Pride

After the cavalry battle, the students were in the cafeteria area getting food trays; Mika sat at a table on her own. Mika stretched her arms and ate her food at a table.

"Hey Mika." Mika turned her head and saw Ochaco waving to her and the other girls with her. Mika swallowed her food and waved back, "Hey guys." she said, "Congrats on getting in the tournament Momo, Mina, and Ochaco."

They smiled, "Need something?" Mika asked; Momo nodded and placed a cheerleader uniform on the table. Mika tilted her head and looked at Momo, "How come you have that in your hands?" she asked.

Momo looked at Mika, "Apparently the class was supposed to have a cheerleader squad." she said. Mika was surprised, "Really? I didn't know about that, nor was it mentioned to me by the class rep." she said, "Who told you?"

Tsuyu looked at Mika, "Mineta." she said, "He said that it was Aizawa-sensei's words and that it was a last-minute notice." Mika nodded, "I see... well, you can count me out." she said. They looked at Mika shocked, "What! Why not?" Mina asked.

Mika looked at them, "I'm not falling for what Mineta said." she said bluntly. Kyoka twirled one of her earphone jacks, "Even though it could be Aizawa-sensei's words." she said.

Mika nodded, "I don't trust that damn pervert when he makes his perverted schemes." she said. "Aw, come on! Please!" Mina shouted; Mika shook her head.

Momo sighed, "Alright... I won't force you." she said. Momo sat next to Mika, making her turn to her, "But, what would you think if your classmates complimented you on wearing a cheerleader uniform?" she asked, "What if they like to see you in cute attire?"

Mika knew who Momo was talking about and looked away. Momo smiled, "I'll leave this uniform for you if you change your mind." she said as she stood up with the other girls and they walked away.

Mika looked at the cheerleader uniform, *Would he compliment me if I wear this outfit?* she thought. Mika blushed a bit at the thought, *I guess... it wouldn't hurt to try it on.* she thought. Mika grabbed the cheerleader uniform; she stood up and walked away.

(Time Skip)

"Even though all of you are so eager to get to the tournament, this is still a sports festival!" Present Mic shouted, "We have some activities for all of our participants; we even have cheerleaders from America to cheer us on."

Present Mic and Mr. Aizawa looked at the field, "What do we have here?" Present Mic asked. "What are they doing..." Mr. Aizawa said lowly.

Momo and the other girls were depressed when their class were the only ones wearing cheerleader uniforms, "Looks like Class 1-A wants to show their appreciation!" Present Mic shouted.

Denki and Minoru gave each other a thumbs up, "You tricked us!" Momo shouted, "You'll regret it!" Soon after, Momo dropped to her knees, "How did I get fooled into Mineta's prank. I even used my Quirk to make these outfits." she continued as Ochaco patted her back.

Kyoka threw her pompoms on the ground, "I guess we should've listened to Mika." she said. Present Mic looked at the girls, "It looks like not all the girls in Class 1-A are wearing cheerleader uniforms." he said.

"That's where you're wrong." Mr. Aizawa said. Present Mic was confused until he saw Mika enter the field in a cheerleader uniform; she looked at Denki and Minoru, "Hey boys." she said.

Denki and Minoru turned to Mika as she threw her pom-poms in the air. Claws came out of Mika's fingertips and she slashed at the perverted boys' faces.

As they placed their hands on their faces in pain, Mika caught her pom-poms and placed them on the ground. Denki looked at Mika, "What was that for!" he shouted; she glared at them.

They panicked, "You know damn well!" Mika shouted, "How dare you lie to our classmates! You should be ashamed of yourselves for tricking them."

Minoru was confused, "But, aren't you-" Mika's claws came out of her fingertips again, startling them, "I wasn't tricked by you idiots!" she shouted, "I decided I wanted to wear this on my own." Mika walked closer to them with her claws out, scaring them.

Mika glared at them, "If you plan on lying to my classmates again, there will be nothing left of you two." she said angrily, "Understand...?" They were terrified and quickly nodded.

Mika retracted her claws, "Good... now get the hell out of my sight!" she shouted; they nodded as they ran away from her.

Mika sighed in relief; she walked towards her pom-poms and picked them up. "That was amazing, Mika!" Mika turned around and saw the other girls walking towards her.

Mina smiled, "I didn't know you had an angry side." she said. Mika blushed a bit, "Well... many people have an angry side, I just don't show it often." she said, "Perverts are one of my pet peeves, so... yeah, you saw what happened."

The girls nodded and walked towards the sidelines. Before Mika walked with the girls, she noticed Koji walking towards her. Mika blushed a bit and turned to Koji, "H-Hey Koda..." she said lowly.

Koji looked at Mika's outfit for a bit; he looked away with a heavy blush, "*That cheerleader outfit looks great on you.*" he signed. Mika blushed a lot and hid her face with her pom-poms, "Th-Thanks..." she stuttered.

(Time Skip)

Mika stood with the others who didn't make it, "All right everyone!" Midnight shouted, "Is everyone ready for the tournament?" Before Midnight could do anything, Mashirao raised his hand, "Um... excuse me." he said.

Mika looked at Mashirao, "I'd like to drop out." he continued. They were shocked; Izuku turned to Mashirao, "Are you... serious?" he asked. Mashirao nodded, "I've made up my mind on this a while ago." he said.

Mika looked at Mashirao, "How could you say something like, Ojiro." she said, "This is the perfect time to show the heroes what you're made of." Mashirao looked away from Mika, "How can I prove that when I don't remember the cavalry battle." he said.

Mika was shocked, *No memory of the cavalry battle.* she thought. Mika looked at the boy with indigo hair, *Does it have something to do with that guy's Quirk?* she thought.

Mashirao clenched his fist, "I know this is a great opportunity, and it's stupid to throw it away, but not remembering the battle... I can't take it; it'll hurt my pride." he said.

Mika frowned, "I want out too." she turned around and saw a student from Class 1-B, "It's the same with me. I don't remember the cavalry battle at all either, so I want out too; it doesn't feel right."

Midnight looked at them, "So naïve and green my boys..." she said; she made some whipping noises, "That turns me on." she continued.

Mika looked at Midnight, *Do what?* she thought. Midnight smiled, "Ojiro and Shoda have officially withdrawn from the tournament." she said.

Midnight pointed to a girl with orange hair in a ponytail, "So... replacing the two members will be from Team Kendo, for taking fifth place." she continued.

The girl with orange hair in a ponytail shook her head, "If we're going with that, then it shouldn't be us." she said, "I believe the two spots should be from one person in sixth place and one person in seventh place." Mika looked at her confused, "Doesn't your class hate our class?" she asked.

She looked at Mika, "It's true to some people... but your group gave it your all like Tetsutetsu and his group, while our group didn't do a lot." she said.

She smiled, "To be honest, you were great out there even though we're in different classes." she continued. Mika was surprised and smiled, "Thank you, Kendo." she said.

Midnight nodded, "If that is the case, fine!" she shouted, "Team Tetsutetsu! Team Lyoko! Chose one member from your team to enter the tournament."

Mika nodded and turned to her group, "So... who wants to be in the tournament?" she asked. Kyoka, Koji, and Rikido stared at Mika; she was confused, "What?" she asked.

Kyoka smiled, "It should be you, Mika." she said; Mika turned to her surprised, "What." she said. Rikido nodded, "Yeah! You got to be in the tournament." he said; Mika looked at them, "But I..." she said.

Mika frowned a bit and looked at the ground, "I couldn't get you guys in the tournament, either." she continued, "After my performance in the cavalry battle, I don't think I deserve it." Mika felt a hand on her chin, surprising her.

Mika looked at Koji before he moved his hand away from her chin, "*You're wrong... if it wasn't for you, we wouldn't be in this position.*" he signed, "*You got a headband from Class 1-B and Mineta. If it wasn't for you, we wouldn't have this chance.*"

Koji smiled, "*You should do it and give it your all.*" he signed. Mika blushed a bit and looked away; she took a deep breath and exhaled. Mika looked at her group with determination, "Alright... I'll do my best." she said, making them smile.

They heard a whip and turned to Midnight, "Team Lyoko! Have you decided who will enter the tournament?" she asked. Mika walked forward and nodded, "Yes ma'am, I'll be entering the tournament." she said.

Midnight smiled, "Excellent." she said; she looked at the other group, "Team Tetsutetsu! Have you decided who will enter the tournament?" she asked.

A boy with silver hair raised his fist in the air, "I'm entering the tournament, ma'am!" he shouted. Midnight smiled, "Excellent! Lyoko and Tetsutetsu will enter the tournament!" she said; the crowd cheered for them.

As Mika turned to her group, she noticed Koji looking away from her, *He must feel disappointed in himself for not keeping his promise.* she thought, *I'll tell him not to worry about it when the announcements are over.*

After they drew lots, the people in the tournament looked at Midnight, "All right, everyone!" she shouted as she pointed at the screen, "Here are the matches!"

As the screen showed the names of the people in the tournament, Mika looked for her name. Mika saw her name next to Denki's name, *I'm going against Kaminari, huh?* she thought. As Mika looked at Denki, he quickly glanced away, *This'll be fun.* she thought with a slight grin.