"Welcome home...you must've had a rough time coming back home." Inko said as she opened the door, watching as her emotionally drained son walked into their home. "All Might...he had a really rough time last night, didn't he?" Inko asked earning a weak nod from Izuku. "Hayato came home a little while ago...he's in your room." Izuku nodded once more and made his way to his bedroom to see Hayato sitting quietly on his bed.

"Good morning." Hayato whispered turning his head to greet his best friend before turning his attention back to the floor. Izuku simply sat down on his own bed and did the same. No words needed to be spoken between them. They both watched everything happen last night, they heard his last message, but it still felt unreal to them. It was all over, but it felt far from it at the same time. What could they even begin to talk about? How their nights with Ochaco and Momo went? If they understood what their mentor truly meant to say that morning? All they could do was sit there in silence as they tried understanding everything that happened. After a while, both of them dozed off to sleep and when Inko walked in to offer them food: she could only smile at the sight and laid them down so they could sleep properly.

Where was he? A wasteland? How did he get there? The last thing Izuku remembered was closing his eyes in his room and next thing he knew he was here. He looked around and tried calling out for someone to answer him, but everything was quiet. He was alone...he was cold...he was lost...no one he could count on was around to help him.

"What's the matter?" He heard a woman's voice from behind him and turned around to see a woman faintly glowing white with black hair wearing a black body suit and yellow gloves similar to Gran Torino's with a white cape floating in the air above him.

Who...who are you?

"Who am I? I guess you wouldn't know me, but Toshinori does."

Toshinori...wasn't that All Might's real name? Wait...are you-

"That's right, I'm the seventh One for All user and Toshinori's teacher. Nana Shimura at your service."

What are you doing here? Where am I?

"I'm sure this is a lot to take in, but I'm dead." Nana said as she landed down in front of him and placed her hand on her chest.

Well I know that much! You should be as old as Gran Torino by now!

"Hey! You don't have to be so rude about it!" Nana yelled jabbing her finger into Izuku's chest.

Sorry! Wait how did she know what I was thinking?

"Because this is all in your head! I'M in your head!" Nana yelled poking Izuku's head now.

So I'm dreaming? None of this is real?

"Well I wouldn't say that. I guess you could say I'm like a ghost haunting your dreams." Nana said composing herself before making a scary face to scare the boy.

SCARY!

"I'm kidding, I'm kidding." Nana laughed before rubbing the back of her head. "Not really kidding but anyway: I really wanted to meet you, Izuku."

Me?

"You're the ninth user of One for All, and the one Toshinori decided to entrust everything to. Of course I wanted to meet you, you must be a hell of a kid if HE thought that you were even more worthy than he was." Nana said placing her hand on Izuku's head. "I know what happened..."

How do you know?

"One for All works in mysterious ways. In that entire battle, I was cheering him on the entire time. But it was only through the memories he had of me already. You're different, we think you two might be the ones to complete One for All." Nana said placing her hands on her hips and looking up.

Two? Me and All Might?

"Huh? Oh that's right, you don't know."

Know? Know what?

"For the first time in One for All's long history, it's finally being shared by two people."

But All Might-

"Will you clam it with Toshinori already?" Nana said placing a hand on Izuku's mouth. "Toshinori's time is up. You have to let go of your obsession with him if you're gonna grow as One for All's user."

I was gonna say: but All Might's lost One for All. If it's not him...then who?

"You already know the answer to that. After all: you gave it to him."

Hayato?

"Bingo."

But how? I thought it can only be transferred if the user wills it.

"That's true. That's our biggest defense against All For One, but there's something that was even stronger than that." Nana said confusing Izuku.

What was it?

"You two bring this up so often that I don't think I should say it. But when you two fought that guy on that island a while ago: both of you wanted to stop at nothing to stop that villain. You subconsciously wanted to give Hayato more power after seeing how effective he was against him, and that was more than enough for One for All to pass itself to him. But when it got to him: One for All saw his dream to be a hero alongside you and instead of being a one way transfer, it split its power so that now it exists in both of your bodies." Nana explained as next to them: Hayato and Izuku from the night they fought Wolfram appeared next to them with their bodies shining white and green. "One for All works in so many mysterious ways that we'll never fully understand it, but everything we gave our lives for is now in your hands. So no pressure."

I'm...I'm so lost. Why did you suddenly decide to make yourself known now?

"Because you unlocked my Quirk. That's why I said that we think you two are going to be the ones to complete One for All, you're finally going to be able to access the abilities of those who came before you."

So Hayato can use your Quirk too?

"Only time will tell. He has no clue it's even in him, but it should make itself obvious quite soon."

How?

"Oh, don't worry about it. But it's time for us to part ways." Nana said turning around and beginning to walk away.

Wait! Don't go!

"Don't worry, I'm always gonna be here. So are all of us. We'll be there when you need us." Nana said as she was joined by six other people, all of them glowing different colors before all of them turned around and gave him a thumbs up, making their lights shine brighter making Izuku's eyes widen in awe before finally closing his eyes.

"Huh?" Izuku's eyes snapped open and he found himself back in his bedroom. He looked around and saw that it was nighttime now and Hayato was still fast asleep. "That was a weird dream." He heard his phone vibrating and turned to see a call from Toshinori coming in. He answered the call and held his phone next to his ear. "All Might?"

"Young Midoriya...can you meet me at the beach where you and Young Kiryuu train?"

"Uh yeah, yeah I'll be there!" He quickly ended the call and kept his focus on his sleeping best friend.

'You have One for All...maybe he's dreaming the same thing I was...' Izuku crossed his arms as he considered whether he should wake Hayato up or not.

"...Momo..." Hayato chuckled in his sleep making Izuku smile and roll his eyes.

'Or maybe not.' Izuku walked out of the room to go meet Toshinori while Hayato turned in his sleep, the smile he just had quickly vanishing.

"Momo? Where'd you go?" Hayato asked as he walked through a dark wasteland. He was just at the beach with his girlfriend but now he was suddenly here in his hero costume. Where was he? And why was it so cold?

"You're Sorahiko's grandson alright. You look just like him." Hayato stopped walking hearing a woman's voice and looked around to find the source of it.

"I'd say I put my old man to shame in terms of looks. Who are you?" Hayato turned around again and watched as a white orb starting floating towards him. His eyes widened from surprise as the orb started changing shape until it became an unfamiliar woman with black hair and wearing an outfit that reminded him too much of his grandfather's. "Now I'm actually curious: who are you?"

"Sorahiko never mentioned me? Then again you didn't meet him until recently so I don't blame him. I'm Nana Shimura, I was his friend."

"Wow, you look young for someone who should be-" He was quickly cut off by Nana hitting the top of his head. "Hey!"

"Didn't he teach you to respect your elders?!"

"What the hell?! You look younger than Inko and my mom!"

"Because this was how I looked when I died!" Nana yelled pointing at her face making Hayato's expression darken from fear.

"Died?! What the hell?! Are you haunting me because of my grandpa?!"

"I'm so glad the other one only talked through his mind..." Nana groaned rubbing her forehead. "Look, I'm not here for revenge or to haunt you for any reason. I'm here because I wanted to talk to you."

"About what?!"

"About the fact you're the tenth wielder of One for All." Nana said simply making Hayato's jaw drop from shock. "So I'm guessing you had no clue about it."

"How the hell do I have One for All?! All Might never gave it to me and neither did Izu-" Nana hit the top of his head again.

"Stop screaming and talk like a normal boy."

"How did I get One for All? I never asked for it and I would never take it from my brother." Hayato groaned rubbing the top of his head. "Now Izuku is gonna be Quirkless again?"

"Nope. One for All is still inside him and growing stronger every day."

"So then you're just lying that I have One for All then. When he got it: All Might started losing One for All. So if you're telling me that I got it from him, then it should be doing the opposite."

"One for All is a mysterious Quirk. But I'm not lying when I say that it's inside you." Nana said as she grabbed Hayato's hand and held it up. His eyes widened as a bright white orb formed in it.

"How did I-" He was stopped by Nana pointing next to them as the moment he and Izuku decided to chase Wolfram to the roof started playing next to them.

"It can only be transferred through taking in someone's DNA and you both were pretty banged up. You were pretty drained that night and he knew it, so Izuku wanted to give you some extra power so that you could be able to take that villain on. That was enough for One for All to begin the power transfer, but then when it came into contact with your body: it found that beautiful dream of being a hero alongside him and fighting with him as his equal. So instead of just giving you everything: it split into two and combined with your Quirk." Nana explained as the memory suddenly shifted to their battle against Wolfram with All Might.

"So he only has half of One for All now, it's nothing like how it was before?"

"How do I explain it to you? What's your Quirk called?"

"Breakneck."

"Jeez that sounds violent...anyways, One for All split itself off enough so that it could merge with Breakneck until it became as strong as it was in our bodies. Then what was left in Izuku's body used some of the energy it's been stockpiling for years to replenish what it gave away to you. He has One for All at full power and so do you, the only problem is of course: you don't know how to access it." Nana explained before the area they were in began to vanish. "Oops. Time to wake up."

"Wait!"

"Don't worry kiddo, I'm gonna still be around. I'll be back whenever you need help or advice." Nana said waving as she began to walk away. "Sorahiko should be proud to have a grandkid like you. See you around." Nana said as she became a white orb once more, her light shining brightly making Hayato cover his eyes from it.

"What the hell?" Hayato whispered as he opened his eyes and found himself in his bedroom and looked around to see that Izuku was gone. "Weird ass dream..." Hayato groaned as he placed his hands on his forehead and walked out of the room. He heard something sizzling and walked towards the kitchen to see Inko cooking. "Sorry I slept all day, what smells good?"

"Dinner. I figured you boys would wake up really hungry so I figured making some Pork Cutlet Bowls would be good. Especially after getting this letter from U.A." Inko explained as she flipped the meat frying in the pan in front of her before turning to her side and grabbing an envelope with the U.A. logo on it. She handed it to Hayato who opened it and began reading the letter inside of it.

"Dear parents, this letter is to inform you that effective immediately we, the faculty at U.A. High School, will be implementing a dorm system to protect students following the recent surge of attacks from the villain group: the League of Villains. We will be sending two faculty members to each home to personally seek your blessing to this change. Signed, Principal Nezu." Hayato whispered to himself before letting out a deep sigh. "Does Izuku know about this?"

"He bolted before I could even tell him I was making dinner. I mean...for him: I'm on the fence about. But this isn't a decision I should make for you, Hayato." Inko explained while Hayato put the letter to the side and walked over to the fridge, taking out a bottle of water.

"It's fine. If I know my grandpa, he probably already agreed for me to be part of it." Hayato shrugged as he opened the bottle while Inko took the meat from the oil and turned off the stove.

"It's not that...whether I could make that choice or not: it wouldn't be fair to you. You lost your home and started calling this one yours, and now you're about to leave another one to move onto campus? As a mother, that decision would be impossible to make already...but as someone who sees you as her own son: I wouldn't put you through that." Inko explained making Hayato smile and nod.

"I know. But it's because of that, that I can say you don't have to worry about me."

"What? Why?"

"Because this place will always be my home and my place will forever be with you guys. Either way, this is just for another two years then Izuku and I are gonna come right back home." Hayato said as he motioned around the apartment he had spent most of his time in since he and Izuku had met. "My grandpa's...my parents' home, will always be my childhood home...but this place is really where I grew and where I can step foot in without feeling out of place."

"Well...I still have to decide on whether or not I want Izuku to be a part of that dorm system, but you can always come back here anytime you want."

"All Might!" Izuku yelled as he reached Dagoba Beach and saw his mentor standing looking out at the water. He stopped in place seeing how his body was completely wrapped in bandaged and his right arm was in a cast and sling. Toshinori turned around and waved at the boy who shook himself out of his trance and continued running to him.

"It took you long enough!" Toshinori yelled before feeling something crash into his chest. He looked down to see Izuku hugging him tightly and couldn't help but smile at him. "I'm sorry if I worried you."

"All Might...you...you're..."

"I know. As of today, I'm effectively retired." Toshinori said as he gently pushed Izuku off him and watched as his eyes began to water. "The Symbol of Peace is gone. All For One is in prison but yet..." He turned around and faced the water reflecting the night sky once more. "I feel like the battle is far from over. That's why for the rest of my life, I will dedicate it to training you." Toshinori said raising his left hand and remembering the last time he felt One for All's power coursing through it. "I'd hate to burden you with this...but I have no choice. But I do have the choice of making sure you can grow to be the hero you were meant to be."

"Why did this have to happen?" Izuku asked himself but loud enough for Toshinori to hear and close his eyes.

"I'm not immortal, Young Midoriya. This was bound to happen sooner or later."

"But not so soon...I'm not ready yet...I can't take your place yet." Izuku whispered as his tears began to stream down his cheeks and onto the sand by his feet.

"I know you're not. But that's why I'm going to make sure you're even better than I ever was. You've begun to truly master One for All like no one else has before you. That's why I know that you can do it and why I didn't make a mistake choosing you." Toshinori said turning around and placing his hand on Izuku's head. "Stop crying. No matter how grim the situation, a hero must always smile to make those they save feel safe and hopeful." Izuku hid his face from the older man who gave him a weak smile. "Everything's in your hands now, so you have to be able to do that for the people around you."

"You...you got it..." Izuku said giving him a weak smile with his tears still streaming down his cheeks.

"I was hoping you'd say that."

'The tenth user of One for All...how is that fair?' Hayato laid in his bed and threw a ball back and forth into the air, lost in thought as he remembered his brief meeting with Nana. 'Izuku earned that Quirk...he's earned everything that's come to him since we met All Might...and now I just took that from him? What is wrong with me? Why can't I just give the guy a break?!' Hayato closed his eyes and gritted his teeth as he thought about what Nana had told him. He opened his eyes as the ball landed in his hand and sat up from his bed. He started squeezing the ball from frustration before it suddenly popped in his hand from the force behind his grip. He began to shake and dropped the now deflated ball onto the ground before placing his hands on his head. 'What did I do to deserve this? Why do I have to rain on his parade? Why can't I just let him have his moment?' Hayato felt himself ready to scream before hearing his phone begin to ring. He turned and saw a call coming in from Momo making him hesitantly answer. "Momo?" He asked trying to hide his shaky breath.

"Are you okay?"

"Y-Yeah...yeah, why do you ask?"

"You sound like you just saw a ghost."

'Why are you so smart?'

"Hayato?"

"I just had a bad dream, that's all it was."

"Are you sure?"

"Why would I lie to you?"

"Good point...do you want to talk about it? You seem pretty shaken up about it."

"Don't worry. I'm fine. Why'd you call me?"

"I just wanted to see how you were doing, you did go home pretty exhausted."

"Yeah I wound up sleeping all day. Sorry if I worried you."

"It's fine, I'm glad that you at least got some rest since we were stuck watching All Might's battle all night."

"Yeah...again, sorry if I worried you."

"Why are you apologizing so much? What did you dream that has you so shook up?"

"I..." Hayato bit his lip as he knew he couldn't tell Momo anything about his meeting with Nana. Instead he took a moment and came up with something that he knew would explain his behavior. "I dreamed that I wasn't fast enough to save you that night at camp and then I could only watch as the Nomu..."

"Hayato. You don't need to hide that from me." He let out a quiet sigh of relief as she believed his lie. "You were fast enough, you were strong enough, that's all that matters. Don't think about what could've happened and only think about what did. You saved me and Awase. You took that Nomu out by yourself and I still think about how you did that with no help from us or any of the heroes. You're incredible and don't you dare think otherwise. You're an amazing hero and I love you." The last part caught both of them off guard with Hayato almost dropping his phone.

"You...you what?"

"I uh...I'll see you at school!" Momo quickly ended the call and Hayato looked at his phone screen in shock.

"But we're still on vacation..." Hayato was snapped out of his trance by Izuku opening the door and walking in. "Oh, hey partner."

"Hey...I just saw All Might." Izuku said taking a seat next to Hayato.

"You did? What did he say?"

"That effective immediately, he's officially retired. All Might is gone." Izuku said feeling the tears well up again, only to feel something hit the back of his head.

"You say gone like he's dead."

"But-"

"Izuku, All Might is still here. Did he say he was gonna train you?"

"Yeah but-"

"Then what the hell are you so sad about? I looked up to him like you and you don't see me bawling every five seconds. Izuku, you need to take advantage of the fact All For One is behind bars to master One for All...the world isn't on your shoulders yet, but you have to be ready to take that weight on at any point." Hayato said wrapping his arm around Izuku's shoulder.

"WE have to be ready to take that on at any point." Izuku said raising his fist for a fist bump.

"Yeah...we..." Hayato said returning the fist bump, their One for Alls resonating inside both of them.