Fighting Fears

Epilogue

~ Seven Years Later ~

3rd POV

"I'll ask you one more time. Where can I find All Might?"

A voice growled. In the dark alleyway, under the faint light of the lamppost, a black hooded figure held someone tight against the brick wall, holding a shining knife to their throat. "Don't kill me, I didn't do anything, I swear! Y-You wanna know where All Might is? I can tell you!" The low-level criminal stuttered, arms raised in defense.

"Then tell me."

"O-Okay. Most likely he's at his house, it's the big one up on that hill over there! He and his pro buddies usually hang out late at night, they've k-kinda moved in with him! I-If you're planning an attack, I don't recommend doing it by yourself, but don't listen to me! I-I don't even know your Quirk!" The criminal struggled not to try and pry the knife away.

"Excellent. That's all I needed to know. Now leave my sight, and if I hear from you again, I'll be the last thing you see." The voice chuckled coldly. As the hooded figure lowered their weapon, the criminal quickly scampered away, taking the threat very seriously.

The figure turned towards the hill, slowly walking towards it. They thought quietly to themselves about many things until they finally arrived at the front door. "Party's over, All Might."

BANG!

"GUESS WHO'S BACK, BITCHES!!!" The sudden screeching caused chaos in the house. The four pros inside jumped, startled by the noise. One fell off the couch, another dropped their phone. As the panic died down, they looked up to see a familiar face.

"Winter...?" Midnight's voice came out no louder than a whisper as she looked at the person standing in the doorway.

Winter smiled happily, her sharp feline teeth showing. "Would anyone else break down your door at three in the morning like that?" She chuckled. "You're alive!" All Might forced himself to get up, engulfing the snarky girl he had helped raise in a bear hug. Midnight soon joined, doing her best not to cry. All Might, on the other hand, was completely losing it.

I thought I had let one of my students die! How is she still alive?!

He thought, incredibly grateful, yet somewhat confused, to have his lost student back. The memories of Winter's death flashed images in his mind, but he forced them away. She was here now, and that's what mattered.

The other two pros came over, giving Winter a hug as well. "How are you not dead?!" Mic asked. Winter shrugged. "It's a long story," She said. "But I could be asking All Might the same question." Her voice was not that of disappointment, frustration or confusion. Instead, it announced sympathy. "Honestly, I don't really know. I just... I guess I couldn't let myself die while I still had a feeling you weren't gone. We all knew you were, but..." All Might trailed off, sighing. "I know. I've been gone for a long time. I'm sorry." She apologized.

Throughout the rest of the night, the five caught up on everything Winter had missed. To sum it all up;

Everything had been much more peaceful, after countries were rebuilt, anyways. It took a long time to clean up the mess, but with everyone so determined, it was quicker than they thought it would be. The rest of 1-A had graduated and moved on with their lives, getting jobs as pros, moving to another country, traveling, and such. All Might and his colleagues had retired from both their jobs as pros and UA staff but kept a close eye on the school. Many of the students from 1-A and the other hero course classes stayed behind to fill in their former pros' jobs as teachers to the new students. Apparently, students from 1-A had started pairing off in relationships. Kirishima and Bakugo, Kaminari and Jiro, Midoriya and Uraraka, Iida and Yaoyorozu.