AN:

I want to thank everyone, as "Heroes of Tomorrow" has reached 300 Favorites and Follows!

Before we get started, I just wanted to ask you for help with ideas for a crossover. You see, I've recently watched all three movies of the Heisei Gamera trilogy and...seriously, why can't Godzilla that great all the time? Gamera was supposed to be the knock off series, but this trilogy blasted nearly every Godzilla movie out of the water.

That being said, I'm eager to make a Gamera crossover story. The OC would be like Sam Serizawa, my OC in the story "Godzilla: The Titan Slayer of Fairy Tail." The idea is that after a thousand years, Gamera senses the returning of the Gyaos. However, close to death, the Atlantean-engineered guardian choices a human to become his successor and become the new Guardian of the Universe. And for years, this OC would be fighting the Gyaos whenever they pop up, but will have to also fight against threats like the insectoid alien Legion and a mysterious and dangerous monster named Iris.

Sounds good, right? Well, I'm still stuck on what to do for a crossover. If you've got a series (Not Godzilla) you think would go great with Gamera, just tell me in a review or PM me. If not then, it's okay.

HEROES OF TOMORROW

Issue #14: The Sports Festival Part 4: The First Round

Wade blinked with a deadpan expression on his face. "Well, that was over quickly," he said. When Todoroki's ice was all cleared off the stadium and the stage rebuilt for the next match, the next match started. It was Kaminari vs. Ibara Shiozaki. It was over before it could really begin. Kaminari set a power shock of electricity at her and short-circuited, but she used her Vine-Quark to protect herself, and then her hair grabbed the blonde and hold him up in the air. She was declared the winner.

"Man, she's good," Jiro said, scratching her hair.

"Guess he was right," said a voice and when Class 1-A. It was Monoma with this passive-aggressive and disdainful smile as he was pecking out over the wall that divided the class from Class 1-B. "That match really was over in just two seconds! I wonder if his real Quirk is the ability to tell the future! Hey, wasn't Class 1-A supposed to be so much better than us?"

Monoma started laughing at them, and Wade was about to knock his teeth in when Kendo came up behind her classmate. She then karate-chopped Monoma on the back of the neck. Knocking him out and he fell off the wall, before Kendo caught him by the back of his shirt.

Kendo looked over the wall with an apologetic smile. "Sorry about him."

If they didn't hate Monoma before, they sure did now.

"Poor Kaminari," Wade said with a bit of a smirk. He then leaned back into his chair and crossed his arm. Shiozaki's ability to unleash her power was something else. Not only could she build up a wall, but also bind her enemies. Kaminari's Quirk had no effect, rendering it useless when she countered him. But he also could have had a chance if he could maneuver better, but he panicked and short-circuited after one attack.

Shiozaki's vines reminded him of Kamui Wood's binding attacks. Like his web-shooters, binding types are always stong if the target doesn't break out. It's virtually impossible to dodge all the vine attacks. Meaning that if Wade was to fight her, he'd had to cut the vines. He'd have to be careful with them going for the hands.

"Hey, Wade." Wade snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Ochaco's voice. He turned to his left and saw her and Momo looking at him. Mina, who was in the chair to the right of him, was also curious as to his odd behavior. "What's up? You thinking about something?"

"Oh, uh, well, kind of," Wade sheepishly admitted. "It's something my dad told me a long time ago. Before a fight, know both yourself and your opponent."

"What's that mean?" asked Mina, blinking in confusion.

"It's a way of saying that you have to be smart on the battles you pick," Wade told her. "It's not every day I get to see some pretty damn powerful Quirks. Quirks I don't even think I could win against with my powers. My fight with Shinso showed me that, so with each match, I'm trying to figure out what's the best way of taking down the opponent and what the losing person did wrong as to not make the same mistakes."

Momo placed a hand on under her chin. "I see. It's a clever strategy," she said before smiling at Wade, almost impressed. "It's nice to see you're clever side balance out your more reckless side." Wade chuckled sheepishly.

"So, what should I do for my fight with Aoyama," Mina said with a bright smile. Leaning her hands on the armrest. Wade blushed a little by how close she was getting to him.

"Well, I'd say your best bet is to get in close with your Quirk. Aoyama's going to keep his distance and attack with his laser from far away. The problem you'll be up against is that there's no cover. First, have him get exhaust his power, make it so that he can't attack you with further hurting himself, and get in for a finishing blow," he said.

Mina jumped out her with a big grin. "Right! Then that's what I'll do! Come on, Yaomomo!" The pink girl exclaimed cheerfully, using a nice name that the class was starting to use for her, and started running to the exit. "We better get ready!" Momo quickly got up and ran after her. Already had a strategy to take took Tokoyami.

Ochaco turned back to Wade and said, "You know, Wade, I've always known you're incredible since the day we meet, but this Sports Festival has really brought out a whole new level of you," she said. Wade looked at her with a puzzled look as she turned her head back to the battlefield.

"Time for the fourth match! Get ready to watch two new players duke it out!" Present Mic announced on the intercom, making the crowd cheer. The flames ignited in all four corners of the ring as Iida and Hatsume walked out onto it. "He's the kid with engines in his legs: Tenya Iida from Hero Course! Versus...A fully equipped gadget dynamo: the Support Course's Mei Hatsume!"

"So it's Hero class vs Support," Jiro said.

"I have no idea what this fight will look like," said Tsuyu.

Sato then looked confused. "Uh, what's up with Iida," he asked. Wade looked and was also a little puzzled.

"What the hell?" he said.

Iida had just strapped around his back and legs were one of Hatsume's gadgets. It was a complex piece of support equipment consisting of two parts: One that goes on the legs that looked much like leg braces and another that goes on the back that consisted of what appeared to be two ailerons, of which hung three cylinders in each.

"Hero Course students can't use support gear unless they have to. And You didn't fill out any of the proper paperwork," Midnight told Iida. Reprimanding Iida for breaking the rules.

Iida gasped in shock. "I didn't know that was the rule! Aoyama got to wear his belt to I thought it was fine!"

"He turned in the proper forms."

"Wait, what?!" Wade exclaimed incredulously, jump out of his seat and looking back. Seeing Aoyama did have his belt on, and the blonde was pointing to it proudly. "All I had to do to use my web-shooters was to fill out a bunch of stupid papers?!"

Back on the field, Iida immediately bowed robotically. "I apologize, ma'am! It's just that my heart was moved by my opponent's sportsmanship! Even though she's from the Support Course, she wanted this to be as even a match as possible since she made it this far. To have a fair fight! So she offered to give me this equipment," he explained, exclaiming with vigor. Clenching his fist, before placing his hand over his heart. "I respect her integrity, that's why to honor her I'd like to wear this gear!"

"SHOULD YOUTHFUL VIGOR!" Midnight cried out with steam coming out of her nostrils and a blush on her cheeks. Instantly turned on by Iida's honor and pride. Midnight recomposed herself and swung her whip at the speedster. "I'll allow it!"

"Really?" Present Mic asked while the crowd cheered.

"I guess if everyone's in agreement, then its okay...right?" Aizawa asked with a shrug.

Wade raised an eyebrow. Something was off about all this. Was Hatsume really someone to just offer her gadgets to if they didn't serve a purpose to her. That's why she was on his team during the Cavalry Battle, because he was the one everyone was watching. He wondered why she would let Iida use her gear.

He then saw her smirking with...a mic? "Wait a minute..."

"Well if everyone's on the same page, LET'S BEGIN THE FOURTH MATCH!" Present Mic announced, and the match officially started.

Iida started things off by charging at Hatsume. His eyes solely focused on her. Hatsume, however, didn't and still had her smirk on her face. "Bet you love how fast that gear makes you, huh Iida?" she asked, her voice echoing throughout the stadium. Much to everyone's confusion.

"She's got a microphone?" Present Mic asked Aizawa.

"Is she wearing speakers?" Aizawa asked, also confused by what was going on.

"Don't your legs feel lighter than usual? That's what you can expect with my custom leg parts, which keep up with their user's speed!" Hatsume said. Iida was now closing the distance and was almost upon her. His plan wasn't to fight, but to push her out of bounds.

Suddenly, the backpack automatically activated its hydraulic attachments. A long pole spouted and shot her up into the air. "But dodging isn't a problem with my Hydraulic Attachment Bars!" Hatsume said. She then looked around the higher seats of the stadium. Wanting to find out where they seated the Support Company.

Finding them using her Zoom Quirk. This Quirk granted Mei eyesight that can zoom far away, allowing her to clearly see distant people and objects. By focusing her eyes on a particular spot, Mei was capable of seeing up to 5 kilometers. This ability could very well explain her unique crosshair-shaped irises. For a gadget creature, it was useless. But for spotting the people you want to impress and sell your ideas to, it had a use.

And by what she saw, the people for the Support Companies loved her ideas. She just had to show more.

So their game of tag went on for the next ten minutes, as she turned the festival into a big commercial for her gadgets. Promoting her devices and herself while making Iida look like a complete fool. When she was done, Hatsume walked out of the ring, whipping the sweat off her forehead. "That was fun, but I've shown off everything I wanted to," she said, smiling as usual even while exhausted. "I suppose its time for me to wrap this show up."

Bewildered by what just happened, Midnight raised her hand. "Uh, Hatsume stepped out of bounds," she said, before pointing her whip at Iida. "So Iida advances to the next round."

"I CAN'T BELIEVE I LET YOU TRICK ME!" Iida roared in anger.

Hatsume turned and looked away as she made her way to the exit tunnel. "Sorry about that. I needed to use you to make a name for myself."

"I REALLY DISLIKE YOU!"

Wade chuckled a little and crossed his arms. Once again, Iida's seriousness was overboard and couldn't see what her true motives her. Then again, he should've known that was her goal throughout the whole Sports Festival. All she really wanted was to get the attention of the Support Companies and was willing to do anything to reach her goal. Hatsume was self-centered, but she was honest about her underhanded methods to get what she wants.

His attention was then caught by Ochaco, who got up and left. He wondered as to why. But he figured it was to cheer up Iida, or to prepare herself for her fight with Bakugo.

Once again, the flames ignited in all four corners of the ring. Wade turned back to the stage and saw Mina and Aoyama walking out onto it for the next battle. "We're going to march right along to the fifth match! Let's hope that belly belt serves so kind of purpose; It's Yuga Aoyama from the Hero Course! Versus...Is there some kind of purpose for those things sticking out of her head? From the class; Mina Ashido!"

After stretching her arms, she pointed at Aoyama and snickered. "This is going to be a piece of cake," she said confidently.

"I do believe you're going to be eating those words," Aoyama said with his own confidence.

"Come on, Mina! You can do it!" Tsuyu cheered.

Wade pumped his fist in the air with a big grin. "Kick his ass!" He cheered. Mina looked at him when she heard him and nodded with a smirk. He knew that she was taking his strategy to heart, and so he didn't have to worry too much for her.

"Don't show her any mercy, Aoyama!" Mineta suddenly shouted with pride and determination of his known. Confusing the others around him. "FIGHT LIKE YOU'RE IN ONE OF THOSE VIDEO GAMES WEAR EVERYONES' CLOTHES GETS BEATEN OFF!"

"I'll gladly beat you into the ground if you don't shut up, pervert!" Wade snapped at the little boy.

"Now, let's get started! Fifth match, BEGIN!"

Wade watched the fight, and mostly Mina as she took what his strategy to heart and put it into practice. Aoyama fired his Naval Laser at Mina, but she easily jumped over it. She then used her Acid on her feet to skate along the field. First, she had to do was tire him out, and Mina was easily dodging the laser beams.

As he watched her, Wade could stop staring at her moving figure. He wasn't able to see her in action during his fight with Bakugo, but now he was watching her in her full glory. The way she moved was breathtaking and it was like watching an ice skater. But she wasn't just all for show. After dodging each attack, Mina was starting to close the distance when Aoyama's stomach started to ache.

The chance for Mina to strike came after Aoyama fired a much larger beam. The pink-skinned girl was able to dodge it. Seizing the moment, she threw a shot of ache at the belly belt, melting it to where it wasn't able to be used anymore.

And it also dropped his pants.

He tried to get them back on when Mina skied up to him. For her finishing move, she uppercut Aoyama in the jaw with unexpected strength. Knocking on his back and unconscious.

"Aoyama has fainted!" Midnight announced to the crowd, swinging her whip to Mina. "The winner of this match is Ashido!"The crowd cheered and cameras flashed as pictures were taken. Mina gave the crowd double peace signs with a big grin on her face.

"WOOO! Way to go, Mina! That was awesome!" Wade cheered while Mineta cried about seeing Aoyama's tighty-whities and not Mina's panties as he fantasized. He knew that she could do it, but never expected her to be this amazing. Then again, she did place ninth out of the class in the Quirk assessment test. He watched as Aoyama was taken to the infirmary and Mina giggle sheepishly about maybe going overboard.

She has a great power, but she won because of her physical strength.

"Now, let's not let this hot-streak cool! Time to move on to the sixth match!" Present Mic said on the microphone. Momo and Tokoyami were up next, approaching the stage and climbing up the stairs. Tokoyami stared at her with his permanent serious face and his arms crossed, and the Vice-Present stared back at him with her left hand holding her right arm. "Offense and defense in one! The dark samurai and his darker shadow! From the Hero Course: Fumikage Tokoyami! Versus...The great creator! She was admitted because of recommendations and I think we can all see why! Also from Class 1-A, Momo Yaoyorozu!"

"How do you think this one will end? Any clue?" Ojiro asked Wade.

"It's all about time for Momo," Wade said, not taking his eyes off the stage.

This was want was one Momo's mind as well. Present Mic's description of Tokoyami's abilities was accurate. Dark Shadow granted him excellent skills in attacking and defending. Tokoyami is also able to call out the creature instantaneous, so she knows that he'll start the match with a preempted strike. But she can block him if she makes a simple shield. Momo will have to be fast about it or else this fight will be over in a matter of seconds. Just like that. Then if she had enough to make a weapon...

"Sixth match: BEGIN!"

Momo gasped, not ready for the sudden start of the match. And it was all downhill for Momo.

Tokoyami summoned Dark Shadow and the creature attacked Momo, who formed a shield just in time block and claw attack. As Dark Shadow flew upwards the busty young woman started to form a weapon to attack, only for Dark Shadow to turn back around. Slashing against her shield with enough force to push Momo back. Unable to focus on her Quirk, Momo was vulnerable against another attack that threw her shield off her arm. Quickly, she summoned another one. She yelled when the creature slammed into her again. Sending her further back.

Her feet came to a stop and Momo winched from the pain in her arm. Staring at Tokoyami, she saw that he'd stopped Dark Shadow from attacking. But why? Seeing her chance, Momo summoned a staff.

"Yaoyorozu!" Midnight yelled on, pointing her whip at the girl. "You're out!" Momo gasped in shock. She was out? Looking down, she gasped again when seeing her right foot was on the other side of the white line. "This match goes to Tokoyami!"

After having Dark Shadow return to him, Tokoyami bowed his head in respect. He turned and walked off the stage for the next match.

But Momo stood there for a moment. Her hyper-intelligent brain was working into overtime to process what had just happened. That match ended even before she could have a chance to do anything. What did she do wrong? What did he do right? All that she could feel at that moment was defeat, sadness, frustration, and hopelessness.

"...I...lose. I didn't even...I didn't even do anything," she murmured, looking down in depression.

Wade looked at the field with wide eyes at one of the most discouraging matches he's ever witnessed. He knew exactly what she was feeling, as they were feelings that he continued to feel even now to a certain degree. Most of it came from the nightmares of some of his worst days in life.

Once again, Wade's heart was lit with the desire to save people in trouble. This came from seeing how sad, powerless, and disappointed in herself the black-haired beauty appeared as she walked out of the arena. Shooting out of his seat, Wade ran as fast as he could down towards the gateway Momo entered. He didn't think. He didn't notice the odd looks he got from his classmates. All Wade wanted was to save her.

All alone in an empty hallway, Momo sat against the wall, mouth covered by a hand to stifle her sobbing as tears flowed down her face. Never in a long time has she broke down like this. Her pride was crushed and her confidence was lost in her own abilities. Born into a famous hero family, with each member having a powerful Quirk, Momo was expected to carry on the family legacy as a great Hero herself. This was something that the girl knew, but was willing to do it because that's what she wanted. To be a Hero like her parents.

Now, she was all alone, crying, hopeless.

Suddenly a step rang throughout the hallway, making Momo jump. She thought that no one would've come down the hallway, as it wasn't used by anyone. Someone was bound to come looking for her, but it happened sooner than she thought.

Momo was even more shocked when it wasn't Jiro or any of the other girls in her class. It was Wade Walker who approached her, and squatted down next to her. "Hey um...you mind for I-I sit down with you for a moment," he asked shyly.

Momo stared at him for a moment, before nodding without responding. Wade quickly turned his back to face the wall and sat down next to Momo. Only a foot apart from each other. He didn't know how to help a girl crying. He didn't even know where to start. "Are you..." he stopped himself and shook his head. What was he thinking? Of course, she wasn't ok.

"Momo, believe me when I say I know how you feeling right now," he said, looking at his bandaged hand. Momo looked at him and then his hand as he balled it into a fist. Just seeing it let her know that he was talking about her fight with Tokoyami. "I don't just mean losing...That feeling that you're nothing but a disappointment. It's something I've felt for most of my life, until recently. But that feeling isn't something you of all people should feel, Momo."

Wade turned his head to look at her. Momo was staring at him, giving him her attention. So, he continued.

"I mean if you take away my Spider-Quirk, I'm nothing really special. I'm just a plain-looking kid. You've got it all to be a great Hero. You've got an amazing Quirk, you're smart as hell, and are cool even under pressure! You even made weapons on the spot and webbing during the USJ. You are incredible!" Wade exclaimed, waving his arms around ecstatically as he explained to her. He calmed down for a moment, dropping his arms on his knees and chuckled. "I'm just glad you don't have an ego like Bakugo's. Then again, his is one of a kind."

That got a shaky, teary laugh out of Momo. Either way, a laugh was a laugh, and Wade just had to keep it up. But this time he'll give her something that'll he believed would mean more to her than what he's already said now.

"Momo, have you ever of a philosopher named Viktor Frankl?" Wade asked, to which Momo brushed away some of her tears and shook her head. "There's this one quote from him that's like super famous, and it's helped me in many ways."

He cleared his throat.

"'We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a fate that cannot be changed. For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into a triumph, to turn one's predicament into a human achievement.'"

Wade looked to her, as she stared at him with wide eyes. He then finished the quote.

"'When we are no longer able to change a situation we are challenged to change ourselves.'"

Momo continued to stare at him with eyes widened with tears still flowing. This was the longest conversation Wade has ever been in with Momo or any other girl. But he was more than certain that she understood what he was saying.

"The seventh match is made up of two completely redundant Quirks! Up next we have a passionate, manly fighter made of steel! From the Hero Course, Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu! Verses...a passionate, manly fighter made of rock! The Hero Course's Eijiro Kirishima!" Present Mic blared over the intercom. Wade looked up slightly hearing the announcement.

"That would that up next is..." His eyes widened and stood up. He needed to get somewhere quickly. "I've got to-"

Momo suddenly shot up to her feet, slammed into his front, and wrapped her arms around his neck in a hug. She cried into his shoulder, Wade feeling them on his skin and clothing. His body stiffed up when he felt her large breasts press against him and his face became red like a tomato, but he looked past it and forced his body to move and hugged her back.

With her face pressed against his body, she said in a muffled voice, "Thank you."

"You don't have to thank me," Wade said. The two of them separated, slightly blushing, with Momo having stopped crying. She was smiling again, no longer clouded with disappointment. Wade nodded awkwardly before turning and ran away towards the Player Waiting Rooms. "I've got to go talk to Ochaco. I'll head back to the stadium afterward!"

Momo nodded and whipped away her tears. Know that Wade was going to talk with Ochaco because he was worried about her match. So, she headed towards a bathroom to clear herself before going back to the stands.

As she walked down the hallway, Momo couldn't get Wade out of her head. Of all the people she's meet at UA, he continued to be the one that sticks out the most and it wasn't just because he had the strangest Quirk she'd ever seen.

Wade may think that he's a nobody without his powers, but the more Momo got to know him the more she saw what really made him so special.

Wade was one of the nicest, caring, smartest, and bravest people around. Able to adapt on the fly under any circumstances. A natural leader who's willing to risk his life to save his friends, family, strangers, and even his enemies. But he wasn't perfect, as he had a short-temper and had trouble controlling his anger, his recklessness would sometimes out wield his intelligence, and was even rebellious. Something that she's noticed when it came to Wade was that he also seemed to be carrying around a large amount of guilt. Especially when it came to his deceased father. But his biggest, fatal flaw was his excessive personal loyalty. He was his willingness to risk life and limb to save a loved one, or even a stranger in trouble like herself when they met and he saved her.

Just like everyone with the exception of Bakugo and Tokoroki, Momo was impressed by him. To her, Wade Walker, her crush, was a shining example of a true hero.

Comically depressed, Iida opened the door for Player Waiting Room 2 and walked into the room. "Hey, Iida, you did great out there," said Ochaco.

Iida looked up from the floor to her. She was sitting at one of the tables. "Oh, Uraraka-" He stopped midsentence when he saw Ochaco's face furrowing intensely at her. Her brow shaking from the strain of keeping the look. "IS THAT YOU?! WHY IS YOUR FACE LIKE THAT?!"

"My face?" Ochaco said, before realizing what he was talking about. Quickly returning to her usual bubbly self and rubbed the back of her head. "Oh, it's nothing. I guess I'm great at hiding how nervous I am."

"I get that. You are up against Bakugo after all. Not exactly an easy match," Iida said. Having been on the same team with the hothead, he's seen what Bakugo's like when he murderous side comes out. He's not going to hold back, not even for Ochaco.

Ochaco stared down at the table. "Yeah, I'm kinda scared. But you know..." she looked up and turned to Iida, wearing a small smile she managed to form. "After seeing your match I feel a little better."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

Before Ochaco could reply the door opened, revealing Wade. "Ochaco, hey," he said entering the room.

"Wade? Wait, shouldn't you be watching the other matches?" she asked as he approached her.

"Well, Kirishima's fight looks like it's got to drag out," he said, pointing to a Television perched up high in the corner of the room. True to what he said, all the red-head and Tetsutetsu were doing was duking it out. Trading blows that didn't really affect either. Wade then looked a little down. "I just got back from talking with Momo."

Ochaco looked worried. She saw the fight and knew how badly her friend lost. "How's she doing?"

"She doing fine for now, but that loss clearly left her depressed and disappointed in herself. I only hope what I said to her can help her," he said. Wade walked over, pulled out a chair, and sat down on the other side of the table. Face her with a serious expression. "I'm now worried about you. You're up next, right?"

She nodded and looked down at her hand. Her right hand tightening its grip on her left wrist. "So this is it. My fight."

"Against Bakugo," Wade said, making it clear why he was so worried for her.

"It'll be okay. I don't think Bakugo would use the full power of his Explosion on a girl, right," asked Iida, gesturing to Ochaco after walking over to the table. Trying to be the voice of optimism in the room.

Wade almost laughed at that notion, but kept it in just enough for it to come out as a scuff. "You're forgetting who we're talking about. Believe me, he can and will," he told him. Making Iida gasp. "I should know, the two of us have been going at it even before coming to UA. Besides, even if it wasn't Bakugo, everyone's trying to get to the top in these games. No one held back, so why start now?"

He sighed and smiled at Ochaco.

"Ochaco, you've helped me so much. That's why I'm here to help you." Wade leaned on the table as he started to explain. "I've thought of a plan that could work against him. It's not much, but you please own me to share it, then it'll could give you a fighting chance."

"Oh, how fortunate for you, Uraraka!" Iida exclaimed.

Ochaco stared at Wade's smiling face. Waiting for an answer from her, certain that she'd say yes. She heard from Mina about his plan during the battle exercise and witnessed first hand how Wade was about to strategize and adapt on the fly. Despite his reckless to just jump into action, she was confident that his plan for her would be nothing short of brilliant and she's more likely to win her fight against an enemy that will not hold back. All she had to do is let Wade help her...

That made Ochaco have a moment of pause.

"Thank's you so much for doing that, Wade...But no, sorry."

That took Wade and Iida by surprise. "What? What do you mean," he asked.

Ochaco looked away. Staring down at the table as her hair shadowed over her eyes. "You're amazing, Wade. I keep seeing that over and over again. During the Cavalry Battle, I told you it was good to team up with friends. But now that I think about it, I might have been relying on you to get by. That's why..." Ochaco stood up with a saddened expression. "When Iida and Momo said they were trying their best to beat you, I actually felt kind of embarrassed for myself."

"Ochaco..."

The brunette turned walked towards the down. "So it's fine. Really." She stopped at the door. "Everyone's facing their future and giving it their absolute best. That means we're all rivals, even you and me, Wade. So..."

Building up some courage, she turned back to Wade and gave him a thumbs up. Smiling nervously as her body trembled.

"Guess I'll see you in the finals."

If God was telling people that two people were the same, he had a funny way of saying it.

By the end of Kirishima and Tetsutetsu's fight, the two were laying on the ground in completely identical positions and knocked out. Midnight declared the fight a draw and the two would resume their fight in a game of arm wrestling when they regained consciousness. As they were taken to the infirmary, everyone in the stands could tell that the two boys were like a copy of each other, but also admired the inspiring passion they had.

"While we wait for Tetsutetsu and Kirishima to recover, we'll move onto the next battle!" Present Mic announced. The jumbotron screens showed that it was time for Bakugo and Ochaco to fight. The crowd cheered with excitement. However, Todoroki wasn't cheering. Standing at the back of the civilian stand, he leaned his back against the wall as watched with around crossed.

The rest of Class 1-A weren't cheering either. They were all staring anxiously down at the arena. "Ribbit, this might be the most disturbing match up," Tsuyu said behind him.

"I know," Jiro said rubbing her arms. "I almost don't wanna watch." That was the exact thought that was going through everyone's mind. Wade and Iida were sitting next to Mina and Momo, waiting for Ochaco to come out of the tunnel.

They didn't have to wait too long. Ochaco and Bakugo walked out of their tunnels and walked towards the ring.

They stepped onto the stage. Bakugo carried a look of neutral determination. Ochaco stared back at him, not faltering against his intense gaze. There was no going back. She had to win.

'Do your best, Ochaco.' Wade tightened his fists. 'I believe in you!'

"The eighth and final battle in the first round of matches! He was kind of a hotshot in middle school, and just look at that determined face! From the Hero Course: Katsuki Bakugo! Versus...The one I'm personally rooting for, also from Class 1-A: Ochaco Uraraka!"

"You're the one that screws around with gravity," Bakugo said suddenly with a glare. All around the two were the cheers of the audience. "Right, Pink Cheeks?"

"Pink-Cheeks?" Ochaco was taken aback a little. Didn't he just hear her name get shouted out by Present Mic?

"Well if you're going to give up, do it now. Because I'm not going to hold anything back," Bakugo stated. Ochaco stared back at him with a glare of defiance and gritted her teeth. No way was she going to back done.

Iida looked to the Spider-Man next to him. "Wade, I'm curious, what was that strategy you were thinking of that would've Ochaco an advantage against Bakugo?"

"Well, like I told Ochaco, it wasn't really much," Wade said, crossing his arms. He looked up and started to explain. "Bakugo is powerful. When it comes to attacking, he's a pro. Never leaving any openings. And now that I know how his Quirk works, he's even more powerful when moving around. He can maneuver in midair, but she doesn't have to stand against him in a fight. All she has to do is touch him and get him to float. Getting him to float and push him out of bounds. That's why...all she has to do..."

Ochaco took in a deep breath and puts on a brave face.

"LET THE EIGHTH MATCH...BEGIN!"

"...is charge first!" Wade exclaimed.

Ochaco immediately charged her opponent with her hands outstretched below her. "Giving up isn't an option for me!" Ochaco yelled.

Wade looked at Ochaco in amazement. She was a lot faster than he realized. But he was glad that she was thinking what he was thinking and trying to attack. "That's good! She's striking first!"

"But it's not going to be easy," Momo said looking at him.

"She's right. You know Bakugo's not going to let her get too close to him," Iida added. Wade nodded and looked back at that fight. He knew that Bakugo wasn't going to dodge, but focus his energy on counterattacking.

Bakugo scoffed and got ready to counter-attack. "And now you die."

Ochaco watched Bakugo's movements as she rushed him. Seeing him getting ready to strike. It was during the combat training, she and Momo were watching the fight between Wade and Bakugo. Her friend noted how whenever Bakugo would start with a right hook, and it was like Wade knew this, allowing him to always counter-attack him.

If she dodged this attack, then she can counter him. Ochaco ducked her body down.

But Bakugo swung underhanded. Setting off a fiery explosion that sent her flying back

"Ochaco!" Wade worriedly yelled. Even the others were stunned that he blasted her with ease and doing it without mercy. They were now seeing just how ruthless their classmate really was.

Back in the ring, the smoke cleared away to show that still standing. Having crossed her arms in front of her face at the last minute. "Stupid, I saw it coming and I still couldn't get out of the way," she said.

Seeing that she was still in the fight, Bakugo got into a fighting stance. "You should've dropped out of the match," he said. The cloud of smoke was so thick he couldn't see where she was. He had to wait for her to rush out of the smoke.

Then there was movement to his left, and he saw the blue of U.A.'s uniform.

"There's no way you can beat me!" Bakugo yelled, turning around and fired another violent explosion.

But when the smoke, it was revealed that it wasn't Ochaco, but her U.A. gym shirt. Bakugo gasped in shock.

Behind him, Ochaco jumped out of the smoke, wearing a black tank top that was under the uniform shirt. The tick the Gravity girl pulled was that she made her jacket float and sent it to Bakugo, using the cover of the smoke to conceal her body. Now she as the chance and stretched out her arm to make him float.

But before she could come too close, Bakugo reacted and fired an even more powerful explosion that blew her back. She yelled out in pain from the attack, before hitting the ground and bouncing off it. However, she quickly recovered and got back on her feet.

The students of Class 1-A were taken aback by his reaction time. Ochaco couldn't use smoke screens, it wouldn't work against his reaction time. It was like watching a completely different Bakugo from when they watched his fight with Wade. And because Ochaco can't use her Quirk unless she touches him, the brunette is at a great disadvantage against the blonde's reflexes.

Bakugo pushed away the smoke.

Ochaco charged.

"TOO SLOW!" He yelled. Swinging his arm down and up, his explosive sweat tearing apart the concrete, and fired the attack right in her face.

Smoke surrounded Bakugo, before Ochaco rushed him again. Popping out from behind. "I GOT YOU!"

However, Bakugo countered again. Rocking the arena.

Up in the stands, everyone was started to get really worried about Ochaco's well being. The explosions weren't enough to kill Ochaco, but it did leave burns on her skin. It would be even worse if the explosions contained shrapnel that would've torn her body and insides apart.

"Ochaco, no!" Mina yelled with some tears in her eyes.

Momo had her hands covering her mouth like she was holding in vomit. "Is she okay," Tsuyu muttered worriedly. Jiro covered her face with her hands.

"I can't watch this!" She cried out. It was too horrible.

As for our Spider-Man, Wade didn't say a thing. His hands gripped onto the armrests of his chair. Jiro was right. This wasn't a fight he was watching. He cringed from the heat of the explosions, and it took all of Wade's willpower to not do something reckless. His heart was telling him to save her. To get down there and rescue her.

He didn't like it, but he had to let Ochaco fight this battle. This was what she wanted, and she wanted to win this fight on her own.

Get it was getting too hard to watch. It was like watching his dad's fights when they weren't going his way and he was losing. Just like Daniel, Ochaco wasn't giving up. She just kept charging and charging at him, and Bakugo would firing explosions that hit her dead on. Blowing her back down to the ground. The ring was starting to break apart from the explosions. But she kept on attacking without rest. It was like she couldn't rest and her body was running on adrenaline.

This wasn't a fight. It was a massacre.

Even the Pros were getting really scared for her. Ochaco's attack didn't work the first time, and now she was getting desperate.

On the other side of the wall on Class 1-B's side, Monoma looked towards the crowd with a sigh. "You idiots, look closer."

Wade didn't hear him, but his grip on his chair increased as he watched Ochaco get hit with another explosion. Almost starting to break the armrests. One of the spectators from the crowd looked down at Cementos and asked if he was going to stop the fight. Fearing that Bakugo was going too far.

Ochaco panted in pain and exhaustion before charging again. The results were the same.

Suddenly, a hero from the crowd stood up and pointed at Bakugo. "This is shameful! Hey! That's not the way someone who wants to be a Hero acts! If you're so much strong than her, just throw her out of the ring and finish it! Stop bullying and playing with the poor girl!"

So the crowd all joined in booing Bakugo for his unheroic actions. But the explosive boy didn't care.

"The crowd is booing Bakugo! And honestly, I agree with what they're saying-" Present Mic was suddenly elbowed in the fast by Aizawa before he could even finish his sentence. The bandaged teacher grabbed the microphone from him. "Hey! What the crap!?"

"Where is the man that started this uproar? Are you a Pro?" Aizawa demanded with his eyes showing that he was irked. This confused Present Mic and the crowd. "Because if you're being serious, then you can go home and hang up your cape! I suggest looking into another career. Bakugo's fierceness is an acknowledgment of his opponent's strength. He knows she's deserved to have made it this far. So he's making sure that he does whatever it takes to keep her at bay and come out on top."

For anyone, it would have sounded like the biggest load of crap and he was just saying that to justify Bakugo's actions.

Incredibly, that was indeed the case. Wade looked back down at the arena and absorbed in the scene. Bakugo glared out of hatred and respect as the smoke cleared. Ochaco was standing in its place. On her feet, panting as she glared back at him.

They weren't finished yet. She's still standing. Ochaco wasn't dead yet.

Ochaco wiped the blood away from her mouth and said, "It's about time." Bakugo looked confused and got ready to attack again. "Thank you, Bakugo...for keeping your eyes focused on me."

"What?" asked Bakugo.

"I don't blame Bakugo for not noticing, but it's embarrassing for a Pro to boo and not realize what's going on from the stands," said Monoma, getting everyone around him their attention. Wade turned his head to the walk and listened. "She kept low to the ground as she moved, which meant Bakugo's blasts tore up the floor. Creating weapons for her. And then she kept him focus on her by attacking relentlessly without rest..."

Monoma looked up, prompting everyone else to do the same. When Wade looked up, he gasped in total shock

"...rendering him oblivious."

Up in the sky above them were hundreds of rocks, boulders, rubbles, and other debris that was created by the explosions. All floating because of Ochaco's Gravity Quirk.

Ochaco shouted out a roar of determination and put her fingers together. Releasing her Quirk.

All the debris came raining down towards Bakugo.

"A METEOR SHOWER!?" Present Mic shouted in shock.

Wade's shocked expression turned into a grin. "YES! She really did have a plan!" Wade shouted, jumping out of his seat. The majority of Class 1-A was shocked by this, as they didn't know she had a plan in the beginning.

Now was her chance. Ochaco rushed again towards Bakugo. With this much debris, whether he's evading or counterattacking, there will definitely be an opening. In that instant, she will have to close the gap.

Bakugo started to raise his arm up. Seeing her opening, Ochaco activated her Quirk. She stretched out her hand, nearly inches away from touching Bakugo.

Ochaco was going to win.

Victory was in her reach.

She'll win and be just like Wade!

BBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!

Suddenly, when she was so close, Bakugo set off a giant explosion towards the sky. It's power rivaled that of the explosion he used in the combat experience that nearly brought down the building on everyone. Ochaco was sent flying back, and all of the debris was destroyed in an instant. She rolled on the ground, before coming to a stop. The explosion's blast wave blew into everyone's face and nearly took them off their feet.

Ochaco laid on the ground for a moment, before struggling to sit up. Her body was aching and felt like all of her energy was drained. But she got up and looked into the smoke cloud.

She couldn't see anything in it, but could make out the outline of a person.

"I figured you'd have some stupid plan to beat me," said Bakugo as the smoke cleared itself. Revealing that he was completely unharmed. He didn't even have so much as a scratch. "You are friends with that damn bug after all.

Ochaco's heart sank as she stared with wide eyes filled with complete horror. "I-It took him one shot?"

The rest of the stadium could hardly believe the raw power Bakugo unleashed, destroying Ochaco's plans in one explosion. Barely any could say a word.

Bakugo lowered his arm and let out a sigh. He looked at his hand as it started to shake. "That was too close."

As for Ochaco, she looked in despair as her mind could try to process everything that took place. But it was almost impossible. All of her planning, all that she's worked towards to put her plan into motion. That was the best she was able to do. She bet everything into that one attack. But it wasn't good enough.

Wade looked sadly at her. But then his breath hitched when he saw Ochaco starting to stand back up. Her legs wobbled as they nearly buckled under her own weight.

Seeing that she could still stand, Bakugo grinned. "Alright then, time for us to get serious! URARAKA!"

He rushed her.

Ochaco tried to close her right hand into a fist. In her head, she thought that if Wade was in the ring and not her, then she was confident he'd never give up.

She turned around to rush at her opponent. To attack. To fight to the bitter end...

...But it wasn't to be.

Running out of adrenaline, her legs were the first to gave out as Ochaco's body screamed in pain. Her skin was burning in so many places and her bones felt like they were cracking from being hit with the explosions. Everything was shutting down, as her body quit on her.

Bakugo gasped and stopped.

Ochaco collapsed on the floor from exhaustion.

"Uraraka's down!" Present Mic announced.

Her body twitched slightly. She tried to get up and keep going. But her body wouldn't listen to her. It was too much. She was past her limit. But Ochaco still had some fight left in her and tried to crawl to Bakugo.

"I-I can...do this...I-I can s-still fight..."

Bakugo prepared to counterattack.

"I can..." Ochaco said, her hair shadowing over her eyes as she desperately crawled forward. The promise that she made to her parents that day and their response played in her head.

She looked up at Bakugo, but that when her vision started to blur.

"I...I will become...a Hero...daddy..."

And then after fighting so hard, Ochaco finally succumb to her exhaustion and blackout. Midnight stepped onto the ring and held up a hand that signaled for Bakugo to wait and stand down. Wade watched as Nemuri examined Ochaco and saw that she was unconscious.

"Uraraka is K. . Bakugo advances to the second round," she announced. The crowd cheered as Bakugo's face was displayed as the winner. With the ring partially destroyed in the fight, Cementos immediately started in repairing the ring for the next match. As Bakugo walked away, paramedic robots rolled out onto the ring and picked up Ochaco on a stretcher. "Take her to Recovery Girl."

"And that's it for the first round!" Present Mic said, before sighing in disappointment. "And I was really rooting for her. Oh yeah, and Bakugo's moving on."

"You're supposed to be unbiased, you know," Aizawa said.

"Let's try to forget that depressing outcome!"

"Or not."

"With that, the first round is complete! We're taking a quick break and then we're back with more matches!"

As the crowd cheered in excitement for what was in store, Wade got up as quickly as he could, passing everyone else, and then started running towards the infirmary. He could only imagine what she was thinking. She was likely in a similar state Momo was in before their heart to heart session and Wade had to pull Ochaco out of it.

As he ran down the hallway, Wade's looked downwards to where his hair shadowed his eyes. Ochaco's words played in his head.

"Guess I'll see you in the finals."

'Ochaco...I'm so sorry.' Wade knew that his friend gave it her all in the match. Like any fighter, Ochaco fought right down to the last breath she took. Determined to win. But as he knows, life is always going kick you to the curve one way or another. He wanted her to go further, but it wasn't to be.

Now, he had to make sure she wasn't giving up completely.

As he ran, he was coming across a flight of stairs to his right. Bakugo was walking up those steps, and when he saw Wade about to run past then, he snarled. Wade noticed him and stopped right in front of the stares. "Bakugo?"

"What the hell are you doing here?!" Bakugo demanded.

"I'm going to see Ochaco. After, I was going to wait in the waiting room," Wade said with a glare. He didn't want to hold anything against his bully for what he did for Ochaco, as it was a fight, but it wasn't easy to do. He then started walking away and gave a wave. "Congrats by the way."

"It was your idea, wasn't it?" Wade stopped in his tracks. Bakugo came up the stairs, glaring at the back of his head. "That desperate, stupid plan of hers. You would come up with something that annoying. If we end-"

"You're wrong, asshole." Taken aback, Bakugo glared when Wade turned around to face him. The Spider-Man looked at him with a serious expression. "Ochaco came up with that plan all on her own. I didn't know anything about it. So listen to me when I say this, Bakugo: If that fight was harder than you think it was, then it's all thanks to her, not me."

The two rival glared hatefully at each other, before Bakugo turned and walked off. "Just make sure you win against Icy-Hot and Four-Eyes, because we're going to be settling things once and for all.

Wade knew what he meant. That means that the two of them would be fighting at the end of the Festival. Deciding to worry about Bakugo for later, Wade sighed and turned around. He started walking towards the infirmary.

Just as he was about to arrive there, he stopped when he saw Ochaco entering into Player Waiting Room 2. Wondering why she was going there, Wade walked over and pushed open the door.

"Man, I lost! Too bad," said Ochaco.

Wade was completely flabbergasted. He was expecting something similar to Momo, where Ochaco was crying to her for failing her family. But what he wasn't expecting what her giving him one her classic sun bright smiles and rubbing the back of her head.

"Guess I've got a little carried away at the end, thinking I had it in the bag. Dang it," she said in a happy tone. In her hand was her pink phone and sitting on the table was a brand new gym uniform shirt.

"I-I...Did I...miss something?" Wade asked. He noticed her fair-skin was all clear of burns and all she had on was a bandage on her left cheek. "Wait, what about your injuries. Aren't you hurt?"

Ochaco pointed to her bandaged cheek. "Yeah, Recovery Girl took care of me! It was only moderate healing, so it wouldn't drain my stamina, so I've still got scratches and stuff, though." She explained to Wade. Ochaco then raised a fist and looked annoyed and frustrated in a really cute way. "Geez, I didn't realize just how powerful that Bakugo was! He wiped the floor with me! Now I realize just how much more training I have to do!"

Realizing just how silly she was being, she stopped. Wade raised an eyebrow. "And you're absolutely sure that you're alright?"

"Oh yeah, total! I'm better than I expected." Wade's ears picked up the sound of a phone vibrating. He looked at it and read 'Daddy' on the caller ID. In an attempt to hide it, Ochaco pressed the phone to her chest. "Even when you've lost, you always look ahead to what's next, Wade. This just means I have to work harder next time."

"Yeah, but..."

"Hey, don't let my defeat weigh you down, Wade. You better give all you've got when your fight comes! Why not go on and focus on it? Don't worry about me."

"Are you sure, Ochaco? We're still on break and Kirishima and Tetsutetsu haven't woken up yet. I was hoping I could keep you company if you want."

"NO!" Ochaco shouted without meaning to and recomposed herself. "I-I mean I'm fine! Just go on and join the others. I'll be there soon."

Wade stared at her for a minute, before giving her a soft smile. "Alright. Take your time, Ochaco," he said, before walking out of the room.

As soon as the door was closed and Wade was gone, Ochaco held up her phone and flipped it open. Seeing that she missed her father's call, she pressed to call him back. She held the phone up to her ear and waited. It only took one ring before it was picked up.

"Sorry for not picking up early, Daddy."

"No, no, it's fine. Sorry for calling when you're busy. Your mom and I just watched you on TV! You almost won! You were amazing.

Ochaco smiled a bit, before it dropped when she looked to her ruined uniform shirt. "It wasn't that close. And...I wasn't very good. I rushed it too much at the end," she told her dad with a low and sad voice, trying to hold back the tears as she looked down. "I didn't have a backup plan for if that big move didn't work out...I failed."

"You lost. I don't know about all that technical stuff, but just because you lost doesn't mean you're done, right? There's always next year!"

"It only matters if you can win, though. You gotta show how you deal with all different types. The scouts can't learn anything from losing a single match," Ochaco explained. She was beginning to choke up.

"What's the rush, though?"

"I mean...I have to...for you and mom..."

"...Ochaco, you don't gotta go crazy over us. Either way, I know my kind little Ochaco is gonna be a great Hero someday.

Hearing her father say that and hearing how much he believes in her made Ochaco sob. Her tears dripping on the table next to her new uniform. Even when she failed, her father, the kindest man she knows, was still encouraging her. It just made her what to be a Hero even more. "T-Thank you, Daddy! I'm not giving up. I'll keep going. I'll be a Hero and help you as so as possible!"

"That's my girl! I'll let you go for now. We'll be watching the games. Call us when you get home."

Wiping away her tears, Ochaco said, "Okay, bye Daddy. Tell mom I love you both.

"We love you too sweetie. Take care!"

That's where the call ended. Ochaco placed her phone on the table as she wiped away the tears.

"Ochaco..."

Ochaco gasped and turned around. Having heard everything, Wade was standing behind her with a sad smile. No longer able to hold it in, she rushed the Spider-Man and grabbed onto him with a crushing hug, crying again into his shirt.

Wade brushed her soft brown hair with his fingers. He didn't say a thing, just letting her release all of her sadness onto him. Ochaco buried her face into his chest and sniffed. "A-All I ever wanted was to help them, Wade! But I lost! I couldn't beat Bakugo! Our family business has been declining and I didn't make it to the semi-finals. I feel so hopeless, Wade. I'm a failure..."

"No, you're not!" Wade said

"Yes, I am!"

"Ochaco, look at him," Wade said, placing his hand under her chin and lifted her head up to look at her. With a kind smile and his eyes holding his fierce resolve. "You're far from being a failure, so don't you ever say that about yourself. It's okay to lose. No one thinks that about you. In fact, everyone was amazed with what you were able to pull off. Hell, Bakugo admitted...in a way...that your plan really put him on edge. And even if you did lose this fight, look at how far you've come! You were able to beat the Obstacle Course! You were what lead us to victory in the Cavalry Battle! You are an amazing person and any Pro would be lucky to have you. I'm sure they're all waiting for a chance to in after this is over. Your mom and dad will never think that you're a failure. They're proud of you. Don't let this hold you back from anything you want in life.

Ochaco stared at him in amazement, before sniffing and rubbed her eyes. "You really mean that?"

Wade nodded. "I believe in you Ochaco. Let's go beyond!"

With a big smile forming on her face, Ochaco hugged him again. "Thank you, Wade," she said, as Wade hugged her back.

"You don't have have to," Wade said, not bothered that her breasts were pressing against his chest. He was here to cheer her up.

During the hug, Ochaco took in the warmth of his strong arms. She then took a moment to feel his structure without him knowing and it made her cheek blush even more. Wade's Hero costume didn't do him justice for the kind of body he had underneath other the uniform thanks to his powerful Quirk.

Ochaco could only imagine what Wade was like shirtless and it made her face flush even red.

"AAHHH, OOHH! KIRISHIMA OR TETSUTETSU? WHO'S GOING TO MOVE ON!?" Wade and Ochaco were startled by Present Mic's loud announcement.

"WHOEVER WINS THIS ARM-WRESTLE WILL ADVANCE TO THE SECOND ROUND!"

Out on the repaired ring, Kirishima and Tetsutetsu were engaged in an intense arm-wrestling game. Both were had their right hands tightly grabbing the other's, and were using all their strength to push their opponent's hand down. Their left hands grabbing onto the cement table Cementos created so hard that their fingers had broken into it. Midnight and Cementos were standing beside the boys, watching.

The crowd cheered for either boy as the match went on for a minute now. However, it was over when the iron on Tetsutetsu's hand cracked and broke.

He grunted in pain, giving Kirishima the advantage. He yelled out a roar, before slamming Tetsutetsu's hand down on the table, cracking it.

"Kirishima is the winner! Add him to the bracket."

Kirishima threw his fist up in the air. "YEAHHHHHHHH!"

"Kirishima's earned his place in the second round!"

Tetsutetsu was on one knee while clenching his right wrist in pain. "GAHHHH! I ran out of metals! Should have put some more iron in my diet today," he grunted. A pair of boot covered feet stepped in front of him, making the silver-haired look up.

Kirishima stood before him and held out a hand. The sun shining on him and his face was even twinkling. "Hey man, you put up a good fight."

Tetsutetsu looked away with a scoff, as the same effect was done for him. He accepted the hand, making Midnight squeal.

"Oh! So Chiverous!"

"We now have our full lineup for the second round! With that said, let's get right to it!"

"Already?" Wade asked with a frown. He broke away from Ochaco. "I better get going then. I'll see you after the fight's over with."

Ochaco looked down with a bit of a guilty expression. "I'm sorry. You weren't able to prepare yourself because of me..."

Wade shook his head. "That's not true. Making sure you were happy again was way more important," he said.

Ochaco smiled at him with encouragement. "Then I'll be watching you. Good luck out there."

He nodded with his own smile. "Thanks."

Wade left the Player Waiting Room and closed the door behind him. As he started walking down the hallway, he became lost in his thoughts. He did everything he could to make her feel better, but Wade wanted to do more for her. He wanted to return the favor for all the times she's helped him, and he did that by helping her when Ochaco was at her lowest. Even so, she's still cheering him on and encouraging him to be greater.

However, Wade was taken from his thoughts when a massive figure stepped out of the corner of another hallway to his right.

It was the Number Two Hero Endeavor. Wade gasped in shock when he saw just how close he was to him. Looking up at him with wide eyes that were a mix of awe and fear.

Endeavor glanced at the Spider-Man, before turning the corner completely. "Ah, I was looking for you," said the Flame Hero, staring down at Wade.

This surprised Wade a bit, who tried to remain brave in the face of the man. He was so intimidating up close. At first, he was frightful of Endeavor, but then his conversation with Todoroki entered back into his head and he looked up at the man with a small scowl. This may be the second best Hero, but he was still a scumbag.

"Is that right? Well, what is it?" Wade asked. He was in no mood to talk with Endeavor, especially with his match about to start very so.

Endeavor pointed at Wade accusingly. "I watched your fight against the brainwashing guy. Your power is very impressive. To have the powers of a spider, along with turning invisible and having lightning attacks. But also your ability to build up so much pressure just by flicking your fingers, it reminds me of another Quirk," he said, narrowing his glaring stare. "You seem to have so much in common with All Might."

Wade's widened at that moment before looking away. He tried to maintain eye contact, but it was hard to do with how intimidating Endeavor was. "I get that a lot. I'm still not sure why people say it. Look I've got to get going," he said, managing to walk past Endeavor. However, in his head, he had questions popping up. 'All Might, please tell me you didn't tell him.' But that couldn't' be the case, could it? He didn't mention One-for-All. I can't let him find out about All Might's secret.

"It's my Shoto's duty to surpass All Might as the Number One Hero," Endeavor told him.

Wade stopped in his tracks.

Endeavor was looking over his shoulder at Wade, who remained facing away. "And his match with you will be a good testing ground for how much training he has left. So hit him hard. Don't disgrace yourself or him by holding back."

"I refuse to rely on my old man's Fire Quirk. You see, I'm going to show him that I reject his power, and take first place without using it."

Those words from Todoroki echoed in Wade's head. His anger for what the Hero did to his son filled him.

"That's all I wanted to say. I apologize for bothering you."

Endeavor started walking away. Wade, however, wasn't going to let him go with a few choices words. "You listen here, you bastard," he growled out, making Endeavor stop and look back at him. "If you think that I'm just going to be your son's punching bag, then you're sadly mistaken. Then again, this is coming for the guy that sees his son as nothing but a tool and a means to an end."

Wade looked over his shoulder and glared right back at Endeavor.

"I'm not All Might, and your son isn't you."

And with that, he walked away. Not bothering to wait for a reply. He's got bigger this to worry about. This fight will be like anything Wade has ever had. It's just like Shoto said, he's got All Might in his corner. The person that Shoto was to surpass, according to his father. Someone that tried to mold his son into being a Hero.

This was a battle of teachers, with their students embodying their teaching.

Back out in the stadium, everyone had returned to their seats and were waiting with anticipation. Everyone had their snacks and went to the bathroom. Nobody wanted to get up until this next match was finished. The people that were the most anticipated for the fight to come was Class 1-A. This rivalry that came out of the blue has been building up throughout the Sports Festival and it was finally going to come to a climactic conclusion.

Tokoyami, Iida, Mina, and Momo were sitting in the front roll seats of their class' box, staring down at the ring. "So the match hasn't started yet?" asked a familiar voice. The four classmates looked to Ochaco, only too be taken aback by her appearance. Her eyes were swollen and it looked like she was struggling to open them completely. "Oh good..."

"What's going on with your face?!" Mina exclaimed.

"You need to go see Recovery Girl!" Iida added.

Ochaco rubbed her eyes as she sat down between the Mina and Momo. "I already did. This is from...something else," she said.

Momo placed a hand on her should with a sympathy smile. "Wade talked with you, didn't he," she asked. Ochaco turned to her, and gave the busty young woman a nod.

Iida knew that they were talking about and looked back at the ring. "If I were you, I'd be frustrated too," she said.

"It's no time to wallow," Tokoyami told the two girls and Iida. "Use this next fight as a source of encouragement."

"Will do!" Ochaco nodded

Mina pumped her fist. "Yeah!"

Iida looked white as paper and whispered, "You're so wise."

As the flames of the battlefield were lite, they grew fiercely. The crowd cheered and roared as Wade and Todoroki made their way to the ring. This was it. The match everyone's been waiting for. The two most promising Heroes in Training of this class were going to duke it out for supremes.

"I CAN FEEL THE ANTICIPATION IN THE STADIUM, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE SECOND ROUND'S FIRST MATCH IS GONNA BE EPIC! ON ONE SIDE WE HAVE THE GUY WHO LITERALLY WON BY A LANDSIDE, AND LEFT HAFT THE AUDIENCE FROZEN! IT'S THE SON OF THE NUMBER TWO RANKED PRO-HERO WHO'S IN THE HERO COURSE, SHOTO TODOROKI! AND ON THE OTHER SIDE WE HAVE THE SPIDER KID THAT MADE A COME BACK AFTER NEARLY WALKING OUT OF HIS FIRST MATCH! ALSO FROM THE HERO COURSE, WADE WALKER!"

The two stood on the ring, glaring at each other. "Hey man, how's it hanging?" Wade asked with a smirk, jerking up an eyebrow. Trying to lighten the mood, but also to hide his nervousness. "Haven't seen you in a while."

"Well, here I am. And only one of us can win," Tokyami said.

"When should know that I'm not planning to lose this either, asshole," Wade said. "I own that much to everyone that's supported me. I will beat you."

Back on in the stands, Mina looked to Momo. "Yaomomo, hold to do you think this is going to play out," she asked.

Momo, looked down at Wade and Todoroki and put were hand under his chin. Her brain working to predict the outcome of the match. "It's hard to say. Todoroki's extremely powerful with his Ice that it'll be difficult for Wade to use his Quirk effectively. And I've noticed that without his web-shooters and being that this is an open battlefield, he can't use all of his abilities to dodge and then attack. He's not suited for long-range fighting, but up close and personal," she said to the others.

"So, in other words, it depends on whether or not he be able to get in close to him," said Tokoyami.

Ochaco nodded with a frown. "That's the problem. How will Wade avoid the ice?"

"Don't worry guys, he'll find a way to win!" Mina said with a more excited attitude. Having full faith in the Spider-Man.

Everyone was watching and waiting for the fight to start. In his hideout far from UA, Tomura Shigaraki was sitting at his computer, scratching his neck. A figure behind him instructing him to pay close attention to Wade and Todoroki. In her home, Inko was blowing her nose for the thousandth time that day. Her floor littered with a year's worth of tissues. Outside of the stadium Mt. Lady and Kami Wood had their heads turned towards the jumbotron outside, above the entrance they were guarding.

"That's right," said Thirteen, sitting next to the depowered All Might. "Those two tried to save you at the USJ, didn't they? And Walker was the one that took on that Nemu?"

"Yeah," All Might said, nodding his head. "They may have more in common than they think. They both have an intense vibe about them."

Present Mic got back on the microphone and shouted, "BOTH OF THESE HEROES IN TRAINING HAVE BEEN FRONT RUNNERS IN THE SPORTS FESTIVAL, BUT WHICH ONE OF THESE RIVALS WILL ADVANCE INTO THE NEXT ROUND?!"

Wade crouched slightly down into a fighting stance, knowing that his opponent will start with an ice attack. Shoto did the same, spreading his feet slightly, planning to not allow Wade to use that power of his too much.

"PREPARE FOR WALKER VS TODOROKI!"

Wade powered his Vemon Blast and Todoroki powered his Ice.

"BEGIN!"

AN: Even though I should be working on the next chapter of "Become ONE," I decide to do another Issue for "Heroes of Tomorrow" after we've hit 300 Favorites and Follows. This one was focused less on action and more on developing romance of Wade, Momo, and Ochaco. I am a little sad that Mina wasn't able to have her moment with him, but I've got plans for the two later on.

Okay, I've got to ask. Why the FUCK do people ship Ochaco and Bakugo together? He has no interest in her and she's only interested in Izuku! Was it because of this battle? I don't get it.

Their fight was the main highlight of the chapter, along with Wade comforting Momo about her loss. I admit I drew inspiration from other stories when it came to their moment together, mainly because I had no idea what Wade should've said to her. But with his help, she'll have the inspiration to be better in the future. So really it was Momo and Ochaco's chance to spend time with Wade. Mina will have her chance after the Sports Festival.

And that brings me to one question that I've been meaning to ask you all about Wade's romance with the three.

Should this story have lemons?

I know that a lot of other stories have Izuku or the OC having sex with the paired girl or multiple girls, but I don't know. All of the students are 15 or 16, and I think 16 is the earliest that it'll be okay for them to have consensual sex, right? You guys let me know if you want lemons in the story.

Though I'm pretty sure that's going to be a yes.

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