Happy Labor Day! I hope it's a good one for you all. Be sure to Social Distance, have a mask on, and to make good decisions. But you should still try to enjoy yourselves as much as you can. It's good to take care of yourself and that includes having time to relax and enjoy yourself. And hopefully this chapter can help you with that. Enjoy the read and once again thank you for being such great readers.

*Also the Opening Theme by Drag0n5on has been added to Chapters 21 - 29. Thanks again Drag0n5on, I greatly appreciate your time and effort.

Ch.30 The Novice and The Master

"Everyone has their costumes, right?"

This is probably not the best time for this, but Shota Aizawa figures he might as well address this here at the station than never. Then again, his students might be distracted by the other commuters who are busy smiling and pointing at them, saying they saw them in the Sports Festival.

Oh, well, that's on him. "Remember, you don't have permission to wear them out in public yet, and don't lose them or anything."

"Gotcha!" cheers Mina Ashido.

Aizawa cannot deal with this level of cheeriness this early in the morning. "Speak properly. It's 'Yes, sir,' Ashido."

Mina slumps down and pouts in embarrassment. "Yes, sir…"

"Make sure you mind your manners with the other heroes during your internships." He shows them off with the wave of his hand. "Now get to it."

The students all shout out in unison. "Yes, sir!"

With all the buzz and excitement, Class 1-A quickly disperse across the station in the hopes of making it onto the right trains and heading off for their very special and very important internships. They all march off with excited smiles and high spirits.

Well except for one, Tenya Iida, he's been rather silent all morning, which is very odd for the usually boisterous and direct Class President.

"Iida, wait!"

Iida stops allowing Izuku Midoriya and Ochaco Uraraka to catch up to him. They couldn't help but notice his subbed nature all morning and it's going to bug them if they walk away without saying anything. They need to, after everything that happened…

"Hey, if you ever wanna talk or anything, just let us know."

Ochaco nods with worry in her eyes. "Mm-hm! Mm-hm!"

Iida's quiet, he doesn't respond, he just stands there with his back turned and his face turned away.

Izuku gulps, he's really worried, this whole situation isn't good. "We're friends, right?"

Another second of silence and then finally a reaction, Iida quiet and slowly turns to face them and despite his smile, it's clearly nothing but a mask. "Yes."

It's so…off and sad neither Izuku nor Ochaco could form a response before Iida turns away again and walks off. Leaving behind the desolate pair to wonder if there's more they could do. And if so, what?

Guess it'll have to wait until after their Internships are over, just hopefully they won't come to regret it.

For now though Izuku has a different problem, uncomfortable teenage awkwardness.

The greenette nervously turns in his seat and eyes the just as awkward Ochaco sitting just a few seats away.

There's only a few other commuters in the train car with them, but they seem far too distracted by their phones and their own conversations to even notice the two U.A. students.

Actually in this case, Izuku kinda wishes someone would draw attention to them, to at least break the awkward silence between them.

After they boarded their train especially after that odd exchange between them and Iida, they just couldn't figure out how to bounce back from it. So here they are sitting in silence and waiting for their respective stops.

Izuku bucks up the nerve to try and break the awkwardness. "S-s-so…?"

Ochaco, who was actually unaware of the awkwardness, turns to him, waiting for him to continue.

"W-who did you pick?"

Ochaco's head tilts to the side. "Pick?"

"Y-you know."

Her eyes widen. "Oh! You mean for my internship!"

"Y-yeah!"

"I picked Gran Torino!"

Izuku snaps out of his awkwardness, his mind snapping to attention when he hears the unfamiliar name. "Gran Torino?"

"Yeah!" Ochaco's smile falls when she notices the distressed look on his face. "What's the matter?"

What's the matter? It's the worst-case scenario. "I never heard of him…"

…

Ochaco blinks. "Oh."

…

"TELL ME ALL ABOUT THEM!" Izuku explodes, sliding across the seats until he's towering over the startled girl with a maniac grin and his Hero Journal out and ready.

"WHA?!" Her brain fries for a few seconds as Izuku rambles on.

"I can't believe there's a hero out there that I don't even know about! Are they new? Are they a foreigner, maybe? What's their Quirk? How old are they? What-"

"Woah! Woah! Easy, Deku!" Ochaco puts a hand on his head and slowly pushes him away, giving herself some breathing room. "I hardly know anything about him. Only that All Might recommended him to me."

And just like that Izuku's thrilled demeanor falls away as his hair casts a dark shadow over his eyes. "All Might…recommended him…to you?"

The change does not go unnoticed. "Y-yes…" There's no reaction and that scares her. "He…he said that Gran Torino was even his homeroom teacher…at U.A…"

He still refuses to meet her gaze or even respond, just sitting there in a deathly silence.

Ochaco gulps, this is getting really concerning for some reason. Is he alright? Did…did she say something wrong?

Her worry only grows as Izuku continues to sit there without saying a word or moving a single muscle… "That's great!"

Ochaco's mind goes blank in response to Izuku's sudden cheery deposition. "Huh?"

Izuku's eyes gleam with jubilation. "Oh wow! You're going to do an internship under All Might's own teacher! Wow! That's great Uraraka!" He genuinely means it, just because he's on poor standing with their hero doesn't mean he can ignore the guy's achievements and hard work. Plus this is a good opportunity for his friend, he shouldn't squander it. "You're going to learn so much! This guy sounds totally amazing!" He gasps as an idea pops into his head. "Do you think I can meet him, too?!"

"I don't see why not. Maybe we can come and visit you." Ochaco's smile slowly reforms, relieved that Deku is back to normal. 'Although All Might seemed pretty freaked out about him so…'

"Really?!"

"Yeah!" Ochaco nods her head furiously but then she pauses as something else crosses her mind. "Wait, who are you interning with?"

Izuku blinks realizing that he in fact had not said anything about it. "Oh, did I not tell you? I'm interning with-"

The train's intercom echoes across the train car. "Arriving at Rugosa City, please be ready to disembark."

Ochaco springs out of her seat, she slings her backpack over her shoulder and grabs her suitcase. "Well this is my stop." She takes off for doors just as the train begins to come to a stop. "I'll see you later Deku. Have fun at your internship."

"Yeah, you too." Izuku offers up an encouraging smile as the train comes to a halt.

The train doors open up and with a friendly wave the gravity girl heads on out.

Izuku watches her walk away as the doors slide back closed and the train slowly begins to move on to his own Internship.

Yes, their own internships are an exciting time to learn from a hero without the classroom setting, a time for the students to get their feet wet, their hands dirty, and to learn what it means to be a hero.

But before that can occur, they must first find their respective agency.

'Gran Torino?' Ochaco eyes the map she was given; it's supposed to lead her to the agency but it's a bit too small to read. 'Weird, not even Deku knows about you. And he knows everything about every single hero. Just who are you?' A shiver of fear runs down her spine. 'Also why is All Might so s-scared of you?!' Just what kind of monster is he?!

'But…if he taught All Might then…he might be able to help me control One For All better.' And like that the fear washes away for the thrill and excitement of making some real progress. 'If that's the case, then whatever happens will all be worth it! Yes.' She throws her hand in the air and does her best impression of All Might's laugh. "Ha Ha Ha! Look out, Gran Torino! Your new protege is on her way!"

…

Well there goes the sense of adventure as she finds herself in front of what's supposed to be a hero agency. It's just some rinky dink apartment building!

"This…is not what I was expecting."

The building looks like it's one year away till the city declares it as condemned. It's literally in shambles with rusted window frames and cracked glass, Ochaco can even see the inner layer of brick from within the crumbling building, the building's even been tagged with spray paint!

She checks her map real quick. 'It's the correct address, but…'

She looks up at the only bright thing about this place; the big and colorful "welcome" sign over the dual doors, but even that's crooked and she's pretty sure that it can't light up anymore.

But it's the right address so it must be the place.

So, summoning her courage she stomps forward and knocks on the door. As she knocks the door pushes inward, apparently it was unlocked and not shut properly.

So, she hesitantly pushes it open, sticking her head in not wanting to be jumped. "H-hello? I-I'm O-Ochaco U-Uraraka… from U.A. I'm supposed…to…meet…" Her voice trails off as her eyes land on the gruesome scene before her.

There lying on the floor with blood and a broken platter is…a corpse! A real corpse! Some old man with a yellow cape is lying facedown on the floor in his own blood and Oh God are those his entrails?!

Ochaco holds her mouth in a silent gasp and tears prick her eyes, 'Oh, my gosh! He can't be!' No she can't just assume she needs to make sure.

So she hesitantly steps ever closer towards the corpse, her eyes scanning the area before some killer jumps out, but the place seems deserted. So she steps a tiny bit closer until she's only an inch away from the pool of blood.

"Is he…" She gulps and whispers with some real dread. "dead…" Freaked out by the idea of touching a corpse she leans back and stretches her foot out.

With her shoe she lightly nudges the corpse, hoping or not hoping for some sort of reaction. There isn't one so not wanting to assume the worse she nudges it again.

A yellow gloves hand grabs her leg and the grinning corpse lifts its head off. "I'm alive."

"WAAAAHHHHH!"

Ochaco clutches at her feint heart, having almost suffered a heart attack.

While she tries to come to her senses the presumed dead old man rises acting like nothing traumatizing had just occurred as he laughs innocently and dusts off his costume.

"Whoopsie." The old man's dopey-smile never fades as he looks down at the red liquid and sausage links. "I was carrying a nice big plate of sausages covered in ketchup when I accidentally tripped and fell down. Clumsy me."

It's a miracle he didn't actually die from such a fall.

This old man is extremely short with heavy wrinkles, grey hair and trimmed beard, and a scrawny built. Even so his body is shaking as if his legs are struggling to keep him up even with the help of his wooden cane. His hero costume consists of a full-body monochrome suit along with a yellow cape, his belt has the letter "G" on it, and he wears very thick yellow gloves and boots, and a dark domino mask.

The frail and possibly senile old man peers up at Ochaco with a dopey yet friendly grin. "Now who did you say you were, young lady?"

Ochaco blinks in confusion but she tries to salvage the situation. "Um, I-I'm O-Ochaco Uraraka. I'm from U.A.'s Class 1-A."

Gran Torino cups his ear, like he didn't hear her despite the fact that they're only a few feet apart. "You're who now?"

"I'm Ochaco Uraraka!"

Gran Torino pauses, his dopey-grin unmoving, before he speaks again. "So, what's your name? It's rude to keep your elders waiting."

'Oh, great.' Ochaco internally grumbles to herself. 'I knew he was…up there in age, since he was All Might's teacher and All Might's…wait. How old is All Might anyway?' She shakes her head. 'No! Stay focused. Anyway this is going to be a problem.'

Without warning the old man collapses onto his tush.

Ochaco gasps out of concern. "Are you alright?!"

"I could really use some food."

"Some…food?" She tilts her head, is that really all he needs?

"Hm?" The old man looks up at her as if noticing her for the first time, and his dopey-grin widens as if he's seeing an old friend. "Nana?"

Ochaco scowls, but she tries her best to remain polite. "No, I'm Uraraka."

The old man just continues to grin up at her without any reaction making it very difficult to tell whether or not anything she said registered in his fading mind,

'Oh, come on!' She grabs her head in frustration and crouches down trying not to scream. 'This was a mistake! I had so many offers! There was Ryukyu, she would have been amazing! Or Edgeshot! Or Crust! Or literally anybody else! I'm supposed to be interning, not play as a nurse for some senile old man! Oh, All Might, why? Why did you say I had to come here?!'

While in the midst of her rant, her ears pick up on the sound of something clicking open.

Peering up and through her arms Ochaco's more than surprised to see the old man is now crouched down in front of her open suitcase and is examining her hero costume. "Hey! That's mine!"

The old man doesn't even bother to look at her instead he continues to browse the suitcase for any flaws in her costume. "Why don't you fire off a One For All smash at me?"

"Huh?"

He's different somehow: his voice is calmer and more assertive; he's not shaking anymore, and he doesn't even have his cane anymore! He looks totally natural squatting down without any issues.

"I wanna know how far you've come in terms of handling its power."

Ochaco is still too stunned to really form a proper reply. 'What's…what's going on? Is this guy…?'

The old man reaches into the case and pulls out an unfamiliar pink disc-shaped device with several protrusions impeded into it. "This is a pretty good costume." He puts down the disc before Ochaco can actually have a good look at it. "Now, where's that attack?"

"Um…"

The elderly man frowns up at her like he's examining her and then, his dopey-grin returns and so does his frail innocently oblivious voice. "Hey, what are you doing here?"

Okay any more of this back and forth and Ochaco's brain is going to fry. 'What the heck's with him?! Is he short a few screws or something?!' Ochaco takes a breath before answering, maybe she should just go along with it. "I'm here to learn, sir."

No response just that stupid oblivious-grin is the only response she gets.

So, she continues. "I…I need to learn…I need to become stronger. I need to get better." Her hand clenches in frustration as she thinks about all the times One For All's backfired on her. "I need to learn how to properly control One For All. Because…they're counting on me."

The old man tilts his head, at least that's a sign that he's listening.

"Everyone: All Might, my parents, my friends, and those that will need me someday are counting on me. All Might's…All Might is hurt and…he…might not have that much time left as a hero. So, I need to get better, for everyone's sake."

The old man turns and peers back down at her costume again.

Ochaco bows. "I'm sorry, sir! But…I can't waste any more time." It sucks but…she can't be wasting her time here. She needs tutelage, she needs to get better, she needs help. But…she can't get that here, that much is obvious. "Please, excuse me." She turns as if about to walk away or to at least call U.A. to see if she could switch.

"As I thought." That assertiveness is back, stopping her in her tracks instantly.

She turns around as the confusing old man straightens up. He takes a deep almost calming breath and then he does the most unexpected thing imaginable.

Like a bullet fling in the wind, he shoots up into the air bouncing off his ceiling, then the wall, then the floor, and literally all over. Ochaco is taken for a real loop here as this seemingly frail old man bounces off the walls like an out of control ping-pong ball. She can't help but to compare his movements to that of Bakugou's. With that speed, trajectory, and the wind being generated in his wake as he continues to blast himself here and there with his Jet Quirk.

Suddenly he slams into the wall, just above the exit that Ochaco was ready to walk through. He smirks down at her finding her astounded expression oh so amusing.

The old man smiles wickedly down at her, like a drill sergeant that's gotten hold of some new recruits to break down. "It's time for you to show me what you can do, ya newbie. He, he, hehe." Oh, he is going to enjoy this. "I watched the U.A. Sports Festival on television. The way you used your power was unthinkable. Reckless. Destructive!"

It stings but he's right, he's absolutely right.

"He's not training you well. He may be the Symbol of Peace and the Number One Hero, but All Might's a total novice when it comes to teaching. I can only imagine what a blunder he is in the classroom."

Ochaco's mouth hangs loose as her eyes are still trying to register what they saw was real. 'This…really is All Might's teacher.'

The old man, no, Gran Torino glares down at her with a wicked smile. "If you ask me, you shouldn't have won the tournament not against…Midoriya anyway. That boy has a much better handle on his powers. All you did was overpowered him, and that doesn't take much skill at all now does it?" He glares down at her with the intensity of a veteran that's seen his fair share of catastrophes. "I can't stand to watch you use your Quirk the way you did, so I suppose I'll have to teach you. Properly." He grins. "Now, hurry and get your costume on."

The young woman, despite the harsh jab towards her and her mentor, is excited yet scared at the same time. Somehow Gran Torino is both terrifying and inspiring, and she is more than willing to take him on.

And so with a determined yet terrified grin she gives her response. "You got it…old man."

"He, he, hehe!"

Ochaco finds herself in the guest room pulling up her sleeve and finishing her hero costume. As she bends down to close her suitcase, she finds the strange disc from before and a small manual besides it.

'Instructions?' She picks up the device and the instructions trying to figure out what they're for. And then it hits her, this must be the support item that Mei Hatsume promised her. 'I'll read it later.' She tosses aside the device and the instructions, now is not the time to read up on it right now she's got more pressing matters.

She puts on her helmet before returning to the main lounge area where Gran Torino is still waiting for her. "All right. Let's get started."

Gran Torino stands before her and gives her a direct order. "Show me a smash."

"Um, Are you sure?" She peers at the room and there's a lot of breakable things here.

There are huge shelves surrounding a couch and TV, a table with two chairs, and a full kitchen set on the opposite wall full of appliances like the microwave, fridge, and oven.

"This place is…" She spots the very breakable looking dishes sitting near the sink. "small."

She could really end up destroying this old man's home! Also there's another concern. "And are you sure you could…handle it?"

"Hahaha!" Gran Torino bursts into laughter, like an adult laughing at the naivety of a small child. "Good grief, kid. What do you take me for some feeble old man?"

She averts her gaze not wanting to answer that question.

Sensing why she won't respond; Gran Torino activates his Jet Quirk and boom he's bouncing off the walls as blasts of wind propel him in every direction. "Well you're dead wrong!"

Bam! He lands a solid kick to her back and then kicks off with a blast of wind, carrying him away.

"Ah!" Ochaco nearly falls over from the sudden strike. "That hurt!"

He continues to zip around, striking her, laughing all the whole while. "Ha, ha, ha, ha!" He eventually slams down on his own microwave, smashing it to pieces, coming to a stop. "What? You didn't realize my true strength earlier?"

Without giving her a chance to react he goes right back to propelling himself into the air and ricocheting off any surface he comes into contact with, moving around with expert level acrobatics.

Ochaco gaps as Gran Torino speeds around the room, throwing her off just with his agility alone.

"I can't believe you're the ninth holder of this great power." The ricocheting Gran Torino smirks, finding this novice amusing. "All Might's hardly taught you anything. Guess all that fame doesn't translate into being a good mentor."

While zipping around he slams into her back before jumping away again but not before delivering a swift spin kick that knocks away her helmet.

Ochaco winces as her helmet flies off. 'He's fast! Too fast!'

Another hit to her side throws her off balance and bam a strike to her back brings her to her knees and the strikes just keep coming.

'Come on, Ochaco.' While bracing herself near the floor, her eyes try to trace Gran Torino's trail. 'He's not letting up, so I can't run or hide, all I can do is take the hits.' Why does that sound like she's giving up? 'No, I won't do that!' But what can she do? He's too fast and there's no chance to read his movements with him zipping around like that. 'There's no openings so I have to make one.'

She shoves herself off the ground, clenching her fists, and readies her next move. It was time to use her Zero-Gravity Field. Sure it may be overkill but this old man literally asked for it. 'It may be too much, but it's got to work.' Thinking about letting the power flow through her, her entire body begins to glow as One For All courses through her entire body, boosting her Zero-Gravity Quirk, and her body begins to shine brightly with a pink aura.

Gran Torino easily notices the change even while buzzing around at a high speed, and he recognizes it from the Sports Festival. So, with a superior smirk he zips behind her and fires himself off the wall, shooting for her turned back.

'There you are!' The scowling Ochaco spins around and throws her hand out, hopefully to fend him off with Zero-Gravity.

Gran Torino easily does a midair sidestep, evading her hand. "Sorry, but you're actually slower than I am." As he races forward, he reaches for her head. "You didn't think I wouldn't notice what you were trying to do?" He slams her headfirst onto the ground, using his foot to pin her opposite arm, keeping her in place.

The strike was so disruptive that the pink hue around her died away as she lost her concentration.

Gran Torino grins down at her, more than happy to put her in her place. "I saw that little trick of yours, your Zero-Gravity Field, in the Sports Festival. It's a powerful technique but it's sloppy, reckless, and takes far too long to utilize. That's why I bested you." And brought this one-sided fight to an end.

Ochaco frowns. "Darn, I thought I'd get you for sure."

"Listen to me." Gran Torino jabs at her forehead. "The way you used One For All in the Obstacle Course, Cavalry Battle, and the Tournament showed that you're adjusting to the Quirk. You understand its fundamentals. But…you're allowing that power to flow far too freely. Perhaps your admiration for All Might is clouding your judgement."

"I…don't understand."

Gran Torino finally releases her from his hold. "It's true that you need to get stronger, and quickly. Time waits for no man or woman. Real villains don't care if you've reached your full potential yet." He turns away, and his cape whips into her. "And you think One For All is more special than it really is." With nothing left to say, he marches off for the door.

Ochaco sits up in a hurry. "Then…what do I do?!"

Gran Torino stops just as he opens the doors. "Think about that on your own time." He smiles back at her. "Meanwhile, I'll go buy us some grub." With his cane in hand, he walks off for the nearby convenience store. "Clean this place up while I'm gone."

And so Ochaco finds herself alone with her thoughts and Gran Torino's lesson in mind. 'My admiration for All Might is clouding my judgement? I let One For All flow too freely? What…what does he mean?'

Meanwhile, in Hosu City a pro hero is out on patrol alongside his sidekicks.

This pro hero is nothing out of the ordinary with messy brown hair and black eyes. His hero costume is nothing fancy either consisting of a blue and white, skin-tight, long-sleeved shirt that tuck into his orange gloves. He wears dark pants, white boots, and sports a signature helmet that features a fish-like fin and blue visor.

And this pro hero's name is Manual.

"On a normal day, I'd just be waiting for client calls to come in. Not really exciting." Manual offers up a friendly, which is not out of place with his open and kind personality.

Which is something Iida has come to admire in the short amount of time he's spent with him so far. Actually Manual here was one of Tensei's old classmates back at U.A., his brother often spoke respectfully of him, so he wasn't exactly surprised by the warm welcome he got.

Manual is currently leading Iida through town, overlooking the people's daily routines and functions. "But things've been fairly hectic here lately."

Iida, in his full body armor, scans the busy street, examining each and every person they pass by. "So you're using street patrols to suppress crime."

"Yeah, exactly. Man, kinda can't believe Ingenium's little brother is interning at my agency." Manual waves to some friendly students across the street who were kind enough to call out to him. "I'm sure you had offers from pros with much bigger followings than mine."

Iida doesn't respond instead he follows along and allows his mind to recollect on why he actually chose to be here. 'The Hero Killer.' The terrible villain that maimed his own hero and brother. 'So elusive he's managed to avoid capture for his deplorable crimes. I know that I might not find him. But still…' He thinks about his brother's weak and frail form from his hospital visit, especially how frail and hopeless he seemed just lying there with his heart monitor being the only sign of life. 'I have to try to track the villain down. Because I can't forgive him for what he's done.'

His fists clench as he glares ahead keeping a vigilant watch for his target. Vowing to end the Hero Killer's reign of terror, to remove this Stain from all of society.

Back in Rugosa City within Gran Torino's agency/apartment building, Ochaco can be found sitting on the surprisingly comfortable couch with her mind trying to decipher Gran Torino's lesson.

'My admiration for All Might is clouding my judgement is it? I understand its fundamentals but letting One For All flow too freely. I think One For All is more special than it really is.' And she really doesn't get it, damn this is so much harder than it should be! All this thinking is really starting to hurt her head, too, but it's necessary if she wants an answer.

Maybe the answer lies in her memories, after all she has an example of One For All to refer to, All Might. He uses One For All so naturally, never struggling to summon it or use it. He can manipulate the level of power he gives as naturally as one would flex their arm.

Heck even Deku and his aliens are more in sync than she is with One For All, he uses them without any real issues when it comes to harnessing their powers. Almost like he's been using them all his life!

And just like that, her mind clicks. 'Oh. My. God. That's it!'

She's so ecstatic that she hurls herself out off the couch. "Quirks are just extensions of our bodies!" How could she forget that?! "I've been treating One For All like a limb that's been sewed onto my body rather than something more natural. It's a part of me." She's even been referring to One For All as All Might's Quirk; when in reality it is now her own Quirk. "It makes sense!" Her euphoria dies away as she realizes that there's still a piece of the puzzle she needs to solve. "But…that still doesn't add up to me letting All Might's Quirk…my Quirk from flowing too freely. Hmmmm."

Unbeknownst to her, Gran Torino listens in just outside the doors, which they never closed, with a proud smile on his face. 'Well, at least she's figured a part of it out. But from what I've seen during the Sports Festival I doubt she'll give up trying to figure it out, she's got a lot of spirit. She'll overcome this I'm sure.' He watches as she continues to scratch her head in frustration, trying to figure it all out. 'You found a good one, huh, Toshinori? Or should I say, All Might?'

And with any luck he can teach the Ninth Holder a thing or two about being a pro hero.

"Whoa!/Whoa!"

Eijirou Kirishima, decked out in his full costume, is astounded to discover that he is not participating in this internship alone. "Tetsutetsu?"

Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu, decked in his own similarly designed but grey costume, gasps. "Kirishima?"

They both jab fingers at each other. "What are you doing here?"

The pro hero, Fourth Kind, remains seated at his desk as he addresses the two rock heads. "We were able to put in two offers this year."

Fourth Kind is a large, wide-set man with four big arms. He has buzzed, grayish-brown hair and small but wide eyes with no eyebrows, although the skin where they'd be is notably heavy and defined. His teeth are prominently straight, and he also has a stitched scar running diagonally over his left eye.

His hero costume consists of a plain black suit, altered to include four sleeves, with a cyan-colored tie and thick gold rings on each of his twenty fingers. His jaw also appears to be made of metal, or at least have a metal casing, as with his neck.

Fourth Kind claps a pair of his hands together. "Let's begin right away."

Both Kirishima and Tetsutetsu bow in respect. "I look forward to working with you."

"I was impressed by the guts both of you showed at the Sports Festival. I like you two. However, being a hero isn't easy and you can't rely on brute force alone. So this week, you'll learn from my experience."

Tetsutetsu rises and grins in admiration. "That's the chivalrous hero."

Kirishima's own grin could match his. "He's so manly!"

Fourth Kind pounds his fist onto his desk with an angry snarl. "Wait for me to finish speaking!"

"Yes, sir!" Both bow. "Apologies!"

"Seems I'll have to teach you proper manners, too." growls the pro hero.

They both remain in sync. "Thank you very much, sir!"

Fourth Kind calms down before moving on. "First, let's talk about why we're even here. Pros receive wages from the government so we're civil servants. But there's more to it than that. With the Quirks we offer, our responsibilities are different from regular workers."

The two U.A. students remain at attention, listening intently to his words, because he's going to have a lot to say.

"Now regarding our actual duties."

"Control crime, that's the basic job of a hero." The pro hero lazily leans back against the railing, just one more inch and he'll be falling right off the thirteen-story building, yet he doesn't seem all that concerned. "When a crime occurs, the police will contact heroes based on their districts." The pro hero yawns out of boredom, his wings stretching as he does so. "But me…I rather be out here on patrol, dealing with the crime as it occurs or even before it can begin. There's of course rescuing people too which I accel at."

Fumikage Tokoyami listens intently, his display of seriousness not counteracting this hero's air of indolence. "That seems very productive of you."

The pro hero smiles as he jumps back and sits atop the railing looking over the busy street below. "Ha, yeah, I guess it is. Of course there's also the boring side of things too like filing reports, which, fun fact, a special agency looks them over and decides how much a hero gets paid…" With no warning the hero's deposition changes, there's an air of unease and danger around him. Tokoyami raises an eyebrow at his new teacher. "Sir?"

The pro hero's friendly smile returns. "Haha, sorry, never mind me." He leans to the side, holding his chin in thought. "Now, Tsukuyomi, I was wondering if you'd answer some questions of mine." His smile turns into a conniving and devious smirk. "If that's alright with you?"

"Additionally, heroes are allowed to have side jobs." Adds the very beautiful woman as she finishes applying the last of her makeup.

Her whole demeanor screams diva, so much so she'd probably get along with Midnight. She is an attractive and curvaceous woman with long blonde hair that is styled in curly locks and golden eyes with vertically slit pupils. Her most distinguishing feature are the three snakes (a rattlesnake, a yellow King cobra snake, and a Japanese rat snake) that are seen protruding from her hair.

As for her hero costume, she wears a maroon dress with scale-like details, matching shoes, and a choker, and golden snake-like bracelets on her wrists and ankles.

She turns to address her two interns that have joined her in her dressing room. "There were a lot of arguments about this when the world of pros was first being established, but heroes ended up being so popular that the public demanded it." Which is a very good thing for the Snake Hero, Uwambi.

The two interns, Itsuka Kendo and Momo Yaoyorozu, are a bit lost here but they're too respectful to interrupt.

"For example: I'm about to film a commercial. Stick around, okay?" Uwambi turns back to her mirror to check up on her makeup.

"Um, well." Kendo isn't sure how to go about this respectfully, but she'll try. "I was kinda hoping I'd see something a little more action-y."

She is adorning her own hero costume which is a turquoise knee-length qipao, over which she has a black double-breasted corset. She also sports black short pants under the qipao. For accessories, she wears a loose brown utility belt around her hip, a satchel attached at the back, a thin black domino mask around her eyes and white-heeled navy-blue boots.

"No!" snaps the costumed Yaoyorozu.

Kendo jumps startled by Yaoyorozu's sudden shout.

"This sort of attention is something you can't avoid if you're a pro!" Yaoyorozu clenches her fist and holds her hand over her heart. "Besides, she was kind enough to offer her wisdom to an unworthy, student." She's really serious and fired up despite the lack of action and thrill. "So I'll take every lesson she has to give!"

Kendo averts her gaze and murmurs to herself. "She's really into this." She snaps out of her murmuring to address Uwambi. "Okay. But isn't there anything else we can do while you film this commercial, or whatever?"

Uwambi gets up from her seat. "So, do you know why I chose to recruit you two? Any thoughts?"

Kendo takes a minute to think about it "Well, I guess…"

Yaoyorozu excitedly butts in. "It must be because you saw such heroic potential in us!"

"Of course I did. But there's another reason."

The two girls aren't sure what the other reason could be.

Uwambi gives a seducing and leering expression. "You're both very cute young ladies."

It's no surprise to say that both girls are a bit more than dumbfounded. "Huh…?"

"Heroes must practice and train constantly." states Death Arms as he continues to jog through Tatooin Station with Kyoka Jiro struggling to keep on his tail. "You can't take a break, even when you're on patrol."

"Right! Kay!" She's really breaking into a sweat here, who knew jogging would be so difficult? 'Aw, man. This is so much harder than class.' Her mind flashes to Mr. Aizawa and his…teaching methods. 'Nevermind, this is better…'

Mt. Lady lazes about on her couch, reading a magazine, and eating chips. "You know what's a useful skill? Knowing how to pass the time while you're waiting to be called out to rescue someone. Got that?"

"Uh, sure." Minoru Mineta busies himself with vacuuming her agency's floor, and he's not too happy about it. 'This is not the kind of role play I was hoping for.'

Somewhere near the ocean shore, Tsuyu Asui completes a set of pushups alongside the other sailor themed sidekicks.

It's good to know that most of Class 1-A are having some real predictive internships, but Ochaco is definitely not one of them.

Mainly in part of her mentor, who is busy sleeping!

"I'm snoring! I'm snoring!" Yup, Gran Torino is totally passed out in his bedroom. "I'm snoring! I'm snoring!"

Ochaco's bloodshot eyes stare up at the ceiling of the guest room. 'He can't be serious…' Why are the walls so thin?! And why is his snoring so freaking loud?!

And to add to the growing frustration she still hasn't figured out what Gran Torino was saying. 'My first day has come and gone yet…I don't feel like I accomplished anything. We didn't even go out on patrol or anything.' And it's frustrating that she hasn't made any real progress.

"I need some air." She tosses her sheets aside, slips on her shoes and grabs her pink hoodie before making her way outside.

The moment she steps out she takes a nice deep breath of the cool night air. Already she can feel the reassuring effect and the peace and quiet of the empty street is rather calming. So with no real destination in mind Ochaco begins her little night stroll.

'Gran Torino. Not even Deku's heard of him. And he was a teacher at U.A. but only for one year. He's such a mystery.'

She pulls up her hood, throwing it over her head before pulling it closed, swaddling her head in the nice soft hood. She continues down the block with only the streetlamps lighting her way and the soft sound of crickets chirping in the gardens surrounding the buildings.

'I need to change how I think about One For All.' It's a part of her, her power; it's not some sort of borrowed power, it's her's. 'I have to treat it like a natural Quirk, like how I treat my Zero-Gravity. Instead I've been treating One For All like a finishing move or a special ability that I can only summon when I need it.' She continues her stroll as she passes by the nice couple chatting away in the opposite direction. 'But then there's also the fact that I use One For All too recklessly and freely, but what does he mean?'

With a heavy sigh Ochaco is slowly starting to accept the fact that she may not figure anything out, maybe it would be best to turn around and try to get some sleep. Well maybe just one more block and then she'll head back.

And so she continues on her stroll passing by an electronics store that has its windows stocked up with TVs all playing an old movie from the twenty first century. Ochaco takes a moment to watch her mind somewhat recognizing the film; it's a comedy but she can't remember the name for the life of her. She thinks the main character's name is J.J. Bunny or something.

Anyway she watches the scene play out for a few minutes and it's a weird movie. Why is that boy running alongside…Hitler?! Holy Shit, that kid just snagged himself a grenade?! And he's running with it and why is Hitler following him?

She watches as the blond little boy throws the grenade into the air, it slowly spins across the woodland until… it harmlessly bounces right off a tree and lands at the boy's feet.

Ochaco silently gasps. "Shit…"

The grenade explodes with a loud boom, burning the ground and knocking the boy away and unconscious.

Only for the drill sergeant who's been watching this all unfold to say something silly and uncaring.

Ochaco grimaces as the scene ends. 'Sheesh, and Bakugou's got several of those things strapped to his body.' She shivers when she realizes that Bakugou is essentially a living grenade. 'Those things are just so violent but so tiny! Just little items that hold in so much destructive power that explodes out hitting everything…in…reach…' Realization, realization ever so slowly dawns on her and with it does a huge grin slowly begins to form. 'Just like my Zero-Gravity Field!'

She's the grenade in the situation and her Zero-Gravity Field is the explosion! That's what Gran Torino meant when he said she uses One For All too freely and recklessly. Sure her Zero-Gravity Field worked out well for her in the Sports Festival but in another situation, it would have definitely done more harm than good. For example, if there's a mass panic of people running away from a scene and she uses her Zero-Gravity Field then there's a good chance everyone would get swallowed up and there would be even more panic as people try to navigate through Zero-Gravity with cars, rubble, and villains floating alongside with them! Plus she could do some real damage, all it would take is for her Zero-Gravity to weaken a building's foundation and it'll come crumbling down when its weight returns to normal.

That's what she needs to focus on, she needs to control the Zero-Gravity Field and find a way to use it that won't put others in danger. She needs to restrain it.

Ochaco hastily scans the surrounding area; she thinks she spots a good place to practice. A construction site right across the street.

Rushing across the street she levitates herself up and over the fence before descending down into the construction site where just the foundation of the building is just being built. So there's plenty of equipment and building materials lying about, providing a decent cover for her. Also it appears the nearby buildings aren't residential so hopefully no one will notice her.

'I need to control the radius of my Zero-Gravity Field!' She strides further into the work site until she comes to a good clear opening, it's nothing as big as the stadium but it'll have to do. 'But how…? Maybe if I focus on only using a small percentage, no I'll only let a small percentage of excess power flow through me.' She clenches her fists and scans the area making sure she's alone, she is. 'Let's give it a shot!'

Remembering to let the power flow naturally, One For All summons forth without much resistance. And so with a deep breath Ochaco's body begins to glow and the aura begins to expand as a Zero-Gravity Field begins to form around her.

'Don't let it explode out! Keep the field in a small concentrated area.' She continues to chant this in her mind as the Zero-Gravity Field ever so slowly continues to grow around her, but it only holds for a few seconds as it explodes out swallowing up the entire construction site and into the nearby buildings.

She cuts off the Zero-Gravity Field and is met with the sound of falling materials, dirt, metal, and glass. 'That was too much! I need to dial it back.'

And so with grit and determination she begins the process all over again, and again, and again never succeeding in holding back the radius of the over encompassing power. And every failure is just more and more strain on her body, but that doesn't matter. She will figure this out even if it takes her all night to do it!

"Good morning." yawns Gran Torino as he enters the main sitting area, adorning his oblivious shit-eating grin. "What's wrong? You look beat."

The dirty and baggy eyed Ochaco struggles to keep her eyes open, but even so she greets her elder with a kind and polite smile. "I…got a little ahead in my training…" Truth be told she only left when a bag of floating cement landed on her head and knocked her out for a few minutes, but Gran Torino doesn't need to know that. "I was thinking about what you said yesterday and was trying to put it into practice."

"And?"

"And…" Her cheeks puff out as she pouts from sheer disappointment. "I didn't make much progress."

"Ha, ha, ha. Obviously, you still have a long way to go." Gran Torino presses his thumb against the side of his nose. "But to be fair, it is your first time trying, so it's to be expected. That is just how training works. Of course, I suppose All Might can't wrap his mind around that. He was pretty much able to use One For All right off the bat, so I taught him in a very different manner." As he finishes his explanation, he waddles off for the kitchen area.

Ochaco steps aside letting him through. "Different manner? Like what?"

Gran Torino stops to think back to his younger days. "Hm? Huh… It was all combat training for him."

And Gran Torino never held back during those sessions; there were plenty of times he made that poor boy cough up vomit during sparring matches, hell, he even brought him to tears a few times. But it was all necessary of course.

Ochaco shivers as if she could picture everything Gran Torino's thinking about. 'So, that's why All Might's so scared of you! You're merciless!'

The old man continues not noticing Ochaco's shock of fear. "The training was difficult, but I couldn't hold back on him. He was entrusted to me by a sworn friend who had just passed away."

The girl's voice softens as she takes in the elder's words. "All Might's predecessor, right? What were they like?"

"Huh?" Gran Torino is genuinely surprised but before he could clarify, his doorbell rings grabbing both of their attention.

The delivery guy shouts from the other end of the doors. "Package for you!"

"Oh, allow me." Ochaco happily goes to the door, greeting the delivery guy.

As she turns away, she misses the retired hero's remorseful frown. 'So you haven't told her about the seventh holder yet, eh, Toshinori?' Maybe he should say something…no, it may not be his place. 'It'd be best if Toshinori was the one to tell her.'

By the time Gran Torino enters the kitchen area, Ochaco has already floated the large package into the room.

She opens the floating box up and finds, "A microwave?"

Gran Torino's dopey-smile appears as he grabs the floating device from midair. "Yeah, for some reason, mine broke yesterday.'

Ochaco deadpans. 'Yeah, you broke it…'

"Heh. So, I bought a new one." Gran Torino gives the microwave a light shove allowing it to float its way to the counter.

'I just can't read him sometimes!' Ochaco grumbles to herself.

After setting the microwave down, the old man grins back at the student. "So whaddaya think, how 'bout we eat some of that frozen food I bought? It'll be good!"

If she can remember properly, all he bought yesterday was a bunch of frozen desserts, taiyaki… "Okay!" The grin and light drool on her face are not out of place as her eyes shine with glee.

"Haha! I knew you had a sweet tooth!" Gran Torino swings around and marches off for the fridge. "Finally someone else likes the finer things in life."

Soon he comes back with a package of taiyaki and Ochaco offers to heat them up for them as she grabs a plate from the counter.

As she throws in a few taiyaki into the microwave, Gran Torino playfully waits at the table swinging his legs and padding his hands up and down like a child who's going to have their favorite sugary cereal for breakfast.

Ochaco watches as the taiyaki spins inside the microwave and with the hum of the machine cooing to her she lets her mind drift back to her question: how to manipulate her Zero-Gravity Field?

The ding of the microwave interrupts her thoughts, she reaches in and grabs the steaming plate of taiyaki and sets them down in front of a very excited Gran Torino.

"Oh, yeah, look at these delicious babies." There's drool leaking out from the side of his mouth as he leans in to examine the tasty treats. "Come and get 'em while they're steamin'."

Thankfully he waits for Ochaco to grab them two clean plates and to set them down onto the table along with a set of forks. But even being a few seconds away from a tasty breakfast Ochaco's face no longer has a hint of joy rather she's subdued and quiet.

"Why the long face, girly?" Gran Torino smiles up as he grabs and picks up one of the steaming taiyaki. "Just focus on these pippin' hot pastries for now."

And so, opening his mouth wide Gran Torino takes a mighty big bite out of the taiyaki. However, instead of being met with a savory and sweet taste of the pastry the moment his teeth puncture the outer dough, SPLAT, the piping-hot bean paste bursts out splashing into his face.

"IT BURNS!"

"Wah!" Ochaco screams, as Gran Torino flails in his seat as the steaming bean paste continues to burn his exposed flesh. "I-I'll save you!"

In a hurry to save him, Ochaco snatches up the faucet spray hose from the nearby sink. She yanks the hose out from the sink and aims it right at the screaming old man and with no hesitation she squeezes the handle with all her might. And the amount of water that bursts out should have been impossible for a hose of that size! It's like a geyser just exploded within her hands as water rushes out and slams into Gran Torino's face with so much force that it actually knocks him right off his seat and onto the floor!

"Oh, no!" Ochaco releases the hose, but it gets worse. The hose doesn't shut off instead it continues to spray water, propelling and whipping across the kitchen, spraying water in every direction.

Almost in slow motion Ochaco spots the handle, it's crushed! During her panic she must have crushed the handle when she first grabbed the hose!

"Wah, I'm so sorry!"

The soaked Gran Torino, with no more burning bean paste of his face, barks as he ducks under the table. "Don't just stand there! Cut the water off from the source!"

"Oh, o-okay!" Ochaco reels around towards the sink but being in such a freaked-out state she grabs the end of the hose and pulls. Her plan was to pinch it shut but the moment she gives that thing a pull it snaps right out of the sink.

"…Oops."

And even more water geysers out from the sink this time, showering Ochaco, the amount of water is already threatening to flood the whole kitchen as she desperately and futilely tries to clog the exposed pipe with her hands.

"YOU IDIOT!"

"Please forgive me!"

Ochaco lets out an exhausted sigh, finally it's all over. Well sort of all they did was clog up the exposed pipe and then shut the water off for good, plus the floor (and everything else) still needs to get mopped up and dried. But either way the worst is over.

"What're you an idiot?!"

Okay, so maybe the worst has still yet to come.

Gran Torino is fuming mad, so much so that the water is evaporating off his skin.

"Look at what you did?! What were you thinking?!"

Ochaco slumps down as the berating continues. "I was just trying to help!"

"Help?! You nearly drowned me!"

Ochaco clasps her hands together as she bows her head in defeat. "I'm sorry, I was just…trying to help…" That excuse is clearly not going to get her anywhere, but it's all she can really say for herself.

Gran Torino sighs, knowing full well that yelling isn't going to get them anywhere. "Always in such a hurry."

With his cane in hand, Gran Torino stomps off towards his busted sink. "Looky here!" He holds up the sink hose and sways around the crushed handle. "In your haste to 'help' you crushed this hose and made everything worse."

Ochaco tucks her head in like a turtle trying to hide away in its shell.

"That's your issue girl, you go overboard!" He jabs his finger at the sink. "All you really needed to do was fill a cup with water not blast me with a hose!" He shakes his head in disapproval. "You don't need an entire river to put out a little flame, that's just overkill!" He jabs an accusing finger at her. "Do you get me?! You do more harm than good that way!"

Ochaco feels absolutely horrible, with her stomach in knots, and her head hung low. "I'm…really sorry, sir. I'll…I'll do better next time…" Her voice trails away as she thinks about what Gran Torino just said and then an out of place grin forms along with an excited gasp. "I've got it!"

Gran Torino frowns as he eyes Ochaco like she's grown a second head. "Um, yeah I sure hope so. I just explained it."

"Gran Torino!" The thrilled Ochaco points to the sink. "The sink is me!"

Okay, Gran Torino, admittedly, may have hit her too hard on the head yesterday. "No, it's not. Are you okay?"

"Yes, I am!" She's so pumped that she doesn't even react to his accusation. Nothing can ruin this moment, right now. "But I get it!

It's like everything just clicked into place, and it was all thanks to Gran Torino even if it was indirectly explained. "When I use my Zero-Gravity Field, I'm really just releasing too much of my power all at once throughout my body. But I shouldn't be doing that. One For All works best when I allow it to flow through my entire body, but the Zero-Gravity Field is way too intense for that. That's why it gets so big and out of control!" Like with the water, she just allowed all of the water to rush out at once instead in a steady controlled stream. "I mean All Might could use 100% of One For All, but that doesn't mean he uses 100% of it all the time. Otherwise he could cause some major damage! He'd be doing more harm than good!"

She grins down at the very confused old man. "What I need to do is allow only a portion of One For All to flow through me freely while concentrating on containing how much of One For All I put into my Zero-Gravity Field at the same time!"

Without waiting she stands firm and clenches her fists. 'Allow the percentage I can control to spread across my entire body freely.' Her entire body emits her pink aura as she gazes down at her hands, the source of her Zero-Gravity Quirk.

A Zero-Gravity Field pops out from within but unlike before it is significantly smaller but still encompasses most of the building.

Ochaco can feel the strain on her body as she struggles to keep the power contained and from overflowing outward. It's even harder as everything around her begins to float into the air. 'It's too much!'

Gran Torino remains calm as he slightly begins to float off the ground, having been swallowed up by the Zero-Gravity Field. His attention remains on the girl as she tries to remain rooted in the center of this phenomenon. "Your Zero-Gravity's source is from your hands!" He calls out to her, gaining her attention. "Focus all that excess energy to your hands while keeping One For All flowing through you."

Ochaco gasps. 'Yes, Just let a small amount flow through my hands naturally, like water flowing through a faucet!'

Utilizing all her knowledge and willpower, the Zero-Gravity Field actually shrinks down significantly, to the point that it only surrounds her making her float within the air with a sphere of swirling pink-hued energy.

Gran Torino smirks as his feet land back on the ground. 'At a girl.' But she could still do better. "Is that it? Where's that fighting spirit I saw during the Sports Festival? Is this really all you're capable of?"

Ochaco smirks from within the large sphere, she knows a challenge when she hears one. And so with another breath, she focuses making sure to let One For All flow naturally while allowing only the smallest amount of excess power to be released into her hands. And just like that the swirling mass of what was a Zero-Gravity Field diminishes; becoming dual spheres of pink energy that swirl around each of her fists.

Ochaco, feeling the strain on her arms, releases her clenched fists as she does, she can feel the strain diminishing just a bit, it seems keeping her hands open will allow her power to move easier within the two pink spheres.

Gran Torino is blown away by the results. Sure he knew she could do it but even this was more than what he was expecting, and it is a sight to behold. "Tell me, kid, think you can hold onto those…spheres?"

Ochaco struggles to peer up at him. "I'm not sure."

He grins and tosses his cane aside. "Wanna give it a try?"

Ochaco snickers. "Yeah, bring it on, old man."

Gran Torino sneers as he pulls out a silver pocket watch. "We'll begin with three minutes." And with a press of his thumb he starts the clock.

"Three minutes? For what?" She's still trying to keep her Quirks from going overboard; it's much harder than it appears

Gran Torino takes a moment to stretch his legs. "That's the amount of time you have to try to hit me with a smash."

And so without waiting for her to fully understand the situation, he takes off into the air with his Jet Quirk and suddenly Ochaco finds herself in the exact same situation as the day before. With the surprisingly agile old man zipping from one end of the lounge area to another kicking off the walls and ricocheting around like a bullet.

Ochaco, while still holding the two spheres, tries to follow Gran Torino's moments. She turns around and BAM a kick to the face breaks her concentration and the little spheres fade away as does the pink hue surrounding her body. 'He's so fast.'

Even while moving at high speed, Gran Torino is able to keep his snarkiness up. "Pathetic! If you can't even hold your own against an old man." He whizzes right behind her head so close that with just one turn she'd headbutt him. "how will you protect those who're in need?"

Ochaco hastily spins around but the moment her back is turned, Gran Torino zips around and slams a kick into the back of her head.

He's moving far too fast especially in such a small space, but he's moving about so quick and naturally it's almost unfair! He's bouncing off the shelves, literally! In a mere second he's already kicked off from three separate surfaces: from the wall, to the ceiling lamp, and even to the TV.

All the while Ochaco can barely keep up as he delivers more strikes whenever her back is turned.

"Someone praised by the Symbol of Peace himself should be able to complete this challenge easily." He strikes her from every direction, making sure to keep her off balance. "No sweat!"

The moment she regains her balance the pink-cheeked brunette clenches her fists in concentration. 'One For A-' Bam another hit, he's really not giving her the opportunity here.

Gran Torino flies in from three separate directions all in succession of each other: striking her back, her side, and then a sweeping kick to her legs are all that are needed to bring her down.

Ochaco groans as she slams onto the ground and glares up at the ricocheting hero. "Playing dirty, old man?"

"He, he."

"Fine then." As quickly as she can she resorts to have One For All activating just in her hand and when a swift swing of her glowing hand into the air, she generates a strong enough of whirlwind that whips through the entire room; throwing papers, books, and anything not nailed down into the air, including Gran Torino. 'Now's my chance!' Within a heartbeat Ochaco is up on her feet and allowing One For All to build up within her.

Gran Torino's smile widens as he's flung back. "Trying to buy yourself some time by throwing me off balance, huh? Good idea."

It really was, since it gave her plenty of time for One For All to flow through her again. And with her new lesson still fresh in her mind she soon forms the pink spheres around her hands again.

With her Quirks at the ready, Ochaco leaps up to meet the hero head on in midair. 'Here I come!'

She throws her hand forward, the pink aura sphere encircling it as she tries to land a hit on Gran Torino.

But the old man, unsurprisingly, shifts to the side allowing her hand and the sphere to not even graze his aura.

"Almost." With a sneer, Gran Torino zigzags off the walls, until he's right behind her, and with his Jet Quirk he blasts himself straight at her. 'Predictable, try something new kid!'

She does, after watching Gran Torino's movements during these last two fights she knows where he's going to aim for: her back. So, in the nick of time Ochaco leaps up just as Gran Torino was supposed to strike her, instead he finds himself peering up at a very determined hero student as she spins around in midair.

"Gran Torino!" Ochaco throws her hand forward and something…unexpected occurs. As she thrusts her hand forward the ball of energy swirling around her hand suddenly fires out from her hand, as if she threw it forward!

Both Ochaco and Gran Torino are taken by surprise as the sphere fires downward; the experienced hero quickly swerves out of the way allowing the ball to fly past. The ball rockets downward and the moment it connected with the ground *BOOM* it feels like Ochaco threw a Smash attack right into the floor as the ball explodes out, releasing all the pent-up power within it. The blast isn't too devastating, but it leaves a decently sized crater in the floor, firing off debris into the air that floats there as Zero-Gravity takes hold of them.

The burst was strong enough to blast both Gran Torino and Ochaco away from each other. Gran Torino simply somersaults his way onto his feet without much issue, whereas Ochaco slams into the wall and collapses onto the ground.

Gran Torino pulls out his silver pocket watch and stops the clock. "Your time's up."

Ochaco groans as she props herself back up, and notices all the floating debris in the air. So she presses her hands together, releasing her Zero-Gravity and the debris comes falling back down to Earth making a lot of clatter and even more of a mess.

Ochaco groans as she gets up and off the floor. "Ow, that was way more difficult than I thought it would be." She grips her strained fingers, massaging them and hoping to get some feeling back into them.

"Nice work."

Ochaco stops rubbing her fingers as Gran Torino nods in approval.

"You managed to attack me while I had my guard down. And it appears you've gotten yourself a new form of attack, too."

Ochaco gasps recalling the strange way she threw the ball of energy. "Yeah! I have no idea what that was!"

Gran Torino cups his chin in thought. "Hm. If you ask me, which you are. I think that sphere was a concentration of your Zero-Gravity with One For All. But rather than as a Zero-Gravity Field your concentration and focus allowed you to compact it into a single point, your hands, allowing those spheres to form, and as an added bonus can be used as some pretty handy projectiles."

Ochaco needs a moment to take all that information in. Staring at her hands she can only wonder whether or not she was always capable of such an ability or was it all just a fluke. After all she had no idea, she could even use One For All in this way!

"Can you try it again?"

Ochaco smiles up, ready to go again. "Yes." With a deep breath she summons forth One For All without much trouble, but now for the tricky part, summon up those sphere's again. A moment passes in silence as she tries to allow the excess power to flow through her hands and then, blam, a miniature Zero-Gravity Field forms around her just like before. "Why isn't it working?"

"I wouldn't get hung up on it." Gran Torino signals her to shut her power off. "You've already grown since yesterday, and this was just our first go at using One For All this way. It's going to take some time before you fully master this technique."

He turns away as Ochaco releases the Zero-Gravity Field. With his back turned Gran Torino wipes away a smudge of blood leaking out the light scratch on his cheek. When she had thrown that strange sphere a piece of flying rubble grazed him leaving behind a tiny scar.

'It's been a long time since I've had to seriously dodge an attack.' He smiles back watching as the oblivious Ochaco is too busy throwing her hands forward as if the spheres would magically shoot out from them. 'This kid might turn out to be a real monster.'

He claps his hands. "All right, no time to rest. Let's keep training"

Ochaco breaks away from her hand thrusts. "What's next, sir?" Despite the strain, hunger, and lack of sleep she is ready to keep on going!

Gran Torino's smile drops as his intense gaze pierces the girl's very soul. "Something very important."

Ochaco gulps unsure what he could possibly mean, does he have something diabolical in mind?

Gran Torino's dopey-grin cuts away any and all tension. "We haven't had any breakfast this morning."

"Huh? Oh…yeah, my bad." Ochaco looks over the room noticing the damage, she'll probably have to clean all this up later too.

Gran Torino smiles up at her. "So, why don't you go and heat up those pastries again." He turns to the table but stops, frozen in place as he finds his kitchen table flipped on its side and the taiyaki on the floor: cold, wet, and…stepped on.

"THEY'RE ALL RUINED!"

"Wah! I'm so sorry! I-I'll go get some more!" Ochaco makes a mad dash for the doors, throwing them wide open and booking it before Gran Torino decides to take his frustration out on her.

But despite the lack of a meal and a possible punishment for when she returns, Ochaco can't help but smile proud that she finally made some real progress.

'I've got so much more work to do, but…now I know it is possible.' As she jogs to the nearby convenience store, she stares down at her hands. 'It's so exciting if I can master these spheres then can I know I can live up to All Might's legacy.'

She picks up the pace wanting to get back to training, she gazes ahead into the bright sunny day as she wonders what the future will have in store for her and this possibly new technique.

'Huh. I wonder how Deku's doing.'

Back on day one of the Internships, after Ochaco had exited the train, it didn't take long for Izuku to reach his destination.

The wielder of the Omnitrix looks out ahead of him with fire in his heart, excitement in his eyes, and the wind to his back. All pushing him to step forward to start his Internship.

'I can't wait to get started.'

I know, I know, I'm terrible! How could I leave you all hanging like that?! Answer: because I wanna, and I'm a bit of a troll :P

But not to worry you will all find out who Izuku is interning with next time on "Heroes Never Die; It's Hero Time," promise. But don't bother asking who it is because I will not tell you. Why? Because I want to leave it as a surprise. Will it be worth it? …Maybe, but either way I'm staying with my decision. You can make guesses, but I will not confirm or deny anything.

That said the next chapter will be an original take so it will probably take me a bit longer to write up. I'm aiming to have it out in a week or two but as you know life happens and plans don't always follow through. So, I want to thank you all for your patience and I hope to hear from you next chapter, thanks.

*So I should explain that in this Arc specifically I will be switching between protagonists. This chapter was obviously focused on Ochaco and the next one will definitely be focused just on Izuku with a little Class 1-A thrown in here and there. And the next chapter will remain on Izuku, but the one after that will go back to Ochaco. So, yeah, a bit of jumping around but I think it'll all be worth it. I got some fun stuff planned that I'm sure you will all enjoy. And don't worry everything will come together in the end, and even have some lasting effects.

*"Rugosa City" is a reference to "Star Wars: the Clone Wars" specifically from Season 1 Episode 1 "Ambush." Rugosa is the moon where Yoda and his Clone Troopers fought off an entire army of Separatist Droids. Kudos to anyone who did get the reference the first time through.

And if you don't know what I'm talking about…go watch "Star Wars: the Clone Wars" it's great. You'll love it.

*So for those that didn't catch it but the "J.J. Bunny" scene was straight out of "JoJo Rabbit," the movie by Taika Waititi. It's a really good movie full of heart, comedy, and social commentary. I highly recommend it. Also, Kudos again to those that understood the reference.

One of my "editors" recommended the scene to me and I think it was a good choice.

Responses for "Guest" reviewers from Ch.29:

Shark: Amazing chapter as always and will you introduce Azimuth in the same way they did with the show. You know the Omnitrix about to blow up or will you come up with your own storyline? Also it would be funny if Kai Green was in the universe, then you could make a love triangle between her, Izuku and uraraka lol

CreateGunner1209: Somewhat I'm still figuring out the details about how to properly introduce Azimuth, but it will be highly similar. I may drag it out so I can introduce other characters, worlds, etc. I'm mostly leaning towards doing something of my own for that part but take inspiration from the show. Also…I have an idea about Kai Green and even…the Plumber's Helpers. But that's all I'm going to say about them.

Guest: 66 enter the challenge

CreateGunner1209: Challenger has appeared: SIXSIX!

Aztec 13: Well this is a fun chapter, I laugh at the temporary hero names that the students use during the class assignment, but the last part at the end with vilgax is awesome, I can't wait to see six six in action in the arc, please continue

CreateGunner1209: I'm glad the fake codenames got so many laughs, that makes it all worth it. And yeah, I can't wait to show off SixSix but we'll have to wait a bit. Don't worry you will see him but it'll be scattered until everything goes down.

Atom king: This chapter is great, I love the opening song, and I almost died of laughter when the class had to use the temporary hero names like Jimmy John's or zuko that Avatar reference I just can't get enough of that make want to crossover between Ben 10,my hero academia and Avatar the last Airbender, but seriously during the assignment Bakugou gets a hard lesson from Eraserhead about teamwork that great.

I'm not going lie is was hoping that Izuku would pick a different name that reflect the Omnitrix but I guess it makes sense with everything that happened so far but I hope he would add the number ten to the name at least.

Now the internship arc is next I can't wait to see who Izuku intern under since again Ochaco will be with Gran Torino and also It looks vilgax is sending a another bounty Hunter after Izuku and it looks to be six six, can't wait to see the chaos he will cause.

I can't wait to see the fun and mayhem of the internship arc, maybe this is where Iida and Shoto find out the truth about Izuku, the Omnitrix and the plumbers.

CreateGunner1209: Glad you liked the Opening Song, Drag0n5on did such a good job on it. And I'm so happy at how much you laughed at the fake codenames.

And yeah I understand that you and others would have wanted Izuku to take on another name but I had my reasons. For one him picking the name "Deku" is such a big character building moment for him and I didn't want to take that away. And sure I could have added a title to his name (like "Raining Season" Hero, Froppy) but I feel like since Izuku didn't get a title in the anime/manga that must mean he has to earn his title. Like All Might earned the title of Symbol of Peace, so I opted not to give Izuku a title either. Because that part has to be earned.

Anyway next chapter I promise you will find out who Izuku is interning with. And I promise the rest of the internship arc will be just as exciting and fun. After all you'll have three original chapters coming back to back, so that's something to look forward to.

Guest: The next chapter is going to be awesome!

CreateGunner1209: I sure hope it was. Please let me know.

SilverKirito: As always you give us an excelent and well written chapter for this story. I don't think that anyone has done the same thing for code names in any BNHA fic in general which made it all the more intertaining and with the avatar refrences left me laughing like a mad man. I don't know what to expect at this point because you always find a way to blow it away so take all the time you need and next chapter is the oficial start of a new ark. Btw are you going to add secret of the omnitrix as part of the main story or as an ova.

CreateGunner1209: Thank you and I have to agree, most authors skip over this chapter, bit for good reason. Heck I thought most of it would be a snooze fest for you all anyway, too. Also I'm so happy you found the fake codenames to be so funny, that is great to hear.

As for "Secret of the Omnitrix" I have to say yes and no. It will be canon but I'm probably only going to use it as a reference because I would like to drag that out as to introduce other aliens, worlds, characters, etc.

Guest: Bien bien bien, ahora se que Six-Six será el primer cazarecompensas que enfrentará a Deku, pero lo enfrentará solo o recibirá ayuda de alguien más

Buen capitulo, espero el siguiente, esto va a ser el éxito!

CreateGunner1209: You'll just have to wait and see.

Guest: Six-Six, aparece entonces Kraab también en capítulos futuros?

CreateGunner1209: Yes, Kraab will eventually make an appearance. But not in this arc.

Guest-Questioner: Here is something, From most fandom website's and even a couple official one's,

The language of, The, apparent "sibling's" of Six-Six, Seven-Seven, and Eight-Eight,

is actually SUPPOSED to be translated, in a manner of speaking, basically,

the DNA code for their species, is considered, merely damaged so most likely,

The omnitrix would require a re-scan, in order to hear the language clearly again.

End Review.

CreateGunner1209: Cool, but I'm just going to keep their language as gibberish.

SpaceDwarf: I just read your entire story from the beginning and wow I am glad! Very well done! Loved the hijincks of the MegaWatt situation and can't wait for more like that. Also more Ditto! I love that you made it so training for Ditto is playing Monopoly! Can't wait for more! Also are Urakaka and Izuku going to be a couple in this?

CreateGunner1209: Well welcome to my story and thank you for taking the time to read it and to write such a great review. Also, a bit of a spoiler, but I hope to give Ditto some screen time during the next chapter. It won't be a lot but it will be fun to write. As for couples…I'm still on the fence, sorry. Something about doing ships somewhat scares me because of how many ships there are in MHA.

Ben10nMHAfan: Glad your back, just a quick review on the previous chapter I missed (IRL situations) just wanted to say it was great battle and like that Ochaco won in the end instead of Izuku showing that he isn't invincible and has to be careful what form he pick like in a card game. (I don't mean it like Yu-gi-oh)

Now for this review, little disappointed with Izuku's hero name being the same as it was before honestly, then again I can't think of any good ones so it's all good.

For an excuse for Eraserheads Quirk not working on Izuku's forms is because he is already in them.

Eraserheads quirk acts more of 'pause button' than a ability to erase Quirks which explains why Mutant types appearance's don't change and for those who have Shapshifting Quirk's say a dude who has the ability to transform into a dog or something, when Eraserhead gazes at that person that person will remain being stuck in what ever form and won't be able to change back until Eraserheads look the other way.

In short it's total BS theory and hope it works.

Can't wait to see what happens next and excited to see more Ben10 characters in MHA.

CreateGunner1209: Glad to be back. Also I'm happy to hear you enjoyed Ochaco vs. Izuku and its outcome.

Yeah I can understand why you would have wanted Izuku to take on a different codename. But for Izuku to pick the name "Deku" is such a big character building moment for him, especially in the anime/manga, and I didn't want to take that away. And sure I could have added a title to his name (like "Raining Season" Hero, Froppy) but I feel like since Izuku didn't get a title in the anime/manga that must mean he has to earn his title. Like All Might earned the title of "Symbol of Peace," so I chose not to give Izuku a title either. Because that part has to be earned.

And I like that excuse and actually that is what I wanted to go with, but for some reason I was having a hard time putting it into words. So I went with just Ochaco stopping Eraserhead before he got the chance to use his Quirk. So, is it okay if I use that explanation later? Or even edit it back in?

Also, something to be excited about, more MHA characters ar eon the way other than SixSix.

Guest: With all the avatar references you put in you missed an opportunity by not calling bakagou sparky sparky boom man or combustion man.

CreateGunner1209: Oh, man! That was a missed opportunity. Oh, well. Maybe next time. That's on me.

BlueRanger-Lyric: Sorry for the late comment last chapter, I didn't expect the next chapter to come so soon, anyway, I found this chapter very interesting, especially the fake codenames they were all given, and I like the official hero names stay the same, though I was not expecting for you to give Bakugou his fan made hero name, while it's someone most of the fandom agrees should be his codename, part of me still wonders what his official hero name will be in the official series, still, I'll be okay with him having Ground Zero as his hero name until we find out what it is

CreateGunner1209: It's fine I should have checked my reviews one last time before I posted. Well I'm happy you liked the fake codenames. And yeah, I know Bakugou's fan name is "Ground Zero" but I like it, plus if the manga soon reveals the real name then I'll go back and change it. Which was my plan anyway. I just hope it's something cool and unique.

Guest: Buen capitulo, entonces Deku se enfrentará a Six-Six el solo o recibirá ayuda?

Espero ver pronto a Kraab, ese fue mi favorito de los cazarecompensas.

Esto se pone mejor!

CreateGunner1209: Thanks. As for your question, I don't want to answer it. Just because I'm afraid to give away too many spoilers. Sorry but you (and everyone else) will just have to be patient with me. As for Kraab, yes, he will appear but not during this arc.

LightSword: Hey I had an idea of another alien you can add during the Internship arc. I don't know if your aware of this but a while ago it was reveled what the official name of Ben's transformation of Argit's species is called. If you go on the wiki and look up Argit's species and scroll down to notable members you'll see the Omnitrix DNA sample is called Snorecupine. It might be a good Transformation to have if Izuku needs to fight discreetly in an enclosed area or space.

CreateGunner1209: Thanks for the suggestion and taking the time to write it. It's always great to hear from my readers. Unfortunately, I will not be including any OC/other alien species that weren't in Ben Ten's own Omnitrix. I want to introduce the cannon alien transformations first before I include those like Snorecupine, Sludge Puppies, etc. I may change my mind but for now I rather include the fan favorites first. Thanks again though.