ALL CHARACTERS IN THIS FANFICTION ARE 18 YEARS OR OLDER, UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE
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"Whoa chill Iida, you're vibrating with your phone!" exclaimed Ochaco
"My apologies, I need to take this, it may be my brother" Iida replied.
Tenya left the 1A booth to answer the phone call coming from Tensei's phone.
"Ah greetings brother, I hope you've been able to watch some of the festival!"
"Tenya..."
"Mother!?, why do you have Tensei's phone?" asked a bewildered Tenya
"Tenya, your brother... he was got by a villain" his mother replied in between sobs
"Is he?" Iida asked tentatively
"We don't know yet, he's at Hosu General Hospital"
"I will make my way over there posthaste mother, there is always another sports festival"
"Okay Tenya, only if you're sure, I know your brother wouldn't want you to sabotage your career for him.
"I am certain, I will see you there"
Tenya disconnected the phone call. He stood in silence processing the news he had just received, the longer he thought about it, the angrier he became. A villain! Took down a hero as noble as Ingenium! Tenya felt his brow furrow as the rage engulfed him. He was going to find this villain and put an end to him.
Tenya left the corridor and started to make his way to the teacher's box; reaching out he knocked on the door.
"Come in" shouted a cheerful Nezu,
"Hello Principal, I hope you are well, I was wondering if it would be possible to speak to Ms Midnight?"
"May I ask why? I could always relay the message for you" Nezu offered
"There has been an incident with my brother sir," Tenya paused, "A Villain got him" he spat
"That is most unfortunate, what is it you wanted Midnight to do?"
"I wish to withdraw from the sports festival, I know it isn't the best thing to do for the school, however, I need to be with my brother, I would not be able to focus and give a worthy performance since I learnt this" Iida said
"I see, well, of course, you can go, there will always be other sports festivals, family is always more important! I will let the other teachers know. I hope Tensei gets better soon" Nezu finished
"Thank you principal," Tenya said with a bow.
"So Bakubro, how do you think your match will go? Iida's a tough opponent" Kirishima asked
"Easy, I'll crush him like the extra he is" Bakugo replied confidently
"I wouldn't be so confident there, Iida is the fastest in the class, he could beat you before you can see him," Kaminari said
"Shut up dunce face, you don't know what you're talking about, I'm the best here!" Bakugo proclaimed
"Huh? Guys, why is Midnight walking out early?" Ashido asked the class
It wasn't just Class A that leant forwards in their seats, the entire stadium noticed the R-Rated Hero making her way to the centre of the arena, microphone in hand.
"I wonder what she's about to say," Jiro asked
"Wait? Where's Iida?" Izuku asked
"Surely he wouldn't miss an announcement from the school?" Momo said
"Hello, viewers! I have been informed by the principal that due to family matters, competitor Tenya Iida has pulled out of the sports festival." she started
The announcement was met with jeers and boos, the crowd furious they weren't getting their quota of fights and blood.
"It's not like he's left for something trivial!" Midnight shouted emotion leaking into her voice, "His older brother, Ingenium has been attacked by the Hero Killer! I'd appreciate some sympathy for him!"
Following that revelation, the crowd went deathly silent. Mainly due to the spectators feeling embarrassed at their behaviour.
"Oh my god," Jiro said with a hand covering her mouth.
"Tenya! I hope he's okay" Ochaco added
The concern in the Class A booth was broken, "SO WHAT IF HIS BROTHER GOT ATTACKED, HE WAS STILL FIT TO FIGHT AND NOW HE'S DODGING ME!?" Bakugo roared.
"Dude, chill, his brother could be about to die if it was the Hero Killer, your match with him doesn't matter," Kirishima said
"I don't care, if I win after this people will say I didn't deserve it" Bakugo seethed
"I'm sure they won't, it's admirable making sure people are okay, it's kinda also what we're training to do ya know" Mina added
Bakugo just grunted and folded his arms together.
"So that's what the phone call was about," Ochaco said turning towards Izuku and Momo,
"I wish he'd told us, we could've made sure he was a little better before he left" Izuku replied
"If Iida wished for us to find out that soon he would've told us," Momo said to the group
"Well it means the finals are earlier I guess" Ochaco started, "It'll only be you against Todoroki, Izuku, can you beat him?"
"He's the strongest in our class, so it'll be a difficult fight, but if I don't believe I can then there's no point anyway" he affirmed
"Good luck Izuku" Momo said
Standing up to leave Izuku turned back, "Thanks guys, I'll do my best!"
Izuku was walking through the corridor towards his changing room to get ready for his semi-final match against Shoto Todoroki.
"Stop there kid!" Izuku heard
He turned to meet Miruko
"Miruko? Why are you here again?" he asked
"You're up against the son of the Number Two Hero this will be the hardest match you have, I'm just here to give you a bit of encouragement. Do your best and KICK HIS ASS" she finished
Izuku chuckled, "Thanks Miruko, I will do my best to show you and everyone else what I can do!"
"That's the attitude! I'd better be having to send you an internship request" she winked
Miruko turned and ran back to the Hero box.
'Strange woman, she likes fighting too much' Izuku thought
'And you're one to talk kiddo?' Nana joked
'Well I guess' he laughed
Izuku then went and prepared himself.
"DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES, WELCOME TO THE ONLY SEMI-FINAL MATCH WE HAVE TODAY! WE'VE GOT THE SON OF ENDEAVOR AND ICE PRINCE, SHOTO TODOROKIIIIII AGAINST THE BATTLE-CRAZED BROCCOLI, IZUKU MIDORIYAAAAA. LET'S HEAR SOME NOISSEEEEEEE!"
Izuku smiled knowing he was about to have the best fight he could; he left the changing room, rounding the corner Izuku walked into a wall of fire.
"You there, boy, you're fighting my son Shoto aren't you," Endeavor said matter-of-factly
"That's right I am against Todoroki" Izuku confirmed
"You'll be a good test for him to show everyone that he's the best and will be better than everyone else including All Might, my perfect creation" Endeavor continued
"P-Perfect creation?" Izuku seethed
"Yes, he was created to surpass All Might and seeing as your quirk is very similar to his it will show the world that Shoto will be the new Number One Hero" the fire user boasted
"You do know that Todoroki isn't you and I'm not All Might," Izuku said in a rage
"I do know that"
"Then you should leave him alone and stop forcing your will on him. You can stop trying to get me to do what you want while you're at it" Izuku demanded
Endeavor fired up his quirk, increasing the heat considerably.
"I am the Number Two Hero, you will show me some respect"
"I would, had you earned it. All I see is a man trying to live through his son. Now if you'll excuse me, oh mighty Number Two hero, I have a match to get to" Izuku spat before turning to leave the furious, flaming Endeavor behind him.
"Boys, are you ready to tousle?" Midnight asked once both competitors were standing in the arena.
Both students look at her, each with a furious scowl.
"Yes ma'am," both say
'Why does Todoroki look so angry' Izuku thought
'You've just met his father, he's most likely the reason' Nana responded
'Midoriya looks pissed' Shoto thought
"BEGIN!" Midnight announced.
Shoto immediately began the match identically to how he'd started and won all his previous ones, with a huge ice spike, made specifically to either encase Izuku or push him out of the ring.
Being given no time to react, "SMMAAASSSSHHHHH!" Izuku roared flicking his fingers and sending a huge blast of air that shattered the ice spike rushing towards him.
"AAAGGGHHHH," Izuku screamed clutching his finger. He'd broken his pinky finger to stop the wave of ice.
'KID I TOLD YOU NO BREAKS' Nana shouted
'I had no choice' Izuku grunted
'You know you can't use One For All at One Hundred Percent yet'
'I didn't know how much power to use, I just had to stop it'
'Try it at your maximum limit safely next time, then amp it up very slightly if you need it' Nana advised (ordered)
"You're prepared to sacrifice yourself to stop me?" Todoroki probed
Izuku ignored the comment from the dual-haired man.
Shoto quickly fired out another spike of ice towards Izuku.
"Twenty Percent SMASH!" Izuku shouted, flicking his middle and thumb together sending another blast of air towards the spike. The air blast just dented the spike, only slowing the speed at which it was coming towards him.
'Shit, it didn't work'
'Try Thirty Percent'
"Thirty Percent SMASH!"
The spike halted and cracked, only crawling towards Izuku now.
"MORE!" Shoto shouted pushing more ice into the spike
"Fuck this," Izuku muttered, "Fifty Percent SMAASHHH"
The ice broke utterly.
Shoto was stunned, nobody other than his father had been able to stop his ice before and here Midoriya was, standing practically unharmed, other than his strained middle and thumb and his broken pinky.
"Thank you for drawing this out. Look at him he's furious that I'm not using his damn fire quirk," Shoto shouted before sending a huge spike towards Izuku yet again
Izuku used a fifty percent smash again to destroy the spike, "I AM NOT DONE YET" Izuku commented sending all the ice back towards Shoto in a vicious wind blast, forcing Shoto to make an ice barrier to stop himself from being pushed out the arena.
"Why are you going this far?" Shoto demanded
"You're trembling, Todoroki." Izuku started, "It's easy to forget that quirks are physical too and that means there's a limit to the cold you can take. I get that you'd usually make up for it by regulating with your fireside, but you won't use it. We're all giving it our all, to make everything we want come into reality. You aren't using your full power Todoroki! You haven't put a scratch on me yet! So come at me with all you've got!" Izuku shouted back
Class A box
"Wow Midoriya, I wasn't expecting that" Jiro commented
"What did he say Jiro?" Kaminari asked
"Midoriya told Todoroki to fight him with everything and that he hadn't even put a scratch on him" Jiro answered
"Wow, I wasn't expecting him to push the top student like that!" Sato exclaimed
"Hey! Deku is the best and he's gonna win!" Ochaco protested
"Shut it Round Face, the nerd is gonna lose and then I'm gonna crush IcyHot in the finals," Bakugo said
"Izuku is certainly strong, however, Todoroki is able to use his full power without breaking himself, so as much as I want Izuku to win I think Todoroki will edge this match" Momo added
Teacher's / Heroes Box
Miruko jumped up and down, "OH MY GOD, THAT IS SO COOL!" she shouted
"That is certainly an impressive proclamation" Nezu added
"What did Young Midoriya say to have you two so worked up?" All Might asked
"He told his opponent to fight him properly! And that he hadn't managed to damage him!" Miruko exclaimed. She was really excited now, even if he lost she was very tempted to send him an internship request anyway.
Back at the arena
"Midoriya!" Shoto growled, "What are you trying to do here? You want my fire?" Shoto straightened up, "What did my monster of a dad bribe you or something?" he raged
Shoto leapt forwards, sprinting towards Izuku.
'His movements are slower' Izuku thought
'When I'm close in there's no way he can dodge me' Shoto thought
'What!? The second I lifted my right foot he's coming towards me' Shoto added
'I've got this' Izuku thought
Green electricity surrounded Izuku, skin started to glow slightly. One For All was active and it was hungry for a fight. Izuku's smile turned into a grin.
"Full Cowling: Twenty Percent!" he shouted throwing a punch towards Shoto. He smashed the dual quirk user in the stomach sending Shoto flying backwards, however, Izuku received a frozen left arm for his troubles.
"WHOA! A SOLID PUNCH FROM MIDORIYA! HE'S DEALT THE FIRST BIT OF DAMAGE TO HIS OPPONENT THIS ROUND!" Mic cheered
The crowd started to roar now the fight had really gotten underway.
Shoto pushed his left leg into the ground to send another wave of ice towards Izuku, who noticed it was moving considerably slower this time. 'Does the frost on his body slow down the speed of his quirk?' Izuku wondered
Shoto and Midoriya exchanged ice volley for air blast again and again, with one occasionally darting into close quarters to try and make an opening for an undodgeable hit.
Up in the commentary booth, Aizawa wondered, 'To fight that recklessly, what on earth is driving him, all of his fingers are strained and mangled, that must hurt'
'I want to be just like him. The greatest hero to ever live and to do that I have to win' Izuku thought
Midoriya charged towards Shoto yet again and deflected another ice barrage with a flick of his fingers. Izuku screamed out at the straining of his muscles and tendons.
'KID you have to stop!' Nana shouted
'You said no more breaking, I'm not breaking anything' Izuku replied
"Why are you putting yourself through this?" Todoroki asked standing back up
"I wanna live up to people's expectations. I wanna be a pro and help people. Whatever it takes to be a hero!" Izuku shouted back
Shoto froze for a second and had a flashback to the time he'd spent with his mother. This gave Izuku the opening he needed.
Smacking his head into Shoto's midriff, "That's why I'll give it my all! JUST LIKE YOU SHOULD BE!"
Shoto slid to a halt.
"There's no way I can know what you've gone through or why you're here. We've led completely different lives. But right now, stop screwing around. If you wanna reject your father then fine. But you also give up the right to be Number One if you won't use your full power" Izuku continued
Flashback (in Shoto's Head)
"Stand back up! If you get hurt that easily you can forget about beating All Might or even a small-time villain!" Endeavor demanded
"Please stop hurting him! He's only five!" Shoto's mother, Rei, asked desperately
"He can take it! Get outta my way!" Endeavor shouted back punching the woman in the face and knocking her to the ground.
Later on that day, Shoto sat on his mother's lap crying into her chest.
"I don't want to mom! P-Please I-I don't wanna be the kind of guy he is," a young Todoroki begged
Rei caressed the back of Shoto's head, "But honey, you do still want to be a hero right? Just remember to stay true to yourself and you can be any kind of hero you want when you grow up.
Present Day
"That's why I'm going to win this!" Izuku exclaimed, smashing Shoto in the chest; sending him flying backwards. "I'LL SURPASS YOU!"
Shoto flashed back to the day his mother inflicted his scar.
"I will reject you! I refuse to use my left side!" he announced
"IT'S YOURS! YOUR QUIRK, NOT HIS!" Izuku screamed
Shoto froze again, thinking back to what All Might said while he sat with his mother as a young child.
"I didn't realise how much I'd forgotten" Shoto muttered.
His breathing started getting laboured as Shoto pushed out a side of him he'd repressed for years. He allowed his anger and hatred to fuel his fire, pushing the flames out of his left side.
"WHOA!? IS THAT?" Mic shouted
Up in the stands, Class were shocked at Todoroki's use of his fire
Teacher's / Heroes Box
"That speech!" Nezu said in shock
"I KNOW! This kid is something else!" Miruko agreed, vibrating like an excited schoolgirl
Due to the volume at which they were shouting, the whole stadium could hear them.
'Young Midoriya... don't tell me you're trying to save Young Todoroki' All Might thought with pride
Arena
"You're helping your opponent, you fool. Even though you wanna win? Now, which one of us is screwing around?" Shoto asked
The ice that had built up across his body has now melted leaving Shoto almost completely unharmed and back at full strength.
"I wanted to! I'll be a hero!" Shoto announced covered in fire
Both students stood with a victorious smiles across their faces.
"YESSSS SHOTO! YOU'VE FINALLY ACCEPTED YOUR PURPOSE! VERY GOOD, THIS IS A NEW ERA FOR US! YOU WILL LIVE UP TO THE REASON I CREATED YOU!" Endeavor shouted from within the stands
"Such... doting words. What a lovely father" Mic said sarcastically into the microphone
"You shouldn't be smiling, you're injured, don't blame me for what happens next," Shoto said
"Ha, I've been waiting for this! Show me everything you've got!" Izuku smirked back fully enveloped in his bloodlust.
Shoto pushed his right leg into the ground to begin rapidly cooling the air around him, whilst also increasing the heat on his left side to its maximum level.
Across from him, Izuku pushed himself too, to hell with limits.
'Nana I'm not asking, I'm doing this' Izuku thought
'Doing what?' she asked
"Full Cowling: One Hundred Percent!" Izuku shouted
His hair took on a luminescent green colour and stood bolt upright. The electricity was arching erratically around his body almost covering him. The addition of power brought forth a green aura that surrounded him reaching out a foot all around Izuku. He was at the absolute maximum of what he can currently use.
'NO, YOU CAN'T'
"Midnight! We need to end this!" Cementoss shouted sending a wave of cement over to the arena to stop the fight
"Their bodies won't survive this!" Midnight shouted back releasing her quirk to knock them out.
Shoto sent forwards his biggest and most precise ice wave yet. Midoriya leapt into the air, 'I've gotta get close' he thought. His leg had already shattered from the initial jump.
"COME AT ME WITH YOUR FULL POWER TODOROKI!" Izuku demanded
"Thank you Midoriya" Shoto responded, "FLASHFREEZE HEATWAVE!"
The explosion happened before Izuku could reach Shoto and the destruction it caused left a huge blast of air forcing back Izuku and sending Midnight flying off the stand. The whole stadium shook from the level of power that had just been displayed; with those in attendance getting blasted with galeforce-level winds.
"What's happening down there?" Momo asked
"What happened just now? What the heck is up with these students?" said a stunned Present Mic
"The air around the ring got thoroughly cooled down and then rapidly expanded when heated," Aizawa explained
"JHEEZ I CAN'T SEE A THING! IS THE MATCH STILL GOING ON OR WHAT?" Mic asked
Midnight stood up gingerly, rubbing the back of her head from where she landed.
The smoke cleared to reveal Izuku Midoriya standing up against the wall, showing off his mangled leg, before he fell face-first into the dirt.
"T-There! M-Midoriya is out of bounds!" Midnight started, and she turned to see Shoto with half his gym kit burnt off, "Todoroki wins! He advances to the final!"
AUTHOR NOTES:
SO FIRSTLY, I WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE COMMENTS YOU'RE LEAVING. IT'S NICE TO SEE THE INTERACTION WITH THE SERIES! I WANT MINE TO BE RELATIVELY SIMILAR TO CANON WITH SOME SLIGHT DIFFERENCES. AND BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN SO LONG BETWEEN CHAPTERS 10 AND 11, I THOUGHT I'D ADD IN ANOTHER ONE FAIRLY SOON AFTERWARDS.
SO APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY IN CHAPTER 11, BUT I WILL TRY TO KEEP THEM COMING. AS ALWAYS THANKS FOR READING!