In the days following that minor altercation in the hallway, Midoriya seemed slightly more distant than he was before. The green haired boy was never a social butterfly to begin with. But over the last couple of weeks he had been noticeably more quiet. He still talked to everyone and engaged in conversation, but you couldn't help but notice the cloud hanging over his head.

No one in class approached him about the whole Bakugou situation, seeing as the only people who knew about it were the ones that witnessed it. But it was obvious that whatever was bothering him was related to it.

Tokage decided to just give the boy his space and not pester him about it. As one of the class reps it was her job to make sure that her fellow students were okay. But as a decent person she knew when and when not to broach certain boundaries. However, that certainly didn't stop the girl from shooting him a text the Sunday before the big day.

~Dagobah Beach~

This once great tourist destination turned dumping ground was probably Midoriya's favorite place in the world. Which sounded just as weird to him as it would to anyone else. He discovered the place not too long ago, and for the past seven months it had served as his secret training ground. With all of the loose debris and materials lying around, it was the perfect location to practice using his quirk. What started out as simple movement drills and experiments quickly turned into somewhat of a community service project for the boy. He'd even say that it was a hobby at this point.

Sure there were many other reasons why he had dedicated so much time towards coming here. Such as the seclusion and cover that was needed to avoid getting arrested for public quirk use. Or the wide array of objects that helped him manipulate things of different weight limits and sizes.

What were once gigantic mounds of garbage were now neatly organized pillars and blocks placed strategically across the sand. At some point in the last few months, he had turned the place into somewhat of an obstacle course for him to practice his maneuverability in the air.

Unfortunately for Midoriya, had no way of moving the trash to an actual dump or recycling center. The most he could do right now was organize things into neat piles and hope that he would be able to do something about the mess once he could legally use his quirk in public. However, nothing put a smile on his face quite like seeing the beach slowly revert back to its former glory.

The green haired boy was in the middle of moving a few old refrigerators and crates into a pyramid shaped block when his phone went off on the ground below him. He gave the device a curious look before extending his arm out and levitating it into his hand. Swiping his thumb over the lockscreen to reveal one new text message.

T-Rex: Hey, it's Setsuna.

T-Rex: If you're wondering how I got your number it's because Kan-sensei gave me and Itsuka a list of everyone's in class. I'm not a stalker.

Rabbit: Hello, Tokage-san.

Rabbit: Is there something I can help you with?

T-Rex: Yes, and it's a very important matter.

Rabbit: What is it?

T-Rex: Where are you taking me for my victory date after I win the Sports Festival?

If it wasn't for the sand, Midoriya would've certainly shattered his phone.

T-Rex: I can only imagine the look on your face right now. :-D

Rabbit: That's a funny joke.

T-Rex: Who said I was joking?

Rabbit: Oh….

T-Rex: Kidding… ;-D

T-Rex: Or am I?

Rabbit: So...is there something that you wanted?

T-Rex: Come on man! You gotta learn how to get with the program. Metalhead was way quicker on the uptake. We'll just have to work on your "witty banter" skills another time.

Rabbit: Oh.

T-Rex: In all seriousness though, are you okay?

Rabbit: I'm great.

T-Rex: We both know that's not the case. You've been quieter than usual in class.

Rabbit: I promise, Tokage-san. I am fine.

T-Rex: Well then, if you're so fine then you'll have no problem hanging out with me this weekend!

Rabbit: What?

T-Rex: We're hanging out this weekend. Honestly...you don't really have a choice in the matter.

Rabbit: Why would you want to hang out with me?

T-Rex: Because I'm going to be home alone this weekend and I'd much rather spend my time with a cute guy rather than laying on my couch and watching old era cartoons.

Rabbit: But why me?

T-Rex: Why not?

Rabbit: I don't know how to respond to that.

T-Rex: You should be glad that a beautiful young maiden is offering you such a blessing. Most boys would've jumped at the offer.

T-Rex: Plus I really don't have anything to do and Tetsutetsu is going to be out of town.

Rabbit: I'll think about it.

T-Rex: I'll take that as a "yes".

T-Rex: Anyways...sorry for bothering you. I'll let you get back to whatever you were doing. Try to not to dream about me too much.

Rabbit: Goodbye, Tokage-san.

Before the students knew it, the day of the Sports Festival had finally arrived.

Tokage herself was feeling pretty good about her chances. She wouldn't go as far as to say that she was going outright win the entire thing just yet. But the 'lizard tail splitter' user definitely had a fire lit in her soul about getting the chance to prove herself.

While the students of 1-B nervously sat in their assigned waiting room, you could practically feel the tension in the air. Most everyone was quiet and doing whatever they could to psyche themselves up. Tetsutetsu was stretching in the nearby corner. Honenuki and Shoda were playing the guessing game on what they were going to be doing and Tsunotori was mumbling something to herself in English that Tokage couldn't really understand. However, the entire atmosphere changed when Monoma decided to make his presence known by standing in the middle of the room and calling for everyone's attention.

"Listen guys, I think that we should play it safe the first few rounds of the competition." The 'copy' quirk user stated.

"What do you mean?" Kendou inquired.

"Think about it. Like Kan-sensei said, we already know that the first event is going to be an obstacle course around the stadium. We just don't know what exactly those obstacles are going to be. It would be better if we all stayed in a group and helped each other get to the next round."

"Monoma-kun does have a point." Honenuki stated.

"I'm not going to say that I disagree. But we don't even know how many of us they'll let get through to the next round. Last year they only let thirty people through, and we have ten other classes to worry about."

"Itsuka's right!" Tetsutetsu blurted out. "It's gonna have to be every man for himself. Plus this a competition, we should be trying to beat each other not help each other out."

"Calm down, idiot!" Tokage slapped the silver haired teen in the back of the head. "Look at it this way. If we play it smart now, then we can have an advantage over the other classes in the upcoming rounds. Honestly, we should be worried about scouting out the completion while we're at it."

"Would you care to elaborate, Tokage-san?" Shishida asked the green haired vice-rep.

"I say that we all hang back a bit and let the other students show off their quirks. No doubt the other hero course students are going to try and add on to their newfound fame. On top of that, people are going to be watching them a lot closer than us."

'That's actually a good point. Knowing Bakugou, he'll come out guns blazing as soon as the race starts. If there are other students in his class like him, then they'll probably follow suit.' Midoriya thought to himself. He agreed with Tokage's reasoning, laying low and gathering information on the other competitors would be a wise decision.

"That's exactly right Tokage-san!" Monoma cheered. "We can get a leg up on the competition before the second round."

"All of this scheming seems so dishonest." Shiozaki spoke up. "I'm sorry, but I can't participate in such underhanded behavior."

"We'll I'm all for it." Awase added on.

"Why don't we just let Kendou-san decide? She is the class rep after all. And if we are going to do this, it'll have to be a team effort." Honenuki stated.

Nineteen sets of eyes locked onto the orange haired teen as she took a moment to think things over. She didn't disagree with the whole idea, but it was way too risky without knowing how many people were going to get passed the first round.

"How about we hold off on making the decision until we know exactly what we're dealing with?" She suggested.

"Fine with me." A few of the other students echoed.

As if on cue, the voice of the announcer spoke to the students through the speaker in the top corner of the room. "All students, please report to the parade field."

Soon enough, the students were ushered out of the northernmost gate of the stadium and met with the sight of the cheering crowd. One by one, each of the eleven classes were introduced to the world. Naturally, everyone's attention was focused on the hero course students, especially those in 1-A. But Tokage and the others knew better than to underestimate any of the other students.

Within minutes the freshmen were crowded around the event stage, waiting for the festivities to begin. While the students and crowd listened to Midnight's introduction, the nervous tension that surrounded them seemed to magnify with each passing second.

Midoriya took a moment to look around the group, only to be met with a slurry of dissenting scowls from various onlookers. It didn't take long for him to notice that almost every student in his class was receiving similar looks. 'I guess the hero course students are the one's on everyone's radar.'

"Now to give the student pledge. Katsuki Bakugou, please come up to the stage!" The somewhat inappropriately dressed hero announced.

"Wait...what?!" Tetsutetsu accidentally blurted out.

"That guy's the student representative for this year?" Tokage asked no one in particular.

"I'm pretty sure he got the top spot on the entrance exam." Kendou told her.

As Bakugou made his way to the microphone, the blonde haired boy made an obvious effort to bump shoulders with Midoriya along the way. The green haired boy decided to just pay it no mind and play it off. A few seconds later, Bakugou was up on stage and took a slight breath before scowling at every last one of the students on the field.

"I just wanna say...I'm gonna win." The blonde haired boy said with a level of confidence and nonchalance that pretty much angered everyone both on the field and in the stands. He seemingly didn't care though as he responded to their shouting with a rude gesture and declaring that everyone was nothing more than, "Stepping stones on my path to the top." After another snide remark about beating everyone, he walked down the steps back onto the field. A look of determination on his face.

'Well, I can't say that I wasn't expecting that to happen.' Midoriya thought to himself.

"Talk about a major asshole." Tokage said with a click of the teeth.

"Well, at least he's confident." Kendou sarcastically shrugged.

'Wait, now I know where I recognize him from!' Monoma suddenly thought.

"Thank you Bakugou for those...inspirational words." Midnight said as she got the crowd's attention back onto her. Not like it would've been a difficult task in the first place. "Now without further ado, allow me to announce the first event. Our competitors will be competing in a four kilometer obstacle course back to the main entrance of the stadium. The rules are rather simple, just be one of the first forty-four students to make it across the finish line. Quirk usage is also allowed as long as you don't harm another student or leave the designated course."

With that declaration, nearly all of the 1-B students turned their gazes towards Kendou.

"Alright…we're going with Monoma-san and Setsuna's idea. We still have a bit of time before the race starts so let's hurry up and come up with a plan." The girl announced just loud enough for their group to hear.

Within a few minutes, the first year students made their way over to the starting line. Having already gone over their plan, Class 1-B decided to stay in one relatively large group. With their strategy in place, they were feeling more than confident that they would all make it into the next round.

The moment the horn sounded, the entire tunnel was met with a strong gust of cold wind and series of loud bangs. By sheer luck, the 1-B students were just far away enough to avoid having their feet frozen solid by a sheet of ice that magically appeared below them.

Midoriya looked ahead towards the edge of the tunnel to see Bakugou flying through the air by propelling himself with miniature explosions. And a kid with two-tone hair skating on the ice.

'I guess the students in the other hero course have some pretty powerful quirks.'

"Damn, that was a close one." Tokage said.

"Seriously." Kendou agreed before checking on her other classmates. Luckily, no one got caught up in that initial attack. "C'mon guys, we need to get a move on!"

Without a moment's hesitation, the hero course students began pushing their way through the crowd. When it became apparent that they weren't going to get through by sheer strength alone, Honenuki decided that he had enough of the nonsense and activated his quirk. Nearly all of the students ahead of them began sinking into the ground before lipless teen re-solidified the dirt.

"You're the man, Juzo!" Kaibara complimented his classmate.

With the first obstacle out of the way, the 1-B students quickly began pushing forward. Everyone managed to stay together in a group minus Shiozaki, who used her vines to navigate her way out of the tunnel ahead of everyone else. And Tetsutetsu, who just took off running to catch up to first place.

It didn't take them long reach the next leg of the race, which pretty much amounted to them having to fight their way their way through some of the robots from the entrance exam. A good part of the path was already frozen over and some of the bigger robots were immobilized. So all that was left were smaller ones.

"The one's with the better combat quirks clear a path. The rest of us will back you up!" Kendou commanded.

Almost immediately Kamakiri, Fukidashi, Shoda, Shishida and Tsunotori jumped into action and began knocking down anything that came their way. While the three of them were handling that, Midoriya decided to do his part and used his telekinesis to move a few of the robots away from himself, Kodai and Komori. The robots themselves were well within his weight limit, so it wasn't too much of a bother for him.

While that was going on, Tokage thought it would be a good idea to cover their backs. "Hey Bondo, can you lay down a glue trap once everyone in our class gets by? That will slow down anyone who hasn't made it this way yet."

"No problem." The gentle giant of the class said before covering the pathway in a rather thick layer of glue.

Back in one of the viewing booths, the members of the school's faculty were watching events unfold with rapt attention.

"As expected, most of the group that's gone ahead is from Class 1-A." Snipe said as he watched Bakugou and Shouto Todoroki barrel through the last of the zero point robots left on the course.

"Yes, it appears as though their experience at the USJ has kicked them into another gear."

"Indeed, Aizawa-kun's students are putting on quite the show. However, it appears as though Kan-kun's class chose an entirely different route of approach. Not only are they working together, but they are eliminating competition along the way." Nezu smiled.

"Let's see how they do on the next obstacle." Hound Dog stated before flipping the screen to a different camera.

In no time the students came upon their next trial. Which just so happened to be a giant canyon filled with pillars that were spaced out and connected by some relatively thin ropes. There was a fair bit of distance between the hero course students and the rest of the pack, but that still didn't leave them a lot of time to come up with a plan. Especially since a good amount of students were already making progress across the pit. Such as one girl with pink hair who was apparently allowed to use a jetpack.

"So...any ideas?" Awase looked around.

Suddenly, a light bulb went off over Tokage's head and the girl directed her gaze over towards a certain patch of green hair. "Moptop!"

"Y-yes?" He responded nervously after being called out.

"Flying over this thing should be a piece of cake for you, right?"

"Uh...yes." He nodded.

"Do you think that you can carry other people with you while you do that?"

"It s-shouldn't be a problem."

"That's perfect!" Kendou almost cheered after following along with the other girl's train of thought. "Everyone who has a high mobility quirk can just carry someone else over. And those who are being carried will watch their backs."

"Sounds good to me." Shoda stated.

"Midoriya-kun, Yanagi-chan, you guys have telekinetic quirks. So you're gonna have to do most of the heavy lifting."

"My weight limit is lower than Midoriya-kun's. The only people I can probably take with me are Komori-chan and Fukidashi-kun. Also, I can't use my quirk on myself to fly." The grey haired girl stoically replied.

"Did she just call us all fat?" Kaibara whispered to Kuroiro.

"We don't have a lot of time for discussion." Monoma announced while pointing over to an oncoming group of students who managed to get past Bondo's glue trap. "Midoriya-kun, how many people can you take with you?"

"Five at the most."

"Alright, here's the plan!" Tokage spoke up. "Moptop, you take Bondo, Kamakiri, Shoda, Kuroiro and Shishida. I'll carry Itsuka and Yanagi, while she uses her quirk to daisy-chain Komori and Fukidashi. Pony, use your horns to take Kodai with you. Sorry, but the rest of you-"

"We get it." Monoma interjected. "While you guys are transporting people and circling back around, me and Honenuki-kun will soften the ground and make it harder for people to get pass."

"We'll come back for you guys, I promise." Kendou reassured the five remaining boys. Those being Monoma, Honenuki, Kaibara, Tsuburaba and Awase.

"If you don't, I'll never forgive you!" Awase shouted.

"Does anyone have a problem with the plan?" The orange haired teen looked around for one final confirmation. With no protest, the students wasted no time in grouping up and setting off. Midoriya quickly lifted his five passengers off the ground and began moving towards to other side of the canyon. He wasn't too worried about dropping any of them. But he did have to strain a bit to keep his focus.

While he was doing that, Tokage split herself up into two parts. With her top half, she hooked her hands under Yanagi while the girl also used her quirk to float her two passengers. And Kendou grabbed a hold of her bottom half.

"That's some impressive coordination." Snipe grinned under his mask at how the 1-B students were playing this. Although the battle for first place was just as riveting, he couldn't help but acknowledge the other hero class.

"I'm actually surprised, most students are only concerned with getting the top spot and standing out." Thirteen added on.

"Yes, it appears as though 1-B went into this with a plan. If they keep this up, all of them with get through with no issue."

"You have a rather wonderful class, Kan-kun."

"W-well thank you, sir."

It barely took a couple of minutes for the first group to safely make it across the canyon. Once everyone was back on the ground, Midoriya and Tokage circled around to pick up the rest of their classmates.

"Thanks for the assist, Moptop. Y'know...if you wanted to you could've just went ahead of everyone else and fought for the top spot. You probably would've been in first place." Tokage grinned at him as the duo flew through the canyon.

"Y-yeah, you're right." He responded. "But everyone agreed to do this as a group. And it wouldn't have felt right if I didn't help out."

"Aww, you're such a sweetheart." The girl's comment making the boy blush.

Once they made it to the other end of the canyon, the two greenettes were surprised at what they came back to. Apparently, Monoma and Honenuki combined their efforts and made a giant pit of quicksand in between the remaining 1-B students and the rest of the crowd. Even Tsuburaba had a few people encased in bubbles of solidified air.

"That's not even fair." Tokage laughed at the sight below her.

The two were quick to scoop up the rest of their classmates and make the journey back to the other side of the canyon. Leaving the rest of the competitors yelling and angrily waving at them.

~Saitama Prefecture~

"Hey boss, I didn't know you had a little brother." A black haired woman with purple eyes said to another with green eyes and dark green hair.

"What are you talking about?"

"Have you not been watching the U.A. Sports Festival?"

"No, I just finished catching up on some paperwork so I haven't had the time to check it out." Was her reply. "What's this talk about me having a brother?"

The black haired woman directed her attention towards the television. On the screen, she watched a young boy with wild green hair and emerald eyes fly across a cartoonishly massive canyon while seemingly levitating some other people along with him.

"This guy's quirk is like yours. I remember you saying that not a lot people with telekinesis can fly. And from what they've shown us so far, he's pretty good."

"What's this child's name?" The green haired woman asked in a curious tone.

The black haired woman handed her a tablet that already had the kid's Sports Festival profile pulled up on it. And the green haired woman quickly scanned over the information. 'Izuku Midoriya, huh? This one show's promise.' She thought as she turned her attention back to the screen.

"Thank you for showing me this, Ozehana-chan. I'll be keeping my eye on this one. You don't come across talent like that very often."

"I had a feeling that you'd like him, Fubuki-san."

Once everyone finally made it across the canyon, the 1-B students were quick to come up on the next obstacle. And needless to say, they were not impressed by what they saw.

"A fucking minefield!" Awase gawked at what was before him.

"You've got to be kidding me." Komori dragged her hand across her face.

As it turns out, this was the most challenging obstacle yet. Not only had the 1-B students managed to catch up with the rest of the pack. It seemed as though everything came to a standstill as the other students in front of them were taking their sweet time navigating the area. Although they highly doubted that any of those bombs packed any type of lethal force, it would be in their best interests to avoid setting one off.

"We should just get Midoriya, Tokage and Yanagi to float us all over again." One of the students suggested.

"Sorry guys, but I'm gassed right now. I'm not used to carrying people with my quirk so I need some time to recover." Tokage admitted.

"I'm still good to go." Midoriya told them.

"It's fine, you guys need to save your strength for the next round if you can help it." Kendou responded before glancing at the students working their way through the obstacle. "Do anyone know what place we're in?"

"Including Shiozaki-san and Tetsutetsu-kun, our entire class should at least be in the top thirty. Give or take a few spots." Monoma informed her.

"Let me see if I can sink a few of these and clear a path." Honenuki announced before activating his 'softening' and aiming it towards an open space on his right. Unfortunately for him, and the short student with purple balls on his head not too far away, the movement was enough to set off a few of the mines.

"Damn!"

"No wait!" Kendou blurted out. "This a good thing. If Monoma-san and Honenuki-kun both soften the ground and set off the bombs, then they could just re-solidify the ground and we'll be good to go."

"Yeah, and Bondo-kun can lay another glue trap behind us."

"You guys good with that?" Tokage looked to the three boys.

"Fine with me."

"Yes."

"Let's do it!"

"Our first group of competitors have crossed the finished line!" The voice of Present Mic suddenly announced. "In first place is Shouto Todoroki followed by Katsuki Bakugou!"

Midoriya was more than a bit surprised after hearing this. He expected Bakugou to be one of the first ones done. But that fact that the ashen blonde teen ended up getting second was no doubt going to piss him off. Whoever that Todoroki person was, he was sure to have a major annoyance coming his way in the next round.

"In third place from class 1-B, Ibara Shiozaki!"

"Looks like we better get a move on." Honenuki said to Monoma with a high five.

The two boys used 'softening' and erected a thin path all the way to the other side of the obstacle. As expected, this caused nearly every single mine in the vicinity to go off simultaneously. The blast was even strong enough to cause a chain reaction and set off a few more mines nearby. With their biggest problem out of the way, the two of them re-solidified the ground and began making their way across.

"Let's go people!" Kendou shouted to the rest of her classmates.

The rest of the 1-B students quickly followed suit and began crossing as well. Along the way they couldn't help but give a few apologetic looks at whoever was unfortunate enough to get caught up in that blast. Midoriya took note of a particular student with purple hair and odd looking earlobes clutching the sides of her head and with a pained expression.

"Moptop!" Tokage shouted to Midoriya, catching his attention.

"Y-yes?"

"Up ahead." She pointed to a blonde haired kid with a tail and another with odd looking elbows. "I'll get the one with the tail, you move the other guy out of the way."

"Got it." He nodded before activating his quirk and lifting the other student off of his feet. Holding him in place while they all ran by him.

"Hey, what the hell?!" The black haired kid shouted.

At the same time, Tokage launched one of her hands out towards the tailed student and grabbed one of his ankles. Completely taking his foot out from under him. The student hit the ground with a loud groan.

"Alright guys, it's a straight shot from here on out! See you at the finish line!" Kendou shouted.

With the green light and the finish line only a few hundred meters in front of them, the 1-B students all took off in a dead sprint towards the stadium. Midoriya and Tokage booth took to the air, while Shishida and Tsunotori got on all fours and ran towards the end point. All the rest of the students could do was use their two legs to carry them across the finish line as fast as they could.

The crowd cheered as nearly their entire class finished at around the same time. Even though they were all certain that they made it, everyone immediately looked up at the stadium monitor to see where they ended up placing.

'Tenth place, huh?' Midoriya smiled to himself.

'Twelfth place? I guess Pony ended up beating me in that last sprint.' Tokage thought.

"Man, what took you guys so long?!" Tetsutetsu smiled as he approached his classmates.

"How did hell did you beat us here?"

"That guy with the ice quirk pretty much cleared a path for everyone. Sorry...but after the race started, I just got a bit too fired up. Still, you guys should've seen Shiozaki. This course was a piece of cake for her."

"Whatever, at least we all made it through."

"I guess we kind of failed on the whole "laying low" idea, didn't we?" Kendou smiled at everyone. For the most part, the students of 1-B placed relatively well. Most of them even managed to beat a few stragglers from 1-A. When the last competitor finally crossed the finish line, the horn sounded.

"Eh, it was still pretty fun though." Honenuki chuckled.

"Let's give a roaring round of applause for our top forty-four. These will be the students who advance to the next round!" Midnight announced while striking only a mildly inappropriate pose. "But now, the real fun is about to begin. The chance to fully move yourselves into the limelight. Now let's see what our next event will be!"

"The second event is usually some type of team game, right?" Tsuburaba whispered to Monoma.

"That's right."

A lightbulb went off over Tokage's head after hearing that. Depending on what event was, the right combination of quirks could determine victory. Her own quirk was versatile enough, but she knew exactly who she was going to try and partner up with.

"Prepare yourselves, for this!" Midnight gave another dramatic wave of the hand as the next challenge popped up on screen. "Oh, this is going to be a good one. The next trial for our lovely students will be a cavalry battle!"