MHA/BNHA react to For The Want of A Nail by Clouds part 1

Izuku didn't stop running when he reached the finish line. His lungs were burning, but he could hear the sound of incoming explosions behind him and knew better to assume that they were all from the remnants of the mindfield. His mind switched rapidly between berating himself for being an idiot and accidently winning the first round and trying to come up with any semblance of a plan that could keep him alive until the next round. He scanned the field, mentally screaming in relief when he realized that there was a news camera on the field.

Bakugo: Yeah get there quick!

He made a beeline toward it and hoped that his plan would actually work. Bullying a quirkless kid in the relative privacy of a prejudiced middle school was one thing, but beating up a kid between rounds live on national television? Even if Katsuki didn't get kicked out of the hero course, there would be consequences for something like that, so all Izuku had to do was make sure that Katsuki remembered he was being recorded.

Izuku put the biggest smile he could manage and ran straight up to the camera, waving as hard as he could, "Hi Mom!"

(Inko awkwardly waved while sighing in relief that Midoriya made it)

He was a bit out of breath and knew that Shinso would probably never let him live that down, but the look of frustration on Katsuki's face as he realized there was nothing he could do made it worth it. The other competitors were starting to trickle in now and Izuku should probably go find Mei and Shinso in the chaos and make sure they made it through, but instead, he had another terrible idea that almost put his impulsive victory to shame.

He noticed Kirishima going up to congratulate Katsuki, which gave him the courage to actually go through with it. Well, that and he'd already gotten himself on Katsuki's kill list, so he had nothing left to lose, right?

"Oh, and hi Auntie!" Izuku beamed into the camera again. "Can you believe I beat Kacchan?!"

(everyone laughed as Bakugo looked like he was going to explode)

Yep, he was gonna die.

If Katsuki's quirk affected his eyes instead of his hands, Izuku would have already been dead by the time he hurried over to Mei, who was making a few adjustments on her equipment. Thankfully, though, Izuku had been right in predicting that Kirishima would be able to hold Katsuki back for now. He'd almost definitely be gunning for him next round, but he'd also be gunning for the win, which Izuku could use to his advantage.

Mitsuki: Yeah use the stubborn brat!

Mei glanced up at him as he approached and immediately started cackling, "Izuk-kun! Why didn't you tell me you were planning on adopting Nezu's babies?!"

(everyone gagged)

Izuku grinned, pushing the whole Katsuki issue onto the back burner for the moment, "I wasn't planning on it, but I couldn't just leave you and Shinso alone in the next round, could I?"

"Extra-Credit-Kun!" Mei yelled. "Where is he? I need to check that his baby is still in optimal condition."

"It's still working fine, Mei."

(everyone jumped)

Monoma: Where did he come from?!

Both Izuku and Mei jumped a foot in the air as a tired voice suddenly spoke up behind them and Shinso smirked at them momentarily until he was hit full force with one of Mei's capture nets. His eyes widened as he was wrapped up and he tried too late to dodge and ended up falling to the floor instead, "Ow..."

Shinso: Note to self never sneak up on Hatsume.

"Oh, Extra-Credit-Kun! I'm so sorry!" Mei fiddled with some of the controls and the net released, falling into a tangled mess of string and magnets on the ground. "We didn't even see you!"