"Wow, that Ultraman Hero guy did real great," Death Arms whistled, as he watched the TV screen showing Hiroshi and Izuku reach the finish. "Real smart of him to use those mines like that."
"Not to mention that possession ability of his alien's," Kamui Woods said thoughtfully, his hand on his chin. "It makes him a lot more versatile than he seems-"
"That no good alien giant!" Mt. Lady said, gnawing at the toothpick she used for her takoyaki. "How many abilities does he need!?"
"Sounds like someone's a little jealous," Death Arms snickered.
"I AM NOT!" Mt. Lady shouted, stomping her feet. "And why should he be allowed to fight without a proper hero license!?"
"You do remember that those Tyrannion and Bekarus guys were twice your size? And that they basically ignored you like a little kid bugging an adult?" Death Arms said.
"Not too far off an analogy, I'd say," Kamui Woods muttered.
"I'M NOT A LITTLE KID!"
Izuku looked around. As expected, everyone was avoiding him due to how high his points were, and that the smart thing would be to just wait until the last possible moment to take the points away from.
Hiroshi on the other hand-
"Whoa whoa whoa, guys! Calm down!" he shouted, with nearly everyone surrounding the blue-haired teen. Only a small handful had chosen to work not to, particularly Katsuki and Shoto, who were looking for the right teammates. "I can only have three people on my team! Why aren't you going to Midoriya, he's also got 5 million points!"
"But you're the one with Hero!" Toru pointed out, her sleeves moving up and down. "You'll be the strongest member on any team you're on! Not to mention that you'd be able to keep your 5 million points easy! So please join mine!"
"No, mine! I got Tape, so we can trap anyone real easy!" Hanta cried out.
"My Cemendine is similar in that regard, then," Kojiro responded.
"Me, me! I got Hardening, so with yours and Hero's manliness, we'll be unstoppable!" Eijiro said.
"No, me! I got Steel, which is way better than Hardening!" Tetsutetsu said.
"No it isn't!"
"Yes it is!"
"Pick Yui! You and her worked together in the exercise, right?" Itsuka said, as Yui gave a surprised "Mm!?".
"I think you guys know that it's a given that I want to work with Setsuna and Fuka, though, right?" Hiroshi said, pointing to the two.
"Hell yea, Fuka, immediately in good graces, up top!" Setsuna said, as the two high fived each other.
"We know, which is why we want to be the last member!" Mina said, hopping up and down in anticipation.
"So who is it gonna be!?" Denki said, biting his nails.
"Hm... Tsunotori!" Hiroshi said, pointing to the horned girl.
"Tsunotori!?" everyone shouted.
"Me!?" she said, pointing to herself.
"Yep! I got a perfect strategy with you in mind!" Hiroshi said, as the crowd of students sadly dispersed, each one reluctantly forming their own teams. Yui was especially sad looking, giving a tiny "Mm..." as she joined Itsuka, Manga, and Kinoko, who consoled her.
"Booyah!" Pony shouted, pumping her fist in the air.
"So Hiroshi is going with Fuka, Tokage, and Tsunotori..." Izuku said, as he turned to face everyone. No good. People still didn't want to be on his-
"Hey Deku, do you want to be my teammate-"
"URARAKAAAAAAA!" Izuku cried, tears gushing out of his eyes. "You want to be on my team!?"
"Of course! I was hoping to convince Furinji to team up with me and you, but it seems like he already has a plan in mind," she said, scratching the back of her head.
"Yea, sorry about that, Midoriya," Hiroshi said, having overheard Ochako. "But it's smarter and more of a challenge if we were on different teams, right?"
"That is true..." Izuku said. Having a team of ten million points would instantly put a team in the lead, whereas two teams of five million points would make it harder to decide which one to go after. And that's not counting the points that the other members will add, either. "Well, good luck to you, Furinji!"
"Back at you, Midoriya."
"Furinji! Please reconsider your choice in teammates!"
They turned around, and came face to face with the pink haired girl from the Support Course. "I'm Mei Hatsume from the Support Course!"
"Sorry, but I'm pretty satisfied-"
"You need to see my babies, though!" she said, dragging out a box full of support equipment. "They're on par with what your parents' company makes-"
"Wait, how did you know that my parents own a support company?" Hiroshi said, raising an eyebrow. "I hadn't mentioned that to anyone outside of the Hero Course, and I didn't mention that during the press conference-"
"Are you kidding!? I did all my research on the Furin-Kazan Corporation! For instance, your parents who currently co-own it are Fumihiro and Hitomi Furinji! Your grandfather started the company as Furin Industrial, a company that made high tech appliances. But then when your father inherited the company, he was asked by Takehiko Hiyama, owner of Kazan Fashion, to work together on a limited time hero support run, which was so wildly successful that the two ended up working on more and more limited time lines before simply combining the two companies together to make Furin-Kazan Corporation! Hiyama was the one who introduced your father to his childhood friend Hitomi Shimizu, who was a model and co-owner of Kazan Fashion before the merger! You're Hiroshi, the third child of the Furinji family, and she's Fuka, the fourth child, while your older siblings are twins named Hayate and Kana, who became popular wind pro heroes Green Wind Hayate and Hurrikana!" Mei said, without breaking a sweat or stopping to take a breath.
"That's... scarily accurate, how did you-"
"I read your parents' and Hiyama's book religiously!" she answered, pulling a book out from the box. "Furin-Kazan Corporation is one of the premier support companies out there, and if I help their kids-"
"Oh right, mom, dad, and Uncle Take got that made. I get it," Hiroshi said, laughing. "Sorry, but I'm pretty set on the team I got. Why don't you ask Midoriya, though, he's still looking for another member-"
She turned around, finally noticing Izuku and Ochako. "That's right! There's another team with 5 million points that can get me noticed! Let me join you! We'll be unstoppable with my support equipment! Like this one! I based it off on Air Jet's backpack, he's one of my favorites!"
"No way! I love that guy, too! His agency used to be based near my neighborhood!" Izuku said, looking at it. Ochako looked at Izuku and Mei exchanging words, uncomfortably shifting her foot around as they talked.
"Now we just need a third member! Iida!" Izuku said, going up to his bespectacled friend. "You're be the perfect front! With Uraraka's ability to make us weightless, your speed is just what we need to-"
"What are you doing with my front?"
Izuku looked behind Tenya, and saw Shoto, Denki, and Momo together. "What?"
"Sorry Midoriya," Tenya said, pushing his glasses up. "Your plan sounds like it'd be great, but... all this time, I've been behind you and Furinji. Todoroki isn't the only one who wants to win against you two. I... I also want to do my best!"
"Sorry Midoriya!" Momo said, clasping her hands together apologetically. "It's the same for me!"
"Hey, as long as there's no hard feelings between all of us, right?" Hiroshi said, smiling as he gave them a thumbs up. "Good luck, Iida! Yaoyoruzu!"
Tenya and Momo gave the two pleasant smiles, while Shoto softly scoffed at the sight. Hiroshi noticed that, and as soon as Tenya and Momo had turned their backs away, he narrowed his eyes at the scarred teen. Just what was his problem?
"Alright, you three! Let's get to work on our plan!" Hiroshi said, turning around as he pushed his annoyance at Shoto aside. "Now, here's the plan..."
Izuku looked around. There goes his initial plan. Kyoka was forming a team with Rikido, Toru, and Tsuyu, so she's out. He looked around, and decided on a whim, to pick-
"Here's what we'll do," Shoto said, looking at his team after pulling Tenya back from Izuku. "Kaminari, you'll be the left side and guard us with your electricity. Yaoyoruzu, you take right, provide insulation against Kaminari's electricity and a rod for me to transfer my ice to the ground. Iida, you're front, we'll be using your speed to move around, while Yaoyoruzu and Kaminari use skates on their feet so that they can keep up with you without worry."
"I see," Tenya said, his hand on his chin. That was certainly a sound plan after all. "And you'll use your fire and ice to hold everyone off?"
"... No," he said plainly. "I made a promise to myself. That I'd never use my fire in combat."
"What!? That's a waste!" Denki said, confused. "Why wouldn't you-"
"I. Don't. Want to," Shoto said, scowling hard. Tenya and Momo looked at each other with concern.
"A-alright, sorry for asking, Todoroki," Denki apologized, realizing he pressed a button he probably shouldn't have. He admitted to himself silently, however, that even without his fire, Shoto would be tough to fight against with his ice. He was really glad that he was on his team.
"Alright, it's time to plan our strategy," Hiroshi said, as he, Fuka, Setsuna, and Pony huddled together.
"So what'll we do to keep everyone off our tail?" Pony asked, her tail wiggling a bit. "I bet you have some special technique that can-"
"We're gotta let someone take it," Hiroshi said, to everyone's surprise. But before they could voice their opinions, he added, "Tsunotori, remember when you asked me about Hero's other forms? It's time I told you about one of them."
"Alright participants, your planning time is up!" Midnight announced, as the teams were handed their headbands and got into the formations they agreed on.
"Alright alright, folks, it's time for the Cavalry Baaaaattle! Let's pull up the teams and their current points!" Present Mic said, as the screens revealed all the teams that have formed.
Team Tokage: 5,000,560
Rider: Setsuna Tokage
Front: Hiroshi Furinji
Sides: Fuka Furinji, Pony Tsunotori
Team Midoriya: 5,000,295
Rider: Izuku Midoriya
Front: Fumikage Tokoyami
Sides: Ochako Uraraka, Mei Hatsume
Team Todoroki: 530
Rider: Shoto Todoroki
Front: Tenya Iida
Sides: Denki Kaminari, Momo Yaoyoruzu
Team Bakugo: 485
Rider: Katsuki Bakugo
Front: Eijiro Kirishima
Sides: Hanta Sero, Mina Ashido
Team Shiozaki: 430
Rider: Ibara Shiozaki
Front: Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu
Sides: Togaru Kamakiri, Juzo Honenuki
Team Hagakure: 395
Rider: Toru Hagakure
Front: Kyoka Jiro
Sides: Rikido Sato, Tsuyu Asui
Team Awase: 340
Rider: Yosetsu Awase
Front: Jurota Shishida
Side: Sen Kaibara, Kosei Tsururaba
Team Yanagi: 300
Rider: Reiko Yanagi
Front: Mezo Shoji
Side: Shihai Kuroiro, Kojiro Bondo
Team Kendo: 220
Rider: Itsuka Kendo
Front: Manga Fukidashi
Sides: Yui Kodai, Kinoko Komori
Team Shinso: 185
Rider: Hitoshi Shinso
Front: Nirengeki Shoda
Sides: Mashirao Ojiro, Hiryu Rin
Team Tahenki: 70
Rider: Kirika Tahenki
Front: Daichi Ishimoto
"Wait, 'Team Tokage'!? Furinji isn't the Rider!?" Present Mic said, baffled by their decision.
"It's the rational plan. Furinji and Ultraman Hero are much more powerful as the Front Horse than the Rider, and would provide a much better defense than any of his other teammates," Aizawa pointed out.
"Oh, and here I thought he was just being a gentleman so that the girls won't have to carry him!"
"Now that's an irrational thought process."
"My student makes a better Rider, anyways."
"Really?"
"You ready, you three?" Hiroshi asked, smirking as he made eye contact with everyone on the field eyeing him and Izuku for their points.
"Yep! Let's do this!" Setsuna said, wearing their 5,000,560 headband with pride.
"We'll show them the power of our team!" Fuka said, with her respirator mask over her mouth already.
"This game's ours! We're gonna win!" Pony cried, giving a confident nod.
"I hope you're ready to lose your points, Midoriya, because we're all coming for you!" Hiroshi yelled, challenging Izuku openly.
"Wouldn't have it any other way!" Izuku said, wearing a jetpack while Ochako was wearing the boots Mei had on earlier.
"And the time starts NOW!" Midnight yelled, as the bell rang and the counter started. Most of the teams rushed towards Izuku as expected, though Shoto's and Katsuki's teams headed towards Hiroshi's.
"Your headband is mine!" Katsuki yelled, raising his hand to grab it from her, when her head and hands popped off her body, flying away from him. Soon her torso detached at the waist, her legs at the knees, and her shins from her feet, leaving only her feet in her team's hands.
"Gotta catch me first!" she yelled, as she got out of reach.
"Tsunotori, now!" Hiroshi said, glancing to his right behind him.
"Gotcha!" she replied, launching two sets of horns out. Hiroshi and Pony stepped on to them, and they flew up into the sky, joining Setsuna's body parts. Fuka supplied her own flight using her boots and backpack to fly while constantly resupplying air through her mask.
"I see. They chose Tokage as their Rider so that they could lighten their weight with her Quirk so that they could go airborne," Aizawa said, watching Team Tokage soaring through the air. "Very clever of them to do so."
"I told you, my student makes a better Rider than yours!"
"It looks like it's not only Team Tokage's who taken to the air, however!" Present Mic pointed out, as Team Midoriya and Katsuki flew into the air.
"Looks like we're having an air brawl, guys!" Hiroshi said, smiling as Izuku made for a grab for Setsuna's headband. "Setsuna, go for it!"
"Got it!" she said, as her left hand went after Izuku's headband and her right went for Katsuki's.
"Tokoyami!"
"Right, come and defend us, Dark Shadow!" Fumikage yelled, as his shadow popped out of his chest and smacked Setsuna's left hand away.
"You're not getting mine that easily!" Katsuki screamed, throwing an explosion at her hand before falling to the ground. Hanta grabbed him with his Tape and he landed in their hands again. Likewise Izuku's team had to land, since their gear wasn't meant for full flight. "Tapeface, tape Deku's team down!"
"You know, you really should learn the names of your classmates!" Hanta said, as he followed through, snagging his tape onto Ochako's boot. When they tried to take flight again to avoid Team Hagakure and Team Yanagi, who was attempting to use her Poltergeist Quirk to grab Izuku's headband but he got out of range in time, at least until one of Ochako's boots slipped off thanks to Hanta's tape.
"Ack! We're going off balance!" Ochako said, as they wobbled in the air before landing again. "Gotta ditch this boot now!" she added, swiftly kicking the second one off her leg.
"My babies!" Mei said, horrified that they're abandoning her babies like that when they were confronted by Shoto's team.
"I'll be taking your headband, Midoriya," Shoto said coldly, as others took the opportunity to surround the two of them.
"YOUR HEADBANDS ARE OURS!" Daichi screamed as he ran at the two teams with Kirika on his shoulders.
"Sorry, Midoriya! No hard feelings!" Kyoka said, as she and her team ran towards them.
"We're coming for you and then Furinji next!" Itsuka yelled.
"Yes, the 5 million points that you have shall no longer belong to you," Reiko said, motioning her hands, tugging at Izuku's headband.
"Yaoyoruzu, prepare our defense," Shoto commanded. "Kaminari, you know what to do."
"Got it!" he said, as Shoto pulled an insulated blanket from Momo.
"Tokoyami!" Izuku said, realizing what he was about to do
"Got it!" he responded, as Dark Shadow wrapped itself around them to protect them. Denki released a ton of electricity from his body, shocking everyone around them excluding his team and Team Midoriya who had the foresight to protect themselves, though Dark Shadow seemed to have gotten weaker and smaller as a result.
"Kaminari!" Kyoka yelled, as she, Team Kendo, Team Yanagi, Team Tahenki, and Team Shiozaki got shocked. Team Shiozaki especially thanks to Tetsutetsu's steel skin conducting the electricity very well, though he himself was unharmed.
"I HAVE MADE A HORRIBLE MISTAKE!" he yelled as he watched his team get shocked. Before anyone could recover, Momo had created a rod to give to Shoto, who used it to transfer his ice to the ground, freezing everyone around them, though Team Midoriya managed to use Dark Shadow to push them up to avoid the layer of frost.
"I'll be taking your headbands, then," Shoto said, as his team ran around, grabbing Toru's, Itsuka's, Reiko's, Kirika's, and Ibara's headbands. "Thanks for the help."
"And just like that, Team Todoroki got a hold of 1,020 total points, bringing them up to 1,550! Let's see how our teams are doing with 7 minutes left!" Present Mic said, as the screens pulled up the current team rankings.
Team Bakugo: 5,001,045
Team Midoriya: 5,000,295
Team Todoroki: 1,945
Team Shinso: 525
Team Tokage: 0
Team Kendo: 0
Team Hagakure: 0
Team Yanagi: 0
Team Shiozaki: 0
Team Tahenki: 0
"What's this!? Team Bakugo managed to snag Team Tokage's headband!? They're now in the lead!" Present Mic said, as the crowd went wild over the upset.
Katsuki landed back into his team's hands, grinning maniacally as he held his prize in his hands before wrapping it around his neck. He had a long air battle with that bastard's team, but it was worth it. "That Quirkless bastard and his alien aren't hot shit at all! Time to go after Deku!"
"Alright!" Eijiro said, as they ran in to join in the fray for the other 5 million point headband.
"Oof, that was hot!" Setsuna said, as she returned her parts to her team as they landed, slightly scorched by Katsuki's explosions. "Ready now, Hiroshi?"
"Not yet, we need to wait until the last 30 seconds!" Hiroshi said, his team standing still now, as he took a deep breath, and they watched Team Midoriya, Team Todoroki, and Team Bakugo get into a brawl for the second 5 million.
"What is Team Tokage doing!? They've been just standing there, not going after their points! There's only 1 minute left! Meanwhile Team Midoriya's managed to keep their 5,000,295 point headband for over 6 minutes from both Team Todoroki and Team Bakugo!"
1 minute left. This was frustrating for Shoto. Team Midoriya was standing a distance away, too far to make for a grab, and they kept moving to the left and stayed in front of Tenya, meaning that his ice could hit him and his team. And Denki was clearly feeling the effects of using his electricity too much within a short time, and Fumikage's Dark Shadow was still blocking it all. Not to mention how he constantly had to handle Katsuki's team, who kept moving about and used Mina's acid to melt any ice that he launched towards them.
Izuku was curious. Why was Team Tokage just waiting like that? Didn't they want to win? How would he face off against any of them in the final event if they're not doing anything? He refocused, he need to keep Katsuki and Shoto away from his headband.
"Your 5 million is mine, Deku!" Katsuki screamed, as his team rushed towards his.
"Perfect, that's what I was waiting for! Everyone, hold on tight! Todoroki, be ready to grab the headbands!" Tenya said. Before anyone could question him, they moved almost in a flash, Shoto having grabbed Izuku's headband but not Katsuki's in time.
"What the-!?" Izuku said, as everyone turned to look at Shoto.
"When was he that fast!? He didn't show that off during the race!" Present Mic said, his jaw dropping. "But Team Todoroki did it! They got the 5 million point headband! And with only 40 seconds to spare!"
"That was Recipro-Burst, a secret technique I've been developing!" Tenya explained, as smoke blew out of his leg's engine. "It stalls my engines for a while, however, so I can't use it all the time. I wasn't lying that I wanted to challenge you!"
"We gotta get those points back!" Mei shouted, as they turned around to face Shoto's team. Izuku charged One for All throughout his body, as he stared at Tenya's team.
"Iida... that's exciting! But I'm not going to give up those points easily!" Izuku said, reaching out for the headband. As he approached, Shoto's eyes widened as he instinctively raised his left hand, fire coating it.
"THOSE 5 MILLION POINTS ARE MINE!" Katsuki yelled, reaching for Shoto as well, explosions going off.
"AND TIME IS UP!" Present Mic announced, as everyone stopped moving, Katsuki falling onto his face as he lost balance. "Let's see those scores now!"
Team Tokage: 10,001,340
Team Todoroki: 1,875
Team Shinso: 525
Team Midoriya: 70
Team Bakugo: 0
Team Kendo: 0
Team Hagakure: 0
Team Yanagi: 0
Team Shiozaki: 0
Team Tahenki: 0
"Wait, what!? Team Tokage got BOTH 5 million point headbands!? But when-" Present Mic said, as everyone stared at the board, before looking at Team Tokage, and noticed that in Hiroshi's place was Hero, steam coming off of him.
But this wasn't like his normal form. The blue patches on his body were green, his arm armor gone except for two simple green bracers around his arms with small wing-like blades on them. Around his ankles were green bracer-like anklets that had wings and vent-like holes. The only armor he had was on his back, with vent-like holes on them. His mask had turned into an emerald green, different from his green eyes, and the fins on the sides of his head had slightly elongated, sprouting off wing-like protrusions. Tokage smirked, as she pointed to her team's reclaimed 5,000,560 headband on her head, then to the 5,000,295 and 485 headbands around her neck with both hands.
"Got you all by surprise, didn't we, Mr. Midoriya?" Hero said, smirking. "You wanted to know more about my other forms? Say hello to Flash Hermes!"
Seconds Earlier...
"Hiroshi, it's now or never!" Setsuna said, as they watched the clock tick down. 40 seconds left.
"I know!" Hiroshi said, grinning. "It's time!"
"Right! No need to hold your hand, just call out-!" Hero said in Hiroshi's head.
"HEROOOOO!" Hiroshi shouted, as light surrounded his body.
Inside Hero's mental dimension, Hiroshi held his arm out as he turned the Hero Hand's dial. "ORIGINAL! FLASH!"
"Wind faster than a flash of light!" he called out, slamming his hand onto the stylized H. He reared his arm back, threw his hand into the air, and yelled, "Fly UP! HEROOOOO!"
"FLASH HERMES!"
Hero appeared, but now in a completely different form, one that Pony wasn't familiar with, but Setsuna and Fuka were.
"WHOA! So that's Flash Hermes!?" she said, admiring the form, when a soft green light glowed around them all.
"Right, and hold on, I'm spreading my aura to you all right now so that you can all safely use this move with me," Hero said. "This will last one second, but it's one second we need! GET READY!"
The girls gave an affirmative nod, as Hero steeled himself. "Flash MOVEMENT!"
Time seemed to slow down for them all. Team Todoroki, Team Bakugo, and Team Midoriya were all frozen in place, their hands outstretched, ready to grab headbands. They looked around, and saw how everyone else was frozen in the same way.
"Whoa, this is surreal," Setsuna said, as they walked towards the three frozen teams, detaching her hands and head to get closer to them. "But so easy!"
"Yes, but hurry, this will end soon," Hero said, as Setsuna looked through the headbands around Shoto's neck.
"Oh, sneaky move, Todoroki, shuffling the headbands like this," she said, taking the 5,000,295 headband she was looking for. Setsuna looked at Katsuki, and took their 5,000,560 headband back from him, plus his team's own 485 one. "And I'll take this!" she said, sticking her tongue out and pulling an eyelid down at him.
"Setsuna, hurry up," Fuka said, shaking her head at Setsuna taunting an unmoving Katsuki.
"Right!" she replied, her body parts flying back to her body, as Flash Movement ended.
"Congratulations to Team Tokage for taking home ten million points!" Midnight announced, as the crowd cheered wildly.
"I... I LOST!? I LOST MY 5 MILLION!?" Katsuki screamed, his eyes bloodshot and bulging out. "AND MY 485 TOO!?"
He was out. He was out of the Sports Festival. Him. Him! HIM! And Deku got to still be in it!? How!?
"Aw man!" Eijiro said, staring at Hero. "A super fast form and a super strong form!? That's insanely manly!"
"Forget manly, that's just insane period!" Hanta said.
"The 5 million..." Shoto said softly, his eyes also wide. "He got... he got both 5 million... I... lost again?..."
"Hero... Hero can be even faster than me!?" Tenya said, slack-jawed at the sight.
"Sorry, Mr. Iida. Just know that I can only muster enough energy to use Flash Movement once a day, so I'd say that you'd have me beat since it sounds like Recipro-Burst can be used more often in one day," Hero responded. "Not to mention that spreading my aura like that to the others is quite the strain, so it lasted even shorter. Was still worth spending time training to gain that ability."
"Wait, when did we get 70 points!?" Izuku said, looking at his team's placement.
"While we were aiming to reclaim our headband, I took an opportunity with Dark Shadow, and liberated one of Todoroki's for ourselves," Fumikage said, as Dark Shadow showed off the 70 point headband. Izuku cried, as the force of his tears shoved him into the ground and Ochako cheered, while Mei went and grabbed her discarded babies to make sure they weren't badly damaged.
"Thanks for the help," Hitoshi said to his team, who looked around, completely confused about what had just happened. "Couldn't have done it without you lot."
Light covered Hero, and Hiroshi stood back in his place. "I wasn't kidding when I said we were coming for you, Midoriya. And hey, congrats on staying in!"
"T-thank you, Hiroshi," Izuku said, as he still processed Hero's new form and abilities. "But you need to tell me about Flash Hermes more after this!"
"Of course!" Hiroshi replied, holding his hand out for a fist bump, which Izuku returned. "Consider it my payment for taking your headband!"
"With the second event out of the way, we'll be moving to have the one hour lunch break before we start the last event! I'm grabbing a bite, you want anything Eraserhead, Vlad King?"
"I'm taking a nap."
"I can get my own food by myself."
"Come on guys, Recovery Girl's gonna- Oh, is this mic still on!?"
"Midoriya. Furinji. I need a word you. In private," Shoto said, his brow furrowed as he stared at the two before they left to get food with their friends. Hiroshi looked at Izuku with a raised eyebrow before shrugging, and the two followed Shoto as he took them to a hallway away from everyone else.
"Wow, that Furinji kid's something else, huh?" Snipe said, as people got up to get food and use the bathroom. "Letting his team's headband get taken only to steal it back in the literal last seconds? He's got guts."
"Not to mention those forms of his alien. Makes him way more versatile than others," Ectoplasm said.
"Grrrrr the boy still needs to work out his issues!" Hound Dog replied, remembering Hiroshi's sessions with him. "Other than that, he's exceptional!"
"Yes, he and Hero certainly make for a dynamic duo. Both provide their own strengths and ideas, balancing each other out," All Might said, when he spotted a familiar figure passing by the teacher's box. "Hm... it's been ten years since I've talked to him. I guess it won't hurt trying to talk to him again."
"Where did Hiroshi and Midoriya go?" Setsuna said, looking around for their group's missing two friends. "They're gonna miss lunch with these giant lines."
"Oh, I think I saw Todoroki taking them somewhere to talk," Itsuka said, getting in line behind them.
"Why would Todoroki want to talk to them? I'd think he would want to keep away from them as far as possible," Fuka said, crossing her arms. "He doesn't seem like a very sociable person at all. He's just like Bakugo in that regard. Great Quirk, terrible personality."
"At least he's better than Bakugo who literally blows up whenever he's upset or slighted," Kyoka pointed out, still shivering a bit from being frozen in place by Shoto.
"I don't know," Momo said as she held her left arm with her right hand. "I feel like Todoroki has something... upsetting him."
"That is true, when Kaminari asked him why he wouldn't use his flames during battles, Todoroki became very snippy," Tenya said, his hand on his chin in thought. "Maybe something happened related to his fire..."
"You think it's got something to do with that scar?" Pony asked, pointing to the left side of her face. "Todoroki does have that nasty burn."
"Hm, maybe..." Fuka said, thoughtfully. "Hopefully it was just an accident, though..."
While they ruminated on what Shoto could possibly want from Hiroshi and Izuku, a squadron of cheerleaders passed by them while Minoru, Denki, and Kosei were walking to a table.
"Kaminari, Tsururaba," Mineta said, catching the two's attention. "I have a plan..."
"What's up, Todoroki?" Hiroshi said, though it was a little frostier than normal as he stared at the scarred boy. "What do you need to talk to us about? 'Cuz you know, I'd like to get something to eat."
"Y-yea, the food stalls and dining hall will get pretty crowded if we wait too long," Izuku said. Shoto simply stared at the two of them, silent. This was a different sort of intimidation than Katsuki's. It was colder, harder, but... sadder? Hiroshi didn't seem too particularly bothered by it.
"... You broke my pledge today, Midoriya," Shoto finally said, catching Izuku off guard. "During those last seconds, no one else on our teams felt it. That pressure you exuded. It forced me to use my fire."
Hiroshi and Izuku glanced at each other, eyebrows raised. Was Shoto talking about Izuku using One for All? If so, than Momo, Tenya, Ochako, Setsuna, and Fuka would've definitely felt it, too. Even Kyoka would've, and she was frozen in place near them. What really caught their attention was that Shoto said Izuku forced him to use his fire. So did he intend on never using all of his Quirk's power?
"And you, Furinji. Your alien completely overwhelmed us all with his power," he added, staring at them. "And the fact that All Might has his eyes on both of you, and Asui talking about the similarities between his and your power... Midoriya."
"Are you All Might's secret child and he's tasked Furinji and his alien to be your mentor?"
Izuku's eyes turned into saucer plates and his mouth slightly agape in surprise at what he said. Hiroshi, on the other hand, just erupted into laughter at what Shoto had said. Hero, likewise, was busting his gut inside Hiroshi's head. So that's where he was coming from with their connection to All Might and them.
"N-n-no! That's not it at all!" Izuku said, waving his hands to dissuade Shoto's line of thinking.
"But you do have a relation, then? If it's 'not it at all'," Shoto said, as Izuku froze.
"Don't think too deeply about it, Todoroki," Hiroshi said, finishing his laughing fit. "The truth is is that All Might was in charge of observing me and Hero during the days before my first day at UA, so he checks up on me every so often. I decided to help Midoriya talk to him more since he's a big All Might fan, right?"
"Y-yea! That's it, honest," Izuku said.
"Hm... fine. Still, you two have connections with All Might, the Number One Hero. And that's enough for me to need to bring you two down all the same," Shoto said coldly. "Because I need to show my rotten Number Two Hero of a father Endeavor that I don't need his power."
"Hey, Endeavor! It's been forever!" All Might said, coming across a man with facial hair made of fire, his "mask" as well. He was also very muscular like All Might, but the biggest difference between them was All Might's giant smile and his giant scowl. "Let's play catchup, huh?"
"I'm not interested," Endeavor asked, barely turning his head to face the Number One Hero. "I need to go find my son and have a chat with him."
"Speaking of which, Young Shoto is quite impressive, huh?" All Might said, in front of Endeavor to prevent him from leaving. "He did very well in the second event! So you must be proud of him, huh? I gotta say, I wanted to get some pointers from you about how you raised him so I can help mold this next generation!"
"Tch, always with you and that damn happy-go-lucky mentality," Endeavor growled, pushing All Might aside, who had to move to avoid the fire coming from Endeavor's body. "Annoys me to no end."
"I suppose I should apologize for that, then," All Might said, slightly unnerved by Endeavor's attitude. It was always like this when the two would meet. All Might always tried to get along with the fire hero, but no matter what he did, Endeavor would brush him off with varying amounts of anger. He didn't know what he did to make the man so angry.
"If you want to know what I've been doing with Shoto, just know this," Endeavor said, his back facing the Number One Hero. "He's raised to beat you."
"Come again?"
"I'm going to make him into a hero that'll surpass you in every way imaginable, that's his reason for being. Sure, right now he's going through a rebellious phase, but even so, he'll become a Number One in a way that you aren't!" Endeavor said, a twisted grin on his face. All Might was at a loss for words as the man walked away, leaving them alone in the corridor. Just what did Endeavor mean by that?
"Have you two ever heard of Quirk marriages?" Shoto asked.
"Yea, those were where two people married each other strictly to produce a generation of children with even stronger Quirks. Love wasn't a necessary part of the equation, and it was mostly a problem with the early Quirk generations," Hiroshi explained. "I remember reading a lot about Quirk stuff to understand more about Quirklessness. Came across it since Quirklessness was still pretty common at around the same time. So I'm guessing that's what your dad did, huh?"
"Hmph, quick to catch on, aren't you?" Shoto stated, as he held his hand to his scarred eye. "That's exactly it. My father forced my mother to marry him with his prestige and money, so that he could produce kid after kid until he finally got the one he wanted to beat All Might. I hate him. I hate everything he stands for. All of the pain he caused my family, just so that he could get out of the shadow of the Number One Hero."
"My mother... the only thing I remember is her crying all the time... The last thing I remember, is her burning my face with scalding hot water, asking me why I had to look like my father... after that day, I promised myself, to never use my fire to fight. I'll deny everything my father worked for, by never using the part of him he so desperately wants. I only need the power my mother gave me. I'll become Number One without his help."
Izuku stood there, in disbelief at hearing Shoto's story. They're both aiming for the top, but they lived in different worlds. Unbeknownst to them all, Katsuki was in the hallway, having overheard the story. Even he felt the pressure behind Shoto's words.
Hiroshi, however-
"Isn't that a little shortsighted?"
"Huh?" Shoto said, glaring at him.
"Don't get me wrong, I feel for you," Hiroshi said, crossing his arms as he leaned back against the wall. "Your childhood sounded terrible, and I've always had a feeling that something about Endeavor was off, especially from what my siblings would say about him whenever they met him. But the fact of the matter is, is that you're just using half of your power as a result, right?"
"I don't need my father's power-"
"And that's the problem. You're acting like the fire you make is your father when it's not. I don't see Endeavor here right now, do I? I see Shoto Todoroki," he interrupted, sighing. "Not to mention that you're taking out your own issues onto others. You don't think I've noticed how you scoffed about teamwork? About friends? Like the very idea of relying on others is the worst thing to you. Hell, I bet you if you had the choice, you wouldn't have worked with Iida, Yaoyoruzu, or Kaminari in the first place. You certainly didn't during our first class with All Might, during an exercise that specifically was meant to teach everyone about working with others. And wanting to become a hero in a way to spite your father? That's not going to carry you forever."
"You-!"
"I think I've said enough," Hiroshi said. Izuku stared at Hiroshi. How did he have the guts to say something like that to Shoto? But the more he thought about it, the more he realized how much of a point he had. Hiroshi began to walk off. "Listen, I'll keep this a secret from the others, since I doubt you want to air your family troubles to everyone else. But word of advice, go talk to Hound Dog for some counselling. I'm sure he'll be glad to help you out with some issues you have. Come on, Midoriya, we should go get something to eat before the break's over."
Izuku looked between Hiroshi and Shoto before following his friend, while Shoto stood there, glaring at the alien-possessed boy. But Izuku turned around, and decided to say one last thing to Shoto.
How dare he act as if he knew anything. He had no powers of his own, of course he should've expected him to not understand anything at all. Quirklessness must be bliss, after all.
"Before we get to the last event, we got some recreational games for you all, even the guys who didn't make it in!" Present Mic announced as students began to pour back into the field.
"Man, I'm super glad that we at least got some kaarage and okonomiyaki before the break was over," Hiroshi said, stretching his arms. Shoto was a distance away from them, meanwhile the girls in 1A and 1B were gone somewhere. Izuku whispered to Hiroshi, "I still can't believe you managed to say all of that to Todoroki. Why did you?"
"Are you kidding? I've spent so much time talking about how I want everyone to give it their all, and here he is, thinking that only going halfway is acceptable," Hiroshi replied, crossing his arms. "He's going to end up facing someone who's going to give him way more trouble than his ice can handle. What will he do then? Other than that-"
Hiroshi turned to Tenya who was standing next to him. "Where're Fuka, Setsuna, Pony, Kyoka, and Momo? In fact, just where are all the girls?"
"I don't know, maybe-"
"Just what is Class 1A doing!?" Present Mic announced, as the aforementioned 1A girls walked onto the field, dressed in cheerleader uniforms and holding pompoms. Each of them had a face of complete embarrassment, having realized what had happened. The only one who didn't was Toru, if only because no one could tell from her invisible face. Aizawa's exasperated sigh could be heard from his mic. "Looks like they wanna join in with the cheerleaders we got from America!"
"Why're they wearing those?" Hiroshi said, raising an eyebrow while struggling to hold back his laughter.
"Ha, the look on your face, Eraserhead! Priceless!" Vlad King laughed.
"Actually, I wouldn't be laughing for too long, Vlad King!" Present Mic said, as the 1B girls walked onto the field as well, wearing the same cheerleader outfits. Everyone had mortified faces, equally realizing what had just happened like the 1A girls. Only Setsuna, Fuka, and Pony didn't, having wide grins and snickering.
"What!?"
"You should see the look on your face, Vlad King!" Present Mic guffawed.
"Scratch that, why're ALL of them wearing those?" Hiroshi laughed, finally letting some of it out.
"You lied to me, Mineta!" Momo shouted, as she shoved her face into her pompoms out of embarrassment. "There is no cheerleading competition, is there!?"
All of the 1A and 1B guys turned to Minoru, Denki, and Kosei, who all gave each other thumbs up for managing to trick them.
"Those dumb assholes!" Kyoka said, her face red while throwing her pompoms onto the ground. "I'm going to kick their asses!"
"How could you two fall for this!?" Itsuka said, as Yui covered the lower half of her face with her pompoms, hiding the furious blush she had on her face when she looked at Hiroshi. "You said we did!"
"You think I really fell for that? That Mr. Aizawa and Mr. Vlad King said that we had to participate in a cheerleading competition?" Fuka said, shaking her head and laughing. "I just wanted to wear a cheerleader outfit since my sister Kana works as one time to time, and I wanted to know how it felt like. Gotta say, not too bad. Air's tickling my stomach, so that's a feeling I'd need to get used to. Plus, seeing your reactions is hilarious."
"And I just wanted to show off my stuff!" Setsuna replied, shaking the pompoms in her hands, following it up with putting her left hand on her hip and her right hand into the air. "I think I can make this look work!"
"Yea, there's no use to not doing this! Let's have some fun! This is a Sports Festival, after all!" Toru said, her pompoms frantically moving up and down.
"That's right, plus this isn't that much different from some of my normal clothes!" Pony added.
"We did it, Mineta, you genius!" Denki said, congratulating the short boy.
"Yea, I can't believe it worked!" Kosei added, as he leered at the girls before stopping short of looking at Fuka, blushing harder when his gaze fell onto her.
"You may bask in my greatness!" Minoru said, when he felt a tight vice grip clamping onto the back of his head. Denki and Kosei stared as Hiroshi lowered himself to Minoru's level, making sure he wasn't touching any of his hair's balls.
"So it's you who tricked them," Hiroshi said, his laughter dissonant from the ever growing tight grasp on Minoru's head. "I should've figured."
"Yea it was all Mineta's idea," Denki said, as he and Kosei immediately backed.
"Totally his, we claim no credit," Kosei followed, the two making a break for it.
"B-b-but Tokage and your sister-"
"I'm not upset for them, they clearly would've done this on their own will. I'm upset for all of the other girls, since they sound very unhappy with the trickery," Hiroshi said, still laughing. "Let's go have a chat with them, shall we?"
He released his grip on his head, only to drag him by the shirt towards the embarrassed girls while Fuka, Setsuna, Pony, and Toru went cheering about, doing a mini routine. "I think you girls can handle him from this point now, right? Good luck, Mineta."
"W-wait, now before you all rip me to pieces, what if I say I'm sorry?" Minoru said, as the girls loomed over him, righteous fury burning their eyes.
"Miss Midnight, is it alright if we have a 'word' with Mineta in private?" Kyoka asked.
"I don't see why not! Go for it!" she said, cracking her whip.
Tsuyu grabbed Minoru by the waist with her tongue, and the group of girls dragged him into the entrance near them. Itsuka, Kinoko, and Yui had pulled away from them however as he started to scream for help, and were walking towards Hiroshi, but Setsuna got to him first.
"Hey, Hiroshi, what'd you think?" she said, hands and pompoms on her waist as she shook her hips side to side. "I make for one hot cheerleader, don't I?"
"What if I said yes to that, hm? What if I said you make one so hot that people just faint at the sight of you?" Hiroshi smirked, looking at her in the eyes. Setsuna's face turned red, and she gave him a light punch to the arm.
"D-don't say that! You're not allowed to!" she said, laughing. He laughed along as well, while Fuka shook her head, amused at the scene.
"H-hey! Furinji!" Itsuka said, catching Hiroshi's attention. "What do you think about Yui's? She makes it look good too, right?"
"Huh?" he said, looking at Yui, who covered her blushing face with her pompoms and made a soft "Mm!". "I mean, yea, it does, but..."
"But what?" Kinoko said, worried about the answer.
"She looks really, really uncomfortable," he said, taking off his gym uniform's shirt off, revealing that he was wearing a short sleeved black compression shirt underneath. "I don't know if there's enough time for you to go back and change before the last event announcement, so you can borrow my gym shirt if you want to cover up for a while."
Yui took the gym shirt gently from Hiroshi's hand, and put it on, covering her bare stomach. This was much more comfortable for her now. She gave a thankful "Mm" to Hiroshi, as Itsuka and Kinoko gave each other a quick look and nodded in approval. Setsuna, on the other hand, bit her lip, being slightly annoyed for some reason.
"I think they'll announce what the last event will be soon, come on," Hiroshi said, pointing to the stage behind him. "After you, Miss One Hot Cheerleader."
"Stop that!" Setsuna said, laughing again as she gave him a light punch. Wherever that annoyed feeling came from, it was gone now. Yui looked at the two, before sighing softly.
"Don't worry, Yui!" Itsuka said, putting a reassuring hand on her friend's shoulder. "We'll make it work out for you!"
Soon, all the students, whether they made it or not, were at the field to hear the announcement for the last event. The 1A and 1B girls came back, still dressed in their cheerleader uniforms since they couldn't make it to their assigned locker rooms in time, while Minoru slowly walked behind them, his skin drained of all color.
"Mineta, are you alright?" Denki asked, looking down at him.
"Yea, you look like shit," Kosei added.
"I... I saw the light at the end of the tunnel, Kaminari, Tsururaba," he replied. "I... I have learned my lesson."
"That we shouldn't trick the girls-" Denki started to say.
"That I need to be sneakier about my plans!"
"I don't think that's the lesson here," Kosei said flatly.
"Don't talk to me as if you learned anything, you traitors!"
"For the last event, it's a one-on-one tournament!" Midnight said, as a bracket list was pulled up onto the screens. "We'll be deciding the matchups via lots! After that, we'll be having the recreational festivities, and then the tournament itself!"
"Excuse me," Mashirao raised his hand. "But... I'd like to drop out."
"What!?" everyone around him said, staring at the tailed boy.
"But this is your big chance to get noticed!" Toru said, shaking her pompoms out of shock.
"I know, this sounds nuts, but I... I don't remember anything at all during the Cavalry Battle," Mashirao answered. "Trust me, I just... didn't feel right at all with this!"
"Me too," Nirengeki said, raising his hand as well. "I can't remember anything either. This is a contest of skill, so letting someone in who doesn't remember what they did... doesn't that defeat the purpose?'
"Same," Hiryu followed. "As much as I want to participate in this, there's this feeling... that I hadn't actually earned my place."
"What a strange turn of events! Mashirao Ojiro from Class 1A and Nirengeki Shoda and Hiryu Rin from Class 1B want to drop out!? What will MC Midnight think of this!?"
"Naïve and green... I LOVE IT! WHAT PASSION! WHAT HONOR!" Midnight cried, cracking her whip. "Ojiro, Shoda, and Rin have withdrawn from the tournament! Since no other teams had points, we'll go with the one that had the 5,000,000 besides Team Midoriya and Team Tokage, Team Bakugo! Pick three who'll enter!"
"I'm in," Katsuki said without skipping a beat. "You three can argue amongst yourselves about which ones I'll beat in this tournament."
"That's harsh!" Hanta said, before turning to Eijiro and Mina. "So... Rock Paper Scissors?"
"Alright, ready?" Eijiro said, as they readied themselves.
"Rock Paper Scissors!"
"Noooo, I got scissors!" Mina shouted, as the two boys raised their fists into their trimuphantly into the air, having thrown out rock.
"Alright, now that that's settled, everyone pick your lots, and afterwards, we'll enjoy some recreational activities!" Midnight said, holding up a box as the finalists lined up. Soon, the first rounds were revealed:
Match 1: Izuku Midoriya vs. Hitoshi Shinso
Match 2: Shoto Todoroki vs. Hanta Sero
Match 3: Denki Kaminari vs. Fumikage Tokoyami
Match 4: Tenya Iida vs. Mei Hatsume
Match 5: Hiroshi Furinji vs. Pony Tsunotori
Match 6: Momo Yaoyoruzu vs. Eijiro Kirishima
Match 7: Setsuna Tokage vs. Ochako Uraraka
Match 8: Katsuki Bakugo vs. Fuka Furinji
Katsuki growled. It was the wrong sibling he was fighting. It wouldn't be until the semifinals he'd have a chance to fight the Quirkless bastard and his alien, and that's if he won against Horny first and then Ponytail or Hardhead. Not to mention that it'd be forever until he could beat up Deku. Whatever. Airhead needed to be taken down a peg, too.
"So it's you against me, huh, Tsunotori?" Hiroshi said. "Hope you're ready to give it your all!"
"Bring it on, Hiroshi!" Pony said, pointing at him with one of her pompoms.
"Hope you're ready to bring it, Uraraka!" Setsuna said, giving her a grin of determination.
"Wouldn't have it any other way!" Ochako said, her intense face returning.
"Oh, you're Iida, right?" Mei said, walking up to him.
"Yes, that's right."
"I need to ask you something!" she said, a sinister smile spreading over her face.
Izuku looked to the purple-haired teen. He was the leader of the team that Mashirao, Nirengeki, and Hiryu were on.
"So you're Midoriya, right?" Hitoshi said, approaching him.
"Th-"
"Don't say anything, Midoriya," Mashirao said, wrapping his tail around Izuku's mouth as he, Nirengeki, and Hiryu walked up behind him. Hitoshi smirked, and walked off, as Izuku looked at the three.
"What was that about-"
"Now that the matches have been decided, let's have some fun!" Midnight yelled. "It's time for some recreational activities!"
Soon, everyone went off to do their own things. For some they chose to relax before the tournament began. Like Setsuna, Fuka, Ochako, and Pony, who chose participate in the improptu cheerleading routine with the other 1A and 1B girls, who had accepted that they're in the outfits anyway, and decided that they might as well have fun with it. Momo, Kyoka, Kinoko, and Yui opted to sit out of it instead, Momo thinking of what she could possibly do against Eijiro. Yui in particular seemed to be holding the bottom hem of Hiroshi's shirt fondly, which her cheerleaders noticed and smiled for her, while Setsuna looked at her, and felt that weird annoying feeling again. Eijiro and Denki had chosen to enjoy some of the recreational activities as well, getting in on the scavenger hunt.
Others chose to psyche themselves up. Hiroshi took a break and focused on thinking on what he knew about Pony's Quirk and her abilities and what counters he can use with Hero's help, while signing some things here and there for some non-Hero Course students and answering some questions they had. Izuku was talking to Mashirao, Nirengeki, and Hiryu about Hitoshi, and their feelings and opinions about what had happened to them. Tenya had gotten some juice to fill his leg's engines up. Fumikage, Shoto, and Katsuki had went off to quiet secluded places, focusing on how they'll handle all of their potential opponents.
For soon, they'll be facing off against one another and showing the world what they can do.
"Tch, what a bunch of hypocrites, all of them," Shigaraki said, as he watched the TV feed of the UA Sports Festival at the bar. Of course this society would celebrate them like this; the only reason he was watching this shit at all was to get more information about those stupid hero students, especially that red giant bastard who broke his hand. He held his recently healed right hand with his left, feeling all of the scars and the prosthetic finger on it. He couldn't even use his Quirk anymore, what bullshit. He might as well be Quirkless now.
"Hm, it makes for some interesting entertainment at least," Virus said, sitting at a table with Illne, reading some old newspapers that were laying around. "Though I think I'm interested in this 'Hero Killer' Stain that I'm reading about... I think I'll go and find him. Oh Illne? Stay here and keep Shigaraki and Kurogiri company, while I go and look for him."
"I don't need her shitty fucking company," Shigaraki spat out, not forgetting that she ripped off his left middle finger. He flipped her the bird with his new fake one.
"Now now, I think Virus might be on to something with this 'Hero Killer', so why not entertain Illne for a while?" the Teacher said through his monitor. "I'm sure she'll be good company."
"You won't even know she's here," Virus said, as he stepped into the wall, turning into a shadow and disappearing. Illne sat there, stone still, silent as ever.
"... Fucking bitch," Shigaraki mumbled, when his head suddenly hit the table for some reason. He turned to look at Illne, who hadn't moved from her seat. But he was certain he felt a hand on the back of his head for a split second.
"Are you alright, Shigaraki?" Kurogiri asked.
"I'm FINE! Just FINE!" he shouted, rubbing his sore head.
He fucking hated those aliens.
ORIGINAL AO3 NOTES:
- Man, the Sports Festival chapters have been really short so far, huh? Guess I should've figured that out, since most of the bulk of the story in canon is during the actual tournament. I'll admit, I'm worried that I'm truncating a LOT of the Cavalry Battle, but when you get down to it, it really wasn't that long. It just felt long 'cuz we were looking at different events happening at once at different times.
- That's right, it's time for one more of Hero's forms! If you need help figuring out what the wings on his head look like, you know how Jay Garrick's helmet as the Flash has those wings? It's the same sort of wings Hero's fins turn into. And don't worry about him spamming Flash Movement, like he said, it's only a once-a-day type of move.
- Has anyone caught on to the theming of Hero's forms? There's a couple that I've used here.
- I always imagined Hiroshi as the type of person who'd feel bad for Shoto, but also think that he's unfairly taking it out on others who don't deserve it or have any idea about his history, and that he'd have some harsher words for him than Izuku did. Not that Hiroshi is necessarily any better, since he does sometimes take out his issues on others, though at least it's usually prompted by them picking on him, and he never does it actively.
-The matchups may seem like they resemble the canon ones with some differences here and there, but trust me, we'll be seeing some changes real soon.
- I decided to end with a scene with the villains. They're definitely taken an interest in the UA Sports Festival (Virus moreso), as well as Stain (again, Virus moreso). Trust me when I say that Stain will have some choice words about aliens, while the aliens will have some for Stain.