DISCLAIMER: Big Hero 6 AND all Marvel characters are owned by Disney and Mahvel. The Thorntons are owned by yours truly, Thicket.

So, my lovely readers, I had an idea. It started during my time on the /r/fanfiction subreddit when I encountered a couple of OC threads. You might have seen my comments both from there and in my FFN profile, even. I want to make this story, but I wanted to improve myself.

Essentially, I wanted to create a BH6 AU where I can fuse the movie and the comic counterparts of BH6 together. You'll find out that they're more in line with the movies, but there'll be comic-based quirks sprinkled throughout this story. They're also older, so expect language and some alcohol. Romance is in this, too, but I'm rambling. Let's start, shall we?

Welcome to Big Hero 6: Death & Magic.

Chapter 1:

When One Door Closes

Late at night, a couple of stars dot a clear night sky. One light flickers brilliantly within a quiet neighbourhood in West San Fransokyo. The source of that light is a window, displaying two people enjoying their last night together…

"So, T.D., New York, huh?"

Kiri Thornton, a vibrant young woman, sits on the bed of her brother's room. Donning light purple hair, tanned skin, and round spectacles, Kiri's nightgown is colourful and full of a whimsical flair. She takes off a thick, black ribbon off her head. She smiles wide at her brother, Tana Damian (T.D.) Thornton, amused at his struggle packing bathroom supplies.

"I heard that NYC isn't as… clean or vivid as San Fransokyo," Kiri said in her distinct New Zealand accent, giggling at T.D.'s dismissive hand wave.

T.D. chuckles. "No, no, it certainly isn't. But I can adapt. It's in our blood."

"Hmm, maybe," Kiri said, shrugging her shoulders. "Not a lot of nerds like us in New York, though."

The Thornton siblings look at T.D.'s flat screen T.V. They spot the superhero team Big Hero 6, along with Captain America and Black Widow of the legendary Avengers, greeting onlookers after a valiant battle with the Hellfire Club.

Kiri tilts her head at the screen. "Definitely not like those Big Hero 6 guys. Especially that Fred dude. Weird, eh?"

T.D. laughs and shrugs, reassuring his sister in a similar accent. "Hell, I ain't worried. I'm a different kind of nerd."

"Yeah, right…"

"It's true! There's more to nerd culture than science and technology, you know. There's an untapped world of science, sis. The science of sports! And once you know it…"

T.D. leans closer to Kiri's face. "You can bend it to your will," he whispered with a dramatic flair.

Kiri rolls her eyes as she laughs. "Okay, 'Stark', I'll leave your 'football algorithms' to you. I need to get ready for my first day tomorrow."

Packing the last of his clothing inside a large luggage case, T.D. wipes some sweat off his brow. Somewhat tall and burly, sporting a curly afro, he takes a loose string off from his dark brown skin. Satisfied, he engages his younger sister with a smile.

"So… SFAI, huh?" T.D. grinned. "It's no San Fransokyo University, but… I've heard good things. Shame I won't be there to intimidate the chumps that'll flirt with you."

"I'm telling you, dude, I don't know how I'm gonna cope," Kiri said sarcastically. Suddenly, she grimaces. Her face contorts in pain as she clutches her head. "Ow, this flippin' headache…"

T.D. quickly kneels down in front of his sister, assessing her health the only way a doting big brother would. "Are you okay? You want me to call Whaea to help you?"

"No, no, T.D., I'm okay." Kiri smiles, appreciating her brother's love and support with a hug. "Really… It's just been bugging me for a while."

T.D. frowns, staring into his sister's hazel eyes. Kiri has always been determined like him, but she was a dreamer. Her hopes and aspirations of being a talented artist were temporarily cut short. After going through a rollercoaster accident near Downtown San Fransokyo, Kiri barely survived.

And the severity of her pain became evident on T.D.'s face. His hands curl into fists.

"Ever since the accident at Fable Park, I… I thought you'd be… gone," he said as his sister looks on with a frown. "But I know it wasn't an 'accident'. Rollercoasters don't act like that! I…I—"

"It's okay, tungāne." Kiri raises her brother's face up to meet hers. "'We may bend, but we can never break.' That's our family's motto. I'm not totally at 100%..."

Kiri's eyes dart over to T.D.'s bedroom door where two crutches lean next to it.

"But that doesn't mean I won't see you off at the airport. I want that smile of yours to go to NYC and shine over NYU. Be the best orthopedic surgeon you can be!" Kiri smiles. "That way, you can take care of me and our parents. Okay?"

T.D. smiles before kissing Kiri on the forehead, hugging her. "I'll miss you, tuahine." He breaks free before placing his fist and arm to the side and bumping his fist over his heart. "Be easy, Kiri…"

Kiri smiles and does the same. "Be easy, Tana." They hug once more.

Before T.D. can get Kiri's crutches, he turns to her. "Hey, get some rest, alright? Busy day."

Suddenly, Kiri starts to wobble as she gets up. Her eyes dart in different directions as her world begins to spin.

"Yeah, I… Bro-Brother… Wait, Ta-Tana… Help… me…" Before she can finish her sentence, Kiri suddenly falls to the ground with a sickening thud.

Her body's motionless... Kiri's world has gone dark.

"Kiri… KIRI!" T.D. screamed. "Mom! Dad!"

One Month Later

Within a more mysterious, sketchy neighbourhood in San Fransokyo, a tall, lightly-tanned woman sips some coffee after a long day. Honey Lemon, now 21 years old, sits on a couch in the apartment of her long-time friend and Big Hero 6 teammate GoGo Tomago.

Huddling for comfort, Honey watches the news to see her latest deeds in heroism. Ever since she and GoGo became agents of SHIELD, Honey has been pulling double-duty. Protecting both San Fransokyo and beyond has its hurdles. However, seeing her take down some A.I.M. troops in her stylish, new undercover outfit always puts a smile on Honey's face.

Without warning, though, a well-dressed, eloquent reporter appears on the screen with breaking news. Honey sits straight, listening in on an upsetting development…

Good evening, I'm Katherine Watson with some breaking news. Just hours ago, eyewitnesses found the body of 32-year-old Desmond Phoenix near Muirahara Woods just outside of San Fransokyo.

Paramedics and police arrived at the scene to treat Phoenix, but eyewitnesses around the area said that he was without vital signs and had 'odd' puncture wounds on his body. His current condition is unclear, but Phoenix was known to police. More on the story as it develops throughout the night…

Honey's eyes open wide. To her and the rest, Desmond Phoenix was a slimy, sneaky sleazeball of a man. He always profited off of other people's misery – especially Big Hero 6's – and he was known to SHIELD, but he was just a patsy for more damning villains like the Kingpin or even Obake.

"What? …Who would do something like that?" Honey whispered.

Suddenly, the front door opens and GoGo steps into the living room. Taking off her jacket, the short, raven-haired woman shivers. "Damn, it's pretty cold out… Oh. Hey, Honey."

Honey smiles at her best friend's typical greeting and a new tattoo on her left shoulder. "Greetings, GoGo! Nice tattoo."

"Thanks," GoGo smiled. "Spur of the moment type of thing. You know me. You're here early."

"Yeah, forgot to text you about that," Honey grinned. "Apologies. My recent… experiments with SHIELD scientists have proven quite monumental! However, things have gotten quite chao-"

"You froze one of their labs again, didn't you?"

"Well, no, actually! I tore a hole in one of their labs. But... I did it in the name of science! Plus, I think I discovered a new breakthrough! Look!"

Honey whips out a dark purple ball in front of GoGo. Similar to one of her Chem-Balls, the ball resonates with a rather ominous hum. GoGo's eyes widen.

"Um, you sure that thing won't… you know… eat my house?"

Honey chuckles, fixing her classic, magenta-rimmed glasses. "No, no, I can assure you that this will help us out in the field. Trust me!"

GoGo turns to her friend with a smirk. If anyone knows anything like the back of their hand, it would be Honey Lemon and chemistry.

"Alright… But if it falls on my bed and eats it, you're sleeping on the couch."

"I promise," Honey said with a sheepish smile. The two women laugh.

"Um, tell me, GoGo… You wouldn't happen to know about what happened to Desmond Phoenix tonight, would you?"

GoGo looks confused as she shakes her head with a frown. "Phoenix? No, not really. Better it stays that way. If it were up to me, his creepy ass would be in jail. Far away from us."

Worried that her friend might not know about Desmond's fate, Honey interrupts GoGo as the latter sits on the couch. "Well, it would be a fortunate thing for us, but alas, I'm afraid that might not be the case…"

"Why?"

Honey explains what she saw on the TV to GoGo as GoGo slowly blows a bubble. Suddenly, they spot another, more depressing story from the same reporter…

It's been one month since the rollercoaster accident in the now-defunct Fable Park Amusement Center in Downtown San Fransokyo that claimed the lives of nine people. Two more cases of the remaining twenty-one survivors have been developed since that time.

Last month, 19-year-old Kiri Thornton became the tenth casualty as she suffered a brain aneurysm in her home near the city's West End. Paramedics were called, but she died upon arrival to San Fransokyo General later that night. Her brother, T.D. Thornton, was slated to be the next up-and-coming football prospect. Thornton's family requested privacy during this time, thanking people for their thoughts and prayers…

Honey stares at an adorable picture of Kiri with a mournful frown. She turns to GoGo as they both share a look of unhappiness. BH6's attempts to find more about the accident have proven to be fruitless.

That is until the reporter speaks once more…

22-year-old Dallas Hall was reported missing last week. So far, no breakthroughs have been made on his case. However, some eyewitnesses reported that men in dark suits and 'circus masks' captured Hall before the van drove off near King's Quay in the San Fransokyo Bay. The van – and the kidnappers – haven't been seen since. Anyone with any information is urged to call SFPD.

GoGo quickly turns the TV off. "Honey!"

Still thinking about Kiri, GoGo's sudden action wakes Honey up from her trance. "Yes, GoGo? What is it?"

GoGo immediately whips out her phone. Navigating through it, she smirks triumphantly as a tracker app detects steady movement with repeated beeping sounds.

"Call the guys! …And Baymax. I think I might know where that van is…"

Author's Notes: Well, first chapter's done. I don't even know how frequent I'm gonna post this, but this story's starting. I'm stretching myself out thin here...

Anyways, feedback will be appreciated. Stay Golden. And of course...

Later days. - Thicket