(AUTHORS NOTE! Not gonna lie, I kinda want to take Toru out of the harem and replace her with Kendo. What do you all think?)

(2 weeks later. Location: Izuku's apartment. Time: early in the morning)

'Today's the day.' Izuku thought to himself, fiddling with his tie in the bathroom mirror yet again. Kacchan would be here for him any minute, and the two would be on their way to UA

Today was the sports festival, where the students at UA would show off their skills and their quirks in hopes of impressing pro heroes and getting sent agency offers. Receiving one would get them closer to becoming pros themselves.

Izuku was both excited and nervous. All Might had put a lot of pressure on, as did Kacchan.

'If I don't see you in the finals, you're fucking dead!' He could hear the blond's threat from days prior.

Izuku was at quite at the disadvantage compared to the others. While yes he had his magnet quirk for his whole life, it wasn't exactly as impressive like Kacchans explosions, Iida's speed, or Todoroki's ice/fire, which meant he had to go Plus Ultra in order to not only get noticed, but to also win.

On the bright side, his request to use his shield was accepted immediately after discussing it with Nezu. The little rat-bear-dog thing was beyond excited to see what he could do with it, seeing as how he hadn't watched any of class 1A's mock battles from the first week of school.

Luckily Izuku had discovered several things he could do with his shield and One For All, all thanks to Mei, whose helped him quite a bit these last few weeks. Her payment in return? Sleeping with him (he was thankful she hadn't bought that lingerie yet).

And of course over these last few weeks, he had been very stressed out about Diablo's threat. The vision/spirit was literally forcing him to date in order for him to unlock more of One For All's secret quirks. Who did that?! Yes it made sense why, but to not let Izuku wait and do it his own way? To only give him four weeks to decide his decision? It was madness!

Yes, he liked Ashido. And yes, he liked Mei. But to date both of them at the same time? To perhaps date more girls? Izuku had never dreamt of such a thing happening! His sister image of Mei had slowly started going away but…he didn't know. He was nervous? What if messed up? What if they broke up? Would he lose his childhood and best friend? He didn't want to risk it but, sometimes, happiness involved risks.

A buzzing dragged his attention away from his neatly tied tie, and he looked down to his cellphone. A number he had never seen before was displayed on the screen, and it was one from the United States of all places: New York to be exact. But what was stranger was that no caller ID was displayed above it.

He shrugged, assuming it was just a scam or prank, and declined it.

"Izuku! Katsuki's here!" His mom called from the living room.

"Coming mom!"

(Secret facility)

A man stared at the screen of his phone, his eye narrowed.

"That motherfucker's ghosting me."

"Director, it's about to start soon." A female voice said from beside him. The man currently sat on a couch, and the woman sat in a chair to the left of it.

"Turn it on and hold all of my calls. I want to see what this kid is made of."

(UA waiting room)

Class 1A, all of whom were currently in their gym uniforms rather than their actual hero costumes, were waiting to be called out. It was like this in order to keep things as fare and equal as possible. If hero costumes were indeed allowed, ones like Bakugo and perhaps even Toru would have a larger advantage.

"I wonder what they'll have in-store for us in the first round." Sato wondered out loud, knee bouncing under the table. Tokoyami sat to his left, and Shoji stood to his left.

"No matter what they've prepared for us, we must persevere." Tokoyami said seriously. Shoji nodded in agreement.

"I see the rat let you use your shield. Hope you know it ain't gonna help you." Bakugo sneered, sitting on top of one of the metal tables. Izuku stood beside him.

"Helped me kick your ass during the mock battles, didn't it?"

"I was caught off guard you dickhead. Not gonna let that happen again, I'm gunning for your ass."

"Whatever you say, Ace." Izuku smirked, causing the blond to splutter.

"You fucking prick!"

"Oh relax, you always tease me, why can't I tease you?"

"Yeah, yeah…so, have you decided yet?" He asked, causing the greenette to sigh.

Bakugo had noticed Izuku wasn't himself for a few days after Diablo's threat, and cornered him. He threatened his friend with several things in order to force an explanation out of him, and it worked. Bakugo wasn't exactly surprised at the reveal, why would he be?

He was much more surprised at the offer Racoon Face and Sume had given Deku.

"I'm still thinking about it. It's tempting, I'll say that much."

"You better fucking accept, and you better accept Sume first." Bakugo growled, looking behind the two. His eyes met Racoon Faces, and they glared at one another.

"What is it with you and wanting us together?"

"I just want my two stupid friends to be fucking happy. Is that so unbelievable?" Bakugo questioned, hiding his other reasoning.

"With you? Yes."

The door to the room opened, revealing Iida.

"Everyone! We'll be entering the arena soon!" He informed loudly, causing most of the class to get more nervous, and others, more excited.

"Midoriya." A voice said from the side, causing the two to turn and watch as Todoroki walked over to them. Izuku turned to face the son of Endeavor.

"Todoroki. What's up?"

Everyone stopped their conversations and turned to watch the two with interest. The half hot/half cold user had never addressed or talked to Izuku before, meaning this was probably something important.

"I think from an objective standpoint; I think it's fairly clear to say that I'm stronger than you." He said, surprising everyone, especially the greenette.

"I prefer facts over opinions, but please, continue." Izuku replied.

"However, you have All Might in your corner helping you out."

Izuku's and Bakugo's eyes widened at that. What the fuck did he know? How did he know?!

"I'm not here to pry about what's going on between the two of you, but know that I will beat you."

"The hell did you say?" Bakugo growled, getting off of the table and standing behind Izuku. "The only one here beating the nerd is me!" Before he could continue, Izuku raised his hand to stop him.

"Whoa, what's with all these declarations of war?" Kaminari asked with a small smile, just as Kirishima got up and walked over to them.

"Yeah, what's the big deal? Why are you picking a fight all of the sudden? And right before we get started?" Kirishima questioned, placing a hand of Todoroki's shoulder. The heterochromia knocked her hand off, causing the greenette to glare.

"We're not here to be each other's friends. Don't forget this isn't a team effort." He snapped at her.

"Maybe you could use a friend like her, it'd probably loosen the stick that's up your ass." Izuku growled, surprising the class. Bakugo didn't try to hide his snicker, even as Todoroki glared at them.

"Remember my words, Midoriya."

"I'll remember them, as long as you remember mine. This is a lot of big talk coming from someone who refuses to use their daddies quirk. Maybe you can back up your claim after you finally man up enough to use it." Izuku snapped, walking past Todoroki and knocking his shoulder against the other males. He stopped at the doorway. "You want to prove that you're better than me? That you're stronger than me? Meet me in the ring rather than spew your high and mighty bullshit." He walked out after that, just as the light above the doorway turned green, signaling them to make their way towards the stadium.

"…Holy shit that was cool." Kaminari said quietly, before he and the others followed and exited the room.

"And manly!" Kirishima agreed, her cheeks turning pink.

(In the stadium)

"HEY NOW! MAKE SOME NOISE YOU RABID SPORTS FANS! GET THOSE CAMERAS PREPED MEDIA WHORES! THIS YEAR WE'RE BRINGING YOU SOME OF THE HOTTEST PERFORMANCES IN UA SPORTS FESTIVAL HISTORY, GUARENTEED! I'VE ONLY GOT ONE QUESTION BEFORE WE START THE SHOW: ARE YOU READY?!" Present Mic shouted into his microphone, causing the crowd to go crazy and scream and cheer in excitement. "LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM AS OUR STUDENTS MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE MAIN STAGE!"

The light at the end of the tunnel was blinding, but the students kept pushing forward until they were free from the darkness. The crowd grew louder as class 1A, with Izuku leading, stepped out of the tunnel. Lights from professional cameras to tiny cellphones went off as they walked through the grass and towards the stage. The other classes followed, and everyone finally lined up before the stage.

"WELCOME BACK TO THE UA SPORTS FESTIVAL! WHERE UP AND COMING HEROES WILL PUT EVERYTHING ON THE FIELD AS THEY FIGHT FOR THE CHANCE TO ACHIEVE WORLD-WIDE FAME! THIS FIRST GROUP IS NO STRANGER TO THE SPOTLIGHT. YOU KNOW THEM FROM WITHSTANDING A VILLAIN ATTACK! THEY'RE THE DAZZILING STUDENTS WHO FILLED YOUR TV WITH SOLID GOLD SKILLS! THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S THE HERO COURSE STUDENTS OF CLASS 1A!" Mic informed, embarrassing some of the students at their introduction.

"So many people." Izuku murmured.

"Hopefully we can still give our best performances, even though everyone is watching us. I suppose it's just another aspect of being a hero." Iida replied from his left. "We'll just have to learn to deal with it, I suppose."

"Present Mic sure did talk us up a lot, makes me kinda worried. How you holding up man?" Kirishima asked the explosive blond.

"I'm fired the fuck up and ready to kick everyone's ass."

"Classic Kacchan." Izuku sighed with a small smile.

"THEY HAVEN'T BEEN GETTING NEARLY AS MUCH SCREEN TIME, BUT THIS NEXT GROUP IS STILL CHALK FULL OF TALENT! WELCOME TO THE FIELD HERO COURSE CLASS 1B! NEXT UP, GENERAL STUDIES CLASS C, D, AND E! SUPPORT CLASSES F, G, AND H! AND FINALLY THE BUSINESS CLASS I, J, AND K! GIVE IT UP FOR ALL OF UA'S FIRST YEAR CONTESTANTS!"

Across the sea of students some were fired up to prove themselves, to prove that they should've been put in the higher up classes from the beginning. Others were bummed due to thinking they were here just to make the hero classes look good, and were ready for this to end. Some were planning on throwing the first round just so they could chill and relax the rest of the day and watch everyone else make a fool of themselves.

There was a loud whipping sound through the stadium, causing everyone to stop their cheers and screams. Midnight stood on the stage, wearing a…interesting choice of clothing.

'What does a guy need to do to get punished by her?' Izuku thought with a blush.

Some of the crowd, both men and women, had more or less the same perverted thought. Many were jealous she was the umpire for the first years.

"Someone should talk to her about what she's wearing." Kirishima whispered.

"Yeah, that costume should come with a warning." Kaminari agreed.

"Is that really appropriate apparel for a high school game?" Tokoyami asked.

'Leave her alone!' Izuku and Mineta thought simultaneously.

"Silence everyone!" She shouted into the mic, whipping her…toy(?) yet again into the air, causing the some to shudder in fright, and others…well, you should know. "And now for the student pledge, we have Izuku Midoriya!" She informed loudly, causing many of 1A to become surprised.

"Ayy, class rep representing! Knock em dead dude!" Kaminari exclaimed in excitement.

"Make us look good, maybe it'll make kids hate us less over what Bakugo said." Sero whispered.

"The hell did you say Soy Sauce?!"

Ignoring his friend, Izuku nodded towards the two and made his way up onto the stage.

"CLASS 1A'S VERY OWN IZUKU MIDORIYA, WHO SCORED FIRST DURING THE HERO COURSE ENTRANCE EXAM! MIDORIYA IS ONE OF TWO STUDENTS IN 1A WHO HAS TWO QUIRKS! A QUIRK THAT CONTROLS METAL, AND ANOTHER ONE SO STRONG IT BREAKS HIS BONES! HE WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THE PRINCIPAL TO LET HIM USE THE SHIELD HE OBTAINED FROM ONE OF THE STUDENTS IN UA'S SUPPORT COURSE!"

"I poured my blood, sweat, tears, and other bodily fluids into that shield!" Mei exclaimed proudly.

"And into his bed!" Bakugo added, causing many others to blush.

"Yeah, and his bed!" Mei giggled, both bent on embarrassing the greenette. Izuku spluttered, turning to the two with wide and surprised eyes, his face dark red.

"Stop!" He ordered, causing the two to laugh and high five at their successful mission. The boy sighed and turned back to the mic, and shuddered at the look Midnight was giving. She placed her hand over the mic.

"You're a dirty boy, aren't you? I like that in a guy." She purred, causing him to stutter out some kind of response. "Go ahead and give your speech sweetie! Do you class proud!" She said, doing a complete 180 from seductive to sweet. "And maybe I'll give you a nice reward later~."

'Don't get hard, don't get hard, don't get hard.' He chanted to himself, taking deep breaths to calm himself. He was unaware of the jealous and angry looks Midnight was receiving via his female friends.

After a few seconds he finally calmed down, and opened his mouth to begin.

(Minutes later: announcer box)

Present Mic awoke to crying, and groggily opened his eyes. He rubbed the gunk out of him, and turned to his life-long friend.

"Are-Are you crying?" He asked Aizawa.

"That speech was beautiful." Aizawa said, not answering the question as the bandages around his eyes grew wet. Present Mic cocked his head and turned his attention to the field, where Izuku was walking down the stage. He could see Midnight was holding herself back from jumping the boy then and there.

"Was…Was it that good?"

"I can die happy now."

"OKAY, well, let's move on!" He laughed awkwardly, wondering just what the hell he had missed.

(On the field)

"Dude, you've made like half the stadium cry." Bakugo informed as the greenette stood next to him.

"I spoke from the heart, what can I say?"

"So manly!" Kirishima whimpered from in front of him.

"Without further ado, it's time for us to get started!" Midnight shouted into her mic, eager to get this over with. She needed some private time alone with her thoughts, which were filled with a certain greenette. "This is where you begin feeling the pain! The first fateful game of the festival is-" She stopped herself, pointing back to a holographic sign as it popped up behind her. It started to spin, before landing on the first game. "-the obstacle race! All classes will participate in this treacherous contest! The course is four kilometers outside of the stadium! I don't want to restrain anyone, at least in this game, as long as you don't leave the course, you're free to do whatever your heart desires!" She informed, causing the crowd, and some students, to cheer.

"Now then, take your places contestants!"

"Do your best 1A! Show everyone what you're made!" Izuku shouted as everyone made their way to the red gate, which served as their starting line.

"Right!" Many shouted in unison, fired up to prove themselves to everyone…for some, it was mainly to impress the class rep.

The first of the three green lights went black.

'Time to keep my promise, time to step up!'

The second turned black.

'Time for Plus Ultra!'

The third and last followed as well, becoming black.

"Begin!"