And our first semi final match up is set! Unfortunately Josh had a zero percent chance at beating Trini. Everything she had could counter him perfectly, meaning, I guess brain is indeed better than brawn in the MHA world. But, while Josh couldn't advance, this'll give him some drive for the future of the story. Plus, it's given us a wicked battle ahead with Trini vs Phobos. But we've still got 2 matches to go for the quarter finals, and this next one is the one I've been the most excited to do. It's time for Harper to face Cry. What dream will she have this time? Will it be enough to take down the unstoppable quirk? Let's find out! Enjoy!

-POV: Harper-

As I woke up from my quick nap, I was just able to see the ending of the previous match. Unfortunately, Josh lost to Trini. She beat him pretty badly too, and he's the physically strongest person in our class. It takes a lot to take him down. And with her match won, Trini's moving on to face Phobos in the semi finals. I'd love to go and give him support before that incredibly tough fight, but I have bigger issues to worry about. Specifically, my next match. 

"What am I to do, what am I to do? Can my dream beat Cry? Do I know how to use it properly? Is it strong enough? Is it fast enough? What if I just whif it and everyone laughs at me? AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!" I said to myself as someone started to knock on my door. I collected my emotions and took a deep breath to calm myself down before answering the door. 

"Hello, who's..... there....." I said with surprise in my voice as it was actually Lisa at the door. She had her head down, her hair all messed up, making her look like a crazy person. But I could tell from what I saw on her face that that wasn't the case. Her body was shaking a bit and I could see makeup running down the sides of her face. She was crying. I know she's my nemesis and all, but this is something I couldn't ignore. 

"Uh, hey... what's.....  what's wrong, Li-" I tried to ask her as she just walked right up and hugged me, digging her sobbing face into my left shoulder. 

"You're facing him next..... right?" She asked me as I hugged her back, comforting her in what was probably the most awkward situation ever. I had no idea what to do because I normally butt heads with her. 

"If you mean Cry, then yeah, why?" I asked her as I could feel her tears dripping onto my training uniform. 

"You slept between fights again..... didn't you? Please..... tell me your new dream can beat him....." Lisa asked me as she pulled herself away a bit and raised up her head. She was a wet mess from all the crying she'd done since her loss, and I don't really blame her. After all, she didn't hit or even make Cry take a step during their fight. 

"I feel like it can." I said to her with as much confidence as I could muster. 

"You have to beat him..... and i'm not just saying that for myself..... I understand just how strong he really is..... and if you can't beat him, then no one here can. We're all children and he's a god." Lisa explained to me as I saw her fists were clenched tightly. This was so tough for her, to have to come to me and say i'm the only one here who may be able to pull off this win. But at the same time, someone as skilled and as tough as her losing so easily certainly has drastic effects on herself. 

"Look, Lisa, i'm not going to lie when I say I cannot guarantee that I will win. My newest dream is definitely my strongest to date, but that doesn't mean I can beat him. Believe me, i'm gonna try my hardest, and I know his weakness too. If I can exploit it then i'll have a chance to take him down and knock him out." I said as Lisa turned around and stepped out of my room. 

"Please win..... and you may not hear it.... and I may not say it..... but I will be cheering for you....." Lisa said as she wiped away more of her tears before she walked away. 

"Poor girl... just one loss and she's like a totally different person." I thought as the P.A system in my room came on. 

"Competitor Harper, please make your way to your entry gate. Your match will begin shortly." The voice on it said as it then cut out. 

"Guess this is it. I really hope this dream is enough to beat Cry. Just need to take my time, make sure I don't make any mistakes. Don't let him catch you off guard, and don't let him get into your head. You can do this. You can do this!" I said to myself, trying my best to psyche myself up for this truly difficult fight. And as I left to go to my gate, I kept on trying to raise my confidence before I arrived there. 

"Man, these quarter final matches have been completely insane! And we're only halfway through them! So let's move on to our third match!!" Present Mic announced as I could see from across the arena Cry coming in. 

"After totally dominating in his opening match, he's looking to do it again! He's the current U.A champ, ready to claim another crown! If you get back up, then he'll just knock you right back down! Make no mistake, he's here to run this town! Everyone put your hands together for Tenshonoma Cryshiki!!!" All Might announced as Cry waved to the crowd. His cheers for him seemed to be louder than most, probably because he's the U.A champ. 

"After overcoming Jiro in the first round, this girl's shown she's got one of the most versatile quirks in the field! This nasty fighter would survive being burned at the stake! Now she's come here to make your body break! She's ready to screw you with her voodoo! It's Harper Leesons!!!" Present Mic introduced me as I walked through my gate. I waved to the crowd, giving everyone a big smile as I stepped up onto the battlefield. 

"Ready to fight?" Cry asked me as I took a nervous deep breath. 

"You're not scaring me. You may have taken down Lisa easily, but I won't be the same. My new dream has the potential to take you out in one shot." I said to him as he grew a fierce smile. 

"Is that so? Well, it's easier said then done." Cry said to me. 

"And, I'm aware of your weakness. Jiro told me as a reward for beating you. She must have confidence that I can end your reigning streak." I said to Cry as his smile went away. 

"Oh really? Well, if that's the case then I now know I have to play things safer in this fight." Cry said as the countdown appeared on the jumbo screen. 

"Enough talk! Let's get match 3 of the quarter finals underway! 3.... 2... 1........ BEGIN!!!" Present Mic screamed as I prepared myself for Cry to make a move. But like his previous match against Lisa, he just stood there. He was analyzing me, seeing what my new dream was and what I could do with it.

"If you're thinking i'm gonna attack you then you're wrong. I'm a gentleman, I always let my opponent go first. So please, Harper, show me what you can do." Cry said as I squinted my eyes and then reached straight out with my left hand. 

"Big mistake. Because my new dream is gonna kick your smug and cocky little ass." I said as my dream came into reality. Appearing in my left hand was the actual hammer, Mjolnir, wielded by Thor in the Marvel comics. 

"Holy....." Cry said with amazement in his voice as I began to twirl the hammer in my hand. Faster and faster I spun it until I reeled back my arm, readying myself to strike. 

"Let's see you withstand this!!" I shouted as I threw the mighty hammer forward as hard as I could directly at Cry. 

"Let's find out indeed! Expand: Shield!" Cry said as he held his diamond arm straight out in front of him. His fist grew in size and shape, turning into a huge circular diamond shield that covered him up completely. 

Mjolnir flew right at Cry's shield, and when it made contact, it seemed as though my attack was going to be deflected off the diamond. But a loud *CRACK* said otherwise. After a few seconds, my hammer demolished Cry's diamond shield and the remainder of his right arm, allowing Mjolnir to continue forward and smash right into Cry's face, sending him sliding across the battlefield on his back. I then held my left hand out and called Mjolnir back to me, the hammer flying back until I caught it in my hand. 

"OH MY GOODNESS!!! Harper makes the first move and it might be over already!! Cry's not moving at all down there!! She might've just beaten the U.A champ with one amazing strike!!" Present Mic screamed in disbelief as the entire crowd went silent. No one could believe what they just witnessed. 

"Guess you're not as unbeatable as people said you were." I said as Cry then started to move again. He lifted up his upper body so he was sitting up now. He used his left arm to wipe the blood off his face fro his new broken nose. 

"I never said I was unbeatable.... but that attack.... it came pretty damn close to knocking me out.... That hammer's way stronger than it looks." Cry said as he lifted himself up onto his feet, staggering a bit before finding his balance. 

"There's more where that came from if you want to continue." I said to him, tossing Mjolnir up and down in the air. 

"Oh, I plan on continuing. I'll never say quit ever. Hell, i'll even fight you with just my one normal arm. How does that sound?" Cry said as I could tell he was serious. But this was really handicapping him considering he wouldn't be able to make anything right from his body. 

"Don't think you can fool me. Your mother taught us to never underestimate an opponent and overestimate ourselves. I'm sure you're just as deadly even without that right arm of yours." I said to him as I started to twirl my hammer again. 

"You paid attention in class. Maybe it'll help you win. If you can, of course." Cry said as his veins began to glow a bright purple colour inside him. The sky was growing darker as thunderclouds appeared above. 

"I see..... if that's how you wanna do things, then i'll join in too!!" I shouted as I raised Mjolnir straight up into the sky, causing a thunderbolt to come crashing down onto the top of the hammer. It absorbed the electricity from the entire bolt as I then pointed my hammer at Cry.

"If I can't beat you in one hit then i'll just do it in two!!" I said as, from the face of my hammer, I fired a huge condensed bolt of lightning straight at him. 

"Spark: Black Bolt!!" Cry shouted as he raised his arm up into the air and then brought it down, pointing to the ground. The thunderclouds above roared as a huge black thunderbolt came crashing down, striking my own attack and creating a huge explosion. 

"He's fighting fire with fire, or, I guess lighting with lightning. He can't create anything from his body, but that doesn't mean he can't manipulate the area around us. I have to be careful and keep my guard up." I thought as the smoke around us began to clear. But Cry was gone. He vanished completely. 

"Hey, where'd he g-" I tried to say as one of his portals opened up to my left. He jumped out and grabbed onto my left wrist holding Mjolnir. He twisted it and forced me to drop my hammer. Cry then was able to lift me over himself with just his one arm, throwing me hard against the ground on the other side of him. 

"Left your guard down, so I thought i'd capitalize." Cry said to me as he stood right above me. But I leaned my head back and saw my hammer laying behind him. I reached out with my left hand and called it to me. Mjolnir slid along the ground and struck the back of one of Cry's feet, slipping him up and making him fall over as I grabbed onto my hammer. I then shot up to my feet and reeled back my hammer. 

"No running this time!!" I shouted as I leaped for Cry, taking Mjolnir with both of my hands as I brought it down on him, generating thunder through the weapon. 

"I never run! Not now, not ever!" Cry shouted as he raised his arm up to block me. But, before I could strike him, his veins began to glow again and another portal appeared between me and him. I had brought Mjolnir down, swinging it through the portal. But everything set in when I felt myself be struck in the back of the head while also feeling an immense shock at the same time. I didn't have to look back to know Cry made a second portal right behind me, making me hit myself with my own attack. I collapsed to the ground as I dropped my hammer, and Cry closed his portals and stepped over to me. 

"I can tell you're not underestimating me because you're keeping up the pressure, trying not to give me any room to fight back. But, you're acting reckless, using attacks that are easy to counter. I know your quirk changes every day so you have to learn how to use something different all the time, but don't just think of basic ways to attack. Think outside the box, do something unexpected. Catch your opponent off guard." Cry said as I propped my arms underneath me and began to lift myself up. I brought myself to my knees as I raised my head to face Cry. 

"You need to take your own advice...... Don't underestimate me either!!" I yelled to him as I held my left arm out, calling back Mjolnir. Cry looked over but he saw that the hammer wasn't moving now. 

"Looks like you're all out of en-" Cry tried to say as I shot up to my feet and drove my right fist into his face. Cry stumbled back but I wasn't done yet. I went after him, throwing punch after punch at him, hitting his chest, arms, and face over a dozen times before I finally made him fall over onto his back. But he started to get back up almost immediately.

"Oh no you don't!" I said as I reached out and actually called Mjolnir over to me this time. My hammer began to fly over as I caught it in my left hand and raised it high into the air. I generated thunder through it as I brought it down onto Cry.

"Like hell i'll let you hit me with that thing!!" Cry roared as he reached up with his left hand and grabbed onto the grip of my hammer, holding off my assault as he pushed back hard. We were in a shoving match but I was slowly edging him out due to me having two arms to use. 

"You lowered.... your guard..... yet again, Harper..... and this time.... it's gonna cost you...." Cry said which caught me by surprise. His veins began to glow once more as I heard multiple things come to be right behind me. While still trying to smash him with my hammer, I peered over my shoulders and saw he had made dozens of portals around me, each aimed right at me all at different angles. 

"Ultimate Move: Doomsday Warp!!" Cry shouted as he lifted his legs up and rammed them right into my chest, knocking me down onto my butt as I looked up to all the portals. Each one sent out some sort of projectile. From lightning, to water, to ice, to fire, I had no chance to dodge as I tried my best to counter this monstrous attack. But as I rose up to my feet and began swinging my hammer at all the projectiles, there was simply too many for me to stop. I began to be bombarded from all around, each attack hurting more from the last as I was engulfed in a massive explosion. I was sent flying high into the air, my body smoking from the blast. But I could barely move. My body felt numb and my vision was blurry. And as I fell back down to the battlefield, Cry was thankfully there to catch me in his arm. 

"Care to continue?" He asked me as I didn't even have the strength to form words. All I did was shake my head no. 

"Harper is unable to continue!! Therefore Cry is the victor!! He advances to the semi finals!!" The official announced through his headset as the crowd then erupted into cheers for the reigning champ. 

"It's all over!! Cry, literally, single handedly defeats Harper in a real nail biter match!! Let it be known, people!! He's claimed U.A crown already, but his sights are set on the world championship!! Can anyone stop Cry and his ultimate reality quirk? Or will he blow through the remainder of the competition like he's done already!? Only time will tell as only one match of the quarter finals remains! Will Bakugo advance and settle his rivalry with Cry!? Or will newcomer and rising star, Amelia shock the world and advance to take a shot at the champ!? I cannot wait for that next match!!" Present Mic announced as Cry carried me off the battlefield and to the infirmary. There sat Lisa on a chair in front of the bed Cry put me down in. 

"I.... couldn't.... do it..... I couldn't.... beat him...." I said to her as Cry left us. 

"Then this tournament's already over. No remaining combatants can take him down. We all lose." Lisa said as she put her head down and began to cry again. 

"I..... We tried.... our best.... and.... that's what..... matters...." I said to her but she just kept her head down. I'm sure no matter what I said would make her feel better. 

We both felt the sting of overwhelming defeats, and just understood how much of a gap there is between us and Cry. Between everyone and Cry. And, i'm starting to believe Lisa now. No one left in the competition stands a chance against him. We all lose.