The Emperor's Dragon II

Aftermath

When All For One emerged from Kurogiri's portal he looked around curiously and was pleased to note that he was in a nondescript warehouse. He wasn't sure if that was Kurogiri's doing or Izuku's plan, but he approved. If someone who wasn't approved went through a portal then it was best they not be able to discover where he was based. There were, however, a number of odd things to see...

How had Izuku acquired multiple Kurogiri's? There were at least fifteen here. Each of the Kurogiri's had a warp gate open and Nomu were streaming into the warehouse.

It was already kind of crowded, but the Nomu didn't complain but there was someone else who was missing. "Where is the Doctor?"

The look Izuku gave him spoke volumes. "Police custody," his son told him.

All For One pulled off the faux life support helmet and raised one eyebrow at Izuku's answer. There was a story there.

"He said he could handle it," Izuku defended his earlier statement and All For One could hear the note of annoyance in Izuku's tone.

He chuckled. "He's safe enough there," he said. He'd find out the story later. The Doctor had probably considered Izuku too young and not worthy or something, though he'd never expressed a doubt... Well, the Doctor had expressed doubts but All For One thought he'd dealt with them.

Apparently not.

It was a matter for later. As All For One watched, his son went to the people he had sent away earlier. The older woman's clothing was bloody, but she appeared fine.

"You're good?" Izuku asked.

She nodded and gave Izuku a smile.

"Can I have it back?" he asked gently. All For One wasn't sure what it was.

"Of course," she said and held out her hand.

Izuku took it before he smiled at her. "You did good," his son reassured her.

"I'll have to do better," the woman replied.

Izuku didn't say anything and instead he turned to the girl. This was the girl who had the transformation quirk. Her name was Himiko, All For One recalled and she had been one of Izuku's friends.

"Gimme!" she said, reaching out for Izuku. Given the way she was jumping up and down, she was obviously close to Izuku. All For One wondered if they had slept together and then he shunted the thought aside. He still wasn't quite ready to accept his little dragon was growing up.

Izuku took her hand and All For One watched as her eyes closed and an expression of joy plastered itself on her features. "So good!" she said.

Izuku huffed. "I want you all to have regeneration quirks," he said.

"I thought you said... Never mind," the woman said.

"If you don't take precautions, it's dangerous," Izuku told her, apparently understanding what she had been about to say. "But I won't let it hurt you," he added.

How was he going to manage that? All For One wondered. His son wouldn't mean to make his allies Nomu. So how would he..? All For One didn't get a chance to think on that further because a Nomu appeared through one of the portals, carrying something.

It took All For One a moment to realise the something was human and by the costume, a hero. The Nomu was dragging them by the hair and ears, All For One realised. The woman had very long, white ears. It had been a while since he'd paid attention to heroes, but he had paid attention to the underground fighting scene enough to recognise her, and he knew her from the earlier challenge.

All For One gave a chuckle. "Dragon did warn you he had numbers," he murmured as the Nomu held her up, as if presenting him with its kill. Except this Nomu had not fought the Rabbit Hero. This was one of Hood's accompanying Nomu. Why was it here? This was one time when it would be nice if the Nomu could explain.