My Hero Academia: Marvelous Legacy

by Oan Glalie

The daughter of a living legend, a fangirl, a boy with unatural powers and a mysterious girl will soon be attending Japan's top hero school. What lies ahead of them is quite unknown at the moment, but they can discover it soon enough as they work on becoming heroes together alongside their new classmates and teachers... Their story has only just begun.

33. Lunch Break and Small Talks

"I swear, when I get out you will-"

"Yeah, I'ma stopping you right there and remind you how much of a bad matchup this is for you"

"No it's not!"

"Just ignoring the fact that you tried and failed to steal a blind man's backpack, must I remind you that you are some mosquito guy trying to mess with Spider-Girl? Spider? Doesn't that tell you anything?"

Mayday was near a park in her share of section Hosu she was assigned to patrol. So far, things were relatively easy going for her. She bet she could take care of things even when she was a rookie a handful of years ago, but darn it if it would be more of a hassle to pass her. It was already a hassle to present her as it was. There wasn't as much action so far, or at least what most would consider action. No rapid chases or big crime occurring just yet. That being the keyword because from what she was told, the pretty nasty stuff would pop it's head later on the day.

But for the time being, that wasn't the case. So far the most that she has done outside of helping an old lady cross the street and getting free candy as a thank you (suck on that one, Tensei, she thought) and other stuff meant for literal scouts, was catching a mosquito guy that was being chased by a mob for taking their stuff. From hats, to scarfs and for some reason, some baby food, all while hovering in the air a total of five inches… and also while looking very wobbly and not flying straight. She stood perplexed for a handful of seconds as she saw that happening, questioning a lot of stuff before jumping in and catching him. And by that, she meant needing to bail him out from getting whooped by a blind man after he tried to wrestle his cane from him.

And good thing, seeing a blind man beating up a criminal made her stop questioning life itself. That was normal to her.

So by now, she was just waiting next to him, being webbed in a cocoon, next to all the people recovering their stolen belongings as she waited for the police to come by. Waiting for the police, that was still a new one for her. Mostly for the whole 'still on provision' thing, but still weird. Normally she and company would probably bail out after writing a letter and sticking it to the baddie's forehead. Especially if it was something as petty as what mosquito boy was doing. And no doubt was she getting bored. Like come on, you would expect at least a traffic officer around, what was taking them so long?

"Tell me something, are you drunk? Because it looks like you're drunk?"

BLURP!

"Yeah, that's what I thought" she sighed in boredom.

Thankfully for her, the boredom would at least die down for a bit. Managing to overhear someone's phone, she turned to one of the people that the mosquito guy had stolen from. A somewhat elderly woman, of maybe between 50 to 70 years of age. She was looking… pretty good for her age, but also she was looking at her phone, probably to make sure nothing bad happened to it. But it was what she was looking at that caught Mayday's attention. The Sports Festival.

"Excuse me, ma'am?" she called out to the lady, who looked up from her phone "Could I take a quick peak? I think I heard something I need to hear"

Normally most would use their own phones to look up something like that, but not Mayday. The phone she had at (literal) hand was kinda old. It was the next rage when she first got it actually. She herself actually being the first of her circle of friends to even get a phone of their own. But that was it, the phone was old. It was a rectangle with buttons that was meant for calling and texting. Maybe if lucky, taking not that great pictures and videos. None of that smartphone for her until some time later. Not like she didn't mind it, she loved that old phone and the fact that she managed to implement it to her hero gig with little effort and that it worked despite all she's been through was even better. But obviously, due to the age, her work phone wouldn't connect to the internet and she left her day to day phone back at the mobile center in her locker. Not like she could bring it that easily, girl pockets were objectively a crime for how bad they were and her suit didn't do any better to let her bring a smartphone into the mix. That on top of the fact that with her way of life, that thing would have been a goner in no time.

Maybe she should have gotten a purse for her hero gig like Annie did.

But putting all those thoughts behind, she saw the livestream of the Sports Festival on the old lady's phone. The second event, something called Cavalry Battle having concluded and from the looks of it, needing teams to compete. So, she tried to look for the team her sister would be part of, which wasn't that hard due to how the school decided to represent them. And once she located her, she just gave a small chuckle with a sense of pride.

"Second place again, huh? You better not be getting sloppy, eh sis" she thought with humor, but fighting back the urges to celebrate her sister.

---

1.- Team Todoroki: 10, 000, 290

Todoroki Shoto

Ida Tenya

Yaoyurozu Momo

Kaminari Denki

2.- Team Shinso: 1120

Shinso Hitoshi

AMP

V

3.- Team Bakugo: 1100

Bakugo Katsuki

Kirishima Ejiro

Ashido Mina

Sero Hanta

4.- Team Bendy: 1010

Bendy Girl

Reyes Robbie

5.- Team Midoriya: 785

Midoriya Izuku

Tokoyami Fumikage

Uraraka Ochako

Hatsume Mei

Those were the teams that managed to get past the second portion of the Sports Festival and their respective members. Four teams out of thirteen who managed to survive the Cavalry Battle and surprisingly, the only ones that actually managed to keep any of their points, whether they were their own or obtained. None of the others even managed to do such. Which just made a lot of them feel a little annoyed that Todoroki in particular. It wasn't enough for him to take the ten million points, nooooo. He had to take away more points and horde them on top of them, like he even needed them. The nerve of some people. Oh well, at least it made them all feel ok with Midoriya snatching all of those points at the last second. It was a bittersweet feeling, but it was something.

So for the small time being before being given further instructions, the students were just catching their breaths. Having a bit of small talk before anything else, mostly between classmates from the same class. Not surprising since next to Annie and company, barely anyone even talked to the other classes. Like, at most, she would think of Midoriya, maybe Momo and Mina and only through proxy of them in all honesty.

Like, say for example, a certain bug-looking boy and Texan girl approaching the New Jersey girl and California boy right after Kamala got up from the ground and started to chascate Robbie for literally dropping her to the ground. Naturally, they stopped their argument once they took notice of him and decided to face the two of them when they were in front of them. Most would just expect some sort of bitterness or antagonistic nature from the losing team. The two of them sure did, especially with all his competitiveness. But instead, the bug-like boy just gave a small smirk and offered a handshake to them, followed by Pony doing the same, although in a bit more up-beat manner.

"Guess now I do have to recognise you as the strongest" the boy said, no mockery or shame in his voice, only respect and acknowledgment in it "Congratulations you two"

"Mm, thanks man. You did good" Robbie replied, accepting the handshake as both he and Kamala started being congratulated by Pony and Kamakiri.

"Congrats, you guys! You're going to the final stage!" Pony cheered, while hoping in place as she held Kamala's hands.

"Thank you Pony! Would have done without all the competitiveness, but whatever" Kamala said, while looking at Robbie not so subtlety.

"You're not letting it slide, are you?"

"What do you think?"

"Whatever the case is, you two are about the only ones from class to manage to get this far. You better don't make us look bad"

"Yeah, you guys oughta win, got it!"

"Of course we will. We are the strongest of the class, after all" Robbie assured them, bragging a bit as Kamala rolled her eyes… but also nodded with his statement.

"Don't get too comfy with that title. Just because I see you as the strongest, doesn't mean I won't be aiming to get that title from you two. And I don't need to wait for the next Sports Festival to do that. I have the whole school year for it"

"You're welcome to try" Robbie replied as Kamala sighed.

"Boys" she thought, looking at Pony and noticing something of a sad bit in her attitude "Hey, don't worry. You heard Cali boy over here. Were winning this one for you guys"

"Say what now? Oh yeah, that. No I'm really not that interested in that actually. You guys do whatever you want"

"Then why so gloomy?" Kamala asked as Pony sighed.

"Oh it's just that… I was really looking forward to that cake"

"... Ok Pony, sorry to break your bubble and know that I'm only doing this because I care. But you misheard Kamakiri, there never was a cake on the line"

"There wasn't?!"

Well, at least some of class B took it better than others. Because as far as the other teams, they were pretty gloomy all things considered.

"It all happened so fast…" Honenuki said in a state of complete shock, one which was shared by everyone else on his team. "So close to making it and all of the sudden, poof goes our headbands"

"Couldn't even do a thing… it was like we didn't have a saying in the matter"

"Could it be that this was divine punishment from taking the points of that goblin child like we did…"

"Not cool guys… not cool at all"

And as that team in particular was having a collective meltdown, Kendo and hers, also gloomy in their own right, just walked past them feeling sorry for themselves. They literally were out of the game because of Todoroki for almost all of the duration of the game, they get their points taken, the moment they manage to break free they try to make some last minute recovery and before they knew it, Reyes and Khan, alongside their myriad of friends just swoop in and take all of them. Gosh and she had the audacity of trying to be funny by promising Reyes not to embarrass him in front of his childhood friend? She looked pathetic.

Eh, at least it wasn't as bad as Monoma's team. He did not look happy at all. Point given to him, he at least tried to act cool and matured. But that twitch in his left eye and small vein growing near there were not easy to hide. All while Sen gave them the biggest 'I told you' look he has ever given someone. Shouldn't be a surprise, if not for the fact that he was also giving it to Kosei of all people. He was like one of the few common sense kings of class.

"Darn it, sucks to lose" Tsu said, walking away from Mineta mumbling something she just assumed was a fetish of his "Congrats Mina"

"Eh, I was only added to counter Todoroki's ice. Truth be told, I didn't really do much and seeing the line up for people that managed to pass the Cavalry Battle, I should probably start worrying" the pink girl said, as both Jiro and a now Hagakure wearing upper clothes, walked past them, mumbling about something "What's with them?" she asked Koji and Sato, who also walked by.

"Oh, they're pretty salty that Parker's team managed to get the better of us. Although I think it had more to do with what she said about Hagakure and… well, it was awkward" Sato told them, with Koji nodding as a small blush was in his face "By the way, what's with him?" he asked, pointing at Mineta, mumbling death threads and something about purple hair.

"Oh, he's pretty salty that Parker's team managed to get the better of us. Although, I think her and V teaming up with that general student annoyed him a bit"

"I knew it had to be a fetish of his"

As for said team, they were currently relaxing a bit. Looking around and looking at the leading board, with their names all in their. With two of the members having a bit of a sense of pride, as well as a sudden sense of overwhelming worry at the realization of what that meant. Especially because they were now supposed to be one on one fights, they were being watched by the entire country and of course, they would be on their own. And one being the most shy and easy to scare child of the entire school and the other being some out of shape general course student, sure made things look even worse for them. Shinso in particular was wondering if befriending so many hero course students was a good idea all of the sudden. Especially the ones that were probably among the best of the whole first years. He was aware of how good they were, that two of them were in a ruckus with a bunch of criminals two weeks prior and that one in particular ended up a mess despite her being the best in her class. If not for that knowledge, he would probably just brush everything and be a more carefree ass in the next round instead of being aware of how out of his element he is. Honestly, the only reason they both even manage to go through the Cavalry Battle without crumbling down was because…

"Welp, that's that. Wonder if we're getting lunch break anytime soon. I can go for a good ol' dog with mustard and chili… Oh wait, Japan... right. What's the equivalent of a mustard and chili dog here?" Annie asked Shinso, who just looked at her with a baffled look.

"How can you think of food at a moment like this?"

"Hey, I'm a growing girl. It's perfectly normal to have a bit of an appetite" she playfully replied, just as they suddenly heard Present Mic speak up once more through the speakers.

"Alright, you little rascals! You've had your fun, but let's all take a quick break, alright? Go grab lunch and have a bit of a breather! We'll be seeing again, all students required in the middle of the stadium in an hour, got it?!"

"Guess that answers my question, mm… Oh I know, those cute little octopus sausage thingies! That's sorta like a hot-dog, right?" Annie asked, as Shinso just sighed at the girl.

"Reyes was right, she is kind of a glutton, isn't she?" he asked Valerie who nodded a little bit.

"I-I actually felt a bit nauseous more than hungry, but then again, she's Annie"

"Yeah, you're right on that"

"Eh, you two said something?" Annie asked.

"Just that you're a very special person, Annie" Shinso replied.

"Well, of course I am. I'm awesome aren't I?" she playfully answered, just as suddenly Mei arrived, trying to apparently fix one of her little gizmos "Anyway, let's just go grab a bite before whatever comes next comes next. Hey MH, where's Izuku?"

"Izu-what now?" the pink haired girl asked.

"Izuku? Looks like a walking brocoli? Stutters a little bit? Was crying so hard he looked like a fountain not that long ago?"

"Never heard of him"

"... You used him as a billboard just now? Really doesn't ring a bell?"

"Mm… nope, not a clue"

"... I mean… wow, just… let's just go for those octopus thingies before I start to question a lot of things in our relationship" Annie told the group as soon enough she and the rest of the students started to walk out of the arena, as well as the rest of the audience, all heading for the food stands and what not.

"Hey, Eresear, let's go get some food, alright?"

"Nah, I'm going to sleep"

"Hey, don't be like that! Come one, my treat!"

"You haven't even finished your coffee and you're already thinking of food?"

"Oh come on, it's not like there's too mu-PLEUGH! PLEUGH! Oh god, what was that?!"

"Something wrong?"

"Oh, it tastes so awful! I don't even, was that mustard and abanero?! And is that, BLEGH, is that olive?"

"Huh, now how did that got in there?"

"Wait, it was you?! But how?! Your arms and- how did you even manage to-?"

"I warned you"

"SHOTA, YOU SICK FU-"

---

Walking around the halls of U.A's massive stadium while waiting for the short little break, there were all sorts of sights to behold. Not only from the school itself, but due to the very guests themselves. Many were regular folks, sure. Maybe one or two parents from the students, but that was mostly it, most were just regular civilians that wanted to see the Sports Festival. But from the rest, one could expect more eyes to be drawn to then.

These were the many pro-heroes, public agents and more who wished to know what the next generation of heroes would look like. And not only some pro-heroes, but even quite a handful of famous and very important ones at that. U. A didn't just have the right to brag that they got the country's number one as a teacher, but also a lot of equally important heroes as well visiting for the festivities. They already have one room full of foreign heroes that came all the way to see the Sports Festiva, alongside the country's tenth tank pro hero of the current year, but one particular pro hero also decided to assist as well. One whose presence nearly instantly drew attention to himself and who was himself once a U.A student in his youth.

Of a very bulky muscular build, he was dressed in a tight, navy turquoise. With somewhat lava-like strokes streaming across his chest, upper torso, arms and shoulders, from which flames emerged. He had short crimson hair, which was spiked up around his head, sharp turquoise eyes and beard and mustache, which he used his flame to in a sense, enhanced to the point of making it seem like his facial hair was entirely made of fire. He used his quirk in a similar manner to create a make-shift mask of fire to cover his face. All with his very large and heavy-looking white gauntlets definitely made that man look as intimidating as one could get.

Enji Todoroki, Endeavor. Japan's current ranking number two hero.

As he was walking the halls of the stadium and entering a lonesome corridor to reach some stairs, a voice called for him. One that he was not really fond of, if his scowl becoming meaner wasn't a sign of that as it is.

"Oh, hey Endeavor! Long time no see!"

Turning slightly and revealing a not so friendly scowl, he saw the presence of the number one hero. Dressed in a fancy dark gay suit with red tie. His very iconic smile, known for being synonymous with safety and heroism, just causing a very subtle and small tick on Enji's eyes to show.

"All Might…"

---

"Oh, hey look at all these stands! It's almost like a carnival!" Kamala exclaimed, walking around, with a handful of her classmates by her side.

They had an hour to take a break, so most decided to take it the best way possible. And for Kamala, it was by taking a stroll around the many stands that were for the Sports Festival of U.A. From the ones with food, the ones with little gifts, the one with merchandising, she wanted to see them all. And even though technically the school would give her something to eat, she wouldn't mind trying out some of the snacks that they sold. And maybe a souvenir or two. Probably not the most responsible thing to do if Annie were around or a waste of money if Robbie were to voice his opinion. But then again, the two weren't around, so she was damn well going to do whatever she wanted to. And that All Might mask that she was eyeing from the corner of her sight was lowkey telling her to buy it.

And as she did, Kendo, Kinoko, Nirengeki, Jurota and Tetsutetsu all looked at her from the sidelines and truth be, all were a bit bummed down.

"You sure seem full of energy, Khan" Jurota told her.

"Yeah, but I think you should tone it down a bit. Don't you think you're overdoing it?" Kendo asked.

And as she did, Kamala turned around to face them… with a piece of grilled corn in one hand, cotton candy in another hand, a big taiyaki in her mouth, as well as an All Might mask being wired on the side of her face.

"... Mhat mo mo meam?" she tried to say, but due to her accent and the fact that she had her mouth stuffed in food, none of what she said was understood.

"You know? Forget what I said" Kendo reassured her as Kamala… somehow slurped the entire taiyaki in her mouth, chewed it and then swallowed it.

That wasn't horrifying in the slightest.

"Sorry if I got carried away. It's just all so awesome! This certainly beats the book fair from back home if you ask me. And I always looked forward to the book fair" Kamala said, and then she ended up noticing that her classmates didn't share her upbeat attitude "Hey, what's with you guys? You all look pretty down, you know?"

"Really? You don't think there is a reason for us to be in a down mood?" asked Tetsutetsu.

"Um… is it because I bought the last All Might mask they had on stock?"

"Do we really look that petty?" asked Jurota.

"I mean… You sure did two weeks ago when he wasn't teaching our class"

"... Yeah, no she got us there" Nirengeki said.

"Ok, sorry guys. I guess losing did get you that bad, didn't it?"

"No, no of course not. It's not like… it obviously does! Oh my god, we might as well be a, how did Reyes put it? A zero to the left?" Kendo said, noticeably not ok. Tho, props to her for trying to not show it "Seriously! Bad enough that we lost our points, but we got stuck for most of the competition and spent almost the rest of it doing nothing!"

"It really felt awful honestly" Kinoko followed, since the two were on the same team.

"At least it took a really good strategy for you to lose your points. We didn't even notice when we lost ours! Bha, what frustrations!" Shishida told the class rep and the mushroom girl.

"Think that's bad? Imagine being so close to making it out, only for you to lose all your points at the last second! Twice in a row no less!" Tetsutetsu complained even louder than the others did "Seriously, how is that not cheating?!" he asked Kamala.

"It was a legitimate strategy and it was at the last 20 seconds" she replied.

And right away, they all suddenly turned to Shoda. Almost as if waiting for his turn to say something about what happened.

"... Frankly, it doesn't sting that much. Honestly if I didn't feel like I should have made it though, I would have turned things down. And since I couldn't make it past the race, I guess it didn't hit me that hard" the short boy replied.

"Eh, fair. I probably would do the same… still sucks tho. Ugh, and worst of all, you and Reyes are somehow the only ones from class to make it through. Even those general and support course friends of yours made it!" Kendo said.

"Uh? Wait, don't tell me this is about the whole class A vs class B thing. Please tell me Monoma didn't infect you" Kamala told the group.

"No, it would be inaccurate to say that. It's more like we being angry at ourselves" Shishida answered her "While it is true that it hurts our pride as class B students, the reality is that we simply did not meet the expectations set upon us"

"Yeah, as much as it sucks that we didn't make it to the final round, we really can't hold it against class A that they picked up our slack at the last minute… tho I still hate that Bakugo bastard" Tetsutetsu scowled.

"Wow it really did get you bad. Honestly, I'm starting to feel bad for being the one to make it through" Kamala said, attempting to cheer them on, but instead, she saw Kendo holding her hand up and shaking her head.

"No, don't be. Not your fault that you needed to pick our slag" Kendo told Kamala, showing her regular and more reassuring self, which apparently, spreaded to everyone else.

"Yeah, you and Reyes gave it your all more than anyone else. If someone deserves to represent our class on the next stage it's you two. I could never call myself a man to think otherwise!" Tetsutetsu followed with Kinoko nodding.

"It's good that someone from class made it past the Cavalry Battle. And I'm glad it's the two of you"

"Don't disappoint us you two. Carry on class B's pride to the end!" the hairy teen of the group said, with quite some excitement in his voice surprisingly.

"Wow… you guys really think that? I mean… kind of a lot of pressure, but sure. I mean I'm sure that Robbie would have no issue, but we won't let you down" Kamala said, obviously feeling a bit nervous and overwhelmed.

"Yeah, sorry that we had to ask this of you. But don't worry, we believe in you guys" Nirengeki assured her as Kendo placed a hand on her shoulder.

"And don't think too little of yourself. You made it this far, you are obviously going to do great. We all think that" the class rep told her, making the inhuman feel a lot better "Anyway, what do you say we go look around? Khan already took us this far, let's get some snacks and a keychain!" she told everyone as they all nodded and soon enough, they continued on their way around every stan they could meet.

"Man, I am carving some kakigori after running so much!"

"I can go for some Ikayaki, I think they are selling them around the corner"

"If you really want some you could have asked Khan, she had like three"

"Trying to take Khan's food is how you wake up with less fingers"

"Hey, I'm not like that!"

"Yeah, she would just bite your hand off"

"Hey!"

And as the class B group kept walking away, a certain duo was finishing up their work near them. That work being apparently some sort of stan. And that duo was made up of the general course student Kanami Narumi and the management student Fukuda Kin.

"Thanks for agreeing with helping me, Narumi-chan. I know this will be worth it" the general course boy said.

"You really think this will work out, Kin-kun?" the girl asked.

And just as she did, they noticed a lot of people around them taking a decent interest in them and their stan. That on top of what looked like a bunch of students also walking in their direction with equal interest. And just like that, they knew that whatever they were doing, was going to go just fine.

---

"Endeavor! It's been so long! We haven't met in none-hero business in years! When was it that last we met I think it was-?"

"Five years ago. During Doctor Pym's funeral" he replied before All Might could finish his sentence.

"... Yeah, it sure has been a while. But, at least the circumstances are more uplifting now!"

"Is there a reason you are doing any of this?" Endeavor asked, a bit annoying.

"Hey now, why the cold shoulder, eh?" All Might asked, only for Endeavor to scowl some more "Heh, a joke. Sorry, I was told that I've been getting better at them by a friend of mine"

"Then that friend was lying to you. What do you want?"

"Come on now, I was just wondering if you would like to have some tea and talk? After all, I am a teacher and you just so happen to be the parent of one of my students! It just seems right after not seeing each other in so long!"

"If that's the case you've seen me, satisfied? Now let me be and give your tea to someone who wants it. I'm busy" Endeavor scoffed as he turned away and started to walk.

But if there is one thing All Might is, it's being persistent. So he just blitzed past him to be in front once more.

"Hahaha! Hey now, no need to be like that!" All Might laughed, simply being his upbeat self as usual "You know? That boy of yours sure has been doing quite the spectacle! And only using half his power on top of that? You must be very proud of him right about now? I'm sure you taught him well! " he said, as Endeavor just stared at him.

"What are you implying?"

"Oh nothing bad! I was just thinking that since I'm now a teacher, I should try and learn the best ways to teach the next generation of heroes!"

"... What kind of teacher goes around saying those kinds of things?" the number two hero asked.

"Well of course one that's new to the job! It's quite harder than I thought it would be! Hahaha!"

"Tsk, how perfectly annoying is that attitude of yours" Endeavor wailed as he started to walk around him "That son of mine is going through his rebellious phase. One that I haven't been able to straighten out. So you better ask someone else" he said, walking away from him.

"I see, well it was worth a try!" All Might said as Endeavor walked away.

However, before getting too far, Endeavor stopped. Surprising All Might a bit, it seemed as if Endeavor was thinking of something to say. And just then, he opened his mouth and spoke.

"Parker…" he simply said, taking All Might by surprise "She's that red haired, right? She's Spider-Man's other daughter, is she not?" he said, surprising him even more.

"How did you find out?"

"Please, I am no fool. His older daughter goes swinging around in an almost equal replica of Spider-Man's suit all while I hear from that son of mine that his other child is his classmate? It does not take a genius to figure that out" the fire hero answered just as All Might hummed.

"Well, I do believe that would be a good explanation. As expected of the number two hero! Haha!" the number one hero laughed, irritating Endeavor even more if that was somehow possible "Yes, she is his child, no doubt of it! Tell me, are you perhaps impressed by her? Because if so, believe me, she's not the only one that will! The rest of the students are all a marvelous lot, let me tell you that!"

"She drew some interest. Whether that interest remains or fades is for her and those students of yours to accomplish…" Endeavor said, remaining silent for a bit before he resumed his walk "That boy… don't get any funny ideas. Once I'm done, I'll have made him a hero that shall surpass you. He was born for it" he finished as he walked away, soon fading into the hallway that they were until nothing was seen, not even his flames that constantly surrounded him.

As for All Might, he just stood there. Thinking that the words that he used last sure were odd. Oh well, he sure has an interesting manner of being a proud father, he thought. Not that he would know, since he isn't one himself. Maybe Peter and MJ would be better at getting what he was going on about. Alongside the whole teacher thing. Boy was he ready to buy that teaching for dummies book that he saw in the store the other day, he was in desperate need of it… even still…

"We really aren't close by any means. Only time we ever actually get to speak to one another is mostly official hero business. Even still, I can't help but notice that he sure seems to have changed a bit since five years ago. Seems less grumpy, that's for sure" Toshinori said, as he was reverting to his skinnier version once he was sure that no one was looking "Oh well, it seems like a him thing. Though I actually did mean the part about asking him for a tip with teaching. Guess I will have to managed myself then"

---

"... So, I take it you guys aren't hungry?" Annie asked in-between chewing the food in her mouth.

By now, pretty much near every student was in the cafeteria, having a quick meal before the final stage of the Sports Festival. Some had decided to go eat somewhere else. Some others decided to go with their families if they were at the school. Stuff like that. Robbie for instance, decided to go take a quick visit to Yu while also wanting to spend some time with both his brother and a friend of his that was visiting. Who that friend was they had no clue, they never met her before.

Kamala was also somewhere else, with her deciding to go take a look around the stans outside while some of her classmates followed her. Kin was nowhere to be seen and as for Mei… no one knew where she was. They had an idea that maybe she was at the lockers or the lab because of something that she said, but that was as far as they knew. They decided to let her be. It was probably safer for them that way. Wouldn't want to have something explode on them right before the big event.

So, at the moment, only Annie, Valerie and Hitoshi were sitting in the cafeteria eating their meal. Annie tried to look for Izuku at least, but he wasn't around. He was probably busy doing something. And to say that they were all eating would not be too accurate seeing that both Hitoshi and Valerie seemed too worried that their plates were barely touched.

"You can't actually mean that. Is eating really the only thing on your mind right now?" the purple haired boy asked.

"I mean, what would be on my mind right now if not wanting to eat something?" she asked.

"Oh, I don't know? Maybe the fact that we're about to go into the main event of the Sports Festival? Something so much larger than life that it could shape our stay in school if not our entire life?" the boy replied, as Annie just kept eating her octopus sausage things.

"... So, is that a yes or a no?"

"... Here, take it" Shinso said as he pushed his food to her.

And if the small gleam in her eyes was any indication, she was hoping he would do that.

"Are you sure? W-We're going to need our strength later" Valerie asked the boy.

"I almost threw up twice in the race and I would probably have done so in the cavalry battle had I been one of the horses. I'm willing to skip lunch if it means I won't be doing that on national TV in whatever happens next" he replied.

Afterwards, Valerie just looked at him and then at her food. Afterwards, she just decided to also push it towards Annie for her to eat. And once again they could tell she was waiting for it to happen. Boy, she may not eat as much as Kamala, but she sure was no light eater by any means.

"Thank you~!" Annie said, as she took a bite of her food with delight, all while her friends watched "Oh, come on guys, light up. You'll do fine"

"I really wished I could have some of your confidence, Annie" Valerie replied as Annie sighed.

"Look, you are overwhelmed, I get that. But don't let it all live rent-free in your heads. You made it this far and we made it past the Cavalry Battle together. You guys got this!"

"N-Not to sound ungrateful, but… I'm not sure if that is true… I wouldn't have made it past it on my own" Valerie murmured, tho, Annie still heard her and frowned a bit.

"Don't you guys go say that"

"I mean, I only managed to make it this far because of you guys, so…"

"And I wouldn't have made it past the Cavalry Battle without you guys, don't be so hard on yourself" Annie said, confusing the two.

"A-Annie, how can you say that? You are the strongest and smartest one of us. You could have done all of it by yourself" Valerie asked, as Annie shook her head in denial.

"I wouldn't, that's the whole point. The Cavalry Battle was a team effort. Not one single person could have done it by themselves, not even me. Especially me" the redhead told them, wondering how it is that she has so many friends with very low self esteem.

It's been just one day and she already had to talk someone out of that way of thinking like three times already.

"Seriously guys, how can you say the stuff that you say? Val, if it wasn't for you, we would have been done for on more than one occasion. And Hitoshi, if not for you, we would have been lost with no idea of what to do. Sure, I did help a bit, but at the end of the day, you were the one calling the shots. Truth is, the only reason we managed to make it this far is because of you two. Give yourself guys more credit, you deserve it. And leave the mopping and self-loathing to the professionals" the girl joked as she took a bite of her food all while her friends just stared at her with a thoughtful look.

Apparently, she managed to make them rethink their assessment of themselves, even if just for a bit. Good god, with how often she has had to cheer people up since school started, the young Parker should try her hand on motivational speeches if the hero and science gigs don't work out. Or at least that was what she was thinking. And just as she was thinking that, Annie noticed something from around the corner of her eyes.

It was two of her classmates, Minoru and Denki to be exact, approaching their table. Weird, she thought, she doesn't spend that much time with them. It was obvious as to why she didn't with Minoru, but the most she has interacted with Denki has been in the USJ attack and he had his brain fried back then, so it probably doesn't even count. They seemed to be talking between each other, but they were whispering very low. Which maybe it wouldn't have been that much of an issue for Annie to eavesdrop if she wanted if not for the fact that they were whispering in japanese. Trying to hear someone whisper in their native language was an issue in itself for most people, trying to do so with a language that one was still adjusting to was practically impossible.

Also, for some reason, she saw Minoru glaring at Hitoshi, while seemingly having a bit of a disagreement with Denki on something. Those two could be weird sometimes and that says a lot when the one thinking it was Annie and with the kind of classmates that they have. She was still wondering what was up with Tenya being so goofy and how is it that there were so many rich-like kids in class. Well, whatever disagreement that they were having, they apparently got over and so, the two approached the table, with Denki up front and with Minoru staying a bit behind, while still glaring at the general course boy.

"Hi girls and um… You uh…?" Denki said, trying to greet the trío, yet forgetting who Shinsho even was.

"I have a name, you know?" Shinsho said, frowning as he normally would any class A student that weren't his friends.

"Sorry, my bad. I didn't catch it, what was it again?" asked Denki with genuine sincerity.

Sincerity which Shinsho completely didn't care about.

"I'm not going to tell you" he replied, making Denki flinch a bit.

"Geez, this guy is so intense, no wonder he's friends with Parker" the blonde kid thought.

"Now boys, play nice. Save the competitiveness for the games" Annie jokefuly said, before turning to face her classmates "What's up Denki? Need anything?"

"Oh nothing, actually I was meaning to pass on a message that Aizawa-sensei told me to give to you girls"

"Does he want some advice on how to prank mister Mic? Because if so, I can tell that messing with his coffee is a good start, but…"

"What? No, not that… but hypothetically, if I were to ask for advice for a prank…" Denki said, taking a bit of interest in Annie's more mischievous side.

Kind of easy to forget that the redhead could go from the responsible exemplary student, to a chaos devil on the flip of a coin.

"The message. What is it?" Shinso said, a bit grumpy, but succeeding in snapping the other boy back to reality.

"Oh yeah, right?" the blonde kid said, getting his mind back on track "Well, you see how the school managed to get those cheerleaders from your country for the Sports Festival?"

Right as he said that, Denki pointed at where a bunch of fellow american girls were walking around, chatting and giggling with some amusement. Said girls, outside of being around their same age if not a little older, wearing the same two-piece cheerleader uniform. It was primarily orange, with green line accents around the collar part, the lower part of the shirt, which was short enough to allow for the abdomen to be seen, the lower part of the skirt and armpit parts alongside white lines inside them. And while the group of foreign cheerleaders were going around as if nothing, they also were gaining the looks of a few of the male students nearby.

"They actually did it? I thought they were joking" Shinso said.

"D-Does mister Aizawa wants us t-to see if they need help?" asked the blue girl of the group.

"As in, since you're also from America? I mean, I guess it would feel nice to talk to someone from the same place"

"Not like we would fit the bill automatically. Just cause we come from the same country doesn't mean we'll be besties from the get go. We're New Yorkers and I don't even know which state those girls come from. Nevada I guess?"

"Oh it's nothing like that, trust me" Denki said, seemingly doing his best to not show the big grin he had going "You see, apparently there's going to be a big cheerleader battle. So, Aizawa-sensei told us to tell you that all girls must be wearing those uniforms for it" he told the group.

And even tho it took about a second or two for that information to register with them, once it did, one could have sworn that the sound of glass breaking could be heard as eyes went wide.

"W-W-W-WHAT?!" Valerie shouted, literally shouted from the top of her lungs as opposed to her usual low voice, as she wrapped her arms around herself in a protective manner, while a bright blush covered her whole face.

"That's right!" Mineta finally spoke, stepping in closer to the group "The others have already been told about it, you two were the only ones that needed to be caught up to speed about it. And since you two are almost always apart from the others, we decided to give you the message"

"What the hell kind of nonsense are you two going on about?" Shinso asked, flabbergasted with the request that had been given to his friends "I mean, what the hell is wrong with your teacher to ask them something like that?"

"Hey, don't ask us. We're only the messengers" the short boy replied, all while having a big smug directed towards the General Course student.

And as he said that, Valerie took a quick glance at the cheerleaders nearby. Looking at their uniforms with a careful eye and with the idea of her being in one of those. It was safe to say that it wasn't something she was looking forward to.

"I-I-I-I h-h-have to wear one of those uniforms?! B-B-B-But they're so revealing and- jejlklalksjoblla" the blue girl was thinking, with her eyes turning into swirls, steam coming from the top of her head and literally glowing hot pink as she was wobbling in her seat.

"Hey, calm down! You're overheating!" Shinso told Valerie, holding her in place in an attempt to stop her from falling down while she was rambling something that he couldn't understand.

But surprisingly, while one of the girls was having a kind of expected reaction for her, the other remained awfully quiet. When the two class A boys turned to see her, she was just staring blankly at them. Not even phased at what they told the group.

"You can't honestly expect us to actually buy that, are you?" she asked the two boys.

"You're free to believe us or not. But this is an order directly coming from Aizawa-sensei" Mineta told the red-haired girl.

"That so?"

"Yep. If you want, you could ask him if you want, but you know how much he hates it when he has to repeat an order"

"Well, what a coincidence, I might do that right now, since he's standing right there" Annie replied, pointing at somewhere behind the boys, who started to pale and sweat cold.

"WHAT?!/NO WAY!" the two boys replied, turning quickly and… not seeing their teacher anywhere in sight.

The only one there was Ojiro, who looked pretty confused at the two of them.

"Sorry, this was the last one. Did you want it?" he asked, picking a food item from his plate before walking to his table after he had no reply.

With their ruse having been discovered, the two boys just stood there frozen in place for a while. And once they finally started gaining the ability of moving once more, they decided to argue between each other.

"I told you it wouldn't work on her!" Mineta berated Kaminari.

"No you didn't, that was me! The only thing you were doing was reciting some bad omen while staring at what's his name!" the blonde kid refuted the short boy's accusations.

And as they did, they felt their spines tingled, as they turned ever so slowly to face their classmates and their friend with a sheepish smile on their face. Once they did, they saw the pale as a ghost Valerie, the General Course boy looking like he was planning a murder and the green-eyed girl, who just had a smug of her own shown.

"A+ on effort, but you really should try and put more thought into things if you expect anyone to actually believe that lie of yours" she told them, as the two boys started to tremble a bit "This is the part where you two go" she told the two of them.

With the reminder that this was the girl that could bend steel as if it were paper and punch a giant monster in the face, they decided it was better to listen to her. It would be good for their health that she didn't start bending them like pretzels with her bare hands.

So very quickly, the two left. Leaving the vicinity of the young Parker for their own safety. Meanwhile, the trio remained at their table. With Shinso wondering what the hell just happened as Valerie was trying to get a hold of herself. All while Annie just took a bite of her food yet again.

"... Yeah no, I really do not like your class. At all" Shinsho said, breaking the silence and making Annie giggle thinking he was joking.

"Eh, that's mostly a them thing, so don't worry. But seriously, I know those two are goofballs, but I never thought they could go that far. Come on! What made them think anyone could have fall-" she was saying, only to notice that Valerie went from being pale, to suddenly looking depressed and more blue than her natural color skin" I mean… Y-You know? They were very convincing! Anyone could have fallen for it! Could have fooled me!" she suddenly said, trying to cheer her friend up.

Tho for the looks of it, it only worked halfway through. Really should try and be careful what she says in front of Valerie.

As the duo of Shinso and Parker were trying to make the adoptive Van Dyne feel better with herself, someone managed to spot them from a distance. Said someone, who had been looking for a place to sit, who was also hoping for the chance of finding the group. Or more specifically, one perdón in the group. So after making sure no one would be there to stop him, he quickly rushed into their table.

"Hey Parker! Vector!" the trio suddenly heard.

Stopping whatever they were doing and making a quick turn, they all spotted who it was that was calling the two girls. And that someone ended up being another fellow classmate of theirs. That being, Hanta Sero, the taped-powered student of class A.

"Oh great, another one" Shinso grumbled mentally, expecting another ruse like the one the previous duo tried to pull off "If you're here to try that cheerleader crap, we already heard it" he sternly told the class A boy, who looked pretty confused at what he said.

"Eh? Cheerleader" he asked.

"Don't try and play dumb"

"I genuinely have no clue what you are talking about. Did I miss something?" Sero asked, not understanding the General Course student one bit.

"Appreciate the gesture, buddy. But no need to be overprotective, Hanta is not one of those guys" Annie told Hitoshi before turning to face her classmate "Sorry about that. Minoru and Denki passed by earlier and well. You know how those two are"

"Oh yeah that makes sense"

"C-Could we pretend that conversation never happened… pretty please?" Valerie pleaded to the rest of the teens.

Yeah, she definitely was not pleased with how gullible she was to almost fall for that trick.

"Well if you're not here for that, what do you want?" Shinso asked the other boy.

"Oh well, I was wondering if… I could maybe… sit with you guys?" he asked, sounding a bit more like Valerie would than himself in all honesty.

"Y-You do? Wouldn't you prefer to b-be with your teammates?" the blue girl asked, as Sero suddenly shivered a bit.

"I mean, most of them were cool and all, but I had to be on Bakugo's team. Bakugo. Good thing he isn't here yet, because whatever issues Midoriya has that lets him tolerate him that much, I clearly don't have them" he said.

"Well, at least he said something I can agree with" the purple-haired boy thought.

"Yeah, that makes sense. One can only tolerate napalm brain for shorts amounts of times before losing your mind"

"B-But, if you disliked it so much, why did you join his team?" Valerie asked.

"Wasn't my idea. I wanted to join another team, but that jerk dragged me away before I could approach it" Sero replied.

"Really? Whose team did you want to join then?" Annie asked.

"Oh it was-" he was about to answer until he stopped immediately.

He suddenly remembered that he wanted to be on Parker's team. The person he considered the coolest girl in school, the smartest and toughest student in class and most importantly, the daughter of his all-time favorite hero. Yeah, suddenly he felt like it was probably best to leave that question for the time being.

"A-Actually, why don't we just forget about that?! You know? The past is in the past, what matters is that we made it through the Cavalry Battle and we don't have to worry about that anymore!" he said, a bit nervous all of the sudden to the other kids.

"OK…?" the young Parker said, a bit confused with his reaction "Well, I really don't mind you being here. So sure, grab a chair. Plus, it would make me feel better not being the only one eating here" she told him, making his eyes shine.

"I guess it would make us n-not feel odd with Annie being the only one with food here" Valerie seconded.

"... If they're Ok, then I guess I'm ok too. But you better not try anything like those two from before" Shinso said, warning the boy.

In response, Sero just nodded and then took a seat.

---

"And then, you were all FWOOOSH! And the robot got hit and it was awesome!" Gabe said excitedly.

At the moment, Robbie was in the same break room where the heroes asked to help with security were at. Jarvis had brought his younger brother there a bit, alongside Lisa. So, Robbie decided to have lunch there with them, with Yu, Kamui and Death Arms joining them for a bit.

"It was very impressive, Robbie. You'll make for a fine hero once you grow up with all that firepower of yours" Death Arms praised the boy.

"It really wasn't that impressive, honestly. They weren't even as though as they look"

"Look at that, he has the charms, the power and he's so humble! Oh, come here and let us spoil you for a bit!" Yu said, bringing Robbie in close as she ruffled his hair.

Much to his annoyance and to the amusement of both Gabe and Lisa, who just chuckled at the.

"Yes, he is humble. Maybe you could try and learn a bit from him in that regard" Kamui said, making Yu feel as if she just had a bucket of cold water fall on her.

"Very funny, Kamui"

"But still, they're right. Don't think too little of yourself. You've been doing great so far" the wood hero said, followed by Robbie's childhood friend.

"Yeah, Robbie. Come on, you knocked a giant robot in one go. That's practically what we all wished we could do when we were little!"

"Pretty sure you wanted a unicorn when you were little"

"You know what I mean, smart guy" the girl replied, making Robbie sighed in acknowledgement.

"OK, fine. I guess it was pretty awesome. And not gonna lie, seeing that prick getting annoyed was pretty funny to me" the dual-colored-eyed boy said.

"You really haven't changed, have you, Robbie?" Lisa said.

"That depends, is that a good thing or not?"

"... I guess, it's not a bad thing at all if you ask me" the girl replied, as Robbie smiled.

Thank God, he can have one friend of the opposite gender that doesn't make him want to rip his hair off… well, aside from Valerie that is.

Meanwhile, the grown ups looked at the clock that was hanging in the room and looked at the time. Their break was about to be over, so they should get ready to resume their work. Tho, at least in the case of Yu, she wasn't looking forward to it. If it were up to her, she would spend more time with the Reyes brothers and Lisa, but oh well. A job's a job.

"We better get going. The Sports Festival still needs us to uphold security" Kamui said, as he and the others started to get up.

"Really? Huh, that felt really short" Lisa mentioned.

"Well, our break started around halfway through the Cavalry Battle. So in all honesty, it was surprisingly long all things considered" the blonde pro-hero said "You kids stay here for a little longer if you want to. You still have time before the Festival continues on"

"I need to go to the bathroom. Can someone take me there?" Gabe asked the adults.

"Sure, I'll take you right away!" Yu said as she started to wheel the boy away as she walked alongside the others.

"Can Kamui take me instead?"

"GHU!"

"Fine, I'll do it"

"Kamui, you bastard!" Yu thought.

As they left, Robbie and Lisa remained alone in the room. Truth is, the girl felt a little odd and nervous being with the older Reyes brother by herself. Sure, it's not the first time it has happened, but it's been forever since then. But, she decided to ignore all of that. It has been a long time, yes. And that's why she wasn't going to waste the time they had together like that. She wanted to hang out with him like old times.

"Seeing that prick getting annoyed was pretty funny, you said. Hehe, you really haven't changed that much, Robbie" Lisa said, tho, Robbie did not mind the comment one bit.

"In my defense, guy is a total jerk"

"Oh no, you're right, guy's full of himself" Lisa said agreeing with him "Like, I know I may not be as good as you when it comes to Japanese, but even I could understand what he said when he had to give his speech. Man, someone ought to knock his teeth out"

"Thank you! You get me, Lisa. Good thing he's not my classmate, because by god. From what I hear he's insufferable"

"How insufferable are we talking here? As in, Güero insufferable or…?

"Mm… you know, I'll give it to him. He is still nowhere near as detestable as Güero by a longshot"

"Well then, I guess it's a good thing that no one so far has managed to one-up him in that regard. Man, do I hate that guy"

"So do I, Lisa. So do I" Robbie said, as the red-haired suddenly chuckled "What's with the sudden laugh?"

"Oh it's just that, I find it funny that the blonde jerk was going on about how he was going to win and all, only for him to constantly not being close to doing so in the two events you guys had" she replied, with Robbie very quickly finding humor in her statement.

"You know, that is pretty funny now that I think about it. And with that ego of his he's probably fuming in the mouth"

"Hehe, too bad not everyone can be like you" she said, making Robbie look at her with a humoristic smile.

"And why is that?"

"Oh no, it's nothing" she playfully said, in a manner somewhat mischievous with a charm of her own "But I'm just saying. For a guy that always got the top spot back home, it probably has to sting a bit that you didn't this time"

Had it been any other person, Robbie would probably grumble or pull a Scrooge and reply with a 'Bah, Humbug' or something along the way. But with Lisa, Robbie just decided to go along and humor her. It was a them thing that they have had for years.

"Oh, come on that's not true"

"Robbie please, you were always the favorite of every teacher ever. By god, Mr Wakeford and you were almost some sort of dynamic duo. The two of you still call each other every once in a while"

"It sounds weird when you say it like that"

"And especially in sports? And in races of all things?" she said, causing Robbie to flinch in a playful manner.

"Not you too"

"I mean, I thought for sure you would get at least second, if not first place. But 8th? In a race? How does the great Robbie Reyes get 8th place in a race?"

"You done rubbing salt in the wound?"

"Mm… yeah, I think I do"

After that, the two just chuckled for a bit. There was something about being with each other that just made it easier for them to be relaxed and at ease. It was something that only those with a special kind of bond could do for one another. It was quite cathartic for the two of them.

But as the chuckle died out, Robbie noticed something in his friend. She was smiling, but there was something in her look and expression as she stared into the floor that made it clear that something was eating her inside.

"So, what's bothering you?" he asked.

She could have lied. Tried to reflect his worry by saying it was nothing. But it didn't feel right to lie to him after so long. So she just went on and opened up to him.

"Speaking of the race… I was completely terrified" she just said "I know that this is a hero school and that it's probably a Japan thing, but… giant robots? A whole chasm in the middle of the field?! A literal minefield?! I think a school event and the first thing that comes to mind is stuff like, homecoming or a play. Not whether a giant robot is going to fall on top of someone"

"I mean, I was serious about the robots not being that tough… Ok, maybe one of the big ones falling on top would be a pain, but you know what I mean" Robbie said, trying to ease his friend's worries, to no avail "Look, you said it yourself, this is a hero school. Things like that are kinda the norm for superheroes"

"I know that, but… It's a different feeling seeing the Avengers risk their lives as opposed to someone important to you. And after hearing that your school was attacked. Even if it wasn't your class and you weren't involved it stilled… scared me" Lisa replied.

And to that, Robbie couldn't say anything. He didn't even try to argue with her, she was right. Hell, he was in a similar situation two weeks ago. Just hearing that a friend was in danger and feeling powerless to help, it stung. It felt like crap and he had powers to help out and was right on school grounds. If he felt that bad, then Lisa might as well have it rougher than him.

Even still, he at least wanted to make his friend feel better.

"Well… It's not like I can change things now…so how about this," Robbie said, wetting the full attention of the red-haired "Whatever those maniac teachers of mine decide to throw at me next, I'll be extra careful. More so than normally, I'll go the extra mile to be ok. That is if it'll make you feel better" the boy told the girl, who had her mood being lifted in no time after hearing him.

"I think it does… Sorry that I brought down the mood"

"Eh, you were just worried about me. If anything it makes me feel good to have friends that care like that"

Just then and before he could say something else, Lisa suddenly looked as if a light bulb just showed on top of her head. Probably fitting seeing that afterwards, she mentioned almost forgetting something. Afterwards, she turned around to go to what looked to be a locker where Yu kept her stuff and from it, Lisa pulled a box. About the size of a lunchbox and with something small wrapped in what looked like some birthday wrap paper. She then got back and presented them to Robbie.

"Here you go" she said, handing him both items.

"Uh… what is this?"

"Well, from what Yu said, this Sports Festival thing is some sort of big deal. So I wanted to give you something special to get your head on the game" she replied as Robbie opened the box.

It was a box of cookies.

Chocolate cookies, with some decorated with the chocolate being set in a manner that looked like cars, skulls and flames. And then, there was one big one that just had 'Robbie #1' written in it. And truth is, the boy is normally a serious person. He doesn't show his emotions that often with people and has a bit of a serious though image to most people. But he does allow himself to lower his guard with the people he cared about and was close to. Gabe, Yu, Kamala and the rest and yes, even Annie. And in the case of Lisa, she was probably the first outside his brother whom he could open himself to in a way he doesn't do as often. And right now, he let out a huge chuckle and a big goofy smile as he picked one cookie up and took a bite out of it as if he were a little kid.

Lisa was the best.

"Man, these are amazing Lisa"

"Thank you. At first I thought about making that chocolate cake that I sometimes baked back in the day. But then again a whole chocolate cake just for you while in something called Sports Festival was probably not the best idea"

"Yeah, guess you're right. And with all the nonsense that they made us do, I would have probably thrown it up. Tho, not gonna lie. I wouldn't mind it. I always liked that cake"

"Well then, maybe if you do win this, I could make it for you as a reward" Lisa told him, blushing a bit, but in a not so notable manner that thankfully went over Robbie's head.

"I mean, I was already planning on winning. But with that kind of motivation, you better believe I'm getting the top spot in this" he said, as Lisa smiled at him "By the way, what's this one? A chocolate bar? Some candy?" he asked, bringing up the other, smaller gift.

"Not everything I give you can be food, Robbie, you would get a stomach ache if I did" Lisa joked, drawing a chuckle out of the boy "It's… well, why don't you just open it?"

Robbie did as told, unwrapping the paper, which revealed a small box. He then opened said box and saw that inside was a keychain. It was a round metallic rectangle, with his name written on it and adorned in a manner that kinda resembled the front of his car. Turning it back, he saw the image of his skull-like face with bits of flame around it. Feeling it and seeing the kind of quality it had, he could already tell it was somewhat expensive. As in… wow, it kind of left him speechless.

"Mr Wakeford knows a guy, he makes top quality keychains that he claims can take a lot of damage. I asked him if he could make one and he did" Lisa broke the silence, explaining the origins of her second gift "You mean a lot to us, Robbie. We wanted to give you something that you could always have with you and I am very confident that you still haven't gotten something for the keys to your car"

"I… wow"

"Think of it as a good luck charm. And to remind you that we're always going to be rooting for you" Lisa said, grabbing a hold of the hand that he was using to grab the keychain "You're winning today. I know that for a fact"

"... Have I ever told you that you are the best?" Robbie said, with a notorious glee in his voice.

"No, but I wouldn't mind you telling me that"

"Well, I'll make a mental note to tell you that every once in a while, because you are"

Afterwards, the two kept on chatting, spending some quality time with each other and catching up before Gabe returned. Afterwards, the trio just goofed around and played with each other for a while. Soon enough, they bid each other farewell, with Lisa getting Gabe back to the V.I.P area that they were at, while Robbie went back to the stadium. They could have still spent some time together, but it was probably better to get ready just in case. As he walked back to the arena, Robbie kept on looking at the keychain that he was given. Heh, he better get her and Mr Wakeford something good for their birthday, because dammit he loved their gift.

As he walked, he noticed a familiar face in the halls. Who else but the green-haired broccoli-looking kid from class A, Izuku Midoriya. Honestly, it did surprise Robbie a bit to see him out of nowhere, but he didn't mind it. The guy was one of the good guys. So, he decided to greet him.

"Hey, Midoriya. How's it going?" he asked, surprising Izuku a bit, not expecting to see the class B enforcer in the halls.

"Oh, Reyes-san, it's you. I wasn't expecting you" he replied.

"Yeah, I was with a friend of mine from back home, the one I told you about. I was on my way back to the stadium to get ready just in case. Not exactly sure on my part what those nutty teachers of ours are going to pull next, you know?" Robbie jokingly told Izuku "What about you? What are you doing here in the halls?"

"Oh, I uh… was walking?" Izuku said, not sounding too sure of himself.

"Um, are you asking me that?"

"... No?"

"Remind me to spend more time with you every once in a while. Web… I mean, Annie is not exactly a good influence on you" Robbie said, as he suddenly heard a growling sound and if the way Izuku suddenly blushed was any indication, that growl was his stomach "Have you gotten anything to eat yet?"

"Um, not exactly. I was on my way to the cafeteria but…"

"Oh god, you got lost, didn't you" Robbie said, causing Izuku to blush some more.

"I made a wrong turn and… The school is way bigger than I'm used to, ok"

"Heh, not arguing with you on that one" Robbie said, deciding not kept going so as to not make Izuku feel more out of place "Well, I don't exactly have much going on and we still have time before they announce what happens next. Come on,I'll walk you out of here to get you something to eat"

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I have a good sense of direction. Come on, you'll need your strength for the next round" he said, as he started to walk.

Izuku followed soon. It's not like he was actually lost but… he rather not tell the actual reason why he was in the hallway instead of at the cafeteria.

At least he was fairly sure that spending time with Reyes would not be anywhere as heavy as his time with Todoroki a few moments ago.

---

"A sword fight? As in an actual sword fight?" Annie asked.

Her little group of herself, Hitoshi, Valerie and the current addition of Hanta Sero were currently walking by. Having finished their meal beforehand (mainly Annie and Hanta, since both Valerie and Hitoshi decided to skip lunch. They were just wasting time basically, there was still time before they all had to meet back in the arena, so they decided to explore what the stadium had to offer. Not exactly what one would expect, but it's not like they had anything better to do.

Right now, they were having a little chat. The subject being what the last portion of the Sports Festival would be, which was being explained by both Japanese boys. Which was expected since both the foreigner girls had no clue at all on what was happening afterwards.

"Well, they didn't use actual swords. They were foam swords for obvious reasons. But yeah, basically a sword fight" Hanta replied to the redhead "The Sport Festival changes the style each year, but the finals are always one on one competitions. There was a Sumo fight like two years ago. A tag match in a super complex the year before that. There even was this one time that they had the students pilot small robots, mecha style"

"Wasn't that the time there was a malfunction that caused two students to just stay still for almost their entire match?" Shinso asked.

"Yeah, that's the one! They ended up getting so bored they started to tossed random stuff at each other to try and make the other's mech fall"

"How were they doing that?"

"They froze mid-walk, so they weren't exactly balanced" Hanta said.

"They stayed like that for about 5 minutes before one of them suddenly rebooted again and shot a projectile at the other robot" Shinso followed.

"P-Projectile?! Isn't that a l-little extreme?"

"Oh, don't worry, Vector. It wasn't something too dangerous. It was basically a big paint-ball cannon. I mean, it did overload a bit, but it only shot the projectile slightly faster. Nothing serious" Sero said.

"Well, at least they only did that and not something ridiculous like, giving them wrist rockets"

"S-So… d-does it always have to be some sort of f-fight? C-can't it be something less hectic? L-like a game of chess?"

"Well, there was that one time the final match was a bunch of shoji matches" Sero said.

"Hey, I heard of that. It's kind of like chess. We'll, that doesn't sound-"

"They had the students suspended in the air and every time they lost a piece they dropped them into a water tank" Shinso mentioned.

"... What is it with Japan needing to be so over the top with everything?!" Annie asked.

Seriously, what's next? Pushing them from the top of a cliff?

"In any case, it's always something like that. Practically a tournament of some sort. Wouldn't be a surprise if this year it's an actual fighting tournament" Hanta said, with Valerie clearly not liking the idea… At all.

"I-I should have faked a cold"

"Tho I have to admit it, I'm kind of nervous. I mean, it's exciting, the idea of being in the same stage we all see each year on TV, but at the same time it's a little overwhelming. All those eyes watching sure are going to make things interesting" Sero mentioned, indirectly making Valerie turn white.

Expected from the shy girl.

"Great work, genius. You just scared her" Shinso snapped at the other boy, as Valerie suddenly started to wobble in fear.

"Oh… Sorry, my bad" he replied, honestly berating himself mentally at the fact that he forgot that Vector was a bit of a scary cat "But you shouldn't worry, Vector. I mean I heard you defeated like a dozen villains all by yourself and you're one of the toughest students in class. You'll do great!"

"Thank you! You have no idea how many times I have told them that. I started to sound like a broken record" Annie joked.

"And hey, I bet you'll do great too! I mean, people usually expect to see mostly just hero course students in the final event. So the fact that you reached it as a General Course student is definitely going to draw a lot of attention to you from the get go. Man, I'm kind of jealous, you know?" Sero said.

Truth be told, Shinso felt a bit odd at that. A hero course student, jealous of him? And getting praised on top of that? It felt weird. And that feeling of weirdness grew tenfold when he turned a bit and saw Annie, with a smug on her face while looking at him.

"What's with the smile?"

"Oh, nothing, just thinking about some stuff" she said, innocently.

Yeah, that was definitely the most indirect 'I told you so' he has ever been given by someone. He didn't know one could give an indirect 'I told you so'.

And as Shinso thought of that, Sero just looked at Annie, having that prideful smug plastered on her face. There she was. Coolest girl in school. Top student in their whole grade. Toughest and bravest person in the whole class. And on top of all of that, the daughter of his all time favorite hero. And right now, he was actually getting to hang out with her. He was actually befriending her! Granted, they were just talking about the Sports Festival because the two girls were curious about it, but hey, that was a start. One step at a time.

So that meant that he should try and take another step to try and talk to her directly about something. Maybe, he should try to talk to her about that move that he wanted to pull off. Or maybe take her on her offer to help him with schoolwork? Or… maybe ask about her dad?

"Wait, no that's way too direct to do! What am I thinking?!" he thought, noticing how desperate and possibly creepy he would sound if he just asked her that out of nowhere "Well, maybe I can ask her something else? Like, what was it like back in America? That's a normal thing to ask her without sounding desperate, right?"

Yeah, he was probably overthinking things. But, he still tried to give it a try. And without Bakugo from stopping him, this time he was-

"And there they are! The stars of the show!"

Or he could be interrupted by someone completely different. Sure, because of course he would.

Well, considering that the voice was female, was complimenting them and had an accent similar to that of Parker's, it was safe to say that it wasn't Bakugo this time… wait, accent?

"Huh?" Annie asked, turning around and seeing who it was that called them "Mom!"

Yep, the one that was calling them was Mary Jane, holding little Benjy and walking towards the group of teens. Waving at them, as Annie rushed at her side. Hugging her the moment she got to her. A bit surprising to see that level of affection out in public as far as Japan is concerned, but pretty much standard as far as the US is concerned.

"Hey there, kiddo. Fancy seeing you here" Mary Jane joked, as mother and daughter broke their hug off "Have you had lunch already?"

"Yes mom, we already did. Come on, you don't need to remind me to eat. I'm not a little kid"

"Oh trust me, I do have to do it. You are a lot like your father in that regard" she said, rustling Annie's hair a bit "Oh, hey kids. How are you doing?" MJ asked both Shinso and Valerie. Tho for a bit she ignored the fact that Sero was even there.

He was just standing there stiff as a stick and she had never met him, so she thought he was just passing by.

"Well, Valerie is probably three seconds from running away out of sheer fear. But other than that, I think we're doing well" Shinso said, pointing at Valerie, who just blushed a bit.

"I wouldn't run away… I would just hide, running away would just tire me out" she murmured.

"Oh, having some stage fear?"

"Believe me, he's no better. I've had to give like, at least three motivational speeches by now. Do you think I would make for a good life coach? I think I could pull it off"

"Well, I don't see you ripping people off with some overpriced course and I'm not sure if you should give people advice seeing that you don't clean your room. So let's put a pin on that one for later"

"Ha, ha, very funny mom" Annie laughed in a very sarcastic and dry manner.

"Oh, I know it was. I am hilarious" her mother replied.

Yeah, if looks weren't a dead giveaway, their attitude was more than enough proof to show that they were mother and daughter.

"And don't sell yourself short, kids. You were amazing out there. You'll do great, I know that. So try and be more confident in yourselves" the older woman reassured the two teens.

"Well… If you say so, then I guess I can be a bit more confident" Valerie said in a bit of a low tone, while Shinso nodded.

Causing Annie to have a weird face.

"Eh? Just like that?! I spent all morning cheering you up to no long-term results, but she tells you once to not be so moody and you listen to her right away?! What gives?!" Annie asked.

"It's kind of feels more reassuring when she says it. No offense" Shinso told her, making Annie frown as her right eye suddenly ticked a bit.

"Sorry honey, guess you still have a lot to learn before you become a life coach" Mary Jane teased her daughter.

It was fun to tease her kids like that. And just as she said that, did she finally notice the presence of the extra teen that was just standing there without saying a word.

"So, I take it, you got another one?"

"Oh yeah, I forgot to introduce you" Annie snapped back to reality as she heard her mother mention the other teen of the group "Mom, this is Hanta. He's a classmate of mine. Hanta, this is my mom, Mary Jane. This is where I get my good looks" the second-born Parker child joked, only to not get a reply from the class A boy.

He just stood there without saying a word. Like a statue, completely stiff and without reaction, even when Shinso started poking him.

"I think he's broken" Hithoshi said.

"You might want to ask for a refund where you found him, Annie" MJ quipped, just as the boy finally reacted.

"Oh my…! You're…! Standing right…! Ghaaaa!"

"... Yeah, I have nothing. This is new" Annie said.

Thankfully, it seems like Sero finally acquired the ability to communicate with one another.

"I can't believe you're here! I'm Sero Hanta and I'm a huge fan!"

---

"I still think we shouldn't be here just yet. Maybe we should try and get back to the cafeteria"

"We're going to be here later. Might as well try and see if the view will at least be any good"

Those were the back and forths between Midoriya and Reyes. Because after meeting up with one another and agreeing to getting the class A boy something to eat, the Los Angeles native, for some reason, decided to convince his friend that instead of eating at the cafeteria, they should eat at the reserved bleachers where the hero course students would be watching the finals of the Sport Festival. Why? Because Robbie decided that having a little privacy between each other might be a good thing.

It was probably his way to look after Midoriya. After all, he figured that telling the rest of his classmates that the reason he missed most of their break time was because he got lost might not be something he would be looking forward to. Not like that was the actual reason, or at least not entirely. But Izuku wasn't also going to go and tell Robbie out of the blue that the main reason he was there was because Todoroki pulled him away for something. And that something was a personal matter that he had no reason to tell anyone, not even a friend. And seeing that Annie was going on about how he should be careful with secrets and personal matters, he opted to try and work on what being discreet meant after fumbling the bag as many times as he did with his own secrets.

Plus, he had to give Reyes credit, it was a good way to tell what kind of view they would have. Izuku always watched the Sports Festival each year, so he had an idea of what might happen once it resumed. So trying to see which seat would be best to observe the matches and the quirk of the rest of the students was no doubt something he would be glad to do early. Especially because not only would he get to see how much his classmates have improved, but also he would be able to see brand new things, seeing that he never got to see Robbie's and Kamala's abilities, nor their General Course friend and that was quite exciting.

Still… it didn't take away from the fact that them being on the bleaches to have lunch felt like some sort of violation to a school rule. And Izuki isn't particularly someone known for breaking rules like that. Or at least without an actual reason other than 'just feeling like it' as Robbie put it.

"So, one on one fights, right? That's what we'll be doing next"

"Well, they might not necessarily be fights and there are always games in between the second and third stage of the Sport Festival, but other than that yes. The remaining students will face in one on one matches"

"Works for me. Just don't expect me to go easy on you if we end up against one another. I do intend to win" Robbie joked, though thanks to his ruffian look, it sounded more like a threat than an actual joke.

Thankfully, Izuku managed to (somewhat) not be intimidated by it and instead reply with his own affirmation.

"I… I won't hold back either. And I'm aiming to win, so I expect you not to make it easy for me" he said, with a bit of confidence that many would be envious, seeing who he was telling it to.

It's a good thing that Robbie didn't take it in a bad way and instead smirked.

"Heh, guess you're not that walking mess from back then" he said, as the two stared at the arena, while Izuku was starting to eat his meal "Hey, remember when we first met?"

"Mm?"

"I mean, two weeks before the Entrance Exam. You were going around cleaning an entire beach by yourself and managed to pull it off in time. You really did want to get into U.A that bad, didn't you?"

"Well…" Izuku stopped to try and think what to say. Sure, what he told him back then was true, but he naturally omitted the bit about how he was training to receive One for All and not get his limbs blown up in the process "I did say that it was my dream to be a hero ever since I was little. And… I felt like I couldn't let the people that were rooting for me down. I was going to be here, no matter what, I guess" he answered, making Robbie chuckle.

"Couldn't let the people that were rooting for you down, you say"

At first, Izuku thought it was because he remembered what he had told him when they met. That he was rooting for him. But when he turned to see him, Reyes was actually staring at something that he had pulled out of his pocket. He didn't get a clear look, but it looked like some sort of key chain of sorts. And while he was completely lost on why, the only thing that Robbie was thinking was back to a few moments before he met with Izuku and instead was spending time with Lisa.

"So, if getting here meant a lot to you, I take it that the Sports Festival means a lot to you too, right?" Reyes asked.

"I… In all honesty it took me a while to actually take it seriously. I don't know, I guess it wasn't up until a few days that I actually took the time to think about it. And even then, it wasn't until this morning that I gave it the significant that it deserved"

"Huh. That is actually surprising. I figured you would be on board right away"

"How about you? When we all asked Parker-san and Vector-san about it, they were completely lost and didn't quite understood it"

"Yeah, I was lost too. We didn't exactly know what the Sports Festival even was. Though in your defense, I guess I also didn't take it that serious. Or at least, I thought I did until a week ago"

"Really?"

"Yeah, I guess I had a bit of a reality check myself. Turns out, a lot of people around me are taking this way more serious than I do"

"I see… Well, I admit that it took quite a lot to convince me to give it that level of importance. But now that I do, I'll make sure to give it my all and tell the world that I am here"

"You really are looking forward to it, aren't you?" Robbie asked, as Midoriya nodded.

"It's not just me that is going to try and make their mark! Everyone is going to show off their quirks to everyone in ways I haven't seen before. It's honestly something I always looked forward to every year and now I get to see it in person!"

"And are you sure that everyone is going to really do that? Who knows? Maybe someone is going to get stage fear and freeze mid-match"

"Well, that is a possibility, but I don't think they would. Everyone is trying to get recognition today and can't wait to show off what they can do. I'm sure it's the same with you and your class. I especially look forward to seeing what you and Khan-san can do since I couldn't see your match against Parker-san and Vector-san. I heard that it was very intense"

"Yeah, you could say that. But just for the record, I owned that fight and I don't care what she has to say" Robbie said, a bit passionately. Boy was his rivalry with Parker sure was something "And as for the other stuff, I'm not sure about everyone looking forward to showing off what they can do. Or at least in the way you phrased it"

"Mm? How so?"

"Well, for starters I don't think I would be one of those. After all…"

What followed was something that took Izuku by surprise. Never once in his life did he ever consider what was about to be said. Not once did the idea ever cross his mind. And truth is, next to learning the secret of All Might and even the identity of Parker's family, this was without a doubt, the most shocking and impactful thing he ever heard from someone. And that was…

"I hate my powers"

---

"Wow, what's with you? You're starting to sound like V, Izuku and Kamala gushing about their favorite things" Annie said, after seeing the reaction that Sero had after meeting her mother.

"So that's why I had a sense of deja vu" Shinso said, suddenly recalling the first time they all met and how Kamala freaked out when meeting MJ with Valerie asking for her autograph every 2 minutes.

"I-Is that really how I looked?" the blue girl asked herself after seeing how Sero acted.

"Oh god, I can't believe I am actually meeting you in person! If I didn't know any better, I would think I was drea- wait a minute…" Sero stopped himself, mid-sentence. Afterwards, he pinched himself in the arm and complained because it hurt a bit. But afterwards, his mood went back to being one of a child in the middle of a candy shop "It's not a dream!"

"Um, S-Sero? H-How do you know A-Annie's mom exactly?" the blue teen asked out of curiosity.

"You kidding? How wouldn't I know of her?! Mary Jane is an icon!" he just blurted out loud, taking the other kids by surprise. Not because it wasn't true, they were well aware of that, but because they weren't expecting someone outside of their inner circle in Japan to know that "I mean, seriously! She has been in dozens of Vogue covers and other magazines at the very least, has been in so many movies and tv shows and that's without taking into account the multiple stuff she has done over the years!"

"How do you know that?" Annie asked, taken aback by his reaction after meeting her mom.

"Well, a friend of mine is a big fashion fan, so she has a ton of magazines that she collects, but the other stuff I've been a fan of since forever!" Sero answered with the excitement of a little kid "You were one of the best parts of Secret Hospital, she was involved with a big case involving theft at the Duquesne University which she helped solve, saved Stark Industries from a hostile takeover two years ago and starred in so many movies! Oh man, I am such a fan of the Amazing Lob-"

"OK! L-Let's not get into that one! But I appreciate the enthusiasm" Mary Jane stopped Sero before he could finish his sentence, which felt a bit odd for them.

Though, it didn't take away from Sero's joy.

"Wow, is that true? I knew your mom was cool and all, but I didn't expect her to be that cool" Shinso murmured to Annie.

"Believe me, I know" Annie replied before turning to Sero "Also, how do you know all that stuff. Heck, I didn't even know some of them and I'm her kid! Seriously? When did you do the University thing? And what was that last part? Is that about that movie you never let dad watch with us?" she asked both MJ and Sero, with Sero staggering a bit at the mention of her dad and the reminder of who her father was.

"I have no idea what you are talking about" MJ answered to her kid, clearly wanting to avoid any and all comments about that movie.

"Well… I once saw an old episode of a show called Secret Hospital when I was a kid in this show that highlighted the popular shows trending worldwide and Secret Hospital was one of them. And I kind of liked it and watched most of it. Though for some reason they only dubbed the first season and lost the rights to the rest of the series, so I had to watch most of it in dub. Not like I minded, the dub wasn't that great in all honesty. Plus, it kind of got a bit boring when she got replaced by Melanie Daniels. After that, I had a few articles talking about facts and trivia about the cast every once in a while on my feed and hers were always the more interesting"

"Huh, didn't know I had my one fan base here in Japan. I'm flattered" Mary Jane told the boy, who blushed a bit.

"U-Um, I h-have this set of Secret Hospital. W-Would it be ok i-if I could get you to sign them for me?"

"Oh, he's adorable!" MJ thought to herself after seeing the boy being so shy and flustering so much "Sure, kid. I'll sign them for you. I'll even throw in an extra and share a few trivia about the show that we never shared with the tabloids" she said, making Sero's excitement grow more while Valerie looked at them.

"I-Is that really how I look?"

Yeah, she wasn't letting that one go.

"Hey mom" Annie called out, getting the attention of the older woman "Not that I'm not enjoying this reunion of ours, you know I love our bonding moments. But, why are you here exactly?" she asked out of curiosity.

"Well, since you kids had some free time, I decided to look out for you. We always did that back home, so I see no reason to not do it now" MJ answered to her kid before turning to Valerie "By the way, if you want to see them, they're still at our seats. You can go if you want" she told her.

Obviously she was talking about Jarvis and Nadia, it was super obvious for them. But of course, she didn't just say them just like that. Especially in front of the new kid in the group. Even if the chances were slim, it was still better to try and reduce the chance that someone would make a connection between the human-alien hybrid teen and the Avengers through the name of their ever loyal butler. Especially because Valerie was not someone that was fond of said attention like that.

"Oh, thank you. I g-guess I should go see them" Valerie replied and after MJ gave her indications to where they were, she left.

Afterwards she turned to Shinso, who was by Annie's side.

"How are you doing Hitoshi?"

"Well, I'm very tired, sore in places I didn't know I had and trying not to freak out that I've made it this far. But other than that, I think I'm fine" he replied.

"You're doing great sweetie. I know your parents would say the same if they were here"

"Yeah, I guess you're right…" he said, tho he was a bit bumped down by their mention.

It's not like he was depressed that they weren't there, hell, his dad had to work and it wasn't his mom's fault that she got sick out of nowhere. He would rather the two of them be ok even if it meant that they couldn't be present at the Sports Festival. Plus, it's not like everyone's parents were present in it in the first place, it was normal when talking about the U.A Sports Festival. Tho, he won't deny that it kind of stung a bit that they weren't there when he ended up getting as far as he did. Thankfully for him, MJ was there and she was no doubt going to make sure the kid was in a better mood.

"You wanna call them? I had a text from your dad that he left early and was on his way home to be with your mom"

"I left my phone in the locker of our waiting room. So I guess I will call them later" the boy replied, as MJ took her own phone out.

"Or, you can call them now. Here, have a crack at it" she said, unlocking it and handing it to Shinso.

"Seriously?"

"Sure, go on. I know you want to, don't deny it" she replied and truth was, she wasn't wrong.

He looked at the phone for a bit, not sure on what to do, until he felt a hand rest on his shoulder. And of course, that hand belonged to Annie, who gave her a reassuring look telling him to go and do it. After thinking about it for a bit more, he nodded and excused himself as he started calling them and getting somewhere private.

After that, there were only Sero and the mother-daughter duo left. By themselves and with no other acquaintance around them. Sero got nervous for a second or two because of the fact that; A) he was next to the kid of his all-time favorite hero, B) he was next to one of his favorite Hollywood actress who also happens to be married to his favorite hero and is the mother of the coolest girl of school and C) he was by himself with the two of them. He could handle it with someone else with him, but now it was a bit nerve wracking. So, he decided to make an excuse to excuse himself for a bit and give the two some personal space. After all, he thought that maybe they would like it as well.

"Um, well… My parents are probably around looking for a beverage. They get thirsty at public events like this one and always forget to bring water with them. Maybe I should check out and see if I spot them before we get back" he said.

"Sure, no problem. You probably want to be with them" Annie said, being very understanding with him.

"It was nice meeting you. I hope to see you later. And I do mean it when I say that I'll sign your Secret Hospital collection" MJ told him, making the boy smile as he departed.

Afterwards he went looking to see if he could find his parents, all while stopping himself every five seconds from dancing out of joy after meeting one of his idols like that. Meanwhile Annie and MJ saw him leave before they lost track of him in the crowds.

"... Good kid. I like him"

"Of course you do, he was a total fanboy to you"

"I mean, I wasn't expecting you to be making so many friends of the opposite sex with how you always acted about boys"

"Oh my god, please don't"

"I mean, he isn't bad-looking either"

"MOM!"

"The elbows were a new one for me, but-"

"LALALALA! I CAN'T HEAR YOU!"

MJ just chuckled, as she saw her daughter, red as her hair while clamping her ears and making random and loud noises to not listen to a thing she says. Same ol' Annie, she thought. Her father would most definitely be proud if he were to see her. Being the overprotective dad that he is with his little princesses.

"Fine, fine, I'll stop. After all, I don't want to be such an annoyance" MJ said, with a nonchalant tone, yet it was something that Annie heard crystal clear, stopping what she was doing and staying still for a bit before lowering her hands.

"... So, you heard it?"

"Sweatie, I'm sure that everyone in the block heard it" her mother told her.

"... I'm not apologizing" Annie said, all while her mother just smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Oh, I'm sure you will. You're too much of a good kid not to do it. I mean, you were going on about how you wanted to make your friends have a good time at the Sports Festival before thinking about you. That's what you told me, so of course you'll apologize. I know my babies better than anyone" she told her, Annie remaining silent through it all "Look, I won't be pushing you to tell me what's going on just yet, I know you'll tell me soon enough on your own. Especially because right now it's neither the time or place to do so. But don't postpone it too long. It's never good when people do it, for anyone"

After that, MJ took notice of a certain odor coming from the youngest member of the Parker family, so she too had to excuse herself to deal with that little emergency. And as she did, Annie remained by herself, silent and with her mother's words ringing in her head over and over. And as she did, she couldn't help but to look back at everything that happened and for her to ask what was wrong with her.

"I'm a good kid, huh? Suddenly, I don't feel like one" she told herself.

She spent some more time to herself like that, wandering for a bit and looking at a screen nearby. It was one that was focused on the first year's events and in it, she saw how it was announcing the remaining time until they were to be called back, all while displaying the names of those who managed to make it past the cavalry battle. And as she looked at it, she suddenly was reminded of something that the teachers had mentioned beforehand and noticed something that she didn't beforehand.

"There's seventeen of us…"

---

"Alright, folks! We're back on schedule! Sorry for our tardiness, we had to deal with some personal issues of ours"

"You're just being a baby"

"You're the last person I want to hear that from right now"

While the two teachers were having their little back and forth, every first year student was walking back to the arena. With their break finally over, it was time to get their heads on the game. And while there were a few that weren't exactly thrilled with them not even making it to the grand event, they were all still required to be there.

"Anyway, before anything, I would like to make a little announcement for all of our little rascals! Good news for you all! Before the big event, we'll be hosting a myriad of small events for you to partake in! We're a school after all and this is a Sports Festival! So go out there and enjoy to your heart's content! And to cheer you all up even further, we even managed to get a handful of cheerleaders from the good ol' U.S of A!"

And just like promised, there they were. The foreign cheerleaders, going around and shaking their pom poms just like one would see in any football game. And while it and the mention of recreational activities for all students regardless of whether they made it past the preliminary round was something that gained their attention. Said attention was suddenly pulled away when they saw something… interesting.

"Huh?"

"What are those idiots even doing?"

Why would the duo of commentators have that kind of reaction? Well, it mainly had to do with the fact that they saw the girls of class A… wearing the exact same uniform that the foreigner cheerleaders were wearing themselves. Downright to the exact pom poms as well. Something that just baffled everyone. Literally everyone. With some of the boys blushing at the fact that… well, that just happened.

"MINETA! KAMINARI! YOU TWO TRICKED US!" Momo shouted, tossing one of her pom poms to the ground while angrily shaking her fist at the duo. Who rather than feeling any shame at all, just smiled at each other and gave themselves a thumbs up.

They really could not believe that their trick somehow worked.

"H-How…? H-How is it that I fell for one of Mineta's schemes once more? How shameful…" Momo said, dropping to the ground, hoping that it would swallow her and spare her from the humiliation. She even used her quirk to make the uniforms and pom poms, she will never recover from the humiliation.

"There, there…" Uraraka said, trying her best to comfort the rave-haired girl by patting her in the back.

"Those idiots… I can't believe that they managed to get away with it just like that!" Kyoka complained, while blushing, while Toru, who was standing right next to her, decided to try and look at the positive side of things.

"Well, we look good in them, so might as well just follow through until the tournament begins!" she said excitingly while imitating the moves of the foreigners.

She even ended up joining them in a routine and was surprisingly good.

And as they did that, most of the other students just tried to process whatever the hell was happening in front of them.

"Uh… is that the cheerleader thing you were mentioning?" Sero asked, as he stood next to Hitoshi and Robbie (although standing a decent distance away from him).

"What the hell did I miss that made every girl from the other class dress up like that?" Robbie asked, while Shinso had turned his head away to somewhere else.

"Not every girl" he said, pointing in the direction he was looking.

The other two boys turned in the same direction and lo and behold. Annie and Valerie were standing there. Dressed in their regular P.E uniforms and not in cheerleader outfits. Credit to credit was due, Valerie was holding herself better than they were expecting. Seeing the fact that those were her classmates, they were half expecting her to be burning down and collapsing out of sheer… Valeriness. Well, she was still blushing and looked like she was trying to compute what she was seeing, but at least she wasn't fainting this time.

Annie, on the other hand, remained silent for a bit. Seemingly not being phased by the fact that someone fell for Minoru's and Denki's trick, let alone most of the girls in class. But after a few seconds of nothingness, Annie followed her silence with what everyone close to her expected her to do.

Laughing her shoes off like a hyena.

"Heehee, hehehe! PFFT! BWHAHAHAHAHAHHA! Oh my god! I can't believe you actually fell for it! HAHAHAHAHHA!" she crackled, holding her stomach and straight up trying her best to not drop to the ground as her eyes watered a bit.

"WAIT, WHAT?! HOW COME YOU TWO ARE NOT DRESSED LIKE THE REST OF US?!" Kyoka shouted in frustration seeing that the New Yorker duo were not wearing cheerleader outfits like them.

"She must have used some sort of spider-vigilante powers, right?" Mina asked, while Annie kept up laughing.

"Oh no, it's none of that! I just used a secret technique that my parents taught me when I was little! It's called common sense! Maybe I can teach it to you! BWAHAHAHAHAH!" Annie replied, somehow laughing even more than she already was, so much so that a few of the other kids nearby were half-expecting her to run out of air at any moment.

"Whaaa! P-Please don't do that!" Valerie begged Annie, feeling that what was happening was not very nice at all "I'm sorry. W-We thought that you wouldn't fall for it. W-We should have told you, please forgive us!" she told the group of class A girls, while Jiro sighed.

"Not like we can actually be mad at you. Not your fault that we fell face first on their tricks"

And while that was happening, every single girl of class B stared at them completely baffled, not even sure what had just happened.

"... So, we're all thankful that none of the boys in our class would try and pull that on us, right?" Kamala asked the other class B girls.

"I would gladly take all of Monoma's pettines against class A before having to deal with that"

"Truly, we have been blessed"

"... I don't know. I'm sure we could pull it off"

Afterwards, everyone agreed that Tokage had her speaking rights removed for the remainder of the day.

Back on track, once every student had arrived, the teachers continued on explaining what was it that would happen afterwards. Or to be more specifically, Midnight had to do it… again. For the third time of the year.

Mic and Aizawa were supposed to reveal what the last stage of the Sports Festival was going to be, but unfortunately, their little coffee incident made them bickered like children for most of the break that the impossible happened and Mic told them that he wasn't in the mood to do it. So, Midnight had to do the big reveal. And Aizawa did not help whatsoever. Guy could be petty whenever he wanted to be petty.

"Alright children! The time has come for us to reveal what it is that we'll be doing for the final match! So listen carefully!" Midnight told the kids.

Behind her, the holographic screen showed up and once more, it started to spin. And despite the fact that not everyone would be affected by the results, everyone still paid close attention to what it was that would happen. With the tension so dense it could be cut with a butter knife, everyone held their breath the moment the wheel started to slow down. Once it did and came to a stop, revealing what the final stage of the Sports Festival would be.

One on one combat.

"And we'll get to have a classic fighting tournament, ladies and gentlemen! We'll be pitting our students against each other and only one will emerge victorious!"

"YOU KEEP QUIET! YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE TO SAY IT AND YOU BLEW IT!" Midnight suddenly snapped at Mic, making everyone flinch at her.

"Should have kept quiet"

"AND YOU HAVE NO ROOM TO TALK EITHER, AIZAWA!" she snapped at him as well, making flinch in the same manner that his students do whenever he scolds them.

Honestly, not many people could pull that off. They didn't even think that could be possible.

"Back to business. As you've heard, we'll be holding a standard one on one tournament. The rules will be explained once we've made the proper accommodations and once we've finished our recreation activities. Now then, to decide the matches…." she was saying, until suddenly a hand was raised in the crowd of students "Yes, AMP?"

"Yeah, I would like to forfeit, thank you very much"

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My Hero Academia: Legacy Bits! - Out of Stock!

"What?! What do you mean that you're out of All Might masks?! How the fuck is that even a thing?!" Bakugo shouted.

The resident ash-blonde, explosive boy of class 1-A decided to take his time before going to eat something. He made a wrong turn on the way to the bathroom, overheard stuff and finally, managed to make his way to the stands for one particular reason. He wanted to buy an All Might mask.

Sure, Midoriya was known as the All Might fanboy in the class, but he was far from the only one. And as far as Bakugo was concerned, the only one that should be considered All Might's number one fan was him. Sure, he doesn't gush about him 24/7 like Izuku, or constantly rambles about him whenever he walks in or anything like that, but he was still the biggest All Might fan in the world…! Or at least that's what he said.

So of course he would try and get his hands on an All Might mask from the stands just outside the stadium. Especially because those ones were always top quality. As in, almost artisanal levels top quality. Only an idiot would miss on the chance of getting one of them for themselves and Bakugo sure as hell was not one Or at least that was what he said.

So imagine his surprise when he, after visiting every single stan in the school, was constantly told that they were sold out. Fact which only made his rage grow exponentially every time he was told the same. Which outside of filling him with raw, unadulterated rage, just baffled him. Seriously, what the hell was that thing about being out of stock? How can they be out of stock just like that? All Might is literally the number 1, most beloved and iconic hero in the whole country, how the hell did those dumbasses decide to go to the Sports Festival with some extra All Might masks because, of course they would sell, it's All Might.

Hell, its even more annoying when one remembers that he was now a teacher at U.A. The business plan practically writes itself at that point. And lo and behold, the one place that he was told could have had one All Might mask ended up telling him that they didn't have any… again.

"Sorry kid, but I sold my last one just before you got here to a brown girl with a bunch of food on her hands" the seller told the boy, as Bakugo suddenly froze after hearing that.

"... Brown girl…?"

"Yeah, she was a student too. Had a mask, for some reason and was walking with a bunch of other students"

With that description in mind, it didn't took Bakugo too long to figure out who bought the mask before him. There was only one student that fit that description that he was aware off. And that was the class B girl that tossed that shoe to that minefield that put some dirt in his eyes.

And when he managed to spot her walking with her classmates, with that All Might mask placed to the side of her head from the corner of his eye and Bakugo just got another reason to dislike that damn foreigner. He didn't even need a reason to dislike her from the get go, she was just some random extra as far as he was concerned. But this… oh this meant war.

"I still have some Endeavor masks if you'll like-"

"WHO GIVES A SHIT ABOUT ENDEAVOR!" Bakugo snapped as he started to walk away.

Yeah… he honestly took it better than expected.

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Yes, I know the last update was like, well over half a year ago. Yes, it took me forever to upload again. Honestly, I don't really have that much of an excuse this time. Just add a bit of procrastination here, the fact that I finally got over my Masters degree, the fact that I still haven't find a single damn job after more than one whole year of looking, some more procrastination and yeah, this is the result.

It's not like I was even struggling with knowing what to write, I have the entirety of the Sports Festival planned without issue. Hell, I have so much of the story already set in motion and planned in my head that it's not even a lack of creativity, just a bit of procrastination. I guess it also had a bit of the fact that the phone that I used to also write whenever I didn't have my computer in hand got screwed over. Like, basically I have two phones, my actual phone and an old phone in which I do stuff like write among other things. So whenever I didn't have my computer at hand I just opened the google doc app on it to continue whenever I felt like it. But the charging port decided to die out of the blue and it ran out of battery, so basically I have to either try to fix it or look for someone to fix it because I have a few stuff here and there in that phone. Not exactly top priority stuff, but it wouldn't hurt to have it.

Oh and hey, at least this time there wasn't an earthquake in September this time… it only took until after September ended for the country to shake… and for a hurricane to just baffle the entire world and hit Oaxaca out of the blue, but at least it wasn't in September.

And hey, if it makes you all feel a bit better, the chapter itself is like, almost 20k words. Like, it's shy of around 300 words to be 20k. So if anything, this is one of the longer chapters. Anyway, hopefully the next chapter won't take a ballilion years to come out the same way it did the many final parts of Attack on Titan and the entirety of Pokémon Black Two and White Two sagas in the manga (Seriously, Ash became Champion of Alola before that shit came to a close, let that sink in). Plus, at least I did some other stuff in the meantime. Like I finally got over with that fun Sero mini comic project of mine that I was rocking on for months, made a few covers for the story just for fun, was working on some personal stuff and already am planning some stuff for fun. If you are interested, I decided to make a devianart where all of the stuff related to MHA would be posted in (basically my art involving the world) and just for fun, I made a small animation of Nana Shimura. Which is part of another project of mine, but that one I'll share until after I'm done with it.

Anyway, this chapter is long overdue, so here, enjoy.

Take care.