A full week passed, and nothing happened. That only made Micah's mood worse since he knew what was coming.
Though he'd hidden it well, a few people had noticed how tense he'd been as they tried their best to cheer him up or distract him. It was mostly Sasha going out of her way to mess with him, more than usual, as Yaoyorozu and Shoto approached him privately to check on him.
Though he appreciated their worry, he never told them anything. He didn't want to burden them with what he knew, since it would literally change everything if they knew all that he did. That didn't stop their efforts to try and help, though.
As usual, Sasha and Yaoyorozu ate lunch with Micah, with Shoto also joining them as he warmed up to the girls. It usually ended up being just Shoto and Yaororozu speaking, as Sasha was too busy trying to steal Micah's food before he could scarf it down.
Today was no different as the two fought over lunch as Shoto and Yaoyorozu looked on in amusement. "I wonder if they'll ever get tired of all this fighting?" Shoto wondered as Yoayorozu shook her head, "Not likely. I think they enjoy it if I'm being honest."
Once lunch ended and everyone got back to class, they found Aizawa waiting for them. "Alright, today we're going to focus on rescue training. For that, we have to go to another part of the campus, so get ready to go."
Micah nearly fell from his chair hearing that, as he helped Yaoyorozu get everyone onto the bus prepared for them. As they peeled away from the main campus, Micah felt his head spin as he tried to think of what he could do to keep everyone safe.
As he worried, Izuku was busy deflecting Tsuyu Asui's pointed questions about his quirk before everyone started piling onto Bakugo when he opened his mouth. 'I can't believe Kachan is being made fun of.' Izuku's head spun as he started to relax.
The bus ride didn't last very long as they exited to find a massive domed structure waiting for them, with a pro hero present that Ochako knew and loved. "IT'S THIRTEEN!" She shrieked with delight as Izuku nearly popped an eardrum.
Seeing only one person waiting for them, Aizawa scowled as he got closer to the Thirteen. "Where is All Might? He's supposed to be here!" He hissed quietly as Thirteen shook her head. "He used too much time. He won't be able to make it." Aizawa swore under his breath as they herded the children inside.
"Welcome, students, to the Unforeseen Simulation Joint, or USJ!" Thirteen proclaimed as they took in the sights. The dome was split into various disaster zones; one in the middle was a massive lake with a boat in the middle. Another was a literal firestorm with a massive landslide next to it.
"As you know, quirks are very useful for relief work. My quirk, Blackhole, in particular, is very useful when clearing debris from disaster zones. Yet as I'm sure you've realized, the opposite can also be true.
Although I would never willingly use my quirk to hurt someone, there are times when unforeseen variables distract us, and we accidentally harm others. The USJ is built so that you can avoid accidents like this, because with quirks, accidents lead to deaths."
As Thirteen started to explain each zone of the USJ, Micah found he couldn't pay attention as he kept his gaze right on the fountain at the bottom of the staircase they were on. Any moment now, a portal would open and bring forth villains and the Nomu.
"Watcha looking at?" Sasha got right in his face as he tried to peer around her, but she stayed right in front of him. "The fountain." He said, hoping she'd move, but she didn't budge when something in the air shifted.
Sasha must have felt it as well, as her ears and tail suddenly stilled as he moved past her, and saw the mass of villains leaving the swirling portal. "Aizawa-Sensei!" He shouted before pointing down as his wings burst from his back.
Aizawa took one look at what Micah pointed at before springing into action. "Thirteen, get in contact with the school now, we're under attack!" She tried to reach the school, but found she had no service.
"Nothing works; they must be jamming us! That must be why the alarms haven't gone off!" She said as Micah turned to Ida and the rest of the class, who were still trying to figure out what was going on.
"Class 1-A, do not separate, no matter what! We are under attack by real villains, stick together!" He filled them in before going to Ida, "Run back to campus now! There's no signal, and U.A needs to know what's going on here."
Ida started to refuse when a portal manifested in the doorway. "Hmmm, All Might was supposed to be here." A smooth voice said as a man made of mist emerged from the portal. Thirteen placed herself between the mist man and the students as Aizawa threw himself down the stairs at the other villains, hoping to buy time.
"Oh well, no matter. Greetings, students, we are the League of Villains, and we are here to kill the Symbol of Peace, All Might." Everyone froze, shocked by his declaration as several portals opened to try and take them away, only for Thirteen to suck them up with her quirk.
A voice then reached them through the portal as the mist man froze, "Since All Might isn't here, kill his precious students. That might drag him out." More portals opened as Bakugo and Kirishima rushed the mist man. Not being close enough to stop them, Thirteen tried to destroy the other portals close by but failed as more opened and the class was separated.
I snapped my wings open as soon as I felt the wind flowing past me. I gained altitude and found myself in the landslide zone, not too far from the entrance. Scanning the ruins below me, I saw Bakugo, Kirishima, and Sasha giving the congregated villains a thrashing, so I let them be.
Picking up speed, I shot towards the entrance as I saw the small bodies of Thirteen and a few other students still fighting off Kurogiri. Down at the plaza, Aizawa was still going through the villains easily, but I could see Tomura getting agitated as I picked up speed once more.
Getting closer to the entrance, I was relieved to see Ida still there as I charged a fireball. Once in range, I let it loose as it slammed into the concrete at Kurogiri's feet. Before the smoke cleared, I sent a wave of burning flames into it before yelling, "IDA, RUN TO THE SCHOOL RIGHT NOW!"
He finally listened and took off as the smoke cleared and Kurogiri emerged, battered but alive. "You really are the best of the best." He admitted before several portals opened, trying to drag me through as I used my flames to keep them back.
Thirteen also helped keep him away as I tried to think of how we could get out of this mess. The best I had for now was to finish off all the villains around the dome before rushing Kurogiri and Tomura all at once, but without All Might to keep the Nomu at bay, we'd just be killing ourselves.
That momentary lapse in concentration almost ended me as a portal opened and a hand reached through. Thirteen tried throwing a black hole to stop it, only for Kurogiri to send it right back at her with a portal.
"Well done, Kurogiri." Tomura's voice floated through the portal as I singed his hand, and Kurogiri finally left us alone. I nearly collapsed in relief, but I forced myself up to make sure that Thirteen was still alive.
'The show didn't show it was this bad...' I winced seeing all the torn flesh and the ripped suit that once covered Thirteen's back. I made sure no villains were around the area before taking to the air.
Just in time, a massive burst of electricity burst from one of the more empty zones, right where Yaoyorozu should be. Speeding over, I saw Jiro Yaoyorozu finish off the last villain while Kaminari fell, exhausted and stupid.
"Yaoyorozu-San! Come with me, Thirteen is badly hurt, and I need medical supplies." She nodded as I scooped her up bridal style, promising Jiro I'd come back for her and Kaminari once I could.
Touching down next to Thirteen, Yaoyorozu took charge and organized the few students there as she tore open a gash in her uniform to start making medical supplies. A minute later, Jiro and Kaminari were back as a massive iceberg appeared in another zone.
I kept an eye on Aizawa, ready to jump in and help as soon as the Nomu was unleashed, as Tomura became more and more agitated. "Why must he be so strong?" Tomura hissed as Kurogiri stayed silent.
'Tch, he's pretty cool, but it's annoying to deal with a mini-boss so soon into the level. Time to even the odds...' Tomura's hands stilled as he noticed Izuku and Asui flop onto dry land after escaping the villains in the lake zone.
Before they could react, Tomura was upon them. Hand reaching for Asui's face, ready to kill, as Izuku's mind stopped worrying and his body reacted. The heavy thud of flesh hitting flesh made the fighting in the plaza freeze as the Nomu finally moved.
"Almost got me, but you're still stuck in bronze noob." Tomura mocked Izuku as Micah dragged Aizawa over to Yoayorozu to patch him up. Thankfully, Tomura was too busy mocking Izuku to notice Micah as he charged another massive fireball.
Unfortunately, Kurogiri did as he warned his master of the danger, and the nomu moved to intercept the fireball. Micah swore as he took to the sky, keeping the remaining villain's attention on him as he kept out of reach, giving the rest of the class time to get closer.
He didn't have to wait long as Bakugo and Shoto burst into the plaza and moved to assist. Shasha, Kirishima, and a few others went over to Yaoyorozu and the others as they kept any other villains away from Aizawa and Thirteen.
"All Might has trained you well, but not enough to survive," Tomura said as he moved in concert with Kurogiri and Nomu, the three of them working together to be much more dangerous as Micah, Bakugo, and Shoto stood back to back.
"Bakugo, keep the portals away from us. Shoto, you look for any chance to freeze the nomu or any of them. I'll keep their attention drawn to me." Micah said as they leaped into action. Since they knew the basics of each other's quirks, they fell into a rhythm quickly.
Every time Kurogiri tried to open a portal behind them for Tomura to reach through, Bakugo would blow it apart. Every time the Nomu tried to slam its massive fist into one of their faces, Shoto was there to freeze its leg to slow it down.
With Micah constantly harassing Tomura, they were slowly whittling the villains down. There was only one problem: they couldn't do so forever. Micah seemed to be able to use his flames as much as he wanted, but his muscles ached from flying for so long. Bakugo was able to blow away portals still, but his arms shook if you looked close enough.
Shoto was the worst. Ice was starting to form over his right side as he still refused to use his flames. Despite being more than willing, their bodies couldn't handle much more abuse. Several of their classmates noticed and moved to help.
"No, stay back!" Aizawa rasped as he dragged himself back up. He wasn't going to let his students face these monsters on their own. Unfortunately, not all of them listened. Kirishima, Sato, Izuku, and Shoji raced after him as they moved to assist their classmates.
With more people putting pressure on them, Tomura and the Nomu started fighting like animals as they kept everyone at bay. As he harassed from the air, Micah noticed an opening in their defense and lunged forward to seize it.
Before he could reach Tomura, a portal swallowed him whole as he suddenly found the Nomu's massive hand clamped around his throat. He nearly blacked out from the sudden stop before it started to squeeze.
He thrashed violently, unleashing flames like never before to try and get the monster to let go, but it healed through the damage as Tomura was nearly frozen from laughing so hard. "Did you really think I was that stupid? That I would leave my back open like that?" He seemed to enjoy Aizawa's panicked face as Micah changed tactics.
'If I can burn everything, I'll burn this arm!' The flames ceased for a moment before flaring around Micah's arms as flaming gauntlets formed over his arms, tipped with wicked, sharp claws that seemed to burn with inner fire.
He brought the claws down in viscous arcs that seemed to burn the air itself as he slashed frantically at the nomu's wrist. For a moment, it seemed like he'd be able to cut all the way through, but the nomu's healing was just too strong, as its charred flesh slowly but inevitably knit itself back together.
As his vision slowly started to fade, and his strikes became weaker, Micah could faintly hear Tomura's wicked laughter, and what sounded like Sasha screaming his name. Before the darkness took him, air suddenly rushed back into his lungs as he passed out. The last thing he heard was Tomura's enraged shout.
"FUCK YOU ALL MIGHT!"