This one is longer than the last chapter! Okay, new trend for 'Iron Maiden'. When a major event is happening, the chapters will be longer. Okay? Okay!

By the way, this had two endings. One is the real deal, and the other is an alternative ending. The alternative ending will be at the very bottom after the preview of the next chapter. Go read it if you wish.

"No matter the outcome, no hard feelings?"

"No hard feelings."

"Begin!"

I quickly whipped out my pistol and began to fire it at Midoriya. Midoriya dodged them all as he started running to his left. I ran with him as I kept firing, but he was too agile for me to land a hit on him. "Damn he is fast," I say as I change my aim and fire a few feet in front of him. I almost catch him off guard, but it doesn't work as he jumps to his right to avoid being hit and going out of bounds. I give up using the pistol and run towards him. Midoriya seems a bit frightened by my display of competitiveness. I guess he never thought I would be this aggressive already.

When I get close to Midoriya, I throw a left hook at him, but he counters by crossing his arm against mine and striking me in the face while I miss him. I stagger backward slightly and feel him grab my arm. I quickly break his hold and kick him square in the gut and follow up with another kick to his face. Midoriya yelps in pain as I do a spinning kick to his head, but he blocks it with his arm before flipping me backward. I swiftly put my hands behind me and use all my strength to push myself back up onto my feet and try to go for another punch, but I meet his fist with mine. We then lock hands and attempt to use our other fists at the same time only for them to end up in the same grasp. I pull our arms down so they are crossed as we look at each other.

"You're pretty good," I say with a smirk on my face.

"Same with you," Midoriya replies as we break it off and jump back to gain distance.

The crowd cheers for us as we examine each other while walking back towards the center of the stage.

"WOW! WHAT A SPECTACLE! WHAT A FURY OF STRIKES AND COUNTERS BY BOTH OPPONENTS!" Present Mic says over the speakers, "WHO'S READY FOR ROUND TWO?! I SURE KNOW I AM!"

I pop my neck and press a button on my wrist, "Alright, let's see you handle this." A new baby I haven't showcased yet reveals itself. My hands get wrapped up in metal nanites that increase my overall strength and speed of punches. I simply call them gauntlets.

"This is going to be a tough match." Midoriya signed as I charged at him once more with my left fist reeling back. When I get close to him, I throw my fist but once Midoriya focuses on my strike, I pull back and use my other hand to clock him in the jaw. Midoriya is left stunned as I take advantage and hit him with an uppercut that takes him off his feet. As Midoriya is hanging in midair, I punch him straight in the chest and send him flying back.

I hear Midoriya groaning as he picks himself back up, "I thought Tony said he has a Strength Enhancement Quirk." I thought to myself, "It doesn't seem like Midoriya is using it. Is he holding back?" The mere thought of Midoriya holding back against me rubs me the wrong way. I want him to fight me at his best and not treat me like a second rate fighter!

"Hey! Midoriya!" I yell out to him, "Are you even taking this seriously?!"

Midoriya, while grabbing at his stomach, blinks at me in surprise, "O-Of course I am!"

"Really?!" I say and cross my arms over my chest, "Then why do I get the feeling you are holding back!" The expression Midoriya makes confirms my answer that he is holding back against me. Though I am a hypocrite because I haven't busted out Version 1, I can't help but feel agitated by this development, "How disappointing." I say to myself as I run back to him once again.

Midoriya runs towards me with a limp as I pull my left arm back while he pulls his right arm. We swing at each other once we are close enough as our arms cross each other and miss their target. I feel Midoriya's leg sweep from under as I fall onto my back. Midoriya is about to grab me, but I spin my legs to force him back as I get up. I pounce at Midoriya and tackle him to the ground, but he quickly turns me over so I am on the ground. I pull my legs into my stomach and kick him high into the sky while getting on my knees.

At that moment, I see Midoriya put his index finger together with his thumb as his other arm is holding it in place. It looks like as if he is about to-! "SMASH!" Midoriya yells out as he flicks his fingers. My arrowshot baby activates as I move out of the way quickly and see a powerful force of wind destroy the concrete I was laying on. I hear Midoriya yelling as if he is in pain while he flies higher into the sky. I take a deep breathe and study the massive crater left by that blast.

"Okay, I better avoid that," At least I know Midoriya is fighting seriously now. I quickly place a mine on the floor as I start to devise a plan into my head.

When Midoriya touches down onto the ground, I pull out my pistol once more and switch it to rapid shot. I unload the gun at Midoriya, but he counters with another flick of his fingers. The arrowshot moves me out of harm's way as my rounds come flying back at me along with the smash. Every time Midoriya fires his 'Smash' attack, my arrowshot moves me. I noticed as we are moving around the ring that I am slightly quicker thanks to my arrowshot's agility, but one small misstep and I am done for. I just need him to get a little closer.

Midoriya stops firing and moving as I look at him closely, and what I see leaves me in shock. All four of his fingers on his right hand are an ugly purple. The purple color you get when you break a bone or more. I almost want to ask Midoriya if he is okay, but that look of determination on his face tells me that he is. Midoriya is fighting through the pain in order to defeat me? I must have him on the ropes if he wants to keep me at a distance.

Midoriya stares at me intently and grips his broken fingers in pure resilience, "I didn't think I would be pushed this far! Not that I ever doubted you, but I did not think I would have to resort to using all my fingers on my right hand!" Midoriya tells me as he aims his left hand at me.

I carefully drop a mine behind me and laugh a little, "I hope this works." I mumble to myself as I lift up my goggles over my head and stare at Midoriya, "Midoriya."

"Yeah?"

"Thank you."

Midoriya's guard drops as he looks at me with confusion, "Huh?"

"Thank you for taking me seriously. You have no idea how much that means to me." I tell him and fire my pistol at him. Midoriya quickly realizes what is about to happen, but sees that the energy bullet is aiming under him. Midoriya looks under him and his eyes are wide in terror and dismay as he sees the mine I planted before under him. Midoriya quickly covers his face as the bullet strikes the mine as it explodes in his face. "It's all or nothing!" I yell out as I step on the mine behind me. The force of the explosion sends me towards Midoriya at a speed to quick for him to react too as his arms are lowered. I retracted my left arm once more and placed all of my strength into this one punch, "Iron Fist!" I yell out as my fist connects with Midoriya's face. The sheer amount of force behind my punch was so powerful that it caused Midoriya to be taken off his feet and reel backward until he is out of bounds.

"MIDORIYA IS OUT OF BOUNDS!" Midnight says as I am panting in the ring while the realization of my victory hits me, "HATSUME WINS!"

"WWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT?!" Present Mic sounds as though as he is just as speechless as I am, "MEI HATSUME FROM THE SUPPORT CLASS HAS DEFEATED A STUDENT FROM THE HERO COURSE?! WHAT AN UPSET!"

The crowd roars in excitement and cheers for me as I stand up straight and look around. "I won…" I say to myself as a laugh escapes my mouth, "I WON!" I yell out and look to Midoriya as my adrenaline drops. I see Midoriya is sitting on the ground in silence as I run over to him. "Midoriya!"

Midoriya looks to me in silence as I kneel next to him. I can see the pain written all over his face, and I can't help but feel my heart break just looking at him in despair. Midoriya knows he has been beaten and that this is the end of the road for him this year. "Midoriya…" I mumble as the crowd silences themselves and watches us.

Midoriya gets up on his own as I do too. Midoriya and I look at each for a moment before he gives me a pained smile, "No hard feelings. Congratulations." Midoriya says as he grabs my arm with his good hand and raises my fist in the air with his bad hand pointing to me. The crowd erupts once more as I keep my gaze on Midoriya. I know it's hurting him so much that he lost on the inside, but he looks genuinely happy that I won though. Midoriya catches onto my stare and looks at me, "Don't worry about how I feel. I knew there was a chance I would lose against you, I could tell." Midoriya says to me, "You had that determined look in your eyes. The kind of look you have when you are trying to prove something."

I nod my head and smile at him in response. When Midoriya lowers my arm, I pull him into a quick tight hug as Midoriya hugs me back.

"Awwwww ain't that special?" Present Mic teases as we break off the hug and walk back to our tunnels.

Round 1:

Kirishima vs Iida (Winner: Iida)

Mina vs Uraraka (Winner: Uraraka)

Bakugo vs Sero (Winner: Bakugo)

Tokoyami vs Shiozaki (Winner: Shiozaki)

Kendo vs Monoma (Winner: Kendo)

Todoroki vs Kaminari (Winner: Todoroki)

Jiro vs Yaoyorozu (Winner: Yaoyorozu)

Midoriya vs Hatsume (Winner: Hatsume)

When I walked to the back, I was met by Mina, Jiro, Hagakure, and Kirishima.

"Dude," Mina shouted, "You beat Midoriya?!"

"Yeah." I reply, "What about it?"

"What about it?!" Hagakure says, "How did you outsmart him?! He's probably the best tactician in our class!"

I giggle nervously and rubbed the back of my head, "In all honesty, I just hoped for the best. I know how good he is, I am very lucky he never saw the mine under him." I admit to them.

Kirishima grinned, "But hot damn was that match awesome to watch! You two were going at it like two warriors on the battlefield!"

"Yeah, it was a spectacle to watch." Jiro agrees with a smile, "You really brought the fight to him, and now you are advancing to face Yaoyorozu."

"That's right!" Mina says with a gasp, "And she got it in through recommendations!"

"Oh, is that so?" I asked with slight concern, "Then she should be even tougher than most people here."

Kirishima nodded his head, "Yeah, she is the smartest in our class and no one is at her level of intelligence." Kirishima grinned, "But that doesn't mean you can't lose. I will be rooting for both of you since I can't choose between my friends."

I nod my head, "I understand." I take in a breath, "Well, I better get prepared. Unlike the first rounds, there isn't much time to prepare so if you excuse me, I have a tournament to win." I say with confidence.

Mina blinks in my direction, "I can't tell if that is confidence or cockiness. But either way, you go girl!" Mina pats me on the shoulder as her and the rest head back the way they came from. I start walking towards my locker room, but on the way there, I see Bakugo walking in my direction as his locker room is from where I came from.

We look at each other and come to a halt face-to-face. He eyes me with intensity and curiosity while I give him an unfaltering look.

We both stand in silence before Bakugo shatters the peace, "Don't think just because you beat Deku that it makes you on my level. Deku couldn't beat anyone if that quirk of his is just going to break him." Bakugo says with his usual venomous tone.

"I'm not looking to be on your level," I reply, "I'm aiming to be above you."

Bakugo laughs in my face, "Yeah, sure." He says before his laughter suddenly stops and he throws a quick hook past my face with an explosion coming from his hand, "You aren't even worth the effort. If you somehow make it to the finals, I will gladly put you in your place. At the bottom of the deck with the rest of you weaker Quirk users."

Oh, that struck a nerve. I seriously have no idea what this guys problem is, but I will not let some spoiled brat intimate me into submission. Despite how hard I want to break out Version I and kick his ass, I keep my cool and look him straight into his barbaric eyes, "And if I win the tournament? What will you do then?"

Bakugo huffs, "I don't need to think on that. If it ain't Ponytail who beats you, then it will be the half-half bastard. But even then, let's say you get a fluke victory over him, then I will be the one to crush your dreams." Bakugo then puts on a smug smirk, "And I will be more than glad to do it."

I grab his hand and throw it back at him. I say nothing as I walk past him. In my mind, there is no way I will win against him in a war of words as he will not let up. The only way I will beat him is if I win the tournament and if I have to fight him at the end, then it will be a sweet victory.

When I get my locker room, I notice I am the only one it. It would make sense since no one in the support class even made it past the obstacle course aside from me. I sit on the bench and think back to what Bakugo told me about 'putting me in my place.'

"That cocky son of…," I mumble to myself before I notice a blue light appearing from my goggles and see Tony appear in front of me.

"Oh don't get caught up on what the brat thinks." Tony says with a shake of his head, "He thinks he is better than everyone else. I've seen the records, and I can understand why. No one has ever been able to beat him in fights growing up, he always came out on top."

"I thought you said Midoriya beat him before?" I ask Tony with my head tilted.

"Well, technically he did, but not through battle. Midoriya simply outsmarted him to attain victory because he couldn't compete with him in hand-to-hand combat." Tony explains to me, "So, he is still undefeated in terms of battling."

"Okay," I reply with my fists clenching in anger, "But that doesn't why he is a huge jackhole. You can be undefeated in fights, but that should make him an egomaniac, not a jerk to everyone around him."

"That part of him has a lot to do with how the schools he's been to have treated him." Tony's face twists into a furious expression, "The schools have kept these under wraps, but Bakugo has always been a bully to everyone, but since his Quirk was so amazing in the eyes of the teachers they never punished him for anything he did."

"What did he do to his classmates?" I ask with an expressionless tone.

"I won't tell you. I know you are angry, but I don't want you to take it out on Yaoyorozu. She doesn't deserve your rage." Tony tells me much to my frustrations. "If you really want to know, ask Midoriya." Great. The last guy who probably wants to talk about Bakugo's past is the one person who I have to confront about it.

I shake my head slightly and look up to see a TV broadcasting at the Sports Festival. Might as well watch as I prep my babies for my fight with Yaoyorozu.

Round 2:

Iida vs Uraraka

Bakugo vs Shiozaki

Kendo vs Todoroki

Yaoyorozu vs Hatsume

"ONTO THE SECOND ROUND FOLKS!" Present Mic announced, "AND OH BOY DO WE HAVE QUITE A FEW MATCHUPS, BUT FIRST LET'S START WITH THE VICTORS OF THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS! IT IS TENYA IIDA ON THE LEFT AND OCHACO URARAKA ON THE RIGHT!"

Iida and Uraraka were staring at one another intently, yet their expressions also showed compassion.

"This was an unexpected development, Uraraka, though I am honored to be your opponent." Iida acknowledged his opposition.

Uraraka smiled, "I feel the same way, Iida!" Uraraka said as both of them got into quick poses.

"Begin!"

Iida dashed towards Uraraka at lightning speed and went behind her, mimicking the same strategy he used against Kirishima in the previous round. Though instead of pushing Uraraka, he grabbed her by the waistband of her pants and ran towards the ring out. Smart strategy because Uraraka could easily reach behind her and make him float whereas this technique forces her arms to fling forward with the wind.

Before Iida could reach the line, I saw Uraraka barely able to touch his right jet booster with all of her fingers. Iida's right leg suddenly shot upwards as he let go of Uraraka and Uraraka rolled for a bit but did not go out of bounds. Iida stopped his engines from running, but the damage was already done as he was sent flying into a wall and out of the ring.

"Iida is out of bounds! Uraraka is the winner!"

Huh. That was an astonishing turnabout.

Uraraka ran out of the ring while pressing her fingers together to release her gravity quirk on Iida. "Iida!" Uraraka cried to him as he was in a daze on the floor, "Are you okay?!"

"Yes, I am fine. Though my leg is hurting a lot." Iida replied casually but then smiled, "You have bested me. I did not think you'll be able to fight against the wind like that. Congratulations, Uraraka." Uraraka smiled and helped Iida up, using her body as a crutch for him as they entered the tunnel together.

Round 2:

Iida vs Uraraka (Winner: Uraraka)

Bakugo vs Shiozaki

Kendo vs Todoroki

Yaoyorozu vs Hatsume

"NEXT UP WE HAVE CLASS 1-A VS CLASS 1-B! IT IS KATSUKI BAKUGO VS IBARA SHIOZAKI!"

Bakugo stared at Shiozaki with his typical angry glare as Shiozaki gave him the same look back. I could tell that Shiozaki was weakened from her last bout because her vines were not as green as before, in fact, they looked kinda yellowish on the TV. There was also the obvious giveaway that she had less hair on her head than before. Dark Shadow really cut off so much of her vines that Shiozaki is practically running on fumes at this point. Not a good condition to be against someone like Bakugo who is an intense fighter.

"Begin!"

Shiozaki used most of her vines to create a shield around to protect her from Bakugo's blast with only two vines being used on offense. Bakugo did not waste haste charging at Shiozaki with his explosions acting as propellers. The vines did little to prevent Bakugo from advancing towards Shiozaki as he used both of his hands to incinerate them to ash with his explosions. When Bakugo got near to Shiozaki's barrier, five more vines detached themselves and aimed for the explosive user. Bakugo jumped back and blasted two of them, but two of them managed to grab Bakugo's arms and pin them against his back with the last one holding him by his waist.

Shiozaki exposed herself with the same scowl she had on before the match begun, "Though I was harsh on Tokoyami and Dark Shadow in my last battle, I have no doubts about you and your character. Just watching you and personally having to battle you tells me you are no kindred soul."

"Oh spare me the religious talk…" Bakugo said as he suddenly grew a dangerous smile, "AND DIE!" Bakugo let out a massive explosion from his hands that caused the vines holding them back to wither away from the heat. Shiozaki backed up slightly and was about to send more vines at him, but Bakugo shut her down as he then put his hands forward and blasted Shiozaki on the head.

When the smoke cleared, Shiozaki was left with black hair. Her once green and luscious vines had died and decayed into corpses from Bakugo's violent eruptions.

"Hmph." Bakugo looked down at Shiozaki, who was still standing her ground without fear, "Why don't you just give up now? You don't stand a chance."

Shiozaki's expression worsens as she took a step forward, "I will never give up! As a proud priest once said, 'Iscariot does not shirk when the enemy presents itself!' And I will not falter against the likes of you!" Shiozaki courageously stated with clear intentions of not backing down.

Bakugo rolled his eyes, "Whatever." Bakugo aimed his hands at Shiozaki and unmercifully fired a powerful blast from them that knocked Shiozaki out of the ring.

"Shiozaki is out! Bakugo wins!"

Bakugo snorted and did not bother to wait any longer and walked away.

Shiozaki got up on her feet and watched Bakugo leave with ire. "I do pray that you lose. You need a lesson in humility." Shiozaki turns away and touches her head, "Do not worry my beautiful vines, I will heal you with the Lord's light."

Round 2:

Iida vs Uraraka (Winner: Uraraka)

Bakugo vs Shiozaki (Winner: Bakugo)

Kendo vs Todoroki

Yaoyorozu vs Hatsume

"That was a rather unsettling battle." Present Mic expressed his opinion on the previous fight, "Anyways, LET'S MOVE ON! IT IS ANOTHER CLASS 1-A VS CLASS 1-B MATCHUP! IN ONE CORNER, WE HAVE THE PRESIDENT OF CLASS 1-B, ITSUKA KENDO! AND IN THE OTHER CORNER, THE YOUNGEST SON OF ENDEAVOR, SHOUTO TODOROKI!"

Todoroki looks calmer than he was in the first round. I am glad to see that he is okay now, but I still worry for Kendo. We saw how powerful Todoroki can be in against Kaminari, he defeated him in record time and left the Sports Festival on hold because of his singular attack.

"Are you doing okay now?" Kendo asked Todoroki.

"What does it matter to you?" Todoroki questioned.

"Because I am not sure if they'll appreciate it if you leave the Sports Festival on another break," Kendo answered. Todoroki huffed in response.

"Begin!"

Todoroki quickly formed ice on the ground and had it quickly aiming for Kendo, but it was not a big iceberg this time, rather it was a linear layer of ice. Kendo inflated on her right hand and smashed the ice before it got to her feet. Using her gigantic hand as a shield, Kendo dashed towards Todoroki to try and get a big hit on it. Todoroki froze the ground under him and began to slide on the ice to increase his speed significantly.

Kendo stopped and watched as Todoroki began to shoot ice at Kendo in all directions while riding his ice slide. Kendo blocked all of the attacks, but the ice was getting to her as her hand was shivering and getting covered in frost. Kendo tried to strike at Todoroki but missed when he was able to dodge with ease. Kendo then deflated her hand and planted her left hand under her. When it inflated, she was above ground and away from the ice. Todoroki did not flinch however as his attacks on increased. Kendo knew that as long as Todoroki has the momentum, she will be in danger of losing so she has to figure out a way to stop his drive.

Kendo placed her legs on her massive hand and jumped off of it while at the same she shrunk her hand. Using her right hand now, Kendo punched the ground as the area around them shook. The vibration caused Todoroki to lose his balance slightly, and that was the opening Kendo needed. Kendo managed to land in front of Todoroki and used her already enlarged right hand to smack him out of the ring. Todoroki; however, was already prepared because he ducked under her blow and grabbed her leg. Using all of his power, Todoroki quickly froze Kendo's leg but did not stop until her entire body, head, and arms included, were frozen in a thick layer of ice. Todoroki made sure to leave her face exposed so she could breathe.

"Kendo," Midnight called out, "Do you wield?"

Kendo struggled greatly to break the ice, but she should not even mover her big hand, "No!" Kendo suddenly broke through the ice as her left hand grew in size and destroyed the ice around her. It left many, including Todoroki, stunned.

"WOW! THE FIGHT CONTINUES!"

Kendo smashed the rest of the ice away, but Kendo was shivering like a leaf on a windy day. Todoroki snapped out of his trance and fired off more ice in Kendo's way. Kendo replied by using both of her hands as shields, but her speed was severely cut short. Her legs were shaking violently. Todoroki had a face of concern on him as he stopped using his ice quirk.

"I-I-I-I'm not d-d-d-d-one, y-y-yet!" Kendo spoke with an obvious stutter.

"No, give in." Todoroki said, "If I keep going, you'll catch hyperthermia or go into shock. I will not cause you to go into such a life-threatening state." Todoroki stated.

Kendo looked at Todoroki with wonder. He did speak the truth because if Todoroki keeps going, Kendo will freeze. Kendo's legs suddenly gave out as she was brought to her knees, "Okay!" Kendo's voice sounded depressed behind the shakiness of it, "I-I-I wield." Kendo announced as Midnight quickly made her way to the shivering girl.

"KENDO HAS GIVEN UP! TODOROKI WIN!" Present Mic says with some concern in his voice.

Midnight held up an 'X' sign with her arms, and that caused the stadium to go silent as well as me. That 'X' sign means that paramedics are needed immediately. Todoroki got next to Kendo and placed his left hand on Kendo's body as steam suddenly emitted from her body. Kendo gasped and shook more, but relaxed when her body felt warmer.

"Thank you, Todoroki." Kendo softly spoke as the paramedics arrived. They helped Kendo onto her legs and wrapped a thick warm blanket around her. Everyone watched as Kendo walked into the tunnel with her head lowered slightly. Todoroki did not stay long as he went into his tunnel too.

I took a deep breath and picked up my babies and made my way outside. It was my turn now.

Round 2:

Iida vs Uraraka (Winner: Uraraka)

Bakugo vs Shiozaki (Winner: Bakugo)

Kendo vs Todoroki (Winner: Todoroki)

Yaoyorozu vs Hatsume

"That last match had a rather sweet ending to it! Remember to never go overboard with your Quirks people, they can be dangerous and Todoroki is a prime example of knowing when to stop!" Present Mic announced with glee in his voice, "Now, onto the final battle of the second round! WE HAVE THE SURPRISING VICTOR FROM THE LAST ROUND! IT'S YA GIRL, MEI HATSUME!"

"'It's ya girl?'" I ask myself, "Who does he think I am? Guzma from Pokemon?"

"AND ON THE OTHER SIDE! WE HAVE MOMO YAOYOROZU!"

I eye Yaoyorozu carefully and see no weakness in her stature. I can already tell she is going to be a challenge.

"Begin!"

Instead of pulling out my pistol, I activate my now refurbished Hover Soles and get the air game going. Yaoyorozu created a shield and staff in her hands as she waits for me to charge at her. I click my tongue and grab one of my mines. I click a button on it that turns it into a time bomb and throw it at Yaoyorozu. Yaoyorozu, unexpectedly, runs towards it and grabs it before thrusting it back at me. Alarmed, I move out of the way as the mine explodes behind me, but that leaves me open as Yaoyorozu jumps into the air and tries to hit me with the staff. I quickly fly higher as the staff clicks against one of my soles. I look down at Yaoyorozu and see the staff coming right at me. Instinctively, I grab it, but suddenly now Yaoyorozu is coming at me. I use the staff and try to hit her with it, but Yaoyorozu puts her shield forward and blocks the hit.

"How are you flying?!" I ask her as I back away.

"Anti-Gravity Boots." Yaoyorozu said and she had a pair on her feet, "Uraraka and I developed these a while ago."

I am left impressed by this. "Well then, care for an air battle?" I smirk and keep the staff with me.

"Challenge accepted," Yaoyorozu said and created another staff.

"WE'RE HAVING AN AIR FIGHT FOLKS!"

I swing the staff at Yaoyorozu's side, but she blocks it with her staff and pushes it away from her. In the little seconds I use to recover the staff, Yaoyorozu hits her staff in my chest and pushes me backward. I gasp harshly as the blow hurt my ribs immensely.

"Oh, that is going to leave a bruise." I painfully say and duck under another staff strike. I use my staff and aim for one of her boots, but Yaoyorozu easily picks up her legs and I swing under them. Yaoyorozu lifts up her staff and tries to hit me over my head, but I quickly pick up my staff and block it. We are fighting in a test of strength to see who can overpower who know. Thinking quickly, I put more thrusters into my boots as I fly higher and shatter the tension. Yaoyorozu flies back a bit in a stunned state, and I take advantage by throwing the staff at her hand. I hit her hand as she yells out in pain and lets go of her staff in the process. I make haste and charge at her and aim for another 'Iron Fist', but Yaoyorozu blocks my punch with her shield.

"GAH SON OF-!" I painfully cry out and pull my left hand towards me. Yaoyorozu then tries to hit me with her shield, but I do a spinning wheel kick and knock it out of her hands. Yaoyorozu grunts and rushes me in the air with a kick, but I counter with my knee. I spin my body and try for an airborne roundhouse kick. Yaoyorozu limbos under it, but I keep my momentum and use my other leg to connect with her side. Yaoyorozu holds onto her side in pain as I shake my now bruised hand.

"Ever watched Dragonball Z or Super?" I ask Yaoyorozu.

"I read it, why?" Yaoyorozu answered to my surprise.

"Well…" I shrug my shoulders, "I think we're about to have that fight minus the ki."

Yaoyorozu laughs lightly, "We are, aren't we?"

I laugh as well, but quickly put up my guard we both charge at one another and begin to throw furies of strikes and kicks.

"THIS IS HIGHLY ENTERTAINING! THESE TWO GIRLS ROCK! KEEP SHOWING US WHAT YOU CAN DO!"

As we are battling it out, I see an opening as Yaoyorozu has no guard on her face for a moment. I use this chance to punch her square in the face. Yaoyorozu's head reels back in a safe manner, but I do not let up as I then kick her side twice. Yaoyorozu winces as I finish off my little combo by giving her a double ax handle to her back. Yaoyorozu is sent flying towards the ground as I chase after her. Before Yaoyorozu hits the ground, she flips herself to where her hands hit the ground first. She quickly twirls her body onto the ground and back up with amazing acrobatics and kicks me in the face. I fly upwards while spinning out of control. I catch glimpses of Yaoyorozu flying in my direction as I barely manage to regain my stance. I put up my arm and catch Yaoyorozu's punch with my forearm.

"That was amazing, I'll give you that!" I laugh a little as I feel the adrenaline rushing through my veins. Yaoyorozu smirks at me and goes for a sharp hook with her other hand, but I catch it and send my knee straight into her chest. Yaoyorozu grunts in pain as I let go of her hand and kick her away. Yaoyorozu stops herself immediately as I then pull out my pistol and fire it at her. Yaoyorozu dodges the bullet and evades my other one. I then set my pistol to charge mode as I put it away and rush her once more.

I try to go for an overhead bicycle kick, but Yaoyorozu blocks it with her arms and forces me upward with her sheer strength. I am flipped back upward and narrowly dodge a kick from Yaoyorozu. I grab her leg and pull her towards me as I hit my fist into her chest. Yaoyorozu is not fazed, however, as she then kicks me on the side of my head with her other leg. I let go of her and Yaoyorozu takes the opportunity to fly up above me and suddenly shift her momentum downwards. Yaoyorozu tackles me as we aiming to hit the ground. In an act of survival, I headbutt Yaoyorozu with my goggles as she lets go of her grip and I spin her around so she ends up hitting the floor instead of me.

We cause a dust screen to appear from where we land as it quickly settles down. I look below me and see that Yaoyorozu is laying face first on the ground. I am left feeling uneasy as it was a long fall, and she may be extremely hurt. As I am about to call out to her, Yaoyorozu swiftly kicks my feet from under me as I fall to the ground. Yaoyorozu quickly summons water from the palm of her hand and shoots it at my hover soles to short circuit them. Yaoyorozu and I lay on the floor panting for a moment as we each get up feeling extremely exhausted. I throw a right hook at her, but Yaoyorozu blocks it and knees me in my stomach as I bend over in extreme pain. Yaoyorozu then lets go and holds me by my shirt.

"It's over, Hatsume." Yaoyorozu pants out, "Though...you are impressive I must say."

"Thanks," I mumble out as my left hand slowly creeps to my pistol, "But it's never over until it's over," I tell her as I quickly pull up my overcharged pistol and blast her stomach with it. The impact of the blast sends Yaoyorozu twirling around in the air before she lands on the ground and slides out of bounds.

"Yaoyorozu is out of bounds! Hatsume wins!"

I get on one knee and pant heavily as the crowd erupts more.

"HOLY SWEET MOTHER OF ALL MIGHT! THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLE FIGHT BETWEEN HATSUME AND YAOYOROZU! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I THINK WE JUST WITNESSED AN AGELESS CLASSIC!"

I moan in distress as my entire body is killing me. I took too much damage in the fight, but my goodness was it fun. I look over to Yaoyorozu to see that she is struggling to get up. I forced myself up and walk over to her and offer my hand to her.

"Yaoyorozu…" I say with a wince, "Mina told me you got through recommendations, and I can see why." I laugh a little as I say this. Yaoyorozu grabs my hand as I help her up. I look up to the taller girl as I clutch my right side with my left and release my grip on her hand.

"Hatsume," Yaoyorozu speaks and laughs a little as well, "You fought with purpose and great enthusiasm. What are you fighting for?"

I smile and pat her on the shoulder, "You'll see soon enough."

Yaoyorozu then re-extends her hand out, "It was an honor to battle you, you should be proud."

I shake Yaoyorozu's hand, "You too. You deserve every bit of praise you get. You'll be a great hero someday, I know it."

Yaoyorozu gushes and smiles brightly as we end our handshake and bow to one another before heading back into our tunnels. I need to see Recovery Girl.

Round 2:

Iida vs Uraraka (Winner: Uraraka)

Bakugo vs Shiozaki (Winner: Bakugo)

Kendo vs Todoroki (Winner: Todoroki)

Yaoyorozu vs Hatsume (Winner: Hatsume)

I stumble into Recovery Girl's office and see Yaoyorozu in there as well.

"Oh, hi again," I say with a small laugh.

"Greetings," Yaoyorozu replies with a smile.

"Oh do please come in deary." That was the sound of a sweet short, elderly lady with grey hair that was netted into a bun with a large syringe acting as a hair clip. She wore a doctor's lab coat and a dress with a yellow and red vest-like designs on both sides, two yellow buttons, and a belt with a pink "R" buckle. She also wore pink boots and a topless helmet around the sides of her head with a purple-tinted visor joining it over her eyes. In addition, she walks with a cane designed like a syringe that she can also use for healing the injured.

"Thank you," I say as I make my way to a chair. I grunt in pain as Yaoyorozu gets up and helps me sit down, "Thanks."

"Don't mention it," Yaoyorozu replies and sits back down.

"I must say that what you both did was amazing, especially for some people with little experience with airborne combat." Recovery Girl says as she walks to me with a smile, "You certainly are an interesting one, Hatsume. You are part of the support class, yet you have taken down two Class 1-A students, and Yaoyorozu is ranked number one in her class in terms of athleticism." Recovery Girl tells while examining and healing my injuries. "Though I must say to be careful next time you throw someone to the ground. You are lucky she did not hit her head because that could have been alarming."

I look at Yaoyorozu and rub the back of my head in guilt, "I'm sorry."

Yaoyorozu nods her head, "It's alright. We were in the heat of the moment." We share a smile as I feel Recovery Girl press on my injured hand gently. I draw my hand back instinctively and hiss in pain.

"It's broken." Recovery Girl tells me, "Let me see it." I hold out my hand and to my rather displeasure, Recovery Girl stretches out her lips and kisses my hand. My hand starts to heal quickly as I feel it getting better, but leaves it sore.

"It will feel sore for the rest of the day. In my prime, your hand should be feeling good as new, but I am old so my Quirk aged with me." Recovery Girl says and looks at me, "Do not do anything stupid in your next two matches because then I will have a few choice words for you!"

I jump back a bit at the sudden aggression from the elderly lady as I nod my head, "Yes, ma'am!"

Recovery Girl then smiles, "Good, now, off you go."

I nod my head and get up, but before I leave, I turn to Yaoyorozu, "Say, Yaoyorozu."

"Yes?" Yaoyorozu looks to me.

"Do you know why Bakugo is the way he is?" I am aiming for a hail mary here, but I have to try.

Yaoyorozu shakes her head, "I do not know why he such a hostile person, but I do think Midoriya knows. You should try asking him, they seem to have a history with one another."

I nod my head with slight disappointment, "Okay, and rest easy." I say as I leave the room and back to the locker room. I am the second match in the semi-finals, and my opponent is the best fighter in Class 1-A according to Tony. I already caught the attention of everyone, but if I beat Todoroki, that will make three things happen. Firstly, heroes will recognize me as a legitimate option when it comes to choosing a person to let them intern at their agency, secondly, hopefully, make U.A look into my records and see that I applied for the hero course and rethink their decision about me, and thirdly, society may rethink their views about people with weaker quirks.

I clench my fist together in determination. I will not let this chance pass me by, not by a longshot.

Semi-Finals:

Uraraka vs Bakugo

Todoroki vs Hatsume

Once again, I am back in the locker room and working on my babies. The Hover Soles are out of commission because the circuits are completely fried, and I need my lab in order to fix them. I sign and see Tony appear in front of me once again.

"How are you holding up? That was quite a fight you and Yaoyorozu had." Tony creates his own chair and sits down.

"Feeling a lot better, but also tired," I inform Tony. I suddenly started to feel a bit drowsy after Recovery Girl healed me. Is that an effect of her Quirk?

"That makes sense," Tony says, "Recovery Girls quirk heal injuries, but at the cost of your own stamina." Tony then chuckles, "I guess all of that stamina training at Gunhead's dojo really paid off because if this was the same Hatsume I met a month ago, you should be asleep by now."

That would be bad if I was asleep now, especially when I am about to have the biggest fight of my life. "Have you always known Recovery Girl?"

"Uh, yeah. I'm old too you know?" Tony rolls his eyes, "She was my personal doctor, and she always chastised me about the stupid things I did." Tony chuckles more as he recalls memories, "Oh good times."

I laugh a little and touch my pistol before pulling my hand back, "Damn, it's overheated." I say as I quickly grab it and place it next to me while burning my hand. I hiss in slight pain and shake my hand as I look at the pistol.

"It's not going to work." Tony tells me, "The barrel melted on the inside. If you try shooting it, the energy will be stuck and the gun will just become a time bomb."

"That sounds fascinating," I say as I look at the TV. "The match is about to start."

I will not talk about this bout because what I saw next left me with mixed feelings. It was a beat down, a rather brutal one to say the least. Bakugo kept blasting Uraraka left and right, never letting up, but Uraraka heroically never gave up. She never stopped fighting until her body could no longer take the pain. She pulled out many tricks from her sleeve, but none were effective to take down Bakugo. She tried using her shirt as a decoy and on purposely kept getting blasted by Bakugo's explosive quirk to touch many of the debris and use it as a weapon. When there was much debris above them, Uraraka released her hold on them as they fell straight to the ground, but Bakugo was not fazed. He lifted up one hand and fired a massive blast that completely decimated Uraraka's plans. Once the plan had failed, Uraraka tried to strike once more but collapsed from exhaustion and the match ended.

How I feel about this battle is complicated. I can not be mad at Bakugo for doing what he did, I understood why never let up. He is fighting at his best, and nothing less. That is the type of attitude we are supposed to come into the Sports Festival and show off. Our absolute best. Yet, I feel upset that Bakugo was just brutal. He may have done his best, yes, but he did not have to be a brute and treat the poor girl like a ragdoll. I feel pride and sadness for Uraraka. Uraraka fought till the bitter end, the true action of what a hero does in any fight. But I feel sad because all of her efforts were futile to begin with. Bakugo's guard never dropped, so Uraraka had no clean shot to tap him and make him float. Without any leverage, Uraraka was doomed to lose before the match even started.

Once the match ended, I immediately got up and walked towards my tunnel.

Semi-Finals:

Uraraka vs Bakugo (Winner: Bakugo)

Todoroki vs Hatsume

"That last match was….it was brutal ladies and gentlemen. Though Uraraka may have lost, she showed true strength by never giving up until she could no longer walk on her own two feet. That is true power, kids." Present Mic said, "BUT THAT WAS BEFORE! THIS IS NOW! AND NOW WE HAVE THE ULTIMATE UNDERDOG OF U.A. HIGH SCHOOL COMING INTO BATTLE! I AM LOOKING ON SOCIAL MEDIA RIGHT NOW AND SHE IS CURRENTLY THE NUMBER ONE TRENDING PERSON NOT ONLY ALL OVER JAPAN, BUT ACROSS THE WORLD AS WELL!" Present Mic announces as I feel a bit faint from hearing that. I walk out of the tunnel to be met with the roar of the crowd. I have won their support, but can I win them over completely? Only time will tell. "FROM THE SUPPORT CLASS, SHE IS THE SHOW-STEALER OF THIS SPORTS FESTIVAL! IT NONE OTHER THAN THE CROWD FAVORITE, MEI HATSUME!" The show-stealer? They haven't seen the real deal yet.

I walk to the stage and the adrenaline feeling I get does not go away, as a matter of fact, I feel as though it is increasing as each match passes. That sense of exhaustion I had previously is gone, and I can not help but notice that the world seems clearer too. Like I am more focused than I ever been in my life.

"AND HER RIVAL! THE NUMBER ONE STUDENT IN CLASS 1-A, THE SON OF ENDEAVOR, THE ICE KING! SHOUTO TODOROKI!" I get a sense of urgency when I see Todoroki take the stage across from me. I have to beat him no matter the cost. Luckily, I have one unused trick up my sleeve just for this occasion.

"Begin!"

Not a moment into the match and Todoroki already tries to freeze me in place. I jump into the air to avoid being frozen, but that leaves me wide open for another ice attack. Todoroki lifts his right hand and fires a massive wave of ice at me. I quickly pull out my pistol and pull the trigger before throwing it in front of me. The gun starts to glow brightly before exploding in midair and causing the ice to leave a gaping hole, but that does not stop it from swallowing me up.

"Aw crap!" I yell out as I am now encased in the ice, "Well this sucks." I say as I put my goggles over my eyes and light them up so I can see. The walls are a shiny light blue color. I can barely hear Present Mic outside of these walls as he sounds muffled. They are probably thinking I have no chance of escaping. "Okay, let's show some signs of life," I say as I throw two mines at the wall. The mines attach themselves to the ice as they beep rapidly and explode. The mines leave an exit for me as I run out of it.

"SHE IS ALIVE!" Present Mic is clearly having the time of his life, "THIS GIRL HAS PREPARED FOR EVERYTHING, HASN'T SHE?!"

"It would appear so. It feels as though she did participate to promote her inventions, she is contending for a different reason." That was a new voice alongside Present Mic. Did I just catch Class 1-A's teacher, Mr. Aizawa's attention? Oh boy, my chances are rising, now let's make a statement.

"Ice huh?" I look back at the glacier Todoroki made and see that it does not reach the audience nor blocks their view whatsoever. Perfect, a full audience. "I can't beat you." I say as I look to Todoroki, "There is no way I can win against you." I close my eyes and smile, "Not with my babies, and sure as hell not with my Quirk."

Todoroki's look does not change, but I know he is curious. "I know this is leading somewhere." Todoroki says, "You did not fight your way to this point just to give up, did you?"

"No," I reply, "I'm here to prove a point."

Now Todoroki's expression loses its manner. "What is your point then?"

"To prove that I am just as capable of being a hero as any of you in the hero course!" I shout out to the world, "I signed up for the hero course and was unceremoniously disqualified even though I ranked 13th place in the entrance exam! I did better than 70% of all you in the hero course, yet I find myself on the sidelines because I have weaker quirk?" I can hear the crowd murmuring amongst themselves, no doubt about what I said about being in the top fifteen in the entrance exam, "Well I'm here to prove something to the world." I say as I stand up straight and stretch my arms out as I feel the nanites crawl around my back, "I'm here to show why you never doubt a person with a weaker quirk."

"It's ready," Tony says to me as a screeching sound emits from the speakers before it is replaced the sound of a guitar.

"I left alone my mind was blank

I needed time to think to get the memories from my mind

As soon as the lyrics started to play, the nanites on my goggles started to surround my body. I looked up to the MC's corner and see that Present Mic was panicking for a moment, but his focus quickly changed to me as everyone in the crowd went silent and watched me.

"What did I see can I believe that what I saw

That night was real and not just fantasy"

The nanites completely surrounded me as they were silver at first, but glowed. The suit was not alive yet, but I could feel it turning on.

Just what I saw

In my old dreams were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me

The magenta and navy blue colors started coming to life as the Version I was nearing its dramatic finish. I looked towards Mina and Midoriya and saw their shocked faces. I can't help but smirk as I then look back at Todoroki's equally stunned face.

'Cause in my dreams

It's always there

The evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair

Yeah

When the singer started to yell the last word, Version I lit up as I blasted off into the sky at intense speeds only seen by Tenya Iida today. The entire crowd took a gasp and watched me soar through the air.

"It can't be…" Aizawa mumbled into his mic as his was still online.

The night was black was no use holding back

'Cause I just had to see was someone watching me

In the mist dark figures move and twist

Was all this for real or some kind of hell

Six six six the number of the Beast

Hell and fire was spawned to be released

[Song: Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden]

I stopped flying and fell straight to the ground to reenact the iconic 'Iron Man landing.' When I landed, the crowd exploded in a fury of shouts and yells and I could even hear many cursing their heads off at the debut of Version I.

I look up to Todoroki before I get on my feet and walk around in the suit, "Like the suit? I made it myself."

"Y….you created…." Todoroki tried to form words, but he was too astonished even form the correct words.

"Yeah, I know," I say with a smile as the music stops, "People of Japan and all around the world," I talk into a personal microphone installed in my suit that already is bluetoothed to the speakers, "They said it was impossible, they said it couldn't be done after he hid all of his blueprints. Many companies have tried to recreate it, but none have come close. Yet, here I stand, in the one suit nobody ever thought would return to the spotlight. Ladies and Gentlemen, I figured out how to rebuild Tony Stark's legendary Iron Man suit."

The crowd blew up even louder when I finished my speech and the MC's regained control of their microphones.

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! I….I AM SPEECHLESS!" Present Mic shouted into his microphone, "I HAVE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE HOW SHOCKED I AM! MEI HATSUME HAS JUST RE-DEBUTED THE MOST ICONIC HERO SUIT OF ALL TIME! THE LEGENDARY IRON MAN! MEI HATSUME, YOU HAVE CAUGHT THE WORLD'S ATTENTION!"

You're damn right I did, Present Mic. I turn off the microphone on my suit and extend my left hand with my palm opened up at Todoroki, "So, ready for the real fight?"

Todoroki's eyes blink as he then shakes his head and gets back into reality. His face twists into a competitive look as he gets into his pose, "I will still beat you even with your suit!"

I shoot a repulsor blast at Todoroki to begin my assault on him. Todoroki reacts by creating an ice shield in front of him, but my blast is powerful enough to shatter it to pieces. Todoroki steps back as I activate my thrusters and rush over to him. Todoroki tries to freeze me in place with his ice, but I smash right through and punch him straight in the jaw and sent him back. Right as Todoroki was about to be knocked out of the ring, he created an iceberg behind him to stop him from passing the line. Todoroki looks at me while panting as I keep myself airborne slightly above the ground.

"You won't beat me if you use only half your power." I say to Todoroki, "I know you have more than just that."

"And how would you know?" Todoroki asks me suspiciously.

"I saw that little spark on your face when Midoriya nearly stole one of your bands." I reply without spilling the literal truth, "You can conduct fire from your left side, but for some odd reason, you refuse to use it. I won't pry into that, but if you think you will be a great hero by using half of your power, then you don't stand a chance against someone like me who is using everything they have to win." I say to him and land on my feet. Todoroki grimaces and looks away for a moment, but keeps his eyes on me. I do not know what is bothering him, but he seems to not like his Quirk. That is odd. I hate my quirk because of what it can't do, yet it seems he despises his even though it can do something mine never will.

"Don't talk to me like you understand me." Todoroki coldly tells me as he suddenly summons a large iceberg and covers me completely in it.

"Well then," I say as my suit begins to melt through the ice quickly. "Let's end this." The suit completely melts a hole through the ice as I step out. Todoroki doesn't seem surprised to see that I escaped, but he does look irritated. Before he could summon another ice attack, I aim my wrist at him and fire my wrist taser at him. Todoroki begins to spazz out uncontrollably as I walk up to him and grab him by the back of his shirt before I toss him out of the ring. "Next time, use your fire. You might stand a chance next time." I simply say as the taser wears out and Todoroki stops moving uncontrollably is limp. I scan him and see that he is fine. "Good."

"Todoroki is out of bounds! Hatsume wins!"

The crowd goes berserk once more as my helmet disappears and I look around the audience. I smile brightly and take in the cheers from them. I finally won them over.

"HATSUME HAS BEATEN SHOUTO TODOROKI, AND DID SO IN COMPLETELY DOMINATE FASHION!" Present Mic yells out.

I look down to where Todoroki would be but see that he was already walking back to his tunnel. I feel like calling out to him, but I hold my breath and walk back to my tunnel. I do not understand why he acts the way he does, but Todoroki looks as though he needs help.

Semi-Finals:

Uraraka vs Bakugo (Winner: Bakugo)

Todoroki vs Hatsume (Winner: Hatsume)

I make it back to my locker room quickly and in peace as I lock the door to avoid anyone from busting in unannounced. I take a seat on the bench and wait for Tony to appear.

"Congrats kid," Tony says as he appears once more in a chair, "You made it to the finals. The entrance was amazing, Pinky, but I personally think it lacked flamboyance."

I roll my eyes and place a hand on my chin, "Of course you do. You're a show-off, I don't really care."

"Yes you do," Tony grinned at me, "If you did not care, you wouldn't have done my landing."

I sigh and chuckle, "Okay you got me. I do care, but I don't know how to give it swagger."

"You'll pick it up as you go." Tony says as he looks at the door, "You have some guests."

"Bad or good?" I ask him.

"Depends. Are you ready to answer Midoriya's billion questions?"

I really don't want to, but I also don't want to deny Midoriya either. God, I am soft for him.

I hear a slam on the door as if someone ran into it. I can't help but giggle lightly and get up to open it. When I do open it, all I see is Midoriya on the floor rubbing his head. "You okay down there?"

Midoriya doesn't even take a second to look at me because when I start speaking, he is instantly on his feet and checking out my suit from all sides. I can't help but feel flattered by his actions.

Midoriya stops right in front of me and his utterly priceless. It is a pure mix of shock, interest, eagerness, amazement, and even fanboyism. 'H-H-H-H-..." Midoriya stutters as I giggle slightly.

"My last name is Hatsume, Midoriya. That never changed." I remind him of playfully.

"H-Hatsume…" Midoriya says as he examines me once more, "H-how...how did you…"

"How did I build this?" I finish his sentence and smile, "Because I am that dang intelligent."

"The lies you are saying are unbelievable." Tony jokingly says, "Taking credit for my work. I should sue you for this."

Midoriya then touches my armor to see if it is real. When it hits him that this is no dream and my suit is real, Midoriya feels around me. I am now a blushing mess by this his actions as I do not know how to react to him touching me like this.

"Midoriya," I say to him as he looks at me, "I'm still in it. You're kinda…." Midoriya and I slowly look to see where his hands are and we see they are planted upon my breastplate. Our faces heat up instantly as Midoriya quickly pulls away and we both turn around with furious red on our cheeks. I can hear Tony laughing his butt off in my earpiece as Midoriya is sputtering out unrecognizable words for a moment before he catches his breath.

"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry Hatsume!" Midoriya says to me as I turn to him and see that he is bowing his head to me slightly with his hands in a pleading action, "I was caught in a trance and I started to touch you inappropriately and I am ashamed of it! Please forgive me!"

I smile lightly and nod my head, "I forgive you. I know how unreal this is."

"It is unreal!" Midoriya can't help himself but marvel at me as our blushes fade away. "I knew your hero was Iron Man, but I never thought you go and try to be like him, and even then, I never thought anyone would be able to recreate an Iron Man suit, and even out of nanite technology no less!"

I rub the back of my head and keep a smile plastered on my face, "When you put your heart towards something, sometimes you are able to achieve the impossible." Midoriya nods his head in agreement, "Say, Midoriya. Where are the others?" I am surprised no one has swarmed me yet, but I could've sworn at least Mina would be here.

"Oh her and the others were behind me…" Midoriya says and looks behind him, "But I think I outran them because I wanted to see you so badly after your match."

I giggle more and look down with my head shaking, "God you are so adorable."

Midoriya turns to me, "What was that?"

"Nothing!" I reply with a small blush that dims quickly.

"MIDORIYA!" Both Midoriya and I look behind him to see Mina, Jiro, Hagakure, and Jiro running to us. When they stop, Mina gives Midoriya a punch on the shoulder, "YOU LEFT US BEHIND YOU JERK!"

Midoriya grabs at his shoulder and backs away from the pink alien, "I-I'm sorry!"

Mina rolls her eyes then immediately turns her attention to me, "Hatsume!" Mina gets in my face, "Why didn't you tell us that you had this badass suit on you?!"

"Because I wanted to keep it a secret," I bluntly say.

"Yeah!" Kirishima said with that default smile of his, "I would've liked to know that!"

"Well, it wouldn't be much of a secret if I told you guys, especially with a certain gossiper over here." I look at Mina as she sticks her tongue out at me in response.

"Still though!" Hagakure speaks, "It was amazing how you walked out of that iceberg and looked so confident!"

"How did you even get 'Number of the Beast' to play when you were suiting up?" Jiro questions.

I laugh nervously as I am trying to quickly think of an answer.

"Nevermind that!" Hagakure says, "When her suit was active, she was all like 'whoosh!' and 'pew pew pew!' and Todoroki was panicking! You had him panicking!" Hagakure practically screams, "I never seen him so distraught before!"

"Yeah!" Mina puts her hands on my shoulders, "You put him off his game! No one has been able to take him off his game, even during the USJ attack!"

"Mina!" Midoriya, uncharacteristically, yells at her, "We aren't supposed to talk about that!"

Mina recoils slightly at the sudden yell from the green cinnamon roll, "R-right! Sorry." Mina sheepishly smiles, "But still," Mina shakes me violently, "YOU WERE SO COOL OUT THERE!"

I grab Mina's arms and stop her from shaking me anymore. "Please stop shaking me!" I say with a laugh.

"You're facing Bakugo next in finals! Man, I wonder how this fight will go down!" Kirishima was ecstatic. The body language he was presenting showed that he could not wait for the finals to happen.

"Yeah," Jiro snickered, "That guy fights like if he is part of the Spartan army."

Hagakure's body bowed a bit as if she was agreeing considering her head is invisible, "No mercy, always on the attack, rage induced fighting, etc. The guy who beats you down and beats you down and never lets up." Hagakure's words make Kirishima chuckle with embarrassment.

I point my fingers to the girls, "Yeah contrary to belief, Sparta was more than just brute strength they were actually pretty civilized and intelligent people with a great culture." I pull my finger back, "Anyways, Bakugo is a barbarian; a war machine you could say. The guy is superior on the field of battle, but so was Todoroki and you saw how fast I beat him."

"Don't doubt, Kacchan," Midoriya speaks up, "The difference between Kachhan and Todoroki is that Todoroki is holding back. Kacchan never holds back. This is a different fighter all together. It wouldn't be wise to look down on Kacchan simply because you defeated Todoroki, and if you do, Kacchan will make you pay. He hates being treated second-rate."

"Midoriya is right though. Never doubt someone who may be lower than another person. You of all people should know that." Jiro adds in.

"I know that," I say with a huff, "I'm just saying that if I stood a chance against Todoroki, then I have a shot of beating him too." I growl lowly and ball up a fist, "That guy has been treating me like trash since the Sports Festival started, he even said he'll 'put me in my place' if I get past Todoroki." I see everyone's expression changed. Mina and Jiro look disgusted, Hagakure's sleeves are on her hips, Kirishima looks disappointed, and Midoriya looks ashamed. "I can not wait to face him."

"Well, you better win." Mina says, "Because to be honest, he needs a lesson in humility. He treats everyone like trash because he knows he is better than most of us." Mina signs, "Look, I don't hate him or anything, I kinda like him, but he needs an attitude adjustment and I think you can pull that off." Jiro and Hagakure hum in agreement.

"The guy is proud, and I admire that. Not mention he is strong and holds himself to a high standard." Kirishima shakes his head, "But sometimes I wonder if he thinks too highly of himself. I'm kinda afraid one day his ego might get him killed or something."

I nod my head and look to Midoriya. Midoriya doesn't say anything but gives me eyes of sorrow, "Got nothing to say?" I ask.

"Nothing you wouldn't already know." Midoriya replies, "Just…..just don't ruin him."

"I'm not focused on that." I turn my body to Midoriya, "My goal against Bakugo is to show him that I'm not weak as wants me to believe. Bakugo truly wants to make me think I do not belong in his league. Well, I'm going to prove that I deserve to be in the same ring. But as for ruining him?" The bell rings and indicates that I must make my way to the tunnel now, "That's on him. Only he can decide to adapt to a new foe that is equal to him, or he can falter and be pitiful and try to live in a fantasy where he believes he's a king." I walk past Midoriya and make my way towards the tunnel.

"Good luck!" I hear Mina and the others yell out.

"Hatsume!" I turn around and look at Midoriya. That sad look on his face was gone and replaced with that all too bright and contagious smile of his, "I've always believed in you. I hope you find what you're looking for after the match."

That damn smile of his. It's making me smile as well. "Thanks. I really appreciate you having my back, Midoriya. You have no idea how much that means to me." And with that, I turn back around and walk to the tunnel to face my final foe.

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF JAPAN AND ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE! WE ARE IN THE FINALS NOW, AND BOY HAS IT BEEN A RIDE!" Present Mic hypes up the crowd as I stand in my tunnel waiting for the go, "WE'VE SEEN MANY NEW PROMISING YOUNG HEROES! MANY SURPRISES! MANY SHOCKING EVENTS! AND WE EVEN WITNESSED THE REBIRTH OF IRON MAN! BUT NOW, WE ARE AT THE END FOLKS, WE ARE AT THE FINALS AND DOES IT LOOK TIGHT!"

I'm told by an official behind me to go to the stage.

"Kid," Tony speaks once more, "Don't mess this up."

I smirk a little and walk out to an overgrowing ovation from the crowd. I try my absolute best to not wave or show off my Version I as I think it will cause bad publicity on my end.

"ON THE WAY TO THE RING! SHE HAS STOLEN THE ENTIRE SPORTS FESTIVAL AND IS THE CROWD FAVORITE TO WIN THE TOURNAMENT! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS, CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, I PRESENT TO YOU! THE FIRST EVER SUPPORT CLASS STUDENT TO EVER MAKE IT TO THE FINALS, SHE HAS EVOLVED FROM THE SHOW-STEALER TO THE SHOWSTOPPER! SHE. IS. MEI HATSUME!"

Damn, I never knew I would get such an entrance from Present Mic, but I love it. When I step onto the ring, I hear the crowd say something I only ever dreamed of.

"HAT! SU! ME!"

"HAT! SU! ME!"

"HAT! SU! ME!"

I could die happy right now. That's it, I can't hold it back. I place my life wrist into the air and let out a repulsor blast into the air and the crowd's energy turns electrifying. I lower my hand and for my last rival to make his entrance.

"AND ON THE OPPOSING CORNER! HE HAS STATED BEFORE THE FESTIVAL STARTED THAT HE WILL WIN THE ENTIRE EVENT! CAN HE MAKE BIG ON HIS PROMISE RIGHT NOW?! HE IS KATSUKI BAKUGO!" When Bakugo steps into the ring, I can already see how furious he is. It's like he resents the idea that I am in the same ring as him.

When Bakugo and I come face to face, he snarls at me, "I told you what will happen if you make it to the finals." Bakugo grows an arrogant grin on his face, "With a junk suit or not, you're still below me just like the rest of you hero class rejects!"

How self-centered is this guy? Seriously, how can someone be this smug and be in the hero course? I understand he has great power and is a viable threat against villains if he gets a hero license, but it seems like all he cares about is proving to everyone that he is better than them rather than focusing on the true values of a hero. At least he isn't looking to be a villain at least.

I don't have much to say, so I simply declare to him, "I will beat you."

"You can try."

"Begin!"

Bakugo and I both fire individual blasts from our hands as they collide and cancel out. I jump back while Bakugo swings a right hook at me. I grab his hand and twist it so he doesn't blast my face. Bakugo grunts and uses his other hand to blast me in the stomach, but I am left unfazed. I let go of his hand and kick him away from me.

"Gah!" Bakugo holds onto his stomach while staying up from the kick. "Oh, you really did it now!" Bakugo quickly rushes me and puts both of his hands out in front of him and unleashes a rather big explosion. I take it to the face rather calmly.

"That won't work," I tell him through the smoke and walk through it. Bakugo snarls and starts to throw a barrage of explosions in my face. This actually does damage as the suit tells me it is taking damage. I put my arms in front of me and block the attacks.

"Use the Unibeam!" I shout to my suit. The center of my chest lights up, and this causes Bakugo to stop. Bakugo moves in time as the beam fires and hits a wall, leaving a burn mark on it. I turn to my left and catch Bakugo's hand before he can blast with one of his explosions.

I give him a straight punch to the chest and lift him off the ground slightly. I don't give him a second to recover and knee him in the chest as well which causes him to spit out saliva. "Oh great, and all over the suit too!" I joke around and receive a blast from his hand in return.

"Shut up!" He yells at me as I let him. Bakugo then places both of his hands at my chest and sets off a huge explosion. In the smokescreen, I watch him pant heavily and see that egotistical grin on his face.

I run out from the smoke and give him a hard uppercut to his chin. As Bakugo lifts off the ground, I grab him by his leg and slam him back into the ground.

I snicker at him, "Doesn't feel good, doesn't it?!"

Bakugo gets back up and growls loudly, "I said shut up!"

"I know you did, and I am failing badly at that," I reply as it causes him to get angrier. Bakugo runs up to me and jumps over me.

"High-Velocity Impact activate." High-Velocity Impact increases my suits overall capabilities by three-times, and also allows me to process thoughts by that same amount. I quickly turn around and roundhouse kick Bakugo in the air. This surprises the explosive-user as he can't dodge my sudden counter in time and takes the hit. Bakugo skids across the ground, but scarcely stops before he crosses the out-of-bounds line. "Oh hanging by a thread." I chuckle lightly and watch Bakugo stand up with a crazed expression, "Had enough yet?"

"Don't mock me!" Bakugo howls at me like a wounded animal.

"Oh, does that hurt?!" I say with bitterness, "Because I recall you mocking me for having a weaker Quirk all day today!" I criticize him and catch an incoming fist, "How does it feel to be lower than someone else?!"

"SHUT UP YOU BIT-" I harshly sock Bakugo across the face before he could even finish that sentence of his.

"I told you I will beat you," I pick him up from his arm and knee his stomach before placing my hand on his chest, "And I will make sure of it!" I blast my repulsor ray in his stomach at half the power. I watch Bakugo fly towards the line. The blast was not enough to kill him, but enough to knock him out of the ring.

"Bakugo is out of bounds! The winner of the Sports Festival is Mei Hatsume!" Midnight announces for the final time. The crowd detonates with screams, and it so rambunctious that my screens tell me a 2.0 magnitude earthquake is happening right under me.

"KID! YOU DID IT!" Tony practically yells in my helmet as it disappears. I start to laugh from the realization of my victory.

"I won….I WON THE SPORTS FESTIVAL TONY!" I yell out and drop to my knees with tears of happiness "I WON! TONY I WON!"

"Yes you did, kid. Yes, you did." Tony's voice sounds proud, and I feel so moved to have made him proud.

"MEI HATSUME WINS! MEI HATSUME WINS!" Present Mic's deafening yell screams into the mic, "THE ULTIMATE UNDERDOG WINS THE SPORTS FESTIVAL! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY A STUDENT NOT FROM HERO COURSE REACHES THE SEMI-FINALS AND WINS! A STUDENT NOT FROM THE HERO COURSE GOES TO THE FINALS! THEN THAT SAME STUDENT WINS THE FINALS! MEI HATSUME HAS DONE IT! MEI HATSUME HAS SHOCKED THE WORLD!"

I get up from my knees and throw my hands into the air like nobody's business, "YES! YES! YES!" I see a cameraman coming towards me as I run to him and grab it, "Mom! Dad! I won! I won the Sports Festival!" I scream into it and let go before running around the ring with pure adrenaline. I can't help myself, I feel another song coming on!

"I'll be the last one standing

Two hands in the air, I'm a champion

You'll be looking up at me when it's over

I live for the battle, I'm a soldier, yeah

I know this song by heart. I always lived by what it said and I dreamt one day that I will live up to this song.

I'm a fighter like Rocky

Put you flat on your back like Ali

Yeah, I'm the greatest, I'm stronger

Paid my dues, can't lose, Imma own ya, ay

I've been working my whole life

And now it's do or die

I yell at the top of my lungs the incoming lyrics as the stadium starts to quiet down to hear me. I would be embarrassed, but nothing will ruin this moment!

I am invincible, unbreakable

Unstoppable, unshakeable

They knock me down, I get up again

I am the champion

You're gonna know my name

You can't hurt me now

I can't feel the pain

I was made for this, yeah, I was born to win

I am the champion

When I get to this part of the song, I stop running and stand in the center and take everything in.

When they write my story

They're gonna say that I did it for the glory

But don't think that I did it for the fame, yeah

I did it for the love of the game, yeah

And this is my chance I'm taking

All them old records I'm breaking

All you people watching on the TV

You go ahead and put your bets on me, ay

I've been waiting my whole life

To see my name in lights

I am invincible, unbreakable

Unstoppable, unshakeable

They knock me down, I get up again

I am the champion

You're gonna know my name

You can't hurt me now

I can't feel the pain

I was made for this, yeah, I was born to win

I am the champion, oh

As I was singing the lyrics, I heard other voices singing to it. I looked and saw it was my friends. Midoriya, Mina, Kirishima, Jiro, Hagakure, Kendo, Shiozaki, and even Yaoyorozu! I smile brightly at them and continue onto the next verses.

Born champion, Luda

The C is for the courage I possess through the drama

H is for the hurt but it's all for the honor

A is for my attitude working through the patience

Money comes and goes so the M is for motivation

Gotta stay consistent, the P is to persevere

The I is for integrity, innovative career

The O is optimistic, open and never shut

And the N is necessary 'cause I'm never giving up

See they ask me how I did it, I just did it from the heart

Crushing the competition, been doing it from the start

They say that every champion is all about his principles

Carrie

"Everyone with me!" I yell out as the entire stadium sings with me.

I am invincible, unbreakable

Unstoppable, unshakeable

They knock me down, I get up again

I am the champion

You're gonna know my name

You can't hurt me now

I can't feel the pain

I was made for this, yeah, I was born to win

I am the champion

The crowd stops and cheers as I sing the final verses of the song.

I'm the champion, yeah

Surpassed all rivals

It's all about who wants it the most (I am the champion)

Fight for what we believe in

That's what champions are made of

I am the champion"

[Song: The Champion - Carrie Underwood]

I hold onto the last word for as long as I can as I receive a standing ovation from the audience. I take one more breath and look up high into the sky with pride, overwhelming happiness, and perfect bliss. All the crap I went through as a child, all of the misery, the mental and physical pain, the bullying, the teachers telling me I can't do it, the other kids taunting me for being weaker, the regular adults that tried to convince me that I couldn't cut it, and even U.A itself, I beat them! I proved each and every single one of them all wrong today! I showed the world that I can do it! That I am qualified! That I am worthy of becoming a pro-hero! All of that lead to this defining moment in my life.

I let the last word go and smile as brightly as ever and say what I feel is right at this very moment, "I am…Iron Maiden."

FINALLY! IRON MAIDEN HAS DEBUTED! She! Is! Here! AND I DID NOT LEAVE YOU ALL ON A CLIFFHANGER! It was a perfect time for one, but I think you all waited long enough.

Like the Hellsing Ultimate quote, I added? I'm not sure if that is good or bad to put in, but I thought it was cool.

Two things I want to say:

One: I had Uraraka face Bakugo because of crucial character develop. Without Bakugo teaching Uraraka she needs to be a better fighter, there would be no reason for Uraraka to attend Gunhead's dojo. As for not writing about the fight between them? I thought it would be a waste of time to rewrite something everyone already knows about. The only important part I needed was how Hatsume reacts to it, so I just wrote her opinion after the fight.

Two: I was thinking of using AC/DC or Black Sabbath, but I thought using the band 'Iron Maiden' was more fitting considering the name. Sorry, SulliMike23, maybe another time.

Three: I was going to have Hatsume and All Might talk, but that would ruin the perfect ending. They will chat in the next chapter.

To yohanl2001: Thank you for comments, and your English is okay even though it is broken! Cliffhangers are a great addition, they add suspense. Sorry for making you wait though. Hope the wait was worth it. And Quirks and Magic doesn't confuse me, it just has something better to it. Real development. I don't have that with Mei. Mei instantly became good with the Iron Maiden suit while Izuku in Quirks and Magic trained for about half the current story.

OmniFandomGhost: You are welcome. And thank you.

Guest: You pleaded with me to not let Bakugo win. You must be happy. I wasn't going to let him win.

TheCrampReturns: I take criticism when it is criticism. If someone is just blatantly attacking, then I will not take it. Regarding the relationship between Tony and Hatsume, there will be times Hatsume has to question things.

JAlexGamer: Hopefully the chapter was well, and greetings from California!

Next time on 'Iron Maiden'

Hatsume: I WON! I ****** WON!

Midoriya: YOU DID IT! YOU WON THE SPORTS FESTIVAL!

Hatsume: GET OVER YOU YA CUTE GREEN HANDSOME PRINCE!

Midoriya: HATSUME! I CAN'T BREATHE! THE HUG IS TOO TIGHT!

Hatsume: Sorry! I'm just so happy!

Aizawa: Mei Hatsume. Come with me.

Hatsume: Huh? Why?

Aizawa: To discuss your future with U.A. I think we made a mistake in your placement.

Midoriya and Hatsume: Next time on 'Iron Maiden!' Sports Festival Aftermath! Aizawa has an extra seat?!

See ya next time!

Alternative Ending

"Ohohoh wow! I actually felt that one!" I laugh as I run out of the smoke and give him a straight hook to the face, "Try harder next time." After all he has said to me and seeing how funny this is right now, I think I'll have a little bit of fun. A little bit of vengeance against those who mock me because of my quirk status.

Bakugo backs up and growls loudly, "I said shut up!"

"I know you did, and I am failing badly at that," I reply as it causes him to get angrier. Bakugo runs up to me and jumps over me.

"High-Velocity Impact activate." High-Velocity Impact increases my suits overall capabilities by three-times, and also allows me to process thoughts by that same amount. I quickly turn around and roundhouse kick Bakugo in the air. This surprises the explosive-user as he can't dodge my sudden counter in time and takes the hit. Bakugo skids across the ground, but scarcely stops before he crosses the out-of-bounds line. "Oh hanging by a thread." I chuckle lightly and watch Bakugo stand up with a crazed expression, "Had enough yet?"

"Don't mock me!" Bakugo howls at me like a wounded animal.

"Oh, does that hurt?!" I say with bitterness, "Because I recall you mocking me for having a weaker Quirk all day today!" I feel powerful, more powerful than I ever felt before and it feels great! I am about to say something else, but I catch myself before I say it. "I'll make you a deal Bakugo."

"WHAT?!" I can't tell if he feels offended or angry, or both. Either way, I don't care. I'm having too much fun.

"I want you to hit me as hard as you can," I say with a smirk under my mask.

Bakugo chuckles at my comment, "Oh is that so?!"

"Wait. You might have misheard me." I say with some smug, "Not half as hard, not some arbitrary number. No. I want you to hit me...as hard...as you can." I put my arms out and take a breath of fresh air. "Are we clear on that?"

"Crystal." Bakugo puts both of his arms out at me as they begin to slowly develop sweat. I can tell he is serious about this. He is going to hit me as hard as he can, but I know this will do nothing.

"Kid. What are you doing?" Tony speaks to me through the suit,

"Having a 'blast'," I reply with a giggle.

"This isn't right, Hatsume! I know he has wronged you, but you are better than this!"

"I am. I am better than this." I feel something in my head snap as all I can remember is how everyone kept bullying me without mercy, and now, now I have the chance to show them all up and I will not let this chance pass me by! "But this is what I want. I want to show him that I'm better than him at his best!"

"Hatsume…" Tony says as I noticed his voice sounds as if something hit him.

I focus my attention back to Bakugo and see his palms covered in sweat with mini explosions erupting in his hands.

"What is going on here?" Present Mic asks, "Hatsume is just standing there while Bakugo is charging an attack."

"She is challenging him." Aizawa says, "Hatsume wants Bakugo to hit her with his best shot. I don't agree with her actions, but I can feel this action stems deeper than just showing off."

Bakugo starts to yell as the explosions in hands get bigger and bigger. "Oh wow! That actually looks powerful!" I tell Bakugo, "I think I will definitely feel this one!"

"All that you will be feeling is oblivion!" Bakugo roars to me.

"Either that or disappointment," I laugh in his face, "Come on! Flip that coin!"

"NAPALM BOMB!" Bakugo announces the name of his attack as his hands explode with a furious rage behind it. The powerful explosion he set off comes at me like a freight train set on fire.

"Oh crap!" I yell out as I am engulfed by it and feel the explosion pass by me while burning most of my armor with it. There is nothing but smoke surrounding me as the only part of my mask remaining is just a little piece on my left eye. I know this isn't anything. I know the suit is designed to take even better hits, but I'm still not done having fun. Besides, the screen on my eye tells me that the suit still has 99% battery left with a 97% defense running with it. Which means I can instantly regenerate all the damage I took.

"WOW! WHAT A DEVASTATING ATTACK BY BAKIGO! I BELIEVE HATSUME WILL REGRET THAT TACTIC!"

When the smoke clears, I fake my stunned and scared look as I see Bakugo's face turn back to that same old egotistical face of his. I hear him laughing lowly as I look at my armor in a fake dumbfoundedness. "W...what did you do?!" I yell to him, only to hear him laughing more, "You think this is funny?!" Bakugo's responds by laughing at the top of his lungs. "This isn't funny as funny…" I wipe the bogus expression of mine and give him a smug look, "As your face."

Bakugo's laughing halts as his expression look confused, "Huh?!"

"WHAT?! THE ARMOR GREW BACK!" Present Mic and the audience all look equally as shocked.

I chuckle lightly as my armor regenerates instantly and leaves Bakugo with an overwhelmed look, "You know, I kinda wished you burned all of it off. It would have made for a bigger surprise."

"GRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAR!" Bakugo runs up to me and bombards me with reckless explosives, "WHY WON'T YOU DIE?!"

"Oh Bakugo," I laugh out as I walk through the explosions, "Like a soon to be defeated man once said, 'You aren't even worth the effort. If you somehow make it to the finals, I will gladly put you in your place.'" I pause as I reach him and give him my hardest punch to his gut and stall him completely, "'At the bottom of the deck with the rest of you weaker Quirk users.'" I grab him by his arm and throw him slightly above the ground and kick him with all my might and launch him out of the ring.

I look at Midnight as I wait for the announcement, but all I come across to see the speechless expression on her. I think I overdid it, but who cares, I finally got my well-deserved revenge and damn did it feel good.

Midnight blinks and recovers. She then whips her flog into the air, "Bakugo is out of bounds! The winner of the Sports Festival is Mei Hatsume!"

Yes. That alternative ending between Hatsume and Bakugo was a replica of Vegeta vs Perfect Cell in DBZ. I thought it might fit if Hatsume got into a power-hungry state. With enough power, even some of the purest people can be taken by its dangerous control. But I decided against this ending.

Sanity out!