Different But Not Bad

Chapter 12 {In Their Own Quirky Ways}

"Well, stop being tired!"
"Holy shit, why didn't I think of that? I'm not tired anymore!"

Akasuki and I continued arguing in my head for a few more seconds. "The U.A. sports festival first-year stage qualifier!" I startled out of the argument. Right, we were still in public. "The first game is an obstacle course race!" Gee, thanks for the reminder, I started to forget why we're still here. "It's a cruel chicken race where anything goes as long as you stay on course!" "Hey." "---We'll bring you the exciting scenes--- with camera robots set around the course!" That's where that blinking red light was coming from. "You don't need me, do you?" Me. "Now then---" I took a step back, "Can the golden eggs aiming to be future heroes get through the mass of Robo Infernos?!" The robots closed in and the frozen one shook, "Hey! Someone's trapped underneath!" What! Turns out it was Eijiro and he had activated his quirk just in time. He burst up through the frozen robot, "Like I'd die!" I took a breath, "Kirishima from Class 1-A was underneath! That's crazy!" I'm starting to think he's just commentating on anything that happens. Eijiro looked back, "That bastard, Todoroki! He timed it on purpose so it'd be right when they fell. If it hadn't been me, someone would've died!" There was another person that burst through, "That Class A... really is filled with bastards!" Ooh, plot twist. "Tetsutetsu from Class B was also underneath! That's crazy!"  Deja vu much? "If it hadn't been me, someone would've died!"

Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu

Quirk: Steel: His body can become like steel, he can be the strongest spear or the strongest shield. Drawback: If he is using his Quirk for too long then he will suffer from iron fatigue, resulting in his metal skin losing its durability.

Age 15

Eijiro ran up the robot, "Our quirks are pretty much the same?!" He complained, "I have a hard enough time standing out as it is!" The new guy caught up with him, "Wait, you little---!" The students on the ground looked up at the two, "Those guys are lucky...They can get through without being afraid of getting crushed!" A guy, that I had no idea which class he was from, spread out his arm, "Anyway, let's work together for now to clear a path!" Before they could do anything Katsuki's explosions sound off and he was away up into the sky. "Bakugou?!" Who else dumbass. "Class 1-A's Bakugou! Since the bottom's blocked, he goes overhead! Clever!" Word time. Hanta also got up there with his tape but he was too far up and I couldn't hear what he was saying, Tokoyami was right beside him. Think, get us a way out of here. I looked around, under, we're at risk of getting squashed. Above, Aoyama's the only one of us that can get up there and he can't take the extra 95 pounds. Around, we can go around! I grabbed Aoyama's hand and started running with him, Iida zoomed past us and kicked away one of the robots away, "Thanks, Class Rep!" I shouted to him and he turned around, "You are very much welcome!" I turned back and snickered, "I think he forgot the meaning of a 'competition'" There was the sound of a cannon blasting but I didn't dare turn back since it only slows me down. "Hey, hey! The first barrier's a piece of cake? Then what about the second?" I skidded to a halt and pushed Aoyama back, "If you fall, you're out!" I looked down at the giant hole, "If you don't wanna fall, then crawl! It's 'The Fall'!" Creative. I stood up, "You're lucky heights aren't one of my worst fears." "When did they build this stage?" I carefully put two feet on the wire, it was stable enough. I was also very light. I looked over to see Tsu jump to the middle of the wire, "Tsu?" "Ribbit! Ribbit." She started crawling, I smiled and extended my arms as a balancer, "Right on, little frog." I started to follow her though I walked instead of crawled. "They're fast!" I heard someone say "Glitter" Then I tuned out, I was busy concentrating on not falling. I was almost knocked over when a pink-haired girl buzzed past me, laughing. I growled but carefully regained my balance and made my way to the platform. I was halfway there now.

"A lot of different people are working hard for their chance, huh, Eraserhead?" "What're you idiots stopping for?"

"And now, the leader of the pack is easily getting through first!" I looked up from the middle of the wire I was on, I thought Shoto was way ahead of us. He ran towards the red stairs and I picked up my pace. There was the sound of Navel Laser beside me and looked at the wire to my left, "I see you've gotten a head start!" I smiled sheepishly but didn't slow down, "Sorry, I got excited," "There's no need to apologize for doing the things you love most!" Katsuki again blasted himself into the air to catch up with Shoto. "Damn it!" Iida was also ahead of us, most likely because of his Quirk advantage, "That's so uncool!" I had no idea what Mic was talking about and at this point, I don't care. "The lead pack is a step ahead, but below them, everyone's clumped together!" I looked back which wasn't smart while thousands of feet off the ground and on a paper-thin wire. We were part of the lead pack, we were in the lead! I smiled as we got to the last platform before the end, I looked back again but I couldn't find Izuku or Eijiro, I hope the two of them are alright. "They haven't announced how many people will make it through, so you can't relax! Push forward!" We got back to the solid ground and went off to catch up with Shoto. I felt like I could run forever, or at least until the adrenaline wore off. "And now, we've quickly arrived at the final barrier!" We rounded the corner, "The reality here is...that it's a minefield! It's set up so that you can tell where the mines are if you look carefully!" I slid and hit the corner fence and fell down, I needed a breather anyway. "So you have to exploit your eyes and legs!" Legs, I can do legs. "By the way, these minefields are for games, so they're not that powerful, but they're loud and flashy enough to make you wet your pants!" Festive. I got up with the help of Aoyama and he hauled me to my feet. "That depends on the person."