"Evil... and stealing the powers of others isn't evil?" He asked. "You do this, you won't be any better then Blood Reaper." I stopped for a second. "You want to remain a hero, leave me with One for All." He grimaced as he held his shattered arm.
"Don't listen to him, take his power, he's too dangerous!" I looked up at Yang who stood at the edge of the crater.
"No, you want to remain a hero, turn and leave." His blue eyes flicked up to my sister.
"Ruby, you are a hero! Nothing will change that!" I smiled as I closed my eyes for a second.
"All Might did consider taking me as his successor." I grabbed the giant mans face, he was too weak to pull me away, and the power flowed into me. I let go and he fell to the ground, he would live, but he would never harm anyone else.
Chapter 58: Aftermath
We gathered all the injured students in the gym, it was a miracle that no one was killed, but Mr. Compress was found with some serious burns, and he couldn't remember much about the battle. "I captured Blood Reaper?" he asked as he cleared his head. "But... then the marble she is sealed in is missing."
"It's okay my friend, I have trackers searching the school grounds as we speak. We have captured many of the greatest villains today." Principle Torchwick said. "We should be grateful for that. And you Little Red." He turned to me. "If you ever need our world's help, we will come to your aid."
"Thank you." I said as another white suited man was walked in.
"Miss Rose, I would like to speak with you." All for One said, a breathing mask on his face. We walked to a far corner. "About All for One, the quirk that is."
"Oh, right, I'll give it back." I reached out my hand but he shook his head.
"No, now that the danger of One For All has been removed, I no longer require it, but I feel that you have many perilous trials ahead, and both powers will be needed. But I suppose they will need a new name now as they will have combined." He said.
"A new name... Peace For All." I said.
"Yes, peace... something that I hope will stay for good this time, Seven years it took him before he rose back to light. I just have to hope there isn't any one waiting to take his place now." He sighed. "Perhaps one day I could meet your father, and have the son I never got to know." The old hero said sadly. "If it means anything, these short few days we had to know each other, I'm glad that I met you."
"Will you continue to be a hero?" I asked.
"Yes, All for One wasn't the only quirk I had, I still have enough power for a few more decades." He laughed. "But maybe it's time I settled down soon. After all, a story has to end someday. But yours has only just begun."
"Hey Ruby, hey gramps." Ynag said as she walked up to us.
"Ah Yang Xiao Long, it's nice to meet you." His scared face seemed to smile. "You were named after your grandmother, a fiery hero who went by Hell Empress, Yang Aurum." he said.
"Well in our world, it would be villain." She said.
"True enough." he said. "You should be getting ready to leave soon if I'm not wrong."
"Oh right," I said, "Well till next time." I smiled and waved as we walked away."
I sat across from Adam, with Weiss at my side, he digested what we had told him, with him were Dabi, Stain, and Spinner. "I'm a monster in your world... I can't believe... that my desire to help the faunas became so... twisted."
"It's okay Adam, even I was a villain in their world, that version of me had a twisted version of my way of seeing heroes, I believe that heroes shouldn't be paid for their work, but I know why they are. I don't accept payment, so I work as a teacher here."
"And we serve as security of UA." Dabi said.
Adam ran a hand down his face, unmarred by that scar. 'The scar that drove him to do what he did.' "Adam I don't know how to put this..." I started.
"Weiss, I am ashamed for what he did, my ideals, violence, harming innocent people. I never want to see people hurt, but to take pleasure in torture. It's a smear on the honor of my name. Is he still at large?" He asked
"Yes, but you have your duty here." Weiss said while picking at her scales on her forearms. "We can't ask you to fight our battle."
"I... I understand, but know if you ever need help, I will be there." My heart twanged, this is my old friend, the one I had fallen for in the early years of the White Fang, the boy who worked endlessly to help the faunas. He turned to me. "Blake, I'm sure you don't want to hear this, but I am sorry. Sorry that I couldn't protect you in this reality, and that I became your abuser in yours... I understand if you never want to see me again."
"No, I am glad to see you, my oldest friend, besides Ilia..." I blushed slightly.
"I know that blush." He smiled. "Don't tell me, you are with Ilia?" He teased.
"What! No, no, no we aren't like that!" I hid my face.
"I knew how Ilia felt for you, ask her and see what happens, I want you to be happy Blake. To find your self a smile worth fighting for." He pulled me into a hug. "Just do whats right."
I stood of to the side with Izuku, Kirishima and Bakugo, "Cinder... what happens now?" He asked.
"Now... now we step up, this may mark one of the biggest changes in history." I said, "An age where anything and everything can happen. A age of heroes that cross universes. If we are to be number one now we best get stronger."
"What do you mean?" Kirishima asked. "They are going back to their world. We aren't competing with them."
"Isn't obvious, they are planning on connecting their Remnant and Earth permanently, what's to stop them from doing the same with ours and many others idiot. To be number one soon will mean being the best in many universes. We are going to have to take down so much more villains." Bakugo said as their Deku, Kirishima, Bakugo and Hero All Might walked by, but I noticed something, holding onto the other Bakugo's arm was a girl, with sapphire blue hair.
"Would you look at that, Their Bakugo has a girlfriend." Kirishima laughed. "I never believed any version of you would be able to do that!"
"Shut up idiot! It just means he has his head in the wrong place!" Bakugo snapped.
"A girl friend..." Deku said quietly. I looked at him before I hesitantly grabbed his hand. I could see his hair spike up in shock before he realized it was me.
"If you two don't mind, I need to Talk with Deku." I smiled.
"Yeah, whatever losers." Bakugo had gotten Kirishima in a head lock who was now starting to turn purple in the face.
We rounded a corner and looked around. All alone. "What is it Cinder?" He asked.
"I've had something on my mind the last few weeks." I said, "I don't really know how to say this Deku, but... maybe sometime next week could we catch a movie?"
"Oh yeah, who's coming with us? I know that Sero likes to go to the movies." He said.
"No, just the two of us." And he finally got it.
We stepped out of the swirling silver and white flames, Dabi and Mr. Compress on either side of me. "I'm glad you are starting to listen Artimai, now Twice will take you to your room." I looked at the masked villain as he sat on the hideout's couch watching cartoons.
"Of course boss. Come on it was just getting good!" He took the young girl by the hand and walked down the hall with her. "How was the trip? Don't say a word."
"I'm still disappointed Mr. Compress." I looked at the masked villain. "You failed to capture that worlds version of All Might, his power would have been a great asset, but now, now she has both All For One and One For All. We need to kill her, and soon."
"Yes, but we do have Blood Reaper Torchwick." He said. "And now we can begin on the Maiden Nomus."
"Yes, and these better work Roman, after your friends failure, we can't afford for more hideouts to be blown up." Shigaraki walked in. "The doctor has Neo and Emerald ready for the process."
"You sure you want to risk your precious body guard on this project?" Mercury asked. "After all you seem to like her a lot more then the rest of us."
I pointed my cane at the boy. "Unless you want to join Adam in the pit, and not as a Nomu, I suggest you shut your mouth."
And done.
