Chapter 59: Chapter 59: Sports Festival Part 7
[Third Person's PoV]
"WE WILL NOW SEE WHO THE 5 TEAMS MOVING TO THE NEXT ROUND ARE. IN FIRST PLACE, WE HAVE TEAM TONY STARK. IN SECOND PLACE, WE HAVE TEAM TODOROKI—"
"What!!" Melissa shouted. She turned towards Todoroki and saw a bird on Kota's shoulder with a headband as he handed it to him.
"Baby, I know you love me, but you should have focused on other people beside me," Tony said, sounding disappointed.
"IN THIRD PLACE, WE HAVE TEAM MELISSA!"
Jiro handed her a headband as well. "I managed to get this from the one who threw fire towards Tony earlier…"
Melissa jumped and hugged Jiro. "Jiro, I love you so much!!"
Jiro just patted Melissa's arm, a smug smirk on her face.
"IN FOURTH PLACE, WE HAVE TEAM BAKUGO!! AND IN 5TH PLACE, WE HAVE TEAM MIDORIYA!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHA SUCK IT DEKU!!" Bakugo yelled as a miniature explosion occurred in his hands.
Midoriya just looked a bit disappointed with himself.
...
As everyone headed towards the lunch hall for a break, Tony, Melissa, and Midoriya found themselves in a secluded corner with Todoroki in front of them.
"Why are we here?" Melissa asked curiously.
"This is the part where the mysterious quiet kid tells us his tragic backstory," Tony leaned towards Melissa and muttered loudly.
"Tony," Melissa elbowed him.
"What?"
"What if he really is here to tell us his backstory? We have to be supportive. We have to make sure he knows we are here to listen. We don't want to discourage him," she muttered just as loudly.
Todoroki had a plain expression on his face as he looked at the two of them. He then focused on Tony. "You managed to overwhelm me, even though you weren't even focused on me, so I had to break my own pledge."
"As for you two… Is one of you All Might's secret illegitimate child or something?"
"Huh!?" Both Melissa and Midoriya said at the same time.
"I heard how close you two are to All Might, not to mention, Midoriya shouted one of All Might's signature moves during the battle."
Tony and Melissa just stared at Midoriya with a deadpan look. Midoriya began stuttering as he moved his hand around. "It's because I really admire him! That's all! He's always been my biggest inspiration, so I used his moves as examples!"
"I literally explained that All Might's my uncle," Melissa said, shifting the attention from Midoriya.
Todoroki shrugged. "It could have been a cover story to hide it. Anyways, that's not the point. You guys are hiding something, I'm sure of it."
"Even if we are hiding something, what does that have to do with you? It really shouldn't be any of your business," Tony said with an unamused look.
Todoroki stood quiet for a bit, realizing Tony had a point. "You know, my father is Endeavor. The second greatest hero of all time. So if you're somehow connected to the number one hero, that will be more than enough reason for me to crush you."
Melissa just turned towards Tony and looked at him in confusion.
"My dad is a powerful bastard with only one thing on his mind: getting stronger. Yeah, he's gone and made a name for himself as a hero, but he's always seen the living legend that is All Might as an obstacle and an eyesore. My father could never beat All Might on his own, so he went with another plan."
"I'm sorry, but I don't understand. Why are you telling us this, Todoroki?" Midoriya asked.
"Have any of you guys ever heard of Quirk Marriages?"
Melissa's eyes widened when Todoroki asked this. "You don't mean…?" Already having a feeling where Todoroki was going with this.
Todoroki just closed his eyes and gave Melissa a single nod. "They started becoming a problem during the second or third generation after quirks appeared. Strong individuals would choose a partner and force them into marriage. All for the sole purpose of passing on a stronger version of their own quirk. So in the early generation, they surely lacked ethics.
With his fame and wealth, my father made my mother's family agree to the marriage. All to get a hand on her quirk. Raising me as a hero so I could surpass All Might, just so I could fulfill his own ambition. I hated it! Being made into a tool for that human garbage. The only thing I can remember is my mother's constant crying," he said as he began touching the burn scar on his left side.
"'I can't stand to see that left side of yours,' she said before pouring scalding water on my face."
Melissa put a hand over her mouth in shock, while Midoriya shuddered in horror.
'It's much more impactful seeing it in person than on screen…' Tony thought with a small frown.
"That's rough buddy" Tony said sympathetically
Even Bakugo, who was listening in behind a wall to be detected, gained a serious expression.
"In short, not using my left side was a sort of my own revenge against him. Never using my rotten father's quirk… No… By rising to the top without using it, I'll deny him everything."
"That's stupid," Tony said, plain and simple.
"Tony!" Melissa said. Even Midoriya just looked at him in surprise.
Melissa wanted to say more, but they all saw his serious expression.
Todoroki raised a brow. "Why do you think so?" he asked, curious to know what Tony was thinking.
"I'll answer that with a question. Tell me, your hair, is it yours or your father's?"
"What?"
"Just answer the question."
Todoroki touched his hair slightly in confusion. "Mine…"
"It's the same with your quirk and your quirk factor."
Todoroki's eyes widened a bit in surprise.
"Yes, your parents had some influence in the making of them, just like the rest of your DNA. But ultimately, they are just you and no one else's. You know how fingerprints and eye retinas are always different and no two are ever the same?"
Todoroki nodded his head.
"So are Quirk Factors, which are what make up your quirk. Sure, it might have been influenced by your father's quirk, but it's its own thing. Here, I've been researching quirks for a while if you think I'm lying," Tony said as he took out his phone, typed something out, and showed a hologram.
The hologram showed three balls of swirling energy. Two on top and one on the bottom. "The red belongs to the quirk factors of a father, the blue one is from the mother, and can you guess who the purple one belongs to?"
"Their Child…" Todoroki muttered as he stared at the purple energy.
"And do they look anything similar to the other two?"
Todoroki shook his head, then stared at his own hands with a look of deep contemplation.
Tony shut off the hologram. "I'll leave you to think on your own. Tell me once you stop being stupid, so we can actually train your quirk how it was supposed to be trained."
Todoroki looked at Tony in confusion. "What do you mean by that?"
Tony rolled his eyes. "Your quirk. Have you ever thought about mixing them together and making them one?"
Tony then grabbed Melissa's hand and began walking away, not bothering to look at Todoroki's stunned expression, just waving him goodbye.
As they were far enough away, Melissa leaned on Tony's shoulder and smiled. "You never experimented on a father and mother, did you?"
"Nope," Tony smirked, causing Melissa to laugh.
"You big liar. Now come, I want something to eat," Melissa smirked, dragging him to where everyone else was.
When they arrived, they found the others eating something casual, so Tony and Melissa joined in.
Tony saw someone waving towards him and noticed Kaminari and Mineta gesturing him over. Tony smirked, already knowing what was going to happen.
As he approached them, Melissa went towards the girls.
"Dude, you have to help us convince them," Kaminari said in a hushed tone. Mineta rapidly nodded his head in agreement.
"Don't worry, I'm in. I'm winning here as well by seeing Melissa in a uniform," Tony said, giving them a thumbs up.
Kaminari pumped his fist excitedly.
...
Lunch break was soon over.
"BEFORE WE GET OFF TO THE FINAL EVENT, I'VE GOT GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE OUT OF THE RUNNING.
THIS IS STILL A SPORTS FESTIVAL, SO WE'VE PREPARED A RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS!
WE EVEN SHIPPED IN CHEERLEADERS FROM AMERICA TO GET YOU PUMPED UP…"
Present Mic paused, "WHAT'S THIS? IT APPEARS CLASS A WOULD ALSO BE PUTTING ON A SHOW!?"
All the girls from class 1A stood there holding pom-poms with a deadpan expression, except for one. Melissa decided to just go with the flow.
Tony had his phone out, taking multiple pictures from different angles as Melissa posed for each one.
"Oh baby! Work it!" *Snap*
"Eat them up, Melissa!" *Snap*
Melissa had one pom-pom in the air while the other was on her hip, looking at the camera with a kissy face.
"Oooooh! Melissa, don't hurt them!" *Snap*
Melissa then brought the pom-pom by her mouth and extended it out as if blowing him a kiss while winking.
Melissa then brought the pom-poms close to her chest, shaking them about. "Come on, ladies! Let's show them our routine!"
All the girls just looked at Melissa in confusion, having no idea what she was talking about.
"Give me a P, give me an L, give me a U, S~!" Melissa sang while forming the letters with her pom-poms and her body.
"Give me a U, give me an L, give me a T, R, A!~" She continued, forming the A by putting the pom-pom on her hips and spreading her feet.
"What does it spell!?" She yelled enthusiastically.
She jumped into the air, did a backflip with her knees tucked in, and landed in a split with the pom-poms in the air, shaking.
"PLUS ULTRA!!" Everyone in the crowd yelled, thrusting their fists in the air.
Melissa then pushed herself into the air, landing back on her feet. All the girls could do was look at Melissa in complete surprise, wondering who she was and what had happened to the real Melissa.
Melissa then hooked arms with Momo. "COME ON, LADIES~! LET'S HOOK ARMS AND FOLLOW AFTER ME!"
They were all dragged by Melissa's energy and enthusiasm, linking arms. Melissa began kicking side to side, alternating legs as she sang,
"Plus ultra, Plus ultra~! We're goingggg Plus Ultra! Plus ultra, Plus ultra~! We're goingggg Plus Ultra! We are class 1A and we're going Plus Ultra."
They all then unlinked arms as Melissa slowly crouched with the pom-pom in the middle as if building up power.
As they crouched, Melissa then asked, "WHO ARE WE!?"
"CLASS 1A!" The crowd shouted.
"AND HOW ARE WE GOING!?"
Melissa, along with the rest of the girls and the crowd, both slowly started off as they said, "PLLUUUSSSS…"
They all then jumped in the air as the crowd shouted alongside them with large smiles, "ULTRA!!!"
And where was Tony during all this? Holding onto Friday for dear life as he couldn't stop laughing and was about to fall over.
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