Angel: Heads up, this OVA...might be bloated because otherwise, this was the hardest chapter so far to write because baseball is not really my thing. So it's not exactly something I was dying to get finished. And it was the hardest OVA to place along with the Mr. Smiley one. Plus the website I used to write it kept skipping ahead everytime I paused about halfway through, so that was fuuuuuuuuun, not really, that was an endurance test. I tried my best, hopefully what I did doesn't break immersion. I would've skipped it, but that'd be a copout. And besides, there were much harder episodes in the second half of season 5 that were much worse to get through than this one.
Izuka's never really called Katsuki Kacchan, that's for her brother only. Same thing with Izuku never calling him Katsu.
HLB: Hero League Baseball! I'm talking about the sandlot league set up by a bunch of pro heroes who love to get down and dirty on the diamond in their spare time! According to this year's chart...Gang Orca's team, the Orcas, is tied for first place with Lion Hero: Shishido's Team, the Lionels.
Gang Orca's team consisted of Kyoka, Minoru, Ibara, Hanta, Mt. Lady, Kamui Woods, Mezo, and Denki. Meanwhile, Shishido's team was Fat Gum, Tamaki, Eijiro, Tetsutetsu, Rikido, Nirengeki, Mashirao, and Jurota.
Everything's on the line for this championship game!
"YEAH!" Everyone shouted while throwing off their team jackets and hats into the air.
Grab yourself a hot dog, cause it's time for the heroes to play ball!
Gang Orca and Shishido hit their heads together, growling towards one another. The two had been bitter rivals ever since they had become pro heroes. And it was kind of awkward for some of their work-study students because about half of them were from UA in the same class. Most of them were nervous or fired up to play.
"Victory will belong to us!" Gang Orca declared to Shishido, snarling as he showed his teeth. "The Orcas!"
"YEAH!" Most of his team cheered behind him.
"You don't stand a chance! Lionels forever!" Shishido yelled, his own team cheering except for Tamaki. He was hiding near Fat Gum as he did not want to be there. He then looked up, freezing in alarm to see the other agencies that had UA work-study students in a stadium. Present Mic was sitting in front of them.
"H-How'd you all get here?!" He yelped at their presence as even Endeavor with his students were there. Izuka was sitting between her brother and Katsuki, eating some popcorn.
"Shishido extended an invitation to us!" Izuku smiled from his seat, looking excited. "He and Gang Orca have been battling it out for so long, that this might be the game that decides who comes out on top! I've been following it for years, so I'm glad that I got to see it with my own eyes!"
Katsuki simply huffed, his arms crossed. "Wake me when it's over."
"I thought you wanted to support Kirishima, Kaminari, and Sero," Shoto stared at the blond, who froze.
"NO! I just didn't wanna be stuck at the office!" He retorted; part of the reason was to support his friends. But also, he didn't want Izuka to miss out on potential moves she could do for her new power.
"I can't believe I was convinced to watch something that's a waste of our time. We should be training!" Endeavor narrowed his eyes in annoyance.
"Sir, you were the one who told us we had to come," Kido pointed out awkwardly while holding a hot dog. Endeavor's flames burned as he looked pissed.
"To see how real strength is!" He declared, some people backing away from his flames.
"You've got this, guys!" Mina grinned as she stood up, pumping her fists in the air.
"BEAT CLASS 1-A, GUYS!" Neito screamed as he looked crazed, standing up. "I'm glad we could be here to see all of them get crushed like they deserve! The game will surely prove my class' superiority over those Class A losers and prove to the pros-"
Itsuka came up and hit him in the neck, causing him to fall into his seat unconscious. "Sorry about him!" She apologized to everyone else.
"You requested an audience?" Gang Orca growled as he and Shishido clashed.
"So that they'll see us take victory!" He seethed, and they hit their heads again.
"You knew you couldn't beat us, so you called in an audience and outside help?" The whale-like hero demanded to his rival.
"As if you've got room to judge me, fish breath!" Shishido retorted back to him. "I see you padded your roster too!"
"I pity you, Shishido," Gang Orca stated while looking at him in the eye. "You think yourself a ruler, but your kingdom is a joke!"
"Shut it, blowhole! A sardine out of water like you isn't even fit to be called my prey!" Shishido snarled to his enemy.
"I am an apex predator!" Gang Orca shouted while the audience stared up ahead awkwardly. Their teams just looked annoyed as they separated to get ready, leaving their captains behind to keep dishing it out.
"Lying hide!" Shishido growled as they clashed, not even seeing their teams leaving.
"It's like this every time they see each other," Eijiro sighed at their behavior.
"Kamui, how'd you get roped into joining Orca's team?" Mt. Lady wondered, since Edgeshot could not be bothered. He found it juvenile personally; he was in the crowd to support his teammates, though.
"Ask Edgeshot about it," He responded, as Edgeshot was the one who convinced him to play.
"I'm not so sure it's smart to be slacking off in our work studies," Kyoka commented to Ibara nervously as she felt like they had to be doing some hero stuff, not baseball. "Shouldn't our classmates be worried about how this affects their own?"
"Fair point," Ibara frowned a bit of concern. "And this will be my first baseball game..."
"Look alive, team!" Fat Gum announced to everyone on the Lionel team. "Beat 'em, and we get all you can eat takoyaki! Don't let me down!"
"Right on!" Eijiro cheered, pumping a fist. "We'll play to win!"
"We've got this!" Everyone except Tamaki declared in unison. He was still nervous about playing. Even Mr. Aizawa was there, sitting next to Present Mic like they were at the Sports Festival.
"Why am I here...? This is sure to end badly..." He murmured as he wanted to go home.
"Amajiki! Hey, up here!" He looked up to see a waving Izuka as she smiled, causing him to flinch in shock. Katsuki gave her an angry sneer, fuming. Izuka smacked the back of his head slightly to snap him out of it.
"Why the hell did you hit me?!" The blond shouted angrily, but she ignored him. The girl then pointed to a few rows behind her. Nejire and Mirio were in the crowd too as they grinned, Mirio pumping a fist.
"You got this, Suneater!" Mirio shouted as loud as he could.
"Come on, Amajiki!" Nejire giggled while clapping in encouragement for him. Ochaco and Tsuyu smiled down at him while surrounding her.
Tamaki gave a nervous smile upon seeing them and especially Katsuki, hiding his face again. "I need to go home..."
"The Orcas vs the Lionels! Which team is gonna rise to the occasion and win the game of the century?" Present Mic's voice boomed to everyone, grinning. "Present Mic here with color commentary. Backing me up is my cranky co-host, Eraser Head!"
"Who signed me up for this? It better not have been any of my students, who should be working!" He whipped around to the remaining students in the crowd. Most of them looked a bit anxious from the look he was giving them.
"He's not really happy to see us, is he?" Toru pointed out from her seat.
"Apologies, Mr. Aizawa!" Tenya stood up, waving his hands. "We hope that by supporting the teams, it will be an insightful way for us students to learn more about what heroes indulge in!"
"It's just a game, Ingenium," Manual gave him a small smile.
"First off, let's lay out the special rules for HLB games!" Present Mic ignored the questions as he was getting fired up for getting to be MC.
"Calm down," Mr. Aizawa attempted to calm him.
"Each team's made up of 9 players. No substitutes are allowed during a game. Swapping positions and using pinch runners is totally allowed! If players can't be played, oh well! The game won't skip a beat! If a batter is injured and can't swing, they're automatically considered out! Will we be seeing a neck-and-neck battle in the 9th inning? Or will one team forfeit for having no members left? Anything could happen during this epic fight to see who racks up the most runs!" Present Mic announced, already losing it.
"These rules are absurd..." Mr. Aizawa remarked while not warning Present Mic this time. Because he felt like it would fall on deaf ears.
"Why am I cursed...?" Tamaki lamented as he still hadn't moved from his spot. "All I want is to go home..."
"I think Present Mic is letting this get too much to his head..." Toshinori was also there while holding a corn dog.
"All Might?!" Izuku yelped upon seeing him right in front of where he was sitting. Izuka, Shoto, and Katsuki were shocked as well. "You're here too?!"
"Thought I'd drop in and watch the game," He gave a small smile towards him and the others. "Hey there, Young Mido, Bakugo, Todoroki. How are your work-studies going with Endeavor?"
"They're fine. That's all you need to know," Endeavor huffed as he closed his eyes. "We're just here to watch the game and then head back for more training."
"We'll tell you all about it when we're back in school," Izuku smiled at Toshinori happily.
"Our first day was crap," Katsuki growled, still bitter about the Hawks thing.
"Katsu! Come on, not here," Izuka sighed while shaking her head.
"Something wrong?" Toshinori stared at the students.
"Everything's fine," Shoto glanced away briefly. "We're just working a lot."
"The Orcas will start us out at bat! First up, the aquatic captain Gang Orca!" Present Mic declared as Gang Orca prepared to bat. Jurota was kneeling nearby, and there was also a transport bot to be referee. Rikido narrowed his eyes as he was pitching. "Pitching for the Lionels is Sugarman!"
"Hold back, and you're dead meat! Throw like your life depends on it!" Shishido shouted angrily to his work-study student.
"Shishido is kind of intense, isn't he?" Tsuyu commented while having a finger on her chin.
"Hey, it's actually kind of weird that Amajiki's on his team, now that I think about it. But I bet he could show Amajiki how to be a lion!" Nejire commented, though that was chalked up to Shishido just asking for Fat Gum and his agency specifically.
Rikido narrowed his eyes, tossing some sugar into his mouth. He then gained muscle in his arms and legs. "Whoa! That sweet, sweet sucrose is pumping through his veins!" Present Mic yelped in shock as Rikido yelled, preparing to throw. "It's a corking tense first pitch!" Rikido then threw the ball as hard as he could. "Look at that spin! Incredible!"
Gang Orca did actually manage to hit the ball, and it went soaring across the field. "He knocked it out of the park!" The crowd looked up wide-eyed as the ball managed to soar into the sky and essentially disappear. "Textbook hallmark!"
Rikido stood there stunned as he couldn't believe Gang Orca even managed to do so, as were the crowd. Izuku's eyes twitched a little as they could only stare to where the ball went.
I knew that Gang Orca was strong, but holy whoa... He thought to himself.
"We're gonna run out of balls, I can feel it..." Mr. Aizawa commented as Gang Orca ran around the bases without anyone to stop him, not that they could without a ball...
"YOU MORON!" Shishido screamed at Rikido angrily. "Didn't I tell you that your life was at stake?!" He grabbed poor Rikido and put him over his shoulder.
"Yeah...you're right...I can see that now..." Rikido murmured in pain, some of the girls wincing and looking away.
"Heh. I like his style. He's got the right idea," Katsuki gave a small smirk, earning awkward looks from the twins.
If it wasn't for the obvious choice for him to do a work study for, this guy would only influence Katsuki for the worst... Izuka bit her lip nervously; he was just as intense as Katsuki used to be in his past...
"I need a new pitcher!" Shishido shouted, leaving Rikido on the floor unable to move. The new pitcher was now Nirengeki.
"After just one batter, the mound belongs to Mindz!"
"Mindz, Mindz, if he can beat Class A, GREAT!" Neito cheered with a laugh, Itsuka hitting his neck again. Mina slowly shook her head at him as most of the audience was a bit annoyed. Nirengeki himself looked super embarrassed...
"Don't mind him, please..."
"Putting that aside, what kind of throws is he hiding up his sleeve?" Present Mic had a big grin on his face.
"Twin Impact..." He lightly tossed the ball into his hand, throwing his arm backwards. He then tossed the ball with a swing.
"Underhand? Weak, what a letdown!" Present Mic jeered at how slow the movement was.
"Ha!" Denki grinned confidently as he was batting, Jurota the catcher. "Too easy."
"Fire," Nirengeki stated, and the ball then zipped into Jurota's gloved hand, causing him to slide backwards.
"Strike one!" The robot declared, to Denki's utter disbelief. Some of the audience members winced for him, though he somehow forgot what Nirengeki's power was...either that, or he was that confident he'd be able to hit the ball at that speed. Nirengeki threw again, and it ended with another strike. "Strike 2!" The last one was so fast that Jurota slid across the field. "Strike 3! You're out!"
Needless to say, Denki was very humiliated...
"Three pitches whizz by and Chargebolt is done-zo! He wasn't even able to swing!" Present Mic announced as Katsuki stood up.
"You moron! I could've hit that by now!" Katsuki shouted at him, the twins attempting to get him to sit.
"Kacchan, please!"
"That's gotta be embarrassing for Kaminari," Tsuyu commented as they watched Denki sulk back to his team captain.
"Well, I don't think anyone could've hit those. Not even Bakugo..." Ochaco murmured a bit awkwardly.
"Penalty..." Gang Orca was pissed as Denki felt afraid for his life...
"But...there's no way I could've hit those throws..." He protested with a terrified expression on his face.
Gang Orca then grabbed him by the face and threw him across the field. "Penalty!"
"Gang Orca hasn't changed much, huh?" Shoto murmured as he, Katsuki, and Izuka knew the feeling of being thrown by Gang Orca. Katsuki just scoffed as he looked away. Toshinori just let out a small sigh as he bit into his corn dog, wondering how far both Gang Orca and Shishido were willing to go just for a game...
"Next in the box, it's Tentacole!" Present Mic stated as Mezo was holding three bats thanks to his multiple arms.
"What is this...?" Mr. Aizawa muttered in disbelief; he didn't even know if that was allowed...
"The rules don't limit the number of bats you can use!" Present Mic pointed out to him.
"I'll cover the entire strike-zone," Mezo declared, his eyes shining. "The ball might suddenly change speeds, so my timing must be perfect..." Nirengeki swung the ball as Mezo swung with all three bats. "This is my chance!"
"Fire!" Nirengeki declared...as the ball soared up into the sky, leaving no chance for Mezo to actually hit it. He gasped sharply as he looked up at the sky, as once again, he could not fly...
"Now that's what I call a curveball!" Present Mic was much more pleased with this throw. "It's impossible to hit!"
"Shoda's definitely gotten to spooky level..." Reiko murmured as they watched the ball go up.
"Well, that just means all his training is paying off," Itsuka smiled a little while still holding an unconscious Neito.
"It's not just your friends, your own rival class has some hard hitters," Hawks stated while eating some popcorn, sitting next to Fumikage.
"Yes," He agreed, closing his eyes. "They gave my class a hard time, but we still prevailed. I'm certain they'll do the same today."
Jurota caught the ball with ease. "Strike one!"
Nirengeki tossed the ball again, causing Mezo to gasp sharply. "And fire!"
Once again, Mezo missed the ball. "Strike 2! Strike 3!" Despite the amount of bats, Mezo was not able to hit the ball. "You're out!" And the exact same thing happened when Hanta went to bat. "Strike 1, Strike 2, Strike 3, you're out!"
"Three in a row! What a sad start for the Orcas!"
Gang Orca himself was very pissed as Mezo and Hanta felt like he was gonna kill them... Steam came from the hero's blowhole and mouth. "Penalty! Penalty!" He screamed as he tossed the both of them into the air, the two screaming their heads off.
"Or perhaps not..." Fumikage sweated awkwardly after looking up at his classmates.
"Shoda's a tough batter to overcome, if the Orcas don't find a way to overcome that, then the Lionels are gonna have an easy win..." Izuka gave a sheepish look.
"With his Twin Impact, he can throw the other team for a loop anytime he wants, so it's not giving them any advantages," Izuku rubbed his chin in thought, starting to mutter again. This caused everyone to stare at him, some of the heroes a bit put off by it. "If the Orcas had anyone fast enough to combat the ball, or someone who can hit it fast enough, then the score would be even. And even though I don't watch baseball that often-"
"Ah, shut up!" Katsuki growled in annoyance at him, causing him to give a nervous grin.
"What are you doing, Orcas?!" Endeavor screamed, his flames getting bigger again. "You're making yourselves look weak!"
"Calm down," Toshinori turned around to him.
"Can't be a proper leader if you're freaking out all the time!" Hawks called out from his seat, Endeavor grunting towards him.
Mashirao was up next, preparing for the throw. "Bottom of the first, and the Lionels are at bat! Tailman steps up to the plate!" This time, the batter was Kamui Woods. "Pitching for the Orcas is Kamui Woods! He winds up for the throw..." Kamui moved back his arm, and then unleashed his Lacquered Chain Prison. "And we're off!" Mashirao had no time to react as he was caught in the wood, and Kamui threw the ball to Mezo.
"Strike 1!"
"Preemptive Binding...Lacquered Chain Prison!" Kamui opened his eyes intensely.
"No fair!" Mashirao shouted as this allowed Kamui to easily toss the next two times to get Mashirao out.
"Strike 2! Strike 3! You're out!"
Shishido let out an angry growl at this, seething. Eijiro and Tetsutetsu gasped, backing away nervously.
"Wow! With moves like that, he's just as tough as Shoda to beat!" Mina grinned upon seeing his strategy.
"Oui. Although there's a lack of twinkle from any of them," Yuga commented, his hands on his cheeks.
"We should be commending the efforts of everyone from UA and the heroes! Even if Gang Orca and Shishido are taking it a bit too far!" Tenya waved his hand rapidly.
And so, Kamui used the same strategy for Jurota. "Strike 3, you're out!" This only got Shishido more pissed, Eijiro and Tetsutetsu backing away from him.
"What are you fools doing?!" He screamed as he hit Mashirao and Jurota's heads together. "Assume you'll be ripped to shreds if you don't win this fight!" He then started to lose control, like Jurota would in his Beast Mode.
"The poor Lionels..." Toru murmured in a bit of terror.
Lion Hero: Shishido! Quirk: Lion! He has the same power and speed as a lion, the king of the beasts! Shishido then swung his bat rapidly. He's tough on his players. Rumor has it he throws them off cliffs and makes them climb back up! Naturally, he's on bad terms with Gang Orca, the killer whale, the reigning king of marine life!
"Yeah, that's putting it lightly," Mr. Aizawa remarked as they could see Shishido was fired up to bat so that he could beat Gang Orca. Who, arguably, was also determined to beat him...
"Bring it..." He challenged Kamui Woods intensely.
"Lacquered Chain Prison!" Kamui Woods threw the ball using his ultimate move.
"Your power's useless! See how it's done, rookie!" Shishido shouted while jumping up and swinging to break the wood to pieces with just one swing.
"Shishido smashes Kamui's Woods!" Present Mic yelped in alarm, but Kamui wasn't fazed.
"I've got more!" He threw another Chain Prison, but Shishido yelled while swinging rapidly to break the wood continuously.
"Oh, the humanity! Shishido's not stopping and Kamui's not backing down! This has become a battle of wills!" Present Mic announced as the Lion Hero let out another yell, still breaking through the wood while Kamui continued making more of it. Everyone braced themselves from the strong winds, including the other team members.
"Whoa! Shishido's super durable!" Izuku yelped as Katsuki shielded Izuka from the wind, her hair flying. Some of the other audience members shouted in alarm as the pro heroes protected their work-study students. Ryukyu transformed into her dragon form so that her wings could take the winds. Finally, Shishido managed to hit the ball hard, and it soared past the Chain Prison with ease, hitting Kamui Woods in the face. He then went flying into the sky.
Ibara closed her eyes, clasping her hands. "Guide me," Her hair lifted up as a shield, but Kamui Woods ripped right past it.
"Center! Get big and catch it!" Gang Orca called out in a panic.
Mt. Lady ran up while holding up her mitt. "Titan Cliff!" She then grew in size just as Kamui came flying up...and hit her in the face. She yelped and went falling down.
"Woohoo! Mt. Lady's been knocked cold!" Some tape flew up and grabbed the ball. Hanta moved it down while holding up his hand. "It's Cellophane for the save! That means Shishido's out!" A shadow loomed over Hanta...as Mt. Lady's head knocked into him. "OHHHHHH! Cellophane is crushed by his gigantic-sized teammate!"
Izuka covered her mouth in horror as the audience was bewildered, unable to keep their mouths or eyes closed.
"Does...that mean Shishido is still out?" Shoto murmured in a bit of confusion.
"A good death," Minoru remarked, though he was a little jealous.
Kamui...was hanging on a sign that he just bent. "Kamui Woods...has been chopped. Shishido might not have made a base, but it was a fine play! He took out 3 Orca players with a single hit! Nice batting!" Present Mic grinned, clenching a fist.
"Nothing nice about it..." Mr. Aizawa commented, since Shishido could've killed someone by proxy...
Shishido then growled towards the audience. "Why aren't you cheering?!" He hollered and they hesitantly did so.
"Yay...?" Several people murmured, not knowing how to feel after all that.
"Top of the second, the Orcas have lost four through six of their batting order, so they're leading with number 7th! Fine!" Present Mic remarked as it was Ibara up next. And once again, Nirengeki was batting for the Lionels.
"Come on, Shiozaki!" Kosei hollered for her, shaking a fist.
"Shoda's got this," Sen grinned, clenching a fist of his own.
"You can do it!" Itsuka cheered as well, waving a fist.
However, with Twin Impact, Nirengeki easily got her out. "Strike 3, you're out!" Even Ibara's swinging was graceful...and then the same thing happened with Minoru. "Strike 3, you're out!"
"2 gone in the blink of an eye!"
"Penalty! Penalty!" Gang Orca tossed both of them into the sky. He let out an angry yell with even blood coming from his pothole.
"Captain Gang Orca's blowing a spout of fury!" There was even a rainbow in the sky because of the water that also came with it.
"Well, he's always gotten carried away sometimes..." Toshinori murmured while having a drink. "Young Shoda just can't be stopped..."
"With him on the Lionels side, he's sure to give 'em the win!" Setsuna grinned, clenching her fists.
"He is our vice rep, after all," Togaru nodded in agreement with her.
"He'll continue descending into the darkness that comes along with victory if he keeps that up," Shihai remarked as he stared, scratching his cheek nervously as he was sitting next to Kinoko.
Kyoka plugged her earphone jack into her boot, sliding her foot forward. "Now up to bat is Earphone Jack!"
Nirengeki tossed the ball to her. My best chance is...
"And fire," Nirengeki murmured to himself.
"High-frequency batting!" Once the ball sped up, she used Heartbeat Surround to combat it, tossing it into the air.
"Wow! Sound waves are carrying the ball through the air!"
"I did it!" Kyoka smiled as she ran.
"Go, Jiro!" Ochaco shouted while standing up, pumping her fists. Momo smiled happily while clapping for her.
"Finally, a hit for the Orcas!" Izuku smiled optimistically for her.
"You better keep running, Ears!" Katsuki yelled towards the girl.
"Hey! It's Jiro!" Kyoka retorted back to him while running.
"It looks like a base hit!" Present Mic screamed, turning towards Mr. Aizawa in excitement. "You wanna back me up on that?"
"Pretend I'm not here..."
However, Shishido jumped up and caught the ball. "Shishido catches the fly! Our walking speaker doesn't take the base..."
Katsuki gritted his teeth, seething as he stood up, to the shock of some others. "That's some crap! She had that!"
"Mmm..." Some of the other Class 1-A classmates in the audience looked utterly disappointed. So did Kyoka herself as she silently walked to Gang Orca, expecting to get thrown like all the other players on her team did...
"That was close," Gang Orca complimented, earning a surprised gasp. "A good effort." She gave a small smile for his praise as he looked up optimistically. "We'll win this game..."
"Gang Orca's indominable fighting spirit has got his team members all fired up!" All of them looked determined to get just one hit in. And when it was their turn on the field...Minoru was the one batting. "It's the bottom of the second, and Grape Juice is pitching for our maritime team!"
"Not sure how I feel about Mineta pitching. I don't doubt him or anything, but he's not exactly that focused sometimes," Izuka commented skeptically as they stared. "Plus Sato is pretty physically strong."
"I'm sure they'll do well," Izuku gave an optimistic smile. Sure Minoru had...perverted intentions, but he had worked with the boy more than enough times at this point. So he knew that his short classmate would pull through for their team in the end.
"As long as the pervert keeps his distance, I don't really care," Katsuki huffed while looking away.
Minoru looked back with a chuckle and smirked. "Start swinging...this is my special pitch!" He threw the ball over to Rikido.
"Alright, easy!" Rikido declared confidently towards Minoru.
He then swung the ball into the sky like Gang Orca did earlier. "It's outta here!" However, the ball started to stretch. "Not so fast!" Rikido looked up in shock as the stringy ball went flying back to him, hitting him in the nuts...the bat flew out of his hands and hit him in the face. "The ball came back and nabbed Sugarman right in the sugar cubes!" He then fell to the ground in pain. "That's probably the last we'll see of him this game..."
"Holy crap," Mina gasped as she blinked rapidly.
"Whoa...he did it!" Izuku blinked and then smiled.
"He actually managed to pull it off...!" Izuka faltered, though Katsuki huffed in a bit of annoyance.
"Cheap shot."
"A valiant effort on Mineta's part!" Tenya's glasses glinted as he adjusted them.
Minoru chuckled to himself, proud of his strategy. Like that? It's my Quirk disguised with powder from the Rossen bag. No one's gonna score with my special balls! And the ladies will be all over me to boot! He looked up with fiery eyes, hoping that the girls from his class would swoon after the game.
Eijiro gritted his teeth. "Number 5, Shoda, is out too!"
"Damn!" Eijiro hit his hands together. "How do we stop him?"
"Times like this, you gotta be smart," Tetsutetsu stood up, his bat over his shoulder.
"What's that mean?" Eijiro stared at him in confusion as he watched his comrade walk over to the home base.
"If the ball's gonna come back..." Tetsutetsu held the bat tightly.
"Kay, tin man. Eat this!" Minoru threw his ball, and Tetsutetsu hit it.
"Then I might as well get rid of the bat!" He then tossed the bat, causing it to fling back to Minoru and hit him right in the face. He screamed as he flew into the sky. "AW YEAH! NAILED. IT!"
"Uhh...is that even allowed...?" Izuku gave a baffled look at what just happened.
"You're out!" The bot declared to the hotheaded boy. "Real Steel is discounted!"
"Ah! What for?!" Tetsutetsu shouted in disbelief in a high-pitched voice.
"Talk about a foul play!" Present Mic declared while the boy was left in shock. "We may have few rules, but you can't attack a pitcher like that!" And with that, Tetsutetsu left the home base defeated.
Itsuka sighed while Pony shook her head in silence. "Tetsutetsu, you big dummy!" The latter shouted towards him.
"Does he not know how baseball works?" Izuka facepalmed herself at this.
"That's just how he is. He never thinks first," Sen muttered to himself, and he would know. Tetsutetsu was on his team for joint training...
"What the hell were you thinking, you idiot?!" Shishido was more mad than ever now regarding the foul play. Tetsutetsu whimpered in fear as his captain grabbed him by the shoulders. "DON'T YOU LISTEN?!" He then tossed the boy so hard into the ground, smoke appeared, leaving Tetsutetsu stuck in the dirt up to his head.
Mashirao, Jurota, and Eijiro were very scared now... Whoa, so scary...
Tamaki wasn't much better after this, because soon, he'd have to play. His face was still planted into the wall. "I wanna go home, I wanna go home, I wanna go home, I wanna go home, I wanna go home, I wanna go home, I wanna go home..."
"Poor Amajiki...and his captain is so tense too," Nejire pointed out, a finger on her chin.
"And very immature," Ryukyu murmured, her arms crossed.
"He had to though because he's with Fat Gum's Agency! But I'm sure they'll turn things around!" Mirio smiled optimistically for him. "He told me that he's been learning a lot over there!"
"I wanna go home, I wanna go home, I wanna go home..."
"Mm," Izuka gave a nervous smile towards him. It's so much like how I grew up that it's scary.
"He reminds you a lot of yourself, huh?" Shoto pointed out, getting her attention. "That third-year boy?"
"Yeah," She rubbed the back of her neck, neither of them noticing the snarling Katsuki. "I haven't really talked to him much lately, even before work-studies started. Since he's a third-year, he has a lot of things to do before he graduates. Gets kind of awkward sometimes, but he's a good friend."
"I'm going with you the next time you see him," Katsuki immediately declared, causing her to give him a wide-eyed look.
"It's the final game of the HLB season, and at the end of the second inning, the Orcas have the lead with a score of 1 to zero. That said, they are down to five players," Present Mic announced as Gang Orca was up next to bat. "Let's see if they're able to eek out any more runs! Oh, it looks like the Lionels are changing pitchers! Fat Gum takes the mound from Mindz!" Shishido let out a yell and then punched Fat Gum repeatedly in the stomach. "What have we here? Captain Shishido is going to town on his own player! What kind of pep talk is that?"
"This is fat absorption," Mr. Aizawa pointed out as they watched. "Fat's Quirk allows him to harness the power of Shishido's impacts and store them in his body. The last thing they want is another home run."
"I get it now!" Izuku gasped sharply, his eyes shining. "This way, it can give Fat Gum more of a chance to strike out Gang Orca!"
Gang Orca wasn't fazed as he stared in silence, huffing. "You think you're so clever..."
Fat Gum smirked while he prepared his arm, power coming from his body. "Bring down that whale, no matter what it takes," Shishido declared, although he was just as ready to hurt Fat Gum if he didn't get Gang Orca out.
"Just don't forget our reward!" Fat Gum grinned at his captain. "All you can eat takoyaki!"
"It's yours," Shishido then walked off.
"It's about time this game got serious," Fat Gum grinned, getting fired up himself. Tamaki stared at his mentor in terror.
Please, Fat...don't let him hit the ball. And if he does, please, please don't let it come my way! Although he wouldn't be surprised if he did since Fat Gum liked to 'torment him'. Fat Gum had his energy increase.
"Right! The Naniwa bat throwing style!" He then tossed the ball at a high speed.
"The perfect pitch!" Gang Orca swung to hit the ball, which of course went towards Tamaki. He gasped sharply at his fear coming true.
This...is my worst nightmare! He went flying just from the speed alone once the ball got into his path.
"Suneater snuffed out!" Tamaki quickly tossed the ball to Eijiro. "He couldn't hold the ball, so it's live!" Eijiro then threw the ball over to Nirengeki. "Kirishima picks up the slack!" Nirengeki gasped as Gang Orca used his echolocation to knock him away from the base. The boy yelped as he flew into the sky, with Gang Orca sliding around the base. "Mindz surfs into the sky on Orca's ultra sonic wave!" He also dropped the ball in the process, which Mashirao caught. "Tailman throws the drop ball to third!" He threw the ball to Shishido, who growled towards the approaching Gang Orca. He let out another sonic wave, but Shishido opened his mouth with a yell. Both of them clashed once they were in close proximity, causing smoke to fly. However, the Lion Hero did touch Gang Orca with the ball. "He's snagged out! The Lionels rally after a series of errors! But it did cost them Suneater and Mindz!"
"Well, at least he doesn't have to play anymore!" Mirio gave a small smile. "We've gotta get him to let out his stronger side more often!"
"Oh no, not Shoda!" Yosetsu gave a wide-eyed look at his classmate.
"And he was doing so well, shroom," Kinoko gave a disappointed look.
"He still did a good job," Itsuka gave an optimistic smile.
"We've still got other classmates of ours that will show everyone who's from the better class," Neito gave a smug smirk.
"Oh, man," Fat Gum was already low on fat just from the throw. "Not good. Used too much..." He fell to the ground in exhaustion. "Power..."
Ibara stared at her team in concern. "Fat Gum burned through too much energy and has deflated!"
Ibara then fainted from everything going on. "Shiozaki?!" Denki yelped as Kyoka bent down to check on her. Mezo and Denki ran up to the girls.
"The drama is too much for Vine! Bad timing for a nap! The Lionels now have five players left, one more than the Orcas!"
"They're losing players left and right now," Ochaco gave a small frown.
"This game is getting pretty desperate on both teams, ribbit," Tsuyu was a bit concerned with how much the teams were willing to go through.
The sun continued to shine as the game went on. "In a change that we were waiting for, Captain Shishido has taken the mound! Chargebolt is at bat!"
Denki raised up the bat. This kid shouldn't be an issue... Shishido tossed the ball a bit. But you can't be too careful. I give it my all no matter how small the prey! He then slid his foot. Lion-like Force! He threw the ball, going so fast that once again, Denki could not hit it. However, it did knock back both him and Jurota, who went flying out the stadium. Shoto used an ice shield to protect the audience this time, all of them looking up as Jurota landed right in front of the seats so hard he actually broke the ice. Denki had his dopey looking face as he flew backwards, chuckling.
"Hot dang, that's what I call a fast ball!" Present Mic pointed at Jurota, who was unconscious. "Gevaudan is out cold along with our trusty umpire, and the shock took out Chargebolt as well! And left the audience in chills!" The ice that fell on the audience caused most of them to shiver, hugging themselves and shaking.
"Uhh, this is so not cool," Kyoka was panicking a little.
"You should take a dive," Mezo leaned in to advise. "There's no reason for you to keep playing." She gasped and then pretended to faint. "Oh no!" He faked concern as he bent down.
Seriously? Most of their classmates gave a deadpanned look as their acting wasn't great.
"Cut the music! Earphone Jack must fear for her life because she's passed out just like Vine!" Gang Orca turned around to Shishido with a glare. "The Orcas are down to only 2 players!"
"Hey, Sugarman," Shishido turned to him. "You're my catcher!"
He flinched, giving a wide-eyed look given what happened when he first batted... "Really...?"
The audience were all now standing to the side because too much ice covered the seats, and the section in front of them was destroyed anyway. Mezo was holding three bats again while Rikido was bent next to him. This isn't sport...it's torture.
We'll hold them back for now Shishido thought as he was pitching again. And turn it around at the bottom of the third! The championship is ours! He prepared himself for another throw. Lion-like Force! He threw the ball just like he did with Denki, and it knocked back Mezo.
"Whoa! Deja vu, it's just like before! Sugarman is toast, along with Tentacole!" Once again, the throw was enough to knock both of them out cold. "When the batter gets fried, it's an instant out! Now, time to change sides once again! Let's get those Lionels up on the field!"
"How many more times is Shishido going to take out the members?" Mina murmured with a blank look. "Tone it down maybe."
"I have to agree, all of this is a bit much," Momo agreed with the pink-skinned girl.
"Intense as it is, we must continue supporting the teams!" Tenya pointed out to them.
"Maybe someone should regulate Shishido's power, I heard he's basically unstoppable," Manual murmured in a bit of fear.
"If this game gets anymore out of hand, I'm erasing Quirks," Mr. Aizawa declared in annoyance, since they were causing damage...
"Please do!" Present Mic encouraged; and still only one point had been earned in the entire game. "We move into the bottom of the third, but the score stays 1-zip, favoring the Orcas! Unfortunately for them, they've been reduced to a team of one! The Captain's the only player remaining!"
And Eijiro was batting this time, narrowing his eyes. This is for Fat, Amajiki, and the rest who have fallen! He watched Gang Orca prepare to throw. I have one opponent...I just have to get past him! He turned on his Unbreakable mode, the crowd watching in anticipation.
Gang Orca swung back his arm, throwing the ball and using his sonic wave to make it go faster. "I'm unbreakable!" Eijiro braced himself from the ball, causing a large impact and causing the audience to yelp as it spread to them. Mr. Aizawa looked up as he couldn't see thanks to the smoke to erase Quirks. The ball was still spinning into the baseball bat, but the entire audience was knocked out on the ground as well.
Such...power! Because of the wind coming from the ball, he was starting to slide back, but he held onto the bat the entire time. Can't back down! If I do, it's all over for me! Shishido watched him in anticipation as Eijiro let out a growl, pushing back the ball. He then took off into a run.
"After all that chaos, it was a bunt?!" Present Mic yelped as Gang Orca picked up the ball. "Gang Orca fields the ball, but there's nobody to throw it to! Runner takes first!"
"Yeah!" Mashirao smiled happily for his teammate.
"With no base play in sight, he could steal his way around the entire playing field!" Present Mic shouted, while Mr. Aizawa was actually smiling.
"Alright," Mr. Aizawa looked proud of his student. "Way to go, Kirishima. You earned that."
"Tailman," Shishido spoke up, arms crossed. "Go. Relieve Red Riot and step in as his pitchrunner."
"Uh," Mashirao looked up at him in shock. "But sir..."
"The poor little guy's done everything he can," Shishido could tell that Eijiro couldn't use Unbreakable again. "I'll handle this now! Orca's going down."
"The Lionels swap runners!" Mashirao ran up to his teammate.
"I'll be taking over from here," He reassured Eijiro with a thumbs up. "You did a great job. Stand proud, and go rest up."
"Ah...thank you," Eijiro gave him a relieved smile.
"You should tell that to Shishido," Mashirao commented as the Captain was batting.
It was now captain against captain once again. "Play resumes! With no outs and a runner on first, the feral captain of the Lionels is up to bat!"
"So, what now?" Gang Orca tossed his ball, knowing that the game would give him the win if the Lionels didn't get a point.
First, we even up the score Shishido glared up at his rival.
"Let's make this interesting," Gang Orca nodded a little, throwing the ball lightly. Mashirao took off into a run...but Shishido didn't hit the ball.
"It's a strike! Probably," Present Mic stated, since they had no one to catch it anymore. "Orca's slow to move as Tailman darts around second, and reaches third!" Mashirao slid to a stop on third base. As Gang Orca threw the ball again, Mashirao ran. Shishido stepped back while taking the strike, allowing Mashirao to reach the home base. "He crosses the plate! The score is now tied!"
Gang Orca moved his arm back, getting fired up. "At last..."
Shishido held his bat as he felt the same as his rival. We don't have to hold back anymore! Not that most people couldn't watch...
Both of them glared towards one another, waiting for the play. Before Gang Orca could throw the ball, an alarm went off.
"Warning, be on high alert." Kyoka and Mashirao looked up in alarm. "A bank robbing villain is currently driving a large truck north on a nearby Perfectural road." Before anyone could react, both Gang Orca and Shishido ran off the field. The audience of UA students and heroes couldn't go after them because they were still unconscious. "Please, avoid the area. I repeat..."
"North, on a perfectural road," Gang Orca said as the two heroes ran side by side.
"Well, if that's the case, we can head them off!" The bridge the villain was about to cross was actually right next to the game. As they continued heading there, the truck held a bunch of stolen money. The villain then flinched as he saw Gang Orca and Shishido blocking his pathway. The two got onto their feet. "There's our prey."
"After you."
"Thanks," Shishido rushed forward, stopping the truck with his pure strength. "Your turn!"
The villain looked up in alarm as Gang Orca jumped into the air, spinning around and landing on the hood. He then broke the window open to toss the villain into the sky.
He gritted his teeth, spinning around to face them. "Damn it!" He turned his hands into drills. "You're dead!" He then shot off the drills towards them. Gang Orca wasn't fazed as he turned around. Shishido leaped and used his claws to destroy the drills into pieces. The villain landed and growled, firing rapidly. Gang Orca stepped forward, using his sonic waves to knock them away on impact. Shishido knocked a few back himself no problem. "Oh, come on!" Once he stopped firing, the two lunged forward, Gang Orca punching him in the gut.
"Enough!" He screamed, sending him into the sky. Shishido had jumped to attack himself.
"Take a nap!" He screamed, the bank robber screaming at his defeat.
Mashirao, Kyoka, and Mr. Aizawa ran over. "Gang Orca!"
"Shishido, sir!" Mashirao called out to his mentor. However, the two heroes already had the villain defeated, Shishido standing on top of him.
"About time," Gang Orca remarked, his arms crossed.
"You three keep an eye on the villain until the police arrive," Shishido informed the trio.
"Handle traffic while you're at it," Gang Orca ordered, the two walking past them like it was no big deal. As if the two didn't just work together to stop a villain. But when they were doing hero work, they could put their rivalry aside without thinking about it, because the lives of the people were more important.
"Cause...you'll be...?" Mashirao stared after them in confusion.
"Need you ask?"
"The game must go on!" The two rivals declared back at the field, even though they had no more players on either team left. Or an audience to watch them.
I'll finish this with a single pitch... Gang Orca stared at Shishido from the mound.
One hit's all I'll need... Shishido thought as only Present Mic was the one watching.
"Victory..." Gang Orca swung back his arm and then threw the ball. "Is mine!" He then used his echolocation to make it a fast throw. Shishido swung his bat, looking at the ball on the bat.
This game... He let out a scream as the ball broke through the bat. Belongs to me! A piece of the bat hit him in the face, knocking him backwards. Then the ball hit Gang Orca in the cheek hard, knocking him out as well. It's...true...
Baseball...
The both of them fell onto the ground hard, knocked out. Is the greatest sport in the world...
A buzzer blared, ending the game. "The game is over! Both of our captains and audience are ko'ed!" Present Mic declared, and Mr. Aizawa was giving details to the police. "Since Tailman isn't around, HLB rules state that both teams must withdraw! The winner of today's championship game is...an unexpected tie between the Orcas and the Lionels!"
After the intense game of baseball, all of us managed to get up and head back to our work-studies.
It was a wonder some of us could even stand after all that...
A train took all of the exhausted UA students in the game back to school. A second bus was transporting the worn out audience...
"I...swear, I am never playing baseball again..." Minoru murmured as he felt dead.
"What a truly horrible experience that was," Mt. Lady frowned towards Fat Gum, who was still deflated. He leaned back with a sigh.
"Tell me about it, I never should have agreed to this..."
"Ugh, I need some beauty sleep after all that excitement..." Mina murmured while her hair was a mess on the other bus.
"Damn it! I can't believe nobody won!" Katsuki gritted his teeth in anger.
"I should've never attended something so inane," Endeavor was pissed off as well.
"Hello! Somebody there?!" Tetsutetsu shouted as everyone had forgotten about him stuck in the hole. "Get me out of here! Please, it's not funny anymore! Help meeeeeeeeeeeeee!"