The Third Event! Fight it Out!
(Sports Festival, Private Room)
"Hello, hello." Rukido said, entering the private room. Instantly he saw the bright smile of Eri and couldn't help to return it. "So be honest, how'd you like it?"
"You were a bit scary, but you didn't hurt anyone. Except that mean spikey guy." Eri said, frowning at the thought of Katsuki. He didn't seem and even less so sounded nice in the slightest.
"Yeah, he's a bit of a problem child, but I can handle him. Preferably not with Wildmutt next time." Rukido said while rubbing his ears. He learned the hard way that Wildmutt was extremely sensitive to hearing and nearly went deaf because of it. Thankfully he was used to much worse, but wasn't gonna take the chance with Katsuki.
So he spat on him.
"Are you gonna leave again?" Eri asked.
"Nope. I'm here to stay." Rukido said proudly, earning a smile for the girl. 'Yup, her cuteness is gonna kill them all.'
He would introduce her to his class soon. She needed friends her own age soon, but for now the best he would be able to do was his classmates.
Then someone knocked on the door. Instinctively, he placed a hand on Eri's head as she hid behind his leg. Ship glanced at the door with a glare while Rukido activated the Omnitrix. Then a voice came through. "Excuse me? Seito are you in right now"
"Oh, it's Thirteen." Rukido said, lowering his arm. "Come on in!"
The door opened wide as the Space Hero: 13 walked right in and gave them a wave. "Greetings! It's been quite some time! I do hope I'm not intruding."
"You couldn't even if you wanted to." Rukido said with a smile. He then shifted his leg slightly, showing Eri. "This is one of my friends, 13. She's one of the coolest Heroes I know and one of the kindest."
"Oh stop, you're making me blush." 13 said upon approaching them. She knelt down to the scared, yet curious girl and held out a small chocolate. "Would you care for a chocolate?"
She was hooked, eyes beaming as she reached for the chocolate before stopping short. Rukido gives her a nod, allowing her to get the candy. "Thank you, miss."
"Anytime for a girl as adorable as yourself." 13 said brightly before standing back up and giving Rukido a look. "So this would make 17 now wouldn't it?"
"...Hey." Rukido pouted, getting it after a moment. 13 and Ship laughed at his expression while Eri looked confused. Once they were finally done, he spoke again. "What brings you here? Other than this mess of an event."
"Like you didn't have fun." 13 deadpanned.
"Hmmm, true." Rukido said, giving a side glance to Eri. "Hey how about you watch who's gonna beat up who? I wanna know who's going up against who."
Eri nodded and ran back to her seat with Ship jumping in her lap and purring.
"But I do have something for you. You wanted to know more about the attacker of the USJ. Vilgax is his name." 13 said handing him a drive. "This is all the information we have on him, but I wouldn't expect too much."
"Why's that?" Rukido asked, taking the drive.
"Because he went MIA over 200 years ago." 13 explained simply before letting out a sigh. "No one knows what happened to him, for all we know this could be an imposter. Personally though, I think he may be the real deal."
"Either that or a descendant. Thank you though." Rukido said, gratefully. He had to admit, someone making him use one of his strongest Aliens was not someone he could take lightly. If Vilgax was dangerous with his technology, how would it be like to face him in reality? "Know thy enemy and whatnot."
"And it will keep you going. Don't worry too much though, we're making sure to look into Vilgax. We'll have this matter sorted out soon enough." 13 declared while making her way to the door. "Enjoy yourself with your kid!"
"HEY-" Bam! She was out the door. Huffing to himself, he placed the drive in his pocket for safekeeping before joining Eri to see the next event. 'Jerk...I haven't gotten a message from those brats in a while though...should I go visit them or invite them? They do have the right to know about Eri after all...oh damn it.'
17 may be possible after all.
(Sports Festival, Stadium)
The Winners of the Second Event watched as Midnight returned to the stage, ready to announce the next and final event for today.
"Congratulations to everyone who's made it to the final event!" Midnight began earning either ignored stares or beaming smiles. Regardless she continued on with glee. "Our final event shall be a fighting tournament as perusal. You will face one another in 1v1 battles and move onto the next round if you win. Whoever wins the final round will be the winner of the Sports Festival!"
That got some more confident expressions!
"Eyes upon the board! We're showing the matches for the first round!" Midnight announced as the board came to life, earning everyone's attention.
Sports Festival Finals: Round One!
Izuku Midoriya Vs Hitoshi Shinso
Galva Solaris Vs. Momo Yaoyorozu
Tenya Iida Vs. Mei Hatsume
Katsumi Bakugou Vs. Denki Kaminari
Katsuki Bakugou Vs. Uraraka Ochaco
Tokoyami Fumikage Vs. Kirishima Eijiro
Taya Nightingale Vs. Jurota Shishida
Shoko Todoroki Vs. Mina Ashido
"And there you have it folks! The very first matches have been set!" Midnight yelled out while the others were looking at their matches.
"...Who the hell is Uraraka?" Katsuki asked, completely missing the Gravity Girl panicking behind him.
'I appear to be placed up against a Support Hero member. She was quite troublesome to deal with during the last event. I must approach this with caution.' Iida thought while thinking up a plan. Unaware all the same of the plot Mei had instored for him.
"Alright!" Kirishima roared before turning to Tokoyami with a wide grin. "Don't go easy on me bro!"
"Of course not. That would be an insult towards you." Tokoyami said, giving a cool hum.
'I'M FUCKED!' Kaminari thought immediately.
"Tch, so I got Dunceface." Katsumi muttered. Regardless of how stupid he may be, getting electrecuted was going to hurt if she wasn't carful. One quick blast would do it. She just needed to be quick about it. Then she realized something. 'Where the fuck is Izu!'
(With Izuku and Shoko)
"..."
"...So, um...what is this about?" Izuku asked with a huge amount of nervousness. Seriously! Her stare was starting to get creepy.
"...Your power is really similar to All Might...tell me something." Shoko said with a determined glare while Izuku was freaking out. Did she figure out his Quirk? About All Might's condition? Or- "Are you really All Might's Secret Love Child?"
"...WHAT! NO!" Izuku exclaimed in shock. Out of everything, he wasn't expecting that! "I mean it would be an honor to have him as my father, but we are not related in any way, shape or form!"
Seriously, where did that come from!?
"Regardless, I know that you have some form of relationship with him. I can see it every time you're together." Shoko pointed out as the Greenette froze in place. "Because of that connection, I have even more of a reason to beat you."
"Huh?"
"You overpowered me...so much so that I broke my pledge." Shoko explained while unconsciously clenching her left fist. It didn't go unnoticed. "You made me use his power. His fire."
"...Endeavor's?" Izuku asked.
"My old man has a strong desire to rise in the world. As a hero himself, he was met with a crushing force that stopped him from reaching the top. Because of that, the living legend, All Might, is a great eyesore to him." Shoko explained as her tone grew more...emotionless. "Since it was clear he couldn't surpass All Might with his power, he went forward with his next plan."
"What are you saying?" He wasn't going to like this, he could tell.
"...You've heard of Quirk Marriages, haven't you?"
Damn it!
"That became a problem for the Second and Third Generation that were born with Quirks. Choosing a spouse based only on strengthening your own Quirk and passing it onto your children. Forcing people into Marriage. The old-fashioned way of thinking brought about a lack of ethics." Shoko explained, hidden anger flaring up. "He is a man with both accomplishments and money. It was easy for him to win over my mother's relatives and had a hold over her Quirk not long after. He is trying to fulfill his own desires by raising me to be the Hero to surpass All Might."
Horrifying was the only way to explain it for Izuku. He could never imagine such a thing between his parents ever happening if only for a powerful Quirk to appear! 'Todoroki...'
"It's annoying...I refuse to become a tool for scum like that. I still remember my mother. She cried when it came to my left side, calling it "Unsightly" before she poured boiling water on me." She lifted her hand up to her scare, ignoring the stunned expression upon the boy's face. "To sum it all up, I picked a fight with you to show him what I can do, without using his damn Quirk...No...I'll reject him completely by winning first place without using it."
Her determination was fierce to show that only her right side, her mother's side, would be the only way that she would fight to the top. She hated her father that much.
"I don't care how you're connected to All Might, I will rise above you with just my right side." Shoko said as she prepared to walk away. "Forgive me for wasting your time."
...
"I..." She stopped in place, not turning to him as he spoke up. "I have always been supported by others. That was the case earlier, too. I am here because of the people who have supported me... Saving people with a smile. One that remained fearless. I want to be like him, All Might...in order to do that, I have to become strong enough to match him."
Shoko turned her head ever so slightly as he continued. "My motivation may seem trivial compared to yours, but I can't lose, either. I have to live up to the hope of others that have supported me. As for that declaration of war, I'll return it in full force. I will defeat you!"
The Ice Girl gave him an expressionless stare before walking off without a care. Izuku however had a look of determination, a natural desire coming to him.
He wanted to save Shoko.
(Sports Festival, Stadium)
1-A sat together to watch the event go down below. The first match was going to be Izuku's so he was already waiting elsewhere for his match against Shinso. It would be a moment before it began so they took the chance to talk.
"Does anyone have a clue about Shinso's Quirk?" Uraraka asked, wondering what her best friend was going up against.
"Hmmm..." Taya glanced her way towards Katsuki, who was currently scowling at the mention of the boy. "If I recall correctly, Katsuki had joined our team, but wasn't acting like himself. It wasn't until I struck him that he returned back to normal. Some sort of mind control then?"
"Mind control?! Isn't that a little Villainous?" Mineta asked only to regret it a second later due to Taya's glare.
"Fool. There is no such thing as a Villainous Quirk. There are only Villainous people who use their power in such a way." Taya scowled at the little student, more than ready to knock him out. Only reason she wasn't was because she wanted to be the better person. "Regardless, I don't know how he activated it. I joined him willingly."
The others turned to Katsuki for an explanation, but he merely scowled at them. "Don't even start, I ain't saying squat so any of you can have an easy time."
"Hey come on, Midoriya is still a classmate and a friend." Mina said with a pout.
"He ain't my friend Racoon Eyes! None of you are!" Katsuki snarled before turning away. Mina looked ready to say something, but Katsumi interrupted them.
"Forget about it. There'll be times when we fight someone without knowing what they can do. Best bet is knock him out cold before they get the chance to do anything." Katsumi said bluntly while waiting for the match to start. Even if she was worried about her friend, she wasn't gonna coddle him nor make it easy. She was here to win, plain and simple. "Don't underestimate him."
Three simple words, caring so much thought and weight. Naturally her brother scoffed at them, but she was getting smiles from her class. Both sly and proud, she couldn't tell which one was worse.
"AWW! Katsumi has faith in her boyfriend!" Galva announced loudly.
Sly was worse.
Katsuki literally choked on his own spit at declaration while Katsumi was being held back by Taya. The Dragoness was giving Galva a disapproving stare while he was snickering up a storm. The class could only watch on with sweat drops.
"THE FIRST MATCH WILL BE STARTING UP NOW!" Present Mic announced, catching their attention. "OUR FIRST FIGHTER COMES FROM GENERAL STUDIES! HE LOOKS A LOT LIKE MY PARTNER HERE AND HAS BEEN KEEPING HIS QUIRK A COMPLETELY MYSTERY! GIVE IT UP FOR HITOSHI SHINSO!"
'...The fuck did he say?' Aizawa thought, glaring at his friend.
Shinso walked out towards the stage with a smirk on his face despite not getting too many cheers outside of his class. As far as he was concerned, this would be a quick match.
"HIS COMPETITION IS PART OF THE HERO COURSE! HE MAY BE BREAKING HIS BONES OFTEN, BUT HE'S BOUND TO BREAK YOURS A LOT WORSE WITH HIS SUPER QUIRK! LET'S HEAR IT FOR IZUKU MIDORIYA!"
Izuku walked out with a determined glare across his face despite his nervousness. He got more cheers than Shinso, annoying the no doubt, but not losing his smirk.
"LET'S START IT UP! THE FIRST MATCH OF THE SPORTS FESTIVAL BEGINS NOW!" The first match had officially started and everyone watched in anticipation.
'I still don't know what his Quirk is! My best bet is fight him head on and-'
"You know, that Bakugou guy was really easy to trick. Though I wished I had his sister instead, she has some nice curves." Shinso said thoughtlessly while Izuku went stiff. "Her breast may be a little small, but her ass is simply amazing to look at."
"What did-"
"Gotcha." Shinso smirked as Izuku went completely limp. Mind Control had it's uses, especially if he goaded on people like this. "That was easier than I thought, but with a Quirk like yours I assumed you were quite the hothead. No thought at all."
"Damn it!" Katsumi cursed as she watched the fight go on. Whatever Shinso had said had gotten to Izuku easily and no doubt he was under control. "WAKE THE HELL UP DUMBASS!"
Not even a twitch.
"For what it's worth, I wouldn't actually do anything to her, but I noticed that you two were connected in some way so I used that. Heh, you really are lucky to be blessed with a Quirk like yours." Shinso said, satisfied that he had the boy under his control. "In a world like this, my Quirk was deemed Villainous because of its nature alone. One as lucky as yourself can't even begin to understand what it was like to go through that. It was even worse when I realized what the entrance exam was like."
"In the end I will be a Hero, no matter what I have to do in order to reach that goal." Shinso declared as he raised his hands up. "Now be a good little Hero and walk off the stage."
Izuku turned his back from Shinso and began walking away.
"Looks like Midoirya is gonna lose this one and after such a promising performance!" Midnight declared as the crowd booed if only for the fight ending so soon.
'It can't end like this! Too many people are counting on me!' Izuku thought as he walked towards the edge. He was doing everything and he meant everything to change his course, to stop himself, anything!
Then...everything felt...strange. A surge of power waved over him, so overwhelming yet so welcoming. And ahead of him were...figures. Shadowed figures that resembled people, all of which were staring at him. Then a voice spoke up.
'WAKE UP!'
The Greenette suddenly stopped in place, his hand twitching as sparks of green electricity appeared around his finger tips. His fingers flicked as he used his Quirk suddenly, breaking his fingers in the process. Izuku snapped back into reality, the pain coming to him quickly as he clutched his hand while breathing heavily.
He was free.
Meanwhile, Shinso was looking at Izuku in pure shock and a hint of rage. Never, ever has anyone been able to break out of his Brainwashing or even use their Quirk. Yet it was done right before him and damn if he wasn't angry. "How...how the hell did you break free!"
Izuku looked ready to respond before he quickly shut his mouth. He was not about to mess up again! Instead he charged forward, readying his one good hand for a punch.
"ANSWER ME YOU BAST-"
Hi face, meet fist.
Shinso was sent flying off the stage with the singular punch alone, leaving the Greenette to be the only one standing. "AND IZUKU MIDORIYA WINS IT IN A SINGLE BLOW!"
Izuku breathed heavily as he clutched his still broken fingers before looking down at Shinso. He looked so...defeated. Even if Shinso didn't act like it, he reminded him a lot about himself.
"...There's no such thing as a Villainous Quirk." Izuku said as he stepped off the platform and walked towards Shinso. He seemed to have his attention as he continued. "Something to be decided like that shouldn't take what a Quirk is, but what it's used for. I can already see how many ways you can save people and defeat Villains with your Quirk...I can also understand where you come from, but that doesn't matter anymore. What you do while you're here is what matters and just like me, you wanna be a Hero too."
Shinso looked surprised before Izuku lent him a hand. While reluctant, he took the hand as he was easily lifted off the ground. Upon rising he heard his class cheering for him of all things. Tears welled up in his eyes as he took in the surprising praise. Izuku could only smile at him before looking at his broken fingers with a frown.
He needed to speak with All Might.
(Sports Festival, Stadium)(20 Minutes Later)
"WELCOME TO THE SECOND MATCH FOLKS! I'M SURE YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS ONE!" Mic announced proudly with the crowd cheering, if just a little less due to how uneventful the last match felt. "Right on! THIS TIME WE HAVE THE MECH-MAN WITH A PLAN TO BUILD ALMOST ANYTHING! GIVE IT UP FOR GALVA SOLARIS!"
Galva walked towards the stage, waving towards the crowd as they cheered for him. He had to admit, it felt really nice even if he wasn't a Hero yet.
"FACING HIM IS THE GIRL WHO CAN CREATE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING AND IS SAID TO BE A MASTER PLANNER! GIVE IT UP FOR MOMO YAOYOROZU!" Mic introduced as she walked towards the stage. Naturally the crowd went wild as she stepped forward with a smile on her face.
As both got on the stage, giving one another kind smiles.
"So, no hard feelings if I knock you off right?" Galva asked, if only a bit nervous.
"Only if you don't mind getting knocked out by a girl." Momo replied with a bright smile.
"No issues here! I deal with Taya on a daily basis!" Galva said jokingly, earning a giggle from the Creation-Girl. "Let's give 'em one to remember!"
"Of course!" Momo agreed as they distanced themselves from one another
"SECOND MATCH IS A GO!" Mic announced, starting the match.
Galva quickly made his Mech-Fist and lunged at Momo. Momo made a large shield to retaliate and barely stopped the attack. However she was soon knocked on her back by the Mech-Boot her classmate made. He stomped the ground hard enough to make Momo stumble as she got back. She held out her hand and began making a grenade only to be struck again and forced off the stage.
"AND MOMO'S TIME HAS COME TO AN END! WINNER GALVA SOLARIS!" Mic announced. Momo sat up hearing the announcement and lowered her head in defeat. That was until she noticed a hand in front of her and looked up to see Galva grinning down at her.
"Sorry, but if you threw that grenade I would've lost control of my nanites and...well I'd lose. Plain and simple." Galva said, still holding his hand out. "It was a good match."
That got a small smile out of Momo as she took his. The stadium was filled with boos and cheers while they stood up and retreated back to the entrance. Mic took this chance to speak up. "OUR NEXT MATCH WILL BE TENYA IIDA VS. MEI HATSUME!"
"YOSH! I'M SURE OUR MATCH WILL BE ONE FOR THE AGES!" Iida exclaimed, pushing past his nervousness. He would win and show the world who he was.
(Later)
"HOW COULD YOU?!" Iida screamed out, on his knees and hands on his head.
"WINNER TENYA IIDA!"
"...YOU DID YOUR BEST!" A Crowd member yelled out, everyone else joined in.
Iida slammed his head into the ground, his opponent walking away with a large smirk on her face. Mei had convinced him to use her Support Equipment during their fight, saying she wanted to make it "Fair," but had instead used him to show off her equipment to the people watching. To top it all off, she just walked off the stage and gave him the win, even after surprisingly evading his attempts to attack.
So he won...but at what cost?
"Please clear the stage!" Midnight called out, making Iida stand up and leave, a depressed cloud over head.
"AFTER THAT...performance...OUR NEXT MATCH UP WILL BE KATSUMI BAKUGOU AND DENKI KAMINARI! YOU HAVE 20 MINUTES!" Mic announced. Kaminari froze stiff, the mad laughter of Katsumi echoing throughout his mind.
He was screwed.
(Sports Festival) (20 Minutes Later)
"GIVE IT UP FOR THE MAN WHO WILL PUT A SHOCK IN YOUR SYSTEM! DENKI KAMINARI!" Mic announced. Denki came out, looking less than thrilled. However he wasn't gonna waste this chance to not show himself off. There were cute girls watching! "AND HIS OPPONENT, THE WOMAN WITH AN EXPLOSIVE TEMPER! KATSUMI BAKUGOU!"
Katsumi came in, ignoring the cheers in favor of the stage. This would be the first time she would truly be known and she was gonna show the whole world who she was.
Both stepped onto the stage, waiting for the match to start. One in fear, the other in anticipation.
"LET THE NEXT MATCH BEGIN!"
Katsumi was already blasting at him, ready to take him out by any means necessary. However with fear comes instinct and Kaminari's was to use his Quirk. He released his Lightning at full power in hope that he could take her out in one go. The wave shot across the arena, Katsumi's eyes going wide as she blasted herself to the side. Despite that, Lightning was still fast and it was enough to strike her arm. A jolt of electricity went through her, making her grit her teeth in pain yet never stopping herself from reaching her target.
"DIE!" Katsumi shouted while blasting Kaminari in his chest. It was light compared to her normal explosions however, merely taking him off the stage while she landed in her spot. She held her stinging arm while glaring down the now mind-fried, Kaminari. 'Fucking hell that burns!'
"WINNER! KATSUMI BAKUGOU!" Mic announced, the crowd cheering for how flashy the match was. Katsumi took it in pride however, using her good arm to hold a fist up for all to see.
"Weeeeeeiii."
Glancing down at her opponent, she growled in annoyance at his dumb state before giving in. She grabbed him by his collar and dragged him off to see Recovery Girl. For both him and herself.
"NEXT UP IS KATSUKI BAKUGOU VS. URARAKA OCHACO!" Mic exclaimed. Katsuki scoffed and stood up, wanting to show off that he could do much better than his sister. Uraraka in the meantime gulped before putting on a brave face. Even if it wasn't in her favor, she was gonna fight.
(Later)
"And Katsuki Bakugou is the winner!" Midnight yelled out as a mixture of boos and cheers went off in the crowd.
Uraraka had lost against Katsuki. The Explosive user was far more powerful and much faster than she could counter herself. Despite her loss however, she had shown a pretty well thought out strategy, one that had impressed a few Heroes including her own teacher. Still the defeat still stung despite the praise she had received.
Medical Bots were taking Uraraka to see Recovery Girl ASAP. Katsuki in the meantime was walking back without so much of a care. He won and that's all that mattered.
"NEXT UP TO THE STAGE WILL BE TOKOYAMI FUMIKAGE VS. KIRISHIMA EIJIRO!" Mic announced.
"ALRIGHT!" Kirishima roared, nearly deafening all those near. He turned to Tokoyami with a fierce grin. "You better not go easy on me, Bro-Yami!"
"I will make sure you get a good fight...though never call me that again." Tokoyami said seriously.
"Nope."
"Damn."
(20 Minutes Later)
"THE NEXT MATCH IS UNDERWAY! COMING UP IS THE BIRD IN THE SHADOWS WITH A DARK LITTLE FRIEND TO BACK HIM UP! GIVE IT UP FOR TOKOYAMI FUMIKAGE!" Mic introduced Tokoyami, the boy calmly walking to the stage. "AND HIS OPPONENT IS A MAN WHO CAN ENDURE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING AND GIVE BACK JUST AS MUCH! KIRISHIMA EIJIRO!"
Kirishima walked up to the stage, his shark-like grin never fading. Both classmates stared at one another, giving smiles and determined glares.
"NEXT MATCH! START!"
"DARK SHADOW!" Tokoyami summoned the Quirk, the entity letting out a growl as it formed.
"COME AT ME!" Kirishima yelled, running at his opponent. His skin hardened, running forward, going straight for Tokoyami. However Dark Shadow intercepted him, making him stop. "You wanna go? Let's go!"
He ducked down under a strike and uppercutted Dark Shadow, knocking it back. Full focus was on Dark Shadow, Kirishima was throwing punch after punch at the entity and not letting up. Tokoyami noticed this, but didn't move from his spot, knowing it would do more harm than good. Instead Dark Shadow morphed a pair of claws and struck the Red-Head's chest, forcing him back.
Kirishima growled while raising his arms up to defend himself. Dark Shadow kept up his attack, pushing the Hardened Student back bit by bit. He was being inched back to the edge of the stage and was completely unaware. It wasn't until the final strike from Dark Shadow forced to slip on the edge and fall.
"HEY!" Kirshisma yelled before hitting the ground. He blinked in confusion for a second before a groan took place, realizing what had happened. "Dang it."
"RING OUT! WINNER TOKOYAMI FUMIKAGE!" Mic announced.
"You fought well." Tokoyami said while Dark Shadow retreated back inside him.
"Yeah, but you fought better." Kirishima said standing up. Despite his loss, he wasn't gonna be sour about it. "Next time though, there won't be a ring and I'm gonna beat the both of you."
"I look forward to it." Tokoyami said smiling.
"...Bro-"
"No."
"CLEAR THE STAGE KIDS!" Mic yelled, getting the students to leave. Once gone, he continued. "NEXT UP IS TAYA NIGHTINGALE VS. JUROTA SHISHIDA!"
"Hmmm, it seems like I have quite the powerful opponent." Taya said with a hint of glee. She remembered how powerful Jurato had been during their test. Along with how unhinged he may have been, but that didn't matter to her.
She could get the same way if pushed hard enough.
(20 Minutes Later)
"COMING UP WE HAVE THE DRAGONESS WITH MORE THAN TREASURE TO PROTECT! TAYA NIGHTINGALE!" Mic introduced. Taya stepped up with a straight face while waiting for her opponent. "HER OPPONENT IS A MAN WITH A BEASTILY SIDE AND YET WITH PROPER EDICATE! GIVE IT UP FOR JUROTA SHISHIDA!"
Jurato approached the stage calmly while keeping his gaze focused on Taya. Once he got on the stage, he spoke. "I would advise you to give up. Even I have a hard time controlling myself in the midst of a fight."
"Then I'll knock you out fast if it makes you feel any better." Taya said coyly. Jurato grunted at the response, but didn't comment back.
"READY! SET! BATTLE!" Mic started the match.
Instantly Jurato had started to morph into his Beast-State with Taya swithly dashing at him. She struck him across his face, knocking him over as he transformed fully and tore through his uniform. She tried to hit him again only to be caught by her arm and tossed away. Landing on her feet she watched as Jurato arose and let out a roar before setting his angry gaze upon her.
"Tch. If you have time for glaring then you have time to fight!" Taya yelled before charging right at him. She struck him against his face, again and again, pushing him back bit by bit. However he suddenly wrapped his arms around her and started to squeeze her.
She tried to force herself out of his grip, but he only tightened it without so much of a care. He roared in her face, much to her annoyance before an idea came to mind. Using her tail, she forced it to strike his knee hard, making him roar out and let her go. However not before swinging his whole arm into her and sending her back. Taya slid back, digging her hand into the ground to slow herself down. She looked up only to see Jurato jumping at her. He smashed her down into the ground before he started to punch her repeatedly.
"GRAAAAAH!" Jurato roared, continuing his assault. As he threw down another punch, it was caught suddenly. He growled and threw another one, being caught all the same. He caught the glare of Taya before she flipped him off.
She got up with a growl before stopping herself. 'I can't lose focus. Just beat him.'
The Beast charged at her, throwing a punch only for her to dodge and rush pass him. Once behind, she lunged forward and slammed her elbow in his back, Jurato crying out in pain. He recovered quickly and swung his arm at Taya only to miss as she ducked under. She jumped past his arms and uppercutted him hard off his feet. He landed on his back while Taya dashed down at him with her arms crossed and smashed them down on his face.
He roared at the Dragoness while she jumped off him. Getting up, he angrily smashed the ground before charging at her. She scowled while avoiding his strikes, unable to safely counter. Flying straight up she avoided his strike and kept her distance. Jurato roared at her before taking a running start and jumped right at Taya. She smirked before dashing right over him as he tried to grab her. Grabbing the back of his hair, she yanked as hard as she could before spinning them around and tossed Jurato towards the stage. He roared before he crashed dead center, breaking through the stage and making a small shockwave. Taya clenched her fist before diving straight down into the stage where Jurato lied, creating an even larger impact. The crowd watched in anticipation until Taya stepped out carrying an unconscious Jurato.
"WINNER! TAYA NIGHTINGALE!" Mic announced while the crowd went wild. Out of all the matches, this one had been the most action packed so far.
Taya handed Jurato off to the Medical Bots before walking away. However she stumbled a bit before shaking it off. She wasn't going to be babided through this, any injuries she had would wait until she made it to the end. Was it foolish? No doubt. But a Hero wouldn't always have the luxuries of being healed in the midst of battle. So why should she?
She was gonna win after all, no matter what.
"AND FOR OUR FINAL MATCH OF THE FIRST ROUNDS WILL BE SHOKO TODOROKI AND MINA ASHIDO!" Mic announced while Mina went stiff. She awkwardly turned to Shoko only to see her gone.
"Don't worry Mina!" Toru said cheerfully. "You know Shoko won't go all out!"
"Y-yeah. I'll be fine!" Mina said, feeling a little bit better.
What she wasn't aware of was that Endeavor had caught up to his daughter and decided a little talk was in order. And how it would affect the coming match.
(20 Minutes Later)
"NEXT MATCH IS THE ICE QUEEN WITH ATTACKS AS COLD AS HER POWER! SHOKO TODOROKI!" Shoko stepped onto the stage with a rather cold glare upon her face. It was unsettling. "HER OPPONENT IS A GIRL WITH ACID HOT ENOUGH TO WIPE THE FLOOR WITH ANYONE! MINA ASHIDO!"
Mina stepped onto the stage, able to push past her nervousness and give out a smile towards her classmate. "Heyo, Shoko! Let's give them a good fight, okay?"
Shoko said nothing, her cold gaze setting on Mina.
'That can't be a good sign.' Mina thought with a gulp.
"LET THE MATCH START!" Mic announced only for a chill to hit him. "...Eh?"
A large glacier of Ice was currently taking up the stage, reaching far past it's height and nearly hitting the spectators. In the center of it all was a frozen Mina, her upper torso free thankfully, but in no way able to continue to fight. She was currently freezing and she definitely wasn't sure if she could handle it, much less melt through it.
"Sorry...I had some anger to let loose." Shoko confessed, her gaze never changing. "Now, surrender."
"I-I-I Giv-e up!" Mina managed to get out.
"Ummm...MINA ASHIDO FORFEITS THE MATCH! WINNER SHOKO TODOROKI!" Mic announced for all to hear. Shoko ignored the cheers as she slowly unfroze Mina, unaware of what her class was thinking right now.
'Todoroki...' Izuku thought, concerned before he focused on her. Once Shoko was done freeing Mina, Endeavor was helpful in melting the iceberg that had been created. After that, Mic decided now was a time to announce the next matches.
"EYES UPON THE SCENE FOLKS! NEXT FIGHTS ARE READY TO BE SHOWN!
Sports Festival Finals: Round Two!
Izuku Midoriya Vs Shoko Todoroki
Galva Solaris Vs. Tenya Iida
Katsumi Bakugou Vs. Katsuki Bakugou
Tokoyami Fumikage Vs. Taya Nightingale
Izuku and Shoko's eyes met, both filled with determination yet for all different reasons.
These next few matches were going to be crazy, that's for sure.
(Japan, Apartments)
Reno Koji was a lot of things. A husband, a father, but what he was mainly known for was being the proud Warden of Tartarus. It was something not too known due to a need to keep secrecy from Villains. To the whole world, he was an average tall guy with pale skin, and grey hair with a clean cut. Average clothing was his thing, less noticeable.
Just another guy.
He opened the door to his apartment, not wanting to miss any more of the Sports Festival than he had already. "Shaya? Did I miss anything?"
"I'm sorry, but Shaya isn't here anymore."
That was not his wife!
He reached for his gun only to be slammed into his wall with something black and restricting his movement. Even his eyes were covered now!
"Forgive my intrusion, but I wanted to make this brief." The Man said far too calmly for Reno's liking. "You see for my plan to work, I need you Mr. Warden. Your codes, your guards, your prisoners, everything."
If Reno could, he would shoot this man.
"But you're not gonna give me that. Now what I could do is pick at your mind and extract the information. However I have other means that have proven to be...much more efficient." Pain exploded throughout Reno's body, as if millions of ants were eating away at his skin. "I could make this painless, even without killing you. But you really don't deserve it. Goodbye Mr. Koji, may you find peace with your beloved."
Then Reno knew no more.
"Ah, delightful. This will do well." The Man said, glancing out the window. "Just a few more to go, then we can finally reveal ourselves to this world...I must stop monologuing to myself."
A misty red portal opened up behind him as he stepped in, vanishing along with it in an instance. Leaving an empty apartment in his wake.
(Chapter End)
A/N: The first set of fights are officially done. Now I didn't want to go too in depth in some of them and wanted to keep some things in. Such as Momo not being able to handle being overwhelmed while being attacked or Shoko going all out in one move. Not to mention there were some fights that didn't need to be fully gone over due to them being the same as cannon.
Also, I tried looking up who actually is the Warden of Tartarus, but all I could find was just "Warden." Not even so much of a name! So I had to make a quick, throw-away OC to use at the end in order to keep going with a growing part of the story. It will be something that will come into light soon enough, but only when the time is right. Until then, you will all have to remain in the dark for a little longer.
That should be all. So I hope you enjoyed it and that you return for more. Until next time!
Reviews
Ushindi: Cool chapter. It was funny Katsuki was treated as a chew toy.
1. What other couples in MHA do you like?
2. What did you think when you saw Aizawa and Present Mic's friend was brainwashed to a villain by All For One?
3. What do you think of Melissa from the first movie?
Answer: As always.
1: Honestly? Not any come to mind. Mostly because it stays focused on Izuku and thus Uraraka as well.
2: Surprised.
You12: Not bad.
Answers: Thank you.