Chapter 19: Let The Games Begin

2 Days until the Sports Festival

"Are you sure that it's okay if Banjo and I have our Drivers in the Festival?" Sento asked on the phone.

"Young Kiryu, I explained it already." All Might stated as he let out a small sigh. "The paper work was already filled out by your…It was filled out that those devices are filled as support items, sort of like Aoyama's navel…laser…belt, whatever it's called."

"Okay, I just wanted to be sure of if it was legal or not." Sento explained to his teacher.

"So you said the last two times." The Symbol of Peace lamented. "…How are you holding up? The offer for the counseling is still on the table if you ever need it." Sento let out a small sigh.

"It's…I'm slowly learning to accept the reality of the situation." Sento clarified. "I had some help from some…friends. They helped to get me out of a little slump and now I'm helping my sister by being that shoulder she needs."

"That's good. If you ever need someone else to talk to, I'm just a phone call away."

"That's good to…Actually, when the Sports Festival is over, can we meet? I…I have some things I need to get off of my chest." Sento confided in the man.

"Of course. Anything for the friend of my pupil/His cohort in mastering One for All. Speaking of which, I'll let you get back to your training. I look forward to seeing how far you get in the Sports Festival." And with that, All Might hung up. Sento put away his phone and went back into the warehouse, where Banjo and Izuku were sparing.

"Damn! You're really get the hang of this!" Banjo remarked as he barely avoided an attack from the greenette. Izuku looked rather surprised by the comment.

"Y-You really think so?" Izuku asked as he powered down One for All. Banjo cancelled out his transformation.

"Yeah, a little more practice, and I think you could be one of the heavy hitters in our class." He replied as with a big smile on his face, causing Izuku to have an uneasy smile as well. "All right, break time! I'll go grab the lunches!" He declared as he went out of the warehouses to go to a local burger joint, leaving Sento and Izuku alone.

"W-What did A-All Might say?" Izuku questioned. Sento just replied with a thumbs up.

"Drivers are a-go." He remarked as he sat on a crate.

"T-That's great! And the new…what are you calling it?" Izuku inquired.

"Oh, the upgrade form? It's completed! Though, I want to save the reveal of it to surprise both my classmates and the crowds. Got to make an impression after all." Sento commented. Izuku softly chuckled at the remark as he sat by his friend.

"Y-Yeah…" It was then that Izuku looked rather deep in thought. " D-…Do you think I'll make him proud?" He questioned his confidant.

"Um…What exactly do you mean by that?" Sento retorted back to the greenette, who now looked rather deep in thought.

"I just-…I have this constant feeling like I let the most important people in my life down because I was…" Izuku bit his tongue on the last part of the sentence, but Sento knew what he was about to say.

"…Do you want to talk about it?" Sento asked, to which Izuku was rather shocked by it. "If you don't, I understand. But I will be there if you need someone to vent to."

"Um…My…My dad was never really around." Izuku started to confess. "My mom says that he works overseas but…There's this part of me that believes that he just abandoned us because he didn't want someone like me for a son. I…I don't really know for sure. And then…You kind of already know what happened when other kids found out." Sento looked down in shame as the sense of guilt began to grow by the second.

"I'm sorry that I wasn't-" Sento began to say, but Izuku started to shake his head and hands vigorously.

"S-Sorry! I know that y-you didn't h-have the greatest time there as well!" Izuku exclaimed to his friend. His face began to turn to sadness once again. "But…It's just one of those things I didn't think I would ever talk about…" Izuku lamented, but Sento looked at him with a sad curiosity.

"…We don't have to go through this if you don't want to." Sento assured his friend. "But-" He was about to say, but Izuku cut him off by raising a hand to signal him to stop.

"I…um…It was bad. Like…really bad." Izuku started to explain. "I was called a lot of things. Worthless, Freak, D-…Deku…And they said a lot of…things to me. Like…'If you really want a Quirk, then you can try to take a swan dive off the roof and hope that you get lucky in the next life.' But…I don't want to view that as a bad memory. Instead, I want to prove to them that maybe their views can be changed. And that people who have felt like me in those kinds of situations…can be a hero." As Izuku finished explaining what he thought about his past, Sento couldn't help but have a small smile on his face.

"To be able to say that," Sento began to say, "That requires true bravery." Izuku looked at him with confusion, but then it suddenly dawn on him what he meant by that. "And that is the first step to becoming-"

"A hero…" Izuku finished the statement, which caused a small smirk to appear on his face. He let out a chuckle in disbelief. "…Huh."

"Yeah…Now we just have to get a better handle on your Quirk, and then you'll have a good head start." Sento joked, which elicited a laugh to come from Izuku, and it caused Sento to start laughing as well. But Banjo wasn't laughing as he overheard the conversation from around the corner. The rage he was feeling was immense…and he had this gut feeling that he knew who the culprit behind the insults were.

(X)

Day of The Sports Festival

"Do I have to?" Misora questioned as she stared at the shirt Sawa had given her.

"Of course! He needs to know that the promise you made to him is worth something, now put on the shirt!" Sawa said to her hesitant friend. Misora looked at her and then back to the shirt.

"It's not like he would be able to see us anyways. It-" Misora tried to argue, but she was quickly cut off.

"That's why I'm taking photos beforehand. Now, if want to go to the Sports Festival, you will put on the shirt and be the sister you promised him that you would be!" Sawa said while she metaphorically and physical put her foot down. Misora stared at her and started to grumble to herself as she went into her room to go change shirts. After a few minutes, the door cracked open by just a little bit.

"…I look stupid." Misora commented from inside her room. Sawa couldn't help but snicker.

"Says you…Miitan." Sawa said as an image of Misora as her alter ego popped into her mind. Misora sighed as she fully opened the door and walked out in a white shirt that had red and blue text on it that said, 'My Brother Is The Best!'

"Happy?" Misora asked in a dry tone of voice as Sawa proceeded to take photos of the embarrassed woman.

"Very! Now come on, or we're going to be late!" Sawa commented as she grabbed Misora by the arm and dragged her to the car. But as she was being dragged, Misora had a very important question pop into her head.

"…Where's your shirt?" Misora questioned.

(X)

"Come on! Come on!" Nejire pleaded to her friends as she dragged them to their seats. "The first years are about to come out! I don't want to miss it!"

"Geez! Someone is certainly excited!" Mirio exclaimed as he was being dragged. "What's got you so pumped up?"

"Please stop being so excited, you might cause people to stare at us…" Tamaki whimpered out to his friend. That was when he noticed some people were staring at him with looks of intrigue. "Oh god, they are…" He said as he tried his best to shield himself from the judging eyes of the strangers.

"Oh man, I thought we were making significant progress with helping your nerves!" Mirio remarked, causing the shy teen to pull his hood over his head.

"You're calling me a lost cause, aren't you?" Tamaki said as he tried to retreat into his hoodie. Mirio couldn't help but smile as his childhood friend was being his usual self.

"Not at all! If I was talking to the you from two years ago, I'm pretty sure you would have bolted out of the stadium." Mirio commented. After a slight pause, Tamaki poked his head out to look at his friend. "There we go. Now, will you try your best to stay with us?."

"…I make no promises." Tamaki stated as he took his hood off. He then turned to Nejire. "Why are you so excited? You were pretty bored at last years' festival, so are you making a scene now?"

"How could you not?" Nejire responded back, causing Tamaki to slightly jump in his seat. "The first years went up against actual villains and we didn't get to see them in action! I'm not missing any of the action this time!" Mirio looked at her with suspicion.

"This wouldn't have anything to do with the first year you were telling us about?" He questioned, causing the girl to stop herself and looked at him in confusion.

"I told you about him?" She questioned, but she went back to her usual self. "Yeah, I told him that I would be cheering him from the sidelines, so I don't want to break my promise to him." Mirio smirked at the response.

"Okay, then we'll cheer alongside you!" Mirio remarked, but his eyes fell back to Tamaki, who once again hid himself in his hoodie once again.

"I wonder what he can eat that would make him brave?" Nejire pondered aloud to herself.

(X)

"You hear what those kids went through?" Death Arms commented.

"Of course, who hasn't?" Kamui Woods responded. "Why do you think it's more crowded at usually? Everyone wants a look at the students who were able to hold off an attack from actual villains."

"Which just means more work for us." Mt. Lady commented as she ate another takoyaki ball.

"You could have said no to the job." Kamui Woods pointed out. "Or did you just take this job to get free food?"

"Hey, I can't help it if our fans want to show their appreciate by giving us free snacks!" Mt. Lady retorted back to her colleague. Death Arms rolled his eyes hearing that.

"He only gave you that takoyaki because he thought he was going to get a date out of it." He mumbled out. Mt. Lady stopped in her tracks hearing that comment.

"Hey, if you got it, flaunt it." Was all she said as she ate another takoyaki ball. "Besides, you think I wanted to miss out on this? I want first pick on the winner! I call dibs!"

"Somehow, I don't think the decision is up to you." A new voice spoke up behind her. Mt. Lady quickly turned around to see just a group of bystanders just staring at her in confusion. She thought her mind was playing tricks on her as she shrugged her shoulders and turned back to face her group…only to come face to face with the No. 5 Hero.

"Edgeshot?" Death Arms questioned as the security group was shocked to see one of the top 10 walking around in the public.

"Hello!" He said in a rather cheery voice, which surprised some of the group.

"It's an honor to meet you! Can I get a selfie with you?!" Mt. Lady practically screamed as she was shaking violently. It was hard to tell due to the mask, but Edgeshot couldn't help but chuckle at the woman' antics.

"The honor is all mine. I heard about your quick rise as a hero, and you should be proud of the work that you have done." Edgeshot complimented the woman. Mt. Lady couldn't help but squeal in delight as the compliment still rang in her ears and she pulled him to take the selfie.

"Um, it's an honor to meet you." Kamui Woods said as he held out his hand, to which Edgeshot shook. "But…What exactly are you doing out here? I thought you would have been with the other top 10." Edgeshot looked rather awkwardly when asked the question.

"Honestly, I needed to get away from them." Edgeshot admitted, causing a little bit of shock from the security group. "Don't get me wrong, I enjoy being around them, it's just that they can be a little bit too much sometimes. Crust is crying about how he's proud of the new generation of heroes…and he's been doing that for the past 2 hours. Miruko has been complaining that she doesn't know why she's even here. Best Jeanist has been trying to get me to change my costume since we first met, and he hasn't let that topic go. Endeavour…Just be glad that you haven't met him in person. So…I figured I would join a security team to help you guys out and give you some pointers." Edgeshot explained to the group. Death Arms was about to speak up, but Kamui Woods quickly cut in.

"We would be happy if you joined us! It's a great honor to have you among us!" He quickly exclaimed to the Ninja Hero. Edgeshot seemingly smiled underneath his mask.

"Lead the way." The No. 5 hero suggested to them. The group following his suggestion and continue to walk among the crowds, all while Mt. Lady continued to take selfies.

(X)

"This sucks!" Mina declared as she stared down at the U.A. gym uniform she was wearing. "I thought that we would be able to wear our hero costumes! I wanted to show my style to the world!"

"I know how you feel." Aoyama said. "My armor is-"

"I mean why wouldn't they let us use our costumes?" She complained as she unknowingly cut off her classmate.

"Well, there are some features that cause others to have a certain leg up in the competition that others could see as being unfair." Sento explained to his friend as he zipped up his suit jacket. Mina gave a pouty face in response.

"…I guess." She begrudgingly agreed as she eyed Sento bring out his Driver. "Oh? You get to have your Driver in the games?" She questioned as she squinted her eyes at him. Sento nervously nodded.

"I-It's the only way my Quirk works." He began to explain. "A-A-And Banjo and I got permission to use it so…" Sento shrugged his shoulders in response. Mina looked at him suspiciously before turning that into a big smile on her face.

"I'm just messing with ya!" She said response. Bakugo just scoffed in response.

"Of course you brought that thing with you." Bakugo said to Sento. "Just know that it won't be enough to help you. Because the world is going to see who the top dog of U.A. is. And that's me!" The classmates looked on at the sight with mixed reactions.

"Of course you can't go five minutes without showing off your superiority complex." Momo mumbled under her breath.

"Um…Maybe you should save that attitude for when we actually get onto the field." Kirishima commented as he pulled Bakugo away from Sento. Banjo just stared at Bakugo with pure malice in his eyes, saying nothing as he was dragged away. Tenya then proceeded to burst into the room.

"Everyone, are you ready?!" He exclaimed with a mighty voice. "We will be called out soon!" Sento stood up and turned to the class.

"A-Alright guys! Guess this is the moment that we prove ourselves to the world! So let's not keep them waiting any longer!" He said excitedly to his class, to which everyone gave a shout of approval to the declaration. Izuku was about to speak up, but he was quickly stopped as a new voice addressed him.

"Midoriya." Todoroki said, causing the boy to jump in surprise.

"T-T-Todoroki! C-Can I help you?" Izuku stammered out, but the bi-colored teen said nothing as he continued to stare at the greenette for a couple more seconds. His eyes cold and calculating as he studied the boy.

"If we were to look at things from objective point of view, I think it would be safe to say that I am stronger than you." Todoroki declared, causing the rest of the class to stare at the exchange that was happening between the two boys.

"Anybody know where this is coming from?" Sero asked to no one in general.

"I…Um…I g-guess you have a point…" Izuku murmured, trying to not make the boy anger.

"But…All Might has his eye on you, doesn't he?" Todoroki asked. The statement threw Izuku through a loop as he didn't realize just how perceptive that the boy could be. "I not trying to pry about that. But…Just know that I will beat you." He stated as continued to stare at Izuku with a cold stare.

"This is…going to be interesting." Kaminari said as he watched the commotion. Kirishima walked over to Todoroki and placed his hand on the boys' shoulder.

"Hey! Why are you picking a fight all of a sudden? Can't it wait until we get out there?" The redhead questioned. His only response was shove the hand of the boy off of his shoulder.

"Um…You may be right." Izuku said in response, which caused Todoroki to gaze at him with a questioning look. "I-I get that you're stronger than me. But…I made a promise to myself that I would get myself to the top. And I think I can speak for everyone when I say that everyone has made that promise as well. So just know…that I will give my all in this!" He explained with a new found sense of pride in himself, that made some of his fellow classmates suddenly proud of him in a way. Todoroki stared at him for a couple of seconds, before turning around and walking away from him.

"…We'll see…" Was all that he said as walked away.

"…He clearly declared war on the wrong person." Bakugo commented to no one in particular as everyone started to head out to the field. As he was walking, he was suddenly shoulder checked by someone.

"Consider that my declaration of me kicking your sorry ass." Banjo remarked as they continued to walk.

(X)

"HEY, HEY, HEY! It's ya boy on the mic, Present Mic, ready to once again bring you the play by play on this year's U.A.'s Sports Festival! But it's not just me announcing this event this time! With me is the always badass hero, the master of stealth and deception, the hobo looking guy himself, ERASER HEAD!" The Voice Hero practically shouted into the microphone. Aizawa just stared at him with a mixture of annoyance and confusion.

"How is it that you managed to talk me into this?" Was all that Aizawa commented in an annoyed voice. Mic just laughed off the comment.

"There's that winning personality for you!" Mic retorted back. "Because I needed someone to bounce my quips off of, and you know that you're the best fit for that role. Admit it."

"No."

"That's the spirit! Now then, I think the time has finally arrived!" The crowd was rearing up as the excitement in the air became more and more apparent. "And first up to the field is the class that everyone has been talking about! The ones who were able to fight off actual villains with nerves of steel and fire in their hearts! Give it up for Hero Course…CLASS 1-A!"

The cheering was deafening as the class exited the tunnel, standing proud and mighty with faces of determination.

"It's certainly different than watching it on tv, huh?" Kaminari remarked.

"Yeah…It feels weird having all these people cheering for us." Banjo commented.

"It um…certainly gets to you." Kirishima said. He then turned to Bakugo. "How are you taking it?" Bakugo just smirked.

"I'm used to it, unlike you extras!" He retorted back. "Just don't in my spotlight, or else!"

"Let's just do our best everyone!" Momo called out to the class, to which a good majority of them nodded to her. She then turned her attention to the Class Rep. "You okay?" She asked with a hint of concern in her voice. Sento turned back to her, with a hesitant smile.

"Yeah. I mean, I'm nervous, but the good kind of nervous, you know?" He responded, causing her to have a small smile.

"I think I do." Momo commented back as she reflected on her helping Sento just a couple of days ago. Her nerves were rocketed through the roofs as she suddenly remember the embrace the two had and how it felt…. She quickly shook those thoughts out of her mind as she brought her attention on the task at hand. "I um…Let's do our best!" She blurted out, causing him to nod in agreement.

"Y-Yeah!" He said back with excitement in his voice. The two were unaware of two particular classmates that were staring at this interaction and having different reactions to it. Mina was trying her best to contain a high pitch squeal due to the fact that her matchmaking skills seemed to be working. As for the other…

'…How?' Mineta thought to himself with a horrified look on his face. 'Trust me Sento Kiryu, you will rue the day that you decided to step in the way of me and her!' His classmates paid no mind to him as another announcement came over the stadium.

"While they haven't been given the spotlight as much as their fellow students, perhaps this will be their moment to shine! Give it up for Hero Course, CLASS 1-B!" Present Mic exclaimed as the students of Class 1-B exited the tunnel into the stadium.

"Well, well, well!" A blonde student came up to Class 1-A, with a smug smirk on his face. "So this is the famous 1-A! I didn't get a chance to see all of you when everyone wanted a peek at the oh so renowned class that took on the dangerous villains. But now that I have a good look at you…I'm less than impressed." He was about to make some more insults, but he was stopped as someone slapped the back of his head.

"Play nice Monoma." Kendo instructed as the boy rubbed his sore spot with a grimace look on his face as he looked towards the rival class. "Ignore him, he strangely gets like this whenever your class is mentioned for some reason. But I promise that we're not all like that." She then extended her hand outward to Sento. "Itsuka Kendo, Class Representative of 1-B. Pleasure to meet you." Sento proceeded to shake her hand. "It's nice to finally meet you after Banjo has said great things about you."

"That's-…He has?" Sento questioned. Kendo just gave him a confused look.

"Of course, you two are bros as he put it." She admitted. Sento was about to say something, but Present Mic was again spoke up.

"Next up is the students of General Studies! Classes C, D, and E! Support Course, Classes F, G, and H are here as well! And finally, we have the Business Course, Classes I, J, and K!" The rest of the first years classes came out of their tunnels. Reception for them wasn't as great as the Hero Courses, they were still received positively well. "ALL OF U.A.'S FIRST YEARS ARE HERE! AND NOW, GIVE IT UP FO THE REFEREE FOR THIS YEAR…MIDNIGHT!"

"Alrighty, my young pretties!" The R-Rated Hero exclaimed as she took the stage, to which many of the males in the audience had instant blushes on their faces as she made her presence known due to her stunning looks. "It's time for the player pledge and that will be given by the Class Representative of 1-A, Sento Kiryu!"

"HUH?!" Sento exclaimed as his eyes practically bulged out of his head. "What?! Why me?!" Banjo couldn't help but feel bad for him as he knew that Sentos' nerves were going to get the best of him as he couldn't handle public speaking.

"Dude, it's probably because you got first in the Entrance Exam. Of course it's going to be you!" Sero remarked as he, Kirishima, and Kaminari pushed him towards the stage. "Don't let us down!" The three said in unison. As he took the stage, he could feel his stomach churning as if he was about to throw up right there and then. But he tried his best to keep his nerves in check as he stepped up to the microphone.

"Take your time~" Midnight said as she winked at him. Sento's eyes scanned the crowd of people watching him. There were some murmurs from the audience as they were curious to see what the boy would say. He then scanned the crowd of students watching him. A good number of his classmates gave him thumbs up to show their support. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath and started his speech.

"Um…I'm sure that many people are excited to see the festivities today, but it's more than just that. Every one of the students that are now standing in front of you are here to prove something. Each of their motivations may be different, whether it's because of trying to make up for past mistakes, a promise to a friend or family, a determination to prove that they are able to do it, to live up to a legacy, or for a completely different reason. What drives us is to a dream that all of us share. A dream to help others in need. A dream that resonates with everyone who are asked what they wanted to be when they grow up. And that dream…Is to become a hero. And we are here today to show that we are able to live up to the high expectations that come with the title of being a hero. That we can stand up to those who wish harm upon the innocent and prove that we are the new generation of heroes that will go beyond your expectations! Plus Ultra!" He end his speech as he raised his fist up in the air triumphantly. There was silence that filled the air of the stadium as the words of the boys' speech still hung in the air…But that was soon broken as the stadium was filled with cheers from the crowd. Sento was in shock as he didn't expect to get a response quite like that.

"So…manly." Kirishima stated as he wiped a tear from his eye. Sento joined his friends once again. Banjo leaned into his ear.

"Dude, where the hell did that come from?" He questioned. Sento looked at him with a stunned expression as he shrugged his shoulders.

"I have no idea, it just happened." He explained. Present Mic once again spoke over the speakers.

"Alright, that was mighty fine speech if I do say so myself! Certainly an excellent way to start off the festival!" He then turned to Aizawa. "What did you think?"

"Could use some work, but overall…not bad." Aizawa calmly stated into the microphone. Mic just laughed at his commentator's response.

"Of course you would say that! But the audience could let us know what they thought using #SportsFestival and following us to keep up with the play by play on certain events! Speaking of…Midnight, do your thing!" Mic shouted to his coworker.

"No problem!" She replied with a smile and a crack of her whip. "Alright my darlings, now some of you may be wondering what the first game might be. Well…" A projection of a spinning wheel appeared behind the heroine. It then stopped spinning as it landed on a specific spot titled, 'Obstacle Race'. There were murmurs from the students on what the event could entail, but they were silenced as there was another crack of the whip again. "Now, all 11 classes will participate in this race. The course will be the outer circumference of the stadium, which is about 4 kilometers long! Now, anything goes as long as you stay in the course! Now then, take your places!"

The students went to the tunnel entrance to where they'll be starting from. Banjo and Sento stayed behind a little bit to transform into their suits.

WAKE UP BURNING!/THE UNIDENTIFIED JUNGLE HUNTER!

GET CROSS-Z DRAGON!/TORAUFO!

YEAH!/YEAHHH!

"And before the audience gets confused or upset as to why they are in costumes, they are approved by the school for use and they are necessary for them to use their Quirks. So there's no need to put us on blast on social media." Mic quickly blurted out to do some damage control, before there could be any outcry from the audience.

"LET THE GAMES…BEGIN!" Midnight shouted as the gates opened. Many students tried to rush through the gate…but they found that they couldn't as their feet had been frozen in place, thanks to a certain someone.

"Sorry, but I have to get ahead." Todoroki declared as he left a trail of ice behind him. Many students cried out in agony as the trap placed by the son of Endeavour seemed to work.

"Nice try, Half-and-Half bastard!" Bakugo shouted as he used his explosions to propel himself to past the ice trail to catch up with him.

"A valiant effort, but it won't stop me!" Momo stated as she created a staff to propel herself over the ice. A marigold and pink figure riding some sort of pink energy construct underneath his feet came speeding up next to the girl.

"Nice tactic!" Sento said as he managed to keep pace with them due him using an energy UFO to dodge the attack and using it as a hoverboard of sorts.

"I won't let you do that to me again!" Ojiro said as he used his tail to jump over the ice. Banjo tried his best to keep up the group as he jumped up in the air alongside others.

"Seems I underestimated some of you…" Todoroki commented on; he was surprised as he saw a figure with green lighting surrounding it passed by him. He looked and was shocked to see a certain green haired boy suddenly in front.

"And would you look at this! Izuku Midoriya is in the lead!" Present Mic shouted as the spectators were confused as to who this new person was.

"Well…This is interesting." Aizawa commented on. "It seems that he found a way to jump over the crowd and then jumped off of the walls of the tunnel to get ahead of everyone."

"DEKU! WHY DO YOU THINK YOU CAN BE IN FIRST?!" Bakugo shouted out to the greenette.

"Because he doesn't have to listen to a damn word you have to say!" Banjo interjected as he jumped next to Bakugo and punched him in the face, causing the blonde to lose his balance and fall face first onto the ground.

"OH! And just like that, Ryuga Banjo shows why he's one of the powerhouses of Class 1-A!" Present Mic commented. That only helped to make Bakugo angry as he got right back up and continued his tactic to try and keep up with those in the lead.

"You think you can get away with a dirty trick like that!" Mineta screamed as he hopped towards Todoroki. He then proceeded to hop into the air as he prepared himself for something special. "Here comes my super mo-" He was cut off as he was suddenly hit in the face by something big and metal.

"TARGETS ACQUIRED: COMMENCING ATTACK." A One-Pointer very similar to the ones used in the Entrance Exam and it's brethren soon tried to attack the group in front…Including a group of Zero-Pointers.

"And the students have come across their first obstacle in the Obstacle Course…THE ROBO INFERNO!" Present Mic exclaimed to get the crowd off their feet.

"…Is that's what it's seriously is called?" Aizawa asked in a skeptical tone. Mic gave an uneasy look.

"Apparently." He said as he shrugged his shoulders.

"HOLY SHIT!" Kaminari yelled as he once again gazed upon the hordes of robots that were currently in his path.

"So this is what my peers had to in the Entrance Exam." Todoroki stated as started to freeze parts of a Zero Pointer that was upon him. He continued to march forward to try and stay ahead of the rest of the students. "I froze some of the robots when they were off balance…So that they could provide the distraction I needed." He taunted to some of the students as they heard a bunch of creaks as some of the robots fell over, turning them into a blockade.

"Whoa! Looks like those robots were nothing for Todoroki and his elite moves!" Mic commented at the scene. The students had worried looks on their faces as not only would they have to worry about the remaining robots, but the blockade in front of them now.

"Like hell I'm going behind him!" Bakugo shouted as he used his explosions to propel himself on towards the top of one of the Zero-Pointer. He realized that he wasn't alone as Sento used the energy UFO to hover his way to the top of the head as well. Landing on top of it, he sprinted as hard as he could towards the other end of the head as he proceeded to shake a white and light blue fullbottles.

PANDA! ROCKET!

BEST MATCH!

He then proceeded to jump off the edge as he turned the lever on his Driver.

ARE YOU READY?

"BUILD UP!" Sento shouted as his costume changed once again into a white and light blue costume with a giant panda claw on his right arm and pieces of a rocket on his left.

THE SOARING MONOTONE!

ROCKETPANDA!

YEAHHH!

With his new armaments, Sento proceeded to rocket forward to a group of Two-Pointers that were about to fire their weapons upon him. Reading his giant claw, he slashed the group of robots as if they were pieces of paper. Once that group was taken care of, he turned himself around to go back and help out other students.

"OH? It seems that the Class Rep of Class 1-A wants to earn some goodie points with his fellow classmates today! Though it might cost him the lead!" Mic commented to the audience as they were still going crazy on what they just saw.

"Although it does cost him the lead, it still shows that he puts others in front of his own well-being. That's part of what being a hero is." Aizawa said in a deadpan tone.

"Well, we'll see what the audience think on the polls! Is he a true hero, or just playing the part? Use #TrueHeroOrPhony to join in the conversation!"

"Stop trying to push the hashtags, it doesn't add anything."

"…I wonder if it's too late to switch you out with Ectoplasm?" Mic mused aloud to try to get a rise out of Aizawa.

"…Please do." Aizawa replied back, causing Mic to slam his head on the table in frustration. Seeing a Zero-Pointer start to walk towards her direction, Momo quickly unzipped her jacket to expose some skin as she started to create a cannon. Once it was completed, she fired upon what she thought would have been a weak spot for it. It then stopped in its tracks

"Piece of cake!" She commented as it she admired her handiwork. As she was about to move forward, she stopped in her tracks as the Zero-Pointer she just took out started to fall…towards her direction. The students that were with her started to run away, but some reason, she wasn't able to move as she was petrified that she was about to be crushed.

"Momo!" A voice called out to her. She suddenly felt herself be jerked to the side of the falling goliath. It took a second for her to get her bearings, but she quickly realized where she was…in the arms of Sento. "Are you okay?" He asked as landed on the ground where it was safe to talk.

"I-I…A little shaken up, but other than that, I'm fine." She said as regained her balance on the ground. She felt her face start to light up as she realized just how close she was to him…with her jacket unzipped and her in a sports bra. But yet…she found herself not wanting to break away from the embrace for some reason. "T-Thank you for the save."

"N-No problem." Sento said back to her. There was an awkward silence between the two, paying no mind to the other students that wondered what was going on with them. Eventually, Sento found himself looking down and realizing what Momo was wearing. "O-OH!" He quickly broke away from the embrace as he didn't want to seem perverted. "S-Sorry! I didn't realize!"

"I-It's okay!" Momo insisted to the costumed individual. "It's just the limitations of my Quirk! I have to have skin showing to create items."

"…S-So is that why your costume is…" Sento began to ask, but he quickly shook the question out of his mind. "Um…Well…Can I um…Help out in anyway?" The question made Momo do a bit of a double take.

"I…What?" She questioned. Sento looked to the carnage that laid in front of them.

"W-Well," He began to explain, "They never said anything about helping out your classmates. "I-If you want I-I could help you get ahead in some way…" Momo looked ahead to see the damage that laid before her. Part of her wanted to say no, that she wanted to do this on her own without anyone's' help…But then there was the part of her that was practically screaming to her to accept his help. That he is being a good friend and she knows that his intentions are pure. And that this would be a great way to get closer to him…She didn't know where that last part was coming from, but she quickly shook that part out of her head.

"Um…Up until we know what the second obstacle is. But…I-I wouldn't mind asking for help." Momo said as she tried her hardest to hide her blush from the boy.

"O-Okay." Sento said. He then moved a little closer to her. "Um…I-I'm going to wrap my arm around you. I-Is that okay?" He questioned to her. She timidly nodded her head. He then wrapped his right arm around her waist, trying hard to avoid the blush that was on his face. "Okay. We're going to be going pretty fast so…H-Hold on tight." He warned her.

"O-Okay…" Momo replied as the words sunk into her brain. She wrapped her arms around his neck. One moment, they were on the ground trying hard to not focus on being extremely close to each other. The next, they were blasting past many students, Momo holding on tight to try and not fall off. But found herself finding the experience of flying…exhilarating. The wind flowing through her hair, the sensation of moving extremely fast, it all was exciting to her.

"And it looks like some of our students have blown past the first obstacle in their path! But what happens when they come across the second obstacle…THE FALL!" Present Mic exclaimed to the crowd as they were shown some students trying to make their way past the giant pit.

"Okay, at least the name makes sense this time." Aizawa remarked.

"Um…Want me to drop you off at the beginning?" Sento asked Momo as they approached the giant pit that laid before them. Momo looked at it and then looked back to Sento.

"…Can you fly me to the end please?" Momo asked, not wanting to deal with the difficulty that the others were facing…and not wanting the ride to end.

"G-Got it." Sento said with a small nod as he continued on his flight path. He flew past many students trying their hardest to get past the obstacle. Some he recognized like Mina, Tsuyu, Tenya, and a few from 1-B. But there were those that he didn't recognize, so he assumed that they were from other depar-

"Nice suit!" A voice suddenly called out next to him. He and Momo looked to their left to see a girl with pink hair wearing many different inventions and they were allowing her to keep up with him. "Ooohhh! Nice looking belt! Who invited it for you? I got to get information, perhaps they could help me come up with some new ideas for some babies!"

"Um…I did?" Sento answered with an unsure tone in his voice. The girl seemed excited by this.

"A fellow inventor, huh? Well this is certainly a new predicament! We'll talk ideas when this is all said and done!" The girl exclaimed as there seemed to be a new found excitement in her voice. A slot on her jetpack opened up and a robotic claw came out. It proceeded to hand Sento a business card that read…

MEI HATSUME

INVENTOR AND U.A. STUDENT

Once Sento had the card, Hatsume proceeded to drop down as it seemed that her jetpack had a small malfunction, but she shot out a small cable to reach the other side of the pit. She laughed manically as she zoomed forward.

"…What the hell was that?" Sento found himself asking aloud.

"I'm…not sure either…" Momo stated in an unsure manner.

"…Is that I'm like?" Sento mused to himself.

"Not at…Well…At some points, you can." Momo found herself admitting. Sento was silent as he reflected on his life choices as he set her down on the ground. "Th-Thanks for the help." She said as she gave a small little bow.

"I-It's no problem! A-A good Class Representative must help out their classmates, no matter the situation!" Sento insisted as he tried to shrug off the blush he was currently hiding.

"And just like that, Todoroki and Bakugo have reached the next obstacle, the Land Mine Field! But they have passed it with ease! Just goes to show how strong this year's Hero Course really is!" Present Mic exclaimed to the crowd.

"…There's no special name for this one?" Aizawa questioned to his Co-host.

"…We couldn't think of anything…" Mic sadly admitted. The announcements caused Sento to realize the position he was in, so he started to hover with his rocket arm.

"G-Good luck!" He said as he blasted forward to try and catch up with those ahead.

"Y-Yeah…" She said to no one in particular, her thoughts still lingering due to feeling…conflicted for some reason. Her thoughts were interrupted as an explosion went off next to her and she saw what looked like a boy with green hair go flying past her on a piece of metal.

"You aren't getting first!" Bakugo shouted as he was right on Todoroki's tail. Shoto was about to create an ice wall but was caught off balance as he noticed a costumed figure rocketing towards! "NO YOU DON'T!" Bakugo yelled out as he fired an explosion to let the smoke try to blind Sento. The ploy seemed to work as Sento tried to slow down so he doesn't go crashing into the ground.

"It's neck to neck to neck as Shoto Todoroki, Katsuki Bakugo, and Sento Kiryu are right next to each other! Each of them trying to surpass one another to get first place! But they might have to worry about Izuku Midoriya as he's right on their tail!" Present Mic shouted into the microphone. The boys stopped to look as they realized the greenette was right behind them.

"No." Bakugo began to say. "No! NO! I WON'T LET YOU WIN!" He was about to let off another explosion, but he stopped as Izuku used the shield to jump onto a landmine, causing it to explode and send him rocketing forward. The smoke blinding Todoroki and Bakugo, but Sento caught on to what he was about to do, so he blasted forward to avoid the blast.

"Nice tactic!" Sento said as he and Izuku were neck and neck to get first place.

"Thanks!" Izuku said as he then started to glow with the electricity of One for All once again as he planted his feet into the ground and bolted towards the finish line. Sento continued to speed up to keep up with the boy. He then flew close to the ground to speak to Izuku.

"How are we doing this?" He questioned. "You get first place and I get second? Or flip flop, or we tie?" Izuku tried his best to try to come up with an answer, but they weren't paying attention as both of them crossed the finish line at the same time.

"IT'S A TIE!" Present Mic shouted to the crowd. All of them cheered at the announcement, the boys came to a sudden stop and looked each other.

"…A Tie?" Sento questioned.

"I, um…" Izuku was about stammer, but he collected himself and extended his hand outwards towards Sento. "I wouldn't have it any other way." He said as he gave a small smirk. Sento deactivated his costume and gave Izuku a small smirk back and shook his hand.

"Me neither." He remarked back.

"AND JUST LIKE THAT, THE WINNERS OF THIS EVENT HAVE SHOWN THAT THEY EMBODY THE TERM OF SPORTSMANSHIP! BUT WILL THAT CONTINUE IN THE NEXT EVENT?! WHO KNOWS! I DON'T! DO YOU? IF SO, USE #SportsFestival TO LET US KNOW YOU WHAT YOU THINK!" Present Mic asked to the spectators. Aizawa just rolled his eyes at him once again trying to push the hashtags. As the crowd continued to cheer, All Might had a small smile on his face seeing the two of the students using everything they had to get where they are now.

"Well done…My successors…"

Hey guys, sorry it took a while for me to upload another chapter. Had to get used to my schedule, so that had me bogged down. But I think that I found a somewhat perfect balance to try and write between classes. I also figured that today would be a good day to upload as it's Momo Yaoyorozu's birthday, and I wanted to pay tribute to the deuteragonist and how important she will be in the future. Now then...

Next time on Hero of Love & Peace: With the second event on the horizon, the students will have to learn to get together in order to progress further. What are the opinions of the Pro Heroes and who will they keep their eye on? And...What will a certain villainous league think of what they're watching?

And lastly...

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