Back at camp, those in the remedial class and those who made it back to camp were arguing with Vlad King. Kirishima shouted, "Come on! You heard what she said, didn't you? I can't let them get my friend! You gotta let me go find him, please!"

Vlad King replied, "Not a chance."

Kirishima asked, "But why not?"

Mina tried to calm Kirishima down, "Come on! Cool it, Kirishima."

Tenya then said, "Excuse me! We don't know how many villains there are. Shouldn't we have as many fighters as possible?"

Kirishima added, "Iida gets it. Even Mr. Aizawa said to fight."

Vlad King retorted, "Only for self-defense. He meant the students in the woods."

They heard a noise from outside. Sado asked, "Was that the door?"

Oijiro said, "I guess Mr. Aizawa is back already."

Kirishima marched towards the door, "Finally. He'll understand."

Vlad King stopped him, "No, wait." They saw Dabi's silhouette in the window. Vlad King shouted, "Move!"

He grabbed Kirishima and Mina and pushed them away just as blue flames exploded through the door.

"Everyone!" Tenya shouted. "Get back!"

Dabi walked in and readied an attack, but Vlad rushed him, "You're too show!" He crushed Dabi into the wall and unleashed his Quirk, Blood Control, to release a huge amount of blood and hardened it to keep Dabi in place.

"Blood Control," Kirishima muttered. "It's so strong!"

Monoma commented, "Just as I'd expect from our teacher!"

Vlad King said to Dabi, "You dare walk into my classroom without so much as a plan? You underestimate us."

Dabi chuckled, "Are you sure about that? You're acting exactly like I expected. You've already been defeated, regardless of what happens to me. The two most trusted pillars of the superhuman society are linked together. UA, the pinnacle of hero education, and All Might, the Symbol of Peace. But embarrassing incidents have damaged the world's trust in you both. Sloppy management keeps allowing villains to slip in and attack. People are so shaken that they've almost lost all faith in you. Imagine how they'll react when they find out you let a student get kidnapped."

Kirishima shouted, "You shut up! That's not gonna happen."

"Not our classmate," Tenya added.

Kaminari charged his hands, "Not while we're here."

Dabi chuckled, "Don't be naive. It only took a handful of us to separate you from the pros and start picking you off."

Vlad King shouted, "That's enough!"

He threw a punch, but then Aizawa charged in and kicked Dabi, "It's no use, Vlad."

The members of Class 1-A cheered.

Aizawa pulled Dabi to the ground and started kicking him, "This guy's just trying to provoke you. He won't talk."

Kaminari noticed a puddle of goo under Aizawa's foot, revealing that Dabi was just another clone. "Ah, Mr. Aizawa, I think you got him."

Aizawa commented, "Look at him. Another fake. I fought one before."

Mina asked, "He wasn't real?"

Tenya deduced, "It must be a villain's Quirk."

Vlad then asked, "Eraser, what's it like out there?"

Aizawa answered, "Hard to say. I left to direct our defense, but I ended up taking care of Kota. Look after him while I go back to the front line. I'm counting on you to keep defending this place."

Vlad asked, "Is that wise? We hardly know anything about them."

Aizawa replied, "You'll be just fine by yourself. The other copy of him I fought earlier used the same attack. I think their strategy is to send their strongest fighters here to keep our attention since we're the pros. That's how they're trying to disguise the fact that there are so few of them out there."

Kirishima shouted, "If there aren't many, then we should be fighting, too!"

Tenya agreed, "Yes! You need strength in numbers!"

Aizawa said, "No. If they're not here for us, then they're after the students. We know about Bakugo, but they might be targeting others as well. We're still sorely lacking in information. The only way we win this is by making sure you students are protected. Besides, I'm sure Fenton is working hard out there to rescue your classmates and fight the villains. I have a feeling he's going all out."

Meanwhile, Phantom was still glaring at the villains while Izuku shouted, "Give Kacchan and Tokoyami back to us!"

Dabi held up his hand, ready to attack, "Out of the way, Compress."

"Got it," Compress muttered.

Phantom immediately put up a ghost shield as Dabi unleashed a massive fire attack at the group. Shoto unleashed some of his ice towards Twice, who dodged it. Once Dabi stopped his attack, Phantom charged in and tackled Dabi to the ground, getting a few punches in. Shoji ran in and threw his arms around Dabi. Phantom then flew off to help his friends. Dabi unleashed some fire and burned Shoji's arms.

Toga ran in and tackled Izuku to the ground, "Hi, Izuku, my name's Toga. I've been thinking since I saw you that you'd be so much cuter if you just bled a little more! I can help!"

But then Phantom flew in and punched her away, "Stay away from my friend, you creep!"

Toga landed nearby and got up, "So, that's how it is. You want to come between us? I hate you even more now. First, it was because you hurt my beloved Stain. Now, you won't let me near Izuku. To be honest, you're not my type. But I'll cut you anyway. Even if your blood is icky."

"Yep," Phantom muttered. "Definitely a creep. Add fruit loop to that, too."

Shoto was continuing to send ice towards Twice, who kept dodging, "Ha, ha! This is easy! Give me all you've got! Hey, man, cut me some slack!"

Shoto was confused, "What is with this guy?"

Meanwhile, Mr. Compress had compressed himself during the distraction and then emerged as himself again, "I can't believe you wrecked my exit. Unrehearsed amateurs."

Dabi walked over to him, "You got Bakugo?"

"Of course," Mr. Compress replied. He reached into his pocket, but it was empty.

"Looking for these?" Shoji asked while holding up his hand, showing two marbles. "We're done here. He gave away his best trick. I'm not sure what your Quirk is, but it had to do with those little marbles, right? The ones you stashed in your pocket. So I'm guessing these are Bakugo and Tokoyami."

Izuku grinned, "You rescued them!"

Mr. Compress chuckled, "Color me impressed. Just as I'd expect from someone with so many hands. How splendid."

Izuku, Shoji, and Shoto immediately started to run away, but Phantom shouted, "Wait! Something's not right. He didn't sound disappointed at all. You have another trick up your sleeve, don't you?"

Mr. Compress chuckled evilly, "Well, don't you have a keen eye. Your friends were so proud of themselves for rooting through my pockets that I thought letting them gloat would distract them enough. But allow me to explain a basic tenant of magic. If I'm flaunting something shiny, it's because there's something else I don't want you to see." He removed his mask and held out his tongue, showing the real two marbles containing Bakugo and Tokoyami."

Izuku, Shoji, and Shoto gasped while Phantom growled in anger. Suddenly Phantom's ghost sense went off as Kurogiri appeared, "It's been five minutes since the signal. Let's go, Dabi."

Suddenly a Nomu appeared behind Izuku, making him terrified.

Kurogiri opened portals, Twice and the Nomu going through them. Toga said, "Bye, Izuku, we'll play next time." She went through a portal.

Mr. Compress snapped his fingers and the two marbles that Shoji held revealed themselves to be ice.

Shoto asked, "Is that my ice?"

Mr. Compress answered as a portal opened behind himself and Dabi, "That's right. During the freezing attack, I prepared dummies and slipped them into my pocket. A little bit of misdirection. Forgive me. I do love a twist ending. One last bow. And then the curtain fal…"

Suddenly he was punched by Phantom, causing his mask to fall and he spit out the two marbles in his mouth. Shoto and Shoji ran forward, Izuku tried, but his pain finally caught up with him and he fell to the ground. Shoji caught one, and as Shoto was about to catch the other, Dabi grabbed it instead, "Well, isn't that a tragedy. Poor little Shoto Todoroki." Shoto fell to the ground nearby.

Dabi turned to Mr. Compress, "Confirm it now. Release them."

Phantom was about to punch Dabi, but suddenly Toga's arm reached through the portal and stabbed Phantom right in the chest, giving Phantom no time to react and turn himself invisible to avoid the stab. He fell to the ground, coughing up ectoplasm.

Toga poked her head through, "That's for hurting my beloved Stain and keeping me from my precious Izuku."

Mr. Compress muttered, "Lousy ghost boy ruined my finale." He snapped his fingers, revealing Shoji caught Tokoyami and Dabi had Bakugo.

Dabi held Bakugo by the throat and dragged him through the portal, "Checkmate."

Phantom tried to get back up, but his injury was more severe than he realized. Izuku got up and ran towards the portal, "Kacchan!"

Bakugo muttered, "Stay back, Deku." The portal closed before Izuku could reach it.

Izuku screamed in frustration. Then he turned and saw Phantom down on the ground, bleeding ectoplasm. "Danny, you're hurt."

Phantom muttered, "That creep got me good. I'm just trying not to transform back, as that will probably lead to my death. But they got away. I couldn't save him." He then let out an eerie, painful cry, echoing through the entire forest where everyone could hear it.

Ochaco and Tsuyu had run up and saw the terrible scene in front of them, as Izuku joined Phantom in the screaming.

Vlad King managed to contact emergency services. 15 students out of 40 were unconscious due to the gas. 11 others were injured. 13 were physically unharmed. And one was missing. Pixie-Bob was in serious condition while Ragdoll was missing. Three of the villains, Muscular, Mustard, and Moonfish, were arrested. Izuku and Danny were rushed to the hospital along with everyone else who had been injured. Izuku was fighting unconsciousness and Danny was trying to stay in his Phantom form for as long as he could so that his wound could heal enough before turning back to his human form.

The next day, reporters were standing outside of UA, demanding an official statement from the school and also demanded answers. All the teachers held a meeting about what happened. Nezu said, "That training camp was meant to prepare students to handle villain attacks. The irony is shameful. We knew the League would resurface. But we lacked a fundamental understanding of their plans. They aim to destroy hero society. And they've already started their war."

Midnight commented, "Even if we had understood, could we really have avoided this attack? They're moving pieces we didn't even know they possessed. Besides, All Might put an end to most organized crime. We're all rusty."

Present Mic added, "We've definitely gotten complacent during peaceful times without realizing it. I guess deep down all of us thought that we'd be riding the sweet life for good."

All Might was wallowing in guilt, "I will never forgive myself for such cowardly ignorance. While our students were fighting desperately for their lives, I was just relaxing soak in a bath."

Snipe commented, "We shouldn't have had the sports festival right after the USJ attack. We wanted to show we were still strong. To have a student kidnapped is our greatest failure as teachers. They've taken Bakugo and society's faith in heroes away from us."

Nezu said, "I agree. Every news outlet is currently condemning UA High. If Bakugo was one of the main targets, it's likely because the villains noticed his violent tendencies during the sports festival broadcast. If he ends up joining the side of the villains, that will be the end of UA as a school."

Present Mic then said, "Since we're on the topic of trust, there's something I think has to be voiced now. At this point, we can't deny it anymore, can we? There's a traitor at this school. Only the teachers and the Pussycats knew where the training camp would be. Don't you think that's a little suspicious? I guess a kid could've used their phone to message a villain, but…."

"Stop this, Mic," Midnight interrupted.

But Present Mic continued, "What's the problem? We have to find out who the leak is!"

Snipe commented, "Could be you for all we know. You got any proof that you're 100% innocent? Can we know that everyone in this room is an ally? If we start doubting each other, we'll destroy each other from the inside. Accusing a traitor isn't something we should take lightly." Present Mic growled in annoyance, but stayed quiet.

Nezu said, "At the very least, I trust everyone sitting at this table. Though, there's also no way for me to prove to all of you that I am innocent. For the moment, what we must do as a school is concentrate on guaranteeing the safety of our student body. This is a good time to implement something I've wanted to put in place for a while. You see, I…"

Suddenly, All Might's phone started ringing. All Might stood up, "Excuse me, everyone. I have to take this."

All Might walked out while Present Mic said, "We're in a meeting. At least set it to vibrate."

Midnight shook her head, "He's his own ringtone?"

All Might muttered as he closed the door, "What Symbol of Peace can't even keep his students safe from harm? What hero can't?"

He held his phone up to his ear, "Sorry, what is it, Tsukauchi?"

Tsukauchi answered, "We've finally finished taking comprehensive statements from Aizawa and Vlad King. And I think we've found something. It's possible we have a lead on where the League of Villains is hiding."

All Might gasped, "Really? Are you serious?"

Tsukauchi said, "Yep. About two weeks ago, I sent an officer around to gather information. A bystander pointed out that he'd seen a man with a patchwork face entering a building that was supposed to be vacant. The man looked to be in his early 20's, but we didn't find any plausible matches when we checked criminal records. We spoke with the owner of the building, though, and found that there's a sort of hidden bar there. My man thought this was unrelated to our kidnapping case, and didn't investigate further. But remember the description of that villain from the attack? He had a patchwork face. Given the profile of this crime, we'll move as soon as we get the green light. This is top secret. I'm only telling you because it's you. We plan to ask for cooperation from many pro heroes for this rescue and inevitable cleanup mission. All Might. We need your power. All Might, are you still there?"

All Might replied while he slowly transformed into his hero form, "Tsukauchi. You're a wonderful friend. And I know just what I'll say when I find them. I am here to make you pay for what you've done."

Principal Nezu was right that reports about the attack were going out everywhere for everyone to see.

Shigaraki had the TV on for a moment, then turned it off. He chuckled as he was surrounded by the other members of the League of Villains and Bakugo was sitting at one end of the room. "I'm so grateful to the media for all the free publicity lately. Right? Isn't it nice? Katsuki Bakugo."

Bakugo just glared at Shigaraki, but he couldn't do anything as he had metal cuffs covering his hands.

Elsewhere, all the injured students were taken to a hospital near the training camp. Izuku and Danny shared a room since they were the most injured. Izuku kept going in and out of consciousness. Danny was still in his Phantom form, trying to heal his wound, but because he used up so much energy training and fighting the villains, it was taking longer than normal.

Suddenly a ghost portal opened and Clockwork floated out. "Greetings, Young Phantom."

Danny groaned, "Clockwork. I guess you're here for a good reason."

Clockwork chuckled, "As I should. As I know everything. You've been through a lot in recent days. And you are low on ecto energy again. I brought someone with me to help your injury.

Frostbite stepped out of the ghost portal, "Greetings, Great One. I am here to help heal your wound that nasty villain gave you. Hold still." He raised a hand and Danny's wound was covered in ice, then ecto energy. The wound closed up and disappeared.

Danny was finally able to return to his human form, "Thank you, Frostbite. But I still feel it, though."

Frostbite chuckled, "You still feel it for a few days. You just need to rest."

Danny sighed, "Yeah, but I feel like I can't. I couldn't save one of my classmates. I feel like a failure."

Frostbite chuckled, "That's just your ghostly nature talking. Your need to save anyone and everyone. It'll drive you until you've done what you want to do. You can keep control of it, Great One. I have faith that you will save your friend, but you need to heal up for this next fight. It's going to be a big one."

Danny was confused, "What?"

Clockwork stepped in, "Spoilers. But be prepared for one of the biggest fights in your life in order to save your classmate. This will be a great test for you. Farewell."

Both ghosts went through the ghost portal and the portal disappeared. Danny sighed as he slipped into unconsciousness.

What he didn't know was that Izuku slipped into consciousness while Clockwork and Frostbite were there. He was still a little out of it, but he saw two mysterious figures and heard things like "Great One" and "ghostly nature". That made Izuku confused. "What was that about? Who were they? What did they mean?" Then he slipped back into unconsciousness.

A day later, Izuku woke up and saw that his mom left a gift on his bedside table. He felt terrible as he remembered his mother's words about her heart couldn't take another scare.

He then said, "What about Kota? I hope he's OK."

Danny heard him and sat up, "I'm sure he is, Izuku."

Izuku looked over, "Danny! You're healed."

Dany chuckled, "Mostly. Still recovering my energy."

Suddenly the door opened and Kaminari poked his head through, "Hey, both Midoriya and Fenton are awake." He walked in with several other students from Class 1-A. "Did you see the news? Reporters are all over the school right now."

Sato added, "It's worse than last time."

Tokoyami sighed, "I caused both of you trouble."

Izuku replied, "No, please. I did this to myself."

Danny shrugged, "I'm used to it. But where's Momo? She's not with you guys."

Tsuyu answered, "She suffered head wounds. She's in another room still recovering."

Danny tried to get up, but Tenya ran over, "No, Danny. You need to stay and rest. You can see her when you are recovered."

Tenya then added, "Jiro and Toru are still out. They were knocked unconscious from that villain's poisonous gas. So it's just us, though we obviously wish the whole class could be here."

Ochaco said, "Only 15 of us for now."

Shoto added, "Because Bakugo is gone."

Mina scolded Shoto, "They know, Todoroki."

Danny had to take a deep breath to keep himself calm and not let his ghostly nature take over.

Izuku then said, "All Might told me there'd always be people beyond our reach. That we can't protect even though we want to. Which is why we have to save the people we can reach. I was so close to being able to save him. I needed to save him. Had to. That's the entire reason I have my Quirk. It's exactly like Mr. Aizawa said to me. My body wouldn't move. I couldn't save someone who was right in front of me. And since I failed, he's gone."

Danny grunted, "You took the words right out of my mouth. Saving people is in my nature. More than you can understand. I was right there. I could have grabbed him. But that fruit loop stabbed me when my guard was down. I should have known better."

Kirishima then said, "All right, then, let's go get him." Everyone was shocked. Kirishima explained, "I was here yesterday, too. And so was Todoroki. We were on our way to visit both of you, when we saw All Might and some police officer talking to Yaoyorozu. She explained to them that with Awase from Class B's help, she attached a tracking device to one of the villains. She handed them a tracker. She also said that she wished she could do more. All Might praised her for her quick thinking and told her to leave the rest to him."

Danny muttered, "Great thinking, Momo."

Tenya said, "This means you're going to have Yaoyorozu make another receiver for you, doesn't it?"

Shoto countered, "What if it does?"

Tenya shouted back, "You should listen to what All Might said! We have to leave this to the professionals! It's not the right time for us to get involved. Idiots."

Kirishima shouted, "Maybe, but all I know is that at camp, I couldn't do anything. I heard my friend was targeted, and I just stood by. Helpless. So, if I stand by and do nothing now, how am I supposed to call myself a hero or a man?"

Kaminari shushed him, "Kirishima. Calm down. We're at a hospital. There's a better time and place for this, dude."

Tsuyu added, "Yeah, and what Iida said was true."

Kirishima replied, "All of you. Just listen to me for a minute. I know what you're saying is right. But still! Come on, Midoriya, Fenton. He's still within our reach! We can save Bakugo!"

Izuku stared at Kirishima while Danny had his eyes glow green with determination.