Southern Musutafu – 8:51 AM

The sun was shining on a spectacular day throughout the city. Rush hour was in full swing as trains were packed to the brim with commuters and cars littered the numerous roads in the area. However, all was not well for a young man currently running for his life. His appearance was quite unusual, standing quite tall over 6tf with light blue skin and seaweed coloured hair that reached to his shoulders and had three fringe locks that partly covered his face. Aside from that, he had some very unusual features, that being a small light like lure that hung in the middle of his forehead, long arms and legs with webbed feet and hands as well as small dorsal fins starting from his neck and extending out from his spine before thinning out towards the end. He had almost somewhat of an alien-like appearance. The boy rounded a bend and slid over the bonnet of a car that just stopped a few short meters in front of him. The driver angrily slammed the horn as he opened the window to yell out of.

"Watch where you're going you fucking Mutant!" He spat. The remark struck Enkai hard in the chest as he ran. He could feel them now. Everybody's gaze on him, watching him, judging him. He just wanted to crawl back into his lake and forget about going through Southern Musutafu. This place was the absolute worst of the worst. He had lost his water bags earlier this morning and only found them at the bottom of the lake for some weird reason. Enkai didn't question it, however, sticking on his clothes immediately afterwards which consisted of a simple black wife beater under an olive-green hoodie, dark blue sweatpants and Nike trainers. He had made it out of the house on time and was determined to catch his train on time from the station. But if he was going to make the entrance exam on time, then he would need to take the shortest route to the station as possible. Unfortunately, that took him directly through anti-Mutant territory. Southern Musutafu just seemed to hate Mutants for no good reason whatsoever. He didn't understand why it so big in this area of the city though.

Unfortunately, Enkai's deep thoughts distracted him from the real world, and it was only the sound of the truck's horn that snapped him back to reality. Enkai leapt back and out of the truck's path as it skidded to a stop in front of an alleyway. One he needed to go down. The driver hopped out the truck in a flash, storming his way over to the shaken boy.

"You god damn fucking idiot!" He roared. "I almost bloody hit you!"

"I'm…sorry sir. I was just in a rush and I was lost in thought" Enkai squeaked, shying away.

"A rush?! The light was fucking red! Or do traffic laws not apply to Mutants?!" The driver continued. Enkai jumped at the man's yelling. Shying away even more. Why did it have to be him? He didn't want this right now. He had an exam to get to.

"I'm sorry sir," Enkai said quietly. "I won't do it again." The driver just clicked his tongue in annoyance.

"Won't do it again you say? Yeah right. Like any Mutant won't. You're all a bunch of hooligans. Fucking scum of the earth." By this time, a crowd was beginning to form, curiosity taking over as they wanted to see what all the commotion was about. Enkai was on the verge of tears at this point. The disdainful stares from everyone were begging to pressure the high schooler.

"I want to go home."

A small burst of flames whipped through the crowd and past the drivers face an into the truck, scorching the paintwork slightly. Cries of alarm carried through the crowd as some people began to move back except for one person.

"Who the hell?!" He roared but came face to face with yellow eyes that burned viciously with hatred, his messy black hair blowing in the wind with a pair of black dog-like ears twitching.

"Say that again about Mutants, and next time I won't miss," Ryoken said angrily, holding up a partially transformed claw that had a small flame burning from his palm. He currently wore a short-sleeved plain white top with light grey shorts that had a long black zip on the right leg and a black furry tail sticking out the back of them. Additionally, he wore black Nike sneakers and a black dog collar around his neck.

"You fucking asshole! You scorched my truck!" The driver yelled angrily.

"And you're in my way. Your truck is blocking the alley I need to get through. I have an exam in over an hour" Ryoken shot back, his face twisting to look even angrier. True to his word, the truck was indeed blocking an alleyway Enkai himself needed to pass through.

"Like I'd move for a Mutant. You need to pay for that damage" the driver huffed. Ryoken growled, the transformation spreading up his arm now, black fur slowly taking the place of his skin.

"Move or I'll move it for you. It's your choice" Ryoken warned. The driver looked at the flame in Ryoken's hand before turning towards his truck and the back at Ryoken.

"Fine, I'll do it" the truck driver gave in, walking back towards his truck. Ryoken glared at the driver before moving off once he was out the way.

"You're welcome," Ryoken said, fully aware of Enkai's presence behind him as he was followed down the alley. Enkai gave a small look of surprise before muttering a quiet "Thank you" at the dark-haired boy.

"It's fine. That guy was just Emitter Scum" Ryoken answered, before hearing yelling further back in the distance. Both he and Enkai turned back to see the truck driver shaking his fist angrily as he yelled at the pair of them. "We should probably run. I don't think that guy was finished with you."

"R-Right" Enkai answered as the two broke off into a sprint, not stopping until they reached the train station a few blocks away. The station was decently sized, being situated above a road with the entrance just opposite some traffic lights.

"Didn't catch your name by the way?" Ryoken said as they stopped to catch their breath at the lights.

"Okimoto Enkai" Enkai answered as his gills worked overtime to suck in more oxygen from his water bags.

"Pleasure to meet you Okimoto-san. I'm Tenshi Ryoken" Ryoken said as the lights flashed green and the pair crossed towards the station.

"The least he could do is face me when taking," Enkai thought to himself as he walked into the station after Ryoken. The station itself was large on the side, having a massive lounge area for people to stay at while waiting for their train. Despite it being rush hour, it was quite quiet inside the lounge area with little people being there, many of which had their heads stuck in newspapers or their phones. The two glanced up at the display board, seeing a train for their destination arriving soon, and promptly hurried over to the ticket vendor.

"I'll take one ticket to Musutafu North please," Ryoken said he as slapped his money on the counter for the ticket vendor. The raven-haired woman operating it ejected a ticket out of the ticket machine, paying more attention to her Hero Monthly magazine as she passed the ticket to Ryoken.

"Same for me please," Enkai asked as the woman gave him a disgusted look for a second before ejecting another ticket out of the machine. Enkai felt his heart sink even lower as he walked away from the vendor. He was right. The surface was absolutely horrific. It seemed nobody had any respect whatsoever. They only wished to prove their superiority over Mutants through blatant uncontrolled racism.

"I'm guessing you're heading to an entrance exam then?" Ryoken asked as he reached the escalator, his question snapping Enkai out of his thoughts. Many of the hero academies in Central and Northern Musutafu held their entrance exams on this particular date. As such, public transport was full of young and hopeful individuals taking part in them, a small minority becoming the Heroes of the next generation.

"Oh…yes I am actually. It's for Konseigo Academy" Enkai answered.

"Guess I'll be seeing you around then," Ryoken said as they walked off the escalator and onto the platform. It was much busier up here. Many of the other passengers were either commuters or other applicants for entrance exams. Most of which were non-mutants. Enkai blinked in surprised at Ryoken's statement.

"You're taking their exam too?" He asked.

"Yep," Ryoken answered as he looked down the tracks for their train. "I've heard a few things about it, so it seems ok." His pathetic score of 13 on U.A's practical still burned fresh in his mind. He couldn't fail this one.

He would not fail.

"I'm glad it's exclusive to Mutant's and Transformation users," Enkai said feeling the judging gazes of the other passenger's centre on him. Oh god, he just wanted to get out of here now. A pair of girls walked past, giving a disgusting look at Enkai as they did so. Ryoken growled at them, thick black smoke escaping the corners of his mouth. The taller one of the two just clicked her tongue and walked further down the platform.

"Emitter Trash" Ryoken hissed as he continued to death stare the girls as they walked away. "At least we won't have to hear anything from them at the academy." The rails beneath them hummed and Ryoken looked down the track to see their train approaching. A small but simple train that would be packed to the brim possibly. His suspicions were right as a few more commuters rushed onto the platform, their faces falling as the train was about the burst with the number of people stuffed into it. The majority of them were applicants for the entrance exams too, though they seemed to be mostly emitter quirk users with no visible mutations. Ryoken didn't hesitate once the train rolled to a stop, pushing his way through the group of people standing by the doors. Enkai quickly followed him, the doors now opening and the pair squeezing on. The journey from then on became slightly awkward. Despite standing right next to each other, neither one of them made an attempt of small talk. Enkai often glanced over at Ryoken, seeing him stare out the window at the passing city for the majority of the journey. After what seemed like an eternity, the train finally reached its destination at Northern Musutafu. Most of the applicants for different schools had departed the train at Central Musutafu, leaving mainly the Mutant's onboard. Enkai couldn't help but feel a little intimidated at the sight of all his potential opponents. "This is it," Ryoken said as he got up. Enkai followed suit as the two followed the stream of Mutants that moved through the station and onto the street, clicking their tickets through the ticket barrier as they departed. They followed the stream for a few more minutes before reaching a large building looking over a dense forest. The building itself was a large black skyscraper whose shadow loomed over the approaching applicants. An immense pressure could be felt emanating from the structure that silences the applicants. Not a word was spoken as they walked into the building. The front entrance consisted of a large tower-like structure attached to the building with a clock on the top displaying the current time which was 9:28 AM.

"Two minutes left" Enkai murmured to himself as he and Ryoken made their way to the auditorium. Despite leaving on time, the pair of them had just about made it for the opening ceremony. The auditorium was already full of potential students, most of which had freaky and unusual appearances. Each student gave off a different aura, some seeming professional while others were more laid back and chilled. The auditorium itself was dimly lit and filled with surprisingly comfortable red seats that applicants lounged on. A few of them had their feet leaning on the desks much to the annoyance of the teachers present. A large screen stood at the back of the stage that was currently turned off as the introduction hadn't begun yet. It was then that Enkai saw him, and he could stop the rising excitement inside of him. "Is that Gang Orca?" he asked. Ryoken made a noise turned his head towards the stage. Sure enough, the man standing there was none other than Gang Orca, complete with his pristine white suit and terrifying orca-like appearance. A spotlight appeared on him as he walked over to the podium and tapped the microphone.

"Excuse me, May I have your attention please?" With that, the excited murmuring from the students died down. "Thank you. Now as most of you may know, I am Gang Orca, one of the former top ten Pro Heroes and current vice principal of Konseigo Academy." There was murmuring once again from the crowd of examinees.

"I never knew Gang Orca of all people would be vice principal" Enkai murmured.

"It makes sense since he's a powerful pro" Ryoken muttered.

"Settle down please" Gang Orca ordered, the examinees becoming silent once more. "Continuing on, I will be your host for the introduction of the exam and giving you a rundown of what to expect." Gang Orca then pressed a button on a small remote he held. "Now then, the basic overview of your exam. The exam itself is a race across an obstacle course which is split into four different stages." The screen displayed images of four different locations which were presumably the areas of the exam. "The different stages are Canyon, Jungle, Lake and Urban. Each of you must use your Quirks navigate the course in the shortest time possible all while avoiding enemies. Remember, what matters is completing the course, not how many enemies you can defeat. Unlike other schools, we don't base our exams solely on combat."

"So the aim is to use speed and strategy instead of brute force" Ryoken muttered.

"I guess so" Enkai answered him. Sufficed to say, he was looking forward to the Lake stage of the exam. He'd be able to utilise the best of his abilities there. But the comment about the enemies did concern him. They had to fight enemies?

"Either way, this exam is more catered towards those who can get a bit more creative" Ryoken added.

"Each enemy that will appear is based upon the different animals that can be found in each habitat, aside from the Urban Zone which will contain regular faux villains" Gang Orca continued. He couldn't help but give a small smile as the students began to murmur quietly to themselves about the impending obstacles. It was going to be quite enjoyable seeing them squirm. "Furthermore, this exam is quite difficult to pass through as expected. Therefore, examinees are allowed and encouraged to group together with one another as teams in order to work together to pass" Gang Orca continued. He looked over the sea of faces that were paying attention, some of which were now looking at one another with interest. "I'd highly recommend forming teams to pass as your chance of success will increase if you work together. There are forty spots available for the Hero Course, so the fastest forty will pass the exam." Ryoken clenched his fists on the armrest of his chair at the news. Only forty out of several hundred would pass. Despite the passing rate being higher than U.A which had thousands apply, it was still going to be an impressive feat to actually pass. He knew now that he had to form a team. While Ryoken was pretty confident in his abilities, the Lake Zone would prove to be difficult for his fire-based powers. "And now I leave you with our school's motto" Gang Orca then said, causing Ryoken to relax his grip. "It is not appearances or powers that make a hero. It is their unflinching will to save others in their time of need. Mutant and proud!" With that, the screen went blank as Gang Orca strode away from the stage, letting the excited chatter of the examinees fill the room. He was looking forward to seeing what kind of combinations they would form.

Exam Forest, Konseigo Academy – 10:32 AM

"Umm…Tenshi-san…" Enkai began, slightly nervous at the prospect of asking his new friend to team up.

"You want to form a group, right?" Ryoken asked for him. Enkai nodded.

"It's just that I don't know anyone here and-"

"It's fine, I don't mind," Ryoken said, cutting Enkai off. "Besides, you'll be handy for the Lake Zone" he then added. His eyes looked around for any Examinees that were alone. No such luck however as many had already formed makeshift groups of three to five people. One even had eight people in total! The pair of them had been herded outside of the auditorium and into the forest that lay beyond the building. A large metal gate stood guard to the forest, looming over the applicants menacingly. Additionally, thick concrete walls stood as far as the eye could see, preventing the inside of the forest from being viewed. Those with flying Quirks were specifically warned not to use them to their advantage and peek over the wall. Doing so would result in immediate failure. Ryoken continued to scan around for more possible teammates to have. He'd need to build up his forces if he were to pass.

"Excuse me!" A deep but cheerfully loud voice called out. Ryoken turned to his left to see another boy around his height walking over to him, his red eyes meeting a pair of light blue ones. The boy had a mop of messy brown hair similar to Ryoken's own black as well as tan skin. The clothes he wore was a simple black T-shirt that read 'Radioactive' in large white letters that covered most of the shirt with the words 'Imagine Dragons' in smaller font located next to the large O, black sports shorts with white arrows shaped various patterns on the legs and white trainers. "I couldn't help but hear you and your friend making a team together. I'd like to join if possible?" He asked.

"We're not-" Enkai began.

"What's your name and Quirk?" Ryoken asked, cutting him off once more. Enkai gave a slightly annoyed look. Ryoken's attitude was starting to get to him a little bit.

"Maruchisu Teiraa reporting for duty!" The boy answered happily. "My Quirk Twins simply lets me make duplicates of myself" he then explained. Ryoken slightly clenched his fists while Enkai looked confused.

"Umm…isn't that an Emitter type?" He asked. Maruchisu just smiled a friendly smile at him.

"Not exactly. My brain is wired differently from a normal person and has an extra lobe. Also, did you know it's blue?" He answered.

"That's…interesting" Enkai responded, slightly weirded out while Ryoken relaxed.

"Is that everything?" Ryoken then asked.

"Nope," Maruchisu answered, still smiling. "My clones can be holographic or solid and last a while. Plus I can link my mind with them and see what they see." Ryoken rubbed his chin with his hand. A perfect Quirk to provide a meat shield and scout. He then realised something.

"Teiraa-san, Can you run while using your mind link?" he asked, a plan slowly being planted inside his brain. If this worked, then…

"Not exactly" Maruchisu replied, his smile falling slightly. "I need to focus, and I might run into something." Oh. Well, that's that plan down the drain. Unless…

"I see. I've got a plan, but we need muscle for it" Ryoken told them, realising what they were missing. He then spotted an absolute giant of a girl, standing at least an estimated 7ft tall, having light blue skin with a head of white hair that reached her mid back. She wore a simple black gym short with running shoes and a plain old white T-shirt. Her body was well built too, big arms and broad shoulders. Just what he was looking for. "I'll be right back," Ryoken said to his teammates as he walked over to the girl who was being hassled by several other examinees. She looked quite uncomfortable. "Oi, giant girl," he said. The girl stopped and looked over at him, revealing her lavender coloured eyes.

"Please don't tell me you want to add me to your team?" She asked slightly hopeful.

"Then why would I come over here in the first place?" Ryoken said with a slightly sarcastic tone. "I've got a plan to pass this thing, but I need muscle to do so. You're the perfect person for the job" he then explained. The girl looked over at Enkai and Teiraa who was watching from the distance.

"I-um, I dunno" she replied. "I was going to join one of these guys teams" she then added, referring to the several other examinees.

"Yeah, back off man!" A red-haired boy with long arms and a tail said. "We asked her first, so get lost." In an instant, Ryoken was up in his face, smoke hissing from his mouth with each breath. The Hellhound was barking like mad in his mind, begging to tear this weakling to pieces for that remark.

"Want to say that again fuck face?" Ryoken asked in a dangerously low tone. The boy whimpered slightly, now realising his mistake. He backed away, grabbing his teammate in the process.

"Come on. L-Lets go" he said and left in a flash with his tail between his legs, literally. Ryoken turned to the rest of the applicants surrounding the girl. Some had looks of fear while others had looks of anger.

"Anyone else want to piss me off?" Ryoken then asked, a cold glare following his question. No answer. The examinees just shuffled backwards slightly, some walking away from him entirely.

"Oooh! I like this guy Yuki! Come on! Let's join his team!" A rather chipper voice said. The girl that had spoken walked out from behind 'Yuki', being almost as tall as her at 6ft with salmon coloured hair that was tied into a ponytail. The most interesting and noticeable feature about the girl was her oversized, round, black head that had two black cartoonish like eyes and giant sharp pointy teeth that looked like they could cut anything in half with a single bit. Her shoulders were large and broad, built to carry her large head while she wore a simple turquoise green sports bra that exposed her six-pack, matching sports shorts and black and white trainers. Additionally, she wore two spiky metal bracelets, one on each wrist.

"And you are?" Ryoken asked before Yuki could get a word in.

"Ishi Chizu, but just call me 'Chomp' instead," the large-headed girl said with a smile.

"Right then…" Ryoken continued, slightly taken aback by the girl's happy attitude. She seemed to act just like Maruchisu. "In any case, would you be willing to join my team. I need muscle and lots of it for my plan to work."

"Sure thing! We'll join!" Chizu said eagerly. Her friend looked at her in surprise.

"Chomp! I never said we'd join him!" She protested.

"Well the exam is starting in two minutes, and you're taking too long. We need to join a team now" Chizu said as she followed Ryoken back to his group. 'Yuki' just sighed and followed her friend. The trio soon got back to Enkai and Maruchisu where Ryoken began with introductions.

"Everyone, these are Ishi 'Chomp' Chizu and…" He trailed off, realising he had forgotten to ask for the taller girl's name.

"Hidaka Miyuki," the blue-skinned girl said slightly annoyed. Ryoken nodded and turned back to his team.

"Hi, there! The names Teiraa Maruchisu! This here's my friend Okimoto-san" Maruchisu said before Ryoken could begin explaining his plan.

"Umm, nice to meet you," Miyuki said with a small wave.

"A pleasure to meet you too!" Chizu said.

"Ahem!" Ryoken interrupted. The four turned their eyes towards him. "Sorry to cut introductions short, but we have a plan to make."

"Right, sorry," Maruchisu said, frowning slightly. He wanted to talk more. Those two seemed to be quite nice, he didn't understand why Ryoken was so serious. Sure it was an exam, but they could only try their best.

"Now then, here's what we're going to do…" Ryoken began, ready to give them the rundown of the plan that would either allow them to pass or cause them to fail.

Exam Forest, Konseigo Academy – 10:45 AM

The forest was eerily silent as the examinees lined up together at the starting line, in front of the massive concrete gates that separated them from the exam course. Tension radiated everywhere as the examinees were all silent, wanting to get themselves focused for the upcoming tasks. Enkai felt even more anxious than before. His heartbeat pounded in his ears as he steeled himself for the upcoming exam. This was it! This was what he had spent the last few months training for. Those hours spent doing timed laps around the lake would be worth it. The other four members of his group stood close by, ready to put their plan into action. It wasn't an overly amazing plan, and most of the group seemed unsure about it, but Ryoken had assured them that it technically wasn't cheating. Either way, they would find out soon enough.

"Examinees! The entrance exam shall now start! Your time for preparation is now over!" A loud voice called over a loudspeaker somewhere. Enkai dropped to his feet, getting into a running position. This was it.

Maruchisu closed his eyes, his head glowing bright blue as his cells got to work.

Chizu's head began to move away from her body, her neck beginning to stretch.

"On your marks!"

Enkai loosened his tight jaw, rows of razor-sharp teeth beginning to show.

Miyuki began to slowly grow, her body sucking in all available moisture from the surrounding air.

"Get set!"

Ryoken unleashed the demon, his arms and legs transforming partly into black, furry, wolf-like limbs.

"GO!"

No sooner had the words been spoken, Ryoken shot off like a rocket, his powerful legs allowing him to take the lead. Enkai followed as best as he could with Chizu. He couldn't help but be a little jealous of his ability to transform like that. Maybe a Quirk like that could have stopped all the insults…

"Teiraa-san!" Ryoken yelled, snapping Enkai out of his thoughts.

"On it!" Maruchisu called back as he yanked off his shirt, clapping his hands together and then focusing with his eyes shut. "Duplicate, now!" In an instant, Maruchisu's Quirk went to work, his cells dividing as a second body slowly split out of his back as Maruchisu hunched over, allowing it to crawl out of him. Enkai looked away as the whole thing was rather gruesome. After the body double had split apart from him, it being completely stark naked, Maruchisu's head had stopped glowing. The clone then took off running away from him, phasing through various bushes and trees as it went.

"Hidaka-san!" Ryoken then called. Miyuki, who was now well over 9ft tall, grabbed hold of Maruchisu's arm and yanked him up into the air, placing him on her shoulders. Maruchisu continued to focus with his eyes shut. His mind searched around the area for the clone, trying to pinpoint its location and…there!

"All set Tenshi-san! We're good to go!" Maruchisu called as his eyes saw what the clone was seeing, various bushes as trees until it phased through a wall.

Name: Maruchisu Teiraa

Quirk: Twins

While arguably an Emitter type Quirk or a Mutant Type, Twins is technically a cross of all three Quirk types due to its unique properties. Maruchisu's brain is larger than a normal person's, coloured blue and has an additional lobe. When the Quirk is activated, the additional lobe in Maruchisu's head glows blue and sends a signal to all of his cells in his body, forcing them to divide instantly. This then generates a clone which crawls out of his body. These clones can either be holographic or physical, depending on Maruchisu's wishes. The clones fade away after a short time and it causes him headaches. Additionally, clothes cannot be copied leaving the clones naked.

"Good," Ryoken said as he raised his hand up to himself, a flaming building in the palm of his hand. In an instant, he spun and threw the flame back at the ground behind. The flame hit and immediately spread, growing higher and higher until a wall of flames had been formed that separated the group and a few leading examinees from the rest that followed. Ryoken then slowed, bringing his arms down and crossing them as the deadly orange flames spread up the fur on his arms and legs. "Devil's Smokescreen" Ryoken then whispered. A thick black smoke hissed out of the flames, enveloping the area and other examines as the group of five ran through it. A short time passed, and the flames extinguished themselves, the smoke now stopping.

Name: Ryoken Tenshi

Quirk: Hellhound

Ryoken's severe mutation allows him to transform his body into that of a large hellhound like creature the size of a lion with flames and smoke coming from his body. He has slight manipulation of these flames and can transform a single part of his body, have a semi-body transformation, or have a full body transformation. However, the more he transforms, the harder it is to control the creature. Additionally, he is useless in the rain and wet environments.

Ryoken smiled at his handiwork. That should be a big enough head start for them. All they needed to do now was to keep ahead.

Konseigo Exam Viewing Room, Konseigo Academy – 10:49 AM

A loud whooshing echoed through the viewing room as a small trashcan rattled violently. A purple light glowed from within as a man seemingly jumped out, decked out in his Hero costume. He wore a tattered jumpsuit that was similar to a bin bag, newspaper and other pieces of trash littered on it. Several small bin lids covered his weak points such as shoulders and shins like armour while a small racoon sat on his left shoulder. The man himself had a mop of long messy brown hair that covered his eyes that nobody had apparently ever seen.

"Sorry, we're late! But Rigby here wanted something to eat before we came" the man explained, stroking the raccoon's head as he did so.

"It's been an hour Trashman. Though I shouldn't be surprised as it is you of all people" A voice said. Trashman looked over to see another man standing there. He was slim, having black hair that contrasted his large white wings on his back. His hair was fashioned neatly, spiking out to the side slightly with the rest being combed over and falling in front of his red eye slightly. It was at that point that his hair went from black to red. The outfit was a simple white button shirt left untucked with black tie and black slacks and shoes. Additionally, he wore a large black trench coat that was left unzipped and usually flowed in the wind.

"Trashman?" the new arrival questioned, not caring about the insult. "Bit of a surprise to hear you use official names Seagull."

"We are in a working environment Trashman, of course, we have to use official names" Seagull replied, sticking his hands in his trouser pockets. "Come on." Seagull strode calmly over to the monitors where Gang Orca stood calmly watching the examinees at work. "So, what have we got here Sir?" Seagull asked, seeing a flaming bird-like creature zoom past one of the cameras.

"Quite a few potential candidates" Gang Orca replied, a large serpent-like creature silvering through the fire with a figure riding on top. "I'm pleased with the results so far. These children will make excellent students at the school."

"Good to hear" chortled a loud voice from beside him. Next to Gang Orca was an absolute giant of a man, standing over 7ft tall with a body that looked exactly like a bear plush, complete with ridiculously large cartoon eyes and a large permanent smile. His attire wasn't a hero costume unlike the rest of the Pros gathered there. Instead, it was an expensive tailor-made white tuxedo with black collars and a bow with black slacks and shoes. "I'm glad that we're able to find such wonderful recruits this year" he continued.

"Apart from the trap that those students at the start made, I don't really see anything else that really stands out" Seagull huffed.

"Oh, come on Seagull" the bear laughed. "Lighten up. They're still children. I bet we'll see something really amazing soon!"

"Not likely Plush. I haven't seen anyone of interest currently, so I believe nothing will come up in the future" Seagull replied. Plush sighed and turned back to the screen. Seagull may have his doubts, but he definitely didn't. Most of the examinees had found a way around the fire by now and the smokescreen had mostly cleared by now. He had to give credit. Using a wall of flames and a smokescreen may have been an underhanded move, but a very clever one at that. It gave that group more time to get ahead of the other examinees, making up for any lack of speed they had. Additionally, the cloner of the group had made a phantom clone of themselves that was currently ahead and running outside of the course and into the next area. It was most likely being used as a scout, reporting back the terrain, trap locations and shortcuts available. Very clever indeed. "Can I do it now Sir?" Seagull then asked. Plush tore his eyes away from the screen and back to Seagull, his hand now over a button that was on the control panel below him. "They're getting close to the first zone. It would be best to have the bots prepared for them."

"Very well then. Do as you wish" Gang Orca said. Seagull smiled and pressed the button, a loud beep echoing through the quiet room.

"First Wave unleashed," a voice said from the screens, warning messages now appearing on them. Seagull's smirk grew into a large smile. Now the fun had begun.

Apologies for disappearing for almost a month. Somethings came up and I got a bit side-tracked, but some of you who I've been speaking to know I've been working on this. Anyway, the exam begins and of course, I couldn't help but add in the legendary Seagull and his accomplice Trashman. Thank you to my Discord buddies for coming together to make such awesome characters. Additionally, Plush was created by Bearfacington as one of the teachers. I haven't got the teacher list on my profile unlike the students because I wouldn't work for some strange reason. As for teachers, I have one spot still open for another teacher, so if anyone wants to submit one, then that spot is open.

Aside from that, thank you to everyone that submitted for the story, I really appreciate it. I'm planning to try and involve as many people's OCs into the entrance exam as possible, so if they didn't appear, they will most likely appear next chapter. Apologies if I couldn't get the personalities exactly right, I'm still new with this. But things should improve later on down the line. With that said and done, if you enjoyed the chapter, leave a review why and I'll see you in the next update!