Chapter 17

A/n I do not own My Hero Academia. This is for entertainment purposes only.

Let's just get right into it. I will respond to comments at the end of the chapter. I hope you enjoy it.

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"IT'S TIME FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF FIGHTS SPORTS FANS, AND TO START WE GOT TWO LEAN, MEAN, GREEN FIGHTING MACHINES! MAKE SOME NOISE FOR SETSUNA TOKAGE AND IZUKU MIDORIYA!" Announced Present Mic as the two heroes in training took to the stage to the roar of the crowd around them. The two students had serious looks on their faces until Setsuna smirked at Izuku.

"Let's get it on Izuku, just don't let the crowd distract you. I want your full attention on me," spoke Setsuna in a borderline seductive tone with a teasing wink at Izuku. Causing the boy to blush and lose his cool.

"Setsuna!" yelled out Izuku at the innuendo. Midnight tried not to laugh at the interaction.

"That's the spirit! You're already yelling my name." retorted Setsuna with a laugh. Izuku heard Midnight snort from her spot next to the stage.

"Ok, are you two ready?" asked Midnight, getting two nodes of approval.

"Then Begin!" finished Midnight with a snap of her whip.

Setsuna immediately split into numerous pieces and Izuku activated Full cowl.

Izuku got into a defensive stance. Setsuna prodded his defenses, having a fist punch at him. The punch connected and Izuku seemed to barely feel it. Several follow-up strikes only reinforced the notion.

"Ow! It's like trying to punch marble!" spoke Setsuna to herself, shaking her disembodied hand in some pain.

"WHAT'S THIS?! SEEMS SETSUNA IS HAVE ISSUE HURTING MIDORIYA!" Comment Present Mic.

"Sometimes one will encounter a foe that's durability seems to outmatch your offensive. Adapting to the opponent is crucial for a hero." Spoke Eraser head giving some wisdom from his personal experience.

"Midorya will also have trouble hurting Setsuna; her quirk makes her difficult to attack. The one who figures out a plan to incapacitate the other will win," added Vlad excited to see which of his students will come out on top.

Izuku had been defensive against Setsuna for the entirety of the match so far, placing the green-haired girl on edge as she knew he was up to something. Suddenly without warning Izuku went on offense, he pounced grabbing onto one of Setsuna's arm pieces. Setsuna saw the Lighting of Izuku's quirk grow a little more intense, her eyes widened with realization but it was too late.

"Sorry about this! THUNDERBIRD!" yelled out Izuku, before he was covered entirely in the green-tinted lighting of his quirk.

The result was immediate, Setsuna and all her parts seized and spasmied. Her numerous parts all started to fall to the ground. Izuku tossed the arm piece in his grip to the side and dove for Setsuna's disembodied head, before she hit it on the arena floor. He ended up catching her and preventing her from hurting herself.

"Setsuna is out of bounds! Midoriya is the winner!" announced Midnight. Izuku turned Setsuna's head so she was facing him. Her hair was sticking out at odd angles due to the shock.

"Hey there Zuzu, would you mind a girl picking up her pieces? They feel numb." requested Setsuna.

"Of course. One moment." agreed Izuku before quickly scooping up Setsuna's body parts from the arena floor and the grass surrounding it. He proceeded to help Setsuna piece herself back together. He then proceeded to carry her out of the arena in his arms given her legs were still unsteady.

"Mind explaining how you did that?" questioned Setsuna, her eyes looking at the boy.

"Well, I realized that despite you breaking up into different pieces all those pieces were still somehow connected. So I thought that if I could just get a hold of a piece of you long enough I could essentially taze you," explained Izuku as Setsuna looked at Izuku's face. After they were well out of view of anyone.

"Hey Izuku, remember what I said would happen if you broke it earlier?" spoke Setsuna. Izuku, slightly confused, turned his head to respond.

Only for Setsuna to wrap her arms around his neck and seal his lips with hers. The green-haired girl ran one of her hands through his hair as she did her best to figuratively suck his soul out through his mouth. After a moment she pulled away and caught her breath.

"I like you, and I'm gonna make you take responsibility for it." started Setsuna seeing a guilty look starting to seep into izuku's face as he processed her words.

"No need for that look, I'll talk to Pony and Reiko about joining your little relationship." finished Setsuna, her words caused Izuku's eyes to somehow widen even further.

"How did you know about Pony, Reiko, and I? Does the rest of the class know?!" asked Izuku worried that his relationship had already been discovered.

"I'm in the dorm next to yours remember? I overheard Pony and Reiko's confession to you, so I've known from the start. To my knowledge, most of the class is still in the dark but I wouldn't be surprised if the more observant ones had suspicions." replied Setsuna honestly, leaning her head on his chest.

"Now come on, we have a match to watch and I have a harem to join," spoke Setsuna, with a teasing smirk as she urged him forward.

"It's not a harem!" commented Izuku blushing and Setsuna chuckled as they made their way back to the student seating area.

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Izuku watched with some joy as Tetsutetsu punched Bakugo in the face, breaking his bully's nose for the second time that day.

Tetsutetsu's quirk was more than enough to tank Bakugo's explosions, allowing Tetsu to close the distance into brawling range. Tetsu had even called Bakugo out, causing the prideful blond to stay in brawling range, instead of fighting from range. This turned their match into a slugfest.

Bakugo was still being evasive and was doing his best to avoid receiving clean hits. but when an iron-coated fist did connect Izuku could tell it hurt. Tetsu had already landed several hits on the blonde's Nose, jaw, and gut, and had even connected with a metal leg to the blond's shin. Along with a number of glancing blows.

However the more the fight continued the more the blond would sweat, making his explosions more powerful, and the more damage Tetsu's iron skin accumulated. Tetsutetsu was even forced by a practically large explosion to enter full metal jacket mode to resist. But it only bought Tetsu 5 more minutes before iron fatigue set in, the moment Tetsutetsu's defensives faltered, Bakugo threw out a continuous barrage of explosions.

Bakugo did not cease his assault until Tetsutetsu fell to the ground unconscious and smoking. As Bakugo was once again announced the winner the blond sent a death glare toward where Izuku was sitting.

Izuku gripped the armrests of his seat hard, as he watched his bully march off stage.

When Tetsu returned he apologized for not being able to take down Bakugo and swore he'd work even harder to improve himself.

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"AFTER THAT EXPLOSIVE FIGHT IT'S TIME TO MOVE TO THE NEXT MATCH. THESE TWO BOTH LOOK LIKE THEY NEED A NAP HITOSHI, AND REIKO!" introduced Present mic as the sleep-deprived-looking teens walked onto the stage.

"Both ready…start!" spoke Midnight starting the match.

" Let's ha. mph.'' Started Shinso only for some unseen force to prevent him from talking.

The ghost girl then silently moved toward the purple-haired boy. Realizing that he'd have to do this without his quirk Shinso tried to engage Reiko in hand to hand once she got close enough.

Shinso quickly realized a few things as he swung a punch at the girl.

One, she clearly had more hand-to-hand experience than him. As she deflected the sloppy punches he threw and then grabbed his wrist on his third swing.

Two, that he was in worse shape than his opponent as he couldn't break free of her grip.

The Third realization was that he should have worn a cup. Which he learned when the ghost girl kicked him in the groin. The force keeping him from speaking muffled his cry of pain, as his hands shot to cradle his groin as he Bent over in pain. He heard many of the male audience winch in sympathy. She then grabbed Shinso by the gym shirt and with the aid of her quirk dragged him out of bounds. Resulting in her victory.

"That was for controlling Kinoko and Pony." Spoke Reiko in her typical monotone while standing over her downed opponent.

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"NOW FOR THE LAST MATCH OF THE QUARTER FINALS! WE HAVE THE ICE PRINCE SHOTO UP AGAINST THE MISTRESS OF MIRAGE CAMIE! " Spoke present Mic trying to hype up the next match. Both students walked onto the stage with Camie happily waving at the crowd, while Shoto clearly in a bad mood ignored the coward and stared coldly forward.

"Ready!?... Begin!" Spoke Midnight. Both students acted the moment the match began. Camie used her quirk to vanish from sight and make multiple fakes of herself. Shoto after his embarrassment from the last match was not going to underestimate his opponent. Shoto unleashed a large amount of Ice creating a block of ice encompassing the entire stage in front of him. He even made it almost as tall as he was.

The ice dispelled Camie's illusions and revealed Camie trapped waist-deep in ice as she tried to break free of the ice. Shoto had also created a partial dome of Ice around himself, ensuring if this was a trick he would only have to worry about attacks from one direction.

"Camie, are you able to continue?" Asked Midnight, tentatively wondering if this was just an illusion from the student. Camie Struggled a moment more, before sighing in defeat.

"No, I can't break out, I surrender." Spoke Camie her tone clearly holding a bit of disappointment in her performance.

"Winner through submission Shoto!" Announced Midnight, causing the crowd to clap politely.

If Shoto was happy at his victory he did not show it as he walked over to thaw the Ice he made.

" AND THAT'S THE END FOR THE QUARTER FINALS FOLKS, WE'LL HAVE A SHORT BREAK BEFORE MOVING TO THE SEMIFINALS YEAH!" Spoke Present Mic Once SHoto's ice was gone he just walked away.

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Izuku had thought that he'd watch Camie's match in his ready room with Reiko, giving him time to refine his plan and calm his nerves before his match with Bakugo. But he was standing just outside the door watching Camie's match on his phone, after being kicked out 10 minutes ago as Setsuna and his girlfriends spoke.

The chime from his phone sounded and it was a notification from one of the hero forum groups he followed. The place was a storm of discussion about some rumored announcement that was going to happen during the festival. Speculation varied wildly, from Midnight announcing a marriage, to something related to the USJ attack, to All Might revealing his quirk, and even All Might revealing a secret family, were all brought up along with much more.

"Izuku you can come back in." Spoke Pony breaking Izuku out of his scrolling. He entered the room and took a seat between Pony and Reiko with Setsuna across from them. Pony was smiling along with Setsuna.

"So, I take it your talk went well?" asked Izuku, looking between the girls.

" That would be correct, Pony and I have found that Setsuna's feelings are genuine. We are fine with her joining us. However, your honest opinion on this matter is also needed." Explained Reiko in her normal flat tone.

"So Zuzu, can a girl get a response to her confession? Or are you gonna be mean and leave me waiting?" Spoke Setsuna in a teasing tone.

"Well, I guess I should start by saying that I find you very beautiful, charismatic, and intelligent. I'll be honest I thought you just liked teasing me this whole time, I'd never have guessed you seriously liked me, then again I'd never have thought that Pony and Reiko would confess to me. I'd be happy to get to know you more, and I'll do my best to give you the time and affection you deserve. but if you change your mind, don't feel pressured to stay. Okay?" Responded Izuku as genuinely as he could.

"Aw, come here you," responded Setsuna as her head and hands detached from the rest of her body. Izuku was given a passionate kiss and then peppered in smaller ones. The Assault of affection would have continued if Reiko hadn't pulled her off.

"While I sympathize with the desire to shower Izuku in affection, please reserve your affections for our celebration after the festival, as I wish for some time with our boyfriend before our matches." Spoke Reiko, Setsuna pouted and Pony giggled.

"Fine, I'll keep it in my pants till after the festival, Pony, and I will leave you to make out with Izuku. But once the festival is over I get to help Pony corrupt him," responded Setsuna in a playful tone giving her new boyfriend a peck. Before attaching her head back on her body and standing up.

"Hey!, I like to think of it as me helping him with his confidence," commented Pony playfully as she gave Izuku a quick kiss for luck. Before she stood up as well.

"Good luck Izuku." Spoke Setsuna and Pony before they closed the door to the room as they left.

Izuku let out a sigh and closed his eyes as he tried to fight down his blush. A hand on his face made him open his eyes and look at Reiko.

"I understand how this battle with that brute holds great importance for you, and that your mind may be a storm… How can I help you, my love?" Spoke Reiko, a slight blush on her cheeks.

Izuk relaxed into the intimate contact. Izuku thought about what he wanted, what he needed, before his showdown against Bakugo.

"One of the things I like about you is how your presence seems to always calm me down. So I just want you here with me."commented Izuku giving her a quick kiss before using a bit of the confidence he had been gaining to take hold of Reiko's waist, brought her into his lap, and placed his head in her chest and hugged her.

Reiko was surprised for a moment before she embraced her boyfriend, hugging him and gently running her hands through his hair. She could feel him physically relax against her and knew that his mind was likely doing similar.

'I don't want to let him or my history with him weigh me down any longer! I will defeat him, so I can move forward with the people who care about me.' thought Izuku as he looked up into Reiko's eyes and saw the affection in them. Their lips met once again, and the two would stay in their own little world until it was time for the matches.

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"WELCOME TO THE SEMI-FINALS FOLKS. LET'S GET STARTED SHALL WE. ON ONE SIDE WE HAVE THE BLONDE BOMBER WITH PRECEDENT OF BRUTAL BEATDOWNS KATSUKI BAKUGO!" started Present mic, the crowd excited for the next match. "AND ON THE OTHER THE ONE I AM PERSONALLY CHEERING FOR, HE'S OVERCOME EVERY OBSTACLE IN HIS WAY MAKE SOME NOISE FOR IZUKU MIDORIYA!" Announced Present mic, the crowd cheers increased in volume as the fighters stepped onto the stage.

"No more running away, and no more hiding behind your 'friends' Deku. I'm going to enjoy showing you that you don't belong here, you never belonged here! You should have just taken my advice, and now I am going to beat you so bad that those cunts will realize how much of a worthless piece of shit you are. I'll make them regret not knowing their place. I'll make sure even that old hag of a nurse won't be able to kiss this better." spoke Bakugo with a sadistic grin on his face and he entered his usual fight stance, he even let off small explosions to try and intimidate Izuku.

"How could I have been so foolish to ever think of you as a friend? I won't let you weigh me down any longer. I'll prove that I belong here and make you pay for what you've done." Spoke face was one of calm, focus, and determination as he activated full cowling at 10%, the arcs of his power dancing over his form. Izuku slipped into the fighting stance Kendo had Shown him.

Izuku would not play around or hesitate. Izuku knew Bakugo, he'd analyzed Bakugo and his quirk firsthand for years. Izuku knew how he attacks, how he dodges, how he moves, how he thinks, how he reads his opponents, and much more. Now Izuku would use that knowledge and the power he'd earned to fight back.

"Begin!" Spoke Midnight, the moment the word left her mouth, Bakugo was already rocketing himself toward Izuku who stood in the fighting stance Kendo showed him as Bakugo neared he started with a right hook like he always does.

"Die de..ugh" started Bakugo, only to be cut off as Izuku was suddenly in his guard and Bakugo's face reeled back after Izuku had punched him in the face, breaking his nose for the third time that day. But Izuku did not stop as Izuku planted his feet and put his back into a 10% punch to Bakugo's gut. The air was forced from the blonde's lungs as he was practically folded in half for a moment before the force of the blow threw him back the way he came.

"I don't know what imaginary slight you think I did to you, that makes you believe it justifies your actions against me. At one point I would have wanted to know, so I could fix our friendship. But now I don't care." Spoke Izuku, as he blitzed Bakugo before he could recover from the last blow and Bakugo barely rolled away from the strike that cratered the concrete stage. The blonde however had to block a follow-up strike that made the bones in his arm groin in protest. The blonde was forced to give ground and back off an action that he always hated having to do.

"Quit your bullshit, you've always been looking down on me pretending not to have a quirk, you must have been laughing it up. I'll show you that you're worthless even with that power!" yelled Bakugo as he blasted his way back toward his hatred foe wanting to seize the initiative.

"You're so thick-headed! You think I purposely let you attack anyone who would try and be kind to me! Let you beat me, ridicule me, torment me! let you lead our classmates and teachers to join in! Let them mess with our tests and grades so I'd never rank higher than you! You really think I hide my quirk and suffer through all that FOR 10 YEARS ALL FOR A LAUGH!?" Yelled Izuku frustration breaking through his mask of calm before he smothered his emotions to maintain his focus.

Izuku Intercepted Bakugo's charge with one of his own. But before Izuku entered the range of Bakugo's quirk the green-haired boy unleashed a small bolt of lightning at Bakugo. The bolt connected with Bakugo the effect was immediate the blonde's muscles involuntarily tense at the jolt as if he was hit with a stun gun. The moment Bakugo's guard was forced down, Izuku kicked Bakugo in the chest. Izuku felt some of Bakugo's ribs crack under the blow. Izuku didn't relent, landing a kick to Bakugo's leg that swept him off his feet and another brutal punch to the blonde's gut sending him across the stage.

"Did you ever even consider me a friend?" asked Izuku, feeling pain shoot up the leg he just used to strike the moment he placed weight on it.

'Dam, I must have slipped in my control and used too much power.' thought Izuku. Checking his leg in case he broke it. He missed his chance to take advantage of Bakugo's current vulnerability as he was struggling to breathe and even taking some time to get to his unsteady feet.

" This is all those bitches fault, they filled your head with shit ideas, like that you matter." Spat Bakugo as he stood up. Izuku thankfully determined that he had not broken anything due to his slip.

" I do matter! I've always mattered, especially when I was essentially quirkless. All they did was open my eyes to what you really are!" Spoke Izuku as he charged Bakugo, dodging a strike from his former tormenter and landing a brutal jab in return.

"You're arrogant!" started Izuku rolling out of the way of an explosion, scooping up some concrete.

"Angry!" continued Izuku throwing the stones at Bakugo which moved at a frightening speed, forcing the blonde to use an explosion to destroy the projectiles.

"Petty!" Spoke Izuku now suddenly next to Bakugo kicking the blonde in his non-damaged ribs.

"Violent!" continued Izuku backing off as Bakugo peppered out explosions in retaliation, but it was a move to create space. Only for Izuku's fist to come out of the smoke and almost hit Bakugo in the jaw

"You're just a Bully. No better than a villain that targets those you think are weak to make himself feel strong!" Spoke Izuku, the missed punch was then turned into an elbow strike to the face that stunned the blonde.

"SHUT UP!" screamed the blonde in rage as he literally exploded in anger. Bakugo threw out Explosion after Explosion, attack after attack like a berserker.

But Izuku evaded each, and every one as he could accurately predict Bakugo's attack pattern. Even when Bakugo tried to throw attacks that were outside of his normal fighting style to trip Izuku up, all that led to was Bakugo barely grazing Izuku's uniform.

"You need to be a better person before you could ever be a hero!" insulted Izuku before he had to back away as Bakugo let loose a large explosion in anger at the statement.

"Shut up! All you are is a deku who won't give up your delusions! You were just a weak extra who always butted into my business, into my story! Who couldn't even fight back for years!" yelled Bakugo so angry he was almost frothing at the mouth.

"Well, I am fighting back now, and look at me you've barely even landed a hit on me this entire fight! Come on, hit me with your best shot!" Challenged Izuku goading the blonde provoking him.

Izuku knew that Bakugo's fatal flaws had always been the most obvious: his short temper and his pride. Which were even more extreme whenever Izuku himself was involved. So Izuku was not surprised when Bakugo fell for his provocation due to the intense rage the blonde was blinded by, the rage Izuku had been purposely stoking.

"You asked for it!" yelled Bakugo letting loose an explosion that engulfed Izuku's part of the stage in smoke. The blonde blasted himself into the air and began spinning. Even when the smoke cleared Izuku didn't move. He watched as Bakugo made a large swirling mass of his nitroglycerin-like sweat.

"Bakugo… I am not competing with you, I am not your victim. I'm not your friend, I am moving forward toward my dream with my own power, With the people who actually care about me." Spoke Izuku. The arcs of lighting on his body, pulsed more intensely as he lifted a finger and pointed in his former tormenter's general direction.

"Eat this Deku... Howi…" spoke Bakugo, winding up to unleash his attack. But was cut off as Izuku shot a small bolt of lightning. The bolt shot wide, not even aimed at the blonde. However, the bolt connected with its intended target the swirling mass of highly explosive sweat Bakugo had been making. The lighting then detonated the mass prematurely.

*BOOOOOM* a massive explosion engulfed Bakugo's position, the shockwave shook the stands and the nose left many ears ringing. Bakugo was thrown high into the air alive and conscious only due to his natural resistance to explosions granted by his quirk. But he was clearly hurt, his gym uniform was tattered and burnt, and his skin sported burns.

During Bakugo's involuntary tumbling flight, he ended up facing the sky. Only to find Izuku above him already, eyes a glow with green lighting, a leg raised high poised to strike for an axe kick.

Izuku brought his leg down with so much green lighting trailing his movement that it created the illusion of a near-solid crescent of green lighting descending toward Bakugo's chest. The blonde raised his arms to block.

"Jade Crescent!" Calling out Izuku his attack kick striking into Bakugo's arms, which broke on impact with an audible snap. Izuku's attack continued through the block hitting Bakugo in his already damaged chest on top of this the Lightning discharged into the blonde giving a nasty shock. Bakugo was sent hurtling to the ground like a blonde meteor trailing green lighting. Bakugo would have impacted the dirt hard if Izuku had not caught him by his tattered uniform. Izuku then dropped the blond onto his back in the dirt. Bakugo was barely conscious as he realized Izuku was floating midair above him.

"I have outgrown you Bakugo." Spoke Izuku meeting the bakugo's eyes as he literally looked down on his former bully. Bakugo slipped into unconsciousness as Izuku noticed the quiet stadium. The audience was stunned into silence and the teachers were no different. Izuku looked over at midnight, their eyes meeting seemed to snap her into action.

"Bakugo is out of bounds, Izuku wins!" announced Midnight. Her words caused the Crowd to go crazy.

"HOLY! TALK ABOUT A MATCH! WITH A NEAR FLAWLESS VICTORY IZUKU MIDORIYA MOVES ON TO BE ONE OF OUR FINALISTS. VLAD TO ASK A QUESTION NO DOUBT ON ALL OUR MINDS! COULD HE ALWAYS FLY?! HOW IS HE DOING THAT?!" Spoke present Mic.

" Well, I am just as in the dark as you are. The only thing I could guess is he figured out how to lift himself with his quirk," explained Vlad's tone equal parts pride and surprise. He watches Izuku fly himself back into the class b booth and be immediately dog-piled by his classmates.

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"NOW FOR THE NEXT MATCH, WE HAVE THE SON OF OUR VERY OWN NUMBER TWO HERO, VS THE POLTERGEIST OF CLASS B. LET'S GET IT STARTED." commented present mic. The two opponents entered the stage both keeping neutral faces.

"Are you ready?" asked Midnight, getting a grunt from Shoto and a nod from Reiko.

"Begin!" spoke Midnight, Before she took cover expecting another massive block of ice to appear shortly only for none to appear.

"WHAT'S THIS? SEEMS REIKO IS USING HER QUIRK TO KEEP SHOTO OFF THE GROUND AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS INTERFERING WITH HIS QUIRK! HAS THE MATCH ALREADY BEEN DECIDED!?" Spoke Present mic as he and the crowd watched Shoto floating midair struggling to break free of some unseen force.

"Izuku's observations of you were quite accurate. Your Ice attacks are hampered severely without physical contact with the ground," explained Reiko as she used her quirk to start moving Shoto toward the grass. It was clear that Shoto's struggle was forcing a lot of concentration from Reiko.

As Shoto watched the edge of the arena get closer, it was clear he was starting to panic given his increased struggle. He attempted to use his quirk and all he accomplished was coating his side in ice, forcing himself to use his fire side to thaw himself out or risk hurting himself. As the edge grew nearer his struggle continued.

Until his fireside burst into flames, Shoto quickly sent a beam of flame at his opponent. Not expecting the fire, Reiko was forced to dodge out of the way, but the fire had gotten close enough that the ambient heat caused burns to her side. The pain caused a lapse in concentration resulting in a decrease in Shoto's altitude.

Shoto threw out a follow-up torrent of fire that approached Reiko like a wall. Reiko was forced to dive off the stage to evade. She quickly dropped Shoto, who landed just on the edge of the stage, and took hold of herself to avoid touching the dirt.

"AND SHOTO TURNS UP THE HEAT FORCEING HIS OPPONENT TO DROP HIM TO SAVE HERSELF!" Spoke Present mic.

Once Shoto was able to touch the ground he rolled to be farther away from the edge and then with clear anger in his features sent a glacier to engulf Reiko.

The ghost girl tried to move out of the way of the avalanche of ice heading towards her. but her flight speed was too slow. She was completely encased in ice, so large was this glacier that spread to the stands, and partly coated some of the spectators.

"Reiko is unable to continue! Shoto is the winner!" Announced Midnight as the cowards' cheers were muted due to the sudden cold.

"AND THERE YOU HAVE IT FOLKS OUR TWO FINALISTS ARE DETERMINED! DON'T LEAVE THOSE SEATS ONCE THE STAGE IS CLEARED WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO THE LAST FIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL!" Spoke Present mic, as the mountain of ice rapidly started to melt thanks to Shoto.

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"NOW EVERYONE, IN THE STANDS AND ON A SCREEN IT'S TIME FOR THE FINAL MATCH OF THIS YEAR'S 1ST YEAR SPORTS FESTIVAL! ON ONE SIDE HE'S BEEN PULLING OFF SURPRISE AFTER SURPRISE! DOES HE HAVE ANOTHER PLAN TO SECURE VICTORY? I CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT! MAKE SOME NOISE FOR CLASS1-B'S PRESIDENT IZUKU MIDORIYA!" introduced the Present mic, the crowd roared as Izuku stepped onto the field, he even gave a solid smile and wave to the crowd.

"ON THE OTHER SIDE HE'S BEEN GIVING EVERYONE THE COLD SHOULDER, BUT HE TURNED UP THE HEAT IN HIS LAST MATCH! HE'S BEEN THROWING OUT GLARIERS LEFT, RIGHT, AND CENTER, WILL IT BE ENOUGH TO PUT HIS OPPONENT ON ICE? GIVE IT UP FOR SHOTO TODOROKI!" Spoke present mic, hyping up the crowd with ease As the half-and-half boy walked to the stage, only focused on his green-haired foe.

"Midoriya, I know, you are connected to All Might," spoke Shoto eyes narrowed accusingly.

"What are you talking about?" responded Izuku quickly trying to seem genuinely confused on the outside while he was panicking on the inside.

"Feel free to play dumb your family circumstances don't matter to me. I only care about the status it gives you." Responded Shoto, with conviction as he slid into his fighting stance. Izuku genuinely became confused at the statement. But still slid into his own stance.

"Begin," said Midnight, starting the match.

Both teens immensely reacted to her words. Shoto predictably launched an iceberg at Izuku trying to entomb him for a quick win. Izuku, expecting the iceberg, took flight at great speed at an angle, avoiding the attack.

Izuku had a little trouble slowing his flight to a stop, due to his inexperience in flying and ended up sliding to a stop above his target altitude. But he had placed himself way out of range of Todoroki's Ice.

Izuku charged up his arms with more electricity and then started to hurl thunderbolts. Shoto had recognized the technique and erected a wall of ice to block the lighting. The first few bolts did minimal damage as they were only about as strong as a Taser. But then the bolts that started to make contact flash boiled much of the water, resulting in small steam explosions that took large chunks of the barrier with it.

Izuku started circling Shoto's position while firing more lightning bolts. Shoto erected an ice dome far thicker than his last shield.

"Why are you not using your fire? Without it, I outrange you and you can't be on the defense the whole fight," questioned Izuku. Shoto's voice poured out of the hole Izuku's attack had created.

"Because I will defeat you without it. I'll prove I can be a hero without using his fire." Spoke Shoto coldly.

"But didn't Reiko already show that you need your fireside?" spoke Izuku pointing out the obvious.

"That was a mistake, one I won't be repeating," responded Shoto, as he conjured a blunt ice spike trying to hit Izuku who had wandered closer to speak better. The spike was easily dodged and Izuku's eyes filled with lightning.

"I'd move if I were you," warned Izuku, visibly charging up more lighting. Izukus's arms quickly were completely engulfed.

Shoto glared out of a hole in his shield before his eyes widened at the coming attack. Shoto dove out of his cover as Izuku shot his charged-up bolt like an angry god of thunder. The stadium was engulfed in bright green light and the boom of thunder. When the stage was visible again the ice dome in its entirety was gone, and the concrete floor had a large scorch mark at the point of impact.

"What happens when you face an opponent that negates your Ice or is weak to fire?"Asked Izuku.

"I will win with just my ice!" yelled Shoto, creating a small pillar of ice as fast as he could to strike Izuku, which was shattered by a punch. Izuku retaliated with another barrage of lightning bolts. Shoto used his ice to skate around the stage to avoid the bolts of lighting. But he was visibly slowing down due to ice building up on his person.

"So, what will you tell the family of an innocent person you failed to save because you refused to use your quirk to the fullest? Sorry, your loved one is dead, I purposely didn't give it my all because of my pride." Spoke Izuku as he suddenly dove at Shoto, who was psyched out by Izuku's words, throwing a kick at the duel-haired boy's left arm. Shoto skillfully rolled with the strike preventing serious damage but the strike would leave a large bruise. Shoto tried to grab Izuku to freeze him. But Shoto was too slow as Izuku coated himself in lighting forcing Shoto to flinch back allowing Izuku to make distance again.

"I will not use my father's power! I won't prove him right!" yelled Shoto, anger in his voice but with a sad look in his eyes.

"So then, why are you even here!? If you wanted to stick it to your dad, why not quit the hero course and pursue another career? Why do you even want to be a hero?! " questioned Izuku. Shoto paused, clearly thinking deeply. The moments seemed to drag on, and just as Izuku was thinking he should just attack again.

"I want to be a hero!" yelled out Shoto from the bottom of his heart as his side was engulfed in flame.

"Now you're acting more like a hero! come at me with your full force!" Replied Izuku with a big smile as the lighting arcing over his body flared in intensity, Izuku pulled back his dominant arm preparing for a big punch.

"I'll give it everything I got. But Why? You just made this harder on yourself?!" Asked Shoto as his fireside and ice sides flared with power clearly preparing for a large attack.

" Being a hero is serious business, people's lives are in our hands, if we don't give it our all, to save as many people as we can as well as we can, we have no business calling ourselves heroes! Now let's go plus ultra!" Reposend Izuku, his fist charged up to 100% as he hovered just above the stage opposite of Shoto.

Shoto threw out his attack and Izuku charged at the coming torrent of fire. The drastic temperature change caused an explosion that was directed up and above the stadium by a massive force of wind.

"WHAT WAS THAT?!" Asked Present mic watching the explosion's cloud dissipate high above the stadium.

"The sudden shift in temperature caused by Todoroki's attack caused a thermal explosion." Explained Eraserhead, in a bored tone.

"Which Midoryia redirected the blast upward with a punch," added Vlad king.

"WHAT ARE YOU TWO FEEDING THESE KIDS! BUT THE REAL QUESTION IS ARE THEY BOTH STILL STANDING AFTER THAT!?" commented Present mic as the camera crews and drones adjusted themselves.

Izuku is floating shirtless with damaged pants, and a broken arm, floating in front of an equally shirtless and beaten up Shoto, both still awake but clearly swaying.

"Midoriya, can we have a talk after the festival, I'd like to share?" spoke Shoto swaying slightly on his feet.

"Sure, you put up a good fight, Todoroki." Spoke Izuku and he cradled his purple and very much broken arm.

"You too, Midoriya," responded Shoto as he collapsed forward out cold.

" Todoroki is unable to continue Midoryia wins!" Announced Midnight as Izuku collapsed after being declared the winner. The R-rated hero rushed onto the stage to check on the boy's injuries.

" AND THERE YOU HAVE IT FOLKS IZUKU MIDORIYA IS OUR WINNER OF THIS YEAR'S 1ST YEAR SPORTS FESTIVAL!"Cheered Present Mic as the stadium was engulfed in the crowd's roar.

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The combat stage had been removed and the winner's stands had been erected, and the 4 students were standing in their places as they awaited the award ceremony. Bakugo was quiet and looked down at his feet, his arms and torso covered in bandages. Reiko standing next to him was in near-perfect condition. while Shoto in second and Izuku in first also sported bandages and a sling in Izuku's case.

" Ladies and gentlemen I give you the winners of the 1st year sports festival1" Spoke Midnight happily as she gestured to the 4 teens.

"And now the handing out of the medals will be done by the one and only ALL MIGHT!" Announced Midnight, the crowd cheered for the symbol of Peace.

"HAHAHA, I AM HERE TO PRESENT THE MEDALS." Spoke All Might with a hearty laugh arriving right on queue. All Might stepped up to the 3rd place stand and grabbed a bronze medal from a box Midnight was holding.

"Young Yanagi, you show an excellent combination of calm under pressure, intelligence, and Quirk control. You've earned this, Keep working hard and I have no doubt you will become a great Heroine." Spoke All Might.

"Your words humble me Sensei. I will strive to improve myself further and make your words a reality." Responds Yanagi as she bowed her head allowing The number 1 hero to place the medal around her neck.

"Young Bakugo, you have shown great destructive power today. However, your attitude requires improvement. You have the potential to be a hero, do not squander it." Spoke All Might, to the quietly fuming Bakugo who only grumbled something out under his breath and held out his hand. All Might deposited the medal and moved up to Shoto. While Bakugo's palm was smoking around the bronze medal.

"Young Todoroki, Congratulations, I assume you had a good reason to not use your fireside till the last two matches." Spoke All Might placing the medal on Todoroki's neck.

"I... want to be a hero like you. But I still have so much growing to do. I still have much to settle." responded Shoto looking at the number 1 hero with a determined gaze.

"The look on your face has completely changed, I won't ask about the details, I am sure you will be able to accomplish what you need to do," spoke All Might quietly patting the boy on his shoulder.

"Thank you," whispered Shoto, bowing his head to All Might.

"Young Midoriya you have certainly shown that you are here, you have shown not only your strength and determination but your keen mind and your ability to lead. You have earned this, and know that I am proud of what comes next." Spoke All Might Placing the gold medal on Izuku. And whispering the last bit to his student.

"Hey, what did I say about the waterworks?" spoke All Might upon seeing Izuku almost breaking out into happy tears.

"Sorry." Responded Izuku, wiping his eyes.

"No problem, just give the crowd a Smile, remember the one who smiles is the one who is the strongest." Spoke All Might quietly.

"These are your winners for this year's sports festival! Let's give them a round of applause for them and all the other students. Remember students work hard and you could be standing here next time!" Spoke All Might, clapped and cheered as fireworks shot into the sky. Music played and Reiko, Shoto, and Bakugo began walking off stage with Midnight and Cementoss. Much of the audience stood from their seats and started the slow process of leaving.

"Oh right, I almost forgot!" Spoke All Might his mic still on as he facepalmed. His words caused everyone to stop and turn back to the stage. To see All Might and Midoriya still on the stage. Bakugo watched from just inside the exit tunnel to the stands. Midnight stood behind him.

"I have an important announcement, everyone!" Spoke All Might as he placed a hand on Izuku's shoulder.

"I'd like to reintroduce you all to Izuku Midoriya, my apprentice and Successor! I hope he impressed you all today!" Spoke All Might nonchalantly with a laugh. As Izuku smiles and waves at the cameras. The crowd is dead silent before the audience as one screams. So focused on the news and All Might. no one in the crowd notices Midnight having to carry a knockout Bakugo deeper into the tunnel.

XXX End of chapter XXX

A/N: Happy New Year. Thank you for reading, and to those that leave comments. I appreciate it. next time will be seeing the important reactions of other characters during the sports festival, the aftermath of the reveal, and why they did it!

GredFeorge: don't worry Kinoko is a good hero, she wouldn't unleash a fungus-based zombie apocalypse.

Nalagory: thank you for the compliment. I always thought it was disappointing how the bullying was kinda glossed over. As for going off cannon, this is the turning point where my story starts really going off cannon. Don't get me wrong some events still will happen, constants and variables and all that. But I plan to twist things in ways I hope will be logical.

SkyChaser17: Thank you, I hope you'll like the twists and turns that will start happening from this point on.

SonicMax: if it was a fight without quirks then 100% she'd turn Bakugo into a pretzel. But with quirks, as much as I love Kendo, she and a lot of the other students would not react well to a point-blank explosion to the face, and fighting Bakcugo in close combat without added durability or speed is tricky at best. Plus she hasn't had a lot of time to really learn Bakugo's fighting style, as in-depth as Izuku. She'd have a much better chance in a rematch in my mind.

Kreceir: I want each girl's addition to the harem to make 'logical' sense, Ibara is practically hard if I keep her cannon personality. I also worry about overwhelming myself with too many girls in the harem. The larger it gets the less screen time for other characters. So I am trying not to deviate from the ones I decided at the beginning. Kendo, Kinoko, Pony, Setsuna, Yanagi, Camie, Melissa, and Mirko*(less of a full-on member and more hinting/implied) I have other fics that will focus on other girls.

I like it when others write Izuku, being clever and smart. I find it more entertaining when he or any character really thinks their way out of a problem instead of just punching it harder. Yeah, that 'eat me' slipped past my proofreader and I. We didn't even notice until it was pointed out.

Apology accepted. I understand OC's presence can cause that sort of reaction. Especially if they are not done well. They have to have flaws, and weaknesses, be able to, lose, and not break the setting. so they don't end up being a Mary Sue. I added Andy because I thought I could use him to add something to the story and to try and write an oc. I have stories I want to write with Ocs being more center stage. If I don't try to write them I can't improve.

TheGreatBubbaJ: That might be a good idea. Should it just be the highlights from the last chapter or would the last scene of the previous chapter be better?

Cosmyk Angel: it is an issue I see in other fics with adding way too many girls with some feeling shoehorned in. I am aware of it which is why I don't plan to deviate from the list of girls I already decided. Nah girl was just sorta stalking Shoto. ;p I agree cannon glossed over some things that could have been refreshing if they were actually explored.

acosta perez jose ramiro: thank you the battle scenes can be tricky to write, so I'm glad you liked them. Of Course he will, Monoma has no chill when it comes to rivalry. And yeah she does need some prep time to have her spores spread out. So she went for a more direct approach. Plus I have a big win planned for later.

Midgetman9498: the boyz are the ardest and the greenest.

Bucio; I hope the combat was entertaining. As for your question, yes it is because of Melissa.

.3950: yeah a villainous Kinoko would be goddamn terrifying.

; not really when I was researching the 1 b students. After seeing her grow specific mushrooms, that she knew about. I wondered how much she needed to know to make a mushroom. That led to what if she could make fictional mushrooms, and I have been a big fan of the Mario franchise all my life. So I just rolled with it. ?