Inko had taken the day off to watch her son Compete in the sports festival, and whilst she was trying her best to be supportive, she won't say that watching her son rocket through the sky on a metal board, or being in the direct path of 1.5 million volts of electricity didn't make her hiccup with worry. She took a deep breath
“He is fine, be more supportive” she said to herself, before taking a big sip of her tea, cooling her nerves.
But now her baby was gonna fight Katsuki. She breathed a sigh of relief knowing that Katsuki wouldn’t go rough on her baby.
Meanwhile at the festival
“The powerhouse of 1A with an explosive performance so far. Bakugou Katsuki!”
The crowds cheered him on as he entered the arena, but Katsuki was pissed. Pissed off at Endeavor, at Todoroki for losing to Deku.. but especially pissed off at Deku, for avoiding him, thinking he’s better than him. Stealing two of the wins from him, but now he was gonna put the nerd back into his place, finally bring things back to normal, where he is the best, and Deku is the worst. Where he doesn’t have this sinking feeling in his chest, like the weight of the world is crushing him, judging his every breath.
“And welcome the Quirkless wonder from 1C, who has managed to stay on top, Izuku Midoriya!”
Izuku walked out onto the arena, its cement flooring feeling cold. The crowd lacked its usual cheers, but he ignored them, looking at his opponent. Bakugou had a much more recognizable face right now, Rage.
He stood at the ready, staff still on his back. This seemed to piss Bakugou off more for some reason, smoke rising from his palms.
Midnight “Alright boys, I want to see a clean match. Ready, Begin!”
Bakugou rushed forward, going for his right hook just as Izuku had guessed, be backed up, readying himself before grabbing the boy's arm, slamming him into the ground, an explosion burning the shoulder off of his suit in the process, pain shooting into it. He quickly pulls out his staff,
“You always lead with a right hook Bakugou, I should know”
“Shut up!” Bakugou says as he jumps up, launching another explosion at the boy before launching over him, unleashing a big explosion into Izuku’s back, searing pain etched into it. Midoriya jumped away from the boy, launching creating a smoke screen
Bakugou grinned nearly manic “Think your silly gadgets will stop me DEKU!” He unleashed a massive explosion, tearing chunks of cement out of the ground, making Izuku fall to the ground. The Crowd cheering Bakugou on.
Izuku stood back up, taking out one of his dull throwing knives, and aiming right for the boy's right hand, bruising it badly, before chucking another at his right arm, hitting him right at the elbow bruising that as well. Bakugou charged forward, throwing an explosion with his left hand that Izuku ducked under hitting the boy in the gut, taking his breath away.
Bakugou grabbed one of the Knives lying on the floor beneath him, grinning he shattered it in his hand, and launching them at Izuku with explosive force, Izuku managed to duck, Shards flying over, right where his head had been.
They continued to fight back and forth, Seconds turning to Minutes, both boy’s breathing heavily from the constant fighting. Izuku would get a hit in, bruising Bakugou, And Katsuki would get a blast into Deku, only for him to stand up again, Determination etched into his face. It was during one of these spouts that Bakugou had appeared to stop, breathing heavily hunched over.in his tired haze, Izuku missed the slight glowing from his hands.
Izuku took the opportunity to attempt to hit him with a blinding pellet, but Bakugou launched a huge explosion, sending Izuku back, as the heat burned away at him. landing in the crumbled cement that had been ripped up earlier, getting cut up on the landing. Izuku attempted to get up, His limbs feeling heavy like cement. What he didn’t see was Bakugou’s one arm, limp at his side marching towards him.
At the heroics section
Two heroes are whispering to each other, one is pro hero Native, quirk:Piercing Shot the other is Pro Hero Snatch quirk:Sandstorm
“Is this, is this ok? They seem to be going at each other a little hard”
“They haven’t stopped it have they? And why. You care for the Quirkless runt?”
“I mean.” Native held his tongue whilst he didn’t dislike quirklessness, he wasn't brave enough to voice his opinions, instead merely letting his coworkers continue their rants against the kid You got this kid, fight on.
Katsuki leered at the nerd, still clutching his staff, attempting to get up “You still are nothing Deku, you won’t ever be a hero, so stop pretending to be something you’re not” Katsuki proceeded to pick up the nerd, his staff hanging limply in his arm, He readied another explosion aimed for his chest, when he felt a jolt, followed by pain, coursing up from his leg. He let go of the nerd, beginning to convulse What, what did he do?. And that’s when he saw it, sparks of electricity coming from the top of the nerds staff, damn nerd and his tricks.
Izuku kept the pressure up, waiting until he saw Kaachan stop trying to stand, breathing heavily. He wasn’t in Alderra anymore, Kaachan wouldn't Bakugou, he is Bakugou. Bakugou isn’t pulling punches, so I shouldn't either. He was in a lot of pain, his limbs feeling like Iron in a furnace, but turned off the electricity and hit Bakugou with the blinding spray at point blank range, and before the boy could recover he picked the boy up by his leg, and threw him towards the edge, barely missing it. “I’m not your- punching…bag anymore.”
He began slowly walking towards the Blonde, taking off a boot. as the crowd that had been cheering turned silent, staring at the Green haired boy.
Katsuki laid on the ground. The pain had subsided but he couldn’t see anything, he tried to rub his eyes but still felt nothing. He got me good. Katsuki attempted to stand, but his right arm wouldn’t work with him, pain shooting into it every time he tried. He struggled, pushing with just his left arm, tired, battered and bruised. And managed to get up, he listened for the nerd, trying to hear through the ringing in his ears. He thought he heard a step behind him, he charged explosions at the ready, hitting the floor as he heard.. ”And Bakugou is out of bounds! Midoriya has won! He moves on to the finals,”
“Get the medical teams down there now, this went way too far”
“Everyone please wait whilst our very own Cementoss fixes the field, and medical personal take both boys to the infirmary”
Izuku watched as medical personnel took Bakugou away, completely silent. Bakugou not even fighting back.
Another team motioned for him to get into a stretcher “Really I can walk there, it’s fine” he took a few steps to show, but as the adrenaline left his body he felt the pain finally settle in, nearly falling to the ground,
Emt “Kid, you look like you just escaped a fire, please come with us.” he looked down, to see his clothes in tatters, burn marks littering his body. He hesitantly got into the stretcher, being carried off the field.
At the Midoriya Household
She stared at the screen. Racking her brain to try and figure out why the fight had seemed off. She knew both boys were competitive, but the attacks had seemed a bit much. Almost like they weren’t friends. No, she chalked it up to teenage boys and the whole festival. She’d have to scold them later. She reached for the phone, ready to call her friend, Mitsuki Bakugou.
“Hey you saw the boy’s match right?”
“Yea I saw. Katsuki is gonna have some explaining to do about how rough he went with Izuku, little shit.”
“Oh Mitsuki, It’s just boys being boys, I mean Zuku was rough as well, you saw.”
‘Yea… I guess you’re right, we’ll scold them both”
“Tomorrow though, right? Let them enjoy the day at least’
“Yea, You’re right, always are Inko”
Yea it was just that, Izuku would’ve said something if they had a falling out, especially one that violent, right? right.
Back at the Festival
Bakugou lied in the Nurse’s bed sick to his stomach. His vision was coming back, but even with it not fully back, he could still vividly see the battle, the loss not even registering to him as he remembered every burn., every attack. He had been careful not to burn Deku before, sure he’d rough him up, but never so severely. Maybe singe his clothes a little, or bruise him up. He remembered his talk with IcyHot, and suddenly it clicked. He thought of the damn burn on his face, with what he now knew.. He was like Endeavor… He.. Bakugou passed out, letting sleep take hold.
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Izuku sat up, His body aching
Recovery “I couldn’t heal you any more, eat this” she handed him a gummy “And get some rest, I expect you in my office tomorrow.”
He ate the gummy, his body aching. He was covered in bandages, from head to toe. A special burn cream relieves most of the pain from the burns, but he still felt hot. “Yes ma’am”
“I’ll still be able to participate in the fina..”
She cut him off “Good now rest up, We will decide if you can continue or not later., Oh and some friends wanted to see you too, but I told them they’d have to wait, so rest up”
He stared ahead at the screen as she left. There was no way he was gonna rest when two of his friends were gonna compete, he had to see this. But his eyes felt so heavy, it wouldn’t hurt to.. Rest…them. Just until the match….
Izuku passed out, still clutching his notebook.
???
All for one grinned to himself after listening to the Radio, This Midoriya kid was definitely the successor, He’d have Shigaraki nip this problem in the bud. He clapped Well done All Might, You managed to get a Successor in time, just like your dear Predecessor. However this one won’t even know to run. Oh I’ll enjoy torturing the quirk out of the boy, Maybe one bone for each one of mine you broke., old friend.
He grinned to himself, beginning to laugh, turning into a bad coughing fit, he doubled over in his chair, continuing to cough as his heart monitor beeps rapidly as the doctor enters.
Kyudai Garaki quickly rushed into the dark room, seeing the man responsible for his alarm going off sitting in the middle of the room.
He quickly looked over the man, starting to change the Fluids in his IV. Top of his face was beaten beyond recognition, No eyes, nose or Hair remaining. Merely skin, Sagging from a rushed surgery. The man wore a breathing apparatus on his face, his favorite black suit always on him. He doesn’t know how the man doesn’t stink, since he almost never leaves this room, but he also doesn’t know how the man survived the Fight seven years ago, carried in by Kurogiri to his lab, he did a hast Surgery on the man, letting his healing quirks do the rest, The man would never tell him how many, or what kind he had, but he knew he had at least one. They were rare quirks, and most people with them were hard to make disappear, being seen as very valuable by the HPSC. But the man had survived, and Had given him all the resources and quirks needed for his Nomu project, with the understanding that he’d keep him alive. But the man’s body was failing, his Immortality quirk wouldn’t save him from organ failure, which he was at severe risk of. He had put so many Different quirk combinations and drug combinations in an attempt to heal the man. But it seemed healing quirks acted strangely with his quirk. He had a theory it was the Immortality quirk the man held onto, Its side effects messing with the quirks ability to heal him. But Shigaraki was very secretive, only ever giving the doctor his last name, even after 60 years of loyal service. So the doctor would have to keep the man going until he at least finishes his big project, One that’d truly make His benefactor Immortal. The copy of his quirk he gave the man better buy them enough time.
The doctor sighed as the heart monitor returned to normal. The Villain sitting up, as regal as ever.
“Thank you doctor, now before you go, I have a task for you…”
The Sports festival Medical wing
Izuku woke up to the sound of talking. Trying to shake off his grogginess.
??? “ There is no way he is able to fight in the next round, he has several second degree burns, and the boy was so exhausted I could only heal some of them.”
??? “That should be up to the boy, If he deems himself able, then let him.”
Recovery Girl “ I’m hired here to be the medical advisor for your school, don’t forget that. The amount of hero students I see with grievous injuries every year would make most quit. And I won’t be around forever you dolt.”
Nezu “At Least let the boy hear out your reasoning first… I believe the student in question is awake.”
Both adults walked past the curtain barrier, Nezu climbing up onto the medical bed, hands behind his back. Recovery girl standing to the side, glaring at the principal
Nezu “ So Midoriya do you..”
Midoriya cut the principal off “You want to know if I think I can participate in the finals right?”
Nezu’s tail wagged side to side “ I see you heard our conversation.. So?”
Midoriya thought for a moment, there really wasn’t a choice there, he knew letting a Quirkless student move up through the festival would probably require a first place spot. Even if he could barely walk, he’d have to try. “Who won the last match?” he asked, noting that the T.V was currently airing the previous sections of the Festival.
Nezu nodded “Shinsou Hitoshi, He won the other semi finals.”
“Can I talk to him before I participate, it’ll only take a minute”
Nezu eyed the boy quizzingly, reading his expression. ‘Yes of course, well then it’s settled, Midoriya, will participate in the finals”
Recovery girl “Remember our condition then, I will call it off if I deem it a risk to either student, Really shouldn’t have taken that for it to get approved”
Nezu clapped his hands together “Well then, I’ll grab him for you!’
Izuku walked out into the field, His staff still sitting in his changing room. Gym Clothes hiding most of his bandages. The crowd cheers as Present Mic announces
“ On the left side we got Izuku Midoriya, The boy who has dominated this festival with nothing but his wit and some Support gear. And on the right we have Shinsou Hitoshi, who’s had a Mind Blowing performance so far
Let's not forget the first time In UA history, both finalists are from General Education, Truly an upset. It is a guarantee that two thirds of the podium won’t be from the hero course, another first.”
“Both boys fought hard to be here today, this match won’t be as flashy as other years, but it shows that UA needs to change its policies. For too long have we focused more on classically heroic quirks”
Midnight “No matter what, you’ve both done expertly today boys, have fun! And begin”
Both boys walked into the center of the field, slowly walking forward before shaking hands.
Both boys said in unison. "We give up”
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Midnight “I uh.. This has never happened before” she began talking into her ear piece, her face complexed as the crowd began murmuring in confusion.
“It seems Midnight had to consult the rules! What could be happening down there”
Midnight “You sure? The crowd won’t like this.. Of course yes boss”
She pulled out a Mic “The finale has been declared a draw! The boys will tie for first”
The crowd exploded into a cacophony of noise as the boys hugged on the field, Celebrating their victory.
They walked out of the arena, the crowd jeering at the decision
“WHERE’S THE FIGHT!”
“I KNEW THE FIGHT WOULDN’T BE WORTH OUR TIME, BUT I AT LEAST WANTED ONE, SO ANTICLIMACTIC”.
“OF COURSE THE FREAK AND THE VILLAIN WOULD RUIN THE FESTIVAL”
“GIVE US SOME REAL FINALIST, NOT THIS GROUP OF REJECTs”
“WHAAAHH BOTH CONTESTANTS SURRENDERED! THE JUDGE HAS DECIDED THEY’LL TIE FOR FIRST.. TRULY A DAY OF FIRSTS! These boys are full of surprises, right Aizawa? ”
“These boys have worked hard to get this far, only a fool wouldn’t see their potential.”
Later on
Everyone looked to the podium, Izuku and Shinsou sharing the first spot podium arm in arm, Shinsou towering over the other boy. A shit eating grin on Shinsou’s face, whilst Izuku had a face more akin to pure joy..Uraraka standing in second place to their left, Bakugou standing in second place to their right. Due to the unprecedented nature of the Finale, there was no easy way to decide a third place (Usually whomever lost to the winning spot in the semifinals) So they decided to give both semifinalists a second place spot. Uraraka looked delighted to be there, in stark contrast to Bakugou, Who stood stiff as a statue, seemingly elsewhere.
Midnight walked out onto the field, Medals in hand, “Can we get some noise for these darlings, who worked so hard to get here!”
The crowd erupted into Cheers, seemingly over the previous events. Midnight walked up to each contestant.
“Uraraka you were spectacular, your performance was a work of art. I can’t wait to see what kind of hero you will be.” She said as she put the medal on Uraraka, who raised both hands waving to the cheering crowd
She moved over to the other raised platform, looking to Bakugou who stared at her, face carefully controlled.
“And Bakugou, Your moves were so fluid it appeared to be of second nature, You truly have a lot of potential, so don’t be discouraged by this loss”
As she went to put the medal on the boy he grabbed it from her hand, holding it out in front of him as the crowd cheered. “Tch, there was nothing to be proud about today” the crowd cheered him on.
Midnight gave a look of bewilderment, before quickly composing herself and moving on to the winners of the Festival
“Now boys, you have truly made history today, The first time a General Education Student won all three competitions, doubly the first Quirkless student to do so” She said, looking over to Midoriya, who blushed. “The first General Education student to easily win all of their one on ones without breaking a sweat” she said, looking over at Shinsou, who looked genuinely happy, a rare face to see on the boy. “And finally the first duo to win the festival, You truly have the world's attention boys, I can’t wait to see what you both will do in the future.” She placed a medal on Midoriya first, then Shinsou. The crowd mostly silent, before a mixture of cheers and boo’s could be heard together, the stadium opinion on the boy’s clearly split. Nearly evenly, before the boo’s slowly took over the cheers.
Shinsou looked over to Midoriya who said “You think we made the right move?”
Shinsou lightly elbowed the boy “Like you said, it was the only way to guarantee we both make it in, plus it’s not like they’d be cheering for either of us even if we played by their rules, so why even care.”
Midoriya looked thoughtful, staring at the booing crowd. “Yea.. I guess you’re right, I’ve got to get used to it now, It won’t change when we become heroes.” Both boys grinned to one another, ignoring the crowd as they basked in the meaning of that.
They were still a long way from being heroes.
But they had finally reached the start line.
And they weren’t gonna slow down anytime soon.
Savior Hospital Hosu branch
IIda walked into the Savior Hospital, showing his family badge to the desk. It was a special hospital branch, on the smaller side but Fully specialized to handle injuries around hero work. Alongside a strict no entry for non family or hero’s. Family members were forced to get a special badge that they were meant to carry at all times. This allowed the heroes to recuperate in peace. And for added security the hospitals hired policemen, and for high ranking injuries, local heroes to guard the facilities 24/7. If you were a hero, you’d want to go to Savior’s.
The nurse left the room, leaving Iida and his brother Tensei alone. His brother was wrapped in bandages around his entire torso, staring out of the window.
Iida “bro..”
Tensei “ Tenya, you came!” he said waving him over for a hug, he stiffly walked over, awkwardly leaning over the hospital bed, being very careful with his torso, eying it warily.
Tensei pushed his brother off gently, gripping his shoulders “But what about the festival? You were so excited. I couldn’t get you to stop talking about it.”
Tenya pulled his brother’s hand off his shoulders, “Are you alright Tensei? ‘An Iida shouldn’t dawdle’ “ he said, mimicking their mother.
“I’ll be out of here in a week, They want to hold me to be sure the wound won’t infect” he gave a big smile. “You know nothing can keep Ingenium down for long!” he said putting as much bluster in it as possible, including a very stiff salute. A moment of silence fell over them before laughter began filling the hospital room.
Tenya “But what happened, I heard you got attacked by the hero killer, Which I find ridiculous, You’re an amazing hero. You do so much good, especially with your volunteer work” he was referring to Tensei’s numerous occasions volunteering to help those with disabilities. Or even joining the volunteer groups that helped with cleaning up after major villain incidents. Not to mention all the community service he participates in. it’s a wonder he has any free time at all. Usually either on patrol or out on an excursion.
However, instead of agreeing with his brother. Tensei looked out of the window. Staring at the setting sun.
IIda “Right brother?”
A nurse walked in. “Ingenium sir, you have a call.”
He looked over to his brother, giving a small smile “We can talk later Tenya, You can visit again before I get discharged alright?”
Iida looked at his brother, worry laced into his expression, before stiffly bowing “Of course brother, I’ll visit as soon as I’m able, get well.” he said before marching out of the hospital room. Tenya watched his brother leave before picking up the phone on the side of the bed, “Hello?”
“Ah Ingenium, this is Kenji Tsuragame chief of police, I’ve just gone over your statement you handed to the officer there and had a few questions if that’s alright.”
“Yes of course, Where would you like me to start?”