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Chapter 16 - This Is Not A Battle, This Is War

"The second round of U.A. sports festival first-year stage is a cavalry battle with the top 42 from the qualifier! Izuku Midoriya, who place first in the qualifier, is worth 10 million points!" Midnight explain as everyone are looking at Izuku with devil's eye

"That's right! It's the survival of the fittest, with a chance for those at the bottom to overthrow the top!" Midnight explain

'Being on top is a lot of heavy annoying pain in the ass' Izuku though annoyed 'And General already warned me to not gain any attention... sigh... sorry, sir' Izuku sigh out

Ranger Corp HQ, Yokosuka, Tokyo, Japan

Inside the General office Hisashi pinch the bridge of his nose "Of all orders, why this is the one you disobeyed, Delta?" Hisashi said annoyed

"At least he's doing good at the run" Inko commented

"He still disobeyed me, and the obstacle course is a far below child's play for Delta" Hisashi said annoyed

Inko just shake her head and continue watching the UA sports festival

Back to UA

"Now then, let me explain the rules of the cavalry battle. The time limit is 15 minutes. Each team is worth the total of its point members' points, and the raiders will wear a headband with that number on their foreheads. Teams will try to grab each other's headbands until time runs out, and try to keep as many points as the can" Midnight explain as the students are looking at each others as they found their team

"Stolen headbands must be worn from the neck up. So the more you steal, the harder it'll be to manage them! And the most important thing is that even if your headband get stolen, or if your team falls, you're not out!" Midnight finish explaining

"Which means..." Yaoyorozu wonder

"... since there are 42 people, there will be 10 or 12 teams on the field on the whole time?" Sato cut her

"That's tough" Aoyama commented

"One strategy could be to let someone take your points first so you'll be more free" Mina strategize

"It's hard to say without seeing how all the points end up getting split up, Mina" Asui point out

"During the game, it'll be a cruel fight where you can use your quirks. But it is still a cavalry battle. You'll get red card for attacks that are trying to make people fall on purpose! You'll be removed immediately!" Midnight explain

"Damn" Bakugou grumble annoyed

'Of course he'll try to do it' Izuku roll his eyes

"Now, you have 15 minutes to build your teams. Start!" Midnight yell out then everyone began making teams

"Team up with me!" Sato begged

"What? Bakugou, team up with me!" Mina begged

"Don't you want to team up with me?" Aoyama begged while holding his stomach in pain

"I don't know what quirks you all have!" Bakugou yell

"What?!" They all yell

"I can understand not knowing Class B's, but-" Mina said annoyed

"He doesn't pay attention to what's around him at all, huh?!" Sato yell angrily

"Hey! Todoroki chose his team already! Bakugou, team up with me!" Kirishima yell as he approach them

"Weird hair" Bakugou said calmly

"I'm Kirishima! At least try to remember! My hair's not that different from yours!" Kirishima yell annoyed

"You're gonna be the rider, right? Then who'll be a front horse that can take your blasts? Kirishima explain as he hardened his arm

"Someone with guts" Bakugou said

"Not really, but yeah! Me, with my hardening! I'll be a horse that'll never waver!" Kirishima claim

"You're gonna get it, right? The 10 million?" Kirishima ask then Bakugou grin evilly

"Shoji... Shoji...!" Mineta call Shoji who then look down at Mineta

"I wanted to ream up with a girl, but it's no good! Please team up with me!" Mineta beg crying but Shoji just walk away

"I'm tiny, so I can't be a horse! but no one'll be my horse if I'm the rider!" Mineta explain but shoji keep on walking

"With your huge body and tentacles, you could cover my whole body, can't you?" Mineta explain then Shoji realize it then move back to Mineta

"That's a great idea, Mineta" Shoji said agreeing with Mineta's plan

Meanwhile

Izuku pinch the bridge of his nose 'Sigh... I need a machine gun or grenade launcher for this one' Izuku though annoyed as no one is asking him to team up

"This is bullshit, I better ask-" Izuku mumble annoyed then began to walk towards Midnight when someone call him

"Midoriya!" Izuku stop then look back and see Uraraka approaching him

"Let's be a team!" Uraraka said but Izuku just stare at her dumbfounded

Izuku blink 3 times then shake his head "You sure?" Izuku ask unsure of what Uraraka just said

"Yeah! It's better to team up with people you get along with!" Uraraka said with a bright smile

Izuku shielded his eyes 'Is she an angel or something?' Izuku though at the bright girl in front of him

"Okay, you 100% sure you want in my team?" Izuku confirm

"Yeah! If we keep moving around we could win, right?" Uraraka explain

"That is a nice strategy, all right then welcome to the team" Izuku accepted her offer

"Yay!" Uraraka jump in excitement

"So we need 1 or 2 more people" Izuku said

"I know! Let's get Iida!" Uraraka suggested

"I won't do that" Izuku said surprising Uraraka

"What do you mean?" Uraraka ask confuse

"Unlike you, he didn't approach me, instead he approach Todoroki there" Izuku explain pointing at Iida who are with Todoroki's team

"I'm pretty sure he wanted to defeat me, so he could be stronger. He see me as an enemy now and I respect his decision" Izuku explain looking at Iida who happen to look at Izuku as well, they both stare at each other then Izuku nod, Iida is a little surprise but nod back knowing that Izuku understand his decision

Suddenly someone is hovering towards Izuku and Uraraka "As I though, this is great. You stand out!" The person yell at Izuku making him and Uraraka look behind them

"Team up with me, person in the first place!" A support course student begged up close

Izuku sweatdrop "Uhh, who are you again?" Izuku ask

"I am Mei Hatsume, from the support course" Hatsume introduce

"Oh, that weird person from back then" Uraraka remember her from The Fall

"You got that right" Izuku agree as he remember her

"I don't know you, but let me use your position!" Hatsume claim

'I'll be happy to give you my position' Izuku though

"I'll team up with you, then I'll inevitably become part of the team everyone's watching the most, right? If that happens, then my super cute babies will inevitably be seen by big companies. That means, in other words, that those big companies will see my babies!" Hatsume exclaim while getting closer and closer by each breath

"W-wait a minute. Babies and big companies? What are you-" Uraraka ask confuse but Hatsume cut her

"And I think you guys will be benefit!" Hatsume claim then she open her suitcase and reveal a lot of support item

"The support course develops equipment that helps heroes deal with their quirks. I have a ton of babies, so I'm sure you'll be able to find one that you like!" Hatsume explain as she in her own dreamland

"I think she have a loose screw somewhere where her brain suppose to be" Izuku whisper at Uraraka who nod

"Oh, has this one caught your eye?" Hatsume ask as she grab a jet backpack

"I made this based on a certain hero's backpack, adding my own original twist to it" Hatsume explain

"I have a feeling I've seen this backpack before" Izuku said holding his chin

"Oh, I think this belongs to Buster Hero, Air Jet" Uraraka point out

"Hmm maybe" Izuku shrug it out

'With these two girls, I have a partial plan. But I need another person, and I know just the one' Izuku though as he walk to the person then grab his shoulder "Say, wanna be in my team?" Izuku ask

The timer reach zero, meaning the cavalry battle is ready to start

"Now then, it's about time to get started!" Midnight yell excited

"Come on, wake up, Eraser!" Present Mic slap Aizawa's shoulder to wake him up

"After 15 minutes to form teams and talk strategy, 12 cavalry teams are lined up on the field!" Present Mic announce

"There are some interesting teams out there" Aizawa commented

"Now, raise those battle cries! It's time for U.A.'s bloody battle! Light the signal fire!" Present Mic announce as Izuku's team is getting ready

Izuku's team are Izuku as rider, Uraraka as left horse, Hatsume as right horse and Tokoyami as front horse and Dark Shadow pop out from his stomach

"Gravity?" Izuku ask Uraraka

"Ready!" Uraraka reply excited

"Inventor?" Izuku ask Hatsume who giggle

"Dark Bird?" Izuku ask Tokoyami

""Yeah"" Both Tokoyami and Dark Shadow reply

"Team, weapons free. You are cleared to engage" Izuku ordered them

"Yes, sir!" They all comply

"All right! You've made your teams, right? I'm not gonna ask if you're ready or not! Now, let's go! counting down to brutal battle royal! Three!" Present Mic announce

"We're aiming for..." Bakugou said cracking his knuckles

"Two! Present Mic announce

"... one thing..." Todoroki said as he get ready

"One!" Present Mic announce

"... that one thing..." Tetsutetsu said as he look at his target

"Start!" Midnight announce then all the teams are running to the same direction

"The 10 million!" All teams yell as they approaching Izuku's team

"It's basically a battle for the 10 million points!" Tetsutetsu yell

"Midoriya, I'll take that!" Toru yell

"An attack without delay, huh... the fate of the pursued" Tokoyami said seriously

"Make your choice, Midoriya!" Tokoyami yell at Izuku

"Already did, if you can, cover your ears" Izuku ordered confusing the girls but not Tokoyami as he realize the plan

"Wh-" Uraraka about to ask when Izuku grab his pistol then aim at the other teams

The other teams then stop as they shock by the appearance of a gun pointed at them

"11 teams, 11 bullets" Izuku said gaining dread from his team

"W-wait, M-Midoriya" Uraraka try to persuade but it's to late

"Engaging" Izuku simply said then he fire 11 bullets, one for each teams

"BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!!" 11 gun shots echo the air making the whole stadium goes silent

The teachers in the other hand look at the arena or to be precise Izuku with wide eyes and jaw drop not believing that Izuku would do that

Izuku purposely "miss" as he shoot their ears, It didn't hit them but they still feel and heard the slug as it fly pass their ears

Each teams that Izuku shot then began to back away as the raider hold their ears in shock and fear

"You know what they said! The bigger the price! The harder the challenge!" Izuku yell at the enemy teams

"You want it? Then come and get it" Izuku taunted smirking as he ejected the old magazine then reload with a fresh magazine

"OH MY GOD!!! Izuku Midoriya just shot every other team in the head!" Present Mic announce shocked

"No, he missed, though it was close" Aizawa corrected

"... tch! We're getting that 10 million points!" Tetsutetsu yell as he ad his team run towards Izuku's team

"Honenuki!" Tetsutetsu yell

"Okay!" Honenuki reply as he use his quirk and turn the ground to moist and Izuku's team are starting to sink

"Ugh, I can't get out" Uraraka said trying to move her feet

"Everyone hang on, Boost!" Izuku yell as he press a joystick then the jetpack activated and pull them out and launching them to the air

"He flew? Thanks to the support course, huh? Follow them!" Tetsutetsu yell

"Jiro!" Toru frantically yell

"I know!" Jiro reply then she launch her earlobes at Izuku's team

Tokoyami notice this then Dark Shadow fend off Jirou's attack

"Tokoyami!" jiro said annoyed

"Good. Dark Shadow, keep watch over our blind spots!" Tokoyami ordered his quirk

"Okay!" Dark Shadow comply

"We need to save the fuel, we're landing!" Izuku ordered his team

"Ok!" Uraraka comply then they all land with the help of the hoverboots

"What do you think of my babies? aren't they cute?" Hatsume ask

"Fine engineering, Hatsume. You're good" Izuku praise

"That right!" Hatsume reply excited

"It's because I'm making them float..." Uraraka said silently and a little jealous

"We're going after them too! Come on, Jiro, time to get revenge!" Toru ordered her team

"Hey, wait, Hagakure! Your headband's gone!" Sato yell as he notice the band is gone

"When did that happen?!" Toru yell frantically

"Profiting while others fight" Monoma said as he roll Toru's headband in his finger

"Now then, even though barely 2 minutes have passed since we've started. It's already turned into a free-for-all! Fights over the headbands breaking out all over! Ignoring the 10 million points and going for the second to fourth places isn't bad, either!" Present Mic announce

"Hahaha! Fighting? No, this is a one-sided pillage!" Mineta yell as Shoji run towards Izuku's team

"Shoji?" Izuku ask confuse then he see his radar and see 2 dots near Shoji

"2 dots near him?" Izuku ask confuse as Tokoyami see Tetsutetsu's team approaching them

"Let's put some space between us for now. We can't be caught standing still against multiple opponents!" Tokoyami stated

Uraraka then about to run but something is stopping her "What?" Uraraka ask confuse then look at her legs

"What is it?" Izuku ask Uraraka

"I'm stuck!" Uraraka yell as she is stuck by Mineta's balls

"Purple ball? Mineta!" Izuku realize as he look at Shoji's back and see Mineta is hiding behind Shoji's arm

"Is that even legal?!" Izuku ask confuse

"Is your gun legal?" Midnight ask back

"... fair enough" Izuku said annoyed

Suddenly Asui's tongue spring out from Shoji's back, Izuku dodge it easily but Tetsutetsu is almost hit but manage to evade

"I didn't expect any less from you, Midoriya" Asui claim from inside Shoji's arms

"I should've know" Izuku said as Asui and Mineta launch their tongue and balls at Izuku who dodge it all

"Midoriya, we need to get out of here!" Tokoyami yell as the two team are closing in on them

"Hang on, sorry about your babies, Hatsume" Izuku said then he press the joystick then the jetpack activated and launch them to the sky but the hoverboots that stuck by Mineta's ball is damaged

"My baby was torn apart!" Hatume yell frantically as she see the boots is smoking

Suddenly Bakugou blast himself towards Izuku

"Great, him" Izuku said annoyed as Bakugou is closing in on him

"Don't get carried awa-" Bakugou yell but then froze when he see a cold hard gun barrel pointed at him

"BANG!!!" A single gun shot echo the air and Bakugou is falling to the ground

"Bakugou!" Kirishima yell worried

"What's this?! Bakugou gotten separated from his horses! And Izuku shoot him again!" Present Mic yell as Bakugou is reel back by Sero's tape

"Is that even allowed?" Present Mic ask

"It's a technicality, so it's It wouldn't have been if he'd touched the ground, though!" Midnight explain as Bakugou is reel back to his team

Izuku's team then land quite wobbly before they start running away

"Midoriya, controlling the landing with one leg is quite hard" Uraraka inform Izuku

"Acknowledge, we only go to the air as emergency only" Izuku reply

"That's for the best" Tokoyami commented

The audience are cheering for the Class A's performance

"Now, let's take a look at each team's points! It's been 7 minutes! Here are the current ranking up on the screen!" Present Mic announce as the screen show the team's points

The audience look confuse at the score board

"What? Wait a minute! Other than Midoriya, Class A isn't doing so well... Bakugou? What?" Present Mic announce as Bakugou's headband is pulled by Monoma

"Class A is to simple-minded" Monoma taunted

"He got us!" Mina yell surprise

"What's you say, bastard? Give that back! I'll kill you!" Bakugou yell angrily

"Since Midnight said it was the first game, it would make sense for them to cut a ton of people in the qualifier, right?" Monoma ask but Bakugou grunted

"Assuming they'd keep about 40 people for the next stage, we just made sure we stayed within that number as we ran, observing from the back the quirks and personality of those would be our rivals. There's no point in being obsessive over winning in the prelims, right?" Monoma explain wickedly

"You did this as a class?" Bakugou ask annoyed

"Well, it wasn't a consensus, but it was a good idea, right? It's better than after a temporary "top" like a horse with a carrot waving in front of it's face. Oh, while I'm at it, you're famous, aren't you? as victim of the sludge incident. Tell me about it sometime, about how it feel to be attacked by villains once a year" Monoma taunted but now Bakugou is beyond pissed

"Kirishima... change of plan..." Bakugou said angrily

Kirishima look at Bakugou and surprise by his murderous aura

"Before we get guns, let's kill all these guys!" Bakugou yell way beyond angry

Izuku's team who happen to see and hear that are passing nearby

'Those two are officially in my "shit list" though... that 1B have a much more villainous mind than Bakugou' Izuku though

"They're distracted, let's move out" Izuku ordered but they suddenly stop when Todoroki's team is in the way

"Less than half the time is now!" Present Mic announce

"So you decided to intercept, huh?" Izuku said

"The cavalry battle is about to enter the second half! In this unexpected rise of Class B, who will wear the 10 million point's in the end?!" Present Mic announce

"I'll be taking that now" Todoroki said as he and his team are blocking Izuku's team

"Looks like the only easy day was yesterday, eh?" Izuku said as he look at Todoroki seriously

"It was a good plan, so I joined the team even though it was you. When did you lose your headband?" Asui ask Mineta

"I don't know! But now, there's nothing left to lose!" Mineta scream

"Shoji, full attack mode!" Mineta ordered him then Shoji open up his arms before started running towards Izuku and Todoroki's team

"We're gonna steal the points from those two teams with everything we've got!" Mineta yell

"I though we would not have a confrontation until later in this contest. He seems to think highly of you, Midoriya" Tokoyami said

"Oorah to that, but it doesn't matter, move out!" Izuku ordered

"Iida, forward!" Todoroki ordered

"Okay!" Iida comply then he began to sprint forward

"Yaoyorozu, prepare to guard us and conduct electricity" Todoroki ordered

"Right!" Yaoyorozu comply then she create something from her arm and stomach

"Kaminari you-" Todoroki ordered

"I Know what to do!" Kaminari cut him

"Heads up! We got multiple hostiles moving in on us!" Izuku warn as 5 teams approaching him

"Make sure you guard well..." Kaminari said as Todoroki grab an insulator sheet and Yaoyorozu stick in a pole to the ground

"Indiscriminate Shock 1.3 Million Volts!" Kaminari yell as he release 1.3 million volts of electricity to the ground

"Go flight!" Izuku yell as he press the joystick activating the jetpack then fly to the sky

The electricity hit the other team nearby making them yell out in pain

Todoroki then pull out the sheet 'Less then 6 minutes left. We can't back down now' Todoroki though then he grab the pole and freeze the ground trapping the other teams

"Sorry, but you'll just have to bear it" Todoroki said to the other teams as he and his team move forward

"Todoroki took care of that crowd of teams in an instant!" Present Mic announce

"He froze them after Kaminari's shock stopped them. I guess it should be expected, but he took into account how a lot of people avoided it in the obstacle course" Aizawa commented

"Nice commentary" Present Mic praise with a thumbs up

"I might as well take these" Todoroki simply said as he grab the headbands from Kendo who look annoyed

"Damn it!" Kendo yell annoyed

Izuku's jetpack suddenly stop working and they now start falling

"What the? Damn! Hatsume, the jetpack is offline!" Izuku yell

"Baby! There's room for improvement!" Hatsume said at the jetpack

"Oh no, it's too strong! We can't get away" Uraraka yell worried as they slow down and Todoroki is nearing

"I'll restrain them!" Tokoyami yell then Dark Shadow launch towards Todoroki

"Yaoyorozu!" Todoroki yell then Yaoyorozu create a shield making Dark Shadow to hit it before backing away

as they back away, Izuku notice that Dark Shadow is trembling and rather sluggish

"Tokoyami, is electricity affected Dark Shadow?" Izuku ask

"Yeah, if there was anymore sunlight then Kaminari's attack would shredded Dark Shadow" Tokoyami answer

"Just our luck. Todoroki, Yaoyorozu, Iida, and Kaminari are a well balance team for both offence and defense" Izuku said annoyed then he look around and notice that they were circled by ice walls

"Son of a bitch" Izuku curse as his team stop near the edge of the field

"Team Midoriya has nowhere left to go!" Present Mic announce

"What happen?" Uraraka ask confuse

"They box us in. We fall to their trap" Izuku answer

"Eh?!" Uraraka yell worried

"What do we do, Midoriya?" Tokoyami ask

"We gonna hold our ground" Izuku reply

Back to Bakugou

"Don't provoke him, Monoma. You'll be the same as him" Kaibara reminded

"That's right. It wouldn't become a hero. Beside, don't you often hear about heroes who get done in by villains who want revenge?" Monoma taunted making Bakugou even more angrier

"Bakugou, calm down! If you don't calm down, we won't be able to get the points back!" Kirishima reminded

Bakugou smash his fist together releasing an explosion

"Forward, Kirishima! Right now, I'm totally calm!" Bakugou yell looking anything but calm

"We're seriously counting on you!" Kirishima yell then he dash forward

"Go...! Die...!" Bakugou yell as he attack Monoma with explosion but monoma dodge it, Bakugou try to attack again but suddenly Monoma attack Bakugou with explosion making him stumble back

"Wow, what a nice quirk!" Monoma said impress then he touch Kirishima's hair

"That's my-" Bakugou said surprise

"Bakugou, someone has the same quirk as you, too?" Kirishima ask shocked

"Damn!" Bakugou yell angrily as he try to attack monoma again, this time the attack hit but Monoma block it by hardening his arms

"Really nice quirks. Mine's better though" Monoma claim as Bakugou is shocked

"Wha...? Mine? The same again?" Kirishima ask confuse

"No. This guy copied them" Bakugou realize

"That's right" Monoma confirm

"Well even an idiot can figure it out, huh?" Monoma mocked making Bakugou even angrier

"Now!" Manga yell

"Okay!" Bondo reply then he release a large amount of glue from his face at Bakugou and Monoma's team

"Bondo! Picking a fight, huh?" Monoma ask his classmate

"Monoma, we just have to keep our distance from getting caught now! With this many points, we'll definitely make it into the top 4!" Kaibara yell then they move away

"Chase them!" Bakugou yell

"It's solidifying! Wow! I can't move!" Kirishima yell as his right leg is stuck in dry glue

"Wait a second! I'll melt it with my quirk!" Mina yell as she use her acid to melt away the glue from Kirishima's leg

"Hurry! We've got 0 points right now! Hurry!" Sero reminded as the other teams are chasing Monoma

"Don't mad at me, see you later, victim" Monoma taunted making Bakugou very very angry

"That asshole! This isn't over yet! I'm the best and I'm gonna win this festival!" Bakugou declare angrily

Back to Izuku

"1 minute left! Todoroki made it so he'd have the 10 million to himself to seize in an instant! At least, that's what I though 5 minutes ago! But unbelievably, Midoriya's been able to keep away in that cramped space for 5 minutes!" Present Mic announce

'He's keeping his distance, staying on my left side. He's paying attention. At this rate, if I want to freeze them over the shortest distance possible, I'll get Iida. And if he keeps moving like this, I'll do myself in if I freeze indiscriminately. And Tokoyami can defend against Kaminari's electricity. 1 more minute. The bastard...!' Todoroki analyze

"Everyone, there's less than a minute left. You won't be able to use me after this. I'm counting on you" Iida inform surprising his team

"Iida?" Todoroki ask confuse

"Hang on tight. Make sure you get it, Todoroki" Iida said as he make a running start position

Suddenly Iida's exhaust burst with blue fire

"Torque Over Reciproburst!" Iida yell as he and his team accelerate at an incredible speed dashing towards Izuku's team

Izuku's team are surprise but Izuku stay calm. Todoroki then try to grab Izuku's headband, but everything move so fast and the next thing you know Todoroki grab a headband before Iida finally stop a few meters away

"Wha...?! What happened? So fast! So fast! Iida, if you could accelerate that fast, then show us in the prelims!" Present Mic announce while Yaoyorozu and Kaminari are still shocked by what just happen

"What was that?" Todoroki ask stunned

"By forcing the torque and rotation to increase, I created and explosive power. With the recoil, My engine stall after a while, though. It's a secret move I hadn't told anyone in class yet" Iida explain as black smoke exiting his exhaust

"I'm sorry, Midoriya. But I'd do my best to beat you" Iida said smiling at Izuku who still facing away from him

"The tables are turned! Offence and defense right at the edge! Reining that in, Todoroki gets the 10 million! And Midoriya is suddenly left with 0 points!" Present Mic announce

"Look again" Aizawa simply said

"Huh? Wait a minute! Midoriya still have the 10 million points!" Present Mic announce making Todoroki and his team with the whole audience surprise

"What?" Todoroki ask surprise as he look at Izuku who now facing them with the 10 million headband in his hand then put it on his head before smirking

Todoroki are shocked by what he see, he then look at the headband on his hand and it show the point of only 70, the point that he stole before he trapped Izuku

"What?! How?! We're moving like crazy there!" Kaminari yell shocked

"I'm not trying to brag, but I've tracked and catch an assault rifle bullet before. Those things move at 900 - 1200 meter/second and I still manage to catch it, so it wasn't so hard for me to switch this and that in a very short time or almost instantaneously" Izuku explain smirking while Todoroki is now angry

"Iida!" Todoroki yell

"Right!" Iida reply as he began to run without his quirk towards Izuku

"Iida has slowed down, we have more breathing room now, assuming Todoroki doesn't goes Bakugou now" Izuku said

"Kaminari still a problem for us as well" Tokoyami claim

"Then lets get the fuck out of here. Hatsume, you got anything else?" Izuku ask Hatsume

"I'm sorry, but most of my babies are in the waiting room" Hatsume answer downheartedly

"So on our own accord, eh?" Izuku said as Todoroki is moving closer at him

"Tokoyami, go gate, full afterburner" Izuku ordered him

Tokoyami is confuse for a while then gets it "Roger" Tokoyami reply then he began to run forward towards Todoroki

'Well Todoroki, if you want a war. Then I'll give you one!' Izuku though as he cocked his arm then punch forward

Todoroki see this and instinctively raise his left arm and his arm began to flame up

"1 minute left! Team Midoriya surprisingly able to hold to their 10 millions points after being hit by team Todoroki who dash at them at high speed! Will these be top 4 teams to move on to the next round?!" Present Mic announce

"Fourth, huh? We' might've done a little to well for ourselves" Monoma said smirking

"Wait! I said wait!" Kirishima yell

"Jeez, so persistent. As a hero, not to mention a person, that persistence will-" Monoma about to taunted when suddenly Bakugou jump towards Monoma surprising him

"Don't act on your own, Bakugou!" Kirishima scolded

"Tsuburaba!" Monoma yell then Tsuburaba blew his quirk in front of Monoma creating a circular air shield in front of Monoma making Bakugou hit it

"Hey!" Bakugou yell angrily

"Yes!" Tsuburaba yell excitedly

"Hehehe. You can't see this wall! Serve you right!" Tsuburaba mocked butt suddenly Bakugou punch with enough force to shatter the air wall then grab the headbands on Monoma's neck surprising him

Bakugou then jump back and manage to get 2 headband, Sero then reel him back to his team

"Team Bakugou seizes 2 headbands to move up to fourth place! The ranking keep changing in the final stages! It's the passion of youth!" Present Mic announce

"Damn! We need steal another point if we want to get back to the top 4" Monoma curse

"I told you to say something if you're gonna jump!" Sero complain as he reel back Bakugou

"But this means we'll definitely get through the next round-" Kirishima said but cut by Bakugou pounding his head

"Not yet! We're gonna get an indisputable first place!" Bakugou yell as he keep pounding Kirishima's head

'Monoma. Class B's strategy was certainly reasonable and good. But there's just one thing that is misfortune...' Aizawa though

"I couldn't brace myself enough earlier on my own! Go! We'll get our points back, too and then go for the 10 million!" Bakugou yell with Kirishima and Sero smirk but Mina is surprise

"Flat face! Tape!" Bakugou ordered

"It's Sero!" Sero reply as he launch his tape pass Monoma's team

"You missed!" Monoma mocked

"Raccoon eyes! Lay down a weak dissolving solution in the direction we're going!" Bakugou ordered

"My name's Mina Ashido!" Mina yell as she raise her hand then spray weak acid in front of them

Bakugou then use his explosion to accelerate forward towards Monoma

'... you didn't take the difference in tenacity into consideration, did you?' Aizawa though seeing Monoma's play so far

Tsuburaba then create an air shield around them but Bakugou is coming at then at high speed, Bakugou then use the combine speed and explosion to shatter the air shield making him able to grab the remaining headbands at Monoma's neck

"Bakugou is merciless! If he's gonna do it, he's gonna be through! He's, you know, a perfectionist! Now, there are only seconds left!" Present Mic announce as team Bakugou now make the third place

"Next! We're going to where guns and Todoroki are!" Bakugou yell as he look at the ice walls

Back to Izuku

Izuku punch is about to hit Todoroki's face but Todoroki's left arm flame up making Izuku dodge

'My left... what am I...? ' Todoroki though shocked

"Run for it!" Izuku yell then his team began to mad dash away from Todoroki

"Todoroki, get a hold on yourself! We need to get him!" Iida reminded

"Oh no! The game is almost over, time the countdown!" Present Mic announce as large screen began to countdown from 10 seconds

"Kaminari!" Yaoyorozu yell then Kaminari try attack Izuku with electricity

"Tokoyami!" Izuku yell the Dark Shadow shielded Izuku from being electrocuted for a second time

Suddenly Bakugou's team break through the ice wall

"Bakugou" Kirishima yell as he, Mina, and Sero follow thru

'Where's the 10 millions?!' Bakugou look around then see it on Izuku's head

"Guns!" Bakugou yell as he blast his way to Izuku

Izuku then grab his gun then aim at Bakugou who a little flinch

Time slow down

Kaminari is attacking Dark Shadow, Iida is down and unable to move, Todoroki just look at his arm with shock, Bakugou is flying towards Izuku, and Izuku is aiming his gun at Bakugou

Izuku pull the trigger and the hammer move to the firing pin when suddenly

"Time's up!" Present Mic announce making the three teams stop and Bakugou drop to the ground

"That's the end of the second round, the cavalry battle!" Present Mic announce

"Bakugou! You okay?" Kirishima ask as he, Mina, and Sero approach Bakugou

Bakugou reply with an angry pound to the ground but in the same time he is confuse, he is sure guns pull the trigger, so why there's no bang? Malfunction? Ran out of bullet? He seeing things?

Meanwhile Izuku is still holding his gun and his thumb is holding back the hammer just 5 millimeter away from the firing pin, he nearly shot Bakugou right in the face

"Damn it!" Todoroki curse as he get down

"Now, let's take a look at the top 4 teams right away! First place, Team Midoriya!"

"Now this one for the books" Izuku said smiling as he get down and take off the jetpack

"You did great, Midoriya!" Uraraka praise

"It's all teamwork here. Uraraka's quirk" Izuku look at Uraraka who is smiling brighty

"Harsume's support device" Izuku look at Hatsume who is fixing the jetpack

"Tokoyami's Dark Shadow" Izuku look at Tokoyami who nod and Dark Shadow thumbs up

"And My... gun...? Heh it doesn't matter, we win, all of us" Izuku said smiling

"In second place, Team Todoroki!" Present Mic announce

"We're skating on a really thin ice here" Yaoyorozu commented

"Sorry. I cause everyone trouble..." Iida apologize

"That's not true. Without you, we would not have won" Yaoyorozu reassure

"But we almost lost because of my gamble" Iida argue

"Well, we never know that Midoriya is that skilled with his military training" Yaoyorozu stated

"In third place, Team Bakugou!" Present Mic announce

"Ah, we were so close!" Mina complain shaking her hands

"Well, third place isn't bad. All's well that's ends well" Sero claim

"Do you think that's how he feels?" Kirishima ask Sero while Bakugou is yelling in anger

"In fourth place, Tetsute- Huh? What, it's Team Shinso?! When did you come form behind?!" Present Mic announce in confusion

"Thanks for the hard work" Shinso thank the team but Ojiro is mad

"These 4 teams will advance to the final round!" Present Mic announce

Todoroki is looking at Izuku from a distance then he look at his left arm

'I won't use this to attack. That's what I had decided, but I was overwhelmed' Todoroki though then he clench his fist

"I can't... at this rate, I'll be doing what my old man wants..." Todoroki said frustrated as Endeavor is looking from the audience seat

"Now, we'll take an hour's break for launch before we start the afternoon festivities! See ya!" Present Mi announce as the audience is exiting the stadium

Meanwhile

"What happened? Before we know it, we have 0 points, and it was over..." Tetsutetsu ask depressed as his team

"Could be a punishment for taking the small one's points in a such an indecent way?" Ibara said downheartedly as she remember using her vines to grab Mineta's headband from between Shoji's arm

"I can't accept this!" Tetsutetsu yell frustrated

"How disappointing" Asui said annoyed as she walk towards Mina

"Mina, congratulations" Asui congratulate her

"Well, Bakugou just let me join to use against Todoroki's ice, I don't know if it reflects my abilities" Mina stated downheatedly

"Iida, I didn't know you had a special move like that! No fair!" Uraraka protested as she imitate Iida's robot/running gesture

"I just wasn't using it as intended" Iida claim as dumb Kaminari give them a thumbs up

"I wanted to do something that could compete with Midoriya" Iida stated

"It's that manly thing, huh?" Uraraka ask

"Yeah... but I lose to him, he still better than me" Iida said depressed

"Don't worry about it, I'm sure Midoriya didn't mind it at all. Speaking of which, where is that Midoriya? Where is he?" Uraraka ask confuse

In one of the small hallway Izuku and Todoroki are inside there staring at each other

"So what do you want?" Izuku ask as he cross his arms

But Todoroki just keep staring at Izuku

TBC