Katsuki Bakugou Vs. Floyd Norman Aihara

The matches continued onward, once the stage had been fully repaired. A couple of students from Class 1A had been able to progress to the third round while some others ended up losing the fight; though that didn't mean they would be able to give it their all. For whatever had happened they were glad that they had been able to fight in the Sports Festival, despite not making it as far as they thought they would.

The only two who had wished to see the matches for themselves, had been Izuku Midoriya and Reina Nouki.

Izuku had been stuck in surgery due to what had happened in his match with Shoto, while Reina herself had been trying to cope with his condition.

As usual, Katsuki had been able to help her through her troubled thoughts, as he stayed with her willingly throughout the course of the matches, as she slowly but surely started to relax. Though eventually she had calmed down and her best friend returned inside before anyone could see the damage she had created upon her… Fit.

Despite her being calm, Katsuki had decided to stay with her just for a bit longer, as her hand had been in his, as they walked down the hall. The two of them stayed silent as Reina enjoyed his company, her heart beating at an unnatural pace again as her face had been red.

"It's as I thought…" She thought in her head, "...I really do feel different whenever I'm with him. It's a good kind of different… But…" She glanced over in his direction as she looked shyly, "... This feeling… I can't figure it out… I know he's supposed to be my best friend, but… This feeling is different… Why is it… Familiar?"

Just as they were about to make their way towards the stairs, Reina looked back to the room where Recovery Girl's office had been as she found herself stopping. Katsuki came to a halt as he looked over to her.

"Lollipop Head?" He said, "You still with me?"

Reina soon turned over to him, "... I should… Go and check back on Izuku-kun."

"You sure that's a good idea?" Katsuki asked her, "You just stopped crying your eyes out."

"Hey now, don't put it like that!" She said embarrassed, "Since everyone else is going to be watching the matches, and probably busy getting ready for their own… I want to give Izuku-kun someone to talk to. He's going to be lonely after his…" Reina stopped for a moment, before she picked it back up, "... Surgery. Not to mention he might be overthinking as usual."

Katsuki had been about to retort but decided it best not to. He soon let go of her hand as he let out a sigh.

"Fine." He said, "If it'll keep the shitty nerd from crying like a baby. But just know…" He soon leaned forward, so that his face had been close to hers, which had caused her to flinch, "... When this is over, I'm gonna make him pay for making you cry. Got it?"

"Please don't actually try to kill him." Reina told him, "He's still my best friend, you know."

"No promises." He said. It hadn't been long before a thought came over him, "Speaking of payback, I almost forgot something."

Reina looked to him, giving a quizzical look, "What did you forge--"

Reina froze up when she felt a warm feeling on her cheek. Turns out he had given her a kiss, which made her turn even more red.

"The--There!" Katsuki said as he sounded embarrassed as his face was red as well, "That's for ambushing me back at the library!"

"A--A--Ambush!?" Reina stammered, "What are you--!?"

She let out another squeak as she felt his lips on her other cheek, leaving her paralyzed. Katsuki finally pulled back as his face had been as red as her own. "And that was for another ambush from earlier!" He said as he still sounded embarrassed, "Consider us even!"

He turned to take his leave as she had been left stunned by his action, though before he did--

"I haven't forgotten your words to me!" He told her, "When I'm done with the Inkhead, I'll fight you next! So you better prepare yourself, and keep your promise!"

With that, he made his way towards the player waiting room, as Reina took in his words. Despite the fact he left, she gave her reply, "Don't worry… I will."

She soon went towards the door and took a deep breath. Though just as she went to knock on the door--

"--In addition I will not heal injuries like this anymore."

She recognized the voice to belong to Chiyo of course, though had been taken back by her words as she had retracted her hand. She stayed quiet as she listened to what Chiyo and Shimizu had been telling Izuku, and All Might.

"You must understand, there's only so much she could do. She was lucky to have me here, but even someone like her has her limits." She heard Shimizu add, "The only way Midoriya-kun can avoid anything more like this, is if you find a way to teach him how to use his power that's not as destructive to his body. Otherwise he's gonna have to hold himself back."

Reina's eyes widened slightly at this.

"I didn't realize his condition was that bad." Reina thought to herself as her eyes softened, "Then again Izuku-kun, Floyd-kun and I don't know much about the One For All and how much power that can be used… I wonder if there's a way to help him out…"

Reina had soon been startled when the door opened; she jumped at the sight of Izuku, and he jumped as well.

"Reina-chan?!" He said, "You're back already?!"

"Of course I'm back!" Reina said as she calmed down, "Someone had to accompany you back to our class! Since Floyd-kun is gonna be busy preparing for his match with Katsuki-kun, who better than me?"

All Might soon came into view, "You really are a good friend to him, aren't you Young Nouki?" He said with a smile.

Reina smiled back to him, as she giggled a little. And thus she started to walk with him and Izuku, as Izuku himself had a slight limp from his leg.

For awhile the three of them stayed silent, as each of them had their own individual thoughts about the whole thing. That had been until--

"Hey, All Might?" Izuku soon said, making the two of them stop, "You originally came here to UA to find a successor, right?"

"Yes, that's right." All Might replied.

Reina noticed the look on her friend's face, "Izuku-kun? Is everything okay?"

"It's just…" Izuku started to say, "... I put everything I had into the Sports Festival. I could physically feel everyone else's strong emotions of not wanting to give in…" He looked over to All Might, "... Do you think… Someone else should be my successor?"

Reina's eyes widened at this while All Might remained unphased by this. "Izuku-kun…" Reina started to say, "... You shouldn't say something like that! You worked harder than everyone else to get this far! The Izuku-kun I know wouldn't give up, he would find a way!"

"But--!" Izuku soon said looking at her, "--Shoichi-san told me, you were scared. And from what she told me, you were even more scared than the other times in middle school! Not to mention I ended up worrying you and Floyd-san, my mom knowing her was worried too."

"Izuku-kun, you shouldn't--" Reina started to say, before All Might had cut her off.

"It's true." He said, "UA is filled with wonderful potential heroes. One For All is the crystallization of power. And for those that have Quirks would make it powerful tenfold. Like Young Todoroki for example, if he were to inherit it, then the super strength would top his Half-Cold, Half-Hot. He would probably become a superhero."

Reina saw Izuku's lips start to quiver as he had been trying to hold back his tears. "All Might-senpai." Reina started to say, "You--"

"But something you and Young Nouki should know…" All Might soon started to say, "... I was actually a Quirkless too."

Izuku and Reina looked to All Might surprised to hear this kind of thing.

"Are--" Reina said, "--Are you serious!?"

"You were…" Izuku said shocked, "... Quirkless too?"

All Might nodded, "It wasn't rare as it was in your generation, but it was still uncommon. My master had a Quirk, but even than my master believed in me and gave me the One For All and raised me to become a Hero."

"Holy--" Reina said as she had been trying to process this, "--This is--You--The Symbol of Peace--Was once Quirkless!"

"Why didn't you tell us before!?" Izuku asked.

"You and young Aihara never asked." He replied, "I was really surprised, I thought Young Midoriya would ask about it."

"I still can't believe it…" Reina said, "... Wait till Floyd-kun hears about this!"

"Ye-yeah." Izuku replied, "But I always thought… I was the only one born Quirkless…"

"Well you better believe it, because it's true!" All Might said to Izuku, "When I first met you, I saw the old me in you. But to be honest, you've gone beyond what I've imagined. Time and time again. There is something that only you can draw out. I still believe in that."

At this, Reina noticed that Izuku's eyes started to fill up with water. He shut his eyes as he started to cry.

"I--" He said with his voice cracking, "--I'm sorry…"

"Come here, you dork." Reina soon said.

She put her arm around his neck and allowed his head to rest on her shoulder, "There, there. It's okay, just smile."

All Might looked to the two of them as Reina comforted the boy. They didn't notice, but All Might gave a sad smile as he looked in Reina's direction.

"She really is like her." He thought to himself as he let out a sigh, "I just wish I could tell you about her Young Nouki… But… I can't." He soon thought back to the woman with the scar that he and Oda had encountered earlier; thinking back to the familiar smile she had given him, "Still I can't help but wonder… Why did she come back? Is it because of Young Nouki… Or something else…?"

When Reina and Izuku turned back to him, his expression brightened as to hide the sadness in his face.

"The Sports Festival isn't over yet!" He told them, "Make sure you guys watch until the end!"

***

-Player Two Waiting Area-

Floyd was currently getting ready for the match that was about to come as he had been currently doing sit ups all the while he was thinking of a plan to defeat his rival; all the while Gio had been surveying this, as he was playing a game on his Nintendo Switch.

"Hey, is it really necessary to draw up a plan like that?" Gio asked, "You're getting paper and ink all over the floor."

Floyd replied as he cracked his knuckles after finishing up his workout, "Yeah I do! This is payback years in the making!"

Gio tilted his head curiously at this, "Payback? What do you mean by payback?"

Floyd stood up as he gave his response, "What else? That pisshead is always tormenting Izuku since I got here, doing weird shit to Reina-chan and always bites back at me whenever I lash at him!"

"Bro come on!" Gio said, "You've known him longer than I have. Surely you have to know that it's in his nature."

Floyd let out a sigh at this; he started to gather up the loose scraps of paper on the floor before he soon added, "True, I forget sometimes he's not a complete shithead whenever he's around Reina-chan… Not to mention he's been acting weird since the sports festival began..."

"You mean… How he's been making goo-goo eyes?" Gio asked him.

Floyd flinched slightly at this as he said, "Yeah you can say that.."

"Wow dude…" Gio said, "... You really do have competition when it comes to Reina-chan, don't ya?"

"Yep…" Floyd replied, as he got his sketchbook before going to the door.

"I've been meaning to ask…" Gio soon said, "... How did you come to like a girl like Reina-chan anyway? Was it love at first sight, or was it really after she beat you in PE?"

Floyd stopped when he went to reach for the knob of the door, as he couldn't help but have Reina in his head. He soon gave his reply, "Well...how do I put this...when I first saw her...I was just bedazzled by her… Her beauty… Her personality… Everything."

"Huh… I mean I guess that would do it." Gio said with a shrug, "Now it makes me wonder what that Bakugou sees in her."

Floyd's eyebrow twitched again as he said, "Gee I wonder.."

"Oh hey bro!" Gio said, "You got five minutes to get to the stadium!"

"Oh crap!" Floyd exclaimed as he gathered his sketch book. "Gotta go!"

"Break a leg!" Gio told him.

Floyd gave a wave as he ran out the door, "thanks man!"

The crowd had cheered loudly at their next match up of the semi-final round. Why wouldn't they be excited? The son of the two pro heroes from America was about to go up against what many would consider the hot head of UA. Class 1A had always been excited to see their classmates compete, especially that of Izuku and Reina who had both returned.

"Alrighty ladies and gentlemen!" Present Mic said, "Things are about to heat up in this next set up we have for you today!" He soon introduced the opponents, "He's the son of the famous Pro-Heroes, Calligraphine and Lead Zeppel! Here he is from America, Floyd Norman Aihara!"

Floyd stepped onto the stage, as the crowd cheered for him, the ladies especially as they all let out a squeal.

"Floyd, I love you!"

"Do your best, Floyd!"

"Can you sign my notebook later!?"

Floyd gave a wink as he replied to the audience, "Ladies, ladies! One at a time!"

Class 1A saw the girls practically drooling for him. "Damn you Aihara!" Mineta said, "Why does he get all the girls!?"

"I know right!?" Kaminari said, "It's so uncool!"

Mina couldn't help but pout as she mumbled, "He's sure lucky alright.."

"What was that Ashido-san?" Momo asked.

"Nothing!" Mina exclaimed.

"You can do it, Ashido-san!" Toru nudged

Mina gave a peep before looking at the stage, she began to cheer as well "Do your best, Aihara!"

"Man, he really is like Oda-san…" Reina said awkwardly.

"He sure is…" Izuku replied.

Katsuki soon stepped to the stage with his hands in his pockets, having the usual look on his face. "Facing him will be his classmate--From the Hero Course, Katsuki Bakugou!" The crowd cheered for Katsuki and so did some of his classmates. Katsuki's eyes looked over to Reina, as their eyes locked.

"Watch me win this fight, Reina…" He thought to himself, as he clutched onto the charm around his neck, "... Learn what you can, before we face each other."

Katsuki soon turned over to Floyd as he saw he had still been waving to the ladies in the audience.

"Hey! Inkhead!" Katsuki shouted as he got his attention, "You had better give it your all in this fight!"

Floyd only smirked as he brushed his thumb under his nose, "Same can be said to you, bomber boy!"

The two of them soon got ready as Midnight put her hand in the air. "The match will begin!" She said, "3… 2… 1--!"

"START!" Present Mic soon shouted.

"HEY, I WAS THE ONE COUNTING DOWN!" Midnight exclaimed.

With a grin Floyd went to attack first, as he drew up his first weapon, before pulling out of the page. He had drawn up a baseball bat made of ink before he went at Katsuki, charging at him head on.

"Now here it comes--INK BAT SMASH!"

Katsuki quickly activated his Quirk as he put his hands together, "STUN GRENADE!" He shouted.

Floyd had been startled by a sudden flash of light coming from Katsuki's hands as he had been forced to shut his eyes as well as the rest of the crowd; he had stopped running as he skidded across the floor.

He said as he swung his bat in a random direction "Woah! Cheap Counter you got!"

"DIE, YOU SON OF A BITCH!" He heard Katsuki shout before a foot went across his face. Floyd found himself flying nearly off of the stage. He would've been out of the ring, if he didn't draw up a fishing rod; he used the line to reel himself back in as he gained his footing.

"You really are an idiot, if you thought a trick like that was going to work on me!" Katsuki said to him as his hands sparked.

"Tch! DAMN IT!" Floyd shouted as he whipped out another weapon which was a shield in the form of a Yo-Yo. Many of the students had been taken by this, especially Class 1A.

"Hey, that weapon looks oddly familiar…" Sero said as he scratched underneath his chin.

"... It almost looks like something from a cartoon." Gio added.

Izuku tilted his head a little, "Wait, Reina-chan, doesn't that look like--"

"No, it couldn't be!" Reina quickly denied.

Katsuki looked unamused as he had recognized where he had seen that kind of weapon, "You gotta be fu--"

Katsuki didn't have time to finish his sentence as he felt the Yo-Yo hit him in the gut before it hit underneath his chin, sending him hurdling in the air.

"WHAT NOW PISS FOR BRAINS?! DON'T UNDERESTIMATE ME!" Floyd shouted as he ran to where he was about to fall.

"YOU LITTLE--" Katsuki shouted, before he activated his Quirk again, "--DON'T THINK I'M GONNA LET YOU WIN THIS EASILY!" He rocketed himself just over Floyd before he began to spark up again.

"WATCH! I'll BLOW THAT SHIELD OF YOURS AWAY!" He yelled, as he flew towards the weapon. Right when Floyd had been about to use the weapon again, Katsuki placed the palm of his hand on the shield and activated his Quirk, setting it on fire.

"YIPE!" Floyd exclaimed as he quickly ditched the weapon by tossing it off the stage, just as the weapon had been consumed by the flames.

"Weapon switch!" Floyd shouted as he took out a drill. Floyd flipped the switch on, before the drill flew towards him. Katsuki quickly went to dodge only to find that Floyd had been charging at him with another weapon in hand, which had been that of a warhammer Done with his left hand of led pencils and right hand of pens.

"Now this is a surprise!" Present Mic announced, "It looks as though the drill was only a diversion! How clever of Floyd! As expected from the son of two Pro Heroes!"

"He's got him now!" Gio shouted triumphantly.

"Shit!" Katsuki exclaimed in his head, as he put his arms to shield his face, "He's coming at me fast! I won't be able to counter him! Got no choice, gotta block!"

"Here I come!" Floyd shouted "ROUGHER THAN THE REST OF THEM! WARHAMMER BURST"

With the swing of his hammer he sent Katsuki flying again, as he managed to break his skin as he rolled on the ground. Though Katsuki had been able to get back up on his feet as he managed to stop himself; his foot nearly had been out of the ring. Some of the crowd groaned in disappointment while others cheered.

"Kaa-chan is still in!" Izuku exclaimed.

"He was able to stop himself that quick?!" Chouko said, surprised.

"That's insane!" Eijirou said.

"Bakugou-kun's really amazing!" Ochaco said, impressed, "Right, Reina-chan?"

"Yeah." Reina replied as she had been left impressed by this too, "He really is…"

Over where Class 1B had sat, Kuriruzu couldn't help but just try to comprehend what just happened.

"Dude...what the hell? Is that what Floyd is capable of?" Kuriruzu said.

"Don't know, but it's safe to say he's got more than one trick." Kendo said.

"Aihara-kun sure is amazing.." Pony couldn't help but say as her face turned a little red.

"Grrr, he's just showing off!" Tetsutetsu could help but scream. "That damn ink boy!"

Monoma merely scoffed as he said, "Like a wild animal, he really lashed out on Bakugou.. Typical American.."

It wasn't long till he got stabbed by one of Kuriruzu's quills, which surprised most of her classmates. "Didn't I tell you to shut up already?" She said with a glare, "Unless you wanna die?"

Katsuki had been able to recover as he looked at his new found wounds. He cracked a smile as he looked up to Floyd. "Not bad Half-Breed…" He said, "... You actually caught me off guard…"

Floyd laughed as he smiled back at him, "What can i say.im full of Surprises!"

"Right…" He said, before he shouted, "... BUT DON'T THINK I'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER CHANCE!!"

Katsuki used his Quirk to fly towards him as he nearly caught Floyd by surprise. He threw a punch though Floyd had been quick to block his attack; at this the two of them started to engage in close combat.

Class 1A watched anxiously at this.

"Man they're really going at it!" Rikido said, "Almost like they do everyday!"

"Yeah, but Bakugou got nothing on Floyd!" Gio said.

Mezo soon turned over to Reina and Izuku as he asked the two of them, "Reina? Midoriya? Who do you think's going to win in this fight?"

"That's a bit hard to say…" Izuku soon replied, "... I mean, in terms of physical strength they're both equally matched."

"I wouldn't say the same when it comes to…" Reina said as she cleared her throat, "... Firepower though."

Floyd quickly drew up a set of brass knuckles, "nice try! You forgot both of my parents and my granddad trained me for this when I was 6!"

"Oh yeah!?" Katsuki said as his hands sparked, "WELL YOU FORGOT ABOUT MY QUIRK!" He thrusted his hand forward but had been shocked when Floyd managed to catch him by the wrist.

"Did I really?!" Floyd shouted as he threw a punch across his face; causing him to stumble and draw blood in his mouth.

Though Floyd felt Katsuki's fist collide with his face, as he had used his other hand, making them both fall to the floor.

"YOU DAMN INKHEAD!" Katsuki shouted, as he looked pissed while he stood up, "YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THAT!!"

Floyd shouted back as he looked to be pissed off too, "RIGHT BACK AT YA! TRIGGER HAPPY PISS FOR BRAINS!"

"Are they seriously arguing during their match?" Kyoka asked as her face palmed herself.

"There's just no end to their bickering is there…?" Toru said.

"Guess not…" Tsuyu said.

"Goddamn it you two…" Reina said as she shook her head.

"They can never get along huh?" Izuku asked.

The two of them continued to throw their punches and kicks; each of them giving each other their own set of bruises and bloody noses. It wasn't long until Katsuki had been able to activate his Quirk again, as it made Floyd fly, nearly out of the ring.

"WOAH! TALK ABOUT A COUNTERATTACK IT LOOKS LIKE BAKUGOU WAS ABLE TO STRIKE BACK AT AIHARA WITH AN EXPLOSIVE ATTACK ON HIS OWN BUT LOOKS LIKE THE AMERICAN BOY WONDER ISN'T ABOUT TO THROW IN THE TOWEL YET!" Present Mic shouted.

"Can you not shout?" Shota said into the microphone.

Katsuki spit out some blood that came from his mouth, "I'M DONE PLAYING AROUND INKHEAD!" He told him, "I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO COME AT ME WITH EVERYTHING YOU HAVE!"

"WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE I'M DOING YOU FLAMING DUMBASS?!" Floyd barked back "I AM GIVING IT ALL I GOT! I CAN ASK THE SAME THING ABOUT YOU!"

"WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN, YOU DAMN MUTT!?" Katsuki shouted.

As Katsuki started to notice, Floyd's body began to shake only a little bit, his breathing went from normal to labored as if he couldn't seem to get any air and his pupils dilated like they had no reflection.

"The hell…?" Katsuki said to himself before he found Floyd charging at him again, this time armed with what looked to be an ink whip.

"GET OVER HERE!" Floyd shouted as he struck Katsuki with the whip, aiming for his neck.

Katsuki barely managed to dodge as the whip got him on the side of the head as it opened a new wound; he rolled on the floor as he tripped. "Ooo! It looks like Aihara is on the offensive!" Present Mic said.

"Woah! This is getting intense!" Kaminari shouted.

"It's like he became another person.." Mina said as she shook holding on to Toru.

"Did Floyd come from a family of Vampire killers or something?" Gio asked.

"Aihara-kun.." Pony couldn't help but tremble. Kurizuru comforted her as she looked at what was going on. "What the hell.. Floyd Aihara...What is going on with you, you were just normal just then...now...it's like...you're acting just like Reina during our match.."

"What did I tell you..like a rabid animal." Monoma said with a smug look on his face only to be hit on the neck again by Kendo, reopening his wound he got from Kuriruzu. As the fight continued Reina couldn't help but notice the look in Floyd's eyes as he readied his whip again.

"Hey…" Reina whispered, "... Is my Quirk playing a trick on me… Or does Floyd-kun seem different?"

Izuku noticed this too as he started to look worried, "... I don't think it's your Quirk…"

Katsuki stood up from the floor as he wiped away the blood from his head, looking at it. He looked up to Floyd as he noticed his look change.

"The hell's going on…?" Katsuki thought in his head while he felt his neck, "... We've been at it before for sure… But never like this… If that whip were to hit me--" His thoughts had been cut off, when Floyd used his whip, this time, Katsuki acted fast as he moved with the help of his Quirk, burning the whip in the process.

Floyd had been forced to toss the whip aside, as he drew up another weapon. He said, "QUIT REPLAYING THE SAME TRACK, DAMN IT!"

This time, Floyd got a Great Sword out which had surprised the crowd.

"WOAH MAN! THIS FIGHT WENT FROM THIS TO SOMETHING FROM SUPER SMASH BROS! SEEMS LIKE AIHARA IS GONNA UNLEASH HIS OWN 'FINAL SMASH' AT BAKUGOU!" Present Mic yelled, "HOW WILL CLASS 1A's HOTSHOT FIGURE OUT A WAY OUT OF THIS?!"

"Didn't I tell you to stop yelling?" Shota asked.

His family however, had a different reaction to this as they watched the match progress. Sachihiro covered the twins' eyes while he shook in fear of what's happening to his twin brother. Josephine said as she stood up from her seat, "That boy, something's not right!"

"What are you going to do?!" Lena asked, "I mean, we can't just let this happen right!? The shrimp's doing a number on piss head here!"

Aaron had added, "Yeah, and his eyes look like he's ready to kill!"

Joji turned to Oda who had sat beside him and his wife; he asked, "Dad, We're gonna have to stop Floyd! He's not himself."

Oda's body shook as he said, "I know...Joji... Jo.. Lena… Aaron…Please save your family member.."

With a sign of approval, Joji, Josephine, Lena and Aaron Aihara proceeded to make their way to stop Floyd from becoming a monster.

***

Reina and Izuku and the rest of their class, noticed something had been off with their friend as they watched Floyd get at Katsuki, giving him no time to react to his attacks. "This is bad!" Izuku said, "Floyd-san is actually trying to kill him!"

"I know!" Reina said, worryingly, "I see that!"

"Oh my god.." Chouko couldn't help but say.

"Why is Aihara--?" Fumikage asked.

"That's not like Aihara-kun at all!" Tenya said, "We have to stop him!"

"But what can we do!?" Ochaco said, "If we try to stop the fight they'll both end up getting disqualified!"

"But he'll kill Bakugou if this keeps up!" Eijirou said, "If that happens, Aihara will end up in jail! Or worse--"

"--He'll end up in Tartarus Prison!" Mineta exclaimed as he finished his sentence, "Oh man! Remind me not to make him mad!"

"That place is worse than an execution!" Rikido said.

"Yeah, and not to mention something tells me he won't do well in the slammer." Gio added.

"Well we can't just sit here and watch!:" Mina told them.

Reina gritted her teeth, as she soon stood up from her seat, before heading to the hall. "Reina, where are you going!?" Mezo asked her.

"Where do you think!?" Reina said, "I'm heading down there to stop this fight before one of them gets killed!"

"Reina-chan, wait a second!" Izuku said, "If you do that--"

"--I don't care about getting kicked out!" Reina told him, "Something has to be done about this!"

Tenya soon tried to reason as he took her wrist, "Reina-kun! Please reconsider! We don't want you to get in trouble because of this!"

Reina only gritted her teeth as she told Tenya, as she shook out of his grip "Don't try and stop me again!" She started to make her way out of the seating area as Tenya chased after her along with Izuku, Ochaco, Chouko, Fumikage and Mina. Despite their pleas she kept on going until--

"You really should think about this Rei-chan."

Reina stopped when she looked up ahead, it was the same boy with the red hat, leaning against the wall, looking up to the ceiling.

"Those two are right, you know…" The Boy said, "... If you try to do anything you'll get in trouble."

"And what do you expect me to do?!" Reina told the boy, "Sit around and do nothing! Floyd-kun could get himself hurt, and Katsuki-kun is gonna get killed if nothing is done!"

"And how are you going to stop them?" The Boy asked calmly, "I really am curious as to what your plan is. Do you plan on using your Quirk… Like you did with Todoroki and Midoriya?"

Reina's eyes widened slightly at this as she had appeared to be frozen; she shook her head as she told him, "What happened before was an accident! I don't even know what it is I did, or even if I CAN do it again if I wanted! I don't even know if I'll end up hurting them because of my curse of a Quirk!"

"Rei-chan--" The Boy started to say before he had been cut off.

"I CAN'T MESS THIS UP AGAIN!" Reina soon yelled. She took a deep breath as she shut her eyes; her body shook a little. The images from what had happened prior with Shoto had passed her by in her head.

"I can't…" She said, "Not again…I need to protect them… I HAVE to protect them… Can't you understand that?"

"R-R-Rei-Rei?"

Reina flinched when she heard a familiar voice behind her. She turned and saw that Mina, along with Ochaco, Fumikage, Tenya, Chouko, and Izuku had caught up to her; her eyes widened in horror as well as realization.

"Reina-chan..." Ochaco soon asked, "...Who were you talking to?"

Reina looked back, and saw the Boy had still been there this time; she heard a familiar ring go off in her head as she let out a groan.

"Reina-kun, what are you looking at?" Tenya asked as he noticed her looking in a certain direction.

Reina had been paralyzed as she started to sweat, "I--I--"

"Reina-san...What's going on?" Fumikage asked.

"Reina-chan…" Izuku said concerned. It hadn't been long before Reina noticed that the rest of her classmates came into view.

"What's going on?" Mezo asked, "We heard shouting from down the hall."

"Is everything okay?" Mashario asked.

Mina had soon replied, It's Rei-Rei… We thought she was talking to someone, but…"

"... She was yelling at nothing." Fumikage finished.

Class 1A looked surprised at this, as Reina felt her heart race. "What, you mean like she was talking to a ghost?" Gio asked.

"Are you sure you guys weren't hearing things?" Toru asked.

"No…" Ochaco said, "... We all heard it, right Iida-kun?"

Tenya had replied,

"Wa--Wait…" Reina started to stammer, "I can--"

She soon flinched when she felt the Boy take her head. "Rei-chan…" The Boy said, "... I know you're worried about them… But they'll be just fine… No one is going to die… All you have to do is trust him…"

"Wait wha--" Reina said as she turned to the boy, but saw that he had already been gone. At this point her whole class had begun to worry.

"Reina-san…?" Momo started to say, "Is everything alright?"

Reina tried to tell them but no words seemed to have come out of her mouth as the familiar ring had gotten louder. She let out a cry this time as she clutched her head, causing the class to jump.

"Reina-chan!?" Tsuyu said, "What's wrong?!"

Mineta had said as he started to panic, "OH MAN THIS IS BAD! FIRST AIHARA VS. BAKUGO NOW THIS! OH MAN IT'S THE END OF TIMES! WE'RE GONNA DIE!"

Izuku's eyes widened as he saw Reina's body flinch at Mineta's words, "Mineta-kun hold on! You shouldn't say stuff like that to her!"

"We should get her to Recovery Girl!" Mezo suggested.

"Good idea!" Eijirou said as he went to approach Reina, "Hey Reina, it's okay. We're gonna get you to Recovery Girl, okay?"

Reina picked up her head, though instead of Eijirou, she saw a different person standing before her. It had been a man in a suit with a gun holster underneath his jacket as her vision had been clouded with red.

The man before her had said, as his voice sounded distorted, "yOU deSERve tO bE LOcKED Up… YoU dAMn bEAsT…"

She started to back away from the man as her body shook, "Sta--Stay away…" She said softly.

Eijirou had been taken by this as he saw Reina shake and quiver, "Huh? Reina? Are you oka-"

"GO AWAY!!" Reina shouted.

Eijirou suddenly found himself flying down the hall, hitting Kaminari and Sero in the process, and causing Class 1A to jump.

"What the--!?" Kyoka exclaimed.

"--Did Reina-chan just--!?" Chouko said.

"Are you guys okay!?" Izuku asked him as Eijirou stood up along with Sero and Kaminari.

"We're alright!" Eijirou said, "That just caught me by surprise!"

"Was that Reina-chan's Quirk just now!?" Kaminari said.

"I think it was!" Momo replied.

Reina went to move as her body still shook; though she fell to the ground again as she still had a look of fear, "P-p-please… Go away…"

"Reina-chan?" Ochaco soon asked, "Why do you look scared? It's us!"

"Is something wrong, Rei-Rei?" Mina asked, "If something's bothering you, you know you can talk to us, right?"

Reina still trembled as her eyes darted in every direction, it was almost as if she was trying to look for a way out, which took them back.

"This can't be right…" Izuku thought, "... Reina-chan's not acting like herself… Unless…" His eyes widened in shock when his gaze turned to the bandages wrapped around her forehead, "No… Don't tell me…"

Tenya soon went to approach as did Mezo.

"Be careful you two." Toru said.

Tenya put his arms up as did Mezo as they approached her slowly. Tenya soon said to Reina, "Reina-kun, it's okay… No one is going to hurt you… We're your friends… We're right here for you.."

"N-No!" Reina said as she backed up, "Get away! Don't come any closer!"

"Reina, please." Mezo said, "Just let us help you."

"Iida-kun, Shoji-kun!" Izuku exclaimed, "Wa--"

"LEAVE ME ALONE!!" Reina exclaimed.

She activated her Quirk again as this time as the hall shook and the lights flickered. The group had been taken back when the light bulbs suddenly exploded causing sparks to fly and everyone to shield themselves as to risk not getting burned.

Izuku opened his eyes a little as he saw Reina get up and run down the hall. "Reina-chan!" Izuku shouted and started to follow her despite the cast on his leg, "Wait! Come back!"

As Izuku took another step he felt agony in his wounds; he nearly fell on the floor though Ochaco had been quick to catch him.

"Deku, are you okay?" Ochaco asked.

"I'm fine, but Reina-chan--!" Izuku said, "--I have to go get her!"

He tried to move again though his wounds ended up aggravating him again. "Don't worry Deku… We'll help you find her!" Ochaco said, before turning to the rest of her class, "Right guys!?"

Most of the class had a look of fear of what Reina just did, though despite this and the millions of questions they had, they still couldn't help but worry about her; They all nodded in agreement at this, all except for--

"ARE YOU CRAZY!?" Mineta yelled, "SHE LITERALLY JUST TRIED TO KILL US!"

"She didn't mean to!" Izuku told him, "She was just scared!"

"Yeah!" Gio said before giving him a slap, "Shut up and be a man!"

Mineta whimpered slightly as he said, "You didn't have to hit me, man!"

"Come on everybody!" Chouko said, "We gotta find Reina-chan before she hurts herself!"

"You heard her!" Tenya said, "Let's go!"

"Right!" All of Class 1A had said.

Izuku's eyes couldn't help but brighten at the way his classmates had acted. He honestly had been worried, the same thing that Reina did over the years; that she had used the extent of her Quirk, others would be terrified of her. He was glad to see the opposite reaction from his classmates.

Sure, they must have their own series of questions, but that didn't matter to them. They just wanted to make sure their classmate was safe.

Izuku soon had determination in his eyes, "Let's help Reina-chan!"

***

Katsuki found himself rolling on the ground as he had nearly dodged another fatal attack from Floyd. He looked at his newfound wounds he had gotten, as he took a minute to catch his breath.

Floyd looked at him as he drew up another weapon; he said to him with an unsettling smile on his face, "Not so tough now… Are ya?"

"Damn it…" Katsuki said as he clicked his tongue, as he wiped the blood from his mouth, "... What the hell's gotten into you, Inkhead?"

Floyd merely laughed it off as he replied, "Well consider it payback for all these years...to Reina-chan… To Izuku… And me.."

"Payback?" Katsuki said as he had a raised an eyebrow, "The hell do you mean by--"

"Did I stutter, shit head?" Floyd asked.

Katsuki soon noticed his hands had been leaking ink the whole time. He saw that the ink started to harden itself;to the point where it looked as though his nails had grown longer. Along with this, the led from his left side began to form around his hand creating armor, Katsuki's eyes widened as he thought back to a certain Villain he encountered before.

"That trick--!" He thought in his head, "--It's the same as that Thinner Bitch's Quirk!"

Floyd yelled as he went to attack, "hey hey! Get your head out of the clouds!"

Katsuki quickly moved out of the way as he had almost been pierced by the attack. His vision started to become blurry as he felt himself stumble slightly.

"Damn it…" He thought, "I'm losing too much blood… I can't even think straight…"

He quickly moved out of the way as Floyd attacked again; Though when he dodged this time, Katsuki felt himself falling over as he lost his footing.

Floyd only seemed to laugh at this, "well well, how the mighty have fallen! How does it feel to get a taste of your medicine?"

"SHUT THE HELL UP HALF BREED!" Katsuki shouted, "I AIN'T DONE WIPING THE FLOOR WITH YA!"

"Typical Katsuki." Floyd said with a sigh. "Even when you're backed against the wall. You're still the same arrogant bastard you always have been.."

Katsuki soon thought in his head, "I don't know how much longer I can hold out, I have to finish this match quick…" At this he clicked his tongue as he clenched his hand, "I was going to use this when I faced off against her or the Half and Half bastard but--"

Katsuki seemed to look mad as Floyd heard him say out loud as he stood up, "--I have no choice now, do I?"

"Hmm? The hell are you talking about?" Floyd asked.

"Even when you're like this…" Katsuki soon said as he still sounded like he had been angry, "... You do nothing but underestimate me don't you Inkhead…?"

"Say you, Hypocrite!" Floyd shouted as he took a step forward and ready to charge at him. "You really are something else huh? About time someone taught you a lesson!"

"... This is what I always hated about you from day one…" Katsuki said as he readied himself, his arms shaking slightly, "... You talk down on me… You see me as some weak little kid… Not to mention--"

An image flashed in his mind of a certain girl covered in tears as she had been upset, repeating the words, "It's my fault…"

"--For someone who grew up under pro heroes, you're just blind to what's happening to Reina…" Katsuki soon said.

It was then Floyd snapped as he shouted as he went to charge at him, "THAT'S IT! YOU'RE DEAD, PISS FOR BRAINS!""

Katsuki didn't seem phased as he readied himself, "That's what…"

Floyd used his nails to hit Katsuki in the legs, though was suddenly taken back when he activated his Quirk, causing him to fly into the sky.

"... THAT'S WHAT I HATE ABOUT YOU, AIHARA!!" He yelled as he had been in the air.

Floyd froze slightly as at the sound of his name; though despite this he smiled, "Right back at ya.....BAKUGOU!"

Katsuki used his Quirk to make himself spin the air; Floyd tried to use his nails to pierce his skin but proved to be unsuccessful as Katsuki had been moving too fast; Just as this happened, his family arrived on Floyd's side.

Floyd exclaimed out of shock, "WHAT THE F--"

"THAT'S WHY I TOLD YOU, NOT UNDERESTIMATE ME!" Katsuki shouted as he had soon been engulfed in the smoke created from his explosion, "HOWITZER IMPACT!!"

The very minute his hand touched the ground, it created a very powerful explosion that managed to blow Floyd away as well as some of the audience members, and his family; though they managed to steady themselves as they drew up grappling hooks and pickaxes onto the ground.

"Holy hell..FLOYD!" Kuriruzu shouted

"Aihara-kun!" Pony yelled as she witnessed her friend embrace the attack in a violent fashion.

For a moment there had been a smoke screen, causing most of the audience members to cough. Josephine waved away the smoke as she coughed.

"You guys okay?!" She said, turning to her husband, son and daughter.

"We're fine honey!" Joji said.

"Ouch…" Lena said, "... I think I got some debris in my eyes…"

Aaron said as he coughed, '"oh man, i hope Katsuki didn't kill him too much"

Josephine soon called out, "Floyd?! Katsuki?! Can you hear us?"

The smoke soon cleared up, as they saw Katsuki still standing on the stage as he had been catching his breath. He fell to his knees, as his arm shook slightly; He grasped his wrist, "That… Was close…"

"He's still on stage!?" Lena exclaimed out of shock.

"Then..Where's Floyd?" Joji asked.

They heard someone familiar cry out of annoyance, they looked in the direction of the voice and saw Floyd stuck into the wall, as he had been upside down.

"What hell happened?!" Floyd exclaimed, "AND WHY AM I STUCK IN THE WALL AGAIN!?"

"NOT AGAIN!!" Lena exclaimed more out of shock than concern.

"Some things never change.." Aaron said with a sigh.

"What do you mean by again?" Joji asked.

Lena and Josephine immediately replied with, "Long story"

Midnight shook before she made the announcement "F-Floyd A-Aihara is out of the ring! Katsuki Bakugou will advance to the final round!"

The crowd cheered at this, while Floyd's jaw dropped at this. Floyd had exclaimed as Lena and Aaron proceeded to get him out of the wall. "I-I lost!?"

"It's okay, Shrimp" Lena replied "You did your best out there!"

"Despite the whole you went crazy part" Aaron added.

"Crazy?" Floyd said as he had been successfully pried from the wall, "What do you mean by crazy?"

His siblings had been taken back by this. "You mean you didn't see what you were trying to do to Pisshead over there?"

Floyd looked over and saw that Katsuki had been covered in his own blood, as he saw he could hardly stand up. Floyd looked shocked as he said while he felt his nose start to bleed, "What the....."

"You gave us one hell of a scare son!" Joji said, "I wouldn't be surprised if your two friends took action."

Josephine had been about to say something but then noticed something odd; there had been an aroma in the air as it had been faint but strong as the smell practically touched the tip of her nose.

"Honey?" Josephine said, "Do you smell that?"

Joji soon picked up on the aroma as well, "Yeah…" He looked to his son, "... Floyd, it's coming from your jacket." Floyd at first didn't know what he had been talking about until he picked up a familiar scent. "Wait…" He said, "... I know that smell…"

Floyd tugged on his jacket as he picked up the faint scent; just as he did Katsuki approached. Floyd widened in shock when he realized what the scent had been.

"It's… Paint thinner…?" He said shocked.

Katsuki's eyes widened slightly at this as did the rest of his family. "... What…?" Katsuki said as he had been shocked.

"Paint thinner?!" Josephine and Joji had exclaimed.

"But that's not possible!" Josephine soon stated, "How did the stuff get on him in the first place!?"

Floyd, Lena and Aaron's eyes widened at this as did Katsuki and Joji's as they had an idea of how it had gotten on him.

"No…" Joji said softly, "... It couldn't be…"

Katsuki couldn't believe what he had been hearing as his eyes had widened in realization. He didn't even think that Floyd would have an encounter with the Villain that had broken into UA; though it hadn't been mere coincidence as he had just happened to have paint thinner on his jacket. His blood couldn't help but boil with anger, as because of the Villain, she had ruined his chances with fighting Floyd for real.

He soon looked over to where their class had been supposed to be sitting, though… He was surprised to see that the entire class had been gone. Floyd soon noticed this too as his eyes had widened in shock, "Hey… Where's our class?"

"Bakugou! Aihara!"

There voices had soon been drawn to Eijirou had had been seen at one of the many entrances into the stage; Floyd's family had been taken back by his appearance too as he looked to be out of breath.

"Shitty Hair!?" Katsuki exclaimed, "What are you doing here?!"

"Where's everyone else!?" Floyd soon asked, "Why aren't they in their seats?!"

The minute Eijirou had caught his breath, he soon gave his reply, "It's Reina you guys! Something happened during the match and she just--She just ran off!"

At this, Floyd and his family had been put into shock; Katsuki seemed to have lost all of his anger as he soon had a look of fear.