*Midoriya's P.O.V*

"LET ME HEAR YA SCREAM AS OUR STUDENTS MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE MAIN STAGE!" Present Mic yelled into the intercom... thank goodness Mr. Aizawa can turn down his audio. "THIS FIRST GROUP ARE NO STRANGERS TO THE SPOTLIGHT! YOU KNOW THEM FOR WITHSTANDING A VILLAIN ATTACK- THE DAZZLING STUDENTS LIGHTING UP YOUR TVS WITH SOLID GOLD SKILLS!"

Get on with it already!

"THE HERO COURSE STUDENTS OF CLASS 1-A!" Present Mic yelled as all of us walked onto the stage.

Thank goodness... I was wondering if his showboating would end.

"NEXT UP, THE CLASS WHO WAS THERE AS WELL DURING THE VILLAIN ATTACK, BUT SHOWED EQUAL AMOUNTS OF BRAVERY AND TALENT! CLASS 1-B!" Present Mic yelled as Class 1-B followed right behind us.

"Next up, general studies classes C, D, and E!" Present Mic yelled with lower volume... glad to see he's not biased at all. "Support Classes F, G, and H! And finnaly, business classes I, J, and K! Give it up for all of U.A's first-year contestants!"

Phew... glad all of that is over. We all got into our respective classes and waited for the official of the Sports Festival to come out.

... Oh no.

"Now, the introductory speech!" Midnight yelled in her racy costume.

"Amazing..." One hero said.

"Seriously, the other years don't know what they're missing." Another said.

"Oh keep it in your pants all of you." I said just loud enough for them to hear. Jeez... what a drag.

"Silence, everyone!" Midnight yelled, "As for the student pledge, we have Izuku Midoriya!" Midnight yelled.

...Shit.

"Yeah, Izuku Midoriya, woo!" I exclaimed while pushing Bakugou forward.

"W-Why the fuck are you pushing me nerd?" Bakugou asked.

"Just do me this solid, I'll buy you some cake at the place down in Hosu later." I bartered.

...

...

"Fine, it better be triple chocolate." He said.

"With vanilla frosting to balance, I know, I've been to your birthday parties before, and you always get the same damned thing. Now go, you're making me look bad." I said.

"It seems we have a substitution. Katsuki Bakugou will be taking the pledge." She said as Bakugou got onto the podium and faced the microphone. I was a bit thirsty so I decided to take a drink... big mistake!

"Umm... I just want to say, that I'm going to win." He said.

I spat out my water as everyone started to boo Bakugou. "It's not my fault all of you are just stepping stones for my victory."

Everyone got angry and wanted to take him down. As Bakugou was coming back, Iida was flailing his arms in shocked anger... it was, extremely hilarious.

"Midoriya? Why are you laughing?" Uraraka asked.

"It's because, Bakugou said things, and everyone was angry, and Iida is flailing, it's funny." I said while reeling in my laughter.

"Without further ado, it's time for us to get started! The first game is what you call a qualifier. This is where you begin feeling the pain!" She said while flicking her whip, "The first faithful game of the festival!" She said while a wheel was rolling, "What could it be?!" She asked rhetorically, before the wheel stopped on 'Obstacle Course', "Ta-dah!"

So it's an obstacle course... well looks like I'm going to Hosu faster than I thought.

"All 11 classes will participate in this treacherous contest. the track is four kilometers around the outside of the stadium." She said before holding up her flogger... that thing still creeps me out, "I don't wanna restrain anyone, at least in this game..." She said before licking her lips, "As long as you don't leave the course, you're free to do whatever your heart desiers." She said before pointing us towards the door, "Now then, take your places contestants."

I made my way towards the door and standing right in front of it. My plan? Run as fast as I can. 100% speed, 10% One for All, let's see how fast I can go. The first green light went off.

Then the second...

Then the third.

"BEGIN!"

I wasted no time in sprinting down the track. Immediately leaving the others behind me as I sped past the door. This is too ea-

*BOOM!*

... I spoke too soon. A bunch of robots, like the ones at the Sports Festival appeared... man that's gonna suck.

... For the others.

I ran past them and ignored the first obstacle, and decided to leave them to it. The next obstacle was a giant chasm... yeah, boring! I stopped running to stretch my legs.

"MIDORIYA HAS SPED PAST THE FIRST AND SECOND OBSTACLES IN A MATTER OF SECONDS!" Present Mic yelled.

"Wait until he sees this." I said as I jumped as high as I could, but thanks to the extra ton of weight, I sank like a rock onto another plateau. Rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat. Once I made it across I began running again.

"INCREDIBLE! MIDORIYA IS CLEARING THIS CHALLENGE LIKE IT WAS NOTHING! THIS IS ALMOST UNFAIR!" Present Mic yelled, "THOUGHTS?!"

"His speed is unstoppable, and we haven't even seen his strength yet." Mr. Aizawa said.

Because it's... kinda nothing to me, I would slow down, but that's a drag, and besides... cake, delicious cake is waiting in Hosu, and I want to go there as fast as I could. The final obstacle was a mine field, I just jumped over it, I could just rush through it and get through it that easily... but I still want to cement some challenge for the others.

Once I cleared the minefield I zoomed into the stage for my win.

"THE WINNER IS IZUKU MIDORIYA!" Present Mic yelled.

Yeah yeah who cares... cake! Oh, wait first things first. I rushed over towards the back wall and jumped to the teacher's viewing booth. "Hey Mom, All Might. I'm going to that new cake place in Hosu real quick. Want anything?" I asked.

"S-Shouldn't you wait for the Festival to be over?" All Might in his skinny form asked.

"Ehh, I have like... 30ish minutes before everyone gets here. So with how fast I can get there... which is about 3 minutes. Then the amount of time it'll take for me to buy the cakes and taste all the free samples I can, and come back here... that's more than enough time." I said, "Besides Mom can text me telling me to come back." I said before pulling out my phone, "So cake?" I asked.

Before All Might can say anything else Mom handed me a stack of yen, "I want a lemon cake."

"M-Ms Midoriya." All Might said.

"He's right, he ran 4 kilometers in a matter of minutes." Mom said.

All Might looked hesitant, before handing me money as well, "I'll take a vanilla cake."

"Cool." I said while grabbing the money, "Anyone else?" I asked.

"Well since you're offering." Snipe said, "I'll take a lemon cake as well."

"Chocolate for me." Thirteen said. Everyone else said no.

"Alright, anyone know what Present Mic wants? I'd go ask him myself, but he's loud." I asked.

"He likes strawberry shortcake. And Mr. Aizawa likes an espresso cake."

I typed all of that into my phone, "Alright, see you all in 30ish minutes!" I yelled before taking off to Hosu.

I... might have miandered a bit, and I also might have been jumping off roofs to get there. But it's effective! I'm practically the-

*ZOOM*

Huh? I looked over towards the source of the noise to see a dude in armor and engines jutting on the shoulders. Hey, it's Ingenium, Iida's bro. I probably shouldn't bother him... bah screw it. I began following him, as he jumped onto a roof a few houses away, before diving into an alley way. I followed him to find... oh no.

The Hero Killer.

"I've finally found you, Hero Killer." Ingenium yelled. Is he planning to take him on himself? Yeah... no.

Iida would be crushed if his brother was killed.

I jumped down from the building and was right in front of them. "Who are you kid?" The Hero Killer asked.

"Hi, I was in the neighborhood, and I thought I'd stop by and make sure a certain Ingenium didn't get himself killed by taking on someone way out of his league." I said.

"Get out of here, it's too da-"

"Hush, we're talking here." I said which caused the Hero Killer to laugh.

"You got guts kid... now do as Ingenium tells you and sto-"

*WHAM*

I rushed over and punched him in the face, he was out like a light. I wiggled my hand, "If anyone asks... you did that."

"H-How did... who are you?" Ingenium asked.

"So your bro didn't tell you about me? What a jerk." I said as I helped him up, "I'm Izuku Midoriya. But I would prefer that name sticks between us." I said as I looked over at the Hero Killer, "You should probably cuff him and call the police." I said.

"R-Right!" He exclaimed before dialing the police on his phone, one he finished... he went to question me.

"So... how did you find me? Shouldn't you be in school?" He asked.

"I finished the first part of the Sports Festival. I'm here to check out that new cake place." I said, "I heard a 'Zoom' and I saw you, and I wanted to say hi. Then I saw you were going to fight the hero killer without any source of backup." I said before smacking him upside the helmet, "Turns out idiocy runs in the family."

"Wait... you said you know my brother?" He asked.

"Yeah, Tenya Iida. He's a bit of a loud mouth... and a pain, but he's a nice kid." I said before glacing at my phone... no text yet. "Anyway, the last thing I wanted is for Iida to hear that you got hurt during your fight against the Hero Killer. He would probably be crushed, and even more likely, went on a revenge filled quest to fight him himself... and probably lose." I said before I shrugged, "Anyway, give your bro a call... well watch the Festival before you call him, the last thing he wants is to be distracted by a call from his brother during a round or something." I said before turning to walk away.

"W-Wait." He called out.

"I'm kinda on the clock here." I muttered.

"... Thank you." He said.

"You're welcome... now this never happened. The last thing I want is to go to jail. If you have to report it, say I was given permission, I was at the wrong place, wrong time." I said.

He agreed as I sped off to that cake place.

"I'M BACK!" I yelled as I skidded to a stop, carrying a bag full of plastic containers with the holy magesty that is cakes.

"Where have you been?!" Midnight yelled as I handed her a container.

"Cake shop in Hosu, I got you this so you won't yell at me." I said as she took the container along with the bag, aside from the three containers I have for Bakugou, myself, and someone else. The containers have the names of their recipients so there's no way she can confuse them, "Give these to the teachers, bribery and all that."

"... I accept, now! Onto the next match!" Midnight yelled, as the wheel of events spun ever so fast, before landing on 'Cavalry Battle'.

"Allow me to explain. The participants will form teams of 2 to 4 people as they see fit. In theory, it's basically the same as a regular playground game. But there is one difference." She said before pointing at us, "Each player has been assigned a point value based on the results from the obstacle course." Midnight explained.

"I get it, a point-based system like the entrance exams. That seems pretty simple." Satou said.

"So that means each team will have a different point value based on which student are on it." Uraraka explained.

"Uh-huh!" Ashido agreed.

"Maybe you should shut up and let me explain things to you." Midnight snapped, before regaining her composure, "Now then. The point assignments go up by increments of five, starting from the bottom. For example, 42nd place is worth five points, and 41st is worth ten. And the point value assigned to the first place contestant is... 10 million!" Midnight yelled.

...

...

"Your math is a little off there Midnight." I commented. I could just feel everyone looking at me with hunger for my points...

"That's right. It's survival of the fittest, with a chance for those at the bottom to overthrow the top!" Midnight exclaimed.

"Heh, good luck with that." I said with a smile. It's kinda hard not to give it my all right now, considering if I go below 100% I'll probably collapse onto the ground. Well this is hardcore training.

"First years! These are the rules you must abide by! The game itself will last 15 minutes. Individual point values will be added together to reach your team total. Everyone will know how much you're worth thanks to your headbands. Swipe as many headbands as you can to raise your teams score." She explained, "Stolen headbands must be worn from the neck up. So the more you steal, the harder it'll be to manage them. And another thing- Even if your headband gets stolen or your team falls down, you can keep playing until time's up." She finished.

"It's anyone's game, then." Yaoyorozu said.

"And since there are 42 contestants, there'll be 10 or 12 teams fighting on field, the entire time." Sato pointed out.

"So, if you lose your headband at the beginning, you have more time to make up a plan." Ashido stated.

"I dunno, Mina. Maybe we should wait and see how the teams turn out before we start strategizing." Asui said in thought.

"This is going to be rough. You may use your Quirks as much as you like. But there are still rules!" Midnight said, "Make a team fall on purpose and I'll slap you with a red card. You'll be disqualified!" She yelled before a timer appeared on the board, "Now, you've got 15 minutes to build your teams. I recommend you get started."

Okay... 2 to 4 team members per group. Considering I weight a ton and then some... I can't be the rider, so I'll need someone light, not to mention ver-

"Midoriya?" A familiar voice behind me said while tugging my shirt, I turned to see...

"Hey, Itake." I said, "What's up?" I asked.

"Can I join your team?" She asked.

"Hmm, sure, what's your Quirk?" I asked.

"It's called Mushroom. I scatter spores all over the field and in turn they grow mushrooms." She explained.

"... You might have just won us the game without my help." I said, "That's great, I don't want to carry the team... well I will be carrying the team, I'll be carrying you. But You'll be putting in a lot of the work." I said.

"Y-You're not going to do anything?" She asked.

"Well, yeah I'm only going to help if I absolutely have to. I've had enough spotlight for now, considering I've finished the obstacle course in a few minutes it does that to people." I said, "... Wait! I almost forgot!" I exclaimed as I picked up my bag and held out a cake. It was designed like a red spotted mushroom, "I got this for you when I made my run to Hosu."

"... Wait, Hosu?" She asked.

"Yeah?" I asked.

"Didn't the Hero Killer just get caught a few minutes ago?" She asked.

"... Man news spreads fast." I muttered, "Okay, I'm going to be straight with you." I said before leaning in, "I may or may not have punched him in the face and knocked him out instantly... and I also may or may not have gave the whole credit to Ingenium."

"Did you say Ingenium?"

I tensed up as I turned to face Iida... of couse, "Hey Iida, what's up?" I asked with a nervous smile.

"What about my brother?" He asked.

"Uhh, we were discussing how awesome he was when he caught the Hero Killer. You should be proud, in fact I bet he's watching right now, make him proud." I said.

He looked at me for a few seconds, before nodding, "I see, as expected of the hero Ingenium!" He boasted before walking away.

"... Phew." I muttered, "So anyway, cake." I said as I handed it to her. She looked at it before smiling,

"Thank you." She said with a smile.

"You're welcome. Now... time for the plan."

"Okay, all you first years! I hope you're happy with your chosen teams!" Present Mic yelled, "Let's get this party started! One final countdown before the game starts!"

" Hold on tight, and on my mark." I said as I pulled up my shirt to cover my mouth, "Use your Quirk."

"Right." Itake said on my back with our 10,000,045 points.

"Three! Two! ONE! BEGIN!" Present Mic yelled.

"NOW!" I yelled as I began running multiple laps around the stage, all the while Itake is using her Quirk to spread spores around. After the third lap, I stopped at our original position, just a few more seconds... now, "Alright you can stop now Itake." I said.

Everyone stopped covering their face and looked at me.

"What did you do?" Todoroki asked.

"Why don't you come and find out?" I asked.

"I rather not." Todoroki said as he sent an ice wave at me, I smashed it instantly, much to his somewhat surprise.

"What? Is that it?" I asked as I glanced at the clock, 2 minutes have passed.

"Should I use it now?" She asked.

"Wait until 12 minutes 30 seconds, then unleash the spores in front of us. How big can you grow them?" I asked.

"4 feet tall." She said.

"Dang, impressive, I thought mushrooms can only reach 6 inches?" I asked.

"Depends on the mushroo-" She said before something wet and pink swung past us. Tsu.

It's 12:30, "Now." I said.

She nodded and grew the mushroom to 4 feet. Intercepting Tsu's tongue. "What the heck?!" Everyone from Class 1-A asked, Class 1-B isn't surprised.

"Alright, that'll buy us some time." I said, "And you're getting a bunch of screen time. But wait until the secret weapon is unleashed."

Looks like the wait will be over fast. Todoroki's team is zooming toward us and fast. They were a few feet away before they skidded to a stop, "I'll be taking that now." He said.

"Get ready... at 10 on the dot." I whispered before looking at Todoroki... time to do what I do best, stall. "That's some crew you got there. The genius, the genius, the eternal second place, and the moron." I taunted.

"What did you say?!" Kaminari yelled but Todoroki stopped him.

"He's trying to rile us up." Yaoyorozu said, "He's stalling."

"Now why would I do that?" I asked as I looked at the time, 10 seconds left, "I could very easily run out of this."

"Then do it." Yaoyorozu said... 3... 2... 1...

"Alright I will." I said as Itake used her Quirk... and the four of them were coughing, badly.

"W-Wha *cough* What is this?" Yaoyorozu asked while coughing.

I looked at Itake, "You want to showboat?" I asked.

"S-Sure." She stuttered, "That's my Quirk. Mushroom. I can grow mushrooms anywhere so long the spores are there... even in your own body." Itake said, "Don't worry, the'll get out soon, but after a little while, and with medicine Recovery Girl has." She explained.

"There you have it." I said while walking away, "Like I said I could very easily run out the clock... but I've had enough of the spotlight for a while."

After that interraction we have 9:30 to go, and the other teams are still gunning for me. Bakugou decided to leave me alone and go for other teams, makes sense cement your advancement, expecially with the iron clad teamwork Itake and I ha-

*Tap*

I turned to see, that blonde guy, Monoma.

"Oh no..." Itake muttered.

"What?" I asked.

"His Quirk-"

"Is copy." He said as he aimed his fingers at me... shit!

"DON'T!" I yelled... but it was too late. He pulled back for a punch. "Itake hold on tight!" I yelled as I braced for impact.

*BOOOM!*

"GAAH!" Monoma yelled as he gripped his hand... it was bright purple, "W-What was that?" He asked.

"My Quirk... why did you think I didn't want you to do it." I said, then I saw Itake's forehead, "Where's our points?" I asked.

Itake was shocked as she felt her forehead. "T-They're gone!"

"OH NO! TEAM KOMORI LOST THEIR POINTS!" Present Mic yelled.

I looked frantically for any sign of the points... and I found them. Uraraka's team has them.

"Hatsume! Fly!" She yelled.

"Hehe, thanks for the free win!" She exclaimed as they took to the skies.

"... You spored their esophagi right?" I whispered.

"Yes." She said.

"Alright... but I have to make it look convincing." I said as I rushed towards them, "Hold on!" I yelled as I leaped up to them to 'grab' the points. I was batted away by Tokoyami's dark shadow. "Your usage of your Quirk was always a work of genius." I commented before plummeting back to the ground.

However, now that the headband has traded owners, everyone has been following them. Bakugou tried launching towards them, but was intercepted by Dark Shadow again. Meanwhile Todoroki's team was coming over while coughing, in a last ditch effort to get points.

It was when they landed that the points shifted owners. Bakugou grabbed it the moment they landed, once he did Sero grabbed him and they ran away. "Now?" Itake asked.

"Hold the line." I said as I saw the time... 45 seconds.

"Now?!" She asked.

"Hold it." I said as the time said 30 seconds.

"Now?!" She said with more urgency.

"YES!" I yelled as she activated her Quirk, Bakugou, and everyone affected by the spores were coughing. They stopped. "HOLD ON!" I yelled as I used my speed to rush over and nab the headband right when Mic yelled 'TIMES UP!'

In excitement Itake got off my shoulders and we high fived, "I told you would have stolen the show." I said with a smile.

"Your speed won us the battle." She said.

"Nah, had Monoma not copied my Quirk we would have had that easily." I said, "Besides, that spore thing was amazing. Effective yet non-lethal. I sure as heck hope I don't run into you during the battle phase." I said.

"The feeling is mutual." She muttered.

"Now, let's take a look at who our top four teams are!" Present Mic yelled, before listing off the rankings, "In first place, Team Komori! In second place, Team Bakugou! In third place, Team Todoroki, and in fourth place Team Tetsu- what?! It's Team Kendou where did that come from?!" He yelled, as Tetsutetsu and his group looked confused.

"What team was that?" I asked as I saw the aforementioned Class 1-B President, with the purple haired kid from a few weeks ago, Shiozaki Ibara, and Setsuna Tokage. It has to be that purple haried guy... interesting. I wonder what his Quirk is.

"Since there is only 14 students advancing, there will be the two students with the highest scores from the Obstacle Course." Midnight said. So that's... Honenuki and Tokoyami.

"Now, let's take an hour lunch break before we start the afternoon festivities. See you soon! Hey, Eraser Head. Let's grab some food." Present Mic said.

"I need a nap..." Mr. Aizawa muttered... such wise words. I could use a nap too. But I'm also hungry, and it's cake ti-

"Midoriya... I need to speak with you." Todoroki said with a serious tone and expression.

... Cake time can come later.

*End of Chapter*