BLOW.

THE FLOATERS

punk tactics, joey valence & brae

"Now then, here is the second game! I already know what it is, but what it could it be?" Midnight was putting on a show, trying to get the audience feeling suspense. "I just said it, and now here it is... "

She gestured to the screen that showed the words 'CAVALRY BATTLE'.

Midnight faced the screen as visuals appeared, "Let me explain. The participants can forms teams of two to four people as they wish, basically the same as a regular cavalry battle, but the one thing that's different is..." She paused for dramatic effect, loving the dramatic flair she was able to use, "... based on the results of the last game, each person has been assigned a point value. The points go up by five, starting at the bottom, all the way up to... 10 million points for first place!!!!"

Midoriya immediately broke out into a sweat as the entire crowd of participants turned to look at him as if he were a one way ticket to the finals. The poor boy could only glance at Juniper who was ultimately the one who got him in this predicament.

Smirking, Midnight looked down at us, "That's right. It's survival of the fittest, with a chance for those at the bottom to overthrow the top!! Those at the top will suffer more, you'll hear this many times as you attend ua, This is what 'Plus Ultra' means!!"

She continued on, explaining how each team's point value was the total of each members, which would be displayed on a headband that the riders would have to wear. Teams were able to steal headbands from each other and absorb their points, worn from the neck up, and riders were not allowed to fall off.

The screen behind the pro changed to a timer, "You have fifteen minutes to build your teams. Start!!"

Choosing a team was the easiest part of the day for Juniper. She made her way to the purple boy who had already planned out the best way for them to work together in the second round. Shinso grinned as she stopped in front of him and grabbed his face, "Shin~ Aren't you lucky it's a team battle? And that you get me of all people to bring you to the top?"

He removed her hands from his face, rolling his eyes at her well placed confidence, "Yeah yeah. You owe me. Let's just do a team of two."

Juniper nodded and swiftly picked up the boy bridal style, "So, will you ride me, Sweetheart?"

Shinso couldn't help the rush of heat he felt in his face before he playfully hit her head, "As if. I—"

"Don't you think that I, as the taller and stronger one, should be the horse? Let me take good care of you, Shin~" Juniper made some good points, considering she was very tall, standing at 181 cm, and much stronger than the boy. So Shinso obviously relented, the two now conversing about strategy and who to target first.

Once the headbands were distributed, Shinso placed it on his forehead as Juniper jostled him around playfully since he was sitting securely on her shoulders. She couldn't help but give into the temptation, leaning her upper body in circles to make the boy feel as though he was constantly about to fall off, only for him to bonk the girl on the head.

"Ready... Your fifteen minutes start NOW!!!!!!"

As everyone expected, most of the teams beelined it toward Midoriya, hoping to get their hands on the golden ticket. They evaded, showing off Uraraka's quirk and HATSUME MEI's support babies.