Chapter 51: Kaminari's Secret Move

A/N: I'm gonna move back to my old update timing. My experiments were unsatisfactory lol.

"What the hell just happened there?" Kirishima asked in surprise. The entire class had the same reaction, clearly not expecting a freaking thunderbolt to crash into Shouto's ice and enveloping them all in smoke.

"That was way too fast to see!" Hagakure responded.

"Did Kaminari's lightning break through the ice?" Ojiro asked.

"No. That wouldn't have caused steam," Bakugou pointed out lazily, "The lightning should have just split the ice apart,"

"So, what happened?" Aoyama asked.

"How the hell should I know?"

"Huh?" Kirishima was confused, "You're the one who-"

"I just said you're wrong," Bakugou cut him off, "If you want to know what happened, ask those nerds," he pointed to Izuku and Watanabe, "He is the extra's friends after all,"

The rest of the class turned their gaze towards the cousins, "So, do you know what just happened?" Jiro asked.

"Yes," Watanabe replied. The class waited for more information but it became evident that it wasn't going to happen.

"Well, aren't you going to tell us!?" Hitoshi demanded.

"Of course not," Izuku replied, "We are all competing so it's not fair to give away his secret. After the sports festival," he replied.

"Oh, come on, tell us!" Hitoshi urged, "Watanabe, you're always running your mouth!"

"No, I don't," Watanabe replied shortly, "And anyway, you guys should be able to figure it out yourselves," he challenged.

The class looked around each other, "Well Momo, you're up," Iida said.

"W-what? Why me?" Momo asked nervously.

"You're the only one who's as smart as Izuku!" Iida said with confidence.

"W-well, I'll try but we won't know for sure without any confirmation," Momo said.

"Hardly," Watanabe replied, "If you get it right, then Izuku will be jumping up and down like a chimp!"

"Hey!" Izuku yelled, "I won't!"

"Really?" Watanabe asked rhetorically making Izuku shut up, "Have at it!" Watanabe offered with a smile.

Momo looked slightly hesitant, "Let's see how the match progresses first," she said, needing some new information. Watanabe nodded in understanding.

The smoke slowly dispersed, revealing a sizzling crack in the middle, where lightning and ice had met. Both Kaminari and Shouto were panting hard. Kaminari sported a nasty burn on his right forearm while Shouto seemed to have been electrocuted a few times.

The ground had some residue of water but it was already vanishing into thin air. Momo's eyes widened, "Of course! Kaminari's quirk is electricity which means he can control all the properties!" she said excitedly.

Watanabe smirked, "Bingo!"

The other classmates looked confused, "What does that have to do with anything?" Sato asked.

"Don't you see!?' Momo exclaimed. Her classmates' perplexed looks showed that they did not. Momo shook her head, "It means, he can control voltage output, current output, and resistance output!"

Iida gaped, as it slowly caught on to him, "You mean to say he upped the resistance while keeping current constant to produce a stream of heat!"

"Yeah! You guys got it!" Izuku smiled while jumping up.

Watanabe looked at his cousin, amused, "Thought you said you won't be jumping, Jackrabbit,"

Izuku scowled, "Whatever, let's just watch the fight," he said. The class was much more interested in the fight now that they knew the workings behind it.

"Why aren't they making a move?"

"Standard tactics. For long-range quirks, defense is better," Iida explained.

"That's still a nasty burn on Kaminari," Jiro observed worryingly.

"Hmph, the extra can walk it off," Bakugou said firmly. He had thought that Kaminari was a fool but this new quirk usage had evidently proved him wrong. Decreasing the resistance to produce enough heat to vaporize the ice… "Must have been hard," he muttered to himself but Kirishima caught on to it and laughed, "You must be really impressed to hand out compliments," he grinned.

Bakugou scowled but thankfully none of the students heard Kirishima as they were too busy, fixated on the opposing stands. Endeavour had walked up to the edge, yelling his head off, "SHOUTO! STOP BEING A BRAT AND USE YOUR FIRE!"

The boy scowled but Mic wasn't passing up this opportunity to insult the number 2 hero, "Oh, it looks like Endeavour is trying to use his son to avenge his loss at the hands of Kaminari! How sickening!" Mic pretended to gag.

Aizawa cracked a smile as he watched Endeavour fume while he was kept in place by a glaring Yagi who dared him to do something about it.

Eventually, Shouto went for round 2 of his attack. This time, he sent his ice to his right and left in an effort to encircle Kaminari. Denki didn't panic and headed straight down the middle, which had been left empty.

Shouto smirked as Kaminari had taken the bait. He launched a mountain of ice down the middle. Kaminari didn't bat an eye as he released another stream of electricity. With such a big target to aim at, he didn't need to control his output safely.

There was another crash of a thunderbolt as the stadium was engulfed in rushing steam.

"This one's bigger," Uraraka said as she ducked beneath one of the chairs. "Watanabe, what's happening?" Izuku asked as his cousin switched to infrared, "Looks like Kaminari is trying to get in close but with all the wind," Watanabe groaned as the wind nearly knocked him off his feet, "I don't think he knows Shouto's position," he said.

The wind came to a standstill, but the steam was still engulfing the ground. In the midst of it, lightning streaks could be seen dancing around the battleground. Shouto's attempts at making ice blocks could also be heard in the awe-struck stadium.

"We really have a beautiful match people!" Mic was enthusiastic, "We have had TWO thunderbolts now and our contestants don't seem like they will be stopping!"

Nedzu watched the fight from a safe distance. A clash of the elements was something that was rarely viewed and couple that together with the physics required to keep the current and resistance in just the right proportions… this was a great match. But Nedzu knew this match symbolized something more.

There was no way for Shouto to win without using fire. Nedzu knew that he had been given a harsh wake-up at USJ for that when Izuku was hurt because of him. But would he buck up this time? That was the lingering question.

The smoke dissipated once more. Kaminari had a second burn but Shouto looked much worse this time. His left arm was bleeding and his hair was standing up due to the shocks. Add to that the bruising and Shouto's eye scar was looking pretty clean in comparison.

"I told you," Kaminari said in between breaths, "No way to win against me without the fire!"

Shouto scowled, "I told you!" he said menacingly, "I won't use his power!" he yelled at the top of his lungs and released another ice glacier.

"And I told you!" Kaminari said as he prepared to release another flurry of lightning attacks, "That your reason's stupid!" he yelled as the two elements met once again in a deafening crash. Luckily this time, Kaminari had not amped up the resistance and the electricity simply sliced apart the ice.

Kaminari rushed in to use the close combat he learned from Torino. Although Shouto had learned combat from Endeavour too, it was no match against Torino's style, "Do you really think," Kaminari spoke as he delivered a flurry of punches, "That using your fire makes you like Endeavour!" he demanded as he delivered a brutal roundhouse kick.

Shouto was sent flying back into a wall of ice. He shook as he slowly got up, blood pouring out of his head, "IF THAT'S THE CASE, HALF YOUR DNA IS FROM YOUR FATHER! GET RID OF THAT TOO! IF USING HIS QUIRK GIVES YOUR WIN TO HIM, HOW DOESN'T YOUR RELATION!?" Kaminari demanded angrily.

"Stop being retarded!" he added as Shouto tensed, "One day, someone will die because you couldn't use your fire, or because you lost control! What will you say then?" he asked rhetorically, "Are you going to tell their families that your stupid daddy issues were more important than their lives!?" Kaminari sneered, "Or are you going to try your fucking best so you don't end up with collateral like Endeavour!" he yelled at the top of his lungs.

The crowd's yelling had made sure that the conversation was not heard, but the teachers and students were close enough, and they were stunned into silence.

Watanabe smiled seeing his friend. There was a reason he had introduced Izuku and Denki. Kaminari had helped him become better after Toga, so he knew he'd be able to help Izuku. And here he was now, helping out Shouto too.

Shouto suddenly smiled crazily, "You, Izuku, and Watanabe… you three really don't stop talking huh?" he said as his flames exploded into action.

Kaminari grinned, "Don't get cocky just because you are using your fire. I'll still win!" he said.

"Let's see about that," Shouto readied his attack, "Ice won't work, and I only have enough for 1 more move,"

"Then let's decide it with that one move," Kaminari grinned and prepared his own attack.

"CEMENTOSS!" Midnight warned.

"I know!" Cementoss yelled back as he quickly formed several cement walls to block the attack. But it was to no avail as the lightning and fire hit each other and formed a fiery explosion at the center. Instead of letting the fire engulf the ground, Cementoss raised the fire above everyone's head by controlling the cement underneath.

Midnight looked down to check on Kaminari and Shouto and found Kaminari in the same exact position while Shouto had flown out of bounds, "Kaminari wins!" she announced and rushed over to help.

"Hey, how come Kaminari did not budge?" Watanabe asked Izuku, very confused, "The fire should have thrown him out too,"

Izuku shook his head, "The heat from the fire increased the resistance of Kaminari's current,"

"So… The fire just strengthened Kaminari's attack?" Hitoshi asked hesitantly.

"Yup. The fire just increased the resistance of the electricity and all the heat got shoved Shouto's way. Even he has a limit to how much heat he can handle," Izuku explained.

"So, Shouto should have just kept using his ice," Sato determined.

"Nope," Watanabe smirked, "If he used ice, either the electricity would split the ice apart, or the ice would melt from the electric heat and would form a conductor pathway for Shouto to be electrocuted,"

"Wait, so, Shouto was screwed either way," Hitoshi said, "If he used the fire, the electricity would become stronger but if he used ice, the electricity would just melt the ice or slice through,"

"A lose-lose situation," Jiro hummed.

"So, there's no way he could win?" Iida asked.

"As Watanabe said, Kaminari needed a conductor pathway. He's a taser, not a stun gun. Both the fire and ice created a pathway for the electricity to conduct through. He should have kept his distance and have Kaminari push," Izuku explained in detail.

"But in close combat, Kaminari could act as a taser anyway and knock Shouto out," Kirishima pointed out.

"Er, yes but at least Shouto could freeze him easier, or even use his fire to burn Kaminari faster,"

"I think," Momo said, "If Shouto had used both his fire and ice, he could win. Think about it, use the ice to corner Kaminari. When the electricity melts through the ice, evaporate the water that forms with the fire and block off the conductor. Kaminari would tire himself out faster than Shouto," Momo made an alternate plan.

"That's all good and well, but," Iida stared, "You did hear that he has issues with his father, didn't you?" Iida reminded them of the conversation between Kaminari and Shouto while they were fighting, "I know he has problems but it's disgraceful to not use both his quirks!"

Watanabe patted Iida on the back to reassure him, "Don't worry. I have a feeling he'll start using his fire too now,"

Izuku turned to the rest of the class and cleared his throat to gain their attention, "Guys, it goes without saying, but if anyone of you pick on Shouto about his fire… I'll personally make sure you meet a fate worse than Mineta," Izuku said.

1-A collectively gulped. It wasn't the danger of the threat or the icy, cold tone Izuku had said it in. It was the fact that Izuku was smiling whilst threatening them… a smile that threatened pain beyond anything else.

Even Bakugou flinched under the icy glare the entire class was getting. Watanabe smirked. People always thought he was the scary one, but no, Izuku could and would end you if he was angry.

Unlike Watanabe, who would resort to physically hurting them, Izuku would break them down mentally until the entire world was against you. He'd make you hurt without laying a finger. A chill went up Watanabe's spine, "Perhaps I should not have corrupted him…" Watanabe thought to himself.

Elsewhere, Dabi was watching the sports festival with mixed feelings. On one hand, he loved Kaminari for electrocuting the shit out of his father, but Shouto was his brother. He may not have liked him before but he was certain his childhood wasn't very good either.

To be honest, he had expected his little brother to win. He had an extra quirk to use and was trained by the number 2 hero. Then again, Kaminari had already beaten the number 2 hero and Dabi doubted Shouto had the same experience or power level as Endeavour. Plus, there was no way of knowing whether Shouto was actually an arrogant jerk by now.

Dabi turned to Toga, "You know what? I'm much happier that Kaminari won,"

"Cool, now go gloat over the fight on that fan page you made," Toga said scathingly.

"Hmph, anyway how come you're watching?" Dabi asked, "You never watch the festival because it's 'stupid'"

"Let's just say that I have an interest in someone," Toga replied shortly.

"Watanabe, right?" Dabi asked as Toga turned slightly pale, "I like him too. He's the one who insulted Endeavour in the court. You looked… happy whenever you saw him on TV. Why?" Dabi asked inquisitively.

Toga didn't bother replying and slipped out the room, shutting the door with a bang.

"I wonder what that was about," Dabi thought to himself, "Did I cross a line?" he asked himself. He didn't think he had.

Shrugging it off, he went to said fan page which he had made. It turned out there were a lot of Endeavour haters and Kaminari's fan page was about 1500 strong. Dabi scrolled down the page. Most of the posts were congratulating Kaminari on his win but one caught his eye. It was comparing Kaminari to All Might, the symbol of peace. It looked like an innocent post, but it formed an idea in Dabi's head.

He quickly created his own post and wrote:

Kaminari Denki has defeated Todoroki Shouto, the number 2 hero's son! Kaminari has already surpassed the number 2 hero and has cemented the fact by defeating his son as well. He might usurp All Might's position as the symbol of peace.

The similarities between All Might and Kaminari are explicit. Both have yellow hair, with very strong quirks and both look to be dumb but are intelligent fighters. Even their smile is similar. Only the son of the number 1 hero should have been able to defeat the son of the number 2 hero.

So could it be that Kaminari Denki… is All Might's secret love child!?

A/N: They are brothers after all