OUT OF TIME

THE INVENTORS

CURRENT TIMELINE

After picking up the Shields from Musutafu Airport, All Might wasted no time. Without delay or detour, he brought them straight to Power Loader's support lab to inspect the mysterious time machine that had brought the siblings to the present timeline.

"So this is the invention that transported Midoriya's children to our time..." Dave Shield said in quiet admiration, his gaze fixed on the machine as he watched his daughter inspect what her future self had helped create.

"Toshinori, what must have been so important to warrant the creation of such contraption." He questioned waiting for his old friend to answer.

All Might's eyes lingered on the machine — its structure uneven, its frame raw and exposed, yet unmistakably advanced. An invention torn from a future none of them yet understood.

He exhaled a slow, steady breath as thoughts of his successor, the children, and the uncertain path ahead circled in his mind.

"It's all unclear... even to me, old friend," All Might said at last, his voice low. "Hiroaki mentioned a great villain who terrorized their timeline. A man with white hair..."

His hand clenched into a fist, the weight of the implication sinking deep into his chest. "There are only two villains who match that description... and had the quirk to conquer an entire world."

Dave's expression darkened. He glanced from the time machine to his old friend. "That wouldn't be possible... right?"

All Might didn't answer immediately. The silence that followed was thick, charged with unease. His eyes lingered on the humming machine, a vessel born of desperation.

"It shouldn't be," he finally said. "But if the future they came from is real... then it means one of them survived."

Dave took a step back, the realization chilling.

"Shigaraki... or All for One."

All Might nodded grimly.

"And if either of them lives... then everything we fought for wasn't enough."

A new voice entered the conversation, calm but firm. "Let's not get ahead of ourselves, All Might."

All Might turned. "Principal Nezu... Aizawa..." The small, sharp-eyed mouse walked into the lab, trailed by Shota Aizawa, his ever-weary expression unreadable "We're still uncertain whether the threat the young Midoriya described truly is All for One," Nezu said, his tone level but serious. "Remember, we witnessed the end of both him and Shigaraki in the final war. Until we gather more evidence, speculation only clouds the investigation."

"Principal Nezu is right... we need facts, not fear..." Aizawa joined.