Coco: Hey, guys, I'm back with another chapter XD I'm really plowing through the sports festival arc now. I was hoping to have another double update, but I slow downed a bit to prepare for future arcs and to work a few things out with my characters. Like, I worked more on Rina and Kazane, Ayano's older sisters. You've already met Rina and Kazane has only been mentioned. However, she'll be making an actual appearance soon.
I've also decided to keep Konan around a bit longer. I was going to do a mini arc and move Konan on since she's kind of the odd OC out. But I'm going to work with her a bit longer. I was thinking of going back and rewriting her character a bit so she's not a total copy of Konan from Naruto, but decided against it. It'd be a lot of work, and I don't really have the time. Especially since I'm finally getting my ass back in school, so I'll be working nearly thirty-five to forty hours a week and be at school about seven hours a day/five days week. So, I really don't want to add any unnecessary work to my already piled high work load. But I guess it doesn't matter if I really rewrite her since in the end I'll still be moving her out of the class soon. Just not as early as I thought, but more on that on a later date since I don't want to spoil anything.
And concerning the hero names for Ayumi and Konan, I think I've finally made my decision. But I won't reveal what I chose until I write the chapter where they pick their names XD So you'll only know Ayano's hero name until then. And I decided on what hero agencies to send the kids too. Those I will let you know ahead of time,
1) Ayano will be going to Sir Nighteye's agency since he has a connection to her past anyway, and through him we will learn about Ayano and the family she had before her adoption.
2) Hachiro will join Tsuyu as they intern under Selkie. I'm thinking of having his brother Shichiro there as well as his work studies. But not sure about that last part.
3) Ayumi will join Shoto at Endeavor's agency. I thought about placing her with her dad, but I don't think I'll bring him around just yet. Not for an official debut anyway. And I think Endeavor would take an interest in Ayumi due to her having such an amazing quirk. He's probably thinking about all the ways using her could benefit him if he plays his cards right. Just having someone with a family name like Ayumi could gain attention, and he might even be thinking of how he could possibly keep the Todoroki family going on strong...don't know. Anyway, that's where Ayumi will be going.
4) Finally, I will be sending Konan to intern under Fat Gum...I know it seems pretty random...cause it is XD I thought about sending her to Edgeshot since they'd mess well together. They'd be the perfect ninja duo...but I didn't want to make her anymore like Konan from Naruto, so I avoided the ninja hero XD lol. Then I couldn't really think of anyone else that might work well for her. So I picked Fat Gum since I love him XD He's one of my favorite pro-heroes.
And I plan to write a chapter or two focusing on my three supporting ocs since they don't get enough time to shine. Especially poor Konan. And will Ayumi I can just go along with canon and have her be there during the fight with stain, so I can write part of canon without throwing Ayano into it. Since she has no reason to be there in Hosu. Then I'll write that episode that showed Tsuyu at her internship, but Hachiro will be in it that time. Then Konan will get her own original snippet written for the internships. I really don't do anything with her, so I want to give her something. Especially before I kind of...get rid of her.
Now, for the last announcement (sorry this is taking so long XD), but I do plan to write the My Hero Academia Movie. It won't really be wrote into the storyline. I'll just add it to this story as a "special chapter" NOW, we can get onto the story. Thank-you for your patience XD
'What…did I just watch?' Ayano wondered as Hatsume stepped out of bounds after over ten minutes of torturing poor Tenya.
She wasn't the only one unsure of what just happened since many were staring on in silence.
"Uh, Hatsume stepped out of bounds," Midnight said. "So, Iida advances to the next round."
As Tenya snapped at Hatsume and her deceptions, Ishida sweat-dropped. Well, she should have expected the match to go like that. Hatsume literally turned the entire thing into a commercial for her inventions, and used Tenya's trusting nature in her favor. Yes, he won the match, but Hatsume really made him look like a fool. Not really a way to get the pro's attention.
As the two left the ring, Ishida was sure that Tenya would try twice as hard to redeem himself in his next match. Meaning she'd really have to be on her guard. The next two contestants—which were Mina and Yuga—then walked into the ring.
"We're going to charge right along to the fifth match!" Present Mic said. "Let's hope that gaudy belt serves some kind of purpose. Aoyama Yuga from the hero course vs—is there some kind of purpose for those things sticking out of her head—from the same class Ashido Mina!"
The crowd, who recovered from the previous match, cheered as Mina and Yuga prepared to fight each other.
"Come on, Mina, you can do it!" Tsuyu cheered.
"Yeah, take him down, Ashido!" Hachiro added.
He even added a whistle to his cheering. Though while those two wanted to see Mina win, someone else wanted the exact opposite.
"Don't show her any mercy, Aoyama!" Minoru shouted from behind them.
Ayano, Kyoka, Ayumi, and Tsuyu turned to look at the little pervert, who had changed out of that cheerleading uniform, as he gazed intently into the ring.
"Fight like you're in one of those video games where everyone's clothes get beaten off!" He yelled.
"You pervert." Kyoka complained.
Said pervert cried out in pain as he was hit hard over the head with a psionic hand. Maybe if Ayano kept this up she could teach Minoru to contain himself. Almost like how one trains a dog's bad habits away.
"A match between Aoyama and Ashido," Izuku murmured as he flipped through his notebook. "Let's see, considering what their powers are, Aoyama will probably keep his distance and attack with his laser from far away. So it will all depend on whether Ashido can dodge his attacks and manage to use her power on him in close combat. Problem is there isn't much for her to use for cover in this ring, so she's at a slight disadvantage."
"That might be true, but the match will turn in Ashido-chan's favor if it goes on too many seconds long." Ayano cut in.
Izuku looked over his shoulder at her in confusion as Ayano crossed one leg over the other.
"If you'll think back to the fitness test on our first day, Aoyama-kun revealed a large drawback to his quirk." Ayano pointed out. "A drawback that Ashido-chan can easily exploit to win the battle."
Izuku tried to think back to when Yuga could have revealed this weakness, but most of that day was spent with him worrying inside his own head. He hadn't paid much attention to the others.
"Now, let's get started!" Present Mic announced. "Fifth Match, begin!"
Yuga didn't waste anytime in attacking as he shot a laser immediately at Mina. However, the pink-skinned girl, who had been moving forward, jumped over the laser with ease.
"Think again!" She taunted.
She landed on the ground while using her acid as a lubricant, so she could skate across the ring, which increased her mobility.
"We were on the same team for combat training," Mina reminded him as she dodged another laser. "So, I know all about your quirk, Aoyama!"
Yuga didn't seem to worried as he once again shot another laser. Ayano grinned. He was most likely reaching his limit. Mina was going to win this one.
"I can say the same thing about you." He said firing off another laser.
"Sure," Mina agreed as she continued to dodge laser beam after laser beam. "But there's a big difference. I remember something you said. I know your weakness."
Yuga paid her no mind as he continued to fire off laser, which Mina dodged with ease. Yuga's quirk was an impressive one. It could cause a lot of damage and it had power behind it. However, he obviously has no clear strategies on how to use his quirk more effectively. Even now as his attempts to hit Mina fail, he doesn't move. He remains in place and doesn't change how he attacks. And that is the reason why he's going to lose.
He fired one more desperate shot, but once again it was evaded by Mina. She moved in with Yuga unable to counter. His limit was reached and it left him wide open. Mina didn't waste her opportunity as she threw a handful of acid at Yuga's belt. It caused the boy to scream shrilly as his belt was melted by the acid.
"Oh, no, no, no, no!" He fretted. "Not my precious belt!"
His pants then proceeded to fall and as he tried in vain to get them back up, Mina moved in for a finishing move. With one strong uppercut to Yuga's jaw, the blonde went down—hard. Ayano looked at the boy in sympathy as he laid on the ground with his underwear out for the world to see.
"Aoyama has fainted!" Midnight announced. "The winner of this match is Ashido!"
Mina jumped up and down in victory as the crowd cheered for her accomplishment.
"Dang, Aoyama went down hard!" Present Mic shouted. "That's an indisputable victory if I've ever seen one, Sports Fans!"
The crowd continued to cheer for the victor as the U.A. robots came to collect the fallen Yuga.
"Wow, Mina is amazing." Tsuyu said.
Kyoka and Ayano were in agreement as the two smiled. However, the girls' smiles dropped when there was a loud thud behind them. They turned their heads seeing Minoru huddled over in despair.
"I got to see panties." Minoru said. "But why were they his?"
"Oh, for crying out loud," Kyoka complained.
Minoru just kept crying about his missed panty sighting. Ayano didn't even bother with hitting him. He was obviously in enough pain as it was. Down in the row below hers, Izuku was writing—and muttering—away as he took down more notes on Mina in his hero notebook.
"Now, let's not let this hot streak cool," Present Mic pressed on. "Time to move on to the sixth match!"
The sixth match would be between Momo and Fumikage, and Ayano was curious to see how this would go. Both were top students. Momo was allowed into U.A based on recommendations, and Ayano has seen first hand what Fumikage can do. It would all depend on timing in this match. The one who strikes first will most likely win as they gain control over the fight.
"Offense and defense in one. The Dark Samurai and his darker shadow! From the hero course—Tokoyami Fumikage!" Present Mic announced. "Versus the great creator! She was admitted because of recommendations and I think we can all see why. Also, from Class 1-A—Yaoyorozu Momo!"
As Izuku and Mashirao discussed how the match might go, Ayano noted that Momo seemed a bit worried. She hoped this didn't affect the taller girl's performance. She's done so much to get here.
"Sixth match, begin!" Present Mic declared.
Momo, who had been trying to think of a strategy, was completely taken off guard as the start of the match was declared. Then before she could gain her bearings, Fumikage sent out Dark Shadow. Momo quickly made a shield to block the creature. It served its purpose as Dark Shadow bounced back off the metal.
"Now, it's my turn," Momo said.
She went to make a weapon for herself, but wasn't quick enough. Dark Shadow struck again and harder than the last time. It sent her tumbling to the side. She grit her teeth while unable to think of what to do next. Dark Shadow hit the shield again and this time with enough force to knock it right off of Momo's arm. She cried out at the hard jostle as she nearly lost her balance. She created another shield barely in time as Dark Shadow swooped in to hit her with one of its wings.
She was sent several feet back. She readied herself for another blow, but noticed that Dark Shadow returned to its master's side. She was confused as to why the two would stop their attack. However, she didn't put much thought into it as she quickly created her own weapon. Up in the stands, Ayano sighed. It was all over.
"Yaoyorozu!" Midnight called out to stop the girl. "You're out!"
Momo's eyes widened before she looked down to see that her foot was indeed out of bounds.
"This match goes to Tokoyami!" Midnight declared.
The cheers of the crowd rose as Fumikage completely recalled Dark Shadow. He gave a bow to his opponent then made his way out of the arena.
"Yikes!" Present Mic exclaimed. "Another fast, overwhelming victory! Is it possible that Tokoyami's Dark Shadow is the greatest quirk ever? I think so!"
The first set of matches were almost over. It'd just be Kirishima's match and then Katsuki and Ochaco's match after this. Then they'll move on to the next set.
"Poor Momo," Tsuyu said as Momo was leaving the arena as well. "She has to be feeling down after that."
Kyoka nodded in agreement. She was still a bit surprised at how things ended and at how quickly it had all happened.
"She lost because she wasn't fast enough to put her plans into action." Ayumi spoke up.
The girls looked to the speedster. Honestly, Ayano was thinking the same as Ayumi.
"She's definitely a strong member of our class, but she has one flaw that could really break her career as a pro-in-training," Ayumi continued. "She treats every battle, every confrontation like a chess game. And there's nothing wrong with planning your moves out like you would in chess. However, in a battle, your opponent isn't going to give you time to think of your next move. She needs to work on being more adaptable in a fight and work on her decision making, so it doesn't leave her as a sitting duck."
Ayano couldn't disagree with Ayumi's assessment. Though this hasn't become a problem for Momo until now. In their earlier training, she had time to sit back and think of a strategy, but now it was different.
"This sports festival isn't just a way to show ourselves off to the pros, it also puts us in situations where our short comings can be revealed as well." Ayumi added. "To us and the pros. When scouted a pro can already have a plan in place to help us with such things. If they care enough to, at least."
"That makes sense," Tsuyu said as she tapped her chin.
Ayano was sure that if she got any offers that many pros would want to work on her lack of physical ability. That could be a great help to her, but at the same time, she'd still be limited no matter how much training was given to her on a physical level. So, wouldn't it be better to just keep on working on ways round that? The next watch was then announced as Eijiro and Tetsutetsu stepped up into the ring.
"Okay, let's see who we've got for ya next!" Present Mic said. "This next match includes two completely redundant quirks. One of them is a passionate, manly fighter made of steel! The hero course's Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu!"
Ayano blinked as she wondered what made his parents name him after his own family's surname.
"Bring iiiiitttttt!" Tetsutetsu screamed up into the air.
Well, he certainly had a lot of spirit, didn't he? Eijiro didn't seem as excited about this match as he cracked his knuckles.
"Versus a passionate, manly fighter made of rock!" Present Mic continued. "The hero course's Kirishima Eijiro!"
Their introductions were exactly the same. Made some of the students wonder if Present Mic was doing that on purpose just to be funny.
"Make us proud, Tetsutetsu!" Kendo shouted down to him. "Win for Ibara!"
"You've got this, Kirishima!" Hachiro cheered for their classmate.
Ayano smiled at Hachiro's enthusiasm as the spider boy kept cheering. Konan, who was beside him, had to duck his hand as he shot his fists out in excitement. Minoru wasn't as supportive as he dozed off. He wasn't really interested in watching two guys fight. Kyoka, however, apparently wasn't going to let him get buy with it as she used her earphone jack to wake the boy up the hard way.
"Look alive," She told him as he shouted in pain.
Ayumi laughed at the scene as Ayano who was still turned around noticed that Katsuki wasn't in his seat any longer. He must be in one of the waiting rooms to prepare for his match. As Ayano looked back to the ring, Present Mic gave the two boys permission to begin the match. The two teens, who had their quirks activated, charged each other as they gave their own battle cries. They drew back their fists and threw them forward. Their fists collided together and sparks flew. That didn't slow their pace as they went to continue slugging it out.
Soon it became a full out brawl as both teens started pummeling each other with bunches. And even when one of them took a hard punch to the face or gut, they didn't falter as they returned the favor tenfold. The blows kept coming and Ayano honestly wasn't sure who would win this one. Both boys had similar quirks and it was obvious this match would be a long one as it was a wait to see who would fall first. And it looked as if neither boy planned to for a while. Eijiro finally managed to knock Tetsutetsu back a few feet to give himself some room, but the boy of steel wasn't fazed long.
"I thought you were supposed to be strong!" Tetsutetsu snapped as he threw out a hard-right hook.
It caught Eijiro in the jaw and the redheaded youth's head snapped to the side as he stumbled backwards.
"Funny," Eijiro said. "I heard the same lie about you!"
He turned around and returned Tetsutetsu's punch, and the slugging continued. Ayano watched a bit longer, but found herself glancing back at Katsuki's empty seat again.
"I'll be back in a few minutes." Ayano said as she stood. "It looks like this fight is going to last a while. I kind of want to stretch out my legs."
Kyoka nodded her head then moved her stretched out legs so Ayano could get by. Ayano went up the steps to disappear inside the halls of the stadium. The girls watched her go.
"How much you wanna bet she's going to check on Bakugo?" Mina asked with a sly grin.
"No one is dumb enough to take that bet," Ayumi said.
"Uh-huh," Most of the girls agreed as they nodded.
As he waited for his match to come, Katsuki stretched out his legs in the first waiting room. He wanted to make sure he was prepared. As he started to stretch out his arms, the door to the room started opening. He turned around to see who could be coming in when Ayano poked her head in.
"I knew I'd find you here." Ayano said smiling as she stepped completely into the room.
Katsuki frowned as he wondered why she came in here. He was trying to get some peace and quiet before his match.
"What do you want?" He asked irritably.
Ayano snorted at his tone as she sat up on the table next to where he was standing.
"I came to wish you good luck is all." Ayano retorted. "I'd hate for you to lose this match and not make it to the end. When I make it to the end myself and win this, I want to be able to say it's because I beat you."
Despite her teasing tone, Katsuki could see in her eyes that she was being completely serious. He stared at her for a moment before giving a snort.
"I should be saying that to you, stupid." Katsuki said as he stuffed his hands into his pockets. "You better not get your ass handed to you before our match. I don't want all that time I took whipping your ass into shape to go to waste."
Ayano gave him a deadpanned expression before she let out a sigh.
"My ass was never out of shape, thank-you very much." She informed him. "And you'll definitely see me in the final battle. Just try to make it an interesting fight, okay?"
Katsuki smirked as he stepped forward. He tilted his head down slightly, so he and Ayano could be at eye level.
"What makes you think you can surpass me, huh?" He asked.
Ayano didn't reply at first as she looked him in the eye. She then stood up, which put her and Katsuki chest to chest. His eyes widened a bit as he had to tilt his head down even more to look at her. She met his gaze clearly with determination shining in her eyes.
"I'm done chasing after you." Ayano informed him.
Katsuki's eyes widened even more as the words left Ayano's mouth. Even though he's been training her the last few weeks, she's never came out and said this to him. She's never fully stated her goal.
"I used to be okay with not being as strong or as talented as you, Kacchan," Ayano continued. "I was happy being strong enough to look after Izuku, and strong enough to keep you in check. I was content in my role at holding the middle ground, but not anymore. It took Izuku becoming stronger to put things in perspective for me. But…I don't want to be left behind while you two keep moving forward, so…I'm going to surpass you. I'm going to move so far ahead that you'll have to chase after me."
Katsuki wasn't sure what to say. A first for him. He's always had a comeback for her, but this time, he didn't.
"That is my goal." Ayano said. "So, you better bring all you've got."
Ayano then scooted passed him to walk towards the door, so he could have his few moments of peace before his match. However, Katsuki wasn't about to let her have the last word.
"It'll be a thousand years before you ever surpass me, Aya!" He said as he narrowed his eyes at her. "So, keep dreaming! When our match comes, I'll bury you!"
Ayano just turned and gave him a smile, which stumped him. She then left, which left Katsuki to his thoughts.
'What is with her lately?' Katsuki thought to himself as he frowned. 'What's with me?'
He's noticed that he's been acting a bit out of character too, which bothered him. He then shook his head. Now wasn't the time to be thinking about that. His match was next. But still…
'She's done chasing after me, huh?' He thought.
That statement bothered him. Though not in the same way that Deku pissed him off by progressing and trying to aim for the top. He just didn't know what it was...this feeling.
Ayano made it back to the stands just in time to see both Eijiro and Tetsutetsu fall onto their backs in the ring.
"It seems like they both hit their limits." She said as she stopped by her classmates.
Some of them jumped since they hadn't heard her arrive. But Ayano paid their startled looks no mind.
"I wonder how they'll decide the winner for this one," Ayano said.
She then took a different seat as she set at the edge of the row behind the one, she had been in.
"Wow that hurt me, and I'm just watching!" Present Mic exclaimed. "Is it over?! The hardheads look like they're KOed. But who is the winner?!"
Midnight hurried over to the fallen students to get a closer look at the both of them.
"Both of them are unconscious." Ayano said. "While they show brain activity, there are no coherent thoughts going through their minds."
"You can tell that from up here?" Hachiro asked with a quirked brow.
Ayano nodded her head as she crossed one of her legs over the other. Midnight then declared a draw and that an actual winner would be decided later once the boys woke.
"It's not hard to tell the difference," Ayano said. "At least it's not when you have telepathic abilities. Every living creature's mind has an active presence. A signature of shorts as unique as a human fingerprint. As long as a person is alive, their signature is active so to speak. But their thoughts and consciousness is a completely different story. So, while I can sense their signatures, I hear no thoughts because at the moment they cannot make any due to lack of consciousness. This also differs when concerning if someone is merely asleep, in acoma, etc."
Hachiro hummed while never really thinking about it like that. He supposed it made since for Ayano to know all these differences when they didn't. But it was interesting to hear about it even if Hachiro can never experience what Ayano does probably on a daily basis.
"So, say we get put it a situation, where you have to link up our minds again, you can tell if any of us lose consciousness?" Denki questioned.
"Yes," Ayano said. "Though I don't recommend any of you trying it to test it out. I would think that it would hurt…a lot."
Denki chuckled while not disagreeing there. As Present Mic announced they'd be moving onto the next match, Tenya and Izuku made it back to the stands in time. They hurried to take their seats in the front as Ochaco and Katsuki's images were displayed on the screens.
"Ribbit, this might be the most disturbing match up," Tsuyu said.
"I know," Kyoka said as she rubbed her arms. "I almost don't want to watch it."
It seemed many members of the class shared the same sentiment, and Ayano was certain it was all because of Katsuki. They feared what he might do to Ochaco. However, Ayano knew that whatever Katsuki did in this match, it would be to win and not to just cause harm for the fun of it. It's true Katsuki can be violent and act almost villainously sometimes. It's something that's always annoyed Ayano.
However, Katsuki like Izuku has the same goal of becoming the number one hero, and Katsuki won't let anything stop him. He'll do what he has to and he doesn't care what others think as long as he gets stronger and remains on top. That being said, Katsuki isn't bad. He's just been praised all this life for being the best and people have made it look as if he could do no wrong when they were all growing up. It turned him into somewhat of a brat, but Ayano feels as if Katsuki has matured a bit since coming to U.A. He's different.
But it's not just him who has changed. She and Izuku have as well. Izuku probably the most. She didn't know coming to this school would have such an impact on her. She just came here to prove that her quirk could be used for good. That she could save people like her brother always told her. That's why she entered U.A, and its still part of her main goal. But that goal has evolved and keeps changing the longer she is here with these people. It's been good for her and the boys.
"The 8th and final battle of the first round of final matches," Present Mic announced. "He was kind of a hot shot in middle school and just look at that determined face. From the hero course, Bakugo Katsuki vs—the one I'm personally cheering for—Uraraka Ochaco!"
The crowd cheered for the contestants as Ochaco took a break to calm her nerves.
"Let the 8th match begin!" Present Mic declared.