King: The archive has spoken! Can I get a Plus Ultra?! Well... that or a USoS~

Inspiration: My Hero Academia

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The screen opened to blackness as Ruby's voice played through the speakers, "During a routine Hero training camp, the League of Villains attacked and kidnapped one of our classmates."

The screen changed to show a very angry Cardin.

"Cardin is a total ass, but he's still our classmate. They tried to recruit him to their cause, thinking his outbursts meant he was unsatisfied or being held back. He told them off pretty quickly."

Coco raised an eyebrow, "So… he's still an ass, but at least he's not evil?"

"And we wanted to try to save him, going undercover, but after the incident with Stain, we can't be caught doing the job of licensed heroes. Thankfully, the Pros found the hideout soon enough and broke in to save him. Unfortunately…"

The screen came into view showing a pair of dress shoes. The camera panned up to show Salem dressed in a black suit. An apparatus was hanging around her neck and over her mouth, helping her breath after her first bout with All Might.

"They never stood a chance…"

The camera panned out to show several costumed heroes lying on the ground unconscious. Each was bloodied, and many were broken.

A few of the adults in the audience recognized themselves among the defeated. One interesting note was a very short version of Ozpin. They'd seen it before when Jaune was the hero killer, but it was still funny to see.

"All we could hope for, is that she didn't see us. That someone would come to stop her."

"Ah~ There you are."

The camera flew up to show the muscular form of Jaune Arc flying through the sky in his red, blue, and yellow uniform. All Might had arrived with a giant cloud of dust on impact.

Those who were there, and not of villainous persuasion, to see his previous outing as All Might cheered seeing him return in all his heroic glory. The Salem sitting in the audience smiled. She was of another dimension where she was the mother to Jaune Arc, and all he wanted to be was a hero people could look forward to. It was an amazing feeling to see her little boy become what he always wanted to, even if it was another version.

Salem chuckled, "One for All… I was wondering when you'd finally show up."

Jaune glared toward the villain, "All for One… So, you are still alive."

Ruby's head tilted, "One for All and All for One? I remember the One for All from before, it was that power Jaune could pass on to other people. But what's All for One?"

King appeared for a moment, "Exactly as it says, Ms. Rose. All for One is the power to steal quirks from others for one's own use. It's All for One… Whereas One for All is the power to stockpile the powers over time, to be there for all the people that need. To be the One for All."

Blake smirked, "Poetic."

Jaune clenched his fist and charged forward in a cloud of rock. He slammed his fists toward Salem, only to be caught. This was the terror that could match the power of the Symbol of Peace.

Yang's visage fell into worry, "Holy shit…"

Tai turned to his daughter, "I didn't get to see anything when I was the All Might guy. How strong is he?"

Nora hopped up and leaned over Ruby's chair, "He punched a giant muscle guy into the stratosphere!"

"Seriously?!"

"I'll have you return my student! All for One!"

Salem growled, "Did you come here to kill me a second time, All Might?"

An explosion of power ripped across the area, creating a small crater between them. Jaune stood tall again and glared, "I will be taking back my student. Then… I'm going to lock you away for the rest of your sad, miserable life! Along with your foolish League of Villains!" Jaune charged forward, winding up a punch.

Salem smirked and held up a hand. Her arm seemed to coil outward as she used one of her stolen quirks. "I doubt that." She blew him back using a cannon of air pressure. Jaune flew into the surrounding buildings.

Ruby's voice returned, "As long as Cardin was still in harm's way, Jaune was holding back." They saw a shadowy hand reach up from the ground and grab Cardin. A moment later and all five of the hero students were escaping through the air by using a ramp of ice, curtesy of Weiss, and propelling forward by Yang's explosions.

"It was a creative rescue." Port crossed his arms in thought.

"And likely for the best." Oobleck nodded, "Without civilians, Mr. Arc won't need to hold back."

Jaune burst out from under the rubble and punched the air behind him, causing him to push forward through pure air pressure. "You're mine!" Salem used a levitation ability to match him in the air, catching his punch.

Salem pushed him back and a set of strange, almost mechanical-esc tendrils extended from her fingers. "Nice try, but you'll find this to be a fight you can't win." Jaune dodged the tendrils as best he could, but soon they snaked around him and dug into his back, "Because I am here." Salem used this to toss him off into another building.

The students were on edge seeing this. Not only had this enemy used his own catch phrase against him, but she was winning! Jaune was being pushed back despite that he didn't have to hold back anymore!

Jaune clenched his teeth and readied another big punch. Salem smirked again and a wall of silver slime appeared before her, "Warping plus shock inversion." Ozpin was suddenly between the two and took the force of Jaune's attack, however, the feedback was pushed onto Jaune instead as his arm flew back in pain. Salem chuckled, "I was only here to clean up after Cinder's failure. But if you really want your fight that badly, I'll face you as you wish."

Jaune grabbed the now unconscious Ozpin and pulled him out of the warp. "Detroit Smash!" He slammed his fist toward Salem but was caught again.

Salem's eyes narrowed. "You still won't fight me at your full power?" She glanced to the side to see a woman half-buried by rubble. "You can't be serious." She started to laugh. "I see… Then, why don't we get this annoyance out of the way." She raised a hand toward the bystander and her arm coiled with air pressure again.

Salem glared toward her counterpart.

This was picked up by Ozpin, who raised an eyebrow. "I take it this is difficult for you. Seeing yourself fighting your own son."

Salem sighed. "On the contrary, Ozpin. In this reality, I am the villain that is willing to attack innocent people. Jaune is the hero that needs to stop me. I'd expect nothing less from him. Even in my own world, if I ever turn out like that, I'd hope he'd stop me by whatever means."

The wind was released and created a giant explosion of pressure. As the dust settled again, they saw Jaune standing in front of the woman, his arm bloodied, and his form starting to falter.

Salem burst out into laughter. "So, the world will truly see what you've become."

Ruby groaned in her seat, "Oh… that's not good."

Tai turned to Ruby, "What's going on?"

"Jaune is injured in this world. He can't stay in that tall form for more than three hours. Otherwise, he's basically powerless."

A news helicopter spun into frame, the cameras placed square on Jaune in shock.

Salem looked up toward them. "Now they'll all know your little secret. What the Symbol of Peace looks like."

Jaune's muscled form finally fell away to leave only his near skeletal state in its place. He coughed up blood and shook in pain.

"It's time to face facts, All Might. Your spark is faded. One for All has passed on from your body. But I wonder… Did you have time to pass on this spark?"

Jaune clenched his fist, but just ended up coughing up blood.

"Will the Symbol of Peace die without a… Wait… Cinder told me about a young girl with silver eyes with powers similar to yours." She cracked her neck and chuckled, "Perhaps I'll have to deal with her next."

Jaune tried to stand tall but faltered again. "You won't be getting away…"

Pyrrha clasped her hands together, "Oh please, Jaune… you can do this…"

Salem smirked and looked down on him, "And what can you do like that? Your spark is gone, All Might."

The screen showed a fading fire in a blizzard.

"It's too late to stop me." She started to list off more stolen quirks. "5 strength boosters, shock redirection, 10 times metal bones, 3 muscle enhancements, levitation, 10 times hand of blades…" When she was done, one of her arms was a giant mass of metal and muscle.

Yang shivered, "That just looks wrong…"

Salem chuckled, "Time for One for All to die once more."

Jaune's breathing was labored and blood ran down from his lips. Damn it! I can't stop her… Is this… where I die?

Ruby cried up toward the screen, "Come on Jaune!"

"ALL MIGHT!" The woman under the rubble called out to him. "You can do it! You can do anything! You're the Symbol of Peace! Our hero! You always find a way to save the day!"

Jaune clenched his teeth and shook. After a moment, he smiled. "Right…" He turned back to Salem. The screen changed to show the cosmic stars, shining again as they connected one to the next. It finally landed on a glowing, golden star. Jaune's hand clenched and expanded to his muscular form. Unfortunately, he only had enough power to expand a single arm. "I will stop you, All for One!"

Salem charged forward and slammed her fist into Jaune's. He held her back for a moment but was soon pushed back. Jaune dug into the stone and finally stopped her assault. Salem's eyes went wide. "I see…"

The fire returned to show Jaune leaning over the flames to shield it from the frozen winds.

"The sparks on the edge of extinguishing are resisting. They continue to burn until they fulfill their duty."

Everyone from Beacon smiled. The Jaune they knew was the kind of man that would fight the impossible battle to help others. He'd find a way to succeed, no matter how out there it seemed at the time.

"FOOLISH! This is where the Symbol of Peace dies!" Salem pressed her assault again and caused Jaune's arm to erupt with small spouts of blood. His bones were breaking under her attack.

"This isn't because I'm a symbol." Jaune clenched his other fist and a small golden spark appeared. "Like my predecessor did for me, I can't die until her training is complete!" The mass from his defending arm shifted to his other. He was now within Salem's guard and too close to dodge. He landed a heavy hit into Salem's face, knocking her off guard.

This got cheers from the crowd.

"Is that all? That was weaker than before!" Salem's other arm started to swell with power to take Jaune down once and for all.

"That's because I didn't put my back into it!" As Salem tried to focus on his expanded arm, it became skeletal again, his broken arm healing expanded and clenched. Broken bones held together by his muscle for one last big punch.

The stars returned, flowing from one to the other. They heard someone speaking, Jaune's previous teacher and once the holder of One for All. "This power… It stockpiles the strength of everyone, hoping that through it, it would do good in this world. Now… It's your turn, Jaune."

"Fair well, All for One!" Jaune landed the attack clean on Salem's jawline. "UNITED STATES OF…" the screen moved to show as Jaune used his position to slam Salem into the ground. The moment repeated form several angles. "SMASH!"

The resulting force created a massive crater of destruction. A giant, swirling cloud of air rose up into the sky. Entire halves of building were pulled up and nearly atomized by the power put out by Jaune's attack. The sheer force of power was unlike anything the people of this world had ever seen.

And the same could be said for the audience. Everyone was stunned into silence.

Nora was the first to recover, "That was insane…" but she was uncharacteristically subdued.

When the clouds finally subsided, Jaune was skeletal again, standing above an unconscious Salem. The news helicopter moved to show him to the watching crowds. They could here Lisa Lavender through a mic, "He… He did it! All Might has defeated the villain!"

The city erupted in cheers as Jaune weakly raised a hand in triumph. A moment later and the arm was muscular. The rest of his body followed soon after. He stumbled but remained standing. Jaune took in deep breaths.

The students in the theater all cheered out in excitement and happiness. The adults smiled seeing a real hero triumph.

Ruby's voice carried through the screen again, "That day, the world learned about All Might's secret. They cheered him all the same. No matter what he looked like, he was their Symbol of Peace."

The screen changed to show what the news showed as Salem was carted off to prison. It was Jaune, pointing toward the screen, eyes averted. "You're next."

"The world took this to mean that their Symbol would never fade. That he'd always be there when they cried out for a hero. But… I knew what he really meant…"

Everyone was confused. What else could that mean?

"He was speaking to me through that screen… That One for All had finally faded from his body. That it was my turn to become the Symbol of Peace…"

The screen faded to show Ruby wiping away tears. A hand landed atop her head and she looked up to see Jaune with a cast on his hand. "Hey! Come on! You've got a lot to learn before you can be the Symbol of Peace. Get to class. Goodwitch will be pissed if you're late."

Ruby wiped away what tears had formed. "Right!"

In a way, All Might was gone, leaving Jaune Arc in his place. But his story wouldn't end just yet. He still had to train her, his successor. The world's next greatest hero. The next Symbol of Peace.

Yang held off any tears that tried to form, "I though we asked for something less emotional…"

King appeared again. "Yes, but you also asked for All Might Jaune to return. The life of a hero is filled with moments like these. There may only be maybe four or five big moments, but they will always leave something in your mind."