Twenty Two

The alarm went off, signaling time was up.

Midnight and President Mic were busy getting the next stage of the festival kicked off to a start. You felt embarrassed as you were lifted off the ground by your team.

"I feel very uncomfortable." You started looking around at the other teams,

"We got this (y/n)!" Midoriya's tried encouraging, handing over your teams' headband.

"And now I look ridiculous." You muttered tying it around your neck instead of forehead. It would be too easy for someone to just grab it from on top your skull, and since your team wasn't going after any other headbands, you didn't have to worry about multiple bands strangling you to death.

Tokoyami was your team's front horse, while Midoriya and Ochaco were on your sides.

"Alright-!" Midoriya called, "-let's do this!"

"This is going to be a long round." Tokoyami sighed,

"Yeah-" You agreed, "-it's going to be one huge battle for our headband."

"We got a plan!" Midoriya said, "If we stick to it, I think we will be fine!"

"Hm." You hummed, thinking back to when the four of you strategized your possibly victory.

"(y/n)-!" Ochaco called, "-with your quirk that lets you phase, we can't lose!"

"Phase?" You questioned,

"When things just pass right through you!" Ochaco explained further,

"It's not that simple." You said, "I don't simply 'phase'."

"No?" Ochaco blinked, "Then..." She trailed off looking at the two other teammates. You sighed,

"I don't phase through objects; I can't pass through a wall. My quirk is wind, I can turn into it. Things don't really go through me, I guess I go around them instead."

"Wow-" Midoriya breathed, "-that is so cool!"

"I have seen you punch Jurota while his hand was still through you." Tokoyami pointed out,

"I can control which parts of my body change." You said, "But I can't be the rider and turn to wind, I'll just fall through you guys. And I can't simply have my torso 'phase' as you call for longer than a few minutes at a time."

"Oh." Tokoyami nodded,

"Hm." Midoriya hummed, understanding your quirk a little more. "What about your ice, or fire?"

"If we need them, I could use them-" You said, "-but using more than one quirk in a small-time frame exhaust me, I wouldn't be conscious after long if I do."

"Hm..." Midoriya did his muttering vomit thing again, "...you have amazing quirks, but each have their own draw backs...and if you put all those together than..."

"Yep." You nodded, "It's really more of a disadvantage when you see the big picture."

"Well then-" Midoriya decided, "-we will use Ochaco's quirk to make us lighter, and Dark Shadow can defend us. If it comes to it and someone gets close, (y/n) can phase for the few seconds it would take for us to get away."

"Sounds like a plan." You nodded,

"We got this!" Ochaco cheered.

"I am humbled to have a team such as this." Tokoyami bowed his head.

Once Midnight yelled to begin, everyone dashed towards your team.

"Not even giving us a chance huh?" Tokoyami shook his head. "Such is the fate of the pursued."

"They are coming in fast." You said, "What do you guys want to do here?"

"That's easy!" Midoriya replied, "We're running away!"

"Don't think so!" Students from Class B laughed, you watched as the ground below you began to sway and almost melt causing your team to begin to sink.

"I can't get out!" Ochaco struggled to move her legs.

"I can't either!" Midoriya called,

"Ugh." You sighed, "Cover your eyes!" You called, your team did as told. Fire ignited around your team shooting you flying into the air like a rocket. "Ochaco!" You called, she snapped her eyes open, she quickly used her quirk to keep you a float.

"(y/n) that was awesome thinking!" Ochaco praised, you brushed it off looking at the ground where dozens of eyes glared at you.

"Don't start thanking me yet." You muttered, "This is just the beginning of the match."

Dark Shadow defected Jiro's sudden attacked on you.

"Stupid bird!" She snapped.

"Good work Dark Shadow-" Tokoyami said, "-please continue watching our blind spot."

"On it!" The shadow called.

"Wow." You said surprised, "That was pretty cool." You say watching the shadow, "You two are kinda awesome." Tokoyami blushed hearing your words.

"Guys were landing!" Ochaco announced,

"There they are!" People announced, "Get them!"

Shoji came running towards you,

"Where is the rest of his team!?" Ochaco was focused on the wrong things. Teams from all over were closing in on you.

"Guys-" You called; "-we need some breathing room!"

"Let's back into the air!" Midoriya called,

"Yeah!" Ochaco agreed, "Huh?" She turned, "I'm stuck!"

"That's Mineta's sticky ball!" Midoriya gasped, "Where did it come from!?"

"Who the hell cares!?" You snapped, "We need to move!"

"There!" Ochaco pointed in-between Shoji's arms, Mineta waves sending unpleasant shivers through your spine. "Is that even allowed!?"

"Judges say yes!" Midnight chirped in.

A long pink rope shot out from Shoji's arms, you ducked backwards barely dodging it. You noticed it wasn't rope, but a tongue belonging to a classmate of yours.

"You have got to be kidding." You muttered seeing Asui was inside Shoji's arms as well.

"You're in there too Asui!?" Midoriya gasped,

"I told you to call me Tsu." Asui said, before a wave of balls and her tongue came flying towards your team. You were able to dodge both attacks, before igniting fire around your team sending you flying upward, leaving Ochaco's shoe on the ground.

"My shoe!" Ochaco called,

"Sorry." You said, "But-" You were sidetracked by a blast, you turned in time to see Bakugo rushing towards you on his own.

"Kacchan!" Midoriya called,

"Don't think for a second your safe!" Bakugo snapped, "I got you-!" Bakugo shouted, reaching towards you. Quickly lifting your hand up you sent a wave of ice separating you from Bakugo while shooting a wave of fire, pushing your team away from Sero's tape.

"Whoa!" President Mic called, "What the hell was that!? Multiple quirk action!"

"(y/n)-" Midoriya was worried you were over doing it.

"I'm fine." You breathed. Midoriya turned to see Sero had caught Bakugo.

"Is this even allowed?" President Mic questioned,

"He didn't touch the ground so technically yes!" Midnight said. Before you could catch your breath, another team was on your tail.

"It's hard moving around with only one shoe." Ochaco said, stumbling as the team landed back on the ground. Neither you or her could keep your team in the air a moment longer.

You both had limits to what your quirks could do.

"You two, ok?" Midoriya noticed how you and Ochaco were both panting,

"(y/n) has used multiple quirks within a very small amount of time." Tokoyami turned to Midoriya, "She warned us this might happen."

"Yeah, and Ochaco looks like she is about to toss up her lunch—we have been relying on them for too long. Tokoyami we have to step in and do more for the team!"

"Agreed." Tokoyami nodded, "We need to stay on the ground for a while until Ochaco is well enough."

"And (y/n) shouldn't use her quirks any more than she has." Midoriya added.

"Looks like it is on us Dark Shadow." Tokoyami said, the shadow nodded understanding.

"We are halfway through the game-" President Mic announced, "-let's see what the scores are!"

Your eyes burned with sleep as your head pounded, but you lifted seeing a glaring half and half matching off with Midoriya.

"He seems to have it out for you Midoriya." Tokoyami pointed out the obvious, you turned to see Shoji was running towards you, multiple hands out ready to grab anything it could.

"Uh guys!" Midoriya called, noticing the five teams running towards you.

"Kaminari!" You heard Shoto call as Momo created a large blanket and draped it around their team.

"Oh-" You breathed; "-this is gonna hurt."

Kaminari let out a large blast of his electricity. You held out your arms absorbing the discharge from hitting your team, the yellow lightening was attracted to you like moths to a flame.

"What the hell!?" Kaminari gasped,

"How can she do that?" Momo asked, turning to her team.

"(y/n)?" Midoriya turned to look at you, "Are you ok?"

"Peachy!" You snapped, holding your left arm to your chest. Your fifth and final quirk peeking through.

"What was that?" Ochaco wondered, "How could you-"

"Can we please focus on the match!" You didn't mean to snap but the pain rotating up your arm and into your spine was burning you from the inside out.

Quickly you flung your arm outward, flaring to life a wall of your own ice to block Shoto's from freezing your team to the floor.

"Smart." Shoto commented, as the other teams were stuck to the ground.

"Only one minute left!" President Mic announces.

You breathed through the pain, watching your surroundings. Bakugo was fighting with a team from Class 1-B, at least you didn't have to worry about him right now. A loud bang pulled you around, Ida was racing towards you, Shoto locked onto not you but what was around your neck.

Your eyes wide as all you can do was watch Shoto come speeding towards you, faster than a bullet from a gun. Midoriya lifted his head, unable to even speak a word watching Shoto's hand come flying towards you.

"(y/n)-!" Ochaco called, her eyes wide as the stars as Shoto's hand came flying at your neck. Everyone's hearts stopped, watching Shoto's hand go through your neck as his team went flying past yours.

"Wha-?" Midoriya breathed, his heart dropping into his stomach.

"Time is up!" President Mic calls. You looked down at your team, Midoriya had large tears falling from his eyes.

"Are-Are you good?" You awkwardly laughed as you were lowered to the ground.

"You kept it." Midoriya breathed looking at the headband around your neck.

"Well yeah-" You said, "-the was the point of the match." You smirked, your legs felt like cooked noodles, your stomach turned in hunger and you had a pounding headache but the look your three teammates were giving you sat your heart of fire.

"(y/n)!" Ochaco cried, wrapping her arms around you, "You saved our team!"

"I-I-" You didn't know what to say.

"Thanks to you-" Tokoyami bowed his head, "-we get to go on to the finals."

You let out a puff of air and just smiled.

"We are going to take an hour lunch before we start the afternoon festivities!" President Mic called.

"I am starving." You said hearing the word lunch.

"I want a do over!" A girl went stomping by.

"Hey Ida-!" Ochaco waved, "-you have been holding out on us!"

"Rest assured it wasn't my intention to deceive you." Ida promised.

"Yeah-" Kaminari said, "-the only person deceiving us is (y/n)!"

"Huh?" You turned your head, running your hand through your hair.

"How the hell did you absorb my lightening like that!?" Kaminari pressured you into spilling as he wrapped an arm around you.

"Six feet." You said pushing him away.

"Hey come on!" Kaminari called, "Just tell me!"

"I'm hungry." You said turning on your heel to leave the arena.

"Hey-" Ochaco called, following you as she looked around. "-where did Deku go?"

"Great question." You said not seeing his messy green hair anywhere.

"(y/n) -?" Tokoyami said, "-where are you going."

"Food!" You called over your shoulder, "You want to join?"

"I would be honored." Tokoyami said quickly catching up.