Canterlot Meets All For One: An MLP/MHA Crossover

Grand Hyatt Nashville- Nashville, Tennessee

It was a perfect day for John to go to the one thing he was looking forward to all year long: the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention in Nashville. It wasn't Anime Expo, but it was something to look forward to nonetheless. There were lots of people cosplaying as various anime or video game characters.

Meet John, an average run-of-the-mill otaku shut-in. He has nothing much in terms of a job, but he makes plenty of money doing streams and creating YouTube videos. He has no living relatives, not much in the way of friends, and especially no girlfriend. He doesn't like to interact with others much. Not since his parents and sister were killed in a car crash five years ago.

MTAC was the only place where John could go out in public with only having to give quick responses to people complimenting his cosplay. This year, he went dressed as on e of his favorite anime villains: All For One, the Symbol of Evil from "My Hero Academia".

His cosplay was pretty much perfect. He had the physical build, the suit ensemble, and even had a custom-built All For One mask. He could see perfectly through the mask as he walked through the various stands and booths that littered the convention's hall.

"Oooh! The infamous All For One, I assume?" a strange voice asked John.

He looked to his right and saw that a stranger clad in nothing but a black suit with dark sunglasses was smiling at him. The stranger was standing behind a booth littered with all forms of anime cosplay pieces, but there was one piece that caught John's eye.

It was the new mask that All For One wears in the manga. It was a smoother skull mask with a much wider, sleeker collar. It was really cool. John checked the price and saw that the merchant here was selling it for only ten bucks!

"You're selling it for only ten bucks?! It looks lie it would go for way more!" John exclaimed.

"The lower the prices, the more customers I can attract. I find it works pretty good!" the merchant said.

"That makes sense. That mask looks really cool," John said.

"If you want it and have the money, the mask is yours," the merchant said.

John reached into his wallet and pulled out a ten dollar bill before handing it to the merchant. The merchant took it with a smile and handed the John the new All For One mask. Once he touches the mask, a powerful shock shoots through his entire body.

John fell to the ground unable to move or think, with the feeling of drowsiness quickly overtaking him.

What... the hell? Am I... going to die? John thought to himself.

Then, everything went black.

John woke up with his head swimming. It took him a moment to realize that he was still wearing his All For One mask, which he felt that wasn't damaged. Thankfully. He put his hands on the ground to feel grass underneath his hands. He also felt that All For One's newest mask was right next to him, which he picked up and held under his left arm. He sluggishly got to his feet and tried to survey his surroundings.

He saw that he wasn't at the convention anymore. Everywhere he looked, he saw apple trees. Rows and rows of apple trees stretching as far as the eye can see. Understandably, John started to freak out.

"Okay, what the hell happened?! How the hell did I get here?!" he asked himself before realizing something else. "And why do I sound different?!"

He noticed that he sounds exactly like John Swasey, All For One's English voice actor. Even he if he tried an impression of All For One, he couldn't mimic John Swasey to that degree.

"Let's think about this: I bought All For One's newest mask, a fell asleep, and I woke up in an apple orchard. I sound exactly like John Swasey, which is trippy. I wonder..." John said before taking off his mask.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. He pulled up the camera to look at himself. He looked exactly like a younger Prime All For One. He didn't have the scarred head like how he first appeared. What he saw was a chiseled face, red eyes, and a full head of white hair. Not only did he sound like All For One, but he looked like him as well. He put the mask back over his head. If he looked and sounded like All For One, he had to test something else. He had to see if he could use the All For One Quirk.

The first one that came to mind was All For One's Quirk Air Float, which allowed him to float and levitate. John focused hard to try to use that particular Quirk. After a few seconds, John felt his feet leave the ground and start to surpass the apple trees around him. John began to laugh in excitement.

"This is awesome! I wonder if I can technically fly with this Quirk?" he said.

Focusing his Air Float Quirk, he started to move through the air in the desired direction. Soon enough, he found himself outside the orchard and flew towards a city he didn't recognize.

"Well, I'm obviously not in Nashville anymore. I should ask someone where I am," John said.

As he flew towards the city, he saw a trio of three girls walking towards a van. He flew over to them and made sure to get their attention.

"Excuse me, ladies!" he called to them.

The girls looked up to see John floating above them. One of them had poofy golden hair and purple clothing. The second one had purple twin-tails with teal streaks. The third one had a blue ponytail and a pink skirt. They all looked at the dark masked figure floating down towards them. They held each other in fear. The one with the golden hair spoke up first.

"Wh-who are you?!" she asked in fear.

John thought about how to respond. Since he wasn't his old self anymore, he might as well go by the name of who he embodied now. He landed on the ground and gave a respectful bow towards the girls.

"You can just call me... All For One", he replied.