It'd been a long while since the students heard anything from or about the dastardly League of Villains or any other group of the like. So they'd been living their daily lives, studying hard as they always do. Or at least as most of them do. But starting on that particular day, the principal of the prestigious U.A. High School had something different in mind for their lesson plan.

Principal Nezu figured that since people were still shaken up from the last attack, they should do something fun. And Mic wanted new content for his blog.

"Today, we have something special for all of you," said Aizawa. "You kids are going to be producing and starring in a film. The final product of which will be posted on U.A.'s official blog with your and your parents' permission, of course."

Immediately, the entire room erupted into a variety of enthusiastic declarations. Aoyama wanted to be cast as the main character, Mineta was hoping to hire a sexy high profile movie star, and Hagakure was excited to be seen on screen since she felt she missed her chance with the USJ invasion. Tokoyami hoped to make it a horror movie while Ashido was pushing for a romantic comedy plot. But even if they were excited about the prospect, there was one glaring question on all of their minds.

"Sensei!" Iida called out, raising his hand straight and high above his head. "What does filming a movie have to do with being a pro hero?"

The others got quiet, silently thanking their class rep for asking and patiently waiting for the answer.

Aizawa let out a tired sigh, pausing in the middle of getting into his sleeping bag. "As heroes, pro or not, you kids will be interviewed by the media or will have to hold press conferences in the future and even if you don't like it, sometimes, you'll have to play a certain role. There are many heroes who have created personas for themselves when the cameras are on them. Of course, that isn't to say that heroes lie to the public either. You all need to find your boundary and acting can help with that."

Iida bowed respectfully. "Of course! Forgive my rude interruption!"

Todoroki put a hand to his chin in thought, thinking about how his father probably never paid attention this lesson if he got it. "I should do my best…," he muttered to himself.

"So learning about the acting industry is to help with character creation," said Yaoyorozu.

"That won't be necessary for me," Kirishima grinned, leaning back in his seat. "I'm already cool and charismatic."

Ashido grinned and looked over at him. "Is that right?"

All of Kirishima's confidence seemed to evaporate as he remembered that she knew what he was like before high school. "Well… in any case," he said, turning his attention over to Bakugou, "we all know someone who definitely needs this lesson."

"Fuck off!" Bakugou snapped. "If anyone doesn't like the way I act, then they can go die."

Kirishima shook his head. "That's exactly the kind of thing the media will crucify you for, man."

In the meantime, Midoriya was frantically taking notes on this. Now that he thought about it, before All Might retired as number one hero, he was always putting on an act whenever a camera was on him. It was, of course, to maintain the aura of the symbol of hope but other heroes must've done it too. There were days when they were frustrated or things weren't going right but they still had to put on their best smile for the press.

Being a hero in today's society depended on popularity as well as rescues and fighting, after all.

"Of course, I can't help you with that," Aizawa continued. "So we invited a director to handle things."

"Ohh!" The excitement had returned once again.

"Is it someone famous?" asked Kaminari.

Uraraka clapped her hands together. "I wonder what kind of movie we'll be making!"

"Oui, I will be the star!" Aoyama sparkled. "Of this, I am certain!"

The massive door suddenly slid open and in popped the head of a smiling anthropomorphic panda bear dressed in a brown sweater and jeans. The most notable things about him were the fact that he had a black handlebar mustache and was wearing a hot pink beret. Was this guy's Quirk: Panda? He can do everything a panda can?

"Good morning!" the panda greeted them cheerfully, in an unfitting manly voice. He marched up to the front of the class. "My name is Kantoku but you can just call me Director!" (Director = Kantoku) He began cracking up as if he had just told the best joke in the world.

Sero leaned over to Satou and whispered, "I'm guessing he doesn't do comedy movies."

"Now then!" said Kantoku, clapping his furry paws together. So it was less of a clap and more of pomf. "As your teacher has already informed you, I will be your director so…" He raised up his hands, shaping them into that of a rectangle which he looked through as he panned over the class. "I need my stars for this fairy tale come to life."

Uraraka let out a delighted gasp. "Fairy tale?!" She leapt up in her seat. "Please, Kantoku, let me play the princess!"

"Rejected!"

"But why?!"

Kantoku raised a hand, gesturing for her to settle down. "I know about all of you from the Sports Festival and I've already figured out everyone's roles."

They were each given a folder which contained a copy of the script and list of their individually assigned parts. But before they got the chance to look, they were told to go down to the bus to be taken to an exclusive studio designated just for filming. It was a special dome that could change into any set they needed. ("As expected of U.A.," Iida had said.) All Might would be waiting for them there. So, to pass the time on the bus, everyone was getting to know their roles.

Todoroki Shoto — Hiro (the Hero)

Yaoyorozu Momo — Himekawa (the Princess)

Bakugou Katsuki — Maou-sama (the Villain)

"Those three have the most lines," explained Kantoku. "I chose you three based on your looks, background, and personality."

No one was surprised by who got what part although a few of them were disappointed in not getting either leading roles. Bakugou was rather calm when he found out that he was the bad guy. Mostly because he kept picturing himself beating up Todoroki in an actual fair and square match. The very thought was satisfying to him even if that wouldn't be the case.

Uraraka Ochaco & Asui Tsuyu — Lilly & Milly (the Handmaidens)

Midoriya Izuku — Tomoda (the Hero's Childhood Friend)

Iida Tenya — Naito (the Head of Guard)

Uraraka pressed the side of her head against the window of the bus as she blankly stared at the passing scenery. Her entire body seemed to have gone completely pale and for a moment, everyone thought they saw something wispy escaping her from her chest. "This feels like an always the bridesmaid, never the bride situation."

Tsuyu gently consoled her friend. "You're a princess to me, Ochaco-chan, ribbit."

"Sorry," said Yaoyorozu even though she had no control over who got what part.

Midoriya couldn't help but question the part that he got. Was it because of the fact that he made that whole speech to Todoroki during their match at the Festival? More importantly, could he play the part well? He'd never acted before. "The… childhood friend?"

"Supporting roles to the hero and heroine, of course," said Kantoku. "The friend has his own fight scene with one of the villain's goons and I thought your Quirk would be best suited for the job, kid." Then there was a pause. "That is, so long as you know how to control it. Can't have you getting hurt on set, we don't have insurance." Once again, cracking up at his own joke.

"Ah… yeah, I can control it," Midoriya nodded. Not higher than twenty percent though.

Kirishima Eijirou & Shouji Mezo — Aku & Abu (the Villain's Henchman)

Tokoyami Fumikage/Dark Shadow — Lord Shadow (the Evil Entity that's actually pulling the strings)

Aoyama Yuga — Prince Ren of the Ai Kingdom (the Princess's Suitor)

"Hold on," said Tokoyami. "Am I even the one playing this role?"

Kantoku seemed puzzled by the question. "You're the one with the… ventriloquism Quirk right? We need that dummy of yours to play the evil entity."

Dark Shadow popped out from Tokoyami's stomach. "Hey! Who are you calling dummy!"

"Yes, that's it!" cheered Kantoku. "That's exactly how you should play the role!" He then looked over the others that had just discovered their assignments. "And as you can guess, all of you will be playing antagonists as well."

"So I just stand around while Dark Shadow does the work…," Tokoyami muttered.

Shouji, seated beside him, used one of his arms to pat his friend on the back. "It could be worse. Look at what everyone else is doing."

Kaminari Denki — Lighting

Jirou Kyouka — Sound Effects

Koda Koji & Hagakure Tooru — Special Effects

Ojiro Mashirao — Boom Mic Holder

Satou Rikido — Catering

Ashido Mina, Mineta Minoru, & Sero Hanta — Extras

"EHHHH?!"

"Extras?!" the last three cried out before hanging their heads in disappointment. They began emanating this dark, hazy aura that was practically tangible and it was starting to depress everyone else on the bus. "So Bakugou called it right all along…"

Jirou let out a sigh in relief. "This is actually perfect for me."

"Yeah for you," Kaminari groaned. "Man, chicks never go for the guy behind the scenes."

Ojiro was simultaneously disappointed and unsurprised by this. "So all I have to do is hold up the mic huh…"

"Catering," Satou read. "So does this mean there's a kitchen?"

They all started going over the script to familiarize themselves a little bit with their roles. They had a whole two weeks to shoot this after regular class time so it's not like they were in any rush. But Kantoku didn't want filming to be delayed by even a day so everyone should be prepared. It was actually a very interesting plot.

The princess was in love with the hero but due to their difference in class, they couldn't marry. The king brought in a wealthy suitor from another land but she refused to wed with him. The villain wanted to become the king so he intended on marrying the princess himself. After the hero defeats the villain, the evil entity is revealed to the good guys and it possesses the suitor and goes crazy. That's when the hero and villain team up to take him down.

Both Bakugou and Todoroki felt that that would be too easy in real life. After all, Dark Shadow's weakness was light.

At some point while reciting lines with each other, Mineta threw one of his sticky balls at Todoroki because he read about the kiss scene.

Yaoyorozu's entire face was cherry red when they got there. "H-Hold on, K-Kantoku-san, this doesn't actually have to happen, does it?" She noticed her co-star staring at her expectantly. "N-N-Not that I don't want to kiss you, To-To-To-Todoroki-kun!"

Suddenly, Aizawa, still cocooned in his sleeping bag, looked back from the front seat. "Ah, I'm against it too. So we compromised."

"We're going to use convenient placement to block the kiss," explained Kantoku. "You guys just have to lean in close enough to create the illusion."

"Eh? I think they should kiss for real," said Hagakure.

"Right!" Kantoku shouted so loudly and passionately that everyone in the bus recoiled, becoming silent and wide-eyed. "It may be just a movie but you must put everything into it! Isn't that what it means to be heroes too? If you don't give it your all, a life will be lost!"

There was a long stretch of silence before Kirishima leaned forward. "Are we still talking about movies here?"

"Movies can save lives too!"

At that moment, the bus pulled up to the dome which was on the right side. Midoriya smiled greatly when he saw All Might waving to them from the front door. But it vanished quickly, getting replaced with one of shock when he saw that his hero was holding onto a leash in his other hand, and attached to it was a doe.

Everyone on that side of the vehicle noticed as well.

"A deer?!"

Koda was the only one who had said those two words in a happy tone. Actually, he sounded downright thrilled about it. But in the silence that followed, everyone came to the realization that this was the first time they had actually heard his child-like voice. Well, except for Jirou who heard it during their practical exam when fighting Present Mic.

"Ah," the class blinked in unison. "He talked."

Koda hid his burning red face behind his hands.

He's so cute, most ofthe class thought.

"Oh that's right," said Kantoku as the bus came to a full stop. "The reason why I had Koda Koji-kun on special effects is because we need woodland animals around the princess for certain scenes. We also have a few scenes where the villain and hero are on horseback so it would be easiest to have his Quirk help us with that."

When Koda heard that, he uncovered his face, a big smile and glitters surrounding his head brighter than even what Aoyama could produce. He was already happy to be working behind the scenes since he didn't want to be on camera but to be working with animals was like handing him a Christmas present every day for the rest of his life. Once again, everyone couldn't help thinking about how adorable their classmate was.

We must protect his purity, they all thought.

"What about me?" asked Hagakure.

"You're to hold up certain objects like a kuroko in a play," Kantoku replied. "But of course, since you're invisible, it'll be far more effective."

"So I do get to be on screen?" Hagakure gasped.

Shouji blinked a few times. "But you won't be noticeable at all."

"Shouji-kun," said Tsuyu. "You can be a little too blunt at times, ribbit."

The class stepped out and greeted All Might respectfully. Immediately after welcoming the students to the studio, All Might asked Koda to handle the doe, handing off the leash. Their teacher then explained that he had physically gone out and caught her in the woods so she had no intention of listening to him.

"This is a famous film studio," said All Might, gesturing to the dome. "Many well-known actors and actresses made their debut here."

They entered the dome to find that the first set was already made. It was like the courtyard of a vast castle with a massive marble fountain in the center of the fake grass and flowers. There was a lot of empty space around them but it seemed they only needed to use current area which might have only been a hundredth of the full size of the dome. All Might explained that it was so that many movies can be shot there at once. Their dressing rooms were to the right of the entrance.

Everyone gathered around the high tech equipment. The camera attached to a crane so that they could take shots various angles, the lights hanging directly over the set, and a soundboard which Jirou admired with great care. Yaoyorozu, Todoroki, and Midoriya who were in the first scene, were told to change into their costumes. Apparently, their sizes were taken from their hero costume information.

"Oh, one more thing," said Kantoku. He turned over to Aizawa. "I need you to play the king. I'd ask All Might but he looks like he belongs in a zombie flick."

"Ack!" All Might coughed up blood.

"Hm?" Ashido looked over at Uraraka. "Now that I think about it… that day when everyone was turned into zombies, wasn't there a stranger...?"

A moment of recognition passed over the other girl. "Ah!"

The pair bowed at perfect ninety degree angles to All Might. "We are so sorry for calling you a zombie, All Might-sensei!"

"Ah, it's fine," said All Might. "To be completely honest, I had completely forgotten until you mentioned it."

In the meantime, Aizawa had molted out of his sleeping bag. As EraserHead, he completely avoided the press since he didn't like having his face plastered everywhere. He was lucky to have a job as a teacher so he didn't need to be paid by pro hero agencies in order to get by. "You should ask someone else," he said. "I don't like cameras. How about Present Mic? He loves the spotlight."

"The king character is stern and tough," explained Kantoku. "The way you forbade the kiss scene made me think you were perfect for the role!"

Aizawa let out a sigh. He looked over Class A, each of them radiating their own levels of excitement for this project, and he thought about how this was for their education. Then he looked back at the director and said with a sigh, "Where's my costume?"

In a room, a group of people watched Class A mill about the set, clueless to the fact that they were being watched. Their target wasn't the students though. It wasn't even All Might. Rather, the person they wanted to erase from the world was… EraserHead, Aizawa Shota.