"Hmm... I have an idea!" he exclaimed, "Let's make this first class interesting, alright?" Then, everyone's eyes lit up simultaneously. "How about... A mini-tournament in the gymnasium?" Mr. Tanner suggested.

'We're already doing something this intense on the first day?!' I thought, starting to become nervous.

『No. 2 - The Gymnasium Tourney』

"A tournament?!" shouted a black-haired boy while clenching his fist, "I'm gettin' fired up!" A boy with red hair raised his hand in a pretentious manner.

"What are the rules? How badly can we hurt our opponent?" he questioned. A boy seated next to the red-haired boy turned towards him.

"Are you trying to kill the other person or something?" he asked nervously. Then, Mr. Tanner shushed everyone.

"I'll explain everything once we get into the Gym!" he exclaimed, "Now, proceed to Blackwood Gymnasium and put on you Gym Uniforms that the school provided for you! We'll meet when you're all ready!" Right after Mr. Tanner finished his sentence, about half of the class ran out as fast as they could. But, I still sat at my desk, starting to sweat a bit from the nervousness.

'I'm not that experienced in combat yet... What am I going to do..?' I thought, staring at my desk. I could feel the cold sweat running down my face as I sat there, thinking. Then, I felt a light tap on my head.

"Hey, Earth to Tucker. We gotta get going," Chris said. I quickly turned my head to look at him and nodded.

"R-right!" I stuttered. Eventually, everyone left the classroom and walked to the Gymnasium. I walked over with Chris and kept trying to press for more details about his Quirk.

"So, you're Quirk is called 'Pocket Dimension', right?" I questioned. Chris nodded while not even looking at me. "So, does that mean you have, like, a separate dimension that you can go into?" I continued. Chris didn't react, well, he actually did react by walking faster. "H-hey! Wait!" I exclaimed while trying to keep up with him. Unfortunately, I didn't get any answers through that whole conversation. After the walk, we all arrived at the Gymnasium. When we walked in our steps echoed throughout and the smell of dust filled the gym. Then, everyone entered the locker rooms to change into their Gym Uniforms.

"Okay, students! Let's go over the rules that I just came up with!" Mr. Tanner announced. Everyone just stared at him with disappointed faces. "So, this tournament will consist of many one-on-one battles! If you lose your battle, you will be eliminated from the tournament! But, as for where the fights will be taking place..." Mr. Tanner then pulled out a button of some kind and pressed it. As soon as he pressed the button, the basketball court's floor opened up and a stone platform rose about four feet above the floor. The platform was about 50 feet by 70 feet, saving room for the spectators to watch. We all stared at the platform even after it finished rising up.

"Whoa... So cool..!" I muttered in awe.

"This is where your battles will take place! If you get knocked off of the platform or become unable to continue fighting, you lose!" Mr. Tanner explained.

"Um..!" a quiet white-haired girl blurted out, "What will we do if we get hurt..?" Mr. Tanner pointed at her aggressively, making her jump a bit.

"Great question!" he exclaimed, "Uh... What's your name?"

"R-rin..." she stuttered. Mr. Tanner threw his arm up and pointed back at her again.

"Great question, Rin! Allow me to explain!" he shouted. "You see, the only reason they keep the Hero Division up and running is because of my Quirk." We all focused our eyes on him, waiting patiently for the reason. "My Quirk is called Reverse. Basically, I can heal any and all injuries, but it has to be within a minute of the injuries happening!" Everyone 'Ooo'd' simultaneously. "But, I can't reverse death," he said with a slightly deeper voice. Everyone's interest turned into anxiety at that moment. But, like the excitable kid I was, I was still in awe at Mr. Tanner's amazing Quirk.

"Our teacher is soo cool..!" I whispered to myself. Chris, who was standing next to me, noticed and chuckled a bit. Then, Mr. Tanner threw both of his arms up in the air.

"With my Quirk, you kids can go all out! Show me your true power!" he exclaimed. Then, his eyes went blank. "Wait, there's 17 of you. How will we have a one-on-one tournament..?" he muttered. A black-haired boy near the front of the group instantly raised his hand.

"I have an idea, sir!" he shouted with all of the passion of a thousand men. A smile grew on Mr. Tanner's face as he pointed at the boy.

"Explain your idea and your name!" he exclaimed. The black-haired boy then put his hand on his chest.

"My name is Luke May and I volunteer to be the 'final boss' of this tournament!" he announced. Mr. Tanner stared at him and tilted his head to the side.

"Final boss?" he questioned. Luke nodded.

"Yes, let me explain! I volunteer to sit out for the tournament so I can come in at the end to fight the person who reaches the end of the bracket!" he yelled. Mr. Tanner's face lit up.

"What a great idea, Luke!" he shouted.

"These guys are meant for each other..." Chris quietly joked. I chuckled.

"With Luke sitting out, we have 16 students taking part in the tournament! Now, I'll put all of your names into our custom made Tournament Bracket Randomizer™!" Mr. Tanner announced as he pulled out a smartphone-like device.

"...It's trademarked..?" a boy behind me whispered to himself. After inputting all of our names, he outstretched his arm and pointed the device at the wall to our left.

"And here's the bracket made by our Tournament Bracket Randomizer™!" he shouted as he pressed a button. Then, a projection of a bracket appeared on the wall.

The Hero Division Tournament Bracket

Round 1

Match 1 - Vincent Weber VS Lance Reeves
Match 2 - Mason Stone VS Christopher Sanders
Match 3 - Tucker Evans VS Kason Hawkins
Match 4 - Lincoln Kim VS Kassidy Fisher
Match 5 - Elizabeth Meadows VS June Graham
Match 6 - Ray Donovan VS David Grant
Match 7 - Xavier Yu VS Emi Olsen
Match 8 - Hai Ren VS Rin Yukimura

Final Boss - Luke May

"Find your name on the list to see when your battle is!" Mr. Tanner announced. I scanned the list and found my name in match three.

"Kason Hawkins..." I whispered to myself. A red-haired boy who was standing near me turned in my direction.

"Ah, so you're Tucker Evans..." he said. I nodded nervously.

'Of course, I get paired with the guy who was talking about badly injuring his opponents earlier!' I thought.

"Well, when the time comes, let's have a good match..." he said while walking over to the spectator area, "...and don't hold back," he muttered under his breath. I jumped a bit and started to sweat nervously. Then, a hand placed itself on my shoulder and made me jump again.

"You got paired with the scary guy, huh?" Chris asked. I turned to look at Chris and sighed.

"Yeah, talk about bad luck..." I muttered. Chris took his hand off of my shoulder and nodded.

"Well, the only advice I can give you is... don't overestimate him too much," Chris mentioned.

"Huh?" I questioned.

"If you overestimate him, then you'll have doubts about winning. Don't do that," Chris explained. I smiled and nodded, slowly becoming less nervous.

"Yeah, you're right," I said.

"Enough chit-chat! Let's get this show on the road! Vincent and Lance, please step onto the platform!" Mr. Tanner shouted. Suddenly, bleachers extended from the wall of the gym, allowing us to sit and watch. Vincent Weber and Lance Reeves walked up to opposite sides of the platform and patiently waited for Mr. Tanner's word to start. "Round 1, Match 1! Ready..? Set... Go!" he shouted.

Right as Mr. Tanner shouted, Vincent charged towards Lance at full speed. He held his arm down will running and his fingers sharpened like razor blades.

Vincent Weber. Quirk, Razor Blades. Vincent can transform his fingers and toes to become as sharp as razor blades!

Lance gulped and took a step back, moving his arm in front of him. His arm then grew multiple spikes on its surface.

Lance Reeves. Quirk, Thorns. Lance can grow thorns on any part of their body. When the thorns make contact with an object, they pop-off and pierce the object no matter how tough it is!

"Spikes..?" I questioned.

"They look more like thorns," Chris corrected me.

"...Right..." I whispered, watching the fight closely.

As Vincent reached Lance, he pulled back his arm and started to swing towards Lance, like he was going to scratch him with his sharp fingers. But, as the fingers got closer, he transformed them back to his normal fingers. He swiftly grabbed Lance's shirt and threw him off of the platform. Lance slammed onto the Gymnasium floor and it echoed through the building. Mr. Tanner quickly stood up.

"Lance is out of bounds! Vincent is the winner and advances to round 2!" Mr. Tanner announced.

"That was smart..." Chris mentioned. Elizabeth heard him and leaned in his direction.

"What was? I didn't notice anything..." she admitted.

"Well, when Vincent swung at Lance, he had his fingers in their sharper form, right? This made Lance go on the defensive and cover himself with his arm. But, this also gave Vincent an opening. So, he turned his fingers back to normal and grabbed Lance's exposed spot." Chris explained. Elizabeth and I stared at Chris in shock.

"I didn't take you for the analytical type," Elizabeth said. Chris shrugged and leaned back.

"I guess I am. I just like watching this stuff, that's all," he stated nonchalantly.

"The next match is Mason Stone and Christopher Sanders!" Mr. Tanner announced. Chris' face went from relaxed to annoyed the instant he heard his name. He slowly rose up and walked over to the platform along with Mason. Elizabeth moved over to Chris' seat, which was next to me.

"Hey, Tucker, do you know what Chris' Quirk is?" she asked. I sighed and scratched my head.

"All I know is that he can make portals or something..." I muttered.

"Whoa... That's cool..!" she whispered. I leaned forward while sitting down and a grin grew on my face.

'I finally get to see it in action..!' I thought. Suddenly, Mr. Tanner stood up.

"Round 1, Match 2! Ready..? Set... Go!" he shouted. Instantly, Mason pointed two fingers in Chris' direction. A green trail started to leave Chris' body and flowed towards Mason's fingers.

"I'll be taking your energy now, Christopher!" Mason shouted triumphantly.

Mason Stone. Quirk, Stamina Sapper. Mason can steal other human's energy by pointing at them and focusing. The energy that is stolen then becomes extra energy for Mason, giving him a slight power boost.

Chris then fell down to one knee from the sudden loss of stamina and looked up with an annoyed look on his face.

"Did you just... call me... Christopher..?" he questioned. He then placed his hand on the platform below him and a portal opened up, making him fall in. The portal sealed up as soon as Chris went through.

Christopher Sanders. Quirk, Pocket Dimension. Chris can create small portals out of thin air that leads to a small 50x50 feet room. If he opens a portal, walks 10 feet in his pocket dimension room, and pops back out, he'll come out of it 10 feet farther than he originally was. Each portal made eats up some of his stamina. The size of the portal also determines the amount of stamina taken.

"What the-?!" questioned Mason. Elizabeth's eyes lit up.

"Whhooaaaa..! That's sooo cool!" she shouted. After about 10 seconds of nothing happening, a portal opened up behind Mason and Chris poked his head out.

"It's Chris," he said menacingly as he grabbed Mason's shirt.

"Wait-! Wha-?!" Mason stuttered as Chris pulled him into the portal. Like before, the portal sealed up instantly, leaving the platform empty. Everyone sat there in silence, not even knowing what to say about what just occurred. Then, another portal opened up near the edge of the platform and Mason flew out of the portal, landing outside of the platform. We all stared at him as he looked as confused as we were. Chris poked his head out of the portal again.

"Did I win?" he asked.

"O-oh!" Mr. Tanner stuttered, "Right! Christopher is the winner!" Chris glared at Mr. Tanner.

"It's just Chris," he stated with a serious voice. Mr. Tanner jumped a bit and nodded.

"R-right!" he exclaimed, "U-uh... anyways... Onto the next match! Tucker Evans and Kason Hawkins!" A sudden wave of anxiety hit me. I totally forgot that it was my turn to go. I slowly looked up and saw Kason already walking over to the platform. After a deep breath, I stood up and saw Chris flash me a thumbs up. I smiled and nodded as I walked over to the platform. Kason and I stood on each side of the platform. He stared me down as I glanced around all over the place nervously, trying to not make eye contact.

'I don't have many options here...' I thought, 'With my Quirk, the only thing I can do is rush him with everything I've got. But, if he has a Quirk that can counter me... then I'm totally screwed...'

"Round 1, Match 3! Ready..?" Mr. Tanner said.

'I can't overestimate him... just like Chris said,' I continued to think, 'All I need to do is overwhelm him..! That's my best option if I want to win this!'

"Set..." Mr. Tanner continued.

'I gotta make a good first impression to the class!' I thought again, determination flowing through me.

"Go!" Mr. Tanner shouted.

『No. 2 - END』