To those who still read this, sorry for the long update. School has been a hassle and have no time to update except when given the chance. So here I am updating in our one week of no class due to school events. :p
Thanks for all those who followed and favorite this story. I appreciate everyone of you guys. :D
To those who took the time to open this story and possibly reading this, thank you for taking the time to open my humble story. :)
Also I watched, My Hero Academia the Movie man was it cool. Though I have few problems to it I gave it 8/10. :p
For those who've seen it, what was your impression of the movie? The movie is 8/10 because one of my qualms about the movie is that some scenes were unnecessary. Specifically some of the 1-A students having a cameo on the Island and not contributing much to the story. They're just there for no reason.
The rescue moments of some people were I thought cliché but still had me cheering.
The villain too, he had next to no motivation as to why he did what he did (as far as I can remember). Though his quirk (reminding me of Overhaul for some reason) provide an awesome action scene especially the one near the ending.
It was funny and enjoyable. Watching it along with fellow anime fans made it more enjoyable too.
Disclaimer: I don't own My Hero Academia and anything related to it. All rights go to Kōhei Horikoshi.
Izuku amid the forty-two prospective heroes saw his classmates, and other students, already quickly forming teams. Bakugou, Todoroki were the ones surrounded by his classmates and begging to be their teammates while he was clearly avoided by everyone. Every eyes he met, avoided shied away from his gaze and looking everywhere but him.
He had to look for members and not worry about who was teamed up with who as they were given only fifteen minutes to form and plan up.
"Uraraka!" he called. His female friend turned and beamed at him. Izuku avoided her gaze for a second feeling his cheeks light up.
"Deku-kun."
"Team up with me!" grinned the teen as he approached her. In the Cavalry battle, Izuku would feel better if he was with someone he knew. Ochaco's quirk would be useful too with her reducing the mass of their team.
"Deku-kun," her expression turned serious giving him a small, yet sincere smile. His chest tightened already knowing what he response was gonna be. Yet, he couldn't fault her friend for it because if he knew Uraraka, she was determined to see it through on her own strength. "Sorry but, I can't. You, Kacchan, Iida, and Kirishima are all so strong. Even Todoroki recognizes you. I want to know how much I can do without relying on anyone. So," breathing deeply, she held out a hand, "I'll be your rival too."
Despite the hurt from her refusal, the green-haired teen understood his friend and where she was coming from. The teen grinned as he took her hand. "See you on the third round then."
The girl beamed and nodded before leaving him to look for teammates. Glancing, all over, it seemed his Vice Rep, Hanta, and Iida had teamed up with the 1-A's strongest. Ingenium's younger brother looked at him from the distance giving him a challenging look.
Kirishima and Katsuki teamed up who both smirked at him while the blond gesture at his head and ripping the headband.
Uraraka, who quickly found a team, teamed up with an orange haired person from 1-B, Itsuka Kendo, he thought if he remembered the person's name from the scoreboard earlier.
Looking at the way people looked at him, it was obvious none, or hopefully most was not willing to team up with him. They may not say it, but their eyes said it all. The constant staring at him then looking away when he approaches them. Punching his palm, that just means I have to convince them we can win.
"Team up with me number one, Midoriya Izuku!" Izuku nearly jumped the voice. He turned at the voice that called him. It was the Support Courser that flew through "The Fall" using a support item. His fellow student who wore a goggle on her head had pink hair, light skin and shorter than him by few inches. The girl strapped her items all over her body like some sort of launcher below her chest, tools on the side of her waist, a large back pack, and a large metallic boots.
"I'm Hatsume Mei, but you can call me Mei! And I would like to partner with you!"
Izuku felt his cheeks set aflame. He backed up a little bit from the girl's sudden closeness.
She grinned from ear to ear and didn't in the slightest looked embarrassed about the fact that all teams would be after his points. "Eh, you would?"
"Yes!" Hatsume replied without hesitation. "With your skills and position together with my babies, we'll surely win! The support companies will then notice my babies!" she cackled.
She's so honest. Izuku mused at her straightforwardness. He decided not to mind her antics if that meant one problem down.
"Eh, uhm, Thanks," the teen replied awkwardly backing away from the girl. Now, all he needed was two more members. Eyes moving all around, everyone was already teaming up with one another! He needed to get two more to for a more powerful defense. "Hatsume-san-"
"Call me Mei! Mei! Izuku. Mei."
"Mei-san," he corrected himself on her insistence. "Uh, we need to gather two more people."
The girl shrugged and happily looked elsewhere while he did the same. He walked among the crowd but people made way for him, even his classmates! There! Izuku couldn't help but smile on the sight of Fumikage Tokoyami standing alone on the edge of the field. He didn't waste time and jogged to his lonesome classmate.
"Fumikage-san!" he called. Boy, was he glad when his classmate turned to him and approached him too as they met halfway. "Join my team."
Please, please, please say yes, Izuku bowed to his classmate his elation growing.
"I apologize, Midoriya. I have to refuse your offer," his classmate replied and is excitement died and deflated faster than All Might going from his Hero form to Toshinori Yagi. His quirk was powerful and very much so if used correctly. "Bakugou-san came to me first and invited me to join his team. Both him and Kirishima went to find our last member."
Damn. Kacchan got him first. Losing Uraraka first and then Tokoyami was a big blow since he already thought of how he can use Dark Shadow. Izuku would have asked for the shadow user to team up with him had the other one not beaten him first. It seemed it was not only him who realized the versatility and power of Dark Shadow.
Of course, Kacchan would recruit Tokoyami first. It would make sense that it's not only him that found Tokoyami's quirk very powerful with Dark Shadow's omnidirectional offensive and defensive capability then Kacchan and his classmates, would too. He would be lucky to find another quirk that has the same potential as his feathered classmate.
Looking around, the teams were all set up now. His team would be hard pressed to not have someone that had great defensive and offensive ability like Tokoyami. He needed to find one now. There! The green haired teen hoped the lone student standing was still available.
"Hey uhm, excuse me," Izuku called to her.
The girl had long green strange vine-like hair, most likely a plant related quirk, gentle yet sharp dark green eyes, and very sun kissed skin. One set of vines wrapped around her forehead in a crossing fashion. "Oh, hello," the girl replied.
"I'm Midoriya Izuku," Izuku winced at his ankle's throbbing. He avoided glancing to his right, and just behind the girl to see the defeated look of a gray haired muscular teen teen and his teammates. "Will you team up with me?" Class 1-A's representative at this point didn't care about her quirk as long as he can get teammates. Though he would had to make do and plan according with what they have later. He just needed someone to fill in the fourth slot. That is if Mei-san had managed to convince someone.
Please say yes. Please say yes. He was desperate because the others were slowly teaming up quickly and the chances of him getting another member was getting smaller. The girl looked at him longer than he loved to that he averted looking at her eyes.
"I would love to," she replied smiling holding out her hand. "I am Shiozaki Ibara from Class B."
Now, all they needed to know was if Mei had convinced someone to be the fourth member. He squinted on the pink haired person waving as she ran to them. Behind the Support Course student was, based on his observation was rather reluctant purple haired student that looked like he wanted to go anywhere but here. "Shinsou?"
Class 1-A's representative couldn't help but grin at his luck. His new friend's quirk once utilized properly can turn the tide of a battle. It wasn't as obviously powerful as kacchan's, or Todoroki's but it was powerful on its own right. Oh, the others wouldn't know what hit them. "Do you know them, Midoriya-san?" asked Shiozaki. Maybe not everything was against him after all.
He smiled and nodded at Ibara's query. "I just met Hatsume Mei, but I know who she's dragging. Hitoshi Shinsou, a General Education student I befriended two weeks ago."
"Shinsou," he greeted his friend who was surprised to see him.
Izuku was happy that Shinsou looked rather toned compared to last week when they started. Though, he still had the rings around his eyes destroyed the image of a healthy growing young man.
"Izuku?" the brainwasher, hands covering his face, looked like he'd be elsewhere. "This crazy person dragged me, and I was tempted to stop her using my quirk. Guess I have no choice, huh," his friend sighed and shrugged. "What the hell. If I'm aiming to enter the Hero course, might as well do it with someone from the top. Maybe they'll notice me."
Now their team was complete with, briefly he glanced up at the monitor, eight minutes to spare.
"Don't give me that look, Midoriya," a slouching snorted Shinsou. "The girl dragged me no questions asked. She just plucked me out of nowhere and said I'm her teammate now."
All Might's successor resisted the urge to smile. He just met Mei, but he could see the Support student doing that if her first impression was to be judged."I did't say anything Shinsou."
"Uh huh," his friend said sarcastically giving him a dry look.
He pointed at his vine-haired schoolmate, "This is Shiozaki Ibara-san, from Class B," the green haired girl seemed polite bowing to his friend as Izuku introduced her. "I'm sure you've already met her. She's Hatsume Mei-san," he didn't have doubt that the girl knew how to make an impression when his friend glanced at her strangely.
"Name's Hitoshi Shinsou, future Hero Course student," the purple haired brainwasher stated then turned to him.
"With the four of us now complete, we'll have to think of a plan," Izuku started as they all huddled together. Looking up at the large monitor, they still had ten minutes. He and the others needed to cover all the bases with all odds against them. "First, we'll start by introducing our quirks then go from there"
"Time's up!" Present Mic announced. "It looks like the teams are already in positions!" The crowd roared louder than before. Izuku swallowed heavily on the lump in his throat at the knowledge of the teams gunning for his points. Everywhere his gaze turned, heads and eyes were on to them. "Will Team Midoriya hold on to their points? Let's find out folks!"
Is this what feels like to be in All Might's shoes?
"Are you certain that our plan is not unfair? We are forcing them to give up what they had using Hitoshi-san's voice, after all."
"It's not. Everything is fair game as long as you don't break the rules," Shinsou replied. "So us, using my quirk to even the odds is only fair and justified since everyone's after us."
"If you say so," the girl from 1-B said unsurely.
The prospect of being number one seemed heavier and daunting. How could All Might bear more than this? So many heroes wanting to catch up to him and step away form his shadow in their bid to become number one. So many people expecting great things from him, to win, to entertain, .
Tightening the strap on the jetpack just in case he had forgotten, bu he knew it was a useless gesture. The jetpack strap was already tight as it can be. Even with their formidable team, to which the girl from 1-B was a godsend, he couldn't help but still feel his anxiety gnaw at his being.
Clearing his throat, he said, "Shiozaki-san, bind us." The girl's plant hair slithered coldly from his legs, to the arms Shinsou and Mei.
"Let's do our best everyone. I'm counting on you."
Looking down on his teammates hoisting him, Shiozaki Ibara on the fore would be the attacker and defender with her quirk. Shinsou, on the left wearing one of hover boots on his left foot. Lastly, Hatsume on the right, wore the other one.
"Everyone ready?" he asked. The inventor smiled proudly, very much confident on the abilities of her babies. The brainwasher sent a lazy smirk his way, and his fellow Hero course schoolmate nodded.
He held on to the jetpack as everyone's gaze went their way. They planned best as they could, gathered balanced team members he could have. He hoped that it was enough.
"Start!"
Izuku motioned for the team to slowly move back as everyone ran towards them. He or the others did nothing to stop them from charging onto them. He nearly lost his balanced when his teammates wobbled in their place.
"What's happening," he asked keeping an eye on other teams.
"We're sinking! The grounds gone soft." Shinsou reported.
"It's Juzo-kun's quirk," stated Ibara. "He can soften the ground like quicksand."
He had no way of knowing who Juzo was with so many attacking now, nor does he have the time to identify the person. Most of their direction was covered, but not all. "Turn away guys, I'm blasting us up." Squeezing the trigger, Hatsume Mei's baby slowly pushed them up. Seconds later, their team flew upwards escaping the first onslaught at an unexpected speed. At once, they passed above the other teams and Shiozaki's hair lengthened arching below them.
Know when to retreat. He had to be prudent with his strength. The interval was enough for him to rest still he had reserve his power for when Todoroki or Kacchan, the two heavy hitters, battles his team.
"Jirou strike them now!"
"Deku-kun?"
The loud scream of "Deku!" overpowered the others' voices still reaching up to their. A familiar pointed stretched object headed for them.
"Shiozaki-san!" He couldn't see what was happening below, but the simultaneous shaking and clanging below, behind, and in front of them was enough of a clue what was transpiring just as they had started falling.
Thank god I found Shiozaki-san anyone can! A godsend was an understatement to Izuku. He may had missed the chance gaining Tokoyami but the gaining girl from 1-B as a teammate was fortunate on his part.
Swiftly, he waved his arm and in they go and exited meters above the ground facing the other teams. His two other support, without prompt, activated the boots. The counterthrust caused them to tremble as it reduced their shaky landing speed just in time to stop in the middle of the field. They tumbled forwards for a few seconds, but they stopped it without trouble. All around them was a free for all fight. The other teams fought each other for their points with only few coming towards them.
For now.
One was charging at them now. Shiozaki's vines met them, but Monoma Neito, he remembered the name, blew along with the front horse. Identical quirks? He breathed. No. Impossible. There's no such thing as the same quirk.
Round objects met her vine hair and they jumped using the clear ball then blew some more. Izuku launched warps at them, but they quickly landed close. Quick deep breaths, he tightened his fist but the other team was still going for them. The green haired girl's vines erupted from the ground between them and their attacker.
"Ibara! How could you team up with our enemy from 1-A? Their president no less," Monoma Neito, the blond student of 1-B, from the other side of the wall loudly stated with irritation evident. "How could you?" The blond's team swiftly approached them. The wall gradually came down, lo and behold, the other team was there.
"You're quite competitive aren't you? Jealous much?" arrogance flowed quite smoothly out of Shinsou's mouth.
Monoma's expression distorted, "I knew you'd escape. It was efficient of you to use the support item rather use your quirks." He rushed towards them again first while all the other teams fought all around. "Shinsou," he called.
"I know," the other grunted in response.
"You know," the General Studies courser began. "Being in the hero course I thought you'd look more impressive, but you don't look special to me. No wonder you're jealous of those from 1-A."
A smirk adorned the rider of the 1-B team, "You're arrogant for a General Education student," none of Monoma's teammate was the wiser when they didn't see their rider's expression turned blank even as they approach closer and closer.
"Good, now give us your points."
"As if," one of them said.
He smirked at the 1-B student's when he caught their thrown points. "Monoma! What're you doing?!" protested the teen on the front of the other team when they suddenly stopped. Tucking the point, he then motioned for them to march forward but not before creating a vortex below them. They all screamed as they fell into where Izuku's team was from the beginning.
They had to leave before any team catches up to them.
"Shit," Shinsou cursed as Izuku's thought came true.
Damn. They got us cornered! Three teams blocking our way everywhere. Team Jirou and Mezou, who spread his multiple arms creating a wing like cover on his back, stopped them left and right on the front. Hagakure, made obvious by the floating headband, carried by Sato and Koda came at them from the behind.
"Midoriya," their shortest classmate showed himself from the shadows of Shoji's back. "We'll be taking that now," Mineta's fingers danced in a come hither gesture. Long tongue and barrage of purple balls flew towards them together with Jirou's ear jacks, and Aoyama's laser.
"You're surrounded Midoriya," Jirou stated. Her team walked slowly towards them, Mezou followed suit.
The ground beneath them rumbled as thick and tall vines that nearly stretched the whole width of arena then rose to block the incoming attacks. Their protective wall formed a half circle covering their front. "Thanks, Shiozaki-san," muttered Shinsou. "That's one down."
Turning around, and facing Hagakure's team. Izuku blinked as the trio rushed faster than he expected, no doubt thanks to Sato's strength, and snapped out of his daze.
"Midoriya-san, more people are coming our way," the 1-B girl said. The teen didn't question how she knew but trusted her words. He could hear it now, the loud explosions that rocked the ground.
"Oi, give it up. You can't take it from us. You're chances are low."
"We'll still try, weird looking guy!"
They were already near, Izuku prepared himself for the charge. "Not this time, Shiozaki-san," he patted her shoulder to which she gave nothing but a nod as a reply.
Their team skid backwards from the the other team's strength. All three of his teammates were no match from Sato's physical power. Despite this, he still smiled feeling his heart pump faster and sweat fall faster from his forehead.
"I'm sorry, Hakagure-san."
"Give us your points."
Almost immediately, the gloves untied the points headband and quickly swiped it from his classmate's hands. "Push." A wave of plants pushed them away.
No doubt it was kacchan coming after them now.
"Hold on, guys. Don't let go and prepare to land," with a press of a button they flew again, but this time, a warp swallowed all of them. Mei laughter reached his ears. When everything became clear a second later, they were on the other side of the ring, just above where they started and facing every team scattered out there. Huge ice and the green plants was the biggest sight he'd seen.
"Deku!" huge explosion followed the shout from above. Putting power in his fingers, with gritted teeth Izuku let loose his One for All powered flicking strike. Katsuki deftly dodged the attack. "Predictable. You're mine now!"
His childhood friend's hands reached to grab the points, but he leaned back and duck preventing the steal by a hairs breath as the blond fell. As his explosive best friend passed by him, he caught the smirk. Shinsou screamed that something dark was coming at them, he turned too late. Behind them the dark sentient quirk, Dark Shadow's claws struck them.
Izuku could only gnash his teeth from Dark Shadow's hit. Everything blurred, the sky, the clouds, the ground, the thunder, and the bursts, all of it mixed up. Two figures came from above him, screaming loudly, he willed a gate and darkness for a brief moment swallowed them. Still the wind gushed in his ears, his hair swayed furiously, but now he could see right again. When clawed fingers came for him. He screamed as he activated the jetpack righting themselves.
Their point defense's hair whipped the dark being away.
"I'm not done yet, deku," he turned to see Katsuki from below blasting upwards once more.
Katsuki, motioned for the points on his neck as Dark Shadow struck again but the Vine quirked girl's hair formed one big defense of vines all around them which shook from the impact. Their defense rumbled from attacks on both sides as they still.
Not a second later their plant defense crumbled. Claws and explosion blew their cover easily. Katsuki went straight for him, he could hear him. The teen raised his hand as a portal then rumbled behind his best friend dropping towards his friend cutting the scream.
He didn't even get to scream as they fell quickly with kacchan gone. Eyes darting around, his teammates held on to him. He could feel the vines of Shiozaki all over his body tighten.
"A cheap trick you nerd! But I ain't going down that easy!"
Damn it, I forgot to put him away from us!
"Midoriya! Your friend is an arrogant ass!"
"What you'd say eyebags!"
The manic grin and excited gleam of Katsuki's eyes left his as the brainwasher was quick to order him. "Leave us alone! Go back to your team."
Izuku's childhood friend flew back to his team but Dark Shadow attacked again.
He triggered the jet pack as he attempted slow their descent and balanced himself. He held on no matter how much it hurts his person from the tight hold of Shiozaki's hair, while the girl from 1-B stopped the sentient quirk best as she can. Conjuring a gate behind them, he deactivated the jetpack letting them fall in the warp gate and they appeared a few feet on the ground before his teammates hovered to balanced them all.
Clicking his tongue, That was!...Kacchan nearly got us. His use of Dark Shadow was aggressive. As expected of the explosive blond. Their ambush nearly worked were it not for Shiozaki's quick reflex. When they landed on the middle of the ring, his teammates tensed.
His head throbbed from feeling like he spun repeatedly, but he still warily watched for any incoming attacks with a few teams near them.
Izuku threw a warp gate at the incoming white strip towards them cutting it. The ground rumbled when ice followed the long range strike, but fortunately vines met them halfway and froze it. Large ice erupted on both sides then surrounded them. "Todoroki," he muttered. Just their luck that Endeavor's son found them earlier than he wanted. He had hoped that they'll encounter Todoroki's team when time was nearing the end.
"I thought I had him there," the tape user grinned.
"Don't underestimate Midoriya-kun, Sero-san," his engine quirked friend said.
The Fire and Ice user didn't reply but stare at him silently holding to a metal pole he used do direct his ice with.
"So," Shinsou drawled as if he wasn't out of breath from all the action. "This is the Todoroki Shouto you mentioned. A big disappointment, I thought he'd be more imposing being the son of Endeavor."
"Let's see if you'll still say that after we get your point," Sero grinned.
Izuku wiped the sweat gradually sliding off his face for the inevitable confrontation. They had a strong defense in the form of Shiozaki's vines, but, he knew it would not hold out long against Todoroki's ice. His ice was not the perfect counter to her quirk but it was nonetheless a threat for one strike of his ice her plants freeze, and encase beautifully in the element.
Shinsou, however could turn the battle in their favor if he replies to his taunts but Todoroki was a person of few words. Saying what needs to be said only when it is needed to be uttered.
His team was good, but not balanced enough.
Meanwhile, Torodoki's team, was not only powerful but balanced. Sero's tapes, simple as they were, were also veritable threat to him if not observed carefully for one swipe and all their hardwork gone in an instant. Momo, could make anything for her team in any given situation giving them the advantage of adapting through their equipment. Iida was not only strong, but he was fast. His speed would give the team a boost.
No choice but to retreat or hold their ground.
No, what about a third option. Taking their points.
"Shiozaki-san," he said low enough for only his teammates to hear. "Distract them by attacking them in all directions." Fighting Todoroki would be bad now with everyone after him. Knowing the Ice user, he was adamant to prove something just by his oath before. If he could take their points, maybe, just maybe that'll prove something to only using his icy half was holding him back.
She nodded as her hair dug into the ground and the opposing team did not move only turn their heads around searching where she would attack. Second later, vines popped out of the ground all around them and move to strike.
Todoroki jumped as Momo threw something at Endeavor's son which he caught and pounded on the ground. Deftly landing on the object, Todoroki balanced on the tip of the pole, ice crackled when the pole shone and glittered as the freezing process solidified it more. He created two feet thick ice to land and made more on as he slid fast as Iida towards them like a hunter.
"Midnight, is that allowed?" Present Mic asked.
"It's allowed. Todoroki didn't set foot on the ground."
Technicalities, he groused while grinning when he heard Midnight's declaration. Todoroki was really making his promise of beating him. I won't let you win Todoroki! I won't be beaten by a person half-assing it! You're not the only one who has goals!
Izuku ducked when Sero's tape came at him again. Shiozaki's vines popped out of the ground to block the sticky white strip.
Swiftly, they moved forward, then to the left, avoiding his attempts of stealing by Todoroki as he passed by them. Endeavor's son, struck swift and fast as he created ice to slide on continuing to circle them. The ice user was in his element.
Amid the chaos, 1-A's Class Rep turned flicking his finger and sending a powerful wind at the ice user serving to only break the ice wall behind him. The force of the flick missed by a large margin. Fast as he was, if he had no room for movement then the better.
Shiozaki's followed Todoroki while maintaining distraction, but Sero's tape intercepted one of her many distracting vines from their right which prompted her to create a wall more around the other group. She created more vines to chase their target.
Shiozaki has thorns behind her kind personality. She sent more plants for Todoroki.
He was about to send another wind at the white and red-haired teen. Buzzing sound cut through the barrier between them and out of it came another which their opponent caught. The dual quirked teen jumped from his ice platform directly towards him. Izuku launched three warps his way but Todoroki spun midair and planted the pole on the ground. Crackling ice went for them again as he landed perfectly balanced on thin object. The attack was much closer so he spun extended his arms. Two wobbly red and black portals formed on each arm, not wasting a single moment, punched through the gate. Strong gusts blew from both sides blew the ice shard everywhere.
Izuku held back a scream and crossed his shaking arms in defense. Mei screamed, Shinsou grunted, and Shiozaki made another wall each diagonal stopping most of the gust's effect.
His ice user classmate, did likewise the same, covered their side of the field from the effects of his punch and launched another wave of attack.
The girl from 1-B tried to block Todoroki with more vines only to be frozen and crushed to pieces immediately. Izuku looked above, once again created a gate in front of him proceeding to punching the red portal. Winds from above blew down on them hissing and gushing strongly. On his perch, Todoroki wobbled and fell.
Vines swiftly dug into the ground towards his opponent's way, but tape grabbed onto their target and pulling the rider back faster than Shiozaki's vine hair could move.
With a swipe of his hands, they fell into the ground. Glancing around, appeared a few feet outside of the ice barrier. Breath getting heavier, arms protesting, the apprentice relished the breathing room they had. That is until Team Uraraka block them few meters away.
"Izuku, on both sides," Mei instructed as explosions came from said direction along with Dark Shadow's voice on the right.
"I won't fall for them same trick twice, bastards!"
"Surrounded again," Shinsou groused, when another came from the other side. The steel guy's team. He noticed the ground darkened and softened.
It didn't need to be said that Uraraka's team who was blocking their front didn't move as they continue to sunk. Which means that they don't have a long-range fighter and waiting for a chance to snag our points, that or she's putting making him think that way.
"Shinsou, you know what to do," a grunt was his reply.
We need to escape before Todoroki gets out of the ice field.
"Shiozaki-san, hold off Katsuki long as you can," the girl gave a brief nod. Luckily, she didn't protest. "Take his points if you could."
"Hey! Aren't you from B class? If you're anything like your classmate earlier, give up! He wasn't able to take our points and what makes you think you could!"
"What did you say?" the 1-B rider replied fist raised.
Looks like I have to expend more strength. I hope there is time for rest later. He had plans for this situation, but no plan survives first contact. The girl unleashed vines that dug on the pavement towards all three teams and coming out of the ground repeatedly like a slithering digging snake.
Holding out his hand forward, the green haired teen imagined them near his target his target. Just like training. Maintain control. He wheezed but remained upright.
Two portals came before him, the gates closed in on his arm. Slouching and breathing deeply for second, he pushed his hands into it. On Izuku's left, his hand appeared which the team didn't expect. He ignored the boisterous cheering crowd and the smoke produced by explosions. Using their surprise, he grabbed one thin piece of cloth on his left and pulled it. Uraraka pulled herself back while reaching for his hands. He pulled his hands before she could touch it.
"I got the points," he declared quickly tying it on his neck with the others. All exit points are blocked. Uraraka's point was so close, but they had no time! Kacchan was getting closer and 's simply too fast to be captured. He's fast as Todoroki.
Gritting his teeth, but once more opened wormhole below, or attempted as his heart pounded when the vines currently blocking the right burned swiftly. Kacchan came crashing out of it. The blond's dominant hand crackled explosively. Immediately, Izuku held out his arm, and casted a warp but it was too late. The blond passed by him and grabbed on to his neck just as he leaned back.
"No!" Blinding flash made him recoil and cover his eyes. When his vision cleared a second later, only two headbands was on his neck.
One last portal, His breath grew heavier but still he used his quirk and bears it. Relief filled his chest when they began to fall. The jetpack spluttered but still held on.
Mei looked at him, or rather what was behind him in horror, "Hold on, baby. Mommy's gonna fix you after this."
They were just above where they were a second ago. Looking back, explosions occurred exchanging fire with ice. Probably kacchan attempting to take Todoroki's points or the opposite seeing as kacchan got their points. Damn it!
"Look at the scoreboard," he heeded Shiozaki's words and tears began to form on the edges of his eyes and rubbed the wetness away. His chest lightened in relief.
Kacchan's team came in second beating Todoroki by a small margin.
"Lucky," Shinsou commented.
Lucky indeed. If I didn't lean back, kacchan may have gotten all our points.
The teen controlled their fall with slow burst from the support item in conjunction with Mei and Shinsou. Mei's items were quite handy. If it weren't for her, he would have used his energy bouncing from place to place. Hell! Even right now I am nearly spent!
Mei laughed, regardless if people heard her or not. "Behold, companies present! The babies you see before you are created by me! The great Hatsume Mei! Me, me, me! See their resilience and effectiveness before your very eyes!"
Shinsou muttered. "Let those two fight it out. They nearly got us back there."
"I concur," Shiozaki agreed, head constantly looking for threats. "Your friend is quite active. He burned my vines faster than I could grow them. Any second and he might have gotten all the points."
"Incoming!" Mei reported. Long pink rope-like object along with thinner dual objects. Following her gaze, they came from two directions, the vine quirked girl's hair whipped in their defense.
Izuku kept an eye out for kacchan and Dark Shadow just in case they attacked again. When they were a few meters above ground, they coordinated their landing and landed stably this time. Shiozaki wasted no time in setting their defense, creating walls of vines in all direction. A clanging like sound hit their defense before the girl shortened her vines again.
"Lucky us huh," Jirou said just as they turned. Her team blocked their front.
Mezou, whose wing was open revealing Asui and Mineta, came from the right. "I thought Bakugou would have the points but," Asui held out her hand, "It's good that Midoriya-chan's reflexes are good."
"We cannot let you outshine us with your brilliance, monsieur," Aoyama in his eccentricity stated. He chuckled at the way Jirou and the other's looked at the teen. "A star's light inevitably fades, Midoriya, and I see you have nearly spent yours."
"What now, Midoriya? Don't tell me you'll run away again," Kaminari commented smiling lackadaisically. "Give us the points, and maybe Bakugou or Todoroki and evryone won't bother you anymore. It's a shame you keep relying on a hot chick to form your teams defenses. Aren't you ashamed as a man?"
Grabbing the shoulders of Mei and Shinsou, Izuku then countered, "Tempting," they slowly moved back. "Really tempting, I admit guys that I'm somewhat tired. I could give it to you and save ourselves of the trouble or," he tapped his chin and grinned, "I could fight you and find out if your team could take it."
"I don't think so," an unfamiliar voice called when they slowly walked back. There on their left flank, Team Uraraka had found them once again. "Good job, Uraraka-san. You guessed right what they were going to do."
The teams on the side, slowly flanked them.
Uraraka's usually friendly and bubbly face not plastered, instead determined gaze met his. She then smiled, "No hard feelings, deku."
He smirked at his friend in return. "None taken, Uraraka."
"Didn't expect you to team with someone from Class A, Kendo-san."
The orange haired girl smirked, "I could say the same for you Ibara. It looks like we don't have any problem with 1-A, unlike someone we know."
"Damnit," the brainwasher said dryly. "Two, no, three teams. You Hero Coursers don't play fairly, do you? I mean, what could we do, only two people from Hero Course and what, one Support Department, and One General Studies student?" Shinsou's outward appearance reminded him of Todoroki. Cool and calm, though, he knew it has something to do with his way of coping from his status as societal pariah.
"It's a competiti-,"
Jirou silenced the reply. "Don't reply Tsuyu. His quirk relies on replies."
"Whatever do you mean?" Izuku asked, slightly tilting his head.
His sound quirked classmate raised her eyebrow tapping her ears, "I've been paying attention to details, Midoriya. I saw what you did to those two teams. I heard everything Midoriya, replying to someone on your team and boom, blackout, sudden throwing away of point for no reason, and no memory of ever doing it."
Damn it. Another attack from three directions. This time, we don't have the surprise of Shinsou's quirk since Jirou had an idea what his ability is. He could feel his sweat gradually slipping from his face and and lips that he licked the salty substance on it.
"Charge Shouji! Let's take that ten million before they escape again!" Mineta screamed abruptly on their right, Shouji charged as ordered. Asui's tongue launched in conjunction with Mineta's balls. Uraraka's team on the other hand, ran for them slower than the others.
"Aoyama!" from said person, laser came forth. Jirou followed it with her ear jacks going at them on high speed.
Without prompt, Shiozaki's hair vines were quick to defend. Walls of vine protected them, giving Izuku a momentary reprieve. His classmates' attacks clanged and bounced on the barrier.
Izuku nearly had a heart attack when a giant hand karate chopped the green barrier. On their right, the multi-armed Shouji ripped open the vines with his arms.
His teammates didn't stop there, from the ground, came more vines. Said vines wrapped the foot of the attackers, immobilizing them. Enlarged hands easily cut them and ran to them.
"Kendo-san!" Uraraka jumped. He gasped when she floated. The orange haired girl's hand enlarged grabbed the brunette then launched her. His friend flew fast their way like a cannonball as her teammates followed. Uraraka's floating!
"Deku-kun!" the brown-haired zero gravity girl shouted hands reaching for him. Shiozaki's quirk interfered and cut her off once more. Her loud thud was clear as she hits the wall.
"No hard feelings guys!" More vine came from the ground covering the torn wall and saving them from Kaminari's electricity, but the other two teams were not saved. Mineta's scream was evident. Possibly stunned and writhing from the electricity, they backed away from the three teams.
Another round of laser pierced their defense. Jirou, though breathing heavily as him from their sacrificial attack smirked at him.
He and Jirou looked at each other for a second before she launched her era jacks in Uraraka's direction. He, on the other hand, ordered the vine girl to cut open the right defensive wall. Quickly seizing the opportunity, he grabbed Mineta's point while Shouji was down.
"Got it."
They quickly retreated while they, Uraraka, and Jirou, were still fighting.
His sound quirked classmate was relentless. Her other ear jacks chase and flew towards him. Okay, control. Control. He breathed deeply and let loose his powerful flick that not deflected Jirou's ear jacks but sent it flying back. His strike was also powerful enough to send the other team sliding away from them.
Team Uraraka, and Team Jirou scuffle stopped. When he looked back, the others were marching towards them.
Ordering his team to turn, with a single flick, more powerful than the last, had him groaning from the force. The two teams were sent skidding back.
Izuku grunted, out of air, at the sudden stop that had him nearly flying back had it not been for the vines that tied them together. He would've flown even with the three holding him.
He grunted when his back impacted against a wall.
Izuku's arm spasmed racked by tinging pains. The punch was more powerful than his expected. With the reprieve given, Izuku managed to look up checking each teams points. "Still the same," he muttered. Moving his arms, he winced at some of his movement especially at the joints of wrist and twitched uncontrollably somehow.
Shiozaki breathed deeper and faster now. Izuku wished he had water to give to her since she took most of the full brunt of the attacks with her quirk.
"Everyone okay," he asked while keeping on a lookout. None approached them still.
"Hanging on," Shinsou wheezed.
"My baby," Mei cried. "I'll fix you later, don't you worry." Testing the rocket, Mei was right. It was busted because it spluttered like a broken old car when he activated it.
They were on the last part of the game, he knew it even if a timer wasn't shown. They just needed to hold on to the points just for few more minutes. He knew it wouldn't be easy. They were all going desperate and their attempts to gain points would have more tenacity this time.
"We need to keep moving. The other team will be desperate to get us."
"Or," Shinsou added, "We could get more points to decrease potential enemy in the third round."
"That's a little mean, don't you think?" the 1-B student asked concern clear on her voice while keeping an eye to those guys eying them from afar. Jirou and Uraraka's team had taken strategic retreat. For now.
"Well, I don't think so," he replied. Her quirk really doesn't match her personality. She's too nice, was his silent comment. It took much of his oratory skills to convince her to act as defense and offense when she said what her quirk was and realizing how equal it was to Tokoyami's Dark Shadow. Her original intention was to act only in defense but he and Shinsou convinced him otherwise. "This is a competition. Everything is fair as long as we don't break the rules or seriously hurt someone, then I think it should be fine."
Far away from where they are, explosions, ice, blinding electricity came there. But it was getting closer and closer. People ran away from the constant raging battle wherein ice was always stopped by a big blast.
"I guess."
After a moments rest, they ran back into the fray. "Hey!" the brainwasher called.
"It's them!" said the rider. "Let's get them! Midoriya looks tired. He can't escape now"
Shinsou merely snorted, and possibly rolled his eyes, "You wish. We have the top student as our rider. You got no chance."
"I dare you to say that again." His teammates haven't noticed it, but their rider's expression became neutral and body stiff.
"I wish I could," smugness rolled off the General Studies teen. "But you'll be giving us your points now."
They didn't look back and ran when they had his points. The guy's teammates screamed and chased them, but they didn't stop to hear their words when vines shot out of the concrete blocking their enemy's path. Most of the time they remained on the side and hoping, more like praying, that no one notices them.
"Midoriya," Sato cried full of enthusiasm. The trio charged at them on the front. To their right, not far from the, came Monoma. "Give us our points back!"
Blue PE uniform sleeves waved in the air. "That was a dirty trick. You're gonna pay for it, Midoriya and whoever's quirk that was!"
"Keep running," he instructed, and they did. They kept running hoping to lose one of them. The teen cursed when once again, large ice wall blocked their path. The solid water spanned the entire width of the field.
Good news was, it protected them from people on the other side. Bad news, Todoroki, kacchan, were here on their side. Along with few teams the only people he knew were, Monoma, Uraraka, Tetsutetsu, and Jirou.
We're cornered.
Another wall of ice crackled in its creation going right and blocking the remaining team. Todoroki's, and his team remained inside the ice wall.
"Shit," Shinsou muttered. He agreed with his friend's statement. This definitely apply as an "oh shit" moment.
For a moment stopped, everything stopped. The quiet tension in the air was thicker than Noumu's skin. It was like those old cowboy movies he had seen with his mom when he was a child. The final standoff between opponents.
The anticipation was killing him. It felt like forever, even in reality he knew it was just a second before thundering explosion from outside broke the silence as hell broke loose between their team.
The green haired girl unleashed a wave of plants simultaneously as he summoned a portal. Her quirk entered the space bending energy vortex. Cracked appeared in the ice, behind them vines reached for their sole enemy. Todoroki was fast in barricading themselves with ice from the plants when the plants circled and surrounded them. The second vine, from from their left from the ice which also circled the ice too like ap air of slithering snakes.
Glancing upwards, Katsuki laughter boomed boosting towards them on the same time as the ice where Todoroki's team are holed up shattered creating an icy mist around their group.
"Shiozaki-san, cover us," Mei ordered. Said girl followed Mei's advice in covering protecting them from above.
Team Mineta, just like kacchan came from above, which their horse was scaling the ice walls. The multi-armed teen went down quick. Katsuki came from above not far from the trio which the blond ignored. The ice wall is tall and thick enough to stop any other team
Todoroki on the front. Asui and kacchan from above. Tongue whipped fast, but the vines protected them from above. Asui's tongue would've taken their points if Mei hadn't noticed them scaling the walls!
Heart pumping fast and chest heaving heavily, Izuku felt cornered. Everywhere they go, their team was always cornered. No use escaping. Kacchan can easily chase us if we escape but Todoroki can easily cut off our path with his ice. Even if we escape too, the other team would be waiting for us.
"Shiozaki-san," he swallowed his saliva. The girl nodded. Her vines struck the frozen pavement, which the plant came out before Todoroki's group. Another formed to reinforce the thick roof above.
Endeavor's son froze her hair, Yaoyorozu cut one with a sword she quickly created, and Sero used his tape to bind the plants.
"Let's get out of here!"
Following Mei's gaze, to see two shadows dropping in on them. Constant explosions thundered above with a scream along with falling purple balls. Izuku cursed Mineta's balls. Large blast came from the blond as he neared them.
Smoke from nowhere obscured their vision but with a single punch, he blew the smoke obscuring their vision.
He gasped as team Todoroki was onto them faster than he thought. How did they do that! "Whoa," cried Izuku as Sero's tape launched into them. Ice came for Todoroki and, from above Bakugou came.
Two portals in front of him. "No!" the gate fizzling had had him nearly screaming and putting more energy into the act as he punched it. The only sign that he hit his target was the wind blowing against the opposing team's approaching ice wave and blowing it away. His second target, the explosive blond, he didn't know if his friend dodged it.
His 1-B schoolmate was holding Todoroki's team, but he could see her chest rise faster than before and the rate she produced her vine longer than too. She's becoming thirsty.
Izuku instinctively crossed his arms when the immediate cover above them rumbled at the explosion. "Tch. Dammit," the familiar voice of his friend said.
"Midoriya!" Shinsou exclaimed amidst the bombings. "Your friend's crazy!"
He didn't reply as he sent waves of warp towards the enemy on the front, but they skidded to a stop as white and red-haired teen blocked their path with ice. All around them, ice fell continually.
"Deku!"
"Kacchan!" he gasped as above them, his blond friend backed up by Dark Shadow, smirked above them in a black ashen torn hole of their defense. His best friend dived followed by the sentient shadow creature. His palms met kacchan's hands, blocking the attempted to grab the points on his neck. His teammates luckily held on even from the speed the blond attacked them.
"Tch," Izuku gritted his teeth. They were lucky the creature was carrying the blond or else they'd be vulnerable now. They were in a bind now, the trio was coming down, Todoroki sieged their front.
"Deku," his friend said loudly grinning. The excited red eyes of kacchan bore onto his as he returned the favor. "Thanks for distracting half and half! I'll be taking what's mine now, nerd."
He glared defiantly at his friend. "Shinsou."
"Hey hothead!" he heard Shinsou called but the blond didn't reply jumping down on them hands crackling explosively. "Damn it! Izuku focus on the burnt bird!"
Izuku was trapped now. He crossed his arms, protecting his neck and the points. Claws ripped apart the Shiozaki's vines that tried to help. Damn it!
"I'm a shadow."
The excited eyes of kacchan widened.
The green head realizing what happened, smirked, "Take Bakugou and go back to your team," the purple haired General Education student ordered. Tokoyami's sentient quirk flew back along with Kacchan.
"Ten!"
The audience roared along with Present Mic. As if by a work of miracle, his heart sped up more!
Continuous blasts rumbled. His friends quirk casted light that blinded him.
"Nine!"
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! He cursed kacchan.
The something shattered, consequently followed by shattered sound getting closer. The ground broke suddenly formed and stopping the shattered sound. He thought their defense froze quickly. "Retreat!"
"Eight!"
Crossing his arms, he opened his only to be invaded by blurry images in. Frozen plants exploded and the debris that flew towards them had Izuku crossing his arms.
"Dammit!" Shinsou cursed.
"Seven!"
"Right! Go right!" Shinsou ordered as he opened his eyes vision no longer blurry.
"Six!"
He ignored the screaming crowd and poured his focus on their escape. Ice mist blinded him when their wall of frozen vines exploded and Team Todoroki behind it. The thick white veil was enough to impede his vision. Only their footsteps broke the silence as they went right, eyes ever vigilant.
"Five!"
One for All flowing in his arms, with one punch he blew the icy veil away only to yelp as the dual quirked classmate was already within his reach. How?!
"Four!"
Izuku, powering his other arm quick as he can, grabbed the deflect the nearing hands. Both he, and the dual quirk user battled for strength but winced feeling the cold crept up his right arm. With a snarl, he pushed the ice user away. Still, flaming left hand and right of Todoroki met his. Harshly batting the fiery arms aside, he motioned for the object on the neck of his opponent but his opponent leaned backwards
Roar came from above made him stop. He knew that the duo returned once more.
"Three!"
Izuku focused on his main target, Todoroki, despite his other hand stiffed that it could not move. With gritted teeth, he poured One for All into it and ignoring through the cold agony the seeped in his arm as he held on to the other teen. Managing to curl his fingers to a fist, he coiled the frozen arm around his neck while the other in defense.
"Two!"
Explosions blinded him. His teammates and Todoroki's team shouted from the act.
If possible, a louder determined scream drowned off all their collective reactions.
"One!"
Crap! We're trap!
"Times up!"
Kacchan, from Dark Shadow's grip fell and landed on the ground.
Izuku froze and blinked from the object near his head. Somehow, along the excitement he missed the Momo making a long-poled picker that nearly reach his head if they weren't saved by the time. That was not his concern now, his main one was his stiff frozen arms when he wrestled with the other rider.
Izuku blinked furiously keeping the tears at bay. He, no, the teen corrected himself, they did it! It wasn't like the first round where they had to race alone. On this part they were pitted against each other and more so on his team with the points! They had made it!
Izuku beamed, eyes nearly closed to hide the tears, and his teammates as they lowered him and clapped his back. He rubbed the sleeves furiously on his eyes.
His remaining movable hand landed on his knees and the other dangled unused, only realizing now that he was nearly out of breath and energy. The teen's face wet and dribbled by the salty sweat, dripped and dribbled down his face and heavy his hair covering his eyes. With trembling hands, he wiped the sweat away.
Shinsou's wider than usual smile was the first he saw when he looked up. Mei laughed, her voice swelling in with pride as she gave the peace sign. Lastly, Shiozaki Ibara, the girl from B class bowed. Probably thanking him but words drowned by the thunderous cheers of the masses.
Todoroki approached him, expression hard and cool but his form no less disheveled as his. Hair, face, sweaty and slightly haggard. Without words spoken, the teen grabbed his hand and felt warmth spread in his hand as his hand defrozed. Silent was his entrance, and silent was his departure.
"Against all odds Team Midoriya held on to the points and remained number one!" Proclaimed the voice hero. The green haired teen tried to ignore the loud hero's voice and focus on his team. "In second place is Team Bakugou! Followed closely by Team Todoroki! What a turn of event folks!"
Izuku couldn't hear their voices and words clearly for the crowd thundering invaded his hearing. That does not add the fact that Present Mic was as rambunctious as ever.
"In the fourth place is the team that chased Midoriya throughout the game, Team Kyouka! What this?!" he looked up to see at the scoreboard to see what the commotion was about. "What is this? The teams in the fifth place, Team Uraraka and Team Tetsutetsu, by some miracle are tied in fifth place! What happens now ref? Only five teams are required for the third round."
"Both teams are in!" Midnight's voice roared in excitement.
Returning his focus on the ones that helped him. "Thank you everyone!" he bowed regardless if they heard him or not. His arm, his body, protested from the effort but he bear it through. "If it wasn't for your help I wouldn't be this position! Thank you! Thank you!"
"Ho ho ho," he blushed when Mei, from his side, hugged his arms feeling her chest even in the uniform as she jumped making him go red. "No need to thank my babies, sponsor! It was all of us!" the girl shouted.
The cries gradually lowered, and he can hear people close to him once more.
All Might's chosen successor felt his cheeks burn more on her praise, "No," he shook his head. "It was because of you guys."
I couldn't do it by myself. One for All or not. He beamed at his team and wiping the sweat dripping from his face.
Eyes grazing up, his team came first. Then came Katsuki's and followed by Todoroki's. Their points were only separated by a few numbers and those that followed had a big gap That fact surprised him, not that he doubted kacchan or anything, but it just didn't occur to him at all that kacchan might beat Todoroki's score. Maybe because he distracted their classmate long enough for him to gather enough points.
Jirou's team came in fourth and in fifth came Uraraka's group. The two were separated by a hundred points.
Strong hands grabbed him and ruffled his hair. "Deku, you little shitty nerd. You hold on to the points!" The green haired teen tried to escape his blond best friend's grip but couldn't. "You really pushed yourself skinny ass, huh."
"I just have good teammates, kacchan,"
The blond grinned savagely. "Whatever," his best friend conceded. Maybe knowing he was stubborn once he decided on it.
"Stubborn Midoriya," Shinsou said. "Believe it or not it was all you and Shiozaki. Hell, even Hatsume contributed with the support items. I hardly did anything"
The green haired girl blushed at the praise, tucking one strand of vine behind her ear. "That's not true, Shinsou-san. Your quirk helped as well."
"Well," his General Education friend huffed. "Not so much compared to you guys."
"UA's Sports Festival always have a One on One match, deku. You can't run and hide anymore. I'll beat that cold bastard and your running ass." He declared pounding his right hand to his palm and creating a small explosion. "You too, eyebags. I'll make you pay that one."
Izuku rolled his eyes and returned the grin, "You can try, but try not to lose first kacchan."
"I was so close to getting the points from you Deku!" Uraraka interrupted bumping into him and Katsuki sending them towards Shinsou. "It was so hard to float myself for a few seconds. It was supposed to work but only to be blocked! I thought for sure you were too shock to react fast for our plan."
"I admit that your floating surprised me," Katsuki huffed. "I also didn't expect four eyes over there to be fast. Everyone trained their asses off."
Shinsou shifted slightly at his friend's insertion.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't see you guys there. I'm Uraraka Ochaco," his brunet friend extending a hand towards the three which they accepted. "You guys were so tough. The vines really hurt." To accentuate, she pointed to the various scratches all over her body.
"I'm sorry,-"
"No, no, that's fine," said his zero gravity quirked friend waved her concerns away. "I wasn't hurt or anything. It's just that it was powerful and versatile."
"You're the one with the floating quirk. No, something else." Hatsume muttered checking Uraraka accompanied by words about possibly thinking of making a "baby." The support course student went to Kirishima then, "you're hardening quirk. Not bad," the redhead looked nonplussed when the girl touched his biceps and circled around him.
The redhead grinned approaching them along with others, "Yep, name's Kirishima Eijirou. This here's Iida Tenya. Uraraka Ochaco, and Bakugou Katsuki. Nice to meet you guys."
Ingenium's brother escaped Kirishima's hold and bowed. "It is a pleasure to meet you."
"Shiozaki, Ibara," the Vine user smiled. "From 1-B."
The purple haired teen sighed, "Hitoshi Shinsou."
"Shinsou?" Kirishima's face scrunched. "Where have I heard that name before?"
"Deku mentioned him a week ago, Kirishima," Uraraka bopped Kirishima's head. "His training buddy."
"Oh yeah! Thanks, Uraraka. Nice to meet ya, Shinsou," the redhead beamed. "I heard from Midoriya you want to get in to the Hero Course."
"I'm Hatsume Mei," the support courser shocked the others with her enthusiasm. "The creator of baby that Izuku used." She went straight to Iida's ankles which garnered a shriek from said person. "Ooh very nice. But I assume that the cool down of the move you did is long."
"Why yes," Iida beamed hands all over after stepping away form her. "It usually take approximately ten minutes for the engine to cool down." Mei, for whatever reason, already had a notepad and nodding excitedly as Iida continued his explanation.
Izuku turning to Uraraka grinned wiping the sweat off his forehead. "Everyone trained really well during the weeks. Iida was so fast, Uraraka nearly got me with her floating."
"Right?" Kirishima said beaming putting an around a solemn Iida. " Uraraka floating, that was manly! We can't see what happened the last few minutes because of Todoroki's wall but we could see everything from the large monitor. I couldn't believe Iida could get that fast!"
"Thanks, Kirishima-kun." A blushing Uraraka replied. "It was hard, but I can do it for a few seconds." Uraraka pumped her fists. "Iida was great too! There was great distance between your team and deku's before the field was covered in mist. Next thing I know your team was in deku's face!" his brunette friend jogged in place and breathing heavily demonstrate his speed.
"I call it, Recipro burst, it grants me enhance speed for a limited time but once over my engines stalls for awhile as it cools down," his engine quirked friends said with less enthusiasm than usual. "I planned to use that to defeat you Midoriya-kun, it was not enough."
"Dude! Are you kidding me?!" the redhead reacted shaking their engine quirked friend. "You were manly earlier. We didn't see you do your move, but we know it was awesome. No offense to Midoriya, but your team and Bakugou had them on the ropes and either one would've gotten the points if it wasn't for the time."
"Kirishima-kun is right. I was shock when Todoroki was already in my face and nearly lost precious seconds in preparation," he replied awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck. "If you ask me, it was kinda a surprise. I would've lost my cool if time wasn't up."
It stung to know he won by luck, but it was true. They were indeed lucky. No doubt if he teleported them out kacchan would, and could had, follow them with his distance then grabbing the points. That was if he still had the energy to spare to teleport themselves away, because even if they did manage to get away he was using the last of his strength so that would leave Shiozaki to defend them from others. Not that he could do that because goddamn, he was tired. Hopping all around the field was tough, especially the double warp move he did.
"My training wasn't enough if I wasn't able to defeat Midoriya. I'm must train more!"
"Don't doubt yourself, Iida-san," Shiozaki smiled at his friend. "Todoroki-san is very strong, but it was your speed that broke the tie. I barely had time to react from your surprise attack. Anyways, thank you for choosing me as your teammate Midoriya-san. See you on the third round," the girl bowed and went elsewhere, likely to her classmates.
Kacchan rolled his eyes. "You're overthinking it, four-eyes. Deku may have won this round too but he ain't gonna have someone covering his ass in round three. C'mon losers, let's eat while we still had the chance. I know deku's hungry as hell too."
Izuku too abashed, felt his cheeks heat up.
"Shinsou, Mei-san, would you like to come with us?" he turned to his remaining two teammates.
"Probably next time," Mei replied with a simple nonchalant wave. "I have to fix my babies for the next stage, Izuku-kun."
"Wanna come with us, zombie. Deku hadn't been able to shut up about you and your awesome quirk." Katsuki sent him a look that dared him to deny the words he said, so Izuku instead sniggered.
"Bakugou-kun! We do not call people we don't know like that!" Iida reacted chopping the air. "I'm sorry for our friend's attitude even though he means well, Shinsou-san."
The brainwasher, weaved hands through his hair and lips quirking up slightly, "It's fine," he waved away Iida's concern, "I've heard worse. But no. I'll be with my classmates. See you later."
On they went to the locker room for a change of clothes. Along the way they met up with their electric user and grape head classmate.
"Midoriya!" Mineta ran towards their group. "You dirty cheater!" the diminutive teen with fists raise in disbelief reacted. "You distracted me with the powerful hot 1-B chick!"
Kaminari beamed lopsidedly carefree, "Yeah. That girl was powerful. Not to mention you guys kept escaping," the orange haired teen shrugged, "not that I'd blame you with everyone after you. But to be honest, I'd rather you have the one million points than Bakugou or Todoroki's team. At least you aren't bloodthirsty or coldly attacking everyone like those two monsters."
"What you'd say, Pikachu!?"
His classmates gave Bakugou a deadpan look, "See what I mean?"
"Wuss," kacchan grumbled. "Let's just go."
Slinging an arm around him, Kaminari leaned into him a little, "What say you introduce me to her later? You know, to foster good relations with our schoolmates."
Izuku scratched his cheek, then relaxed seeing as Kaminari Denki was a gentleman than say their quirky and straightforward classmate Mineta. Still, "Eh, I don't think I can. I just met her… so we're not that close."
"Just introduce me to her. To build a good relationship with our schoolmates."
After a brief going to the locker room to change clothes, they were on their way to the canteen. Just right before the exit, leaning against the wall was Todoroki. His eyes immediately went to Izuku's. Heart thumped harshly against his chest. He didn't like the way their dual quirked classmate didn't even acknowledge the presence of the others and focusing his neutral gaze on him alone.
He suddenly felt hotter all of a sudden. The teen was sure that the others could feel the tension between him and Endeavor's son. "Midoriya Izuku. I'd like to talk to you for minute."
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