The First harvest
Izuku woke up with a sigh. Today was going to be a hard day for him. He had breakfast, said hi to everyone and went to school. First lesson was Modern Hero Art History. Their teacherm Nemuri Kayama, barged in wearing her signature costume, arms behind her back and her hips swaying from one side to another. Reactions varied from wolf whistling and blushing to outright fainting in Ibara's case. Iida felt internal conflict between respecting elders and respecting public decency.
"Sensei!" He spoke up. "Must you use hero suit right now? We are not even training!"
"I'm preparing all of you to face the real world. Villains will try to flirt and use their sex appeal to distract you and get you off your A game."
Several people looked at Camie, who showed them a peace sign.
"Which is why I'm going to make you desensitized to such behavior." She sat on Tenya's desk. "A real would not let some skin and curves distract themselves, don't you think, Iida-kun?"
"Yes?!" He saluted with a mix of determination and confusion.
Shiozaki woke up and saw Midnight patting her on the head.
"My, aren't you an innocent flower? Perhaps I should make personal assignments just for you, so you stop losing consciousness?"
"No... Please." The vine girl pleaded.
"Then you should get yourself together, Shiozaki." Nemuri said in motherly tone. "I'd hate seeing you fail."
"T-Thank you!" The girl whispered.
Strange poses and suggestive language aside, Midnight was a good teacher. She talked about Hero names, costumes, media engagement, all of that stuff.
"It's very important if you wanna do hot in the rankings. We are going to cover media adjacent laws next year."
"I didn't know you were so well versed in the law, sensei." Monoma confessed.
"When you have the law changed and get dragged into courts, it's bound to happen."
The rest of the "usual" classes passed through. Eraserhead was a civics teacher, Snipe was tutoring in physics and even Lunch Rush of all people gave them lectures on home economics.
"If you have any questions, let me know."
"Sensei." Ochako raised her hand. "Do you teach cooking?"
"Not officiallt, but I suppose I can squeeze in some time for you."
"Thank you."
The blond skeleton man entered the classrooom.
"Greetings. My name is Yagi Toshinori. I'll be teaching you about the boring side of heroics: paperwork filling, protocols, interactions with HPSC etc."
"Sir." Romero asked. "Every teacher so far has been a pro hero. Are you a retiree or something?"
"No." He shook his head. "But I do work closely with the Number One Hero, so I have a lot of relevant experience."
Everyone bar Izuku gasped.
"What's the point of teaching?" Bakugou barked. "All Might did the right thing by hiring an extra like you. I'll just do the same." This caused the teacher to frown.
"Not everyone can afford an accountant or a sidekick right away. For some people doing their paperwork manually is the only way, at least at the start."
"Yeah!" Brando confirmed. "Not everyone is born into privilege."
"Besides." Yagi continued. "Even wealthy heroes have to personally report from time to time. Ranks aren't strictly determined by interactions with officials, but they sure won't be high if you are rude."
The explosive boy grunted in response.
"We'll begin by citing the protocols of..."
After a rather boring lesson, Izuku packed up and asked Setsuna to meet him outside.
"What's up, Freckles?"
"Everything is fine so far. Listen." Midoriya exhaled. "Like I said, I'm going to visit Tartarus today. My parents are going with me because then they'll fly to America. They want you to accompany me."
"Wow." Tokage put a hand on her hip. "This is not the first date I was expecting. High security prison and I already get to meet your parents? You get 10/10 for originality."
"Honestly, I'm kind of surprised that just walked up not asked me to date you."
"That's what happened to my mom and dad." She grinned.
"I see. Well, just don't act like Bakugou when you are around them. Dad really hates him."
"Can't say that I blame him."
The green duo was met with a limo. Inside were Inko, Hisashi, Aoi and some bodyguards.
"Hello everyone!" Lizard girl put an forward.
"Hi, swe... AAA" Inko panicked as the arm detached itself from the body.
"Priceless." Setsuna called the arm back. "Anyway, hello. My name is Setsuna Tokage."
"I'm Inko Midoriya and this is my husband Hisashi."
"Hello." The husband responded.
"Did you have to bring her?" Aoi was annoyed.
"No, but I wanted to." Izuku replied.
"Sweetie, why don't you tell us about ourselves?" Mama Midoriya pressed her hands together. "But please, don't scare me again."
"Sure."
Setsuna and Inko bonded a lot by talking about each other's families. For a while they even forgot the true purpose of their trip. Izuku and others decided to just keep quiet.
The car stopped outside the entrance gates. The mother was too scared to go inside, so she asked the girl to stay with her. Men left them alone in the limo.
"I'm so glad you are on such good terms with my Pumpkin. I was worried that his classmates would reject him for his quirk." Midoriya hugged Tokage.
"Aside from a few jerks, everyone seems to treat him just fine." Lizard girl reassured her.
"Good to hear. *Sniff*" Inko started crying.
"Are you okay?!"
"Yes." The mother pulled out a handkerchief. "I'm just being overwhelmed with happiness right now. I have been under stress every since Pumpkin revealed his quirk to the world. At first thought I thought it was terrible, but then that girl and her family came to say thanks." The drawing of Izuku was taken from her bag. "They were so happy she was saved. I could see it in their eyes. I guess that's why he wants to be a hero."
"That's also why I want to be a hero! To keep bullies like that sludge guy from harming innocent lives."
"I wouldn't expect less from UA. Do you want to see Izuku's childhood pictures?"
"You bet!"
"Can't believe this is how we are spending our last meeting in a while." Izuku said. "Are you sure you can't stay for a bit longer."
"I'm sure, my boy. You'll have to be strong and manage without our presence. People at school treat you well, right?"
"Er... Right."
"Cheer up, you two." Sato sounded excited. "What is about to happen today is good for you, no?"
"I suppose so." The boy nodded in agreement.
The first cell they entered held Aomine Namera – the Sludge Villain. The guy was sentenced to 20 years behind bars. He was pacified due by an anaesthetic gas delivered into the room. Izuku and other had to put gas masks before entering. The kid put the [Sludge] quirk into a photo card and left.
"Is he permanently asleep here?"
"No, but it would be very difficuly to restrain him via other means. If we don't find any evidence of long term health damage, we might even more him to a regular prison."
"So does Tartarus really exist just for people with strong quirks?" Hisashi asked.
"For the most part, yes. There is a guy who could make everyone laugh for hours just by looking at them. He's not a super awful villain, just a vandal, but no other prison could realistically hold him. Here we used robots to not be affected by his [Smile]."
"That's terrible!" Izuku proclaimed. "Does he really have to be here just for vandalism?"
"Maybe once someone invents quirk suppressing technology, or if our little projects gets beyond the testing stage." The bald man fixed his tie.
The next person was a woman with dark purple hair. She was blindfolded, gagged and tied to a chair. Midoriya took put her quirk away and left the cell.
"Kaina Tsutsumi, a former pro hero. She used to be one the best in the business, but was arrested for murder of several pro heroes. We couldn't figure out why exactly, but a common hypothesis is a psychotic break from stress. She's in for the rest of her life."
"I knew her when were little." Hisashi remembered. "Never thought she'd do something like that even when stressed. She was really a big fan of heroes."
"Happens to the best of us." Aoi waved dismissively. "Her [Rifle] quirk is top notch if trained properly."
"I know a guy in my class who might want it."
"Wait." The father stopped the Commission man from walking away. "Could I speak to Kaina?"
"Sorry, pal. It's against orders, and I can't afford my disobey my superiors."
"What a shame."
The last person was an elderly looking man with scars. His gag was metallic and seemingly very tough. He was chained to the wall, unlike the previous person. Green head quickly took the quirk and got out, as he didn't want to be near this guy any longer than he has too.
"Tsuki Sakana*. Terrorism, mass kidnapping, mass murder, cannibalism, the list goes on." Aoi sounded angrier than usual. "This bastard killed a lot of good people. Suffice to say, a rope is waiting for him."
This was the first time when Izuku when didn't feel bad about taking a quirk away. Was it good or bad?
"His [Blade-Tooth] is gross but quite good in experienced hands. Let's just hope it doesn't carry over his insanity. That's it with the inmates for now." He offered his hand. "As gesture of good will, I'll give you my quirk too. Nothing major, but you may like it."
"Are you sure, sir?" Izuku sounded worried. "People might not like you if you are quirkless."
"Everyone knows I have a quirk and that I never use it. No one would notice it missing."
"What is it?"
"I call it [Silencer]. It prevents an area around me from making any sounds when turned on, although it also makes my ears hurt after a while."
"Sounds like a Underground hero's dream! Thank you!"
On the way back to UA Setsuna and Inko were a lot livelier, making Izuku and Hisashi smile. Before leaving, Midoriya parents hugged their son and gave him the drawing. The boy promised to hang it on the wall. Finally, the parents were taken away and the teenagers went to their dorms.
"I call dibs on the coolest quirk you've got, Pumpkin." Tokage imitated Inko's voice while taking his hand.
"Then I'm turnning you into a pile of sludge, Set." He smiled in response. "And honestly I liked my previous nickname more."
Author's note: Please leave comments.
Silencer is taken "All For None" by LukeTwo
月 Tsuki = Moon
魚 Sakana = Fish