Chapter 9: The U.A. Sports Festival!


"Welcome back to the UA Sports Festival!" we heard Present Mic say. "Where up-and-coming heroes leave everything on the field as they fight for the chance to achieve worldwide fame and celebrity!".

"The first group are no strangers to the spotlight!" He continued. "You know them for withstanding a villain attack-- The Dazzling students lighting up your TVs with solid-gold skills. The Hero Course students of Class 1-A!".

"You know, Present Mic does have a good announcer voice." I began to say. "But it gets annoying since he does it 24/7."

"True." Hikaru said as he crossed his arms.

Once every first-year was out in the arena, a woman named Midnight came up on stage and said; "Now, the Introductory speeches!".

I see my Dad on the bleachers from afar, taking an interest in Midnight as I heard a few people say; "This year's chief umpire for the first years is the R-Rated Hero; Midnight!".

A lot of the students made comments about what Ms.Midnight was wearing or about her costume being appropriate or not…

She shuts everyone up and says; "Silence, everyone! And for the Student pledge, we have Tatsuya Hitoshi!".

Right as I got up on stage while being close to the microphone, I took a deep breath and said; "I just wanna say that I know a lot of people from other classes hate us since we withstanded a villain attack, but we were truly lucky to survive that…".

"The Villains were after the All Mights and it was them who saved us in the end. The All Might's are the reason Class 1-A is still here today. It was thanks to them that we're still here, and now, I just want to say that everyone here deserves a chance to become pro heroes one day." I said. "Right now, we're all inexperienced and we have a lot to learn, but Heroes, if you were to take us under your wing, Our potential to become heroes would be unlocked and it'll be thanks to you guys for helping us become Pro heroes. Heroes, please recognize our talents and our worth of becoming promising Pro Heroes one day. I promise you won't regret it!".

I bowed down and said; "My apologies for this long, talkative speech, but thank you for listening and I hope you all enjoy the sports festival!".

Right as I stood up straight and walked off the stage, everyone began clapping and cheering me from my speech.

Izuki leaned her head towards me and said; "Nice speech, Babe!".

"Thanks." I replied.

"Without further ado, it's time for us to get started!" Midnight said. "This is where you begin feeling the pain! The first fateful game of the festival! What could it be?".

A projector-like screen appeared above and behind Midnight as the screen showed a spinning wheel.

The spinning wheel stopped as it gave us an obstacle race as Midnight said; "Ta-Da!".

So it's going to be an obstacle course, I thought. They had to pick something easy for us…

"All 11 classes will participate in this treacherous contest." Midnight said. "The track is four kilometers around the outside of the stadium. I don't wanna restrain anyone, at least in this game. As long as you don't leave the course, you're free to do whatever your heart desires. Now then, take your places, contestants!".

We all walked towards a red gate as three green lights appeared on it.

The lights were the countdown as one of them went out, telling us; Three… Two… One!

The moment the last light went out, we all rushed out of the doorway as we were greeted by robots they used during the entrance exam. The Todoroki twins froze the robots and went ahead as the robots fell down in front of us. I blasted the robots out of the way as I instantly ran past the Todoroki Twins. The moment I got in first place; Hikaru, Akihiko, Kin, Tsuki, Danuja, and Homura appeared behind me!

We all stopped once we got to the second obstacle. The second obstacle was what they called; 'The Fall'. It seemed like an endless pit from the looks of it, so we had to be careful about where we stepped. Once we got to the last obstacle, I knew something was fishy.

Me, Homura, Kin, Tsuki, Danuja, and Hikaru stopped as Akihiko went past us and got sent flying by a bomb that was implanted into the ground. We watched Akihiko get sent flying into the air every time he landed on a landmine. Once Akihiko was at the end, paralyzed, Me and the others used Force Fields as we went across the landmines safely.

I got 1st place as Hikaru got 2nd, Tsuki got 3rd, Danuja got 4th, Kin got 5th, Homura got 6th, and Akihiko ended up in 7th place.

We waited for everyone to arrive and once they finally arrived, they got their results and we were all ready for the next phase.

"The First game for the first year is finally over," Midnight announced. "And what a game it was! Only the 42 will advance to the next round. But don't be too let down if you didn't make the cut!".

"We've prepared other opportunities for you to shine! Now, the real fun is about to begin." she said. "The chance to fully move yourselves into the limelight! Give it your best!".

A projector-like screen appeared again and started spinning as Midnight said; "Let's see what we have in store for you next. Will your wildest dreams come to life? What could it be? The waiting is torture. Prepare yourselves… For this!".

The spinning wheel stopped on the cavalry battle.

Midnight Announced; "Allow me to explain. The participants will form teams of two-to-four people as they see fit. In theory, it's basically the same as a regular playground game. But there is one difference. Each Player has been assigned a point value based on the results from the obstacle course. 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 points. And the point value assigned to the first place contestant is…… Ten Million Points!".

I froze. "Ten… Million?".

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

Midnight Continued; "Forty-two of you qualified to move on to the next round. Gird your loins and prepare for your next test. A cavalry battle! Those of you at the top will suffer the most. Of course that's something you'll hear over and over again at UA. Show us what "Plus Ultra" Means! Tatsuya Hitoshi placed first in the qualifier. He'll be worth Ten Million Points!".

"Oh, That's just great! ", I thought, sarcastically. "Go ahead! Pin everyone on me! "

"First years! These are the rules that you'll abide by;" Midnight said. "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 team's score. 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 times up. This is going to be rough. You may use your quirks as much as you like. But there are still rules! Make a team fall on purpose and I'll slap you with a red card. You'll be disqualified! Now, You've got 15 minutes to build your teams. I recommend you get started."

Once the timer started ticking, I already went off and chose my teammates. I first chose Kin Yamazaki as my front horse. I already had a defensive plan ready to go, but even if it fails, I'll have Kin take most of the attacks since I know he'll be alright thanks to his Steel Quirk. I chose Homura Araya as my left horse. Due to his Flame Quirk, He'll be able to keep the other teams back by putting up a wall of fire. And as my right horse, I chose my girlfriend, Izuki Midoriya, who also willingly chose to be on my team.

Due to her Superpower quirk, She'll be able to blow some of the teams away with a shockwave like I can, and thanks to my Dads training, I'll be able to heal her injuries with no problem, but her body will still be able to feel the pain so we'll have to deal with that later…

Once the timer went off, we built our teams as midnight said; "Oh, goody. It's time to get this party started."

Once the countdown has started, I immediately put up a forcefield with small balls of energy circling around my forcefield, protecting me and my teammates until I can't hold on any longer.

Three… Two… One.

"Begin!" Midnight announced as everyone came at us.

My forcefield began shooting at Hikaru and Tsuki's teams who were immediately coming at us.

"Is that even allowed?!" Hikaru shouted.

"The judges said yes!" Midnight said.

"How is that fair?!" Hikaru shouted again.

7 minutes had gone by as Hikaru and Tsuki's teams kept trying to get through my barrier.

I lost concentration and my barrier disappeared as Homura immediately put up a wall of fire around us as Kin said to me; "Hey! You alright, Tatsuya? What happened to your forcefield?!".

"My apologies," I said. "I lost concentration and since a lot of teams are attacking us, it takes a huge portion of both my power and my stamina to keep it up…".

"I see…" He said. "But thanks to your plan, we should be able to keep this up for the next 8 minutes!".

As 2 minutes gone by as we were still on the defensive side, I noticed Tsuki's Darkness Chains coming at us until Izuki swatted it away while releasing a strong shockwave, breaking her arm in the process…

I immediately healed her arm as she then said; "Thanks, babe!".

"Don't mention it!" I replied. "Just keep focussing on our surroundings!".

"Got it!". She quickly replied.

We continued to keep our defenses up as 4 minutes passed by.

"Only 2 minutes left ", I thought. "We're still in first thanks to my plan, but getting attacked constantly from every direction is tiresome! There's no choice but to go on the offensive side! "

"Kin, there's been a quick change of plans," I said. "I'll be right back! I promise!".

I jumped over the wall of flames, I shot a couple of ki blasts at the teams to create smokescreens, I quickly took some of the headbands, and then I bounced back to my team safely. After that stunt I pulled off, we went back to being defensive as the 10 second countdown began…

10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…

"Times up!" Present Mic announced. "Now, let's see who the top four teams are!".

We got 1st place, Hikaru still got 2nd, Tsuki got 3rd again, and the 4th team was the Todoroki twins…

Before the finals were about to take place, we were all given an 1 hour lunch break. I ate lunch with Izuki as I noticed that we both have the same eating habits… Once I was done eating with Izuki, I used my time wisely as I sparred with my dad for a bit and took a nap until the final event was underway…

As I was sparring with my Dad, I began to think; "If Dad managed to become a Super Saiyan and beyond that against Powerful Opponents like Uncle Tsukiya or Uncle Blaze, then will I be able to go Super Saiyan against Tsuki if he's hiding his true strength from everyone? "

I smiled in excitement as I continued; "Having myself think about that just makes me excited for my fight against Tsuki! I made a promise to Mom and you, Dad, and I'll be keeping that promise until my fight against Tsuki! Mom, I'm so excited! I can hardly wait! Believe it! ".