We ran through the debris of the disaster zone...they had truly done a good job replicating the chaos and destruction from Kamino Ward, if that was their goal. I was reminded of the running citizens, the feelings of panic and fear that nobody would survive, and above all that sense that the future was becoming hard to see.

But this is just a training exercise. And in any case, you'll have to take on many of them when you're a pro hero.

The older students from the other schools were really taking charge. They were all very professional, calling out to each other "There's someone inside! They're responding to our call, but it's too dark to see what's going on inside!"

"Either way, I can check their pulse and breathing."

"I'll make some space for a temporary treatment area."

"These guys know what they're doing," said Sero.

I'd found one of the victims from HUC, an older man crushed under improperly balanced degree.

"Everyone! Come this way, quickly!" I crouched down by the entrance to the cave and called out to my classmates. "There's a man trapped here! HE's still conscious!"

"Please hurry!" the 'victim' called out to us.

Uraraka came charging in, very focused suddenly and determined to help, even if she made a mistake. "All that rubble is in the way! I'll make it float away!"

Stop it! You'll wreck it - I thought, and created a giant lever with the word "Stop!" on it to prevent her in an instant, keeping Uraraka from stumbling in.

"Hold on a minute!" I told her. "Please look more carefully at the surroundings! This portion of the wall happens to be holding up the adjacent building, which looks like it's almost about to fall over. If you're not careful about how you move it, it may collapse!"

Uraraka, standing back up, gasped aloud. "I see! That's no good..."

I opened my shirt to begin my newest creation. "Let' s first make sure the wall has a supporting brace in place before we rescue him," she said, producing a girder while she talked. "This would be much faster if we had someone with a reinforcing type quirk with us. We've got some with us - it'll take some time, but - "

Sero and Sato moved in with tape and super strength. "You can leave it to us! The walla's reinforced too!"

I knelt down again. "Now then, Uraraka," I said. Your turn.

"Mm!" said Uraraka. "I'll clear away the other rubble and make a path for us! Here goes!" she climbed into the new space and started floating rubble away.

"We can't just stand around and watch!" said Mineta.

"Some people have already caught on, but unlike in the first phase, it looks like it'll be better for us to split up," said Shoji. "Let's move in small groups."

"All right! Let's communicate with the other schools too, not just our own class! We've got to save as many people as possible!"

"Let's go!"

Aoyama had already lain down to provide some light for hte students who were working in darkness. "CAn't see inside cuz it's too dark? Your future is bright with my sparkling!"

"Aoyama!" gasped Mineta.

"Yaoyorozu!" said Iida. "Let's split up and disperse!"

"Roger that." I nodded to him.

"His right foot is broken! Sero, we need your tape..."

I turned to Jirou and gave her directions to look for others in the rubble. Things were coming along very nicely. We were evacuating the injured, keeping the citizens safe, doing all the job roles of a true hero.

Then -

A gigantic explosion came from the side of the stadium. I jumped and turned around.

From the emerging rubble came teh pro hero known as Gang orca, his sidekicks following him, looking rather unpleasantly more like a villain than a hero...

The announcer said "WITH THE APPEARANCE OF THE VILLAINS, THE PURSUIT HAS BEGUN! HERO CADETS WHO ARE ON LOCATION, YOU MUST SUPPRESS THE VILLAINS WHILE CONTINUING TO RESCUE!"

Oh, dear. A challenge to us all.