Alright it's time fort he next event of the Sports Festival. And the chosen events is King of the hills. And since no one posts any kind of question about the rules, I'm assuming you all understand it perfectly well and won't be too confused about what happening this chapter. Besides that last chapter was the ending of the first event of the Sports Festival. Scavenger hunt was the name of the game and had the student running around the stadium looking for emblems of UA's logo
And now its for the next event.
As always I do not own MY HERO ACAEMIA or any of their characters.
With that, let's start off with a bang.
"Will the four teams please make their way to the top of the hill?" Midnight said. The four teams began walking up to the top of the hill, Izuku mumbled something about the other teams, causing Ochaco to look around and see who had been picked to join the other teams. Bakugo was walking up with Kirishima, Mina and Sero, While Tsuyu had Denki, Momo and Todoroki. Then Monoma had chosen Kendo, Bonda and Tokage.
While Ochaco knew Class 1-A quirks, she wasn't too familiar with Class 1-B's and it would be a good idea to know what they were. So elbowing Izuku in the ribs, she asked, "Hey Midoriya, what are their quirks?"
Izuku paused as his brain restarted. Then he tossed a glance over at Monoma teams, "Itsuka Kendo's quirk is called Big Fist and as the name implies it allows Kendo to increase the size of her hands. I believe her max size is half her body. Setsuna Tokage's quirk is called Lizard Splitter and allows her to break her body into multiple pieces which she can move around and control. Kojiro Bonda's quirk is called glue and allows him to shoot out a type of glue from his head that can easily stop a car going 60 kmph. Neito Monoma I'm not certain of his quirk. He's played his cards close to his chest. I'll have to see it in action to get a baseline."
"Told ya he'll come back," Ochaco said as all the teams reached the top of the hill. The four teams separated into their only quarter and waited for the battle to begin.
"Hey Shoji, can you make me some ammo?" Izuku asked, looking at the team leader.
Shoji and Ochaco looked at their class president confused, "I thought your hair was…"
"Yeah, but that option isn't exactly non-lethal and I'm already on Recovery Girl's bad side. I don't think she'll appreciate having to treat everyone for gunshot wounds in their calves. Nor do I think Principal Nezu or Present Mic will find that a very entertaining battle for everyone to watch." Izuku said, hoping they would see his logic as he tried to sell, that he should at least give everyone a chance to get up the hill.
"You hero course students, you always have to make stuff harder for yourselves," Mineta said. Ochaco expected Izuku to defend his choice, yet he had no reaction to Mineta's words, at least a visible one, making it seem he hadn't heard the General Ed student.
"I can Midoriya, what do you want me to do?" Shoji said.
Izuku tapped his right foot and pointed down, "Just make me some rocks." Shoji became even more confused but still did as Izuku asked. He crouched down and after forming all his limbs into fists, he began punching the ground. After a few punches, the ground around Shoji was breaking up and cracking into rocks. Izuku thanked Shoji and began making a pile.
"Let King of the Hill begin in 3…..2 …..1," Midnight said and with a crack of her whip started the second round. Before everyone could react, the sound of ice filled the stadium. Everyone looked over and saw that Todoroki had made a giant ice wall covering Tsuyu's team's area of the hill, even blocking the other starting three teams from reaching them.
"Well good luck getting over that." Izuku said, as he juggled three stones in his right hand and Mineta was throwing the balls from his head down the side of the hill.
"Midoriya." Ochaco yelled. Izuku laughed then, without looking away from Todoroki's ice, he flicked the three rocks he was juggling in quick succession. They went flying down the hill and then proceeded to hit Tetsutetsu in the forehead, all bouncing off of Tetsutetsu as he activated his quirk.
He rubbed his forehead as he laughed and said, "Ha Midoriya, that didn't even hurt. You'll have to do better than that." Tetsutetsu continued charging up the hill, keeping an eye on Izuku, "I bet not even with your quirk, you would be able to penetrate my armor."
Izuku smirked as he flicked a stone over from his left hand to his right hand like he was playing with a card. The stone landed in Izuku's right hand and he immediately drew back his right arm. Then after narrowing his eyes on Tetsutetsu, Izuku took a small step forward and with the form of a pro baseball player, hurled the rock as hard as he could down the hill. He had hurled the piece of cement so hard, that it had a small whistle to it until it hit Tetsutetsu square in the forehead.
It didn't appear to do any damage to Tetsutetsu's metal skin, making the student laugh. But then he took another step forward, then his eyes rolled back and he fell onto his face. As Tetsutetsu hit the ground, the students around him stopped for a second. Watching for a bit as the metal student slowly began to slide down the smooth hill. They all looked up and saw Izuku casually tossing a stone into the air.
This demonstration of strength had Mineta looking at Izuku in fear. In the moment Mineta knew he had made the wrong person angry. And he wasn't the only one, all the students that were climbing up in Shoji's territory were afraid to take another step forward, not wanting to take a stone to the forehead and be knocked out.
Izuku smiled as he looked over at the student climbing in front of him. He was counting every second, every point his team earned from the moment of panic and fear his demonstration had created. Yet he knew that feeling would pass and everyone would begin climbing again. Izuku continued to toss his piece of rock into the air, waiting for the next phase of the fight.
Then as if like a starting gun, Bakugo let off an explosion and everyone in Shoji's territory began to climb again. Though they waited another moment, as Izuku threw his stone into the air, giving them all a brief window to run and gain ground. As it was clear the moment the rock landed back in Izuku's hand, he was going to use it.
But then while the rock was still going up, Izuku tossed a rock from his left hand to his right and threw that rock forward. The rock didn't hit anyone, but it grabbed their attention. Allowing the other rock to fall into Izuku's hands, he then threw it forward and hit Tetsutetsu, who was starting to get up, in the forehead again.
Izuku smiled as he tossed another rock in his hand and began tossing it up, then on the fourth throw threw it much higher, while closing his right hand into a fist. This gave them a chance to gain as much distance before the rock landed back in Izuku's hand and he was able to throw it. They all took off and raced up the hill, bolting towards Izuku with the hope of getting past him.
The moment the rock landed back in Izuku's hand, he skipped it down the hill as fast as he could. It appeared to be going for Hiryu Rin and he was already growing scales over his forehead to protect himself from the rocks, but at the last second the rock dropped to the ground. Then as if under the control of Rieko Yanagi's quirk, it hit the ground and rebounded straight towards Pony Tsunotori. It struck her temple and she fell to her knees, as blood started slowly flowing down the side of her head.
"I thought Midoriya's quirk transformed his arm, is he also able to control his projectiles like Snipe?" Rin said as he kept the scales over his face. To class 1-B, Izuku's quirk first appeared as simple, but if he was able to control any projectile he threw, then it was starting to become clear why he was able to beat Endeavor's entrance score.
"No, I didn't sense anything like that. Midoriya lost all control over the rock once it left his hands. But I don't believe it was luck that the rock bounced the way it did." Yanagi said as she caught a rock in mid-air that was hurling towards her. She let the rock drop, only to find another one coming for her, having been hidden by the first one. She dropped her head out of the way and felt the rock fly over her head, allowing it to strike different unsuspecting students from the general course. She looked up and Izuku was back to judging three rocks with one hand. But now that they were closer they realized he was not the only obstacle for anyone trying to climb Shoji's territory. Mineta had finished laying out a minefield of his quirk and Izuku made a show of what they were capable of by crushing some of the rubble in his left hand to dust and dropping it over the minefield.
As the rubble stuck to the balls, everyone got an idea of what would happen if they stepped on one of them. Yet that didn't defer Tetsutetsu, as he got back up again. He gripped his gym shirt and with a yell, tore it off. He then transformed his entire upper body, causing it to become smooth and reflective. He then looked at Izuku and with another yell charged up the hill. Izuku began throwing rocks at Tetsutetsu, but he never had time to draw back his arm and add enough power to the throw to knock Tetsutetsu out again.
Tetsutetsu bulldozed through Izuku's onslaught of rock and when he reached Mineta minefield, he jumped as hard as he could. Tetsutetsu soared over the minefield and crashed into Izuku, pulling him down to the ground. Izuku instinctively rammed his elbow into Tetsutetsu's back, but as Izuku's elbow hit it went numb, causing him to regret that decision. Tetsutetsu laughed at the attempt as he hopped up and put a knee on Izuku's chest while grabbing Izuku's arms and locked across each other.
"Midoriya." Ochaco yelled and ran at Tetsutetsu, in an attempt to use her quirk on him and free her teammate. However, the other students arrived at the top of the hill, as only a few got stuck in Mineta's quirk, while the other jumped over the minefield. Landing safely on the top and beginning to earn points for themselves, however, it wouldn't mean anything if the four team leaders were still on the top.
"Not me, Uraraka, not me," Izuku said, portraying the thought of Shoji as the one that needed to be protected. Ochaco froze and looked back at Shoji as he was dealing with Yagani and Rin as they tried to tackle him to the ground. Looking back, Ochaco saw Izuku nod, then planting a foot, she pivoted around and shot back towards Shoji. Shoji had managed to grab a hold of Yanagi, however, Rin was able to use his scale to slip out of Shoji's grip.
Along with Awase and Ojirou joining in on the fight, Shoji was surrounded and struggled to keep his ground. As Shoji used two of his left tentacles to hold Yanagi, Awase tried going for the last one while Rin and Ojirou tag-teamed the right ones. Shoji struggled to handle the attack from all sides, so Ochaco jumped over Awase and tapped Yanagi in the back. As soon as a small light came from her finger, Ochaco looked at Shoji and yelled, "Throw her."
Remembering the plan, Shoji threw Yanagi off the hill and once she was a good distance away, Ochaco released her quirk. Yanagi quickly landed on the side of the hill and began rolling down until she hit the grass ring around the arena. With this, Ochaco looked at Shoji and they nodded and split their competition. Ochaco handled Awase while Shoji handled Ojirou and Rin.
Ochaco was able to keep Awase in place as he had to direct his full attention to dodge her punches. But that worked perfectly for Ochaco, as it didn't take much skill or speed to handle Awase. They were in a stalemate, Awase couldn't get past Ochaco and rejoin the others in attacking Shoji, while Ochaco didn't have to rely too much on her training to keep Awase in place. Yet that dynamic suddenly changed when Awase reached into his pocket and pulled out chunks of cement. Ochaco recognized them as the small kind of rocks Izuku had used in his opening assault. It seemed Awase took the time to pick some up and that's why he was late to join the fight. With each punch Ochaco threw, Awase used his quirk to wield the rocks in his hand to her body.
This not only added weight to Ochaco's arm but also locked her muscles in place and when Awase managed to wield a rock to her elbow it became nigh impossible to bend her elbow to properly throw a punch. To the point Ochaco was throwing her entire arm in an attempt to hit Awase. But that just made it easier for Awase to wield more rock to Ochaco arm, making her movement slower and more predictable.
"Shoji has been forced out of the ring, by Hiryu Rin." Present Mic announced, drawing Ochaco's attention. This gave Awase enough time to drop down and reach for Ochaco's foot, with the plan of wielding her foot to the ground. Just as Awase's hand made contact with Ochaco's foot and he began to activate his quick, a foot was planted in his chest, forcing him up and the air out of his lungs. As he fell to his knees, he looked up and saw Izuku with a serious experience on his face.
Izuku drew back his right fist, of which Awase noticed its knuckles were raw and red with some blood coming out of cuts. This just showed what Izuku had to do to break free from Tetsutetsu. As Izuku began to push his bloodied right fist forward, steam began to come from Izuku's forearm and Awase rolled out of the way. This made Izuku miss and hit the ground, his arm becoming embedded almost up to his elbow. Awase didn't fail to notice the purple metallic look Izuku's upper forearm had taken.
Izuku then slowly raised his head and locked eyes with Awase. As Izuku began to pull his arm out of the ground, Awase dove forward and wielded the purple and green-haired student's arm to the ground. As Izuku felt the skin on his metallic right arm fuse to the ground, he swung his left arm but Awased dropped to the ground and then rolled away.
As Awased got back on his hands and knees he smirked at Izuku and said, "Good luck getting out of there."
Izuku began by trying to pull his fist out, but all that did was cause him to almost strain his muscles. Causing Awase to laugh, "Monoma was right your and Uraraka's quirks are limited to your hands. All I had to do was stop you from transforming your arm, now all you can do is stay there while Class 1-B fills the spots for the third event."
"You think this will hold me." Izuku said as he tried pulling his hand out again, but it felt like he was trying to lift the world.
"Your hand is fuse to the entire hill, you're not going to break out any time soon." Awase said as he picked himself up and brushed the cement dust off of his shoulders and stomach. Then he ducked below a swipe from Ochaco, then took a step back out of Ochaco's range. Awase then turned and ran over to help Rin and Ojirou fully push Shoji off the hill. As Awase walked away, Izuku looked over at the scoreboard and saw that not only was his team's score not increasing, it was decreasing. Rin was stealing points from Shoji and because of that was quickly climbing the rank of the leaderboard.
"Tsuyu Asui was knocked off the hill by Itsuka Kendo. It seems team Monoma doesn't just want their own points, to clarify again, the other starting teams are allowed to attack each other" Present Mic announced. Izuku saw that Tsuyu's team was no longer gaining points and that Monoma's team quickly rose to the top of the leaderboard.
"We need to get out of here if we want to help Shoji. Mineta is useless and Shoji won't be able to get back on top by himself." Ochaco said as she tried to free herself. She couldn't kick, so she knelt down to see if she could simply undo her shoe. Yet, "Awase wielded my foot to my shoe then my shoe to the ground. I can't break free, Midoriya."
"Only four minutes remain." Midnight announced as Ochaco looked at Izuku. She expected him to be in a thoughtful pose, figuring out a way to get out of the situation Awase's quirk put then. Yet he wasn't doing that at all, he was standing and looked like he was trying to do a deadlift. Ochaco questioned why Izuku thought that would work but she noticed the change in color of his upper forearm. A metallic purple then a normal fleshly pink, then back to a metallic purple. Steam began to leak out of Izuku's arm as he tried to pull his arm out.
"Midoriya, what are you doing?" Ochaco said, reaching out towards him, but they were too far apart for Ochaco to even get close. Then Ochaco saw blood starting to leak out of the ground like it oozing from an underground geyser.
"We have to get to Shoji and get him back onto the top of the hill, that's the only way we can pass this round and move on." Izuku said, as he dropped down and began punching the ground with his left first. Immediately his fist felt like it was on fire and his knuckles became red.
That causes Ochaco to take a sharp breath, "Midoriya, stop. It's just a stupid festival, you don't have to injure yourself over it." She couldn't bear the sight of seeing one of her friends hurting themselves to win a stupid game.
"It's just a stupid festival to you, but to me, it's something more. It's my chance…" Izuku paused, as did his punching. He got his feet under him shifted back into a deadlift stance and began trying to pull his fist out of the ground again. Blood rushed to his face, as he strained against the cement, his muscles tightening as hard as they could as he continued to pull. As he pulled he could feel the ground beneath him starting to break, "It's my chance to prove something."
With a last bit of effort, Izuku clenched his jaw, forcing his muscles to tighten more and pull with more force. He pulled as hard as he could and with the sound of cement breaking apart, Izuku's arm came free. With the sudden disappearance of resistance, Izuku nearly fell backwards but managed to keep his feet under him. He stood tall, letting his arms drop to his sides, his right arm still encased into a cylinder of cement, his left arm a bloody mess as blood dripped from his knuckles and fell to the ground.
"I have some people to talk to," Izuku said as he turned from Ochaco and began walking towards Shoji and the students of Class 1-B who were keeping him from getting back to the top of the hill. As Izuku walked passed, Ochaco got a good look at his face and in his eyes was a look of determination of such degree she had never seen before. Ochaco thought back to her files about Izuku, they pointed out that Izuku could be driven in a battle when he was reaching his limits, mental or physical. When Ochaco asked about why such detail was important it seemed only natural for a person to become focused at such a time. Madam President stated that Izuku's drive wasn't important, it's what he lost when became so.
Ochaco watched in fear as Izuku walked up behind Rin, Awase, Yanagi, Tetsutetsu, Shishida and Ojirou. His silent footsteps let him walk up undetected, none of the other students noticed Izuku until he was standing right behind them and he yelled, "Hey!"
All of them paused turned around and looked at Izuku. As he stood there, they took in the sight in front of them, Izuku's bloody left fist and right arm encased in cement. His shoulders were down and his body swayed a bit, making it seem he was ready to pass out from a gust of wind. Only Ojirou took a step back, knowing that Izuku was in a far worse state in the USJ and yet he had continued to fight against Nomu and Shigaraki. However, the students from 1-B were not intimidated by the lone student.
"You got something you want to say?" Shishida transformed into a beast form, causing him to grow in height, nearly twice Izuku's height, and his facial features became more animal-like. Yet the class president of 1-A didn't run, he just looked up at Shishida with an unimpressed look. Then as quickly as lightning, Izuku drew back his right fist and rammed it across Shishida's jaw, sending the giant student over the edge of the hill and into the minefield laid by Mineta.
"Shoji has returned to the top of the hill and just in time as Rin was about to pass him in points. And on the other side of the hill Asui has also returned to the hill and earned points for her team once again. While her team has launched a counterattack against team Monoma. Wait, is Monoma unconscious? Is he able to earn his team points if he's unconscious?" Present Mic announced.
"He is still on top of the hill." Mr Aizawa said.
"Rin, Ojirou, get Shoji back off, we'll handle Midoriya," Tetsutetsu said as he turned his skin into metal and rushed Izuku. Tetsutetsu threw a punch and Izuku met it head-on with his left arm, as they fist connected, Tetsutetsu let out an exclaim of pain while Izuku drew his left fist back and shook as if it had barely been hurt. Izuku then drew his right arm back and whacked across into Tetsutetsu's chest, finally breaking the cement apart. The majority of the cement fell off Izuku's arm, leaving his fist in a small layer of cement like a piece of armor.
Izuku then unleashed a combo of attacks on Tetsutetsu, a left cross to the jaw, and a kidney shot that made Tetsutetsu's stomach almost spasm. Izuku's arms became blurred as he unleashed a flurry of punches hitting pressure points along Tetsutetsu's chest and arms. However, with his opponent's metal skin, Izuku was unable to fully paralyze him. Something Tetsutetsu took advantage of as Izuku hit Tetsutetsu in the shoulder with his left arm and pain flared through it.
As Izuku stumbled back a bit in pain. Tetsutetsu raised both of his arms up. Then with a yell, he cupped them together and started bringing them down like a hammer onto Izuku's head. Yet Izuku instincts flared up and he managed to dodge, allowing Tetsutetsu's attack to hit empty air and go into the ground. As Tetsutetsu pulled his arms out of the ground, Izuku got in close and rammed his right fist against Tetsutetsu's chest.
Yet there was no force behind the attack, meaning Tetsutetsu barely felt it. He looked down at Izuku and began to laugh, but then steam began to form around Izuku's fist. Izuku knew he needed to get quick with his attack. The fist against his chest expanded and pushed his skin in, sending Tetsutetsu flying into the air and off the hill.
As Tetsutetsu went flying back, Izuku transformed his arm back, not allowing anyone from Class 1-B or the crowd to have a sense of what just happened. Then he turned and faced Awase and Yanagi, and the next moment he rushed forward with incredible speed.
Yangai tried using the broken pieces of cement and throwing them at Izuku, but Izuku's instincts took over and he dodged every single piece before knocking her out. That just left Awase, Izuku turned to him and the class 1-b student raised his hands, "I hated Monoma's plans from the start, I wanted to go against Asui's team."
Izuku grunted as he turned from Awase and looked towards Rin and Shoji. Shoji was struggling against Rin and Ojirou. If Shoji was knocked off again, then his team would lose and four other students would take their place. Izuku walked away from Awase, but not before saying, "Free Uraraka."
Awase nodded as Izuku walked away to confront Rin and Ojirou. As Izuku walked to help Shoji, a wave of exhaustion hit him but that didn't stop him. He had to continue to fight, he had to move on to the third event. He looked over at Shoji and felt adrenaline rush throughout his body.
"One minute remaining." Present Mic announced, and with the Rin and Ojirou switched tactics. Instead of trying to knock Shoji off, they grabbed the multi-limb student around the waist and tried to tackle him off the hill. Shoji tried to ram his elbows into Rin and Ojirou's backs, but Rin covered his back in scales while Ojirou used his tail to fend off the attack. As Shoji's focus was split, Rin and Ojirou were able to slowly push him towards the edge of the hill. Soon Shoji felt one of his feet hit the edge and he realized how much trouble he was in.
Mineta was out cold, Ochaco was stuck to the ground and Izuku was more likely too tired to help him. Shoji was on his own and he just felt his foot go off the edge of the hill. "Shoji appears to be in trouble as he is about to be forced off the hill once again. If he loses any more ground, his team will lose their points and their spot in the third event. What's this, one of his teammates is coming to save him."
Shoji looked up and saw Izuku run towards him. Caught off guard, Shoji stopped trying to push against Rin and Ojriou, allowing them with a yell to send Shoji over the edge of the hill. Shoji began to fall backwards, but Izuku arrived and stuck his right arm out, giving Shoji something to grab ahold of and keep him on the hill.
"Izuku Midoriya has saved his team captain, but Rin is still trying to push Shoji off," Present Mic said. Izuku looked down and saw Rin still trying to push, as Ojirou had slipped and fell into Mineta's minefield. But the worst part, through all of the fighting Shoji and Izuku's arms had become sweaty, making it difficult to get a strong grip for both of them.
"10."
Rin yelled as he pushed Shoji and Izuku had to take a step forward from Shoji slipping backwards. Izuku put his feet out in front of him and tried to lend back, but it felt the same as when his right arm had been fused to the hill.
"9."
The first of Shoji's hands slipped off Izuku's arm, leaving only two left and Shoji could see Izuku's feet slowly sliding against the floor.
"8"
With Rin pushing as hard as he could, even began to punch Shoji in his side to make him lose his grip. Shoji was slowly doing so as he began to fall backwards, making him lose his second hand on Izuku's arm.
"7"
Shoji tried to tighten the grip of his last hand, but it was slowly sliding down Izuku's arm, while Izuku himself was dangerously getting close to the edge of the hill.
"6"
With the sound of a pop, Shoji's last hand popped off of Izuku's arm and he began to fully fall backwards. Shoji watched Izuku almost fall back, only saving himself by shifting his entire weight forward and keeping his feet under him.
"5. It appears Shoji is falling. 4"
Izuku began to yell as he took a step forwards trying to grab ahold of Shoji. Yet the multiple limb student was quickly falling out of reach of Izuku's normal range.
"3."
If Izuku didn't do something and fast, he would never have the chance to prove himself in the third event. But if he did it, the entire nation of Japan and most likely the world and all the media would have eyes on him. News channels, online articles, and TV shows would all be talking about him, the question was? Was Izuku ready for that, to have the entire world have their eyes on him?
"2."
Izuku looked at Shoji. He was ready, he had been for a while. With a yell, Izuku transformed his right arm as fast as he could. As his forearm bulged and expanded, the last bit of cement fell over his arm as Izuku rammed his gun between Shoji's side and his arms. Shoji felt it and immediately grabbed hold, his momentum stopping as Izuku leaned back and pressed his feet into the ground to stop himself from falling forward. Shoji was technically off the hill and their score was tied with Rin, so if Shoji fell, Rin would jump ahead. This means Izuku needed to get Shoji back on the hill.
Nearly biting his tongue, Izuku leaned back and began to pull Shoji back onto the hill. Izuku could feel his arm almost spasming as he forced his muscles once again into overdrive. Blood began to stream out of Izuku's nose from the force Izuku was directing into his arm, yet he held on. Pulling with all the strength he had left, Izuku pulled Shoji back onto the hill, even managing to pull Shoji a few centimeters into the air.
"1. Shoji has managed to stay on the hill, keeping his team's place in the final event, but how did he manage? All through his teammates Izuku Midoriya." Present Mic said, then as one, all the teachers and Principal Nezu noticed what the cameras pointed at Izuku and Shoji were focused on. It wasn't Shoji who was kneeling and catching his breath. It wasn't Izuku who was standing on his feet by sheer force of will. No, it was Izuku's bloody and bruised transformed arm that was hanging limply by his side. A quirk many pro heroes recognized, despite not seeing it for nearly 12 years.
"Pull away from Midoriya." Principal Nezu said into a microphone that was in his collar. All the cameras, but one, that were focused on Izuku immediately pointed away. Not that it really mattered. All the heroes in the stands had seen it. Izuku's transformed arm was a sight that had only been seen on a villain before.
"Why the hell does he have Lady Nagant's quirk." "Is he Lady Nagant's son?" "Why is a villain at UA?" This and other cries and mentions of the traitor of a pro hero filled the stadium, and Izuku heard them all. He didn't bother transforming his arm back, the transformation could just take energy that he didn't have to spare at the moment. He just fell to his knees and would have continued to fall over, if not for Ochaco arriving by his side and holding him up.
Ochaco knelt next to Izuku and held him up as she gave him a hug. His body was heavy in Ochaco's arm, as his head hung down and rested on her shoulder. Blood trickled down Izuku's right arm and fell into Ochaco's lap Ochaco looked at Izuku, he looked almost as bad as he had at the USJ. Yet that time it was damage given to him, now this was all his doing. Ochaco was worried for Izuku, but Madam President was screaming in her head to be forced on the mission.
Ochaco tried to stop herself but eventually, she gave in and asked, "Who are they talking about?" She knew who Lady Nagant was, but now was the first time she could ask Izuku about his biological mother, without creating the situation herself. And what better time, he was exhausted and unfocused and Lady Nagant was most likely all he could think about from the yells he was hearing. But it still pained Ochaco to ask the question.
Izuku looked Ochaco in the eyes. "I don't know, but it sounds like she was a villain."
Izuku heard footsteps behind him and Midnight walked into view. "Uraraka, please escort Midoriya off the hill and to Recovery Girl's office."
Ochaco nodded and she began to press her hand against Izuku's back, but he stopped her. Tears formed at the edge of his eyes as Izuku transformed his arm back and stood up. As he stood up the stadium grew quiet, all eyes were on Izuku. All cries of villains, Lady Naganet, his expulsion, questions of who he was, what his quirk was and how he was at UA. All of that disappeared as Japan focused solely on Izuku Midoriya. His broken and bruised form was shown on the jumbotron, while Present Mic and Eraserhead tried to turn off the camera that was pointed at him but were unsuccessful.
Ochaco looked over Izuku again, his body looked more and more broken by the second. It looked like he was ready to fall again. He didn't look as bad as he had after the USJ, but that didn't mean he was any further from death's door. A thought and image Ochaco couldn't get out of her mind. Ochaco realized something in the moment, she was compromised then she realized she had been for a while. She wasn't willing to admit for how long, but her thoughts at the time told her.
She had rushed to help Izuku as a friend.
Ochaco could have acted shook, and voiced similar opinions to the pro heroes in the crowd. She could have stayed in her place, just sat down and caught her breath. Yet the moment she had seen Izuk and saw him falling to his knees, Ochaco couldn't help but rush over and support him. Even when no one else would, when everyone else was trying to tear him down, Ochaco was the only one who was there to support him.
Oh no, Izuku's quirk has been revealed and the pro heroes are taken back. They can't believe Lady Nagant's Son is at UA. Will Izuku be forced out of UA? How will his friends reacts, will they forsake him. Will they stand with mass and call him a villain. Will Principal Nezu be force to handed Izuku over to the HPSC?
What will become of Izuku?
Who knows. But first we have a Sports Festival to get through. The second event is over and even with the shock the show must go on as we head into the third event. But Izuku isn't in good shape, will his injuries or exhaustion force him to forfeit his placement in the third event.
Fine out next time on Project Velocity.
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