It was a few weeks after the whole incident at the U.S.J when Mr. Aizawa had announced the Sports Festival. The whole school was partaking. It had been pushed back by the staff due to the incident at the U.S.J which wasn't shocking since they had no idea how the villains who attacked got their hands-on school's schedule which was only own to the teachers. It was rumored sometime later that there was a traitor. Izumi did get somewhat of an earful from her dad about what happened at U.S.J. But overall, he was just worried about her. And after reporting the rumor of a traitor in the school Fury asked Izumi to discreetly investigate the matter herself. However, during her investigation by taking a peek into the staff's minds. So far, she hadn't found the traitor yet and as a student of UA there was only a hand full of teachers, she would be able to meet.
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There was a knock on the door which confused her. She wasn't expecting anyone. Her and Goose tensed up as they moved to the door.
Standing her back slightly pressed to the door she asked, "Who is it?"
"Your dad and your uncles." Said Steve on the other side. Izumi gasped and opened the doors letting them inside. She threw her arms around her dad getting a chuckle from him as he hugged back.
"Where's our hugs?" Sam asked offendedly. Izumi gave each of them a hug before inviting them inside. "Are you sure that you live here? It's so spotless."
"Well I've been keeping busy and cleaning oddly enough has become a stress relief for me." She explained.
"Been there recently." Steve admitted.
"How have you been Uncle T'Challa? Is Wakanda doing good?" Izumi asked.
"Wakanda is just fine." T'Challa promised. "Shuri says hello by the way."
"I'm glad. So, what brings you guys here? A mission?"
"Fury told us about the Sports Festival from you last report and had an agent snag us some tickets to go see it." Bucky said. "And as I recall, he said that in your report that the whole school was partaking. Which means you will be there. We didn't want to miss it."
"Y—You guys are really going to watch? In the stadium?" She asked.
"Yes ma'am." Said Sam with a chuckle.
"Crap…" She muttered softly making her dad and uncles chuckle seeing how nervous she was getting. Goose jumped on the furniture reaching out with his paw giving her comfort. "Thanks Goose." She smiled rubbing his head.
"I am sure you shall do great." T'Challa said.
"Of course, she will. We did train her after all." Bucky said.
Scott was in the kitchen with his head in the fridge, "Oh! Hey Kiddo mind I have these leftovers?"
"Sure."
"Thanks, I'm starving." Scott took the leftovers from the previous nights. "So, did you find the traitor yet?"
"Well no, after a rumor about them got out it must have tipped them off and they vanished." Izumi said. "Also, as a first year I'm only meeting a certain number of teachers. And I can't go around trying to read all of the staff's minds they might take me for the traitor if I do."
"That's true. I'm sure the traitor will make themselves known soon enough." Said T'Challa.
/
Today was the day of the Sports Festival. Izumi was in the waiting room nervous out of her mind. So many people where here to watch along with her dad, Uncle Bucky, Uncle Sam, Uncle T'Challa, and Uncle Scott in the stands watching. And Izumi knew that Uncle Tony had no doubt tapped into the live video feed so the Avengers back at the tower could watch. But she was ready. She jumped around throwing punches in the air pumping herself up.
"You got this Izumi." She told herself. "You've got this."
"Rodgers." Shoto appeared.
"Oh, hey Todoroki need something?" She asked.
"I just wanted to say that I will beat you." He said firmly.
Izumi smirked and asked, "Well with an attitude like that I'd love to see you try. However, it seems like you need a reminder of what happened back at the U.S.J." Shoto looked at her surprised but found himself smirking a little then he walked away. "What a strange guy." She muttered. Her first game was the obstacle course which was going to be starting in five minutes. She walked over to the area where the students would step out before the crowd as others joined her. After being given the on a head they walked out as the announcer; President Mic started talking about the obstacle course. The game started after the buzzer. Izumi summoned her wings, used her powers giving her a boost flying passed her fellow competitors and stopped short in front of the one-pointer robot upper-cutting it, wowing the crowd. Even the other competitors where in awe.
"That's our Izumi!" Buck said cheered.
"She's going through this strategically. Looks like studying strategies with Vision paid off." Noted Sam.
"She's live a shooting star." Commented Steve watching her soaring right over the ground while taking out the robotic obstacles that tried to stop her.
"There is nothing can stop this girl!?" Asked President Mic commenting from the commentary deck.
"No," Said Scott, "Believe the only thing that can stop this girl is probably a mad titian."
"And the stones which gave her, her powers." Whispered Sam getting Scott to nod. They returned their attention to the race. Izumi passed the finish line followed by Shoto who had used his ice to catch up. She passed it first and looked at him.
"I thought you said that you wanted to beat me Todoroki." She remarked. He didn't say anything as they walked back to the waiting room.
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It was the one v one matches now. Izumi had been going great since her first game. She couldn't wait to fight with Bakugo again since the hero trails. But first she had to get past Hitoshi and Shoto Todoroki. It wasn't going to be easy given Shoto was the son of Endeavor, the #2 Hero in Japan. And has for Hitoshi she had no idea what his quirk really was only that it had something to do with his eyes. Which meant to wind she was going to have to blind him to keep him from using his quirk.
"You're up kid." Said a staff member. Izumi nodded and walked to the arena. She looked seeing Hitoshi enter form the other side. They stood and waited for President Mic to give him the "okay". Once he said "start" Izumi caused a cosmic flash bang.
"Damn that's good thinking." Said Bucky. "She knew that Hitoshi's quirk involved his eyes, so she temporarily blinded him."
"Smart thinking. I think we might have taught her a little too well." Steve said.
"Hitoshi is already recovering from the flash bang." Said T'Challa waving it off. "He'll be fine."
"No, he won't." Snorted Sam seeing Izumi right hook her opponent. "O…That's going to leave a bruise."
"I'd be surprised if it didn't." Said Scott. "She hits as hard as Hope."
"No, she hits as hard as Hulk." Corrected Steve somewhat proud and scared at the same time. Izumi hit Hitoshi in the stomach with her knee sending him rolling on the ground. He stopped and laid there weakly pushing himself up. He activated his quirk and ordered her to attack herself.
"Get…out … of … my HEAD!" Izumi screamed canceling out his quirk with her own mental powers causing a blast of yellow cosmic energy to flood the area floor.
"Oh, she's pissed." Said Sam seeing the intense glare on his niece's face. "She is very pissed."
"Are we sure we never let her near the Hulk?" Asked Scott. "She's acting like him"
"Well I'm sure Hitoshi enjoyed living while it lasted." Said Bucky. Izumi powered up her fist with purple cosmic energy making sure to only use 1% and knocking Hitoshi out bounds from where they had been fighting. The crowd erupted into cheers and applause as President Mic called the match.
"That was fun Hitoshi. You got a few good hits in." She complimented him as she helped him stand up.
Hitoshi smiled softly, "I guess I did. But your skill, your quirk, seriously they should call you "Lady Powerful" or something."
"Yeah maybe but I was thinking something a little different." She said helping him to the infirmary.
/
After she healed Hitoshi, she watched the other matches while waiting for the match where she would battle Shoto. She couldn't wait for that match. It was going to be difficult, but she wasn't going to be complaining.
"You can do this Izumi. There is a reason you took the name Infinity Girl. This whole festival is to show dad and the others how strong you have become." She told herself firmly. She walked back out onto the field when it was time seeing Shoto on the other side.
"Well Todoroki you ready?" Izumi asked.
"I am." He said. Hearing the "okay" the two clashed. Izumi noticed how he was only using his ice during this fight. Why wasn't he using his fire? Now that Izumi thought about, he rarely used his fire side. There had to be a reason for that. She wanted him to use it. She was tired of seeing his ice side.
"Come on Todoroki use your full power!" She demanded using her hand to hand combat skills.
"NO! I don't want be like him." He said.
"You are already everything he isn't and so much more Todoroki. Make your own name make this power your own, don't let whatever the hell he's done control your life anymore." She said as their hands where locked together and their auras clashed making an electricity crackle around them. Izumi's wings flared as they pushed one another back a few feet away. After hearing Izumi's words something inside Todoroki clicked memories of what his own father had done to him, his mother, his siblings just came washing over him and before he realized it, he was using his fire side.
"IZUMI!" Shouted Steve worried seeing a fire tornado appear in the arena. However, to his shock, he and the others saw Izumi smile and active her cosmic powers and flew straight at Todoroki as he thrusted his fiery fist at her. She was paired with a cosmic fist. The two went in for the punch their fists connecting sending shockwaves throughout the arena. The crowd gasped and let go surprise yelps. Even the former participants of the festival where shaken by the colliding fists.
"I knew they were some of the strongest students we got next to the big three, but this is ridiculous." Said Mina as she leaned on the wall for support.
"I completely agree." Said Mineta. The dust created by the shockwaves settled and Todoroki was shown laying on the ground groaning a little as he tried waking up. Izumi was the one standing her gym uniform burned all the up to her shoulder. Her healing factor was already kicking in so the burn marks where clearing up. The crowd gave a huge uproar in cheers seconds later.
"Izu is so scary." Said Sato.
"She is." Agreed Ojiro.
"I hope Todoroki is okay." Hoped Momo.
"I'm sure he's just fine. Look Izu is healing him and carrying him over here." Said Jiro.
"Man, you gotta stop scaring us like that." Said Kirishima.
"Sorry." Izumi apologized as Kirishima and Iida helped Shoto to the infirmary.
In the stands Steve, Scott, Sam, Bucky, and T'Challa all looked relieved and proud seeing her pull victory. The boys looked at one another amused by how worried they were knowing that Izumi would come out on top.
"Oh, Little Lady…" Bucky sighed. "She knows how get you on the edge of your seat."
"She's an Avenger through and through." Steve muttered.
"You make it sound like that's a bad thing." T'Challa laughed.
/
The final battle had arrived. It was now between Izumi and Bakugo. This was going to be an interesting fight for sure. Izumi was ready for it she was glad getting a chance to have a rematch with Bakugo after the last match they had. She knew that Bakugo had been training hard and would give her a good fight. She knew that he no doubt changed his fighting style. She was so excited. She planned on avenging Uaraka's lost to Bakugo, however. Even if he was her childhood friend he was going down.
"Time for the last match Rodgers." Said Iida.
"Right. Thanks Iida."
"I have faith that you will pull yet another victory, Rodgers."
"Thanks Iida. To be honest I hope Bakugo as changed his fighting style. I want to have a disadvantage in not knowing what he's going to throw at me, makes things interesting." Izumi explained.
"I suppose so. Good Luck Rodgers."
"Thanks Iida." She smiled walking back out before the crowd as Iida's phone rang. She stood back on the field as Bakugo stood ahead of her. He had a glare on his face as her face read no emotion. "You ready Kacchan? You're finally getting your rematch."
Bakugo smirked, "That I am." They got into the fighting stances as the buzzer was heard. Bakugo made the first move sending a wave of explosions. Izumi summoned her wings and took flight wowing the crowd as they now got a better look at her wings. She got up a little higher then dive bombed while twirling sending serval low powered feather bullets down at him. Bakugo barely managed to dodge and blocked a few with his quirk. She stopped twirling just as she about to hit the ground and landed perfectly on her feet. She then threw a good punch only for him to upper cut her in the stomach. The two were locked in a heated hand to hand combat neither holding back as cosmic energy and Bakugo's explosions collided repeatedly. To Steve, Bucky, and Scott it was like was firecrackers in China Town.
"You've gotten better Kacchan." Izumi complimented.
"Thanks nerd. I've been training non-stop since the trails. I'm going to TAKE YOU DOWN!" He shouted.
"YOU CAN TRY!" She shouted back smiling all the while. The crowd was one the edge of their seats as two collided fists once again sending shockwaves more powerful than the one that Izumi and Shoto's fight had created.
"I WILL WIN!" Bakugo swore.
"LIKE HELL YOU WILL!" Izumi said back.
"GO IZUMI!" Shouted her dad and uncles unable to help themselves. There was big blast and shook the arena to its core. There was large cloud of smoke that soon covered the arena blocking everyone's view. A pro-hero with a wind quirk quickly blew the smoke away. When the smoke was gone, they saw Izumi holding up her fist while Bakugo laid on his back looking up at the sky.
"Damnit Izumi." Bakugo muttered as the crowd erupted into cheers.
"If it makes you feel any better you didn't get third place." Izumi looked at him with a smile.
"I guess that's true. Poor half-and-half." He mumbled with a chuckle.
/
At the end of the Sports Festival; Izumi, Bakugo, and Todoroki stood on the three pillars. Bakugo was on the pillar with "2", Todoroki was on the pillar with "3" and of course Izumi stood on the pillar with "1". She held up the metal with the brightest smile on her face as the Sports Festival was concluded.
"You did amazing Izumi." Steve said patting her back.
"Well done Child. You have truly grown."
"Oh, I can only image how they others reacted." Said Scott.
"Odds are they placed bets." Sam laughed.
"I wonder who one and who lost." Commented T'Challa.
"We'll see when we got home. But I think Tony might have gotten more money." Bucky smiled.
"Let's celebrate. Dinner on me." Said Steve.
"Food sounds great." Izumi whined as the adults laughed.