Heroes Rising: Nabu Island

It wasn't long after both Bakugo and Todoroki got their provisional licenses and went through that ridiculous interview, that Aizawa brought it up.

" A 'Draft Recommendation of Heroes Office'?" Yuu blinked twice upon hearing those words. Most of the class was in a trance, trying to comprehend it.

" Your operations center will be far away to the south, on Nabu Island." Their teacher explained bringing forth a picture of said island on the board before facing them. " The heroes who protected this place are about to retire. You will take care of the place until new heroes arrive."

The quiet air was immediately shattered. " We will finally be real heroes!"

Even Yuu was very excited about the idea. " We will be acting on our own. This is an exceptional chance."

" It's the first I've seen you that hyped on your own, Yuu." Whisper couldn't help the hint of surprise in his voice.

" I can't wait!" Sora pumped her fist up. " We're no more small chicks by now!"

" Listen to the rest of what I have to say." Their teacher's intermediating glare quelled their enthusiasm. As the class calmed and resumed their seats, he proceeded to explain that the teachers wouldn't be allowed to accompany them, they would be the sole ones responsible for managing their small makeshift agency. " Keep that in mind and act responsibly. Understood?"

" Yes!"

When the bell rang and all the students scrambled to their feet and retrieved their belongings, Sora made a beeline to Yuu's desk. " I'm so thrilled. When do you think we'll be leaving? Aizawa-sensei didn't say."

Yuu tapped his chin as he pondered over it. " I doubt UA could afford to skip more required lessons, so I'm guessing during the nearest vacation. However..." Yuu's eyes flung in the direction of their teacher's desk. " Aizawa-sensei wouldn't be around..."

" This feels off, right," Sora admitted. There was no event or journey involving the whole class which Aizawa wasn't present at. Their teacher was always there with them it felt as though he was some kind of parent. To leave on a mission without him, and for too long would be strange.

" But it's needed so you guys could grow into independent heroes." The ghost pointed, popping in between them. " Aizawa wouldn't be there for every step of your journey. You need to learn to act on your own."

" Whisper has a point," Yuu admitted.

" Then let's make our teacher proud!" Sora cheered joyfully.

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Their accommodation was 'Iogi Manor', an old villa. It was their operation center and where they would be living for the coming days. The building was quite spacious and well organized, provided with everything they might need from toothbrushes to computers. For the time they were staying, that building would be known as the UA Hero Agency.

The work was divided among them, with most of them who couldn't mostly help with their Quirks staying back and managing their tasks. Yuu was tasked with maintaining a website for their temporary agency as well as assisting with paperwork along with Iida and Yaoyoruzu.

Sora and Tokoyami took turns patrolling the sky while sometimes helping with maintaining order at the beach for Tokoyami and helping with transporting heavy cargo and luggage for Sora.

So far, their assignments hardly involved anything interesting, not to say the least. They were all simple charity work; escorting old people to the hospital, charging and repairing vehicles, searching for lost pets, and, if it was an eventful day, searching for a lost child or clearing a blocked route.

The only one who refused to do any of that was Bakugo, saying he wasn't interested in anything but fighting villains.

" You're just trying to slack off." Whisper would tease him, ignorant of Yuu's silent pleas to leave him alone.

" Shut up egg head! I don't see you doing any work either!" The blond said pushing away his magazine and throwing the ghost a death glare. But Whisper couldn't be intimidated that easily.

" Tut-tut. You're belittling me, delinquent. Yuu and I are doing the most important work of prowling the grounds of this island at night time. Seeing how you're afraid to do it."

" Huh! Who is afraid!?"

" No one!" Yuu shot up as he tried to prevent an argument from breaking off. " Please Whisper, we don't need any troubles!"

It was true though. Seeing how he is used to staying up late and sleeping very little, Yuu volunteered to take night patrol duties so to make up for not being able to help outside during the day.

" Whatever! I'm pretty sure he doesn't have the courage to walk down those meadows and cornfields at night time. They're said to be haunted. Even stories of people being spirited away in there."

" Quit it, Whisper!" Rebuked Yuu.

" You-" Before the argument could go any further, Uraraka interrupted it.

" A child is lost in a shopping area. If there is someone who is available." Her eyes fell on Bakugo who refused with no second thought.

" Told you, lazing off."

" Whisper!" Yuu wasn't sure if Whisper had a second death wish.

Kirishima offered to go, but seeing how his Quirk couldn't contribute much, Midoriya and Jiro were the ones who joined her.

" Why don't you go too, baggy eyes!" Snorted Bakugo.

" I'm afraid I will have to keep Seijin-san here." Interjected Yaoyorozu. " I will be going to repair Suzumura-san's bike and Iida-san isn't back yet."

Yuu nodded his head in understanding. " Then, why don't you go with them, Whisper?"

" The master of stealth and sneaking around will be a useful asset after all." Whisper puffed his chest as he made himself comfortable around Midoriya's neck all while throwing Bakugo a defiant look. " Oh, Sora should be in there too. A pair of eyes searching from the sky will be appreciated."

" I will contact her." And with that, all four of them left the villa.

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" Thank you, Angie-chan." The brunette woman smiled warmly at her as soon as she dropped out of the shop's attic. " Sorry for troubling you with storing the boxes too. But, as you can see, I no longer can climb those stairs." She said rubbing her bosom affectionately.

" You don't need to apologize. I'm glad to help." Sora assured her with a gentle smile before kindly stroking it too, then her eyes widened when she felt something thrusting under her hand.

" He's quite energetic, isn't he? I expect he will be joining us soon." The woman's smile broadened and the younger girl nodded her head in ecstacy.

" I hope that he will be well raised and have a happy childhood."

" Because of my pregnancy, I can't get much work done around the shop, so I'm really grateful for your help, Sora-chan."

" That's what heroes are for." As soon as she said that, her phone rang. She picked up to find her friend on the other side.

" Sora, Midoriya-san, and the others are heading your way to look for a lost child."

" Understood! I have to support them from above, right?" She inquired waving at the older woman and flying off. " Who are we looking for?"

" A boy around 4 years old. He got separated from his sister. Brown hair, brown eyes and usually wearing a large hat."

" Copy that!" And so Sora began scouting the shopping area for the lost child.

On the ground, Midoriya and the rest were asking around if anyone had seen the child. Whisper decided to go search the shops around since it would be easier for the ghost to slip through them and less disturbing for the staff.

It wasn't before long that Jiro's earphone jack picked on the cries of a desperate boy and Midoriya went to confirm it. But by the time they all caught up with him to see what became of the lost child, they were surprised to see him kneeling before a 5-year-old girl who seemed to be berating him while he kept on apologizing.

" What on earth is happening here?" Asked Sora as she landed by Uraraka and Jiro.

" Don't ask me, I'm not the one with super hearing here." Retorted Whisper who now was coiling around Uraraka's shoulders.

Midoriya looked after the two children as they ran off before he wore a mild smile. " I was scolded for taking so long to find him."

" Scolded, by a child? For real." Whisper snorted.

" But I'm glad."

" For what?"

" Katsuma-kun was reunited with his sister without any problem." The boy beamed happily his face was practically glowing.

Sora was bewildered for a moment before she let her lips curl up into a small smile. " That's Midoriya for you."

" This guy is so kind I'm beginning to worry for his future." Whisper sighed, not that he disliked that about their friend though. As a matter of fact, he was glad Yuu managed to befriend someone like him.

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By the time the sun cast a golden hue on the outside world, all of class 1A changed into more comfortable clothes and slumped tiredly down on their chairs, each with some kind of refreshment. Only Yuu, Sora, and Iida were still working.

" Don't you think we're doing unimportant things, class rep?" Complained a tired Sero who hardly kept his hand aloft.

" There is no unimportant work." Iida looked up from the report he was writing.

" Although now we work as heroes let's not forget that we are still students." Yaoyorozu turned to face them. " We must do our work in good faith to gain people's trust."

" I personally enjoy helping around." Sora smiled broadly as she leaned back on her chair.

Of course she would. Yuu thought. It was what she truly wanted to do since she was a kid, to help those overlooked by the society of heroes and villains. But a twist of fate made her opt to be a hero along with him. So for her to get to do those trivial things, it must be a welcomed change for her.

Yuu snapped out of his thoughts when the door of the villa slid open. Facing them were the mayor and a few more habitants of the island, all with trays and food carried in their hands. As Iida and the rest went to help with their loads, the habitants kept on thanking them for helping around the day.

The adults aligned the trays and plates on the tables, setting a feast for the young heroes. " It's not enough to thank you, but we brought them with pleasure," said Suzumura.

" Thanks for the food!" Tired from a whole day of working, class 1A accepted the treat with so much excitement Iida had to remind them to keep their manners.

As Iida and Yaoyorozu saw the island's residents out, the rest of them began digging. " I feel like in heaven." Ashido slid down her seat as she reveled in the taste of the freshly caught and cooked fish.

" I'm really grateful for them." Added Asui as she helped herself to some steak. " They're really kind people."

" Then soldiers, you should make sure to pay them back with lots of effort and hard work!" Whisper told them.

" Whisper is really hyped!" Sora looked up at the ghost floating above their heads with a proud smirk all over his face.

Yuu gave a tired sigh. " Too hyped to say the truth. He's even looking for a fight with Bakugo-san now."

" Woah, sounds rough. But I wonder what got into him?"

" He's enjoying the night patrol so much."

"Nighttime is the most favored time for us spirits," Whisper said excitedly as he sat back around Yuu's shoulders. " For me getting to spend more time out at night is the same as you guys having a good nap."

It wasn't before long that Iida and Yaoyorozu joined them for dinner, both of them seeming very energetic and had a bounce to their steps. It made them wonder what could they have been talking about with the residents.

Not half an hour later, all the dishes and plates were wiped clean. " Bakugo... or rather Kacchan..." Kaminari and a few more of their classmates went to the blond boy. " We will take a bath and go to bed."

" You will take care of cleaning," Kirishima told him with a salute. Bakugo wasn't the least bit into doing that but when they pointed out he had hardly done any work for the whole day, he obliged.

Sora barely stifled her laughter before her eyes darted to Yuu as he stood up. " You're not joining them?"

The boy shook his head. " I'll be checking on the request website and filling up tomorrow's schedule, then I will be out for patrol."

" Wait baggy eyes!" Yuu swallowed when Bakugo called out for him, he walked to him with a stack of plates in both hands and a death glare. " I'm joining tonight!"

" Huh?!" Whisper and Yuu were taken aback by his words.

" I will take the west side, you take the east side of the island!"

" But!"

" Do you have any complaints?!" Bakugo craned his neck back at him with a mixture of annoyance and threats.

" No, please do," Yuu retorted and the blond smirked triumphantly.

" Don't tell me, because I said he was afraid to go out at night?" Whisper muttered. " Is he really that vexed about it?"

" That's Kacchan for you." Midoriya sweat dropped.

" He's a kid and delinquent at the same time."

" Shut up egg head!" A shout and explosion erupted from the kitchen.

" Bakugo-kun, don't you dare ruin anything in there!" Iida reprimanded. " Remember, we're borrowing the building! We should keep it in top shape!"

Sora gave up on holding back her laughter and flopped on the table, shaking. " Ah man, this really feels like a class vacation."