(It's annoying how people leave a review saying they're dropping the story over the reason why All Might said Izuku wouldn't become a hero. Should I give another and/or real reason why All Might said what he said? Cause damn people need to relax.
Also no, Death Arms did not adopt Izuku. He just considers him as his son, as do some of the other heroes Izuku has trained with.)
Izuku let out a deep breath in order to calm himself.
"This isn't going to be easy, we're going to have everyone, especially Kacchan and Todoroki, gunning for us. I just want say, thank you all for joining me."
"And I just want to say I wish I was the one riding you." Mei grumbled, causing her teammates to blush.
"Mei!" Izuku shouted, softly chopping her head. Uraraka was hiding her face into her hands, and Tokoyami scratched his cheek.
"Must you say that on the eve of battle?"
"Yeah, I don't wanna hear you talking about that!" Dark Shadow exclaimed, popping out from his host.
"Thank you, Dark Shadow."
"I wanna see it!"
"Never mind!" Tokoyami yelled, before shoving the shadow back into his body. Izuku sighed, massaging his temples.
'How did I end up like this?'
Izuku had been thinking over who to ask to join his team. He knew hardly anyone would accept seeing as how he was the biggest target, but it still surprised him hearing 'no' coming from the people he did ask.
Kacchan had said he was going to crush him and try to even out their little competition, Iida had said he couldn't get stronger following and relying on Midoriya, Tetsutetsu and Kendo saw him as a rival and declined, and Ashido said no until he accepted her deal.
He was just thankful for Uraraka and Mei approaching him. Uraraka had said they were friends and promised to always be there for him, and Mei had more or less said the same thing. She also said it was a good way for her 'babies' to get noticed by potential investors if she teamed up with the guy in first place. The greenette had expected no less from his friend, she was a lot like her mother after all.
Tokoyami was by himself, and was grateful for Izuku choosing him.
Uraraka was to his left, Mei was to his right, and Tokoyami was his rider. With the combination of Mei's gadgets and Uraraka's quirk, they'd be able to fly and stay above the competition. Izuku himself was wearing a prototype jetpack, and Uraraka was wearing Mei's hover-soles from the obstacle course.
Dark Shadow would cover their blind spots, and Izuku with his shield would protect himself directly in case anyone or anything got past Dark Shadow.
"LET'S HAVE ON FINAL COUNTDOWN BEFORE WE BEGIN! 3! 2!"
"You guys remember the plan?" Izuku asked the three, drawing nods from each. It wasn't the best plan he had ever come up with, but he was pressed for time and was unable to get the original people he wanted. But he was confident it would work; he was confident in his team.
"Lead the way and we'll carry you to victory."
"I want a reward if we win!"
"I'll reward all of you when we win."
"1! BEGIN!"
The once calm field turned into a mad stampede, with the 11 other teams gunning for Team Midoriya. They were surrounded from every side, but he knew it was going to happen sooner or later. He still wished it wasn't from the beginning.
"They're coming for us off bat!"
"So is the curse of first place."
"I apologize for any injuries you may receive Midoriya!" Iida called out as he and his team rushed for Izuku from one side.
"I'm not! You better look alive nerd or you're fucking dead!" Kacchan called out from his other side.
"Classic Baku." Mei sweat dropped.
"Old habits die hard." Izuku said, readying the controller Mei had given him. "This is only going to piss him off more." With a click the jetpack was activated, and Izuku's team began floating off the ground. Two teams below, each consisting of kids from 1B smashed into each other.
"Not manly at all Midoriya! What would Kendo think?!" Tetsutetsu exclaimed, glaring up at his frenemy.
"Kendo thinks you should keep your mouth shut and focus on your surroundings!" The ginger hissed, smashing her enlarged fist on top of the metal quirk uses head.
"AND TEAM MIDORIYA TAKES TO THE SKIES TO AVOID CONFRONTATION! JUST THE KIND OF THING YOU'D EXPECT FROM A TEAM WITH A SUPPORT COURSE MEMBER ON IT!"
"Jiro, take them down!" Toru ordered as her team, which consisted of Koda, Sato, and Jiro, followed the greenette.
The rocker girl nodded and sent her earjacks flying into the air, aiming for the jetpack in order to bring them down. She growled in annoyance once Dark Shadow came out and swiped at them, knocking them away.
"Damn bird!"
"Sorry Jiro! We're still on for the concert in a few weeks, right?" Izuku asked as they flew away.
"We are if you give us those points!"
"Tempting, but you gotta throw dinner in first! And maybe give me another smooch like the one at the hospital!" He replied, noticing their decent. "Get ready guys, we're about to land!"
'Smooch?' Was the collective thought by several women on the battlefield, and the rocker girls' cheeks turned crimson.
"So…you smooched him." Toru said. It was much more of a statement than a question.
"S-Shut up and…wait, where's your headband?!" The rocker girl asked. Toru cocked her head and felt around, only for her eyes to widen in realization. Where was her headband?!
Team Izuku landed on the ground with a loud thud, and continued moving in order to avoid being a sitting duck.
"Good job so far team! If we keep this up, we should be able to make it through with no problems! Your babies are amazing as usual Mei!"
"Just imagine how amazing our babies will be!" She giggled, ignoring his glare.
'Hey, I'm the one making us float!'
"Good job as well Uraraka, Tokoyami, and Dark Shadow! I couldn't do this without you!"
"Oh, uh, t-thanks Deku!"
"I'm glad to be of service."
There was a maniacal laugh from behind, and the team turned to see Shoji running at them at full speed, his arms folded behind his back. But his team was nowhere in sight. Was he alone? He couldn't be, you needed at least two to a team!
"We're getting trapped between two teams! We need breathing room Midoriya!" Tokoyami informed. Uraraka and Mei nodded, but Uraraka was unable to move. Looking down, she realized her foot was stuck to the ground via a purple ball.
"Mineta's ball? But where is he?!"
"Over here Midoriya!" Mineta shouted, waving from the opening between Shoji's arm, a creepy grin on his face.
"There's no way that's allowed!"
"Judges say yes, it is allowed!" Midnight informed from across the field.
Mineta began throwing more of his balls out from the opening, causing Izuku's team to dodge as best as they could even though Uraraka was trapped to the ground. Suddenly a pink appendage shot through the opening, aimed straight for Izuku's head.
'Tsu's tongue!' He thought, quickly ducking under the attack before grabbing the appendage. 'Even Tsu's in there!'
Mineta began to throw more grapes, and Tsu's tongue darted back out. Izuku continued to dodge, before eventually he caught the tongue in his hands.
"Sorry about this Tsu!" He called out, waving the tongue around, blocking Mineta's sticky grapes and having them stick to her tongue. He pulled back before letting go, causing it to fly back towards her team like a slingshot. It ended up wrapping around Shoji's arms, forcing them closed after being stuck together.
"Nt ool Mioria!" She called out, unable to properly speak. (Translation: "Not cool Midoriya".)
"Sorry Mei, but we gotta lose the sole!" Izuku informed, before pressing the button yet again. The jetpack activated, skyrocketing them into the air after the sole of Uraraka's stuck boot was torn out by Mineta's grape.
"You owe me for that mister!"
"We're out of the clear now! I say we're pretty even!"
Or so he thought.
He could hear explosions getting closer and looked down, causing his eyes to widen. Kacchan was rocketing himself up to his, his famous, dangerous glint in his eyes.
"Did you think you were safe up here?! You're never safe around me, Deku!" With a powerful blast he was right next to them, a feral grin spreading across his cheeks. Izuku could see his fingers twitch, a telltale sign of what would happen next. He could use his shield, but there was always a chance of the blast knocking him off, thus disqualifying him and his team.
"Tokoyami!" Izuku shouted, and Dark Shadow appeared before them, absorbing and taking Bakugo's blast. The blond growled in anger, before feeling something latch onto his shoulder and drag him back down to the ground.
"You're such an idiot!" Kirishima called out as Sero brought Bakugo back down to him, catching him into his arms.
"Shut up and keep moving! We need Deku's-" Bakugo was cut off at the feeling of his headband being tugged off, and felt a sudden breeze on his forehead that wasn't there before. Turning around, he glared as another blond held the headband in his hand.
"So small minded."
"What did you say you aryan race fuck?!"
"Even Bakugo had his points stolen!" Uraraka shouted, amazed that the explosive blond and his team now had zero points.
"That works for us. Kacchan is too prideful, which means he'll go after him and stop going for us." Izuku sighed in relief.
That relief was short lived when a new team skated in front of them, cutting off their path. Cold, mix matched eyes glared at him.
"Iida, Yaoyorozu, Kaminari, nice to see you three again." Izuku nodded to the three currently holding Todoroki up.
"I'll be taking that now." Todoroki informed, eyes glancing up to Izuku's headband.
"Yeah, over my dead body." Izuku growled. 'This isn't good at all.' He thought, eyes traveling away and watching as multiple teams begun rushing towards them.
"He seems to have it out for you, Midoriya."
"I'm irresistible. What can I say?" He joked, trying to hide his fear. And why wouldn't he be scared? Todoroki's team only had three weakness that he knew of, and they were how Todoroki's refused to use his fire, Iida's metal in his leg, and how Kaminari 'short circuited' after using his quirk too much. Todoroki's ice and Yaoyorozu in general were a deadly combination, but Iida and Kaminari still had their uses, especially Iida if Izuku got distracted.
Meanwhile what did they have? Uraraka's quirk, which made her sick, his magnet quirk (a helpful counter to Iida and Iida only), Mei's remaining gadgets, and Dark Shadow. But Kaminari could potentially destroy her gadgets, and was good counter to Dark Shadow. Todoroki's team clearly had the advantage here, and Izuku didn't want to show off the tricks up his sleeve yet.
"The match will be over soon, we just need to keep running. I have a plan, but it'll leave me open for an attack. Let's sit on it and see what happens." Izuku informed, causing his team to nod.
As he spoke Team Todoroki began rushing them, with Iida using his quirk to speed things up. Meanwhile Izuku could see Yaoyorozu glow in her arm and stomach, meaning she was in the proves of creating something.
The thing in Yaoyorozu's arms grew and planted itself firmly into the ground, before Todoroki grabbed the thing that popped out of her stomach. He was quick to cover himself, Yaoyorozu, and Iida up with it, blocking off would Izuku assumed could only be-
"Indiscriminate Shock, 1.3 million volts!" Kaminari shouted, unleashing a thunder wave to the surrounding area. Dark Shadow was quick to appear before the team, taking most of the damage. The teams nearby weren't so lucky and were shocked as well.
Todoroki then grabbed onto the black pole producing from Yaoyorozu's arm, allowing his ice to travel down and onto the ground. It was quick to spread, and ended up capturing the teams that were shocked.
"OOO, AND TEAM TODOROKI'S STOPS THE SURROUNDING TEAMS IN THEIR TRACKS!"
"But only because Kaminari had immobilized them. He's learned from the obstacle course that many students are capable of dodging his ice, and adapted his strategy."
Izuku pressed the jetpacks button, but instead of jets, smoke began coming out of it. He was right after all, Kaminari's shock had destroyed it.
"They're too fast! We can't get away!"
"Take care of them Dark Shadow!" Tokoyami ordered, causing the shadow to come forth and fly towards the enemy team. It swiped towards Todoroki, but Yaoyorozu a stone structure from her arm, blocking the attack and saving the rider. The shadow whimpered before coming back.
"They're team is stacked and counters everything we try and do." Izuku growled, before feeling his team come to a stop. Turning around, he could see the white out of bounds line right behind them. 'Shit!'
"AND TEAM MIDORIYA IS TRAPPED AND CORNERED! WHAT WILL THEY DO NOW?!"
"We have another minute left to go. Uraraka, remember that plan I mentioned?" Izuku asked, causing the brunette to nod. "Good. This may seem like cheating, but if the judges allowed Kacchan to do it, then I don't see why I can't either. I'll need you to be ready when I give the signal. Dark Shadow, I'll need you as well."
"Brace yourselves! Hold on tight!" Iida warned his team, the engines in his legs powering and firing up. "TORQUE OVER: RECIRPO BURST!" He shouted, engines red flames turning blue, before they shot off towards Izuku's team like a rocket. Time seemed to slow for Izuku was he watched them get closer and closer, Todoroki's hand outstretched for his headband. They were mere feet away when Izuku called out for his plan to be set into motion.
"DO IT NOW!" Izuku shouted to his team. He felt a hand on his leg, and suddenly he was no longer riding his team, but floating up into the air. Something large wrapped around his stomach, and he gave a thumbs up to the shadow holding him. The stadium watched with wide eyes as he was suddenly flung into the air by Dark Shadow, just barley missing Todoroki as he attempted to snatch the headband.
"AND LIKE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MATCH, MIDORIYA TAKES TO THE SKIES TO AVOID TEAM TODOROKI! ONLY THIS TIME IT'S WITHOUT HIS TEAM! IS THIS ALLOWED?!" Mic asked, and received a thumbs up from Midnight. "AND THE JUDGES SAY YES!"
"And why wouldn't it be? Bakugo did the same thing earlier. As long as Midoriya doesn't touch the ground, it's allowed." Aizawa informed.
"Classic…Midoriya…maneuver." Iida panted, tired from using his special move.
"That is so not fair! What are we gonna do now?!"
Todoroki growled, before using the same pole as before to create a small island of ice next to his team. He jumped onto to it, leaving his team behind before using more ice to make the island grow taller and taller, making himself go into the sky.
"Todoroki?!" His team called out, but he ignored them, his eyes fixed onto Midoriya.
"WAIT, DON'T TELL ME-"
"The judges will allow it!"
"NOT GONNA LIE, SOME OF THESE RULES ARE STUPID!"
"Yes they are. I'll be sure to talk to Nezu after this and set up new and fixed rules for next year."
"You know you have enough points to pass, right?! There's no need in coming after me!" Izuku informed as he watched the son of Endeavor get closer to him. The guy was persistent, he would give him that much. 'Note to self, stop making fun of people with daddy issues.'
Izuku readied his shield, aiming for the fire and ice user in order to knock him off is tower. It would leave him defenseless, but he could spare a few seconds if it meant getting Todoroki away from him.
They were so focused on each other, that neither of them noticed the sound of explosions getting closer.
"Get away from my nerd! The only one allowed to defeat him, is ME!" Bakugo shouted with multiple headbands around his throat, suddenly materializing next to Todoroki's right side. The son of a hero gasped, readying his right side to defend against the blond.
Izuku smirked, an idea forming. With the two preoccupied with each other, he could sneak into, and hopefully take away enough points to knock them both out of the top four.
Todoroki growled, freezing Bakugo's arm as he attempted to reach for his headbands. His war was with Midoriya, not his angry, blond lapdog.
"Get away Bakugo and I may allow you to advance!"
"No one can threaten by friend besides me!"
Todoroki froze Bakugo again and turned, his eyes widening as Midoriya propelled himself towards them like a missile, arm covered in green lighting. Without even thinking Todoroki raised his left arm as it glowed bright red from his flames, readying for a defense.
"TIMES UP!" Present Mic shouted, causing the three boys to stop their separate attacks. They looked at each other, before Izuku felt himself suddenly gain weight.
"Well, this is awkward." He said, before feeling himself begin to fall towards the ground. He watched as the ground got closer, and heard Kacchan yell his name, which was followed by explosions. He readied his fist as green lighting danced across his flesh, doing what he planned on doing back at the Entrance Exam.
But suddenly he was caught in two giant arms. Looking up, he smiled as yellow eyes and a black beak stared back at him.
"Good catch Dark Shadow." Tokoyami praised as his quirk placed Izuku back on the ground. The greenette grinned, before taking off and showing off his headband. "I never doubted you for a second, Midoriya."
"And to you as well. Good job everyone!" He smiled, before flinching at the sound of puking. He watched as Uraraka hunched over, her stomach contents being dropped onto the ground. "You did amazing Uraraka!"
"T-Than *hurk* k y-you! *splat*"
"None of this would've happened without my babies!"
"Or Midoriya's plan." Tokoyami argued.
"Or us!" Dark Shadow informed.
"Hey, this was a group effort! Be proud, we all did amazing!" He cheered, trying to stop the arguing.
"AND IN FIRST PLACE WE HAVE TEAM MIDORIYA! FOLLOWED BY TEAM TODOROKI IN SECOND, TEAM BAKUGO IN THIRD, AND FINALLY IN FOURTH PLACE WE HAVE TEAM TETSU-, WAIT, I MEAN TEAM SHINSO! WHEN THE HECK DID THEY COME BACK?!"
Izuku sighed in relief, allowing himself to bask in his teams deserved victory. That was short lived, however, as a hand gripped his shoulder. He turned his head, and was surprised at who he saw.
"Let's talk." Todoroki stated.