602When asked about UA's first years sports festival many people will tell you many different things about it that made it stand out from all other sports festival. The engagement announcement, the redo race, the (supposed) wet t-shirt diversion during the calvary battle. Yes, there were many stand out events to be talked about, but perhaps the biggest stand out was not who won 1st or 3rd place but rather the 2nd place contenders.
In all of UA history no battle had gotten more attention than the semifinal round between Katsuki Bakugo and Itsuka Kendo. For years to come many will say the fight between those two students was one for the history books and it did indeed end up in history books as the longest sports festival fight in all of UA's history.
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"Don't take it personally when I kick your ass, but I gotta fight Deku" Bakugo bragged.
Kendo laughed in the Bakugou's face, her boyfriend's friend was cocky for sure. "Yeah, well you don't take it personally when I kick YOUR ass in front of millions of people then I kick Izuku's".
"HEY!"
"SHUT UP" Kendo and Bakugo yelled.
"Okay" Izuku mumbled.
Oh yes, tensions were high and Nezu could not wait for those two students to fight.
"You are a menace" All Might sighed.
"And with that both fighters are ready to rumble! On our left we have ITSUKA KEN-
"MIDORIYA, IT'S MIDORIYA!"
Midnight apologized to the boy in the crowd before restarting her speech, "Sorry, ON OUR LEFT WE HAVE ITSUKA MIDORIYA-
"Why are you listening to him?!" Kendo cried, trying to ignore the blonde Pomeranian rolling around on the ground laughing.
Kendo could only glare at her boyfriend who was excitedly waving at her then back to the blonde who was rolling around on the ground laughing.
"AND ON OUR RIGHT, WE HAVE KAT-
"KACCHAN, IT'S KACCHAN!"
"KACCHAN BAKUGOU!"
"AHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Immediately all laughter from Bakugou had ceased while Kendo had fallen to her knees clutching her stomach cackling. Now the explosion idiot knew her pain.
"WHY ARE YOU LISTENING TO THAT IDIOT?!" Bakugo seethed, suddenly hating his best friends' interruptions.
"I aim to please, what can I say?" Midnight shrugged.
Bakugo and Kendo both looked at each other, red with embarrassment. Perhaps it was not each other who was the enemy, but t'was the idiot bragging that he knew the two opponents down on the field to several pro heroes.
"WAIT, WHY IS IZUKU IN THE PRO HERO SECTION?!"
Bakugo scoffed, the nerd obviously wandered off then found himself there and decided to stay. No use wasting time on that idiot when they had a fight to start.
"COME ON MAN HANDS WE GOT A FIGHT TO START!"
Kendo, at first distracted by her idiot boyfriend, was brought back by her most hated nickname.
"I will kill you for giving me that nickname" Kendo whispered.
"See that girl there, she's my future wife" Izuku bragged, to the several pro heroes in the box he was in.
"We plan on getting married in about 7 years, so please consider this your future invite!" Izuku beamed while Kirishima and Momo handed out makeshift wedding invitations.
"Oh thank you very much, we'll put it in our calendar" several pro heroes murmured. Hearing that such a young boy already had a fiancée was quite shocking but flattering that they were even thought about to be invited to the wedding.
"Sensei, Kendo is going up against that Pomeranian guy she and mimey hang out with! Is she going to be okay?" Kensei asked.
Kenta shrugged at the students' question, "No idea, but they have a love hate relationship that I just know is gonna make this fight juicy."
"I'm ending this early so I can beat Deku's dumbass" Bakugou sighed.
"Funny you think it'll be you beating him up" Kendo laughed.
"Is the idea of beating me up that enjoyable?" Izuku asked.
Murmurs of agreements were heard all around 1A surprising the mime.
"Kinda."
"Yeah."
"Maybe."
"You are extremely annoying but so damn cool I'd love to punch you just once for it" Kaminari said.
Izuku could only sit and think about what this meant...absolutely nothing actually.
"GO BABE! GO KACCHAN! I'M ROOTING FOR YOU!"
"WHO? WHO ARE YOU ROOTING FOR?!" Kendo and Bakugou yelled in unison.
It seemed that Izuku's cheering did not assist with their spirits and only seemed to anger the two more because once Midnight yelled for the match to start all hell broke loose.
"ENOUGH, LET'S GET THIS MATCH STARTED!" Midnight yelled.
"WITH PLEASURE" Bakugou shouted, running towards Kendo.
Without any warning Bakugou begins the match with one of his most lethal attacks.
"HOWITZER IMPACT!"
BOOOOOOOM!
Anyone else would have been knocked out or blown away but given that Kendo has seen Bakugou's training with Izuku and knows all his tricks she was ready for this. In the blink an eye she enlarged her hands creating a shield from the attack.
"Ahh! You shit head Pomeranian!" Kendo screamed, angered at her slightly battered hands.
"Hah, what can't handle a little heat?" Bakugou taunted.
"SHADDUPP AND HANDLE THIS!" Kendo deciding they were never going to go easy on each other picked up the biggest concrete piece she could find from the blast she survived and tossed it straight at bakugou, hitting right on the mark.
"Oomph" Bakugou grunted in pain as the cement piece that was sent flying at him made contact and not only crushed his nose but was currently sending him flying out of the ring.
Bakugou realizing he was about to exit the ring with how fast Kendo tossed the concrete piece at him used his explosions to propel him back towards the ring. In retaliation he destroyed the slab and shot the broken pieces directly at Kendo.
Kendo quickly brought her hands up to block the broken rocks but the one second her eyes were away from Bakugou was enough for him to get the jump on her. Before she knew it, he was directly in front of the martial artist with a blast right to her face.
The crowd watched horrified as these two UA students beat each other senseless. The girl just took an explosion to her face and looked to have lost sight in one eye yet was still holding the blonde boy back who she had already injured with the concrete slab. It seems after getting too close again Bakugou was ensnared in her large hands and slammed into the ground repeatedly. As of right now the boy looks to have a broken nose and his left shoulder was rendered useless after getting a particularly rough squeeze from his opponent.
As Kendo felt an immense heat and excruciating pain hit her face, she braced herself by latching one hand on the ground and using her other one to grab Bakugou while he had his guard down after the explosion.
He thought just because he got a hit on her that she would give up but boy was he wrong. Right as Bakugou was about to jump away Kendo grabbed him with her left hand and began squeezing him as hard as possible. While Bakugou made sure not to make any sound indicating he was in pain the crunch from one of his arms was enough for her. But to add to his injuries Kendo made sure to slam him into the ground a few times for extra security.
"ha ha ha, had enough!" Kendo wheezed.
"pft..like hell manhands!" Bakugou screamed.
At this point both students looked like they were in dire need of medical attention. Kendo's hands were mangled with what looked like 3rd degree burns and her right eye swollen shut, meanwhile Bakugou's face was so bloody to the point you could only see his pupils, and could tell he was dealing with more than a few broken bones.
And yet, neither student was giving up.
"Shouldn't we stop this?" Aizawa asked no one.
"Did she just pick him up toss him in the air then swat him away like a fly?!" Present Mic yelled.
"Yeah she did, and he just stopped himself from getting disqualified by pushing himself back with his explosions following up that attack with a one-handed howitzer impact. Those two are fucking brutal" Aizawa answered.
"All Might?"
"Yes, Nezu?"
"I may have underestimated the amount of loathing those two have for eachother."
"No , no. You just forgot to add in how much they BOTH wanna fight mimedoriya." All Might explained.
Nezu turned to All Might and for the first time in his little mouse dog bear life dropped his jaw. How could he forget that factor.
"We're not going to have a winner, are we?" Nezu asked.
"Nah, it's gonna be a stalemate in 3...2...-
AND THAT'S MATCH! BOTH STUDENTS ARE UNABLE TO BATTLE!" MIDNIGHT GASPED.
The crowd was silent for only a moment before the crowd began roaring in excitement at what they just witnessed. It was one of, if not the best UA sports festival fight of all time. And the way for it to end in a stalemate was chefs' kiss.
"I can't believe that they knocked eachother out" Present Mic gasped.
"They could no longer use their quirks so they went out the old fashion way.. I'll give them my respect for duking it out till the end. But jeez those two could've held back."
1A Booth
"YOOOOOO, BAKUGOU AND KENDO HAD A STALEMATE. BAKUGOU WAS IN A STALEMATE!"
"This fight is going to literally go down in history books."
"Those two fought until their quirks ran out, then they fought fist to fist... so manly."
"Oh my gosh that was..that was actually really insane, so like do both of them get 3rd place?"
"Oh yeah, guess so."
1B Booth
"PREZ PREZ SHE'S THE BEST!"
"SHE GOT THIRD PLACE!"
"1B IS SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHER!"
"3 CHEERS FOR PREZ"
With the pro heros
"Whoa...those two are insane"
"Who are they again?"
"Itsuka Kendo, future Midoriya and Bakugou Katsuki. Both my besties" Midoriya answered, once again back with the pros', and shocked at what he had just witnessed.
After Kendo and Bakugou's fight came Izuku and Iida but if everyone were honest, they knew nothing the mime boy did could compare to what they just witnessed. Sure, they knew the freckled hair boy had an amazing quirk and was probably going to do something amazing to trap the mini ingenium, but there was no way anything those two now did that would compare to the insane fight Kendo and Bakugou just did.
"No offense to Deku and Iida but I don't think anything they do will compare to those two's fight" Kirishima said.
Izuku sighed at the results. This isn't what he wanted at all. He only entered this dumb festival because he was supposed to end up fighting his future wife or his best friend. Ending up fighting discount Ingenium was not what he had planned for at all.
As Izuku stared across the field at his opponent all fight drained from him and before Midnight could begin their fight, Izuku said two words that shocked the entire arena.
"I forfeit."
Apparently Izuku was still able to shock the crowd with his actions, even after everything they witnessed.
...
"WHAAAAAAAAAT!"
"DID MIMEBOY JUST FORFEIT?!"
"HE DID, HE DIDN'T EVEN TRY TO FIGHT THAT KID!"
"WHOA DEKU JUST GAVE UP!"
"MAN, UNMANLY"
Every pro hero stared in awe at the arena down below. The mime boy who was aimed to win the entire tournament just forfeited, no one could believe what was going on.
Izuku shook his head in disappointment, and left the arena. Ignoring shouts of protest from Iida, Izuku headed straight for the infirmary where he knew he would find his two best friends. However, he would not be getting a joyful reunion like he thought. No instead he would be in for another surprise.
"You forfeited", Bakugou growled, "after everything you fucking forfeited!"
"Bu-I-we were suppo-
"You didn't even give Iida a chance to fight you fair and square, do you know how demeaning that is babe?" Kendo sighed.
Izuku looked back and forth to his bestie and his wifey, a pout growing on his face. "I don't care, I DIDN'T SIGN UP TO FIGHT IIDA! I SIGNED UP TO FIGHT ONE OF YOU TWO" Izuku shouted.
"Besides you already know I don't care about sponsorships or hero apprenticeships and what not. All I wanted to do was to have a fair fight after getting better against my favorite people", Izuku shrugged.
Kendo and Bakugou stared at Izuku slack jawed. They had never heard the boy really shout at them, and so passionately either. It was shocking but also heartwarming. Although Bakugou would never admit that.
"Aww babe, you wanted to fight one of us that bad?" Kendo cooed," And here I thought we were the only ones who were taking this fight seriously."
"Well, yeah. Whole reason I joined the festival. I always take your guys battles seriously" Izuku muttered shyly.
"Tch..whatever we have next year to duke it out at least" Bakugou muttered, trying to hide the smirk on his face from Izuku's words.
After getting over the fact none of the three won the festival, and talking a bit more about potential internships, recovery girl came in to announce they were finally able to leave after a quick once over. It was time to announce the standings for the festival anyways, so they might as well head out.
"So, if you forfeited, does that mean manhands and me move up to 2nd place?" Bakugou wondered.
Izuku stopped walking to ponder his best friend's question. Essentially that is what should happen given he forfeited; however, he wasn't sure how the sports festival operated so there could still be a chance he would place.
"I don't know, maybe they'll still let me place" Izuku shrugged.
"Normally when someone forfeits, they wouldn't place at all but given this is all Nezu's fault we've decided to at least let you place third" All Might explained.
"Agree to disagree All Might. I will allow Mr. Midoriya to still place, however due to his forfeiting he will be below Ms. Kendo and Mr. Bakugou who displayed an exemplary fight!"
"...Just say you screwed up and apologize" All Might sighed.
"Never."
"...Well, look at that guys we're gonna be on the podium together!" Izuku smiled happily.
"You fucking idiot" Bakugou snorted.
"Babe" Kendo sighed, sliding her hand down her face exasperated.
"Let's go tell everyone the great news!" Izuku laughs, about to head off to his classmates before getting pulled back by All Might.
"Not now my boy, we must head to the podium where your medal awaits!" All Might shouted before jumping away.
"He's an idiot" Bakugou and Kendo sighed.
"He is, isn't he" Nezu chuckled.
Authors note:
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