Chapter 20

[Play KH DDD OST Wild Blue]

Tenya ran towards his target, not hesitating for a second. Sora was barely able to react in time and managed to summon the Kingdom Key to block Iida's kick. Sora pushed Tenya's leg away from him and the engine legged boy put some distance between the two, so he wouldn't get hit with a counter attack.

"Oh man!" Present Mic announced. "Even though one of them's fast, this fight might not be over so quickly!"

Tenya began running again, this time circling Sora and observing his movements. The class rep didn't have too many options fighting someone like Sora, so he had to think on the fly and come up with a plan that could maybe win him the day. He had his Recipro Burst, but he was only going to use that as a last resort, so he needed to try something else.

Sora kept his eye on Iida, watching how fast he was running and how far he was. When he got that figured out, he went on the offencive, using his flowmotion to cut off Tenya and swipe him with the Kingdom Key. Iida just barely managed to pull his upper body back and skid under the attack. He used his momentum to then grab the Keyblade wielder by the back of the shirt and then began sprinting towards the closest edge to the arena.

The crowd was cheering at the spectacle that was unfolding, meanwhile Class 1-A was impressed with how well their class rep was doing so far, but they knew that it wasn't going to be over that quickly.

Tenya was getting closer to the edge, readying himself to throw his opponent out of the arena, but then was jerked to a stop. Sora jammed the Kingdom Key in the ground to stop him, and it worked. He didn't have any time to react as Sora used his free hand to grab the arm that was holding him and then throw Iida over his shoulder and slam him to the ground. The class rep winced from the shock, but snapped out of it when he saw his opponent jump in the air and attempt to slam him with his weapon while he was on the ground.

Without any time to lose, he kicked himself up and out of the way from the attack, letting it strike the ground and cause it to crack a bit. Tenya then dashed towards Sora while he was getting the blade out of the ground and delivered a kick to the boy's back, making Sora flinch for a second, but he didn't stop there. Iida, with his leg still pressed on Sora's back, put more power into his engines, adding much more force and managing to make his opponent hit the ground hard a few yards away.

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST I Don't Need Pretend Friends]

The crowd was cheering even more from the spectacle and Class 1-A was very surprised to see how well Tenya was doing. A few actually had some stuff to say.

"Wow." Toru commented. "Iida's doing even better than I did against him."

"Yeah." Mashirao agreed. "He's actually making progress against Sora, unlike me."

"His speed really is something else." Mezo remarked.

"And on top of that, he hasn't even used his special move." Denki pointed out.

"He might actually have a chance of beating Sora." Eijiro thought out loud.

Katsuki scoffed at that last comment.

"Well, maybe." Izuku stated. "But that's only if he can surprise Sora at the beginning and then throw him out of the ring before he can retaliate."

Tenya kept his eyes on Sora, watching him as he got up, shaking his head to get some dust off him. He didn't look damaged at all. It's just like Iida thought, he can't beat him by knockout. The best option is to win by ringout. But how? He's not going to use Recipro yet. He needed to try at least one more option first. He got himself ready and then tried his next attempt.

He blitzed towards Sora, going straight ahead. When he saw his opponent attempt to swing his sword, he leaned back and used his momentum to kick Sora's wrist, forcing the boy to lose his grip on the Keyblade. Tenya didn't waste any time and kicked the sword away. He remembered that Sora had to extend his hand to summon the weapon, so he wasn't going to give him the chance to do so.

While Sora was distracted by the Kingdom Key getting kicked out of his hands, he failed to brace as Iida charged full force and tackled him. Tenya put all the power he could in his legs without overheating them, and ran full force towards the edge.

"Holy smokes folks!" Mic commentated. "In a stunning turn of events, Tenya Iida has managed to get Sora off his feet, and is now making a Beeline towards the edge! He's gonna try and throw his opponent out of the ring!"

Iida was determined. This had to work. He wasn't going to let himself be defeated by Sora yet again. Even if this doesn't work, he still has Recipro, and that will finish the job. This is it. It's time for him to win!

Sora got his feet on the ground and skidded the two of them to a halt. Sora was just barely still in the ring. The crowd was stunned to see him do that, but then saw Sora pushing back, slowly managing to get about two feet away from the edge, before Tenya pushed even more, forcing them to a halt again. It was then that Sora decided to get a little more serious.

[Play KH BBS OST Master Tell Me The Truth]

The ground started to crack around the two of them, and the crowd was speechless as they saw Sora put his hands on Iida's shoulders and start pushing him back a bit more. "Come on Tenya." He said, forcing his opponent to meet him at eye level. "I know you can do better than this."

Iida went for a punch, but it was grabbed. Sora went for one, but it was caught with Tenya's free hand. They were in a power struggle. Sora's clothes slowly started to change color as he was getting stronger, and then he forced Iida off of him as he finished going into Second Form. He resummoned the Kingdom Key and pointed it at his opponent. "Let's do this Tenya!"

Iida only had one option left. It was a gamble, but he had to take it if he even wanted the slightest chance of victory. He revved up his engines to maximum and then charged. "RECIPRO BURST!" Sora returned the affection by coming at him with his flowmotion.

The two of them let out a battle cry as they blitzed past each other, both stopping about two feet behind one another before they both spun around and attacked. Sora swung the Kingdom Key with amazing speed, while Tenya used his Recipro Burst to power up his roundhouse. The attacks clashed and the ground below them formed a small crater from the force that was made from it.

Neither side faltered as both opponents kept pushing, trying to force the other into submission, but nobody was budging. Iida had five seconds left and decided to throw caution to the wind, as he slid his leg across the blade, scraping his skin before he kicked the crown, forcing Sora's attack to get broken. Tenya took the opportunity he had and spun his whole body, giving himself momentum for a kick straight to Sora's face. He kept the pressure on as he let his engines force Sora to reel back a bit from the pressure, until they gave out at the last second.

Iida was shocked. Sora outlasted his trump card. He didn't have time to react when his opponent countered with a special move of his own. The Keyblade wielder raised the Kingdom Key up, then his whole body started to glow in orange aura before Sora screamed "Stun Impact!"

A huge dome of electricity appeared around Sora, who swung his blade down. The force from the dome struck the class rep head on, launching him back and dazing him as he tried to get back up. The Keyblade wielder didn't give Tenya the time to recover however and he blitzed toward him with his flowmotion, slamming the Keyblade to Iida's stomach and then with a great amount of force, launched him out of the arena.

[Silence]

Iida landed on the grass, sliding for a few seconds before stopping. He held his stomach for a bit, because that hurt him a bit more than expected. The crowd was still silent, until Midnight broke the silence. "Tenya Iida had been forced out of bounds!" She announced. "Sora advances to the second round!"

[Play KH2.5 Remix OST Olympus Coliseum]

Sora smiled, twirled the Kingdom Key in his hand, and struck a pose for the crowd as they cheered for his victory. He was genuinely surprised with his friend, because there were a few close calls, and that last attack actually hurt a bit. If his engines didn't give out, then the fight might have been longer and tougher. But at least the crowd thinks it was an even battle, and that's what matters to him.

He ran over to Tenya and helped his friend up. "That was a really good fight." He complimented. "You got me real good on that last attack."

Iida looked to see Sora had actually been affected by that attack, as he did have a mark on his cheek. This made the class rep smile a bit and reply. "I appreciate the praise. You did great as well. You earned this victory."

"Thanks Tenya." Sora said as he helped his friend out of the amphitheater, while he heard the other Heroes talk about the two of them.

"That spikey haired kid really turned it around at the end." A fish guy said.

"It looked pretty back and forth to me." A girl replied.

"The boy with the engines used his speed to try and overwhelm his opponent. Smart." Another guy said.

"But that other guy recovered and pushed him back a few times, even reversing one of that engine guy's attacks." A lizard guy remarked.

"That clash near the end though was pretty strong right?" The female Hero next to the lizard added.

"It left a small crater." One of the Robots agreed. "You need a lot of strength to be able to do that."

"Both of them are good with their quirks." The other Robot said. "They'll go pretty far with them."

Both of them heard these and were proud. Tenya was proud of himself for showing the world that he could make the big leagues, even though he lost. And Sora was proud of himself for managing to not take all the attention and help his friend out. The two went to Recovery Girl for a checkup and then went back to the bleachers, where they both got surrounded by their class.

"Holy crap Iida!" Kaminari complimented. "You managed to make Sora get serious."

"That fight was amazing!" Hagakure praised. "Both of you were at each other's throats."

"Very impressive Iida." Fumikage commented. "I thought Sora would be unbeatable, but you've given me some doubt about it."

The class rep was happy to receive the praise, but was a bit confused. "I'm surprised that you're not all congratulating Sora on his victory, but I do appreciate the kindness towards me."

"Well we were expecting you to lose, so." Minoru stated, before getting slapped by Asui's tongue.

"What he means is that we predicted that Sora was going to win." Kyoka corrected.

"But you nearly proved us wrong a few times, and that is worth praising." Shoji added.

"Not only that," Kirishima started. "But that last part of the fight was so manly! Charging in full force and clashing with all your strength, freaking badass!"

During the praising, Sora and Tenya both noticed that Ochako wasn't there and were a bit concerned. After the two of them finished getting praised by the class, Iida had decided to go look for her, while Sora elected to stay and watch the next match to tell him what happened.

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST U.A. Reporting For Duty]

"Now let's charge right into the fifth match!" Present Mic announced. "Let's hope that shiny belt serves some kind of purpose. It's Yuga Aoyama from the Hero Course!" Yuga just struck a pose for the crowd. "Verses, Is there some kind of purpose for those things sticking out of her head? From the same class, Mina Ashido!" Mina looked right at her opponent, confident that she'll win. The two exchanged a taunt before they each got ready.

"Come on Mina." Tsuyu cheered. "You can do it!"

"DON'T SHOW HER ANY MERCY AOYAMA!" Mineta yelled out, causing some people to look towards him. "FIGHT LIKE YOU'RE IN ONE OF THOSE VIDEO GAMES WHERE EVERYONE'S CLOTHES GET BEATEN OFF!"

"You pervert." Jiro called him. Sora was also on the same boat as her. What is with this guy? The next time he tries anything, he'll take care of him, so the others don't have to.

"A match between Aoyama and Ashido." Midoriya mumbled. "Let's see, considering what their powers are, Aoyama will probably keep his distance and try to attack with his laser from far away. So it'll all depend on whether or not Ashido can dodge his attacks and manage to use her powers against him in close combat. Problem is, there's nothing much for her to use as cover in this ring, so she's at a slight disadvantage."

"NOW Let's get started!" Mic announced. "Fifth match, BEGIN!"

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Combat Training]

Yuga fired a laser immediately, but Mina jumped over it. She started making acid from her shoes to skate on the floor as she reminded him. "We were on the same team during Combat Training, so I know all about your Quirk Aoyama."

"I can say the same thing about you." Yuga remarked, continuing to fire naval lasers in fast succession.

"Sure, but there's a big difference." Ashido retorted, sliding under one laser attack, then twirling over the next, then spinning past the next one. "I remember something you said. I know your weakness."

Well if that's the case, then this fight is over. Sora doesn't know Mina too well, but he knows that anyone would exploit their enemy's weakness if they could. Aoyama wasn't going to go down without a fight though, as he started leading his shots a bit closer, forcing Ashido into a few close calls with his relentless attacks. He was beginning to falter, his weakness starting to show, so he took a gamble.

"H-Here's a...big one!" Yuga said, before making a larger beam that he shot out for about three seconds. Mina was ready for this however and managed to avoid it by a hair, while making a beeline towards her target. The gamble didn't pay off for the french boy as his stomach began to ache.

"Here's my shot!" the acidic girl called out, as she made acid from her fingers, flinging the corrosive liquid onto his belt, causing it to melt a bit, as well as the wearer to freak out.

"Oh no no no no no! Not my precious belt!" Aoyama frantically said. Then the acid got to his pants, or the belt was actually holding it up before but not anymore, and they started to fall, "Ah!" He grabbed his pants before they could fall, and while he was distracted with that, his opponent moved in for the win.

She slid right in front of him, stopping herself and clenching her fist. "For my finishing move," Ashido announced, raising her fist up with all her strength and landing a direct hit on Yuga's chin, knocking him out. "An Uppercut!" He fell to the ground, somehow looking a bit graceful when doing so, even though his pants were down, literally.

[Silence]

"Aoyama has fainted." Midnight announced. "The winner of this match is Ashido!"

The crowd cheered for her victory as Mic commented. "Dang, Aoyama went down hard! That's an indisputable victory if I've ever seen one, sports fans!"

"Wow, Mina's amazing." Tsu remarked, before a slam was heard, causing a few students to look in that direction to see...Minoru being weird.

"I got to see panties, but why were they his?" He whined.

"For crying out loud." Kyoka said, as Mineta then almost did that.

"The match unfolded like I thought it would." Izuku noted both figuratively and literally. "But I definitely underestimated Ashido. Although now that I think about it, she did place 10th out of the class at that quirk assessment test. She has a great power, but she won because of her physical strength."

While Yuga was being wheeled away, Mina realized how much she embarrassed him and felt kinda sorry for him. After another small break to get the acid off the arena, the next contenders were making their way to the ring.

"Now let's not let this hot streak cool!" Mic announced. "Time to move on to the sixth match!"

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Runaway Battle]

"Offence and Defense in one." Mic commented. "The Dark Samurai and his Darker Shadow, from the Hero Course, Fumikage Tokoyami!" The bird boy didn't move a muscle, only focusing his sight at his opponent. "Verses, The great Creator. She was admitted because of recommendations and I think we can all see why. Also from class 1-A, Momo Yaoyorozu!" She looked a bit unsure, but still confident enough to show her skills.

"How do you think this one will end?" Mashirao asked Izuku. "Any clue?"

"Timing is going to be the key thing here." Midoriya explained.

"Oh, how so?" Ojiro wondered.

"Just like the fight with Iida and Sora, the key to beating someone who can make things out of thin air, is to overwhelm them before they get the chance to do anything. If Yaoyorozu can make her tools fast enough and give herself enough time to use them, then she can wear down Dark Shadow until he can't fight anymore. Likewise, if Tokoyami summons Dark Shadow and attacks relentlessly, then he'll win before she can even fight back."

"SIXTH MATCH, BEGIN!" Mic announced.

Fumikage instantly called out Dark Shadow and he began his attack. Momo was quick enough to make a shield and block the attack, but it pushed her back a bit. She tried to make a weapon, but Dark Shadow circled around quickly and struck the shield again, pushing her back even more and making her lose focus, stopping her from making a weapon. The assault didn't stop, as Dark Shadow came back for another strike, this time knocking away the shield. It went in for another attack, but Yaoyorozu managed to just barely make another shield to absorb the blow. It forced her back even more.

[Silence]

The attacks ceased, and Momo noticed this, but she didn't notice where she was, as she then created a metal rod. "Yaoyorozu." Midnight called her attention. "You're out!" Momo then noticed that her foot was out of bounds. "This match goes to Tokoyami!" Fumikage retracted Dark Shadow and then respectfully bowed at Momo, before walking away.

Momo was frozen in the arena as Mic commentated. "Yikes! Another fast overwhelming victory! Is it possible that Tokoyami's dark Shadow is the greatest quirk ever? I think so!" While the crowd was cheering, Yaoyorozu looked ashamed at how she lost without even putting up a fight.

Sora noticed this and felt bad for her, as well as both Mashirao and Izuku. It was then that Midoriya noticed that Ochako was gone and then asked. "Hey, where's Uraraka?"

"I dunno." Ojiro answered. "She left after the match with Sora and Iida."

"Tenya said he was gonna look for her while I watch the fights." Sora added. "Since her match is coming up, maybe she's in the waiting room."

"Oh, right." Izuku realized. "I'm gonna go see her, okay?"

"Alright." Sora replied. "I'll tell you what happens in the next match, if it starts before you get back."

"Ok. Thanks." Midoriya said, heading out to go look for his female friend. After a few minutes, Momo came back, looking a little disheartened, but was being consoled by the girls, telling her that she gave it her best and that if it was anyone else, she would have won.

"Okay!" Present Mic announced. "Let's see who we got for ya next!"

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Cavalry Battle]

"The seventh match will be between two completely redundant quirks!" He continued. "First, a passionate, manly fighter made of steel. The Hero Course's Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu!" The 1-B fighter yelled from the top of his lungs, hyping himself up for the fight. "Verses, a passionate, manly fighter made of rock. The Hero Course's Eijiro Kirishima!" The 1-A fighter was mad that his intro was almost the exact same as his opponents.

"Make us proud Tetsutetsu!" Itsuka cheered. "Win just like Ibara did!"

Minoru was asleep, but Jiro woke him up with her earphone jack, making him wake up from the pain. "Look alive shorty."

"Can't wait to see how this one ends!" Mic stated. "BEGIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!"

Both of them activated their quirks and charged full force at each other, giving out a war cry before meeting face to face, and clashing fists, making sparks from the impact. The two of them struggled, but neither budged. They were both equal in power. Kirishima reeled back his other fist, and went for another punch, but Tetsutetsu did the same thing, they clashed once more.

They did this again and again, until Eijiro grabbed the steel fist that he was about to clash with, and then pull his opponent in for a solid punch to the gut. The attack was slightly effective, but then Tetsutetsu used his free hand to punch Kirishima in the ribs, making the red head let go and push him away.

The steel fighter didn't back down and went for another punch, but it was blocked by Eijiro, who then went for a punch of his own, only for that to be blocked as well. Each strike had a large amount of force behind it, and some people could feel how hard the attacks were being thrown. Even though this could be seen as a mirror match, it was a really good one.

Tetsutetsu dodged an attack from Kirishima and then countered with a solid punch to the cheek. Kirishima didn't budge from this however, and slid his face across his opponent's arm to get close and punch the ironclad boy in his forehead. This hurt him a bit, but not enough to take him out, as he used his strength to push the fist off of him.

The two kept at it, clashing, striking, countering, retaliating, neither of them were backing down and were going full force no matter what. It was going to be a while, but since there was no clear winner for this battle, it was still worth watching.

[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST My Hero Academia]

"Come on Eijiro!" Sora cheered. "I've seen what you can do! Keep at it!"

He heard those words of encouragement and it gave him enough of a morale boost for him to land a solid strike on Tetsutetsu's face, making him reel back a bit, but he caught himself and retaliated. "I thought you were supposed to be STRONG!" He taunted, landing a direct hit on Kirishima's face, forcing him to reel back, but he caught himself and came back. "That's funny, I heard the same lie about YOU!"

Tetsutetsu caught his fist and tightened his grip. "You calling my friends liars?!" He roared as he used his free hand to go for another punch, only for it to be caught by Eijiro. "Tough talk, but you haven't impressed me Tin Skin!" He taunted, The two continued to struggle, neither one of them moving from their position at all. They both reared their heads back and then slammed them into each other, sparks flying as they grinded on each other's foreheads.

Class 1-A was cheering for Kirishima with all they had, while class 1-B was cheering for Tetsutetsu with all they had. Eventually the struggle was broken, when Eijiro pushed his metal counterpart back and went for a punch. Tetsutetsu guarded his face, but the red head went under his guard to land an uppercut to the chin. The ironclad student forced his head back down and went for a counter. Kirishima guarded his left, but Tetsutetsu managed to get around it and land a vicious hook to his cheek.

The thick skinned fighter forced his head back into place as he then slammed his fist down, forcing Tetsutetsu to flinch, but not for long, as the steel student countered with another hook to Eijiro's right cheek. They were both looking to finish this with their next attack and they both charged, forgetting about defense and just going for the final blow.

The two each slammed their fists into each other's jaws and then they both reeled back, and fell to the ground. Both of their quirks deactivated and they laid on the ground, battered and bruised.

"Wow, that hurt me and all I'm doing is watching these guys!" Present Mic commentated. "Is it over? The hard heads look like they're K. , but who is the winner?"

Midnight walked over and inspected the two downed fighters, calling out, "They're both down! It's a draw!" Sora wondered how a draw was going to be settled in the game, but he got his answer. "When the contestants recover from this battle, the winner will be determined in a simple contest. Perhaps arm wrestling."

The match was a true fight. Both fighters were equal in power, and full of spirit. Sora was proud of both of them as he shouted. "You did awesome!" Even though they were both knocked out. After the fighters were wheeled away to recover, a few minutes were taken to fix the cracks in the arena before continuing on.

"While we wait for Tetsutetsu and Kirishima to recover, we'll move on to the next battle!" Present Mic announced. The screen showed the final match of the first bracket. This fight wasn't one that many looked forward to.

" Ribbit. This might be the most disturbing matchup." Asui commented.

"I know." Kyoka agreed. "I almost don't want to watch it."

Sora looked down to see Ochako walking to the arena and then he looked across to see Katsuki doing the same. The both of them stood in the arena, waiting for the go ahead. "The eighth and final battle in the first round of matches!" Present Mic started. "He was, kind of a hot shot in middle school, and just look at that determined face. From the Hero Course, Katsuki Bakugo!" The crowd cheered a bit, but Bakugo looked annoyed. "Verses, who I'm personally rooting for. Also from class 1-A, Ochako Uraraka!" There was a large cheer for her, and she took a deep breath, readying herself for the fight to come. "Let the eighth match BEGIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!"

And now we get to the more plot relevant fights. Remember that I said that I would do two fights minimum? That means that Ochako vs Katsuki and Izuku vs Shoto will be in the next chapter. So basically, two episodes in one chapter, which is going to make it incredibly long, regardless of skipping the flashbacks, (since it's mostly Sora's perspective) and then after that, I still have to do Sora vs Ibara, which is a fight in itself, as well as the rest of the battles in later chapters. Luckily for us all, I love writing fights, so I won't get bored with this arc. Besides, people seem to really enjoy it, so why stop now? Hope you guys enjoy and until I decide to upload again. ;)