Authors Note: Shit is hitting the fan. Also I'm going to be starting classes soon so I wont be able to update as often. Be patient with me please. I own nothing.
An Exchange
All Might was sure this was the end. He had failed in his duty, he'd failed in passing on One for All and finding the next symbol of peace. But the rocks stopped short. A soft purple glow was now the only light in their rocky prison and the girl in his arms was shaking with the effort of holding back the debris. He stared at her. This should have been impossible. He'd seen All for One rip the quirk from her. She shuddered in his arms and looked up at him.
"At least you picked a successor." He stared at her. The implication in that one small sentence, spoken so low he wasn't sure she'd even meant to say it aloud, was enormous.
"You know?" She nodded as she shook with the effort of keeping them both alive.
"What do you think kept me fighting that bastard from the inside all this time?" She winced and the rocks advanced slightly. She was bleeding from the wounds torn open on her back but she was still conscious and coherent which was practically a miracle after having a quirk forcefully ripped from her. "Since were gonna die anyway, tell me who you picked? I was kinda hopping you'd pick Todoroki just to shove it in Endeavor's face. Never liked that guy." Her eyes focused on his face and she went still in his arms. "Wait you… You didn't pick anyone did you?" He averted his eyes. She swore and punched him in the chest. It hurt too.
"You dumb motherfucker! You literally teach in a school full of tiny would be heroes who worship the ground you walk on! You could have picked literally anyone! Why the fuck haven't you made a choice yet?!"
"You're difficult to get a meeting with." She stared at him.
"No. It can't be me! Have you been paying attention to anything that's been happening? You're insane!" He shook his head, steam was starting to pour off of him. He didn't have long and she needed to willingly take the quirk. He had no doubt she was strong enough, not after she had stayed conscious after her father took one of her quirks.
"I don't know how he told you it works but I don't make the final choice. One for All does. It picked you. And I think I know why. You wouldn't have jumped in front of Young Bakugou if you weren't a real hero at heart, no matter how you were raised. If we don't do this now we're both going to die, and then he's going to go after Young Bakugou." The glow around them flared and the rocks were pushed back slightly.
"What do we have to do?"
Katsuki scrambled backwards ducking down behind a piece of debris. He slammed both hands over his mouth to try and stifle the sounds of his sobs. All Might hadn't reappeared. Neither had Izumi. There was a sigh from the villain.
"What a waste." He brushed some dust off his lapel. "I did expect you to put up a bigger fight than that All Might. Even if you are losing your powers, that was just pathetic." Katsuki held his breath. Losing his powers? Did that mean that All Might really was… But then that would mean that she was gone too. There was a rumbling and Katsuki risked a glance over his piece of debris. The mound of debris that All Might and Izumi had vanished beneath was shaking, the rocks were glowing purple. For an instant it seemed that the world was holding its breath. Then the rocks shot out and Katsuki ducked to avoid the shrapnel. As soon as the clattering had died down he peeked back over what remained of the wall.
All Might stood tall, he still wasn't smiling though. The white on the front of his costume had red patches of blood. Izumi stood next to him, one hand raised and glowing. Something was different though, the glow wasn't the same shade of purple. In fact the longer Katsuki looked the more the color seemed to shift. In moments it had gone from a deep purple to a bright sparking green. It had also spread. Katsuki blinked. Something wasn't right here.
He had no time to think about it though. Both All Might and Izumi lunged.