Chapter 15

[Play Peace Sign-NateWantsToBattle]

(Camera shows Izuku watching All Might soaring through the sky from a building, with a smile and determined look on his face. Title of story then shows up. Camera then switches to Jotaro walking towards the ocean and vanishing as his foot touches the water.)

One day I set my eyes up to the sky

And like a plane my dreams were passing by

(Scene switches to Haru practicing with his Stand with a small trickle of blood running from his nose as the silhouette of a woman appears.)

And I awoke to tears that had filled my eyes

I need to spread my wings out and fly

(Scene changes to Adrian practicing with a wooden sword and shield. Silhouettes of two men, one in a knight suit and the other in a black suit with a heart shape cut at the chest area with ladybug buttons, appear behind him.)

I lie awake at night with these memories

Of feeling powerless and they're haunting me

(Scene changes to Katsumi in a business suit with a house arrest watch in his left wrist. He is walking down a hallway while writing on a clipboard with paper and a pen)

I'm always reaching out for this destiny

To make it happen that's all on me

(We see Izuku on top of a building stretching while his Stand is throwing punches and kicks)

Cruel fate sets in motion

And no one else knows why

Waiting for the day to come when will it show up

Claiming what's before my eyes

(Scene changes to Jonasan doing some martial arts moves and his Stand mirroring his movements)

With every issue I gotta breathe through

Or the moment might just pass

They all told me I can't, they were laughing

Well look who's laughing now

(We see class 1-A, as well as some of 1-B, in their P.E. uniforms facing off against each other. The key fights being Izuku VS Shoto, Adrian VS Jonasan, Katsuki VS Ochaco and Izuku VS Jonasan, Agile Emerald and Crimson Omega throwing punches at each other. The debris obscured the picture for a few seconds.)

Now I can feel the fire burning deep within me

I'll be the hero, and no one can stop me

Loudly I will scream it from the top of my lungs

(We see Izuku kneeling in front of a gravestone in the rain, with tears in his eyes. He looks to see a hand on his shoulder. Looking for the source, we see Jouji, Jolyne and Hanabi, as well as the Higashikatas behind him with comforting smiles on their faces.)

You've got those tired eyes from crying every moment

You cannot hide it, someone's gonna notice

(We see Izuku in his hero costume reaching towards a little girl's hand with her arm covered in bandages.)

I'll be your hero, no one's gonna hurt you again

(We see class 1-A as well as the Kujo's and adult Higashikata's with their Stand's at the ready, making the peace sign.)

Gonna raise my hand with a peace sign

Our story will last forever

(For the end of the opening, we see Jotaro walking towards a train station with an eleven-year-old Jonasan and a ten-year-old Izuku walking on either side of him.)

"'I am here…'" Izuku repeated, "But how…?"

"You know the sports festival system, right?" Toshinori asked as he walked back to the couch.

"Yes, of course. The support, business, general studies and hero courses come together and fight through preliminary games of different types by class years. The students who make it through face off in the finals. It's a round-robin tournament divided by grade."

"That's right! In other words, you can sell yourself with everything you've got!"

"Right…" Everyone fell, anime style, at hearing Izuku's uninterested answer. "I mean, what you're saying is correct!"

Here comes the muttering fest. Almost everyone thought.

"But honestly, it's kind of hard to get completely into it right after what just happened…Besides, All Might is teaching me, so I'm not as motivated to stand out at the sports festival…In the first place, I don't think I can stand out in my current state, and I did terribly on the fitness tests…"

"SHUT UP! I'LL HEAR NO MORE OF THAT NONSENSE COMING OUT OF YOUR MOUTH!" Jonasan screamed at Izuku being the first to stand up.

"Nonsense?!" Izuku shrieked at being spooked from Jonasan's outburst.

"You had to work twice as hard to get into U.A., more than anybody else. The U.A. Sports Festival is the perfect opportunity to show everyone all that hard work wasn't for nothing."

"JoJo."

"Also, if you're looking for motivation to be in the festival…I'm going to be in it."

"HUH?!" Izuku, Adrian and Haru exclaimed at the same time.

"Did you three forget that he is a possible transfer student?" Toshinori asked.

"Uh, yeah." Adrian admitted.

"Sort of." Haru agreed.

"I didn't." Izuku exclaimed, "I'm just surprised you're going to be in the tournament. May I know why?"

"It's because we never got our rematch." Jonasan answered.

"Rematch?" Tatsuki and Ichika asked.

"That's right." Jouji spoke, "Your last spar against each other was like…two years ago?"

"Correct." Hope answered, "All the time Jonasan has trained along side Izuku, never once has he beaten him."

"Jonasan, I hate to ask…" Hanabi said, "but how many fights did you have with Izuku and lost?"

"Um…" Jonasan replied, "I'm not sure. 10 to 15, but whose keeping count?"

"159." Izuku said almost making him mom, Haru and Adrian laugh.

"Sorry?" Jonasan asked turning to Izuku.

"He said 159." Inko replied, "That's how many fights you've had and lost."

"They were all pretty close though." Izuku interjected.

"Well Young Midoriya," Toshinori said, "it seems you have a challenger who wants to personally beat you to the top. Are you going to back down?"

Izuku then looked back at Jonasan, who had a smile on his face. Not the pleasant smile that he gives when he's greeting people. The kind of smile that shows he is ready for anything his opponent can throw at him. The kind of smile that shows he's not going to back down no matter who his opponent is.

"Challenge accepted." Izuku replied giving a smile of his own.

Classroom 1-A

"Wh…Wh-What's going on?" Ochaco asked allowed to the score of students that were blocking the doorway to the classroom. School had ended and the class wanted to go home and train for the tournament. Unfortunately, they couldn't get out because of the students blocking their way. Most of the girls were looking at Jonasan, who was less than happy about the attention being on him.

"Yare yare daze." He simply said while pulling his hat over his eyes.

"What business do you have with class 1-A?" Tenya asked them while doing his usual hand chops.

"We can't get out!" Mineta exclaimed, "I want to go home and continue watching Bleach! What'd you come here for anyway?"

"Bleach?" Jiro asked.

"It's a manga turned anime." Adrian replied, "He didn't know what Hokuto no Ken was, so I punished him by having choose an anime at random. The anime he got was Bleach. To my surprise, he's been hooked on it ever since."

"Scouting out the enemy, small fry." A bored Katsuki said as he walked to the doorway. "We're the ones who made it out of the villain's attack."

Mineta pointed to Katsuki worrying at how he was talking and acting.

"That's just how he normally is." Izuku said in a neutral tone.

"They probably want to check us out before the sports festival." Katsuki said while stopping at the door, "There's no point in doing stuff like that. Out of my way, extras!"

"Stop calling people 'extras' just because you don't know them!" Tenya stated.

"Get a nice personality Bakugo." Haru said from his desk, "You're going to make us all look bad."

"Who's asking you, Short Stuff?!" Katsuki retorted.

"Everybody."

"I came to see what the famous Class A was like," a voice said from the crowd. The class looked to see a student make to his through the crowd to the entrance. He was a young man with messy, indigo colored hair that flared out in large tufts around his head and notably straight teeth. His eyes were dark purple with white pupils, and were thin and somewhat triangular in shape, with no visible eyelashes. They looked half-closed, and he had very dark eye bags underneath them. He was also 5'7", the same height as Katsuki. "but you seem pretty arrogant. Are all the students in the hero course like this?"

"Thank goodness, no." Haru stated just to irk Katsuki more. The purple themed boy then looked towards him with recognition in his face.

"Haru, is that you?" he asked.

"Shinso?" Haru asked back looking at the student and then smiled, "Still looking tired as always?"

"At least I'm taller than you." The boy, Shinso, replied with a smile of his own.

"Touché."

"Friend of yours, Haru?" Adrian asked.

"Yes." Haru replied, "This is Hitoshi Shinso. An old friend of mine before I met both you and Izuku."

"Really?" Izuku asked while walking up to Shinso and holding out his hand, "A friend of Haru's is a friend of mine. Izuku Midoriya."

"Pleasure to meet you." Shinso replied taking his hand and shaking it, "So, you're the famous Izuku Midoriya Haru wouldn't shut up about. Having both a Stand and a quirk."

"Yep. That's me. Though I don't think I'm that important."

"On the contrary, the whole school is talking about you. Rumor has it you stood up to two Stand Users that worked with the villains. Got to admit, that takes a lot of courage. You have my respect."

"HE AIN'T SPECIAL!" Bakugo shouted at hearing Izuku get praise.

"Says you." Adrian retorted.

"Sadly, I'm not here to make friends or see old ones." Shinso spoke up letting go of Izuku's hand, "There are quite a few people who enrolled in general studies or other courses because they didn't make it into the hero course. Did you know that?"

"I've heard stories but not officially, no." Izuku replied.

"The school has left those of us a chance. Depending on the results of the sports festival, they'll consider our transfer into the hero course. And it seems they may also transfer people out."

That's a scary thought. Adrian thought to himself, everyone else looking surprised as well.

"Scouting out the enemy?" Shinso said that part while looking at Katsuki, "I, at least, came to say that even if you're in the hero course, if you get too carried away, I'll sweep your feet out from under you. I came with a declaration of war."

This person's bold! Almost everyone in the class thought seeing how Shinso talked to Katsuki. After five seconds of silence, Adrian decided to cut in.

"I'll gladly accept your declaration of war." He said with confidence, "Where's the fun in winning something if there isn't anyone to challenge you in the first place? You've got guts. I can't wait to see what you're made of in the tournament."

Shinso looked at Adrian, surprised at how he willingly accepted his challenge. He then smiled.

"I like you." He stated and was about to say something else when another voice interrupted.

"Hey, hey!" looking to the source, they saw what looked like a grey version of Kirishima, "I'm from Class B next door! I heard you fought villains, so I came to hear 'bout it! Don't get so full of yourself!"

Another bold person! The class thought.

"OUT OF MY WAY!" another voice shouted, getting everyone's attention. "MAKE ROOM! I'M HEADING FOR CLASS 1-A! DON'T BLOCK ME!"

"Sis, stop pulling on my shirt!" another voice said, "Grand mom is going to be very upset if this suit is damaged!"

"She can blame me then. Also, stop complaining. We're almost there."

A young woman who looked to be nineteen barged through the cluster of students and marched into the classroom with the boy in tow. She was (5'8.7") above-average height and slim to athletic build. She was also bold-eyed, and was wearing her hair in two "layers": A dark base including two large buns atop her head and a short length going down her neck; above which, lightly dyed or bleached, she kept a plait or braid that winds around both buns, joining in a short length at back, and bangs that frame her face.

She was wearing a short skirt or pants, shin-high boots and a halter top that exposes her midriff, with 2 lengths of cloth on each side attaching it to her pants in a manner similar to suspenders. She wears a small piece on her chest repeating the design of her tattoo (butterfly wings superimposed with a downward-pointing dagger). The said boy she was towing surprised Izuku even more.

"Jolyne?! Jouji?!" Izuku cried at in surprise.

"I'm sorry Izuku." Jouji replied while fixing his suit that his sister, Jolyne was tugging on. "When Jolyne heard about mom and I meeting up with here at U.A., she came marching here with me in tow. Let me tell you, it was not a pleasant walk."

Izuku watched as Jolyne walked up to him with what looked like intent to kill. The whole class watched as she stood right in front with Izuku with a neutral look on her face. Jolyne then surprised everyone when she gently placed a hand on his head and ruffled up his hair.

"Why didn't you tell me you got accepted in U.A.?" she said to him in a calm but threating voice, "I would have walked all the way to your house to congratulate you."

"I'm really sorry Jolyne." Izuku replied with a nervous smile, "I completely forgot to tell you after I got my acceptance letter. I was just super excited; it slipped my mind."

"Is that the case?" Izuku then felt Jolyne grip his hair, threating to pull on it. "In that case, when you start training for the festival, I'll be your sparring partner."

Izuku paled at hearing what he heard. Training with Jotaro was difficult for him. When he sparred with Jolyne though, it was a nightmare. She was relentless when it came to training with Izuku in martial arts. She never let up on him, not once. Jolyne made sure he understood that his opponent wasn't going to let up on him.

"I-I-I-Is that r-r-r-really n-n-n-necessary?" he stuttered out.

"Trust me, it is." She replied with a smirk, "You need to toughen up since you'll be facing off against a lot of opponents with powerful quirks."

Jolyne then turned away from Izuku and towards the class.

"Consider this a warning!" she blurted out, "If I hear from Izuku that anyone of you treated him like garbage, I'll make you wish you never heard the name of Jolyne Kujo."

I like how she handles people to mistreat Izuku. Haru thought to himself.

"Wait a second!" Katsuki spoke up, "Deku, who are these clowns?!"

"Oh right!" Izuku said, realizing he never introduced them. "Everyone, meet Jolyne and Jouji Kujo!"

"Are you two related to Jotaro Kujo?" Ochaco asked.

"He was our dad." Jouji replied with a smile.

"YOUR DAD?!" the whole class screamed in shock.

And the like is gone. Haru thought to himself.

"We'd love to stay and chat," Jouji continued, "but I'm sure you all have places to be."

"That's true but we can't quite get out." Momo replied pointing to the door. To hers and everyone's surprise Jolyne walked up to the students with a scowl on her face. Then after seven seconds of silence…

"MOVE OR BE MOVED!" she screamed, making all of the students' scurry, clearing a path for class 1-A.

"Don't yell." The voice of Jonasan said as he got up and walked towards the door, "It's hurtful to the ears and rude."

Everyone looked to see him stop in front of Jolyne with a scowl on his face. The Kujo girl didn't back down, returning a scowl of her own.

"Mama's boy." She greeted rudely.

"Delinquent." Jonasan replied and walked out of the classroom.

"Come on, Izuku. Let's go." Jolyne said after five seconds of silence and dragged Izuku out of the classroom, the said boy protesting on being dragged by his shirt. Jouji followed with an apologetic look on his face. The class just watched as their fellow classmate was dragged away.

"Learning about Midoriya is getting weirder by the minute." Kaminari stated as he and the rest of the class walked out.

"I think the proper word would be…bizarre." Iida corrected.

First All Might, then the Higashikatas, now the Kujos. Shoto thought to himself, I must agree with Iida. The life of Izuku Midoriya is bizarre.

Dagoba Beach

Izuku fell to the sand on his back as he was once again thrown by Jolyne. They had begun on his two weeks of training for the sports festival for by his martial arts and Stand tactics. Hanabi, Inko and the Higashikatas watched from the sidelines, while having refreshments.

"Thanks for letting me choose the spot to train." Izuku while getting up and blocking another one of Jolyne's punches.

"Better than training at my house, that's for sure." Jolyne was with a smile while still throwing punches and kicks at Izuku, "Got to admit. The view is nice. You actually cleaned up this whole beach?"

"Yeah. It was part of my training All Might had me do so that I could inherit one for all."

"Not bad. Jouji! Your turn!"

Izuku immediately turned around in time to see Jouji activate his Stand and send it towards Izuku. It looked well dress for the fighter, but its muscles showed through the suit. It had a clean face and neatly combed hair that reached to the nape of its neck. On the left side of its suit was a capitalized U. This was Jouji's Stand, Rock-U. Its power was on par with Agile Emerald, as proven when both Stands clashed with each other.

I've got to train hard, Izuku thought to himself, even if I get bruises on my bruises. I promised Jotaro Sensei…that I would give it my all and become the greatest hero! I made that same promise to All Might! Besides, I don't think JoJo would be too happy if I backed out from his challenge that I accepted.

Two Weeks Later

"Izuku, be careful not to get hurt." Inko said to her son as he got ready to leave.

"Okay." Izuku replied as he packed.

"I'll record it, okay? In high resolution."

"Okay."

"Do your best!"

"I'm off!" Izuku stated as he left the apartment, "Love you!"

"Love you too!"

U.A. Academy

"The bag check is taking forever." The reporter said as she and her crew waited at the entrance. The place was packed with stalls and crowds of people, ready to watch the tournament.

"They were just attacked by villains." The camera man replied, "Of course they'll be more strict. There are people criticizing their decision to hold it this year."

"Controversy equals ratings!" the reporter said in an excited tone, "Class 1-A will be the ones to watch this year, huh? With the passion of their last chance and the tactics of their experience, the third years have always been the main event in past years…But this year, the first-year stage is the one to watch!"

"Hey, did you know Endeavor's son is a first year this year?"

"No way, seriously? Wow!"

In the crowd of people, Josuke and Hope were walking alongside the Kujos towards the stadium to find their seats.

"Josuke, Hope," Hanabi said, "where are Tatsuki and Ichika?"

"Oh, we left them with Izuku." Hope replied, "They wanted to see him before the tournament started."

"I wonder how the other students feel at having two kids in the preparation room." Josuke added, "You should have seen how girls reacted to seeing those two cling to him."

"I can imagine them gushing over the attention." Jolyne said, "By the way, mom, where's Jouji?"

"He's also with Izuku," Hanabi replied, "making sure that he is absolutely ready for the tournament."

Waiting Room

"Man…" Mina said in disappointment while wearing her P.E. uniform as well as everyone else, "I wanted to wear my costume."

"To keep everything fair, we can't." Mashirao replied.

"I wonder what the first round's going to be…" Rikido asked Tokoyami.

"No matter what comes," Tokoyami replied, "we have no choice but to deal with it."

"Right." Shoji added. The door then opened to reveal Tenya.

"Everyone, are you ready?" he said, "We will be entering soon!"

"Person, person, person, person, person, person, person…" Mineta said to himself as he tried to calm down from the nervousness and excitement. He then looked to see Izuku getting his hair brushed by Ichika while Tatsuki gently patted his shoulders. Jouji was also standing next to him, making sure he was calm. Most of the girls were gushing over how adorable it was at seeing Izuku being tended to by the two Higashikata kids, like a patient big brother who was playing tea or toys with his younger siblings.

"Remember, try to use both your Stand and quirk when needed." He said, "Don't just try to use one or the other. Try using both if you can."

"You told me this during the whole two weeks of training, Jouji." Izuku said with a smile, "Don't worry I won't forget."

"Good to know."

"Midoriya." The voice of Shoto said, getting his attention. He stood a few feet away from where Izuku was sitting. Izuku motioned for Tatsuki and Ichika to stop so that he could talk to Shoto. He stood up and walked towards him.

"Todoroki, what is it?" he asked, getting everyone's attention. Haru and Adrian were also curious as to why Shoto wanted to talk to their friend.

"Looking at thing objectively," he stated, "I think I'm stronger than you."

"Yeah, that's true." Izuku replied, "You have more experience with your quirk."

"But…All Might has his eye on you, doesn't he?"

Izuku got a surprised look on his face, as well as Haru and Adrian.

"I'm not trying to pry about that. But I'm going to beat you."

"Oh?" Kaminari said, "Is the best in class making a declaration of war?"

"Hey, hey, hey!" Kirishima said while walking up to Shoto, "Why are you picking a fight all of the sudden? Especially with the class rep?! Not now, we're about to start!"

"You…beat Izuku?" the voice of Jonasan said, making everyone look towards where he was. He strolled past Iida and into the waiting room, stopping right at Shoto facing him down. The gym outfit must have been too small for him because everyone could see he was clearly built. He had muscles that could rival even Rikido's, making most of the girls blush at seeing his built frame. Shoto looked at him with the same intense look he was giving Izuku. "Don't make me laugh."

"Excuse me?" Shoto asked.

"The only person who's allowed to beat Izuku is me and that is what is going to happen. I will be the person to face him in the finals. Not you, nor anyone else."

The intense gave that he was giving actually made Shoto visibly flinch. This potential transfer student was letting him know that he would be the only one to face Izuku. Hearing that only made one question pop into his head. How powerful was his Stand? He took the careful choice and started to walk away. He stopped though when Izuku called out to him.

"Todoroki, I don't know what you're thinking when you say you'll beat me, but of course you're better than me, when it comes to your experience with your quirk. I think you're more capable than most people…excluding JoJo."

"Bad time to talking negatively Izuku." Adrian said but Izuku kept going.

"But, everyone-The students from the other courses are aiming for the top with everything they've got! I can't afford to fall behind."

Never give up…no matter what situation you're in.

"I promised JoJo we would face each other in the finals. So, I'll be going for it with everything I have, too. I'm going to beat you and keep my promise."

Almost everyone was shocked to see the determined look on Izuku's face. It wasn't like the stone-cold scowl that he gave Katsuki. This one was a look that said, 'I'm not going down without a fight.' Katsuki was a little irked, believing that Shoto challenged the wrong person and mostly Izuku believing he would make it to the finals. He somehow felt that he would need to beat Jonasan if he ever wanted to have a shot at beating Izuku. A knock at the door interrupted that silence.

"Excuse me." The voice said belonging to a young man, "Is this class 1-A?"

"Yes, this is class 1- "Haru didn't get to finish as he saw who was at the door. Even Izuku, Tsuyu, Mineta and Adrian were shocked. Stand at the door, in a business suit, and holding a clipboard with a pen was none other than…

"KATSUMI KAKIYOIN?!" the five shouted in shock.

"Oh, hello Midoriya." Katsumi said with a smile, "Glad to see you are ready for the tournament."

He was going to say something else when he two swords at his throat. He looked to see Golden Knight and Violet Captor holding their weapons at the ready. Haru looked ready while Adrian looked outright angry.

"What are you doing here?" Haru asked.

"How did you escape?!" Adrian added.

Katsumi answered them by slowly pulling back his left sleeve. On his wrist was some kind of watch that for some reason didn't tell time. It didn't take long for them to piece together that it was a house arrest watch.

"I was given house arrest for cooperation and good behavior." He said while letting go of his sleeve, "I'm now working at the Speedwagon Foundation as an intern. I'm not going to get the watch removed until the end of my sentence. I'm not here to fight you, either. The odds are stacked against me and I have no intention to do harm."

Slowly, Haru and Adrian removed their Stands from Katsumi and had them vanish.

"W-W-What are you here for anyway?" Mineta asked fearfully.

"I'm here to make sure that your glasses, for those who don't have Stands, are all working." He answered, "Some of the prototypes from the earlier stages went haywire and the boys who made them want to make sure that doesn't happen when you're wearing them."

All of the students agreed with what he said, not wanting to have their visors explode in their faces, literally. They brought their visors to a single table and allowed Katsumi to walk up to it. Placing the clipboard on the table, he pulled back his left sleeve, once again revealing the watch. Pressing something on the watch, a USB jack appeared on the watch and then opened a compartment on the visor to reveal a USB port.

"I thought your watch didn't have any gadgets!" Kirishima said with surprise, getting everyone's attention.

"The only other option this watch is capable of is scanning for bugs." Katsumi replied, "I may be under house arrest, but I'm still watched by others. I even have a time limit on usage of the bathroom."

"Talk about trust issues." Denki commented.

"I tried to kill one of your friends. I want trust, I've got to earn it first."

Everyone nodded in agreement at what he just said. Trust is something that is earned, not immediately gained. Earning it is sometimes difficult especially when one tries to commit murder. After almost five minutes of waiting Katsumi finished checking the visors, his watch glowing green every time. Grabbing his clipboard, checked off every visor that he examined.

"I'm finished." He told the class, "You better head on to the stadium."

Looking at the clock, they realized that they had three minutes to get to the stadium. Kakyoin decided to stay in the waiting and watch the matches from the TV. Sitting down, he grabbed a remote and turned on the television.

Izuku Midoriya… he thought to himself, I hope you win.

U.A. Stadium

"Hey!" Present Mic exclaimed to the cheering crowd with a smile with a bandaged Aizawa sitting next to him, "Pay attention, audience! Swarm, mass media! This year's high school rodeo of adolescence that you all love, the U.A. Sports Festival, is about to begin! Everybody, are you ready?! It's time for the students to enter the first-year stage!"

Everyone watched as the students came into the arena. In the VIP section, Toshinori watched as Izuku lead them all with a confident look. Thinking back to their conversation, he couldn't help but notice that Izuku would not only represent him, but also Jotaro because he was once his student. The Kujos and Higashikatas were also sitting in the VIP section, watching as the students made their way to the arena.

I want you to tell the world 'I am here!' Izuku thought back to what All Might had said to him. He then thought about someone else who gave him a task. In the future, you're going to let the world know that you're ready to become a hero. Don't back down! Don't ever give up! Hold on to that dream in your own way and become a hero!

"Roger that, All Might, Jotaro Sensei." Izuku said to himself as he and the rest of Class 1-A took their places in the stadium.

"The U.A. Sports Festival!" Present Mic continued, "The huge battle where fledgling heroes sharpen their swords once a year! Anyway, these are the guys, right? The miraculous new stars who overcame enemy attacks with their hearts of steel! Hero Couse, Class 1-A, right?!"

"There are so many people…" Haru stated while calming his nerves.

"Will we be able to give our best performance being watched by so many people?" Iida said, "This is also part of the training required to become a hero."

"Man, he's going overboard with that praise!" Kirishima referring to what Present Mic said, "I'm getting nervous! Aren't you, Bakugo?!"

"No," Bakugo replied with a grin, "I'm just getting more into it."

Of course you would, you arrogant prick. Adrian thought at hearing what Katsuki had said. He was pulled from his thoughts when a multitude of girls screamed with glee.

"IT'S JOJO!" they shouted at seeing Jonasan with Class 1-A. The boy just looked away and pulled the tip of his hat down a bit.

"Yare yare daze." He said to himself.

"They haven't been getting as much airtime," Present Mic continued, "but this class is also full of talent! Hero Couse, Class 1-B! Next up, General Studies, C, D, and E! Support Course, Classes F, G and H are here too! And Business Course, Classes I, J and K! The rest of the first-year students are here now!"

"We're just here to make these guys look better, huh?" someone from Class C said.

"I'm really not feeling it." Another said. Once all the students had gathered, one of the pro heroes appeared. A tall, curvaceous woman with sky blue eyes, which tilted downwards in the center; framed by a set of rather long eyelashes. She had abundant spiky dark purple hair, which is made up of layers of varying lengths, the longest ones reaching down below her waist. Her chin-length bangs were split into three sections; two swept to the sides and one over her face, going diagonally down to the left between her eyes. She also had a small mole under her left eye, as well as red painted nails.

Her hero costume is very similar to one of a traditional dominatrix. She wears a black leather breastless leotard over a white bodysuit, which emphasized her breasts, body and legs, the leotard possessing red gemstone-like accessories in a vertical pattern from the collar to the midriff. She also wore translucent black thigh-high stockings and black knee-boots. She had a small, red mask outlining her eyes, a handcuff on each wrist, and a red utility belt decorated with gold studs around her hips, a matching pentagonal buckle in its center. She also carried a flogger-style whip. This was the pro hero, Midnight.

"Time for the player pledge!" she shouted to the students.

"Oh, this year's chief umpire for the first years is the R-Rated Hero, Midnight?" one of the male pro heroes in the stands said, who were all blushing.

"What about the principal?"

"The principal is at the third-year stage every year."

"What is Ms. Midnight wearing?" Kirishima asked, not comfortable to what he was seeing.

"That's an R-Rated hero for you." Denki replied.

"Is it okay for her to be at a high school even though she's R-Rated?" Tokoyami asked.

"Yes!" Mineta exclaimed, his face steaming.

"Quiet, everyone!" Midnight exclaimed while cracking her whip, "Representing the students is Izuku Midoriya from Class 1-A!"

The said boy was shocked to hear that he was the one to do the student pledge. It made sense though, since he did place first in the entrance exam and was class representative. Taking a calming breath, Izuku walked up to the podium where Midnight was. Standing in front of the mic, he wondered what he was going to say.

Just say whatever comes to mind. He remembered what Jotaro told him during their training.

"I pledge to give my all during the festival…" he started then looked towards the students, "and so should you, all of you."

That caught their attention.

"We live in a world where more superpowered beings are coming into the light. Some are good, while others aren't in the same boat. I learned early on that even though some are gifted with great power, they don't use it the right way or to their full potential. This puts innocent people at harm, whether they are the target or get caught in the crossfire. Something my Sensei wouldn't tolerate in the slightest. He believed that if you have power and with to use it for the good of all, you should push it to its limits and reach new heights.

"He taught me many things, to control my power, to push it and exceed the limits I had. That is something all of us at U.A. are learning to do as we train to become heroes. To go beyond our limits and push ourselves to become stronger. Whether it be training or doing actual hero work, give it your all and don't ever hold. Do as U.A.'s motto states! Go beyond…PLUS ULTRA!"

He said the last part while raising his right fist in the air, his Stand appearing and doing the same thing. None of the students had their visors on, so only the Stand Users could see what Agile Emerald did. There were five seconds of silence before most of the students started to clap. Then the crowd joined in, moved by what Izuku had said. He then walked off the podium and rejoined the rest of his class.

"Awesome speech Izuku!" Adrian stated with a smile, "Now you've got me all fired up!"

"That was so manly!" Kirishima added, "Straight to the point but also encouraging!"

Katsuki couldn't help but agree with what Izuku had stated. He still planned on beating him but was a bit moved by what he heard. He then remembered something Izuku had said to him.

A small part of me still admires you, even though you're such a jerk.

Deku wasn't lying about that. He thought to himself.

"Quiet!" Midnight exclaimed while once again cracking her whip making everyone go silent, "I was moved by the speech as well but now it is time to get started!"

"U.A. does everything right away, huh?" Ochaco said to herself.

"The first game is what you'd call a qualifier! Every year, many drink their tears here! Now, here is the fateful first game!"

A roulette appeared on the screen, spinning around before stopping on the slot, Obstacle Race.

"An obstacle course race." Izuku said to himself.

"All 11 classes will participate in this race." Midnight explained, "The course will be the outer circumference of this stadium, about four kilometers. Our school's selling point is freedom! As long as you stay on the course, it doesn't matter what you do! The same goes for the Stand Users in the classes! Everyone, put on your visors and take your positions! Mass media! Staff workers! Put up the red stained glass!"

After Midnight finished speaking, the students took their places and put their visors on. The mass media and staff did as they were told. Red stained glass came up in front of the spectators, while the cameras were lined with the same glass. This would allow viewers in the stadium and around the world to see the Stands. Izuku was a little worried because he couldn't regulate One for All without hurting himself. Luckily, he had his Stand to help him when he couldn't use his quirk.

All Might, Jotaro Sensei, he thought to himself, I'm going to show the world that I am here and ready to become a hero!

Everyone waited as the three green lights slowly turned off one by one. When the final light went off, all the students charged into the tunnel. The space was so tight though, that they were all smushed together. It got even more difficult when Shoto froze the ground with their feet included.

"Sorry, but…" he said as he ran past everyone else. The first few to escape that ice trap were Momo, Katsuki, Yuga, Kirishima and Jonasan.

"Naive, Todoroki!" Momo commented.

"I won't let you get away so easily!" Katsuki shouted while rocketing forward, "You half-and-half dastard!"

Most of Class 1-A were using their quirks to make sure that they wouldn't get caught off guard by Shoto's ice a second time. Izuku was skating across the ice as carefully as possible to that he didn't fall while trying to catch up.

Those ice and roller skating lessons I got from Adrian are really paying off. He thought to himself with a smile. In the back, Hitoshi was being carried by three other students while Haru was calmly walking beside him. He was waiting patiently for Shoto to stop using his ice so that he could run on solid ground.

"They're used to using their quirks, huh?" Shinso asked Haru.

"Yeah, most of them." Haru replied, "It's kind of sad. So, how have things been with me being gone?"

"You really want to strike up a conversation in the middle of the festival?"

"I'm in no hurry. I can tell you aren't either."

"Huh. I guess not."

"More people outside of Class A were able to dodge that than I expected…" Shoto said to himself as he looked behind. He was even more surprised to see the three people that were catching up to him. Izuku was skating at a careful speed with Jonasan a few feet in front of him. The one in the lead though was Mineta, who was using his grape balls to stick to the ice and bounce off of them.

"I've outwitted you, Todoroki!" he stated with a smile, "How pathetic! Take this! My special attack! Gra- "

Before he could do anything though, a giant metal hand popped out of nowhere and sent him flying.

"Mineta!" Izuku shouted with concern. Looking towards the source, he was shocked to see a few very familiar types of robots.

"Targets found…" it said, "Lots!"

"The faux villains from the entrance exam?" Izuku said in shock.

"Obstacles have shown up suddenly!" Present Mic shouted, "Starting with…the first barrier! Robo Inferno!"

"Aren't those the zero-point villains from the entrance exam?!" Denki said in shock. As if to confirm his statement, a bunch of zero-pointers appeared to block the contestants path.

"Seriously? The hero course had to fight those?"

"This is what they meant by obstacles?!"

"There are too many! I can't get through!"

"So this is what they used in the general entrance exam?" Shoto said to himself,

"I wonder how they got the money for this?" Momo asked.

"Oh no." Adrian grumbled, "Not again."

"Finally." Jonasan said with a smile, "I get to break something completely."

One of the zero-pointers went on the attack.

"If they went through all this trouble," Shoto said while preparing to use his ice, "I wish they would've prepared something better. Since my father is watching."

To everyone's shock, he froze a small portion of the ground. He then threw his right hand forward, freezing all of the zero-pointers in one shot. Taking a small breath to calm himself, he ran forward between the robot's legs.

"He stopped them!"

"Between their legs! We can get through!"

"I wouldn't if I were you." Shoto replied at hearing the students, "I froze them when they were unbalanced. They'll fall over."

His point was proven when one of the robots fell over after he ran under it, creating a huge cloud of dust.

"Todoroki of Class 1-A!" Present Mic exclaimed, "He attacked and defended in one hit! How elegant! Amazing! He's the first one through! It's, you know, practically unfair!"

"His actions are logical and strategic." Aizawa contradicted.

"As expected of someone who got in through recommendations! He'd never fought them before, but those Robo Infernos couldn't get past his elite moves!"

The rest of the robots started to advance towards the students.

"Got any ideas on how to handle them Haru?" Hitoshi asked his friend turning to look at him. He was surprised to see Haru looking scared, instead of his usual calm face. "Haru? Haru, what's wrong?"

The said boy was looking at the red eyes of the robot in an uncharacteristic fear. He didn't even notice when Hitoshi poked to try and pry him out of his state.

Midoriya Apartment

"Please be careful…" Inko said in tears at seeing the robots, "Be careful, Izuku!"

Waiting Room

"Not bad." Katsumi said at seeing what Shoto pulled off. So far, he was unimpressed by what he saw of the students. The only thing that caught his attention was the speech Izuku gave before the festival started. "I highly doubt you'll defeat Midoriya, though. He is a true hero, to his very bones. The only one who will give him a challenge is that boy Yaoyorozu."

U.A. Stadium

Looks like I'll be making some scrap metal. Izuku thought to himself with a smile and getting into a running position, Bring it on! I'm not going down without a fight!

AN: Hey, everyone. Sorry for the long wait. The holidays were a small mess and work hasn't been kind either. I was finally able to finish this chapter though and post for you all. Thank you for your continued patience and support and a late Happy New Year! Sentinel Prime, out!