It was the day before the Sports Festival and the students of Sanctuary were in high spirits. They had finished their final set of exercises and were on their way home. Most of them had already left for the dorms, but a few were still cleaning up and grabbing a few things. Among these students were Izuku, Emi, and Luz.
"You s-sure you got everything th-th-this time?" Izuku laughed as they were finally making their way to the changing room.
"Positive," Emi sighed. "Sorry for making you come back three times to help."
"Está bien, Emi! We're all excited for tomorrow!" Luz reassured as her phone buzzed. It was Amity, calling the trio to dinner and then bed so that the kids had a full 8-9 hours of rest for the next day.
"I'll do a quick sniff before we go." Izuku said, wanting not to leave anything behind, be it a school bag or some garbage that would fowl up the rooms. Luz and Emi nodded in understanding and let him do his thing as they headed back to the dorm, Luz shooting Amity a quick text explaining.
Izuku found nothing out of the ordinary. The trio was about to leave when the draconic boy suddenly tensed.
"Izu?" Luz asked in worry. "Que te pasa?"
"Someone's coming." Izuku explained in a hushed tone.
His senses had picked up a scent he had never picked up before: It held a slight hint of 'enhancement' he got whenever he sniffed Melissa, Himiko and the others who were 'upgraded' in some manner, but the volume was such that it gave him and Masato a run for their money.
In other words, someone VERY powerful. Intrigued and a little worried, Izuku closed his eyes and honed in on the scent.
"Izuku?" Emi asked, getting worried for the boy. While she lacked the senses of himself, Ulqiorra, Melissa, Masato and others, she knew what was going on. "Its probably just a third year. Let's….Look out!"
Izuku was so focused on the smell he tuned out everything else and bumped into someone.
"Watch it, scales!" The mysterious person, a boy around their age with jet black skyward hair wearing a red cloak growled. Perhaps unintentionally, a force erupted from him, pushing Izuku to he ground and bringing back memories of Nomu.
"It was an accident!" Emi begged, standing in front of her male classmate, some fear in her face. Luz on the other hand, glared at the boy and manifested to small flames in her hands. "Wait, you were saving that move!"
"Not important now!" Luz snapped. "Look, we're just leaving. Our friend's got super senses and…! Hey, are you even listening to…? Izuku, wait!"
The newcomer wasn't listening; his attention was on the now shaking dragon boy, who was now shakily getting on his feet and pulling Luz and Emi backwards, standing in front of them.
Memories came to the newcomer; memories of someone he looked up too doing the same for him; only the newcomer showed no fear, whereas this boy did. It made him pause and think.
"You're right. My bad too. Little on the edge, sorry. Names Testuo Shima." The newcomer said. "Just came by to have a look at the place I'll be training at soon. Wasn't expecting company."
A smile formed on his face; a very 'Katsuki like smile'; confident, proud and assured.
"'Training at soon?'" Emi repeated. "You're a student?"
"Sorta…." Testuo began before Luz's phone buzzed again. "Its complicated and you three seem to be in a hurry." Testuo smirked. "I'll clean up when I'm done; you just promise to kick ass tomorrow."
Confused by his words but accepting them regardless, Luz, Emi and Izuku hurried to the dorms for dinner.
SANCTUARY
The day of the Sports Festival dawned bright and clear. The students of Class Sanctuary were in a private viewing room to witness the first two events and scout out who they'd like to challenge when the third and final event rolled around for them to make their grand debut.
"Sheesh, the General Ed classes are looking pretty mopey," Nui said, leaning over with her hands cupping her chin.
"Seriously, you can find more cheer in the morgue." Sho sarcastically quipped, before remembering about two of his classamtes. "No offense, Ulqiorra, Tae and Hana…!"
"None taken." Ulqiorra shrugged.
"Some taken but ignored." Hana followed, as Tae groaned.
A light, uneasy chuckle filled everyone before they heard some beeping coming from…
"What're you up to, Penny?" Melissa asjed.
"I'm patching into the words of the students through the cameras," Penny said, her eyes shining brightly. "Would you like to hear?"
Penny then played what the students of the different courses were talking about.
"Why should we be cheerful?" One General Ed student whined. "We're all just fodder for the Hero Courses to beat."
"Yeesh! Who spat in his bean curd?" Masato said, wrinkling his nose.
"Wait, I'm picking up something...it's a conversation between Todoroki and Bakugou!" Penny called as everyone listened in.
"Bakugou, from a technical standpoint, we're evenly matched in terms of power. But I need to inform you that I don't plan on lo-"
"Are you fucking done, Icy-Hot? Because from a technical standpoint...I'm stronger than YOU. You're just a pussy-fit bitch who doesn't have the balls to use his full power to show his work to the world. In fact, I bet you don't even have any balls, they must have frozen over and shriveled up!"
"Whoa, calm down, Baku-Bro!" Eijirou was heard saying. "Let's not bring guns to knife fights!"
"That's my boyfriend!" Himiko said proudly in regards to Katsuki's words.
"Laying it on a bit thick on Todoroki, huh?" 21 hummed, a hand on her cheek.
"Well, Kaachan has a point..." Izuku pointed out; he had been told about Todoroki refusing to his fire. Something unbecoming of a hero.
Before one asks? No, it had never occurred to Izuku that he should be angry at Shoto for refusing to help him when he was fighting Nomu; Denki's electricity made a good substitute; it and lightning where the second easiest elements for him to ingest and use.
Returning to the chat….
"Butt out, Shitty Hair!" Katsuki said. "I'm telling this little baby Weiner haver that he doesn't have a shit pile's chance in hell of ever beating me if he doesn't come at me with his full power!"
Sanctuary could feel Shoto's anger even though they couldn't exactly see it.
"Bakugou, I swear to you...I will beat you in this tournament without having to break my oath."
"Then prepare to be humiliated, crushed, and stepped on like a pebble in the road, you peppermint cocksucker!"
At this point, Penny ended the recording.
"I am sorry." She frowned. "But that was getting to be too much for me."
"Sheesh, the language on that boy!" Emi scoffed, rolling her eyes.
"He gets it from his mom." Izuku and Himiko said at the same time before giggling at each other. "Jinx! You owe me a soda! Ha! You owe me two sodas!"
The mood now lightened; Amity cleared her throat.
"Listen guys, I know that this is a big day for all of us, but I just want to say this; forget what our critics say. Forget the heroes in the crowd, this Riddler guy…just forget all of that. As your class president, I am issuing one decree: Have fun and show them what we've got."
Everyone saluted Amity, Luz blowing her kisses.
"I think I can handle that." Crona smiled as Akira then stood up, clenched a fist and put it forward.
"Put your feelings in it."
Not even a milisecond later, everyone's fist met in a bump
"LETS DO THIIIIIS SHITE, MATES AND LASSES!" Seras roared alongside Spinel, Nui and Masato. "CLASS SANCUTARY! CLASS SANCUTARY!"
The others looked on, then at each other and then smirked before following in their lead:
"CLASS SANCUTARY! CLASS SANCUTARY! CLASS SANCUTARY! CLASS SANCUTARY!"
SANCTUARY
"GOOD MORNING, LISTENERS!" Present Mic's voice roared from the PA system. "CAN I GET A YEEEEAH!?"
Even from the secret observation room, Sanctuary could hear the cheer from the crowds.
"Owww..." Velvet whimpered, holding down her bunny ears as Akira gently caressed them for her. "Thank you."
"No prob…..Lucy no."
Lucy had been prepared to use her Vector arms to slam a note to the window of the PA room, telling Mic to quiet down for Velvet and Izuku's sake.
"…Fine." Lucy groaned.
"ROCK ON! WELCOME TO THE UA SPORTS FESTIVAL, THE BIGGEST EVENT IN ALL OF JAPAN! TODAY WE'LL SEE OUR YOUNGEST AND NEWEST STUDENTS, HERO AND OTHERWISE, STRUT THEIR STUFF AND MAKE THEIR MAMAS PROUD!"
The crowd cheered even more, which brought a laugh out of Present Mic.
"AWESOME CROWD TODAY! AND EVEN MORE AWESOME IS OUR SPECIAL GUEST FOR THE DAY'S EVENTS! NORMALLY WE HAVE A FELLOW TEACHER UP HERE WITH ME, BUT TODAY, WE'VE GOT OURSELVES SOMEONE WHO WE THOUGHT HAD LONG SINCE DIED; IT'S THE SHARPSHOOTING HERO, THE LOVELY SNIPER, LADY NAGANT!"
The crowds all gasped as Lady Nagant herself was in the announcer's booth with both Present Mic and Aizawa.
"I am so sorry for him..." Aizawa sighed as Kaina just chuckled.
"It's fine. I actually agree with the furball's idea for us to flip off the HPSC this way."
Many Pro Heroes in the audience murmured to themselves, amazed that one of their own that they thought dead was still alive and well while many of the average citizens, who were apparently old fans of Nagant, were beyond excited and overjoyed.
"ALRIGHT, WITH THE BIG BOMB OUT OF THE WAY, LET'S BRING OUT THE CONTESTANTS! STARTING THINGS OFF WITH THE HERO CLASS THAT FOUGHT VILLAINS THEIR FIRST MONTH OF SCHOOL, CLASS 1-A HEROICS!"
"Hizashi, show some fucking tact!" Aizawa snapped at his best friend, who winced apologetically.
"Right, sorry, Sho..." Present Mic cleared his throat as he continued, now more softly. "Our hearts also go out to the family of Maishirao Oujiro, who lost his life in the attack on the USJ. We swear this won't happen again."
Even the pessimistic General Ed students couldn't help but pray for Oujiro. Izuku looked down, a single tear of guilt running down his face as Tae licked it off like a dog to comfort him. Izuku chuckled.
"Hey, Izu."
He then looked to see Hana had transformed herself into a bunny and along with Velvet, was hugging him.
"Thanks." The dragon boy smiled.
"Good save." Nagant nodded as she took the reins. "Coming next is the Hero Course Class of 1-B. They all certainly have plenty of potentials, so don't overlook them. Following that are the General Ed courses of 1-C, 1-D, and 1-E, and after that..."
Nagant listed off the rest of the classes as they all gathered in the main field, looking determined and ready to show what they could do.
"And now…. please welcome our lovely referee; The R-Rated Heroine: Midnight!" Nagant finished.
"Thank you, Nagant! Glad to be here!" Midnight said as she stepped onto the main podium, holding out her whip. "And to kick things off, we have the Athlete's Oath, spoken by our top scorer in the Entrance Exam; KATSUKI BAKUGOU!"
Katsuki said nothing as he stepped up to the podium and moved to the mic before tapping it to make sure it was on. He then took a sharp inhale through his nostrils before breathing out of his mouth as he spoke.
"You know? I used to dream of being up here. Stand in front of the whole nation, nah, the whole world. Say how I was going to beat each and every person here and then prove it. Man, those dreams helped me get through some tough shit."
His smirk then hardened and he took another breath.
"Now, all I want to say is...FUCK! ALL Y'ALL! HEROES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BEACONS WHO GIVE HOPE! WHO TAKE AWAY THE FEAR IN OUR HEARTS AND LET US KNOW EVERYTHING'LL BE OKAY! But YOU?! You shitheads toss away and forget kids who need help controlling their Quirks! Most of 'em would make better Heroes than all of us, and you'll be seeing that soon enough!"
The crowds all gasped, but no one gasped louder than pretty much all of Sanctuary except for the level-headed ones like Akira, Ulquiorra, and Lucy but even their eyes widened as they were caught off-guard.
"You know, I'm the best friend of the Firestarter, the so-called "Monster" that you all treated like Adolf Hitler and Osama Bin Laden's lovechild! But you wanna know something?! His name is IZUKU MIDORIYA and he was just a kid! THE FUCK WOULD YOU FAGGOTS HAVE DONE IF YOU WERE IN HIS SHOES?! HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO CONTROL HIS QUIRK!"
"Kaachan..." Izuku whispered as he listened to Katsuki speak in his defense on live television.
"AND TO THOSE ASSHAT SHITHEADS CALLING THEMSELVES THE LEAGUE OF VILLAINS: IF YOU'RE WATCHING THIS, YOU'RE DAYS ARE FUCKING NUMBERED! YOU'RE ALL JUST A BUNCH OF PUSSIES WHO THINK THEY'RE HOT SHIT BECAUSE YOU KILLED ONE OF US! BUT YOU'VE MADE A FATAL FUCKING MISTAKE; YOU'VE PISSED ALL OF US OFF AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE WHATEVER SHIT'S LEFT OF ALL OF YOU IS ASHES FOR A SINGLE SOUP CAN!"
"WOHOOO! THAT'S MY KID!" Mitsuki hollered from her seat, Masaru smiling with pride in his son.
League of Villains HQ
"Nine would've liked him." Mummy mused as Slicer and Chimera finished a bowl of nachos.
"You know? I hated his mother for encouraging Inko to 'live like a normal person'….but I think I like this Bakugo." All for One mused.
"Okay, new rule." Tomura announced. "He only gets crippled. And or burned"
"You got it boss." The Volcano gang saluted.
Curator and his gang didn't seem to happy with this, but decided to wait and appear obedient. Accidents happen in fights all the time, after all…
"He's calling you weak." Bear-Head reminded his 'boss.'
"No, he's issuing a challenge." Tomura replied cooly. "A challenge I'm sure we can handle."
Deternat HQ
"Oh, I like him!" Curious mused. "His friendship with Izuku would make a wonderful story!"
"He's spitting facts." Geten nodded.
"Why couldn't he have been born in father's time?" Rikkiya sighed, downing some wine.
Back to Arena
"And one more fucking thing! Aldera, if you're watching this, I just want to say this; FUCK ALL OF YA! Fuck the Principal! Fuck the English Teacher who looked at the girls' asses every time they walked by…YEAH, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE, YOU FUCKING CREEP! Have a great fucking time watching this shit because once I go Pro, I'm investigating and arresting all of you philandering maggots!"
Katsuki dropped the mic as if he had just won a rap battle to end all rap battles. He then stepped down from the podium and rejoined his classmates.
"Damn, Baku-Bro, that was...the manliest thing...I have ever seen!" Eijirou said, tears running down his face.
"Don't talk to me, Shitty Hair." Katsuki growled.
"That was rather crude but..." Momo smiled. "That was pretty admirable as well, I must admit."
"Crude is too nice a word." Tenya sighed. "But I feel like I can understand what Bakugou is trying to say."
"I actually feel like kicking ass now!" Minoru said, a fire igniting in his eyes. "Anybody else?!"
"You're not the only one. I think we're all gonna show our stuff." Hitoshi chuckled as he turned to Chikuchi. "You think you can keep up with the rest of us, New Fish?"
Chikuchi took a deep breath and nodded. "Yeah...I think I can."
The students of Class 1-A were not the only ones invigorated by Katsuki's words, Class 1-B had also gotten a spark ignited inside them.
"So, who wants to ditch the original plan and go plus ultra on everyone?" Asked Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu, a boy who looked like he could pass off as Eijirou's twin brother.
Hearing this, Monoma frowned. "I thought we agreed to use the first event to study the quirks of those Class 1-A losers."
"Oh my fucking god, are you still on that?" A girl with dark green hair and sharp reptilian teeth named Setsuna Tokage groaned. "I thought Aizawa-Sensei threatening you would have made you shut up!"
"Yeah, and I never liked that plan!" Inasa added. "I mean, I get that it'll help us win the later events, but it never settled well with me. Besides, after that speech just now, doing anything less than giving it all we've got will be an insult to everyone, ourselves included!"
"I couldn't understand every word that Bakugou said but I understood what he wanted to say." A girl with an equine-like muzzle, horns and wavey blonde hair named Pony Tsunotori said.
Realizing that even the American girl who was still not very fluent in Japanese was inspired by Izuku's speech, Monoma was about to remind everyone about the original plan, which involved letting Class 1-A win the first event so that they could study their Quirks when a chubby boy with ice-blue hair, a round face and large wide eyes named Shouda Nirengeki spoke up.
"I also want to do my very best."
"M-me too, shroom!" Exclaimed a short girl with a thin build, honey-brown hair that formed a mushroom-shaped bob, and cat-like brown eyes with cross-shaped pupils named Kinoko Komori.
"I concur," said a beastly-looking boy with shaggy brown hair and a large lower jaw with two of his lower canines jutting out named Jurota Shishida. "After hearing that speech, I have no intention to hold back even if forsaking the original plan makes it harder for us to win the Sports Festival."
"I'm inclined to agree with the Beast of Revelation," Said a girl with squinted dark-green eyes that had long lower eyelashes and green thorn-covered vines in place of hair named Ibara Shiozaki. A devout Christian, she also never fully agreed with the original plan. "Sloth is a deadly sin unbecoming of heroes."
"I'm also thinking of ditching the original plan," Itsuka said in agreement with the rest of her class. "So why don't you get your head out of your ass and do your damn best, Monoma?"
"Maybe he can't." Setsuna smirked, rather cruelly. She couldn't help but feel a kindred spirit with the 'Firestarter' and Monoma's obsession with Class 1A was beginning to remind her of all her naysayers growing up.
Monoma said nothing. This was fine; he'd just do the plan himself and crush anyone in his way; what better way to do that then with their own overwhelming power turned against them?
SANCTUARY
Izuku didn't even know he was crying until after Katsuki had finished his speech. Many people in the crowd were silent, some of the Pro Heroes in attendance looked genuinely ashamed of themselves upon hearing the words not-so-subtly directed at them.
"There, there, Izu. It's okay." Amity cooed as she hugged Izuku, being joined by the rest of Sanctuary.
"Man, Bakugou did NOT mince words..." Akira said. "That's what I call a true man right there."
"Well, let's get some popcorn! I have a feeling this is gonna be exciting!" Michiru said with a wide grin as everyone nodded in agreement.
SANCTUARY
"ALRIGHT!" Midnight said after Katsuki had finished his speech. "Let's get started with the first event, shall we? Let's see how many of you can beat...THE OBSTACLE RACE!"
As she shouted this, the words 'OBSTACLE RACE' appeared on the large screens around the stadium.
"All eleven classes across the four courses will participate! The course in question follows the outside wall of the stadium! Let's see how you kids fare!" Midnight cracked her whip to get her point across.
"ONE OF UA'S BIGGEST SELLING POINTS IS ITS FREEDOM OF OPPORTUNITY! STAY ON THE COURSE, AND DON'T GRAVELY INJURE YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS, BUT OTHERWISE, ANYTHING GOES! EVERYONE READY!?" Present Mic shouted, finishing for Midnight as all the students got ready.
"Let's get this party started!" Denki said, electricity dancing across his eyes to showcase his excitement.
"Show me what you fucking got, Icy-Hot." Katsuki scowled as he gave a subtle glare toward Shoto.
"Here goes nothing..." Chikuchi gulped.
"For Honor and Glory!" Mina cheered as Present Mic shouted the words.
"GO!"
SANCTUARY
"That boy...He acknowledges the hypocrisies of this society..." A lanky figure perched on a water tower somewhere in Hosu muttered as he was looking at the live stream of the Sports Festival on his phone. "It seems he may have what it takes to be a true hero...if he can keep that explosive attitude in check, of course."
So invested in Katsuki's speech, the man decided to take a break from his crusading to watch the Sports Festival through, his interest in the next generation of Heroes piqued...
SANCTUARY
"He could've worded that better, but he makes a grand point." A white haired boy with one red eye mused.
"Sorry Ken, but people react to bluntness better than metaphors." A girl with a biker and clownish mix of attire smirked. "Gotta say though, nice to hear a callout rather than some dreadfully boring speech about sportsmanship and something like that!"
A wet whistle and groan came from another girl, seemingly stuck on the floor.
"Oh! Lemme help you up!" A pale girl said as she lifted the other up.
The final person in the room, dressed in armor that would've fit right at home in the Halo games, said nothing but turned to Nedzu, giving a thumbs up.
"Excellent."
Devil Dragon Stand Knight A/N:
Alright, the Sports Festival has begun! Things are about to get spicy here as Katsuki is a much nicer guy here but is still the hot-tempered bombardier we all know him as! What exciting things will happen and what will Class Sanctuary do when it's their turn to shine in the festival?
Also, we have Tetsuo Shima from AKIRA but what does he have to do here and why did he tell Izuku they'd see each other soon? And who are these new individuals who are planning to join Class Sanctuary? I'm sure you can guess who they are from the hints we've given)
Anyway, I'll pass the mic to Mrotrax so he can address anything I may have forgotten!
Mrotrax A/N
The Sports Festival begins with a bang! More students being hinted at
