(A/N: wait for the song to begin then read, it makes it more fun, you don't have too if don't want to😋.)

The last duel of the first round in the finals between Uraraka and Bakugou will soon commence. Izumi made her way to the waiting area where the combatants waited for their call, "Ocha-chan?." Izumi called out to the brunette who jumped a bit, "Nervous?." The greenette asked, "A little, I mean I'll be fighting Bakugo." She said with a nervous smile, Izumi saw the scared look in her eyes.

"I might have a plan for you to stand a chance against Bakugou, but I can't guarantee you'll get victory, the rest is up to you." She said giving Ochaco a sliver of hope.

Later

"WE'RE FINALLY AT THE LAST MATCH FOR THE FIRST ROUND!!!." Present Mic announced

"FROM CLASS 1A WE HAVE THE UNPREDICTABLE OCHACO URARAKA, AND ON THE OTHER SIDE WE HAVE KATSUKI BAKUGOU, THE MAN WITH FURY!!!."

The crowd cheered in anticipation as they watched the strong cocky blonde make his way to the battle field, as Katsuki gave a threatening glare at the brunette he was surprised when she returned the gesture with a determined gaze.

"Give it up round face!, I'm gonna give it my all and it's not going to be pretty." Katsuki warns her as he creates small explosions from his palm to scare the female. Ochaco takes a deep breath to calm her shaking arms and calmly remembers what Izumi said, "His first move will be a right hook, you need to strike first and tap Katsuki to send him out of bounds using your Quirk."

"3...2...1... BEGIN!!!." Midnight shouts,

Ochaco swiftly ran towards the exploding bomb, Katsuki immediately threw a blast of power at her with a flick of his hand.

As predicted Katsuki's first attack was his right hook, but sadly she wasn't able to avoid it. Plumes of smoke engulfed the field, he caught sight of her silhouette and threw a barrage of explosions and attacks.

The crowd gasps at Bakugou's attack as he showed no mercy towards the brunette, class 1A were silently praying, Iida and Midoriya were at the edge of their seat, worry etched on their faces.

As the smoke cleared they were surprised to see a tattered P.E. uniform that she sent through the smoke as a distraction. Luckily she was wearing a black tank top, Ochaco immediately gets the drop on him, but Katsuki's lightning-fast reflexes allow him to counterattack and blast her away. The female continues her onslaught on attacking Katsuki over and over without rest. He continues to use his explosions to keep her away, the display of such violence was upsetting the viewing crowd.

Every time Ochaco is an inch close to tapping Katsuki, she was sent tumbling with an explosion to the face. However she still keeps on trying.

"She can't keep this up!." A viewer said with worry,

"But she's not stopping anytime soon." another said casually,

Some of the fans think Ochaco is getting desperate with her attacks, Izumi notices the comment, "Tch, they should at least give her a chance." She sneered, Iida looked at her in confusion.

The fans started to boo at Katsuki for being too rough, however the heroes were impressed with Katsuki's fierceness and acknowledgment of his opponent's strength and that he's simply doing everything he can to keep the brunette at bay so he can come out on top. "Stop moving round face!!!." Katsuki growled clearly annoyed with the females foolish tactic.

"Thanks Bakugou..." Ochaco pants,

Once the smoke cleared they saw the female's skin marred with burns and bruises, she was breathing heavily as she was clearly tired but she had the element of surprise under her sleeve.

Katsuki looked up and saw debris of different sizes floating above him like a meteor belt, with a touch of her fingers, the battle field was greeted with falling debris raining down on them like a storm, she ran towards her opponent.

"I can do this, I can win!, just like Deku!." The brunette said in her thoughts, the image of her friends well fought victories and the vision of her family smiling at her achievement raced in her vision.

With this kind of attack, she can find an opening whether Katsuki evades or counterattacks.

"You may not win, but you can show them you have a fighting chance." Izumi's voice echoed in her head as she took it to heart.

However, her plan immediately backfires as Katsuki raises his hand up and blasts the sky to oblivion with one hit, a gust of wind blows at the faces of the crowd which brings them out of their shocked state. The explosive yield sent the brunette tumbling back once again.

"You're just another extra, so stay down if you know what's good for you!." Katsuki roars,

Once the smoke clears from the initial scuffle, they find Ochaco barely holding up to fight back, " I'm not done yet... I have to show them... I can..." She winces in pain as she tries to keep standing but ends up collapsing either way, Ochaco has reached her limit after taking the brunt of many explosions.

Before losing complete consciousness, the female saw the running figures of her friends as they made their way towards her. Iida gently carries her to the infirmary to get her healed, as they make their way towards the tunnel, Izumi gives Katsuki a deadly look as Midnight declares the blond the winner and will advance to the next round.

Later

Katsuki was making his way to the viewing area with the rest of his classmates, when a green blur appeared before him, out of instinct he tried to blast the intruder but his arms were instantly pinned behind him.

Gathering his bearings he saw Izumi holding him down, her presence was making him a little nervous. "We have to stop meeting like this." Katsuki growled, "Then maybe you should learn to keep your anger in check." She growled back.

As they stood back on their feet he gave his childhood friend an angry look, "Maybe if you didn't give round face information, I would have gone more easy on her. Besides, I would win either way." The blond smirked as he accused her of handing her out information, "From what I observed, I saw you dishonor yourself." She said stoically.

"I only provided Ochaco with small detail, the rest was up to her to insure victory, I gave her a fighting chance." Izumi said bravely as she stood up for the brunette.

"Then fight me." He smirked,

"I only fight when I have to, not when I want to." She said.

"Heh, you don't have anything to prove." He said, but once the words left his mouth, regret began to crawl up his throat like bile.

"Do whatever you want Bakugou, one day you'll face the consequences when we do fight each other. I'm not the useless girl you used to throw around." She said left the blond to stand there alone.

A small flashback came rushing through him as he recalls that one time when they were in a playground with a group of friends in their toddler days, they were picking on one kid with a weak quirk. He was beaten up badly, however Izumi played the hero once again and was protecting him with fist in front of her with her body  quivering in fear, "Why are you being so mean Kacchan!, if you'll be like that... T-then I'll fight you."  Her childish claims echoed in his mind as he watched Izumi walk down the halls and realized the woman she has become and that she wasn't the Deku he always claims when he was a foolish child.

After their little spat Katsuki and he walks to the stands only to be greeted by his other classmates, "Geez bro that was brutal!." Sero said, "Yeah man, you're never gonna get Izumi if you can't get the approval of her friends or family with you trying to kill them." Denki teased, "You know that approach was pretty villainous if you ask me." Mina said causing the blond time bomb to growl like a feral beast

Meanwhile

In anticipation of Izumi's next match against Shoto Todoroki, she heads to the waiting rooms to prepare. To her surprise upon arrival, she finds Ochaco there instead of Recovery Girl's office. "Ocha-chan?, shouldn't you be resting?." Izumi asked the brunette, "Don't worry, Recovery Girl healed me saying it was just a few scrapes and scratches, she even gave me some candy to regain some energy and as a small reward for trying my best..." She said reassuringly but her faux cheerful face was holding something else that was ready to break.

"I knew I couldn't win against Bakugou or even the rest of you guys, yet I gave myself hope that I can win and make my parents proud, I was completely stupid to even try." She criticized herself as noticeable tears leaked from her warm brown eyes. Izumi didn't want to see her friend holding back her emotions, so she gently placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Let's finally determine the next fight with Kirisihma vs TetsuTetsu, combatants of the second round please prepare yourself for the next battle!!!." Midnight announced from a distance indicating the start of the battle of the first competitors.

"That's my cue." Izumi said as she got up from her seat but was hesitant to leave her best friend alone, "Goodluck Deku!." Ochaco cheered.

"Before I go, I think you'll need to hear this." Izumi said when she stood by the doorway as shuffled around in her pockets, The brunette female gave her a confused look. The female greenette pulled out a familiar small pink cellphone which Uraraka recognized that it belonged to her, but before she could question the greenette, she gently tossed it to the other's outstretched hands and caught it.

The green assassin already made her way leaving a confused hero in training, all of a sudden the pink device rang, she looked at the caller ID... It's her father calling!. She grew nervous but she knew it would be rude not to acknowledge them so she clicked.

"H-hey Dad." She stuttered as the words clogged in her throat.

"Ochaco sweetie!, we saw your battle in the sports festival in T.V. we're so proud of you!!!." The Uraraka senior cheered happily, as the parents kept praising her great work when suddenly they were surprised and worried to hear faint sobbing from the other line as they slowly grew louder.

"I'm sorry!, I failed you, both of you... If I was only stronger I-I couldn't have won, only then will you be truly proud of me... But I failed." She cried letting fresh tears fall down her face.

"No, no sweetie, no, don't put yourself down like that, calm down honey..." Her mother cooed in order to calm her daughter, "You don't need to come home to us with a medal around you to make us proud, we're just happy to see how far you've gone as a young hero, and one day you'll make a great hero." The father said with water works ready to burst.

Hearing those words from the very people who helped her create her growing path to heroism got her emotional as she admits to wanting to help her parents out sooner than later. Her emotions pour out into tears after her father says he believes that she will become a great, caring hero and that he is immensely proud of her.

Back to the arena

Eijiro and Tetsutetsu were fighting in an arm wrestling contest to determine which one of them will advance to the next round. It was almost time consuming but Tetsutetsu's iron arm gives way and Eijiro is able to best him making the redhead advance to the next round.

"Damn it, I should have more iron." The metal male said clearly upset with his loss, suddenly the victor offering his hand to the metal man, "You put up a great fight like a true man, you'll make a great hero." He said loud and clear, TetsuTetsu felt moved by his words that manly tears leaked from his eyes.

He grabbed the redhead's hand and shook it as they formed a new alliance with each other. "I never seen such happy and proud sportsmanship like this before!!!. It gets me excited." Midnight gushed clearly aroused by their sportsmanship. With the second round roster filled, the next battle is slated to begin soon.

As for Izumi who was on her way towards the stage, Izumi couldn't help but feel emotional for Ochaco, something slipped down her downy cheek making her gently wipe it to see liquid. "Am I... Crying?." She asked herself, suddenly a growing heat came crashing towards her, she got to a battle stance as she came face to face with a man of inferno.

"Well, if it isn't the quirkless freak..." He sneered at the greenette like she was a pest. "I must say, I'm quite shocked to see you have similar prowess like All Might, just like how I am with Shoto." He said with a heated glare.

However the female assassin brushed him off and continued her way, she was tempted to put a bullet between his flaming eyebrows.

"Once you step on the battlefield and face him, I expect you to fight him so that he will surpass the blonde fool called All Might and prepare him as well." Endeavor continues. Aggravated, Izumi turns around to face him, "All Might chose me to be his protege, I'm my own hero, and Shoto is nothing like you sorry excuse of a hero, because of your foolish demands you'll always be second best." She spat at his face, enraged he sent a quick punch which she quickly dodged.

"Besides... I know your secret, your bloody little secret~..." She sing-songed with a psychotic grin and taunting red eyes as she made her way towards the field.

Endeavor flinched at her departure, he was frightened that somehow she knew his dilemma regarding his family. After all, as an assassin she needs and learns information of her targets when taking them out for good.

With class 1A

As Ochaco returns to her seat with the rest of the class, "Uraraka, what happened to your face, are your wounds still hurting!!!." Tenya yelled alarmed by the tear stains on the brunette's face, "Calm down Iida, I'm fine." She assured the doting brother figure, "I'm sorry for your attempt to ensure victory, if I were in your shoes, I too would drown in remorse." He confesses, "Not need to wallow in further besides!, I wanna see Izu-chan take on the next fight." She cheered as a source of encouragement.

Somewhere else

"Young master, shouldn't you prepare for when the time comes you face the young hero wannabes and... Deku?." Kurogiri said as he replaced the bluenette's bloody bandages, "I'm not worried with a bunch of kids." Tomura simply replies.

"Besides, my plan is falling into place...."