Chapter 19

"If we don't hurry, the cafeteria will probably be crowded…" Izuku said to Shoto, trying to break the ice (AN: No pun intended). Sadly, it didn't seem to do the trick and Todoroki just kept staring at Izuku.

He gives off a cold intimidation, Izuku thought to himself, different from Bakugo…

"Look, if you're not going to say anything, I'm leaving." Izuku stated, "I'm tired and hungry. I also have to go get these injuries healed before the start of the third event, so- "

"I was overpowered." Shoto finally spoke while looking at his left hand, "So much that I broke my pledge."

Izuku immediately understood what he meant.

He didn't use it even if it would be to his advantage… he thought to himself, His left side.

"Iida, Kaminari, both Yaoyorozus, Tokoyami, Uraraka…" Shoto continued, "None of them felt it. At that instant, when we tried to take the points from you in the middle of your Tug of War, I was the only one who was overpowered. Only me, who had experienced All Might's full power up close. I have also seen what Jotaro Kujo could do."

"What…does…that mean…?" Izuku asked with uncertainty, not liking where this conversation was going.

"It means I felt something similar coming from you. Not like your teacher, Jotaro Kujo, but like All Might."

Now Izuku was getting really scared at what Shoto was implying.

"Midoriya, are you…"

Has he figured out the secret of One for All?! Izuku thought with a hint of fear.

"…All Might's secret love child or something?"

Izuku was now bug eyed with surprise.

Secret…love child…?! He thought to himself. He then remembered what Todoroki said to him before the Sports Festival began.

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

I-I see… Izuku continued to think, So that's what he was thinking!

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" laughter broke Izuku out of his thoughts making both him and Shoto turn to the source. They saw Adrian, kneeling on the ground in a fit of laughter. "All Might's secret love child?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That's a good one! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-AUGH!"

His laughing fit ended courtesy of Haru, kicking him in the stomach.

"Foul move, Haru." Adrian said through the pain.

"It's not that funny." Haru replied then looked to Izuku, "So this is where you've been. Finish your conversation and then head to Recovery Girl's office. Mr. Josuke is waiting to heal your wounds. He already did Jonasan's."

Haru then grabbed Adrian by the back of his uniform and dragged him away.

"I take it from his laughter," Shoto said after five seconds of silence, "that what I said is not the case."

"No, it's not." Izuku replied, "To be honest, what even made you think that?"

"Partially, because I am the son of the number two hero, Endeavor. It would have made a little bit of sense if that were the case. Maybe it is just because All Might knew your teacher, Jotaro Kujo, so maybe you were introduced to him some time ago. Either way, if you have some kind of connection with the number one hero, then I…have even more reason to beat you. There's also a reason why I won't use my left side."

(Inside the Stadium Halls)

"Hey!" All Might called out to the number two pro hero, "Long time, no see! Let's have tea, Endeavor!"

"All Might…" Endeavor replied and turned to look at the number one hero.

"I haven't seen you since that talk we had with the press ten years ago, huh? I saw you, so I thought I'd say hi."

"I see. Well, you've already done that. Leave me." Endeavor then started to walk away, "Tea? I don't have time for that. I'm going to the restroom. Begone!"

All Might laughed and jumped over Endeavor, landing right in front of him and blocking his path.

"Don't be so cold!" he stated with his trademark smile (AN: I think pun was intended there.), "Your son, Young Shoto, did wonderfully without even using half of his power. Is it because you taught him well?"

"What are you trying to say?" Endeavor asked.

"Why, I seriously want to know how to raise the next generation."

"Do you think I'd tell you? You look as clueless as ever and I'm not in the mood."

Endeavor then shoved past All Might and continued to walk away.

"Sorry." All Might said no longer smiling "I'm guessing it didn't go so well?"

That made Endeavor once again stop in his tracks.

"No, it didn't." he replied in a somewhat saddened voice.

"Are you sure you don't want my help? I could get you in touch with the best lawyers."

"Believe me, All Might, I was already introduced to the best lawyer the world could offer. He's been working nonstop on the case, with very little breaks. When he says he's going to win I believe him, without question. He hasn't lost a case yet, and I doubt he's going to start now."

"You must have a lot of faith in him."

"It was Jotaro himself who introduced me to this lawyer. I trust his judgement. Anyone who doesn't are complete fools. I will get my wife back. The Todoroki house will be a full family, again!"

Endeavor then walked away, leaving All Might shocked at what he had heard. He had no idea that Jotaro was an acquaintance of the number two hero.

It seems you are helping people, even after death, Jotaro.All Might thought to himself before he walked away as well.

"As a hero, he won a name for himself with crushing force." Todoroki explained to Izuku, "Because of that, the living legend, All Might, is a great eyesore to him. Since he couldn't surpass All Might, he moved onto his next plan."

"What are you talking about, Todoroki…?" Izuku asked, "What are you trying to tell me?"

"You've heard of quirk marriages, right?"

That caused a look of surprise on Izuku's face.

"That thing that became a problem for the second and third generation after superpowers appeared." Todoroki continued, "Choosing a spouse based only on strengthening your own quirk and passing it into your children, forcing people into marriage. The old-fashioned way of thinking brought about by a lack of ethics. He is a man with both accomplishments and money. He won over my mother's relatives and got a hold of my mother's quirk. His plan was to fulfil his own desire by raising me to a hero to surpass All Might. That would have been the case…if my father hadn't met Jotaro Kujo."

Endeavor knew Jotaro Sensei?! Izuku thought with surprise.

"I don't know what happened, but it seems that my father had a big wakeup call from him, from your teacher. After that day, when I was born and my quirk activating, everything changed. My father still plans on surpassing All Might, but not the same way as before. He intends to surpass him without using me, by using his own power. Instead, he vowed to train me as a hero that would one day be greater than himself."

"So, what happened? Why won't you use your fire? I'm sure Endeavor is waiting for you to show the world what you've got."

Shoto looked at his left hand before continuing to speak.

"It was because of an accident. My father may be powerful, rich, and popular, but that does not mean he won't have any rivals or enemies, minus All Might of course. They would do anything to take the number two spot from him. They got their chance one day when I was in the kitchen, with my mother. When she went to grab a pot of boiling water, it slipped out of her hand and the contents splashed on my face, hence the scar. She was taken away from us, under the charges of child abuse, when none of those are true."

Todoroki had placed his left hand on his scarred face after saying that. Izuku listened in horror at such a story. To have one's mother stripped from you under lies because someone was jealous of a certain person.

"Ever since that day, my father has been fighting to get her back, sadly with no success. He blames himself for what happened, but in truth it was my fault. If I hadn't been in the kitchen when she spilled the pot, none of this would have happened. Basically, I picked a fight with you to show everyone what I can do, without using my father's quirk…and…to prove that my mother was not at fault for what happened to me."

Unaware to both Izuku and Shoto, Katsuki Bakugo was listening in on their conversation. He was shocked at what he had heard from Half-n-Half. He knew this was personal information and must never been conveyed to anyone at all. No wonder he challenged Izuku straight out of the blue. He wanted to prove a point to some people who wanted to take Endeavor's spot as the number two hero.

"I don't care if you can't tell me how you're connected to All Might." Shoto said as he started to walk away, "No matter what you are to All Might, I will rise above you with just my right side. Sorry for wasting your time."

Izuku couldn't understand what he was going through since it never happened to him. He could however relate that he had many ups and downs in his life. He took a few steps away from the tunnel before he spoke.

"I have always been supported by others." Izuku stated making Shoto stop walking, "That was the case earlier, too. I am here because of the people who have supported me. My mom, Adrian, Haru, JoJo, the Higashikatas, the Kujos…Jotaro Sensei. Saving people with a smile on his face, the greatest hero…All Might. I want to be like him. In order to do that, I have to be strong enough to become number one."

This caused Shoto to look back at Izuku.

"My motivation might seem trivial compared to yours, but I can't lose either. I have to live up to the hopes of those that supported me. That declaration of war you gave earlier…I'll return that. I will beat you, too! I have a promise I need to keep. I will defeat you and face JoJo in the finals!"

Having said what he needed to say, Izuku turned and walked the other way, going to look for Josuke. Shoto walked the other way as well, towards the cafeteria to find something to eat. Katsuki having heard the whole thing walked away as well, not knowing that a certain feline was following him.

"Now that lunch is over," Present Mic screamed after the hour break ended, "it's finally time to reveal the last game! But before that, there's good news for all of you who didn't make it to the finals! This is just a sports festival. So, we've prepared recreational games that everyone can participate in, too! We've even brought real cheerleaders from America to liven things up!"

"Huh?" Aizawa said while noticing something.

"Huh?" Present Mic added when seeing what Aizawa was looking at, "Is that…Kirishima and Midoriya? Why does Kirishima look like Pennywise from IT and Midoriya dressed like the Joker?"

Indeed, both Izuku and Eijiro were dressed as famous villains from big selling franchises, face paint and everything. Both remembered the conversation they had with Adrian before walking outside in those costumes. Izuku then walked up to Midnight and asked for the mic. Once he got it into his hand, he stated…

"Kirishima and I are going to do a rap battle as Pennywise and the Joker."

(Flashback)

"A rap battle?" Kirishima asked.

"Yeah." Adrian answered, "I thought it would be a good idea of entertainment before the start of the finals."

"It does sound nice." Jiro commented, "What do you have in mind?"

"Adrian found a rap battle that he believes that Izuku and Adrian could reenact." Haru stated.

"Why us?" Izuku asked.

"Maybe because you two fit the bill." Mina said while looking at her phone, "I am reading with what Adrian had found on the internet and you two could look the part if given the right make over."

"I think I know someone who can help with that." Said a voice. Izuku and Kirishima turned to see Hope with a smirk on her face and a makeover bag in her hand. "Ready to look the part?"

(Flashback End)

"Rap battle, huh?" Present Mic said with uncertainty, "What do you think, Eraser?"

"I don't mind," Aizawa replied, "As long as they don't take too long."

"You heard the man, let the rap battle begin!"

The crowed cheered at hearing the statement and watched as both boys walked into the arena, mics in hand. Izuku told Midnight what music to play and both him and Kirishima would do the rest. The pro heroine nodded her head and texted Present Mic about the music. After getting the text, the pro hero found the link and started the music. Seeing that the Joker would start the rap first, he was wondering who Midoriya would sound at trying to be the Clown Prince of Crime. What everyone would hear though, gave them quite a shock.

(AN: JI is for Joker Izuku and PE is for Pennywise Eijiro. Play this link to go with this part of the story. watch?v=R2WxaeIJcqY. Some of the lyrics will be changed in my version though. This story is T for teen and I'm going to keep it that way.)

Present Mic: Epic Rap Battle of History! The Joker…VS…Pennywise! Begin!

JI: In my first appearance, the Bat was supposed to slay me, but I can't be killed. That's why they cast a Phoenix to play me! Hehehe! I'm the Harlequin of Hate, the Clown Prince of Crime, you're a sewer troll that Stephen King wrote between his lines! Hahahahaha!

The whole stadium was shocked, even the Kujos and Higashikatas. The reason…Izuku sounded exactly like the Joker in the TV shows and some of the movies. Not paying attention to their shock, Joker Izuku went on.

JI: It's like cocaine. You know what I said. I don't know how any kind of joke could ever go over that head. 'They all float' says the quote, but your films, they all sink. Oh, and as far as Mr. King goes, I'm a Shining Man. Wink! Hahahaha! I make the Justice League look like just a bunch of super schlubs. You lost to a herd of nerds who call themselves the Loser's Club! You'd be gobbled up in Gotham, so stick to your small town, where you're renowned as the 'If It's Brown, Flush it Down Clown!'

A majority of the audience 'oooooohd' at hearing that diss. What was even more amazing was the fact that Izuku was still holding his voice at sounding like the Joker. It left them to wonder…could Kirishima make a comeback? Said boy, who was also in shock at what his classmate was capable of, recovered fast enough to start his part of the rap.

PE: Hiya Jokie, you wanna rap? Rap, rap, rap, rap, rap, rap, rap, rap, rap, rap, rap, rap. Hehehehehehehe! Oh, why so serious? You're supposed to be the man who laughs, but those jokes were like your new movie, mostly really sad. Beep, beep. You're John Doe in my deadlights and you're about to fall from a new height, cause you're weak and you've lost every fight to a knight who wears underwear over his tights! Hahaha!

That got another 'oooooooh' from the crowd.

PE: I haunt nightmares and I'm ruthless. This battle's like poker, the Joker is useless. Winning's not in your cards. Call me Arkham Asylum, I'm crazy with bars! Jack Nicholson played you just fine, but lately the castings declined. Jared Leto came out trying to look like he was Tekashi 6ix9ine! So, unless you've got a yummy, younger brother, I think you'd better run, because I've got 99 red balloons and I dare you to take one.

That younger brother comment actually made Tatsuki cringe and hug his mom in a bit of fear.

JI: Go back into your well, you giggling sewer ginger. You lost to a turtle that wasn't even a ninja. When I flow, I go Mark Ham with ill zinger. I steal the show like Bob Kane stole from Bill Finger! Hahahaha! I spit acid, be wowed! Every joke of mine stings. You're 3 nightlights in a cloud, beat by the kid from Stranger Things! When I compare your antics, to the fiendish schemes I revel in, they pale, like the moonlight you can dance with the devil in.

PE: Pennywise likes the devil. We have so much fun together, but no one's dying to play with Joker, except for maybe Heath Ledger! Puddin', you're an embarrassment. I'll beat you like you beat Harley Quinn. That purple suit is something you should only see Steve Harvey in! Ah hahaha! I feast on your fears! I'm the Derry, Maine attraction ever 27 years, but you know what? I have a secret, it's like a very special toy. If you wanna kill a Batman, eat him when he's a boy.

JI: Don't you lay a finger on my Bat you little freak or I will spend the whole week knocking out those prickle teeth! Hehehe! Tell your author, for his next inappropriate scene, how about a little more PG and a lot less 13. Even I wouldn't stoop to that kind of impropriety. This is Earth you space demon, we live in a society! Hahaha! I've seen your movies, so I know you don't hurry, but I'll shoo you down the drain so fast, they'll call you Tim Scurry! Ask Robin if I drop bars. I take smiles and I leave scars. Guards at Arkham will admit that the Joker just killed IT!

PE: Arkham? Ha! You stole that from H.P. Lovecraft. Who needs gurads when you couldn't even escape Cesar Romero's mustache? You jester, I'm Montressor, about to make you my Fortunado and seal this battle up like it was the Cask of Amontillado. I spit January ember flames. You got beat by the Scooby gang. I'm John Wayne of John Wayne Gacys, the underground clown posse, my flow's insane! I'm the poster boy for missing person posters, Joker's gonna float with me, cause he just messed with the best walleyed rapper since the Notorious B.I.G.

When the music faded, after seven seconds of silence, the crowd erupted into cheers. Even Endeavor was clapping at such a show made by two students. Both Izuku and Kirishima bowed and walked off the arena and into one of the entry tunnels, Class 1-A waiting for them.

"THAT WAS AMAZING!" Kaminari shouted with excitement.

"Truly a work of art!" Yuga commented, "You two truly shined!"

"So amazing!" Ochaco said to Izuku who was wiping the makeup from his face, "You sounded just like the Joker!"

"Remarkable!" Iida said to both boys, "Tell me, how you were able to accomplish such a feat?!"

"Precise muscle control of the throat." Izuku said to everyone in his normal voice.

"You sure a voice amplifier wasn't part of the act?" Mineta asked in some disbelief.

"Would I lie to you?" Izuku replied in his Joker voice, making Mineta screech in surprise.

"Well, I suggest you get out of costume and back into your gym clothes." Mina stated, "The final event is about to be announced."

A few minutes later, the students who had advanced to the finals, were standing right next to the arena.

"All right, everyone!" Present Mic exclaimed, "Let's have fun competing in the recreational games!"

A tournament board then appeared on screen with twenty slots in it.

"When that's over, the twenty from the five teams that made it to the final round will duke it out tournament style, one-on-one!"

"The last round is a tournament where we fight one-on-one, huh?" Kirishima said with a smile, "I'm going to stand on the stage that I watch every year on TV!"

"Was it a tournament last year?" Mina asked.

"It's different every year," Sero answered, "but there's a one-on-one competition every year. Last year, it was a sports chanbara match."

"Before we draw lots to determine the brackets," Midnight said, "we've noticed that there are only nineteen competitors for a twenty-slot bracket, since Team Yaoyorozu only had three members. Since Class 1-B came in second to Class 1-A we asked them who they would like to nominate as the twentieth participant, and they chose…Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu!"

The said boy was crying tears of joy hearing the news.

"I promise guys," he said to his classmates, "I won't let you down!"

"Now, lets draw lots to determine the bracket." Midnight went on, "Once the bracket is determined, we'll have the recreational games and then start! The twenty finalists can choose whether or not they want to participate in the recreation. I'm sure some of you want to rest or save your strength. Now, from the first place team-"

"Actually, Miss Midnight…" Sero said raising his uninjured arm, "I'm withdrawing."

That got surprised shocks from everybody, even Midnight was surprised at what she heard.

"Sero, why?" Izuku asked.

"This is a rare chance for pros to see you!" Iida added.

"Don't get me wrong." Sero replied while rubbing his injured arm, "I want to participate, but I'm still somewhat injured during the Calvary Battle. I would not be able to give it my all because of that. You guys would be giving it your all and I just feel like that would be wrong of me to consider myself in the same class as you when I wouldn't be doing the same."

"Pony and I would also like to withdraw from the finals." Togaru stated surprising Class B, "When Watanabe executed his plan to get the ten million headband, we were…against it because of the slim chances of victory or if anything went wrong. In a way, we didn't display the courage that was necessary for being a hero. We are learning to save people. What good is a hero if they're not willing to risk their lives to save others?"

"Ours is a more…ridiculous reason to withdraw." Jurota said while he and Hiryu held up their Stand viewing glasses, well, what was left of them, "These were destroyed during Midoriya's and Yaoyorozu's confrontation, so if we were in the tournament, we wouldn't be able to see the Stands, so it would be an unfair advantage."

"This is an unusual turn of events…" Present Mic commented.

"We'll have to see what the chief umpire, Midnight, has to say about this…" Aizawa stated.

"Youthful talk like that is something…" Midnight said, "I like! Togaru! Hiryu! Jurota! Pony! Sero! I accept your withdrawl!"

She decided based on her tastes…! The entirety of UA students thought to themselves.

"Looks like the tournament number is back to its original sixteen. Though, since Yaoyorozu only had three teammates the number is fifteen. In that case, we'll have to move up one person from the Calvary Battle."

Haru then raised his hand at that notion.

"Yes, Watanabe." Midnight acknowledged.

"If that's the case," Haru said, "it would be difficult to choose anyone because the teams that came after the top five had zero points. I would personally like to nominate a student from Class C, Hitoshi Shinso. Shouldn't anyone from any class in UA be given a chance?"

"Watanabe…that…is a wonderful idea! Very well, the last spot will be filled by Hitoshi Shinso to make an even number of sixteen!"

Again, based on her tastes… The students thought at the same time.

"This is the bracket based on the results of the drawing!"

The screen then changed to the bracket with the student's names on it, showing who will face who in round one.

Tetsutetsu VS Kirishima

Tokoyami vs Yaoyorozu

Ashido VS Watanabe

Shinso VS Midoriya

Todoroki VS Kaminari

Iida VS Hatsume

Thompson VS JoJo

Uraraka VS Bakugo

"Again?!" Tetsutetsu and Eijiro yelled at the same time, "This is too redundant!"

"I'll give it my all." Tokoyami stated.

"Th-That's what I want!" Momo replied.

"Don't hold back Haru!" Mina exclaimed with a smile, "I won't!"

"You don't have to worry about that." Haru said with uncertainty.

The first match of the first round, huh? Izuku thought to himself as he saw who came next in their fights.

If both Todoroki and I win, then…before that, looks like I'll be facing off against Haru's old friend.

"Good to see you again, Izuku Midoriya." Shinso said from behind Izuku, startling the said boy. Izuku then turned to look at Shinso. "It's nice to know that I'll be facing one of Haru's new friends. Let's have a great match."

"Ye- "Izuku was about to reply before his mouth was covered by Ojiro's tail.

"Midoriya!" Ojiro shouted in a warning tone. This made Shinso smile and then he walked away. Seeing that he was a safe distance away, Ojiro removed his tail from Izuku's mouth.

"Ojiro, what's the matter?" Izuku asked.

"Don't answer him." Ojiro simply stated causing Izuku to have a confused look on his face.

It'll be sooner than I expected… Shoto thought to himself as he saw the chart, Come, Midoriya. I'll defeat you with this hand.

"Huh? Uraraka?" Katsuki asked himself as he saw the board. Behind him, Ochaco was shivering in fear at seeing who her opponent was.

"Are you Iida?" Mei asked.

"Hm? Indeed, I am Iida." Tenya replied.

"Oh good! Actually…"

"What…the…heck?!" Jonasan asked himself will grinding his teeth at seeing the name that was his on the chart.

"Look, just deal with it." Adrian said, "They need some way to tell the difference between you and your sister, and I'm sure they don't want to call you Mr. Yaoyorozu."

The screen then once again changed to Recreation Games.

"Lets have fun with the Recreation Games!" Present Mic shouted through the fireworks.

"I'll pass." Adrian said and went to sit in the bleachers with his classmates that were not participating. Unbeknownst to any of them, a cat was slowing stalking towards them with intent to pounce. It slowly crept towards where the students of 1-A were sitting. Closer and closer it got before stopping, getting lower on the ground and then…it pounced! It first landed on Iida's head before jumping off, then Todoroki's, then Izuku's until it landed on Haru's head.

"Hey! What the- "Haru exclaimed while trying to pry the feline off. Almost everyone freaked out before Adrian walked up to Haru and pried the cat from his head. Getting a better look, they saw the cat was a light orange with stripes on its fur which were a darker orange. It also had yellow eyes and a patch of white on its tail.

"Sabertooth?" Adrian said with surprise, "What are you doing here?!"

"Wait, you know this feline?" Iida asked.

"I should know him. He's my pet cat."

"HUH?!" Almost all of the students exclaimed in shock.

"How does a cat sneak into a place like the UA Arena?!" Kirishima asked.

"You'd be surprised." Adrian replied before turning to Sabertooth who meowed, "Sorry buddy. Nothing new about the upcoming Breath of the Wild sequel. If I learn anything, you'd be the first to know."

"Is he…having a conversation…with a cat?" Momo asked with uncertainty.

"Oh, he's able to because of his quirk." Izuku said out of the blue before realizing what he said and covering his mouth.

"ADRIAN HAS A QUIRK?!" they all shouted in shock.

"SHUT UP!" Jonasan replied while looking up from his book, "I'M TRYING TO READ HERE!"

"Looks like the cat's out of the bag." Adrian said before looking at Sabertooth, "No offense."

"Why didn't you tell us you had a quirk?!" Ochaco exclaimed.

"You never asked. Learning that I'm a Stand User, you assumed I was quirkless."

"What is your quirk, if I may ask?" Iida said.

"I'm a telepath."

"A TELEPATH?!" Again, most of the students shouted.

"I SAID SHUT UP!" Jonasan shouted to them, again.

"Do you ever use it," Mina asked, "besides for talking to your cat?"

"Only when deemed absolutely necessary."

"Hey Adrian," Haru interjected while holding up what looked like a small suitcase in his hand, "is this yours?"

"No." Adrian replied before looking at Sabertooth, "Why did you pack to come visit me? I'm not living at UA."

The cat just meowed.

"You want to spend the night at Izuku's place? I'm sure he and his mom wouldn't mind. All you had to do was ask. What did you pack anyway?"

Taking the bag from Haru, he opened it and looked at the first content he laid eyes on. He did not look pleased as he pulled it out.

"A…a french fry." He said in a sour tone to Sabertooth, "You packed a french…you packed a french fry!"

Meow.

"Why? This is wrong!"

Meow.

"I understand that okay, but…a fries shelf life, unless preserved in the fridge, is like five minutes! Anything past that is…garbage."

Meow.

"I mean it's dead."

Meow.

"Kaput."

Meow.

"Expired!"

Meow.

"It's evil."

Meow.

"We should be casting this thing into the Infinite Abyss of Nothingness."

The whole class just watched perplexed as a classmate of theirs, with a telepathic quirk that most of them didn't know about, had a conversation with his pet cat.

"This is the most Youtube like conversation I have ever heard." Haru said to his classmates. (AN: watch?v=YCFSqFHwZko)

Meow.

"That's disgusting." Adrian continued.

Meow.

"I'm not going to microwave a fry, and just one fry? I'm not doing that."

Meow.

"Have you ever microwaved a fry? It's like a big saggy thing of erasers."

Meow.

"If you had a whole tapware of fries, I would consider heating them up, in the oven. I'll put it pack in your suitcase and-why do have, you have an SD card!"

True to his word, he pulled out a SD card that could store…

"You have a 128 GB…what are you bagging up with 128 GBs?!"

Meow.

"What do you have on this SD card?! The entire MCU? Black Clover? RWBY?"

Meow.

"I don't care, as long as you don't bring what you're watching in my line of site. I will have no spoilers. You can keep it, okay but-OOOOOOH!"

The next item he pulled out was a stuffed monkey.

"Goku! You brought Goku! I like that! Okay, wait…what the…oh my Skittles. You little weasel. Huh? This isn't passing my Halloween quarantine."

Putting the stuffed monkey down, he reached into the bag and pulled out a small bag of Skittles.

"Where did you get these?"

Meow.

"A candy giveaway?"

Meow.

"There are no candy giveaways at a video game store."

Meow.

"I can see your little rainbow lies from here. By the way, this bag is expired. I'm confiscating this."

In the next second, Sabertooth had leapt onto Adrian's head and was scratching him all over his face. The other students watched in shock as Adrian was at the mercy of his pet cat, getting his face messed up.

"Absolutely not!" He shouted while prying the angry feline off his face, "I'm not returning the Skittles to you!"

"A cat! Please give me a cat!" Sato yelled at the stands, being a part of the recreation game. Adrian looked at him before turning back to Sabertooth and giving him an evil grin. He then held him by the scruff and chucked him at Sato while shouting 'YEEEHT!' Sato was able to catch the falling Sabertooth with ease before looking up at Adrian.

"Thank you!" he shouted before running off.

"Be gentle with him!" Adrian shouted back before returning to his seat. He then noticed the shocked looks from all of his classmates, minus Izuku, Haru and Jonasan. "What?"

"Seriously?" Haru asked, "Yeeeht?"

"That's what you're going to address?!" Jiro exclaimed.

"Not that fact that he just threw his cat into the stadium?!" Kirishima added.

"This is actually pretty normal." Izuku chimed in, "Adrian and Sabertooth fight, argue, then make up later on. Rinse and repeat."

"This is normal?!" the class exclaimed with shock.

"SHUT UP!" Jonasan once again shouted and went back to his book. He then however stopped when he looked at Izuku, or rather, who was behind Izuku. Katsuki was giving Izuku his usual scowl without the said boy knowing. Placing a bookmark on the page he was reading, he set it down and walked up to his friend. "Izuku, a word in private?"

Izuku was surprised to hear this come from Jonasan but complied. He followed him out of the stands and into one of the tunnels. Once they were inside, Jonasan stopped walking and turned to Izuku.

"What's wrong, JoJo?" Izuku asked.

"What's Bakugo's problem with you?" Jonasan replied.

"Problem with me? He doesn't really-"

"Whenever he looks at you, there's a scowl on his face. Whenever you are mentioned, he gets angry. Whenever someone says how amazing you are, which is true, he almost literally throws a tantrum. Now, I'll ask again, and I want a straight answer. What's…Bakugo's…problem with you?"

Izuku was nearly panicking at what he heard. For all the time he had been friends with Jonasan, not once had he mentioned Katsuki to him. Not of fear for what Katsuki would do to him, but for what Jonasan would do to Katsuki. Believe or not, the boy Yaoyorozu took certain things very personally. One time, when Izuku was nine and Jonasan was ten, some boys started to tease Izuku because of his quirklessness. Jonasan did not take kindly to it and both boys learned this the hard way. One had two black eyes and the other nearly had all his teeth punched out. It was thanks to the intervention of Jotaro that made Jonasan stop what he was doing.

Izuku knew full well what might happen if he told Jonasan about his past with Katsuki. If his new best friend did something that violent to boys that were teasing Izuku, imagine what would happen to someone that physically hurt him. Jonasan would break every bone in their body. Izuku may no longer see Katsuki as his friend, but he wouldn't want that kind of harm to befall on him.

Izuku is a forgiving person. I on the other hand…am not!

The first student of Jotaro Kujo remembered those words spoken by his friend at USJ. If there was one thing that was certain about Jonasan, he could hold a grudge.

"Well…?" Jonasan said, breaking Izuku out of his train of thought, "I'm waiting."

Izuku tried to think up of something that could end the discussion, luckily someone else with a loud voice decided to speak up.

"Hey guys, are you ready?!" Present Mic shouted, the crowd cheering at his words. Both boys looked outside the tunnel and saw a nearly completed arena in the middle of the stadium. "A lot happened, but now it's come to this! A serious battle! You can only depend on yourself! Even if you're not a hero, you'll face lots of situations like that! You get it, right? Heart, skill, body, wisdom, and knowledge! Use all of that to rush up!"

"Hey!" shouted a familiar voice. Both boys looked to see All Might walking towards them with the Higashikata, Kujos, Adrian and Haru close behind. "I'm glad I found you two down here. I was just about call. Young Midoriya, you figured out One for All, right?"

Jonasan gaze Izuku a glance that said 'This conversation isn't over' but kept quiet. Izuku, thankful for All Might's timely intervention answered his mentor.

"All Might…" Izuku replied, "No, I'm still worried…I can see it in my head by imagining the microwave and how I hit the villain, but it still feels unsteady. If I don't focus, it will fall apart…Besides, as you saw, with my current body, even if I succeed, I just end up with a little more power…"

"Yes," Toshinori said, "if we talk in terms of the zero or 100% from before, what your body can release right now is a ten. Give or take a few decimals."

"Ten percent of my power?! Hearing that, hearing that I really feel like I've been blessed with friends and luck."

The next minute, Izuku was hit on the head by Hope and in the side of the neck by Jolyne.

"Just say 'I'll do my best', dang it!" Hope exclaimed.

"You Prince of Nonsense." Jolyne added. That remark made Tatsuki and Ichika laugh.

"Seriously Izuku," Adrian said, "show some more confidence. Ten percent is better than five."

"Adrian's got a point." Haru added.

"Listen, it's the times when you're scared or worried," Toshinori said as he buffed up, "that you should deal with smiling! You've made it this far. It's fine if it's a bluff. Stand proud! No pun intended. Don't forget that I've got high hopes for you. I'm also sure Jotaro would want you to carry on with your head held high."

Those words seemed to perk Izuku up and he turned towards the arena while smiling. With his back turned to them, All Might leaned towards Hanabi.

"Think that was a good motivation." All Might whispered to Hanabi.

"Yes," she replied, "but you could've done better."

All Might sweat dropped at that.

"Audience!" Present Mic shouted, "The finals that you all have been waiting for are finally starting! Match number 1!"

The screen showed Shinso and Izuku.

"Even though he's done well, what's with that face? From the hero course and one of the students of Jotaro Kujo himself, it's Izuku Midoriya! Versus! Sorry, he hasn't done anything to stand out yet! From general studies, it's Hitoshi Shinso! They rules are simple! Force your opponent out of bounds, or immobilize them! You can also win by making your opponent say 'I give up!' Bring on the injuries! Because we've got our very own Recovery Girl waiting on stand by! Put your morals and ethics aside for a moment! But of course, anything life threatening is crud! It's not allowed! Heroes should only use their fists to catch villains!"

"I'll stop things if they go too far." Cementos said as he sat down in a chair he made.

Izuku then got into a fighting stance, waiting for the signal to start the match. Shinso stood as still as a statue.

"'I give up,' huh?" he said, "This is a fight to test the strength of your spirit. If you know what you want for your future, then you can't worry about your appearances. Being a student of Jotaro Kujo, I don't think appearances matter to you."

"Ready…" Present Mic shouted.

"One thing before we start…"

"Start!"

"…how long have you known Haru?"

"I've known him for two years." Izuku replied, which was the biggest mistake he could make in that moment. Haru watched as his friend's eyes went white and his whole body go rigid. Realizing what happened, he facepalmed himself.

"Izuku, you idiot." He said.

"Gotcha." Shinso stated, "I win."

"Midoriya!" Present Mic screamed, "The match just started…and he's completely frozen?!"

AN: Hey everyone, I am finally able to post another chapter. Work has been a bother but it won't stop me. To those who have been leaving rude/negative reviews on my story, if you don't like it then simply don't read it. To all the followers of this story, thank you for your continued patience. Sentinel Prime, out!