A Blazing Finale!

There was only one thing left to do. One last blast, my swan song to the world. It was an amazing ride. I want to retire now, I want to enjoy my life with my daughter and sons. Rintaro and Barazo weren't much like me, they were more like their mother, smart, handsome little devils. Mikan was a haughty, angry girl with shaking hands that took no one's shit from nobody.

I went up to Shattering Star, and the villain I was fighting smiled. I wanted to go home and be with my family. I wanted to end this all with one final blast. So I could go home and live my life in comfort. I smiled, looked up at the sky, and I thought of everything that got me here. Everything I will do, everything that will happen.

"No matter what, I want… I want people to remember me as the renegade that showed that people like me can change the world," I said. I never thought I wanted that name. The song is about a man who got caught by the law and he's about to die… but he lived fast, he's about to die, but he's telling his mom that he's scared and that he doesn't want to go.

It reminded me that we can all be extinguished. Live to the fullest, live at the edge. So that was my name.

"Renegade…" I whispered.

Looking around me, I saw everything me and Class 1-A did. I saw everyone cheering for me, everyone seeing their hero rising up to take on another villain, I smiled, clenched my fists, and I charged up one final blast.

"SHATTERING STAR: FULL BODY BOMBER!" I yelled, and I ended on a high note. Just like that. My career as the Full Salvo Hero: Renegade, was over. Rank? Doesn't matter. Arrests? Doesn't matter. Rescues? Matters.

"DABBY!" Rintaro yelled, waking up Barazo, who screamed at his brother. Momo sighed and hugged me.

"And I just put them down for a nap… ugh, raising twins is hard…" she sighed, I grinned and kissed her.

"Boys, be nice to Mommy, okay? Mommy works hard for you two and Big Sis, alright?" I sighed, picking up Barazo.

"Ahhh!" he said, patting me on the face and shutting off my sparks, I reignited quickly.

"Ah ah! Daddy needs his sparks, Bara…" Mikan chided, picking up her brother and airplaning him. She loved her brothers. She was apprehensive at first, seeing as they were cutting into Daddy-Daughter Power Hour

"Daddy? Otouhon and I… well… we're together," she admitted, I smiled.

"He's a good kid, a lil' dumb, but… he makes ya happy, right?" I asked. She nodded and smiled.

"I ain't gonna go around an' tell ya who to love, okay? Your great grandma tried that and look where Mom and I are? In a fancy-ass house, I'm living off royalties from my merch and movies, and your Mom's a model!" I exclaimed, "Love your way, honey…" I sighed, hugging her.

I wanted to scream that it wasn't right. That I… I was just dreaming. That I was in a coma from the building. That everything from that point on was all just a dream… that Momo was just… figments of imagination, that I died in the blast with her because I couldn't take living on while she was gone.

But… why? Out of all the girls, out of all the dreams I could've had… why'd it had to be Momo? Why'd I had to be a hero? Why did I go on my own? Why did I almost die just to see her strapped to that machine? Why didn't I just leave it to the pros?

Why didn't I just let Shouto win the Sports Festival? I sat up, feeling my wife shift by me, her arms hooking around me, "Nooo… come back…" she mumbled. She cuddled me back to her chest, back to her heartbeat and her warmth.

"Bad thoughts?" she asked, still half-awake.

I nodded, she smiled, "Read you like an open book…" she mumbled, "Just sleep with me, honey,"

She started to gently hum, almost like a lullaby, her soft voice lulling me into drowsiness. She was singing something. I smiled. Closing my eyes. Who cares if it was a dream or not? Because that was one of the most beautiful renditions of Life Eternal I've ever heard.

I fell asleep in my beautiful wife's arms, listening to her sing my favorite Ghost song, no backing tracks, no synth, just raw vocals. And I found it to be the most beautiful thing in the world...

That night, I laid down next to Momo, holding her in my arms. Hearing her softly humming Life Eternal like she did on our wedding night, Barazo was such a fussy sleeper, and so was Rin, so we had their crib in our room. She sang Life Eternal to them to help them sleep. Barazo fell asleep.

"Dabby…" Rintaro sighed, making grabby hands. I sighed and picked him up. They looked like their mother, dark eyes, dark hair, oddly feminine faces. Rintaro loved me, he loved how warm I was and he inherited a quirk called Arsenal. Barazo had Defuse as his quirk. Rintaro cuddled on my chest. And Momo leaned over to pet his hair.

"Maaa…" he yawned.

"I love you, Rintaro… Mommy and Daddy love you…" she sighed.

"Yeah kiddo, you're gonna do great things, you, your brother, and your sister. Remember, keep pushing, keep running, keep fighting to achieve your dreams… just like Daddy did, never, ever give up," I encouraged him, he squirmed a little and smiled.

I fought for them. I almost died for them. Now I'm happy. I got what I always wanted. Been the dad I never got to have, been a good husband. Been a great, fallible hero, but a hero with scars wasn't frowned upon anymore.

Being a hero who's shaky and explosive wasn't wrong.

The Renegade was done. The jig was up.

And I was free.