The Immortal Hero: Phoenix

Chapter 17: Roaring Sports Festival Part 2

The Second Event of the Sports Festival had come far too quickly for many of the contestants, who had been forced to cobble together a team from whoever was left and then come up with some kind of plan that would suit their eclectic and ill-fitting quirks. Team Midoriya was fairly confident in their abilities; Izuka would be great for the Escaping and Defending and fairly good in Combat while Ochako would also be great for Escape and Defence, while Katsuki and Eijiro would be good for Combat and Defence. Their combination was untested, but all four were confident.

Finally, the 15 minute prep time ended and Midnight gathered the teams together, forcing whoever was left into ragtag teams. "Alright Kiddies, it's time for our Second Event: Cops and Robbers! As a quick reminder of the rules, each team has a Chief who is worth a set number of points. To earn points, you must capture enemy chiefs and lock them in your jail with special handcuffs, guarded by your team warden! Chiefs can escape or be rescued! Whoever has the most total points at the end of the timer wins! Now, let's see the teams!"

Midnight introduced each of the eleven teams, named for who was the Chief among them. Most of the teams were made up of either Class A or Class B. The only exceptions were Team Shinso, who had the General Education Student; Hitoshi Shinso as well as Ojiro, Aoyama and a Class B kid, as well as Team Hatsume, led by Mei Hatsume and boasting Tokoyami, Sero and Ashido as members. The two other Gen Ed kids, whose names had slipped Izuka's notice, were teamed with Team Mineta and a Class B team. Once the teams had been introduced to the audience, Midnight clapped her hands and the arena floor began to open up. Eleven circular platforms rose out of the ground, each with a metal beam in the centre and with a team's name on a sign attached to the top. The Platforms each had a radius of ten feet and were only a few inches above the normal ground level, making it obvious where each jail began and ended. The beams was sturdy and made of a strong metal and had several hooks and gaps embedded on them to be used to chain the captured chiefs.

"Alright! Every Team must stand on their jail!" Midnight ordered, sending the teams to find the jail with their names and stand on them, itching to fight.

"You ready, Izuka? They'll all be coming at you." Eijiro said.

Izuka nodded, "I know. If we stick to the plan, all should go well."

The moment she finished speaking, Midnight ended the countdown and screamed out: "BEGIN!"

Izuka smiled shakily, pushing down her nerves. As expected, the moment the event began, most of the Cops ran for her. They had theorised that as the Chiefs were what was important, most Chiefs would stay with their Wardens and Jails for protection, and Izuka was planning to exploit that. If they allowed themselves to be on the defensive, they'd be overwhelmed, so taking a page from Kacchan's book, she attacked. The first people to attack were the Cops from Team Hagakure and Team Tetsutetsu. Kyoka and Sato were the Cops for Toru's team, leaving Koda to act as the warden in the hopes his imposing appearance would frighten off some of Class B's teams. On the other hand, Team Tetsutetsu was throwing one of Class B's Recommendation Students; Honenuki at them, as well as Tetsutetsu himself and a boy with a headband.

"This is a fight for the Ten Million! I'm gonna knock you out Green Hair!" Tetsutetsu yelled. He was the Chief for his own team, but he was so confident in his sturdiness, he wasn't afraid to attack. The moment the small group was at the edge of Team Midoriya's jail, they finally made their move. Ochako floated to the right, Katsuki dodged to the left and Izuka flew over them, quickly surrounded the group. Kyoka tried to tie Izuka up with her jacks, but Izuka coated herself in fire and forced her to recoil. With attention fixed on Izuka, Katsuki let off a flash bang explosion, blinding the group and allowing Ochako to quickly touch Tetsutetsu, making him float up and leaving him vulnerable for Kirishima to quickly cuff him and attach him to their jail. Izuka then used a quick burst of fire to melt the lock mechanism of the cuffs the boy was attached to, making it impossible for anyone to simply unlock the cuffs. They'd have to be broken, and since they nullified the quirks of the person wearing them, it wouldn't be Tetsutetsu.