AN: Sorry for the short chapter, but the next one will be longer! I just thought this was a good place to cut it off.

"Good work," Tokoyami complimented as Dark Shadow easily took out another small group of criminals. Kouda blushed at the praise and gave the crow boy a silent thumbs up; his quirk wasn't of much use in their current environment, but his unassuming presence was perfect for baiting villains into revealing themselves with their guard down. All Tokoyami had to do was to stay in the shadows and wait for the right moment to strike. Then, he would unleash his quirk and let Dark Shadow take care of the rest.

"There shouldn't be many of them left. I think it's about time we try to regroup with our classmates," he announced, surveying their surroundings with a keen eye. He blinked some rainwater out of his eyes and Kouda nodded quietly in agreement.

"Let's go," he whispered, just barely audible in the heavy rainfall of the Downpour Zone.

Ojirou would have felt ashamed, using such underhanded tactics as he did to get the drop on the intruders, were he not currently battling tooth and nail just to stay alive.

And, as he would realize as he successfully snuck up on another lone villain's back to subduing him as quickly and quietly as he could, he valued his life more than he did some misplaced sense of honor.

The villain shivered before him. Later, he would undoubtedly blame it on the ice that encased him like a casket made of deadly cold. But, one needed only to look at his face and see the fear in his eyes to know the truth.

"Now, tell me," Todoroki's voice dripped of frost, just like the power that belonged to him. There was no warmth here. His heterochromatic eyes fixed hard onto trembling pupils, and he spoke. "What do you want with All Might?"

It would not take long before he got his answer.

"Should I make you a weapon as well?" Yaoyorozu wondered as Jirou grabbed the sword created for her. As expected, Kirishima shook his head in response, declining the offer.

"Nah, I'm good." Then, he grinned, hardening the skin of his hand into sharp stone for emphasis. "My body's already the perfect shield and spear."

"What are we going to do?!" Mineta bawled, shaking an unblinking Asui's leg with all the force he could muster. His weeping went ignored as the frog girl instead focused on the third member of their group, tilting her head curiously and placing a long finger to her chin.

"Kaminari-chan," she spoke over the high pitched cries of the grape haired boy, round eyes focused instead on the blonde.

"Yeah?" he looked nervous himself, fidgeting in place and eyes dancing across their surroundings without rest, but he kept it together better than the shortest student of the class, at the very least. "Do you have a plan?" He smiled hopefully, lips twitching.

"Well," Asui began, surveying the sea of water encompassing the boat they were currently stationed on. It floated gently on the surface, but the calm rocking of the waves brung little comfort in the face of the multitudes of villains that leered up at them from all sides. "Your quirk is electricity, right?"

The boy nodded once in confirmation, and Asui pressed on. "What do you think would happen if you released it in the water?"

Golden eyes widened as the words left her mouth, before a smirk lit up Kaminari's face. "Maybe we should find out," he suggested. Then, he stalked up to the railing of the ship and took it in a tight grip, before casting a last glance behind him. "Just be ready to fish me up, okay?"

Mineta cries had somewhat died now that he realized they might just survived this after all, but he still kept Asui's leg hostage in his shaking fingers. She nodded, and before his nerves got the better of him, Kaminari launched himself over the side of the boat into the waiting villains below.

When they saw him coming, they began to flash their quirks eagerly, but once they saw the electricity sparking from the boy's pores, they froze as their eyes widened comically with understanding. Adrenaline pumped furiously and a laugh spilled from the teen's lips as he watched the criminals fruitless attempt to scramble away once they realized their mistake. But, by that point, their fates had already been sealed.

Izuku had never used his quirk to fight multiple targets before; it had always only been him and Kacchan, and the process was a little more complicated than he had hoped. Incapacitating just one villain was easy enough—all he had to do was to 'teleport' behind them and punch their head hard enough that they blacked out (and pray that he did no permanent damage). His weighted gloves came in undoubtedly handy for this task, even if his knuckles did end up smarting a bit. At least the gloves were cushioned on the inside, absorbing most of the impact.

But when moving onto the next villain, he had to be careful. The first person he took out, he accidentally revived when he miscalculated and rewound time too far back. He found that the most effective method to prevent this from happening was to activate his quirk in small bursts and in rapid succession; when switching between targets, he would continuously turn time back for barely half a second and with tiny pauses in between. The resulting effect was similar to that of moving in slow motion. Or, perhaps a more apt description would be like playing a game with a very bad frame rate. It was honestly slightly disorientating to look at, and he could hear a slight thrum in the back of his head at the rapid activation of his quirk. It wasn't enough to cause a headache, but he doubted he could keep it up forever.

His heart beat loudly in his chest. He'd never used his powers to this extent before. It was almost… exciting, in a way. Liberating.

His fist cracked loudly over the back of another villain's head. Her skin was protected by several earthy green plates in various shapes and sizes, likely a mutation or transformative quirk he deduced, so he had to exert more force than usual to make sure she was out cold. He took a moment of reprieve to inspect Kacchan before he surveyed for his next mark, but the snarling teen was doing just fine on his own. Of course.

He took a moment to watch as the volatile blonde charged at the next enemy in Izuku's self induced slow motion. His explosions, while usually over in quite a literal flash, looked so different from this perspective. The curly haired boy always thought Kacchan's quirk was beautiful, but it was always over so quickly. Now…

He shook his head. Now was not the time to admire his childhood friend's prowess—but maybe he could convince Kacchan to show off his quirk again later? The blonde did enjoy any opportunity in which he got to display his power. Or he might just call Izuku a weirdo. That was also a very possible outcome.

He shifted his attention from the other boy to lock onto his next opponent. They had to finish this quickly so that could get back to their classmates as soon as possible. Izuku knew the value of time, had learned it long ago. Far more things can happen in a single second than most people realize. And, with that in mind, he raced after the next villain his eyes landed on.

Heavy boots thumped against paved road, a frantic rhythm that spoke of urgency and fear. His own heavy breaths echoed loudly in his skull, too loud, so loud he was sure it would burst from the pressure. But he would not falter, could not falter; he had a mission to fulfill, entrusted upon him by his friends and classmates. He'd be damned if he let them down—not while they were all fighting for their lives as he ran away.

No, Iida thought. His back may be upon them, but he would not leave them. He would complete his mission, and then he would return. And once he did, it would not be alone. To protect his classmates from any who would do them harm—that was his duty as class president, and he would all to see it fulfilled.

Blonde hair, bright as the sun, flashed in his vision and his step faltered. Tears he had bravely been battling until now sprung into his vision, and blurred the smiling vision of the man before him. He cried out.

"All Might!"

AN: This chapter didn't actually originally exist, but I decided to write it so we know what all the student's are up to. Maybe not the most exciting chapter, but I felt it was necessary. I tried to keep it brief, since most of this just follow canon anyways. Some students changed position, though just a few. I was going to change more, but considering the students position relative to each other before they get warped by Kurogiri, this made sense. Kaminari stands close to Tsuyu and Mineta, and while it would probably make more sense for Kirishima, Bakugou and Deku to end up in a group together compared to putting Kirishima with Jirou and Yaoyorozu, I think we all want to see Deku fully utulize his quirk, and he wouldn't be able to do that with Kirishima there. And, he's not that far from Jirou and Yaoyorozu, so it's not too far fetched.