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The day had finally come!
It was the official day of the UA sports festival.
With Todoroki's speech about beating him in the sports festival still in his head, Izuku fiddled with his uniform as he and the others waited to walk out onto the field. The cheering crowd outside was bigger than anything he had ever seen.
Oh man, now was not the time for nerves to kick in.
"PST! You okay?" Izuku looked over at Eijirou, who was standing next to him.
"Yeah, just a little nervous. It's a huge crowd out there"
"Gotcha, I could hardly sleep last night because of the nerves"
"You guys too, huh? I was worried I was the only one" Kaminari and Sero appeared on the other side of Izuku.
"I'm pretty sure everyone here is nervous. This is the first time any of us have been in a competition like this" Kyoka added on with a laugh.
She was right. Aside from Ochaco being in gymnastics competitions and Eijirou with martial arts matches, this would be the first time any of them had been in this kind of competition.
"ALRIGHT!!!Let's get this party started! All of my listeners, please welcome the first year classes out onto the field!!!!" Present Mic's exciting announcement was their cue to enter the stadium.
They came out onto the field to the roar of the crowded stadium. It was almost too much to take in.
"And now, for our player representative to give an inspirational speech to the rest of the students. Izuku Midoriya, please take the stage!"
Izuku blinked and pointed at himself incredulously. Midnight nodded.
WHAT!!!
When was this supposed to happen?!
Izuku quickly took to the stage and scanned the crowd of students. He definitely could see Todoroki and Bakugo glaring at him, it made him shudder.
Oh man, bad time for nerves, really bad time!
"I...didn't prepare much of a speech..." he admitted, scratching his cheek.
His admittance got a few boos from the students.
He swallowed down the lingering pit in his stomach as he noticed his friends trying to help by making gestures for him to go on.
"...but I-I have something I want to say..."
The booing stopped.
"Right now, there are thousands, if not, millions of people watching us as we stand here..." he continued. He couldn't look at anyone else but his friends in that moment or his nerves would act up again.
"I think it's about time we showed the world what we're made of and why UA is the top school in all of Japan!"
With that, the boos turned into several cheers from the students and an eruption of applause from the crowded stadium.
"It's hero time!!!" He finally raised his fist into the air.
"It's hero time!!" His friends repeated the chant while also raising their fists into the air, big smiles on their faces.
It was time to start the festival.
Kyoka was the only one who didn't make it to the final tournament part of the festival.
Ochaco, Eijirou, and Izuku made it, lucky them, but she wasn't quite as fast.
It didn't really seem to bother her though. Her quirk wasn't exactly made for that sort of activity, something she excepted quite a while ago.
Still, it would be nice to have some faster reflexes and stamina. Too bad you can't hack that like in a video game.
Dancing around in a cheerleader outfit was a bit embarrassing to say the least.
She swore she was going to kill Mineta.
It could have been worse, she realized as she looked up at the screen of who was fighting who for the tournament.
Poor Ochaco.
The fight between Ochaco and Bakugo went as expected.
It was hard for Izuku to even watch.
She lost pretty hard.
He along with Eijirou and Kyoka made their way backstage to check on how she was doing.
It was clear she had been crying, but was doing her best to be upbeat about the situation.
"I'm fine you guys. Really! Bakugo was one tough cookie, but I'm definitely getting him next time"
"Really!? It looks more like you've been crying your eyes out" Ochaco deflated at Kyoka's remarks.
"Yeah, doesn't look like you're coping too well..." Eijirou lost his train of thought.
Izuku took the seat on the other side of the table and sat down, getting on eye level with her.
"You know, if it's bothering you that much, you can tell us. Remember, we're a team" he said softly.
She broke down as tears rolled down her face and onto the table.
"It's just... ugh! I did so bad in that fight. I really thought I had him, that I could beat him. I should've listened to you and followed your strategy. In the end, I just ended up failing" she sobbed.
Eijirou took the seat next to Izuku and Kyoka took the seat next to Ochaco as they tried to soothe the usually bubbly girl.
"Hey, don't worry about it, everyone loses at some point, right?" Eijirou was the first to say anything.
"Yeah, I didn't even get past the first round. You got this far in the festival, you should be proud of that" Kyoka followed up perfectly as if on cue.
Izuku grabbed Ochaco's hands as they were sat on the table and looked her in the eyes. He ignored the sensation of his cheeks getting warm and the fact that she was blushing too.
"This is only a mock tournament, so it not important if you win or lose. What is important is that you got to show the world just how hard you're willing to work to be a hero. That dedication has got to be worth something. Sure, Bakugo won the fight, but I think you had a better performance" he spoke with determination in his voice. His eyes never left her's.
Eijirou laughed suddenly, breaking the atmosphere in the room.
He could only explain when he noticed that their eyes were on him.
"Sorry, it's just, when were you so good at impromptu speaking? First the start of the festival and now this. Like, seriously man, who are you?" He started laughing again.
This triggered laughter and a huge mumbling mess.
"Uh oh, you've sent him into outer space again" Kyoka joked as the mumbles filled the room.
Ochaco was now wiping away tears of laughter.
"W-Well, the first time, I had you guys to help me keep going. As for right now, I-I just said what I thought was right" he stumbled a few times, squirming in his chair.
A knock outside alerted them to the electrical blonde standing right outside the open door.
"Hey, the next battle is coming up!"
Both Izuku and Eijirou got up from the table and head for the door.
"If either of us go up against Bakugo, we have to avenge Ochaco!" The red head wrapped his arm around his friend's shoulders.
"Yes, avenge me, Izuku and Eijirou! AVENGE ME!"
"Good luck out there you two!" Kyoka called to them as they left, laughter still in her voice.
It was around lunchtime when Izuku was pulled around the corner by Todoroki.
He blinked in confusion as the two stood there, facing each other.
"I think I have you figured out" Izuku gulped.
That didn't sound good. What if he figured out that it wasn't his actual power but the omnitrix doing all the work? He had to keep it a secret. Aizawa sensei would kill him.
His internal monologue was absolutely panicking right now as he went through all the possible scenarios and consequences.
"Are you some sort of mutant that escaped from a laboratory?"
Static.
That's all Izuku's brain could feel as it rebooted to process what was just asked, tv static.
"Eh?" his head tilted stupidly to the side. It was the only thing that could come out.
What?!
Of all the possible scenarios, that's the one you come up with?!
Izuku had to hold back his laughter so hard, he swore his eyes would pop out of his head.
"Eh, no. I am definitely not a lab experiment. I just have a very versatile quirk" he was explaining calmly even though he was internally screaming.
Todoroki didn't even seem to notice.
He switched to a different topic, his scar.
It was caused by his mother during what Izuku could only think to be a psychotic break.
According to the other boy, it was all caused by the cruelty handed to him by his father, Endeavor, and that he would never use the fire half of his quirk to show the man he can win without it.
Something about the statement made Izuku's stomach churn. He never expected the number two hero to be the abusive type. Sure, the guy had an ego, but this was way different.
Before he could ask any questions, Todoroki walked away, leaving him to ponder.
Eijirou watched as Izuku went head to head with Todoroki.
He too lost to Bakugo, that damn blonde, in an earlier round, but his hope wasn't lost just yet. Izuku still had a chance.
Too bad Todoroki was still standing though. The guy hadn't lost any of his fights either.
This would be tough.
Right now, his friend was fighting as FourArms, but was having some difficulty with the ice.
He had tried several other forms already, but couldn't get close enough.
"Come on, Izuku!" Ochaco cheered from the seat next to him.
"You can't let other's actions dictate what you do and don't do in your life! It's not Endeavor's power that you control! It's your power Todoroki!" The words echo through the stadium.
Izuku transforms again as the other combatant's fire quirk begins to ripple to life.
The form was not exactly what was expected.
Standing where FourArms was now stood a strange creature that was much smaller than
The former form.
Then again, FourArms was big so everything was small compared to that.
Maybe a bit bigger than GreyMatter, but that's beside the point.
The form was barely humanoid with greenish skin, growths coming out of its back, an odd corkscrew tail, and whisker marks.
"Uh...huh?" The three friends in the bleachers looked at each other before turning back to the action. All three were dumbfounded.
"Was he going for HeatBlast so he could melt the ice?" Ochaco was the first to start asking questions.
"Maybe, but that's not HeatBlast" Eijirou commented.
"I'm guessing Midoriya got a new form again?" Yaoyorozo asks politely from where she's seated. The three friends simply nod.
"Wow, another new one? So I guess you don't know what it does?" Ashido looks excited.
"Neither does he" Kyoka responds with a shrug and a sigh.
Without warning, Todoroki sends a large fireball Izuku's way.
"Uh...if he doesn't dodge this, he's going to end up a charred whatever he is" Eijirou comments in a slightly panicked tone.
As the fire approaches, Izuku does something that completely throws everyone for a loop.
He opens his large mouth.
"What is he doing?"
"If it's what I think he's trying to do, something absolutely insane" Kyoka answers the redhead's question.
"You don't think he's about to..."
Gulp!
Ochaco never finished her question.
With one big gulp, he swallows the fireball, leaving his friends absolutely dumbfounded.
"What the hell?"