It was time for everyone to head to their internship as Class 1-A was at the train station waiting to leave.
"Now does everyone have their costumes? Remember you can't wear them in public yet, and don't lose them, got it?" Aizawa asked.
"Yeah!" Mina cheered, only to be cowed by Aizawa's glare.
"It's 'YES, SIR', Ashido."
"Yes, sir..."
"That goes for any other pro you may come across. Treat them with respect." Aizawa said, with the class giving an affirmative before he dismissed them for their internships.
"Trust me, Todoroki. Garp is fair but firmly cruel in his training." Koby advised Shoto. "At least we'll also have Yaoyorozu and Tokoyami with us."
-OP-
"Alright, we're here!" Hilda said as she and Rosa walked inside the agency of the Pro Hero they had chosen to intern with.
"Glad to see you both could arrive." A gruff but friendly voice spoke up.
Hilda and Rosa stood at attention in front of one of the SCP Foundation's top heroes; Hero-682; Regenizard.
"So...you're Toshi's new protege, the one to succeed him," Regenizard noted. "Gotta say, you really got an iron gut. Both of you do."
"We're our own kind of beautiful." Rosa giggled.
"You know, there was more than one reason I decided to pick you girls out," Regenizard said as he picked up a photo on his desk and handed it to them. "Look at that picture; This was me growing up in my hometown of Liverpool, New York."
"Whoa, that's you?!" Hilda gawked, looking at the scrawny blonde boy.
"Hard to believe, right?" Regenizard said with a grin. "My Quirk, [Adaptation] molds my genetics based on my experiences. I was picked on a lot for being a wimp, so when my Quirk manifested, the first thing that happened was that my muscles started to build up to handle the bullying. Once I learned I was growing fast I started working out to improve those muscles."
"Just like Hilda and I when we were just skinny little twigs but then Hilda bulked up to handle OFA!" Rosa realized.
"In only a few short weeks I went from being a runt to having a body most middle school students would be envious of. My teachers recognized my potential for heroism immediately." Regenizard chuckled. "I was picked up by the SCP Foundation when they saw just what I was capable of. They have branches all over the world and a lot of recruits, technology, and other things that would make the regular American Military jealous."
"I heard you went to UA for your school days," Hilda noted.
Regenizard nodded. "I heard good things about UA, so I enrolled there as a transfer student. The rest is history. But enough about my history. Let's get started with some quick training."
-OP-
"Well, this is it..." Izuku said.
He and Ben had decided to take on Gran Torino's internship together. The apartment complex he apparently lived in was a bit worn down but it looked decent enough.
"Well, no use wasting any more time," Ben said as he turned the handle and opened the door only to see an old man lying face down with what appeared to be blood and guts splattered around him.
"OH MY GOD, HE'S DEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAD!" Izuku shrieked.
"I'm alive!" The old man shouted as he lifted his head up, unharmed.
"HE'S ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!" Izuku shrieked. Ben, for all this craziness, just looked surprised,
The old man picked himself up and dusted off the Hero Costume he wore. Izuku and Ben could see that the 'blood' was actually ketchup and the 'guts' were sausages.
"Toshinori?" The old man asked in a senile tone of voice.
"Um, no. He actually sent us." Izuku clarified.
"What'd you say your name was again?" The old man asked again.
"Uh...I don't think we ever gave our names." Ben said. "I'm Ben, this is Izuku. Toshinori-Sensei told us that you trained him...and that you like to mess with us younger folk."
It was like someone flipped a switch as Gran Torino gained an annoyed look on his face as he got up while mumbling about brats ruining his fun, getting up and dusting himself off.
"I was kind of hoping your pudgy friend would be with you but I guess she decided to go with Tony from what I hear." The old man said gruffly. "Eh, might as well. She seems to have a good grasp on OFA already, especially since she's already awakened three of the previous users' Quirks. Something not even that lunkhead ever did."
"Well, we're the best you got." Ben shrugged.
"I can see that." Gran Torino noted as he looked Ben over specifically. "Gotta say, you don't look a thing like THAT man..."
Ben frowned, knowing exactly who Gran Torino was talking about. Izuku bit his lip, unsure of what to say in this situation.
"I mean that in a good way, sonny. Aside from that fight with the Todoroki brat in the Sports Festival, you've proven you're nothing like HIM."
Ben sighed. "Is there anything you want us to do for you on this internship?"
"Yes. I know you can copy Quirks permanently without stealing them as part of your power. I want you to copy my Quirk and see how well you use it."
Ben nodded as Gran Torino offered his hand, which he took before closing his eyes and copying the old man's Quirk, [Jet], which allowed him to move at supersonic speeds and even fly with jet propulsors in his feet.
"Alright then, brats. Get ready because while you may have a veritable smorgasbord of powers at your disposal, you'll find that means nothing in the face of experience!"
And just like that, Gran Torino began blitzing around all over the place.
-OP-
Meanwhile, Tenya was doing his own training with Swift Sculpt, whose Quirk, [Sight Speed], let him lock on to a single target, and if that target ever lost sight of him, his speed would increase a hundred-fold. In addition, a mutation in his Quirk left his skin as hard as concrete and rebar. Right now, he was training Tenya in submission wrestling.
"Nice strength, but your form needs work."
Tenya was holding a training dummy in a choke hold, Swift's preferred method of non-lethally subduing a villain. Swift took the time to coach him in the right form.
"You need to have a firm grasp on the head, that's the most important part. It doesn't matter if you've got a good grip on the neck, if the head and shoulders can move, they can slip out."
Tenya nodded as he thought to himself. "Now I know I made the right choice. If I had decided to just target Stain right away, I never would have stood a chance."
-OP-
"Well, here we are!" Koby beamed as he led Momo, Fumikage, and Shoto onto a large navy battleship.
"Indeed, here we will truly increase our capacity," Fumikage spoke as the four boarded the ship, where Garp was waiting for them along with two others.
"Ah, I see you've finally arrived," Sengoku said.
"It's about time, you brats." Tsuru huffed with her arms crossed.
"Sir, Madam it's an honor to be able to learn from-" Momo began only to be interrupted by Tsuru.
"Enough we're just wasting time standing here. Come on girly we're heading to the training field on the Starboard Floor."
After that Tsuru turned and left with Momo quickly following. Koby smiled apologetically as he and Shoto joined Garp while Sengoku turned to Fumikage.
"Sorry about that. Tsuru's personality takes a bit of getting used to. Now then we're heading to the training ground on the Port Floor. Please follow me."
Fumikage nodded as he followed after Sengoku, eager to start learning.
-OP-
Katsuki grunted as he hit the training mat. He had decided to join Mina in interning with Miruko after he found out that she sent him an offer, which was surprising, considering the Rabbit Hero didn't usually do team-ups.
"You gonna get up? Or do I have to stomp down harder?" Mirko asked.
"So cool...!" Mina gushed, stars in her eyes, here internship mentor smirked at the praise.
Katsuki meanwhile smirked as he picked himself up off the training mat and cracked his neck.
"I came here hoping to learn one of two things. Either how to fight better, or how to take a punch for someone else."
Mirko grinned back. "From the way you keep getting up, I'd say you're learning both."
Katsuki's smirk remained on his face as he motioned the Pro to wait as he went to his bag, revealing three bent-os just as the clock rang for noon.
"Looking to get brownie points?" Mirko smirked as she and Mina each took one.
"Actually, silly wabbit, I made these myself." Katsuki smirked. "Zeff taught me how to fight and cook."
Mina began to drool at the prospect of a home-cooked meal, having hear Ochacko sing Katsuki's cooking prowers from the Post-Sports festival celebration their families and the Midoriyas had had. After checking to see there were no requests or alerts, the Rabbit Heroine decided to take a break with her interns.
They opened the bent-o to see an immaculate serving of rice, grilled salmon, mixed veggies, dumplings and gyoza. It looked all good; nothing out of place, overflowing, overcooked or sliced.
Katsuki hadn't opened his lunch yet, waiting for the others first.
"The chef never eats until his patrons do." He explained.
With a shrug, Mina and Miruko each took a bite…
Their eyes widened and became teary. Blushes overtook their faces and their smiles became happy and dopey as hearts suddenly manifested as they removed their chopsticks, savoring the meal.
"Delicious….!"
"Sorry, ladies. But I'm already taken." The blonde smirked smugly.
"And she is adorable." Mina admitted, showing Mirko a picture of Kirby.
-OP-
"Man, I know quite a few of our classmates chose to intern with some of the SCP Foundation's Heroes, but I never expected we'd pick the same guy," Eijirou noted as he and Tetsutetsu were interning with Hero-073, Mechacain.
"Well, I'd say this was a fortuitous chance of fate." Mechacain smiled. "I'm hoping to use this internship to show you both how different you really are from each other. Additionally, you'll be working on improving your combat skills so that you don't just rely on brute force in a fight. The effective way to do that is to find out how to mesh your Quirk with your combat skills."
"Like how you often tank enemy blows to protect civilians?" Eijirou asked.
Mechacain nodded. "Thanks to my Quirk, [Pain Return], I can ensure that any villain suffers the very pain they were trying to inflict on others. Because of that, I've developed something of a defensive fighting style. Now, let's move on to how a hero acts in the course of being a civil servant as opposed to other emergency operatives."
"Yes, Sensei!" Tetsutetsu said, both he and Eijirou bowing.
-OP-
Ochako, Marco and the Seraphim found themselves at the HPSC HQ's highest level.
"No need to be worried, young ones." An elderly but well bulit man smiled warmly.
The nine UA students had somehow, to their shock and exactment, gained an internship with the S-Rankers; heroes who easily rivalled All Might but more often than not had never actually attended a Hero School, being given licenses and made the HPSC's and Japan's first line of defense in the case of All Might and Endeavour being out of commission.
The elderly man, Blast, was a martial artist par excellence, who was interested in aiding Ochacko and Chikara. Tatsumaki was also interested in the gravity manipulator…and no, not just because she'd heard rumors she and Izuku were close!
Atomic Samuria and Makoto looked eager for a brawl, while Child Emperor bashfully tried to hide his stares and Sumiko and Kohkau
"Oh, how sweet." Sumiko cooed. "A gentleman behind that genius."
"Sumi, do be nice…And stop staring, mech." Shun said, shooting Metal Knight and unamused look before smirking at King, who tensed but otherwise focused on Marco.
"So…You're an alien prince?"
Marco sighed.
"In a way, I suppose."
"You seem ashamed." Pig God mused as he offered the kids some food.
"Well, where I come from, we have no such titles." Marco explained. "Most of us are Matron, humble villagers. Then we have Toa, our heroes and finally the Turga, Toa who have given up their power for wisdom and lead. And my father is the Great Spirit himself, first and foremost Toa and Turaga all in one."
"Ah, so culture shock." Tank-Top mused. "Sorry, we'll try and keep that in mind."
"All that being said, we are eleated you accepted our offer." Super Darkshine Alloy mused.
"Well, when the top asks, you respond." Yaato smirked. "So, where do we start?"
"Eager, eh?" Tatsumaki beamed. "I like that."
"You're welcome." Shun said, getting all eyes on him. "Izuku will not hold anything against you. Do come by whenever."
This stunned the pyshic woman, which made Watchdog man actually smile a bit before , Ochako noticed that two of the S-Rankers were actually missing from the line-up.
"Wait, where's Metal Bat?"
Tatsumaki scoffed. "That bonehead is off spoiling his girlfriend again. She took someone from your class as an intern, I believe."
"Oh yeah! Kyouka did say she was interning with Mount Lady as long as Metal Bat was there." Marco realized.
"And what about good ol' #1 himself? Blast?" Chikara asked.
"He's aiding Stars and Stripes with something." Puri-Puri Prisoner sighed.
"Well, enough about that. It's time to get things ready." Bang said. "Get ready, brats! Seven of you might be Vegapunk's greatest creations, but that means nothing in the hands of those who have classified as being on par with All-Might himself!"
"Prepare to eat those words, old man." Chikara noted, pointing at the sky. "It's high noon."
Kazuya smirked as he and the others leapt forward…
-OP-
"Daddy! Mommy!"
Himiko ran towards a very peculiar pair, Mihawk himself and a young woman with pink hair and gothic attire floating on what looked like a ghost.
"This is my classmate, Bakura." Himiko motioned. "Bakura, these are my parents Dracule Mihawk and Perona."
Bakura bowed respectfully at the Greatest swordsman in the world and his wife.
"Do try and minimize stares, she loves attention and gets unbearable when she receives it." Mihawk sighed
"Horohorohorohorohoro!" Perona chortled. "How cute of you, hiding jealousy behind that stoic face."
Bakura chuckled at that.
"Well, madam…In his defense, any older man with such a lovely and…"
She tried to chose the least offensive words, but Perona cut her off.
"I'm legally an adult and is free to choose who I want to date."
"Touche..."
The woman then laughed again and hugged Himiko.
"I have to go help Grandpa, but have fun and train hard with your friend, sweetie!"
She then floated away, leaving Mihawk time to draw his blade and issue a demand:
"Come at me with the intent to kill."
-OP-
"Hey Uncle, I brought some fresh meat for ya!" Nia grinned as she brought Mukuro over to Rob Lucci and his hero unit, the CP9, the top Undergound Hero team and the Black ops of Japan, all trained in Six Powers martial arts on top of their Quirks.
"Thank you for this opportunity, sirs and madam." Mukuro said. "I hope to learn much under you."
"Not sure we can teach ya too much, japapapa" The round and zipper mouthed Fukuro mused. "I let ya hit me coming in to check your power level; you're about sidekick level in strength.."
"But not in practice." Kaku cut in, smiling. "But that's why you're hear. Forgive the assumption, but you seem like an Underground type of hero."
"As lomng as civilians are not harmed, I will do any and all kinds of hero work." Mukuro said, then smiled at Nia.
"Oh that reminds me!" The lovely Califa said, elbowing Kaku. "Didn't you say something about Cross Guild updating her poster?"
Lucci actually cut ahead of Kaku, wordlessly pleading for him to show Nia. Kaku relented and handed him tyeh Wanted Poster…
Which showcased a beastial, madly cackling Nia.
"…W-W-What the bloody hell is this?" Nia asked. "D-Don't tell me this is meant to be ME?!"
"A remarkable likeness to say the least..." Jabra snarked, only to flinch at Nia's glare.
"Oi, did you say something?"
Nia swiped the poster from Kaku's hands and proceeded to tear it to shreds, hissing and snarling like an angry cat the whole time.
Lucci actually smiled a bit at that.
"She was so cute when she was younger."
-OP-
"So you called me here, what do you want?" Stain said as he finally agreed to meet with the League of Villains.
"It was Shiki-Sensei's suggestion." Tomura clarified, gesturing to the old villain sitting by him at the bar. "We're building up our numbers, making sure to pick the right kind of players to fill our ranks."
"Shiki the Golden Lion?" Stain asked as he noticed the old villain. "A former member of one of the most notorious Pirate Villain crews. What even is your mission here?"
"Our primary goal is to kill All-Might. Other than that, a little good old-fashioned anarchy sounds like a nice follow-up." Tomura explained.
Stain scoffed. "I thought you could offer me something real. I was a fool. You're the kind of person I hate most in this world. You're nothing more than a child, and your goals are equally childish. You don't even have any real convictions."
He reached for his blades, only for them to be shot out of his hands by Van Auger. Laffitte unsheathed a sword from his cane and aimed it forward while Burgess lifted up the nearby sofa, ready to use it as a weapon while Tobi and Kurogiri got on guard to make sure the bar wasn't too badly damaged.
"Gentlemen, gentlemen! Ease up a little!" Shiki said, holding out his hand to placate everyone. "I understand we may have gotten off on the wrong foot here but..."
The ground started to shake and Stain peered out the window to see the location was floating in the clouds.
"The power of Float." Shiki said, calmly touching several stools that suddenly floated and then sped towards Stain, who quickly grabbed two of his blades and sliced through them, only for them to be knocked out by Shiki's sword legs.
"Whatever I touch loses its weights and moves however I will it too. " The now floating legend smirked as he took a drag of his cigar, casually ignoring Stain's attacks with bored sword kicks. The hero-killer, desperate, then move to BITE Shiki, but found himself pinned to the ground.
"Shame I can only make myself float and not my enemies or allies. In a way, its more Telekinesis than Gravity manipulation but hey, take this with pride; you actually made me use my hands. But honestly, I thought better of you, Chizome Akaguro." Shiki scoffed. "Yes, I know you're real name. We've been watching you, especially after you attacked Ingenium the other day. You claim that only All-Might has the right to kill you? That's incredibly stupid, the goody-two-shoes would never dirty his hands, unlike a few other heroes I know..."
With that, Shiki let Stain go as the Hero Killer got up, coughing weakly as he retrieved his weapons before turning to glare at Tomura.
"So you want me to be a part of your crumbling little league. But let me tell you something... You won't accomplish anything without conviction."
"Sometimes the desire to cause anarchy is a conviction. We're not out to change the world, just set it on fire." Tomura said dismissively.
"Sometimes, evil is just that, evil. Sure some villains can have a reason for doing what they do, but sometimes, the best types of evil are just those who do just that." Shiki smirked. "Those who take pride in their evil, who wish to be the rivals of goodness and be the enemies heroes strive to stop."
Stain scoffed. "The word 'Hero' has lost all meaning in this society. The world is overrun by fakes, and criminals like you who chase petty dreams."
"Fair point." Burgress shrugged.
"Petty, you say?" Laffitte asked, appearing behind Stain with his cane sword at his neck from out of nowhere. "And what does that make you? Somebody throwing a tantrum because of one or two bad eggs in the basket, that's who."
"And if you're killing 'fakes' how do you explain Riko Amanai?"
"She was a spoiled brat who took advantage of…!"
"Her Quirk was merging with others to heal and prolong." Tobi cut the Hero Killer off in an uncharatertsic bit of rage. "Yes, she gained some of their memories, but she only used her Quirk for others and never sought out thanks. And you cut her down just for speaking her piece. And she had only been a hero for a week…"
Tobi, now saddened, grabbed a bottle of sake and left the room.
"Honestly, you're more of a criminal than the rest of us. A naive criminal playing at vigilantism and social reform at that." Tomura scoffed. "Our goals are clearly far too different for us to work together in the same party."
There was a tense silence before Stain ultimately backed off, sheathing his weapons.
"It seems I was wrong. You do have conviction, warped as it is." He turned to Shiki. "Make sure you mold that conviction properly. If the boy's intent on being a villain, he should be one that people will respect as much as fear."
"Well, that was my intention from the start, wasn't it?" Shiki smirked. "Kurogiri, if you'd be so kind as to return him to where you found him?"
Kurogiri nodded. "As you wish."
As Kurogiri opened a Warp Gate to take Stain away, Tomura suddenly spoke up to stop him.
"Hold on, before you go, I have to ask." Stain turned to face Tomura as he continued. "I'm just curious as to how you think you can reform society by killing a few heroes. Regardless of how you see them, the people see them as an elite rescue force protecting them and saving them. Your actions are merely like..."
"Like what?" The Hero Killer asked.
Tomura snapped his fingers. "That one discussion from Assassins Creed, that's the one."
"Oh, I know what you're saying!" Tobi excitedly spoke up. "The heroes you've maimed and/or killed all have families, families that don't see them as being fake for just trying to help people, even if it's for a paycheck or to gain some respect from the community.
"You're cutting out the tumors, but you're not treating the source." Van Auger noted. "And some of the heroes you've killed may not even be as fake as you perceive."
"But hey, what you do with your ideals isn't any of our business." Tomura shrugged. "Cling to your childish convictions and black-and-white views...me and my crew have our own message to spread to the world."
Stain scoffed then left into the Warp Gate as it closed, Tomura smirking as he turned to his allies.
"Fate decrees that his ambitions will be pounded into nothingness." Van Auger said. "Our sources have told us that there are many heroes planning to converge on Hosu, most of them being ones Stain could never hope to defeat, even with his Quirk aiding him."
"Sensei, I got a favor to ask..." Tomura said to the television screen that said "Sound Only". "Do you still have some Nomu on standby?"
"Why?"Came the dark voice on the other end.
"Bring whatever you can spare. I want to see if the Doc has mixed quality with quantity this time."
"Very well..." The mysterious voice chuckled. "I do however have someone who can offer assistance as well. Kurogiri, do it."
"As you wish, Sensei." Kurogiri nodded as he opened another Warp Gate, four figures stepping out.
The first three were Nomu, one of them similar to the USJ one but lacking a face and only having a lower jaw. The other two looked relatively weaker, likely meant to be shock troopers. One had gargoyle wings, taloned feet, and a gas mask while the other was lanky and had four eyes in his brain.
However, it was the fourth figure that got the League's attention; he was a tall man whose face was concealed by a bull-shaped skull and wore a customized uniform, which was a long sleeve jacket with a black line starting at the high collar and curving down to his right hip. He also wore a black sash, white hakama, and black gloves.
"Something tells me you're a real MVP," Tomura smirked as he looked the fourth figure over. "And just who are you, anyway?"
"Call me...Rudbornn Chelute."
Knightmare Lord A/N:
The Internship Arc is picking up! We've got the S-Rank Heroes from One-Punch Man, we've got PopCross Studios' SCP Foundation Superheroes, we've got some new allies for the League of Villains, we've got it all, and more!
Just how will the Hosu Incident go? Find out soon in the next chapter!
Anything you'd like to say, Mrotrax?
Mrogtrax A/N:
Know I kind of skipped over the S-Rankers, but hope the Tobi and Shiki bits make up for it!
Stay safe and see you soon!