The members of Group B enter the viewing room, sulking over their defeat. All of Group C has departed while Walker is preparing the final scenario.

Zach: Hey guys, nice try!

Jace: If by nice you mean terrible, then yeah, you’re right...

Ash: Hey! Don’t get so down on yourselves; you showed those groups of clones who is boss!

Jace has taken the fetal position in the corner of the room.

Jace: Oh god! I only killed one clone that whole time! That’s all I did!

Ash: Uh… was it something I said?

Hayze: It’s okay, Ash. I’m sure he’ll get over it, right Jace!

Jace: *murmuring to himself* How did I do nothing? Even Wes got a hit on Multi…

Wes: Hey! I heard that! I think I did a pretty good job, right Ja-

Jake has disappeared.

Wes: Oh right, food… I wish I could have a one-track mind like that.

Silver spots Justus standing off to the side by himself.

Silver: (I may not have accomplished much in my group’s exercise, but at least I went down trying to help the team, he didn’t do anything for his.)

Silver walks over to Justus.

Silver: So, are you just isolating yourself out of shame or anger? Or a little of both?

Justus: If you came here to insult me, then just walk away. I'd prefer to stew on my own.

Silver: You know what's something I've been thinking about for a while now… almost every exercise we've done since the start of this year has involved us facing opponents where the gap in our strength is massive. Think back to the first day with Mr. Walker beating on Aaron, Zach, Demetri, Alden, and Wes. He told us afterward that had we all stepped forward, we would have won. Then that same day, Fatal had us team up in pairs and put into a scenario where those who fight are at a disadvantage. I thought it was wise to go after you and Blair because it decreased the number of teams I thought could win that challenge. Kevin, Gus, Hayze, and Eve also suffered in their exercise because of fighting early on. And now we're here, the members of your group fought the strongest hero alive, but even with strength and speed nerfing weights, he pummeled you all. Then my group fought Multi, who together the seven of us could have beaten, but we faced the obstacle of being separated at the start. Not banding back together killed our chances of victory. So, this whole time, I've wondered why we've been put in countless scenarios where we’re beaten to a bloody pulp, and I finally figured it out. They're trying to teach us that we can't rely purely on our brute strength. I know you're pissed at yourself for what happened in your exercise, but don't look at it as a failure if you learn something. Getting pummeled the way we have is to cut down our egos and teach us that we aren't hot shit. My point is, don't isolate yourself because you failed. We all have failed in some way since getting here, but how we react to those failures is what defines our paths towards becoming heroes. That's just my advice, take it, leave it, ignore it, I don't care, it's your life.

Justus stares at Silver.

Justus: Why would you say all this to me? You don’t seem like the kind of guy to try and pick people up when they’re down.

Silver: Because, right now, you and I are considered the strongest students in this class by everyone. I wouldn't want you to fall out of the running for #1 because you're sulking over a little mistake that doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. I want all the competition I can get, so I’ll know that I beat the best to get to the top.

Silver walks off.

Justus: (Hm…)

At the center of the facility, Isaiah, Demetri, and Alden are standing in a line. Aaron is in front of them.

Aaron: Alright, Soldiers! Our other classmates may have failed, but it's time for us to rise up and defeat our adversary at all costs! Some of you may die, and that is a sacrifice I am willing to make! Just remember one thing, boys, this battle isn't about you or me. It’s about showing off in front of the girls!

Isaiah and Demetri: YEAH!

Alden: *under his breath* I could have made a better speech...

Isaiah: Captain! Will all the girls desire us after our victory?

Aaron: All of the girls!

Demetri: Will they stop calling me puppet pervert or loser boy?

Aaron: I don’t know about that last one, but the first one... maybe.

Demetri: I’ll take it!

Alden: *under his breath* We’re all gonna fail, aren’t we?

Aaron shoots Alden with a bean bag gun; Alden falls to the ground holding his chest in pain. Aaron walks over and starts whispering into the ear of Alden.

Aaron: Listen here, you little punk bitch, the two hot girls are with us, and chicks dig confidence.

Alden: *gasping for air* Why are they the hottest?

Aaron: *points to Isaiah and Demetri* Tell him rule number 1, boys!

Isaiah and Demetri: Anger is hot!

Aaron: *tear in his eye* They learn so quickly.

Blair and Eve are standing a distance away from the boys.

Blair: What do you think they’re talking about?

Eve: Well, Aaron shot Alden, so I assume they’re talking about which of them will be bait, and Alden disagreed with the unanimous choice of it being him.

Blair: That makes sense. As long as Aaron keeps those three idiots in line, we might have a chance at this.

Eve: Based on the last two groups’ failures, it's safe to say that we need to work as a group no matter the circumstance. Group A made an excellent plan after their abysmal start. We may only have six people, but they made do with just four.

Blair: And by group A you mean Hayze, right?

Eve: Pfft, it wasn’t all his idea, and he barely did anything to help the group when the plan was enacted. You can’t give him full credit.

Blair: What is it about that guy that you hate? His plan to beat Colossus was pretty impressive and would have worked against a lot of opponents. As a strong girl myself, I don't think I'd mind having to team up with him. I mean, of course, he'd have to get way stronger with his quirk to-

Eve: Look, he said something to me on the first day, and it got under my skin… because he was right. I was a jerk even though I knew nothing about him, but I was so angry about pairing with someone inexperienced. It took me years to master control of my quirk in preparation for getting into this school. I was rude, and he called me out on it. I don't want to be the girl who's known for being a bitch; that’s your job.

Blair: Wait, what?

Eve: Anyway, I’m an actions speak louder than words type girl, so until I see him do something of substance with his quirk, I’m not going to give him any respect.

Blair: Huh, okay then… (It’s a cruel way to think about it, but she’s got a point. I don’t see how that guy makes it through the sports festival on his own. He’s always needed the help of others up to this point… so I guess I get where she’s coming from.)

Aaron hands out backpacks for Isaiah, Demetri, and Alden.

Aaron: Alright, boys, gear check! Does everyone have their standardized grave digging shovel?

Demetri: Check!

Isaiah: Check!

Alden: No, I- oh, fuck you.

The holographic projectors blare up, and a bottomless pit forms beneath everyone. They all start falling.

Aaron: Scratch that, boys! They outsmarted us and made the graves for us, those bastards!

Isaiah and Demetri: Oh god, we’re gonna die!

Suddenly bungee cords connect to each of their ankles. They stop falling as the cables connect to a beam above them.

Blair: Okay! That wasn’t funny, Mr. Walker! What the hell is this!

Eve: It seems like our challenge won’t involve strength.

Aaron: Then what will it involve?

Voice: Hahahahaha! Welcome to the Pit of Pure Pain!

They look over to see a team of 7 people hanging from bungee cords themselves.

Voice: My name is Hive Five! I'm a group of septuplets born with the same mind! My quirk is called Hive Mind! You may have a few questions, so I'll let you shoot some out.

Blair: Why are you called Hive Five if there are 7 of you?

Hive Five 1: Dammit! I was hoping you wouldn’t notice! The hero name registration lady said no one would!

The 6 students look at Hive Five with blank expressions on their faces.

Eve: *sighs* Okay, what is the challenge we have here?

Hive Five 2: I’m glad you asked!

A large screen comes out of the pit’s dirt wall.

Hive Five 3: Basically, one team member will devise a question in their head, which will appear on the screen. The other team will then have 15 seconds to have anyone answer that question, and if they get it wrong, the answerer’s bungee cord will snap, and they'll fall into the abyss!

The six all gasp.

Hive Five: Don’t worry, look down!

They look down to see a giant 10x10 box form beneath them.

Hive Five 4: Each square of that box has a thin layer of paper above it, and if you fall, you’ll land in one of them, but be careful. They might have things that will break your fall, like pillows or a trampoline, or they could have bad things, like spikes or Legos!

Alden: NOT THE LEGOS!

Hive Five 5: One other thing, if you get a question right, you can choose to bring one of your teammates back up, or you can select a member of the other team to send plummeting. The first team to have all of its players fall into the abyss loses!

Eve: (I get it, that’s where his advantage comes in, if one of us starts to get a lot of questions correct, he can target us, but because he is the same person in 7 bodies, it doesn’t matter who we make fall.)

Blair: This sounds like a tough one.

Eve: Yeah, especially when you consider the team we have.

Eve and Blair over at Isaiah, Demetri, and Alden.

Isaiah, Demetri, and Alden: HEY, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN!

Eve: Exactly what you think...

Blair: Okay, we get the rules, but you have 7 people, and we have 6. How is that fair?

Hive Five 6: Huh, you’re right; I guess I’ll make it fair, and you can choose one person in your class to add to your team. Mr. Walker will portal them out for you.

Eve: Anyone we want, eh?

Aaron: We’ll take Hayze!

A portal opens above them. Hayze comes falling out.

Hayze: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

A bungee cord attaches to his ankle, and he stabilizes next to the rest of the group.

Hayze: I hate you… so much.

Aaron: I knew you'd help us, buddy!

Blair: I guess that'll work...

Eve: Whatever.

Hive Five 7: Now that the game is even, let’s start.

Hive Five 7 points at Isaiah.

Hive Five 1: Come up with a question!

Isaiah: Wh- Huh?

Aaron: Think of something challenging, man!

Blair: If it’s easy, I’ll kick your ass.

Isaiah goes into deep thought. The screen pops up with the question: What is Blair's bra size? Everyone in the class, including Walker and all 7 Hive Fives look dumbfounded.

Isaiah: Uhhh… oops.

Blair shoots her Magma pistol at Isaiah’s rope severing it.

Isaiah: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Isaiah lands in one of the squares; it is filled with Soda.

Isaiah: OH GOD, IT BURNS!

Cut back to the group. Blair blushes in embarrassment.

Blair: Well, at the very least, he won’t get it right.

Hive Five 3: Based on the contour and lack of bounce, I’m going to guess A-Cup with slight padding.

A bell dings. Everyone is just dead silent.

Blair: *groans* I hate my life…

Hive Five 6: Well, because all 7 of us are up here, we’ll have to make one of you fall, so toodaloo, Hayze!

Hayze starts falling.

Hayze: GODDAMMIT!

Hayze falls into a square full of jelly.

Hayze: *sighs* I guess it could have been worse...

Isaiah: *crawling out of soda bath* Speak for yourself!

Hayze: Hey, I got dragged into this!

Eve facepalms.

Eve: *sighs* Okay, Blair, I know that pervert deserved what he got, but now we’re down two people!

Blair: Sorry...

Aaron: Don’t worry, guys! We’ll get this next question right no matter what!

The question pops on the board: What is 1,800,000 divided by 966,666 to the nearest hundredth.

Aaron: Okay, we’re fucked!

Alden: Don’t worry, guys, this is all me! I have an answer!

Hive Five 1: Shoot my boy!

Alden: You said hundred, and the answer comes out to around 2! Therefore it’s a trick question because that number doesn’t even reach 100!

Everyone just stares at Alden dumbfounded.

Alden: Well?

A buzzer beeps, and Alden starts falling.

Alden: HOW WAS I WRONG!

Alden falls into a square, and it’s… well… full of pee.

Alden: OH GOD, WHOSE IS THIS! HOW CAN YOU FILL A POOL OF URINE! IT BURNS!

Blair watches with a somber expression as Alden struggles.

Blair: I’ve been humiliated today, but at least watching that helps.

Eve: Dammit, guys! We’re going to lose if we don’t get our act together! Demetri come up with a good question!

Demetri: I’m on it!

Demetri thinks for a second. Then, a question pops on the board: What is Eve’s bra size? Again, everyone just looks dumbfounded. Hayze and Isaiah watch from below.

Hayze: So, we’re gonna lose...

Isaiah: He fell victim to the same thing I did… curiosity.

Eve looks like she’s about to murder every human being within a mile. She’s steaming in anger.

Eve: ARE YOU KIDDING ME!

Demetri: IT WAS ALL I COULD THINK OF!

Eve: I’M GOING TO MAGNETIZE YOUR TONGUE TO A POLE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER AND THEN DRIVE A SEMI INTO IT!

Aaron: (Thank god I’m not a part of this...)

Hive Five 7: D.

A bell chimes. Eve just looks defeated at this point.

Hive Five 2: Let’s just cool her off.

Eve falls into a pool of water which completely evaporates from the heat of her anger.

Hayze: Oh god! He sent her down here with us!

Isaiah: Please kill Alden first!

Alden is still wading through the pool of pee.

Alden: NO, PLEASE! I CAN’T TAKE MUCH MORE PLEASE HELP ME!

Aaron slowly turns to Blair.

Aaron: Blair… so you good now?

Blair looks entirely depressed.

Aaron: Alright, Demetri, it’s up to you and m-

Aaron looks to his right and sees Demetri isn’t there.

Aaron: WHAT WHERE DID HE GO!

Hive Five 5: He tried to climb up the bungee while no one was looking. That’s against the rules, so he fell.

Aaron looks down to see Demetri has fallen into a pool of shit.

Aaron: All of my men… defeated by their own perversion. If I wasn't facing this challenge alone because of that, I'd be so proud, but instead, I'm just stewing in pure ANGER!

Eve starts to climb out of her box. Hayze and Isaiah look afraid.

Hayze: Okay, her vision is based on movement, so don't move...

Isaiah: Oh god, please help me!

Eve runs over, grabs Isaiah, and chucks him into the pool of pee.

Alden: THIS IS WORSE THAN DEATH! KILL ME!

Isaiah: OH GOD, IT BURNS SO MUCH!

Hayze looks on in horror. Eve looks at him for a second and then decides to help Alden get out of the pool.

Alden: Oh my god, thank you so much!

Eve taps him on the head, and he starts careening toward Isaiah.

Alden: OH GOD, IT WAS A TRICK TO MAGNETIZE US TO EACH OTHER!

Isaiah: HELP US!

Up top, Hive Five is ready for the next round.

Hive Five 3: Here’s a new question for you!

A question pops on the screen: What year was the M14 put into service by militaries worldwide?

Aaron: Ha-ha! You’ve accidentally stumbled into my area of expertise! This is where our comeback starts! The answer is-

Blair: *mutters* never.

A buzzer beeps, and Blair starts falling.

Aaron: WHAT WHY DIDN’T YOU LET ME ANSWER!

Blair falls into a square of pillows. Hayze walks over to her.

Hayze: Uh, Blair, are you okay?

Blair: *mutters* I hate my life...

Hayze helps her out of the square.

Hayze: Hey, don’t worry, I’m sure everyone will forget soon enough.

Blair: Thanks for trying to cheer me up, but I won’t forget.

Hayze: You wanna go beat up Alden? Would that make you feel better?

Blair: Yeah… that will.

Hayze: Okay, then let’s go beat up Alden.

Hive Five starts laughing.

Hive Five 1: I thought this would at least be a challenge! But you idiots stumbled over each other, and now it’s 1 versus 7! You’re finished!

Aaron clenches his fist.

Aaron: Alright fuck you! We’re not losing just yet!

Aaron turns his arms into machine guns.

Aaron: YOU SAID FIRST TEAM TO HAVE ALL OF ITS PLAYERS FALL INTO THE ABYSS LOSES! SO, I’M GONNA TAKE YOU ALL OUT MY WAY!

Hive Five 1: Oh, so you’ve figured out that the game was just a diversion?

Aaron: ...Yeah... that.

Aaron opens fire on Hive Five.

Hive Five 1: Cute attack, but we always have a backup plan.

Aaron: What!

All 7 Hive Five take out knives and start throwing them at Aaron’s rope, cutting it in 7 places. Aaron starts falling.

Aaron: (Fuck! I wasn’t fast enough!)

Aaron falls into a square filled with milk and cereal.

Aaron: *sighs* Well, that wasn’t the performance I was hoping for...

The field returns to normal, bringing all 14 of them on the same level.

Hive Five 1: Wow, that was a lot faster than I expected.

Mr. Walker exits the control room and approaches them. The students brace for what he is going to say.

Walker: Holy fuck, what was that? F’s for all of you. I don’t even want to talk about that. You should already know what went wrong there.

Hayze: Wait, me too?

Walker: You’re on the team, right?

Hayze: *groans*

Alden: But sir, shouldn’t Blair get an A!

Blair kicks Alden in the nuts.