
Responding to Katsuki's question a purple haired boy with extremely pronounced bags under his eyes who stood a couple of inches taller than the exploding hero stepped up and went nose to nose with him saying. "We're here for one thing: To declare war on class 1-A, also decided to let you know that it's not just the hero courses you have to look out for."
"Pfft (A/N that's a laugh BTW) do you really think I don't know that bags. Our teacher's quirk erases other quirks he couldn't have passed the entrance exam with that. Which means you're like him, you've got a quirk that affects people what do ya think Deku."
"Well if I had to hazard a guess it's probably either something that affects our quirks like Aizawa-sensei, some form of toxin or poison similar to Midnight-sensei, a quirk that directly affects the senses or maybe even mind control. Whatever it is it has to be something that only works on organic creatures that you couldn't use against the other competitors without being disqualified from the entrance exam. Then there is a final option where your quirk boosts others in which case there is nothing you could have done in the exams if you can't use it on yourself."
"Tch" Turning away the purple head started walking down the stairs.
Then, calling after him, Karsuki said: "By the way, your quirk isn't an excuse we have an invisible girl and those robots saw in thermal so it's your fault, not the system's."
Once the purplehead had left up walked a blonde-haired blue-eyed boy probably not even an inch shorter than Katsuki with lidded eyes as if he was looking down upon the world.
"Well, lookie here. It's the illustrious Class 1-A those lucky individuals who fought against the villains at the USJ. Just so you know if we had been there no one would've gotten hurt."
"Oooooh really? Ya think so now tell meh how could'ya have stooped that man o' mist from turnin' Thirteen's own attack 'gainst 'im we did our gosh darn beat and we came out o' it with one of our own 'urt, an' it ain't even be by anythin' them villains did, then our two teaches who put their lives on the line for us. So you better shut it ya' hear me."
Properly cowed the blonde stood there a moment trying to process what had just happened while trying to figure out what he had done to set off the gravity user.
Until, from the back of a crowd an orangette with teal eyes comes up behind the blonde, knocks him out and catches him stating "I'm really sorry about him he's really insecure. I'm Itsuka Kendou, by the way, I should probably tell you that most of Class 1-B doesn't think like this guy, we all really respect you guys. Although that doesn't mean we're not gonna take the top spots of the Sports fest." She finished with a smile as she walked away.
Seeing what had happened, none of the other students were willing to speak up and they all scattered to their separate classes for the day.
Time Skip (1 week)
To say the majority of U.A. was nervous was an understatement.
The past week had been filled with days of study, hero course training and then more time spent in the gym honing their quirks on their own leaving no time for the students of classes 1 A and B: of course those who were wise (anybody who listened to their teacher) had taken the previous day off to rest and were thus prepared for the day of the festival.
Now in their classroom under the UA stadium, most everyone in Class 1-A was taking a final few moments to collect themselves. Everyone that is except for the half and half Quirk user Shouto Todoroki. With a look of determination on his face (it wasn't all that different, to be honest), the boy got up and deliberately made his way to our emerald haired protagonist.
"I'm objectively stronger than you. I just wanted you to know that, so I'm telling you that I'll win."
Right as Shoto began to walk away, as he felt he had stated his point and was thus done, Izuku turned to him and said: "I'm sorry, but you're wrong."
"What?"
"Right now you aren't stronger than me. You could be, but you aren't, not yet. Once you use your full power then you'll be probably the strongest student in this school but until then, well I'll wipe the floor with you every time...Anyway let's head out now they're about to call us."
Having said his piece the Class President of 1-A left the half and half user to stew over what he had said as he led the rest of the class into the hallway towards the stadium.
Break
"ARE YOU READY, PEOPLE!"
"YEEEAHH!"
"THIS HERE IS UA'S ANNUAL SPORTS FESTIVAL YEAR 1 EDITION THESE STUDENTS ARE ABOUT TO SHOW US THEIR VERY BEST AS THEY AIM FOR THE TOP. NOW, BEFORE WE INTRODUCE OUR COMPETITORS I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY CO-HOST THE 18+ HERO MIDNIIIIIGHT!"
"Hello everyone, I'm the 18+ hero Midnight and I'll be joining my Co-Host the Loud hero Present Mic. Now, let's kick off this festival by introducing our competitors. First up is the class that took on a group of villains in the USJ and came out practically unscathed the Hero Course's Class 1-A."
"NEXT UP IS THE, WHILE NOT AS FAMOUS, EQUALLY SKILLED HERO COURSE STUDENTS OF 1-B."
"Then those students competing here today in hopes of reaching the Hero Course we have the General Studies classes C, D, and E."
"IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR TECH COME ON DOWN TO THE SUPPORT COURSE WITH CLASSES F, G, AND H WHO ARE HOPING TO BLOW AWAY THE COMPETITION WITH THEIR INVENTIONS."
"Finally, those who would rather let numbers do the talking we have the business class students of classes I, J, and K."
"NOW THAT ALL THE CLASSES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED WE'L HAND OFF THE ROLE OF ANNOUNCER TO OUR DEAR FRIEND DOWN ON THE FLOOR ERASERHEAD."
"*yawn* thank you for that wonderful introduction Present Mic. Before we get started with the event would the Almighty hero Torrent please come up. This young hero in training has been chosen to give the student pledge as he was the student to place first in the entrance exam…"
As Izuku made his way up to the stage one of the general Ed. students muttered, "Yeah, in the Hero Course."
"...For both the practical and written portions in the entire school."
Ochako snickered as she saw the Gen Ed. kid stiffen under the 'death glare'™ of her homeroom teacher.
When Izuku reached the microphone set up on stage, note cards in hand, he looked up and froze.
Swinging his gaze between the pieces of paper he was holding and the multitude of spectators focused completely on him he simply stated "U-uu-um, G-g-ood-d lu-uck a-and try-y y-you-ur b-best. PLUS ULTRA."
Then, awkward speech complete, the greenette swiftly descended the steps to a smattering of applause as he appeared like an overripe strawberry.
Recovering from the overly short speech Aizawa continued with the itinerary Nezu had given him. "Alright, now that that's out of the way it's time to start with the first event. According to this…" Aizawa presses a remote and the screens all show animations reminiscent of slot machines before landing on an event. "...we will be having an obstacle race."
"WOOHOO THIS EVENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITE LET ME BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU ALL NOW!"
"IT'S REALLY QUITE SIMPLE, ALL THE STUDENTS WILL LINE UP IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE STADIUM. THEN, YOU NEED TO TAKE A LAP AROUND THE OUTER EDGE AND MAKE IT BACK HERE. THERE ARE ONLY TWO RULES: STAY WITHIN THE MARKED PATH AND DON'T CAUSE ANY PERMANENT DAMAGE. LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND ALL MY LITTLE LISTENERS THAT USING YOUR QUIRKS AGAINST THE OTHER COMPETITORS IS ALLOWED. NOW GO BEYOND…"
"PLUS ULTRA!"
Break
All of UA's students were lined up at the entrance after allowing the UA staff to set up the obstacle course.
"OK NOW THAT EVERYTHING IS SET UP LET'S GO. 3. 2. 1." *BUUUUUUURR*
As soon as the students heard the air horn go off they all dashed towards the exit jostling into position to get ahead.
"So what exactly should we be looking out for in this first event Midnight?"
"This part right here will be very important the gate itself will pose a challenge to anyone landlocked."
Back down at the gate, the entirety of the student body was stuck between the two walls as they tried to push through the others. Then, covering the entire floor and crawling up people's legs enough to trap them, there was a layer of ice created by Shouto in an effort to stop the advance of his competitors.
Looking back Shouto noticed a multitude of his classmates flying above the field he had laid out behind him to trap those who were ill-prepared for such an attack. 'Tch, of course, my class is able to get past it, I expected no less.'
At this point in the race Shouto was in the lead while Momo and Katsuki were the closest behind with a gap between them and everyone else.
All of a sudden blowing past the second and third place racers was a large figure. Once they were able to make out the figure they were surprised to realize that it was actually two people, Izuku and Ochako.
Ochako, looking rather green, was being carried bridal style by Izuku as he used his water to 'walk' themselves along, going extremely fast due to not having to pull any meaningful weight.
"AND NOW HERE WE ARE AT THE FIRST OBSTACLE OF THE EVENT. WITH THE STUDENTS OF CLASS 1-A TAKING THE LEAD AS A WHOLE. WHY EXACTLY DO YOU THINK THAT IS MIDNIGHT?"
Coming up to the first obstacle the kids were faced with a wall of robots. 'So this is what the other students faced in the entrance exam.' Thought shouto as he sent out a cascade of ice to trap the robots within a shell of the cold substance. 'Hmph, that was easy.'
"Those kids were given a taste of the real world a couple of weeks ago. That was enough of a shock to their systems to get them realizing that this isn't a game. Compared to the villains they faced and the fear they felt then, any stress they feel at this stage seems like nothing."
As the main body of students made it to the obstacle they saw one figure blasting past the robots with explosions coming from his hands while another larger figure used precision shots to take out eyes as it flew past.
Then right as the first two people passed underneath the mechanical behemoths a groaning was heard followed immediately by a crash as the two competitors were flattened beneath the metal.
Bursting forth (unharmed) they both exclaimed "Dammit, anyone else would've been killed!" followed swiftly by the two boys turning towards each other and groaning as they realized there was somehow someone with effectively the same quirk which meant they were less likely to be noticed.
While the back half of the student body dealt with getting over or around the scrapped metal forerunners had made it to the second obstacle. "A TIGHTROPE WALK IS UP NEXT FOR THOSE LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO THE SECOND OBSTACLE!"
When izuku, carrying Ochako, reached the chasms he quickly jumped straight across guiding himself with his water so as to land on a platform about a quarter of the way across the expanse.
As he landed izuku felt his girlfriend tap him on the shoulder. Putting her down he felt his own weight return as she released her quirk.
Breathing heavily with a flushed face Ochako said: "I'm sorry, I just need a moment."
"It's ok we have a large enough lead for the time being. We just need to be in the first 40, catch your breath and then we'll keep going," said Izuku as he rubbed circles into her back while she took deep breaths to fight back the nausea.
When they saw the first of those behind them reach the chasm Ochako stood up and reached out to Izuku. She activated her quirk on them both and Izuku swept her up bridal style as Ochako began her breathing exercises to control her quirk's backlash.
Less than a second after the couple had jumped the second gap the pack had reached the first row of platforms.
Making quick work of the rest of the second obstacle the two quickly caught up to the leaders of the race right as they entered the third obstacle.
"HERE WE ARE AT THE FINAL OBSTACLE OF THE FIRST AAND WHAT WE HAVE IS A MINEFIELD STRAIGHT OUT OF RAMBO 3."
"The mines aren't going to hurt just a bright light and some noise but they might set you into running into a bunch which can slow you down so be careful. If you look closely you should be able to see them."
Right before the beginning of the minefield, Izuku jumped and then hit the ground with a mighty *thwack* with his water sending the two flying into the air. They slowly started heading towards the ground as the weight of their clothes made them fall.
While Ochako focused on breathing Izuku was mentally evaluating where they would land and where best he would need to place his water whips so as to not blow up.
Looking down a feral grin grew on his face as he saw Shouto and Katsuki beneath him. Getting his whips into position, he muttered to Ochako "Release your quirk." Looking below and seeing what was below them she sported a matching grin and put her fingers together.
As they fell from the sky Izuku let out a wild whoop alerting the two leaders beneath them to their presence. Looking up the only thing Katsuki and Shouto could do in reaction was widen their eyes in surprise as they got flattened beneath twin water whips with the weight of two teenagers behind them.
With a laugh and a subtle reactivation of Ochako's quirk, the two shot back into the air as Izuku called back over his shoulder. "Sorry, not sorry Kacchan and Shouto."
Regaining their balance from the hit they had taken Shouto and Katsuki accelerated forward hoping to outrun the two so as to secure first place for themselves.
Knowing what to do in order to help himself Shouto sent out a sheet of ice to avoid any remaining mines. 'Dammit, that'll help everyone else but I have no choice if I want to win.'
Right as they were landing Ochako and Izuku had a slight lead over the two boys so, in order to both slow down the competition and speed themselves up Izyuku targeted two mines slightly in front of Shouto and Katsuki yet behind himself and Ochako triggering them sending the boys reeling while shooting the couple back into the air.
Speeding towards the finish line of the obstacle course Izuku took control of their path using his water as makeshift wings.
Unfortunately, only a couple feet from the end they tumbled out of the sky as Ochako lost control of her quirk. Luckily enough the two heroes-in-training were able to walk the last few feet with their arms over each other's shoulders.
"HERE THEY ARE COMING IN FIRST PLACE WE HAVE THE ALMIGHTY HERO TORRENT AND THE GRAVITY HERO URAVITY."
A/N: I'm sorry real life got in the way that's all I'm gonna say. Also, go back and read last chapter because I'm adding an extra texting scene (there's not one here because ch 10 takes place immediately after this one).