Infinity

Second Event

  Once Bakugo returned Izuku used the Reality Stone to remove the squiggles Yayorozu had drawn. Todoroki looked like he was dying of laughter.

  Midnight called the first 42 people who passed the finish line to the stage.

  "Alright! You 42 who passed will be competing in the second event! That event will be..."

  The roulette wheel spun around behind the heroine again, stopping on cavalry Battle.

  "A Cavalry Battle! In teams of 2-4 you will hold up a rider. This rider will wear a headband showing their team's accumulated points! You must try and steal other team's headbands whilst defending your own! 42nd place has five points, and 41st place is worth ten! This trend continues until first place!"

  Izuku grinned.

  "Izuku Midoriya's headband is worth ten million points!" She said.

  Izuku raised the Gauntlet, clenching the fist and letting the Stones glow.

  A few people backed away. They'd seen what he did during the obstacle course. He'd dismantled the ambush in an instant, and retained his control over the Stones.

  "You have ten minutes to form your teams! Also, Midoriya! You have to give up another Stone!" Midnight said.

  Izuku plucked the Soul Stone from its housing and hid it within the bright light of the sun using the Reality Stone.

  Only two Stones left.. Reality and Time. Which should I keep for the Tournament? They'll undoubtedly ask me to remove one for the final event. Time is powerful... But Reality is better for a head on fight.

  Izuku looked around. It would be difficult to find a team.

  "Can I do this event alone Midnight? I doubt anyone will want to team up with the biggest target." He asked.

  Midnight spoke into her earpiece, before making another announcement.

  "By his request, Izuku Midoriya will be working alone in the second event!"

  The crowd, having seen Izuku's power, went wild. They expected a good event, and they'd get one.

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  Izuku stood on his own, at the edge of the sandy arena. Every other team was looking right at him. Specifically at the headband on his head.

  Midnight called the start of the second event, and every team surged towards a 'weakened' Izuku.

  "I know what it's like to lose. To feel so desperately that you're right, yet to fail nonetheless. It's frightening, turns the legs to jelly. I ask you to what end? Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same. And now it's here. Or should I say, I am."

  Izuku raised the Infinity Gauntlet, the Reality Stone shining bright crimson.

  The earth rose alongside his fist, turning to liquid mud and swamping the legs of the 'horses'.

  The teams, once they had freed themselves, looked around.

  Izuku had vanished.

  The game of cat and mouse continued around Izuku, however he went unnoticed due to the Reality Stone's power.

  Several minutes had passed, and the teams were getting desperate. Very few had tried for other team's points, instead focusing on Izuku's ten million.

  The greenette released the Reality Stone's power, becoming visible to all.

  Todoroki zeroed in on Izuku, directing his team towards the greenette.

  "Sorry Midoriya, but I'll be taking that headband!" Todoroki said.

  Yayorozu fired a tether at Izuku's left hand. He used the Reality Stone to turn it into a stream of bubbles.

  A roll of tape wrapped around the Infinity Gauntlet. Izuku turned to the left to see Bakugo's team.

  "I fucking hate this plan!!" Bakugo screeched.

  Asui's team approached his right side, and Shoji grabbed onto his right arm by extending his own out.

  Izuku frowned, clenching his fist. If they took the gauntlet then he was done for. Yayorozu could take the Reality Stone, but nobody could take Time. Jirou hadn't been in the top 42.

  Todoroki just reached out and took the ten million point headband. Yayorozu reached for the gauntlet, but it was securely wrapped up in tape. The Reality Stone was untouchable.

  "You could not live with your own failures. And where did that bring you? Back to me." Izuku said.

  "One minute remaining!!" Present Mic yelled.

  Todoroki nodded to Izuku and retreated. Bakugo's team had enough points to pass, but Shoji's did not. Asui directed her team away to search for more points.

  "Looks like Midoriya's lost his points!! Is the powerhouse of 1A finally down??"

  Izuku chuckled, turning to Sero.

  "Destiny waits for no man. Not even one who shall bring the universe to it's knees."

  The tape exploded into a flurry of bubbles. The ten million point headband that Todoroki was securing around his neck faded away into red particles.

  Todoroki turned around, facing Izuku as he strode towards them.

  The ten million point headband revealed itself around Izuku's head.

  "Reality can be whatever I want." Izuku said.

  "Tiiiiimes uuuuupppp!!" Present Mic screeched.

  Yayorozu groaned, while Todoroki looked vaguely irritated at himself.

  "That's the same trick he pulled during our first heroics lesson!" He muttered.

  Izuku laughed, patting his friend's shoulder.

  "It's alright Todoroki. The Reality Stone can blindside even the smartest person. I'm a little disappointed in Yayorozu, she was there when I pulled that trick first." He said in mock disappointment.

  Midnight took her place back up on the stage.

  "The final event will of course be a tournament!! We will have a break for lunch, then the 12 of you that passed can come back for the one on ones!! Midoriya, you know the drill!" She said.

  Izuku placed the Time Stone in the light reflected off of the moon.

  "Can I interchange the stones between matches if I want?" He asked.

  Midnight nodded.
 
  "You can only use one at a time, but you can use whichever you want each match." She said.

  Izuku looked up at the brackets.

  Izuku Vs Kaminari

  Todoroki Vs Sero

  Bakugo Vs Uraraka

  Kirishima Vs Tetsutetsu

  Iida Vs Hatsume

  Yayorozu Vs Ashido

  Izuku nodded.

  Izuku would use the Reality Stone against Kaminari. No offence to Sero, but it was easily Todoroki's victory. Power would probably be best there. Or perhaps Time.