SWOUA chapter 6 Sports festival
With All Might and the other teachers' arrival, the remaining Villains were quickly captured, and the students were gathered together at the entrance of the USJ. Police officers arrived a few minutes later to take the criminals into custody and to collect statements, while paramedics worked to help anyone who needed it.
After the teachers had cleared out all of the random villains through the USJ, they made sure to gather all of the dispersed students and get them out to the front where the police waited for them. There, the many teens all cheered on in celebration seeing they made it out of their situation. Two of the twenty however were not among them, instead they were in the school hospital.
In one of the rooms, Goten sat on a chair next to the hospital bed his teacher laid on. he looked over at his shattered arm hanging limp to his side, a feeling of worry running through him. "I'm really sorry sir if i had gathered everyone sooner you wouldn't be in this situation. How are you feeling?" he asked him.
"I'm fine. And don't blame yourself your classmates priorities are more important than mine." he sighed and laid back against the pillow, wincing as his body made contact. He glanced over to him and huffed. "Plus I've had worse."
"How can you be worse than that?" He asked him, "Your arm looks like every bone is broken."
The sudden knock cut Goten's question off. he turned to see the door open and a very short elderly woman walk inside with a small smile on her face. "It seems you had a rough time today, Aizawa." the woman said.
Aizawa grunted and turned away. "Just get on with it, Recovery Girl."
Goten watched as the short woman walked over towards his teacher, remembering Midoriya mentioning her several times. "So, you are Recovery Girl?"
The elderly woman nodded. "Indeed. Pleasure to meet you, Goten. Now let me see what we have to work with." the woman said as she went back to Aizawa
MUAH!
The saiyan's eyes went wide at the sudden lips sticking to his teacher's cheek. he was frozen in shock over to the outstretched lips pressed to his face.
he couldn't help but cover his mouth from laughing at the annoyed look on Aizawa's face as Recovery Girls lips were latched onto him. he now watched in amazement as his broken arm shifted in place, rearranging itself until it had straightened back to normal. As the glowing subsided, the teacher still grunted in pain from the immense bruising on his limb. Recovery girls lips retracted and she brought out a roll of medical tape, reaching up and bandaging his arm up.
"You sure took quite the hit there, sir. Your bones are nearly healed, but you will have to take it easy for a week or so." the healer said.
Aizawa gave an irritated sigh but nodded. "Thanks. What about everyone else, how are they doing?"
"Well, most of the students are fine other than some minor scratches. Thirteen took some bad lacerations to her back, so she will be down for a few days. Luckily nothing life threatening."
"Ma'am, what about Midoriya?" Goten worryingly asked.
"Ah don't worry about him, young man. I already gave him a treatment. He broke a few fingers, but he will make a full recovery as well."
Hearing that, Goten sighed happily and leaned back into his chair. Aizawa also felt some relief hearing the news, nodding to the elder faculty member. "Thank you. You can leave us for now. There are things I must discuss with my student."
Goten's breath caught in his throat at his words, looking over to his teacher as his eyes met his. Seeing the sudden change in the air, Recovery Girl nodded and went to the door. "I must get back to Midoriya and see his progress. You take care, alright?"
After the elder woman shut the door behind her, leaving the two in the room in silence. Goten stared at Aizawa for what felt like a few minutes before he rubbed his head awkwardly. "So I assume you want to-
"I have had many students in my years here, Goten. I can tell when someone is hiding something…" he said as he sat up in his bed. "… and it seems you have a lot of things you've kept from everyone."
Turning to look out of the window, Goten stared to the slowly setting sun in the distance as he pondered what to say. For the last few weeks he had been living here with few hiccups. he sighed and took a breath, figuring at this point it was pointless to hide his abilities from him.
"Where you are from…" Aizawa mumbled out loud, rubbing his side as he shifted in the bed. "… Where may that be, Goten? From what I can tell, that is another mystery as well."
'Damn it…' Goten hissed internally as he swallowed the lump in his throat. His teacher's gaze stayed locked on him as he continued speaking.
"There is no record of you living in Japan before a few weeks ago. Even on your registration papers it doesn't truly give a home from where you came from. The only reason it wasn't rejected outright was a signature of verification that came with it when it came through application."
he tilted his head in confusion. "verification?"
"It is when a high ranked authority or pro gives their own personal vow of authenticity for the applicant… meaning they have full trust in you."
"It seems Tsukauchi knows who you really are, and still he has put his trust into you…" Aizawa answered. "… but if you want my trust, then you have to tell me who you are as well."
Looking to the ground, Goten realized that trying to fib his way around Aizawa wasn't going to work this time. Knowing he couldn't deny it, he simply nodded his head and stood up from the chair and walked to the window. he breathed in deep and rubbed his arm as he stared to the orange sky.
"I did come from a city far from here, but its not a place you have ever heard of… its not a place anywhere near… this world." he squeezed his arm as old memories began resurfacing. "I come from a place where there aren't quirks like yours or All Mights. There is only ki."
Aizawa sat completely confused as to what he was saying, but sat quiet wanting to hear what he was going to try and say.
"There is a life force hidden inside every living being and only those with great training can access this power. it's called ki." Goten raised his hand forming a ki ball in it. "I control and manipulate it however I want."
"And what you are doing isn't a quirk I can tell." Aizawa said.
Goten nodded as he turned around. "that's right. But how do you know it's not a..."
His words fell silent as he saw the raised hair and glowing red eyes staring directly at him.
"Because if it was, that ball would disappear right now."
Goten remained calm as he watched him.
"You are truly full of surprises aren't you?" He said as his hair dropped back down with his blink, opening up and sighing. "But perhaps this is a good one for me."
Now that was an answer the saiyan was not expecting, looking up to him in a mix of confusion and shock.
"If you had not jumped in there to help me and your classmates back there, I probably would not be sitting here talking to you. You risked your own life to save me and the others today, and no person hiding something bad would ever have done something so reckless."
Goten stayed silent as Aizawa brought his hand up and gripped his shoulder. "I don't fully understand what's going on, and I for certain want everything soon. But for now… I want to say thank you for today. It's been sometime since I've seen someone so powerful and brave like that."
Looking down, Goten simply nodded. "I just couldn't sit there and see anyone get hurt. I'm glad you and everyone made it out, sir."
Removing his hand, Aizawa rubbed his own head and grunted. "I feel like I should go to the principle about this… but then that would just add to my headache right now. I'm not in the mood for that."
"Actually Mr. Nezu knows about me. All might too." Goten said, earning a glare from the teacher.
"Really. Guess those two have a lot of explaining to do."
Goten chuckled at his response.
Back At UA
When the class, minus Izuku, made it back to school, the other classes were shocked to see them barely damaged after fighting a group of villains. At the classroom. 1a were allowed to stay in there hero costumes and had an hour free period for rest. Everyone had surrounded Goten asking him questions about his fight with Nomu.
"So did the punch hurt you when you grabbed it?" Jirou asked first
"Err not really." Goten replied
"How fast are you because you kept popping in and out of reality" Sero asked
"Well I never really checked, but I'm super fast."
"You stupid monkey bastard don't think you're special because you took down a shitty villain! Became number one in all the tests! Got more points than anyone in the entrance exam! I'll be Number One NOT YOU!" Bakugou slammed his hands onto Goten's desk making constant little explosions on the desk, causing everyone step back from him. Goten sat there starting to get a little annoyed with him.
"Dude calm down" Kirishima tried putting his hand on Bakugou's shoulder who swiped it off instantly.
Goten stood up with an annoyed look which caught everyone's attention. "Look man, i don't know what your problem is but you really need to chill." Bakugo stopped when he heard Goten talk. "I didn't come here to compete with anyone, I'm here so i can become a hero" Goten's face softened as he looked at Bakugo. "Look i have no problems with you. But if you keep annoying me it seems like i might. I'm not saying you shouldn't stop training to get stronger, but at the same time, instead of trying to prove that your better than everyone, you should focus on improving yourself and learning how to be a good hero. So please unless you have something nice to say, don't bother me." Goten said as he sat back down still looking at bakugo
All Bakugo did was click his tongue before leaving. Before anyone could respond to Goten, the speakers around the school began to go off saying "PLEASE CAN SON GOTEN OF CLASS 1A PLEASE REPORT TO PRINCIPAL NEZU'S OFFICE". The class gasped
"The principal. This is serious. Goten what do you think it's about?" Iida questioned
"He can't be in trouble he saved us all" Toru responded
"Well i better get going" Goten began as he walked out class.
'I wonder what the principal wants with me?' Goten thought to himself whilst walking through the corridor, there he would be given dirty glares by class 1b, a boy with purple hair inspected him.
Nezu's Office
"Ah Son Goten glad to see you again" Nezu greeted
"Thank you for seeing me sir" Goten replied.
"First of all. I want to personally thank you for saving your fellow classmates and my faculty members with minimal damage towards the USJ" Nezu thanked
"It was no problem. I am a hero in training after all" Goten gave a smile whilst rubbing his head.
"You sure are powerful for an interdimensional being" Goten froze in complete silence but then quickly remembered Nezu knew about it all along.
"Oh yeah thanks for offering me a place here" the half Saiyan responded to his principal.
"It's the least i could do. I couldn't let some government scientists experiment on you or worse a villain knew about your existence" nezu said jokingly which caused the half Saiyan to chuckle
"Ok let's get to the reason I brought you here Mr Son" Nezu said whilst typing on his computer. "The reason I called you in here Goten. The press found out about you defeating the Nomu. We will be having a conference tomorrow about the USJ and the press will definitely want to know your quirk. Also because that the sports festival is coming up and because of your actions against the villains, viewership will definitely rise trying to see you in action and we have no other option but to reveal a quirk to the public. I know about your use of ki (Thanks to tsukauchi). So I suggest you use that as your quirk term."
Goten was amazed. The press were calling him the new All Might, he couldn't describe how cool that felt. His 'quirk' though that was different.
He put his hand on his chin and had a thought about what to call his power.
Goten sat there for a good two minutes thinking of a good quirk name. "I got it!" Goten surprised the principal
"What would you call it?" Nezu responded.
" How about...Saiyan"
"Saiyan? Why so." Nezu asked
"You remember when i told you that am a human alien hybrid? well that's the name of my alien half's race" Goten said "I see" Nezu began to type on the computer to officiate Goten's 'quirk'.
"Ok I'm done Mr Son. you can head back to your class" Nezu gave Goten a smile. Goten thanked his principal and walked out of the office onto his class
'Well ain't I popular today?'.
After the USJ attack the school had decided to close the next day to give the students some time to rest after the ordeal and to go over the campus security. To many of the students it was a way to collect themselves and to sleep off the anxiety they felt from a real attack. For Goten, it wasn't a big deal. He had fought criminals along side trunks when they were being saiyaman where he came from, his family and friends had fought powerful beings that would have laughed at the sight of most of those "villains" that tried attacking him and his friends. So for him it was like a normal day.
A few days passed and Goten is seen flying off to the school. As he entered the building, he noticed the strange amount of stares he was receiving from the other students But quickly dismissed them and continued his way to class.
Class 1A Room
"You guys saw the news, right? I can't believe we're famous. And we're still in school!" Mina shouted with a grin as she sat on his desk. Currently, the majority of Class 1.A's students were inside the classroom, either discussing with one another or catching up on their school work.
"Yeah! It was so cool that we all got some screen time." Toru said, putting a 'hand' on her chest. "But I'm sure no one noticed me."
"Well it is difficult to stand out when you're just a pair of gloves." Ojiro said with a small chuckle.
"We're all totally big deals now. Those news channels totally loved us. We're practically celebrities." Kaminari gloated while leaning back on his chair.
"Get real. The Hero Course that pumps out new Heroes was just attacked, and that's what they care about." Jiro said with a lazy wave of her hand.
"Yeah but i still can't get over the USJ! Goten What you did was on another level you're like a real hero" Kirishima said excitedly.
"Yeah. It was so impressive how you faced that thing. I've never seen anything like it in person." Uraraka added
"You're quirk is amazing Goten. Power, speed everything! You faced a creature specifically designed to kill all might and you managed to beat it." Midoriya added as he was taking notes.
"It's really not a big deal guys. I just did what i could to help that's all" Goten replied chuckling a little while rubbing the back of his head.
"True, but you were able to hold it off on your own, even before All Might entered the USJ." Tokoyami said with his arms crossed before he narrowed his eyes. "Which begs the question: how strong are you Goten?"
And just like that, Class 1.A's classroom grew completely silent. That's right, Goten, one of their very own, was able to not only able to beatdown Nomu but his unimaginable speed also disintegrated that Nomu thing out of the USJ with a single beam. Goten was feeling a little nervous he hoped something else comes up before he had to elaborate further.
'How could you have such a powerful Quirk? And why didn't you use such power before? Shoto Todoroki thought as he stare at Goten.
"Yeah was that actually your full power" Uraraka asked the saiyan of Class 1.A with an innocent tilt of her head.
"well.. i.. uhh." Goten tried to answer, a small drop of sweat running down the side of his temple.
"Who the hell cares? Bakugo called out while leaning back on his chair, an irritated expression plastered on his face. "If you didn't use your full power before, it's because you're too chicken. you're never going to be the best if you keep holding back."
"Do you guys hear that?" Mina called out, a grin grew on her face. "It sounds like someone's jealous he can't fight off big time villains alone."
"SCREW YOU RACCOON EYES! I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!" Bakugo said with a furious expression, his palms ready to fire the pink female. Although Goten was annoyed at how bakugo called him weak but at the same time Glad everyone forgot about the topic to tease bakugo. and as they were laughing Mr. Aizawa came through the door
"Good morning Mr. Aizawa." Most of the class greeted as their teacher walked to the podium.
"We're happy to see you on your feet Mr. Aizawa. Are you feeling well?" Iida asked with his hand raised in the air.
"I'm fine. Thirteen is now out of the hospital and will be back soon." Aizawa answered as he placed his hands on the podium, narrowing his eyes at his students. "You've all survived an attack that none of the staff expected, and you fought like real Heroes. You should all feel proud of yourselves." This caused some smiles to grow of the faces of his students...but of course, Aizawa need to bring them back to reality. "Still, just because you were given an extra day of rest doesn't mean you're allowed to fall back on your studies. Also. Your fight isn't over yet"
"Fight?" The students suddenly tensed at the serious tone their teacher had given them. It looked like they were about to face a challenge even worse than the Villain Attack, and to say they were slightly underprepared would be quite an understatement. Staring at his anxious class, Aizawa opened his mouth to say the six words no one would expect.
"...The U.A Sports Festival is coming."
...
All the students stared at the Erasure Hero with deadpan expressions. "WHY WOULD SCARE US LIKE THAT?!" Most of the class called out, though Aizawa wasn't affected. If anything, he was somewhat annoyed at the volume of their voices. It's still early on a Monday morning for God's sake.
"YEAH! THE SPORTS FESTIVAL! LET'S GO KICK SOME ASS!" Kirishima yelled before Kaminari pushed his face away, "Hold on!" He told him.
"Is it really a good idea to hold the Sports Festival so soon after villains snuck inside?" Jiro asked.
"She's right. They could attack once when we're all in the same place." Ojiro added.
"The administration thinks this is a good way to show that the threat was handled, and our school is safer than ever. Plus, they're adding more security this year, so even if the Villains do try another attack, we'll be ready." Aizawa said with closed eyes before he opened them, his serious expression dimmed down slightly to calm his student's nerves. "This event is a huge opportunity for all students in U.A. It's not something we can't cancel just because of a few villains."
"The fact he's saying that like it's no big deal scares me." Mineta muttered with a small gulp.
"He is right. The Sports Festival in U.A is much different than other schools." Izuku said with a hand on his chin.
"As all of you know, our Sports Festival is the most watched event in the entire world. Every since Quirks were introduced, the Olympics were scaled down in terms of scale and viewership. For anyone who cares about competition, there's only two that matter: the U.A Sports Festival and the World Martial Arts Tournament." Aizawa continued with his explanation.
"Top Heroes from around the world will be watching." Momo said before she clenched her fist. "The Sports Festival is where you're scouted for Agencies."
"She's right." Kaminari perked up. "After graduating, a lot of people work in Pro Agencies as Sidekicks."
"Sometimes, that's as far as most people go since they miss their chance. Some even stay as Eternal Sidekicks." Jiro said before glancing at Kaminari. "Actually, that's probably where you're going. You're kind of dumb" This struck a blow to Kaminari's pride.
"It's true that joining a famous Hero Agency can give you more experience and popularity. That's exactly why the Sports Festival matters." He narrowed his eyes once again. "If you ever plan on going Pro one day, then this event could open a path for you." Bakugo smirked victoriously at this. "One chance a year." Ochaco and Tenya narrowed their own eyes in determination. "Three chances in a lifetime." Sato, Krishima and Tsu smiled. "No aspiring Hero can afford to miss this event." Shoto and Momo both listened with caution. "That means no slacking off on your training, is that clear?" Goten looked at his right hand for a moment before he smiled and clenched it.
"Yessir." Everyone said in unison, a fire ignited in their bellies.
"Oh man ojiro I'm getting nervous about the festival! I need to find out a way to get noticed!"
"Maybe you should wear a shinier costume or something." ojiro said
"Man, Shoji, you're so lucky. People are bound to notice your unique Quirk." Kaminari told him.
"True, but it's important for me to show them how useful it can be." He responded.
"Just wait until Goten get's out there. On the outside, in that uniform, he looks completely normal. But then it turns out that he can take on villains leagues above the rest of us." Jiro followed.
"Hehehe, guys, really, I don't need all this praise." Goten said, rubbing the back of his head.
As Goten made his way to the door, Uraraka emitted a deadly aura. "LETS DO OUR BEST IN THE SPORTS FESTIVAL!" "u-uh yeah that's the spirit!" Goten said, feeling a little nervous.
"EVERYONE! LET'S DO OUR BEST!" she yelled, throwing her fist in the air, prompting everyone to join. A few students refused to join until she turned to them. "I SAID I WAS GONNA DO MY BEST!" The four students that didn't participate before now reluctantly raised their hands.
Lunch hall
Lunch was the usual for Goten, as he and his friends except for Izuku who was called by All might himself, as they waited in the queue for their food, served by non other, pro hero, lunch rush.
"Goten how are you today? I'm guessing you want the usual?" The chef asked Goten. "For sure I do" he responded with, whilst grinning. He then received two enormous trays, with food stacked upon stack on each other, freaking out the other students in the queue.
"Wow your appetite is something else huh?" ojiro said whilst staring at Goten's plates, then looked down to see only a bowl of rice and chicken on his own tray.
"I know, I'm surprised lunch rush still has enough for the rest of the school." he replied, as they saw the rest of their group, consisting of Ochaco, Momo, Mina, Tsu, Kaminari, Kirishima and Iida, already sitting down, they hurried up to get a seat to join them.
"Hey guys" Goten remarked. He sat down in between Iida and Kirishima whilst ojiro faced him, in between Ochaco and Mina.
Goten began devouring his food, surprising everyone again "I'm never going to get used to that" Kaminari pointed out in a depressed tone.
"Any of you nervous for the sports festival?" Tsu asked, which got people's attention
"I'm excited about it, I can't wait" Mina giggled.
"I do agree with Ashido, the sports festival is an opportunity for UA students to be scouted by pro agencies. It's one more step to becoming pro heroes" Iida follows with confidence as the students were eating.
Class 1.A homeroom end of the day
the students began to pack their stuff walk out the door until...
"Hey! What is happening? Why are you all gathered around the entrance of our homeroom?" asked Tenya, with a lot of chopping. And the answer came, surprisingly, from Bakugo.
"They are here to scout the competition. Since they couldn't do it on Friday, and most don't come early enough to do it before. We did, after all, survive a villain attack." he then scowled. "But it's useless. Out of my way you extras!"
"You can't GO around calling people extras just because you don't know who they are" Iida swung his hand intensely at Bakugou. The sea of students split to let him pass, except for one person.
"Ha! So this is the famous class 1.A? I expected a lot more from someone who survived a villain attack! Anyway, I'm not interested in you, just in the All Might wannabe who took down the monster at the USJ. It would be an honor to shake his hand." The guy who said that had blond hair and was the living embodiment of the word douche. Everyone in the class looked at Goten, who shook his head. He did not need that, not right now.
"Why do you care?" asked Kirishima, and stood defiantly in front of the blond.
"Ah! I haven't introduced myself yet! I am Neito Monoma, from class 1.B, best heroics class! And of course, your little adventure took away the spotlight from us! But if you're soo much better, then how did the villains even snuck up on you? And Why do you have such a rude person in the class!" he pointed at Bakugo.
"Even now, he looks like a villain!"
"look everyone were not in the mood right now so can you please let us pass?." Goten tried to leave. But Monoma was still in his way.
"Look how he runs away from the competition he faces! Is that the true face of class 1.A? Bunch of weaklings and cowards?!"
"YOU WISH!" Came the response from ashido.
"Goten is not a coward OR a weakling! He was the one who defeated the Nomu mmnghfff-" kirishima tried to stop his friend from blurting too much, bit had already been too late. The whole crowd now looked upon Goten.
"So this is the one! The 'New All Might' as they call you. Now isn't that interesting-" he tried to sling his arm around Goten's shoulder, but before he could touch him, the full force of Goten's Ki hit him. He stumbled away from the teen, falling to the floor.
"look man we survived a villain attack and some of us are still recovering from that traumatic experience. Some of us could have died, hell our teacher even almost died trying to protect us and instead of showing remorse or sympathy, you envy us and try to make us look bad." Goten said which made monoma and some other students look down in shame.
"Now get up and leave my friends alone you jerk." Goten said as Monoma Got up and walked away, the crowd parting in awe. At the door now stood a student who's purple hair defied gravity. He also looked as if he hasn't slept in days.
"Unlike this blonde idiot, i just came here to check the competition. Those of us, who did not make it to the hero course, are stuck in other courses. There's many of us, you know?" Goten was wondering what the kid was getting at.
"If we perform well enough on the festival, they'll consider transferring you to the Hero course. And of course, if any of you perform poorly, you might get kicked out. This a great opportunity to knock you guys down a peg or two. Consider this... A declaration of war." Everyone in 1.A tensed up at his words. Well, almost everyone. While Bakugo was measuring the kid with his gaze.
Before the explosive blonde could speak, there was more commotion from the back of the crowd, another member of class 1.B was yelling towards Goten "Hey you come here I want to see how strong you are" it was TetsuTetsu. That was the point Goten had enough of the attention. He walked past the purple-haired kid, their gazes meeting for a single moment. Then he also walked past TetsuTetsu "Hey Goten guy, you wait till the sports festival. I'm going to wipe the floor with you" he tried to grab his shoulder. But the moment his hand approached, Goten swatted it a way which small force which made TetsuTetsu jump back and activated his quirk, which by the looks of it was some kind of iron or steel coating. That started a wave of whispers, as every student now jumped away from him like he was carrying a plague. Not that Goten was bothered at the time. "HEY IM COMING FOR YOU" TetsuTetsu shouted as he slowly cowered away from the saiyan.
2 Weeks later
After 2 weeks of intense training, the class were finally allowed to show their potential at the UA sports festival. Because of the news report about the 'New All Might', the viewing was boosted through the roof, not that there was any lacking in the first place. But while the first-years festival got more attention than the second year, this one got the third years beaten by quite a margin.
The students of 1-A all sat in their waiting room wearing the UA tracksuits for the festival to finally start. Many sat anxiously as their nerves tried to overcome their bodies. Others in the class couldn't wait to finally get out their and show what they could do. And a few seemed not to care either way whatsoever.
"Wow, I can't believe two weeks went by so fast." Goten said to his classmates.
"No kidding. I've been working my butt off, improving my Quirk just for today." Kirishima replied.
"Still, they could at least let us use out Hero Costumes. I really wanted to show it off." Mina said from her locker.
"I think they chose to do it so that everyone is equal." Ojiro said while stretching.
"Attention, everyone! We will be going outside in ten minutes!" Tenya called out from the door.
"Yeah! Let's show them how strong we are! I'm so pumped!" Ochaco shouted with determination, a dark pink aura surrounding her.
"She's so intense..." Kaminari muttered with a sweatdrop.
"No kidding. She's usually the most chill girl here." Jirou replied.
"Goten"
Hearing his name being called, he turned around and she saw Todoroki walking his way. Frowning internally, he got up from his seat to face him him. "Yeah? What is it?"
"It appears today we will finally see who is going to be victor." Shoto sternly declared to him, earning a mix of shocked looks from the other students in the room. Goten didn't break his gaze as he nodded.
"Yeah looks like it," Goten sighed back towards him. "You've been waiting for this haven't you?"
"I have been waiting since the first day of school." He coldly responded. His hands curled into loose fists as he remembered once again the first time he saw him.
"Uh, where did this come from?" Sero chuckled out loud from his seat.
"A declaration of war?" Mina smirked and clapped her hands together, "Sweet. Every group of friends needs a rivalry."
As the students started chatting in amusement and confusion to this sudden call out, Bakugo felt his blood boil from the sight.
"Your power is great, and it's obvious that you're far more superior than everyone in this classroom. But today is the day where we will finally prove that I'm the superior one."
Goten smirked as he crossed his arms. this reminded him of when his dad and vegeta's rivalry. "You seem pretty confident in that claim. You sure you aren't getting ahead of yourself?" Goten replied
Todoroki glared slightly and stepped forward again. "Do not take this personally, but I won't be holding back if we face each other later."
Before Goten could respond, Kirishima walked up and placed his hand on Shoto's shoulder.
"Hey man, no need to get all dark here. We're all friends here and-
Todoroki shook the hand off of him and turned around. "I'm not here to make friends. I am here to be the best, and that is all."
Midoriya frowned slightly and stood up from his seat. "you don't have to say that, Todoroki. We are all here trying to be the best." He stopped talking when he received a cold look from Shoto, however.
"Midoriya, the same goes for you as well."
"What? Why me?" Izuku shakingly asked.
"Yeah, why Deku!?" Bakugo yelled out from his chair, pissed off he was being ignored. Todoroki ignored him as he walked towards Midoriya.
"I've noticed All Might has been close to you during school. I don't know what is going on between you two, but know if we face each other today I promise the same to you." Todoroki turned and walked away from the silent class, leaving most of them in bewilderment to the odd exchange.
"You're not the only one who wants to fight him." Bakugou approaches the three, surprising the rest of the class. "No way you're gonna declare war on those idiots without me. This is my opportunity to show you all up and prove that im number 1. Remember that Deku, monkey, Icey Hot. I'll beat all three of you" Bakugou declared at his three main opponents.
"And I... want to beat you guys aswell" everyone turned their heads to Midoryia in shock.
Much to everyone's surprise, Izuku of all people spoke up, looking down with his hair shadowing his expression. "I want to show everyone how far I've come. Even if you, Kacchan and Goten are stronger and have more potential than anyone else here..." He then raised his head and gave the trio a look of pure determination. "I won't let you push me down. I'll go on, even if I do lose."
"Midoriya..." Tenya muttered under his breath.
"All the other classes will be gunning for us with everything they've got." Izuku said as his right hand began to shake a bit. "We're all going to have to fight to stand out, and you can be sure I'll be aiming for the top too."
"Whatever Deku" Bakugou scoffed
To say that no one that Izuku Midoriya would say such an impactful speech would be an understatement. He spoke and stood like a real Hero, regardless of the obstacle in his way. He would give it everything to prove that he deserved to come to U.A, which all of them could respect.
Sports Festival Arena
"YYYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOO!" Present Mic called out as his face appeared on a large monitor, earning cheers from everyone in the stands. "MAKE SOME NOISE SPORTS FANS AND GET THOSE CAMERAS ROLLING BECAUSE THIS YEAR'S SPORTS FESTIVAL IS ABOUT GO GO OFF! I'v only got on question for all of you: ARE. YOU. READY?!"
"YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Almost immediately, the crowd began to roar with hundreds or thousands of cheers. It was clear that everyone was pumped to see what this event would bring.
"AND NOW, ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. I'M YOUR WICKED HOST, PRESENT MIC! AND JOINING ME IS THE GRUMPY, BUT STRONG, ERASERHEAD! WHY NOT SAY SOMETHING FOR THE CROWD?" Present Mic suggested while pointing two fingers at Aizawa, who gave him a dry expression.
"I expect the students to give it everything they can." Aizawa answered simply, though that didn't stop the crowd from cheering.
"Straight to the point. I dig it!" Present Mic said with a snap of his fingers.
"With introductions out of the way, let's give a warm hand to our students as they make their way on stage!" Present Mic shouted as he gestured towards the tunnel of the stadium. Almost immediately, everyone turned their heads down, anxious to see the students.
Above the spectators were the teachers of UA, all seated together as they waited patiently for their students to arrive.
"This first group are no strangers to the spotlight." Present Mic started.
"They survived both the hardships of U.A, as well as taking on a Villain attack"
"WELCOME, STUDENTS OF CLASS 1-A!"
The sound of multiple footsteps echoed through the tunnels before Class 1-A stepped out into the light, with Gohan leading the pack, surrounded by the cheers of the fans. They began walking on the grassy terrain, awestruck with the amount of people around them.
"W-Woah, who knew there'd be s-so many people." Izuku said with an extremely nervous expression. Even after knowing how popular the Sports Festival was, he didn't expect to see so many people.
"Hopefully, the number of eyes watching won't distract us from performing well." Tenya said with a stoic expression. "I suppose it's just another aspect of being a Hero we'll all have to get used to."
"Thank you from coming everyone!" Kirishima shouted, giving out air kisses while waving his hands towards everyone. Unlike most of the students, he didn't mind the attention one bit. "I'll give you the best show I can give!"
"Second, only to me." Aoyama said with twinkles around him, as usual.
"This is both frightening and amazing." Momo commented with a smile before she looked ahead to speak with Goten. "How do you feel abou-" Before she could finish, Momo notice how the son of Goku was kepping quiet with a nervous look on his face. "Goten?"
"O-Oh, sorry i'm a little nervous." Goten said while looking back at her.
"It's okay." Momo said with a sympathetic pat on his back. "We all feel nervous with everyone watching. Just take some deep breaths." Momo said.
"Thanks. I appreciate it." Goten said gratefully before he walked forward, feeling a sense of confidence in his chest.
"They haven't gotten enough screen time, but they're just as capable as 1-A, give it up for Class 1-B!" Present Mic shouted as another group of students began to enter the arena, from an orange haired girl with her hair tied into a ponytail on her left side to a guy with silver hair and some kind of tan substance around his eyes to a girl with vine-like hair and even a guy with messy black hair and a cool smile.
"Following Class 1-B is General Studies, also known as Class 1-C, D and E!" Mic added as yet another group of students joined the fray, with a pale looking make with shaggy purple hair leading the way.
"And coming up behind them are Support classes F, G and H!" Yet again, another group of students were entering the field, the most notable being a girl with curly pink hair wearing equipment and a scrawny blonde male with glasses.
"And finally, Business Classes I, J and K!" One last group entered the arena, all looking somewhat determined. "Give it up for UA's first year contestants!" Following what Mic advised, the crowd cheered as loudly as they could, with fireworks being launched over the stadium and banners waving around.
Participants from each class gathered in the center of the stadium. At the front, standing on the platform was none other than midnight holding her whip. her provocative attire did not go unnoticed, making some students blush.
Midnight with her usual charisma and authority, interrupted any murmuring "Silence! It's time to begin as the judge of the event, i will begin the sports festival! on behalf of the students we've chosen someone to give words of encouragement. Son Goten, please step up!"
The crowd murmured with interest upon hearing the name. Goten somewhat surprised but remaining calm walked forward. Some students from other classes looked at him curiously, while others had already heard rumors of his strength.
Goten took the microphone and faced the audience. His calm and confident expression made everyone fall silent. Finally he spoke, "Hello everyone. Today we are here not just to compete, but to show how much we've grown. This festival is not just a chance to stand out, but to prove that we are ready to face any challenge. I know some see us as rivals, but i see you as comrades who share the same goal: to be heroes. so let's make this festival something we will all remember. Now get out there and do your best!"
The crowd erupted into applause and cheers at Goten's words. some students from class 1A like Izuku and tenya smiled proudly while bakugo just scoffed and looked away.
"Without further ado, let's get started! This will be our first game" Midnight declared as as a giant screen began to load randomly displaying different activities until it finally landed on 'obstacle race'
"This will be an exciting challenge! All classes will participate in this race. the course will surround the stadium and consist of 4 kilometers. you can do whatever you want to win as long as you stay on the track." Midnight explained the rules.
all the students lined up at the starting line as the countdown began.
Midnight raised her whip and declared excitedly "Get ready... and begin!" The crack of the whip marked the start of the race.
"And off we go! watch thes future heroes show off their speed and strategy!" present mic shouted excitedly
On the track, Todoroki quickly took the lead, reaching, using his foot to freeze the ground completely. A wave of ice spread across the path trapping many students and making it difficult for them to advance. But fortunately, some manage to overcome the ice trap.
"Nice trick Todoroki" Momo said unfazed as she extended a metal pole from her hand to pole vault her way out of the ice
"I won't let you win you ICY HOT BASTAARD!" Bakugo yelled igniting his explosions as he began to propel himself forward outpacing several students. Goten meanwhile, easily dodged the ice thanks to his speed and reflexes leaving most of them behind
As the students overcame the ice obstacle, their next obstacle turned out to be a huge problem. The Robots from the entrance exam were blocking the students and started to attack them
"And here's our first obstacle! The fearsome Robo-inferno! These giants won't let anyone pass without a challenge!" present mic shouted
Many students were frightened by the sight of the huge robots blocking their way. some backed away while others were hesitant about how to confront them. Todoroki however, did not lose his cool. He raised his hand ready to freeze the robots and clear the way. But before he could make his move, Goten charged forward with impressive speed. Soaring through the air, Goten charged straight at the robots, cutting through them one by one like they were paper. Metal pieces flew everywhere as the spectators watched in awe.
Without stopping, Goten began to move forward quickly leaving Todoroki and the rest of the students behind.
"Wow! what speed and strength! That Goten kid is absolutely crushing it! He's taking it to the next level!" Present mic exclaimed amazed by the spectacle.
Todoroki watching Goten easily outrun him began to grit his teeth in frustration. As for Bakugo who was seething with rage
"I'm not letting you surpass me you MONKEY TAILED BASTARD!" Bakugo shouted as he used his explosions to fly faster.
Meanwhile, the spectators were completely amazed by the power Goten displayed. He moved across the cliffs like it was a simple warm up and floating across the minefield so easily. Goten maintaining his lead crossed the finish line first.
"And there you have it ladies and gentlemen! the winner of the first game is Son Goten! What a display of amazing power!" Present mic announced excitedly.
satisfied with his win, Goten watched the rest of the race becoming interested on who will come second. watching the cameras, he saw Izuku using a mine explosion to launch himself into the air passing both Todoroki and Bakugo. Though he lost momentum upon landing, he quickly activated another mine, slowing down his rivals and securing second place with Todoroki getting third and Bakugo getting fourth.
"Good job dude! you used the minefield amazingly. that final explosion was epic" Goten said congratulating him
"Thanks. But you were the amazing one. you were on another level! it's amazing what you can do." Izuku replied
The both of them stood there chatting quietly, wxchanging impressions about the race, which caught Todoroki's attention, who was silently watching from afar. Meanwhile bakugo, with clenched fists seething at them mostly Goten.
"That bastard. What does he think he's doing? He's acting like this is all a game to him. I won't let him beat me in this festival." Bakugo said as he walked away
At that moment Momo arrived panting, visibly exhausted. mineta was glued to her back with a satisfied expression. Goten noticing the situation, frowned and quickly approached Momo
"what's wrong" Goten asked with concern
"I couldn't get him off me! He's so annoying." Momo replied frustrated as she tries to push mineta off her
without a second tought, Goten raised his hand and shot ki blasts at them turning them into dust, causing mineta to fall to the ground. Before he could react, an enraged Momo kicked him hard sending him flying.
"Thank you Goten. Though I'd rather you didn't have to deal with this in the middle of the competition" Momo replied still somewhat upset but grateful. Meanwhile the rest of the students began to the podium where midnight stood
"That's it for the first event! congratulations to everyone who made it. The top 42 students will advance to the next round, But don't worry, for those who didn't make it there will be more opportunities in the future" Midnight announced as the giant screen began to light up, attracting attention of all the students. The numbers on the screen stopped and it wrote: "Cavalry battle!"
Midnight continued with her explanation, "In this test you will form teams of two to four people as you wish. However, here's the key. Each participant will have a number of points assigned to them based on their position from the previous race. The student who came in first place will have a special value of 10 million points!"
There was a tense silence before everyone turned their heads to Goten who simply muttered to himself "Oh...no"
"You all have 15 minutes to form your teams. Each team will have a rider who will wear a headband with their points on it, and the objective will be to steal as many headbands as they can from other teams. stolen ribbons must be worn around the neck in order to count. And remember, if you knock someone down on purpose, you will be disqualified immediately" Midnight continued with the rules. "Now go and pick your teams!"
The stadium was filled with rumurs and rapid conversations as the students began to move around, assessing their options and looking for allies. All eyes were on Goten who was now under pressure. Goten looked around, worried as he noticed no one was willing to team up with him. the weight of 10 million points was too much for most people no one wanted to be the main target of the event. Although he tried to remain calm, the pressure was starting to get to him. He was about to lose hope until he saw satou approach him
"Hey Goten you mind if i join your team" Sato asked as him
"Wait, you actually want to be a part of my team?!" Goten asked shocked
"Yeah i saw how pressured you were acting, and most of our classmates already have teammates. Also you still remember my name and quirk right?" Sato asked
"Of course, Rikido Sato. Your quirk allows you to gain power and energy from eating sugar" Goten answered
"Oh thank goodness. When i asked Bakugo he didn't remember who i was. Can you believe that!" Sato said a with slight shock
"Wait seriously? Man how self-centered can that guy be?" Goten said a little surprised. Yeah he knows bakugo doesn't care about anyone, but the fact he didn't remember some of his classmates was surprising
"I know right. But at the end of the day it's still Bakugo. Sorry you couldn't get a teammate" Sato replies
"It's okay, one teammate is enough cause i got a plan." Goten replies.
15 minutes passed and the cavalry battle is about to start soon. Goten is seen with a headband of 10 million and being piggy backed by Sato. with the other teams remaining the same as canon.
"Hope you all found teammates!, cause in 5 seconds the cavalry battle will begin!" Present mic shouted from the commentary. "5, 4, 3, 2, 1 BEGIIIIN!"
As soon as he said that, most teams started rushing forward for Goten and Sato. But before they could reach them, The two boys started to fly up leaving the other students baffled.
"Woah! It seems team Goten has decided to take it sky high! Hey Midnight is this allowed?" Present mic asked the judge
"As long as he's not touching the gound so it's okay" Midnight assured as she surveyed the scene.
BACK TO TEAM GOTEN
"Woah! this is crazy were actually flying! Hey man, try not to let go okay!" sato exclaimed clinging to Goten's legs for dear life.
Goten who chuckled. "Don't worry i won't drop ya. We just have to keep flying around whenever someone approaches until time runs out" Goten assured but they were inturrupted when they heard explosions and turned to see an angry Bakugo flying towards them.
"You think because you can fly means that you have the advantage?! Well think again bastards!" Bakugo shouted as he headed straight for the two.
Goten unfazed, waited for him to come. with good timing he clapped his hands creating a loud shockwave that sent bakugo back forcing him to fall towards his team. luckily sero managed to catch Bakugo with his tapes before he could hit the ground.
Minutes ticked by, and although sveral teams tried to surround Goten and Sato, none of them managed to get close enough. Goten using his fly and speed to sta out of range.
"Damn it.." Todoroki muttered from his postition. His team had stayed on the sidelines at the begining, waiting for the right moment to attack. However, every second that passed made it harder for them to catch up to the saiyan, So he focused on getting points from the other teams.
With less than a minute on the clock, tensions rised as the other teams focused on facing each other, forgetting about Goten and Sato. However, Bakugo's team wasn't about to give up
"Let's get these bastards" Bakugo shouted, launching himself into the attack again. This time, Bakugo led a joint charge with several teams creating a sort of aerial ambush.
Goten and Sato noticed it. The Goten began dodging the attacks in the air using his speed and reflexes to stay out of range. Even deflecting some of Bakugo's explosives towards another team causing a small confusion.
As the timer hit zero, Goten and Sato were still intact with the 10 million in their possession.
"Amazing! Goten and Sato managed to stay on top despite only having two members! This is something we've never seen before!" Present mic exclaimed excitedly
Now Goten and Sato can move on to the final event of the festival.