The Ectoplasm clones charged in at Tsuyu and Tokoyami, but Tokoyami shouted to Dark Shadow, "Get her! Dark Shadow!"

Dark Shadow grabbed Tsuyu and threw her into the air. Tokoyami shouted, "Asui! Your turn!"

Tsuyu readied her tongue, "Got you, Tokoyami!" She got her tongue around Tokoyami and threw him to another floor and got there herself. "I'm glad we made a plan beforehand." Tokoyami nodded in agreement.

"Nice," Ochaco shouted from the watch room.

Izuku added, "An escape only the two of them could pull off!"

Phantom smirked, "Very smart of them. Planning ahead is good."

Recovery Girl said, "That's good communication. They're talking to each other. It may not seem like much, but it's important. I don't just mean having a sidekick or teammate that you know you match well with. Real heroes need to be able to communicate with anyone. You didn't give any advice while I was gone, did you Fenton?"

Phantom shook his head, "No, m'am."

Izuku said, "Um, we were talking about these finals and how each student is supposed to face their weaknesses."

"That's right," Recovery Girl agreed.

Izuku continued, "Ok, so, what do Tokoyami and Asui have to work on? I'm having trouble seeing how Mr. Ectoplasm's Quirk is a bad matchup against theirs."

Recovery Girl said, "Well, it's not good, for Tokoyami at least."

"Why do you say that?" Ochaco asked.

Phantom said, "Just keep watching and you'll see what she means."

Back at the fight, Ectoplasm said, "So you've chosen to avoid a fight. Good luck."

As Tokoyami and Asui were running towards the escape gate, more clones appeared in front of them. Tokoyami sent out Dark Shadow, who said, "Now!" and he attacked all the clones.

But then more appeared behind Tokoyami, but Tsuyu fought them back. "Thanks," Tokoyami said to Tsuyu.

More clones appeared so Tsuyu grabbed Tokoyami with her tongue and they escaped to another floor.

"There's no end to them!" Tsuyu noted.

"Let's keep moving," Tokoyami said, but then more clones appeared in front of them.

Back in the watch room, Phantom said, "Tokoyami is quick and can attack from afar, allowing him to keep his distance. Those are all strengths. But, if you look at it another way, it means he's weak at close range."

Recovery Girl nodded in agreement, "Just what I observed, too."

Ochaco said, "Wow, I never thought of his powers like that."

Izuku added, "And Mr. Ectoplasm's clones can appear anywhere unexpectedly."

Phantom continued, "On the other hand, there's Tsuyu. She's very good with no clear weaknesses. She can provide support to Tokoyami, even though Tokoyami is powerful in his own right. But she has another importance. Her level headedness and ability to provide emotional support."

Recovery Girl added, "Those are the key to them passing. You are definitely very observant, Mr. Fenton."

Izuku remembered how Tsuyu's calming presence helped him focus during the USJ attack.

Back at the fight, Tsuyu and Tokoyami took out another clone. "That was clone number 28," Tokoyami noted.

They ran ahead and Tsuyu said, "Look, Tokoyami. It's the goal. Which means that's probably his real body down there."

Ectoplasm saw them, "Excellent job getting past the others. But tell me. What will you do against this?" He opened his mouth and created a giant clone. "Just try to escape. Giant Bite Dentention! I can't put out more clones now. But as long as I have you captured, this one is all I need."

The giant clone's mouth opened and grabbed both Tokoyami and Tsuyu. Ectoplasm chuckled, "Only I can get rid of this behemoth. So what is your plan?"

Tokoyami and Tsuyu appeared near the bottom of the giant clone trapped in it. Tokoyami said, "This Quirk is way too powerful."

Dark Shadow was offended, "Hey, so am I."

Tokoyami said to Dark Shadow, "You just have to get through that gate."

"I'm on it!" Dark Shadow charged at Ectoplasm, who dodged and kicked Dark Shadow, The two started to fight.

Tokoyami sighed, "I don't think he has a chance against a real pro."

Tsuyu said, "Well, if he can reach him, we have a chance. Call Dark Shadow back. I have something for you to give him."

Tokoyami was confused, "Asui, what do you mean?"

Tsuyu sighed, "Please, don't watch me. Mr. Ectoplasm will notice. And besides, it's really gross to see me do this."

Ectoplasm asked, "Will you keep this up until time runs out, little bird? What I want to see is a student who can do away with an adversary, no matter what."

Tokoyami called Dark Shadow back and Dark Shadow grabbed the item in Tsuyu's hand. "Calm down. We've got this. Because Tokoyami and Dark Shadow are heroes."

Dark Shadow charged in at Ectoplasm, who kicked him away.

Tsuyu said, "I figured this was the only way we could win if he managed to capture us somehow. So I swallowed the cuffs. My Quirk lets me take things in and out of my stomach."

Ectoplasm saw that the cuffs were now on one of his legs. "How unexpected."

Ochaco was shocked, "Whoa, they legcuffed him!"

"Then they passed!" Izuku realized. "They figured out a way to do it! Dark Shadow and Frog together, what a great team!"

Phantom nodded, "That's the power of teamwork."

The announcer said, "Team Asui and Tokoyami have passed the final!"

Ectoplasm released the two students and walked up to them, "That was wonderfully clever. I must commend both of you."

Tokoyami bowed his head, "I'm truly humbled, sir."

"Ribbit, ribbit," Tsuyu mumbled.

Dark Shadow popped out, "It was all thanks to me."

Over in one of the preparation rooms, Momo said, "So Tokoyami and Asui passed their exam. I'm not surprised."

Tenya and Oijiro's fight was next against Power Loader. The pro hero was using his Quirk to destroy the battlefield while digging under the ground. Tenya noted, "We're running out of places to stand. Mr. Power Loader can do this?"

Oijiro looked over at Tenya, "What now?"

Tenya noted, "The topography gives our opponent the advantage. In order to keep injuries to a minimum and defeat him, I think our best choice right now is to go and find a hero who is better suited to take him on."

"So in other words we should run," Oijiro replied. "One thing." He swiped his tail against a rock, which flew out and landed on the field, causing mines to blow up. "There are traps between us and the gate. Not to mention we have no idea where Mr. Power Loader will attack next."

"We can still make it," Tenya said. "As long as we work together."

Oijiro nodded, "All right."

"Fusion," Tenya said as Oijiro jumped onto Tenya's back.

Ojiro muttered, "I can only imagine how stupid we look right now."

Tenya activated his Quirk, "Here we go, Oijiro! Reciproburst!" Tenya took off, running through the field, the traps going off just after Tenya ran over them.

"Uh, uh," Power Loader said. "Not so fast." He burst out from underground.

"Not good," Oijiro noted.

Tenya jumped into the air, "Quick, wrap your tail around my leg!" Oijiro did so and Tenya quickly spun as fast as he could. "Recipro…Extend!" He then threw Oijiro towards the escape gate.

Power Loader said, "I've got you!" But Oijiro swatted Power Loader with his tail and made it through the gate.

The announcer said, "Team Iida and Oijiro have passed the final."

Oijiro said, "Nice one, man."

Power Loader walked over to Tenya, "It was kind of a risky move, but it put a quick end to the match. And you managed to get your friend out of the ring without getting yourself injured. All and all, not bad. You pass. Congrats."

Tenya bowed his head, "Thank you very much. Also, I'm completely stuck."

Izuku, Ochaco, and Phantom chuckled at Tenya's predicament in the watch room.

Next was Shoto and Momo's fight against Aizawa in a mock suburban area. Shoto noticed Momo was looking down. "Yaoyorozu. What's wrong? Are you nervous?"

Momo replied, "Oh, no."

Shoto could tell she was lying, "It's OK. With our opponent, I don't blame you. Don't worry, I have a plan in mind for us."

The buzzer sounded and the announcer said, "Team Todoroki and Yaoyorozu. Practical Exam. Ready? Go!"

Shoto and Momo started running and Shoto said, "Listen, I want you to keep making small objects. When you stop being able to, it means Mr. Aizawa's close by. Our success will depend on which one of us finds the other first. Once we spot him, I'll draw him to me. Then you can run to the escape gate and win this thing for us. Just stay close to me until then." He looked behind him and noticed a worried look on Momo's face. "Come on. Hurry up and start making things."

Momo mumbled, "Sure. No problem."

They kept running and Momo kept creating nesting dolls. Shoto asked, "I guess those work OK, but what are they?"

Momo answered, "Oh, these things? They're just Russian nesting dolls." She put some of them in her belt.

"Right,' Shoto replied. "Let me know if you notice your Quirk acting strangely at all."

Momo said, "I'd expect nothing less from you, Todoroki."

"What do you mean?" Shoto asked.

Momo answered, "You were able to come up with a plan to use Mr. Aizawa so quickly. You knew exactly what was best as soon as we started."

"This is nothing," Shoto replied.

Momo stopped running, "No. You're wrong. As students who got into UA through recommendations, we started from the same place. But in terms of the practical skills that a hero needs, I haven't really managed to do anything that stands out. During the cavalry battle, I just followed your orders. And then it was my turn to fight, I failed before I could do anything."

In the watch room, Phantom saw that Momo and Shoto had stopped running and he saw the sad look on Momo's face. He had a feeling that she was worrying about herself again. He knew that she's felt off since the sports festival. "I hoped that my words to her would have helped, but they haven't. I wish I could be there to give her words of encouragement. She's being too hard on herself."

Back at the fight, Shoto noticed, "Yaoyorozu. You're not making those dolls! He's coming."

"I'm sorry," Momo apologized.

Aizawa was right above them, "If you know I'm here, then you should be acting. I would suggest that you prioritize evasion since I've taken your power from you."

Shoto tried to attack, but Aizawa kept dodging. Shoto couldn't use his Quirk, so he shouted, "Yaoyorozu, go!"

Momo started running away while Aizawa asked, "Is that what your plan is? Then this will be simple." He got Shoto with his scarf and quickly tied him up. "I was always going to catch you first since you're the team's offense."

"You think you've caught me?" Shoto asked. "This is nothing. I can burn or freeze restraints in an instant."

"Do whatever you want," Aizawa replied. "Just be careful where you land." He threw some spikes on the ground right below Shoto, as Aizawa tied Shoto in the air.

"Caltrops?" Shoto asked. "This is your strategy. Are you pretending to be some kind of ninja?"

Aizawa answered, "This is very different from when you faced the Hero Killer. I know about your Quirks and what you can do. I'm perfectly prepared to defeat you both. Your plan places most of the burden on yourself. It's nice you tried to be considerate to the girl, but maybe you should have actually talked this over with her. Something I feel Fenton would have done." He then dashed after Momo.

Phantom growled from his spot in the watch room. Izuku noticed but didn't say anything. He knew that Phantom was struggling to not dash and help his classmates.

Momo kept running, "How much farther until I'm at the gate? Is there a shorter route I should take? Is Todoroki OK? Is this right? Should I take the time and make something to help me go faster? Can I make it? Will I be able to pass this way? What would Danny do? Can I do this? Or am I going to fail us?"

Suddenly her arm was caught by Aizawa's scarf, "I'm gonna hit you where it hurts! Let's see which of us is stronger!"

Momo started to be dragged towards Aizawa and she was freaking out, but then realized her Quirk wasn't erased and created a large metal band that loosened her wrist from the scarf. She suddenly changed the direction she was running in. Aizawa was confused and knew that Momo's confidence shattered during the sports festival. Even though he wanted to help her, that wasn't his role right now. He chased after her.

Phantom noticed Momo changing her direction. He realized, "She's going back to Shoto."

Meanwhile, Shoto was contemplating what Aizawa told him, "Now that I think about it, she looked like she had something to say. And he was also right that Fenton would have noticed and encouraged her."

"Todoroki!" Shoto looked over and saw Momo running towards him. "I'm sorry I came back. I couldn't…"

"Hey!" Shoto interrupted. "Watch it! Mr. Aizawa's coming!"

Momo turned to see Aizawa rushing towards them. She started to freak out.

Phantom saw this in the watch room and Izuku put his hand on his shoulder to calm him down.

Shoto realized he needed to say something, "Yaoyorozu, you've got a plan, don't you. Sorry, I should have asked you before, and not told you what to do. But you have an idea, right?"

Momo sighed, "Your plan didn't work, so there's no way mine will be any good. We're both gonna fail."

"Spit it out already!" Shoto shouted. "I'm saying you're the one who's better at this kinda stuff, not me! When we were voting for class rep, you had two votes, remember? One of those votes was mine! Because I thought you would be best at leading our class! And I know Fenton is in your corner as well. You two are great class reps, along with Iida. Fenton knows that you have what it takes."

Momo started to tear up a little, and blushed at the mention of Danny. She realized that she had to act.

Aizawa appeared above her, "Giving up?"

"Not yet," Momo shouted as she reached for the nesting dolls in her belt. "Todoroki, close your eyes!" She threw them up towards Aizawa.

He swatted at them, "What are these?" Inside each doll was a flash grenade. All of them went off.

Momo used the distraction to get Shoto down, "You're right. I have an idea. A plan for us to win! This final exam isn't over. We can still beat Mr. Aizawa!"

Phantom cheered from the watch room, "Way to go, Momo. You can do this!"

Shoto told Momo, "So, you've got a strategy."

"Yes," Momo replied. "I've been thinking about it from the beginning. His weakness."

"All right," Shoto said. "Just tell me what to do."

Aizawa realized she remembered when he explained that because of his injuries during the USJ incident, how he can't use his Quirk for as long anymore. "If she chose her attack because she noticed that, she's pretty smart."

He sent his scarf towards the students, but they jumped out of the way. Shoto tried using his fire, but Aizawa erased it.

Momo said, "Todoroki, we have to hide. Together." They started to run away from Aizawa. "Since he was injured, his Quirk has become unstable."

"Because of what happened at the USJ?" Shoto asked. "So, we're going to exploit that."

"Not yet," Momo replied. "For now, we just need to get out of his field of vision. It's all a matter of timing. We're going to pass this final."

"Timing?" Shoto asked. "How is getting out of his sight gonna help us with that? He can still take our Quirks whenever he sees us."

"Just do as I tell you," Momo replied. "Keep checking to see if you can use your ice power, OK?"

Aizawa was catching up to them, "Not so fast, kids." He sent his scarf at them, but Shoto then noticed his ice Quirk was back, meaning Aizawa blinked. Shoto quickly created a huge ice wall like he did at the sports festival.

Aizawa stopped in his tracks, "Todoroki's biggest move. They were waiting for this. They took advantage of their opponent. Hit me where it hurts."

Shoto said to Momo, "I blocked him with the wall the moment my Quirk came back. We can use our powers again. So can you tell me the rest of your plan now?" He turned to Momo, but quickly turned back when he saw that she had the front of her costume open and was making a scarf that matched Aizawa's. "Is that Aizawa's scarf you're making?"

"It is," Momo confirmed. "I don't know the material it's made of or precisely how it's constructed, so it's not exactly the same. But I created my own version with a special material woven into it. Since this is a residential area, we must keep collateral damage to a minimum. And he moves his own restraining bonds so quickly. It makes it difficult to catch him. So, you see, here is my plan."

Back in the watch room, Ochaco asked, "Huh, why isn't Mr. Aizawa going after them?"

"He might have overused his eyes," Izuku suggested.

Phantom added, "That may be true, but he may also be coming up with a plan himself."

Back at the fight, Momo asked, "What do you think, Todoroki? I believe this has the highest chance of success. Or, at least, it's better than trying to run. We'll only get one chance. So is this all right with you?" She had also created a catapult that she put the fake scarf on.

Shoto nodded, "Yeah. No complaints here."

Aizawa said, "The escape gate is behind me. It'll be better to watch the approach from here than to try and chase them." He then noticed two figures in dark cloaks run away. "Disguises. I can't use my Quirk if I can't see them. But they're at a disadvantage too."

He jumped after them and used his scarf to grab them, but as he lifted the cloaks, Momo had the catapult with her and the upper halves were just mannequins. Momo quickly launched the catapult, after accidentally missing the first time, sending the fake scarf right at Aizawa, causing a diversion.

"Todoroki!" Momo shouted. "Blast your flames now!"

Shoto sent his flames at Aizawa, but the teacher noticed the flames weren't aimed at him. He then noticed the fake scarf changed with the heat.

Momo said, "I'm not sure we have a chance at beating you in a full battle, Mr. Aizawa, but that's OK. Tell me something, have you heard of nitinol alloy? When heated, it returns to its original shape in an instant. It's a metal with shape memory." The scarf then warped around Aizawa, capturing him.

"Well," Aizawa said. "Isn't that impressive?" Momo and Shoto then threw the cuffs on him.

Phantom cheered in the watch room, along with Izuku and Ochaco. "They did it! I knew they could do it!"

Shoto turned to Momo, "It went exactly according to your plan. It was almost a little too smooth."

Momo sighed, "Honestly, it shouldn't have worked out. When I was about to trigger the catapult, I made a big mistake. Mr. Aizawa noticed, but still jumped away. Even though he could have stopped me easily. I think he allowed himself to be captured by my plan on purpose."

Aizawa then said, "I was just trying to see what Todoroki would do. You were in my sights, but he still had a cloth over him, remember? I thought he'd try to freeze me. So I decided it would be best for me to back off. In doing so, it looks like I ended up playing right into your hands."

Shoto sighed, "It really was just a matter of timing, like you said, huh? Thanks, teammate."

Momo started to whimper and cry as she put her hand over her mouth. Shoto got concerned, "What's wrong? Do you feel sick?"

Momo answered, "No, it's nothing, really."

Shoto said, "If you feel nauseous, there's a pressure point you can press on…"

"No," Momo interrupted. "I told you, I'm fine."

Recovery Girl chuckled, "My, my, Turns out that man's a big softie after all." Izuku turned to say something to Phantom, but he was gone.

The buzzer sounded and the announcer said, "Team Todoroki and Yaoyorozu have passed the final exam!"

Momo and Shoto walked out of the residential area and Phantom was waiting for them. Momo said, "Danny, what are you…."

But Phantom surprised her by pulling her into a hug. "You did great. Both of you. You overcame your fears and won. You have the makings of a hero."

Momo started to tear up and returned the hug. Phantom then let go and both were blushing. Shoto asked, "Are you two OK?" Phantom and Momo just nodded.

The fifth match got underway, and it was Ochaco and Aoyama versus Thirteen. Ochaco and Aoyama almost had it, but then the pro hero immediately used her Quirk: Black Hole and Ochaco and Aoyama were holding on for dear life on a railing.

Ochaco shouted, "Ah! Oh, man, but we were so close!"

Thirteen said, "There's no way I'll let you get away that easily!"

Ochaco shouted, "It's getting even stronger the closer Thirteen gets!"

Thirteen said, "I'm not good at combat, but I am excellent at capturing."

Phantom had returned to the watch room, and Momo came with him. Tsuyu had joined as well. She stood next to Izuku, "It looks like escaping from Thirteen's Black Hole Quirk is next to impossible."

"They need to plan to break free," Phantom explained.

Momo added, "But Tsu is right that escaping Thirteen's Quirk will be challenging."

Back at the fight Aoyama said, "Ah! I guess you can say this Quirk really sucks, doesn't it?"

"Are you serious right now?" Ochaco asked. "We're in big trouble here!"

Aoyama replied, "My costume's not just chic. It channels blasts from my belly button which means you've got nothing to worry about, mademoiselle."

He fired his laser from buttons on his boots, but Thirteen said, "I'll suck up your laser, too. And break it down to a molecular level."

Aoyama said, "This is no joke."

"What is your problem?" Ochaco asked, annoyed at him.

"I have no flaws," Aoyama answered.

Ochaco tried to think of a plan, wondering what Deku would do. Aoyama said, "Hey!"

"Not right now!" Ochaco shouted. "I'm thinking!"

"About Izuku Midoriya?" Aoyama asked. "Ah, how sweet. Is it because you like him?"