Guess what time it is?

"IT'S SPORTS FESTIVAL TIME BITCHES!" I yell, it echoing across the whole locker room as I jump on the benches. Beside me, I hear meowing. I look down at my new CAT. CAT finally gets introduced! If you ever watched Power Ranger S.P.D, you most likely know about the robot dog that can turn into A LITERAL FUCKING CANNON! YIP, THATS CAT! Except it's a robot cat instead of dog and doesn't turn into a literal cannon. I mean, it can, I just don't need to kill people here. It's much more useful, thus why I needed a special UA uniform that's a long-sleeved with magnetic material in it. I had to make specific shoes too, but it'll be worth it! Attached to the belt are the nunchucks I had to make. Now, back to the scene.

"IZUKU, YOU CAN'T BE CURSING LIKE THAT! ALSO, WHY DO YOU HAVE A ROBOT CAT!?" Iida decides to try and inform me. Great, now everyone is looking at CAT.

"CAT is my ticket to winning this show," I state as I get down from the benches and pet CAT, it purring to me. I hear Uraraka giggle beside me.

"Of all the things you could have done, you made a cat?"

"It's not an ordinary cat; it's CAT!" Some people don't understand.

"Shut up, Deku! I'm still going to beat your ass!" Bakugo decides to include himself in the conversation. I smirk.

"After the Sports Festival. I get self-conscious in front of an audience, Bakudear."

"GET OVER HERE, YOU DAMN DEKU!"

"WELP, TIME TO BLAST!" I run into my locker, throwing myself in. I can hear a blast outside of it. I smirk, "CAN'T GET ME WHEN I TRAP MYSELF! BESIDES, I GIVE THE SPEECH, YOU BRAT!" Oh shit, I just called someone by Shouta's go-to name. Fuck. I seriously need to spend less time with him.

"Stupid Deku, can you even get out?"

"Yip! I'll stay here for you, darling!" I sit down the best I could while staying in there. I can hear the mutters from inside the locker along with scratching, " I'm good, CAT!" The scratching stops. This is the kind of support I need in my life! Too bad it's from a robot. Suddenly, the room goes quiet. Then the door jerks open, cause me to fall onto the floor. Thankfully, CAT saves me by going under me. I look up to see a disapproving look from Shouta.

"What are you doing?" He growls at me. I know this is supposed to be serious, but that isn't in my vocabulary.

"Surviving."

"Just go sit down, brat." Damn, someone is grumpy. He has been the past couple of days, and, for once, I have nothing to do with it...I think. I move to sit down next to Uraraka with CAT sitting in front of me. Shouta gives a weird look at CAT before starting his speech.

"You kids need to give it all. As that General Education student said, your positions in the course are on the line. Don't mess up." Simple yet straight to the point. I can stick with it. Shouta leaves the room because he has to be an announcer next to Hizashi. I forgot about the General Ed student, but I'll get him too. All I know is that he looks like Shouta's secret love child.

It's going to be fun torturing him.

Anyway, that leaves the nervous energy in the room until Todoroki decides he needs to face me.

"Izuku." Finally, I get an actual cute boy to communicate with me!

"Yes?" I say with a smooth voice.

"Between the two of us, it's safe to say that I am the stronger one." Damn it.

"Um, I don't have a quirk darling. That is a given. Shouldn't you be talking about this to Bakugo?"

"YEAH, HALF-AND-HALF!" Bakugo, for once in his damn life, supports me.

"I would, but you have teachers to back you up. I notice how you, Present Mic, and Midnight get along." Um...

"Um...we sang the theme to Titanic. You can't take us seriously." This peppermint boy as the nerve to growl at me!

"You aren't listening! You have an advantage that the rest of us don't have." If this were a singing competition, I would. Otherwise, that's called bullshitting life.

"Isn't your father the burning trashcan, though?" I decide to point out. Wrong move apparently.

"Don't even bring up that bastard like that!" Daddy issues, " Fine. How were you able to defeat the Nomu? That thing was created specifically for All Might." It takes all my energy not to flinch. I'm still recovering from that kind of sort of.

"Um, support items?" What do you expect me to say? 'OH YAS, I BEAT THAT SUCKER BY HAVING SOME IMAGINARY QUIRK THAT EXPLODES ITS BRAINS! ' Yeah, no. I fucking wish.

"Either way, I'm declaring war on you." DAMN IT! I WILL NEVER GET A PEPPERMINT HUSBAND NOW!

"Alright, I guess right back at ya. Don't expect me to go easy, or I will take your pedestal out from under your feet." I snarl as I walk off, surprising the kids with my tone. It's people like him who piss me off — people who over-rely on quirks. Like I have said before if you give someone a gun, a quirked person can dodge it, but for how long? Time to go.

Time to kick some ass.

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Hizashi calls us out, and I lead us out with CAT at my side. I must say that the man knows how to hype a crowd! I guess if you're a radio start that is bound to happen. Somehow, my girl Nemuri got to be the central coach in a fucking dom outfit! The +18 hero is the coach for first-year students.

This is going to be interesting.

"WITH INTRODUCTIONS OUT OF THE WAY, CAN MIDORIYA IZUKU COME UP TO DO HIS SPEECH PLEASE?!" Nemuri announces as I walk past the crowd of students, standing up at the podium. Oh, I remember what Nezu and Shouta told me about this!

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The Conversation Between Nezu And I

I was told by Nezu I had to do the speech this year because I got first on the entrance exam. I'm the class representative.

Yes, your idiot with technology is your class representative. A quirkless dude is your class representative.

Yep.

Anyway, onto the conversation.

"Do you trust a psychotic kid to give a speech?" I ask the rat himself.

"Sure, I do! It was between you and Bakugo, and I've seen him!" Of all things Nezu and I can agree with, it's Bakugo.

"Someone gets me! But what do you expect?"

"Well, you are the first quirkless kid in this school, let alone the hero course. You could use this as your statement if you wanted to. This is all up to you. Make it as dramatic as you want! I do have a deal for you, though." I'm not sure how I feel about this.

"Alright, what is it?"

"Well, since the Sports Festival is displayed on public channels, that means we are stuck on specific rules. For example, we are not supposed to curse. This is something that you are horrible at. Each time a student curses where the audience can hear it, I have to pay a thousand fine."

"Damn, that is expensive."

"You just proved my point there. Usually, I have fifty thousand set aside for my student's foul language. However, this year, I set aside a hundred thousand because of you."

"OKAY, I KNOW I CAN BE BAD, BUT I'M NOT THAT BAD!"

"I say otherwise. The deal is that if you limit your cursing and save me money, you will get a free pass to cause trouble."

"DEAL!"

"I knew it. It will be interesting to see how Aizawa deals with you. But the overall conversation is to limit your cursing and be as dramatic as you want!"

"Got it."

I can tell you the conversation is VERY different for Shouta.

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The Conversation Between Shouta and I

This is the same day Nezu told me.

"I assume you know about the speech you have to do?" Shouta asks me from the couch as I cook.

"Yes, why?" I respond.

"Don't do something stupid. I know you're aiming for something. We both know what. You have to prove you're an asset to everybody. " For once, Shouta is correct.

"I know. I have a plan."

"Should have known."

"Yeah, you should have."

That conversation ended with a punch in the stomach.

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I stand at the podium with CAT beside me, making sure I look at everybody. You would think I would be nervous. But I am not.

I am determined.

"Before I say what I want to say, I would like to rewind in time to little bit to when I was a little boy. People did not expect me to become a hero. If anything, they expected failure. All because of who I am. I wanted to be the hero with a smile on his face in the face of danger like All Might. I wanted to be able to provide people comfort.

However, how am I suppose to do that when people looked down upon me?

Yes, I was bullied.

Yes, I was beaten.

Yes, I was told to end my life.

How was I suppose to face that?

Well, that was a simple answer for me: I joked with them, laughing at them because they have no idea what is coming at them.

I am standing before you at UA, something people expected was impossible! I want to become a hero to show that no matter what the hell you been through, YOU CAN GET UP AGAIN! I WANT TO BECOME A HERO TO SHOW YOU THAT IT IS POSSIBLE, EVEN AFTER ALL THE BS I WENT THROUGH TO DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH LIFE! WE STRIVE TO SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN, NOT JUST WORDS!" I take a deep breath, looking up with a massive smile on my face. People are already clapping, yells of the encouraging echoing throughout.

"I do not expect you to understand me. You want me to prove myself. I get it. You want us to prove that you can rely on us to protect you. That is what we are doing here today! WE ARE HERE TO PROVE OURSELVES TO YOU THAT WE ARE CAPABLE TO TAKING CARE OF YOU! LET US BE YOUR HOPE AND LIGHT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION! NOW, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET US GET IT ON LIKE DONKEY KONG! PLUS ULTRA!" I scream, stepping back as the whole stadium roars with excitement and 'plus ultra.' I moved back to my group with CAT as the stadium struggles to calm down. My classmates look at me with shock. Maybe I went too far. I look towards the booth to see Hizashi crying happily, and Shouta looking at me with a smile.

I think that's like the second or third time he has ever smiled at me. What the fuck do I do a majority of the time that makes him grumpy? I look back at Nemuri to see her also crying with a smile. She takes a moment before snapping the whip, getting everyone's attention.

"That was such a wonderful speech! Oh, the youth! IT REALLY TURNS ME ON! Now, without delay, let's see what our first round would be!" Nemuri walks over a wheel before spinning it. Taking a moment, it lands on something. Don't ask me; I don't understand, " Your first challenge is an obstacle course! The rules are that you are allowed to use your quirks to go through, but you can't move off the obstacle course or sabotage your opponents. Everyone line up at the gate!" Everyone crowds around the gate for some head start. I fix the visor headset on my head. The visor has heat reading just like my costume, but it's turned off right now. It's mostly for protection now, but we will see it in action later, maybe. The headset is for commands to CAT. Speaking of CAT.

"CAT, arms," I demand. CAT meows before I spread my arms slightly. CAT unfolds from being a cat, flying onto my arms to become robot arms. That is why I had to make a particular uniform. I tried without it and twisted both my arms to the point of damage.

Thank God Recovery Girl exists! Too bad, she isn't my biggest fan.

The arms have multiple features, though I will let it be a surprise for everyone. I stay in the back, smirking. These fuckers have no idea what is coming their way.

"IT'S TIME FOR THE FIRST ROUND TO BEGIN AND START!" Nemuri screams into the microphone, smacking her whip.

While the gates are opening, I use the first feature to CAT to fly over their heads. I added grappling hooks to this baby. The cave drops in temperature, Todoroki is wanting to ruin the wedding by freezing everyone to the floor.

Class 1-A knows better. We get out easily.

I hear Hizashi screaming in the distance, " THE SECRET OBSTACLE: THE ENTRANCE TO THE OBSTACLE COURSE! IT'S SO FLOODED THAT NOBODY CAN MOVE. BOTH TODOROKI AND MIDORIYA SEEM TO HAVE FOUND THE SOLUTION TO THEIR PROBLEM. TODOROKI FREEZES EVERYBODY TO THE GROUND, ALLOWING HIM TO GO FORTH WHILE MIDORIYA LITERALLY BECAME DONKEY KONG, FLYING OVER THE COMPETITION!"

"I WASN'T KIDDING WHEN I SAID IT WAS ON LIKE DONKEY KONG!" I entertain the people below. I swing out of the cave, screaming, " CAT, ROLLY MODE!" I landed on my feet in front of the trapped contestants. CAT moves off my arms, becoming boots on my feet. These babies have wheels, making me able to zip through the first obstacle. The flipping robots from the entrance exam. Good thing I don't have to hack these bastards. I feel the temperature changing behind me. "CAT, ICE WHEELS!" I came in prepared. The wheels changed to spikes as I wait for the perfect moment to jump, jumping on the ice field Todoroki created. Ice wheels are slower though, so that is still a good move on his part. Too bad, he is still running. Though, being the dramatic bitch I am, I have to do something extra.

"CAT put on Chamillionair's Ridin' Dirty! Oh, and regular wheels again, please! We're about to get off the ice." CAT does what I ask of it. I grin huge as I continue swerving around the bots. Then, the lyrics.

THEY SEE ME ROLLIN! THEY HATIN'! PATROLLING THEY TRYIN TO CATCH ME RIDIN DIRTY!

"THE FIRST COURSE IS THE BOTS FROM THE ENTRANCE EXAMS. HOWEVER, IT'S SERIOUSLY NOT RECOMMENDED TO FIGHT THESE GUYS! WITH THE PLACES, WE HAVE MIDORIYA IN FIRST RIDING DIRTY! IN SECOND, TODORKI WITH HIS ICE AND THIRD BAKUGO!" Hizashi exclaims. My man. Of course, the English teacher would know it.

Oh, what I live for in life. The lyrics blast as I arrive at the next obstacle that features pitfalls.

"MIDORIYA HAS ARRIVED TO THE SECOND OBSTACLE, WHICH IS THE PITFALL OF DEATH! NO WORRIES, NOBODY WILL ACTUALLY DIE!"

"CAT, boots!" CAT meows as it removes the wheels, switching to boots. I can feel the two boys behind me catching up. That is the MAJOR downfall with CAT. It takes about 5 seconds to change to minor things like wheels to boots and about 20 to do a significant switch. They will probably pass me. I'm right as I see Todoroki freeze himself and bridge, and Bakugo explode himself over. The boots feature a jump boost that should get me over hell zone. I do consider it for a second for the shit I do. The music shuts off as I run forward, jumping over the pitfalls of doom. When I land, I run and jump again. By the time I get across the falling zone, I see the final obstacle and the two hotshots ahead.

"THE FINAL OBSTACLE: THE MINEFIELDS! MINES ARE SCATTERED ACROSS THE FIELD THAT YOU MUST AVOID. THEY WILL ONLY THROW THE STUDENT UP, BUT IT CAN SLOW THEM DOWN!" Hizashi informs me. I wonder. I step on one on purpose, waiting a moment before it explodes. That's too slow for us.

"CAT, rolly mode! Oh, and Ridin' Dirty again, please!" CAT meows, bring the wheels back, and the music turns back on. Then, I do something stupid.

I zoom across a field of mines, a whole row exploding behind me. I grin. I quickly speed past the two, the two look at each other before speeding up to catch up with me. The mines are throwing them off, though. I lean forward for more speed. Robots will always outspeed humans unless they have a speed quirk.

"MIDORIYA HAS TAKEN THE LEAD ONCE MORE, INTERRUPTING THE FIGHT BETWEEN BAKUGO AND TODOROKI! THEY ARE NOW AFTER THE MAIN SHOW, BUT WILL THEY CATCH UP!? MIDORIYA IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE MINES BY EXPLODING THEM TO THROW THEM OFF!"

"DEKU, GET BACK HERE YOU BASTARD!" Bakugo screams. I look back a moment.

"CAT, increase the volume. I don't want to hear him." With a meow, the music increases dramatically, the bass so loud it's shaking the ground. I get out of the minefield, and CAT speeds up due to the lack of mines, able to outspeed the dumbasses behind me as I roll through the gate, smirking as I ask CAT to turn off the music.

"IN FIRST PLACE, WE HAVE NONE OTHER THAN MIDORIYA IZUKU. IN SECOND, WE HAVE TODOROKI SHOTO, AND THIRD IS BAKUGO KATSUKI!"

I grin. CAT becomes a cat again and sits behind me.

You don't fuck with someone who has robotics on their side.