"No...my hatred. It...won't go away!" Spinner felt like no matter what anyone said or did...his past of being ostracized would never go away. And that would easily be said for just about everyone else.

"What do we do now?" Someone called out from the crowd.

"If heroes win here...what happens to us?" Spinner implored his army. "They will hate us. There'll be no difference," Mezo could say all he wanted, but to him, it wouldn't change how they would be seen after the war.

"The call to action," One of them looked up in realization.

"Self-liberation," Another one narrowed his eyes.

"Comrades! Raise your voices! Follow me into the future!" Spinner lunged forward, breaking through a wall and emerging out from a window. Koji's birds helped keep Mezo afloat as he could only stare up ahead in disbelief.

"It's another surge!" The police defended themselves as the heteromorphs went right on back to fighting them...

"There're too many!" Two police men found themselves surrounded by the army.

"I can't hold them!" Another squad member cried out while they tried and failed to hold the army back.

The army didn't let up against them...

"They'll crush us!" One of them was completely surrounded by heteromorphs, outnumbering him.

The gorilla officer looked around while gritting his teeth, knowing that it was going to be a tiring task trying to hold back every single one of them. "We can't keep this up..." He then held up a gun, finger on the trigger...

In Central Hospital, a few gunshots were heard before the front door was broken through by Spinner himself. He looked up with a snarl as he was determined to get back Kurogiri. And he wasn't going to let anything or anyone stop him...

"Kurogiri was transported to the research wing. Whenever you reach him..." All for One held out a device to him, the same one Skeptic made. "Play him a recording of either my voice or Tomura's. Kurogiri's Quirk will decide the winner of this conflict. For Tomura's sake, you must become our hero."

And this was something that the heteromorph League member took to heart as he busted through the doors, the heteromorphs behind following inside. They shouted as they ran down the hallway, and some looked to the side...the hospital staff were standing there, staring them down. They all suddenly got quiet as the entire staff of nurses and doctors were holding hands. One of them gasped as they remembered something that Mezo said earlier.

"When the heroes were investigating Jaku Hospital..." He groaned from the amount of forced being used against him. "The first thing they did was make sure the patients and staff were safe. They kept every person there out of harm's way...and protected innocent bystanders." This did include heteromorphs themselves, so...he already knew that heroes themselves didn't care what a citizen looked like. Just that...they were protected before the hospital was reduced to nothing. And only the heroes that day were the ones to die...not any of the heteromorphs or citizens. They had lost their homes and normal lives, yes, but...not the will to keep living.

"What about you?" He implored the number of people around him. "Are you going to do that too?" He had to wonder if the heteromorphs were really okay with hurting innocent people inside of the hospital. When really, they were suffering just as much with their injuries. Injuries that some of them couldn't take care of themselves when they returned home...but there was no home to return to. The patients did nothing wrong, heteromorph or not. All they wanted was the best care possible, and he had to ask...were heteromorphs going to go that for just to make a statement for themselves? He brought out his duplicate limbs, slamming them down. The ones surrounding him all flew backwards from the amount of force that he just dealt out against them. "Didn't think about everyone you could hurt?!" He cried out...his mask now off to reveal his face for the first time in years.

Eyes widened from someone in the army, as...the staff were essentially doing what the heroes did for Jaku City itself. That...even though they weren't classified as heroes, nor did they most likely not have the Quirks to stop the heteromorph army...they were still doing everything they could to protect the patients they were caring for.

"You'd better have a plan."

One of them looked at his baseball bat...wondering what it was they were even doing anymore. The staff stood their ground, blocking the hallway together. Because this was essentially their plan, and the army could tell that they had planned this from the start. Despite the staff potentially getting hurt by the amount of heteromorphs...they were still going to risk their own lives for their patients as a way to protect others. And...upon realizing this, one of them dropped the baseball bat. Because...they were only making things worse for the other patients. Not making it better for themselves or for heteromorph society...not even Spinner would be worth it anymore to any of them, even if he was someone that they looked up to.


Speaking of, Spinner was running down the dark hallway as fast as he could. Although, he couldn't hear the footsteps or the shouts of his army behind him. He didn't seem to pay this any mind at all, though. He just kept running...and he felt like he was his younger self, chasing after a dream that he didn't think he would hold onto...and he had a strong feeling that when he accomplished his task, he would be celebrated or rewarded for his efforts. Because then he would actually be like the rest of the League and stand out like them. I never imagined I would amount to anything...but then I figured if I followed you...I could be somebody! It was like he was trying to reach a bright glowing red light...like how Izuku would chase a green light of One for All in the past. And...Spinner felt like on the inside, he was smiling as he wanted his contributions to be recognized. Shigaraki! Do you see me? He finally reached the end of the hallway, making his way to a door. And of course, he crashed right through it like it was nothing thanks to his giant body. And the joy he was experiencing was like winning first in a running marathon. Are you watching? Look at all the people behind me! He wished that Shigaraki and the League could see him now...

However...when he did finally turn around...no one was standing behind him. So that meant that not a single person was seeing what he had just did, even though it was a shared goal among them. After all, he wouldn't have gotten to this point, right in front of Kurogiri, without the thousands of heteromorphs that were supposed to be on his side. But he knew...that wasn't how it was meant to play out. He was supposed to be cheered, admired by his army behind him...this was supposed to be a big moment for him and his future. He made it to Kurogiri like All for One and Shigaraki had wanted! The only thing that he came here to do. So why was no one there to witness the success?

A pair of footsteps echoed from down the hallway, causing Spinner to gasp. He assumed that they couldn't keep up with him, and then it would be followed by even more footsteps. And so he waited to see who had arrived to see what he had succeeded in doing. "Shoji got through to your followers," It was none of the army members, but...Present Mic himself that spoke up to him. "I know what you want, but he won't be your secret weapon."

Spinner immediately turned around as Present Mic prepared his mouth. "Kurogiri!"

"Shirakumo!" Present Mic shouted with his Voice, getting it to hit Spinner. It ripped off his clothes and the glass in front of him. Spinner grunted as he fell to the ground, now back to his normal green form. The device he was supposed to use fell in the air, sparking with electricity.

The recording! If he doesn't...hear...one of their voices...he won't wake up! He thought...while lying right in front of Kurogiri himself. And the Nomu waiting for him hadn't reacted to a single thing that just happened right in his line of sight.

Several Minutes Earlier...

The heteromorphs were shouting and screaming while continuing their carnage. Present Mic turned around, heading right for the hospital. "I'll head Spinner off at the pass!" He called out to his team. "Do what you can out here! Try to stop them from coming in!" Mezo and Koji were doing their best to hold back all of the people. Sparks from the flames flew up as Mezo jumped, landing in front of the entrance with his arms stretched out.

However...even if he was successful, there was only one of him, and thousands of other heteromorphs in front of him. No amount of power on his own would be able to hold them back. "There's too many," He grunted, knowing that if he tried to take all of them on, even with assistance, he would lose. And he unfortunately also knew that no help would arrive for them to lessen the amount of people he was up against. Not that he wanted to fight all of them...

Before he could even think on what to do, someone ran up from behind, swinging his weapon. Mezo looked back with a glare as the attacker yelled. Someone else from the army then reached out...and stopped the attacker of his own volition. He gripped the weapon tight in his hands, his eyes wide in horror. Both the attacker and Mezo looked up at him in shock, wondering what made him do this...the attacker froze upon seeing the look in his eyes. Even the other heteromorphs and police stopped what they were doing to stare at what was going on. Because that heteromorph who stopped his comrade...wouldn't have done so unless something else was on his mind.

"I...I think...we might be channeling our anger...the wrong way," He was from the group that had made it inside the hospital to go after Spinner...but now they were stepping back outside to face the others. Because...they realized that this was not the way to handle what they had went through. And that...they weren't really trying to hurt the innocent people inside. Not when the staff were showing that they would do everything that they would in order to stop the army. Even if it ended in death.

"Do not lose your nerve!" The leader with the scar shouted while being pinned down by Koji and a bird. "Follow our messiah into the hospital! Everyone in this society must be blamed for turning a blind eye to our suffering! Teach them a lesson! Think of how terribly you've been treated!" He didn't know what they saw in there, but he felt like it shouldn't be enough to change their minds. Attacking the hospital was just one step forward in order to getting justice for what they went through being themselves. So he didn't really see why they had to stop and re-evaluate.

"I am thinking about it!" The one who stopped the attacker cried out in protest, dropping his hands. "So many have abused me for no reason," He slowly stepped up...the rest of the group walking away from the hospital. "Remembering these incidents makes my blood boil! But..." He then touched Mezo's arm, gently pushing away the one that was going to attack the boy. Mezo looked at him with an open mouth as...he was not expecting this response at all. That one of them had went from going along with all of the potential carnage and despair...to now saving his life. "Are you gonna laugh at me...if I waver? When I first heard the call to action, it really did make me feel better. They said staying silent would be evil. That we should upend the world that deserted us, do whatever it took to turn things around! And when they said that we had a savior?"

"But this isn't going to help our cause!" Mezo had declared while he and Spinner were up in the sky.

"Don't matter to me," Spinner had said with a blank expression.

That response from their own 'savior'...should've been a red flag from the start. And yet it wasn't until now, but to him...the savior should care. The savior should matter how this would affect how others would see heteromorphs after this was over. If they had no cause that their savior didn't care about...then what would be the point? Why even continue to fight when even their own supposed leader had no aim for anything else after this was all said and done?

"Should we really blame everyone?" The heteromorph implored while starting to cry. "I don't know anymore. The people inside the hospital, the doctors who are trying to protect their patients! I saw them," He cried out, remembering the determined faces from each and every one of them. Even though they would've been killed had the heteromorphs ignored them and charged through...he knew that he couldn't go through with it. And neither could the others. They wouldn't have been able to stomach the fact that other people had to die for their cause. Even if humans themselves were the ones to discriminate against them. "And I couldn't raise my weapon against them," He bowed his head sadly, closing his eyes. Mezo narrowed his eyes a little, knowing what he was talking about. He and Koji had been informed before all of this happened that the staff inside would stand their ground for their patients...just like heroes would've done.

"Stop spiraling, you fool!" The leader with the scar shouted angrily, gritting his teeth. "Be rational!" He then realized that...this all started with Mezo. To him, if the boy hadn't asked all of those questions, the army wouldn't be re-thinking what they were supposed to be doing. That they wouldn't be second-guessing themselves or their own actions. To him, what they were doing was justified, no matter who got hurt. 'That octopus is becoming a problem. The heteromorphs are finally radicalized enough to become a massive meat shield for us. Their passion is supposed to make us an unstoppable force!' He thought furiously, knowing that strength was in numbers. Not only that, emotions were strong within them thanks to what they had experienced. And yet one high school boy was starting to change minds, and he couldn't have that. He knew that Spinner wouldn't want this either.

"Why aren't you moving?!" The female bug heteromorph demanded while looking around to those who were standing still. "This is a revolution! Save our kind and tear this society apart!" She insisted, though they still didn't move either.

"Was I wrong...?" The one holding onto Mezo's arm questioned in fear. "Should I have...just stayed quiet at home and hoped for the best?" He thought he was doing the right thing for his kind...but now, after seeing what was happening inside and around them...he believed now that he was going about his hatred all wrong. Not even Spinner's own hatred was enough to change his mind anymore because...he was thinking about himself and how he was acting.

Mezo opened his eyes, also starting to cry. Because...he knew that if he hadn't taken what he went through...and used it to better himself, he would've ended up like them too. Someone hateful and spiteful towards their beatings and verbal abuse against them. And despite their actions being different...they were still the same, even if not seeming so on the surface. He kind of felt like...that this was something that the Midoriya Twins would've done too. Especially Izuka, and now he felt even more sympathy for what the both of them had to go through growing up. "No...Your feelings are valid. You are not wrong for wanting to change the world for the better," He declared, as he had no urge to make them feel bad for what they went through or felt. He himself didn't really have it in him after all he had went through before being accepted into UA. "Those who've hurt us...still need to be brought to the light. Despite your pain, you didn't lose your head. And that...makes you shine bright. You are the light. You are what we need. Together, I know we can chase away the darkness! We can make sure those who oppress us are ashamed of their actions! We'll show them."

No matter what happened after this war...he would make sure that their voices were heard. That their pain or suffering was never forgotten. However...in order to accomplish that, he had to ensure that they didn't do anything rash to tarnish that. Otherwise, their fight would've been for nothing.

Some of the heteromorphs were crying or sad...while others were holding back those who might've attacked. If Mezo really thought that they didn't shine bright...the ones inside of the hospital wouldn't have backed down once they saw the staff.

Locklock looked around silently as...no one was moving anymore. And none of them were actively attacking their group anymore. "The surge. It stopped." Even the fires were being doused around them, revealing the blue skies again. Koji helped the leader with the scar stand up, someone walking over to the duo.

"I heard you today," It was one of the heroes deployed to help out the area. "I felt your pain. I'm sorry I didn't before," He then bowed his head, and the leader just growled in response. He didn't really feel like it was earned, and at the same time, he was also outnumbered by the amount of heteromorphs that were now thinking about their actions.

"If not for those kids, we would've tried to stop them with force," Locklock stared up ahead as one of the army members was bowing gratefully to Mezo. He knew that without their help...the whole city would've suffered devastation. Not unlike how All for One did so in the past...he had a strong feeling that either Izuku or Izuka had something to do with that. He wouldn't be surprised if he ended up being correct in his theory, since the two never let anything stop them from helping people. He then sighed in relief, turning to the others. "To the hospital! We're not done!"

"Right!" The heroes shouted in unison as they headed inside to help Present Mic.

Present Mic stepped up with a small frown, staring at what was left of Oboro Shirakumo. He hadn't seen Kurogiri in a while, not after the UA Traitor was revealed...and when Neito needed to copy his Quirk. Ever since that day, he hasn't even twitched He then gritted his teeth angrily, wondering...if Kurogiri was just now going to be like this for the rest of his life. Maybe he's too broken. Maybe there's no hope of getting him back If Mr. Aizawa were here right now...he would most certainly disagree with him. And he would tell his friend to keep trying, because...even though Oboro could never be normal again, it was still him within Kurogiri's body. What they saw when they tried to appeal to him proved that.

My...my mind is blank. Body...won't listen to me Spinner wanted to move so badly...but he was too injured to even fully stand up. Much less fight off Present Mic behind him even if he tried. This is it. No one's behind me. I'm...a failure. I...can't wake Kurogiri.

"Wow. Cool. So you're basically an empty cosplayer," Dabi stated in a bit of boredom. He didn't even know Spinner's story either, and now that he did, the heteromorph was definitely the biggest fan of Stain. Compared to him and Himiko, they didn't even bother dressing like Stain. They just admired him for what he was trying to do, no idolize him. Well, arguably Himiko did, but she rarely talked about Stain.

"That's right! I'm still completely empty." And he could still remember being miserable actually believing what those who judged him would say. He would be all alone in a tiny apartment without any means to support himself. It was like he was breathing...but he didn't feel alive.

'For years, I had nothing. I was...hollow inside.' Seeing Stain that day...inspired him to become who he was now. 'So when passion filled me, I took a stand.' Which was why he joined the League of Villains, having made his debut at the training camp...because Stain, and the League itself, gave him his life back. Without them, he would still be stuck in his depression, wallowing away into nothing. And yet what did he really have to show for it now...? Absolutely nothing if he wasn't able to wake up Kurogiri like he was told.

"THINK ABOUT HOW YOU'RE USING YOUR ANGER!" Mezo gritted his teeth, as...he kind of reminded him of Shigaraki a little bit. And he would wonder if that was the motivation for Spinner's lack of care, but...that wasn't his concern right now.

Spinner continued to lay there, his eyes feeling blank as...he disagreed with Mezo. I did think about it! And all I wanted was to keep following...him. He just couldn't get why no one seemed to understand, especially Mezo. Everything he had done was for Shigaraki, he didn't feel the need to further think...only to do. For him, that was as far as he needed to go if it meant that he was finally having passion towards something other than just trying to copy Stain.

Shigaraki then looked up to the sun with a delighted smile on his face. "And they won't even know what hit 'em." Seeing them fall was going to be very satisfying, whether they had Giran or not.

And Spinner could remember himself feeling like a fanboy when he heard that...like how people had looked up to All Might. For Spinner...Shigaraki was his All Might. To lift him up...and stand by him! One of Shigaraki's burnt hands from the previous war was lying right in front of him.

Spinner is down Present Mic slowly stepped up.

"Yamada. You know, if it looks like they're about to get Kurogiri back..." Mr. Aizawa started off as they walked down the path together. Present Mic stared up ahead without an expression.

We have to keep our enemies apart. I don't wanna do this, but... As he stepped up...he thought of his time with Shota and Oboro in UA. How they were good friends...he never thought he'd had to do this to either of them, but for the sake of the world... Shirakumo. Forgive me. Our buddy's already lost an eye and a leg. Let's make sure he gets to keep good memories of you He then took a deep breath to prepare his voice. If you're not Shirakumo anymore...there's no use in trying to reach you He already knew that the friend he once knew...was long gone. If anything, he would regret having to resort to this. But...if you're...alive somehow? If our friend is still in there? His eyes shook, remembering seeing Oboro's face in Kurogiri...even if brief. He also knew that Mr. Aizawa wouldn't want him to do this, but...the last thing he wanted was for his friend's memories of Oboro to be tainted. Especially because Mr. Aizawa was the last person to see Oboro right before he had died.

Spinner gasped sharply as he realized what was about to happen...and he couldn't let it. So he managed to get up through sheer willpower, grabbing the hand off of the floor. Shigaraki and I had a lot in common. Games and stuff. You need to remember who you are... The same tactic of how he brought Shigaraki back came to mind...and how it changed him. So he would only hope that this would do the same for Kurogiri...he had no idea if it would even work, but he had to do something. Once he got back to his friends...he had to be able to say that he did the best he could in the fight against the heroes. Otherwise, there would be no point to it all.

"Oh, League? I played that too. By myself, though."

He gritted his teeth, reaching out and putting the hand to Kurogiri's face. "Go save Shigaraki and the others!" He implored as he looked at Kurogiri, hoping that this would actually work and that it would change things in the League's favor.

"Shirakumo!" Present Mic cried out to use Voice again. However...Kurogiri's golden eyes appeared, and he grew in size to combat the attack. Spinner let out a groan as he fell backwards. Once it was over...Present Mic was left standing in a panic. Because Kurogiri was now free from his restraints, and he could faintly see Oboro's face inside...

"I am the one...who will protect Tomura Shigaraki," He declared, to the horror of the hero in front of him. Spinner was left unconscious, but...he did what had to be done, and it was very much worth it. Present Mic braced himself as Kurogiri engulfed him in his power...


The BCD News was airing, even though most of the world had no TV now. "We're back with more on the clouds that suddenly appeared over Japan," The weatherwoman stated over the live broadcast. "The strange system is developing rapidly. Given weather patterns in the area, we expect these storms to affect us in North America. What we're seeing is a meteorological anomaly. According to the National Weather Service, a convection current caused by simultaneous temperature spikes appears to have merged with a tropical cyclone from the southwest, forming an unprecedented pyrocumulonimbus cloud," She then straightened up, closing her eyes. "If a butterfly beats its wings in Brazil, could that lead to a hurricane in Texas? Will superhuman society, which began with a single glowing baby, cause the end of life as we know it?" She then opened her eyes, staring at the camera. "One person has the power to change the world."

"Meryl, read the teleprompter," The news director prompted, as she was supposed to say that they were surrendering to Shigaraki. So her speech was not actually meant to be part of the broadcast. Every single news station was ordered to say that they were to bow down to the League, after all.

Meryl opened up a small banner that said 'No AFO.' "Humanity must act! Here's the truth. Our leaders are selling us out to All for One. We have to stand against him!" She didn't care if she ended up getting fired for this, but she would not allow herself to fall victim to All for One. That meant that...the world would fall into despair because of the villains. And if All Might was anything to go by, they could not lose hope in the heroes.

"Wha-Meryl?! Cut to commercial! Quick! They're gonna have my head for this."


Back in Kamino Ward, Burnin had to brace herself from Dabi's flames. "Unreal. What is this power?" She gritted her teeth at the sight. It was nothing like she had seen before...and she had been working with Endeavor for years at this rate.

"You can't go after him, Todoroki," Tenya declared as he was holding Shoto back for his safety. "He'll burn you up as well! Phosphor already pushed you to the edge!" As the class rep, he couldn't let his friend further endanger himself. Even if he had seen how much stronger Shoto had gotten, no amount of power would stop Dabi right now. Not when his rage was too strong...

"Everybody's hitting their limits!" Shoto reminded his friend, gritting his teeth. "I just have to keep fighting and push past my own!" He cried out a little, knowing that if he failed now...he'd be failing the world. "Still. It looks like Toya's the only one of us able to do much of anything! I've got Dad's blood in me too. So why is he the only one still moving? Why am I not rallying the same way?!" Staring at Toya...he didn't know why he was letting Tenya hold him back...or why he wasn't doing anything to stop his brother. It could be because it was his oldest brother...or because of the amount of pressure associated with defeating him. He really didn't know...

"So, the old man's at Gunga?" Dabi glanced up at the sky, remembering how they got separated in the first place. "Damn Warp trap. I'm too far away to reach him. If I keep trying to destroy Shoto, just so I can bring Dad a present...my body won't last," He looked at his charred hand, the three who were standing letting out a gasp. Because Dabi was using his flames to fly off the ground, heading towards the sky.

"He must be flying to Dad's location," Shoto gritted his teeth knowingly.

It's not blood or willpower keeping that boy going, Burnin thought as they watched him reduce a side of a building to melted glass. I don't get it. His body's not supposed to be compatible with fire, so why hasn't he been incinerated yet?

"COME BACK!" Shoto shouted, knowing that if they let Dabi get to Gunga, it would only make things harder for the heroes there. "You're running away from our fight? I thought you were going to kill me! Who's the half-baked puppet now, huh?!"

Dabi glanced back...but he didn't let the words affect him. Because much like Shigaraki...he wasn't going to let his little brother distract him from his ultimate goal. And he knew that Shigaraki would do the same thing.

"Ahem," Skeptic spoke up from the communicator still attached to the Nomu. "I've got some good news from you, Mr. Daddy Issues."

Dabi let out a happy giggle...as Kurogiri's Warp appeared in the sky. Shoto gasped sharply from the sight, already knowing that it was not Neito's. He was too far away to make a portal, and he wasn't even using Warp at the moment.

"Someone's covered your travel costs," Skeptic revealed as Dabi flew in front of his ride...


Back at Coffin in the Sky, the rain hadn't let up at all from the outside. "The wind keeps getting stronger!" Manual cried out to Neito and Mr. Aizawa. All of them tried to keep their balance. "I might have a hard time controlling the water."

"Monoma," Mr. Aizawa stated, still holding onto the boy's hand. "You okay?"

"I just had a thought," Neito gritted his teeth, spreading his eyes apart with his own hand. "This'll be in the history books, right? I gotta make sure the Ministry of Education says I won the battle for us!" As Shigaraki and the twins fell, Mirio and Best Jeanist watched. Both of them were near Katsuki to protect him. "They're still going at it in there. "Edgeshot. Lemillion. Jeanist. The Midoriyas! They're doing everything they can. And all I gotta do is not blink? Please," He felt it was a bit unfair that they might get all of the credit when he was the reason why this was all even happening. "There's no way I get to complain about that."

All for One...evilly grinned to himself. The experiences one has in their youth...can determine the course of their entire life." Kurogiri's Warp appeared above Coffin in the Sky...popping out the charred hand and Present Mic...right behind the three. "Above anything else, I put faith in people's emotions."

Mr. Aizawa slowly looked up from what was going on right over his shoulder...

"After such a sad life, he would do anything for his friend," He was speaking about Spinner himself...who he knew played a part in this to his joy. "Kurogiri has been locked away with no knowledge of our current struggles," He watched as Endeavor used his flames to land safely. "But the device I hid in Shimura's hand will fix that. You have completed your mission, Iguchi," He simply smiled towards the sky as another warp appeared.

Endeavor looked over his shoulder...to see a cackling Dabi appear. "Hey there, Dad," He greeted with glee, promising to make it all worth it for his dear old father.

"And for you," All for One stated as another appeared right behind Hawks.

"Oh, Hawks!" A Twice clone appeared...speaking in a playful manner.

"Some deaths have ramifications," All for One remarked with a sly smile at the events. "When this poor man was murdered, it filled a girl with rage. His desire to put his grudges to bed by overwhelming them gave her exactly what she needed to obliterate this country." The blood that Dabi had given her...was Twice's own blood. Blood that he had managed to get after his battle with Hawks and Fumikage. Because he knew that it was needed for her own revenge... "Takami. Witness what you have wrought. If you hadn't prioritized taking that broken soul off the board, this is how the last battle would've ended." Hawks' eyes shook...as more of them appeared from the warp. And he never thought that he'd have to face Sad Man's Parade for himself...

"Destroy the clones! Do it now!" Hawks yelled angrily while gritting his teeth.

Several minutes earlier, Okuto Island

Multiple attacks were dealt out to the water, a villain punching a hero away. He then lunged for Tsuyu, who jumped away swiftly. As soon as she landed, Himiko appeared right behind her, a knife drawn out.

"Froppy, look out!" Ochaco shouted in warning, jumping in to block the blow for her friend. Himiko let out a grunt as the brunette held onto the knife. 'She's using some kind of misdirection to conceal herself.' It was the same tactic she used to get around the water when Izuku was still around. 'It's likely something complicated, yet subtle, which means there must be a limit to how many people can be affected by it at once.' She then reached out her leg to kick Himiko, knocking her into the water. 'We need sensor-type heroes.' Two female heroes approached to surround and support Ochaco. 'And at least four people covering every possible side.' She stood her ground as Tsuyu joined them as well. They watched as Himiko used the waves behind her to disappear out of thin air again.

The first sensor-type hero was able to tell Himiko's presence by the horns surrounding her head. "On your left!" She shouted and Ochaco ran up.

"Stop fighting, Himiko Toga!" She cried out, the Nomu's limbs breaking into pieces again. The heroes grunted as they braced themselves from the flying broken off pieces. A few tridents and a glowing chain reached out to grab the Nomu, who let out a roar.

Gang Orca leaped into the sky, noticing something once he was face-to-face with the Nomu. 'He's wounded' He was a bit surprised to see that the Nomu had blood pooling from his mouth. 'No super regeneration here!' "We're eating away at their numbers!" He shouted, seeing that some of his own sidekicks had already captured several villains. They were also standing guard for the ones already tied up. "If we can hold back the Near-High Ends, our mission will be complete! We'll keep the villains under control. And stuck on this island!" He declared furiously, using his ultrasonic wave against the Nomu in front of him.

Himiko Toga jumped back from a flying tongue. 'The fewer people on our side...the harder it is for me to escape' Her eyes widened as she realized...that eventually when all of the villains were captured...most of them were going to focus on her. And she would then be outnumbered. Not only that, but some of her opponents were also already catching on to how she moved. 'They might be able to catch me soon. And I've only got enough of Jin's blood for 30, maybe 40 minutes. Even if I drink it now and turn the tables on them...Sad Man's Parade will be trapped here, off the mainland.' She already knew that she should absolutely not used it unless necessary, and her location was a disadvantage to that. 'And if the heroes find out I'm wreaking that much havoc, I doubt they'll send a ship and risk me hijacking it. They warped me to an island. Does that mean they already know about Jin's blood?' She had no real way of knowing, since one of them would've tried to grab it from her already. Or maybe, to her, they were waiting for the right moment to capture her and take the blood. 'Whatever. If I don't do something, it's over for me. Right, then' She then opened up a section, where the blood was.

Up until now, Himiko Toga never acted with a broader strategy in mind. Even back when she first appeared at the training camp...she was only motivated and focused on one thing: getting blood. She never stopped to think about a strategy because it wasn't like her. She simply did whatever she wanted to do. When she was luring in Ochaco for a trap...she was arguably thinking about her actions more, because she wanted to ask a question. Same with contacting Izuka while she was in the hospital. However...the animosity and resignation that recently took seed within her has transformed this girl into a full-fledged villain. Thanks to Jin's death, and Izuku's words to her...she no longer cared who she affected in her carnage.

'I'll bet it all on Spinner...and do what I have to in order to survive!' Himiko thought...while holding the vial above her mouth.

Tsuyu flinched upon seeing this, especially since they had no idea whose blood it was. 'A vial! She's gonna change! But whose blood is it? Shigaraki's? All for One's? I won't wait around to find out!" She swung her tongue forward to knock the capsule out of Himiko's hand, breaking it in half.

"Tsu never loses her cool. That's why I grabbed a decoy first!" Himiko glared while looking over her shoulder. Tsuyu gasped sharply at the news. "You just got doused in a chemical All for One gave me that attracts Nomu."

The one who could split apart in pieces particularly...turned around and fired at the frog-like girl.

"FROPPY!" Ochaco cried out while bracing herself from the crashing waves.

'I can't let my guard down yet. This is it. Am I going to continue Jin's march or not?' Himiko thought, while now Tsuyu. 'I have to decide now!'

"Slurp," Himiko finished drinking the blood...finally turning into Twice.

Ochaco gasped in horror, as...she had seen the broadcast from Dabi. Where he had shown Hawks killing Twice. And as she stared, all she could wonder was how Himiko was even capable of turning into him right now. Himiko held out her hands as more clones appeared.

Just then...the rage in her heart seemed to conjure a miracle. One of Kurogiri's warps appeared in the sky just as she unleashed the clones.

"Huh?" Ochaco blinked in shock while reaching out her hand, so confused on what was going on. She knew that Kurogiri wasn't supposed to be here...so something must've happened.

"I must save Shigaraki and his allies," Kurogiri declared as his yellow eyes twisted and turned. "Himiko Toga...what is it that you desire?"

"I wanna kill Hawks...then slaughter every other hero," Himiko answered without hesitation; because Hawks killed Twice...he would be her first target. To her, he had been alive for far longer than he should. "Scatter me across the battlefields, Kurogiri!" The clones then started to step into the portal...

"Oh no you don't!" Ochaco yelled, flinging her ropes towards the portal. "You can't!" However, the ropes did nothing against them, causing her to grit her teeth. She knew that if she didn't stop them, the heroes would have no chance of winning...the angry look of a Twice clone was the last thing she saw. "We still haven't had our talk about boys and romance!"

'Ochaco...' Tsuyu slowly looked up at her.

The face of the clone changed...looking almost sad as they disappeared. 'I know. I wish we could have...'

The present

And so...with only revenge on her mind, the clones made their way to every single battlefield. Hawks gritted his teeth while clutching his feather blade. It's Toga! She had some of Bubaigawara's blood? He watched as the clones quickly became a mountain in front of him. I thought I got rid of every drop when I was undercover with the Liberation Army! I even cleaned up after the battle! He let out a small growl, wondering if someone had beaten him to it before he even realized it. That was the only way this could happen...and he wouldn't be surprised if it was Dabi himself, the one who was the most distrustful of his... 'allegiance.' "Are you behind this, Dabi?!" He demanded the villain above his head.

However…Dabi ignored him, because he was solely focused on his father.

"You're a dead bird," Himiko declared furiously from the portal, some of the sludge falling from her to make another clone.

Dabi grinned, summoning a flame from his hand. "Whether or not you spend today laughing or crying, tomorrow will come just the same. In which case...we should laugh, don't you think?" He mostly wanted to laugh at his family when he destroyed them of his own accord. "Let's continue his march of despair."

The entire battlefield was now covered with Twice clones...

Infinite Doubles...Sad Man's Death Parade! Himiko thought, remembering exactly what Dabi said to her. And she knew that if Twice were here now...he would be proud of her.

"We'll make sure we keep laughing. Forever."

Hawks could only look on with shaking eyes...a little terrified for just how much both wanted others to suffer with them at their strongest...especially since neither of them were even supposed to be here. But...they had managed to push their way through.