The whole scene in front of the students and teachers of Forgerdaycare coule be summed up in one word; awkward.
There stood Eri's father, Hisashi, staring off with the #2 Pro Hero, Endeavour…who was apparently his older brother.
"Geez, ya learn somethin' new every day, eh Dummy?" Miss Ponyville said to Hanoma, who just shrugged.
Joe looked over Kota, wordlessly asking is he knew about this
"No, hwo could I? Not like my parents work with Endeavour or know everything about heroes. Heck, Eri didn't know!"
Speaking of the little unicorn, Eri was a little scared of her uncle; he was tall, muscular, on fire and he seemed angry. Plus, she thought she might've heard Shoto and Arisu mention he was rough when he trained them..
"There you all are! We were getting worried!" A familiar voice called out, making all turn and the children smile, one especially.
"Mama!" Eri beamed, racing to her mother and hugging her. Inko was quick to return the hug and nuzzle her youngest's nose when she saw who was holding them up.
"E-Enji." She managed.
"…hello, Inko, You're looking well." Endeavour managed.
Loid clapped his hands.
"Well, perhaps we should get to our seats, boiys and girls? I understand there are hot dogs and hamburgers waiting for us."
The kids raced forward, only for Yor to leap over abnd block their path.
"You don't know the way." She reminded them. "Inko, could you…?"
The older mother gave a nod and placed Eri down, motioning the group to wait a moment. She then marched over to Hisashi and gave him a light hug and kiss on the cheek, calming him down.
"Be patient. Please." She begged. Hisashi nodded and they cut the huig short, Inko then bowed to Endeavour and went back to the group.
"Bye, bye, uncle Endeavor! See you soon, Papa!" Eri happily waved as she and the preschoolers were lead to their seats, leaving her papa and uncle alone again and making the two brothers just stare awkwardly at each other.
The then each took a deep breath, prepared to say something…
"Hisashi…"
"How in the hell could you treat your kids like that?" His brother cut him off, fury clear.
"How did you know…?"
"Rumors have to come from somewhere and I work in the Support industry which pays close attention to powerful couples. That and Izuku and Himiko told me all about their Disneyland trip."
(AN: To be seen in the next chapter of Pyrophobic Hero: Happiest Week on Earth on FFN)
"It's called train…" Enji started.
"No, when they barely understand the word 'blue' and how to use a potty, that is abuse. And what about Rei? How the hell did you screw things up so badly she's better in a mental hospital than her own home?"
"…She ruined my masterpiece," Enji started again.
"'M-Masterpiece?' Masterpiece? Shoto is your son, not some work of art!" Hisashi snapped, flames escaping his mouth. "and what? Fuyumi and Natsuo don't matter either?"
Enhji actually found himself pressed against a figurative wall: Up until now, he'd been able to ignore or answer these questions in his head with the old 'surpass All Might' and 'become number one and all will be worth it'.
But now? He actually heard all those words and reasons. And they filled him with disgust. Disgust and fear.
"Why?" he managed.
"Why what?" Hisashi asked.
"Why…how…what made you like this?" Enji clarified, his flames lowering. "The Hisashi I knew…"
"The Hisashi you knew was four years old." Hisashi snapped. "You remember, right? Probably even better than me; you were, what, seven when Dad died, remember? And Mom couldn't handle it. You know what she did to me, to both of us. She needed something to vent out her despair, after all."
"I tried to keep you safe!"
"Once." Hisashi cut him off. "And on that, I thank and don't blame you. Hell, I was scared too; I thought she'd kill you if you were the one caught in one of her episodes. And before you ask, no, I don't blame you for when child services came either; I know you begged for your folks to take me as well, I saw and heard the whole thing."
Enji;s flames were almost gone.
"Then why?"
"Why am I pissed off and ashamed of you? Gee, let's think!" Hisashi roared. "You were adopted by rich folks and wanted for nothing for starters.."
"I was a living prop for the Todorokis!" Enji snapped, his flames coming back, now blue.
"Yet you took their name. Then, you go to UA, graduate with marks rivalling All Might, get into the top 10 in a year, solve so many cases some people call you a modern day Batman, marry and have so many kids…and yet you ignore your wife until she snaps, ignore the sibgle element kids and deny any of Touya and…!"
"DO NOT SAY THEIR NAMES!" Enji's flames returned with a red hot vengeance
"OR WHAT, YOU'LL FINALLY ARREST ME?!" Hisashi snapped.
"MAYBE I WILL! AT LEAST I STAYED IN THE SYSTEM AND SUCCEDED, YOU JUST LASHED OUT AND GAVE…!"
"WELL, SORRY I DIDN'T GET LOVING GUARDIANS OR HAD TO SCRAPE AND FIGHT JUST FOR THE CHANCE TO BE SOMEBODY!" Hisashi responded. "AND AT LEAST I HELPED PEOPLE WHEN NO ONE ELSE CARED!"
Blue and red flames decorated the two, yet miracously, no fire alarm or sprinklers went off as they glared at each other. Soon, their flames vanished and they calmed down.
"…This isn't how I wanted this to go." Both of them said at the same time. "I wanted to…"
They paused, realizing what they'd done.
"…What happened to us?" Enji asked. "…What happened to me? I should've been able to fix this…All of it. I'm the #2 hero after all…:
The younger brother looked down at his feet.
"What about therapy for Shoto, Rei and yourself?" Hisashi cut him off.
Endeavor was silenced for a whole minute
"And before you say it; yeah, I know that our nation, for some reason, think therapy is 'unbecoming', but look how far Izuku, his friends and I got with it?"
Enji opened his mouth to respond…but found all he could've said was something relating to how the public would react if he did such..since when did he care about…? Why did he care in that…?
Seeing as his brother was currently doing mental gymnastics, Hisashi sighed, snapped his fingers and got Enji's attention.
"Look, I need to get back to Inko and the kids. But….please, please, please! Don't go dark on me. I…I got some vacation time coming up, why don't you take some time off? Come meet Eri, Himiko, and Daiki. Heck, bring everybody if you if you can."
He said one more thing.
"If nothing else, please know that I have and always miss you. And no matter what anyone says, I'm proud to be your little brother."
Enji looked away, clenching his fist tightly as his flames fizzled brighter slightly before leaving without another word.
This whole interaction had made him forgo lecturing Shoto about not using his flames.
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Mina, due to her added bulk, acted as the front horse with Izuku as the rider and Eijirou and Himiko as the back part. Monika was the rider for her team as Sayori was the front horse and Yuri and Natsuki manned the back. The rest of Classes 1-A, 1-B, 1-C, and 1-D all setup teams based on their closest relationships such as Meggy with Tari, Saiko, and Melony and Bernadetta with Dorothea and Petra.
"We're not too heavy for you, are we Shishida-Kun?" Momo asked.
"Not at all, Lady Yaoyorozu!" Jurota said firmly, despite having a total ton on his back, he didn't show any signs of struggling.
"Heh, that's our furry gentleman!" Setsuna laughed, having also decided to join the team.
Shoto and Arisu had managed to pull Hitoshi and Denki into their team, with Hitoshi acting as the rider. Penny was the rider for her team as Ben was the front horse and Lilique and Eloise manned the back.
"Um...let's do our best?" Eloise nervously said.
"Yeah! We'll show them what we can do!" Lilique cheered happily.
Ochako was the rider of her team with Itsuka, Tenya, and Mei. She nervously looked around between Shoto, Ben, and Izuku's teams but made sure not to overlook the others as well. She knew just how skilled her peers in the sister classes all were, some even being able to rival One For All's power itself.
"LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE'S GOTTEN TOGETHER!" Present Mic's voice shook her from her thoughts. "ALRIGHT, HERE'S THE RULES; MOST POINTS IN TEN MINUTES WINS!"
"IF ANYONE GETS KNOCKED OUT, IT'S AN AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION!" Twice shouted. "Try to be good sports about it, okay?"
"Let's all get this party started!" Hawks finished.
The starting alarms blared, and immediately most of the teams charged for Monika's team.
"AND AS EXPECTED, ALMOST EVERYONE'S RUSHING MONIKA SALVATO'S TEAM! HOW WILL SHE HANDLE THIS ONSLAUGHT!?"
Monika smirked before thrusting her hands out and yelling as she and her team glitched out before suddenly appearing in multiple places at once.
"With my Quirk, the whole world around me is like a computer program! But it takes a lot out of me to compensate." Monika clarified. "You guys won't have enough time to tell which one is which!"
"That's where you're wrong..." Sasuke said from his team consisting of him, Hinata, Tang Yun, and Ingrid.
The Uchia closed his eyes and then reopened them, revealing them to now be red with a circle and tomo marks. He then glanced around, seeing pasy felsh, bone and skin to focus on the numbers on the headbands.
"…not the Ten-Million one, but we'll take what we can get." Sasuke shrugged. When he saw the closest and biggest number. Something was better than nothing, after all.
Seeing as how it wouldn't exactly be easy to take Monika's points, everyone decided to take each other's instead. Jurota found himself wrestling with Sato, who was the front horse of his, Ryoku, Miyu, and Tokuma's team as Momo created a grabbing machine to try and snag the opponents' points.
"Not so fast!" Ryoku said, using ninja-like reflexes to block Momo's approach while Miyu formed a bandage-like whip of paper to strike them back.
"WHAT A MASS OF MAYHEM!" Present Mic announced.
"Everyone has figured out that they just need high-enough points to pass so instead of wasting time trying to snag Team Salvato's headband, they're going after each other," Hawks noted.
"Survival of the fittest at its finest!" Twice said.
Shoto watched the other teams intensely. Hitoshi had used a combination of his Quirk and quick thinking to help snag a couple of headbands. A blast caught their attention as they turned to see Ochako having sent one of the other teams flying with a single-finger flick.
"Uraraka has displayed impressive strength since the start of the school year..." Shoto noted. "It's probably wise not to go into a direct confrontation with her."
"Yeah, she's like, crazy strong! But look at Midoriya, man!" Denki said.
Shoto turned to see Izuku producing orange solid flames that acted as a barrier protecting his squad as Mina sent out bullets of acid backed up by Himiko turning into Izuku and firing small fireballs of her own.
"Yeah, probably a good idea to step back and pick off some other opponents," Arisu said.
"Giving up so quick?"
Todoroki ducked his head in time to avoid Monoma's grasping hand, preserving his headband. The snide 1-B student and his teammates consisting of Kosei Tsuburaba, Sen Kaibara, and Hiryu Rin rushed Shoto's team again. This time, Shoto repelled them with his ice, Arisu backing her brother up with a few concussive flashes of light.
"You got such a powerful quirk, and you're not even trying to get the goal!" Monoma laughed as he continued trying to steal Shoto's headband. "To think the illustrious Class 1-A was full of-"
His sentence was cut short when Micky, fully inflated, slammed into him like a wrecking ball, Yumi wrapped around her securely in the form of an elastic chain being held by Ashley, who was riding on Yuriko, currently in the form of a blue-furred werewolf.
"Shut the hell up already," Ashley said dryly as she pulled Yumi and Micky back, Yumi having stretched out her lips to grab onto Monoma's headband.
"Thanks, girls!" Arisu thanked the other team, Shoto giving a silent nod of his own.
Monoma groaned as he struggled to get up off the ground, only to see Sen, Tsuburaba, and Rin walking away from him, the three boys taking the moment to pause and flip him off before getting off the arena, having accepted their disqualification with grace.
"T-Traitors..." The blonde began, only to be trampled by Jurota, Setsuna, Momo, and Kyouka.
"Did you feel something?" Momo asked.
"Not at all, Lady Yaoyorozu." Jurota responded.
Setsuna nodded. "Probably nothing important."
"Traaaaaaiiiiitoooooorsss….!" Monoma groaned as he blacked out.
Kyouka chuckled at his groans.
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"This is one serious furball," Garie stated.
"Fight! Fight! Fight!" Micha cheered, her sisters trying in vain to keep her seated.
"Wish I was there with them..." Kuro sighed, his arms folded. He understood why, of course, but still!
In lieu of his saving students at the USJ, the underage vigilante had become what some would call 'boxed.' He was stuck at UA, under their watch and supervision, awaiting for assignments which would take time off his possible sentences. Still, it wasn't too bad, he managed to catch up with Ibara, who, while disappointed in hjis actions, was happy to have her best friend back.
"My class sure has things handled. They're making mama proud." Midnight giggled as she stuffed her face with a large amount of food, sitting in an extra large seat to accommodate her blubbery backside.
Inko smiled as Eri sat on her lap. Just as it was fun watching her son's classmates practically dominate the field, it had also been fun to reconnect with Midnight. Before Izuku's attending UA, it had been years since they had spoken; last time they had was when Nerumi was forced to change her costume, and then the whole thing at the daycare happened….
"Thanks again for the seats, Nerumi." The older woman smiled gratefully, Eri's classmates and the Forgers enjoying the luxury box while Inko, Hisashi and Eri enjoyed the teacher's seats; just a bit away from the Autoscorers and others bhut still ion visual range.
"Hey, what're sisters for?" Midnight beamed, sneaking in a tickle on Eri's cheeks and making the little girl giggle. "Sides, I need to make up for not spoiling my adorable nieces and nephew!"
"Hey! Quit hogging those hot dogs!" Mount Lady snapped as she got into a fight with Miruko, who laughed as she hoarded most of the food herself.
"Ugh, listen to you little piggies!" Phara scoffed. "It's so unladylike, you know!"
"Ah, who cares about being a lady!" Miruko guffawed as she squeezed a large handful of Mount Lady's stomach, making her whine and flail her chunky arms childishly.
"See what I have to work with?" Midnight sighed as Inko giggled.\
"A bunch of brats who think they're cuter than they actually are?" Hisashi guessed.
"EXACTLY! THANK YOU!" Midnight shouted to the heavens, then doubled back. "Hey, wait a minute! Are you still saying I'm not a real wo…?!"
"Yes." Hisashi beamed, taking Inko into an embrace. "There's only one woman in the whole world and I just so happen to be the lucky son of a gun she chose to marry."
"Hisashi!" Inko admonished with a blush and light slap before turning away. "You're embarrassing me in front of my little sister!"
"I'm just calling it as I see it." The happy man said and he nuzzled his wife's nose with his own, whispering. "Also, dealing with Enji brought me down in the dumps, so I really need my daily dose of 'goddess made flesh' early."
Eri looked over to the now annoyed Midnight, who was grumbling something about her papa and 'stupid single target sexuality'…
"I still think you're pretty, Auntie Nerumi." The little girl smiled.
The world went silent for a moment, before Midnight's eyes glowed and she tossed her food away, took Eri into her arms and gave her a great big hug bwhile nuzzling her cheeks with her own.
"You! Are! So! CUUUUTE! You are such a good girl, Eri!"
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Mime frowned at the screen.
"What's the matter?" Clown asked. "Yeah, we'll have to rewatch, but still, this is nice, reminds me of sch…Oh….Right."
Clown hurriedly made a balloon animal in the shape of a lion and roared, making Mime smile.
Tomura was also frowning, his attention focused on Team Izuku, especially Izuku.
"Its all HIS fault…" Tomura started. "But then again, without him, I wouldn't have bro and the others..But he still is making this game soi hard! And Ochako's qwuirk…"
"Is NOT gravity." Gyro mused. "I could see the increased speed and strength, but the lightning and such bursts? That's not normal gravity. There's something else in her…something like…"
"One for All." Radio gasped.
"Well, look at it this way; end of the day, no matter what happens? Kyo and Izuku will get closure." Atomo smiled, which in turn brought a smile to Tomura's face.
Clint sipped at his beer with Magne, both loving the Calvary race for actually SHOWING teamwork in heroism students. Compress and Maid were sipping tea, their attention also on Team Izuku.
"Such a cute team of couples." Maid smiled. "I can already see some improvement…darling?"
Compress was focusing on Hitoshi, and even masked, Maid could tell he was grinning.
"That boy is destined to be my foil and probable rival, I'm ghappy to see him growing so quickly and not just abuse his Quirk."
"Is it wrong I kind of feel bad we won't see a full Sports Fest?" Kuki asked. "I;m all down for what Kyo and Rakki have planned, but this is getting good!"
"You just want a slug fest." Zeri said.
"Well in your sister's defense? Some of their faces are quite punchable." The Chef smiled as he served lunch, then got a message on his phone. "Oh, what do you know? Seems they'll be able to move early; a newscopter needed refuelling and they're already almost done."
"Let's sow some chaos then..." Dabi grinned wickedly, his hand lit a flame.
"Simmer down, bro-bro." Geyeres beamed. "We'll get our time to shine."
She then frowned at that, adding:
"Well, at least ONE of our baby sibs is actually decent."
"Sho always was the stupid one." Dabi mused.
"…This coming from the guy who kept training despite doctor's orders?"
"That coming from the guy's biggest supporter?" Dabi retorted.
"…Touché."
"Hey, anyone knows where Chugai and Sumuji are?" Mustard asked, realizing two of their members were missing.
"Oh, they're busy with a little meeting..." Tomura said casually.
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Elsewhere, a meeting was taking place between the 'Kingpins' of crime in Japan. Normally, they'd be watching the Sports Festival and keeping an eye on future heroes-to-be, but, as some of them knew, big changes were coming to the underworld. Changes that required their attention.
So, just for today, they'd leave the watching to trusted subordinates and meet at this special place; where the Symbol of Evil and Destro briefly clashed, to discuss how to handle such matters.
At the head of the meeting was Giran, trying to light a cigarette while Chugai and Sumuji sat with him. Accompanying them and representing the Stampede Mob in Hanoma's place was a man who resembled a minotaur in a 1950s gangster suit, munching on some carrot sticks.
Jingko Wangei sipped at his glass of wine nervously as he stood next to a woman with ghostly pale white skin, black eyes red irises, and dressed in black robes with bone-like decals. This was Salem, the 'Queen of Despair' and one of the few surviving First Generation Quirk users still active in the modern era.
Beside Salem there was a young woman, somewhere between her late teens and early twenties, with noticeable orange-yellow eyes and a confident smirk on her face.
Standing on the other side was a young man in a weasel-like mask and wearing a full-black bodysuit decorated with red clouds. He claimed to be a member of the Akatsuki crime syndicate, going by the code name 'Weasel'.
And finally, the caller of this meeting, standing in the middle of the table as she stood up. She was a tall and beautiful woman with an athletic build in a red and black suit, minus the jacket. Her arms were decorated with rose tattoos and she had a slightly curved katana at her side.
"Thank you all for coming so promptly," Sabuko, head of the largest active Yakuza clan called out. "I suppose we should get started, although I do believe I summoned for Nagato and Ponyville."
"Leader and Messenger Lady Angel are indisposed," Weasel explained. "Besides, it was either me or Hidan."
Everyone grimaced; the less ANYONE saw of that guy, the better.
"Miss Ponyville is at the Sports Festival with her classmates." The Minotaur explained.
"Good. Perhaps she'll be willing to share whatever she sees." Salem mused. "Hopefully Marianne shines well enough, poor girl…"
Why was Salem so interested in Class 1D's constantly tired and shy monster maker, you may ask? Well, you see, Marianne was only the second person to wield the 'Grimm' Quirk. Salem was the first.
"And who is your plus one?" Sumuji asked. "The ONLY plus one, I should add."
"My apprentice and aide de camp; Cinder Fall." Salem motioned to the smirking young woman beside her. "Time is starting to finally hinder my ability to use my quirk, so she's being taught how to take over from me."
Cinder smirked at this and the scene in front of her; everyone who was anybody in the underworld in one place. And she now knew what they looked like. Give her a few weeks and she'd get Watts or Tyrion to find and handle them….
"Before anything else?" Chugai rose, revealing herself to be wearing Anti-Quirk Gloves. Sumiji wore a cap of a similar material and Wesel had a bandana over his eyes. Salem and Cinder also wore gloves and the Minotaur's hat was a purple hue, showcasing it was made of Anti-Quirk material.
"Now, onto business. We don't have to pretend to be allies or to even like each other. But we do need to make plans. First, the other reason for the suddenness of the summon." Sabuko explained. "The Fire-spitter is alive."
Widened looks of shock and/or fear overtook most faces, save for Weasel, who remained impassive and Cinder who looked ignorantly confused.
"The Fire-Spitter?" Jingko asked, his fore already sweating. "Y-y-you're certain? I thought he was killed during the attack on Parliament."
"Of course, he's still alive," Weasel noted. "I was there with my father. I saw him defeat Mastermind. Furthermore, the Akatsuki's spy in UA informed us that his son is in Class 1-C."
More confusion and terror covered the faces of the crime lords.
"…He…He bred?!" The Minotaur gasped. "Someone managed to TAME him?!"
"And apparently," Sabuko added. "He's still in fighting shape: My informant says he took on three classes of UA students by himself. Including the two girls who caused my empire such a ruckus. The one 'injury' he received was a slight bruise."
"Guessing this means we'll need to handle our Musutafu businesses more carefully," Sumuji noted, already dreading how Zeri would take this reveal…
From Salem's side, Cinder arrogantly chuckled.
"You're all scared of a man 20 years out of practice?"
"…Did I say you could speak, Cinder?" Salem asked although she held her tongue when she saw Chugai rise and pin her apprentice down into her chair with strings.
"Considering that Fire-Spitter did more in three years than some of the Top 10 Pros do in their entire careers, never mind the fact he never sustained any injuries NOR the fact that he's the only target Endeavor never caught…"
Jinko growled at that.
"Or his dealing of the actual cause of this meeting…again, ALL without a heroes license and most before he graduated UA's Business Course…? Yes, young lady. Yes, we are very scared of a middle-aged man who can take up to 40 UA students at once."
Chugai shot Salem a look.
"Keep your pet on a tighter leash, lest she follows in Overhaul's footsteps. And speaking of whom, that leads directly to the other reason Sabuko summoned us, right?"
The Yakuza head nodded and then composed herself.
"My father, Sabu, is being released from Tartarus tomorrow. We need a plan."
"Here's a plan." The Minotaur mused as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "This Sabu gets out of line? We end him."
"…You're a foreigner, so I don't fault you for not knowing." Salem sighed. "Sabu cannot be dealt that way. And he's not incremental. He's doesn't make small moves. He just…does."
"He was no All for One, we can all agree on that. But the boss is calculated. Pragmatic. Sabu on the other hand? He's like 'The Shining'." Giran explained. "Bloodbaths were a cup of tea for him. And the worst part? He KNEW things. Things that kept heroes and cops from going after him."
"That's what my idiot brother idolized him for." Chugai growled, then smirked. "Heh. Idolized yet missed the point entirely; drugs instead of blackmailing the right people? Kai, you really were an idiot."
"Then how did he end up in jail?" Weasel asked. "This was long before Akatsuki's time, Leader will want to know."
"Oh, he kidnapped the wrong high schooler and earned the Fire-Spitter's wrath." Salem smirked. "A…Masaru Bakugo, I believe it was? The fashion designer. Apparently, he and the Fire-Spitter were childhood friends."
Sabuko nodded before she took over.
"And in those 15 years, I have risen the family well and truly above what father ever did; we're almost legitimate and very profitable….But I doubt prison has cooled my father's wrath. If he is to be dealt with, it must be done carefully. One wrong move or an arrest too early or too late? Japan will unravel in a week. So I say again: We. Need. A plan."
"Perhaps a truce for a start?" Chugai suggested. "No movements for a week, dispensation if a Pro interferes in our affairs, but nothing else. Best to see what Sabu does and how he reacts. He's been in prison for 15 years, after all."
"Considering Jester's plans for the Sports Festival, I think that's a safe bet." Giran nodded.
"The Stampede profits are still reeling in. We can take a break." The Minotaur smiled.
"I see no problem with such an arrangement." Salem mused, then shot Cinder a look. "You'll be busy with a mission, so hold your tongue."
Sabuko took a drink of water and smiled.
"Then its decided. We wait for a week. See how things unfold. If worse comes to worst? My father is free game."
With that, the meeting was adjourned and everyone went their separate ways….Except for Weasel.
"What do you have for us, Izanami?"
"Your hunch was correct, Madame." The masked man explained over the phone. "Jinko Wangei is colluding with the crime lords, they've currently formed a truce with each other. I have enough video evidence to at least expose him."
"Excellent work as always, Itachi. There's still plenty of time to return to the Sports Festival. Your younger brother and his classmates have been putting in good work."
Itachi nodded. "Understood."
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"STOOOP!" Present Mic shouted, bringing the entire stadium to a standstill as the timer ran out.
"IT'S OVER!" Twice cheered. "Awwww, so soon?"
"Alright, let's see who the winning teams are!" Hawks smiled. "We have… Team Izuku, Team Shoto, Team Ben, Team Ochako, Team Ryoku, Team Monika, Team Sasuke, and Team Momo!"
Cheers filled the arena and most of the students soaked in the praise.
"After a short break, these 32 students will be facing each other in a series of 1-on-1 matches!" Hawks said. "The first round will be randomized, with the lineup being determined as we speak! This will be the last event of the Festival, and the winner of these fights will be the winner of the First Year Festival!"
"And if you didn't make it to the final event," Mount Lady called as she stepped back onto the field in her enlarged state, giving everyone a view of all her blubbery features. "Not to worry! While we take a half hour to ready the stadium for the fighting portion, there will be another series of recreational events you can participate in! As for those who did win the Battle, go drink something and rest up!"
"Stop showing off, fatass!" Miruko said, launching herself like a boulder from a catapult and ramming into Mount Lady's butt, making it jiggle loudly as she shrieked and fell down, shrinking quickly to avoid making a massive scene.
Midnight, Inko, the Autoscorers, and Kuro took it upon themselves to avert the Forger Kindergarten student's eyes from the sight of two fat sexy ladies getting into a fight, least they have to explain to parents while theyu had to give their children…'the talk.'
"What am I gonna do with those two...?" Nemuri sighed.
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While the teams who were moving on got to take a 30 minute lunch break, the students nwho didn't make it goto enjoy some carnival games. It was all well and good at first…
And then Arisu, excited over her and Shoto winning a darts game, accidentally released a torrent of water that short circuited some of the games and the spark hit Denki.
"Kaminari, are you okay?" Kyouka asked in worry, only to grow concerned with Denki began to speak…calmly. He was surrounded by an odd glow, some sort of delayed effect on his Quirk, Kyouka mused.
"Hey…!" Denki realized. "I know everything! I can understand all things; dead languages, quantum physics, the key to eternal world peace….the origin of mayonnaise!"
Then the glow faded.
"Oh. There it goes." Denki whined, deflated before he shouted to the heavens. "HIT ME AGAIN!"
"I doubt we're gonna get a second divine retribution like that..." Miyu snarked. "Besides, that was Arisu."
"Sorry!"
"Its cool!" Denki assured her.
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Suddenly, it was time for the Festival to continue
"Where'd you wander off too?" Niles asked Monika when she suddenly returned. "And….where are the other girls?"
"Oh, nothing…:" She smiled evilly.
"Monika…" Ben grumbled, only for him to be silenced by.
"HOLY MOLY!" Mic suddenly shouted. "LOOKS LIKE THE FIRST YEARS ARE GOING ALL FANSERVICE!"
All eyes turned to see what many teenage boys and girls would consider a delightful sight: Somehow, every girl in the first-year classes, minus Monika, was in a cheerleadering outfit.
Denki and Kaminari gave each other a thuinbvs up and giggled impishly, then shot one to Monika,
"YOU LITTLE PERVERTS ARE DEAD!" Momo growled realizing she'd been duped. Kyouka was quick to toss her pom-poms on the floor in rage.
"Mineta….! Denki…!"
The boys turned to see Izuku and Axol glaring at them. It then realized they'd tricked their girlfriends and in Izuku's case, sister AND childhood friends into those uniforms.
"Um…S-see something you like, fellas?"
The two boys said nothing, but Ben whispered something in their ears. They then smiled before grabbing the grape boy and electricity user and taking them aside.
"OW! OW! NO, NO, NO! MERCY! MERCY! I'M A BAAAAAD BOY! I DIDN'T THINK! ME STUPID! NO, NOT THAT! ANYTHING BUT THAT! NO, NO, NO!"
While all that was going on….
"MONIKA, I'M GOUING TO KICK YOUR ASS FOR THIS, THEN CLONE YOU AND BEAT ALL YOUR CLONES' ASSES!" Natsumi followed in suit. Monika simplky giggled like a troll and ran away shouting 'whoop-whoop-whoop-whoop!'
"I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN MY ROOOOOOOOM~!" Bernadetta wailed as she tried to hide her face with her pom-poms.
"I...I don't mind..." Marianne nervously admitted.
"Ugh...At least Kunio and Rikki are getting a show..." Misako grumbled as Kyoko got into the swing of it, Tooru, Mina and Tsuyu joining in.
Penny just waved over to Ben with a sweet smile, Ben managing to return it despite the nosebleed he was getting…and then fainted.
"Too cute!"
Izuku and Acxol then walked back, with Mineta and Denki, both shivering but otherwise fine, following them and then marching over to give the girls an apology.
"…What did you make them do?" Sasuke asked.
"Eh, it's better if you don't know." Was all Ben said, smirking when he saw Mina and Melony making their way over.
"M-Mina, please! Listen!" Izuku hurriedly said, afraid he'd offened her and the other girls. "I know you and the girls would've and could've dealt with him, I know that! Heck, not going to lie, kind of now wishing I'd let you, but I…Well, I…!"
Mina took Izuku into a hug and kissed him.
"Best. Boyfriend. Ever." She cooed, nuzzling what little of a nose he had with her own. "And I know you know. Still, what girl doesn't appriate her boiyfriedn having the occasional protective moment?'
Izuku smiled and rested into the hug.
Melony took Axol into a bridal carry and kissed him as well, resting her forehead with his own.
"The girls all agree that you two bith have a favor and are welcome to our sleepovers." She smiled. "Be grateful for that last one; we usually reserve it for gasy bffs, according to Tooru."
And thus, what would've been embrassing became funny, sweet and heartwarming.,
PYRO
Meanwhile, an inconspicuous helicopter, one of many, hovered over the Stadium. Within the helicopter, the reporter and cameraman, both forced to the back, where bound and gagged.
"I am terribly sorry for this my dear. I truly am." Gambler said to the reporter. "But, well, your copter was there, we needed to get high enough and were pressed for time. Not to worry, you and your camera guy won't get in trouble for this."
The reporter said something under her gag, but Gambler just lightly pushed her down and closed the door before joining Jester in the cockpit.
"All ready with the load, buddy. How far along are the Nomu?"
Jester pointed a little beyond the stadium to what looked like an average tour bus.
"The minute the event is announced…Release the payload."
Knightmare Lord A/N:
Another chapter Mrotrax set up before me. I gotta start catching up more.
Mrotrax A/N:
Sorry this took so long! A lot happens in this chapter, so I hope it was worth it!
Until we meet again, hopefully Monday, stay safe out there!