Shoto and Izuku stared at each other for a moment, then his eyes move to Tori, and she gave her own glare to him.

Izuku says to him, "We should probably eat soon. The cafeteria's gonna be busy. Don't you think?" While Shoto only stared at him, and his stare intimidated the green-haired boy. While Tori thought, "I can't tell what he's thinking."

"I was overwhelmed," started Shoto, "And it made me break the promise I made to myself a long time ago," he then looks at his left hand, "Iida and Kaminari, Yaoyorozu and Tokoyami, Uraraka. None of them felt it. I was the only one who could sense your true power. It reminded me of something, experiencing All Might's quirk."

"Oh yeah, ok. Is that all?" asked Izuku.

"I'm saying, the power coming from you felt the same as All Might's," said Shoto.

"Shit! No way Midoriya is getting out of this one," thought Tori, while panicking, even Izuku had a wide eye look on his face.

Then Shoto asks, "Midoriya, tell me. Are you really All Might's secret love child or something?"

Everything froze for a moment, and Tori was doing her best as she can to keep herself composed, "Bahahaha, what! What made him think that?" she laughed in her mind. Then she thinks back on the conversation that he and Shoto had earlier, "Hmm, maybe that's why."

She snaps back, as Shoto asks Izuku again, "Well, are you?"

Izuku denies at he was flailing, "No, no way. That's not it at all. But I guess even if I was, I'd totally say I wasn't, so you probably won't believe me no matter what. Anyway, I promise, you've got the wrong idea," then he asks, "And... Why would you even think that about me?"

"'That's not it all,' is interesting wording. It suggests there is something between you two that you're not supposed to talk about," said Shoto.

"Damnit Midoriya!" screamed Tori in her mind.

Shoto says, "My father is the hero Endeavor. You must've heard of him. Which means you're aware that he's the number two hero. So, if you're connected to the number one hero, All Might, in some way... that would mean that I have even more reason to beat you."

***

Meanwhile, somewhere else.

All Might greets Endeavor, "Yo! Long time no see. Let's catch up, Endeavor."

"All Might..." says Endeavor, lowly.

"I haven't talked to you since that press conference ten years ago. Been a while. I saw you and figured I'd say hi," said All Might.

"Did you now? Well then, if that's all you wanted to do, we're done," said Endeavor, "Chatting like we're old friends. What a joke."

The number one hero laughs as he jumps over the number two hero, he lands and asks, "Come on, why the cold shoulder?" Endeavor growls in annoyance, but All Might brushes it off, "You should be thrilled. After all, your son's doing very well out there, just using half of his power. You must be a great teacher."

Endeavor asks, "Are you implying something?"

"No. I want to know your secrets," answered All Might, "How do we train the next generation of heroes?"

But Endeavor says, "Do you really think I'd tell you anything I've taught the boy? You're all flash and no brains as usual," he walks past All Might as he shoulder bumps him, "Out of my way."

"Okay," was the only thing that All Might could say, as Endeavor kept walking downstairs.

The number two then stopped, "Let me assure you of on thing, All Might. Whatever it takes, that kid of mine will beat you, someday. I'll make sure of it. That's why I made him," he grins.

"You did what?" asked All Might, a bit concerned.

Endeavor eyes him, "He's in a rebellious phase right now. But he will take your place. I'll make sure of it," and he walks away.

***

Back with the trio in the hallway.

"My old man is ambitious. He aims for the top. He used his power to make a name for himself as a hero. But he was never able to best All Might, so the Symbol of Peace is living proof of his failure. He's still at it, though, trying to take down All Might. One way or another," said Shoto.

"I'm not really sure what you're getting at," said Izuku, "What are you trying to tell me, Todoroki?"

"Yeah, and why am I here too?" asked Tori.

"Have you ever heard of quirk marriages?" asked Shoto, "They became a problem in the first few generations after superpowers became widespread. There were those who sought out potential mates solely with the intention of creating powerful children. Many people were forced into relationships. They were simply viewed as old-fashioned arranged marriages. But, clearly, it was unethical. My father has not only a rich history of accomplishments, but plenty of money to throw at his problems. He bought my mother's relatives to get his hands on her quirk. And now he's raising me to usurp All Might. It's so annoying. I refuse to be a tool for that scumbag. In every memory of my mother, I only see her crying," he holds his left hand over his left-side of his face, "I remember she called my left-side unbearable, before she poured boiling water on my face."

"That's why he has that scar," thought Tori.

"The reason why I picked a fight with you was to show my old man what I was capable of doing. Without having to rely on his damned fire quirk. You see, I'm going to show him that I reject his power, and I can take first place without using it," said Shoto.

Little did they know that there is someone else listening to their one-sided conversation. Katsuki, is in another part of the hallway, standing behind a wall.

"Now, hold on," said Tori, "If you believe that Midoriya here is connected to All Might, then why am I here?"

"There is something I want to ask about you Tsubasa, your speed, it's almost like the number three hero," said Shoto.

"No, don't ask me..." thought Tori.

"Are you related to Hawks? Are you his secret love child?" asked Shoto.

"What?! God, no. Everybody ask me that all of the time, yes, there may be some similarities, but we are not related," denied Tori.

Then after her answer, Shoto walks away, he says, to Izuku, "You're obviously connected to All Might and Tsubasa knows about it. Even if you won't tell me about it. But no matter how fiercely you come at me in the future, I will defeat you using only my right side. I can assure you of that."

Izuku thinks about his words as Tori says, "Whoo, that was intense right Midoriya?" she looks up to see him gone, "Midoriya?" looks around and saw him going after Shoto.

"Hey, wait!" called Izuku after Shoto, "I'm only here because others have supported me. I've been really lucky. In fact, I've had even more help since I've come to UA," he thinks back on everyone he has met, then he says, "All Might is constantly saving people with a fearless smile. He's the greatest hero. And I wanna be just like him. In order to do that, I have to be strong enough to become number one. I know my motivation might seem stupid compared to yours. But, still, I can't lose this either. I owe it to everyone who's supported me to try my best. You declared war on me earlier. Well, right back at you," he clenches his fist and looked at Shoto, "I am going to beat you," his face filled with determination, after his declaration, the two-haired boy walks away. Meanwhile, after Katsuki is done listening to them, he also walks away.

***

After some time, the energy is up in the stadium.

"Get those foam fingers in the air! It's almost time for the last round!" announced Present Mic, "But before that, good news for everyone who didn't make the finals. Since this is a sports festival, we've prepared some super-fun side games everyone can participate in. We even brought in cheerleaders from America to get your blood pumping!"

Then the two teachers in the announcer's box see something unexpected, "Hold up," said Present Mic.

"What are they doing?" asked Aizawa.

It is revealed the all of the girls in class 1-A, minus Tori, are in the same cheerleader outfits that the girls from America are wearing. They look mortified.

"Looks like the Class 1-A  is goin' full-on fanservice!" commented Present Mic.

Denki and Minoru are seen giving each other thumbs-up.

Momo yells at them, "What?! You tricked us? You're gonna regret this!"

A LITTLE WHILE AGO...

Denki says to two of the girls, "Yaoyorozu. Jiro."

Momo turns to him, "Uh-huh, do you need something?"

Minoru answers, "Well, I'm sure you already know since you're like, a class rep..." he points to the American cheerleaders, "But they said all the girls have to wear those uniforms for the big cheer battle this afternoon."

Jiro, flustered, "Huh?!"

"That's odd. This is the first I'm hearing about it. Are you sure?" asked Momo.

"You don't have to believe me if you wanna get in trouble," said Minoru, he adds, "But this is coming straight from Mr. Aizawa. I thought maybe you'd forgotten, so I figured I'd remind you, just in case," as Denki nods in agreement.

BACK TO THE PRESENT!

Momo falls to her knees, "Why is it that I always end up falling for that little pervert's stupid schemes? I even used my quirk to make these outfits."

"Ugh, I hate those guys!" said Jiro as she threw down her pompoms in frustration.

"We do have a little time before the finals start, and I kinda like these uniforms, so..." said Toru and she starts waving her pompoms in the air, "How 'bout we just roll with it!"

Jiro asks, "Are you crazy!" as she blushes.

Tsuyu looks at the invisible girl and compliments, "Wow, Toru. You've got skills."

Then Present Mic announces, "Have fun competing in these little side games, everyone! After they're over, the 17 students from the top five teams will be duking it out one-on-one in a tournament style fighting competition! I promise you're not gonna wanna miss these epic match-ups!"

"Aw, yeah. Finally getting the chance to show what we're made of," said Ejiro as his eyes shined with excitement, "I watch these finals every year, and now I'm actually in them!"

Mina asks, "So, wait. Is it always a tournament?"

Hanta answers, "The final's always a one-on-one competition, but they switch it up every time. Last year, it was a foam sword-fighting match."

Midnight, who is on the stage, says "Come closer and draw lots to see who you're up against. Then enjoy the pleasure of the recreational games before we start. The seventeen finalists have the option of participating in those activities or sitting out to prepare for battle. I'm sure you all want to conserve your stamina. I'll start with the first place team."

Then Mashirao raises his hand, "Um, excuse me," Midnight stops, he then says, "Sorry. But I'm withdrawing," everyone is shocked.

"I wonder why," thought Tori, out loud.

"Ojiro, no way!" said Izuku.

"But this is a rare chance for you to get scouted," said Tenya.

Their classmate says, "It just wouldn't be right. I barely remember anything from the cavalry battle until the very end of it. I think it was that guy's quirk."

Tori sees the same purple-haired student turn his head, "Him?" thought Tori.

Mashirao continues, "I know this is a great opportunity. I wish I could take advantage of it, but my conscience won't let me."

"Think about this," said Izuku.

"I have, okay?" said Mashirao, "Everyone gave their all in round two, but I was just somebody's puppet. No way. I don't wanna advance if I don't even know how I got here. It wouldn't be fair."

Toru says, "You're making way too much of this!" as she waved her pompoms, "Just kill it in the finals and prove you should be here."

"Yeah, what she said. I didn't do much in the battle either," agreed Mina.

"Guys, I think you should respect his choice, if he wants to drop out of the competition then he can," said Tori.

Mashirao says, "Thanks Tsubasa. But I'm talking about my pride here. I refuse to give that up," then he asks, "Also, why are all the girls, except for Tsubasa, dressed like cheerleaders," all of the girls groan in embarrassment.

Then another student, also from Shinso's team, raises his hand up, "Nirengeki Shoda from Class 1-B. I think I should withdraw for the exact same reason. Regardless of how strong I am, this isn't how I wanted to get here. It would go against the values of the festival to advance without earning my spot."

Ejiro had tears in his eyes, "Listen to these guys! They're so manly!"

In the announcer's box, Present Mic comments, "Well, now. Here's another weird turn of events."

Aizawa says, "We'll have to see what Midnight has to say, about all this since she's the one in charge."

Midnight says, "This sort of talk is incredibly naive, my boys. That turns me on! Shoda! Ojiro! You're withdrawn!"

Everyone thought, "Did she say it turns her on?" as they were a bit shocked with her wordings.

As for Yuga, he grabs Mashirao's shoulder and says, "Don't worry. I'll win it for you," as he had sparkles around him.

"Now let's see. Since there was an odd number of students for the finals, I'll move up one student from the sixth-place cavalry team so we will have enough contestants and it will be even," said Midnight.

An orange-haired student, Itsuka Kendo, says, "We were frozen most of the time. Honestly, we barely did anything in the cavalry battle. Isn't that right?"

Everyone else who was on her team agreed, Itsuka says, "You should choose from the group that kept fighting. Team Tetsutetsu."

"Kendo!" said Tetsutetsu in surprise.

"I'm not doing this as a favor. It's just fair," she admitted.

"Seriously, you guys!" he clenches his fists, "Thank you!"

Midnight then announces, "And so, Tetsutetsu has advanced to the final round," she cracks her whip and says, "Take a look at the bracket, my dears. These are your opponents!"

The screen reveals the names on the brackets and the crowd cheers.

KIRISHIMA VS TETSUTETSU.

They both say at the same time, "Seriously?! How does this keep happening?"

TOKOYAMI VS YAOYOROZU.

Fumikage says, "I'll give it my all."

Momo replies, "Good. That's all that I ask of you."

ASHIDO VS AOYAMA.

Yuga says, "Ma cherie. I'm afraid it's the end of the road for you."

"I can't wait to melt your butt!" said Mina.

KAMINARI VS TSUBASA.

"Guess we are against each other huh?" said Denki.

"Don't worry I'll avenge the girls you tricked," she smiles a bit evilly, and he chuckles nervously.

Izuku looks up to see who he is up against.

SHINSO VS MIDORIYA.

"I'm the first match of the first bracket," thought Izuku, "Which means I might fight Todoroki next, great."

He thinks the last thought as sees the next match is.

TODOROKI VS SERO.

As Izuku thinks about his opponent, the purple-haired student from earlier asks him, "That is you, right? Izuku Midoriya?" The green-haired boy recognized him from weeks ago and his declaration of war.

The student then asks, "A pleasure. So, you excited?"

Just as Izuku was about to answer, Mashirao stops him by blocking his mouth with his tail, "Not so fast," Hitoshi on the other hand smirks and walks away.

Izuku asks him, "Ojiro. What's the deal?"

The tailed boy answers, "You can't say a word to him."

Meanwhile Shoto is observing the brackets, as he hopes that Izuku would win so he could face him.

As for Katsuki he sees his bracket.

URARAKA VS BAKUGO.

He asks out loud, "Uraraka? Who the hell's that?" as Ochaco looks a bit scared.

Then there's,

IIDA VS HATSUME.

Mei approaches Tenya, "Hey legs. You're Iida, right?"

He answers, "Correct. I'm Tenya Iida."

"Oh, that's perfect! I have something nice for you!" she said with sparkles in her goggles.

Now it's time for recreational games, Present Mic announces, "Okay! Let's press pause for a momentary interlude! Before the battles begin, it's time for some pulse-pounding side games!"

Some of the 1-A girls, who are in the cheerleading outfits, they are doing some cheer moves.

Present Mic announces, "First, how about a scavenger hunt!"

Many students rush off to get a card, and whatever reads on the card, they have to submit it to Midnight.

Tori, narrating: "Even though we were told to have fun, those of us in the tournament couldn't relax. Some tried to come up with a strategy. Some tried to rest their bodies. There were those who prepped for the fight. Or tried to hype themselves up. And others still who just focused on trying to calm their nerves. We wanted to be ready for anything. And before we knew it, the finals began."

Cementoss can be seen building the stage for the final round using cement, he finishes up and says, "That's it. I'm pretty much done here."

Present Mic thanks him, "Thank you, Cementoss!" then he shouts out, "Hey, sports fans. Are you ready?" the crowd cheers, "After all the action you've already witnessed, it's time for the real battles to begin! Can ya feel the excitement? Our competitors are on their own now! Sometimes, heroes have only themselves to rely on. Heart. Skill. Strength. Wisdom. Courage. They'll have to use all of these things to rise to the top!"

Meanwhile Izuku is standing in the hall just outside of the arena, trying to calm his heart, until he heard All Might behind him, "Hey/Midoriya," he turns to see his mentor in his skinny form and his classmate, Tori, All Might continues, "Sorry, I haven't said hi. You've been great. You harnessed One for All," and gives his student a thumbs up.

Izuku says, "No, not really. I'm still worried about using it. I imagine the egg in the microwave or how it felt to hit that villain. But I'm still not in control. It feels so unpredictable, like I might be ripped apart if I'm not completely focused. Besides, I'm still not ready to fully wield it, I can tell. Even after so much training, my body is weak. It just can't handle your power at one hundred percent."

All Might agrees, "Yeah, if we're talking about how much of One for All you'd be able to use at this point, I'd say my closest guess would be around five percent or so."

Tori comments, "That's not really a lot, but it's still progress."

This shocked Izuku, "What? Only five percent? Wow, okay. I guess I really have been getting by because of luck and my friends helping me out."

All Might smacks his head, snapping his student out his thoughts, he says, "All I wannna hear you say is that you'll do your best, damn it! There's no such this as luck. You're never gonna become the hero you want to be if you believe in something like that," Izuku looks at him, "Listen. Whenever you're scared or nervous about a fight," All Might shifts into his muscle form, "Just try and deal with it by smiling! You've made it this far, kid. Even if you're worried, you must stand tall. Don't forget that I'm counting on you, and cheering you on!"

"Yeah, me too, anyways I'll head to the stands, good luck Midoriya," said Tori and left the two.

Then Present Mic announces, "Alright, audience! Let's cut to the good stuff and not delay these finals any longer! Welcome our first fighters," the images of the first fighters appear on the big screen, "Whoa, he looks kinda scared in that picture, doesn't he?"

Izuku walks onto the field as Present Mic announces, "It's Izuku Midoriya from the hero course versus..."

His opponent walks onto the field as he is also announced, "Hitoshi Shinso from general studies, who really hasn't done anything to stand out yet," then Present Mic explains, "The rules are simple. Immobilize your opponent or force them outta the ring. You can also win by getting the other person to cry uncle! Bring on the injuries, 'cause we've got our very own Recovery Girl waiting on standby! So put your morals aside and don't be afraid to play dirty! But of course, no life-threatening crap, folks. It's not allowed! Real heroes use their power to throw villains in jail, not kill them."

Cementoss adds in, "I'll stop anyone who tries to get too rough."

Izuku sighs, then Shinso says, "So you can just give up, huh? In a way, this is a test of how strong your spirit is. If you know what you want your future to hold for you, you can't worry about what other people think."

Present Mic starts, "Ready?"

Shinso continues, "That monkey was going on about his pride earlier."

"Begin!"

Then the opponent says, "But I just think he's an idiot for throwing away his chance like that."

This angers Izuku and says as he approaches his opponent, "Don't you talk about him that way!" then he freezes.

Shinso smiles and says, "That's it. I win."

In the stands, where the rest of the class 1-A are sitting, Mashirao stands up in frustration, "I warned him not to say anything!" while Tori leans closer to the railing to observe better.

Present Mic comments, "Huh? Hey, hey, what's the dealio? This is the first match! It should start out with a bang! The fight has just begun and Izuku Midoriya completely frozen?"

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