HOSU
On the magnet train for Hosu, Izuku and Gran Torino sat opposite each other. Gran Torino leveled a stern glare at Izuku, while the latter returned an amiable expression.
"Excuse me, Gran Torino-san?"
"What is it, squirt?"
"This 'throwing into the deep end' training you have planned, does it involve the giant humanoid currently on a collision course with this train?"
"What on Earth are you talking about?"
A Nomu crashed face-first through the side of the train. As the train car lurched violently and people spilled everywhere, Izuku, unmoved by the sudden impact, pointed at the Nomu and said, "That giant humanoid. Is this the training?"
"It is now." Gran Torino kicked it back out of the train. "Stay alive, don't leave my sight, and keep everyone safe."
"Understood."
Izuku examined the crumpled, tilted train car precariously leaning off the rails and determined that the current occupants were highly unsafe. Extending his arms, Izuku grabbed everyone and leapt out of the train. Izuku found a restaurant untouched by the fires and fights raging through the city and brought everyone inside.
"Thank you so much!" a man called out. "What's your hero name?"
"Wait, hold on." Izuku peered closely at the tables lining the restaurant. "The surfaces of these tables could crack a skull if you slipped. One moment."
Izuku ran out and ran back in with an armload of duct tape and bubble wrap. He wrapped the tables, the chairs, and the ceiling lights, the doors, and every loose object in the room.
"Uh, thank you?" the man said, staring at the shrouds of bubble wrap covering everything.
"These outlets could cause an electrical shock. Insulation shall prevent this safety hazard."
Izuku unplugged every device and stuck plastic safety plugs in all the outlets. He yanked out the phone jacks and shoved tape inside for good measure.
"Can I please charge my phone? I need to call my son!"
Tapping the floor, Izuku said, "The coefficient of friction of this floor is twenty percent too low to prevent slipping. Please remain stationary."
Izuku ripped out the floor, throwing everyone into the air, and he whisked a new carpet under them as they fell.
"I think I'm going to be sick," someone moaned.
"Further analysis indicates the possibility of projectiles outside my field of view penetrating the building. Implementing preventative measures for any fire hazards, blunt trauma, and loss of life."
Before anyone could object, Izuku wrapped all the civilians in bubble wrap. Once he finished, nobody could move their arms or legs.
"There," Izuku said, dusting off his hands. "Now you are all safe. If you will excuse me, I need to save more people."
Once Izuku left, a Nomu snuck in through a window. The civilians wriggled and screamed, but the bubble wrap held them in place.
The Nomu picked up a civilian and squeezed. Squeezed harder. Then threw the offending body against a wall.
The man encased in bubble wrap didn't even get a bruise.
498
Never underestimate the power of bubble wrap.