The Enhanced
The cry of a mother was the only thing that was heard in the emergency room. The husband stayed outside, waiting for the doctor to give him news. Then his wife's cries stopped and replaced by a cry of a newborn.
The doctor came out from the emergency room but expression doesn't seem good. The husband asked the good doctor, "What happened, doc? How's my wife? The child?"
"The child is okay."
"Thank you, Lord." The husband felt relieved. "And my wife?"
The doctor answered, "I'm sorry, Mister Summers. We tried everything we can."
The news struck him so hard, pierced his heart like a spear of fear and sadness. The husband went back to his seat and take a moment to look back.
His child's cries continued. He listened until the newborn was calmed down.
Hiro Hamada dressed up for his first day of his second semester in SFIT. He said his goodbyes to his brother at the altar and then to his Aunt Cass. Outside his home, his friends were there to pick him up with their tiny van.
The young genius went in and greeted his friends, "Hey, Go Go. Honey. Fred. Wasabi. Let's go."
While they are heading to the institute, Fred showed Hiro a news in his phone. "Check this out, dude. Do you know this guy?" He pointed at the photo of a strikingly handsome guy wearing red shades. Hiro answered, having no clue. "No. Is he a big deal?"
"Yes. He is a big deal." Fred said. "He's Scott Summers. A brilliant scientist from New York!"
"Um, what did he do?" Hiro asked. But he was surprised that he has never heard of the guy since he started to take interest in tech.
"He invented nanobots that can eliminate any bad cells in the human body. That is good for taking down cancer." Fred said. "It is like a superhero origin story. With all that tech, there was an accident and turned people into superhuman people."
The other friend remained silent and just listened to Fred.
Hiro asked, "If his tech can cure cancer, why haven't I heard of him? And what happened to the technology he built?"
Then Go Go answered, "It's still a theory. He just showed them his blueprints of his tech but there are no solid prototypes."
Honey Lemon added, "He went to isolation. Away from the public for years trying to develop that tech. And now, he's back!" She seemed to fancy the guy.
Hiro turned to Wasabi, expecting to say something.
The big guy turned to the kid awkwardly. "Uh, what?"
"I thought you are going to say something about this dude."
"Well… he has subconjunctival hemorrhage."
"Now that explains those glasses." Hiro took another look at the man and then read an article below it. "He's coming here?"
After that, Go Go and Honey immediately paused and immediately opened their phones. Fred said, "Yeah. He's coming here and show us his new tech. The one he promised fifteen years ago."
"His nanobots?"
"Yep." Fred added, "Even the greatest inventors in the world are coming here. Doctor Amadeus Cho. Victor van Damme. Doctor Robert Banner. Doctor Henry Pym."
"Those guys? Wow." Hiro was curious to see what kind of event is going to happen. "What's the event?"
"The reveal of Scott Summers' long awaited nanobots!" Fred exclaimed.
Unexpectedly, Honey screamed startling the others. "We're all invited!" She showed them an announcement from the institute that all students from other science and technology schools are invited to come to the event. "This is big, guys! Very big!"
"Just a few days now." Go Go said, texting her relatives. Telling them that she will be cancelling their dinner again. "So… are you coming with us, Hiro?"
"Yeah. Sure. I want to see this tech of his."
Then Fred made one last statement, "Oh, right. I almost forgot. Don't bring Baymax to the event."
"Why?"
The others did not respond. They don't want Hiro to know the truth. "Just don't bring Baymax." Fred answered.
Hiro began to feel suspicious about it.
At the institute, he added some parts for his buddy Baymax. He updated the system for the robot's sensors and central command. "Alright. I have given you the parts you need in our next mission. Flares. Emergency Chutes. Flashers to blind enemies. And…" Hiro placed the new data chip inside the big balloon robot. "A new fighting style!"
"Is this necessary for my purpose as a healthcare companion?" Baymax asked.
"Yes. You can help a lot of people, Baymax."
"It is too much." The robot said. "I have searched that too much equipment slows the wearer down."
"But these stuff will be a part of you."
"Wikipedia stated the laws of robotics and man number 14; do not give robots large guns because it might turn against you." Baymax read the wiki article.
"Baymax, do not trust that website. It is not accurate." Hiro told him a million times that Wikipedia is not a reliable source of information. "Start reading books."
"I did. But there are only three laws of Robotics."
"There are always three. Nothing to change. Nothing to add. That's that. Now let's put this thing here... " Hiro placed the last attachment on Baymax's suit. "There. The new air traffic lights."
It has arrived. The event is held in the biggest building in San Fransokyo. A grand event. The big reveal of the nano-technology is ready to go public as the brilliant scientist returned from his absence. Every student from every universities has come to witness an event of the century.
Hiro and his friends arrived. Fred said, "Alright, guys. We split up. I'm going there to ask that guy if he can turn me into a huge monster." He ran towards a group of girls who were studying medicines. "Hello, ladies. Do you have any thoughts of turning skin into scales?"
Go Go and Honey went to the gallery to check out Summers' previous achievements and his life history. Wasabi just stayed with Hiro, babysitting him. "Now, Hiro… where do you want to go?"
"I'm thinking about ice cream." Hiro said.
The big guy turned around and saw an ice cream shop just nearby. "Over there. Come on."
The two went to the food shop and meet the perky orange-haired girl managing the shop. "Hello, customers. Welcome to Angela's Ice Cream. We have new flavors today. Strawberry, Coconut and Mango. And we have a special limited edition three-flavored ice cream called the Holy Sundae."
"What do you want, Hiro?" Wasabi pulled out his wallet.
"Anything… but no peanuts."
A half an hour later, Wasabi and Hiro watched people come in and walk around the place. Their small sundae cup were empty with a small amount of melted ice cream left. Wasabi opened his phone and checked his text messages from his parents and girlfriend. While he's looking at his phone, Hiro was just playing at his empty glass cup. Then a subject just popped out from his head. A chance to ask the question to Wasabi. "Why can't I bring Baymax?"
Wasabi choked when he heard the question. "What are you talking about?"
"A few days ago, Fred told me that I can't bring Baymax here. Why is it?"
"It is the rule here. No robots."
Hiro looked around and saw small robots marching and mechanical arms picking up stuff. "There are robots here. There is something you are not telling me. Spill it out." Hiro wanted to know what the guys are not telling him.
Wasabi took a deep breath and reveal Hiro the reason. "It's your brother. He has some history with Scott Summers."
"What do you mean?"
"The two were best friends. They meet since they're kids. However, it ended when…" Wasabi's phone ringed. "Excuse me." He answered it and then heard Go Go's voice.
"Wasabi! Bring Hiro here now. It is starting."
"Alright." He put down his phone. "Hiro, we should go now. The presentation is about to start."
"Hey! You haven't answer my-."
"Not now, Hiro." Wasabi said. "I'll tell you later."
"Why not now?"
Wasabi quickly answered, "Tadashi stole something. That's it."
"What?" Hiro cannot believe that his brother would stole something from someone. Is it Baymax or something else? He wanted to know more about his brother and his history with Mister Scott Summers.
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