The plate of metal Midoriya had been keeping like it was a precious treasure finally shined. Midoriya dug up a handful of landmines while everyone was tiptoeing their way forward. If these landmines could send students into the air when stepped on, then he was going to use it. and a lot. Once he had enough of them gathered, he held the plate high in the air, and struck down. The next moment, he was high in the air, accelerating forward, holding on to the plate for his dear life-it would be more than painful when he let go of it- until he landed a few meters ahead of Todoroki and Bakugou. Present Mic's surprised voice rang throughout the tracks, and an uproar of cheers rose from the stadium, even audible from the tracks.
Midoriya was the new first place.
But there was no time to waste. Bakugou started chasing even more angrily, and, feeling threatened, Shoto himself started freezing the minefield in front of him, risking the fact of students behind him getting an easy pass. The three, and Nensu, raced to the goal, until they all rushed in with Midoriya still as the shining first place.

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The race ended with an unexpected twist(for the crowd, at least), giving the Sports Festival a heated up start. Meanwhile, Midnight moved on to introducing the second part of the Sports Festival: the Cavalry Battle. Around 2 to 4 students teamed up to form a cavalry, stealing headbands with different points from other teams to become the top 4. The 16 students who made it to the top would be able to participate the next part. The points given per each person was to be determined by... the order they finished the race. Midoriya, being the first place, was prized a whopping 100,000 points for his team. Midoriya felt a chill crawl up his spine as he felt gazes from every corner of the students in the stadium. His action to show that he finally 'was here' had pushed him into such a situation.
Not really a good one.