"There are a few things we will need to discuss in order to prepare you for your exam next week," Nedzu said. It had been a couple days after the fivesome had arrived on Earth and they had spent much of that time settling into the world they found themselves in. They'd shopped for things that would allow them to blend it, explored bits of the city, and even sampled their forms of entertainment. For many beings it would have been rather hard but thanks to the craziness that had been their lives before arriving on earth they had quickly gotten used to being on a completely different world. They still needed time to adjust to it so that they could fit in flawlessly but they weren't panicking or freaking out as others might have.

Which meant it was time to begin helping them with the next stage of their resettlement.

"First I'm afraid that Tano will not be able to take the exam to get her Hero License." Nedzu looked at the young woman (and for the sake of appearances Ahsoka had to begin to see herself as a human and not a Togrutan) and gave her a sympathetic smile. "I understand that you have had much training but that was as a Jedi, not a hero. And even then you simply are too young to take the Exam."

"I understand," Ahsoka said; her and the rest of the group had expected as much.

"That said I would like to suggest you take part in the next UA Entrance Exam. That would allow you to attend UA as a student."

Anakin frowned. "She's my Padawan though. I should be the one teaching her."

"And you still will," Nedzu assured him. "You will be able to teach her many things about the Force. However I do believe that learning how heroes operate will also be helpful."

"He does have a point, Anakin," Obi Wan said. "I do not doubt for a moment that you will teach her how to be a powerful Jedi. But it is just as important to allow her to learn as much as she can in order to grow. Think of it as how I allowed you to learn from the mechanics that repairs our starships."

Anakin pressed his lips together, body tense. "I am still her master." He let that statement hang in the air. "But… I am willing to allow her to try out UA."

"Of course," Nedzu said. "It is very common for students to have mentors before they come to UA. In fact that helps quite greatly. And after that they are allowed to do internships. Should you gain your Hero License you would be able to have Ahsoka intern with you."

"Or another student, master," Ahsoka pointed out. "Maybe someone who is into building?"

Anakin gave her a side eye glance. "Trying to get on my good side, Snips?"

"Is it working?" she teased.

"…fine!" Anakin exclaimed before jabbing a finger at Ahsoka. "But we are going to train extra hard for that exam. I will not have you fail and let Obi Wan tease me about it."

"Because that is the most important thing," Ahsoka said with a chuckle.

Nedzu waited to make sure they were done with their bantering before continuing. "Now, are you sure Amidala that you will not be participating."

"While I know my way around a weapon I think I can better serve elsewhere," Padme said. "I've always preferred using my words to win wars to flipping about and swinging lightsabers."

"Not that you wouldn't make an amazing Jedi," Anakin assured her, taking her hand and kissing her knuckles. "If you could use the Force Dooku would have surrendered in days."

"And you two would have been kicked out of the Jedi Order as there is no way you could have hidden your relationship," Obi Wan teased.

Anakin and Padme shared a look before shrugging; both realized that was rather fair.

"So that leaves us with the three of you." Nedzu waved at Rex, Anakin, and Obi Wan. "Each of you wish to take the Exam."

"Aye," Rex said with a nod from where he stood. He needed to take the exam so he understood just what Midoriya was in for.

"I think it wise for Anakin and I to do so," Obi Wan said. "Otherwise we risk us getting into trouble when we rush out and help someone."

"A wise decision," Nedzu said . "So now we must focus on some very important aspects of the exam and being a hero."

"Going over what will be covered?" Obi Wan asked.

"Strategies?" Rex suggested.

"How to disguise the Force as quirks?"

"None of the above!" Nedzu said happily. "No, we must work on your hero names and costumes!"

The two Jedi and the clone all stared at Nedzu blanked.

"…what?"

Nedzu beamed, looking all too excited. "But of course! What you go by and how you look determine what kind of hero you will be to the public. Why, it would do no good if you went by Lord Super Killer Death and dressed like a harmless rubber ducky, would it?"

"What's a rubber ducky?" Ahsoka asked Padme who shrugged, having no clue herself.

"Of course we'll also go over what support gear you want."

"We have out support gear," Obi Wan said, reaching into his jacket and pulling out his lightsaber.

Nedzu nodded, waving his paw about. "Yes and they are very impressive but it doesn't hurt to go over what other equipment you might like. Now then, Nemuri, Hizashi, and Higari will be meeting with you each individually to go over the aspects and help you figure out the different parts of your hero persona."

The principal narrowed his eyes and the five SWORE that suddenly the entire office had gone dark, leaving Nedzu behind a screen of blackness so that he appeared twenty times bigger with glowing white eyes.

"And I am afraid this is mandatory."

Obi Wan, Anakin, and Rex suddenly found white rubber ropes wrapping around them and dragging them into an opening in the ceiling that had just appeared out of no where.

"And have fun!" Nedzu said, everything returning to normal as he looked at Padme and Ahsoka. "Now, let us take about Tano's entrance exam. While unlikely there is a chance you might earn a recommendation so let's discuss that…"

~MC~MC~MC~

Rex landed with a thud in a chair that sat before Nemuri, who was dressed in her hero gear and looking at him with a smirk.

"Now, Nedzu has said that you need help choosing a hero name. I am here to assist so you can pick out the best name possible." She smiled at him, running her finger along her bottom lip. "Now normally I let most of my students know that hero names can change as they go through their first year but you are going to more quickly run into the problem they have: once you have a reputation it is very hard for you to change your name. In fact I can't think of the last Pro Hero that managed to change their name after they got their full License." She sat down in a chair across from Rex, crossing one long leg over the other. "But don't worry… I'm here to help." She leaned forward, resting her chin on her open palm. "So tell me a bit about yourself…"

Rex nodded, deciding to treat this like a standard introduction meeting with any Jedi Knight who might have wanted to work with him.

"I am Clonetrooper designation CT-7567, now known as Rex. I was born on Kamino 10 cycles ago as part of the very first batch of clones. I was quickly assigned officer training and received the rank of Captain and led the 501 Division before we arrived here. I am proficient in multiple weapons and hand to hand combat-"

Nemuri held up a hand, eyes wide. "I'm… going to need a moment here."

"Of course."

The heroine tapped her pen against the table. "Now you'll be wearing your full armor when you fight villains, correct?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Then let's go with that. Do you have a problem with The Super Soldier Hero: Dualshot? It works with your two pistols and I figured since you aren't fighting for the army you wouldn't want to use the title of captain but we can add that in…"

Rex though merely nodded. "That works fine for me, ma'am."

"Then we'll mark it down!"

~MC~MC~MC~

"Honestly I wish we could just use your family name," Nemuri told Anakin.

"What do you mean?"

"Skywalker," Nemuri stated. "It just works so good as a hero name." She paused. "Though… maybe not for you."

"Huh?" Anakin said, confused.

"Well, you can't fly, so you really can't 'sky walk'. Might want to be ready for some up and comer trying to get that name."

"But… it's my name."

"Yes, yes, but it can't be your hero name. Even if you COULD sky walk you can't use your family name as your hero name. Just isn't done." She leaned back in her chair. "Anything else special about you other than the force?"

"Uh… I like to make things?" Anakin said, scratching the back of his neck. "Nedzu mentioned I should also get a support license since I'll probably just end up building my own gear."

"Okay, we can work with that. How about the Mech Making Hero: Sir Steel? Plays off you being a knight and that you like to make things."

"…yeah, sure, whatever." Anakin just leaned back in the chair and rolled his eyes.

~MC~MC~MC~

"No," Obi Wan said with a slight smile.

"Come on now, I thought that was a good one!" Nemuri complained.

"I do NOT want to my 'hero name'-" While he didn't do the airquotes Nemuri could just HEAR them in his tone, "-to focus on my beard, no matter how impressive it is to you."

"So you don't want to focus on your lightsaber, your mind reading, or your beard." She huffed. "What can we focus on?"

"Well, maybe that I already have a good name that I've come up with."

"No offense, Kenobi, but I've met pro heroes who have horrible names and they've lived in this world their entire lives. Spent a decade dreaming up what they want to be called. You-"

"The Diplomatic Hero: Negotiator."

Nemuri blinked.

Obi Wan smiled.

"…I suppose that will do."

"Thank you for your assistance," he teased just before the rubber rope yanked him away. He found himself flying through darkness, spinning about yet somehow never getting hit once despite all his senses warning him that he was in a tight place, before suddenly he was pulled down again and found himself landing in a chair in front of Hizashi, who was wearing his hero costume. With a mad grin he clapped his hands.

"Hey there listener!" he declared, striking a pose with his finger pointing in the air. "Are we ready to talk heroic costumes?"

"…yes, Hizashi, I suppose I am," Obi Wan stated, laying his hands in his lap.

At once Hizashi grimaced, shoulders slumping. "Sorry. I'm used to doing this with teenagers who are super excited to come to me and get advice on how to improve their costumes."

"Of course, completely understandable," Obi Wan said. "So you help design all the costumes for hero students at UA?"

"Well… kind of," Hizashi said, grabbing a chair and sitting across from Obi Wan, pulling out a tablet and a stylist. "See, when they first get into UA we let them submit designs to the support class to get their costumes made. For their first costume we want them to make it on their own. Thing is these kids have spent 10 years or so dreaming of becoming heroes, thinking up their names and their costumes, how they want to be seen by the public and all that. That can mean that most of them have some rather… ingrained beliefs… when it comes to their costumes."

"Ah," Obi Wan said, catching on. "And if you just swoop in and tell them something is impractical…"

"Yeah, they will buck and snort like a bull. Better for them to get their costumes and realize quickly there are problems. For example, here is my first hero costume." He pulled up an image of him maybe a year or so older than Ahsoka, wearing a more basic version of his costume. Missing were the shoulder pads and the device around his neck and instead he had a bullhorn on each wrist. "I was focused on the fact that I was going to be a long range hero so I figured I just needed to look cool. Problem was that Shota quickly made me realize there were ways around my quirk and I needed to be ready to fight. There were…" he chuckled, rubbing his bicep, "…a lot of bruises."

"I can imagine. I'd also say you must have gotten hot in all that leather."

"Noticed that, huh? Yeah, stuff I wear now all looks like leather but is designed to keep me cool in a fight. All changes I made. Not as much as Kayama." He swiped through the tablet before finding the photo he wanted, turning it around for Obi Wan to see.

The Jedi's eyes went wide. "My word!" he quickly shut his eyes.

The photo showed Nemuri in her first Midnight outfit, which had been a trenchcoat, a belt, big sunglasses… and her thong panties. Oh, there was a VERY tiny bar that went around her sizeable breasts, just barely managing to cover her nipples, but otherwise she was very much exposed.

"Yeah, the Hero Commission asked her to tone it down."

"I should say so!" Obi Wan exclaimed, horrified. "She was barely older than Ahsoka there!"

Hizashi shook his head in amusement. "Yeah, that's Kayama. Anyway…" Hizashi brought up photos of Obi Wan from when he had first arrived, dressed in his armored tunic. "I actually don't think there is much we need to do to improve upon this. You have a good color balance and that armor you had seems to protect you well. Your arms, shoulders, and legs are well protected… is there anything for your chest?"

"Yes," Obi Wan confirmed. "Originally I wore armor similar to Rex's but with Jedi robes over the top of it. Much as you suggested with yourself and Nemuri I came to understand that having those robes were too much of a hindrance on the battlefield. As such I got Phase II clone trooper armor custom made that is hidden under my tunic. Anakin has much the same. It isn't as strong as the outer armor but it does aid against blaster fire."

"We'll need to test it against bullets but that should be fine. The only issue is your head." Hizashi waved his hand in the direction of Obi Wan's face. "Now, it's up to you but with that beard you are going to be super recognizable. If you don't mind people noticing you that's fine but-"

"I… actually have a thought about that," Obi Wan said, holding out his hand. "May I?"

"Sure."

Obi Wan took the pad and with the help of Hizashi figured out how to draw on the photo of him. "At one point, early on in my career as a padawan, I thought that my path led to being a temple guard. It was a noble duty, one I would have gladly taken on, but the Force led me elsewhere. I believe that I will bring them no shame if I borrow from their design."

Turning the tablet back over Hizashi nodded as he saw the smooth white helmet Obi Wan had drawn, decorated with a golden version of the red emblem that appeared on Obi Wan's shoulder pad armor so that the central beam went up the nose and forehead while the wings decoared the cheeks of the mask.

"Yeah… I think this will work."

~MC~MC~MC~

"Nothing changes," Rex said firmly.

"Hey, wasn't going to suggest any changes!" Hizashi was quick to say, holding up his hands. "You have a killer look! And I get it that you are a soldier and know what works best."

"Thank you," Rex said, feeling the urge to explain when he saw how worried Hizashi was. "I don't mean any disrespect. My armor… I customized it myself."

"You mean those markings? Anakin was telling me about that yesterday. How you and your brothers all chose your own ways to make the armor your own."

"Yeah, but that wasn't quite what I was getting at." He pointed at the image of his armored self on the tablet. "See, when I first started fighting I was given Phase I armor. Good stuff… had life support system, could take blaster fire from everything but a straight shot, helmet had a lot of good tech. But… it was uncomfortable as hell. Made it hard for us to fight. So the Republic created the Phase II armor. A lot more comfortable… but less protection. I combined the two sets, taking my Phase I helmet and chest plate and altering them and then adding the Phase II stuff. So… no offense… but I'm the only one that will touch my armor."

"In that case I suggest you talk to Higari about getting a support license so you can legally make your own armor." Hizashi shrugged. "Otherwise I have nothing to offer."

But Rex did lean forward. "Actually… I was wondering…"

"Yes?"

"This world… it has good paint? I want to… add some things to my helmet."

Hizashi nodded.

~MC~MC~MC~

"I honestly don't care," Anakin said with a shrug, lounging in the chair.

"Really?"

"Just keep it the same."

"It's a bit plain," Hizashi commented.

"I don't need something loud or flashy to get attention," he said with a smile smirk. He leaned forward, pointing his finger at the ground. "When I want to get people to notice me… they notice."

"…okay then, keep your Jedi garb as is."

"Perfect."

~MC~MC~MC~

"Aren't you cold?" Obi Wan asked Higari.

The man also known as Power Loader merely shrugged. "I'm used to it."

"Very well," Obi Wan said. "I imagine you'll want a look at this." He took out his lightsaber. "Be very careful with that."

"Right," Higari said, looking over the lightsaber carefully. "May I?"

"By all means." The hero activated the blade, giving it a few slow swings before moving to a sheet of metal and swinging the lightsaber at it. It cut through it and he moved onto another sheet, then another. He did so several times, some of the metal instantly being cleaved, others only getting melted gouges. "So you do have the equivalent to blast shields on this planet."

"Apparently," Higari said, turning off the lightsaber and holding it out to Obi Wan who took it back. "Any other gear you have?"

"Well, I have my armor."

"Yeah, I've been looking over that. I think we'll be able to replicate that well enough, making you new parts. Its rather interesting… its like metal and plastic merged together. Very fascinating. " Obi Wan nodded at that. "Now you do have two choices: if you can make the items yourself or hire a design company. Each has risks, of course."

"What if I were to get Rex to make it?" Obi Wan asked. "He is, after all, trained to repair armor already and it shouldn't take him much to fully understand how to forge new armor."

"If he can do it? That will work for a while but the Hero Commission prefers you have a design company. They have deals with them and they don't like getting squeezed out. Honestly I think that is part of the reason they hate vigilantes."

"Yes, Nedzu mentioned them. I suppose I can see the logic in that… the Jedi Council would want to make contact with a Force Sensitive and train them rather than allow them to learn on their own."

Higari, glad Obi Wan was willing to accept going to a design company eventually, let out a sigh of relief. "Plus there is the benefit of being able to have a quick turnaround. As you rise through the ranks you get better treatment from the design and support companies so you can get your gear quicker. If your lightsaber were damaged they could-"

"I will be the only one building my lightsaber," Obi Wan said, far fiercer than Higari had expected. The Jedi Master though quickly moved to apologize. "I am sorry… but a Jedi's lightsaber… it is deeply important to them. It is their life. Kyber crystals… one can not use just one. To build a lightsaber is… the closest I can describe it for you to understand would be a religious experience. I have used sabers I haven't created for myself and they never work quite like ones I have crafted myself."

"I get it," Higari said, holding up his hands. "I like to make my own stuff too… its why I have a support license. I suppose we can work to get you one as well… I might need Nedzu to look into the old laws, see if there is a limited license so you don't need to do the entire test. That can be a monster." He nodded. "But back to your other gear."

"Right," Obi Wan said. "I have some rations, a commlink that will now only work with Anakin and Rex-"

"I'll get you one that works with everyone at UA."

The Jedi Master bowed his head. "Thank you."

He went on to show Higari everything else he had. His grapple spike launcher, holoprojector, holomap, and glow rod (which Higari stated they would also see about upgrading and improving); aquata breather and lightsaber repair kit (both would remain as is and in fact Higari asked if the breather could be one of the items the Jedi allowed UA to examine and patent), and beacon receiver (tossed away). Obi wan requested little else at the time being, stating that he would rather allow himself to get a few for what he might need rather than try and dream up things that wouldn't end up being needed.

~MC~MC~MC~

"I'll need this replicated," Rex said, placing a power pack on the desk. "I use them to power my blasters." He drew out the two blasters he was wearing; just that morning Snipe had done his license exam to be legally allowed to carry and Rex was glad he had passed so he might not walk around unarmed anymore.

Higari looked them over. "Right, these are interesting. I know there are heroes that make use of energy sources for their support gear… hell, my own mech armor uses such things. We should be able to rig something up. You want it to remain the same or to upgrade?"

"What do you have in mind?"

"We can give you more shots or more firepower."

"Can you show me how to modify my blasters so I can switch between the two?"

Higari smiled at that. "I like how you think." He rolled over to his desk. "Any other support items you need?"

"No but I'm going to need to know who I can get with that won't mind me making changes to my armor. I want to make sure I won't have any stiff collars throwing up a stink if I improve it."

"I have a few former students who understand such needs. I'll put you in contact with them."

"Would they be able to make armor for someone else?"

"We can handle Obi Wan and Anakin," Higari said.

But Rex shook his head. "No… if I were to mentor someone."

"Take on a sidekick?" Higari considered that. "Once you have your license, sure."

"Good."

"Can I ask why you wanted to know?"

Rex merely smirked. "You'll find out."

~MC~MC~MC~

"We have prosthetics on Earth but… this is simply amazing, Anakin!" Higari said as he looked over Anakin's artificial arm. "And you say that you have some sensation of touch?"

"I do," Anakin said, rather proud of himself. "I oversaw the creation of it myself. It uses a synth-net neural interface and electrostatic fingertips to register touch. The original was far too spindly so I upgraded it to make it able to survive far more and allow me greater dexterity."

"And there are no drawbacks?"

"I have to be careful with the crushing strength. Last measurement put me on par with a Wookie." When Higari blinked Anakin merely smiled sheepishly. "Sorry… about 6 times the strength of a human."

"Amazing. We have nothing this advanced, and certainly nothing that provides the feeling of touch!"

"I'm guessing you want to know how to make more of these?"

"If you would be willing," Higari said earnestly. "There are countless people who are missing limbs… not just heroes but civilians… who would love to have something like this."

Anakin licked his lips, feeling his own excitement growing. "They have legs too, where I am from. I know how to build them. Once I began researching for my arm I got sucked into bio-mechanics. It… helped me deal during the war."

"Heavens…" Higari whispered before hurrying over to a computer that was custom made for his special metal fingers and he quickly typed in some commands. "This is a cousin of mine. Her quirk, as you can see, caused her fingers to fuse into shovels." The image was of a red haired young woman whose wrists ended with shovels like what one could find on construction equipment. "I have made many things so she can get around her house but-"

"What if we created offshoots from her wrists that functioned like hands?" Anakin quickly suggested. "No need to remove her hands, as there is nothing wrong with her having that quirk, but a second set would allow her to live easier."

"Or even a secondary set of arms!" Higari said, getting excited.

"It would require surgery, of course," Anakin said, rubbing his chin in thought. "But we could do it. She'd need to undergo physical therapy as she'd gone years without fingers and hands and now she has an extra set but we could do it." He frowned as he noticed something on the young woman's file. "Organ donor?"

"Yes," Higari stated. "A friend of her's needed a kidney transplant… she's doing fine but now Ginga wants to help out someone else if she can."

"You don't have cybernetic organs?"

Higari froze.

"What?" he managed to get out.

Anakin looked at the support hero. "I don't know a ton about them, I admit… Obi Wan might have more info. But basically you create something similar to my arm but for an organ. You'd need to find metal that wouldn't poison someone, I suppose, but that's no different than what I use for my arm."

"…is there anything you need for your exam?"

Confused by the change in topic Anakin shook his head. "No… Nedzu said you could help me schedule my support license as honestly I'd like to just make my gear myself. Obi Wan's too. Rex can handle things on his own or will accept help but I would prefer to do me and Obi Wan's."

"Okay," Higari said before rolling over to a phone and punching a few buttons.

"Yes?" an old voice said on the other end.

"Chiyo, come down to my lab." He glanced back at Anakin. "I think Anakin Skywalker is about to change the world."