"Aren't you supposed to be rotting in a prison cell or something?" Yagi asked, barely hiding his contempt.

"Obviously, I escaped," Overhaul replied in a deadpan tone. "However, I didn't exactly make it out in one piece." He held up on of his arms to show the light from the ceiling lamps reflecting off his metal prosthetics. "Shigaraki was very keen on getting revenge for the one with the magnetic Quirk."

"Oh, Magne?" Midoriya asked.

"Well, they're not the most creative crowd," Overhaul sighed. "Anyway, I see you've already met my Cabal. Took me a while to track 'em all down."

"Why the hell do you want a bunch of villains from other universes?" Bakugou asked.

"For the most part, we're just sorta repaying him for the destruction of his little machine," Ajax answered.

"Machine?" Spider-Man asked. He turned back to Overhaul. "Lemme guess, you're the reason we're all here?"

"Ding, ding, ding! You're a smart one, aren't you?" Overhaul replied. "I admit, you're arrival in this universe was a complete accident. I was only trying to open up a portal to another universe."

"But why?" Deadpool asked. "I've always wanted to have sex with myself too, but building an entire machine to open up a portal to the universe seems like overkill."

"Oh God, that's something I never wanted to picture," Bakugou muttered.

"Ha! Like I'd tell you my plan, you wisecracking mongoloid," Overhaul retorted, setting his cold, metal hands on the railing in front of him. "Now, what to do with this ragtag group of... heroes?"

Zod stepped forward, his eyes glowing a deep crimson. "I can help with that."

Bane stepped in front of him. "Now, now, Zod, at least save a couple for the rest of us." He looked over to Batman, who scowled in return. "I'm looking to re-shatter the spinal column of a certain bat."

Zod sighed. "I suppose you're right. There's no fun in simply annihilating my opponents in one swift blow."

Midoriya's gaze wandered over to Iron Man. He could tell their gaze had met when his doppelganger turned his head ever so slightly towards him. Midoriya nodded, and Iron Man parroted his action in response.

Meanwhile, back at U.A. High School, Nedzu was sitting at his desk when he suddenly received an alert on his phone. He picked it up and looked at the screen, his eyes widening when he saw the letters "S-O-S," followed by coordinates. It seemed Young Midoriya and his friends were in trouble. He turned on the intercom and began speaking into it, with a barely noticeable hint of urgency in his voice.

"Would Shouta Aizawa please come to my office?"