Earlier with AllMight...
AllMight slowly walked around the museum, still looking the hero costumes. Class 1-A and M were taking their time since they normally didn't do stuff like this. Marinette and Melissa were talking about the fashion around these hero costumes, which made AllMight smile. Him seeing Melissa with Marinette and talking about David's work brought him so much joy. He really missed him and hoped that he would see him soon.
AllMight really liked just following them in the distance, watching them enjoy a day like this. Ashido, Kirishima and Kaminari were really loving just going through all of the different costumes and when they were made. Even the others were just blown away by how big the museum was. He noticed Jirou looking a little down, but then Uraraka came in and made things a lot better.
Class 1-M made him feel so proud since he was now their teacher. They all were smiling so widely that he couldn't look away from them. He was surprised and fascinated that they were so into this. He really wondered what it was like back in their Paris to make them so fascinated by all of things that he's done here in Japan.
"This is something."
AllMight turned around to see Bakugo standing next to him. He didn't even notice him the whole time. Bakugo looked like he didn't mind being here now that it's been a while. They walked around together in silence and stopped at his Golden Age costume. AllMight noticed that Bakugo was fidgeting with something in his pocket, but never took it out.
"Don't you want to join your friends? I'm sure they'd like you to join them," AllMight said to him.
"That's okay. They can have all the fun without me for a while," Bakugo said back as he looked at the costume.
They just stood there for a moment, admiring the hero costume for a while. AllMight noticed that Bakugo hadn't really talked to him in a while ever since they got back. He wondered why he was avoiding him, but then he remembered that he's been busy anyway with Class 1-M. With AllMight being a teacher for Class 1-M, he barely had time to help out Midoriya and Class 1-A. He wondered if there was anything that he could do for Bakugo in that moment.
"Young Bakugo, I'm sorry for what happened in Paris," AllMight said to him, "I'm sure that it's hard to not have your quirk."
Bakugo looked down at his Miraculous as he played around with it. Sparkky was hiding in his jacket pocket, trying to poke out to look at all of the cool stuff. AllMight noticed him smirking a little at his Miraculous and knew that he was okay.
"Yeah. It's a little weird, but something about it feels well deserved," Bakugo said back, "I treated Deku horribly back then, and now I got my quirk taken from me after treating someone that was once quirkless very poorly. Sounds kind of poetic, doesn't it?"
"Young Bakugo, you don't deserve it," AllMight said to him, "No one deserves to have their quirk taken away from them like that. Even if you treated him poorly, you still recognized that and did something about it. You still decided to be friends with him later on."
AllMight noticed Bakugo didn't say anything back as they stood there looking at the hero costume.
"I've seen the way you two are ever since you got back from Paris. Something must've happened there for both of you to be friends. Even you and Young Uraraka seem to be closer," AllMight said to him, "There's something about those Parisian heroes that are very special. I can tell that one of them means a lot to you."
AllMight noticed him flinch once he mentioned a certain someone to him. He tried to avoid eye contact with him, but AllMight could tell that he was right.
"Chloe just understands what I'm going through... It's not that big of a deal..." Bakugo said with a blush across his face.
AllMight smiled and noticed how different Bakugo was now.
"I'd say it's a pretty big deal," AllMight said back, "Young Bourgeois seems like a pretty special girl. I'm sure that she likes you a lot if she's hanging out with you all the time."
AllMight noticed that Bakugo was starting to relax a bit once they started to talk about her. He could tell that something about her made him feel better.
"Young Bakugo, you deserve to be happy."
Bakugo finally looked at him, and AllMight smiled at him proudly. AllMight's eyes were drawn to what he was holding in his pocket and really was curious as to what he was holding. Something about it seemed important to him. For a moment, AllMight thought he saw him crying. Bakugo quickly looked away to wipe his tears.
AllMight smiled, realizing that he needed to hear that from him.
"Why'd you have to say that in here of all places?" Bakugo asked him.
"Hey, I'd say it's a pretty good place to reflect on things," AllMight said back to him, "I'd say that you've been through enough to know that you have amazing friends from Japan and Paris."
Bakugo didn't say anything back, and AllMight looked back to see him taking something out of his pocket. AllMight's eyes widened when he spotted a Golden Age trading card in his pocket. He could tell that Bakugo was a little embarrassed holding this card in public as his cheeks turned red.
"I've been holding onto this for a long time, just hoping that one day I'd meet you... Then once I met you, you were really busy with Deku and things got kind of weird... I always thought that you preferred him over me... Then I noticed things about Deku that I didn't realize until recently... Now I know why you picked him... I just hope that you can acknowledge me as a successor as well..." Bakugo said to him as looked at the trading card.
AllMight felt something come over him and tears almost came up. He could tell that AllMight meant a lot to Bakugo, even if he didn't want to admit it all the time. He made him feel so proud to be his teacher and predecessor.
"Of course Young Bakugo," AllMight said to him, "I always saw you as someone that I could pass the torch onto. Even if you're not the one I gave One for All to, I still see you as someone I like to help out so that you can be an amazing hero someday."
AllMight noticed Bakugo almost crying again. He tried not to and shook it off instantly. Bakugo soon looked at the trading card, and then reached out to AllMight. AllMight was confused as Bakugo started to turn red in the face again.
"C-Can I get an autograph? I never got the chance to ask you for one," Bakugo said to him.
AllMight couldn't help but smile how at embarrassed he looked while asking for one.
"Of course. I'd happy to sign it," AllMight said back as he reached for it.
AllMight pulled out a pen out of his pocket in his jacket and signed it. He could swear that Bakugo was trying not to freak out which just made it hard for him not to laugh. He gave it back to him, and Bakugo stared at it with sparkling eyes. AllMight was so amused to see Bakugo as a fanboy just like Midoriya. Something about it felt so natural that AllMight hoped that he would never let that go.
"I never realized that you were a big fan like Young Midoriya. I'm sorry that I never noticed," AllMight said to him.
"Wh-What? I'm not a fanboy like him! I-I just always wanted an autograph from you! That doesn't make me a damn fanboy!" Bakugo yelled out.
AllMight couldn't help but laugh seeing him holding the trading card with such fanboy energy coming off of him. The fact that he always had that in his pocket made him laugh even harder. Bakugo's veins looked like they were about to burst as he swung the trading card around.
"Stop laughing at me! I just wanted a damn autograph!" Bakugo yelled out.
"Hey! Bakugo, we should go to the next--"
Kirishima stopped in his tracks when he noticed Bakugo holding something in his hand. As he looked closer, he noticed that AllMight signed his trading card. His eyes widened with excitement to see Bakugo have his autograph.
"Bakugo, you got an autograph from AllMight?!" Kirishima cried out without meaning to.
Class 1-A and M all looked in his direction to see Bakugo holding his trading card, now signed. Before they could say anything, everyone in the museum turned around to see AllMight wearing a hat and sunglasses that were slipping off. His hair was sticking out of the hat, revealing his bright blond hair.
"Look! It's AllMight!" Someone cried out.
"He's wearing a horrible disguise!" A lady cried out.
Everyone ran up to him holding merchandise and anything they could get their hands on for him to sign. Bakugo almost got pushed as everyone crowded around them. He grabbed AllMight's wrist and tried to get him away from the crowd.
They were really enjoying going into the next section where it showed AllMight's best moments.
"Texas Smash!"
"Help has arrived!"
"Delaware Smash!"
"I am here!"
"Now... It's your turn..."
Bakugo held onto AllMight very tightly so that no one would bother him or try to pull him away from them.
"Really Young Bakugo, I could just sign a couple of autographs. I don't mind," AllMight said to him.
"No way! If you give them autographs now, they'll never go away!" Bakugo yelled back.
Class 1-A and M were able to keep up with Bakugo and AllMight, but were lagging behind with the crowd picking up speed. Once they made it into the next section, Midoriya showed up out of nowhere and bumped into Bakugo. Midoriya fell onto the floor, but Bakugo quickly picked him up.
"Come on Deku!" Bakugo yelled at him, "We can't be slacking off right now!"
Midoriya soon saw the crowd and their classmates and ran for it. He ran with Bakugo while he held AllMight's arm to help him out. Midoriya was able to keep up with them as they ran through the museum to avoid the crowd.
Midoriya noticed that they were already in the section of the museum where all of the classic and iconic villains that AllMight took down. As they got closer, he got worried that he might run into Lila, Gabriel and his mom. He knew that they were going to see them running by. Midoriya felt like he had to do something to help them get away, but this museum was brand new. He didn't know if there were any other directions, so he had to keep going. Soon enough, they ended up in the section of the museum with sidekicks and heroes that AllMight fought alongside with.
Everyone in this section looked up to see Class 1-A and M dragging AllMight down the museum. Midoriya held onto his hat as he noticed Lila, Gabriel and his mom nearby. Just as he passed Lila, he could swear that he saw her smiling at him. He looked up to see her already long gone. They had already ran past her and all he could do now was keep running. They kept running until they got to the gift shop, which was a separate part of the museum. Mr. Aizawa was able to close the doors and keep it closed with his bindings wrapped around the handles. The crowd seemed to stop running after him once they couldn't get through the door, especially with Mr. Aizawa's quirk at the ready.
No one could get through with his quirk cancelling everyone else's quirk that he looked at.
Once the crowd went away, everyone felt like they could finally relax.
"Wow... That was a bit much," Marinette said to them, "Even our fans weren't this ridiculous."
"Well, we're talking about the retired Symbol of Peace walking through this museum based off of him. Of course everyone's going to want his autograph," Kaminari said to them, "Which reminds me..."
Kaminari took out a picture of AllMight and a pen with a big smile.
"Can I have your autograph?" Kaminari asked very eagerly.
"Kaminari, did you not just see what we went through out there?" Iida yelled at him.
"Yeah, but I still want an autograph," Kaminari said back.
AllMight looked at Kaminari and a few others that looked like they were too nervous to ask for an autograph. Then he looked at Bakugo and noticed that he wasn't even looking up at him in that moment. He looked like he was trying to ignore his classmates trying to get autographs from him. He smiled and felt like savioring the moment.
"Sorry Young Kaminari, but that autograph was meant for Young Bakugo," AllMight said to him and everyone else.
Bakugo looked up at him, not expecting him to say that. AllMight smiled at him as he walked up to him and placed his hand on his shoulder.
"He deserves it."
Bakugo felt something coming up again and tried to fight it since everyone was looking at him. He patted down his pocket, but didn't feel it anywhere. Bakugo frantically looked everywhere for it, then AllMight pulled the trading card out of his pocket.
"You dropped it during that commotion," AllMight said to him, "I believe this is yours."
Bakugo's eyes sparkled when he spotted it in his hands. He took it from him and looked it at. Just seeing his trading card finally signed felt so liberating and inspiring. He couldn't look away from it. Then he noticed that everyone was looking at him with speechless faces. His face turned bright red and quickly hid the trading card from them.
"Bakugo, are you a fanboy of AllMight like Deku?" Kaminari asked him.
"Oh my gosh! You are a fanboy! That's so cute!" Ashido cried out.
"N-No! I-I just wanted an autograph! That's all!" Bakugo yelled at them, "Can't I just get a damn autograph without everyone crowding around me?!"
"With the trading card that you've had on you ever since Paris?" Kirishima pointed out.
"He's had that trading card since we were little kids. I just had no idea that he even still had it until Paris," Midoriya explained.
Kaminari, Sero and Mineta burst out laughing along with Nino, Adrien and Kim. Bakugo felt his entire face turn red as they all doubled over laughing.
"Oh my gosh! That's just too good!" Kaminari cried out loud.
"And I thought Midoriya was the only AllMight fanboy in Class 1-A!" Mineta laughed out loud.
Bakugo shoved his card into his pocket, but AllMight stopped him in tracks for a moment. AllMight gave them all a glare that could rival Mr. Aizawa's. They all stopped laughing and knew not to mess with him.
"Young Bakugo has done a lot for all of you. He deserves to have this moment," AllMight said to them, "There's nothing wrong with wanting someone's autograph. If anything, he deserves a lot of respect for coming up to ask me. Besides..."
AllMight turned towards Bakugo, and he didn't know what to expect from him.
"He's one of my successor's."
Another amazing chapter!
Again, I love AllMight! But now it's with Bakugo! I'm so happy with the way this turned out! This might be one of my favorite chapters because I really wanted Bakugo to have his moment with AllMight! He even got him to finally sign his trading card! This is a big deal if anyone knows, if not... I just won't say anything, lol! I just love the idea of Bakugo being a fanboy, but he's just kind of more subtle about it!
Also, I'd like to point out that Midoriya didn't really ask for an autograph in the series, he just got it! While Bakugo has to ask for it after all those years of waiting for one! I just thought that was a cool touch!
Update: I wrote this way before that specific episode just came out! I didn't think that I'd put this out so soon to a certain episode! That's crazy, that's make this chapter even more emotional!!
Bakugo, a successor to AllMight?! What?!
More to come soon!
