The hostess let out a squeal as it was Shoto creating a block of ice out of nowhere. "This is insane! 14 seconds!" The entire area was covered in his ice. "This gentleman has jumped to the top of the pack!"

He stood up and then let out a puff of air. "Todoroki's here too?" Izuku stared at him in shock.

"Another one from UA?" Melissa turned to the others in disbelief.

"Yup," Momo smiled at her.

"Your class is amazing! You're gonna be such great heroes!" Melissa gushed at the four girls.

"Please, you're too kind," Momo chuckled bashfully as the girls giggled a little from the praise.

"Hi Todoroki-San!" Izuka waved from her spot. He looked up and gave a small smile, about to wave back. Suddenly an explosion occurred right behind them and Izuka yelped, kneeling in a panic. She looked up as Katsuki was flying towards Shoto.

"Out of the way, you icy-hot bastard!" Katsuki shouted at the boy.

"Bakugo," Shoto stared as he watched the angry blond land.

"You can't just appear out of nowhere and show me up!"

He didn't respond to this and looked past Katsuki. "I see the others are here too."

"DON'T IGNORE ME!" Katsuki shouted in his face as Izuka stood up with a huff, pouting a little.

"There he goes again..." She crossed her arms with a small sigh. Although Izuku couldn't help but note that Katsuki reacted like this after Izuka said hi to Shoto. He gave his sister an awkward smile that she didn't notice.

Kacchan's probably even more angrier that she said hi to Todoroki...

"What are you even doing on the island, anyway?" Katsuki demanded from Shoto.

"My father was invited, so I'm representing him," He answered, the blond eyeing him closely.

"Um, the next person is waiting," The hostess responded nervously from behind.

"SHUT UP!" Katsuki screamed, frightening the poor woman. "I'm doing it again!"

"Everyone, please stop!" Tenya rushed over to the two. "You're gonna make the world think UA is full of degenerates!" Eijiro, Izuku, and Izuka then jumped down next. The other girls looked embarrassed at their behavior while Melissa just giggled.

"Oh, sorry to laugh," She turned towards the three. "I was just thinking it looks like you have a whole lot of fun at your school," She then looked at the screens as Katsuki was being restrained, and he was not having it.

"Well...it's never boring, I'll say that much at least," Momo agreed tentatively since Katsuki usually was starting something...

"True..." Kyoka and Ochaco agreed with her.

Someone was making a phone call, in front of a shaking man amidst the fun of the expo. "I picked up the goods as planned," He spoke towards the one who employed him. "...What? All Might's here now?" He seemed to reflect on this fact before dismissing it. "It doesn't matter. We can handle him no problem."

He then hung up the phone, looking up ahead to his base. They were guarding the goods in a warehouse. "Of course he'd show up," The man muttered bitterly at this turn of events.

Inside a chamber, Toshinori was being checked over by David. He looked at the results and then gasped in shock, shaking. He let out a hesitant breath, closing his eyes in dismay. Toshinori was unhooked from the machine and then sat up. "I don't get it, Toshi," He whipped around to his friend, pointing towards his computer. "Why are your Quirk levels going down so dramatically?" The graph showed high levels of course, and then gradually slowed down. Then when he met the Midoriya twins, it had dropped significantly. He then eyed the wound from Toshinori's left side. "I know you were seriously injured by All for One, but to suddenly get these numbers is absurd! What in the world happened to you?"

Toshinori didn't respond at first and then let out a small cough. "I suppose if you're a hero for a long time, your body starts to fall apart." The two then looked away from each other. I wish I could tell him the truth about One for All...but if I did...I'd risk getting him and Melissa caught up in the fight against All for One.

David clenched a shaking fist as he was concerned for his friend, but didn't know what the problem was... "At this rate, the Symbol of Peace will disappear. The only reason Japan's able to keep its crime at 6 percent is because of your presence. Other countries have around 20 percent, and some are even worse than that. Honestly...part of me wishes you'd never left. America could use you." He just wanted the Symbol of Peace back to who he was...

Toshinori stood up and approached him. "There's no need for you to be so pessimistic, Dave. The world is full of capable pro heroes. Not to mention the good people like you who support them," He then jerked a thumb to himself. "Besides, I could still be All Might for a few hours each day. I'm not dead yet-"

"Come on," David interrupted, biting his lip. "What if a monstrous villain appears...and you're not capable of saving us again?"

"Listen," Toshinori said gently, causing his friend to look up in surprise. "Just in case that day comes...understand that I have no intention of stepping down." He then looked up with a small frown. Besides...there's still hope.

As he was thinking this, Ochaco demonstrated her Quirk on Melissa to make her fly. The future of One for All...and the Symbol of Peace... Melissa glanced down with a bright smile as the twins, Ochaco, Kyoka, Tenya, and Momo all looked up at her happily. A new generation will rise to take my place.

Ochaco waved as the twins smiled brightly.

"The I-Expo preview will be closing at 6 pm. Thank you for coming. Enjoy your night," A female announcer stated as the sun was setting.

Denki let out a tired sigh as he and Minoru had just closed the cafe for the day. "The expo isn't even open to the public yet..." The latter whined as they were sitting to take a breather. "If we're this slammed now, will we ever get to rush?"

"Shut up!" Denki whined as well, shaking and holding his head. "I don't wanna think about it...!"

"Hey Mineta! Kaminari!" They both looked up to see Izuku and the others approaching. "How did your shift go?" The green-haired boy smiled while waving.

"You should be proud of the work you've done today," Tenya praised the two of them, showing them something.

"What are these things?" Minoru looked up in confusion.

"Invitations to the big expo reception later tonight," Momo revealed with a small smile.

"There's a party...?" The shortest boy asked with hope in his eyes.

"These are for us...?" Denki wondered if this was a dream.

"Melissa took pity on you for some reason," Kyoka explained, getting the attention of the blond.

"Jiro-Chan! Don't say it like that," Izuka turned to her with a disapproving frown, and then smiled towards the two. "Because of her father, she managed to get these for you."

"She figured you could use a break!" Ochaco smiled down at them as well.

"I had a few extras," Melissa grinned sheepishly in response. "Please, I'd love for you to have them."

"Kaminari...!" Minoru gushed while tears were in their eyes.

"Mineta...!"

"A beautiful angel has awarded us for all our hard work!" They both exclaimed while hugging each other.

"I heard there'll be quite a few pro heroes attending tonight's party as well," Tenya informed his classmates. "It's imperative we don't tarnish UA's reputation. We'll change into our formal clothes and go as a group. Everybody meet in lobby 7 at the Central Tower at 6:30 PM sharp. Don't you dare be late! I'll contact Todoroki and Bakugo and share this information." Melissa quickly looked at her watch and smiled towards the twins. "Thank you. You're dismissed," He then took off quickly.

"There he goes!" Izuku gave him a thumbs up. Izuka just smiled while waving after him. "Always at full throttle!"

"Meet you in a bit!" Ochaco called out as the twins left their friends behind next.

"Bye!"

"Let's all have fun!" Izuka waved to her friends. The twins took a few steps forward.

"Deku, Izuka." They both flinched, turning around to Melissa. "Can I show you guys something before you two get ready for tonight?"

"Why would I wanna go to a party?" Katsuki asked in annoyance once Eijiro told him what Tenya said. "It'll just be a bunch of old geezers I don't know giving speeches. Sounds like it'd be a pretty lame night to me," He leaned back on the bed.

"But we can eat as much gourmet food as we want!" Eijiro spoke up and then gave him a small smirk. "Besides, I know that you and Mido wanna see each other." He could tell from what Izuka said after exams that she at least cared about Katsuki to some extent. But for the sake of the both of them, he wasn't going to be so obvious about it. Plus he thought that they were good for each other—when they weren't at their worst...

"I don't wanna see that short stack!" Katsuki snarled while looking up to the ceiling. He then hummed, thinking of their talk in Recovery Girl's room. They both sat next to each other in class. He could see her any time and he had her number. So he didn't see a reason to go.

"Well, I guess she could dance with Todoroki," Eijiro looked away in thought, causing the blond to flinch. "They do seem close too."

Katsuki sat up and immediately grabbed his phone with wide eyes. "No way!" He dialed her phone number.

As Melissa was guiding the twins, Izuka flinched as her phone went off. She glanced down at her pocket and took it out to reveal Katsuki's name from the caller ID. The girl blinked in confusion; the last time they talked suggested he did not wanna speak to her. So this had to be important if he was calling her instead of the other way around.

"I've gotta take this, I'm sorry," She said apologetically to the two.

"No, go on ahead. We'll wait for you nearby," Melissa smiled and Izuka looked at her gratefully. She took off the camera to give to the blonde and then ran down the opposite direction for some privacy.

She inhaled and then exhaled slowly before answering the phone. "H-hello?"

"Oi! Speak up!" He shouted in her ear, causing her to move the phone away briefly in pain.

"Ah! I'm sorry! Hi Bakugo..." She gave a sheepish smile. Eijiro gave his friend an encouraging thumbs up.

"I'm bored and well..." He glanced away with a small tsk, gripping the bedding. "Do you wanna go to that party later?! You're saving me a dance too!" Eijiro gave a sound of disbelief while staring at him; he should've expected that but still...

"Uh?" Izuka gave a shocked look, blushing a little. She glanced towards her phone, a breath escaping her. She had no idea if she heard that right, but she was definitely awake. He really just asked her the question... "W...what? Save you a dance? What does that-"

"Idiot, this isn't what you think!" He interrupted and she gave a wide-eyed look. She didn't even know what the boy was talking about. "It's just hanging out. You're meeting me there at 6:35, after everyone else is gone from the lobby! And don't be late OR ELSE!" He screamed into the phone and then hung up with a huff.

"You really need more experience asking people out..." Eijiro shook his head silently. Katsuki flinched again, a slight blush over his face.

"I SAID IT'S NOT LIKE THAT! Anyway, it's not like I brought any fancy clothes with me anyway, so it's not whatever you're thinking!" Katsuki let out a small growl, ignoring his beating heart.

"I figured you wouldn't."

"Huh?" Katsuki turned towards Eijiro again, who was holding up two suits.

"So I brought some stuff for ya!"

"You gotta be kidding me, you spiky-haired idiot!" Katsuki yelled at the boy, who just chuckled.

"Come on, man. You gotta admit, asking her out was manly, even if a bit rude. And everyone else will be in fancy clothes too! At least do it for Mido."

Katsuki narrowed his eyes towards the clothes. He wouldn't dress up for anyone, not even Izuka. But he also didn't want to look out of place or deal with a possible negative Izuka all night, so he'd put up with it...but he wasn't doing it for her.

"What did I just agree to...?" Izuka gave a nervous smile towards her phone. What...just happened? Why does he want to hang out with me of all people at the party? We're not as bad as we used to be, but still...I'm the last person he'd want to dance with.

Toshinori let out a cough, dressed back into his All Might costume. "Right then. I'll see you later," He then turned back into his muscle form. "Looking forward to partying with you!"

"Same!" David smiled with a wave. He watched All Might open the door and then held out a hand. "Toshi!"

"...Yes, Dave?" All Might wondered while turning around and then the man hesitated a bit.

"No, never mind..." He gave a small smile instead. "See you tonight."

All Might laughed while leaving and David sat down with a small sigh. He pulled out his phone to look at a photo of All Might in his prime...

"An experiment went wrong! There's still people trapped inside!"

David coughed into his wrist while hiding underneath his desk. There was a fire spreading around the building. He then heard a loud thump, looking up. All Might had created a large hole in the wall, and then David blacked out. A huge explosion occurred, causing panic in the people outside. Something soared out of the building, revealed to be All Might. He was holding David and a few other people on his back.

The scientists outside all cheered at this, David staring at him. "Thank you," He offered his hand to the man. "Uh, my name is David Sheild, by the way. And you are?"

"Hi, I'm All Might," He smiled while taking his hand. "Just a student trying to be a hero." His shirt then slipped off and they looked down in surprise.

"I made you this costume using cutting edge materials," David spoke as All Might struck a pose in his new costume. He admired himself in the mirror while David gave a thumbs up of approval. "It'll hold up better than what you had on."

"That's great!" All Might smiled at him.

He then heaved a structural beam over his head while people escaped from a fire. People were reuniting with those who were trapped inside near the ambulances. David looked on proudly and smiled at the looks from their faces...faces of relief that All Might accomplished.

David then drove his car while All Might jumped up into the air. He punched three villains in the face, the last one so hard that there was a flash. People down below cheered for him as he struck a victorious pose.

"The Symbol of Peace?" David wondered at the new title.

"I wanna see a society where everyone can smile without worry. I want to be the Symbol of Peace, and a shine a light on this world," All Might revealed, his cape flowing behind him as the sky was a purplish-orange. David smiled in admiration of his goals.

And he was still smiling today from the memory. He then dropped the smile while looking at the photo. Those days seemed almost like a dream now...