A/N: FYI, this is the updated/edited version of this story, so enjoy the much better grammar and wording, but I kept the original Author's Notes. Thanks for reading!
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"He just left us here!" shouted Gogo as she kicked the wall angrily. The four friends were standing (or in Gogo's case, pacing), around the ruined portal laboratory.
"I'm sure he'll be back," Honey Lemon defended Hiro weakly.
"Chill guys," said Fred. "I'll call Heathcliff and he can pick us up in the family chopper."
"You have a helicopter?" Wasabi asked from his spot by the wall.
"Technically my dad's," Fred replied as he dialed the number. They waited in silence as he made his call. Seconds after he hung up, there was a faint bang, as if something had crashed into one of the metal walls of the facility. The four of them looked at each other, startled. They heard it again.
"What is that?" Honey asked quietly, clutching her purse for protection.
"No idea," muttered Gogo. The noise happened a third time and she wheeled to the door and peered into the hallway. She turned around and beckoned to the other three.
"Well don't just stand there. Come on."
"Uh, where are we going?" Wasabi asked.
"To find out what's making that noise."
"Does anyone else think this is a bad idea?" he protested, but everyone was already headed towards the door.
"It's coming from farther in the building," remarked Fred as they heard it again. "Let's go!" Honey, Gogo, and Fred jogged down the hallway and Wasabi followed reluctantly.
"Seriously guys? We have no idea what's in here!" The four friends stopped at an intersection and waited for the bang before following it again. They kept going straight and turned left at the next intersection.
"What do you think it is?" asked Honey Lemon in a whisper as they turned another corner and waited for the noise. She jumped as the collision echoed through the hallway. It was much closer now, but the sounds were coming farther apart.
"Maybe some mutant creature with three heads that Callaghan was going to unleash on the city," speculated Fred excitedly.
"Sure Fred," said Wasabi, completely used to his friend's wild theories. The sound came again, but was fainter. "I think we took a wrong turn." They back tracked until they found where they had gone wrong and turned left down another corridor. The daylight that had been streaming through the ceiling vents was fading fast, so Honey took out her phone and turned on the flashlight app.
"We must be getting close," muttered Gogo as they crept down the hall. Bang! The four of them jumped.
"It's gotta be coming from somewhere in this hallway," whispered Fred. They went slower now, knowing that the next collision would reveal the noise's location. The four of them slowed to a near stop as they waited in tense apprehension. It had been nearly three minutes since the last one.
"Do you think it st-" Honey was cut off my the echoing thud from the door right next to them. The four friends jumped something fierce; Honey was the only one to use her tech, throwing a chem ball at the door and Fred hit his head on the ceiling. The door in front of them was thick steel, same as the rest, but a huge piece of paneling had been wrapped around the door handles and secured firmly. Whatever was in there certainly wasn't getting out on it's own. There was an expectant pause and then a soft rapping from the other side of the door. Everyone looked at Gogo who rolled her eyes and rapped softly back. They were surprised by the three loud responding pounds and Wasabi was pretty sure he could hear someone yelling from the other side.
"Someone's in there." He got close to the door and yelled through the crack, "Hey! You in there! Stand back, we're gonna get you out!" There was a shout of affirmation from inside. Wasabi shook himself out and activated his laser hands before slicing through layers of reinforced steel. He gave it a push and the steel block fell back into the cell. Gogo had her disks ready as Honey lifted her phone to illuminate the cell. They all gasped at what was inside.
A very dirty and gaunt Tadashi Hamada stared back at them.
"Unbelievable," he murmured and passed out.