Chapter 16- The Day of The Sports Festival!
With the Day of The Sports Festival, comes with surprises and more; Buckle up everyone, the day has finally come and I am much too excited.
NOTE: I want to make this clear. The PPG's are strong, they are just laying low for the time being. Also, I remember that in the ORIGINAL series, the girl's use to be wishy washy with their powers. Some episodes, they would be strong enough to lift a mountain with ease and other episodes, they would barely handle a small lizard monster. Okay I can chalk some of their battles up to them still being little girls, but not others! Anyways, I have a vision for these girls and rest assured that they are strong, but I want them play by some rules for the time being.
Chapter 16- The Day of The Sports Festival!
It was the morning of the festival and if the fireworks weren't already a dead giveaway, then you had to open your ears to the excited people making their through festival fair outside in order to reach the stadium where the games would be held.
Many people were wondering who were going to shine at this year's festival. Some people were talking about the 3rd years, seeing as this would be the final moments to show what they were made of. But majority were giving their votes on Class 1-A. The class has been on everybody's lips, ever since their close encounter with the villain attack at USJ and surviving it; everybody has been readily wondering what could these class of powerful youngsters bring to this year's festival. Even heroes of all types and ranks are keeping an eye out for potential sidekicks at this Sports Festival.
"Quite a large turnout it seems." Mt. Lady said between bites of her free meal.
"You can't be surprised at how everyone is excited for the Festival." Death Arms said.
"No. But more about how we are placed as security for this, instead of being inside." Mt. Lady grumbled.
"Quit whining. After what happened at USJ, many other Pro Heroes are being called for guard duty to." Kamui Woods shot back.
"Oh like you are so happy to be here to, instead of inside as well." Mt. Lady argued.
In the stadium, each class was placed in their own special rooms, as a means change and prepare for the upcoming battles.
"Oh man... I really wanted to wear my costume," Mina complained as the whole class was in their designated waiting room. Everyone was wearing the standard U.A. gym uniform for the festival.
"It's to keep things fair, Mina," Momo reminded her pink classmate. "The other classes don't have costumes, so gym uniforms level the playing field, so to speak. Not counting each individual's advantage from their Quirk."
"Geez! I wonder what the first round is gonna be this year?" Kaminari grumbled aloud as he paced the room, hating the suspense. "The anticipation of not knowing is the worst."
"It doesn't matter what comes. We must face down whatever the organizers have set up to challenge us." Tokoyami replied with his eyes closed and arms crossed.
"He's right, we have to show that we can handle whatever comes our way like real Heroes." Shoji agreed with Tokoyami as he sat at one of the tables.
The girls were casually sitting down. Bubbles was busy chatting with Koda, while Buttercup, Izuku, Iida and Uraraka were talking about whatever; they were all brought to a momentary pause when the door opened.
"Hey everyone, it's time we get going! We'll be entering the stadium soon." Blossom entered through the door, bringing everybody's attention to her announcement. One by one the class stood up and prepared to head out to the field. It was time to prove their worth as future Heroes. The girls were excited to get out there, but where stopped in their tracks, Todoroki approached Izuku, but the girls seem to feel his gaze on them as well.
"Midoriya." The red and white haired teen spoke up. Izuku turned to look at his classmate while everyone else watched the scene that was about to occur.
"What's up, Todoroki?" Izuku questioned as he looked at the ice and fire user. He never really got around to talking to him, maybe because the guy was seen as a loner and didn't really hang out with any of his classmates.
"As it stands at the moment, I know I will beat you, whether you have All Might by your side or your little fan club behind you, backing you up." He's gaze momentarily lands on the 2 girls behind him as he said that last statement; for which the said "fan club" were not amused to hear it. "I don't care what I saw at the USJ attack, I know I am made to win and you can just give up now." He bluntly stated, making everyone in the room pause at the tense atmosphere that.
Izuku was momentarily taken aback by those words. Bakugo furrowed at the perceived slight and looked half a second away from yelling at Todoroki.
"Hey, hey, hey! Why are you trying to pick a fight now of all times? We're about to begin the Festival!" Kirishima tried to ease the tension that was building in the room.
"We're not here to make friends, but to win and show our best before the Pro's and if none of you are going to take this seriously, then I advise that you all back out of the competition now then make a fool of yourselves out there." Todoroki's voice rose, emphasizing his point across the room.
Bubbles was a little taken aback by her classmate's own declaration of war, Blossom, at the door, only narrowed her eyes at the boys threat; while Buttercup was having none of it.
She was marching up to the guys, about to give him a piece of her mind, "Look here candy cane boy! If it's-", until she was held back by a firm hand on her shoulder. She turned to see whose hand it belong to and it was Izuku.
Izuku took back his hand and with a determined look, spoke up. "I welcome the competition, Todoroki." Izuku exhaled, not losing his determined look. "But just remember what you said before about underestimating your opponent." For a second, you could see the teen's eyes twitch. "We are facing off with all the other courses, aiming for the top with everything they got, but don't count this class out so soon."
The tension eased down, it may not have completely disappeared, but Izuku's little words of encouragement help give some people the calm and confidence they needed. Bakugo just tsk'd at the green boy, deducing it was nothing more than some weak ass way of boosting his own self, 'Pathetic.'
"That was so manly, Midoriya!" Kirishima fist pumped excitedly. There was a wide smile on the redhead's face. Todoroki paid no more mind to the teen in front of him, as he left through the door, he gave a short but cold glare at the red head; which was totally reciprocated by her own chilling glare. \
Izuku took a deep breath in and out, as if letting out all the fear and confidence he had at that moment of whatever it was. But before he could look back and see the reactions of the three girls.
"Deku come on, before we are late!" Pulling the frazzled boy along and out the door. Blossom seeing the two leaving, she was left behind with her two sisters; walking over to gauge their moods.
"That guy has some issues." Bubbles sighed.
"I don't care if that wannabe candy cane has issues. I am just about ready to clobber our so called classmates." Buttercup grumbled.
"Easy there Buttercup. I understand how you feel and-"
"And you're going to say that we shouldn't rock any boats or cause too much attention on to us and-" Now Blossom's turn to interrupt her.
"If you gave me a chance to finish I was going to say, -and we should show him that we are serious. Let's show all of them that we are heroes and that is not going to change, neither in Townsville nor here. Right girls?" Her eyes showed a level of determination and strength.
The two other sisters looked at each other with their determined smiles and stared back at their leader.
"RIGHT!"
"Good. Cause I have a little plan instored."
-Festival Stadium-
"HEEEEEEEY!" Present Mic shouted from the announcer's booth, causing the crowd to cheer loudly. "Make some noise, sports fans! Get those cameras prepped media hordes! This year we're bringing you some of the hottest performances in Sports Festival History, guaranteed! I've only got one question before we start this show! Are you ready?! Let me hear you make some noise as our students make their way to the big stage!"
It's not an exaggeration to say that everyone and their mum's were watching through the screen, anticipating the walkout of the individual classes.
"Why am I even here?" Aizawa grumbled from his seat next to Present Mic. He was fully healed now, thanks to the early healing he'd gotten from Recovery Girl and his student Buttercup; but Recovery Girl was pissed at his weak-ass gratitude and signed him up to be Present Mic's co-host.
"Time to welcome our students to the field!" Mic announced loudly as the First Years began to emerge from the tunnel and onto the field. "Let's introduce our first group, who are no strangers to the spotlight! You know them for withstanding a villain attack! The dazzling students lighting up your TVs with solid gold skills! The HERO COURSE OF CLASS-1A!
The crowd exploded into cheers as Class 1-A appeared.
"Whoa…There sure are m-many people here." Izuku said, trying and failing not to sound so nervous.
"I hope we're still able to give our best performance even though all these eyes are watching us. I suppose it's just another aspect of being a hero we all have to get use too." Iida spoke, assessing the situation.
Bubbles was busy thinking to herself in the moment. "What's up Bubs? Are you nervous in front of the crowd?" Buttercup asked teasingly, as she nudged her. Bubbles shook her head. "No, it's just, Present Mic made a mistake. Bakugo was not at the USJ attack, so why is he getting the spotlight as well?" She said so innocently, but that made Buttercup laugh out loud.
Kirishima was one of the few who heard that and so did Bakugo. "Hey man…you know she didn't mean it to be offensive, right?" Trying to diffuse any sign of his emerging temper.
Much to his relief and shock, Bakugo did not react, merely just gave a sinister smile as he marched on. 'Who cares what that weak extra thinks, this is where I will show everyone I came to win.'
"Next up, though they may not have had a lot of screen time! But they are also here to show their stuff! Welcome Class 1-B everyone!" Class-1B marched in to the arena, though they did not get a wow introduction, they were still holding their heads high.
"Next up we have the General Studies Classes 1-C, 1-D and 1-E! Watch out Hero Course! Some of them are aiming to take your place in one of those forty seats!" Present Mic hyped up the crowd while warning the hero course of their competition. Izuku and the others briefly noticed a few of the Gen Ed students who confronted them a while back.
"Some of our Hero Course students could benefit from following their example on grades." Aizawa spoke dully and a few of the Hero Course students from both classes flinched slightly.
"Now we have our talented students that produce the Gear that gets things done! Support Course Classes 1-F, 1-G and 1-H!" Mic shouted as the Support Course students, some of them decked out in their own self-made Gear, walked onto the field.
"And last, but certainly not least, the ones who learn the ins and outs of our economy and how to market the Heroes and their causes! Business Course Classes 1-I, 1-J, and 1-K!" Present Mic declared loudly as the crowd's energy kept building. The Business Course students smiled and chuckled at the Pro's statements. He wasn't wrong though. Any Pro that hoped to go independent in the Main Stream of the Hero industry needed to have good Marketing and Representation.
"Pfft, what are we, some sort extras to make the hero students look better?" A familiar brunette girl from the General Studies Course mentioned just loud enough for Izuku and some of the others in 1-A to catch.
With all of the first years gathered in the middle of the field, a loud crack caught their attention. From up on the stage appeared Midnight in all her voluptuous glory.
"It's time for the Opening Speech!" Midnight announced into the microphone with a grin. She gave a quick search to see her three "kids" were in the group.
Almost every man in the audience grinned or smiled at the beautiful Pro. While her girls were ready to smack the said males over their heads.
"Please welcome this year's chief umpire for the First Year Tournament, the R-Rated Hero, Midnight!" Present Mic presented to the cheers of the crowd, especially the male section.
"What about the Principal?" One of the attendees asked another.
"He's always at the Third Year stage, every year!" The guy next to him answered back, not taking his eyes off Midnight. "The other stadiums don't know what they're missing!"
"Someone might want to talk to Miss Midnight about what she's wearing," Kirishima mentioned with his cheeks slightly red. Midnight's Costume was basically a modified Dominatrix outfit after all.
"Yeah, that costume should definitely come with a warning label." Kaminari agreed even though he hadn't taken his eyes off the Pro since she appeared. Teenage hormones were a powerful thing!
"Is that really appropriate apparel for a High School Sports Festival?" Tokoyami questioned as Midnight prepared to start the Festival properly. He was glad that his physiology allowed him to hide his own blushing at their teacher.
"Silence, everyone!" Midnight, with a stern face yelled, whipping the air to get everyone's attention. It then took on a subtle proud expression, "For the Student Pledge, we have Blossom Kayama of Class 1-A!"
Every eye turned to the long haired teenager. Blossom had a feeling that this was probably because she had scored the highest during the Hero Course Entrance Exam. She quickly turned to spot her sisters, where one gave an encouraging smile while the other smirked, mouthed out "nerd"; safe to say, what else could she have expected.
As she headed over to the microphone, Midnight gave her a gentle nod of support and an encouraging smile of her own.
She looked over the crowd, and begun. "I am honoured to stand before all of you, representing not just my class but all my fellow First Year students." That got some mixed cheers and reactions from the audience as some Pro Heroes seem to recognize her. "I would like to take the opportunity to agree with Present Mic. That indeed we are all here to do our best but it doesn't mean that I or any of my classmates will back down so easily. We earned our spots in the Entrance Exam, and if you want to take them from us; then we accept the challenge! I look forward to the competition and I advise you all to do your best."
With that, Blossom gave a short bow, as she walked off the stage to the sound of cheers and applause. But some were not looking in to applauding for a Class 1-A hero fake. Midnight just smiled at the girls words, knowing full well that neither her or her sisters were going to disappoint this day, she was then squealing and hugging herself from the 'youthful passion' as she called it.
"What a Pledge! No one can say that she is not going to show any less than what she announced folks!" Present Mic blasted out through the speakers. "With that pledge of war, we now know that things are about to get fired up at this year's Sports Festival!"
"Must you act so dramatic? And get your foot off the desk." Aizawa admonished Mic, whose boot was literally on the desk as the blonde man nearly jumped on top of the furniture in his excitement.
"Time to discover the first game of the Sports Festival!" Midnight cried out as a display lit up behind her and began spinning through options. "This is when our students start experiencing the pain for the first time! This year's first event is…"
Everyone waited in baited breath, as they awaited the first challenge of the festival.
"An Obstacle Race!" Midnight cracked her whip while giving a somewhat sadistic smile.
"Here we go!" Present Mic yelled loudly while all the students looked on at their first event.
"Before we begin we'll give out the rules for this event!" Midnight informed the students with her microphone. "The course will be one full lap around this stadium! The total length is four kilometers! I don't want to restrain anyone at least in this game..." Midnight gave a sadistic look as she licked her lips. "You have to run the entire course. Going out of bounds by leaving the track is strictly prohibited! You must face each obstacle in order or you'll be deemed as having gone out of bounds and be disqualified!" The Pro cracked her whip towards the First Years. "You are free to do whatever your heart's desires!"
"Now, then, take your places, everyone!" Midnight yelled, making the crowd cheer as the first event was about to begin. The students began to move to the tunnel that marked the starting line.
'This is it, my showcase. I have to show the world who I am.' Izuku thought to himself as he was getting himself psyched. 'Today, I show the world, that I am…here.'
The countdown lights turned on, two red lights and one green waiting to start the race.
"Are you ready? The Obstacle Race is about to begin!" Mic hollered through the speakers.
The first red light went out on the countdown. The Obstacle Race was a go!
"START!" Both Midnight and Mic yelled at the same time.
In an instant, every student rushed forward.
"OKAY! Let's check out the action! Are you ready to give commentary, Eraser?" Present Mic asked Aizawa with his normal, energetic personality.
"I'm still not sure why I have to be up here in the first place." Aizawa drawled out.
"We'll get started right away, Eraser! What should the crowd pay attention to in the first few minutes of the race?" Mic continued as if Aizawa hadn't just complained about having to be co-announcer.
"The doorway," Aizawa commented as he watched all of the First Years rush into the narrow tunnel.
Inside the tunnel, yelling and shouting began as the participants were squeezed together. Trying to run through the tunnel at the same time was proving impossible. It was far too narrow for all of them to pass through at once and many realized that it had been designed this way on purpose. This was clearly a test of ingenuity to see how they'd get through and take a lead in the race.
A sudden drop in temperature made the majority of the students start shivering. The floor was covered in a sheet of ice and most of the First Years' shoes froze over, sticking them in place. Several dozen calls of alarm, or outright accusations of cheating, rang out as Todoroki ran past the immobilized students.
"Sorry, but I have to win this race." Todoroki stated while leaving a trail of ice right behind him. It would make it hard for those that freed themselves to walk, much less run, to try and catch up.
"You think you can get ahead of me so easily, you icy-hot bastard?!" Bakugo roared as he was already in the air with his explosions firing to keep him airborne.
"Nice try, Todoroki!" Kirishima yelled out as he leapt forward in a long jump to clear the spreading ice before it could entrap him.
"That was naïve, Todoroki." Momo commented as she produced a long pole from her palm and used it to vault herself over the ice trap.
"Your ice can't stop my sparkle!" Aoyama stated while firing his laser and being carried through the air by the force his unique energy generated.
"Hey, that was close!" Mina shouted as her special shoes secreted her acid onto the ice. The liquid dissolved the ice and made small, clear patches on the track where Mina stepped.
It seemed as though many students have found their way through the hybrid quirk users trap, some being from the other classes. "More people dodged that than I expected. Especially those from other classes." Todoroki noted as he continued to run. The Hybrid Quirk user refocused on the track ahead of him before blinking in shock.
A large metallic fist slammed into the ground, of where Todoroki, a few moments was standing, before he quickly dodged the surprise attack.
"Target acquired!" The mechanical voices of dozens and dozens of robots rang out as a horde of One Pointers from the Entrance Exam tore through the walls that had been set up to outline the track. With a rumble and huge plumes of dirt and dust, eight Zero Pointers rose from their hiding places among the forest surrounding the track. In no time at all the entire track was blocked off by a wall of robots.
"Are those the robots from the entrance exam?" Izuku nervously looked at the same exact robots that he had a trouble beating before.
"Ooh, enemies have shown up out of nowhere! We're in for a treat here! It's a test of strength and cunning, the Robo Inferno!" Present Mic announced while the robots locked onto the students.
"Are those the Zero Point villains from the practical test?!" Kaminari skidded to a halt, along with the majority of the First Years.
"The Hero Course had to fight those?!" Someone questioned from the crowd of students.
"This is what they meant by obstacles?!" Another student demanded as she stared up at the towering robots.
"There's too many! We can't get through!" A different student cried out at what they perceived to be an impassable barrier.
"So, this is what the other students faced in their Entrance Exams?" Todoroki commented as he sized up the massive machines.
"Where did the school even get the funding for these things?" Momo wondered as she looked at all the robots.
As the robot made the first move to attack. Frost started to accumulate in Todoroki's right hand, "They obviously went through a lot of trouble, but I wish they'd have prepared something a little more difficult", and placing it down, spread across the ground. "Especially since my dear old dad is watching." He stated with a mocking tone at the end.
The ground froze in a large area surrounding Todoroki and he swiped his right arm upwards, sending a blast of ice and frost at three of the Zero Pointers just as the massive machines began their attack. The robots stood no chance as the ice encased their metal bodies and they froze over. With an exhale of frosted breath he ran between the frozen behemoth's legs as he chased after Izuku.
"Look, he stopped them!" A student called out.
"We can get through between the legs!" Another claimed loudly.
"Careful now if I were you," Todoroki warned the group at large. "I froze them while they were off balance." He informed in a monotone as the three Zero Pointers started to tilt over. The majority of the students ran backwards to clear the area as the frozen giants slammed into the ground. "On purpose," His final words to the rest of the students went unheard in the racket as he rushed ahead.
"That's Todoroki from Class 1-A pulling ahead to an early lead with a devastating display! AMAZING! This what we came here to see listeners!" Mic roared as he stood up from his seat at another display of incredible Quirk use from the First Year students.
"His attack was both offensive and defensive. A surprisingly rational and strategic move to ensure his own progress." Aizawa commented as he watched Todoroki take the lead.
"No wonder he was let in through recommendation! He's never even fought those robots before! Extinguished by his chart-topping moves!" Mic was almost hopping up and down as he commentated.
From the dust settling, more robots emerged, making their way over to the students. Many were still frozen in fear, most being that they never even faced anything like this and were completely at a loss to what to do.
They slowly approached Izuku, red lights flashing as Izuku was contemplating what to do. 'I have to get passed these robots, while looking out for other obstacles.' Thinking about that, he suddenly had a flashback of when he faced one of those robots in the Entrance Exams, where he petrified in place by the fear he had. 'I could show what I can do now, but it's too soon to demonstrate, besides, the amount I got is not nearly as enough.' Time was running out and Izuku was at a loss. 'What do I do?'
One of the pointer robots went on the offense, lifting their mechanical arm in the air, they were about to attack the green haired teen. Just when Izuku was about to take his own offensive strike, the robot's arm froze mid-air.
'What?' Izuku looked confused at the turn of events, before the said robot, now covered in a pink glow, hovered over the ground and in to the air, its body was now being crumpled, as if it was a can being crushed in a garbage truck; falling down to the ground, in pieces. Everyone wondered what happened, until three figures walked along the path.
"Not so glad to be fighting those things again." An annoyed female called, walking over with her glowing hands out.
"I still find them better than dealing with Dynamo." A cheery but equally serious voice came out as well.
"Whatever you whiners. It just means more target practice for me." Another voice said, slamming fist in to her hand.
Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles were standing beside each other, unafraid and looking determined.
"Whoa audience! It seems that we might see more action just yet!" Mic announced, sounding just as curious at what was to happen.
"Okay girls. Plan: Delta Fireworks!" At that order, many were confused at what the red head was talking about, they went in to formation.
"Alright! Time to really show them!" Buttercup exclaimed with a sly smirk, getting in to position.
"I love the firework plan. Let's go!"
Bubbles whole body seemed to be covered in a blue aura that seemed to be vibrating all around her. Hands extended apart, she manifested small bubble like spheres around herself. "Go Buttercup!" She hollered, launching all her Bubble spheres in to the sky. People wondered what she doing, till a green blur appeared in the air, in the path of where the round projectiles were launched. "Batter up, red!" She sent a supercharged ionic punch that hit all the balls now covered in green energy, right at Blossom.
Despite everyone telling her to get out of the way, she ignored the voices, concentrating on her part. Both her hands lit up with a glow of pink, initially stopping the superfast spheres on the spot, before pulling them in between her palms; causing these over a dozen bubbles to merge in the middle of her hands. She closed her eyes, taking a deep breath, she focused on her task. The orb that was now basically the size of a football, changed from a bright pink, in to a multi-coloured ball of energy. She opened her eyes, locked on to her target, "Fire!" She released the orb, launched it with considerable strength.
The energy ball was shot in to the air above the pointer robots, leaving many people to think she missed. Until the orb broke apart, sending multi-coloured beams of light raining down on to the robots, destroying a couple of the Zero pointers and some of the numbered ones. What was left after the dust and smoke settled, were some piles of broken robot parts and gawked expressions on everyone's faces. For a few moments, everyone was quiet, not knowing what happened or what to say, until-
"OH MY PLUS ULTRA! FOLKS, WE JUST WITNESSED SOMETHING WILD!" Mic shouted in shock, almost using his quirk. "It looks as though the three girls from class 1-a: Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles Kayama have banded together, early in the race to combine their powers to display a very unique and potent combo move right before our eyes!" Everyone in the audience was taken aback by the display of power and teamwork by the three girls.
"Not really surprising. Given their quirk is initially called Chemical-X." That got a lot of muttering and confusion from the audience, with a groan, Aizawa reluctantly continued, "Not much I can say about their powers early in the competition. For that, you will all have to watch the whole race carefully." He dryly said, left dealing with an intrigued childish co-worker announcer and a growing headache.
"Hey! Someone's trapped underneath!" That made most whirl their heads towards the girls, as if their to blame them for the cause of that; which was so not true.
As if to prove them wrong, there from the ice covered robot wreckage, Kirishima and Tetsutetsu emerged from the said wreckage with their quirks activated.
"(I'm alive! Todoroki, that Bastard!) (That Class A really is filled with bastards!)" Both emerging from the wreckage, unscathed and looking pissed. "If it hadn't been me, someone would've died!" They both said in unison, then looking at each other, in shock and annoyance to find that they have almost the same quirks. While others were still reeling from the combo attack, the two boys ran onwards, seemingly arguing with each other; without knowing what had happened.
"Race ya, slow pokes!" Buttercup cried, racing forward, leaving her sisters behind.
"Hey! Not fair!" Bubbles shouted after her sister, breaking in to a run.
Blossom wanted to roll her eyes at them but realized she couldn't waste any more time and just ran in to the path of the remaining robot pointers.
Everyone snapped out of it. Someone telling the others that they shouldn't be fazed by those girls tricks and they should do what they did and work together, even for a short time to get through the robots. At that, explosions were sent off, with Bakugo taking to the skies, flying over one Zero pointer robot. "Damn that Todoroki! Damn those extras! I WON'T LET THEM BEAT ME!" That short declaration of his goal, followed by Sero and Tokoyami on his tail, copying his idea of going over the pointer robots with their quirks.
-Announcer's Booth-
"As expected, most of the group that has gone ahead are from Class A." Snipe noted.
"The other students aren't bad either. The ones from General Studies, who have a chance to get into the Hero Course, especially." Toshinori mentioned as he watched the race. "But there's a clear difference in training."
"The Hero Courses aren't given anytime to just stand around." Aizawa stated as the students of Class 1-A and Class 1-B tore apart any robot that stood in their way.
Momo created a full-sized, functional cannon and blasted a Zero Pointer's head into scrap with a well-placed shot. Mina dissolved the head of any robot that got near her. Kaminari simply had to touch them and release his Quirk for a second or two to fry the robots. Iida could simply kick most of them aside without much trouble. Kyouka could destroy two robots at the same time with her jacks and the immense vibrations they sent into the robots.
Bubbles saw fit to dodge and avoid the robots, not wanting to waste time. Buttercup took the opportunity to knock out any robot that was in her way with her fists; though that caused her to be a bit distracted. Blossom simply used her ice breath to either freeze her robot opponents or to simply make ice ramps, essentially using them for momentum to jump over the robots; she knew enough about those bots, to know they wouldn't exactly follow her but deal with the others. Izuku, with his quick wit and strength, picked a piece of the destroyed robot armour and used it as a shield as well as a tool to destroy the robots; effectively holding his own in the race.
"It is clearer to see that each of them are not taking this as lightly as they each did in the entrance exams. But I will say that there are some who despite all they went through, view this as nothing." Snipe said calculative.
As the challengers were racing through explosions and chaos, Mic's booming voice came through the speakers.
"For those of you who thought that the last obstacle was easy! Let's see how you feel about the next one!" Present Mic held his right hand to his head with a wide grin on his face.
The next obstacle the Pro Hero was referring to seemed to be a bottomless pit. Tall stone platforms were spaced out across the large canyon, but the platforms were so far apart from each other that only a select few Quirks would have any hope of jumping between them. In between the platforms were long, thick ropes that moved slightly in the breeze. They weren't even close to approaching stable footing.
"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!" Mic announced as many glanced over the massive chasm and the tons of rocky platforms that spanned the width of the obstacle.
Some were scared of how they would cross such a deep plummet. Three people took the initiative.
Taking a crouching position, Tsu jumped and landed on the tight rope, crawling over the fall. "This is my moment, easy peasy. Kero." Leaving everyone in awe.
Bubbles showed up, not too long and bounced from pillar to pillars having fun and showing her athletic skills. No one seemed to pay any mind to a larger individual following suit but at slower pace.
"Yes! Finally! This is my chance to show what I can do! My Support Items are going to steal the spotlight from these wannabe Heroes!" A pink-haired girl with thick dreadlocks snickered as she approached the edge. The young lady was decked out in Support Gear from head to toe! "Everyone! Observe what my brilliant gadgets can do! These are my Wire Arrows and Hover Soles!"
"You're from Support!" Ochako couldn't stop herself from exclaiming the obvious.
"Hey! Why'd you get to bring all of that stuff?" Mina -who had just arrived- pointed at the decked out girl.
"Hero Course students get all kinds of special training! So to keep things fair and to give us a fighting chance, we can bring whatever Gear we want! We just have to make it ourselves!" The pinkette grinned brightly at the two girls. "Now watch and be amazed!" With that, the Support Course student launched a cable across the chasm to a platform. Her boots activated and lifted her off the ground with powerful, concentrated fans. "I hope all the Support Companies are watching!" With that, she launched off the edge and swung through the chasm. When she reeled herself upwards with her wire, her boots kicked up their propulsion and rocketed her into the air! In one shot the Support Course girl had crossed half the obstacle!
"I won't lose!" Ochako declared as she crouched down and activated her Quirk on herself. With a powerful leap forward
"That's so unfair!" Mina huffed as she picked a rope and started crossing too.
On the opposite side of The Fall, Bubbles was currently in the lead, she looked behind her to see Todoroki crackling ice skating after her, while Bakugo gaining ground; seemingly on her tail. The ash-blonde was cursing as he forced his Quirk to keep going. His arms were starting to hurt and his palms felt numb, as if they were asleep. The kickback of his Quirk was slowly building up.
"Damn it!" Bakugo growled, noticing the other one of Deku's fan club. "Get out of my way YOU SHOW OFF! DIE!" With that, he went on the attack to knock out Bubbles with a close face explosion. The moment she landed after a bounce, Bakugo was mere feet away from setting an explosion at her. 'Not gonna happen meanie.' She thought to herself, about to dodge it.
But fortunately and unfortunately for Bubbles, she did a backflip in to the air, over Bakugo and his attack, landing on his back, and using him as leverage, propelling herself backwards by accident. When she did that, it caused her to lose her place but caused Bakugo's flight balance to be off and stumbled on to a pillar ground. He didn't stay down for long and after some choice words, continued on with blasting through the race.
"It seems that one of the Kayama girls has lost her lead after perfectly evading a surprise attack from Bakugo, effectively giving him the lead; may not been wise but a move done with great finesse and technique! The number of people that will make it through the first round hasn't been revealed, so no one can relax yet! Keep going, students!" Mic encouraged the First Years.
As Bakugo and Todoroki crossed the second obstacle, they were surprised to see Buttercup land down on the ground in front of them. She set off, running to the next challenge, and before Mic could explain the obstacle, like the hot head she was, set off a mine trap that blasted her off to the side. Although she was unscathed, she was very disoriented.
"Whoops! That is why we wait for the announcer to speak ladies and gentlemen! Looks like Buttercup stumbled on to the third and final obstacle of the race! You might want to watch your step, contestants, because here we have a MINEFIELD!"
At this, Buttercup groaned in surprise and annoyance. "Minefield? Sheesh, are they freaking kidding me?" She muttered.
As the other contestants were trickling, they heard the warning from Mic's announcement. So each one tried to carefully move across the field, but those who were unfortunate, set off a couple of mines on their way. At that moment, Izuku came in. Buttercup also saw both her sisters coming in as well. Bubbles and Blossom wasted no time, with Bubbles sending out a sound wave on to the field, before she confidently ran, not setting any of the mines off. Blossom released her ice breath, creating a path where she could run on. Buttercup didn't want to fall behind, so she shook of the dizziness and sprinted after everyone.
Todoroki and Bakugo saw the girls catching up and kicked in their own speed. Buttercup took this opportunity to fly, leaving her sisters behind and catching up to the two guys. Bakugo started to release explosives, making himself fly as well, with Todoroki creating his own ice path, to skate over.
"I WON'T LET YOU WIN, BITCH!"
"You will not pass me."
They were clearing majority of the minefield, when a large explosion went off. The three looked back to witness something that surprised them. Up in the air was Izuku, riding on a piece of the robot as he flew over the three.
"Midoriya." Todoroki acknowledged him.
"DEKU!" Bakugo growled.
"Izuku." Buttercup smirked.
Izuku was just about to lose speed, landing almost in between the three. With quick thinking, Midoriya holds onto the piece of armor and flips over, stepping onto Todoroki and Bakugou's backs. 'If I can't take back the lead, then I can't let them get ahead of me!' Izuku thought, as he slams the armour piece into the ground between the two, causing an explosion and launching himself forward.
"Ngh!" Midoriya lands and continues running forward. But to his shock, Buttercup also seems to be right behind him.
She turned to look at him, "Bring it on Green Bean!" Smirking as she raced past by a few inches.
"Folks, in a great turn of events, Midoriya who had lost speed, used the piece of armour to essentially block the other two competitors behind him! But just as he was gaining the lead, Buttercup Kayama caught up to him and they seem to be in a foot race, where said girl is passing him!" Mic exclaimed, his voice filled with excitement at the turn.
Bakugo and Todoroki escaped the smoke and were running pissed.
While those two were trying to catch up to Izuku. Izuku was trying to catch up to Buttercup as he could see a very wide distance between them. 'No! I can't lose! Not after the training, I will show them who I AM!' At that moment, his entire body was covered in electricity as he activated his quirk. Buttercup even being a good distance away, could still hear the all too familiar sound coming from her back. 'Alright, bring it.'
'One For All! 7% full cowl!' Mentally activating his quirk, his speed picked up and in a split second, surpassing his normal speed and that of Buttercup. But she wouldn't give up that easily, especially if the competition is getting good.
Izuku couldn't dare think of losing, not now. Knowing that, he did something stupid. '10% One For All!' Finally rocketing passed Buttercup who for a split second didn't react, but she didn't back down. They were both neck and neck, until they both entered the stadium. As they crossed the line, they both skidded to a stop.
Panting from the exertion, Izuku unclenched his fist. His heart was beating rapidly, like it was about to burst, tiredness settled in to his body. Trying his hardest to steady his breathing as sweat fell down his face; basically drenching it. There was just silence in the air, he then opened his eyes. Around him, Izuku could see people in the stands staring at him in shock. Even some of the Pro Heroes looked like they were thrown for a loop. For the first time at the Sports Festival, the stadium was dead silent.
But that was soon broken by Present Mic, as he announced something that made both Izuku and Buttercup do a double take.
"And our winner of the Obstacle Race is…BUTTERCUP KAYAMA!"
Author's Notes:
So yeah…this has been quite fun. Next chapter, will be an interesting treat.
Now, I understand that some of you wanted Izuku to win and yeah I wanted that too, but…I want Izuku to still learn from this round and grow. See, I am glad Izuku is slowly using One For All, the fact that Izuku was able to activate his quirk and use for more than 5minutes is amazing.
I hope I wrote this chapter with justice and great fun. Hope you all enjoyed it. Like always, review, subscribe and enjoy.
