UA Stadium (Day)

Dominic was trying his best not to crack up. "May I ask, why?" the blonde said. All of his female classmates were dressed in cheerleader outfits. Thankfully, they hadn't gone out onto the field yet.

"Aizawa said we were supposed to put these on." Uraraka said.

"Did he now? Did he tell you this himself?" Dominic asked, suspicion growing in his mind.

"No, it was Kaminari and Minet- Oh, son of a-" Jiro said, realization dawning for her.

"I had a feeling. What do you say about a little payback?" Dominic suggested.

"I'm listening." Ashido said, smiling.

"Hehe. Come on out!" Dominic said, tossing a Poke Ball and releasing what looked like an upside-down squid. "This is Malamar, and its abilities are going to make those two wish they'd never pulled this."

"Wow! It looks just like an alien!" Ashido said in awe. Malamar seemed to like the praise.

"But, how is it supposed to help?" Yaoyorozu asked. Dominic responded by quoting Malamar's Pokedex entry.

"Malamar, the Overturning Pokemon. Type: Dark/Psychic. It wields the most compelling hypnotic powers of any Pokemon, and it forces others to do what it wants. It's said that Malamar's hypnotic powers played a role in certain history-changing events."

"So, you want to hypnotize Mineta and Kaminari?" Asui asked.

"Yes. Preferably into doing something embarrassing." Ashido said, grinning. "So, what's the plan?"

"Retribution." Dominic said, laughing maniacally. When no one joined in, he stopped. "Tough crowd."


UA Stadium (Day)

"Now that lunch is over, it's finally time to reveal the last game!" Present Mic announced. "But before that, there's good news for all of you who didn't make it to the finals. This is a sports festival, so we've prepared recreational activities that everyone can participate in too! We've even brought real cheerleaders from America to liven things up! Wait. What are they doing?"

As Class 1-A walked out onto the field, everyone's eyes were instantly glued to Kaminari and Mineta, who were dressed up in cheerleader outfits. They also had blank expressions on their faces, and their eyes were glazed over with a purple glow.

"Hehe. I love schadenfreude." Dominic said, snapping his fingers and lifting the trance.

"WHAT THE HELL!?" both boys screamed. They tried to cover their shame, but it was too late. YouTube had already seen them in those adorably humiliating outfits.

Even Present Mic was laughing. "What's the matter, Class A? What kind of fan service is that!?"

"Thanks for helping us with this." Jiro said to Dominic.

"What are friends for?" the blonde responded, uploading Mineta and Kaminari's embarrassment to every social media platform on Earth. And beyond.

"All right, everyone! Let's have fun competing in the recreational games!" Present Mic said. "When that's over, the sixteen from the four teams that made it to the final round will duke it out tournament style! One on one!"

"A tournament?" Dominic said. "This'll be a piece of cake." In the past, he'd participated in many tournaments. The first one though... He would try and stay away from those memories.

"Is it a tournament every year?" Ashido asked.

"Yep. Sometimes they change the rules, but the basic premise is the same." Sero explained. "Last year, it was a sports chanbara match."

Midnight quickly took the stage. "Now then, to decide the brackets, we'll draw lots." she said, holding a lot box. "Once the bracket is determined, we'll have the recreational games and then start! The sixteen finalists can choose whether or not they want to participate in the recreation. I'm sure some of you want to save your strength. Now, from the first place team,-"

"Um, excuse me." Ojiro interrupted, raising his hand. "I'm withdrawing."

"Ojiro, why?" Midoriya asked, confused.

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

"I barely remember anything from the Cavalry Battle until the end." Ojiro explained. "I think it was that guy's Quirk. I know that this is a great chance, and that it's foolish to waste it. But, everyone here competed by giving their all. I can't be up there with everyone without knowing what really happened."

"That's really noble of you, Ojiro." Dominic said, putting his hand on his classmate's shoulder. "Stupid, yes. But noble."

"Thanks, Xiao-Long. At least, I think." the tailed boy said. "Also, why are Kaminari and Mineta wearing cheerleader uniforms?"

"I have no idea." Midoriya said.

"I do. They were going to trick the girls into wearing those outfits." Dominic explained. "So, we got them back by making them wear them instead." Cue maniacal laughter.

"Sometimes, you scare me." Iida said.

"Aw, shucks. Really?" Dominic asked, smiling.

Soon enough, the brackets were ready to be displayed.

Kirishima vs Tetsutestu

'Oh, please tell me this isn't another Metapod vs Metapod situation.' Dominic silently pleaded, recalling the samurai of Viridian Forest.

Yaoyorozu vs Tokoyami

Ashido vs Aoyama

Shinso vs Xiao-Long

'Shinso? Wait a minute...' Dominic thought to himself. 'Maybe I can get some answers about Amara this way.'

Sero vs Midoriya

Todoroki vs Kaminari

Bakugo vs Uraraka

Hatsume vs Iida

'Iida, you're gonna need a change of pants after this.' Dominic thought to himself, knowing how...off the walls his pink-haired friend could be.

"Xiao-Long, I need to talk to you about something." Ojiro said.

"What is it?" Dominic asked.

"I don't know a lot about Shinso's Quirk, but I think it can brainwash people that respond to his questions." the tailed boy explained. "No matter what he says, don't respond."