Great news lads. I finally remembered how to upload images, so this story finally has its own picture card. This is a happy day.
It does feel kind of weird writing this story again after I made plans to cancel it. It's like getting caught cheating and then saying you still want to stay together.
Eh, oh well. On to the 2nd round.
After a mad dash through the halls, Peter made his way back to the viewing area just in time.
"Took you long enough bro."
"Gimme a break Eijirou, this place is confusing!" Peter replied indignantly. He was sweating a little due to his frantic dash through the building. There were so many hallways and doors, and Peter had likely run through all of them before finally making his way back to the viewing area.
"So, what'd I miss? I wasn't even gone that long, so how did the first round already end?"
"Well, Midoriya had a pretty interesting match with Shinso. He stopped moving at first then just started walking out of bounds on his own. But then this big air explosion came out of his hand and he snapped out of whatever daze he was in." Jiro explained.
"Yeah, and then he just ran to Shinso and threw him out of the ring!" Tooru finished.
"After that, Todoroki didn't even let Tokoyami move. Right when the match started, he created this huge glacier and encased him. Tokoyami tried to use Dark Shadow to get out, and he almost succeeded, but then Todoroki just froze him again so he was fully encased."
"That's...a bit concerning." Peter sweat-dropped at Ojiro's explanation.
"And what about you and Uraraka?" Peter turned to Kirishima.
"He beat me." Peter turned and saw Uraraka behind him. One of her eyes was bruised.
"Whoa! What happened?"
"He turned all scary and spiky and charged me. I moved out of the way and touched him, but he just smashed his hand into the ground and clawed over to me while his legs flew in the air. I kept running away, but I couldn't keep my hold on him for too long, so I had to release my quirk. I was too tired to run, so I couldn't avoid his punch."
"And then everybody started booing! I mean, what the hell?! I thought it was pretty manly of me to pull that off!" Kirishima cried sadly.
"You went too far Kirishima! She obviously couldn't put up a fight, you only needed to pick her up and move her out of bounds! You could have at least deactivated your hardening if you were going to punch her in the face!" Tooru shouted."
Kirishima only groaned and sank into his seat. Peter patted his shoulder comfortingly, though it didn't seem to do much.
"So where are Iida and Bakugo?"
"They're in the ring Peter. Their match is about to start."
"Oh. Thanks Shoji."
Normally, they would discuss who might win, but now there was no need. They believed in Iida, they knew he was capable, but he was unlikely to win against Bakugo. Iida's only chance would be to dash over to him as fast as possible and push him out. The problem was that, whether the class liked to admit it or not, Bakugo was smart. He knew that was all Iida could do, so he probably had a plan in place already.
"Hopefully Iida can give him a few good hits."
"AND...BEGIN!" Present Mic shouted through the speakers.
Just like they had all predicted, Iida dashed straight for Bakugo. The blonde boy reacted by exploding the ground under him, cracking the ground and sending himself flying upwards. At the speed he was going, Iida was likely to trip on the uneven ground and ring himself out. Surprisingly though, he stopped.
Iida jumped a short distance before slamming his legs down at a sharp angle, the force from his engines causing his legs to go through the cement. It was rough, but he stopped himself from ringing out.
Bakugo dropped from the air and tried to explode Iida's face, but the boy only activated his engines again and sped around Bakugo, aiming a kick at his back. Without turning around, Bakugo shoved his arm to the side, creating an explosion that pushed him away. Iida's kick met only air.
"Well that's surprising. It's still going." Peter said to himself as Present Mic screamed his commentary.
The match continued in this back and forth motion, the two boys both trying to get behind the other and shove them out. Neither of them had landed a hit, but their quirks were doing the work for them. Iida's engines were audibly stalling and Bakugo's arms were twitching. It was extremely faint though, and Peter would bet that only a few other people in the stands could actually see it.
"Tch. Enough of this. You want to fight you bastard? THEN LET'S FIGHT FOR REAL!" Bakugo screamed, throwing his arms towards Iida.
"Well, that's a wrap." Peter sat back in his chair with a sigh. This was the same thing Bakugo had done when he was fed up with Mina. Iida was fast, but he couldn't avoid something that big.
"...Recipro…"
"Hm?" Peter leaned forward again. Was Iida saying something?"
"BURST!" Iida shouted. Peter saw the flames on his engines turn blue before Iida vanished. No, not vanish, he was just moving very quickly. Peter could track him with his enhanced senses, but he was still surprised by his speed.
Bakugo released a large explosion just as Iida moved. The explosion surged forward, blanketing the arena in smoke. It wasn't fast enough though.
"Where are you looking, Bakugo?"
Bakugo whirled around and, by instinct alone, threw his arms up in defense. Iida had dashed behind him, racing ahead of the explosion. Now in position, he swung his leg around and smashed his heel into Bakugo. The blonde boy was sent flying into the smoke cloud. More explosions could be heard, though they were much smaller.
Curious, Peter peered into the smoke, trying to find out what was happening. He got his answer when the dust settled.
Those small explosions were apparently Bakugo's way of keeping himself in bounds, propelling himself forwards and away from the line. He now stood on the other side of the arena, a deep red mark on his arms from where Iida had kicked him. His eyes glowed with anger.
"Ghh, my engines are dead. I can't move." Iida groaned.
"So that's the price he pays for his speed. Don't feel bad Iida, you did your best." Peter waved down at the blue-haired boy, catching his attention and sending a smile his way.
Iida simply sighed as Bakugo raced towards him, clearly pissed off. Raising his hand, he made a declaration.
"Ms. Midnight, I would like to forfeit. In my state, there is no way for me to act before my opponent reaches me."
"Tenya Iida has forfeited!" Midnight declared after nodding her head. "Katsuki Bakugo is the winner!"
"WHAT?! YOU DAMN BASTARD! YOU THINK YOU GET TO RUN AWAY BY FORFEITING?!" Bakugo cut his explosions, crashing down and stomping towards Iida.
"Certainly not. I am simply incapable of doing anything in my current state, so there is little point in continuing this match." Iida bowed to Bakugo, who roared angrily before stomping back to the tunnel. Iida remained for about 15 seconds before smoke stopped coming from his engines. Then, he too left the arena.
"This match is over! Will the next two contestants please make their way to the central arena for their match?" Midnight shouted.
"Good luck Momo." The class all said words of encouragement as Momo bowed gratefully and walked out the door.
"Ibarra, huh? Well, Momo might have a chance depending on two variables. Whether or not she knows how to make a certain thing, and how fast she can make it."
"What's that Peter?" Kirishima asked.
"If she doesn't use it, I'll tell you." Peter responded cryptically.
The two students walked onto the cement arena. Present Mic made his somehow hurtful yet mildly entertaining introductions before declaring the match had started.
Unsurprisingly, Ibarra immediately sent many vines into the ground to use for later. Momo had clearly started to make something, evident by the pink shine coming from her body, but it was hard to tell what. Peter did find her next move odd though.
She created a sword in one hand, and some kind of bottle in the other, yet the pink glow persisted, meaning she was still making something. Dashing forward, Momo ran to Ibarra with little concern for her surroundings.
"Wait, I know what she's planning. Huh, not bad Momo. That might actually work." Peter thought as he smiled down at the scene before him.
Ibarra sent many of her rooted vines up through the ground to attack Momo. She would not be deterred however, simply hacking them down with her small sword. Finally, Ibarra stopped sending singular vines and created a seething wall of vines to throw at her opponent. Momo instantly dropped the sword, standing her ground as her hand started glowing.
"What is she doing? Why would she drop her weapon!?" Sero shouted.
"Relax Sero, she has a plan." Peter assured him.
The bottle she was holding was plain clear glass and the liquid inside was also clear, so it was a bit hard to tell. But as soon as Peter had noticed the rag inside, he put the pieces together. Just as he predicted, from her glowing hand came a lighter.
"Molotov cocktail. DIY warfare at its finest."
Wasting no time, Momo lit the rag and threw the bottle at the wall of vines. It was shattered by one of the vines lashing out and immediately covered the green wall in flames. Finally, a shape started to emerge on Momo's body, slowly appearing through her arm.
"What is that?" One of the students asked.
"I knew that was the plan. Genius planning Momo." Peter noticed he was getting confused looks from everybody except for Jiro, who already figured it out, and Bakugo, who had apparently come back at some point.
"Uh...what? How do you know what it is?"
"Simple Eijirou. I noticed that the more complex the molecular structure, the longer it takes to make something. She needs something big to fight Ibarra, so it would take a while for it to be ready. That means she would need a distraction. Alcohol, glass, and cloth all have fairly simple molecular structures, and the sword was just to help her move closer. Now that the molotov bought her some time, it's time for the real fight, with her real weapon."
"Which is?"
"Look."
Peter pointed down at Momo, whose arm was glowing brighter as a black object pushed its way out. Finally, a long tube of some kind emerged, a tube with a small fire at the end and a stock on the other.
"Is..is that…" Uraraka trailed off.
"IT'S A FUCKING FLAMETHROWER! HOW THE HELL DOES SHE KNOW HOW TO MAKE THAT?!" Sero screamed loudly.
"Better not to ask. Who knows what kind of books she's reading to learn how to do that." Peter chuckled
Her weapon finished, Momo slowly walked towards the still burning wall of vines, blasting what was left of them with the flamethrower. They quickly burned away, revealing Ibarra through the gaps. With the small amount of time she had, Momo shoved the lighter into her pocket and created 4 more molotov bottles, which she fastened to her chest with straps on her shirt.
"She looks like a Vietnam soldier." Jiro commented.
"She might as well be with all the fire she's bringing. All she needs is the face paint."
"Ash is doing that for her Peter." Kirishima pointed down, making Peter look closer at Momo.
Indeed, a great amount of ash was coming off the burnt vines, clinging to Momo's skin. When she wiped it from her face, it left black streaks in place of the dirty patches.
"Well, never mind then. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Momo Yaoyorozu, Vietnam sergeant." Peter joked, a little amused by how Momo looked.
The wall was now completely gone, and behind it, Ibarra had created several huge tendrils, all of them the same size as the one she had used to ring out Tsuyu earlier. Momo calmly strode forward, turning her flamethrower on any vine tendril that whipped towards her. They all burned away just before they could reach her.
"Wait, where's the fuel tank? She only made a flamethrower."
"It's internalized, so it's small. That's why she's got the molotovs. It'd be faster to make a flamethrower with limited fuel and a few molotovs than making a flamethrower and a huge gas tank." Peter explained.
Ibarra wasn't only attacking from the front. She also made tendrils behind Momo, which didn't even earn a gaze. Momo would only take one of her molotovs, light it, and toss it behind her. Ibarra was panting, feeling the strain from creating so many giant tendrils so quickly.
Then, Ibarra got lucky. As Momo was torching one of the vine towers in front of her, her weapon suddenly stopped spewing fire. She was out of gas. The still burning vine was able to reach her, smacking her away. Momo managed to save herself by shooting a sharp pole from the palm of her hand. The poled dug into the ground, slowing her momentum and keeping her in bounds. Even still, there was a large cut above her left eye, and judging by how she shook her head and the strange look in her eyes, she was more than a little bit dazed.
"Crap. She was doing so well."
"Stay calm guys. Ibarra isn't doing much better. Besides, she's still got two molotovs, and with the extra distance, she has time to make something else."
Momo climbed to her feet, staggering a bit before she caught herself. Stretching her arms out to he side, her hands glowed once more. From one hand came 8 small, bright blue balls. From the other came a small, black, rectangular object that emitted small sparks.
"What are those?"
"Hold up Peter, even you're confused?" Peter's classmates stared at him incredulously. Peter only shrugged.
"I can't tell you about something I've never seen before."
Setting the balls down, Momo pulled out her last two molotovs, throwing them at two random vine tentacles. Picking the balls back up, she threw them across the arena. Ibarra sent a few smaller vines to intercept them, catching and crushing the balls.
"NO!" Uraraka shouted. "SHE NEEDS THO-"
Uraraka cut herself off. Once broken, the balls began leaking some kind of white cloud. The cloud moved quickly, blanketing the entire half of the arena.
"Is that smoke?"
"Nah. It's too thin Eijirou. See, you can still see through it. It's more like...mist" Peter slowed down, thinking about Momo's plan. "I got it. I know her plan. Geez Momo, you really can be scary sometimes, you know that?"
Any fool knew that mist was made of water vapor. As long as the mist was thick enough, all you needed was a bit of a shock, and…
Her opponent's side of the arena was fully covered, the mist layering together and growing thicker and harder to see through. Momo hurled the small black device into the dense cloud. As soon as it made contact, the entire arena lit up.
"GAH! What is that?! It's so bright?!" Shoji complained.
"She created an extremely thick mist cloud then threw a shock charger into it. It sparked inside the water vapor which gave Momo-"
"Electric mist." Kirishima finished. "That's so awesome." [1]
The previously white cloud now glowed blue, random sparks of electricity shooting through it. Momo stood still, creating another flamethrower as she eyed the cloud. When she heard the vines retract into the ground, she threw down her flamethrower and created some kind of vacuum tube. Turning it on, she absorbed all the mist, sucking it into some kind of storage container. When it was all gone, Ibarra became visible, lying on the ground, passed out and charred from the electricity.
"IBARRA SHIOZAKI IS UNABLE TO CONTINUE! THE WINNER IS MOMO YAOYOROZU!" Midnight announced. The crowd cheered wildly, the class 1A students among them.
"You know, I'm kind of glad I didn't get into this round. If it means I don't have to fight Momo, I'll gladly sit in the stands." Jiro shuddered at the sight of Ibarra.
"Guess that means I'm next. I'm up against Midoriya, right? Hey, where is he anyway?" Peter asked as he stood from his seat. Since he got back, there was no sign of the greenette anywhere.
"I'm not sure. He didn't come back after his fight with Shinso." Uraraka also looked around for her friend.
"Well he wasn't in the medical ward, so he's probably fine. I'm sure he'll show up." Peter waved off his concerns as he strode to the edge of the viewing area, calmly stepping off the ledge and landing hard on the ground some 10 meters below. He walked to the arena and sat down, waiting.
4 minutes passed before Midoriya finally walked out from the tunnel.
"Cutting it a bit close man. You know you're disqualified if you don't show up after 5 minutes, right?" Peter chided in a friendly voice as he stood up.
"I-I know. I had...s-s-something important to d-do." Midoriya stared at the ground sheepishly.
"Well, I may be an idiot, but I know enough not to bother you about it. You all good now?"
"Y-yeah. Of course."
"Great. Then let's get started."
"THE MATCH BETWEEN PETER PARKER, THE VIGILANTE LEGEND, AND IZUKU MIDORIYA, THE GREEN FLASH, HAS NOW...BEGUN!"
Back at the waiting room, a certain vampire girl was watching excitedly.
"Come one Peter! You better win this, or I'm walking out there and embarrassing you in front of everybody."
Pausing to consider all the ways she could embarrass Peter, Toga smiled a little.
"Well...maybe it won't be so bad it he loses.
Fun chapter here. Who knew it'd be so much fun turning Momo into a war vet?
[1]: In Titanfall 2 (And maybe 1, I don't know, never played it) there's something called an electric smoke grenade, and it's exactly what it sounds like. They're super cool and I loved using them. It makes me a bit sad that I haven't seen grenades like it in other games.
Now it's time for a crazy long note. I've got a "quick question" for you all, and no this isn't foreshadowing, so stay calm. I'm just asking because I'm curious.
If All Might and Peter were to fight who do you think would win? Now, I know the MHA fanboys and movie-only marvel fans are probably going to say All Might, but I think Peter could win. Let me explain.
First, there's the simple fact that Peter limits himself. Peter punches so hard, that he once sent the Rhino, in his full battlesuit by the way, flying for nearly a mile through several building with one hit. And even then, he still held himself back. Do you have any idea how much Rhino weighs with his armor? I've mentioned this before, but Peter was also strong enough to hold half the Empire State building after it got cut in half. I know All Might is still stronger, but the fact is that if Peter didn't hold back, he's more than strong enough to at least hurt All Might with his attacks, which most people can't do.
Secondly, All Might probably couldn't even hit him. Yes, he's fast, but consider Peter's movement capabilities. He has superhuman speed, to the point that he can outrun cars, and enhanced reflexes, along with the spider sense. All Might may be faster in terms of raw speed, but Peter has him beat in reaction time. He can dodge attacks from Electro. Consider that for a second. He's dodging actual lightning, which moves at...well, FRICKIN' LIGHT SPEED! If he dodges it, that means Peter is reacting at light speed and moving out of the way of something moving at light speed. All Might's fast, but he is NOT faster than light. Any attack he throws Peter's way, the spider sense would warn him and his speed and reflexes would handle the rest.
Lastly, in the comics, Peter has beaten the Hulk in a fight. Not once, but 4 times, and one of those, he was in World Breaker form. Now, Hulk is massively underpowered in the movies. In the comics, he gets bigger, stronger, faster, and tougher the angrier he gets, plus he has a healing factor. He could become so fast he outran fighter jets, he's tough enough to survive being nuked, can survive in space, and healed half his body in less than 20 minutes after Zeus vaporized him. Yes, you heard right, Zeus was in the Marvel comics.
Peter beating Hulk just once is something not many characters have done, but he's done it FOUR TIMES! And don't forget, the 4th time when he was World Breaker is just insane. For those of you who don't know, World Breaker is Hulk's strongest form. He emits huge amounts of gamma radiation from his body, is nearly impossible to injure, moves incredibly fast, and is so strong that he can create earthquakes felt hundreds of miles away with just one stomp.
And Peter beat him. Granted, he had some help, but he still beat him.
World Breaker Hulk was strong enough to pull a planet back together. He just jumped straight into the planet's core, grabbed two tectonic plates, and pulled the planet together. I'm forgot the exact number, but I'm pretty sure just one tectonic plate weighs around 45 quintillion tons. And Peter was able to take punches from him and get back up. I don't care how strong All Might was even in his prime, he is not THAT powerful. If Peter can take multiple punches from something that strong and not even get knocked out, All Might has no chance. The worst United States of Smash would do is maybe rupture a few organs and break his bones. But even then, give Peter a few minutes and he'll heal, meanwhile All Might is done for good because USS burns out his power completely.
You're welcome to your opinion, but I say that Peter would win. I do not mean to insult anybody, I just wanted to ask your opinion and voice mine. Please do not make a war zone out of the review section over this. I just want to hear your opinion and why.
Okay, now that that insanely long note is finished, it's time to sign off.
Thank you for reading and remember to leave a review.
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