Chapter 34: The Other Matches

The match with Todoroki came to an end minutes ago. The ice wall melted from all the way to the edge of the stadium. People were still shivering from the boy's quirk including both Midnight, who continued her thing as the ring announcer. Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu went to Recovery Girl's Office, to get himself cool down after being trapped in the ice wall. Class 1-B was disappointed that both their favorite classmates were eliminated. Only Monoma was the only one still in it but his classmates weren't supportive of him. Both Sonic and Izuku were in deep thought after what happen to Todoroki. What they saw of him as he looked sad. Either way, they knew he was moving on to the Round of 16. There were still more matches up ahead.

"Welcome back to the finals, everyone! Sorry for the delay to melt all that ice away but that's all clearout! With that, the fourth match is about to begin! It's time to our out next competitors!" Present Mic yelled. "Offense and Defense in one! The Dark Center eye of his shadow! From the Hero Course of Class 1-A, Fumikage Tokoyami!"

The bird student made his way to the ring with a serious look.

"And his opponent, there were just teammates during the Calvary Battle! Now, they're fighting against one another! He's related to Sonic, but this dark hedgehog is one bad hombre! From the Freedom Fighters, Shadow the Hedgehog!" Present Mic yelled.

The dark hedgehog made his way to the ring with a serious look. His mind was still focused earlier when he heard the conversation between Todoroki and Endeavor before the third match begin. He didn't pay attention to his friends cheering for him as he walks up the steps to encounter his opponent.

"So weird that I was teammates with them during the Calvary Battle. Now, they're about to fight one another." Ojiro said.

"It wouldn't be surprising if this fight takes a little longer. They both saw one other skill in the last round. It should be very interesting to see." Kirishima said.

"This is my first-time seeing Shadow in action," Izuku said. "I wonder if he has the same power as Sonic."

"He's a great fighter. We had our battles as rivals before in the past. If I'm that bird boy, he better be prepared because Shadow ain't going to hold back." Sonic said.

"I'm interested in hearing that story between the two of you," Izuku said.

"I'll tell you about that later. Right now, the battle is about to begin." Sonic said.

"Let's go Shadow!" Rogue yelled.

Both fighters stood in the ring, looking at one another before the fight begin. Behind them, pyrotechnics lit up on the lamps in each corner of the ring.

"I hope you're ready. I'm not going easy on you." Shadow said, getting in his defensive stance.

"I know. May the best fighters win." Tokoyami said, getting in his defensive stance.

"Let's get this battle started. BEGIN!" Present Mic yelled.

[Music Insert: I Am (All of Me) from the Shadow the Hedgehog OST]

Shadow went first on the offense. Activating his air shoes, advancing towards his opponent like skating on ice. Tokoyami waited for that time to attack. Once the hedgehog was within seven inches, he activated his Dark Shadow Quirk. The Dark Monster appears from his stomach in front of his partner.

"We meet again, hedgehog! Don't think you're going to win this!" the monster said.

Shadow didn't say a word. He kept charging towards his opponent. Dark Shadow stretches out to attack the hedgehog with its head. Shadow went to the left to dodge it. The monster tries to attack from the right and again the hedgehog dodges it. The monster attacks from the middle. He does a spin air to dodge it. Dark Shadow quickly tries to trap him by wrapping him around in a submission move. The hedgehog quickly kicks the monster by the head, deflecting backward. The hedgehog landed back on the ring.

"I'm surprised you're not part of the fight. You're relying on your Quirk that much." He said to Tokoyami.

"My Quirk does much of the fighting. You saw that during the Calvary Battle when we were teammates. Both offense and defense that much to take on any opponents." the bird boy said.

"I can do both at any time. Let's see you can try to attack." Dark Shadow said as they resume the fight.

"That's the only thing that Tokoyami guy only relies on?" Silver asked.

"I've seen his Quirk during the villain attack at USJ." Everyone turned to Kuroiro from Class 1-B who was speaking. "I was in the Squall Zone while fighting with the villains. I saw him using his Quirk to save his classmate. I join in when I save them from more villains. If you see the difference right now, we're in the daytime. His Quirk is docile when exposed to the sun, it makes it easy for him to control. But it's weaker and therefore less dangerous. But when it's night, like in the Squall Zone, his Quirk is more powerful and vicious while attacking anything as it moves. He told me about it during the intermission."

"Interesting. I like to see what it's like at night with his Quirk." Sonic said.

"Right now, Shadow may have a chance at winning this thing." Charmy Bee said.

"Don't say. Just ask when I went through with that girl with the Big Fist Quirk. She almost beat me. Shadow better have a good plan to win it." Sonic said when they heard footsteps from Class 1-B.

"Sorry I was late. Is the fight underway?" Kendo asked, walking to her seat in her class.

"It already is," Momo said. "How's Tetsutetsu?"

"He's fine. Recovery Girl's using her Quirk to make him feel better. I saw what that Todoroki guy did. I didn't think he would that within a second." She said, turning to Izuku. "Oh, and Midoriya, congrats on your win. I watched it from the locker room when I was getting ready for my fight."

"Thanks. You did well, too despite Sonic winning." He said.

"It's fine. I've given it my best. As the hedgehog said, there are other pros looking at me of how I did." She said, turning to the fight. "That's the other hedgehog, Shadow, right?"

"He's very similar to Sonic. They have the same fighting skills and speed. Remember, he came close at beating both Bakugo and Todoroki in the obstacle course. Only for Sonic and Deku to win at the end." Ochako said.

"And they were just teammates in the Calvary Battle as well," Setsuna said.

"Seeing those shoes, he has made him go fast. Much like my Quirk on my calves." Iida said as he saw Tails getting up from his chair. "Where you are going?"

"I like to see much of the fight. But I must get ready for my match. It's coming up next after this one. Wish me luck." He said, running off.

"Good luck, buddy," Sonic said.

"Do you best, Tails," Izuku said as Monoma got up from his seat with that same arrogant smile.

"You're heading to the locker room as well?" Hiryu asked.

"I got to get ready for my match. Since I'm the only one left in Class 1-B, I'll make sure not to let you guys down." He said before turning to the Freedom Fighters section. "Don't worry, I'll make sure that furball of yours goes home to cry to his mommy. He doesn't stand a chance against me. It should be an easy win for me." He was about to walk when he turned back to look at Class 1-A. "And don't worry, Class 1-A, I've haven't forgotten about you losers. I look forward to seeing you all in the tournament as well. Including you, Midoriya."

Izuku looks at him with a determined look as Monoma walked off to the locker rooms. Members of Class 1-A were all glaring at him including the girls. All of Class 1-B did the same despite being their classmate. Kendo, Yui still with her straight face, and Setsuna glared at him.

"I'm started to get fed up with that guy. He has no respect for our class including Izuku." Momo said, looking away cringing. "I hope Tails beat him."

"We all want him to lose," Kendo said as her classmates agreed.

"That guy is one pain in the ass." Knuckles said, looking to Sonic. "We should've never had him in our team."

"True. But he doesn't know about Tails yet." Sonic said with a grin. "Wait and see when that match is coming.

Back in the match, Shadow continues to dodge every attack coming from Dark Shadow. Tokoyami stood there with his arms crossed, watching his Quirk do all the fighting for him.

"Dark Shadow doing all the hard work for his partner! Repeatedly, he tries to attack the hedgehog with everything he got. But Shadow is dodging them! If there are any plans he must win, this could be the time!" Present Mic yelled.

"If that hedgehog could win, he may have a chance to do so." Aizawa thought. "Right now, it's still daylight. Tokoyami's Quirk is weak but does all the defense and offense at the same time. The only way for Shadow to do keeps doing the same attack. But make it very tired so he can find that opening to go through. Wouldn't surprise me if he's thinking the same thing I just mentioned."

Shadow landed back on the ring, looking to his opponent and his Quirk. "There has to be a weakness in his Quirk. I could've paid more attention to it during the Calvary Battle when we were teammates. If there's anything, time now to observe where's that weakness at." He thought when he notices Dark Shadow was breathing heavily.

"Dark Shadow, is something wrong?" Tokoyami asked, worrying for his Quirk.

"I'm starting to get tired. I think that both the Calvary Battle and the sun is started to get to me at the same time." It said.

Thanks to that answer, Shadow finally found its weakness. "That's all I needed right now. I'll do a couple of moves to let it try to attack me. Making it tired so I can attack it and its owner. Now or never." He thought as he activates his Air Shoes, going back on the offense.

"Don't get tired yet! He's coming towards us again! Defense, hurry!" Tokoyami yelled.

Dark Shadow does the same attack but like earlier, it was getting weaker. It stretches out to block the hedgehog's attack. Shadow jumps in the air, doing acrobatic flips, avoiding the attack, quickly forming himself into a ball to do a homing attack. He locked on his target towards Tokoyami. The bird boy quickly recognized it.

"Dark Shadow, he's coming towards me!" He yelled.

Shadow launched himself, hitting the boy's chest causing him to fly out of the ring, landing hard on the grass. At the same time, Dark Shadow retreated in his partner's body, failing to protect his own while the hedgehog landed back on the ring.

[Music Ends]

"Fumikage Tokoyami is out of bounds! Shadow the Hedgehog moves on to the Round of 16!" Midnight yelled as the crowd cheered.

"Another hedgehog punches his tickets to the next round! The Freedom Fighters are now 2 for 2 in the tournament! Whoever has these guys in, they could be a clear favor! Great fight you two!" Present Mic yelled as Shadow approach Tokoyami.

"Need help?" He asked, offering a hand.

Tokoyami grabbed his hand as the hedgehog pulls him up on his feet. "Great fight. I'm disappointed with my result." He said.

"Don't be. You did well. You just must keep on training hard to be that hero. A lot of people saw your Quirk today. You got a good future." Shadow said as the bird boy smiled.

"Thank you for those words." He said as the two shook hands before they walked together to the tunnel.

In another area of the stadium, Endeavor watched on-screen seeing Shadow's Victory with his arms crossed and a serious look.

"So that hedgehog is good after all." He thought. "He'll do nicely in my internship. But he'll never be better than my son."

"Add another victory to the Freedom Fighters," Sonic said.

"We are on a roll big time," Amy said, raising her fist in the air.

"Still have Tails to come, Plus Big, Silver, and myself. Just four people on our side left to get into the next round." Knuckles said.

Suddenly, they heard someone muttering. They turn to see Izuku in his usually muttering while writing in his notebook, talking about Shadow's skills. He included Tokoyami's Quirk as well. Everyone in Class 1-A except for Bakugo and 1-B turn to the boy with dumbfounded looks. The bully was getting very annoyed by the boy's muttering. He wants to punch him in the face to shut him up but kept his composer.

"Uh, Deku." Jirou uses her Earphone Jack to tap on the boy's neck when he flinched.

"O-Oh, is something wrong?" He asked, looking at his classmates who were staring at him with blank faces.

"Maybe you should take a sec to relax before planning too many matches ahead," Ochako said.

"Oh, sorry. I usually talk out loud when I take notes." He said, showing them his notebook. "Speaking of which, I did write some notes on our class including Class 1-B and the Freedom Fighters."

"Wow, that's a ton of information you have written. Ribbit." Tsuyu said, looking at the book.

"Can we see, Midori?" Mina asked, looking at the book.

"I want to see, too," Hakagure said, appearing next to the Acid Quirk user.

"W-W-Whoa! You all want to see it?" He asked stuttering where everyone invaded his space.

"Hey, we also want to see it too," Kendo said with Setsuna and Yui appearing behind her.

"You must have written something great on me. Can we see it?" the reptilian girl asked.

"I would like to see it, too," Yui said, with her straight face.

Out of nowhere, Sonic jumped from the Freedom Fighters section, landing in Class 1-A section to snatch the notebook from Izuku's Hands. The boy was caught off guard only for him to turn around. "S-Sonic!" He yelled as the hedgehog look through his notebook.

"Let me see first. I know I have to be in there." He said, stopping on the page of the drawing of the hedgehog and the analytics of his powers. "Not bad. You even put the information about my skills. You must have done a lot of work on everyone."

"It's so tough to draw everything in order to find enough information," Izuku said as Sonic gave the book to Amy.

"I hope he has something written on me that's good." the pink hedgehog flipped a couple of pages to find her. However, Mineta jumped in, grabbing the book from her. "Hey! I was looking at that!"

"I want to see what Midoriya put in about me! It better be nice!" the perverted boy said, flipping through a ton of pages when Iida snatched the book from him. "Hey, give that back!"

"First off, it's very rude to snatch a book from a person who hasn't look into it! Second, there's no fighting over it! You might rip this book of all the hard work he's done in the past!" He said before Momo stood next to him with a strict look.

"If you want to see Izuku's Notebook, then we all will share it. Here's the deal, you can see the page of what he wrote about you and your Quirk. After that, you give it to the next person. No fighting for it." She said, grabbing the book to Jirou. "Here, Jirou. You can look at it to see your information. Give it to the next person that wants to see it."

The Earphone Jack user flip pages to find her Quirk Information and the drawing of her. She quietly hides her blush knowing how pretty the drawing was that Izuku made and the information he has written. She quickly gave it to Tsuyu. Momo sat back down on her chair next to the boy.

"Thanks for that." He said.

"You're welcome. I'm surprised many of our classmates want to see what you have written." Momo said. "Of course, except for one who is an a-hole." She notices Iida getting up from his chair, walking away. "You're already heading to the locker rooms?"

"My match is coming up after this one. I'm facing that girl from the Support Course that Midoriya had on her team." Iida said, referring to Hatsume.

"Good luck, Iida. She has a ton of gadgets that help us in the Calvary Battle." Izuku said.

"I will." He said, walking off.

"All right! Four matches in the books! Will still got a couple coming up like this one! The fifth match is about to begin! Let's meet our competitors!" Present Mic yelled as everyone turns to the ring. "Our first competitor, he was another sneaky person that made it this far! He has a Quirk that can copy from other people's Quirk with his advantage! From the Hero Course of Class 1-B, he's Neito Monoma!"

The Copy Quirk user made his way out of the tunnel with that same arrogant smile. There were cheers for him while walking to the ring. He didn't mind the glares from Class 1-A, the Freedom Fighters, and many from his class.

"His opponent is another member of the Freedom Fighters! He's a fox cub but he can sure fly with two tails like a helicopter! He's Miles "Tails" Prower!" Present Mic yelled.

Tails made his way out of the tunnel by flying to the ring. The crowd cheered on for him. The Freedom Fighters cheered for him including members of Class 1-A giving enough support for the fox cub. Class 1-B was quietly cheering for him to beat his classmates.

"You can beat him, Tails!" Momo yelled.

"Show that idiot when he disrespects Class 1-A!" Kirishima yelled.

"Kick his ass!" Knuckles yelled.

"I hope that little guy beats Monoma." Kendo thought.

"It'll be so funny if Monoma loses." Setsuna thought.

Both fighters stood in the ring, looking at one another. Tails had a serious look while Monoma still has that arrogant smile.

"Are we ready fighters?" Present Mic asked.

"I already know I'm going to win. This should not take long." Monoma said, flexing his muscles. "If I were you, I would just quit now and walk back while you still can."

Tails didn't respond to anything as he kept staring at him with a serious look.

"Let's get the match underway! FIGHT!" Present Mic yelled.

"Guess it's time to end this figh—" Monoma couldn't finish when Tails deliver a big punch to his face. Then does a spin dash on his chest, sending him out of the ring, landing hard on the grass.

"Next time, learn to keep your mouth shut." Tails said, landing on the ring.

"Neito Monoma is out of bounds! Miles "Tails" Prower will advance to the Round of 16!" Midnight yelled as the crowd roared.

"That lasted within seconds! The fox cub didn't waste any time by letting his skills do the talking! The Freedom Fighters are 3 for 3 now with three fighters in the Round of 16!" Present Mic yelled as the crowd roared.

Tails look around at the stadium, waving at everyone in his victory. He turned to see Class 1-A with a comical shocked look. Momo was the only one composed herself, smiling and applauding his victory. Class 1-B applauded his victory including Kendo giving a thumbs up to the fox cub. He did the same before turning to the Freedom Fighters celebrating his victory.

"Y-You have to be kidding me?" Izuku asked with a shocked look. "He just ended the match like that?"

"I'm shocked, too," Ochako said with a shocked look.

"Ha! That's what that punk gets! Taunting our class as weak!" Mineta yelled, referring to Monoma. "I take back at what I said earlier about that fox cub!"

"That idiot got what he deserved! Too busy running his mouth that his class is better than us!" Kirishima said.

"Serve that losing right!" Sero yelled as Izuku turns to Sonic.

"D-Did he learns those fighting moves from you?" He asked.

"Of course. He's been my sidekick for many years. I've trained him a lot to get to this point. Give him credit. He kept his composure while that idiot kept running his mouth all the time." Sonic said, looking to see Monoma on his knees with his head down. "Look at that idiot. Seems he's sulking in defeat."

"Has to be in shocked thinking he was going to win." Knuckles said.

"He had it coming. I was not happy when he treated Izuku and our class badly and that arrogant smile he had made me cringe a lot. I'm glad your friend beat him." Momo said.

On the field, Monoma holds his cheek after being punched. For the first time, he wasn't smiling or anything. He was shocked by how the match ended. He looks back to see Tails flying back to the tunnel, waving at the fans with a smile on his face.

"Monoma!" The boy looks up to see Kendo and his classmates looked at him with a glare. "The next time you run your mouth to other people including a class that we're friends with, we aren't coming to your defense!"

"You got what you deserve! Now live with it!" Setsuna yelled.

The Copy Quirk user didn't have anything to say. Instead, he walks to the tunnel with his head down. Sonic and Izuku look on, almost feeling bad for him.

"Maybe this fight will change him," Izuku said.

"I doubt it. He'll still be arrogant. Let's wait and see once the tournament is over." Sonic said as he heard footsteps from behind. He turns to see Shadow making his way back to the section. "Shadow, congrats on your match."

"It was not bad despite ending a little." He said, sitting behind the blue hedgehog. "Anything I missed.

"Tails just won his match. He beat that guy we teamed up with during the Calvary Battle." Knuckles said.

"Glad he won. I heard that teammate of yours was another person that thinks he's better than everyone." Shadow said, turning to Izuku. "Congrats on your win. I forgot to mention that after talking with that kid you beaten."

"Thanks, and don't worry. I was still controlled by his Quirk." He said when he remembered something. He turned to the blue hedgehog. "I forgot. Sonic, I need to tell you something about the vision I had."

"All right, everyone! It's time for the next match to commence!" Present Mic yelled as the crowd roared.

"Save that for after the tournament. Let's focus on the next fight." Sonic said.

"Our sixth match of the tournament begins! Let's welcome our new competitors!" Present Mic yelled. "Our first competitor is the King of Engines! Give it up from the Hero Course of Class 1-A, Tenya Iida!"

The Engine Quirk user made his way to the ring with a serious look, ignoring the crowd cheering for him.

"And his opponent, a fully equip dynamo! From the Support Course, it's Mei Hatsume!" Present Mic yelled as the girl made her way to the ring with that same smile on her face.

"It's that girl that you teamed up with," Sonic said, looking at the gadgets she was wearing. "You pick the right person to team up with."

"It was a good thing. Her gadgets were outstanding in the Calvary Battle." Izuku said when he didn't notice that Uraraka hid a pout on her face.

"Funny she was a good choice. Because she ignored me the whole time while talking with Deku." She thought, crossing her arms in jealousy.

"Let's see what that Iida kid does. He could be my opponent in the next round." Sonic said.

"Already looking ahead to your opponent?" Shadow asked, looking at the fight when he noticed something. "What's that boy doing?"

Everyone saw Iida, equipped with an Auto Balancers on his back. The rest of his class including Class 1-B and the Freedom Fighters were curious about why he's equipped with it.

"What's that on his back? Is he going to use that for the battle?" Sonic asked when Midnight's Voice was heard.

"Hero Course Students can not use Support Gear unless they have to." She said, looking at Iida. "And you didn't fill out any paperwork for that."

"I didn't know that was the rule. Aoyama had to wear his belt, so I thought that was fine." Iida said, pleading his case. "Don't forget that Shadow guy uses a gun during the Calvary Battle."

"He turned in the proper forms and the dark hedgehog gave permission to use it by the principal." Midnight answered.

"Who's Aoyama?" Sonic asked, looking at the Class 1-A Student. He did find him only to see him smiling at him, pointing his finger at the belt. "Uh, does he smile a lot?"

"Yeah. Just try your best to ignore him. Ribbit." Tsuyu said.

"I think that's a good idea," Sonic said, turning back to the ring seeing Iida bowing to apologize.

"I apologize, ma'am." He said. "Is just that… my heart was move by my opponent's sportsmanship. Even though she's from the Support Course, she wants it this to be even a match, so she made it this far; to have a fair fight. So, she offered me to give me this equipment." He then clenched his fist. "I respect her integrity. That's why to honor her, I would like to wear this gear!"

"That youthful figure!" Midnight said, gushing over it before turning back to her serious look. "I'll allow it!"

"Really?" Present Mic asked, in a curious look.

"If she's in agreement, then it's okay," Aizawa said as they look at one another. "Right?"

"Weird. That doesn't seem like what Hatsume would do." Izuku thought with a surprising look. He saw the girl grinning. "Unless…"

"This is going to be interesting. Let's see what Iida would do against her. I did saw her talking with Tails in the cafeteria earlier during the break. Wonder what they were talking about?" Sonic asked, looking.

"Well, if everyone's on the same page, let's begin the fourth match!" Present Mic yelled as the crowd roared.

The match got underway as Iida was the first to go. He ran towards her, not activating his Quirk nor the item that the girl gave him. He notices that she was still smiling, still standing at that same spot, not moving from it. Until she spoke with a microphone for everyone to hear.

"Then you like how fast that gear makes you! Huh, Iida?" She asked.

"She got a mic?" He asked with a surprised look.

"Huh? She has a mic?" Present Mic asked.

"Since when did you use speakers?" Aizawa asked.

"So, your legs feel lighter than usual? That's to be inspected! I design those leg parts to specifically to ware speed and mobility!" She said as Iida got closer to her. "But of course," She activates her wire arrows, lifting her up from the floor. At the same time, Iida's leg tripped over it almost losing balance. "I can still easily invade you with my hydraulic attachments!"

"S-Seriously? What kind of match is this?" Present Mic asked with a dumbfounded look.

"She's turning this thing into a commercial," Aizawa said, shaking his head in disbelief.

"What kind of match is this? Let's get some action going here!" Sonic yelled.

"Come on! People paid a lot of good money to watch the fight! Not talking out lout!" Vector yelled.

"Uh, I don't think this is a match. I think Iida's is being used." Izuku said with a dumbfounded look.

"He is because she's using her gadgets for attention," Ochako said with a dumbfounded look.

Suddenly, the Auto Balancers activated by itself. The three cylinders on each side eject air to reposition the user. Iida was caught off guard, but it did save him from falling from the ground. Instead, it forces him to run more like he's doing right now. He couldn't control it or anything.

"What's going on?" He asked in a panic.

"Look at how exactly, Iida changes course! All thanks to the AutoGyro Balance Sensor I've created!" She yelled when the gadget change course, twirling Iida like a ballerina. The same time, Sonic and the Freedom Fighters except for Shadow and Blaze laughed. "As you can see, it prevents him from falling unless he wants too!"

The gadget again changes course, doing the same running for Iida.

"I thought you said you want it a fair fight?" He asked as Hatsume activated her Hover Soles, sending her in the air over him while laughing.

"That's right! I'm practically flying through the air!" She yelled, talking about her boots. "These electro shoes are better on both feet! For basic maneuvers to keep light!"

Iida finally controlled his body by activating his Quirk. He ran towards her to try to get her out of the ring. "As soon as she lands, I'll stop her!" He yelled as Hatsume did land before she turns around, pulling out a gun and pulling the trigger. It shot out a net, capturing Iida. The boy falls on the ground, trying to get out of the net. "What is this?"

"A captured gun to use against villains! The nuts are loaded in small carriages! You can fire five without having to reload! And all these items are made by yours truly… Mei Hatsume! Support Course Prodigy! So, for anyone that's looking for strong recruits, the choice is clear! You want me! Again, I'm Mei Hatsume!" She said before spelling out her name.

Onboard the Death Egg, Eggman, and his minions watched on to see Hatsume showing off her gadgets to everyone while Iida was uncontrollable of his body because of the Auto Balancers on his back.

"Look at the gadgets that girl has," Orbot said.

"She was on Izuku's Team during the Calvary Battle. Her stuff is awesome." Cubot said, only for a wrench to be thrown by Eggman, hitting him in the process.

"The stuff she makes is junk. Nothing that those compare to the greatest inventions that I've created." He said.

"Then why is she talking to everyone about her creations?" Snively asked.

"Does this supposed to be like a fighting tournament?" Grounder asked.

"I have no idea and to tell you the truth, I don't care about this. If I was her, I walk out of that ring now. When the invasion happens, I'll give her an invention she would love… turning into a robot creation. That's a great invention people would love to see." Eggman said.

10 Minutes Later

Minutes later, the match finally ended it… despite being not even a match. The entire thing was like a commercial. Hatsume took the last 10 minutes to discuss more of her gadgets before the match ended. She ended it by walking out of bounds, giving Iida the win. With no punches or any action that occurred.

"That was fun, but I think I showed off everything I want it too. I suppose it's time to wrap this show up." She said with stars around her.

"Uh, yeah… Hatsume has stepped out of bounds. Iida advances to the next round." Midnight said with a dumbfounded look.

"I can't believe I let you trick me!" Iida comically yelled.

"Sorry about that. I needed to use you to make a name for myself." Hatsume said, chuckling a bit while Iida was still not happy about being used.

"Poor Iida," Ochako said with a dumbfounded look.

"Can't believe a guy didn't expect to be used like that," Kendo said with a dumbfounded look.

"I don't know why he's complaining. He's going to the next round." Everyone turns to see Tetsutetsu returning to his seat.

"Tetsutetsu, you're okay! How you're feeling?" Setsuna asked.

"I'm fine. Feeling better thanks to Recovery Girl. I just watched Iida getting used by one of the Support Course Students. It was so funny I almost blasted laughing." He said, sitting in the front row. He notices that someone was missing. "Hey, where's Monoma?"

"He's still sulking because he lost," Kendo said.

"No way! Who he did he lose too?" He asked.

"He lost to that guy with two tails! You should've seen the look on Monoma's Face! He was shocked!" Kirishima yelled, referring to Tails

"Serves him right! Next time he better keeps his mouth shut!" Tetsutetsu yelled.

Izuku saw the Iron Quirk user as he was glad to see him okay after being trapped in Todoroki's Ice Quirk. He looks back to see Iida still not happy despite winning. He turned to see Hatsume walking to the tunnel. She stopped before turning around to see the boy looking at her. She smiles by blowing a kiss to her and winking at the same time before walking to the tunnel. The boy's face turns deep red, looking away from her reaction. It was the second time to she did that to him.

"That girl just blew a kiss to you. How did you get a girl to like you?" Mineta asked, jumping out of nowhere.

"How many girls you've been getting while we're not getting any?" Kaminari asked.

Suddenly, Jirou uses her Earphone Jacks, connecting them to both boys' ears, shocking them away from Izuku.

"You guys are too loud!" She yelled.

Izuku looks back with a sigh of relief. However, they didn't end well. He felt like someone was glaring at him. He looks to his left to see Momo with a furrowed brow towards him. He flinched before turning to his right to see Uraraka glaring at him with a pout. He felt one of Jirou's Earphone Jack tapping his shoulder. He turned around to see her with a death glare. He was frightened by their reaction.

"I-I-Is something wrong?" He asked, looking around at every girl looking at him.

"Why did that girl blow a kiss to you? Was she on your team earlier?" Momo asked.

"Of course, she did. She kept talking with Deku while ignoring me at the same time." Ochako said.

"Tell us, Midoriya. How did you feel about a girl blowing a kiss to you?" Kendo asked giving a glare to him.

"That girl better is inches away from me," Setsuna said, clenching her fist.

Izuku was nervous with every girl glaring at him. They had jealousy in them. He prayed none of them to remember Hatsume. They feel like they want to get to her big time for messing with their prize. That is until Present Mic's Voice was heard that got everyone's attention away from the boy.

"All right! Thank goodness that the fourth match ended with not the way we didn't expect! Anyway, we're moving on to the eighth match!" Present Mic yelled as Izuku breath a sigh of relief.

"That got everyone's attention. Thank goodness." He thought when he saw Momo getting up from her chair. "Momo, where are you going?"

"My match is coming up next. I have to get ready for it." She said.

"Are you nervous?" He asked as she smiled.

"A little. Hopefully, I can do it. Wish me luck, Izuku." She said.

"Good luck. Hope you win." He said as they both smiled before she left to the locker room. He saw Silver walking off from his section. "I hope she's ready. She's facing off another hedgehog and his powers are much like Uraraka's Quirk."

"I hope she does win. She almost felt nervous about it." Ochako said, seeing the girl walking.

"Let's see what she can do. For now, Mina's match is coming up." He said as they look down at the ring.

"Hope you're ready for the seventh match? And yes, another Freedom Fighter member is in this one! They've been 3 for 3 so far! Can they make it 4 for 4? Let's find out! First, let's welcome our competitors! The first is one huge cat that can take on anyone like a bulldozer! From the Freedom Fighters, he's Big the Cat!" Present Mic yelled.

The cat made his way out of the tunnel, approaching the ring. The crowd cheered with Amy and Cream calling out his name.

"You can do it, Big!" Cream yelled.

"Chao." Cheese said.

"Do your thing! You got this!" Amy yelled.

"And his opponent, do those things stick out from her head on purpose? From the Hero Course of Class 1-A, she's Mina Ashido!" Present Mic yelled, referring to the horns on Mina's head.

The Acid Quirk user walkout from the tunnel, waving to everyone with a big smile on her face. Some of her classmates including Hakagure cheered her on.

"Let's go, Mina!" the Invisible Quirk user yelled.

The two fighters made their way on the ring, looking at one another. Mina grew nervous especially when she had to face a big cat that impossible to take on. "Focus, Mina. You got this. You can do it. You win this." She thought.

"I hope he doesn't do anything to her. Ribbit." Tsuyu said, worrying.

"That's one huge cat that nobody wants to face," Sero said.

"As long as she doesn't get through his hug," Ochako said.

"Why that's?" Jirou asked as Izuku and Uraraka look at her with a black and white look, remembering they were being hugged by the big cat after the Calvary Battle.

"You don't want to know." Both said, shivering.

"Let's get started! Eighth match…. BEGIN!" Present Mic yelled.

The match got underway with Mina going first. She uses her shoes like Shadow's Air Shows, using her Acid Quirk to skate towards the cat. She lifts her right hand, shooting some Acid, trying to not hurt the cat. Some of it hit on his shoes, with some burn. But what shocked her the most, the acid quickly disappeared, healing his own feet by himself. And even more shocking, the cat was excited about it.

"Are you serious? He likes it and after hitting some of my acids, he quickly healed himself!" She yelled in shock. "I have to find a way to take him down!"

She went around by trying to attack him from the back. Getting closer to kicking him, the cat does a short but exciting jump in the air, while putting his right fist up allowing himself to get fired up for a battle. He landed inches away from Mina.

"That cat's now happy or something?" Awase asked in shock.

"He couldn't feel no pain after that Ashido girl uses her acid on him," Sen said.

Mina quickly turns around, trying another charge towards him. Big pulled out his fishing rod, waiting for the girl to get towards him.

"Seriously? A fishing rod?" Mina asked with a dumbfounded look.

"I wouldn't laugh if I'm Mina. That fishing rod is a weapon that's dangerous." Izuku said, remembering when Big use his fishing rod during the Calvary Battle.

Big use his fishing rod by casting the line. Mina thinks that won't wrong. She was wrong. The cat caught her by the leg. He reels her in, resulting in her tripping to the ground. The cat jumped in the air, going for the finish by doing a Body Press attack. The girl saw it, getting back up by using her Quirk to move to the left. Big slammed to the ground, creating cracks from the result of the impact.

"That huge cat almost tried to crush his opponent! But Ashido not yet ready to go down!" Present Mic yelled.

"Now's my chance!" Mina yelled, doing a jump by trying to use her Acid on the cat's back to force him in submission.

However, Big got back up quickly using his fishing rod to reel her in again by dropping her to the ground. He pulled her in a big hug, the same hug he uses on both Izuku and Uraraka at the end of the Calvary Battle. The girl turns black and white, feeling the effects of the hug. She quickly uses her left hand to tap out.

"Mina Ashido can't continue! Big the Cat moves on to the Round of 16!" Midnight yelled as the crowd roared.

Big dropped the girl on the ground. He looks over at her, who was still in a black and white unconscious moment.

"Sorry about that." He said as medical bots arrive to carry the girl to Recovery Girl's Office.

"Make that 4 for 4 perfect for the Freedom Fighters! They are on fire! Who in the world are these guys! Anyway, that's one big huge cat you don't want to mess with! He could be a dark horse in this tournament! Better keep an eye on that person!" Present Mic yelled as Big made his way to the tunnel. Cementos fixed up the cracks on the ring with his Quirk

"I definitely don't want to be hugged by that guy," Jirou said, looking to both Izuku and Uraraka. "I guess you two were right."

"Poor Mina," Hakagure said, looking down.

"It's okay. She did her best, Big was too much handle though. At least she made it that far." Ochako said.

"I just hope she's okay after that. Ribbit." Tsuyu said.

Tails made his way back to his section after his victory over Monoma. The Freedom Fighters saw him as they congratulated him on his win. Many members of Class 1-A and 1-B all congratulated him. The fox cub made his back to his seat, sitting next to in between Sonic and Knuckles.

"Great job on your win! Glad you shut that idiot up!" Knuckles said.

"Thanks. The Brightside I kept my composure because we know his attitude of taunting and all. I just did my thing and that was it." He said.

"Did you look on his face after he lost? He couldn't believe it." Sonic said, remembering the shocked face Monoma had.

"Well, it's called welcome to reality. Hopefully, he learns from everything he said. Plus, it was payback for snatching those headbands from his classmates." Tails said as Izuku approach him.

"Great job, Tails. I didn't think you would pull out a victory like that. You learn a lot from Sonic after I met you." He said.

"Been he's a sidekick for a long time. Learn and train everything with him." Tails said when Mineta jumped in.

"I take back everything at what I said to you! You are a great friend. Together, you and I can be sidekicks and—" He couldn't finish when Tsuyu uses her tongue to slap the perverted boy in the face.

"Nice try, Mineta." She said as Kirishima, Sero, and Kaminari approach the fox cub.

"Anyway, great job. Glad you shut that punk up." the Harden Quirk user said.

"Everyone will be laughing at him once the tournament is over," Sero said.

"That idiot was so busy running his mouth about us and he lost to a fox with two tails. That's so funny." Kaminari said when Tetsutetsu yelled at Tails.

"Great work, buddy! Glad you shut our classmate up!" He yelled.

"He was nothing but trouble!" Setsuna yelled back.

"It was nothing." Tails said when Present Mic's voice was heard.

"We got three matches left in the One on One Tournament! We almost there at wrapping it up! We got four fighters left to still punch their tickets to the Round of 16! Let's keep it going with the eighth match!" Present Mic yelled as the crowd roared. "Let's welcome our new opponents! First up, another hedgehog with crazy power to control anything he can lift! From the Freedom Fighters, Silver the Hedgehog!"

He flew the way out of the tunnel, waving to the crowd. Didn't take to long to land at the ring.

"And his opponent, she is the great creator! She was admitted to the academy because of recommendations and I think we can all say why! From the Hero Course of Class 1-A, Momo Yayorozou!" Present Mic yelled as the girl made her way up the steps.

"Let's go, Yaomomo!' Kendo yelled.

"I hope she can do it. I got a bad feeling about this one." Ochako said, worrying for her friend.

Izuku saw Momo, holding her left arm with her right hand. He could tell her body language. She was nervous. He could tell she didn't look sure of herself. It made him more worried about her.

"I hate to say this… but this match is over within seconds. That girl can't handle it." Shadow thought, eyeing on Momo.

"Eighth match… BEGIN!" Present Mic yelled.

Momo didn't think for a second as Silver charges his way towards her. She quickly uses her Quirk creating a shield from her left arm. She then created her staff, forming from her right hand. That wasn't going to work when the hedgehog activates his Psychokinesis, ripping both objects from her possessions. Then use his powers on her, sending her softly out of bounds. The match lasted within seconds as Shadow knew it would.

"Momo Yaoyorozu is out of bounds! Silver the Hedgehog advances!" Midnight yelled as the crowd roared.

"Those Freedom Fighters done it again! 4 for 4 and they are now one more fighter away from a perfect 5 for 5 with the next match coming up! Those big three hedgehogs have some big power in them! Likely we could see that type of matchup in the Final!" Present Mic yelled.

Silver deactivated his power by landing on the ground. He notices the girl had her head down with shadows covering her eyes. He walked towards her to see if she was okay.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"I'm fine… excuse me." She said softly, walking back to the tunnel without congratulating him.

Izuku looks down to see Momo walking off with her head down. What caught his eye was a drop of tear coming from her eye. That loss is hurting her and she couldn't even make one strike to fight. The boy knew he had to do something and fast. He quickly got up from his seat and ran off. Other classmates look on to see where he was going. Uraraka knew where he was going. Kendo had to do something to help her friend but Tetsutetsu stopped her, letting Izuku talk with her. Sonic quickly ran off to follow Izuku. Other Freedom Fighters were confused but Shadow knew where he was heading.

In the Heroes' Seats, Cream and Cheese saw the girl in sadness walking off after her defeat. They felt bad for her when at the same time they were happy that Silver won. In the rabbit's mind, she had to do something. She turns to the Heroes behind her.

"Excuse me. I have to talk with Mr. Sonic is that alright?" She asked, despite lying.

"You sure you want to come with you?" Toshinori asked.

"It's okay. I'll be fine." Cream said as she and Cheese ran off.

"You know she was lying," Nezu said. "She wants to talk with Yaoyorozu about her loss to try to consult her. I'm surprised you didn't notice that by now."

"Really? That's the first time I saw her thinking that way. If she's okay, that's fine with me." Toshinori said.

In the tunnel, Sonic and Izuku were running around the corridor. Trying to find Momo to talk with her after her defeat.

"We have to find Momo. I can tell that before the match she was uneasy of herself." Izuku said, looking around.

"I can tell because Silver tried to talk with her before she walks off," Sonic said.

"Right when she was in the tunnel, I saw a tear from her eye. This loss is hurting her inside." Izuku said.

"Nobody isn't around here but us. Except for the fighters that are ready for their match. So, it's a good idea that maybe's she around." Sonic said.

"Yeah, but where?" Izuku asked as they run through each corridor of the tunnel to find her.

They weren't the only ones trying to find Momo. Cream and Cheese were walking along another part of the corridor, looking for the girl. Looking around, they continue to walk and walk with each path they take.

"She has to be here somewhere." the rabbit thought when she heard something.

She turns to Cheese not to say anything. They continue to walk towards a path towards the left side. The sound grew a little louder for them to hear. When they turn to the left, they were surprised to see the girl sitting behind the wall with her legs around her arms with her face hiding on her legs. They could hear the sniffles coming from her, indicating she was crying. Both felt bad for her. They couldn't let her leave her alone like this. They slowly approach her.

"Please don't cry." Cream said as Momo look up with a shocked look to see them looking at her.

"W-W-Who are you two?" She asked, quickly wipe her tears off.

"We saw what happen after your match. We know how the pain hurts, so we came to find you to see if you're okay." the rabbit said.

"Chao." Cheese said.

"I'm sorry… but I'm not okay… I failed… I let myself down for a reason. I wasn't ready for it or anything that I couldn't do." Momo said, still crying at the same time.

"Don't say that. I saw what you can create with your power. It's awesome. Silver was just stronger with strong power. This defeat is very difficult to handle but you can always find ways to get back into this someday." Cream said, trying to comfort her.

"Thank you for trying to get me to understand… but this defeat is taken a toll on me. I let everyone down. I let myself down including my class. I don't know what to do." Momo said, still crying.

"Please don't say that, Momo." Another voice came as they turn to see Sonic and Izuku standing where Cream and Cheese walkthrough.

"Mr. Sonic. Mr. Izuku." Cream said as Momo quickly got back up.

"Izuku… Sonic… how did you found me?" She asked, wiping her tears away.

"We were both trying to find you. We know that defeat by Silver just now is devested for you. But I'm surprised Cream and Cheese are here with you." Sonic said. "You guys saw her reaction?"

"We did. We had to do something." Cream said.

"Chao." Cheese said.

"It's okay. But thank you for helping us." Izuku said, looking to Momo. "Momo, I'm sorry you lost. I saw you were nervous before the match. I knew you couldn't find a way to get over what you should do. Even after the match, you were devastated by it. I couldn't sit there to let you be saddened by it."

"I'm sorry you have to see my loss. I mostly let you down. I let everyone down in my class." Momo said as she begins to cry again. "I couldn't think of anything of what to do. I admit, in my body, I was lying to you when I was said to you, I wasn't nervous about my match. But I was. Even after teaming with Todoroki, I had confidence in me. I felt like I could do this. After that, I got nervous and couldn't think of what to do. I failed myself. I don't deserve to be a hero after this loss… I wish I could take it back."

Out of nowhere, Izuku put his arms around her, locking her in a tight embrace, placing his head on her left shoulder. Momo stood there with a shocked look. Sonic, Cream, and Cheese were surprised by what the boy just did.

"Don't say things like that, Momo… please don't say anything." Izuku said with a determined tone. "Look what I went through for 10 years. I was bullied. Many people talked down on me when I was Quirkless. I didn't have any friends until Sonic came into my life. He gave me an emerald for me to train hard to be where I am right now. You became my second friend. You have amazing Quirk. You even believed in me when I got into U.A. You even cared for me when I was almost dead by the Nomu at USJ. You care for others as well. Please, don't lose confidence. Yes, you lost to Silver and he was stronger. Don't let this loss force you to look down at yourself. Always get back up and use this as motivation. You can be stronger, and I'll be stronger with you. Will all be stronger."

Izuku then moves his head to face her with a smile on his face. The girl had small pink cheeks appearing with the boy near her.

"Will here to be heroes, right? I want you to not give up on your dreams. You'll be an amazing hero. Everyone will see you as an amazing hero." He said as Momo had more tears coming from her eyes.

"That's right." Sonic joined in the conversation. "Don't let this defeat hurt you. You still have a chance to get back up on your feet. Use this as motivation. You'll be stronger and stronger and be that hero you dream of becoming. We believe in you and I know you'll be that best hero."

Those words really hit Momo. She could only cry more. Not in a sad moment, but a happy moment. To hear Izuku's words, really gave her the courage to not give up. She quickly wrapped her arms around in a tight hug.

"Thank you, Izuku… thank you so much for motivating me. You're the bested friend I've ever had a chance to be with." She said, looking up to Sonic. "And thank you, Sonic with your words of courage."

"No problem." He said as Cream and Cheese smiled by what they were seeing.

"The ninth match of the tournament is about to get underway! Let's get it on!" Present Mic's voice was heard from the speaker.

"Looks like Knuckles is about to fight that Kirishima boy. We better get going or will miss it." Sonic said as Izuku and Momo broke the hug. The girl turns to Cream as she kneels in front of them.

"Thank you for giving me courage as well. You're really are a cute rabbit." She said, patting her on the head.

"You're welcome, Ms… Momo right?" She asked.

"That's my name. And you're Cream right?" Momo asked.

"I am. And this is my friend, Cheese." She said as the Chao flew in front of her, nuzzling her neck.

"You're a cute guy, too," Momo said, patting the Chao.

"By the way, I'm wondering if you two are in love with one another?" Cream asked as Izuku and Momo both blushed at the same time.

"N-N-No! We're just friends! That's it!" Izuku said, waving his arms around.

"Yeah, we're friends! We're not lovers and all! What you saw was him motivating me! That's it!" She said, looking away embarrassed.

"Um… the match? We gotta get going!" Sonic said.

Minutes later, Izuku and Momo quickly arrived back at their section. The class saw them walking back to her seat. Kendo looks to see Momo, smiling instead of the person she said earlier after the match looks down in defeat. Whatever Izuku said to her, it helped her. Kendo was glad he helped her out. Sonic returns to his seat after taking both Cream and Cheese back to the Heroes Seats. Izuku and Momo notice an empty chair next to Izuku.

"Where's Uraraka?" He asked.

"If you're wondering, she left minutes ago when you were gone. She's getting for her match coming up after this." Iida said.

"I see," Izuku said, worrying about his friend going against the bully. "By the way, congrats on your win."

"Thank you. Still disappointed though after she uses me for her gadgets." Iida said.

"On the bright side, you'll be in the Round of 16. So, it'll be interesting to see who you'll be facing." Momo said, seeing the empty chair where Uraraka would seat. "I have a bad feeling Uraraka is going against Bakugo. I swear if he does anything stupid to hurt her, he'll regret everything he's going to do."

"I hope so, too. Just got to believe in her." Izuku said.

[Music Insert: Click Click Boom by Saliva]

In the ring, the match between Kirishima and Knuckles got underway. Both fighters just become good friends when they met at USJ during the villain attack. The echidna did some attacks early on. Doing a double punch on the boy, only for Kirishima to use his Quirk by making his arms harden, blocking every punch coming from the echidna. The boy then answers with a punch, only for Knuckles to use his arm to block it. He responds by doing a kick on his chest. Once that happen, the boy didn't feel any pain thanks to his Quirk.

"With some of my attacks, this guy isn't no pain and all! His Quirk has to be that strong!" Knuckles thought as he tries to do a Knuckles Chop from above. The boy uses his arm to block it when he tries to use his leg to kick the echidna, only for him to dodge it and landing inches away from him.

"Not bad for an echidna. You got great moves!" Kirishima yelled.

"You got yourself a great Quirk! Your Entire body is hard, preventing pain to appear on your body!" Knuckles yelled as he jumped in the air before dropping by digging through the ground.

Kirishima stood in a defensive stance, looking around for the echidna to appear at any time. Then from below him, Knuckles popped out from the ground, delivering a punch to the chin. Thinking that would work to go for the knockout. That didn't work either. Luckily, the boy activated his Quirk again to harden the chin preventing him from being knocked out. He uses his right hand to make a fist towards the echidna's face. Knuckles grabbed the fist with his hand, tightening it from attacking. The boy smirk thinking that the echidna's attack failed. But Knuckles return the smirk back. He flew backward mid-air before diving back down, fist-first. He started twirling into a drilling projectile while his fist catches fire at the same time. His fist slammed to the boy's chest, delivering a monster hit to the ground.

"What a fight we're seeing! Knuckles land a monster punch to Kirishima, damaging the ring enough! This could the best fight in this round so far! No offense, Sonic!" Present Mic yelled.

"This fight is way better than Sonic," Aizawa said.

"Thanks for the compliment, idiots!" the hedgehog yelled at the booth.

"That echidna is really tough for a small guy. He's giving Kirishima everything he got." Sero said.

"How crazy will this be if that little guy won. So far, his team already 4 for 4. It could be a perfect 5 for 5 when this is over." Ojiro said.

"Question is how long will Kirishima has his Quirk active?" Izuku asked, observing the battle. "The more attacks Knuckles does; his skin can slowly dissipate, and he could lose stamina."

"That's exactly what Knuckles is doing. Go for some punches around him so he could be weak. Like Tokoyami's Quirk." Shadow said, turning to the bird boy. "No offense."

"I understand." He answered.

Back in the ring, Knuckles jumped from the medium size hole and landed back on the ground. The echidna got in his defensive stance, waiting for Kirishima to appear. Right on cue, the boy does. No pain or anything like he didn't feel anything from his attack. He looked at him with a grin. He charges towards the echidna. Knuckles ran towards him, getting his fist ready. The boy tries to punch him, only for Knuckles to do a flip above him. But the echidna uses his fist to punch the ground near the boy. The punch unleashed tremors on the opponent. Kirishima felt the soft aftershocks, trying to stand still avoiding the impact. The echidna did it again, punching the ground with another aftershock. This time, Kirishima couldn't stand as he falls to the ground.

"Now's my chance!" Knuckles thought before jumping in the air again. He drops straight downward with fists first and spins his entire body around rapidly. At the same time, a flaming red aura appeared around his body, going straight towards Kirishima. "It's over this time!"

Inches away from finishing the job, Kirishima opens his eyes seeing the echidna diving towards him with his fist. His actives his Quirk again, making his body harden around him for the big attack to come. The echidna delivers the punch on the boy, with such force creates a disruptive shockwave along the surface to damage the surroundings of the ring. The stadium itself felt the shockwave like an earthquake happening.

"Whoa! Knuckles delivers another monster hit on Kirishima! Did it do enough to end the fight?" Present Mic asked.

"That's one big impact!" Mineta yelled.

"Is Kirishima okay, though?" Kaminari asked.

"Those guys damaged the ring like nothing," Awase said.

"Imagining if I was fighting those guys," Tetsutetsu yelled.

Everyone waited until the dust settled. Once the dust was gone, Knuckles leaped from the ground. The ring itself was damaged with a ton of cracks and holes form by the echidna's attack. He stood in a defensive stance, waiting for Kirishima to make an appearance. Right on cue, the boy appeared out of nowhere. Flashing a grin and his U.A. Gym clothes ripped apart from the impact.

"No way! After those kinds of attacks, Kirishima is still standing! This is unbelievable! He's not ready to end this fight just yet!" Present Mic yelled as the crowd roared.

"He's still standing!" Sero yelled.

"Kirishima isn't ready to go down without a fight. Ribbit." Tsuyu said.

"Using his Quirk, he withstands two attacks from that guy!" Kaminari yelled.

Sonic looks back at students of Class 1-A, not a word from him, he thinks their classmate had a shot at winning this. Instead, he knows his fight is over. He turns to Izuku as they look at one another. They both agree this fight was indeed over… for Kirishima that is. They look back at the ring.

"Have to admit, you're not ready to give up." Knuckles said.

"You're one tough dude! Good thing I became friends with you. Must admit as well, you got big attacks in you. You almost beat me. But I attend to win this thing!" He said, ready for another fight.

"Then bring it on!" Knuckles yelled.

The two were ready for their fight. However, it didn't happen. Instead, Kirishima slowly begins to get dizzy. His entire body was getting shut down. The stamina in him was getting to him. Despite his Quirk, protecting from every attack Knuckles delivered. His Quirk was deactivated when he collapses to the ground.

[Music Ends]

"Ejiro Kirishima is down! Knuckles the Echidna advances!" Midnight yelled as the crowd roared.

"What a classic fight! These two shows their moves to everyone around the world to see! However, it was Knuckles that got the win and the Freedom Fighters complete a perfect 5 for 5 as their fighters are in the Round of 16! This has to be by far, the best fight we've seen in this One on One Tournament!" Present Mic yelled.

Knuckles approach Kirishima's unconscious body. He notices medical bots were approaching them to take the boy to Recovery Girl's Office. "No. I'll take him. The guy put one heck of a fight." He said as he put his arm around the boy, giving him enough support to walk him to Recovery Girl's Office.

"We're going to have to wait for our final match to complete the Round of 16. Cementos will fix the ring again after this classic fight." Present Mic yelled as the Cement Quirk user begin re-fixing the ring.

"That was a great fight. Sucks that Kirishima out of the tournament." Kaminari said.

"On the bright side, there will be pros to seeing him a chance to be part of their agency in the future," Kendo said.

"That's true," Sero said, turning to the Freedom Fighters. "You guys are really that strong? Do you guys really train that hard?"

"Simple. We all been through a ton of adventures you haven't seen anything out of ordinary. I love to tell you that, but it's a secret." Sonic said.

"Five of us have made it to the next round. This is great." Tails said.

"Will see what happens in the next round. I'm ready to get back in the action." Sonic said as he saw Izuku, Momo, Iida, and Kendo got up from their seats. "Where you guys, going?"

"We're going to see Uraraka. Her match is coming up next. We just want to give her a pep talk before it happens." Izuku said.

"I see. Who is she facing by the way?" Sonic asked.

"You don't want to know… she's facing Kacchan." Izuku answered with fear. The Freedom Fighters except for Shadow flinched.

"You got to be kidding me!" Amy yelled.

"This is not good!" Charmy Bee said.

"I have a bad feeling that bully's going to do something to her." Tails said.

"I had the same thing too. He's going to hurt her intentionally. He could injure her from the tournament." Momo said.

"This is not good one bit," Sonic said, clenching his fist.

"I know. We're going to talk to her a bit. Will be right back." Izuku said as the group left the section.

Sonic watched them leave as he sat back in his chair. He had a bad feeling that Bakugo will do something. He knows more about Bakugo's bullying on Izuku when they first met.

"Bakugo's going to do something to her. You just know it." Tails said.

"I know. If he does anything to that girl, he should be disqualified from the tournament. If he isn't," Sonic clenched his fist. "I'm going to teach him a lesson."

Shadow heard the conversation as he quietly exits from his seat. He walks off right before the match. Not one member didn't notice he was gone.

In the waiting room, Uraraka sat there with her head down. Much like Momo, she grew nervous ahead of her match. She knows Bakugo is dangerous especially with a Quirk that is powerful against opponents. She even knew a little about Bakugo's Bullying on Izuku thanks to Momo giving her tips about it during the Combat Training when she was teaming with Izuku against Bakugo and Iida. Suddenly, she heard a knock coming from the door.

"Come in." She answered as the door open. She was surprised to see Izuku, Iida, Momo, and Kendo entering the room. "Guys, what are you doing here?"

The four were surprised by Uraraka's look. A comical mixture of nervousness and determination when she was looking at them.

"Uh, what's with that face?" Kendo asked.

"My face?" She asked, before going back in her normal look. "Oh, nothing. I guess I'm not great at how nervous I am." She turns to Momo. "I saw your fight, Yaoyorzou. I'm so sorry for your loss."

"It's okay. Still a little disappointed about the loss but I'm over it now. Just needed a little talk from someone else." Momo said, giving Izuku a wink as the boy smiled back.

"Anyway, we heard you're facing Bakugo. That guy is a dangerous person and who knows what tricks he'll pull." Kendo said.

"We all had a bad feeling about this. He better does anything to hurt you with. I swear if he does, he's going to regret everything." Momo said, clenching her fist in anger.

"I know," Ochako said, looking down with a sad look. "I'm kind of scared about this when I found out I was going to face him." She looks up with a determined look. "But you know, I feel like I'm ready for this matchup. Maybe I have confidence in me to beat him."

"It'll be okay," Iida said, turning to the others with a smile. "I don't think Bakugo would use the full powers of his explosions on a girl, right?"

"Yeah, he would," Izuku answered, causing both Iida, Uraraka, and Kendo to flinched. Momo stood still cringing.

"And I know Sonic wouldn't agree to that either." the Creation Quirk user said. "You can tell by the hedgehog's voice before we came here, he hates Bakugo that much and who knows what he'll do if Bakugo would attack Uraraka."

"If I recall, Sonic was taking on that monster at USJ during the villain attack. He came close at beating it only for Bakugo to jump in and try to take on the hedgehog instead. What an a-hole." Kendo said.

"Language," Iida said.

"I didn't say it. I just reference it." Kendo said.

"It could happen since Sonic's in the Round of 16," Izuku said. "And besides, everyone's trying to get the top spot in these games. Even if she wasn't fighting Kacchan, I don't think anyone would hold back." He turns to Uraraka, getting his notebook out. "You helped me a lot. It's my turn to help you. Maybe I can repay you for this." The boy shows her the page of the doodle of Bakugo with information about his Quirk and weaknesses. "I got a plan for you to use your Quirk against Kacchan. It's not much but I did my best."

"All right, this is perfect," Iida said with a smile.

"Then you have a shot against that jerk after all," Kendo said.

"Thank you so much for doing that," Uraraka said with a smile. "But no. Sorry." Everyone was surprised by her answer. She looks down at the table. "You're wonderful, Deku. I keep seeing that repeatedly. During the Cavalry Battle, I told you it was good to team up with friends. But now I think about it, I might even try to rely on you to get by. That's why, when Iida was trying his best, Kendo all happy despite losing, and Yaoyorozu devastated by her loss, I actually kind of embarrassed myself."

"Uraraka," Izuku said as the girl walks past them to the door, looking down with her eyes covered in the shadows.

"So, it's fine. Really." She said, standing in front of the door. "Everyone's facing their future and giving this their best. That means we're rivals. Even you, me, Yaoyorozu, Kendo, and Iida. Or even Sonic. So…" The girl turns around with a determined smile, giving them a thumb up. Despite her arm shaking in nervousness.

"She's just like me earlier before my fight. Nervous and all." Momo thought sadly for her.

"Guess I'll see you in the Finals." She said.

Back in the stadium, the next match was about to begin. The screen above change to the opponents who were about to face one another. Sonic looks on, not one single smile after seeing the screen of the person he can't stand before looking at the ring

"We have finally made it to the final match! The last two contestants we meet but only one will be punching their tickets to the Round of 16! With that being said, let's get this going!" Present Mic yelled as the crowd roared. "Now our contestants! He's kind of a hotshot in middle school, and just look at that determine face! From the Hero Course of Class 1-A, Katsuki Bakugo!"

The Explosion Quirk user made his way out of the tunnel. With his hands in his pocket and the face of a thug, he made his way to the ring. The crowd roared with cheers. But the other half was the sound of boos. The boy turns to his left to see the Freedom Fighters booing at him. He notices Sonic stood on the rails, giving him a not happy face. The two looks at one another before Bakugo look forward

"He was looking at you Sonic." Tails said.

"I know." He replied, still looking at him.

"I can't wait to get my hands on that sewer rat." Bakugo thought before turning to see Izuku, Momo, Iida, and Kendo back in their seats. Izuku notices his former friend looking at him. The two glared at one another before the bully looks forward. "Don't worry, Deku. You'll next on my list."

"Kacchan… if you hurt her… you regret everything." Izuku thought as he clenched his fist.

"And his opponent, from who I personally rooting for, also from Class 1-A, Ochako Uraraka!" Present Mic yelled.

The Zero Gravity Quirk user made her way to the ring with a serious look. The crowd cheer for her.

"You can do it, Uraraka! Win!" Momo yelled from her seat.

"We believe in you!" Kendo yelled.

"You got this, Uraraka. We're counting on you." Izuku thought.

In another area of the stadium, Shadow made his way out of the tunnel standing at the seating section. His arms crossed to see the opponents at the ring. He notices he wasn't the only one there. He looked to his left to see a familiar person with his arms crossed, looking at the ring.

"So, this is where you were the whole time? Didn't bother to sit with your class?" the Dark Hedgehog asked.

"I'm surprised you would find me here," Todoroki said, not looking at him.

"I saw you from my seat. So, I decided to talk with you." Shadow said. "What you think of this battle?"

"As much I don't like Bakugo, I have to feel for Uraraka because she doesn't stand a chance against him," Todoroki said.

"You never know what would happen. Who said that girl could beat him?" Shadow asked.

"You think she can win?" Todoroki asked.

"Let's see how this plays out," Shadow said as the two looks on to the fight.

Bakugo and Uraraka stood in the ring, looking at one another with serious looks until Present Mic's Voice was heard.

"Let the tenth and final match… BEGIN!" He yelled.

End of Chapter 34

Author's Note: At long last, another chapter is done. And yes, another long one I should say. Originally I was supposed to post this on Tuesday but it was really a long one to fill in the other matches. The last one which is Uraraka and Bakugo will be on the next chapter so the ending itself on here is another cliffhanger. I just love doing that to tease you guys. The good news I'll be almost done with the next chapter hopefully today so I can post it tomorrow. Now, I not good at keeping promising. But hopefully, I don't break this promise.

By the way, the chapter will be some lines but only a little since the fight scenes are in the stadium with Class 1-A, 1-B, and the Freedom Fighters viewing them at the same time. It'll be confused but you'll understand.

Anyway, I know you're going to ask me did I saw the Sonic Movie? Yes, I did. I saw it this past Monday. I was off of work as part of my 4 day weekend. I took my little brother to see it. We watched in the Dolby Cinema Section with recliner seats and sound effects to them. Imagine if the movie was in the IMAX Theatre? It would've been awesome. But yes, the movie was awesome and became the Number One Movie in America. Don't be surprised if it is again this coming Sunday. Also, Jim Carrey was awesome as Robotnik/Eggman. Funny and villainous at the same time. There will be a sequel in the future thanks to a mid-credit scene at the end with the appearance of Tails. I can't wait for the sequel soon.

Well, the next chapter is coming tomorrow. Hopefully. I hope you have a great day. We're only 4 days away from the My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising Movie. I hope you're ready for it?