Heroes of Tomorrow

Part 19~Progressing

As the sun rose for the morning, Uzu, Jiro, and Momo were already up. They were sitting at the table, writing in a planner.

"What do you think?" Momo showed Uzu the planner.

He nodded before chuckling. "Looks good, but we still don't know how we're going to train."

"We'll ask the others when they come down, but we'll probably have to tell you when you get back from your Work placement. Any idea what you're doing?" Jiro glanced at Uzu as he shrugged.

"Not really. It's Hawks, so it could be anything from patrol to a villain heist. I don't think his agency is investigating anything major, so at least we shouldn't get into too much trouble."

"How could the top three heroes not be investigating something?"

"Well, he probably is, but he spent most of yesterday making me run laps. Plus, since he's the dog bird, he doesn't do all the leg work. He'll probably get me to work with one of the others if we have a specific target."

Momo nodded as Jiro grinned.

"So, do you two have any plans on where you want to go?"

"Not really. UA isn't making it easy for us to pick." Jiro chuckled as Momo nodded.

"You know, if you have a hero you want to work for, I could probably track down someone to recommend you- or rather, get someone in Hawks' agency to do it."

"No, I wouldn't want you to risk your placement," Momo declined as Jiro nodded.

Uzu shrugged. "Fine, but I doubt it would. Hawks seems to like me, especially now my Quirk's uses have tripled."

Akiko paused as she walked in. "Oh, hey. You're up early."

Uzu grinned. "Yep. I've been doing stuff."

Akiko chuckled. "Good for you. Looking forward to your first official day."

Uzu shrugged. "Looking forward to your first day of therapy."

"Hell no. I told Kaida, and she gave me some tips so I don't get put in hospital."

"How is your sister?"

"She's good. Got a promotion recently." Akiko grinned as the others began filing in.

Uzu returned to his conversation with Momo and Jiro when Tokoyami awkwardly stood behind them. "Excuse me, Uzu. I was wondering if I could ask for a favour."

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Uzu grinned as he burst into Hawks' office. "Hawks! I brought a stray!" Uzu pushed Tokoyami into the office, and Tokoyami gaped.

"When I asked you to introduce us, this isn't exactly what I had in mind," Tokoyami grumbled as Uzu grinned, not caring in the slightest.

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Akiko took a deep breath as she walked into the building. She was early and paranoid, waiting for the therapist to show up. Growing more and more nervous, Akiko tried to read on her phone until, finally, her name was called.

The therapist was an Asian lady with dark skin and hair. She smiled kindly as she led Akiko into her office. "Hello there. My name is Doctor Usha Ashtikar, and this is my firm. As I'm sure you know, I specialise in helping heroes process, manage and move on with the trauma they've received from their job. I do have a licence to use my Quirk, which is a mood stabiliser, but I won't use it without your permission, which I will get at the start of every session. Do you understand?"

Akiko nodded, sitting awkwardly in her chair.

"Great, and if the situation occurs, will you allow me to use my quirk?"