48: 𝚅𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚖
Iida stood in the waiting room. Vlad King just outside the door to insure his safety. The entire festival had shifted now.
Nova was out and Iida would fight against a stranger. Then Bakugo, providing he won. Kubota Abal if Midoriya was correct had venomous stingers placed in his wrists. Which could possibly cause paralysis. Iida would just have to avoid being touched by them. Forcing him out of bounds was the most logical solution.
The match before his played on a TV in the corner of the room. It ended, Tokoyami beating Mina. He'd face either Todoroki or Midoriya in the semi finals.
Iida frowned as he moved to prepare to enter the arena. Providing he won this match, he'd Face Bakugou in the semi finals. Even if he didn't win, he'd tie for third and get a metal.
He didn't care for that.
Medals, while he appreciated recognition for his work, the only thing he really wanted was his family to be proud. For their approval.
Even if that meant losing.
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Iida stood in his tunnel. Taking deep breaths to calm his nerves.
The cameras and crowds sure we're unnerving. But he could ignore them, taking comfort in the idea of his family watching him through those lenses. Or at least... Most of his family.
He called Tensei in the waiting room, only to be sent to voicemail... Iida understood, Tensei's job as a pro hero was more important than the sports festival. Even when Iida was participating. Iida was glad this brother was protecting people. He'd be sure to tell him all about his fights next time he came over to visit. As he did at least once a week. It would be better to explain it all in person.. right?
The sun hit his face and the cheering of the crowds became clear, unmuffled by the protective walls of the tunnel.
"ALLLL RIGHT FOLKS WE- Wait hold on..." Mic muttered under his breath. You could hear the ding of a notification being picked up by his microphone.
Iida glanced over at midnight who checked her own device. "You serious?" She muttered. The confusion only lasted a second or two.
"LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A CHANCE IN OUR CHANGE OF PLANS!!!" Mic said over the announcements. "On the right we have Tenya Iida!! The fastest kid with the coolest calves I've ever seen!!!"
Mic seemed to really be rolling with whatever this 'change of plans' was. Iida looked ahead, almost at the concrete block where him and his opponent would fight. It was raised like a stage, so he couldn't see if Abal was walking out of his own tunnel yet.
Iida glanced up as he crested the stairs his eyes widened at the movement across from him.
"And fighting him is none other than..."
Iida's eyes widened when his opponent faced him.
"NOVA KURAYAMI!!!"
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Nova was still laying on the bed in the room. Recovery girl left again, she had been coming in and out for awhile. Giving simple treatments to other students. Nova was in a separate resting area. Sitting alone and feeling like shit.
The poison in her blood made her feel awful. Her quirk was still coming and going. It would leave every few minutes and come back randomly as her body faught back. Not to mention the pain in her arm and the feverish effects. Her body shivered despite the heat coming from it. Aches spread throughout.
The door opened, Nova groaned at the sudden exposure to light. How could she have gotten so much worst so fast? She had been able to walk and even fight earlier. Then speak to Aizawa and recovery girl... Maybe it had been adrenaline fueling her.
"Hey? Uh.. Kurayami?" She heard a vaguely familiar voice whisper through the dark room. "You in here?"
"...Kubota?" Nova mumbled, sitting up. Pain spread through her ribs and sudden nausea hit her.
"Yeah... Hi." The boy said awkwardly.
"What... What do you want?" Nova asked, rubbing her eyes. She felt vaguely on edge, sitting in the dark with the boy who looked so much like his brother. But she knew she shouldn't, Kubota had been nothing but nice to her this entire time. He wasn't Kain. He wasn't going to hurt her.
"I think I can help you... I've reset my venom and... I think I have one that can counter my brother's..." He whispered.
"You... Think." Nova muttered with a frown. He didn't sound so sure and it was making her uneasy.
"Right... Yeah I think... But even if it doesn't completely reverse the effects it'll make you feel a little better..."
"...what is it?" Nova asked unsurely. "How could venom make me feel better?"
"Well you remember what I told you um..." He cleared his throat and closed the door, leaving them both in the dim room. "Different liquids create different types of venoms... Not all of them cause bad effects. Some can actually be very helpful..."
"...right." Nova mumbled. Still not liking the idea of being pricked by a stinger... Again.
"And I was thinking... My brother probably used a combination of Diet soda and alcohol to have the severe weak effect and the loss of your quirk..." He said, muttering in a way that reminded her of Midoriya when he saw a cool quirk. She figured the two boys could be friends if they ever actually met. Midoriya would love to hear everything about his quirk. "And so I was thinking about All the effects I know, and a lot of the time you know... When people get drunk or are hung over they drink coffee to make them feel more awake. And they also drink something like Gatorade to rehydrate themselves and replenish electrolytes..."
Nova nodded. She lived with Karon and had noticed all fo that. While coffee didn't make someone less drunk or anything, it did cover up the effects and make them feel more sober when consumed in large amounts. The caffeine making them more alert.
"So I drank a bunch of water... Water resets our quirk after a few minutes you know... Pushing anything else out of our system." He muttered nervously. "When I drink only water it takes away any effects of my quirk. Like creating a blank page. Then I drank like... A lot of coffee and Gatorade! I also drank a glass of sugar water because I know that it will help with pain... I use that all the time. The coffee too..."
"And now... You want to... Stab me?" Nova said unsurely.
"Only if you want too!" Kubota put his hands up in panic. "I won't make you or anything! And it won't hurt, like uh... Getting a shot at the doctor's office or something! I just figured uh... If you... Still wanted to do the match..."
"...You... You really don't want to take my place?" Nova asked with a frown. She figured anyone would jump at the opportunity to have another shot at winning the sports festival.
"Not really... I mean you deserve to do it... Having beat me and all... And everyone saw me lose earlier. They'll be like 'why's that guy back, he totally sucks' or something like that... I guess it's a pride thing... Like what the tail guy said after the Calvary battle." Kubota explained nervously. He rubbed his wrist with his thumb multiple times, right I've the spot where his stinger comes out. "Besides at this point I wouldn't be able to reset in time for my venom to negatively effect my opponent so... I'll lose anyways."
"...what does recovery girl think about all this?" Nova asked with a frown, still unsure.
"O-oh um... She uh... Doesn't uh... Exactly know that I'm in here... I don't think she likes me very much." He admitted quietly.
In that moment Nova looked at Kubota. Hearing him say that was like hearing herself speak. Knowing that someone discounted you and your ideas just because they had an unfair bias against you. He was just trying to help her... And even if it didn't work ...
She'd be just as stuck in this bed as she already was...
"Okay... Let's do it."
A/N: almost forgot the fan art!
Nova drawn into official art>>
By Thatoneperson_7777
(Struggled to tag at first cus I follow two people with very similar names)
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