A Hero’s Resolve (Epilogue)

"Mom!" Chris ran towards the police car. His mother jumped out of the car. "Chris!" The mother and son threw their arms around each other. Chris teared up, but his mother was already bawling. "I was so worried about you!" Chris pulled away from the hug. "Worried about me?! You were the one who was kidnapped!" "Jason told me what his plan was! He said that he was going to use me as bait in order to kill you!" Chris looked confused. "Jason? Wait- no, Mom, there is so much explaining that needs to be done." Momo walked up. "Hello Ms. Harper. I hope the League of Villains didn't treat you too harshly." "...Hello Momo… I am fine…" "Well, allow me to summarize for you. Jason was kidnapped, as you already knew. However, the League of Villains kidnapped him in order to make a clone of him. Then they allowed the original and the clone to meet, which caused massive mental strife in both since nobody knew which the original was. However, Twice, the man with the cloning quirk, was killed today. As a result, all of the clones were destroyed, including the Jason clone who had kidnapped you." Ms. Harper blinked a few times. "...So… Jason… the one who kidnapped me… he was the clone…?" Momo and Chris nodded. "…Can I see him…?"

Shoto walked up to the ambulance. Endeavor, Jason, and Mina were all being treated. Jason pulled his costume top back on, covering the bandages wrapped around his torso. "Anything new?" "The search party couldn't find Shigaraki, Toga, Vortex, Dabi, or Kurogiri. It's believed that they got away." Jason hung his head for a moment before looking back up with a smile. "Well, we'll get them next time. Today was still a huge victory." "One more thing. Ms. Harper wants to see you." Jason lost his smile. After thinking for a moment, he stood up. "Alright. I'll head over.." Shoto tried turning, but Jason grabbed her hand. "Shoto, stay here. Get those burns looked at." Shoto looked at her arms. "I'm fine." "Don't be stubborn. You had to fight Dabi, right? Make sure there isn't any permanent damage." Shoto nodded and sat in Jason's spot. As Jason walked away, Endeavor smiled. "Quirk or no quirk, he still manages to keep you under control." Shoto smiled. "Shut up, dad."

Jason took a deep breath as he walked up to Ms. Harper. Chris kissed his mother's forehead before walking off with Momo. Jason stopped in front of his unofficial adoptive mother. "...Hey…. I know that the other me put you through a-" Ms. Harper threw her arms around Jason. Jason tensed up. "...I'm glad you never lost sight of who you are…" Jason teared up and wrapped his arms around her. "...I almost did… but I couldn't just sit back while my friends were doing the right thing…" "I know, honey. You've always been a hero to everyone you meet. You could never stand to the side and watch people get hurt if there was something you could do about it." They held the embrace for a while before Jason whispered. "...I'm glad you're ok, mom…"

Chris approached Fatgum, who was talking to a patched up Endeavor. "Excuse me, Fatgum. Endeavor." The pro heroes looked at Chris. Jason, Iida, Momo, Mina, Shoto, Denki, Tokoyami, Itsuka, Kyoko, and Kirishima all walked up behind Chris. Fatgum lost his smile. "...Is everything ok…?" Chris nodded. "Jason, Kirishima, Mina, Momo, and I would like to request a transfer to the Endeavor Agency." Fatgum was taken aback by this. Before he could ask why, Denki stepped forward. "And I speak for everyone else here when I say we want to apply to the Endeavor Agency." Endeavor glared. "Why should I accept any of you?" Jason didn't have his confident smile. This was a serious conversation. "The League of Villains is still at large. We can't just sit back and relax now. We need to keep pushing forward to make sure they don't get the upper hand again." Everyone nodded. Endeavor looked out at the group. He looked at Fatgum. The fat hero smiled and nodded.

Endeavor looked back at the crowd and shook his head. "No. Not now." The students looked defeated. Endeavor uncrossed his arms. "Not yet, at least." The students all unanimously looked up. "You all need to go back to UA and get some rest. See your families. Once you are rested and come back, I will accept each and every one of you into the Endeavor Agency to finish up your UA internship for your second and third years."