ZX-Writer24: Thanks XD That's exactly what I was going for, I'm so happy Failure turned out how I wanted, I love her lol

Not much else to say, time for the finale of this... Idk, season? I'll have some important notes at the end but before that I'll let you guys enjoy a nice, short and sweet chapter.


"Look at what's been happening these last few months-"

"All the extreme villain attacks, many involving these young heroes?"

"Yes! Exactly, we have seen these great and terrible events solved by children!"

"And you don't like seeing the strength in the next Generation of Heroes?"

"I'm just saying, these kids are so much stronger than they should ever have to be, not just physically but emotionally, they are so driven and determined... And they have to be, because our Generation of Heroes has done a bad job."

"You mind turning that off?" Adachi questioned, laying back in his hospital bed, "Watching debate shows gives me a headache..."

Ryou chuckled lightly at that, "Yeah no problem." Flicking off the TV before setting the remote aside. They had spent the night here, and likely wouldn't be able to go back to UA until later after Recovery Girl arrived.

Adachi had seriously burned out his body with all the healing and transforming. While he hadn't suffered any extreme injuries, his stamina was thoroughly drained and he felt exhausted even after sleeping for almost twelve hours.

Ryou on the other hand had some broken ribs, torn muscles in her right arm and plenty of fractures from her brutal fight with Failure. She was heavily bandaged and condemned to bed rest for the time being until Recovery Girl showed up. Similar to Adachi, she'd totally burned out her Quirk and didn't feel that massive energy inside of her, just a small lingering spark that was slowly growing as she regained her strength.

All things considered, they came out of that mess alright.

"So, what do you think happens when we return to school?" Ryou asked curiously.

"Hmm... We'll probably go through some psyche exam to make sure we aren't traumatized," Adachi shrugged, "And then well... We get back to work," He said, before sighing lightly, "I don't know about you... But I'm not happy with how things turned out, next time I wanna be able to stop villains like Failure and the Zodiac, without leveling part of a city."

Ryou nodded her head, "Yeah, I agree... But hey, our faces are all over the news," She grinned at him, "Villains everywhere are gonna know what the next generation is capable of, hopefully that'll have some effect on them."

"Yeah..."

The door slid open suddenly, "Ah so you two slackers aren't asleep still," DK grunted, as his son Ganta wheeled him inside. He was resting in a wheelchair, with both his arms and legs wrapped in bandages as was much of his body for cuts and his broken ribs, "Good!"

"Slackers?" Adachi repeated, "We basically handled that monster all by ourselves!"

"Well if you hadn't let Spitfire and his gang use that bomb maybe we wouldn't have even had to fight it!" He countered, before grinning, "Ah oh well, no big deal... Just ya know, a big portion of the downtown area got leveled..." DK's injuries were similar to Ryou's, a lot of bone fractures and torn muscles from overusing his Quirk. The long term effects however, were more severe considering his age...

Ryou rolled her eyes, "It is impossible to satisfy you isn't it?" Both students realizing he was just poking fun at them by now.

"I'm a jaded old man what do you expect!?" He laughed, before shaking his head, "Yes, I'm old... Too old to be doing this anymore," He sighed lightly, "I'm retired, as of this morning."

Adachi and Ryou blinked in surprise, "Oh..." Instantly thinking it was because of his injuries.

"Don't you two go worrying about it," DK waved them off, "I've been planning on it for awhile now... I just had to make sure I didn't leave any unfinished business," He chuckled, "Though things didn't go exactly as planned, maybe now the Chief can clean up Dokuga properly, and all this media attention will hopefully draw in some more noteworthy Hero Agencies."

Ryou nodded her head, smiling faintly, "Yeah, hopefully..."

Ganta released the handles on his fathers chair, and walked around towards Adachi's bed. He had a serious look, but just as Adachi was about to say something, Ganta bowed his head, "Please forgive my rude behavior towards you! I was angry, and took it out on you rather than trying to solve my own problems!"

Adachi blinked in surprise, before laughing nervously, "Come on, don't go bowing like that, makes me feel weird... I accept your apology."

He raised his head slowly, "And thank you... For saving my home, and fighting alongside my Father."

Adachi nodded his head, "Just doing my job."

"Excuse me?" The door popped open again, a nurse sticking her head inside, "Oh, sorry to bother you all, but someone called asking to speak with Ms. Ryou." She explained, "I would have just wired it to this rooms phone but... They said it would be best if the call was private."

Ryou quirked an eyebrow in confusion, "Oh... Well," Swinging her legs around the side of her bed she stood up, luckily her legs were just sore not injured. "Yeah sure, I guess just point me to a private phone." She shrugged, "Be right back!" She added with a grin, following the nurse out.

As she left, Adachi's thoughts turned briefly to the of the fight and his interaction with Zodiac.

"Hmph, and here I had high hopes for you, what a disappointment..."

He clenched his hands tightly, "Why? Why is she so interested in me?"

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Ryou was lead to another room just down the hall, away from any other patients that were being taken care of in the wake of everything that happened. Once inside, the nurse left her alone and put the call through.

Ryou figured it would be All Might, but couldn't imagine why he'd want to speak with her on a private line. She brought the phone up to her ear, "Hello?"

"Rin..." Her eyes widened at the sound of his voice, "Please don't hang up... I just... I called because..."

He seemed to be hesitating, so Ryou took a deep breath and sighed slowly, "Go ahead, I'm listening, Anzo."

"... Right, thank you I..." Her father clearly hadn't expected to make it this far, "I just... You said something about finding closure, and getting things off your chest... I guess I realized, maybe there are some things I wish I'd been able to say... Things that maybe, are easier to say over the phone than in person... If you'll listen."

Ryou took a seat on the edge of the nearest hospital bed, "I'm listening..." Part of her was still conflicted, about how she should feel about him. But the rest of her... The rest of her felt like she had already moved on. After her talk with All Might, she had moved past this, past Anzo.

"I... I am not a good person, I'm a bitter... Miserable fu- jerk..." He began, his voice was low and quivering, he sounded tired, "I don't think anything I say can make up for the things I did to you or what I did to your Mother... I just want you to understand, I never hated you or your Mother... I was an angry person, and because I couldn't lash out at the world I lashed out at the only two things I had that mattered... And because of that, I lost them both."

Ryou felt a lump forming in her throat as she listened, "Yeah..." His voice was... So different than anything she'd heard before.

"When I saw you again, I got angry, frustrated... Not just because I was lied to, but because I was reminded what I failure I am." He explained grimly, "But then... But then I saw you, all of us were huddled around a TV together, watching the news while you and those others heroes fought that... Thing." His voice seemed to pick up in tone, "I heard you, from a camera on scene, I heard your voice."

"You will not get past me! I am going to protect EVERYONE!"

"It was so much different than what you sounded like when you were talking to me," He continued, releasing a short, sad laugh, "It was, amazing... I realized in that moment, what a strong, incredible person you had changed into... Compared to that meek, frightened little girl I remembered... And for the first time in awhile, I was happy, I was really happy... Even as I watched you fight that Monster, I was so happy to see the kind of person you became without me..."

"Anzo..." Ryou muttered, unsure what to say, as she felt heat behind her eyes.

"I felt like I needed to see you again, but then I realized... You don't need me," Anzo didn't let her speak, continuing on his end and saying everything on his mind. The flood gates had opened and everything was coming out. "You aren't Rin anymore... You're this vibrant, strong, beautiful person, you've created your own life despite everything I did to you..." He paused for a moment, and Ryou could hear his shaking breath, "Rinsuke, Rinsuke Ryou... You mentioned that you never wanted to see me again, well that's okay... I don't want to ruin your life or even slow you down anymore, so that's why... I'm going to try and leave Dokuga, before you or anyone else has a chance to come looking for me..."

Ryou's eyes widened at that, "A-Anzo, wait-"

"I want to keep watching, I want to see you grow up," He continued quickly, "But I know, that you can't do that with me around... Because I'm not a good person, so I'll watch from far away, and pray that you find the happiness you deserve... Goodbye, Rinsuke..."

Just as she heard his voice drifting away from the phone, Ryou blurted out without thinking, "Wait! DAD!"

He didn't speak, but he didn't hang up either. Her words had stopped him, if only for a moment.

Something clicked inside of her, like everything that had happened, all these pent up emotions had lead up to this final moment. As her own words, and those of friends and family rang in her mind, reminding her of what really mattered, what it really meant to be a hero.

"He just said with my power, I could protect a lot of people... That I could become someone great. It was the first I'd smiled in... As long as I could remember."

"You're really nice... Even though we just met."

"You represented the people that I couldn't save by throwing a punch, or flashing a smile..."

"I decided I wanted to save people, the same way he saved me."

Ryou pushed forward, tears finally spilling over, "You're right, I don't think I can ever forgive you for what you did..."

Anzo knew this was the most likely answer, but still... He could feel his heart sinking.

"B-But I promise... Someday, I'm going to find you!"

Anzo's tear filled eyes widened, visibly shaken by the sudden conviction in her voice. He was about to reply, opening his mouth to speak when he heard Ryou draw in a deep breath.

"AND I'M GOING TO SAVE YOU!"

Before more could be said, Ryou hung up the phone. Clenching her hand tightly as tears rolled down her cheeks. With those words, she finally knew it was over.

In the end, after everything that had happened. She faced herself, and not only accepted the truth of her past, but moved beyond it.

From now on, she could continue without a doubt in her heart.

And she knew, from now on there was no more emotional baggage holding her back.

From now on, Rinsuke would be okay.

"I'm going to save you... Because that's what a Hero does..."


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I hope everyone enjoyed that tearjerker as much as I enjoyed writing it X3

Thank you all so much for sticking with me throughout this rewrite, I'm happy that the story has grown beyond its original and I am certainly in agreement with most people who say it is much better than the original.

But now, I'll address the future of "Heroes of Tomorrow"

And that is, going to continue eventually! Yeah maybe that wasn't very surprising... But once I get my life in order a bit better, and after a break to let more of the next manga arc play out, I'll be back with more :3

I've already got some things in mind for future story points, I don't want to give away much but... Zodiac focused arc, Spitfire follow up, maybe even a love triangle!? One those may be under far harder story boarding than the other two lol

But anyways, that won't be for... Idk, probably at least two months. Which sucks but hey I've gotta get this move over with and make sure life is all on proper track.

As always, thank you all so much for reading, let me know what you thought about this arc or just this chapter, let me know what you're excited for or hoping to see!

And I'll see you guys next time, take care of yourselves! :D