Internships

'I wonder if Kan's class was just as bad in Naming Senses...' Midnight sighed as she dragged Aizawa out. In Kan's class, the assistant was Yamada. 'What a disaster.'

'But good and bad points were raised this morning.' Aizawa droned on sleepily. 'And half the brats are worrying. I'll think this over before I let them go through the internships.'

'Haha, half of them don't even got good names, some were plain unreal just now.' Midnight snorted, remembering Midoriya's name of choice. 'I have to come up with something good soon.'

'That, and chuck some of them to Hound Dog.' Aizawa grunted. 'Normally, parlor tricks wouldn't cause Nakiri strain back there. But doing both along with sending me telepathy on who are psychological red flags did it and she knows bully victims when she sees one.'

'Midoriya?'

'Midoriya.' Aizawa grunted. 'Deku. Seriously? He has good grades but poor Quirk Control but that's not enough to warrant a name like that.' he said. 'I'll pay his mom a visit and put an end to this so he'll get better. And our newcomer raised good points about that word. He didn't realize he'd slit his own career throat with a name like that.' he scowled. 'And she knows the world isn't kind and I can only imagine what he'll deal with had he gone through with it. If he'll consult you for names later, put him last to ensure private talks and make him talk. Todoroki, Iida, Koda and Shoji are on your private list as well. I'll deal with Bakugo, Kirishima and Mineta.'

'Right-o!' Midnight promised him. 'We never let anyone down so far!'

Aizawa and Kan are the Hero Students' Homeroom Teachers.

Homeroom Teachers are a valued position for Hero Classes and a tougher full-time job than a common Homeroom Teacher in non-hero schools. And selecting Homeroom Teachers for U.A required passing a lot of Nezu's tests and they're paid more than any teacher. They get more pay than a University Professor by 50%.

Homeroom teachers are seen as a counselor for their students. They follow their students from first year to graduation and they oversee pretty much anything having to do with their student's lives.

Homeroom teachers are important and due to them being seen as counselors as sorts and following students through the years, they're seen as 'school parents'. In addition to that in a Hero Class, they dictate who trains and how to train their students and oversee their training, growth and development as both an individual and as a Hero thus they're also Administrators. Hence after Homeroom in the morning, they spend all time planning and plotting in the Faculty Room!

Aizawa and Kan would tell them 'Oh, we're planning on making their life hell.' with jovial dark smiles.

Normally they'd feel sorry for the poor sods, but alas, they're cruel to be kind as when you're finally a Hero...they'll be thankful for that 'cruelty' one day!

(When Aizawa paid Inko a visit after lunch, he's not too happy with what he found out)

xxx

For Willow, her time with her new classmates was short.

Because the day after, it's their Internships.

Everyone was gone after the weekend, leaving her here with Nezu-kochou.

Under the guise of 'Internship', he trains both her and Sirius hard to survive this world during Summer.

Combat Skills, Escape Skills, Computer Skills and Analysis Skills training. Lessons were so easy to understand for them both.

'For now as both of you are newcomers to this era.' said Nezu. 'Soon, you'll learn what you learned the Professional Way. It's basically a repeat but done smartly. You cannot tell people you need things done layman's terms for you, you know!'

'Yes sir!'

'Tokoro de Mystique, thank you for bringing up red flag points to Aizawa-kun, some of your classmates were quite, problematic due to the baggage their souls bear.' said Nezu. 'Let's just say Aizawa-kun's talk with parents and later the boys...ended on a somber note. Particularly for some individuals whom you reported red flags. It seems before they can be Heroes...they must be saved first.' he said thoughtfully.

'From themselves.' Sirius snorted. He had just returned after securing their bank accounts, effortlessly paying off their medical fees in school and they still get IV treatments and kisses. But it was still interesting, trying to trade gold for yen in the bank! With midnight's help, they now live in an apartment near UA. A little expensive to the locals, but to the rich magicals, it was merely...pocket change. 'Otherwise it'll implode on them at the worst time possible.'

'There's that.'

And so...three days into the Internships...they got wind three of their own got into dangerous trouble in Hosu, because of the Stain problem.

Iida apparently deliberately hunted Stain for revenge, Midoriya stumbled on him and had the sense to send coordinates to his class before trying to rescue Iida and Native.

Because Willow errr Yanagi had no clue what they were, showed Nezu who in turn quickly filed for aid to Heroes in Hosu...and afterward lectured her and Sirius about coordinates.

The first to come was Todoroki and after some minutes, Pros finally came to help in catching Stain...only to find that it's all over, but they were there to catch a Nomu in time.

The rest had some trouble but that's Internships for you.

On the other hand...

'Here, Yagi.' Sirius decided All-Might's real name is too much of a mouthful as he handed him a Potion. 'This works even on normal humans. I made triple-sure of that.'

'What is this, Tenrou-san?'

'A Regeneration Potion.' said Sirius. 'The thing is, you gotta be in the ER under surgery for this to use it for organ regrowing.' he said, balking at the idea. 'They make fresh cuts on the stumps where your organs used to be...and pour it on the fresh wounds. Then watch your organs grow back. Then after the surgery, drink the rest.' he grinned. 'I'm just glad in this era, no more anti-human sentiments like where we came from, now that Purebloods are all gone. I used a bottle for myself and Willow, and we're not malnourished any more and Will finally hit correct puberty and her eyesight improved. Maybe with your surgery she can finally get ideal eyes.'

'We can see that...' said Recovery Girl as Sirius looked too young for his age. He looked like a freshly-20s man who hasn't touched a cigarette, drank alcohol nor had stress. 'If it can work on us humans, we can certainly use some ourselves. Ohohoho!'

'L-let's try it out...' said All-Might nervously.

And so...

By the time students returned to school...

All-Might was a rejuvenated man.

He was no longer the stick-thin walking skeleton. He was a healthy male adult who clearly did not look an old man in his mid-60s, but slender and lean due to years of not eating. For not even magic can give you miracles. He doesn't even look 67. In fact, he looked like he was in his late forties!

He was such a changed man. However, he still has to wear baggy clothes due to his transformation when using his Quirk.

However, due to years of not eating and tasting anything beyond mouthwash and toothpaste? He got overwhelmed with food. Even mere bland ones sent him into flavor shock that he ate like a madman on steroids and only leaves the cafeteria when bloated...after his classes.

And with a whole body, his time with OFA lasted longer too. Before, he can only be a hero for an hour since the USJ Incident. Now he has four hours with his remaining embers left. But he can tell that within the year, a few months from now...it will be all gone, since passing onto Midoriya the Quirk back at February.

'So that's how it is, huh?' Nezu mused as he talked to All-Might about his changes. 'Well, that's inevitable I suppose. But soon after this, your identity will come out for sure.' he said. 'You should spend these months working out and NOT Heroing for now. You must forge your body back. Even Quirkless can be Heroes if what Yanagi-chan says goes in her world's comic books...'

'Heroes in her time, at least in fiction, compensated with peak physical fitness, mastery of sports and a martial art of choice, gadgets, weapons and driving skills. She told me about such heroes in Marvel Comics and I had to dig those ancient things back up just to look into them for the sake of curriculum adjustment by taking pages off their books to improve the current generation who are TOO reliant on Quirks.'

'And Aizawa technically fights Quirkless...' All-Might had guilt for what he said to Midoriya last year. He hadn't known it was possible, until he met Eraserhead. Perhaps had Midoriya met Eraserhead back then instead of him, then...

'Mm. He is living proof to these comics. His eyes may as well be a support gadget alongside his binding cloth.' said Nezu. 'We also gave him that potion to heal his eyes and his arm from the USJ Incident, and he's healthy again.'

'Mm.'

'Perhaps you should see training with him to prepare for that grim future where your Quirk runs out on you. At least, you can still fight. You DO have a lot of people after your head, you know.'

xxx

Internships ended.

The class talked about what they did on their week.

'Yanagi-chan what's it like being under the principal?' Kaminari asked her.

'It's basically Intelligence for Dummies 101...Nezu-kochou specializes in information. All fields related to that. Since it's only one measly week, it was torture squeezing all that in and even then we're only 50% done!' Yanagi shuddered. 'Waking up really early and sessions start as early as 7 am so breakfast and hot showers to wake the heck up to make it in time, and training ends at 9 pm! After yesterday I have to review and master everything or there will be hell to pay because we need to tackle the later 50% to complete the Dummies lessons.' Yanagi explained. 'Even better? Running laps on the field while severely weighed down.'

'Uweeee! That's harsh!'

'Unlike you guys I'm not er, physically fit...I'm as frail as a wet paper bag.' said Yanagi awkwardly. 'One hit I'm done. I got a ton of homework.'

Yanagi was no stranger to pain. The Dursleys, regrowing an arm, Basilisk Poison, battle at Little Hangleton, and Umbridge's Quill...yeah. But her body is weak despite her pain tolerance levels. Pain yes. Punch in the gut? Nope. NOOOOOOPE.

Nezu, Sirius and Recovery Girl wasn't happy when finding that out that she also had to undergo counseling.

'Well that's something to work on for sure.' said Mineta...while his desk was floating so he couldn't perv on her. 'As for me women are demons.'

'Jeez dude, what'd you do with Mt. Lady?!' Kaminari sweatdropped. 'I on the other hand, was pretty spoiled. It was tons of fun!'

The others have it interesting, aside from training and patrol.

Jirou assisted in evac and logistical support.

Asui dealt with marine villains into smuggling.

Yaoyorozu had the misfortune of being in showbiz instead of doing Hero Work.

Uraraka got what she wanted, learning martial arts.

Sero and Kirishima howled with laughter at Bakugo's 7:2 combed hair. Apparently Best Jeanist combed his hair that way.

'By the way...are you three OK?' Yanagi addressed the elephant in the room...the boys who had to deal with Stain. 'I got a bunch of numbers and letters from Kirishima and Nezu-kochou said you guys are in Hosu...and he's not too happy you had to deal with a psycho.'

Everyone looked at Midoriya, Todoroki and Iida.

'Ahahaha...i-it was close, but we're OK...' said Midoriya sheepishly.

'It was tough.' said Todoroki.

'So I saw on the news that the Hero Killer has connections to the LOV.' said Ojiro nervously. 'It'd be scary to think how things would've turned out if he showed up in USJ...'

'Hold on, sure he's scary but he's got one hell of a one-track mind.' said Kaminari. 'You can really see his tenacity.'

'He's got his priorities wrong.' Yanagi snorted. 'What are ideals if you go about it the wrong way? He complains Heroes are in it for fame and money instead of doing the right thing like All-Might-sensei does. But all he does is kill instead of dealing with the root of the problem.'

'Root of the problem?' Ashido asked her. 'What is that?'

'Education and upbringing.' said Yanagi. 'Children are indoctrinated at a young age by the media and schools that being a Hero promises fame and fortune, and looking cool while beating up bad guys on live camera so they grow up becoming Heroes for selfish motives.' she said. 'Life isn't a comic book and our future job is actually kinda scary if you screw up.' she pointed out.

'Had he wanted to fix our Hero System, he should have chosen being a teacher instead in Kindergarten instead of killing people. That doesn't address the problem and his record ensures he's in for Life in prison. Had he been a teacher, he could have made big changes that will create a ripple effect in years to come. His students will inherit his teachings and pass it on to bring to life Heroes like All-Might someday as he wanted. But nooo, idiot went killer route. Unproductive and stupid.' she snarked.

'...wow...that's true I guess...' said Kirishima. 'But why children?'

'Children are impressionable.' said Yanagi. 'For kids, what adults do is good, and have yet to learn bad. They learn by what they see and hear starting from parents and later, teachers in school until they learn how to think for themselves, but by then it's too late. They made people who they are now.' she pointed out. 'The Heroes Stain put on his hit list, are mostly, the media's fault by 60%, and bad teachers who are blinded by promise by 40%. They created the selfish Heroes he hates.'

'Oooh...'

'Well, start wrong, end wrong, even if your ideals are good.'

'Indeed, he's a man of conviction, I get that.' said Iida, raising his arm. 'But his convictions led him to believe society needs a purge. No matter what he believes, how he did it, is indeed, wrong. So let's all correct our course to become true Heroes!' he cried, waving his arm forward.

'Alright, philosophy time is over. Take your seats.' said Aizawa, coming in. 'Time for homeroom. By the way Nakiri, what do you mean by bad teachers out of curiosity?'

'Teachers who have quirks unsuited for the business would still want fame.' said Yanagi. 'So they use their students instead. They indulge and spoil their students' antics in order to be remembered by them, leading to a typical Origin Story should the student be successful. That teacher will gain a short period of fame and money as they wanted and better yet, remembered in history because of the Hero's history. Kids are unwittingly exploited in such a manner instead of doing their damn jobs as teachers who should have done kids right, teaching them how to be good people. That, is a subtle form of Child Exploitation by manipulation with a little bit of Child Grooming!' she cried while raising her arms in an 'I'm so done' mode.

Aizawa thought about that and sighed as the rest of his class gasped or went wide-eyed.

He noted that Midoriya looked at Bakugo for some reason.

(What he found out later irked him and made plans to rectify it though it took him a while to get Midoriya to talk)

xxx

Lunchtime...

'Man, that was deep back there...' said Kirishima.

'But I agree...I'm just glad my teachers in school are nice-kero.' said Asui.

'I wouldn't know that, I was homeschooled all my life for my safety because of my Quirk.' said Yaoyorozu. 'But hearing such teachers exist...how horrible,' she mused, upset.

'That's life for you I guess.' said Sero.

'What a banquet of darkness.' Tokoyami shook his head. 'Sadly, it's all real.'

'At least we know who and what we are and where we came from.' said Shoji. 'I can confidently say I have good teacher history in the police station at least.'

While they mused about it, that morning was a real eye-opener. About Stain's motives that ended up to what their new classmate felt, was the cause of Stain's issues.

Actually, Aizawa wasn't happy about the implications of Problem Child 3's words. Thankfully teachers tend to have lunch in the Faculty Room.

'Jeez what got the doom clouds on you, Shouta?' Present Mic asked while enjoying jumbo hotdogs with eggs over rice.

'I overheard an interesting conversation that I came to Homeroom late on purpose.' he told everyone what he overheard that morning. It started off innocently enough ending into awkwardness...and a red flag popped up when Yanagi talked about exploitation as Aizawa saw Midoriya glance at Bakugo when he thought he wasn't looking.

'Shiiit...' Present Mic squawked out. His fellow teachers went slack-jawed.

'Looks like we need to investigate backgrounds except for young Yaoyorozu who was homeschooled all her life.' Nezu commented thoughtfully. 'But we have a lead on such a school.' he rapidly typed on his laptop to browse up Midoriya and Bakugo's files. 'Let's start with Orudera, shall we? Kukukuku...'

His teachers shuddered at his manic laugh, as he raised a teacup to his mouth.