Our story begins in a hospital in Qing Qing, China. It is dark out. The music is soft, quiet. Suddenly, the camera moves around frantically inside the hospital, as a young woman is rushed through the halls, screaming in pain. Cut to the woman, two doctors, and a young man in a hospital room. The woman continues to scream. Although, as her scream gets more intense, the hospital lights begin to flicker, and a strange glow shines from inside the woman. The doctors, surprised, check the light as the man looks on in horror. The music swells with intensity and cuts abruptly as the lights in the room go out. All that is left is the strange glowing. The woman is silent now. The doctors pick up a crying newborn. It is glowing brightly. The music slowly comes back in as the doctors hand it off to the man. The man stares at the baby in wide-eyed confusion.

MAN: (whispering, in chinese) What the hell?

During this next line, we zoom out of the hospital, out of the city, and into space, until we see a wide shot of Earth spinning. We hear a voice of a British man. This is HOLCAMP.

HOLCAMP: A long time ago, a woman in China gave birth to a glowing baby. After this incident, individuals began appearing with abilities unlike anything we had previously seen before.

As HOLCAMP is speaking, shots of heroes and scenes from the original MHA appear, even ALL MIGHT and DEKU.

HOLCAMP: This gave rise to a new age, in which humanity gained abilities far beyond the ordinary. In fact, the extraordinary had become the new ordinary.

There is a freeze frame on ALL MIGHT as he smiles at the camera, and we pan out as the videos of the heroes turns into a chalkboard, with images of ALL MIGHT, Earth, and other heroes on it. HOLCAMP is revealed to be teaching to a classroom of students. He is pointing to the board as he speaks.

HOLCAMP: This caused a new surge in crime. And, as such, heroes who used their abilities, or 'Quirks', to help people became a rising profession. You (He looks out to the class) are going to be such individuals.

A young boy's hand raises near the back of the class. This is CHRIS.

HOLCAMP(Pointing to the hand): Yes?

CHRIS puts his hand down.

CHRIS: How will we know when we're ready?

HOLCAMP: Ivy State High will prepare you for even the most dangerous of villains. Once you receive your provisional licenses, you will be ready to fight crime yourselves.

Another young boy raises his hand.

HOLCAMP: Justin.

JUSTIN lowers his hand.

JUSTIN: So, no killing?

MICHAEL slaps him on the arm, slightly offended. JUSTIN smirks.

HOLCAMP: No, Mr. Yu, there is no killing in hero work. A hero must obey the law. Any villain he or she takes down must be handed over to the authorities for proper judgement.

JUSTIN slumps in his seat. Another hand goes up.

HOLCAMP: Yes, Mr. Parham?

MICHEAL: When do we start?

The camera starts on a close-up of HOLCAMP and slowly zooms in. HOLCAMP nods his head and smiles.

The song "Picture Book" by The Kinks plays as we see a wide shot of HOLCAMP leading the class in single file. He opens a door into a massive gym, and the kids file in. The camera zooms in on CHRIS as he slowly smiles at the sight.

Quick cut to an orchestra stage, with the orchestra player sitting in the background. The song cuts out. We see another caption, this time directly in the middle of the screen, reading '10 Years Later'. A man walks up to the stage. His back is facing the stage. He lifts up his hands, one carrying a conductor's rod, waits, and begins moving his hands. A medley of violins begin to play a soft tune. In the audience, we see a young man listening to the music. We pan through the orchestra, seeing close-ups of all the instruments, as well as the conductor.

We see a classroom of high school kids being taught by a female teacher. As we focus on the teacher, a caption in the bottom center of the screen reads 'Cassandra- Age: 32- Profession: teacher- Hero name: Spectrum'

As the orchestra music picks up in tempo, we see a room full of villains in a black-and-white costume. A hero bursts through a door, and the villains attack. Most of the villains shoot at her, but the bullets seem to go right through her. The hero fights the villains, knocking them down one by one. We pan around to her face as she takes off her mask, and another caption appears at the bottom of the screen: 'Leslie- Age: 30- Profession: hero-Hero name: Ghost'.

Next, we see a dark room as a shadowy figure stabs people with a sword while they shoot at him. Blood sprays everywhere. The camera shows the man's face turning around in slow motion, and the caption reads 'Justin- Age: 32- Profession- Hitman- Hero name- Binary'. The camera speeds up again as JUSTIN stands up and a white, ghostly copy of him jumps out of his body and stabs a man in the neck. JUSTIN walks through the room and sees a TV. The audience doesn't hear the TV, but we hear that it is breaking news. We zoom in on his face, looking at the TV in shock.

A battlefield. The camera shakes as a soldier runs through mud while artillery shells, bullets, and dead bodies surround him. He dives into a slight divot in the ground and begins shooting. The caption reads 'Alex- Age: 31- Profession- Soldier- Hero name: Salvage'. ALEX tosses a grenade and it explodes off screen.

Cut back to the orchestra as is wraps up. The music slowly comes to a stop and the audience claps. Cut to the man walking through the streets in the rain, holding an umbrella, in the opposite direction of everyone else. A caption appears below him: 'Chris- Age: 33- Profession-N/A- Hero name: Blacklight'. He picks up a newspaper and looks at it. We don't see what he's looking at. Sad music begins to play.

Cut back to ALEX. Another soldier comes up to him.

SOLDIER: Hey, Alex!

ALEX: What is it, Kline?

SOLDIER: The Lieutenant told me to get you. He hands ALEX a paper. He has to talk to you.

SOLDIER leaves, and ALEX looks out, thinking.

Next, we see ALEX in an office, and slowly his facial features switch from stoic to worried.

Cut back to CASSANDRA.

CASSANDRA: -And so, Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba, where he- (She notices a student on his phone) Hey, David! Put that away!

DAVID looks up from his phone.

DAVID: Ms. Spene, can you please turn on the news?

CASSANDRA: Why?

DAVID: You have to see something.

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CASSANDRA: O-okay.

CASSANDRA turns around, types something on her computer, and a news broadcast shows up. The screen shows a house with the title "Ivy State Professor Holcamp dead at 75". The voice of a NEWSCASTER is heard.

NEWSCASTER: Sad news today. The hero academy Ivy State High's Richard Holcamp was found dead today at his home in Lakefield. The 75 year-old professor was—

The voice fades out as the music comes in. CASSANDRA watches the broadcast with a sad look.

Cut back to CHRIS and we finally get to read what's on the paper: "Celebrated hero teacher found dead at home". There is a big picture of HOLCAMP above.

Cut back to JUSTIN sitting on a sidewalk with his hands over his mouth, contemplative.

ALEX looks out an airplane window sullenly.

CHRIS also looks out of a window, the window of a taxi. The taxi stops and he gets out, looking up. The taxi drives away. Pan up from CHRIS, looking at a gate that reads 'Ivy State High School', with a big school building behind it. The title of the show appears: "My Hero Academia— The Sixth Generation."

The music stops.

We see a shot from in the front foyer of the school. Students are walking around, yet it seems emptier than a normal school. CHRIS walks in slowly, looking around. CASSANDRA spots him from inside the office.

CASSANDRA: Oh my God.

CASSANDRA rushes out of the office and gives CHRIS a hug.

CASSANDRA: Chris! I can't believe you came!

CHRIS(chuckling): Yeah, surprise.

CASSANDRA: I mean, I haven't seen you in- in years! None of us have!

CHRIS: Yeah. Sorry about that. I just haven't had the time.

CASSANDRA: Oh, don't worry. Here, follow me.

They begin walking through the school.

CHRIS: So, you sent the email?

CASSANDRA: Yeah. I ordered out a dorm for us to stay in.

CHRIS: Who else is coming?

CASSANDRA: (sighing) Well, unfortunately, most of the class can't make it, but we got a few. Les told me she was taking a week off from work, Alex got dispatched to come and visit—

CHRIS: Dispatched?

CASSANDRA: Yeah, he's in the military. He was stationed overseas.

CHRIS(surprised): Oh. What about Michael?

CASSANDRA: Michael has— he's been missing still.

CHRIS says nothing.

CASSANDRA: Look. We would've told you, but— we just couldn't reach you. And, of course, Justin is-- CHRIS shakes his head and sighs --here too. Look, I know you two haven't had the best relationship, and after what happened with Sam— He's just always been one to hold grudges.

CHRIS: Do you?

CASSANDRA: No, of course not. Michael told us everything before he left.

The two walk in silence for a bit.

CASSANDRA: Anyway, let's get to that dorm. She exits. CHRIS smiles then exits behind her

Cut to CHRIS and CASSANDRA walking up to another big building. A dorm room, the last one on campus. The two enter the ground floor, a big room with couches and tables. A staircase leading upstairs is to their right.

CHRIS: Wow.

CASSANDRA: Home sweet home. Or was.

CHRIS: I haven't been in these for almost—

CASSANDRA: 17 years. Yeah, been a while.

LESLIE rounds the corner. As she sees CHRIS, she freezes. The two look at each other. CASSANDRA looks with confusion.

CHRIS: Hey, Les.

LESLIE: Hey, Chris. Long time no see.

CHRIS: Yeah.

The two stare at each other before JUSTIN walks in and smiles at CASSANDRA.

JUSTIN: Hey, Cass—

He stops when he sees CHRIS. JUSTIN'S smile fades quickly. They both stare at each other. JUSTIN begins to exit.

JUSTIN: What's he doing here?

CASSANDRA: He has every right to be here, just like you, Justin.

JUSTIN: (To CHRIS, but loud enough for the others to hear You shouldn't be here. Not after what you've done.

JUSTIN exits, but not before elbowing CHRIS hard.

LESLIE: Justin—

CHRIS: He's right. I shouldn't have come.

CASSANDRA: No. Chris, stay. Justin's just upset.

CHRIS begins to exit upstairs.

CHRIS: He's got every reason to be.

CASSANDRA: Chris—

But CHRIS has already left. CASSANDRA sighs.

We flashback to '17 years ago', where a REPORTER is speaking to a camera in front of a bank. We see the scene from the camera's perspective.

REPORTER: We are live now, from Prosperity Bank in Lakefield, where armed villains have barricaded themselves in.

Cut to the bank robbers.

REPORTER: They seem to have taken hostages, but we don't know how many. Heroes are on their way.

Return to the bank robbers. The song "The Walker" by Fitz and the Tantrums plays throughout this entire scene. All of them have guns.

BANK ROBBER 1: Get that shit outta here!

BANK ROBBER 2(To hostages): Be quiet, or I'll blow your fucking head off!

BANK ROBBER 3: Move it!

A young girl suddenly appears from behind BANK ROBBER 1.

GIRL: Hey there!

BANK ROBBER 1 is startled and turns around and shoots the girl, killing her. The body fades away. He looks at the space where she was, shocked. Before the girl appears again behind him.

GIRL: Ouch. I bet that hurts.

BANK ROBBER 1: What the—

BANK ROBBER 1 shoots and kills the girl again.

Cut to the REPORTER, startled by the gunfire.

REPORTER: It seems that the situation has escalated.

Outside, the young girl is actually sitting with her legs crossed and her eyes closed. This is actually INSIGHT, a hero student. She stands up to address a hero class, all in costumes.

INSIGHT: There are about five to six in the main room.

MICHAEL steps forward, clearly the leader of the group.

MICHAEL: All right, let's go!

The door of the bank bursts open as the young heroes file through. They all engage the enemies, each showing off their powers. But we focus on our main cast. This fight is all one shot.

MICHAEL runs around and thrusts out his right hand, shooting light out of his hand and knocking one of the bank robbers into a wall. Then he turns around, puts his hand up, and a shield of pure light appears and blocks him from bullets.

The camera pans around to LESLIE.

LESLIE(smirking): Show off.

BANK ROBBER 2 begins shooting at her, yet the bullets phase right through her.

BANK ROBBER 2: Dammit!

LESLIE calmly walks up to to BANK ROBBER 2. She grabs his gun out of his hand, throws it down, and kicks him in the face.

Pan to ALEX, who wears some kind of exoskeleton. He runs up to a bank robber, presses a button on his hands, and two wolverine-like claws extend from his arms. He slashes down two more bank robbers, retracts his claws, and extends his arms, as fire shoots from tanks on his wrists. He lands on the ground and another bank robber with a sword rushes behind him. ALEX presses a few buttons on his arm and points his arm behind him, revealing gun barrels. He shoots what appears to be tranquilizer darts. The camera slows to bullet time and it zooms past the darts. The darts hits the robber and he falls.

Pan to JUSTIN, who runs up to BANK ROBBER 3, pulls out a sword and slashes the robber. Yet the sword is not fatal. As JUSTIN is fighting BANK ROBBER 3, though, another bank robber raises a gun behind him. JUSTIN looks over his shoulder and a copy of himself appears from his body and knocks the bank robber out.

JUSTIN: K, Sticky, you're up!

Pan to another student, SAM. He flicks his wrist and a gooey substance comes out of his wrist and forms into a ball in his hand.

SAM: I hate that name.

SAM throws the ball and it hits the arm of another robber, sticking it to the wall. The bank robber struggles a bit before his mouth is shut by another ball of goo.

Cut back to the REPORTER.

REPORTER: As you see, the heroes are—

There is a scream as people run out of the bank.

REPORTER: It appears the hostages have been freed!

Cut back to inside the bank. The silhouettes of more robbers are shown behind a glass wall. Another figure appears, waves at the robbers, and subsequently gets shot. As we pan back to the students, now done fighting, INSIGHT stands up.

INSIGHT: There's about 4 or so more in there.

CHRIS walks forward confidently.

CHRIS: I got this.

CHRIS walks through a door leading behind the wall. As the students look on, multiple tendrils seem to appear and toss the robbers around. We see one of the tendrils throw a man through the glass, hitting the checking counter. The tendril is almost rubbery, mostly black except for a few red highlights. After a few seconds, the music stops and CHRIS walks back through the door, covered in sweat.

CHRIS: You said there were only 4 in there.

INSIGHT: I said "or so".

Cut back to the outside. The song returns. The students walk out and are rushed by reporters and cameras flashing. Reporters are asking questions, but the students don't respond. We only get a close-up on CHRIS, as he smiles.

As the music fades out, the scene morphs back to the present time. Young CHRIS'S smiling face is replaced by present-day CHRIS'S forlorn face. We see he is looking at a newspaper article covering the events of that day. CHRIS walks into his room, throws the paper into the trash, and crashes on the bed. But he doesn't see JUSTIN standing in the doorway.

JUSTIN: So, you're really here.

CHRIS jumps up and notices JUSTIN.

JUSTIN: When I first heard you might be here, I thought it was false. No way they would let a murderer back here. But, here you are.

CHRIS: Justin, please, you know it wasn't my fault.

JUSTIN: Wasn't your fault? I saw you! We all saw you! And you're saying it was "an accident"?

CHRIS: I've changed. It was 17 years ago, just let it go.

JUSTIN(chuckling): Yeah, like I would just forget. After all, you run away like an innocent man—

CHRIS: Justin, stop.

JUSTIN: —And we don't see you for 17 years, and suddenly you just show up—

CHRIS: Shut up.

JUSTIN: —Without any explanation, all just to—

CHRIS: SHUT UP! CHRIS punches a hole in a nearby dresser

CHRIS slowly removes his arm from the dresser. After a brief pause as the two stare at each other, we hear LESLIE call from downstairs.

LESLIE: Chris? Are you up there?

CHRIS: Yeah. I'll be right down.

CHRIS begins to exit.

JUSTIN: Careful. You don't wanna kill anybody else.

CHRIS exits.

Next we see CHRIS and ALEX in a car. LESLIE is driving. CHRIS is staring forlornly out the window.

There is a funeral precession for HOLCAMP at a cemetery that the students are watching. They are all lined up horizontally. The camera zooms in slowly on CHRIS'S face.

After the funeral, CHRIS, LESLIE, CASSANDRA, and ALEX are sitting on the ground floor of the dorm on the couches.

ALEX: And so when I heard, I spoke with my commander and he discharged me to come here.

LESLIE: I work around here, so I didn't have to go too far. (Looks to CHRIS) What about you, Chris?

CHRIS: You don't need to know.

ALEX: What do you mean?

LESLIE: Chris, we haven't seen each other for 17 years. Now we're all back together, and you won't even tell us what you do?

A brief pause.

CHRIS: I'm going to get some coffee. He exits.

LESLIE: Wha—? Chris—

LESLIE sighs and looks to ALEX, who shakes his head and shrugs.

Cut to a car pulling up to a coffee shop. It's dark out now. CHRIS steps out and enters the shop. It's kinda run-down, small. Nobody else is in the shop. CHRIS sits at the counter as a BARISTA comes up.

BARISTA: What can I get for you?

CHRIS: I'll take a coffee. Black.

BARISTA: Right away, sir. She exits.

CHRIS looks around and sighs. After a minute or so, 5 HUNTERS walk in and put a gun to the back of CHRIS'S head. CHRIS remains calm.

CHRIS: Devon. Zach. Christi. Good to see you.

HUNTER 1: Ok. Let's do this nice and slow. He would prefer it if you were alive. And personally, I'm not really in the mood to kill anyone tonight.

CHRIS: Lemme guess: but you will if you have to.

HUNTER 1 tightens his grip on his gun.

HUNTER 1: You're damn right.

"Saturday Night" by the Bay City Rollers begins to play.

CHRIS: Well, too bad. I kinda liked you guys.

CHRIS jumps up and over the Hunters. The hunters turn around as CHRIS'S arm turns into a black-and-red blade and he cuts one of the hunters' heads off. The hunters begin shooting him, but CHRIS dodges their bullets. A fight breaks out in which we see all of CHRIS'S quirk; his arms turn into blades to slice up the hunters; they turn into shields to block the hunters' bullets; his arms turn into tendrils to grab the hunters and throw them around; at one point, he jumps between two hunters, and in slow motion, he shoots spikes like quills at the hunters. As the battle winds down, the lights flicker, bullets lay strewn on the floor, and CHRIS is unscathed. CHRIS looks around and sees one more hunter behind the counter, looking for him. CHRIS sneaks up on him and nonchalantly stabs him through the head with a needle-like blade.

CHRIS pulls a business card out of one of the hunters that is for a company called the 'Quirk Induction Labs'. CHRIS straightens his shirt, brushes off the dirt, and walks out of the coffee shop. As he walks away, the screen jumps to black and the song ends.

END OF EPISODE 1