Sports Festival (Conclusion)
// Authors Note: Alright guys, let me get out a quick notification before this chapter starts. As you can tell, I avoided having main characters in the BNHA anime work with Sandra because I did not want to affect the BNHA timeline too much. Sans may be the main character, but I want to main plot of the Anime in this story to remain relatively the same as usual. With that said, I am going to be bringing up Midoriya's fights with Todoroki and Shinsou because I think it is still important development for those characters. //
// There will be an 'Extra' round, because of the plot-convenient extra characters that I did put in there, but that is to make it seem more realistic for there to be a chance for to accomplish what I want to, in order to end this three-chapter segment off. With that said, onto the chapter, folks. //
Nightmare lets her tentacles somewhat wave around behind her. The time passing in between these rounds were kind of boring, other than listening to other peoples conversations. Some girls were talking about how they hated when their outfits were copied by other people outside of school.
Cross and Nightmare went to have a small conversation about that one. What was the point of getting upset at someone who has a similar taste in clothing? Wouldn't it be more of a good thing, seeing as you now know someone who likes similar things to your interests?
"Why are humans so weird?" Nightmare somewhat sighed to herself, before going to lean forward on the bleachers. "..."
"Something else is bothering you." Error stated bluntly as she plays with some of her blue strings that had barely come five inches away from her fingertips. "Am I wrong?"
The slightly darker girl looks to the side, her eyes flashing in obvious worry. "Of course something is bothering me. I can't be the only one worried about Sans participating in these events. We can't just go in there and make a scene though. That would only put hi- her, into a worse situation than all of us randomly appearing in the center of the classroom did."
"Understandable enough." Dust spoke up from the bleachers below them. She was playing with her scarf, looking off to the side at some unseen entity and talking to them off and on. Sometimes making goofy faces at them, if she had nothing else to say. "After all, we have already seen how dangerous some of these kids powers are. Sans can easily be hurt...."
Error nodded, before tying her shoes into what somewhat looked like a flower-like knot out of boredom. "Nightmare, we are all worried for ... Classic. However, She is smart, and usually knows what she is doing. I am sure if this were too dangerous for her to handle, she would avoid it. We already know she COULD have."
"We also know that Sans is very idiotic. Brave. Sometimes the lines between both of those concepts become so blurred on her behalf they turn into one whole thing altogether." Horror stated to the other girls as she went to tap her fingers against her leg. She wanted to play with her Axe, but figuring these were humans, they would not react kindly to a scary looking girl holding a weapon in a stadium.
"I wish I could say you were wrong." Nightmare sighed, before she looks to the moving doors within the stadium walls.
"We all wish we could say Horror was wrong, Nightmare." Killer mumbled, before she went to pull her legs to her chest. She tilted her head, watching the finalist students all walk from their respective locker rooms and meeting areas. "But we can't, because we know Horror is right."
All of the students make their way out of the rooms they were meeting in. From where Sandra's class were all at, Bakugou was in the front of the group, and Sandra was hanging in the back with Kirishima and Tokoyami.
Soon enough, the players were all carefully placed based on analysis. Sometimes placed according to score-chart statistics.
Sandra was supposed to fight someone who seemed to have a glitching quirk. Something easy for her, really, seeing as she knew Error. This person with the glitching quirk could only glitch around certain parts of his body. If she could figure out a pattern, if there were any, that would be a bonus.
The real kicker was that this person could ONLY glitch one part of his body at a time. Meaning anything that hit the parts of his body was fair game.
Sandra was at an obvious advantage. A lot of the teachers knew that much already. However, some others outvoted the previous selection of Sandra facing off against Tokoyami in her first round. Sandra, from watching Tokoyami before, knew that Tokoyami would have been someone much harder for her to try and fight against.
'Dark Shadow' as the named persona part of his quirk was called, was a separate, but mostly-controlled entity that Tokoyami had to keep under control. Tokoyami might have had a soul that Sandra could grab, but Dark Shadow did not. Even if she were to get a good hold on Fumikage, that would still leave Shadow in for an easy attack on her.
The first rounds went over fairly well, if Sandra would say so herself. She didn't really need to use much energy to pass on her own behalf. She did try to make sure to give the other guy a chance to come up with some strategies. She even let him hit her, once or twice. It was obviously not enough to make a notable impact on her health bar though.
In the end, this Sports Festival was about EVERYONE participating, while it was good to try and stride to be number one; there was one more value that Sans though was more important. That value was a version of sportsmanship. The sportsmanship would also be a great moral shield, or a simple unexpected one, at most.
You give the other person a false sense of security by appearing to try your hardest. The sportsmanship is letting someone else feel accomplished. Especially in a situation where they were all doing this as sparring practice, and as a means of training. As well as getting attention of heroes outside of the school that can show you more than what the teachers you already know can.
There was no need for Sans to outright embarrass or disregard someone who was trying their hardest, especially if they were not a threat.
That doesn't mean that everyone else NEEDED to know that part, of course. That part was personal. Not everyone shared the same beliefs after all.
After building up a little sweat, and letting her opponent do what he needed to try and prove his worth, if not to someone watching in the stands, then to himself; Sandra grabbed the contestant by the soul, and made it look like she was 'Pushing' him using a force of gravity rather than just throwing him outside of the white line like a discarded dishrag.
The contestant facing off against her tried to glitch his torso in an attempt to get free. When that didn't work, he attempted to grab the 'soul' that manifested for everyone to see. It was tinted green.
Kindness, eh?
Sandra didn't want the kid to mess up his soul, so she hurried and used the force of gravity to shove him outside of the line of the sparring area. The crowd cheers, and Sandra's fight comes to an end.
The pale girl walks over to the other contestant who rubs at the back of his head, bashfully of course. He sighed, disappointed in his loss. However, he was a good sport about it. Sandra went over to shake his hand, and congratulate him on a job well done. He gladly accepted it, and went to asking her several questions about her quirk while time was passing to finish for the proceeding rounds.
Midoriya faced off against Shinsou Hitoshi and won. The purple haired students was obviously in some kind of disdain after that had happened, however, when he heard cheering for him in the stands; hell, the kid acted like it was some kind of new feeling.
Which Sandra sure it was. She was sure he could be a great hero, even if he did have Mind-Manipulating abilities. She had no idea what he would do if he ever ran across someone who was mute though. He could probably use the benefits of physical fighting abilities. Something that might be a bit more traditional in combat. Maybe like Kung-Fu, if it was taught here.
Sans remembered going to a Kung-Fu class with the kid during one of the pacifist routes. Definitely an interesting program. Better self control too, which was good for fighting purposes.
Kirishima faced off against TetsuTetsu, as he was called. Some might have even said that those two were twins separated at birth, if they wanted to be funny. In the end, Sandra was sure it was something along a tie, breaking at the point of exhaustion.
Oddly enough, it kind of reminded her of watching Rhinoceros fighting in those odd animal documentaries. Iida faced off against a girl named Hatsume, in the end, she took the lose with dignity, seeing as she was only there to really advertise her inventions for those who were there seeking out inventive students.
Several more rounds pass, before the second wave of student One-on-One's started.
Sandra was put up to fight against someone who had a shadow manipulation quirk. (Yes, this is a Shikamaru Nara reference, if you know what the anime Naruto is. I always liked his abilities. He was also my favorite character.) This made it harder for Sandra to fight them, of course.
Sandra did rely on movement quite a bit for her fighting abilities. Using her hands to guide around her Gaster Blasters, Bones, and Gravity manipulation was nearly necessary. No one else seemed to think about that though, not even her opponent. She didn't need to help him with his confidence. He was quite an energetic character with a decent ego. He did take some things in modesty, though.
Sandra put up a good fight against him, using teleport, if it was necessary. For the most part, summoning huge bone attacks was one of the easiest ways to avoid being caught by the shadow manipulator. Her shadow was smaller than the bone attack, and the bone attack hid her direct form.
Eventually the shadow manipulator got a good hold of her though, and tried to get her walking out of the arena, practically taking a page from that Shinsou kids book.
The person, though, didn't consider how Sandra controlled her attacks, and the way he was making her walk.
Sandra was walking the typical 'healthy' way. Which included considerable arm and leg movement for good balance.
Sans used this to her advantage, and managed to work with the limited movement she could produce. While her arms were swaying for her 'walking posture' she summons one of her Gaster Blasters, and moved her finger ever so slightly.
The Blaster Shoots forward, grabbing the kid by the back of the training uniform with its oddly shaped mouth, and dragged them back. The boy was surprised, hardly given enough time to try and release Sandra from the quirk so he could use it to stop the blaster. It seemed he could only control one person or entity at a time.
In the end, her opponent is dragged out of the sparring square so fast, his shoes got caught and fell off during the action.
Sandra wins the round, and she and the other kid congratulate each others efforts.
Todoroki and Midoriya are pit up against each other in a late fight, and Sandra finds herself applauding the efforts of the green-haired try-hard. (Not that she was calling him a try-hard to be mean.) Midoriya gives Todoroki good advice, and it becomes clear that Midoriya made it more of a priority to try and get Shoto to be comfortable with the second part of his quirk, rather than to win the round.
In the end, both of the parties are very much damaged, and Midoriya lost. She was sure he did not regret it though. Todoroki stood there, somewhat in shock. The impact from the fight was almost shocking, to be honest. Intense, and almost scary, if you were somewhat feint of heart. The shock-waves of Midoriya's quirk clashing against Todoroki's quirk caused a lot of pressured air to escape into the crowd.
At some point, Sandra was sure she heard someone complain about losing their popcorn, which was somewhat funny to her. Puts a whole new meaning into 'Airline Food'.
After the other rounds start to finish up, Sandra listened to several people in the stadium bleachers. Several of them cheered for people who were competing, as well as others who sat and watched in silence.
Looking up, and spotting familiar faces, Sans waves to both her classmates and old friends who all wave back. Or, in Nightmare and Error's case, nod in acknowledgement. Killer looked worried, keeping her legs in closer to her chest as she watched, waving back to Sandra enthusiastically.
Cross and Horror seemed to be more calm about the situation, though Horror seemed be just a bit fidgety. Horror was one of those people that hated holding still. Being surrounded by a loud mass of cheering students and civilians, as well as lightly cramped was most likely not doing her any good.
Dust was talking to an invisible force. Though, the second Sandra 'locked eyes' with this force, the head of Dust Tale's Papyrus appears. Though the head was still just a head, scarf, and hands, Papyrus was humanized, and male. Sans felt herself grow a little Sad, but she was happy that Dust Papyrus was happy to see her. It was almost like seeing her little brother again....
Going back to the battle, Bakugo faced off with the ever-enthusiastic Ochaco, and he ended up winning. Sandra though the method that the brunette girl used was actually a very good, well-thought-out plan. Bakugo loved to explode shit with his quirk, so breaking the ground apart was no problem on his end.
Ochaco used that to her advantage, and touched several loose concrete rocks in order to make them levitate. Sending them raining down over them in an attempt to get the blonde, urchin-haired degenerate. Sadly, in the end, she lost, but she put up one hell of a fight, which was all that mattered.
Going into the third wave of rounds, Sandra was put up against Todoroki. Sandra knew that Todoroki was indeed strong, and he was smart. Being quiet and observant were always good traits. This was no time to grow overconfident. She needed to keep a level-head, good plan, and several back-up plans in case the ones she had formulated did not work.
The third wave of rounds started off with a good bang, seeing as her and Todoroki were both the observant type, both of them waited for the other to make the first move.
The fight started off strong, and semi active. Todoroki had seen how Sandra had fought before, especially when they were in danger. To top it off, he was positive that there was still more up Sandra's sleeve than what she was willing to share with the class. There was no need to expose all of her abilities yet, nor was there a passive reason to do so.
After a while of calculating each others moves both of them both went to make a strike. Todoroki used his fire, but it was obvious that he was still hesitant to do so. Understandable.
Todoroki kept quite a bit of Sandra's Gaster Blasters from hitting himself, though that did not stop the loose two that were fired off against him. The first one missed him, but the second was aimed at his dominant hand used for his ice abilities. The only one he was willing to fight with.
Sandra had managed to hit the arm enough to make it burn, but not overly painful. It was enough to stun the arm, the Todoroki was unable to hold his arm still. It should only last for a few hours.
After being forced to use his fire, Sandra made sure to avoid the flames, save for her pant leg catching on fire.
Several more long, action-packed minutes later, Sandra finally managed to get Todoroki out of the ring. She had essentially tricked him into thinking that she was going to show up wherever a bone attack shaped a certain way popped out of the ground. On many of the occasions between exchanged attacks, Sandra formed a bone attack in a certain area, and she teleport to it.
She continued to do so,even after Todoroki exposed that he knew the pattern. Basically tricking him into indirect false security. Using her last bone attack, she forms it right in front of Todoroki, give or take a few paces. As soon as she activate her 'shortcut' Todoroki pulls back his arms, and went to bring forth more fire, and to be ready.
They were right at the edge of the sparring area, meaning any wrong moves could lead to instant failure or success.
However, Sandra appears behind the dual-hair-colored student, and quickly grabbed the mid-center back of his uniform. Then, with a strong heave, and quick movements, Sandra flips the other over, trapping his arms at his sides while she wrapped her arms around his midsection. She then proceeded to suplex slam the Todoroki child over the white line that kept them so close to end-round disqualification.
At the end of the round, Sand apologized for the others massive headache, though the white and red haired boy tried to ignore it. She promised to take the other out for a drink to make it up to him, which he did not deny the offer of.
The rest of the rounds for the third phase finish, leaving Bakugo as the only other winner. Peachy, just what she needed.
After a small wait time, Sandra finally meets him in the sparring area. There he was, tall, pale, and salty. The one, the only, BakuHoe.
Sandra greets the other with a wave, and a wink, which immediately pissed the other off.
"We are not here for social hour, fight me you damn extra." Bakugo felt his temper immediately flare up, not a surprise. The blonde made several explosions come from his hands, before yelling more at the white-haired girl.
Sandra only puts up a thumbs up, and grinned stupidly at him, as an attempt to provoke him more. "The only thing I am seeing 'extra' of here, pal, is your salty attitude. Whatever boats your float, buddy." She spoke out, winking again.
Bakugo had enough of that nonsense, and used his explosions to launch himself forward to the girl who easily teleport out of the way. She kept teleporting herself to the edge of the ring, where she attempted to lure him into over-shooting and flying outside the lines of disqualification.
However, that plan never panned out. So the went to another idea. She surrounded him by large walls of bones, and tried to trap him. He did, of course, break down the obtrusion, and continue trying to knock her out of the area.
"Fight me, shit-grin!" The male roared out at her.
After about 7 minutes, it was obvious that they were not going to get anywhere. Sans tried hard to get him outside the area, but it never worked. It was obvious that she was not going to win. Unless she went a painful way. No matter what happened, she could have killed him, if he were that kid from all those resets.
As dark as those thoughts were, she knew something that would piss this bastard off more that him losing to her.
That would be her losing purposefully.
She grinned to herself. After teasing him a bit, and having him fly into a raged lunge at her, she sidestepped over the line, and grinned at him, winking when she realized what she had done.
That only pissed him off more, but he only let out a roar of anger as soon as she let out a small chuckle.
"Whoops."
// To be Continued. //