Rule 30: It's all fun and games until shit gets real

"…Today's training will be a little different" Aizawa-Sensei began, "You'll have three instructors: me, All Might and another faculty member will be keeping tabs on you"

Huh? Three pros? Is that because of the break-in? Toru thought as she listened to Aizawa-Sensei introduce the day's Hero lesson.

"Sir? What kind of training is this?" Sero questioned.

"Rescue. You'll be dealing with natural disasters, shipwrecks, stuff like that" He replied as murmurs arose throughout the class.

"Disasters, huh? Sounds like we're in for a big workout"

"Totally!"

"Finally! Real hero stuff! This is what separates the men from the boys, I'm practically shaking with excitement!"

"Finally, I'll get to show off how good I am in water, ribbit!"

"I wonder if we'll get to do something in the mountains!"

"Guys, I'm not finished yet" Intoned Aizawa-Sensei, cutting off any further comments "What you wear in this exercise is up to you. I know you're excited about costumes-" The shelves with their costumes slid out of the wall and you could almost feel the excitement & anticipation rise in the room.

"-But you haven't gotten used to them yet and they might limit your abilities. This training is at an off campus facility, so we'll be taking a bus to get there. That's all, start getting ready" He warned before walking out the door and off to meet the bus out the front.


Once garbed in their costumes, the class gathered together, scattered aimlessly across the front lawn like wandering pigeons as they waited for Aizawa-Sensei to return from wherever he had run off to. The bus sat ready and waiting at the (thankfully media-free) front gates with Iida standing next to it, all ready to go.

FWEET!

Oh God! We created a monster, didn't we? Toru thought as Iida blew on his silver whistle, cutting through any and all dwindling conversations.

"GATHER ROUND CLASS 1-A! USING YOUR STUDENT NUMBERS, FORM TWO NEAT LINES SO WE CAN LOAD THE BUS EFFICIENTLY!"

FWEET! FWEET!

"If he blows that whistle one more time…" Tamaki threatened, already annoyed at Iida's gung-ho approach to his position at class-rep.

"You can't hurt classmates, Tama" Shiro sighed, despite the expression of agreement on his face.

FWEET! FWEET!

Oh he is so taking this whole class representative thing a bit too far. Toru agreed.

"Who? Me? I would never harm a classmate, Shiro! For shame!" Toru grinned at the sarcasm practically dripping from Tamaki's sugary sweet tone.

"Oh yeah sure, like I haven't heard that before" Shiro retorted.

It's not like it mattered anyway, the set-up of the bus' interior drove a wrench into Iida's carefully constructed seat plan; much to his dismay. In the first row of the back-half of the bus, Toru sat horizontally letting her short legs drape over the seat next to her and leant her head back against the cold window behind her.

"…The bus' open layout ruined my boarding strategy" Iida sulked from up the front.

"Geez…he really needs to let that go" Tamaki groaned with a roll of her eyes as she glanced up from the game she had been playing on her phone; her eyes just barely reaching over the back of Toru's seat.

"Mmm" Shiro grumbled in his sleep as he shifted even further onto Tamaki; at which point he was practically hugging the poor blonde like a teddy bear. Although from her posture and expression you wouldn't even know it, as used to as she was. Or maybe she was just absorbed in her phone.

Peeling one eye open, Toru's head tiredly lolled to the side as she watched the scene in front of her play out; their not-so-quiet conversation carrying throughout the bus. "…If we're pointing out the obvious, then there's something I wanna say" Asui piped up as she turned to Midoriya on her right, "About you actually, ribbit"

"About me? What is it Asui?" Midoriya panicked.

"I told you to call me Tsu, ribbit"

"Oh yeah, yeah, right"

"That power of yours, isn't it a lot like All Mights, ribbit?"

"Ah! W-What? Really? You think so? Really? I never really thought about that…I guess it's kinda similar-"

"Wait! Hold on, Tsu" Kirishima interjected from Asui's left, "You're forgetting that All Might doesn't hurt himself, that makes a huge difference"

"Phew!" Midoriya quietly let out a breath.

"Still, I bet it's cool to have a simple augmenting-type of Quirk. You could do a lot of flashy stuff with it" Kirishima raised a hardened arm as he spoke, "My hardening's super strong and can destroy bad guys in a fight but it doesn't look all that impressive"

"Oh no way! I think it's really awesome looking!" Midoriya fanboyed, "You're definitely Pro material with a Quirk like that"

"You really think so?" Kirishima looked at his hand as he released his Quirk, "Seems like it would be easier to be a popular hero if I had something flashier"

"My navel laser has the perfect combination of panache and strength" Boasted Aoyama.

"But it's way lame if it gives you a stomachache, sweetie" Toru smiled at Ashido's reply.

"Well, if any of our classmates have Pro Quirks, it's Todoroki and Bakugo" Continued Kirishima. Bakugo looked up at the mentioned of his name before turning to stare back out the window next to him and in the seat behind him Todoroki continued to doze.

"Sure, but Bakugo's always angry, so he'll never be that popular, ribbit" Asui replied nonchalantly much to Midoriya's surprise and Bakugo's explosive anger.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?! I'LL KICK YOUR ASS!" Exploded Bakugo, jumping up in his seat. Across from him, Shiro jumped awake at the sudden noise, sleepily turning to face the source before cuddling back into Tamaki as he had before.

Despite the various looks that Asui had sent her way at her blasé comment and Jiro leaning as far away from the blonde next to her, there wasn't really any more of a reaction from the rest of the class. "See?" Asui pointed to the enraged blonde.

"Y'know we basically just met you, so it's kinda telling that we all know your personality is flaming crap mixed with garbage" Kaminari added with a lazy shit-eating grin on his face. Bakugo ground his teeth as the fuse to his hair-trigger temper was lit.

"YOU'RE GONNA REGRET THE DAY YOU EVER APPLIED TO THIS SCHOOL, YOU LOSER!" Bakugo roared, leering closer to the fellow blonde.

Toru shifted in her seat as she felt her butt falling asleep, turning to lean against the backrest of the seats with her eyes slipping shut once more. Up front, the sounds of Iida's authoritative scolding and Bakugo's heightened angry retorts faded into background noise like chattering birds in the early morning.

It was barely even five minutes later when Aizawa-Sensei's bored voice cut through any lingering conversations. "Hey! Hey! We're here, stop messing around"

"Yessir" Droned the group in question.


"Oh wow! Look at this place! It's huge!" Toru gasped in awe, twisting and turning in place as the class walked inwards; craning her head this way and that to see everything that she could.

"That's what she said" Tamaki smirked.

"Tama!" Shiro cuffed the girl over the head as the trio followed their classmates to where they had gathered in front of 13, another Pro-Hero and apparently, one of their instructors for this exercise.

"Hello everyone, I've been waiting for you!" Chirped 13; their androgynous voice distorted as it crackled through the voice box in their spacesuit much to the excitement of those gathered.

"It's the Space Hero: 13! A chivalrous hero whose rescued a ton of people from disasters across the world!" Midoriya's fanboyish comments easily mixing in with the other awed comments from the rest of the class.

"I can't wait to show you everything!"

This is going to be awesome! Toru grinned following after the rest of her excited classmates as 13 led the way to the training ground.

"Holy crap! It looks like some kind of amusement park!" Kirishima exclaimed, saying what they were all thinking. The size of the cavernous room in front of them would have easily encompassed UA's main campus many times over.

From where they were standing, Toru could see that the room had been split up into different sectors, one for each training simulation. There was everything from a shipwreck, to a landslide, to an urban fire, to a windstorm, to a mountain range and several other things in between.

"…I created this training facility to prepare you to deal with different types of disasters" 13 proudly declared, "I call it: The Unforeseen Simulation Joint, but you can call it: the USJ!"

Isn't that just like Universal Studios Japan? Toru wondered, her thoughts drifting to the famous amusement park in question.

"Hey, shouldn't All Might be here already?" Questioned Aizawa-Sensei as he walked over to the other Pro, "Lemme guess: he booked an interview instead"

"Actually it's something else" 13 quietly replied, "Apparently he did too much Hero work on the way to school this morning and used up all his power. He's resting in the teacher's lounge right now"

"That man is the height of irresponsibility…The clock's ticking, we should get started"

"Excellent," 13 raised their voice once more talking to the students before them as Aizawa-Sensei moved off to the side, "Before we begin, let me just say one thing!…Well, maybe two things, possibly three, four, five…"

Ugh! We get it! Toru rolled her eyes as 13 rambled on.

"Listen carefully, I'm sure you're aware that I have a powerful Quirk called Black Hole. I can use it to suck up anything and turn it into dust"

"Yeah! You've used it to save all people from all kinds of disasters before, haven't you?" Gushed Midoriya.

"That's true, but my Quirk could also quite easily be used to kill" That statement immediately silenced any lingering moments of awe as 13 explained the reality of the situation to them, "Some of you also have powers that could be dangerous"

Yeah, you're tellin' me. Toru absentmindedly rubbed a hand along the burn scar that wrapped around her fingers and knuckles like gaudy rings.

"…In our superhuman society all Quirks are certified and strictly regulated; so we often overlook how dangerous they can actually be. Please don't forget that if you lose focus or make the wrong move, your powers can be deadly even if you're trying to do something virtuous like rescue someone.

However, thanks to Aizawa's fitness tests, you have a solid idea of your Quirk's potential and because of All Might's combat training, you likely experienced how dangerous your powers could be when used against other people…"

And thanks to Bitch-Sensei's lessons in languages and art, Karasuma-Sensei's lessons in deadly combat and Koro-Sensei's lessons in general… Toru continued dryly.

"…Carry those lessons over to this class, today you're going to learn how to use your Quirks to save people's lives. You won't be using to powers to attack enemies or each other, only to help. After all, that is what being a Hero is all about: ensuring the safety of others. That's all I have to say, thank you so much for listening" 13 bowed.

"Right, now that that's over" Aizawa-Sensei interjected just as the lights around the rim of the USJ dome flickered and went out. Down in the center of the room, the fountain which had been flowing since their arrival, was cut off as a dark cloud descended upon the room.

The golden beady eyes that emerged from the head of the flowing cloud revealed the creature to be what it truly was as a pale hand emerged from the dark body and stepped out onto the training floor. It appeared to be a portal of some kind. Behind them came roves of villains in every size, shape and species with each and every one of them looking for a fight.

"Stay together and don't move, 13 protect the students" Aizawa-Sensei ordered as he went into full Hero mode. I don't think I've ever seen Aizawa-Sensei so serious. Toru mused, her body suddenly tense at the change in her teacher's personality. Or so awake.

"Whoa! What is that thing?" Kirishima warily asked, fear creeping into his voice as the darkness spread far and wide, depositing an endless number of villains."Wait, has the training started already? I thought we were rescuing people?"

"STAY BACK!" Aizawa-Sensei snapped when the frontrunners tried to move forward to get a better look. "This is real" Aizawa-Sensei pulled his worn golden goggles over his eyes as he spoke, "Those are villains"

At those words, the entire class seemed to freeze, a collective Oh shit! seemed to run through everyone's minds as they watched the events unfold before them. The excitement that had once enveloped the class had at a drop of a hat, turned to fear.

This was one lesson they were never going to forget.

We thought we were going to be practising saving other people's lives that day, but when they appeared? We realised we were the ones in danger…