Chaira stood in the Enchanted Forest. She was surrounded by the four elements: Fire, Air, Water, and Earth.
They swirled around her and she could hear their voices on the Spirit Winds.
"We have called you here, Chairastona, because you have battled All For One." Air said.
"What does the Great Sorcerer have to do with this place?" Chaira fluttered her wings, confused.
"All For One has acquired a human vessel," Water said. "He was a nobleman in this land named Tomura, who dabbled in the dark arts, and was courted by a princess of this land."
"You think the Great Sorcerer would come back here after I defeated him?" Chaira wondered, flying up into the air and back down again.
"He has a score to settle." Fire said. "The woman who courted him; we believe he still loves her and will someday reach out to her...but all of that is not of import."
"Well." Chaira said. "I sort of think it is!"
"A new hero needs to be nurtured Chaira." Earth said, calming him down. "The young prince will be targeted by Fear, by All For One. We want you to protect him."
"He cannot become a Hero on his own." Water worried.
"That is why we have called you here, great hero." Fire commanded.
"We will use our power to age you in time with him." Air said loftily. "You will go to him, become a servant in the palace, befriend him."
"But you must go as a mortal." All Four commanded.
Chaira landed. "I will do as you say."
All four elements built in strength and blasted Chaira.
Her form was twisted until she was a child, the same age as Shoto, and her hair turned from white back to its original ebony. Her wings left her body and hit the sky where they made a wing shaped firework.
Xxx
Shoto woke in his bed, half asleep.
He heard something, voices, and felt a horrible chill, though he never felt cold.
Shoto looked over at his siblings, and there was a tall, shadowy figure standing over Natsuo's bed!
It looked as if the man was weaving darkness into Natsuo's head!
Shoto rushed out of bed and, without thinking, struck the sorcerer with a blast of ice, face twisted in rage.
"Get out of here!" Shoto shouted. "Get away from my brother!"
All For One only turned to him and smiled. "How like Toya you are—you have the same eyes."
"It didn't work?" Shoto looked at his hands.
"No, it didn't." The sorcerer advanced on her. "You'll never be rid of me, Shoto Todoroki. Fear will plague your every thought until you are consumed by ice, flame, and darkness."
SPLAT! A Snowball hit All for One in the face.
Charlotte, the servant girl that played with Shoto and his siblings all the time, was standing at the window.
"Ha ha!" Natsuo was awake now and laughing at All For One. "You look funny."
Charlotte passed around snowballs and they pelted the sorcerer until he disappeared.
"Well, now that we're all up—who wants to go ice skating?" Charlotte grinned.
The three snuck out of the the palace to the frozen pond.
"Do the magic!" Charlotte encouraged as the three skated.
Natsuo and Fuyumi blasted ice into the air.
Charlotte caught the hem of Shoto's shirt. "You too, Shoko!" She used a child's nickname.
Shoto started waving his hands together and suddenly fire and ice blasted in the air.
"Ready?" Shoto asked as they stepped off the pond
"Yeah!" They chorused.
Shoto fired into the pond and it blew apart with steam and melted completely.
"This is amazing!" Charlotte sang, running around in the steam.
Natsuo and Fuyumi built a snowman, after they finished building him Shoto moved his stick arms around."Hi, I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs."
Suddenly there was a crack and a snap under Shoto's feet—who knew the pond extended that far?!.
"SHOKO!" Charlotte lunged forward—too late!—as Shoto crashed into the sub-zero temperature water.
Shoto's hand shot out of the water and his ice and fire magic struck Charlotte in a blast of steam—just as she dove into the water after him.
Despite the ice and fire magic weaving it's way into her body, Chaira swam deep into the lake and saved the Prince, bringing him to the warm hearth in the palace and explaining to his parents.
As the King and Queen discussed what to do about Shoto's wayward power, Chaira never left the prince's side.
When Shoto finally woke, he gasped. "Chaira...your hair is grey!"
Chaira just chuckled. "We kinda match."
Suddenly she clutched her head and fell to the floor, unconscious.
"CHAIRA!" Shoto caught her. "Mother! Father! We have to do something! She saved me; we have to save her!"
"I think I know someone who can help." The King said, gathering the unconscious Chaira in his arms.
Xxx
As they were caring for Shoto and Chaira, no one noticed Natsuo slip away. The King and Queen had put him to bed, but, being Natsuo, she had gotten up and wandered around.
He heard a shadow calling him.
Natsuo thought that all magic was good and fun, like Shoto and Fuyumi did. His memory altered, he knew nothing of the shadows and dark magic, and thanks to Chaira, she did not fear All for One and his manipulation.
"Little lost boy without a place. Little boy who followed the darkness in his heart..." All For One called in the shadows.
Natsuo followed the voice into the darkness, back to his room where All For One waited.
"Reject the world you knew before, or you can never make it. Little boy who's never awakened. I am the one you have been looking for, the one who truly needs you." All For One said, beckoning him.
He held out his hand to the innocent, bright, light hearted prince.
"Come . . . Come to me . . ."
Natsuo took his hand, and vanished into the Shadows.