Shoto and Danny kept a good lead over the other students. The robots still crowded them as some students saw the fallen frozen robot start to move, making others worry that someone was trapped underneath it.

But then Kirishima burst out from the robot shouting, "I'm alive!" He had used his Hardening Quirk to survive being crushed by the robot.

"Kirishima from Class 1-A!" Present Mic narrated. "What a hardcore debut for this rookie!"

Kirishima growled, "Todoroki, I can't believe you pulled something like that. Jeez. Anyone but me woulda been killed!"

Suddenly Tetsutetsu burst out next to Kirishima, having used his Steel Quirk, "Class 1-A really is full of jerks! I'll smash that ice guy when I get my hands on him."

Present Mic narrated, "Tetsutetsu from Class 1-B was also stuck underneath! What are the odds?"

Tetsutetsu commented, "Ya know, anyone other than me woulda been killed."

Kirishima started to run the track, while crying, "Our Quirks are basically the same! How am I supposed to stand out now?"

Tetsutetsu started running too, "You damn copycat!"

Kaminari sighed, "Man, how lucky are they? They don't have to worry about being crushed."

Bakugo then blasted his way up to the top of the robot, "No way am I letting Todoroki and Fenton beat me."

Present Mic narrated, "Class 1-A's Bakugo is rocketing over the obstacles! Clever!"

Sero used his arm tape to get to the top of the robots too, "I figured you'd just try to blast your way through these things with your Quirk. I'm impressed."

Tokoyami flew over them, "I'll hitch a ride on my shadow."

They all got through the robots and ran to catch up to Todoroki, Danny, Kirishima, and Tetsutetsu.

Over where the UA teachers were sitting, Snipe commented, "Looks like all the pack leaders are from Class 1-A. At least for now."

All Might said, "It's not that 1-B and the other students are doing poorly. It's just…"

Aizawa seemed to be thinking the same thing, "Class 1-A's learned not to hesitate."

More of Class 1-A used their Quirks to get past the robots, Tenya with his engines, Jiro with her earjacks, Oijiro with his tail, Ochaco floating the robots above her, and Kaminari with his electricity.

Aizawa continued, "They've seen what the real world is like. They've felt the fear of facing villains. Yet they fight on, trying to overcome that 've grown. All of them. And they know that they have to act quickly if they want to stay alive." He looked at the monitor that showed Danny flying alongside Todoroki, "Although, he seems to have learned that before coming here."

Izuku whispered, "I can't rely on One For All this early in the competition." He dodged a robot's attack, then noticed something on the ground, "A piece of the robot that Todoroki knocked down." He picked it up and kept running, "This thing won't let up. It must have me targeted. It's moving so quickly. Which means it can't stop fast. Or avoid an attack." He swung the piece at the robot, damaging it. Izuku turned, "Run! Keep going! I'll keep this and use it as a shield if I need to. Perfect."

Momo created a cannon that blasted the other robots away, "A piece of cake."

She started to run along with the other students, now that a path was cleared.

Izuku noted, "Wow, she beat a zero pointer so easily! No wonder she got in on recommendations."

Back at the teacher's box, Snipe commented, "You're better off dodging those big fellas most of the time. But if you gotta take them down, they're just slow, dumb hunks of metal, pretty easy to hit. As long as you land a smart shot, that is.

All Might thought, "I've asked so much of you, Young Midoriya. You don't have to come in first. Just get to the next round. As for Young Fenton, he's staying neck and neck with Todoroki, not racing ahead of him like I know he can. He's not trying to dominate this competition."

Present Mic narrated, "For those of you who thought the first obstacle was easy. Let's see how ya feel about the second one! If they take a spill, they're out. If they want to pass this test, they'll have to get creative. It's 'The Fall'"

He was referring to a canyon that had stepping stones with ropes connecting to each one.

Danny just floated over them, "Easy for me. Let's see how everyone does."

Aizawa noticed Danny slowing his speed and looking back at the other students. He was surprised at the ghost boy's actions.

Ochaco commented, "When did they even have time to build something like this?"

Tsuyu walked past Ochaco and Mina, who asked, "What are you doing?"

Tsuyu just hopped onto one of the ropes, using her frog hands and feet to cross easily, "This is my moment. Easy peasy."

"She's fast," Mina commented.

They heard a chuckle behind them. They turned to see a girl from one of the support classes, Hatsume, the one wearing strange goggles and machine parts, said, "Yes, finally. This is my chance to show off what I can do. My support items are gonna steal the spotlight from these wannabe heroes. Everyone! Observe what my brilliant gadgets can do! Wire arrows and hover soles!"

Ochaco realized, "You're from support!"

"Hey," Mina complained. "How come you got to bring all that stuff?"

Hatsume giggled, "Students in the hero course get all kinds of combat training for their Quirks. In order to keep things fair and give us a fighting chance, we're allowed to bring whatever gadgets and costumes we want into the games, so long as we developed them ourselves. So, sit back and enjoy the show." She fired off two of her wire arrows, "For those of us in the support course, this is the perfect obstacle to show off our ingenious ideas and creations to any companies out there who might want to recruit us. I hope employers are watching!" She jumped off, activating her soles, "My super cute little babies are sure to make a splash!" She made it to the other side.

Ochaco said, "Wow. Talk about annoying. I won't lose."

Mina shouted, "Ush, this is so unfair!"

Shinso huffed, "Interesting. Heh."

Danny whistled, "Now that's showing off." Danny noticed Shoto make it to the end and he started flying near him.

Present Mic narrated, "In the world of heroes, it can be hard to get popular without a flashy Quirk. Right, Eraser Head?"

Aizawa growled, "I don't know what you're talking about, idiot."

Present Mic narrated, "Looks like Todoroki is still skating by easily."

Shoto looked next to him and noticed Danny, "He's been next to me for almost this entire time. Is he toying with me?" He looked behind him and saw Bakugo, "He's finally getting fired up. It took him long enough."

"You both suck!" Bakugo shouted at Shoto and Danny as he was flying using his Quirk.

Tenya made it to the start of the second obstacle, "My older brother's probably watching this. I can't let him see me look foolish. I've got this."

He used his Quirk to hover glide across the ropes, as Present Mic narrated, "Boy does he look foolish."

People in the audience were commenting on Shoto, some realizing that he is the son of Endeavor, the number 2 hero behind All Might. Others were talking about Danny and how he's making this course look easy by just flying/phasing through everything.

Present Mic narrated, "The leaders are putting distance between him and the students stuck at The Fall! It hasn't been announced how many competitors will make it through the next round, no there's no time to relax."

Izuku's mom was cheering her son on from her couch, "Come on, Izuku."

Shoto and Danny approached the final obstacle. Present Mic narrated, "And now, we're finally approaching the last obstacle. Everyone had better tread carefully. You're stepping onto a minefield! If you look carefully, you can see where those little bombs are buried, so keep your eyes on the ground, folks. By the way, those mines were designed for the games, so they might be loud and flashy, but they're not all that powerful. Just enough to make you wet your pants!"

Aizawa groaned, "Get a hold of yourself."

Danny sighed, "He may say that, but these games really are dangerous for those who aren't prepared."

Back where Izuku was, he said, "Someone's already made it to the final obstacle? Faster, I can do this."

Shoto was carefully watching his step while Danny just floated above them. Present Mic narrated, "Looks like this is a walk in the park for Fenton, he can just fly on by."

Other students were stepping on them and flying up into the air, causing a pink dust to appear as the explosion.

"Very clever," Shoto said. "Those in the lead are at a disadvantage here. Except for Fenton. Guess it makes for good entertainment."

Bakugo came blasting in, "Ha! It's over." He flew past Shoto and Danny, "You icy-hot bastard. Your declaration of way was to the wrong person. And Fenton, you better catch up!"

Present Mic narrated, "Just like that, a new student takes the lead! The media here is going crazy! There's nothing they love more than an upset!"

Danny chuckled, "I'm not letting that punk win." He sped up his flying a little so that he was next to Bakugo.

Present Mic narrated, "Hey, hey, hey! The rest of the competitors are catching up, too!"

Bakugo tried blasting Danny, but he just turned intangible. So he mainly focused on Shoto.

Present Mic narrated, "What's this? Can two of our leaders fight each other and stay in front of the competition?"

Izuku made it to the final obstacle and saw where the leaders were, "Crap. They're so far ahead. Danny's probably with them too. No, this isn't over! Thanks for the idea, Kacchan!" Izuku used the shield he was carrying and jumped onto several mines, causing a huge explosion.

Present Mic narrated, "What's with that huge explosion in the back? That was way more powerful than it should be!"

The explosion sent Izuku flying through the air, towards the leaders.

All Might saw this, and jumped up with joy, "Yes!"

"Incredible!" Present Mic narrated. "What just happened? Whatever the case, Class 1-A's Izuku Midoriya is suddenly in hot pursuit of first place. Strike that, the lead is his!"

Everyone stopped and watched as Izuku flew over the minefield and past the leaders. Danny smiled, "Way to go, Izuku."

Izuku kept flying, "I flew over them just like I planned. But there was more force than I expected. And I didn't think about how I would land!"

Danny flew after him, "Hopefully he'll land easily."

Bakugo went blasting towards Izuku, "Deku! What the hell do you think you're doing, huh?"

Shoto started creating an ice path as he ran to catch up, "This ice path will end up helping others. But there's no time to worry about them!"

Present Mic narrated, "Look at that plot twist! Those two aren't fighting anymore! And Fenton is gaining speed to catch up. In fact, they all are! That's what having a common enemy will do in this competition. This fight is still far from over, though."

Izuku started to panic, "Oh, no. I'm losing speed. This is bad. They'll get ahead of me again. If I don't time this landing right, there's no way I'll be able to keep the lead. I just have to hold on and keep going. I have a chance here. I have to reach out and take it. The only way to stay ahead is to take another leap. I have to take them out of the running. I can show the world who I am!" Izuku was right next to Shoto and Bakugo, and slammed the shield down, causing more mines to explode, Shoto and Bakugo getting caught in the blast. Not Danny as obviously he was flying. He did stay intangible so that the blast wouldn't affect him.

Izuku tumbled and started to run as Present Mic narrated, "In a stunning move, Midoriya has blasted past his classmates from 1-A! I don't believe it! He cleared that minefield in an instant!"

Danny turned visible and blasted Shoto and Bakugo with an ecto blast to keep them down for a few more seconds, then turned to fly after Izuku.

Shoto and Bakugo got up and started running towards the finish line.

Present Mic narrated, "Eraser Head, your students are amazing! What the heck are you teaching them?"

Aizawa commented, "This has nothing to do with me. Each of them is powered by their own drive to succeed."

"There you have it," Present Mic narrated. "Eraser Head is a terrible teacher!"

"I'm what?" Aizawa asked.

Present Mic narrated, "Who would have imagined at the beginning of this race that the climax would be a non-stop mega-mix of surprises? The first to make it back to the stadium is the first place winner!"

Izuku, Danny, Shoto, and Bakugo were all nearing the finish line. But Izuku was the first person to cross the finish line, Danny right behind him in second, Shoto takes 3rd, and Katsuki gets 4th place.

"Izuku Midoriya is our champion!" Present Mic shouted. The audience erupted into applause and chaos.

Izuku's mom cried from her couch, "Oh, my baby Izuku!"

Death Arms was standing next to Kamui Woods as he looked up at the results screen, "Hey, it's that kid."

Kamui Woods commented, "Oh, yeah! He fought the sludge monster."

Elsewhere, Tomura Shigaraki was watching the games and saw Izuku, "It's that brat again. And that other brat is there too."

Izuku took some deep breaths as he looked around the stadium as the audience cheered him on. He found All Might, who was clapping and smiling at him. Izuku nodded back and started to tear up.

All Might thought, "This sports festival is a competition where everyone aims for the top. Even though that means defeating your friends and classmates. And for professional heroes, popularity plays a huge part in their careers, so they have to want to be the best. It's a bloodthirsty world. At your core, you want to help others. That's why I chose you, Young Midoriya. But in all honesty, I thought your selflessness could be your weakness. Turns out, I was worried over nothing! You are a fighter! Still, maybe cool it with the waterworks. As for Young Fenton, he has the same selflessness as Mirdoriya, probably even more, and he showed that the obstacle course was easy peasy for him. He could have easily caught up to Midoriya, but he probably was so amazed by Mirdoriya's performance that he chose to come in second. As he still wants his classmates to shine over himself."

Katsuki growled, "Deku, no way. Not again."

Present Mic narrated, "The contestants are pouring in one after the other! Let's hear some applause for all our competitors as we prepare the results!"

Ochaco ran over to Izuku, "Deku! That was amazing!"

"Oh, thank you," Izuku replied.

Danny walked over, "Seriously, Dude, you earned it."

Izuku said, "You could've easily taken first place, even passed me. Why didn't you?"

Danny shrugged, "Like All Might suggested, I didn't go all out. Plus, you amazed me so much that you earned this spot. So I didn't want to take it away from you. We're both still getting into the next round anyway."

Izuku sighed, "Yeah, but my real ability will get tested after this. What comes next?"

Momo came panting in, Danny saw her and ran over, "Hey, Momo. Are you OK?"

Momo nodded, "Yeah, just happy that I got among the top of the students."

Midnight announced, "The first game of the first years is finally over, and what a game it was! Now, let's take a quick look at the standings, shall we?"

All of Class 1-A got into the top, with Aoyama being the worst at 42nd place. Momo got 17th place, Tenya got 6th, and Ochaco got 16th place.

Midnight announced, "Only the top 42 will advance to the next round. But don't be too let down if you didn't make the cut. We've prepared other opportunities for you to shine. Now the real fun is about to begin. The chance to fully move yourselves into the spotlight. Give it your best! Let's see what we have in store for you next. Will your wildest fantasies come to life? What could it be? The wait is torture. Prepare yourselves for this! Calvary battle!"

"Calvary battle?" Kaminari said. "I'm terrible at those."

"Huh, it's not an individual event," Tsuyu commented. "I wonder how they'll split us up."

"Allow me to explain," Midnight announced. "The participants will form teams of two to four people as they see fit. In theory, it's basically the same as a regular playground game. But there is one difference. Each player has been assigned a point value based on the results of the obstacle course."

"I get it," Sato said. "A point based system like the practical exams. That seems pretty simple."

Ochaco added, "So that means each team will have a different point value based on which students are in it."

Midnight growled, "Maybe you should shut up and let me explain things to you." She then cleared her throat, "Now then. The point assignments go up in increments of five, starting from the bottom. For example, 42nd place is worth 5 points, and 41st is worth 10. And the point value that is assigned to the first place contestant is ten million!"

Izuku suddenly felt that all eyes were on him. Danny felt pity for his friend.

Midnight smiled, "That's right. It's survival of the fittest, with a chance for those at the bottom to overthrow the top!"