UA Stadium, UA High
Musutafu, Japan
"Our resident's Goliath has broken free from the ice prison in just one move! What other surprises he has stored for us!?" Present Mic exclaims as everyone cheers before Izuku extends both hands as his hands glow blue. In an instant, the ice around them melts, and the arena is covered in water.
Izuku slams one of his hands right into the water and the water bursts toward Shoto like a cannon, surprising him as he instinctively dodges. Izuku's eyes glow blue before several water needles start to emerge and shoot upwards. Shoto attempts to freeze it, but to his surprise, the water doesn't freeze.
"You got to do better than that!" Izuku exclaims before controlling the water and forming several tidal waves. Shoto summons an ice wall by freezing the air instead and shields himself from the attack.
"… Okay, am I the only one confused at how he able to control water now!?" Present Mic exclaims in disbelief.
"If going by a similar principle as how he creates fire and ice, he simply controls the water molecule with his quirk into the certain direction he's needed. It seems that his training in controlling the direction of the fire and ice generated with his quirk allows him a far better control on using this technique." Aizawa says.
"Oh, just like the dust cloud he pulls off!" Present Mic exclaims. "But, that doesn't answer why Todoroki doesn't seem to be able to freeze it."
"Water molecule freezes when it remains in motion and slowly loses energy. Midoriya's controlling the water by moving the water molecule at high speed, he's controlling the water while also nullifying Todoroki's quirk, killing two birds with one stone." This made Shoto widen his eyes before gritting his teeth, and looking at Izuku with anger.
"But, that doesn't make any sense…" Present Mic mutters. Izuku begs Aizawa to keep his mouth shut. The only reason it's possible is that he keeps applying Gearshift into the water. As long as he touches the water, Shoto won't be able to freeze it.
With the Spectators
"In theory, that might not make any sense," Yaomomo explains. "But, you should remember that he's keeping his hand on the water, so he can apply Gearshift constantly to keep the water molecule moving. If Todoroki froze the water, Izuku-san simply forcefully moved the water molecule, melting it instantly."
"So, like a tug-of-war, huh?" Kaminari says.
"As long as Izuku-san keeps his hand on the water, Todoroki won't be able to use his ice." Iida muses.
Back with Izuku
"So, what are you going to do now?" Izuku says that he uses Gearshift and creates water pillars moving towards Shoto, who freezes the air once more to create an ice wall, but the moment the ice makes contact with the water, it starts to melt which weakens the barrier. The water pillars tear through the wall with ease and slam into Shoto like a speeding car.
"You know, you could make this far easier if you listen," Izuku says as water bullets start shooting from under Shoto, but he dodges as the waters that constantly hit him make his clothes heavier and if he tries to use his ice, he could get hypothermia quicker than usual.
Shoto had honestly thought that any villains with a water quirk wouldn't be much of a threat since he would never use fire, but somehow, Midoriya proved him wrong in the worst way possible.
"All the ice you made simply refilling my ammo," Izuku says plainly. "This arena is flatter than the flat-earther's brain, and all of it would spill out of the arena like it's nobody's business. But, you keep giving me ice to melt, making more and more water for me to use against you."
"Shut it!" Shoto roars before a water pillar crashes into him. Gritting his teeth, he attempts to freeze him again, but it doesn't work as even before the glacier reaches Izuku, it melts and makes more water. Izuku blankly stares at Shoto before letting out a sigh.
"You're not learning at all do you?" Izuku says before he controls the water and another water pillar hits his arm. In an instant, Izuku uses Gearshift to stop the water molecule from moving, instantly freezing every water in the vicinity, including the water pillar hitting Shoto's arm, freezing it solid.
"Arrgh!" The unbearable cold hits his arm like a truck along with the water in his body and his skin freezes, making him shiver. He had experienced the frostbites from the drawback of his ice half, but never in his life, experienced something far more intense.
"This could be avoided if you simply use his fire," Izuku says as he touches his arm, blue glows coming out of his body, and steam starts to appear all around him. "Use it, and it'll keep you warm from the harsh cold of the ice."
"W-why are you so insisting on me using my fire!?" Shoto snarls before summoning ice spikes from his feet. Izuku extends his hand and fires appear out of his hand before making contact with the ice spikes, melting them before they could hit Izuku and not enough to reach Todoroki.
"Because apparently, you got your big-ass brain frozen with the constant use of your ice half!" Izuku exclaims in anger before extinguishes his flame. "You had a quirk that perfectly balances each other out, yet you prefer using one half of it! It's like asking for morning to exist and night to disappear for the rest of your life!"
"W-what nonsense are you spouting about!?" Shoto asks in anger.
"Balance, you dumb fuck! I'm talking about balance, or do I have to scream it out on you!" Izuku exclaims. "Your quirk needs to be in constant balance or else you might die! So stop trying to freeze your perfectly working brain and use your flames, you bloody idiot!"
"I-I refuse to use his flame!" Shoto roars in anger as Izuku slams his fist into Shoto's cheek before grabbing his collars.
"You dumbass! I have told you it's not Endea-Whore's quirk, it's yours! Yours only! Your quirk is Half-Cold, Half-Ice, one quirk with two features! Not Hellfire or whatever your mom's ice quirk is! You have one quirk, damn it! ONE!" Izuku screams right at his face as Shoto's eyes widen, his anger disappears as Izuku reminds the boy once again about his fire.
His fire, not Endeavor. The power is bestowed by Endeavor, but in the end, the flame is created by his power. This made Shoto realize how dumb he'd always been before his left side started to burst into flames, the ice pillar started to collapse and Izuku took several steps back.
"Holy cow! In a plot twist, Todoroki has used his fire!" Present Mic exclaims in shock.
With Class 1-A
"You idiot, why would you do that!?" Jirou exclaims in disbelief. "Midoriya, you have the chance to beat that smug bastard!"
"He must have a reason," Yaomomo muses.
"Izu-bro probably convinces Todoroki to fight with everything he got! He probably wouldn't want to win when his opponent didn't give it his all!" Eijirou exclaims.
"Nah, he probably will do it against Bakugou," Tooru says in amusement.
"Or Monoma," Mina jokes.
"Maybe even Harumi," Ochako adds before they all laugh in unison. Meanwhile, Harumi grips her fists tightly as the entire class mocks her. She didn't understand how everything ended up like this. She's supposed to be living her dream life, getting the man of her life, becoming a famous hero, and even dominating the entire pathetic members of class 1-A.
She had planned everything, going to get as high a score as possible so she'd make sure that Deku wouldn't get into Class 1-A! But, somehow he manages to outdo his canon counterpart, but he beats her. She would be able to show her dominance over the class through the quirk apprehension test, but it failed as well! Then, she thought that Lady Luck was smiling at her as Deku was paired against his bully and 'her' man, but it failed as well.
She thought the USJ might finish his wimpy ass off, but nope! He survived and somehow unlocked a new quirk from that broken OFA! To make it even worse, she falls unconscious like a little bitch! The Sports Festival isn't even any better as she got kicked out in the second round!
'Damn it, damn it, damn it! How is everything ruined into oblivion!? This is my dream life and I should've gotten my dreams fulfilled, but it ended up becoming a nightmare!' Harumi thought, her mind slowly descending into madness. 'This…this is all Deku's fault! He ruins everything! EVERYTHING!'
[A/N: Imma be real now, I almost forgot this bitch's existence.]
"…." Aoyama wisely moves away, hoping he could get as far away from Harumi. He can't help but notice how insane that girl truly is.
"SHOTO!" Everyone yelps from the shout along with the sudden burst of flame coming from the spectators.
"…Is that Endeavor?" Shoji mutters in disbelief.
"I'm curling up like an armadillo out of embarrassment if my dad cheers me like this on live TV," Sero says with a grimace.
"Maybe they all were busy saying 'Don't mind, you did good' after seeing you lose at the second round, Kero," Tsuyu says.
"THAT IS UNNECESSARILY BRUTAL, ASUI!" Sero exclaims, baffled at Tsuyu's words as everyone bursts into laughter.
"Call me Tsu, Kero."
"IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE FOCUSING ON!?"
Back with Izuku and Shoto
Izuku can't help but grin widely as he sees the huge pillar of flames coming out of Shoto, who also grins at his opponent. Izuku is glad that his mission is successful as he thought he might fail to convince that stubborn ass to even use his quirk.
"You're one crazy son of a bitch," Shoto speaks as he feels his body becomes warmer. "Instead of beating me and securing the win, you choose to help me."
"My dream is to become a hero, winning isn't the main priority, but saving lives," Izuku says as OFA Lightning starts to crackle all around his body, and his heart pumps faster.
"Hehe…thanks, Midoriya," Shoto says, a soft smile forming on his face.
"Thank me once the battle is over," Izuku says with a smile before it turns into a wide grin. "Just so you know, I take the number one spot."
"I thought winning isn't your main priority," Shoto says in amusement as the ice starts to form on his left side.
"I have accomplished my main priority, so now, I can focus on my second priority!" Izuku exclaims as red energy bursts from his chest, forming an 'X' shape.
"You know, you never named this special move. You had anything that comes to mind?" Yoichi asks curiously.
'Let me focus on this fight, then we talk!' Izuku thought before charging at Shoto, who created a giant ice wall to separate both of them. Izuku roars before slamming his fist right into the ice wall, shattering them into smithereens in the blink of an eye. As the ice shatters, Shoto extends his left arm toward Izuku before blasting a stream of fire at him. It was thanks to Observation that Izuku could dodge in the first place.
Noticing the water starts to form again, Izuku touches the water while activating Gearshift boosted with Fa Jin, creating a more powerful water pillar crashing towards Shoto. But, unlike previously, Shoto unleashes his flames onto the water. Since he hasn't uses his fire for a while, he unleashes more than he intended, its raw power evaporates the water instantly. Izuku then extends his hand into the air before the steam starts moving slower.
Shoto tenses up as he looks around frantically, slightly confused at why the steam seems to move slower. Then, the instinct honed from the training he had endured for years kicked in before barely dodging an enhanced uppercut from Izuku, sending the steam upwards. Izuku clicks his tongue at his failed attack before stepping back, but Shoto immediately follows by sending ice spikes toward Izuku.
Izuku slices every ice spike attempt to approach Izuku before grabbing one of the spikes, applies Gearshift on it and launches with his OFA Fa Jin Enhanced strength. This causes the spike to fly like a speeding bullet. Thankfully, Shoto barely dodges the attack but it manages to graze his arm.
Shoto counters by launching fireball after fireball at Izuku, remembering how Endeavor uses his quirk several times. Izuku creates an air wall to shield himself and when the fire makes contact, Izuku uses the explosion from the impact as a smokescreen before grabbing some of the rocks and launching them using Gearshift, sending it flying towards Shoto.
Shoto barely dodges this as it grazes his cheek before he summons an ice wall to shield himself and summons fire on his left hand. Upon Izuku breaking the ice wall, Shoto attempts to unleash his flame but Izuku catches Shoto's wrist with a haki-coated hand and directs his hand upwards, causing the fire to burst into the sky.
"D-Damn it, what kind of fight is this!? So many things going on and I barely had enough time to comment!" Present Mic exclaims as both opponents grin at each other before Shoto unleashes ice spikes and Izuku jumps upward. He lands on one of the ice spikes, putting Fa Jin's stockpile energy onto his legs before shooting toward Shoto like a human bullet. Shoto summons an ice wall once again but Izuku crashes through and lands a blow on him right at his gut, sending Shoto flying. Shoto attempts to stop himself by creating as much ice wall as possible on his back, but it keeps shattering until he barely stops from crossing the boundary line.
Shoto pants heavily as Izuku lands on the ground, bruises visible on both of his hands, and he's completely exhausted. All of the stamina was spent on previous battles and recovery. Izuku takes a deep breath and Shoto slowly gets up.
"One final attack to end this?" Izuku asks as Shoto merely nods before they both charge up. Electricity and red energy coat his entire body while ice and fire appear on both sides of Shoto's body. Izuku clenches his fist before taking a stance while Shoto charges his quirk.
"RRRAAAAGH!" They both yell before unleashing their power.
"Damn it!" Cementoss exclaims before using his quirk to summon a multi-layered barrier made of cement between their clashes. Their impact shatters through the cement walls like it's made of wet sand before an explosion occurs. Everyone covers their face as the shockwaves hit everyone in the spectator's seat and bright lights from the explosions blind everyone.
Once the light is gone, the spectator is greeted with a destroyed arena and a large crater at the center. Both Izuku and Shoto stand at the crater, both exhausted beyond relief, grins still plastered on their face. Their clothes are blown to smithereens, and burnt marks are visible on their faces.
"… You win, Midoriya," Shoto says before he collapses to the ground. Izuku pants heavily before raising his fist upward, causing the crowd to cheer.
"UNBELIEVABLE! After what we could consider an insane anime battle, Shoto Todoroki has fallen unconscious, which means the winner of the round AND the entire Sports Festival is Izuku Midoriya!" Present Mic shouts as the cheer grows louder.
"Oi, don't steal my job, damn it! I already paid less working here, no need to cut my salary even more by stealing my jobs!" Snipe exclaims in annoyance.
"Sorry, not sorry!"
With Others
"HE DID IT!" Eijirou exclaims excitedly as he along with his class cheers loudly.
"He did it!" Ochako exclaims happily.
"WELL DONE, MIDORIYA-SAN! WELL DONE!" Iida cheers loudly,
"It's time for celebration!" Denki cheers.
"Not the time!" Hanzo exclaims as they all laugh.
"Damn…he won," Kendo mutters in awe.
"Haha! He won!" Takechi cheers.
"Let's give it to our sister class's representative, Izuku Midoriya!" Tetsutetsu exclaims as they all cheers.
"Didn't we lose to him?" Manga grumbles, still miffed by Izuku making him teleport his team.
"Well, let's just cheer for him, as a way to show sportsmanship," Rin suggests.
"…." Monoma looks like he's having an aneurysm as he sees Izuku slowly walking towards Shoto and carry him out of the arena before the teachers take action by picking them both to infirmary.
"…." Harumi can't handle this madness anymore. The fight has ended and the person who lost isn't someone she could expect. She grips the armrest tightly out of anger, annoyed by everything. Meanwhile, Inko is in the VIP section cheering wildly while shaking Toshinori.
"He won! My baby boy has won the Sports Festival!" Inko exclaims happily.
"A-ah, yes. Yes, he won." Toshinori says shakily as Midnight and Vlad King laugh at him.
"Damn, the brat did it…" Gran Torino muses.
"S-sensei, where have you been!?" Toshinori asks in confusion.
"I was busy looking for something edible. Youngster these days knows nothing about making proper food for the elderly." Gran grumbles in annoyance.
"Woohoo, he had won!" Himiko cheers along with Eri and Kota.
"Haha! That's my partner!" Hackmon exclaims.
"Yeah! That's our partner!" Veemon cheers, making Hackmon hesitate before agreeing. He still gets used to the fact that his partner now has two Digimon partners instead of one.
"Hmmph," Falcomon huffs, still annoyed that Izuku had beaten his partner.
"Yay! Izu beats that candy cane who beats Aniki!" Gammamon cheers, causing Falcomon to snort at Gammamon's choice of nickname for Shoto. Meanwhile, Shinsou watches in silence, processing everything he has just watched.
"….damn, I'm really lucky to not face him," Shinsou admits.
"Yeah, Uraraka's boyfriend is something…" Togeike says as she sits next to Shinsou.
"Uraraka's boyfriend?" Sato asks in confusion while munching his cake.
"Well, I call him Uraraka's boyfriend to distract her, which works as she starts blushing madly. They're yet to be official, but I am sure she wants it to happen," Togeike says with a smirk.
"Please tell me you won't try to intervene…" Komori groans.
"Hey, who do you think I am!?" Togeike asks, slightly offended.
Meanwhile
Infirmary
"Ow! Ow! Ow!" Izuku yelps in pain as he tries to cover from Recovery Girl's constant assault.
"You bloody oaf! I thought you no longer breaking bones!" Recovery Girl exclaims in disbelief.
"To be fair, adrenaline made me dumb," Izuku defends himself but he only earn another beating from Recovery Girl. "Ow, stop woman!"
"Not until you stop harming yourself!" Recovery Girl yells.
"You're not helping with your constant beating!" Izuku yells back. Meanwhile, Shoto watches while blinking owlishly, unsure how to react to the scene in front of him.
"Um…" Shoto calls, manage to get Recovery Girl to stop as Izuku sighs in relief. "So, what now?"
"Now, get yourself some rest before getting your medal for this festival." Recovery Girl huffs before healing Izuku, causing him to collapse on the bed in sheer exhaustion. She grabs a capsule before dropping some gummies on Izuku's hand, which he eats without hesitation. Then, the door is slammed open and Izuku gets up to see his friends, mom, the kids, and his partners enter the room.
"Izuku!" They all yell before rushing towards him.
"WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!" Izuku tries to stop everyone but to no avail, as they start hugging Izuku while cheering happily, even suggesting tossing him into the air much to Izuku's panic. Recovery Girl could feel her veins popping before she completely lost it.
"THIS IS AN INFIRMARY! KEEP YOUR GODDAMN MOUTH SHUT AND GET THE HELL OUT, THE PATIENTS NEED RESTING!" Recovery Girl roars as everyone excluding Inko, Toshinori, the kids, and Izuku's partners stay. RG let out a tired sigh.
"I swear to god, me getting young physically is useless if you all just gonna shave it off again," Recovery Girl says while rubbing his forehead, making Izuku chuckle nervously before going back to lying on the bed.
"Izuku, I'm so proud of you." Inko says before hugging Izuku gently, which Izuku returns the gesture as Toshinori let out a laugh.
"You have truly done it, my boy!" Toshinori says while placing his hand on his shoulder. "You have shown everyone!"
"Thanks, mom, Yagi-sensei," Izuku says with a smile before the kids get closer.
"That was amazing, Izu-niisan!" Eri says cheerfully, waving her hands wildly. "You beat your opponent like POW, WOOSH, SLASH!" Eri made several exaggerated hand gestures, making everyone chuckle. Izuku smiles before looking at Kota.
"So, champ, here to congratulate?" Izuku asks teasingly.
"S-shut it! I was just seeing if you're dead or not," Kota grumbles as Izuku chuckles. "Also…congratulations…" Kota mutters quietly. Izuku smiles at him before taking off his hat and ruffling his hair before putting the hat back. "H-hey!"
"Haha, sorry champ," Izuku is anything but apologetic, which Kota knew as he pouts, making Izuku laugh. Hackmon and Veemon immediately hug Izuku on each side, which only makes Izuku laugh harder. Shoto watches from a distance with slight envy, wishing he could experience such moments with his family, but he knows that it won't happen with his family's situation.
After a while, the stadium is fixed properly and they proceed with the fight for the third place. Izuku can't help but sweatdrop by the fact that everyone seems less interested in the fight between Eijirou and Takechi, but it was still quite a good fight in Izuku's opinion. Both had utilized their quirks and Haki very well, but in the end, Takechi won thanks to the new aspect of his quirk, Softening. Monoma uses the chance to brag at Class 1-A until Tsuyu retorts that two of her classmates take the first and second places, shutting Monoma up so badly he remains silent even until now, much to Class 1-B's shock.
The more Izuku sees, the more his quirk reminds him of Taiyo Asano's Blooming.
After the match, the stadium has a newly formed podium for the winner of the Sports Festival and the runner-ups. Izuku can be seen standing at the center with a slightly embarrassed smile, Shoto stands on the second tallest with a neutral look, while Takechi stands on the shortest podium smiling at everyone.
"Now then, let us move on to the medal ceremony!" Snipe exclaims as everyone cheers. "Now, let me introduce you all to the person who's going to present the medal for our champions! All Might!"
"I AM HERE WITH THE MEDAL!" All Might exclaims as he lands in front of the students on the podium, eliciting more cheers from everyone. As he pulls out the bronze medal, All Might approaches Takechi.
"You did very well, young Takechi," All Might says with a smile as he places the medal around Takechi's neck before pulling him into a hug. "But, perhaps next time, you shouldn't charge forward without any plans. You're not only wasting your stamina, but you made your opponent's job easier."
"I…keep that in mind," Takechi says in a sheepish tone as All Might lets go. "Thank you, All Might."
"Young Todoroki, I applaud for your performance." All Might says as he places the silver medal around Shoto's neck. "I'm sure you have your reason to not use your fire for the entire match, and I have no right to ask something that might be personal."
"It is indeed something personal," Shoto says with a frown. "But now…I didn't feel like I had to do it…Midoriya has opened my eyes to how I see…certain things. He didn't need to help me, yet he chose to do it." Shoto looks at All Might. "You raise your son well, All Might."
"H-he's not my son!" All Might is startled by Shoto's accusation as the boy narrows his eyes. Izuku overhears this and facepalm, feeling embarrassed by Shoto's words.
"Truly? Because he acts like how you always did," Shoto says as All Might looks unsure how to reply, so he simply gives him a slight hug before grabbing the gold medal.
"Young Midoriya…" All Might clears his throat as he places the medal around Izuku's neck. "Congratulations on winning the Sports Festival, you have truly shown everyone."
"I…honestly didn't expect to win," Izuku says sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. "I still had a long way to go, especially how far I'm behind compared to everyone."
"BULLSHIT!" All of the students scream in unison, earning laughs from the spectators and the teachers.
"While I applaud for your humbleness, you should give yourself some credit. Sure, you do have a lot to learn as a first-year student, but don't undermine your achievement here. You've earned this," All Might says before pulling him into a hug, leaning into his ear before whispering. "I'm proud of you, my boy."
"Thanks, Da-, I mean, All Might." Izuku looked slightly flustered, hoping All Might to not notice the slip-up, but he did given the choked noise coming from the huge man as he let go. "A-also, please say 'Plus Ultra' instead of 'Great Work'."
"F-for real? I thought it'd be nice to say it since everyone did a great job," All Might whispers.
"Trust me on this," Izuku whispers back as All Might nods.
"There you have it! For the First Year, we have these three! However, take heed, everyone!" All Might says as he gestures to the students in the podium. "There's a possibility that either of you in this arena will be standing in this podium! It's just as you saw with your very own eyes, ladies and gentlemen! They competed and boosted each other up! Everyone climbing even higher, advancing even farther! The next generation of heroes will surely sprout from the seed planted these days! And to that sentiment, I shall add one more thing!" All Might adds before pointing at the sky. "Everyone, say it with me now! AND!"
"PLUS ULTRA!" Everyone cheers before Class 1-A and Class 1-B pulls something that no one expects. They all rush forward and start lifting the three winners upward, much to their surprise before tossing them to the sky. Shoto looks startled by this, Takechi yells in surprise, while Izuku laughs at his friends while biting the golden medal. The spectators either laugh alongside them or smile at the scene.
To Be Continued
