Hero Academia: The Big Easy


Boku no Hero Academia is owned by Kohei Horikoshi and Bones
The Big Easy is owned by Columbia Pictures


Hello and welcome to another experimental fanfic of Boku no Hero Academia, in which a new inspiration popped into my head in an unexpected way, and for the first time, I will be incorporating a combination of detective -themed elements here as I find it quite challenging, as most of my other Hero Academia fics are purely romantic and comedic, and here this is where I will put the characters to the test.

This fic came to light when I was browsing Youtube on my smartphone, until I came across an uploaded video where I happened to accidentally saw the movie The Big Easy, a 1986 film which stars Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin. It deals with drugs as well as detective-theme on snuffing out police corruption, so this gave me ideas to make a story on this and this one will use characters from Hero Academia.

Another source of inspiration is a manga and anime OVA which features police themes and about dangerous drugs, and I made a research on that manga and find it intriguing, and given that most of the elements on Hero Academia involving superhero and school stuff, I decided to try something that involves drugs…and see if the reception is good.

More on that will be slowly revealed in the upcoming chapters.

Expect some themes that might be disturbing to some readers since this fic is about illegal drugs, hence addicts, pushers and smugglers will be heavily featured here, as they will act as fodders to our main characters here.

As for the main characters, Izuku Midoriya is the obvious choice, but then I had a bit of difficulty in who will act as his partner, as I already used Ochako Uraraka and Mei Hatsume on my other fics, and scanned the Hero Academia wiki site to see which female UA Academy student would fit the bill. Given that Class 1-A has only six females, I checked on class 1-B for reference, and soon I found a perfect partner for Izuku in the form of Itsuka Kendo.

Having seen how she can handle things, as well as showing that she is not afraid to take action on any guys, such as knocking out Neito Monoma on occasions, I felt that she would be perfect in playing Izuku's foil and love interest.

Lastly, this fic is rated M, in which there will be some LOVE SCENES at random times within any chapters.

Well then, read on and enjoy!


Ch. 1: Internship to a Detective Agency

Japan.

The country that is located within East Asia, quite near different Asian countries such as China, Taiwan, Korea, India, and the Philippines, is seen and that country is ruled by the Diet, and are handled by the Emperor and the Prime Minister. After Japan's surrender at the end of World War II, the country began to change for the better, and for several decades Japan vastly improved, mostly in the technological department yet their culture and values remained the same, as most Japanese citizens remained hospitable to visitors, residents and tourists alike.

The scene then shifts to Yokohama, which is the second largest city in Japan by population, and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu. It is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area.

The current area surrounded by Maita Park, the ?oka River and the Nakamura River had been a gulf divided by a sandbar from the open sea.

Before the emergence of Quirks and the superhero society, Yokohama was bustling with life being a commercial hub, thus it is known for selling things that are trending to people, ranging from food to clothes to luxury vehicles and even the latest gadgets.

The scene later shifts to a certain area, where business is thriving the area is frequently being besieged by customers which are a mix of adults and teenagers, and they appeared to be avid collectors, as they are looking and buying second-hand items which are technological in nature, and their reasons for patronizing the said shops are purely economical in nature - cheaper prices and practicality. You can see several shops selling HOT items for cheaper prices, such as smartphones, android tablets and even laptops, and despite being second-hand items, they appeared to be in good working conditions, and some of the customers are willing to buy them as long as their desired items are working fine as well as to save money for budgetary reasons, and the merchants are using subtle means in enticing passing customers.

"Hello...please by our items..."

"They are cheaper..."

"...they are in good working condition..."

"You can try them if you like..."

"I promise you will like them..."

"I promise you will get your money's worth..."

"Here are the items on our display..."

"Pick the one you like..."

Then the scene shifts to another nearby shop, where a merchant is also selling second-hand items, but unlike the other shops, this merchant is selling something else and is catering avid collectors, and the scene shifts inside the shop where you can see the items being sold, which turn out to be classic console units and games, all being displayed on the shelves, and one by one you can see the following consoles being on display, which are:

- Nintendo Famicom

- Super Famicom

- Sega Mega Drive

- Game Boy Color

- Game Boy Advance

- Neo Geo

- Sony Playstation

- Sega Saturn

- Nintendo 64

In a matter of minutes customers passed by the shop, and most of them are avid collectors and fans of video games, and they were immediately intrigued by the items on display and they looked at the items, as some appeared to be unaware that such classical consoles actually existed, and they began asking the merchants if those consoles and its games are really something to be owned, which the merchant nodded and assured to them that the classic games are RARE, and are fun to play with, saying that even with popular games today that are released on current consoles such as the Sony Playstation 4, the Microsoft X-Box One and the Nintendo Wii, the consoles on display are even COOLER due to its nostalgia factor.

"Are they really cool compared to today's consoles?"

"Yes...they are cool..."

"Seriously?"

"Yes, sir...they are the very first games...and they are the popular ones in its heydays...and they are RARE to find..."

"Hmm..."

"Would you like to try them...?"

"..."

"I promise you will not regret it..."

Though when people with Quirks became prevalent, life and business went on smoothly as usual, but then Yakuza groups began to make their presence known, doing illegal business such as drug trafficking, and soon it disrupted the daily lives of the Yokohama residents, as gang wars erupted and this resulted in gang members engaging in firefights, which claimed innocent lives in the process.

Worsening the matter are Yakuza members began hiring applicants who possess Quirks and each rival gangs became more bold, as they challenged the police and are one step ahead of them, occasionally attacking various police precincts and killing and/or maiming police officers.

When the SYMBOL OF PEACE AND JUSTICE emerged in the form of pro hero All Might appeared, his actions steadily and gradually put a dent on the gangs in Yokohama, temporarily crippling the drug business and life at Yokohama slowly returned to normal.

However, one organization began producing means to create Nomus, and this caused Yokohama to go on notice, which after months of patience and hard work, the pro heroes eventually found the warehouse, destroy the Nomu-creating materials, and defeated some members of the League of Villains, which led to the defeat of All For One, forcing Tomura Shigaraki and his allies to make a hasty retreat.

In the aftermath, a few things happened which would change the lives of the society, which are:

Mt. Lady and Gran Torino are injured

Rag-Doll is forced to retire due to All For One forcibly stealing her Quirk

Izuku Midoriya, Tenya Iida, Eijiro Kirishima, Shoto Todoroki and Momo Yaoyorozu succeeded in rescuing Katsuki Bakugo

All Might is forced to use and expend his remaining Quirk which led to his retirement

Endeavor becomes the No. 1 hero

The public are starting to waiver its trust to the police and UA Academy

After a few weeks, Yokohama slowly went back to normal, though it partially caused some gangs to rethink their strategy and came up with a way to sell illegal drugs without exposing themselves, and began contacting police officials who are easily bribed, and those who are willing to protect the cartel. Through these corrupted police officials the cartel were able to smuggle shipments of illegal drugs to various clients and made a lot of money and the protectors were financially rewarded.

The cartel's leader thanked the corrupted police officials for their help, which they said it was nothing.

"Oh, it's nothing."

"Don't mention it."

"Just as long as you pay us…and we will protect you."

"Just give us a reasonable amount."

"And no one will suspect you."

"You can count on us."

"We will handle the rest."

"Yeah."

-x-

However, there are some clients who got a bit greedy and wanted the shipment to themselves and attempted a gang war, yet they were defeated through the help of the corrupted official. While the corrupted officials managed to cover up the incident, some decent and honest police officials sensed there are corrupt elements within the police force within Yokohama, prompting the police commissioner to act discreetly in order to expose the corrupted police officials.

In the months that followed the police commissioner tried every legal means to catch the cartel, only for them to be one step ahead in evading the police, all thanks to the corrupt police officials, and the police commissioner spoke to Commissioner General about what he felt, saying that there are definitely police officials who are harboring and protecting the cartel, but the commissioner general said there is no proof about that claim, and ADVISED him to focus on other matter and leave the cartel investigators to others instead.

"You should leave the cartel investigation to BETTER HANDS."

"What? But…"

"You have other matters to take notice of."

"But I cannot ignore this…!"

"Do not worry. I will monitor things from here."

"But…commissioner general…"

"That is an order."

"Yes sir…"

The police commissioner realized that the commissioner general appeared to be too lax or unwilling to help, and thus the police commissioner will be needing help in stopping the cartel and the corruption within the police force, and one day he took a paid leave to take a break, but in reality he is secretly seeking help from some contacts he know..

Meanwhile the unseen corrupt cops are discussing on how to keep the police commissioner out of the equation as his persistence might jeopardize their cover and lose the means of earning extra cash, yet they are confident that no one will find out about their involvement with the cartel.

"Heh-heh-heh…"

"I will sorry for that police com-poop…"

"Yeah, he got humiliated."

"Good for him."

"Now we can continue without worrying."

"I sure can't wait getting more money…"

"Me too…"

"Time to get to work…"

-x-

At UA Academy, the scene shifts at the library, where Izuku Midoriya is looking at the bookshelf as he is looking for something that might help him in creating new techniques in order to compliment his Full Cowling shoot-style now that he has received his provisional hero license, and he needs to be careful as new villains show up and are quite stronger. Having visited Mei Hatsume's shop, he now has an idea on using his Quirk without risking damage to his arms now that he can use his legs for attacks.

Tenya Iida came and greeted Izuku, and asked him what he is looking for, in which Izuku said that he is finding a book that would help in complimenting his new Shoot-Style once he faces an opponent whose Quirk is similar to Muscular.

"So you are looking for ideas to compliment your new attacks, Midoriya?"

"Yeah. I need to be more creative. I can't risk injuring my arms like that…"

"Be patient. You will get there."

"I know."

"I am sure you will find the answer."

"Yeah. I shouldn't be rushing, but…"

"You don't have to. It'll come along."

"…"

By then a rather thick book fell and hits Izuku on the head, causing the green-haired boy to crouch in pain, and Iida looked up, where he saw Neito Monoma standing on a ladder, and saw that the shelf above them is where the fallen book came from.

Iida then accused Monoma of doing that on purpose, but Monoma spitefully said that the book fell on its own, and reasoned that it is karma for Izuku saying this is what he get for doing an unauthorized rescue on Katsuki Bakugo, as well as Izuku and Bakugo made an unauthorized fight on dorm grounds that resulted in their house arrest. Monoma said that Izuku deserved it for acting like a big shot and predicted that Izuku would be expelled sooner and cause Class 1-A to falter behind.

Iida did not take Monoma's words kindly and told him to stop provoking Class 1-A, but Monoma would not yield.

"That's enough from you!"

"What was that…?"

"Stop harassing Class 1-A!"

"What for? I'm just telling the truth."

"You're just looking for a fight!"

"Oh? And what about you? You went straight towards that hero killer…Stain, was it? Too bad Endeavor took the glory and you and your two classmates were humiliated."

"You…"

"See? It shows that you Class 1-A are total wimps! Ha-ha-ha!"

By then, Itsuka Kendo came, using her Quirk and grabbed Monoma and pulled him down in a rather violent way, and both Izuku and Iida sweat-dropped as Kendo berated Monoma for provoking the two Class 1-A boys and for intentionally causing a book to hit Izuku on the head, and warned him that if Vlad King were to see this, Class 1-B would suffer the consequences of Monoma's actions.

Monoma refused and reiterated that Class 1-A is the scourge of UA Academy and someone should put them in their place, resulting in him and Kendo bickering inside the library.

"That's enough, Monoma!"

"Huh? Why not?"

"You'll only put Class 1-B in trouble!"

"But this is for us! For the chance for Class 1-B to be on top!"

"Not like this!"

"I can't believe you're siding with our hated rivals…"

"I'm here to become a hero…not make enemies! So knock it off!"

"Ow!"

Wanting to put a stop to this, Kendo smacked Monoma on the head and he is knocked out. She then crouched down to pick up the fallen book, just as Izuku is doing the same and both accidentally got closer, their faces near each other, and upon glancing, both stared at each other by accident and were momentarily frozen, where an unintentional attraction slightly formed, as Izuku was slowly taken aback by her beauty upon seeing her up close.

Likewise, Kendo saw that Izuku can be cute even though Shoto Todoroki was more good-looking, and she stared at him more, which both teens were speechless, until she snapped back to reality and gave him the book, apologizing for Monoma's action even though there was a slight blush on her cheeks.

Izuku, who is also blushing, said it is okay and assured to her that he doesn't hold a grudge towards Monoma or Class 1-B.

"Oh…he's the book."

"…uh, thanks…"

"Sorry about my classmate."

"I-its' fine."

"Really?"

"Y-yes. really."

"Okay…"

"…"

As Kendo bid goodbye and dragged a knocked out Monoma, Izuku was quite flustered as he is taken aback at seeing Kendo's beauty, and wondered why he felt something like this when he interacted with her previously, and Iida asked him if he is okay, noting his classmate's reaction, and there Denki Kaminari, who saw what occurred, teased Izuku that he is taking notice of Kendo.

This made Izuku blush harder and told Kaminari that it is not like that, which Kaminari grinned and said that he should give it a try, saying that Kendo can be a good match with Izuku, and this made Izuku more flustered and told him to knock it off.

"Wh-what? No! That's not…"

"Hmm…?"

"Kaminarii-san!"

"I think you and that Kendo can make a good pair…if you get what I mean…"

"It's not like that!"

"Then why are you staring at her like that!"

"I…"

"I'd be impressed if you steal a kiss from her…"

Nearby, a student of UA Academy is watching Izuku, taking note of him, and he felt that the green-haired boy would be perfect, and then he glanced at Kendo leaving, and the student took out his smartphone and called someone, saying that he has found two UA Academy students who would be perfect for the Hero Work-Study, and said he will talked to the principal in loaning them for this particular assignment.

The other caller said that he will await the news as this would be vital in their assignment and to help matters for the sake of peace and justice.

"Hello, sir. I think I found some helping hands here."

"Are you sure? Will it help us in this case?"

"Yep. I am sure of it."

"I see. But how will you…?"

"Leave it to me. I will have a talk with the principal."

"Sure?"

"Yes, sure."

"Very well."

After the call ended, the UA Academy student then leaves the library, where he is identified as Mirio Togata, a third year student and he smirked, seeing that this would be a good chance, as the Hero Work-Studies will commence in a few days from now.

To Be Continued...


Hope you liked this opening chapter, as it served as an introductory prologue on the venue of this story, particularly Yokohama. It briefly showed the events of the season 3 anime where All Might defeated All For One, the rescue of Bakugo and somewhat skipped the events of the Provisional Hero License arc, leading to this.

Togata appeared here, and takes an interest in Midoriya, and now he seemed to have an ulterior motive of sorts as this seemed to be connected to the Hero Work-Studies…

An attraction is formed between Kendo and Izuku, though their interaction is brief, it served as a prologue on more things to come.


Preview:

The story moves forward as Izuku applies for Hero Work-Studies…until he meets with Togata, who gave him an offer, and said he needs one more student to go along with the internship.

See you in October…

Reviews are welcomed, but needed…