"Ah! You must be Tano!"

Ahsoka turned and smiled at the older teen who came to a skidding stop before her. She had very long purple hair and bright eyes that almost sparkled in delight. More than that though the young woman glowing so brightly with the Light Side of the Force that Ahsoka would have thought her a Jedi if not for the fact that the Force wasn't coming from her. Rather the Force was drawn towards her like a moth to a flame, happily dancing about her form. It swirled about her and whispered to Ahsoka that it wanted to protect the older teen from darkness and if it couldn't save her completely it would at the very least provide her with ways to remain unstained by it.

"Hado, right?" Ahsoka asked, standing up from the bench she had been sitting on. Principal Nedzu had told her that he was arranging for one of the soon to be UA second year students to meet with her and show her around town. The principal's exact words had been, "While it is wonderful you have a family you simply can't spend your days around such old people!"

Anakin and Padme had utterly sputtered at that and Rex trying to point out that he was only 10 didn't sway Nedzu in the slightest. Obi Wan, for his part, had merely smirked and asked Anakin how he liked it.

"That's right!" Hado said, peering at Ahsoka intently. "Wow, you look so amazing! Do you mind if I..." she gestured at her montrals and then her lekku.

Ahsoka grimaced, leaning back a touch. "I'd rather-"

"Oh, of course!" Hado said quickly. "I'm sorry... i just get so excited about mutations caused by quirks. I find them so fascinating... I think it's because my family has never had any other than our hair color and that isn't that interesting at all. You can just dye it if you want, really. Please, if I'm getting pushy just let me know... my friends always do and I don't mind."

Ahsoka let out a sigh of relief. "Thanks. And its fine... they just can be really sensitive if you don't know how to handle them properly." her mind flashed to times in the creche where over eager playmates would tug on her lekku, making her squeal in shock. "These aren't that bad..." she gestured at said lekku before bringing her hand up, "but these are called montrals. They basically serve as sensory organs."

"Really!?" Hado said, eyes lighting up. "That is so cool!" She paused. "What do they do then?"

Ahsoka laughed. She couldn't help but find Hado utterly charming thanks to her excitement. Even though she had only left the temple a few months ago it felt like ages since she'd been around people with carefree joy. "They let me sense people."

"Okay, now I really am jealous!" Hado began to circle around Ahsoka. "And your skin is such a lovely color… it really suits you well, you know?"

"Thanks," Ahsoka said, rubbing her arm.

It felt rather odd to get compliments on her looks; usually whenever someone said she looked pretty it was a Separatist General trying to taunt her, much like how Obi Wan and Ventress would do their weird flirting thing. Not bad but… odd. Jedi usually didn't compliment each other on their appearance. It wasn't frowned upon and there was nothing in the code against it but there were unwritten rules when it came to Jedi that such vanity was wrong. She remembered how some knights had actually frowned at her when she'd complimented a friend on a well fought saber duel, seeing that as inappropriate.

"Well, I like your hair a lot," Ahsoka said, deciding that she rather liked giving compliments to people just as much as she liked getting them. It was nice to be able to praise someone. "I honestly always wondered what it would be like to have hair… I really can't style these too much." She gestured at her montrals and lekku. "But you can cut your hair short or have it done in different styles… Padme is always changing how her hair is. Up, down, braided… she just has so many choices and sometimes I wish I had that. There are times where I'd like the freedom to change how I look."

"Get noticed?" Hado asked. "Or fade away?"

"Both, honestly!" Ahsoka admitted to the older teen.

"Well, we can work on that today, if we get some time," Hado said. "Principal Nedzu asked me to let you try out your Quirk… he thinks we might have some stuff in common so I might be able to help you. And you might be able to help me!" She quickly added that last part. "I don't want you thinking I have everything down and understood when it comes to my quirk. Not that I'm some novice either but… sorry, just trying to say we can help each other."

"I get it."

"Good." They walked around the side of the building before Hado approached a small wheeled vehicle with a canopy top. It was rather square in shape, not at all sleek. Ahsoka was sure Anakin would scream bloody murder over such a vehicle existing if he were to see it and she quickly decided never to let him know about it. "It's a bit of a drive to the practice field and I got permission to use this. Hope you don't mind."

"I'm all for it," Ahsoka said, figuring she couldn't be any worse than how Skyguy sometimes got. Settling into the passenger seat Ahsoka watched as Hado turned on the vehicle, surprised that the engine was rather quiet. They went off with a slight jerk but otherwise it was a smooth drive; Ahsoka could have probably overtaken it if she ran using the Force to enhance her speed but it was nice to just be able to relax.

"So who is Padme?" Nado asked.

Ahsoka opened her mouth only to quickly shift her jaw about, as if chewing on the truth and turning it into the half-lies she and her fellow arrivals had to tell to keep themselves, and this planet, safe. "She's my cousin's wife."

"Oh, there is a story there," Hado teased. "You hesitated, don't deny it. What's going on?"

Deciding to go with, as Obi Wan would say, the truth from 'a certain point of view' Ahsoka stated, "Anakin, that's my cousin who has been helping me learn my quirk, hid that he got married. He was afraid that Obi Wan would be upset."

"Padme some wild child or something?"

"She was a politician."

"…ah," Hado said. "Yeah, that would explain it. My friend Mirio… Togata… he's always getting on me and Tamaki for not being more trusting of government officials. Well, I'm not as bad as Tamaki but sometimes I think he just says things to get Mirio amped up. Punishment for Mirio dragging him off to meet new people. As for me… well, I love the guy but sometimes he's a bit too trusting." Hado turned around a corner and the vehicle sped up. "So Anakin and Padme got married in secret?"

"Yeah," Ahsoka said. "We lived on an island… very isolated. And the people there were very strict on how people were supposed to act." She quickly added, "With good reason! Obi Wan, Anakin, and I all share very similar quirks and they are really powerful so we have to be careful how we use them. But Anakin was worried how people would react to him marrying Padme… the Council was against attachment, you see."

"…no, not really. You mean you couldn't date or marry?"

"No," Ahsoka admitted and she still wasn't sure how she felt about that. Despite teasing Anakin about her being able to date now she wasn't sure if she wanted to. It was rather like presenting someone with food they had never had before or even considered something they could eat; some might jump at the chance to try it but others would still turn their nose to it. Ahsoka wasn't sure what she wanted.

"I can't imagine that. I mean I know going into the hero business means my dating options are going to be really strained… I can't just pick someone up off the street for a fling because it might ruin my reputation. Oh! Not that I would do that anyway but… yeah, you get the idea." She turned another corner and Ahsoka could see a large sports field looming before them. "And Obi Wan… is he Anakin's dad or something?"

"Brother," Ahsoka said. "But he raised him since he was ten. His mom couldn't and neither could Qui Gon… that's who raised Obi Wan."

Hado thankfully didn't ask about Qui Gon Jinn or why Anakin's mom had been out of the picture. "But things are good?"

"Yeah. Obi Wan knew Anakin was married… he doesn't care. It's been a massive relief for Skyguy."

Hado chuckled at that. "I can imagine." The pulled up to the field and Hado turned off the vehicle before stepping out, motioning for Ahsoka to follow. "You good in what you are wearing?"

"Yeah." She'd gone with a basic t-shirt and shorts, as well as the most comfortable footwear she'd ever found. Honestly if they found a way back to the Jedi Temple she might not leave Earth only because of the 'sneakers' not being in their Galaxy. Padme had mentioned as much about her own shoes, much to Anakin, Rex, and Obi Wan's confusion. Kayama had agreed with them though so Ahsoka figured it was a female thing.

"Alright, so Principal Nedzu didn't give me much of a rundown on your quirk… he likes to be sneaky like that, get people to figure things out on their own. Mind explaining it?"

"Sure," Ahsoka said, feeling she was on more stable ground than discussing her 'family relationship' to the others. "So I just call it 'The Force'. It allows me to manipulate myself and others in various ways, both mental and physical."

"Okay, that sounds interesting," Hado said. "Like what exactly?"

"For mental… well, I'm not very good at those parts but Obi Wan is an expert. He can give you a command and you'll believe that it was your own thought. For example he might-" she waved her hand in Hado's direction, "and go 'You want to get me a glass of water' and you'd believe you needed to get him a glass of water and go do it."

"That… sound scary," Hado admitted. "I'm sure he doesn't abuse it."

"No, it's against our Code. As for Physical…" she looked around and spotted for the first time that the vehicle they had come in had a bag full of different balls in it. Holding out her hand and focusing the bag slowly lifted and floated over to her. It was rather wobbly but it came all the same, much to Hado's surprise.

"Wow," Hado said, impressed. "I see what you mean."

"As for myself the physical aspects allow me to boost my strength, speed, agility, all that stuff. I can run faster, leap higher, move quicker, dodge and roll."

Hado laughed. "I'm glad I won't have to face you in the Sports Festival! And the mental?"

Ahsoka smiled at reached into the bag, pulling out a squishy white ball. "I'm going to turn around. I want you to throw this at me, okay?"

Thankfully Hado didn't question the odd request and instead simply took the ball and squeezed it once before nodding. Ahsoka turned and walked several paces before closing her eyes and focusing…

…and then easily leapt in the air, hand darting out for the ball and smacking it away from where it had been heading.

Hado clapped. "That was amazing!"

"I… actually was trying to catch it," Ahsoka admitted with a weak smile. "I still need to practice."

"Still, being able to dodge like that will be a big help in hero work." Hado tapped her chin with her index finger. "Okay, so I think I can work with this. So my quirk is called Wave Motion. It allows me to convert my own vitality into spiral shockwaves. They aren't very fast so they don't work well on distant targets or nimble opponents but I can use them to enhance my speed and make my punches and kicks hit harder."

Ahsoka nodded. She saw exactly why Principal Nedzu had chosen for Hado to help her out: her quirk allowed her to do similar things as The Force. It wasn't quite like it but that was actually a good thing in Ahsoka's opinion, as it would allow her to try out against someone different and, in turn, see if she could figure out new ways to use the Force different from her Master or Master Kenobi.

"Alright," Ahsoka said with a grin, "let's get started!"

~MC~MC~MC~

"I… was hoping that we would do this ourselves," All Might said, following after Padme as she got off the train and consulted her phone. She was dressed in a plain hoodie with a baseball cap and sunglasses while Japan's Number One Hero was in his skeletal form… and hating the fact that he'd been forced to show it to her. "There is this beach I know where I thought I could help you prepare your body…"

Padme looked over at him and smiled. "And that will be lovely but I want some information first. I want to understand your quirk better."

He had been disappointed when Padme didn't instantly accept but realized that only by going along with what she said would he finally get her to become his successor. Still… "I've had One…. It for decades."

"And yet you don't know much about it," Padme said, finally finding where they needed to go on her map app and heading away from the station, All Might hurrying after her as quickly as his worn out form could. For someone so short Padme could move FAST! "You are offering me something amazing, Yagi… and I don't want to let you down."

All Might smiled at that. "You could never-"

"But I could," Padme said, cutting him off. "But not being the absolute best hero I can be."

They had talked for several hours after he'd made his offer, with him explaining everything about One For All and just what it could do. He had been surprised to learn that she didn't have a quirk, even though she'd told him that her records stated she did but it was so minor that it wouldn't matter; apparently she claimed her spleen was a different color than it should be. In the end though she had agreed, much to his relief.

She just reminded him so much of Nana. It… it felt right to give her One for All. Like he was righting an injustice that had been caused by his sensei being forced to pass her quirk on far too soon.

But his relief at finally finding someone to pass his quirk to had dampened when Padme had begun asking him questions. How did the quirk work exactly ("Well, it stockpiles and makes me stronger"/"But what does that mean? Do you get stronger the less you use it? Or more?"/"I… get stronger thanks to my quirk.") what were the draw backs ("This form isn't because of my quirk, its because I received a grave injury and I am missing several organs"/"Hmmm."/"What?"/"I might be able to help with that…"), and just what would it do to her ("Can I shift like you? Or will I instantly bulk up?"/"Well… I'm not entirely for sure…").

He… didn't mind that she wanted to know about his quirk. After all, he had asked Nana questions about it… though as he thought about it at that moment, following after Padme as they made their way into the city, all he could really remember is asking her how to punch things harder. Padme just… took things even farther. Which was good! Very good! It meant that she was going to be a great hero! All Might knew that at times he could be a bit… basic… when it came to thinking things over. The old American saying, "when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail" rang through his head. He knew that there were plenty of heroes who thought him a big stupid oaf because he tended to try and handle most things by throwing punches. But he wasn't stupid… he just knew his strengths and weaknesses. He wasn't a strategist… he was someone that quickly assessed situations and came up with plans. Padme though… she clearly loved to think twenty steps ahead and that was fine. Probably far more than that. It meant she was going to be able to save so many people!

If only it didn't require this trip.

"I must warn you again, this man is…" he stopped, looking around to make sure the old man wasn't about to smack him with his cane. One could never be too sure with the former teacher. "He is someone that can be rather frightening. Very intense…"

"I've dealt with Anakin while he was on a sugar high AND trying to prove to Master Windu that he was wrong about being able to modify a clone blaster. I'll be fine."

All Might honestly didn't know what half of those words meant but he merely nodded his head and prayed they would get out of this in one piece.

The elevator was broken so they were forced to make their way up the stairs, something that had All Might wondering if he could get away with going into his muscle form, even if just for a minute. But knowing what might be coming he decided it would be better to keep every second available to him, just in case. Padme didn't seem to mind other than to comment what a shame it was that the government wasn't doing more to give people better housing. He'd noticed that she did that a lot, concerning herself with the welfare of others. While determined at the moment and thus not paying him much attention, when she'd first found out about his true form she'd tried to drag him to a hospital, declaring even after he'd assured her that he'd seen the best doctor that she still wanted a second opinion. It made him smile a touch… it had been a while since he'd had something protective of him not because he was the Symbol of Peace but because he was a person.

Padme was going to be an amazing hero.

They just needed to survive today…

"Careful," Padme suddenly said and All Might stopped, staring at the cracked open door to the apartment. All Might swallowed and prepared to shift into his heroic form but Padme held out her hand, asking him to stop while she carefully swung the door open…

…revealing Gran Torino lying on the floor, blood all over and his intestines hanging out.

"No…" All Might whispered. "This… he can't-"

"I'M ALIVE!" Gran Torino shouted, leaping up suddenly.

All Might heard a girlish squeal but seeing as Padme never opened her mouth he realized with a blush it had been him.

"Gran…" All Might finally managed to get out, pressing his hand to his chest. "You scared us."

"You scared me, stranger," Gran Torino said, getting up and clutching his cane. He was shaking horribly and had a half befuddled and half grumpy look upon his face. "Bursting in here while an old man is sleeping. You should be ashamed!"

Padme folded her arms over her chest. "Do you always sleep in… red sauce and sausages?"

"Don't question me, Missy! Now, are you my granddaughter or the cleaning lady. Damn it all I can't keep you all straight. And who are you, big fella?"

All Might frowned. "I am… its Yagi, Gran."

"Yugi? Little Yugi? You got big. Tell your grandpa he still owes me 20!"

"Yagi, Gran," All Might repeated. "You remember me… don't you?"

"Eh?" Gran said, tilting his head.

All Might felt his stomach (or what little was left of it) drop to his feet at the sight of his teacher brought so low. He stepped forward, hand raised, but Gran just continued to stare at him with confused eyes, causing Yagi to drop his hand to his side and sigh.

"We… can we help you clean up?"

"I knew you were the maid!" Gran said happily, shuffling away. "Get to work, both of ya… and next time wear your uniform."

Padme walked over and offered her arm to Gran while All Might hurried to get some paper towel. "Here, let me."

"Ah, thank you! You are a pretty one. Nice rump on you too."

"I also spent a year at a hospice, helping care for people with dementia and other memory problems," Padme said with a smile. "So I know when someone is faking."

Gran stopped before letting out a laugh, his shakes instantly gone. "Oh, you're a smart one, aren't you! Yagi, you actually did something right for once! This one is sharp."

"She also doesn't take kindly to rude old men thinking their age allows them to be cruel," Padme said, ripping her arm away from Gran.

"Retired pros need their fun!"

"If this is your idea of fun the world is safer with you retired."

All Might's eyes went wide at that and he stopped cleaning in order to try and keep Gran from attacking Padme for the insult. But his old teacher merely smirked and nodded.

"Feisty too. She does remind me of Nana. Yagi, leave that on the ground, we'll clean it up later. Come on, sit, sit. Lying on the floor put a crimp in my back." He hurried over to the living room and settled himself in an arm chair. "So, you have questions about One for All, huh?" Padme settled on the couch, All Might joining her a moment later with his hands smelling of ketchup. "Smart of ya. Let me guess… the big oaf here only gave you the most basic of instructions?"

"Yes."

"Figured as much."

"Which is why I wanted to meet with you," Padme said. "To tell you how horrible of a teacher you are that you never bothered to tell Yagi about such a powerful quirk."

All Might began to cough up blood.

Without even flinching Padme grabbed some tissue and handed it to him while staring down Gran, eyes intense and almost burning with passion and fury. If All Might didn't know better he'd swear Padme already had One For All. "The fact that he's become the Number One Hero in Japan and the Symbol of Peace is a testament to his strength… despite your lackluster teacher."

Gran raised an eyebrow at that.

"Gran… Padme doesn't-"

"No," Gran said, all serious. "She isn't joking. She meant every word. And… there is truth to what she said." He sighed, looking down at his hands. "Yagi is the Eighth Holder of One For All. Nana was the Seventh." He leaned back in his chair, hand reaching up to rub his chin as he looked out the window. "She was the best flyer on the planet… and a cunning warrior." He paused. "And she was a good friend." He let out a soft sigh, sinking down in his chair. "When she died… I trained Yagi here as per her last request. But I wasn't ready. The hurt was… too fresh. For both of us. There are a lot of things I should have told you, kid… but I couldn't. And it just got easier to not say a word."

Padme nodded softly at that while All Might was stunned. Never had he heard Gran apologize. The man was fierce and strong, demanding one learn quick. His methods were cruel and brutal but utterly affective. And yet…

"So don't you think it's time to start talking?"

"…yes," Gran admitted. "Yes, I think you are right." He shift so he was sitting straighter again. "Now then… let's talk about what One For All can do. You have a quirk?"

"No," Padme said. "My records say I do but I lied."

"Smart," Gran said. "Quirkism is a problem that's only gotten worse. Yagi here had it bad but nothing like it is now." He paused. "And you two don't realize how lucky you are."

"What do you mean?"

"One For All is called a stockpiler quirk but Nana and I figured out that was wrong. That's not what it does. One For All… it doesn't stockpile it expands. Stockpiling would see the quirk grow and then when you use it you burn out what you had. One For All just keeps growing. It is always getting stronger. Right now, believe it or not, Yagi is stronger than he was when he first walked into this apartment. Every second One For All is getting more powerful. And while it can absorb other quirks and add them to its power… bodies that have quirks can't handle it for long."

"…do you mean…" All Might whispered.

"Yeah…" Gran said. "We blamed ourselves for her death. I kept saying it was All For One's fault but I know you blamed yourself and I blamed myself, honestly. But… you saved her kid, by taking that quirk. One For All needs an empty vessel… that's why you've held it for decades and were fine. Nana… she was dying. You actually saved her life, as weird as that might sound. Kept her from at least not having One For All burn her out."

All Might coughed again, staining the tissue with blood, even as his vision wobbled.

"…alright, enough of the waterworks!" Gran declared, making All Might start at his sudden change in attitude. "We need to get… what's your name again?"

"Padme."

"Hmmm… good name, doesn't rhyme with anything insulting. Yeah, we need to get Padme here ready to accept One For All. You going to have her build up her muscles?"

All Might nodded. "Yes. I am thinking about cleaning up a beach-"

"Meh, no beaches near here and I'm not going to travel. Might miss my shows. We'll focus on more tradition workouts. Also need to build up her stamina and her flexibility… work on bone density as well. I have a few ideas."

Gran's eyes twinkled and All Might wondered just what they'd signed on for.