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Week 13 (Sports Festival - Part 2)

Game 2

One by one, Midnight's platform fills out, until 42 students stand atop it. Cementoss drops the walls, as Midnight announces the end of the first game.

Hanta is jumped by his classmates, who all congratulate him on getting first place. Shouto stands off to the side, simply staring down anyone who tries to congratulate him, internally regarding it as needless chatter. Meanwhile, Juuzou is praised by 1-B for his high placement.

Izuku tries to get lost in the crowd, but Ochako loudly praises him, as does Tenya, and he gains attention anyhow. Shouto stares at him wordlessly. Neitou catches Izuku's eye, and, with a flush on his face, gives him a thumbs-up.

Soon enough, the platform decends and those who didn't make it leave the stadium with their heads hanging low. 1-C grumbled among themselves, calling it 'unfair' and that the hero course have an obvious advantage.

In his booth, Mic cheerfully announces all of the winners, their profiles showing up on a screen. "What an exciting showdown!" he yells, Aizawa inching away from him. "Don't you agree, Aizawa-chwan?"

Scowling at the honorifc, and the drawling of it, Aizawa grumbles, "No. The limited rules were put there for a reason. It was just a matter of who figured it out first, and who could get on top of the Labyrinth easiest. Cellophane's quirk was practically made for this."

"As expected of 1-A's homeroom teacher!" Mic grins, ignoring his aching ribs as he raises his voice. "In that case, who do you think will win this next game?"

Aizawa shrugs, knowing exactly what Mic was leading up to and monotonously going along with it. "I dunno... What even if the next game anyway?" Yup. As monotonous as ever.

Mic jeers at him. "Boo! Sound more excited Aizawa-chwan! After all, we're going to watch the crowning of the King of the Hill!"

Cheers explode from the stands, and the students stay cautious, knowing it won't be like a usual game of King of the Hill.

"What's thaaaaat!?" Mic drones, ear up against his mic. "You wanna know how it's gonna work? Well, you're in luck! That's what I'm getting paid for!" He gets a hefty amount of laughter at this. "King of the Hill, version Teams! Yes, you heard that right, you will playing King of the Hill in teams!

"With a maximum amount of four, our little listeners will team up and assign one student as the King - gender be damned! These teams will battle to get their King on the throne atop the hill. WAIT, HILL!?"

On cue, Cementoss places his hands on the ground, creating a cement hill, the incline steep enough to make many nervous, larger than three times their height. A podium stands atop it, shaped like a throne.

"Now, one thing has been decided from the get-go," Mic ominously states, chuckling under his breath like a villain. "That is: Cellophane's team will automatically start on the throne!"

Eyes turned to Hanta at once. That meant one of two things: he was their target, or he was their King. Either they would defend the throne, or try to take it.

"We'll give you ten minutes to decide on your teams!"

At once, Hanta is jumped, multiple people trying to gain the upper-hand by being on his team.

Izuku shuffles away, unnerved by the sheer amount of people. As he does, he bumps into a girl. You know who it is. The girl beams at him, grabbing him by the shoulders and introducing herself: Hatsume Mei.

While she was initially going to team up with first place, Izuku arguably has more attention from the pros, due to being quirkless. She asks if he really is, and he confirms it, sinking into himself. But, rather than hating him for it, she delights, raving on about how she constantly has to take into account of quirks, but the quirkless have nothing to be wary of.

He's a blank slate to her, and that makes him desirable. Izuku privately wonders if all support students would be excited to create for him, and decides that he doesn't want to know.

Just like that, Mei badgers herself onto Izuku's team, though he's not really going to deny her. Just as Mei starts to introduce her 'babies', a hand taps on Izuku's shoulder.

He turns around and faces a floating sports outfit. Tooru. She expresses how she wants to stand out, and that she knows Izuku will be able to help her to do so. Most of all, she wants to win, and she trusts him enough to know he can help her.

Izuku gratefully accepts her, and Mei states that Izuku has to be King, which Tooru happily agrees to. Mei and Tooru get along pretty well, with their personalities matching up, both unphased by the others', hm, uniqueness.

As Izuku balefully wonders if he's made a mistake, someone calls out to him. Tenya. At first, he believes Tenya wants to join him, but Tenya quickly corrects this, stating that he views Izuku as something of a rival to him, and he wants to beat him. While anxious, Izuku also feels giddy, knowing that Tenya sees him, a quirkless kyou, as a worthy rival. Someone worth beating.

So he accepts this challenge, and the two share a smile before Tenya turns to Shouto.

Now, Ochako was going to join Izuku's team. She was, really. But then she sees the interaction between Tenya and Izuku, and she feels somewhat ashamed. More than anything, she wants to win. She wants to show the pros what she has to offer, and she can't do that if she hides behind Izuku.

She's sure that Izuku has a plan to win, or he'll create one, and she's sure that, if she joined him, she'll move onto the next game. But... Before she can really make up her mind, Momo moves first.

Momo is initially hesitant to, being a bit 'protective', let's say, about being in a leadership position as 1-A's class rep, but her desire to prove herself outwins this.

She approaches Izuku and asks to join. She has a million and one justifications prepared, but Izuku agrees willy-nilly, glad to have someone so versatile. Momo flushes at his praise, expressing her gratitude.

Behind them, Ochako realises that she's lost to Momo because of her hesitation, and decides that she can't do that anymore. So, she turns to Shouto, determination flaming in her eyes.

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Team-Ups

Team 1: Sero Hanta, Kaminari Denki, Shishida Jurota, Komori Kinoko

Team 2: Midoriya Izuku, Hatsume Mei, Hagakure Tooru, Yaoyorozu Momo

Team 3: Todoroki Shouto, Iida Tenya, Uraraka Ochako, Ashido Mina

Team 4: Honenuki Juuzou, Kendou Itsuka, Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu

Team 5: Awase Yosetsu, Monoma Neitou, Kodai Yui, Fukudashi Manga

Team 6: Shinsou Hitoshi, Ojirou Mashirao, Tokage Setsuna, Jirou Kyouka

Team 7: Bondou Kojirou, Asui Tsuyu, Rin Hiryu

Team 8: Kirishima Eijirou, Aoyama Yuuga, Shiozaki Ibara, Tokoyami Fumikage

Team 9: Mineta Minoru, Kouda Kouji, Shouji Mezou, Satou Rikidou

Team 10: Yanagi Reikou, Shouda Nirengeki, Kamakiri Togaru

Team 11: 1-C student, Tsunotori Pony, Tsubaraba Kosei

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Game... START!

Once the ten minutes are over, Mic explains how the teams who go onto the next game are decided.

The Kings will have to be on the throne, and their time there will be recorded. The team last on the throne will automatically be added to the next game. The top four teams will go onto the next round. If that total is under sixteen, the fifth group will decide amongst themselves who to send to the next game.

With the explanation over, Hanta's team is taken to the throne. As soon as he sits on it, "START!" Mic begins the game.

At once, teams rush up the hill, fighting amongst each other to get the upperhand, to be the first one to get to the throne.

Shouto throws out a large blast of ice, and Tooru dives in front of her team, melting it as it approached. But the delay is enough for Shouto's team to get there faster.

Denki uses what Izuku taught him, combining hand-to-hand with his quirk, inflicting shocks with every connected hit. Though, he was unfortunately paired off against Tenya, who easily weaves in and out of his punches. Shaken, Denki says 'screw-it' and throws out a large blast of electricity, shocking Tenya to the point that he falls to his knees.

But, Ochako is there as soon as the electricity fizzles out and slams a hand on Denki's shoulder, then grabbing him and throwing over. Like Denki, she recalls what Izuku said about her quirk, and tries it out, pressing her pinkies together and slowly making Denki fall, all way at the starting area.

Jurota attempts to attack Ochako, but is met by Mina, who throws acid on the floor, viscious and a higher pH, making Jurota slip. She continues making those slippery traps, all the way down the hill and catching many others as she did.

Kinoko giggles nervously, but creates a large array of spores on her arms. She throws them at the group, intending to make mushrooms bloom in their throats, or to use the smell to make them nauseous, but Shouto quickly puts a stop to that, blocking them all with a wall of ice.

Mina melts down the ice wall, something Shouto requested her to do for all his ice walls before the game started. As soon as she does, Hanta lashes out with tape, still atop the throne. Kinoko rushes in with his tape backing her up, and she-

Immediately gets slapped by Ochako. Panicking, Kinoko tries to throw fungi at Ochako, but Tenya sweeps Ochako away, just as she presses her pinkies together, sending her with Denki and Jurota at the bottom.

Faced with the four of them, Hanta sweats, knowing he'll probably lose. Of course, he does, as Tenya quickly pushes him off the throne, and Mina creates a slippery slide to the bottom for Hanta to fall down.

Shouto takes his place on the throne, just as another teams arrives. Izuku's. He tries to create an iceberg on them, but Tooru, once again, takes it for them, melting the ice as she uses the radiation of the sun to do so.

Izuku, Momo, and Mei leave keeping Shouto busy to Tooru and quickly face off against the others.

Momo quickly finds herself faced with Ochako. Creating a (blunted) spear, she charges in, keeping Ochako at a distance as she thrusts the spear at her. Ochako dodges the blade, but it's obvious to see that they're now, much like Tooru and Shouto, in a standstill, neither of them making much progress.

Mei and Mina face off, with Mei using her jetpack, (which she also used in the Labyrinth), to stay off the ground, internally thanking Momo for giving her parts she needed to modify the jetpack. Mina tries to throw acid up at her, but Mei shifts ever so slightly to dodge it all, hissing at splatters that do catch on.

Izuku and Tenya meet, both eager to fight, as they planned beforehand. They engage, Tenya rushing at Izuku, who steps aside and wields his katana simultaneously, striking out. Tenya dodges it, firing one engine to spin on his foot, using his other to kick out. Izuku blocks it with his guard and steps back, just to run in once more, as Tenya turns, and slices up. The blunted edge catches onto Tenya's torso, and he's knocked back. But, it isn't over yet, and Tenya continues on.

Meanwhile, as Tooru and Shouto face-off, a new team enters. Eijirou's. Fumikage slams Dark Shadow into Shouto, who falls off the throne. Eijirou jumps in, landing on the throne with his arms hardened.

Shouto then turns his attention to Eijirou, only for Yuuga to shoot at him, just a quick burst but enough to distract him as Ibara uses her vines to grab him. Pissed, Shoutou creates a sharp arc of ice, cutting through her vines. He tries to go for Eijirou, but Fumikage stops him, Dark Shadow strong enough to destroy any of the ice sent his way.

Seeing their leader in danger, Tenya, Ochako, and Mina all go to him, and Izuku's team chase after them.

"Switch!" Izuku yells, and they all exchange marks.

Momo matches Tenya, discarding her spear and creating a metal spray can as she steps in front of him. He appears cautious, and Momo only smiles as he gets past her once more. Then she turns, spraying the can's contents at Tenya's engines.

Liquid nitrogen, she explains. Tenya instantly realises that if he tries to use his engines, there's every chance they'll implode. It's terrifying, and he thinks of calling it evil, but there's a reason Momo warned him.

Momo throws away the can and forms a rapier. "En garde," she says, then throws herself into battle.

Mei meets Ochako, her grappling hook at the ready. She throws it at her, and Ochako instantly grabs it, unravelling it from her torso. Mei cheerfully runs up, however, and Ochako grabs her. But, Mei has her jetpack and is able to navigate in the air. She reveals that Izuku told her Ochako gets sick if she uses her quirk on people for long, and that Mei's only job is to keep her distracted.

Ochako's stomach is already beginning to churn, after floating Denki and Kinoko and now Mei too. But, she can't give up. She lets Mei down, but, with Mei's grappling hook, she can't get close enough to do much.

Tooru catches Mina, joyfully reminding her that she can't be burned by her acid, keeping it to herself that acid is, in fact, not a form of radiation. Mina, not knowing this, hesitates, and it's enough for Tooru to get a head start in their battle. Mina softens the blows, creating slippery acid on her skin and making Tooru's fists slip off.

Their fight is fun, most of all, but they're both competing to win.

In the background, Eijirou is defending the throne, but loses it often to many others: Shinsou, Juuzou, and Reikou. But, Fumikage is a strong guard, and he manages to push people off before too long, and Eijirou is accumulating a lot of time.

Shouto and Izuku meet. At first, Shouto writes him off, believing that a quirkless kid can't hold a candle to him, and that he's nothing to worry about. But then Izuku forces him to pay attention, jumping him with a swing to the back of his neck.

Shouto blasts some ice, forcing Izuku back. Just as he's about to turn to the throne once more, Izuku rushes in, and Shouto tries to create an ice wall.

But, Izuku thrusts his sword in, right above Shouto's arm, and the ice shatters instantly when he pulls it out. Shouto realises that his strength must be great - to pull a sword out after it'd been encased in ice, and disturb the foundations enough to make the rest of his wall shatter.

See, it works like this: Shouto's ice isn't complete until he finishes of his own volition. Until that point, it's unstable, and the integrity is compromised. All Izuku did was find the weakest point, by his arm, and break it before it ended.

Realising he can't take him lightly, Shouto faces him. He goes for the same tactics, creating ice walls, which Izuku destroys with a certain amount of ease. He's cold and shaking, but he's pushed one of the strongest students in 1-A to a standstill.

There's only one minute remaining, Shouto realises, and, in a moment of pure desperation, flames begin to rise on his right arm. Before he can even think about it, Izuku lunges in and knocks his arm away with his blunted side.

Shaken by his own move, Shouto is helpless as Izuku kicks his feet out from under him.

"Yaomomo-san!" Izuku yells, and Momo turns from her fight with Tenya, forming a ballon in her hand. She chucks it at Shouto, ignoring Tenya's kick to her waist. The balloon explodes on Shouto. He instinctively uses his ice, and finds himself frozen to the ground.

Liquid ethane. A suggestion by Mei. Shouto tries to melt it, but his fire refuses to ignite. Not after it nearly happened before.

With Shouto frozen, Mina goes to melt him out, allowing Tooru to help Mei with Ochako, shoving her from behind and forcing her down the slip 'n' slide of Mina's creation. The two of them then help Momo with Tenya, with Tooru using her superior muscles to battle him while Mei helps Momo up.

Izuku rushes to the throne, where Shinsou is sat.

Mashirao rushes at Izuku mindlessly, Kyouka and Setsuna doing much of the same. Izuku finds it a bit odd that none of them are using their quirks, but it makes his work easier. He dodges them with ease, pushing them aside with his guard.

Shinsou wears a mean smile, "Hey, kyou," not his title, but the slur. Izuku's lips twist in distaste, and he sheathes his katana, grabbing Shinsou by the collar and throwing him over his shoulder, right into the rapidly approaching Shouto and Eijirou, both desperate to get more time on the throne, Juuzou shortly behind them.

Izuku turns, sitting on the throne, arm resting on it. Momo, Tooru, and Mei catch up to him, poised either side of him, just as the bell rings, signifying the end of the game.

"IT'S OVER!!" Mic screams, the arena either full of cheers or silenced by the sight of the one quirkless kid sat upon the throne. "Let's look as the results! In first place, we have team Red Riot! In second, we have team Mindjack! In third, Team Shouto! And, last but most certainly not least, Team Kyou!"

The hill falls back down, and Midnight cracks her whip as she walks up, hip pushing out a bit for the pros' entertainment. As she begins to declare the winners, three people speak up.

"I would like to resign!" Mashirao is the first to speak, but Kyouka and Setsuna agree shortly after, none of them feeling like they should, as they can't remember anything they did. It would be a dishonour to everyone who put the effort into it themselves.

Shinsou stares ahead, unaffected.

With three of them resigning, Midnight then assigns the next team to join. Juuzou's. Fortunately, there were only three of them, so all three are able to move up. Itsuka feels a bit dirty, but she wants to prove herself, so it all works out.

Mic announces a fifteen minute interval, and Shouto approaches Izuku.

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Hero?

Shouto brings Izuku to a secluded corner. Izuku's heart races as they stand in silence.

"I'll be honest," Shouto finally says, looking into his eyes, "I didn't think much of you. That was a mistake on my part. Despite being quirkless, you've proved yourself plenty of time, which I ignored."

Izuku bristles. Maybe that was true, but he didn't like the phrasing. Not one bit.

"It was that carelessness of mine that nearly broke the promise I made so long ago." Shouto stares at his right hand, scowling at it. "Tell me: have you heard of quirk marriages?"

Izuku can feel his blood go cold. "Y-Yeah. It was made illegal thirty years ago... Why?" He knows why. He knows why, and it makes him want to throw up.

Shouto doesn't seemed bothered in the least, his cold glare everpresent. "When two people wed in order to breed a child with a merge of both parents' quirks. Marrying for the sake of power. The rich would buy poorer 'partners' to create a powerful child."

Izuku knew all this. He knew this.

"My father practiced this as well."

He just didn't want to.

Shouto's eyes narrow further, his brows scrunching up. "In all my memories, I can only remember my mother crying."

His siblings are strangers, his father making it so. Training to the point of throwing up since the age of five. Watching as his mother was struck for the crime of wanting to protect her son.

Izuku listens, horror flooding him, and suddenly Endeavour is no longer a hero. He's not a hero, not to him. He can't look at him and see a hero. He doesn't look like one anymore, no. He looks like the bullies who beat him for fun, the cashiers who spit on him when they see his ID, the teachers who look the other way or make things worse.

(He looks like Bakugou.)

"She told me my left side is ugly," he mutters, hand rising to his scar, "before dumping boiling water on my face." Izuku gapes, unable to vocalise anything. Shouto's fingers dig into his scar, threatening to tear it open. "Fuck him," he curses. "I'll never be that piece of shit's tool! I'll never his fire, no matter what! Becoming the number one hero without his help... That's my complete disvowel of him."

Izuku can only stare for a while, flooded with raw emotion.

Shouto sighs and looks back up, hand dropping back to his side. "I don't know why I told you all that," he admits, walking away as he did. "But that is my pledge. I will beat you, and I'll do it without his fire."

"... Me too." Shouto stops, turning to him. Izuku licks his lips, recalling how weak he's felt. Whether it was bullies beating him down, or struggling against Tomura and the Noumu. "I don't care much for becoming the number one hero, but I have my own aspirations. And I will beat you, as my first step closer."

Shouto observes him for a moment. For a moment, he thinks about scoffing. A quirkless kid beating him? But then he remembers how Izuku was the first one to push him that close to breaking his own pledge.

And he nods, before walking away.

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Notes:

Did NOT expect this to be this long, omg. But you're welcome. Let's just say I'm making up for the shorter post last time.

Oh, Earlyroki... You're hilarious for many differing reasons

I hate Shinsou, but I promise he will get his shit handed to him. I felt sorry for everyone I paired with him.

Tenya and Izuku WILL be rivals, and they were always meant to be!!

Conclusion:

Second Game: King of the Hill

Winners: Aoyama Yuuga, Ashido Mina, Hagakure Tooru, Honenuki Juuzou, Iida Tenya, Kendou Itsuka, Kirishima Eijirou, Midoriya Izuku, Shiozaki Ibara, Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu, Todoroki Shouto, Tokoyami Fumikage, Uraraka Ochako, Yaoyorozu Momo, Shinsou Hitoshi, Hatsume Mei.

Shouto tells Izuku about Endeavour's abuse

[my-rewrite-academia]

Thank you for shaking up the games played at the Sports Festival. People will occasionally shake up the USJ placements but not the games (which fair I guess but still).

But with Bakugo not being allowed to participate and the Sports Festival not being broadcasted to be general public, I wonder how that will affect the Training Camp Arc (or the rewrite equivalent if you’re planning on something doing different of course)

Hello!

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Thank you! Yeah, I wanted to change things up, because it's rare for people to do this. As you said, people will change rankings or who fights who, but not really the games themselves. I can only really recall two fics that change the games, (Juxtapose and Locked In Digital).

I understand why, but I also think it's a big missed opportunity, especially since a lot of fics focus on different characters and have differing friendship groups, and different games could highlight other characters.

For example, in the Labyrinth, Hanta is the one in first place, because scaling the wall is easiest for him. Ochako comes in higher, as does Juuzou.

The second game will be different too, as I didn't care much for the cavalry games - only when Shouto nearly used his fire. Team-ups are different too, so I hope you look forward to it!

Concerning Bakugou: the Training Camp Arc will happen, but, yeah, it's going to happen differently. Bakugou won't be as intregral, but he will still have an arc, as all 1-A students will. It just isn't tied to the LOV much.

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Thanks for the ask!

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Week 13 (Sports Festival - Part 1)

Before It Begins

The Sports Festival is happening tomorrow. Before it arrives, there's a few things that need to be done.

Izuku and Yuuga both get permission to bring one item with them into the Sports Festival. While it was easy to justify Yuuga's item, seeing as he wouldn't be able to properly use his quirk without it, Izuku's was a bit more complicated.

After all, just being quirkless isn't enough to justify bringing in his katana. He has a private meeting with Nedzu to sort it all out.

Nedzu argues that there are many within the hero course who are fighting quirkless, but Izuku claims that his quirklessness isn't his justification. He then brings out the rulebook for the Sports Festival, given to them the same day of the announcement, and shows it to Nedzu.

5) Students may bring in one item if appropriate justification is given. 5.a) Support Students may bring in any item so as long as they create it.

Nedzu understands now that he's not asking for it as a support item, and asks for his justification.

Izuku reasons that, as his quirkless status will be revealed with his hero name, he will have to prove himself twice as much as everyone else, and he can only do so if he brings in at least one weapon. Furthermore, his katana will be blunted so as to not cause any lethal injuries.

He also goes onto explain that, in the event of speed-based game, he will handicapped rather than benefitting.

Mollified, Nedzu agrees to let Izuku bring in his katana.

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Tenya calls his brother, Iida Tensei. Tensei expresses how excited he is for Tenya, and only regrets that he'll be too busy in Hosu to watch his performance for himself. Tenya waves it off, stating that it doesn't matter as he'll tell him all about it anyway.

Ochako facetimes her parents, promising to win, and that will be her first step to becoming a successful hero. Her parents only wish that she takes care of herself, and that she does her best. Ochako agrees, and her fighting will burns.

It's also explained that the Sports Festival is mandatory for hero students, but it's an opt-in for other courses. Management courses back out immediately, instead wishing to watch the hero students for experience.

1-C as a whole opt in, as do a handful of support students.

Bakugou is allowed to watch, but not participate in the Sports Festival. He is given a list of back-up teachers for internships that he will have to settle for, and thinks about it for a while. He still is.

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Welcome

The day arrives, and the students take a bus all the way to the Sports Festival. 1-A are a bit anxious, as the setting reminds them of their trip to the USJ, but Mina manages to cheer everyone up, reminding them of how this is their chance to show the pros what they're made of.

This helps a lot of them relax, and they become more excited than dreadful as they approach the stadium.

Soon enough, they're piling in, lining up in the field. 1-B meets them there. Itsuka declares that 1-B will win, and Momo responds in kind. They shake hands, as do Tenya and Shouda. Izuku and Neitou meet eyes, though all they exchange is a small nod and a smile.

1-C also appear, with Shinsou glaring heavily at 1-A, which angers both hero classes, as 1-B are annoyed that he doesn't even consider them a threat.

As there are fewer support students, they file into one line.

Midnight appears a minute later, greeting the heroes in the crowd and riling them up.

She explains how the Sports Festival works once more: students will compete in three games. They will show off what they've learned so far to the pros, who will then decide if they want to teach them for internships.

She then has each students in 1-A and 1-B come up, announcing their hero names as they walk. This is also displayed on a monitor, all flashy with the students' images and their title next to them.

Everything goes well... Until Izuku steps up.

"Student 18! The Versatile Hero: Kyou!"

In an instant, the arena goes siilent. It's not a confirmation of his status - Kyou has many meanings after all. But the implications are clear.

In the stands, Bakugou looks down, and he doesn't know if he feels vindicated or not.

Izuku is terrified. He's shaking and he can't stand how quiet the stands are, because he knew this would happen. He just... wasn't as prepared as he thought he was.

Nevertheless, Midnight moves on, introducing the rest of 1-A, then 1-B, (hero names have not been changed). 1-C also have aliases, but it's clear they hadn't consulted the management course, as they're either incredibly basic or just their quirk names, like 'Fire' or 'Stretch'.

Shinsou goes by 'Mindjack'.

The support students, however, go by industry names. Hatsume Mei goes by HatsuMei.

After introductions are done, Midnight then announces the start of the first game, ordering everyone to stand apart towards the edge of the arena. Once done, she cracks her whip, stood in the centre of the stadium.

"Let us begin the games!"

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Game One!

Cementoss, once standing to the side, places his hands on the ground. Cement walls build around the students, twisting and turning, incredibly high. Rivalling Mount Lady's height, even. Midnight's platform rises above, clear for the students to see their goal.

"Now, allow me to explain the game," Midnight coos, swishing her hips and winking at the heroes in the stadium. "Or, well, I'll allow our very own..."

"Present MIC!" Mic's voice erupts from speakers. Within the booth, he's wrapped in bandages, and Aizawa is by his side, equally wrapped up. "That's right! Your announcer is me, BABY!"

"WOOOO!"

"Now, let's get down to business, shall we?" Mic grins as he speaks, fully in his element. Aizawa groans, competely out of his. "Our first game is the Labyrinth! You little listeners have to make your way to the centre. Only 42 students will be able to move onto the next game, so do your best! Game One: BEGIN!"

With that, all the participants rush to get moving.

But we're gonna focus on Izuku.

As soon as they were given the go-ahead, he could hear everyone rushing to the centre. Maybe not everyone, but enough.

He aligns himself, stretching his left hand out until it palmed the wall, and he walks on, keeping his right hand out in the air. As he does, he hears a small cheer, and looks up to see Hanta using his tape to scale the wall, swinging towards Midnight's platform.

She only smiles at him. Allowed, then.

Izuku nods to himself, knowing now that his plan was perfectly fine.

He keeps going, weaving throughout the Labyrinth and ignoring anyone that approaches. People who see him and scoff, judging him either for his actions or for being 'Kyou'.

Eventually, with his left hand against the wall, his right hand meets the opposite wall.

He measure the distance between the two walls, using his legs to do so, nodding once more when his feet met either side.

"First Place: Cellophane!"

Right, now was the time.

Izuku took a deep breath, readjusting the katana strapped to his waist, snug against one wall, before jumping to the other.

The grip on his shoes latch onto the wall, and he jumps to the other.

Murmurs arise from the audience, watching as Izuku leaps from wall to wall, gaining height as he does.

Bakugou, in the stands, grumbles, recalling how Mitsuki once mentioned Izuku taking parkour lessons, though he didn't care enough at the time to pay any more attention.

Izuku, after a few minutes of jumping, makes it to the top, out of breath and sweaty, but gaining a large advantage. Despite the katana on his waist, he's agile enough to leap across the walls, nearly falling a few times, but managing to grab on before he does.

"Second Place: Shouto! Third Place: Mudman! Fourth Place: Uravity!"

Izuku manages to get to the platform, and Midnight grins at him, cracking her whip as he gets to her, and she raises his hand. "Fifth Place: Kyou!"

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One by one, students complete the Labyrinth.

Fourty-Two students gather on the raised platform, and Cementoss brings it all back down.

1-A and 1-B all pass, (apart from Bakugou for obvious reasons), Hatsume Mei and Shinsou Hitoshi passes, and a (irrelevant) gen-ed student.

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Notes:

Honestly? Nearly forgot about this. Got distracted, I'm sorryyyyy

Yeah, there's gonna be consequences for Izuku's quirk status being sorta revealed, even if it's not to the general public

AND YEAH! I CHANGED THE GAMES! It's tiresome to see the same stuff in every fanfiction ever, so I changed it up. The battles will stay, however, so don't worry about that

Conclusion:

Apart from the hero course, it's an opt-in for students

1-C and Hatsume Mei opt in

First Game: Labyrinth

Winners: 1-A, 1-B, Shinsou Hitoshi, Hastume Mei

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who's bineta

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Less of 'who' and more of 'what'. Bineta is a shorthand for 'Bisexual Mineta'.

There won't be much of romance in this rewrite, so feel free to ignore if you don't like the idea, but - yeah.

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Thanks for the ask!

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Hello! Silly question but I felt compelled to ask, is bineta canon???

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Oh, absolutely. At least, to this rewrite it is.

At first, I was hesitant due to his perversion, but due to the girls' influence, he's no longer acting on his libido. It's also very common in friendship groups, (according to what I've experienced, anyway), that people are far more willing to act pervertedly towards friends, and willing to take it from them, so I didn't feel bad about it.

Plus, I hate the trope that he's homophobic, because let's be honest: he'd find lesbians hot. And he'd just see gay men as less competition. He gets confused about other LGBT stuff, but in a 'I don't get it but you do you' kind of way.

Also, there's a bit more to his backstory than canon, which explains (NOT EXCUSES) some of his behaviour.

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Thanks for the ask!

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someone asked if they could make fanart of the fic so can they

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Yes, of course! Fanart, fanfics, and so on are all welcome.

Plus, now it actually feels like your own product. If they want to make fanart for your fanfiction, not for my page, then you don't need to ask for my permission.

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Thanks for the ask!

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1 . I asked the person making the video about this story to put it on hold until you give the thumbs up

2 . https://www.wattpad.com/story/386622071?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_writing&wp_page=create&wp_uname=Luckystar76

The only things I copied and pasted are sometimes sentences and words I don't know how to spell. Characters appears from the wiki and the Quirk analysis which I did edit to fix pronouns. Sorry about that one I hope you aren't mad about it . But he honestly can't write all that scientific stuff but I'm amazed you can .

3. how long does it take for you to write a story just curious

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1. Okay, first of all, I wasn't that mad about the video idea. I was mad that you agreed without consulation, despite your fic basically being my words. I'm fine with the video, so long as I am given credit for the inspiration

2. I skimmed through what you've written thus far, and it's already a lot better. As I've said once before, I don't care about quality - I'm honoured that I've inspired at least one person enough for them to write a fic based on my stuff.

(Quick tip: use dialogue tags to indicate speech. For example, rather than [Crap a fake, Izuku said], try ["Crap, a fake," Izuku said]. It helps the flow and makes it clear what is spoken and what's not.)

3. It depends on how many chapters I have planned. I tend to work on weekly updates, (at least, for my LOV rewrite on AO3 (shameless plug)). Each work has twenty chapters so far, so it takes about twenty weeks.

Of course, there are other factors. I took a week break, so it's now twenty-one weaks, due to health issues. The first work took me two years as I left it on hiatus for a while before returning.

Then there's the planning that goes into everything. I tend to spend a week or two before I start writing just planning everything out: character notes, lore (some of which will never be brought up in-universe), and chapter plans.

After that, I write a few chapters before I actually start uploading them, just so I don't start from a blank folder/masterdocument.

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Thanks for the ask!

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Hello! Since it’s week 10 (technically week 12 but sshhhh), how has Izuku’s view and opinions on his fellow classmates has changed since the first week of school?

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Bleh, technicalities, who cares about 'em?

His views and opinions have become a lot more positive. 1-A and 1-B are practically friends at this point, due to introducing themselves far earlier and 1-B seeing the toll the USJ had on 1-A, so he automatically thinks higher of them.

He's much closer to Tenya and Ochako now, especially with him discovering Ochako's motives and the USJ incident bringing 1-A closer together as a whole.

Momo is slowly intergrating herself into their group, and he's so here for it.

Kyouka and Mashirao, too, have become closer to them with their shared experience in the conflaguration zone, and they respect him dearly. He feels flustered whenever they express this, and feels closer to them each time.

He and Denki have been getting closer, (Denki totally calls him 'sensei' after the quirk analysis), and he's so happy to find people who don't judge him for his analysis and respect it as he does.

Really, the only two people in the school he has negative feelings about are Bakugou and Shinsou, both for obvious reasons.

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Thanks for the ask!

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I like the way you're handling Bakugou, like you're not making him an unredeemable monster, but at the same time you're not showing sympathy for him, since he has to pay for everything he did to Izuku. That's why I have this doubt in my rewrite, how am I going to do Bakugou, I don't want to bash him, but at the same time I don't have sympathy for him.

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Thank you! Yeah, it was a bit hard trying to find a balance where Bakugou was improving without making it seem like I was pitying him or trying to make him seem more sensitive.

The thing about redemption arcs is that it can't come easy. Horikoshi made this mistake, and it affected his work as a whole.

You have to punish those characters, whether it be social, physical, emotional. They need to experience consequences so that they can understand first that they were wrong, before they figure out how, exactly, they were wrong.

And, they can't do this alone. Which is why Eijirou reached out to him. Because they need someone empathetic enough to reach out, while also smart enough to understand that that need help before they need a shoulder to cry on.

Zuko had Iroh in the beginning, then he had Katara to help him discover himself and realise how much he screwed up.

Laxus had Makarov, Natsu, and his friends, as well as a whole lot of soul searching, to figure himself out and how to fix what he'd damaged.

Characters can go through reformation alone, but not redemption. They need someone to redeem themselves to.

Bakugou has Eijirou to help him on his journey to reformation, but it's not like it'll be easy, and Eijirou won't take any sympathy for a bully. Plus, it helps that this links into Eijirou's arc too, but you didn't hear about that from me.

(If you'd like advice, please send it to my main blog, not this one).

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Thanks for the ask!

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Just found out that Horikoshi named a character after a slur against Chinese and Korean people during WW2... (Shiga M*****)

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I'm not sure what you're asking by this? I'm aware of this, of course, but I'm also aware that Horikoshi changed the name. For anyone unaware, Dr. Garaki Kyudai was originally called Maruta Shiga. I'm not going to censor this, as it would only serve to make people unaware, and I'm against censorship in general.

Now, as much as I don't like Horikoshi's writing, (can't speak of him as a person - never met him), and as clearly unaware as he is of how racism works, considering the Mutant Discrimination arc, I don't believe he meant any offense to this.

In Japanese, Maruta (丸太) or Marutanbou (丸太ん坊) are used interchangeably and means 'log.' And 'Deku', who was named after the word 木偶の坊 (Dekunobou), means 'wooden doll'. Both Marutanbou and Dekunobou also mean 'nothing', 'bare', 'useless', and other such synonyms. Both are also quirkless.

The correlation is clear.

Toshinori Yagi's name, 'Yagi' in particular, also means tree. Quirkless characters are often associated with wood.

The hospital Shiga (志賀) Maruta (丸太) owns and runs is called 蛇腔総合病院 (Jyakuu-Sougou-Byouin). Now, bare in mind, his name Shiga (志賀) and the first character of the hospital Jya (蛇, which also reads as 'hebi', meaning 'snake').

There is an old legend called 'Kurohime Densetsu' in the Nagano prefecture, where the story takes place in the area of Shiga-Kougen (志賀高原) and the villain of the story is a giant snake (大蛇).

It's clear that he was creating a parellel between Garaki, (or Shiga), with the Kurohime Densetsu, but it was a mistake on his behalf to not do further research into the name 'Maruta'.

For those unaware, in WW2, Japan had a project called 'Unit 731' where they experimented on people they called 'Maruta (丸太)', most of them being Chinese and Korean, which then became a derogratory slur against them.

Contrary to popular belief, this alone did not get MHA banned in China - it was due to how pro-Japan the story felt. Not exactly pro-cop, but pro-Japan, in the same way the anime/light novel 'Gate' was, and China didn't agree with this.

Now, I'm not excusing Horikoshi for this. He didn't seem to have any ill intents, but a bit more research would have avoided this entire scenario, and that is a mistake on his behalf. It's the same as J.K. Rowling calling her only Korean character 'Cho Chang' without realising they're both surnames in Korea. She could have searched up popular first names and last names in Korea, but decided to be lazy and basically went 'Ching Chong' in what she thought was a coy plau.

I still don't understand what this ask was meant to say, as that issue was fixed five years ago when Horikoshi renamed him to Garaki Kyudai, but I thought I would explain nonetheless, as the language barrier makes it easy for misunderstandings to occur.

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Thanks for the ask!

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I have several thoughts about this week’s post. I’m going to try and list these during in order of events but not fully guaranteed.

Getting the Management students involved with the hero course students is such a fun and good idea. 1000% missed opportunity in canon.

The scene with Saki using her quirk on Midoriya 👀. Is this a potential (funhouse mirror) parallel to Sir Nighteye and All Might (if you’re keep that the same/similar to canon that is)?

“Cold Hero…” hello Earlyroki <3

All of the names you choose to replace is fun and makes sense for the characters. Also “Spotlight” for Aoyama has the same effect “Can’t Stop Twinkling” when it comes to like foreshadowing and stuff which is nice.

The Calling In scene 👀 👀 👀. Very, very interesting. And theory: the student on the phone isn’t Aoyama, but rather a simple red herring to build up suspense. I don’t have a clue who the student actually, perhaps Momo? Or maybe a class 1-B student? I would actually suggest Hagakure, but Osamu wouldn’t have been able to see her eyes.

Okay, so that’s all (for now)

Hello! (Sorry for just getting to this now)

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Yeah, I wanted more intercourse development, and I thought that introducing the management course in this way would be a great way to actually put them into the story, and just make it known that I don't plan on missing all those seeds Horikoshi forgot to water.

Saki using her quirk on Midoriya being a parallel to Nighteye and All Might's relationship? ... WELL I WOULDN'T CALL THEM PARALLEL'S PER SAY-

Seriously, I would dub them as more of foils than parallels, but I won't disclose more than that ;)

Earlyroki was every teen going through their emo phase, (but his is valid lol)

Yeah, there were a lot of hero names I felt lacking in creativity. I didn't like how clear it was that Horikoshi cared more for some names than others. I mean - Sugarman?

Early ideations had Minoru as 'Grapist' but I felt that was a bit too edgy for this haha

As for the call scene... Well, we'll see, won't we?

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Thanks for the ask!

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Quirk Analysis #2

This will analyse and deconstruct the quirks of Denki, Ochako, and Momo

Kaminari Denki:

Denki generates electricity, as in canon. He captures and converts his body's wasted energy into electricity, along with his heart. The heart automatically generates electrical currents as ions cross through cell membranes, but his heart produces far more. As opposed to 60-100 times per minute, his heart produces an electrical stimulus about 500-750 per minute. 

Of course, this is incredibly bad for normal people, but his anatomy allows and thrives off of it. If it goes lower than 500, there is a chance his heart will stop.

The further his electricity travels, the more it disperses and weakens. To combat this, Izuku suggests using a metal weapon, such as a tonfa or baton, to coat it in electricity, helping him with both his accuracy and general output.

From experimenting, they find out he can use up to 1.3 million volts, (same as USJ canon), before he short circuits, though he only really needs about 50 to knock someone out.

He's recommended to learn hand-to-hand combat, from which he can shock his opponents with low bursts of electricity, and to learn combat with metal weaponry. He also adds a water gun, which he can infuse with water to target more accurately from a distance, until he can do it without it.

Izuku has him eat more electrically-charged fruits, such as tamarind and lemons, and to use his electricity to do more than shock. To burn.

Uraraka Ochako:

Her quirk does not affect gravity. It doesn't nullify or manipulate it. After all, nullifying gravity is not the only force in action. If she only nullified gravity on Izuku's body when he fell, he would have continued to fall as the momentum would still exist. Additionally, she would not have been able to get an infinity in the ball throw, as the air resistance would halt the ball's movements.

Gravity is the curving of spacetime by all the objects in it, combined with the "geodesic" (straight) motions of those objects through the spacetime. To put it into perspective: if you place a ball on the top of a hill, it would appear to you as rolling down a curvature. However, to the ball, it is simply moving straight across the ground. 

It could be reducing mass, but that wouldn't explain why objects floated, as they would still be heavier than air. If it were lighter than air, it would shoot straight up into space. 

The only explanation is that she is accelerating the force whatever she touches. Whether it be to stop Izuku from falling, or to throw a ball into space. However, this isn't enough to explain why Izuku didn't die from falling, as the force change would be too hard on his body, buff or not.

Along with accelerating force, she is using telekinesis to reinforce the objects as well. The telekinesis is how she can accelerate them as though the mass is less. In other words, as opposed to gravity negation or even mass reduction, her quirk is telekinetic acceleration.

In other words, she could theoretically increase or decrease the force of any object she interacts with, meaning, if we still want to go by gravitational terms, she could significantly increase the gravity on a person or object. This would also mean that she doesn’t necessarily have a weight limit, just a force limit.

Yaoyorozu Momo:

Momo does not produce items from her lipids or fat, which is proven by a small experiment. Before the experiment, her weight is 53 kg/116.84 lb, which is just under average for her height. Izuku had her produce the heaviest item she could, and weighed her afterwards. 53 kg/116.84 lb. Then they had her do a mukbang, basically, where she would eat as much as she could. 53kg/116.84 lb. 

As opposed to using her fats or lipids, she's in actuality creating items using the energy generated from digesting food. This is why she does not gain nor lose weight. She isn't limited by her fat or lipids, she is limited by both her metabolism and how much she has eaten before a fight. 

In the same vein, this means she takes longer to regain energy to use her quirk. As high as her metabolism is, it still takes time for food to properly digest. 

In order to strengthen her quirk, she has to eat more whenever she gets the chance. Banana, oily fish, eggs, foods that give the most energy.

Finally, she just has to continue studying, as her quirk highly relies on her intelligence.

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Midterms Ranking #1

Yaoyorozu Momo

Midoriya Izuku

Iida Tenya

Todoroki Shouto

Tokoyami Fumikage

Jirou Kyouka

Ojirou Mashirao

Mineta Minoru

Uraraka Ochako

Shouji Mezou

Asui Tsuyu

Hagakure Tooru

Bakugou Katsuki

Satou Rikidou

Kirishima Eijirou

Kouda Kouji

Aoyama Yuuga

Sero Hanta

Ashido Mina

Kaminari Denki

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Week 10, 11 & 12

(Yeah, big timebite today boys. Not much of interest happens in a singular week to justify a single post to each week, so this made the most sense.)

So, with the timeline being altered thus far, it's now time for midterms. While students were anticipating something more eventful, it just ends up being a standard test, though veered much more towards heroics than anything else.

Think of it as the written exam for driving, where it asks basic questions about courses and directions to take when one becomes a hero, such as whether to prioritise defeating the villain or calming the general public.

Momo ranks first, and Denki ranks last.

(A full listing will be posted after this.)

Denki and Mina, who placed 19th, feel self-concious about this, though 1-A are quick to assure them that they're still smart enough to be in one of the top ranked schools on the Earth. It helps, but there's still that lingering doubt that they can't just shake off, especially considering the USJ attack was still affecting them.

Speaking of the USJ, each of them have had, at least, two sessions with Hound Dog by the end of week 11, and they're all recovering steadily. Things still aren't okay, but they're getting there, slowly coming to terms with what happened, with the knowledge that, in a few years, this will become the norm for them. The fact alone is horrifying, but they signed up for this.

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If y'all recall last week's post, you may remember Bakugou and Eijirou agreeing to speak after school. Well, here's what happened.

Behind their dormitory, Eijirou had asked Bakugou if he knew what caused everything to go as horribly wrong as it did back in the USJ. Bakugou doesn't say anything to this, but he recalls how he and Eijirou had lunged at Kurogiri and disregarded orders from the actual pro hero. He remembers how useless he was in the flood zone.

And he nods.

"... It was our fault," Eijirou says, and Bakugou tries so hard not to flinch at such a small statement. Because it was their fault. "If we didn't charge in, maybe... Maybe none of it would have happened."

"... Yeah."

Eijirou scans Bakugou's face, and hates that he can't even face him when confronted with the truth. He recalls how Bakugou had been so damn nasty to everyone when school started, how he called Izuku 'Deku' and tried to assault him. He recalls how much of a bully he seemed to be, and knows that's exactly what he was.

... He also recalls how Bakugou had begun to refer to them by their real names, how he's stopped insulting them and blowing up at every clap-back. He remembers Bakugou clearly fuming at their casual insults, but stopped himself from saying anything, settling with a glare and scoff, before he looked away.

He remembers Hanta, in their group therapy-kinda session, mentioning how he'd have probably died had Kouji and Bakugou not supported him in pulling the boat's two halves together.

He remembers how Bakugou had been on Day One, and compares him to the Bakugou stood in front of him.

"Look," Eijirou finally says, and Bakugou looks up at him with eyes full of anger, though none aimed at him, "I think you're arrogant, and you haven't done anything to back that arrogance up. You scored last in the Entrance Exams, just about missed punishment in the Q.A.T., ranked 13th on midterms, and you haven't even apologised to anyone for your shitty behaviour."

As Eijirou spoke, Bakugou slowly sunk into his shoulders, as if he could hide away from the truth. Seeing it only makes Eijirou even more worked up.

"You were probably some hot-shit back in Middle School, and U.A. is just reminding you how big the world is." Bakugou scowled, his face heating up and his hands balled into fists, shaking, though it wasn't clear if it was from anger or something else entirely.

But, the fact of the matter is, Day One Bakugou would have snapped by now. He would get in Eijirou's face and scream his head off, sparking explosions as if he was going to use his quirk on him. This Bakugou is quietly taking it, frustrated as he seems, and Eijirou isn't blind, spiteful, or petty enough to not see it.

"You want to be a hero, right?" Bakugou, once again, says nothing, but he nods his head, finally looking up to meet his eyes. As if it was the only truth he wasn't afraid to face. Eijirou feels his anger rise once more at the idea, but he stamps it down. For now. "I know you've improved already. But you're still lacking."

He holds a hand out, hating how it shook. Bakugou simply stares at it, his eyes wide. Eijirou thinks he looks a bit scared now.

"I'm not an idiot," Eijirou says, hand still raised to him. "I know that it's difficult enough to look at a new path. The uncertainty that comes with the unknown. And... sometimes it takes more strength to admit that you need help than to face it all for yourself."

Bakugou finally tears his eyes away from his hand, meeting Eijirou's eyes once more.

(Let's look into Bakugou's head, shall we?)

When that hand stretched out to him, Bakugou felt like he was trapped in sludge once more, unable to breathe, only making things worse as he let the panic drag him into the depths. He felt like he was surrounded by salty water, unable to use his quirk to defend himself and needing Hanta to help him escape from certain death.

When Eijirou held his hand out to him, he felt so damn helpless once more. Like those worthless bystanders were there once more, simply watching as he was dying. (He was dying, he was dying, and nobody was helping, nobody bothered to help, they were just watching, everyone except-).

"Accepting help just means acknowledging your limits, and I think that's brave."

So many years ago, hadn't he been in the same scenario? Falling into a river, water washing away everything that made him strong, made him invincible, and everyone was laughing. And, it should have been funny.

The Almighty Bakugou Katsuki had just fallen into a river, whereas everyone else was on dry land. It was funny, wasn't it? That was why he laughed too.

(But he'd felt so weak, so weak, as everything that made him strong, made him Almighty, was washed away by something so small.)

Then Deku, no, Midoriya, reached a hand out to him. "Are you okay?" he had asked. While everyone else was laughing, because it was funny!, Midoriya thought- no, he knew he needed help.

And maybe that was why he hurt him.

(Hound Dog's sessions come to mind. That first day, nothing happened. He just spoke about anything that came to mind, nothing about bullying, nothing about his fabricated grades, about everyone hating him, about being weak, about being called a villain.

But, the more sessions he had, the more Hound Dog made him reflect. Questioned everything until he got to the truth he was too cowardly to admit.

"Why did you hurt Midoriya?"

"Because he was a useless Deku."

"Why was he a useless 'Deku'?"

"Because!"

"Because why?"

"B-Because... he's quirkless...?"

"Then, if he's so useless, why is he thriving in U.A.?"

"I dunno..."

"Why?"

"Never bothered to look into it."

"I doubt that. Why are you lying to yourself?"

"... Because..."

"Because why?"

"Then... Then I'd have to admit... he's better than me."

"Why is he better than you?"

"... Because he's strong."

"Is that why you hurt him?"

"... I dunno.")

He was a liar. He was a liar, and a damn coward. Lying to himself just so he didn't have to face the truth. He knew why he hurt him. He knew why.

It was because he was stronger than him. Because he was strong enough to be dealt the shittiest hand and still win the game. He was able to make something of himself, despite being beaten down at every turn.

Because he was able to recognise how weak he was and actually do something about it.

Eijirou pushes his hand a bit further towards him. "Hey," he says, "let's take the first step together."

"..." He reaches out, and takes his hand. "Yeah."

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At the start of Week 10, Eijirou and Bakugou face Thirteen, and apologise for their actions during the USJ. Thirteen accepts their apologies and forgives them, citing that they're still learning, so they couldn't hold a grudge.

They still end up lecturing them about listening to those with more experience and to not let their emotions get the best of them. Eijirou feels lighter as they leave, and Bakugou reckons that, after the first step, the rest of them don't look so scary.

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All throughout the three weeks, everyone has been going overtime on training, doing whatever they can to get themselves up to shape before the Sports Festival. They even collaborate with 1-B, and Izuku tries to identify the biggest threat.

Setsuna and Nirengeki are the most obvious ones, being recommended students as Shouto and Momo were. While Momo is a threat in her own right, with her intelligence and versatility, Shouto's strength is simply overpowering to most.

Outside of them, Tenya was raised by heroes and thus has a bigger understanding of how to use his quirk in a fight, considering his brother's and parents' quirks are either identical or similar enough to function the same.

Mezou was a beast with the fastest reaction time and the strength to put it to use, which the USJ proved when he managed to save four of them from the portals before they had the chance to recognise what was happening.

Ochako could defeat you with a single touch, but paired unwell with long-range attacks, as that could successfully keep her away and even beat her without her landing a single touch on you.

Fumikage was one of the strongest in the class, with Dark Shadow providing more than enough power, and his bird head allowing for heightened senses that allowed him to process information and react to it faster.

Neitou would be able to turn the tables, or even them out, in most match-ups with a single touch, and would be even more threatening if he copied quirks beforehand, especially if he changed with each match.

Ibara's vines were stronger than they seemed, though they'd paired badly with anything that generated heat, or anythign sharp enough to cut through them. Still, she was clearly prepared for such a thing, changing her attack patterns to remain unpredictable.

Manga was a massive threat, with his attacks being so varied that predicting them would be a waste of time. With his varied attacks, it would be difficult to fight him, no matter who it was, whether it was Tooru or Shouto.

The most concerning of 1-A was Honenuki Juuzou, who would be able to constrain his opponent within moments due to his quirk. Especially if his opponent had no means of traversing a sinking ground or making a platform of their own.

Izuku keeps this to himself, silently planning how to fight each of them - just in case.

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During Week 10, Momo had been stewing. Ever since she'd noticed the improvements in Denki's handling of his quirk, she's been far too interested in the means of it. How Izuku helped him via analylsing his quirk and advising him how to use it to its fullest potential. She had no doubt Denki approached him due to lingering fear of his quirk's capabilities, and the results spoke for himself.

It was somewhat gratifying, watching him slowly become more and more capable with a metal baton, approaching Snipe for training his aim with a water gun, and seeing him do his best at regulating his electricity at a constant rate.

Over the week, she became more and more intriuged, observing, not just Denki, but Izuku too. She watches him as he mumbles and mutters to himself, writing in his notebook with a concerning level of obsession. At first, she found herself rather creeped out by it, feeling goosebumps erect on her skin and chills travel down her spine.

But, day by day, she realised how inane it would was to be put off by this display of passion.

That wariness slowly began to transform, and she found herself transfixed whenever Izuku would show interest in anything and everything, writing in his books with a level of concentration she would be jealous of, if it weren't so breathtaking.

It all builds up, and comes out all at once when she walks in on Ochako and Izuku speaking, where he analyses her quirk. She watches him break it down as if it were a simple wheelbarrow, rather than a complex system, as if her quirk was as simple and as plain as it could get.

She watches him completely rewrite Ochako's quirk, and her intriuge cannot stay quiet any longer.

So, after Ochako's analysis is complete and she's sent reeling from it all, Momo can't help but sit by them and ask for her own.

She was confident in her knowledge of her own quirk, but Ochako and many others had been too, and apparently Izuku's analysis proved them wrong.

And she was too.

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Notes:

Did NOT expect this to be this long, but I guess long posts are the default now. Meh, that's fine. Hope it makes the week-long waits worth it, especially later on

The next posts will be the Midterms ranking, and Quirk Analysis #2 for Denki, Ochako, and Momo. (I'm most excited about Ochako and Momo's, actually, as I feel like I spent the most time on them :))

Let me know how you feel about Bakugou's progression thus far. Didn't want to make it seem unnatural or apologetic or sympathetic in any way, so lemme hear your thoughts

Yes, it's a bit out of order, but the training in particular is spread across all three weeks

Conclusion:

Eijirou and Bakugou apologise to Thirteen

Midterms happen, with Momo ranking first, and Denki ranking last

Students train for the Sports Festival

Izuku is asked by Momo and Ochako for quirk analyses

[my-rewrite-academia]

I honestly don't know what to do I'm sorry copying and pasting you've got to be such good at writing that I feel useless but I don't want to give up on the fic i just don't know what else to do

Im sorry I'll stop copying and pasting but I won't stop make the fic but I will write in my own words

First of all, that's not my problem to deal with.

When I first started writing, I was awful. I kept switching tenses every other sentence, made paragraphs too long or too short, didn't know how to keep characters in-character, didn't know how to use dialogue tags, kept referring to characters as 'the blonde', 'the brunette', or even 'the bluenette', and so on.

It took me years before I thought of myself as a good writer, and I'm still seeking for improvement.

But not once have I copied and pasted.

'Write it good, write it bad. Just write it.'

I wouldn't have cared if your writing was bad, I would have just been overjoyed that someone actually took the time to write a fic inspired by my work. I've recieved flawed pieces made by others, but I didn't care that it was bad - I cared that they took the time to display their admiration.

Look– As long as you no longer copy-and-paste, I'm fine with you writing the fic. Write it bad, write it good, just write it.

Your writing will improve with experience. And you can't get that experience if you don't even try.

Don't be intimidated by people who you percieve as better than you. Learn from them.

[my-rewrite-academia]

Was it hard to choose a hero name for Izuku? I never liked him using the name Deku, I would have even thought it would have been better if he had picked Dekiru, but I liked the name you chose for him, besides giving it a different meaning.

Hello!

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I went through all sorts of names for him. Dekiru, first of all, but Ochako didn't have that misunderstanding as she picked up immediately that Bakugou wasn't very, erm, nice about calling him 'Deku'.

I also had names such as Shinzui, which means versatile, Gift, as a sort of slap to society's face who regarded him as 'giftless', and Sun, which was a call-back to Sun Tzu who wrote the Art of War, wherein it says that the greatest victory is that which requires no battle.

I went with Kyou, and some may say that, as it's a slur to quirkless people (in my rewrite), it's no different to picking 'Deku'. I argue that it is, as Deku was a very targetted name towards him. Kyou was something thrown at every quirkless individual, and by making it the name of a hero, Izuku would be saving thousands from being hurt by that name.

So, yeah, it was a bit hard, but Kyou felt the most symbolic to me, and it would be Izuku's next step on the path of heroism - saving people before the chance of them being hurt.

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Thanks for the ask!

[my-rewrite-academia]

Hello!! First off, I just wanted to say I love this rewrite. While I do enjoy the main series quite a bit I also acknowledge that it is very flawed and I like seeing how you go about things in this rewrite.

And second, I was wondering (if you've watched world heroes mission) if you will include humarise in your rewrite? The whole quirk doomsday theory was such an interesting plot point and concept, and so was the idea of a cult being formed around it. I really wish it hadn't been in just a one off movie and was actually explored a bit more (though I did like the movie).

Hello!

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Thank you! I enjoy writing this as well. I'm aware that people love canon and all that jazz, and I don't intend on being seen as a 'better' version, just a different version. I hope you continue to enjoy what's coming :)

As for Humarise, yes and no. I don't intend on adapting any of the movies, (as I'm not really a fan of them), but I do like aspects within them. I felt like Humarise was a great way to explore the treatment of quirkless people, but they didn't really do that, nor did Izuku have much introspection about it.

They will be included, but, as it will be set in Japan and not America, we don't really get much of them. More of references and mentions of them than any sort of arc dedicated to them.

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Thanks for the ask!