Pokémon Trainer Hero
Chapter 92: Poolside Shenanigans
Mineta and Kaminari were excited about today. Not just cause it was a Saturday, but for the fact they were able to pull another fast one on the girls. Telling them of a training exercise at the UA pool. Though their real intention was to view the girl in cute and pretty swimsuits. Luckily they managed to cover their tracks by asking a few other guys to join them. And so they ran out to the pool area expecting to be in teenage heaven!
Only for heaven to quickly turn into hell when the first thing they saw was Iida in the registered school swim Speedo and face-planted in horror. Things took an even worse turn when Iida told them he had invited everyone in the class to this event after hearing it from one of their scapegoats. Then things got even worse, at least for Kaminari, when they realized that all the girls were wearing registered school swimsuits which were basically just wetsuits without the legs and arm sleeves.
Then when they thought things couldn't get any worse, Iida told them that he invited Gar, and to their horror they saw him wearing a Speedo of his own, and this one was brightly colored! The two did not doubt that Gar figured out what they were trying to do and decided to punish them with something they didn't want to see! He even smiled at them with an impish grin, making the boys get pissed off!
After the two boys cried their eyes out in regret and anguish, it was unanimously decided that they would have a swim race contest to see who was the fastest in the class. The boys would go first followed by the girls, and then the winners from both sides do a boys vs girls race. Being the larger group, the boys went first. When someone asked Gar if he was gonna join, he just plopped his butt into an inner tube on the water in one of the pool racing lanes with a sun hat on and a drink in hand telling them he wouldn't.
Before he could get yelled at for taking up a lane to float around and vibe, he pointed everyone to his Milotic who didn't seem very happy about being told off. So the teens just let Gar have his single section with his Pokemon and continued with the event.
The first to the plate was Bakugou, Aoyama, Kaminari, and Sato. Once they were off, Gar spits out his drink in surprise at what he saw unfold. Instead of hitting the water like Kaminari and Sato, Bakugou, and Aoyama blasted themselves over the water with their quirks! Bakugou unsurprisingly finishes fist, while everyone starts to yell at him for basically cheating. To which he started to argue back about how the rules didn't state he couldn't! Even Aoyama tried to defend himself saying that he didn't want to ruin his hair, to which everyone wondered why he even agreed to join them.
Before they could agree to these terms on account of Bakugou's inability to work with others. A small tidal wave appeared behind the teens and washed them back to the beginning of the pool! As they all surfaced they were met with an irritated Gar and furious Milotic staring daggers at them!
"Foul foul foul! Foul for all of you! No one wins!", Gar cried out while waving his arms.
"What!? Of course, I won!", Bakugou argued back.
"No! You cheated you cheater! You can't fly over the water! This is a swimming race and I saw no swimming!", Gar insisted while crossing his arms.
"Who cares!?", Bakugou yells at him.
"I do!", Gar yells back.
"We'll go fuck yourself!", Bakugou pokes him in the chest.
Gar stood himself from saying something, breathes deeply, and blows out his breath while telling him, "If you were three years older, I would be able to say that response to you.", Bakugou said nothing except glare hatefully and bare his teeth. Gar slapped his face and declared, "You know what? I'll be the referee. What I say goes, got it? Disobey and you get punished! Now do it again and this time swim! No quirks aloud!"
"Who gave you the fucking authority!?", Bakugou yelled in his face while trying to prop himself up on the flotation dividers.
"Me and my Milotic.", Gar pointed over to his Pokémon who was now behind Bakugou and poking his back with her horn.
Still choosing to be difficult, Bakugou exclaimed, "And what if we don't wanna do as you say!?"
"Well, unless you really wanna make everyone else suffer because of your stupidity, then go ahead and try it!", Gar warned him, glaring back with equal intent.
After this, the four teens stood back up at the beginning of the pool, all of them hunched over the send-offboards and ready to swim. Gar called out for them to start and this time Aoyama swam in the water like Kaminari and Sato. Except for Bakugou who didn't listen and started to blast his way across the pool. However this little display of discretion didn't last long as Milotic slapped the boy into the pool and once he resurfaced, used Ice Beam to freeze all the teens in place.
"W-W-W-What t-t-t-t-the f-f-f-f-fuck!?", Bakugou chattered.
"I warned you. But did you listen? Noooooo! Cause you're too cool to listen to basic rules!", Gar scolded him as he still sat in the water, looking unaffected by the sudden temperature shift.
"B-B-B-Bakugou, y-y-y-you b-b-b-big j-j-j-jerk.", Kaminari insulated him.
"W-W-W-Why?", Sato asked with cold tears.
"M-M-M-M-Monsieur B-B-B-Bakugou, y-y-y-you are a-a-a-a-a-a-a m-m-m-m-menace to s-s-s-s-society.", Aoyama chattered out trying to sound disappointed.
"So? Have we all learned the repercussions of breaking the rules?", Gar asked the teens frozen in the pool with their others on the sidelines.
After getting something that resembled a yes in motion or words, Gar pulled out a Pokeball and summoned Volcarona.
Seeing this alongside Gar's state of dress, Uraraka asked, "Wait, where did he-?"
But Tsuyu stopped her, placing a hand on her shoulder, and telling her, "Don't ask."
Once Volcarona was out it used the heat from its wings to melt the ice and make the water a nice lukewarm.
Gar then whipped his gaze to everyone else and told them, "And just for those of you who don't get it; if you use your quirk to boost or propel yourself in or out of the water, you will be slapped back in the water, title waved back to the begging or frozen where you are. Continue this and you'll instantly be disqualified and banned from continuing. Starting with you Bakugou."
"What!?", Bakugou argued back.
"You didn't listen to what I had to say, so now you're disqualified on account of your insubordination.", Gar told him matter-of-factly.
"Fuck you! Gimme one good reason I should listen!", Bakugou yelled at him, only to be immediately frozen by Milotic.
"Any other complaints?", Gar asks while looking at everyone else who shook their heads. Gar then put on a bright smile and cheated, "Super! Then let the next round begin!"
Bakugou was brought out of the water and thawed out by Volcarona before the next round started. Once free, Gar ordered him to sit out. He eventually agreed after persuasion by Milotic. From there the next round consisted of Shoji, Ojiro, Kirishima, and Koda. To the surprise of no one, Shoji won.
"Mezo is the winner!", Gar called out.
Bakugou instantly shot up from his seat and yelled, "What!?"
Gar rolls his eyes and asks, "What now?"
"He used his quirk! He should be disqualified! A quirk is a quirk!", Bakugou assumes.
Gar blinked for a moment before admitting, "Of all your beliefs and morals, Katsuki, that's one I never thought I would hear myself feeling proud of.", Bakugou looked taken aback by this, then Gar changed to a more serious tone as he said simply, "Having said that, Mutations are different."
"That's bull shit!", Bakugou argued.
Gar puts his hand on his face and after shaking his head explains, "They can't turn it off, Katsuki. It would be no different if I had a third eye, a sixth finger, or webbed feet. If Mezo created more arms or turned his extras into hands, then he would be given a foul."
Bakugou was Ted to yell something else, but the glow coming off of Milotic's horn made him calm up.
The next event started and this time it was Todoroki, Tokoyami, Sero, and Ayoma since there was no victor for his race. When it started, Todoroki, for some reason, chose not to listen to Gar's rules. When this happened, Milotic caused a wave to wash all the teens back to the beginning.
"Shoto! Start from the beginning and this time, actually swim!", Gar called out.
Only to get a silent glare from him, something he wasn't expecting. It was the kind he'd see him give to his dad. Did his change of attitude have something to do with what he said a few days back about bringing his dad to the Stain fight? He'd have to figure that out later.
Sero was announced the winner after the second time around. The next round was with Izuku, Iida, Kaminari, and Sato. Before they could start, Milotic hit Iida with an Ice Beam as he stood on the diving board in a strange pose.
"I d-d-d-didn't d-d-d-do any t-t-t-t-thing!", Iida chattered out through his anger.
Gar sucked air through his teeth and called out in apology, "Sorry Tenya!", He then whipped his head to his Pokémon and accused, "Milotic! A little trigger-happy, aren't we?!"
Milotic just turned her head away, trying to hide her embarrassment. After Iida was thawed out, the round went on and Iida was declared the winner. From there the winners of the other three rounds went up against one another, and Shoji was unsurprisingly called the winner. From there it was the girls' turn, and also to the surprise of no one, Tsuyu won by a landslide. After this, it was Shoji vs Tsuyu, but in the end, Tsuyu won with no problem.
As everyone cheated, one person stayed out of it, fuming like a volcano! Until eventually his anger boiled over and he screamed, "This is bull shit! She only won because she's a frog! No one could beat her!"
"Then stick to what you're good at.", Gar told Bakugou, completely done with his hissy fit.
Bakugou shot to the edge of the pool and yelled at him, "You wanna fucking go purple fucker!"
Gar, who was being lifted out of the pool by Milotic, rolled his eyes and talked down to Bakugou like a child, "Again with the nickname. My hair hasn't been purple for a long time!", But Bakugou still stayed determined and set in his ways. Not backing down an inch. Gar groaned in exhaustion and told him, "But since you're so insistent. How about this?", Bakugou raised an inquisitive eyebrow as he listened. "I'll race you from one end of the pool to the other without my Pokémon while you can use your quirk. And you get bragging rights to feed that broken little thing you call an ego. Sounds good?", He offered.
Back smiled curling at this and letting off an explosion into his palm he exclaimed, "I'll blow your ass right out!"
"Can you please watch what you say? For Arecu's sake.", Gar told him while looking disgusted, making Bakugou growl at him. He then pounds on his chest with both fists and proclaims, "Let's see who's better! Your wimpy gene mutation or 6 million years of pure evolution!"
Iida was the one acting as a referee this time, and the two boys set off on equal sides looking ready to go. Well Gar looked ready to swim, and Bakugou looked ready to fight. When Iida sent them off, Bakugou blasted himself across the pool in a few seconds. Landing on the other end with a smug expression, he was shocked to hear the words he didn't want to.
"And the winner is Gar!", Iida called out.
Bakugou spun around and shouted, "What!?"
"He got there a whole five seconds before you.", Iida pointed out.
Bakugou looked at the pool and saw two feet sticking up from the pool, hooked on the dry top with Gar still below the water, upside down, and taking a relaxed pose. Bakugou ground his teeth and kicked the legs off, forcing Gar to surface.
Once out of the water, Bakugou demanded, "That's shit! Again!"
Gar smiled and did a rematch with him, only for Bakugou to lose once more. Bakugou growled and demanded, "Best two out of three!"
Once again they raced, and once again Bakugou lost! He looked to the side while flying on the third rematch and saw Gar swimming so fast he swore he was a fish or dolphin!
Once back on the dry top, Bakugou got into his face and demanded, "Best three out of-!"
But Gar put a finger to his lips and once he was stunned into silence by the act, Gar shook his head slowly off to the side, and told him with a pitiful tone, "Katsuki, just give up. You're embarrassing yourself."
Bakugou backed away from him, his expression unrecognizable, almost as if he were having a crisis. When he looked back at the others, he didn't see any of their faces. Just their eyes and mouths. Eyes that were locked onto him, and mouths that were whispering. Whispering about him, demeaning pitiful things, all about him. He held his eyes closed and ears shut but he could still hear and feel them all the same.
All until he exploded and yelled at them, "Shut the hell up! All of you!", And ran away.
The rest of 1-A, who just stood there, looked at one another in confusion about what happened. When the awkwardness and unease settled down I'd when they started to talk again.
"But none of us said anything.", Iida stated aloud.
"What is wrong with him?", Uraraka asked while putting her hands on her hips.
"What's right with him is the real question.", Gar stated while rolling his eyes.
Before they could do anything else, they all felt a strange and powerful presence come upon them, and turning towards it they saw their Homeroom teacher watching them. An unexpected and also unwelcomed sight to say the least. For some reason, he didn't look happy or at least bothered about something, it was always hard to tell.
"Aizawa sensei!", They all shouted in shock.
"Pack it up, your time is up.", Aizawa told them in no uncertain terms.
"AW, What!?", they all shouted again.
"But we just got here!", Kirishima argues.
"And it's finally peaceful!", Mina protesters.
Alongside many others who are shot down by the man who activated his quirk. Once silent he tells them, "This is non-negotiable."
Before they could all groan and start to leave, Gar walked up to the man and placed both hands on his shoulders. Confused by this gesture, he didn't react as Gar slung him over his shoulder.
"Garfield! Hey! Put me down!", Aizawa commanded him.
"As you wish.", Gar obliged casually while throwing him into the pool. When the hero resurfaced with an irritated expression, Gar put on a coy act and stated "Oh no! Shota, you're drenched all the way through! What a pity!", Aizawa glared at him as he continued, "And since you never bring a change of clothes with you, let alone change from my knowledge, I guess you have no choice but to make the long trek home in your soaking wet outfit. How embarrassing.", he put a finger to his lip while putting on puppy dog eyes, "And besides that, you can't just kick us out and go home. We might pull a fast one and come back when you're not looking. And if you left another teacher in charge, there's a high chance they'd just let us be or even join us. Oh whatever shall you do?", Gar asked while giving him an impish smile.
Aizawa huffed as he seemed to concede defeat, and then asked Gar, "Did you have to do that with my phone still in my pocket?"
Gar waved his hand dismissively and told him, "Oh please, Shota. I'm cold, not cruel. Right, Rotom?"
Rotom then came out of nowhere with a phone covered in a cat styled protective case, holding it gingerly he said to the object, "Ah mademoiselle téléphone, tu es la plus belle patate que j'aie jamais vue!"
Aoyama looked at him weirdly and asked, "Rotom. Why did you just call Aizawa Sensie's phone a beautiful potato?"
Rotom looked embarrassed by this but then pouted and told him, "Oh shut up. You know it sounded romantic. Buzzt."
After this, Aizawa managed to find a spare swimsuit in his size and since he had to wait it out, decided to play lifeguard for the other teens as they causally played and saw in the large pool. While off to his side, Gar stood and lightly teased him while petting his face as he stood under an umbrella.
"Aw, Shota. You look so nice in a swimsuit. And it's good your skin finally gets some sunlight. People were starting to think you were a shiny Mega Gengar.", Gar cooed at him.
"I hate you.", Aizawa grunted as he put on sunglasses.
"Oh don't pout. Your clothes will drip dry…..eventually.", he told him as Milotic "accidentally" splashed more water into it while Volcarona was nowhere to be seen.
From the pool, Izuku called out, "Come on Gar, we're playing Marco Polo. And your Polo."
Gar called back and jumped into the pool with a cannonball while Aizawa shouted at him to not do any of that. Leading the class to have a very memorable pool day indeed.
Hey guys hope you've been enjoying these smaller chapters I've pumped out. Any way the next chapter is going to be about The Final Exam Arc. Since it not very long in both the Manga or Anime, it won't be so long here. Probably like two parts at the most. And then we will be tying up a loose end from a previous plot line. Guess what it is if you can? After that I may do a few smaller chapters before getting into the next bigger arc. Anyhow, Please Review and have a Plus Ultra day!