"I believe I mentioned this yesterday so I'm going to repeat it one more time: Class 1-A of the hero course will now be focusing on getting their provisional licenses." Aizawa said as his class met with him in their classroom.

"Yes, sir!"

"A hero license bears with it the great responsibility of human life. So of course, the exam to receive one is very difficult. Even the provisional license has only a 50% passing rate each year."

"This place was even lower for the entrance exam, we got this." Hayato whispered earning a nod from him girlfriend behind him and his best friend in front of him.

"That's why today, we will have each of you come up with at least two ultimate moves." Aizawa said as if on cue, the door opened to reveal Midnight, Cementoss, and Ectoplasm.

"Ultimate moves?!" Denki and Eijiro yelled jumping from their seats.

"It's a normal school thing but-"

"It's like a super normal hero thing!"

"Ultimate, meaning this move will give you a sure win." Ectoplasm said making the smiles on the students' faces grow even more.

"A move so ingrained into your body that others cannot copy it." Cementoss said as Hayato tried not to burst out laughing. "Battle means seeing how much you can force what you're good at on your opponent."

"Your moves will represent you. These days, pro heroes without ultimate moves are an endangered species."

"We will tell you more as we go along. We want to proceed logically." Aizawa said turning his class's attention back to himself. "Change into your costumes and meet in Gym Gamma."

"Gym Gamma, also knows at the Training Dining Land, or TDL." Aizawa said as his class finished changing into their hero costumes and met him and the other three heroes in one of the gyms they had on campus.

"I came up with the idea for these facilities." Cementoss explained as he knelt down and created a small structure with different platforms on it. "Terrain and other things can be prepared specifically for each student. That's where the dining part comes from."

"I see..."

"Please allow me to ask a question!" Tenya yelled swiftly raising his arm into the air. "Why must we have ultimate moves for our provisional licensing exam? Please tell me your reasoning!"

"I'll tell you everything in order. Calm down." Aizawa said digging his hands into his pockets. "The job of a hero is to save people from danger. Like crimes, accidents, and disasters both natural and man-made. The exam to become one naturally looks at how well you are able to do that. Your ability to gather information, make decisions, move, and fight, in addition to your ability to communicate, draw people to you and lead. Every year, a different test is used to look at how well you are able to do those things." Aizawa explained as he remembered when he took his exam and how difficult it was for him and Present Mic.

"Of those, your ability to fight is especially important to your futures as heroes." Midnight said as she stepped forward and raised a finger. "If you're prepared then you don't have to worry. Whether or not you have an ultimate move will greatly affect whether or not you pass."

"Not being influenced by circumstances and being able to act consistently will make you a great asset on the front lines." Cementoss said raising a finger as well and giving a smile to the class as he knew some of them were already feeling the pressure.

"Your ultimate moves do not necessarily need to be an attack. For example, Iida's Reciproburst." Ectoplasm said surprising the class representative. "The temporary burst of speed is enough of a threat to be worth calling an ultimate move."

"So that's good enough to be called an ultimate move?" Tenya whispered to himself as he placed his hand on his chest and looked up in pride. Hayato chuckled and placed a hand on his armored shoulder as he found an opportunity to mess with him.

"But not good enough to beat me~" Hayato sang quietly making Tenya drop his head down in shame as he remembered the Cavalry Battle.

"So basically: we just need to create something that can give us some sort of advantage to help us win." Hitoshi yawned as he raised his hand.

"Exactly. Kamui Woods, who played a big part in the raid the other day, has his move Lacquered Chain Prison that's the perfect example of an ultimate move. It restrains his opponents before they can do anything." Midnight explained as the class remembered the wooden hero's way of restraining his opponents.

"The training camp was cancelled, but the training you did to develop your Quirks was part of the process to create your ultimate moves. In other words, until the beginning of the next semester, for the next ten days or so until your vacation ends: you'll be working our your ultimate moves as you develop your Quirks." Aizawa said as Cementoss created several platforms from the ground and Ectoplasm created clones on each of them. "You'll be doing intensive training! In addition, you should think about how you can improve your costumes to work better with your developing Quirks. Get through this with a Plus Ultra mentality. Are you ready?"

"Yes, sir!"

"What do I do?" Hayato asked himself as he walked towards the Development Studio after a long day of trying to think of an ultimate move and ending up just training his Quirk the same way he did at camp. He figured if anyone could help him with any changes to his costume, it would be Power Loader. Not that he didn't love the one Momo gave him, he just felt like he could use some upgrades to better suit the new changes to his Quirk. He heard an explosion up ahead and ran to the source to see a cloud of smoke coming out from the Development Studio. He ran inside and looked to see Power Loader standing next to a girl with pink hair, both of them covered in soot with the hero scolding her. "Power Loader, is everything okay here?"

"Huh? Oh yeah yeah don't worry, just another one of Hatsume's crazy inventions going haywire."

"I don't know what went wrong. But this is just another step taken on the road to success!"

"While she does her thing, I can assume you're here for costume modifications?"

"Yeah. You see, all I have going for me is my crazy speed so I wanted to see if there was anything you think we could do to help me out a bit." Hayato said before suddenly feeling hands moving around his body and he turned around to see the culprit was Hatsume who was way past invading his personal space. "What the hell?!" Hayato yelled before speeding to Power Loader's size.

"I was getting a feel for you. Your costume is made from material just like Kevlar yet it's even more resistant to heat and friction. And you aren't too skinny or too muscular, you're in the perfect range for a classic Speedster. And I have just the baby for you!"

"Baby?!"

"It's what she calls her inventions. But what could you have thought up that could help him?" Power Loader said before the two watched as she ran to the corner and pulled out a vest with two rockets on the back of it.

"Mei Hatsume's baby number 57: a jetpack! Now you could give your legs a rest and use this to zoom around!" Mei yelled trying to force the invention on Hayato only for him to move away from her each time. "Hey! You gotta try it out first!"

"I'm a runner, I don't fly!"

"Alright alright, calm down. So just show me your costume's instructions. It's in the case with your costume." Power Loader said standing between the two and raising his hand to Hayato. Hayato nodded and reached into his back pocket, taking out a folded stack of paper detailing everything from his old costume and the current one. "You already know the basics about how this works?"

"Yeah, my best friends were here before me and repeated everything you told them about it." Hayato said as the two of them grabbed stools and pulled them over to Power Loader's computer on the side of the room. He began looking over the instructions and chuckled once he made his way to the one the boy was wearing next to him. "The Yaoyorozus helped make you a new costume? Lucky guy."

"Yeah I am." Hayato said rubbing the back of his head as he remembered watching Momo do her training earlier.

"So what kind of changes do you want to do to your costume?"

"Well..." Hayato continued rubbing the back of his head as he still couldn't put his finger on what he wanted for himself. One for All was still new to him and he finally understood why Izuku had a hard time controlling it. But he was still going to need something to help him out to make an ultimate move. "I'm just crazy fast. But I've been in fights before like my final against All Might where I have the force behind the hit but nothing to protect ME, if you get what I'm trying to say."

"I sorta do. But elaborate a bit more."

"I've tried to keep it on the low but whenever I really do something that involves moving at crazy speeds: I feel the pain in doing it after it's over. Like if I kick something or someone at a crazy fast speed, all the adrenaline hides the pain but later on I feel it. Same thing if I punch someone and I have to ice down my hand afterwards. Even running at my top speed makes my legs ache after I'm done. I'm just fast but I have nothing to help me."

"I understand now. Kiryuu, right?"

"Yes sir."

"If you fight with your arms and legs then you're gonna need some sort of cushioning in both your boots and gloves. I have an idea for what we could do."

"Oh boy." Hayato sighed as he flopped onto his bed, his long and exhausting day finally reaching its end. He knew he should go shower but he just wanted to sleep. But before he could finish, he heard a knock on his door making him sigh and call out. "It's open!"

"Oh good, you're back." Izuku said as he opened the door and walked in. He closed the door behind him and walked over, Hayato realizing something was wrong from the way he looked.

"What is it bud?"

"Hayato...what's wrong?"

"Wrong is the opposite of right. It's what I tend to get more of on our school work than you." Hayato said making Izuku chuckle and shake his head. "I know you know."

"You know I know what?"

"I know that you know about you know what."

"You lost me."

"I know you know I have One for All." Hayato said sitting up surprising Izuku who grabbed his desk chair and sat down.

"How did you know?"

"Izuku, you are the smartest guy I know. But I know you probably got a visit from All Might's teacher too."

"She talked to you too?"

"She was the one who told me I had it. And she explained to me how it worked too."

"I see...must've been wonderful to hear right?" Izuku said flashing a smile to his best friend who hid his face from him. "We were both blessed with this power, and now we can both be the best heroes in the world together."

"Blessed? Izuku, I basically stole this power from you. Why aren't you-"

"Because you didn't steal it. I gave it to you. Hayato, you are my best friend in the whole world. If there was anyone I could ever give it to, anyone I could ever share it with, anyone I know is more than worthy in every aspect: it's you." Izuku said pointing at the photo Hayato kept hung of them on the wall. "You've always had my back through every point in our lives. If you've been beating yourself up about this, then you're clearly not the Hayato I met on the playground all those years ago. He'd laugh at it and say "I'm gonna be like Izuku now!" And right now he'd be coming up with a million and one ultimate moves." Izuku said making Hayato chuckle before remembering something he had seen in the comics Nighteye forced him to read.

"Yeah...I think I've got something in mind." Hayato said before the two heard another knock on the door making the green haired boy stand up and go to answer the door. He opened the door and took a step back seeing Momo standing behind it. "Babe?"

"Oh! I didn't know you had company. If you want I can come back later."

"No no no! It's fine! I have to go change out of my costume anyway. Later Hayato!" Izuku said waving and making his way out of the room while Momo awkwardly walked in and closed the door behind her.

"What's up babe?"

"I saw you today, you still seemed to be in a bit of a funk." Momo said walking over and sitting down next to him. "Are you still being distracted by the One for All thing?"

"No no no. Don't worry. I was just thinking about what it is I can actually do. I mean, I still don't entirely know what it is One for All really did to change my Quirk. Like ever since I actually started using it, I don't feel as tired as I usually do. Even then, I don't know what it is I can do with my Quirk that can really warrant being called an ultimate move." Hayato said taking out one of the comic books Nighteye had given him and flipped through the pages. "I can phase, but if I try anything with phasing I'd just be copying Togata. I need the distance to even use that subsonic punch that I used on that Nomu I took out at camp so I can't even fallback on that. Honestly Momo, I'm just so damn lost that it's not even funny." Hayato said putting the book between them and burying his face in his hands. Momo grabbed the book and began going through it herself before finding a panel that caught her attention and holding it up to her boyfriend's face.

"Why not this then?" Momo asked making Hayato open his fingers to see what she was talking about.

"Good to see that they're really taking advantage of all of us living together." Izuku said as he walked down the hall to his bedroom to see Ochaco standing in front of his door wearing a black tank top and her P.E pants. "Ochaco?"

"Deku! Where were you?"

"Down the hall talking to Hayato. What is it?"

"W-Well...I wanted to talk to you." Ochaco said blushing slightly making Izuku smile, grab her by the hand, and lead her into his room. Once they were inside, they sat down on his bed across from each other.

"What's up?"

"I just wanted to know what you've come up with for an Ultimate Move." Ochaco said grabbing her boyfriend's All Might blanket and wrapping it around her body.

"I...honestly, I haven't thought of anything. I've just been training my Quirk." Izuku admitted looking down at his hand making Ochaco groan and bury her face into the blanket. "What's wrong?"

"I can't think of anything either! I've just been spending my time using my Quirk on myself and I'm feeling sick just thinking about it!" Ochaco yelled into the blanket before hiding herself under it. Izuku chuckled at the sight and pulled it over so that her head would be uncovered. "Do you have any ideas for me?"

"Well, we did decide to add grappling hooks to your arm gauntlets. But your move should be related to your Quirk and not your items...why don't you make your Ultimate Move like what you used against Kacchan?"

"That meteor shower attack he took out...?" Ochaco asked as she remembered the plan she had for fighting Katsuki during the Sports Festival.

"Yeah! You could either make it on that giant scale or you can make it small scale! Either way, your possibilities are endless and only YOU could do it because of your Quirk!" Izuku yelled joining Ochaco under his blanket and holding up one of her hands.

"I-I mean I guess that could work. But Mr. Aizawa wants us to make two not just one."

"Then make your second one your self-levitation. I mean look at my Full Cowling and Hayato's Mach Two: we're using our Quirks to the best of our abilities and it helps us when it comes to offense. But your Quirk can be used for defense on yourself so using it to make yourself float works well in your favor." Izuku explained making Ochaco smile and hug him. "O-Ochaco?"

"I'm really lucky to have you."

"Y-Yeah, me too. I mean I'm really lucky to have you not that I'm lucky to have ME! Don't think I'm-" Ochaco rolled her eyes at his sudden outburst and cut him off by pulling him in for a quick kiss. He blinked as he returned to reality, all while Ochaco broke their kiss and giggled. "Th-Thanks...I needed that."

"No problem! But..." Ochaco looked around his room and back at Izuku before sitting up. "Why does my gut tell me that you're trying to copy All Might still?"

"Still?"

"I mean, I understand that your powers came from him. But you and All Might are two distinctly different people. I've even heard you say some of the moves he uses and you use it just like him." Ochaco said making Izuku sit up as well. She shook her head and felt as if it was time for her to leave. "Maybe I'm just overthinking it. I don't really have the right to judge you, it's your Quirk after all. Do whatever you want with it."

"Hayato told me the same thing our first day here..." Izuku said as Ochaco's words echoed in his mind before remembering their first day as U.A. students. "He told me I shouldn't try to use One for All like him...because he and I were two different kinds of people."

"But we shouldn't stop you from doing or making what you want, I mean you're the one using it not us."

"But it doesn't mean I can't get advice either." Izuku said before looking up at the poster behind Ochaco. 'Maybe it's time I start thinking a little differently now.'

"We've been looking for these guys for forever, I don't really think we can find them. Especially not with what All Might said the other day, they probably went into hiding." Spinner said as he, Stain, and Blitz sat on the roof of a building looking down at the people below them.

"Re-Destro's true identity isn't really known in the underworld. It was a fool's errand to try to find him." Stain growled as he sharpened one of his knives. "How many CEOs in Japan have their own agendas? I knew we should've taken another route."

"Shush." Blitz growled holding his head in pain before standing up, with his two comrades noticing how he was struggling to stay up.

"You okay there, Blitz?" Spinner asked before Blitz suddenly began to collapse, making the lizard-like villain run forward and catch him. "Are you okay?!"

"It's his lack of Trigger." Stain said standing up and walking over to help Spinner place the speedster down again.

"I didn't know Trigger did this to people." Spinner said as he watched Stain remove Blitz's mask and reveal how the burned man was sweating and how his breathing was getting weaker. Stain reached into Blitz's pocket and took out a vial before finding it completely empty.

"Damn it, he used his last supply up."

"I thought Trigger's only side effect was the black tongue."

"It's the common side effect. But this bastard's taken in so much and used so many different versions and doses, it's almost vital for his body at this point." Stain explained standing up and thinking for a moment. "If we lose him, we lose our biggest threat."

"But Stain...uh, sir, you're already menacing and threatening as it is." Spinner said making Stain shake his head.

"But he's worse than me. I might be quick but he'll chop someone's head off so fast that their brains won't register what's happened until they see their own body in front of them." Stain said before Blitz began to raise his hand towards him.

"Ya...Ya...Ya..."

"Ya?" Spinner asked scratching the side of his head.

"Yak..."

"He wants a Yak?"

"The Yakuza." Stain said as he realized what Blitz was trying to say. "You really want some from them?"

"The Yakuza? What's so bad about the Japanese mob?"

"Haven't you heard of the Shie Hassaikai?" Stain asked feeling irritated by the lizard man's questions.

"Shie Hassaikai? If I'm annoying you, please explain it to me."

"The Shie Hassaikai are one of the Yakuza organizations that ran the underworld back in the day. They were one of the more honorable gangster groups because their old boss had a strong code and morals. But then when his successor took over, they went into the dark and expanded further into the drug trade. Especially when it comes to Trigger, they're the ones who give it to the dealers across Japan." Stain explained as he grabbed Blitz's mask and put it back on him. "You must be really desperate if you wanna ask for some from that clean freak."

"Who?" Spinner asked making Stain growl as the image of a beak-like mask appeared in his mind.

"Overhaul. The Shie Hassaikai's current boss."

"Kai. We have company." A man wearing a white raincoat and a plague mask said as he walked into a room to see a man wearing a black dress shirt and pants, as well as a pair of white gloves and a plague mask covering his mouth as well.

"Who is it?" Kai said before the man opened the door further, revealing Stain and Spinner with Blitz being carried by the latter. "The Hero Killer? The Speed Hunter? And their pet lizard? To what do I owe this visit?" Kai asked immediately recognizing the group, save for Spinner who was offended by what he had called him. He motioned for the man to leave and gestured for the three to walk forward.

"My acquaintance needs some Trigger. His body's so dependent on it now that it won't function without a dose every now and then." Stain explained while Kai looked at him and chuckled.

"I see. I assume you understand that it won't be as cheap as it would be if you just got it from a dealer." Kai said leaning back in his chair and placing his hands together. Stain began to growl and got ready to unsheathe one of his knives, only for Blitz to reach out towards him.

"Any...thing..."

"Did I hear that right? Anything?" Kai asked amused by the speedster's desperation.

"He's delusional. Just give us a simple dose and we'll get out of your hair. It was hard enough to come knocking through the front door as it is." Stain said while Kai stood up and walked past him and towards Blitz. "Are you ignoring me punk?"

"I'm not ignoring you. But I am thinking about what I have in front of me. I see a valuable asset that needs something he knows I can provide for him, while his friends are here to help him get it." Kai said as he lifted up Blitz's head and looked at the two next to him.

"I ain't his damn friend!"

"Sure you aren't. Then why would you be here to speak for him? If you didn't give a damn about this sack of shit, you would've just left him for dead or left him on my front door. But you two are here: asking me to give him the cure to his illness, even if it's only a temporary one. If you aren't his friend, then what are you? His lover?" Kai asked angering Stain who took out one of his knives and got ready to strike.

"I should shut you up for good!"

"And bring the hell of the Shie Hassaikai upon you and your friends? I know you wouldn't risk it. You're crazy, but not that crazy." Kai said walking back to his couch and sitting back down. "I'll make you an offer. I'll give Blitz all the Trigger he wants, as well as giving you a new arsenal of weapons to replace those old and disgusting ones of yours, if you join my group." Kai said making Stain even angrier. "Swear your loyalty to me and my cause, and I will cure you of what ails you three."

"Keep talking and you're gonna end up with this in your head!" Stain yelled getting ready to throw the knife before seeing Blitz fall to the ground next to him. "What are you doing?!"

"All three of us have a common goal, even if you don't see it. That's why instead of charging you money: I'm giving you the chance for a better life." Kai said as he watched Blitz crawl to his feet. "What'll it be boys? Are you in, or are you out?" Stain growled and sheathed his weapon before looking at his partner who was currently groveling at the younger man's feet.

"If you take that deal, I won't be a part of it." Stain said making Blitz turn to him before turning back to Kai. Stain knew what it meant and turned around, beginning to make his way out of the room. "If you're coming, you better come with me now." Stain called out to Spinner who was frozen looking at the complete opposite of the man who slaughtered Magne in front of him. He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth before following Stain out of the room.

"Are we really going to leave him?" Spinner asked Stain who felt a mix of anger and sadness at the thought of leaving Blitz with Kai.

"He gave in to his addiction. We don't have use for him anymore." Stain said as they made their way out of the Shie Hassaikai's compound before disappearing into the night, giving one last look to where his former partner was now.

"One's better than none." Kai said standing over Blitz before walking over to the other side of the room and taking out a briefcase with several syringes filled with Trigger. He took one out and handed it to Blitz who quickly injected it into his arm, feeling all of his strength return. "Welcome to the Shie Hassaikai. I'll need a full description of your Quirk sooner or later, but I'll just let you enjoy being part of the group that's going to lead this world into a better future."

"Whatever you want...Overhaul..." Blitz said clenching his fists from anger. He was angry at himself for joining this group. Angry at himself for letting himself join a ridiculous group like the Shie Hassaikai. Angry at himself for letting himself become one of Overhaul's new pets. But what he was really angry at himself for...was abandoning Stain, the man who was by his side for weeks and who he considered the perfect partner for him...the only person who he felt was worthy of calling his friend.