Our Darkest Hours

Fire And Ice

Todoroki was not going to let his old win. He would get by with just his mother's Quirk. Present Mic introduced them with exceedingly overdone intros, and just a little too enthusiastic for Sophia. He had done that with the brainwash guy as well.

It didn't matter who she had on her side, be it Present Mic or Aizawa the same way All Might was with Midoriya; he'd end this quick with his ice just to prove he could. His old man wouldn't get the satisfaction of seeing his fire. It wasn't his duty, it was his wish to be the best without his father's Quirk.

When the match started, he heard a song playing that didn't sound like an offensive one. It was slow, but he began singing before he could stop himself.

"Insane, inside,
The danger gets me high." As he sang, Sophia reached into her side satchel to grab something small, and her rope turned to a whip she brandished. "Can't help myself,
Got secrets I can't tell." What song was this? And what was it about? For whatever reason, it was cutting off his ice side, yet he felt his fire side calling to the song. She wouldn't....

"I love the smell of gasoline
I light the match to taste the heat," he sang as whip gained fire slowly and she lodged three small projectiles at him. "I've always liked to play with fire." To the beat of the song, they each turned to flaming balls of fire that he just barely dodged. Again, to the music.

"Play with fire,
I've always liked to play with fire." The whip connected to his right side, him barely being able to use his quirk to keep from being burned. So not completely cut off, just blocked. He didn't have time to think as he was pulled in and took an elbow to the face.

He retaliated with a punch to the gut, knocking her back. He had no choice but to use his left hand to rip the whip off. She was smart enough to let go and started dancing to put distance in-between them. Her bag dropped some marbles as she circled him.

"I ride (I ride)," he sang and she repeated him. "The edge (the edge).
My speed goes in the red
Hot blood (hot blood), these veins (these veins)
My pleasure is their pain." That wasn't true in the slightest, he didn't take pleasure in anyone's pain. Endeavor's frustration and annoyance, yes. But not pain. And why couldn't he move? She wasn't even dancing anymore, just circling.

"I love to watch the castles burn,
These golden ashes turn to dirt (hmm, hmm)." Sophia smirked, stopping right in front of him, and sang the next line with him.

"I've always liked to play with fire." The marbles she had lost had been placed on purpose, each one turning to a pillar of fire as a ghost chorus sang. He kept getting hit by her though the fire was too thick. If he was using his left side, he'd be able to clear it instantly. Through the heat, he started singing again.

"Oh, watching as the flames get higher,
Oh, I've always liked to play with-" Sophia cut him off, grabbing his left arm and body slamming him.

"Mmm, Rite of passage, classic havoc
Match in the gas tank, ooh, that's wretched," she sang, and Todoroki used the distraction to shoot ice at her. It was weak and she easily dodged it, but it gave him the opportunity to get up and away at least.

"Unstoppable, legendary animal, mmm,
Digital justice, now you're gonna know us
Hail to the king and queen of the ruckus." As Sophia sang, all her objects gone, something that seemed to surprise both of them. Her hands now became aflame and she lifted them up to examine them. The music wasn't as loud anymore and his ice felt come back to him. He used that to his advantage and sent ice her way.

"Money wired, no denying
I've always liked to play with fire!" She reacted quickly, sending the fire to block the ice. It was a standstill as she finished and a ghost chorus continued. But soon enough, the song was over and her newfound abilities left her. His full power back, he trapped her in ice, and half the stadium. And half of Midnight. Whoops.