(Yo, just wanted to say I'm going to breeze through the Sports Festival by just doing Izuku's fights. I REALLY want to get to the Training Camp. BUT I HAVE A QUESTION! Would yall want me to dedicate a few chapters to the My Hero Academia movie? I loved the movie and wouldn't mind writing it, especially with the ideas I have with the helicopter scene…)
"That idiot! We agreed! We agreed for him not to say anything, and what does he do?! Say something!" Ojiro shouted in anger, standing up from his seat and pulling at his hair in frustration.
"What…What just happened? Why is Deku just standing there?" Uraraka asked.
"It's Shinso's quirk! If you talk to him, he takes control of your mind! Midoriya played right into his hands!" The blond informed.
"Yooo, that sounds sick! How is that worse than sticky balls?" Kaminari questioned.
"Hey!"
(Battlefield)
'Dammit. Dammit, dammit, dammit! I'm such an idiot! I let my emotions get the better of me!' Izuku growled in his mind, still unable to move. In his stunned state his magnet quirk deactivated, making his shield drop to the ground.
"So here we are. You're lucky to have been so blessed, Izuku Midoriya." Shinso spat, venom lacing his every word. "Now turn around and walk out of bounds."
Izuku's body moved on its own, slowly turning until he was facing away from his opponent before walking towards the white line at the end of the arena.
"WHA-WHAT?! MIDORIYA IS OBEYING HIM!" Present Mic screeched in shock.
"What's he doing?!"
"He can't walk out of the ring! He'll lose the match if he does!"
"Damn nerd! He better snap out of this or I'm fucking killing him!"
"What…What power is this?" All Might whispered to himself, watching with fear as his successor slowly walked across the ring.
'C'mon, c'mon! Stop moving you stupid body!'
"I told you to get better control of your emotions! But did you listen to me? Nooooo." A voice scowled him in his mind.
'Diablo! You have to help me out! Please?!'
"I'm sorry kid, but I did warn you, didn't I? I told you to take control over your emotions. You didn't, and now you're paying the price. The others and I have voted, and it was determined by a majority vote to refuse to help you. You're on your own, so you better think of a way out of this." Diablo informed, before 'shutting' himself down, allowing Izuku to be alone yet again.
'Goddammit, what do I do? The only way of this is to get hit by someone or something! But there's nothing here!' He thought, watching the white line get closer and closer. He was just a few feet away from losing.
"Even with a quirk like this, I have my own dreams of becoming a great hero. So, lose for me!" Shinso said, watching as Izuku was just four steps away from doing so.
'Wait a minute! I can't control of my body, but my magnet quirk doesn't need me to move to use it!'
Three steps.
Izuku's arm began glowing green, and so did his shield.
Two steps.
He pulled the shield towards him, allowing the metal to fly off the field, surprising everyone. It flew through the air at an incredible speed.
One step.
The shield smashed into Izuku's back, shocking him awake from the brainwashing. He gasped for air, the tips of his shoe's mere millimeters away from the white line. His shield fell to the ground yet again with a loud clank.
"AND MIDORIYA BREAKS FREE FROM SHINSO'S QUIRK JUST IN TIME! I NEVER IMAGINED MIDORIYA WOULD BE THE TYPE TO KEEP US IN SUSPENSE LIKE THIS!"
"I love a man who teases!" Midnight whispered to herself, shivering in delight. "Midoriya is still in bounds! The fight can commence!"
"No! No that's impossible!" Shinso shouted in worry, flinching as Izuku turned around and gave him a nasty glare. 'Fuck, I forgot he had two quirks! The lucky bastard! And since he knows about my quirk and got affected by it, he won't say anything now! Need to make him say something! Anything!'
"I forgot you have two quirks, kinda make me jealous. To think, having two quirks so amazing, while guys like me have lame ones, or none at all. But you wouldn't know how that's like, would you? You've been blessed your whole life!"
'I have been blessed, with everyone and everything I have in my life. In another life, I would've been in his same position.' Izuku thought, unable to imagine being quirkless. 'But even still, I can't lose this. Not after coming this far, not after having so many people depend on me.' He told himself, bending down and picking up the shield. His arm began crackling with green electricity.
"You're so lucky! To be blessed and given quirks that'll help you reach your go-" Shinso was suddenly cut off by Izuku flinging his shield through the air, using One For All to propel his faster and stronger than he would've normally been able to.
The shield connected with the purple haired boys' chest before anyone could blink, sending him flying out of the ring and smashing into one of the stone walls. With all the wind knocked out of him, he slid down, gasping for air.
A chorus of 'ooo's rang throughout the stadium, some knowing for a fact that hit was definitely going to leave a bruise in the morning.
"Shinso is out of bounds! Midoriya advances to the next match!" Midnight announced, causing the crowd to cheer in excitement. The majority of the stadium was happy the greenette had won, especially 1A and All Might, while others were saddened by the news. The Gen Ed students were upset that the only student from their department has lost, but were still beyond proud in him getting this far.
Izuku nodded to himself, before crossing the stage and hopping down, moving towards the purple haired boy.
"I'm sorry for what you've gone through, it must've been tough not having a 'flashy' quirk like other people. I'm sure you were even ridiculed for it, right?" Izuku asked, staring down at the Gen Ed student.
Shinso wheezed, unable to speak, but nodded nonetheless.
"Don't listen to them, or believe what they say. Your quirk is awesome! You'll definitely be an amazing pro when we're older!"
"T-Thank you." Shinso thanked, which came out choppy from the hit.
"Are you okay?"
"I-I t-think you b-broke a r-rib."
"Oh. Oh! I'm so sorry! My-My dragon quirk messes with my mind, and you made fun of Ashido and I just…lost control."
"I-It's fine. I-I c-crossed a li-line." Shinso understood and accepted the apology, but the greenettes words didn't heal his pain. "N-Need t-to see Re-Recovery Girl."
"Of course! Let me help you up-wait." Izuku said, suddenly remembering something. "You were bullied as a kid, right? So why make fun of Ashido and bully her when you yourself used to be a victim?"
"E-Explain a-after getting h-healed."
(Nurses office)
Shinso winced as Recovery Girl assaulted the greenette, using her cane to continuously whack his body.
"You *smack* broke *smack* his rib with your stupid shield!" She shouted, aiming for the boys arms.
"Ow! I said I was sorry! Ow, ow, ow! Stop hitting me!"
"R-Recovery Girl, it's okay! I crossed a line and he reacted…accordingly?" Shinso tried to defend, and flinched as the old woman turned to glare at him.
"And you!" She exclaimed, walking over and whacking him once on the back of the head. "Do not make fun of other students! Youre lucky I'm not punishing you more for what you said!"
"I-I'm sorry?" He offered, wincing as she raised her cane again. She stared at him for a few seconds, before sighing and lowering it.
"I'm not the one you should be apologizing to." She informed, before turning to Izuku. "And stop breaking the ribs of your opponents!"
"Can I still break their arms?" He joked, before grabbing his shield for protection as she raised her weapon. "Don't break my opponent, got it!"
She huffed, before walking back to her desk to continue filling out paperwork, leaving the two alone to talk.
"So…your explanation for making fun of Ashido?" Izuku brought, turning with his arms crossed to stare at the other male. Shinso sighed.
"Ok, so I was studying your class ever since the USJ incident. I knew you'd all be tough opponents and knew I'd be facing off with at least one of you, so I dug around and tried to find what made you guy tick. Your blond friend is naturally angry so I could've said anything to make him talk, your blue haired friend doesn't like it when someone disrespects his family, all the girls are protective of you, etc. But there was only one student from 1A I didn't get a lot of information on."
"Myself."
"Exactly. When I went to 1A that day to declare war, I was scooping out the scene and trying to see what made you tick. I've overheard your loud friend and figured you were close to the pink one, so I called her ugly that day to see how you would react. You did, just like I expected. So I held onto that knowledge until now."
That…made a lot of sense and was logical. Shinso was at a major disadvantage since his quirk requires someone to speak, so digging up dirt on them and finding out what presses their buttons was a smart move on his end.
It's just a shame he and Izuku were the first matchup, the Gen Ed kid could've gotten further if anyone else was his opponent.
"Look, I understand why you did what you did. It was actually a really smart thing to do. But making fun of my friends isn't something I take lying down. So if you don't mind, I'd like you to apologize to Ashido once this is all over." Izuku informed seriously.
"Yeah, no problem. I never meant to hurt someone or be a bully, I know what it's like being picked up."
"Those people can go to hell. You got a great quirk, remember that." Izuku informed, before his eyes drifted up to the TV screen. It appeared that the next match would be starting any second now. "I'm glad we've gotten this straightened up. I'm going on ahead to watch the next match, see you later Shinso."
"Yeah, see ya, Midoriya."
(Class 1A viewing box)
"Congrats on the win class rep!" Kaminari congratulated when Izuku returned to the 1A box. With him arriving the number of students present jumped up to 18, since Sero and Todoroki had left to het ready for their match.
"Thanks Kaminari, and sorry Ojiro. Kinda let my emotions get the better of me." He chuckled awkwardly, while rubbing the back of his head.
"At least you won, but don't scare us like that again!" Ojiro ordered.
"I agree. I was quite scared you were about to step out of bounds, but you pulled a classic Midoriya maneuver at the last second per usual!" Iida exclaimed, causing Izuku to sweat drop.
'Classic Midoriya maneuver?' He thought, before he felt his arm being grabbed. With surprised eyes, he turned to look at Ashido.
"Did you get it?" She asked, causing him to tilt his head in confusion. He was further confused when Jiro started blushing.
"Get…it?"
"Your reward dumby." She said playfully.
"Oh…oh!" He exclaimed, starting to blush. "Uh, no actually. All Might has my phone."
"Why does All Might have your phone?" Tsu questioned what was on everyone's mind.
"Oh, uh, he offered me some tea before my fight! And-And I forgot I had my phone on me, so he offered to hang onto it so it wouldn't get destroyed!" He lied, coming up with a believable excuse. Why didn't het just say it was in his locker?!
Before any more questions could be answered, the stadium started to shake, and the temperature began to drop. Suddenly a giant wall of ice appeared before them, blocking out the sun from reaching them.
'The hell?' Izuku thought, slipping from Mina's grasp and running over to the edge. He stared at the arena, and flinched when he saw Sero's whole body, minus his face, trapped in ice. Todoroki had patches of ice on his skin from over using his quirk.
The boy seemed…sad, as he began thawing Sero out.
"This needs to be the picture they put next to the term 'over kill' in the dictionary." Kirishima stated, causing many to nod in agreement.
"You got your work cut out for you nerd. Don't lose." Bakugo growled, causing the greenette to grunt.
"I don't plan on it." Izuku said, staring down at his next opponent.
