Hound Dog and Ectoplasm were surprised to find the two criminals within UA grounds, much less one of them giving himself up. Hound Dog asked, "For what?"

Ectoplasm said, "I've seen him before. He's that villain who's always posting those foolish videos online."

Hound Dog knew something was up. He walked over and grabbed Gentle, "Who fought you?"

"No one," Gentle replied.

Hound Dog sniffed the air, "You obviously had some kind of fight around here."

"I told you," Gentle said. "I tripped and fell. That's all."

"It's just you two?" Hound Dog asked.

"That's right," Gentle answered.

"Stop lying!" Hound Dog shouted. "Someone else was here before! I've caught the scent of someone from our school!"

Suddenly Izuku came running out of the forest to where the scene was taking place. He had managed to land fine after being thrown by Gentle and ran back to finish off what he started.

Gentle said, "In all my years as a scoundrel, I committed many crimes. But my greatest sin was to kidnap and brainwash the innocent girl you see before you. My actions were self serving, though I claimed to be a gentleman. For I am one who lived his entire adult life thinking only of himself. All the blame lies upon my head. So, I implore you. Pardon Manami Aiba."

La Brava was crying next to Gentle.

Ember was watching the scene unfold above while invisible. She knew Phantom flew back so that he could finish getting ready for the concert. She knew he would want to hear about what's happening in front of her.

Ectoplasm turned to Izuku, "You're injured, too."

Hound Dog asked, "Did you fight this man?"

Izuku thought for a moment, then answered, "I realized that he was going to play a joke on UA. So, yeah, we sparred. But everything's fine now."

Ectoplasm's phone went off. It was Snipe, "Hound Dog. Ectoplasm. Come in. What's the situation?"

Hound Dog grabbed the phone, "Some wannabe streaming villain's turned himself in."

Snipe was confused, "Sorry, what?"

Hound Dog replied, "I know. Doesn't make sense."

He tossed the phone back to Ectoplasm, who reported, "Relax. This is not an emergency. Please continue to do your rounds."

Hound Dog led Gentle away, "You can tell us more at the police station!" One of Ectoplasm's clone led La Brava away.

Gentle said, "Izuku Midoriya. I, too, once trained to be a hero. This identity, Gentle Criminal, is the result of my failures. I'm in no position to say this. But I hope, through your actions, you reach those you are hoping to reach. I wish you a bright future."

"You, and that kingly ghost friend of yours," Gentle thought that last part to himself.

Ectoplasm turned to Izuku, "All Might was worried about you. Class A's performance starts at 10, right? That's a little over half an hour away. But from here, you can get to the school in about five minutes."

Izuku replied, "Uh, yeah, sorry, but I dropped my bag of things I left school to buy!"

He ran off, with Ectoplasm following behind him, "Where is it? I'll assist you."

Ember silently flew off to find Phantom.

Over where Class A was getting ready, Phantom transformed back into Danny and quietly entered the room. Momo saw him, "There you are. Is everything OK?"

Danny nodded, "Yeah. Izuku should be here soon. He fell down and dropped his things. But he said not to worry." He hated to lie, but had to.

Momo sighed, "Fine. Here, get changed." She handed him his outfit for the band.

Once she walked away, Danny could hear Ember's voice in his ear, "You missed out on some things, baby pop."

Danny whispered, "Tell me."

Meanwhile, Aizawa was talking to the rest of Class A, "Wait, Midoriya's not back yet?"

Sero argued, "All he had to do was buy rope! What's taking so long?"

Toru added, "I mean, for real!"

Izuku, along with Ectoplasm, ran back to grab the dropped bag, then ran all the way back to school, with ten minutes to spare. Yuga found them, "Midoriya! There you are."

Izuku said, "Aoyama! Sorry I'm so late!"

Yuga replied, "Sacre bleu! You look terrible!"

Izuku lied, "I fell down."

Yuga chuckled, "What a clumsy boy you are. I guess Danny was right about that. Here. Get changed. Everyone is waiting."

Izuku was confused about the statement about Danny, but grabbed the clothes Yuga offered. "Right. Thank you."

Before Izuku ran off to get changed, Ectoplasm said, "Wait! Those scrapes. And you plan to perform covered in dirt? Everyone will be worried about you instead of the show. You have time to get healed up. Do that first." Izuku nodded.

Meanwhile, Aizawa walked out to where Mirio and Jazz were standing with Eri. "It seems Midoriya is running late from his errand. Fenton said that he tripped and dropped his bag, but should be back soon."

Jazz chuckled, "Good on my brother for checking up on the kid."

All Might walked over, "Aizawa. Young Midoriya is back."

Aizawa smiled, "That's good to hear. We shouldn't have any delays, then."

Mirio felt a tug on his pant leg. He looked down to see Eri, who asked, "Deku is still going to dance, and Danny Phantom is still going to sing, right?"

Mirio smiled, "Don't you worry. Izuku's going to get down and Danny will sing with all his heart."

Jazz chuckled, "I am curious to see my brother sing."

The gym where Class A was to perform filled up quickly. Toru looked out from behind the curtain, "There are way more people here than I thought there'd be."

Sato reassured, "At least everyone sounds like they're in a good mood."

Izuku came running into the room with a minute to spare. Ochaco ran over to him, "There you are, Deku? Danny said you fell. Are you OK?"

Izuku nodded, "Yeah. Let's do this!"

10 o'clock struck and Class A took their places. The curtains opened and the crowd started to cheer.

Mirio and Jazz were out in the crowd, with Eri on Mirio's shoulder.

Mirio asked, "How's this? Can you see OK?" Eri nodded.

Jazz spotted her brother standing next to Jiro, guitar in hand, mic in front of him.

Eri saw Danny, along with Izuku, and she waited eagerly.

Aizawa stood at the back of the gym, "I hope they can pull this off."

Present Mic was standing next to him, "Don't tell me you're nervous. I'm looking forward to this banger."

Aizawa sighed, "I don't care what you think. Besides, aren't you on patrol?"

Present Mic argued, "I'm only gonna watch, like, one jam."

Aizawa scanned the crowd. He knew there were some in the audience who came to the performance just to criticize Class A, as they blamed the class for everything that's happened recently.

Suddenly, Bakugo's voice rang out, "Now! Start, dammit! Get ready, UA. Our sound is gonna kill you!" He let out a small explosion and the band started to play, the dancers started dancing. The force of the music shocked everyone.

Jiro shouted, "Thanks for coming out today!"

Danny also shouted, "Hope you all enjoy!" Then the song began:

(Jiro)

What am I to be?

What is my calling?

I gave up giving up, I'm ready to go

(Danny)

The future's left unseen

It all depends on me

Put it on the line to follow my dream yeah

(Jiro and Danny)

Tried all my life, I've tried to find

Something that makes me hold on and never let go oh

Hero too, I am a hero too

My heart is set (my heart is set), and I won't back down

Hero too, strength doesn't make a hero

True heroes (true heroes) stand up for what they believe

So wait and see

So wait and see

The special effects team put out all the stops, Shoto's ice, streamers, birds, and Danny quickly made a clone that hoisted Yuga into the air and lasers were fired everywhere, dazzling everyone, making the cheering grow louder.

(Jiro)

What do they think of me?

Who do they think I'll be?

I could not care less, I don't wanna know

(Danny)

Am I doing right?

Am I satisfied?

I wanna live my life like it's meant to be yeah

(Jiro and Danny)

Tried all my life, I've tried to find

Something that makes me hold on and never let go oh

Hero too, I am a hero too

My heart is set (my heart is set), and I won't back down

Hero too, strength doesn't make a hero

True heroes (true heroes) stand up for what they believe

So wait and see

People will judge me for no reason at all

Yeah they might try

To say your dream's dumb, don't listen

They may look down on me and count me out

I'm going on my way

They may look down on me and count me out

I'm a hero, I've got music

As the band charged into the last chorus, the crowd erupted in cheers and applause. Ember was invisible up in the rafters, and she was jamming along with the music.

Miro and Jazz looked up to see Eri smiling a bright smile, like the last bit of darkness that was holding her down was gone and the light was shining through. Jazz shed a few tears, along with Mirio.

(Jiro and Danny)

Hero too, I am a hero too

My heart is set, and I won't back down.

Hero too, strength doesn't make a hero

True heroes stand up for what they believe

Yeah I'll be

Hero too, I am a hero too

My heart is set, and I won't back down.

Hero too, strength doesn't make a hero

True heroes stand up for what they believe

So wait and see

I have met so many heroes in my life

Gave me the strength and courage to survive

Gave me the power to smile everyday

Now it's my turn to be the one to make you smile

The band played out the music and the dancers finished their choreography and the crowd erupted into applause. Jazz smiled, "Good job, little bro."

Ember chuckled to herself, "Not bad, baby pop. Not bad."

A little while later, Class B performed their play, and the reviews were mixed. Some people liked it, while others felt it was too bloated.

Izuku was called over by All Might to talk with himself, Ectoplasm, and Hound Dog. All Might said, "Running late isn't a crime, but at least answer your phone."

Izuku sighed, "I know. I was just in such a hurry, I kinda forgot it."

All Might said, "Don't be surprised when you check your messages. I have a pretty good idea of what happened based on Ecto's report."

Hound Dog got into Izuku's face, "Don't think you made the right call. Things weren't that grizzly, so the festival's still going on. But this could've been real bad. You're a UA student with a provisional hero license. You should have relied on us to handle him. Your teachers wanna protect this school just as much as you."

"Yes, sir," Izuku muttered.

Hound Dog backed away, "Now put on a smile back on your face and beat it. The fest is on. You better enjoy every minute."

Izuku stuttered, "Uh, yes, sir." He then ran off.

All Might walked over, "Hound Dog, I really appreciate you…."

But Hound Dog grabbed All Might and started to shake him and growled loudly.

Ectoplasm sighed, "He only forgets human speech when he's truly angry. Perhaps I should step in."

Izuku was almost back at the gym, when Danny appeared suddenly in front of him, "Got scolded, didn't you?"

Izuku sighed, "It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Wait a minute, how did you know? Did you follow me?"

Danny shrugged, "Maybe."

Izuku asked, "You were there, during my fight with Gentle Criminal, weren't you?"

Dany sighed, "Yeah, but only when you two entered the grounds of UA. Someone told me that your fight was happening."

"And who was that?" Izuku asked.

Ember appeared next to Danny, "That would be me."

Izuku stepped back in shock. Danny sighed, "Izuku, this is Ember. She's from the Ghost Zone. She's a musician and when she heard about our concert, she wanted to check it out herself. Plus warn me about what was going on with you, courtesy of Clockwork."

Izuku was confused, "Then why didn't you interfere with the fight."

Ember answered, "Because I told baby pop not to. I overheard that time ghost saying that you wanted to prove yourself to everyone, so this was your chance. You put up a good fight, green haired dude. You should be proud. I kept baby pop away, even though he wanted to interfere when things got a little hectic. But he understood that this was your fight, not his."

Danny agreed, "Yeah, it took a lot out of me, given my saving people nature and all. But I'm proud of you, Izuku. And I'm sure All Might is, too."

Izuku started to tear up and pulled Danny into a hug, which surprised the half ghost.

Ember chuckled, "Ok, break it up. Don't you two have to clean up after your gig."

Izuku pulled away, "Right, thank you for reminding me."

Danny turned to Ember, "I assume you enjoyed the show?"

Ember laughed, "It was good, baby pop. I could throw in some pointers, but you all did good today. I'm satisfied. Welp, I should probably head back to the Zone. See yah." She then disappeared.

Izuku and Danny ran back into the gym where the rest of Class A was cleaning up. Mirio and Jazz were there with Eri.

Mirio said, "Hey! Good work, buddies!"

Jazz hugged Danny, "You were awesome. So proud of you, little bro."

Eri said, "That was crazy! At first, when there was a loud noise, it was scary. But then everyone was jumping with the dance and then there was a flash. Deku, I loved your dancing, and Danny Phantom, your singing was awesome. And then a guy started flying through the air. That's when it started to get cold and I saw birds and there was a spinning light and a bunch of people said "Wow!" and you know what I said? "Wow!" too. It was so fun!"

Izuku blinked away some tears, "I'm glad you had such a good time, Eri."

Danny added, "And it's good to see you smiling." Eri smiled a big smile.

Bakugo shouted, "You idiots! You should be helping with clean up!"

Izuku and Danny quickly got to work.

People around them were complimenting them for the performance. Even those who were only there to make fun of them. Bakguo smirked, knowing they won.

Kirishima commented, "I wonder if they're some of the people Mr. Aizawa said were feeling bummed out. If they were, our mission was accomplished."

Tenya said, "But surely there are those who were unable to attend. The festival is still young! We will not rest until every student…."

But several students came forward to say that they will spread the word about how much Class A put into their performance and how good it was.

Tenya bowed, "Thank you for your kindness!"

Bakugo wanted to give the jerks who missed their concert a lesson, but Oijiro pulled him away.

Later on was the beauty pageant. Kendo wowed the crowd with her martial arts. Kenranzaki came out on top of a giant gold robot version of herself, dancing and twirling. Nejire came out and used her Quirk to float through the air like a fairy and dazzled the crowd. Her golden lines of aura from her Quirk created a rose in the air. Nejire ended up the winner, which she was very happy about.

Izuku and Danny joined Mirio, Jazz, and Eri and showed them around the school festival. Eri had a big smile on her face the entire time.

As the day came to a close, Izuku and Danny led Mirio, Jazz, and Eri out the front gates. Izuku said, "Thanks for coming today. I loved it."

Danny handed Eri a candy apple, "One last gift for you, Eri."

Mirio was shocked, "A candy apple! From where? I couldn't find any."

Danny pointed to Izuku, "Thank Izuku for that."

Izuku nodded, "I bought the ingredients for it this morning. It was easier to make than I thought it'd be."

Jazz smiled, "By the looks of it, I think she enjoys her gift."

Aizawa walked over, "It's getting late. But you all should be able to see her again soon."

Eri smiled as she took a bite, "It's the best thing ever!"

Izuku chuckled, "Then I'll make them again. So you have something to look forward to."

"I will," Eri replied.