Today was the day.

The students of 1-A all sat in their waiting room wearing the UA tracksuits for the festival to finally start. Many sat anxiously as their nerves tried to overcome their bodies. Others in the class couldn't wait to finally get out their and show what they could do. And a few seemed not to care either way whatsoever. From the girls table, Katara sat back in her chair and took another drink of water as she looked around the others around her.

Uraraka shifted back and forth in her chair in anxiety, while Mina kicked back with her feet on the table not worried in the least. Tsu was hard to get a read off of along with Toru, obviously from the lack of being able to see her expression. Jiro seemed calm as she slouched in her seat listening to music, but the final was somewhat of a mystery. She seemed calm most of the time, but as her eyes looked around the room to the other students she would suddenly flush red and look back down to her hands.

"Hey, you nervous about competing with the others today?" Katara asked her, surprised when she earned a glare back from Momo.

"It's not all of them I am nervous about." Momo growled out.

Confused, Katara looked through the crowd of other students. She didn't have to look long however when she saw Midoriya a deep red as well. "Ah… I see." Katara sighed out.

Since the day at the beach (more so the waterbending ball) Momo and Izuku had barely spoken a word to one another. Even a simple act as passing by their desks earned a blush that was impossible to hide. Katara noticed Tokoyami staring down to the sweating Midoriya, the shadow user shaking his head in annoyance to the state his friend was in. She then glanced over to Mina who simply gave a shrug. The waterbender scratched her head in guilt, thinking she may have made a situation worse out of what she thought was humor.

'Maybe that joke wasn't such a good idea.' Katara mentally scolded herself.

"Katara."

Hearing her name called, she turned around and felt the hairs on her neck stand up when she saw Todoroki walking her way. Frowning internally, she spun in her seat so that she was facing him. "Yes? What is it?"

Usually his face lacked most emotions for anyone to get a read on. Today however, there was a stern, almost hungry look in his eyes. It was the look of anyone who knew anything about competition, the look of someone who was going to win at any cost.

"It appears today we will finally see who is going to be victor." Shoto sternly declared to her, earning a mix of shocked looks from the other students in the room. Katara didn't break her gaze as she nodded.

"Yes, it appears so," Katara sighed back towards him. "You've been waiting for this since the mock battles."

"I have been waiting since the first day of school." He coldly responded. His hands curled into loose fists as he remembered once again the first time he saw her, and the image on his computer. "It has been long enough for us waiting."

"Uh, where did this come from?" Sero chuckled out loud from his seat.

"A declaration of war?" Mina smirked and clapped her hands together, "Sweet. Every group of friends needs a rivalry."

As the students started chatting in amusement and confusion to this sudden call out, Bakugo felt his blood boil from the sight. 'What the fuck? He's calling her out? What the hell is so special about her?'

Tenya also watched in confusion from what was going on, but then he remembered how Katara mentioned she felt tension from Todoroki in the first week of school. Now it appeared her thoughts were correct. He must have seen her as a rival in some sort and was determined to beat her today. He knew that… because he was feeling the same thing inside of his chest. He clenched his fists as Todoroki continued.

"Your powers are great, but it is obvious that I am stronger than you. Today is where we will finally prove that."

Katara somewhat knew that was the truth, but she hid her uncertainty with a scoff and crossed her arms. "You seem pretty confident in that claim. You sure you aren't getting ahead of yourself?"

Todoroki glared slightly and stepped forward again. "Do not take this personally, but I won't be holding back if we face each other later."

Hearing that sent a small chill up Katara's back, causing her to look to his left side she had heard so much about. Did this mean he was finally going to use his fire in a battle? Before she could respond, Kirishima walked up and placed his hand on Shoto's shoulder.

"Hey man, no need to get all dark here. We're all friends here and-

Todoroki shook the hand off of him and turned around. "I'm not here to make friends. I am here to be the best, and that is all."

Midoriya frowned slightly and stood up from his seat. "you don't have to say that, Todoroki. We are all here trying to be the best." He stopped talking when he received a cold look from Shoto, however.

"Midoriya, the same goes for you as well."

"What? Why me?" Izuku shakingly asked.

"Yeah, why Deku!?" Bakugo yelled out from his chair, pissed off he was being ignored. Todoroki ignored him as he walked towards Midoriya.

"I've noticed All Might has been close to you during school. I don't know what is going on between you two, but know if we face each other today I promise the same to you." Todoroki turned and walked away from the silent class, leaving most of them in bewilderment to the odd exchange. Katara however continued to stare him down, her mind thinking back to his father. She couldn't help but feel his drive against her was more than just a way to make Endeavor mad, but something much more personal.

"Uhh, what's going on between you two?" Uraraka questioned.

Katara sat still, only letting out a deep exhale. Her eyes met Midoriya's for a moment before she looked back to her hands. Only a few here really knew Todoroki's drive, and she wanted to keep it that way.

"Nothing. We just don't want to lose to each other."

Sitting inside his home office, Tensei sighed happily as he finished the last few touches on the documents he had been working on that morning. After making sure they were all filled out correctly, he stuffed the into the file cabinet by his desk and leaned back in his chair. He had made sure to have this day cleared earlier in the week. This was a big day that he for sure did not want to miss for a mix of reasons.

First of course being his brother. He could not believe that he was going to watch Tenya finally compete in the festival. Growing up he always felt proud that his younger sibling looked up to him and wanted to be a hero like he was, but now was the time for Tenya to shine and prove who he was. All those times training together were bound to pay off on the stage. Tensei chuckled thinking of his brothers stiff movements when talking, imagining him on the podium giving a speech to the rest of the arena.

Next it was the festival itself. Ever since he competed in it when he was in school, Tensei always tried to watch it. He loved seeing the varying events each year and the intense competition that came out of it. But it was also a great opportunity to watch for possible recruits in the future. With so much talent in one place, it was an easy scouting ground for up and coming sidekicks that could join his ranks. Most years he tried to get at least one to come and join him and see what they could do.

And then there was Katara.

It was so strange how this random girl that suddenly appeared out of nowhere and came into his life. What started his night as a simple as any could changed when he heard the call of a mysterious water quirk user evading other heroes. He went to investigate when he came across the young girl and Endeavor combating each other. He was just about to run in and restrain her from behind, but when the collateral damage from their battle was about to crush that child, he was blown away when he watched her risk her life to save the young boy. He took her in and learned so many interesting things about her, and was happy to see her seemingly finding her place in her new home.

He couldn't help but smirk while walking to the door when he thought about what his brother said the other day. "I wonder who's going to come out on top after today." The sudden ring in his pocket stopped him before he could grab the door handle however. He pulled it out and frowned at the caller ID showing his office, answering it and putting it to his ear.

"Hey there, can you make this quick? I'm trying to head to the festival and-

"Sir! You need to get in here right away!"

Tensei's eyebrow raised in surprise to the erratic tone in his secretaries voice. "What's wrong?"

"There is a situation that we found just now. You better come in!" the females voice yelled out.

While he had the urge to go and find out what was going on, the fact that two important people to him were about to compete today was eating at the back of his head. It was more than just a sports festival, he promised he would be there to cheer them on today. He huffed out and adjusted the phone in his hand.

"Look, I'm really sorry, but I cannot come in today. The festival starts soon, and I promised my brother and his friend I'd be there to watch them. Call everyone else who is available and send this-

"Sir, you don't understand…" the stressed voice took a breath to calm herself. "… The one you've been looking for. We found him."

The heart inside the heroes chest felt like it stopped beating the moment he heard those words. He didn't need to ask who she was talking about, for his mind already put it together. His memory began replaying the dozens of gruesome images he had seen over the last year. All of the faces of those hurt by the one she referred to. He felt a bead of sweat drip down his forehead as he swallowed the small lump in his throat. "Where was he sighted?" he quietly asked.

"It was this morning, sir. He's here… he's in Hosu."

Tensei's blood ran cold to the revelation he had just received. He pulled the phone away and ended the call despite the voice yelling to him still. He couldn't believe it… for the last year he had been watching the cases across Japan, trying to figure out the next place the hero killer was going to arrive. And now… against all odds the deranged criminal had come to where he was stationed. His fist clenched as his brow hardened into a look he had dawned very few times. "I finally know where you are now."

He threw the door open stormed down the hall of his families home and entered the armory room. Tensei flipped the light on and opened up the steel cabinet and revealed his set of armor inside. His fists clenched as he stared at the outfit he owned, taking a deep breath and closing his eyes.

"I'm sorry you two… I won't be seeing you at the festival today. I have a job to do."

"YOOOOOO WHAT'S UP PEOPLE! ARE YOU READY TO GET THIS FESTIVAL GOING!?"

The massive stadium erupted in applause as they cheered on to Present Mic's announcement. Tens of thousands screamed in excitement for the massive event to finally begin. High above the large grass field inside, the DJ hero happily revved up the crowd as the fireworks burst in the sky.

"NOW HERE IS YOUR TWO HOSTS FOR THIS GRAND EVENT! AT YOUR HUMBLE SERVICE IS I, PRESENT MIC! AND HERE TO HELP ALONG IS THE ONE AND ONLY ERASUREHEAD!"

"You yell too much…" Aizawa groaned from his seat next to his screaming friend.

"ISN'T HE LIVELY, Y'ALL!?" Erasure grinned seeing how much Aizawa hated the spotlight before he turned back to the field. "NOW LET'S NOT KEEP THESE GAMES WAITING ANY LONGER. LET'S START THE FIRST YEAR CLASSES OFF WITH THE FIRST HERO COURSE. THESE CRAZY KIDS SURVIVED A REAL VILLAIN ATTACK, AND NOW ARE HERE TO SHOW YOU ALL WHAT THEY GOT. THE HERO COURSE CLASS 1-A!"

On cue to his call out, the class walked out into the sunlight as the crowds cheered them on. Katara was blown away by the loud, her head on a swivel as she turned to look around to the sheer amount of people watching them. There were more people in this one arena than most cities back in her world!

"This is crazy…" she mumbled out loud.

"Agreed. I hope we can preform to our best with so many eyes on us." Tenya said as he walked by her side.

"This is pretty cool." Kirishima whistled looking up to the screaming fans all around. "I feel like I'm already a pro! How 'bout you, Bakugo?"

Looking out, Bakugo couldn't help but smirk in excitement. "This is perfect. Now everyone will see me become number one."

"DON'T THEY LOOK READY!?" Mic boomed out to the crowd. "NOW LET'S GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THE OTHERS IN THE HERO COURSE! THE STUDENT'S OF CLASS 1-B!"

Katara turned around and saw Kendo leading out the class from the tunnel next to theirs, the red head smiling out to the crowd. She then frowned when she saw Monoma smugly walking as well, his eyes looking towards her as he smirked. 'Great, him again.'

"NOW WE HAVE THE STUDENTS FROM GENERAL STUDIES! CLASSES C,D AND E!"

Present Mic continued his introductions for the support courses in classes F, G and H, and the business courses from class I, J and K. the field was now swarmed with hundreds of students all crowded together. "Wow, I had no idea there was this many students in the school." Katara said out loud.

"It is amazing, and this is only the first years here." Tenya responded and looked up to the crowd smiling. "I am sure Tensei is eager to see us compete."

Katara couldn't help but smile, still so grateful his brother had been there that night so many months ago.

"Now, all of you young studs out there… quiet down now as we prepare for the opening speech!"

Katara turned back forward to the sudden female voice over the speakers, curious to who it was and-

"What in the…" she felt herself blush in surprise when she caught sight of the teacher/ hero Midnight up on a podium. The woman was in what looked like a skin tight suit that was no thicker than a cloth of tissue paper. She could hear the audience (well mostly the males of course) gushing and whistling out to the exotic hero posing to the crowd. "Is that really necessary?" she mumbled.

"Yeah, someone should tell Midnight what she is wearing may be too much." Kirishima mumbled in embarrassment.

Tokoyami nodded in agreement. "Is that outfit really appropriate for a high school event?"

"Hell yeah it is!" Mineta growled out from below, the line of drool on his chin splattering on the ground.

Midnight snapped the flogger whip in her hand silencing the crowd. "Now that we are here, we shall have a student deliver the opening speech. That will be Kairi Katara from class 1-A."

"What!?" Katara yelled out in shock. "Why me!?"

"Maybe it is because you are the class rep." Shoji whispered in from the side.

Momo shook her head. "I think it's since you got the top score at the entrance exams. It makes sense why you would speak."

Katara sat still in disbelief. She had to speak in front of everyone!? "But what am I supposed to say?"

"Just say something inspiring. Something that gets us all pumped!" Kirishima grinned.

Frozen in place, Katara was still confused. "But do I just-

The shove in her back from Mina silenced her words. "Shut it and get your butt up there!" she giggled as she heard Katara yelp.

Catching her balance, Katara walked awkwardly through her classmates to the podium steps and made her way up to the top. She glanced out to the crowd, looking at the hundreds of faces looking back up to her. It's not like she was new to speeches, but she had an idea what she was doing in those times at least. She then saw several faces from class B staring up to her. Some were friendly like Kendo's, but then she frowned at the looks she received from a certain blonde and a few others.

"Tsk. Of course they give the spotlight to 1-A. Typical of UA to do something like this." Monoma sighed out.

"This is bull. How about give our class the chance to finally get out of their shadow?" Tetsutetsu growled and pouted, earning an eye roll from Kendo.

"You do realize she got the top entrance score, right? That's why she is speaking." she muttered in annoyance to her classmates egos.

Overhearing a few others in the other classes complaining why she got to speak, Katara felt a sting of annoyance. Once again it wasn't like she chose to be the speaker, it just so happened to be like that. But… she also felt a small sense of pity. She had learned the lower ranked classes not in the hero course felt inferior to hers, their powers were not near what most of the hero courses were capable of. It reminded her of the many times she would hear non benders claim how unfair life was because they could not compete with the likes of benders. All simply due to the fact they were born differently.

But she knew that could be proven wrong. She knew so many people who with hard work became powerful warriors without a single power of their own. She then thought of what to say. Stepping forward towards the mic, Katara took a deep breath. From the top of the arena, Aizawa stared intently at the waterbender, curious what she would say now.

"Hello everyone. I know some of you may not know me, but I am just as surprised to be up here as any of you. In fact, me being here at this school is still surprising… and being here in Japan is all so new to me still." she glanced towards Tenya momentarily, her thoughts going back to her first night she arrived. she then began thinking of the one who helped her and gave her a chance to start over.

"But someone was kind enough to give me the chance to experience something new, to learn about place I never expected to be in. And here at this school, I have the chance to get stronger, to learn from great people and train with new and amazing friends. But this day is different. It isn't about me, or any one other person. This day is about all of us, everyone who worked hard to get into this school and want to reach the next level."

The glares she was receiving earlier began to fade as her words continued.

"Some of you may feel intimidated because others have powerful abilities that you don't have. But I have known amazing people in my life that were just as strong as I am, and they… they didn't even have a quirk. It is not the power that makes you, but what you do with yourself that defines you. I want everyone here to look inside and find that drive deep down and pull it out. This is the time for all of us to show the world what we can do. The time for all of you to shine is now. Take this chance and prove why you all want to be heroes!"

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A deep silence hung in the air after Katara finished her words. She glanced out in surprise as every set of eyes were locked onto her, but no one even made a sound. Even the audience stayed quiet to the things she said, causing her heartrate to jump. 'Did I say something-

The eruption of cheers was so loud the entire arena seemed to shake. Both the audience and the students screamed out in response to the words she spoke. The lower classes were especially enthusiastic, feeling like they were being spoken to directly from the dark haired girl on the podium. Smiling, Katara walked back down the step and was immediately swarmed by her friends happy with what she said.

"Yeah! That was awesome!" Kirishima yelled out in glee.

Momo whistled out and clapped enthusiastically with everyone else. "Now that was a speech." she cheered out.

Tenya clapped his hands to the powerful speech she gave, hoping to give his best as well. Midoriya also stayed silent as he watched Katara smiling and chatting with the others, feeling a large sense of pride swelling inside from what she said. He clenched his fist and smiled up to the sky. "She's right All Might. This is my chance to show the world." He whispered out loud.

Even Monoma, as much as he didn't want to, had to clap his hands to her words. Kendo chuckled at his annoyed face. "At least you are showing some respect. That was a good speech." she suddenly heard what sounded like sniffling to her left, confused when she saw Tetsutetsu hunched over and clutching his chest. "Hey, what's wrong?"

The gray haired teen shook as he stared down to the ground. "We aren't supposed to be friendly to them. They are our rivals. But…" he looked up to the sky, revealing the large tears in his eyes. "That speech was so beautiful!"

Kendo rolled her eyes and smiled back up to the podium, joining in with the crowd and clapping. "Yes it was."

As the applause began to fade, Midnight snapped her whip as she gathered their attention once more. "What an arousing speech! Great words for you kids to go off!"

The students all stared awkwardly to the word choice she used. "Arousing!?" they all muttered.

"Now lets see what the first event of the festival will be!" Midnight whipped her hand up in the air. A digital screen popped up behind the risque teacher, the large spinning wheel going until it stopped on the first challenge.

"The first challenge will be an obstacle race!" Midnight declared to all the students staring up to her. "All eleven classes will compete together in a treacherous course already prepared for today. The four kilometer course circles the stadium and leads you right back here. And I also want to point out this game is not a time for you to be restrained."

The erotic hero licked her lips to the confused students. "You heard me right. You are free to do whatever you wish with your quirks. No holding back as long as you are able to cross the finish line! Now make your way to that starting line and get ready!"

Following her words, Katara turned and walked with the others towards the large tunnel on the south side of the arena. She glanced down to her water canteen on her side, grateful she was allowed to keep this on. Apparently the school had a rule where no school designed costumes were allowed in the festival to keep it fair for everyone. She was happy to hear from the school they were allowed things that you personally made or brought so you did not get school made advantages. While she had other ways to get water, it was certainly an easier start to just have some to begin with. She looked around to the hundreds of other students and frowned.

"This is going to be a crowded start." She mumbled out as she lined up next to Iida. She looked up to her friend and gave a grin. "Good luck to you out there."

He gave a nod back to her and looked forward, a grin across his face as well. "Same to you. I will be waiting at the finish line."

Katara raised her eyebrow to the claim and snickered. "I guess we will see who gets there first."

The crowd went silent as the students all watched the three glowing lights above the doorway. After a few moments only two remained on. When the last one remained, Katara took a deep breath and readied herself. And then the light went out.

"Begin!" Midnight screamed, causing the first years to stampede into the corridor.

Katara kicked off the ground and ran after everyone else. Tenya of course sprinted right passed her and began weaving his way through the thick crowd. While at first annoyed by his head start, she realized it was somewhat in vain as the narrow tunnel was soon a congested mess of students trying to move more than an inch.

"Well this is already a pain…" Katara grumbled as she saw the wedged teens trying to get passed one another. Not more than a few seconds later did she begin feeling people starting to crash into her back and smash her into the group ahead. "Ow, hey I- Agh, my foot!" she snapped back as a thick hoof came down and pressed her foot to the ground. She glared back at the culprit but saw he was just as crushed as she was, the horse looking teen being shoved back and forth by the others trying to make there way up.

"Ten seconds in and this happens!" she growled and looked to the ceiling above. Wedging herself back to give just a few inches of clearance, Katara popped open her canteen and shot a stream of water and froze it to the rail above. Using the end attached to her arm, she yanked herself through the mob up and out of the crowd, happy to have a few inches of breathing room once again. She looked down and saw several of her classmates also stuck inside the crowd trying to break loose from the pack. While she had the urge to pull some of them out and help, she remembered this was supposed to be a competition for everyone.

"Sorry guys, but this is a race." She said to herself and pulled herself up higher to the ceiling. Bringing some of the water to her other arm, Katara began swinging her body through the corridor from the water whips, continuing to latch on the top and make her way out. "Almost there." the grinned when she saw the doorway just in sight.

Just then however, she felt a cold chill run through the air. A burst of ice and frost whipped throughout the entire corridor, the cloudy mist blocking Katara's view for a few moments as she hug from her spot. Glaring, she took a deep breath and blew out, her bending pushing all of the icy mist out of the air away from her and revealing a shocking sight. A thin sheet of ice now covered the ground and had pinned down the vast majority of kids in the crowd. She swung herself through the end of the tunnel and came into the sunlight to see the ground out here was all ice still, and Todoroki running out ahead of everyone.

"Getting a head start, I see." Katara said out loud as she landed on the ground. Putting her water away, she smiled seeing the ice everywhere. "This is perfect."

Looking over his shoulder, Shoto glared seeing the first one out of the tunnel behind him. "Of course she would be the first out behind me." While disappointed, he somewhat expected that to happen, knowing how talented she was. What he didn't expect though was the moment she swung her arms to her side, he watched as Katara burst forward and skated across the surface after him.

"WOAH CHECK THIS OUT, EVERYONE! IT SEEMS KAIRI KATARA FROM CLASS 1-A IS USING TODOROKI'S OWN ABILITY TO GET A KICK START! SO COOL!" Present Mic's voice rang through the air over the speakers.

Using her arms to propel her body, Katara skimmed across the ice as she was in pursuit of the leader, making sure she was gathering ice as she went. After just a few moments she had enough bended water to cover both of her arms and her shoulders in a thick water jacket. "Now I don't need to worry about water with him here." Katara chuckled to herself, seeing an endless supply of water to use here. The sudden explosion behind her however made her turn and frown once again.

Leading the charge out of the tunnel was Bakugo blasting through the sky with many of class 1-A in hot pursuit. his almost rabid looking face stuck out in the crowd. Momo, Tokoyami, Ojiro, Mina, Kirishima and even Aoyama led the group behind the explosive teen as they used their quirks to keep themselves from getting stuck.

"You are gonna pay for that shit you icy hot bastard!" Bakugo screamed out as he put both hands behind him and launched through the sky after the leader.

"Nice trick, Todoroki!" Momo sneered as she created a steel pole from her hands to vault herself over the ice. Ojiro used his thick tail to propel himself above the slippery surface, much to the same of dark shadow for Tokoyami. Aoyama launched through the air with his belly laser, although that only lasted a second before he landed with a thud on his bottom.

"Ugh! My tummy!" the french student groaned and clutched his abdomen.

"I told you that was -woah! Your quirk hurts you!" Mina yelled as she stumbled passed the sick blonde, her acid squirting out from her shoes and keeping her from sticking.

Frowning to seeing them after him, Shoto then noticed the large number of other classes now through the tunnel and after them. "I didn't expect so many from the other classes to be out already." He then caught sight of Katara closing in on him, the ice in fact helping her pick up speed. Grunting out, he ended the ice path on the ground knowing it would eventually help the others, but he also couldn't give her an advantage to use either. Once he stepped on the dirt, he sprinted off and left the others behind.

Katara however only grinned when she saw the approaching dirt path ahead of her. "Time to really get going now."

Just before the end of the ice, Katara brought both hands up and bended a large sheet of ice back into water and brought it to her legs. The moment she reached the dirt, the swirling pool of water picked her up and swept her forward, her body seemingly surfing much to the others surprise.

"Woah, now that is pretty sweet!" Kirishima watched as the waterbender shot forward on the path far ahead of everyone else.

Midoriya's mouth dropped in amazement to his friend's talent, somewhat jealous he didn't have control of his quirk like that. "I need a lot more training." he groaned as he slowly stepped after the others keeping his balance on the ice still.

Todoroki rounded the pathway and kept his pace expecting to keep his lead for sometime. When he turned his head to watch how close the others were, he was shocked to see Katara suddenly surfing a thick stream of water right passed him and into the lead.

"What the!?" he shouted in surprise as the dark skinned swept ahead of him, their eyes locked onto each other as they switched placing.

"WOAH! IN A FLASHY SHOW OF TALENT, KATARA HAS TAKEN THE LEAD OVER TODOROKI!" Mic's voice echoed out, bringing a loud roar of cheers from the audience watching. His co host stared intently as his unique student displayed the extent of her abilities, the dark haired teacher narrowing his eyes.

'She really does have high versatility with her bending,' Aizawa thought to himself as he watched the controlled water carry her along. 'What else can she do with that bending of hers?'

Surfing along the path, Katara's arms guided the water forward and kept her speed so her lead continued. She was just about passed the single path entering a larger clearing when several of the small robots from the entrance exam now stood in her way. "These things again…" she grunted and brought up two streams of water to her hands and shot out ice spikes into the two closest bots before slashing through a third. Smirking at the easy obstacle she continued forward, but when the light above her suddenly vanished, she looked up and shot her eyes open in disbelief before skidding to a stop.

"No way…"

Standing in the way was not just one, but five of the large 0-point robots that she had faced back on the entrance exams. The large machines towered above the ground staring down towards her, and in between each one were dozens more of the smaller bots scattered throughout the plaza.

"You've got to be kidding me." she grumbled out as Todoroki and the others stopped behind her as well.

"Woah, are you serious!? Just one of those things were crazy back in the test!" Kaminari screamed out.

"This is far too much for a race!" Tenya yelled as he skidded to a halt.

"NOW WHAT DO WE GOT HERE!? THE FIRST MAJOR OBSTACLE OF THE COURSE! LET'S SEE WHAT YOU ALL DO IN THIS SITUATION!" Mic screamed out to the change in pace.

Remembering how much trouble that one robot gave her before, Katara was grateful she had the water to fight this time. She braced herself as one of the lead zero pointer's approached, but was surprised as Todoroki walked passed her to face the steel army alone. "What do you think you are doing?" she questioned him.

Shoto didn't even bother turning back to her as he walked forward, sighing to the machines in front of him. "This is what all of you faced during your entrance exams. Such a disappointment..." His right hand became enshrouded in frost as he exhaled. "If they wanted to challenge us, they should have given us something more difficult."

Slamming his palm into the ground, a large section of the street ripped apart from the ice breaking through the earth, the dual hair colored teen glaring up, his mind not seeing the robots… but the one person he wanted to prove wrong.

"Especially since dear old dad is watching me."

With a swing of his arm, a massive blast of ice ripped through the street and enshrouded all of the massive robots in place. Katara's mouth fell in disbelief as every single one of the five zero point robots were locked in place in a matter of seconds, all of this power coming from one person alone. The other students were also stunned in shock from how much stronger he was than everyone else, the lower ranked classes even feeling uncertain to even continue the race any longer.

Exhaling out a cool stream of frost, Todoroki ran forward underneath the frozen robots, leaving Katara in amazement once more.

"He is so powerful… probably stronger than any waterbender I have ever seen..." She growled internally as she charged after him. While she couldn't tell it at the moment, she had a small smirk on her face. Ever since she faced and defeated Hama, she had secretly wondered if there were any waterbenders more powerful than that. It seemed she had finally found a new challenger.

Notes: alrighty people, the festival has started! Once again Todoroki showing off his powers. But Katara is getting pumped!

This is not where I wanted to end the chapter, but some stuff came up in my life which would mean it would be a while to get this finished. hope you enjoy this now while I get the rest going.

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