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Hi guys! I'm kind of new to this site so please understand if you see any mistakes in here. If you for some reason decide to read this fic and review, thank you so much! Constructive criticism helps.
So, I have been loving the show the 100 and Big Hero 6 is one of my favorite movies of all time! I dreamt of a universe where Hiro and Tadashi lived on the Ark a while ago and wanted to write a fic of it.
Hope you enjoy!
The Ark should have been dead silent. No one should have been peeping out from behind their doors to see what the shouting was about. No one should have been woken by the cries of children, who were crying and kicking and screaming.
No one should have seen a family being broken at the seams.
Bellamy Blake was one of the first to wake up. Reaching out from under the warm blankets, he gripped the edge of the top bed and forced himself into a sitting position. Through the thick door of their home, he could hear guards talking loudly outside of it.
'Which door is it?'
'That one'
'Are you sure we should be doing this? The report said-'
'It doesn't matter! They broke the law. There's nothing we can do about it'
He jumped to the floor, shaking his mom awake "Mom!" he urged in a loud whisper "Mom!" It could have been a false alarm, but they couldn't risk it.
"Bellamy" muttered his mother, careful not to wake the sleeping six year old next to her "What's wrong?"
"Guards" his mother sat up immediately once she heard the word "I can hear them outside, but I don't know why they're hear" His heart was already pumping rapidly against his chest, hoping that they weren't here for Octavia.
Aurora Blake stood up "Take a look outside the door" she whispered to him "I'll move the table. If they are here for her, try to keep them out long enough for me to get Octavia underneath the floor"
Bellamy nodded silently, moving towards the door as his mother moved the table that reveal the secret trapdoor. The girl was still asleep.
Quietly opening the door, Bellamy peeked his head out from behind it. He expected to see guards outside the door, ready to come barging into their home at any moment.
Others were also coming out from their doors, wondering about the noises that woke them up. The O'Briens were blinking away the sleep from their eyes, Charity Morgan seemed ready to murder someone with a pillow, and Mrs. Matsuda looked like she had just woken up from a bad dream. What none of them expected to see, were guards forcing themselves into the Hamada's home a few doors down from where the Blakes lived.
The guards didn't even bother with pleasantries this time. By the time that everyone was already staring, the lock to the household had been broken and men in black uniforms strode in.
"No, please!" came a woman's voice, followed by several people grunting in frustration.
"They're just children!" screamed the man that Bellamy had known as Tomeo Hamada. Bellamy remembered him being nice, even though they never really talked much.
That's when the crying started.
'But that's not right' thought Bellamy 'The boy who lives there's eight' These were the cries of a child much younger, and much more afraid.
The first one who was brought out was the eight year old boy, who was being restrained by one of the guards. Even though his feet didn't touch the floor, he moved them as fast as he could, as if that could make the guard let go of him. "Let them go!" was what he was yelling "Please! We haven't done anything!"
The second one brought out caused half of the onlookers to gasp, and the other half watched on in shock. It was a younger boy, no more than three years old, screaming and crying out "Mommy! Daddy!" His cries were the loudest, a mix between fear and confusion, and tears were streaming down his face.
Bellamy's eyes widened as he watched the scene. 'Another kid' he thought 'They have a second child' Everyone remembered the Hamadas as a nice family. Even though they were brilliant, they lived in the Factory Station making and preparing parts for the Ark. They were one of the quieter families, much like the Blakes, who didn't go out that much and mostly kept to themselves. Now everyone saw why.
Finally, the parents were brought out. Both of them were still in their pyjamas and had matching faces of panic. The father was a tall man with jet black hair and asian features, with long hand that almost seemed permanently stained with oil. The mother looked much different, with even lighter skin than her husband, she also has long brown hair that at the moment was knotted and messy. Tears has started to form in her eyes.
Bellamy felt his mother stand behind him, and he suppressed a gasp of pain and her hand curled protectively around his shoulder. What was their worst nightmare was happening, just not to them. Not yet.
The younger boy started kicking the guards, his tiny arms useless against the older men. "Mommy! Daddy! 'Dashi!"
"Everyone, go back inside your homes. Now!" said one of the guards. "This family has broken the law of having a second child, and it is none of your business"
No one even tried to argue with him, since anything they did could literally lead them to their execution. A few watched as the family was taken away, their screams still echoing the hallway.
'Let them go!'
'Stop it! You're hurting my arm'
'Please, don't hurt our sons!'
'Who are you?!' followed by a wail.
Bellamy was the last to close the door, too in shock to do much else. He had just witnessed what would happen to them in a few years. Even if he didn't know it then.
Aurora knelt down in front of her son "Are you alright?" she asked, in a calm tone of voice "I know that what you just saw scares you, and that's why we have to protect your sister" She didn't give him any kind of reassurance, because she simply couldn't give him any. "We don't know how the guards found out about that family, so we have to be even more careful from now on. Do you understand?"
Bellamy nodded, trying to keep his heart from beating so fast.
And from one of the beds, a little girl clutched her stuffed bear, making herself cry as quietly as possible. She had seen none of it, but heard every word.
She pretended to be asleep, so that her mother didn't have to lie to her that everything was going to be alright.
Cassandra was awakened by a loud pang on her door that had her groggily stepping out of her bed to answer it. She pushed the stray hairs from her faces and opened the door.
"Cassandra George?" asked a tall man in a guard's uniform.
"Yes" she answered as she studied the man in front of her. The first thing she saw was a yellow pin on his collar, but time had caused to details on it to fade. His hair had just started to turn grey at the roots, even though his stance reminded Cassandra of a soldier trained specifically for war.
"Lieutenant Robert Callaghan" said the guard, he didn't offer his hand. "I am to take you to the Alpha Station"
A pang went through Cassandra's chest "Am I under arrest?" she asked.
The guard shook his head. "We need a guardian. Tomeo and Lilian have named you their closest friend and fit for raising their child"
"Wait" said the woman "What are you taking about? What's happened to them?" Fear was starting to paralyse her.
The man looked down at his feet before taking a step away from the door and then grabbing it with one hand. "You have five minutes to get dressed. Then I need to take you to Alpha Station" He let the door swing shut with a soft clang.
Cassandra quickly grabbed the first shirt and pair of pants she could find, not even caring that the shirt was stained with food from the kitchen. She ran a comb through her head and met the lieutenant in less than the five minutes he had given her.
"Follow me" he said stiffly, and the woman had no choice but to obey.
"The trial is now in session" boomed Chancellor Jaha. The room was of a decent size, yet small enough to make the accused feel somewhat trapped. "Tomeo and Lilian Hamada" he called to the two who stood in the center of the room "You have both been charged with violating the One Child Law. In your home, we have found not only you eight year old son Tadashi, but another child as well"
Tomeo struggled against the cuffs that bound his wrists. "Hiro" he nearly spat "His name is Hiro. And I bet that right now the only thing you want to do is lock him up!"
"Tomeo!" scolded his wife. She was also angry, but hers was a quiet fury. The guards that had been standing next to them stepped closer to the couple, looking menacing as ever.
The chancellor took a deep breath before continuing "As per your request, we have contacted-"
"What's going on?" called out Cassandra, who had opened the door and plowed into the trial room. "What the Hell is this about you arresting them?!"
"I'm sorry chancellor" panted Callaghan from behind "I told her what was happening and she just-"
"It's fine, Lieutenant" calmed Jaha "At ease" He turned his attention toward the woman. "I assume that you are Miss George"
Cassandra fought down the urge to snap back at him "What have you charged them with?" she asked him.
"Violating the One Child Law" responded one of the other members of the Council, "We received an anonymous tip that they had had a second child, and tonight we found him hiding inside their home. We've already ran a DNA test, and we've confirmed that he is their son"
Lilian looked away from her friend, the person she had known since childhood. She didn't want to see her face of shock because she hadn't told her about her second pregnancy. "We already know what's going to happen to us" she said to the Council in a monotone voice "But what will happen to our sons?" All eyes turned to the chancellor, whose head was already creased in thought.
"Your oldest, Tadashi" he said "I've heard that he gets along well with your friend here" he nodded to Cassandra "If she agrees, he will be released into her custody. As for your youngest-"
"He needs to go to the Skybox" said one of the Council members, a man nearing his forties with near black hair. "We can't just condone this kind of behaviour. A couple has a second child and there's no punishment? that cannot be condoned"
"You're already going to kill his parents" countered a woman with brown hair tied back in a ponytail "You want to send him to prison, too? The boy's barely three"
"I am thinking about the future of the Ark" replied the man.
"And I am thinking about the future of a child!"
"Enough!" commanded Jaha. Everyone became silent, waiting to see what the final verdict would be. The man took a deep breath, and flicked through the tablet with information on the boy. "How old is he exactly?" he asked the couple.
"His birthday was about a month ago. July 16th" Tomeo smiled a little "It's when I pretended to be sick, so that I didn't have to go work that day"
Jaha nodded, and looked down at the tablet again. Cassandra looked over at her friends in shock. "Why didn't you tell me?" she asked them.
"And make you an accomplice?" asked the dark haired councilman "It's one thing for a sibling to hide the fact that they are actually a sibling, than for an adult to help cover the birth of an ilegal child"
"He's right" said Jaha, looking up. "Hiro is an ilegal child" Lilian held her breath "But I don't believe that a three year-old deserves to be sent to the Skybox"
Lilian almost san down to her knees in relief. "However" continued the chancellor "I do have to add something. Even though Hiro will be allowed to live on the Ark, we will be watching him very closely. This Council has already given a chance to let him live, so I assume that he will use this opportunity wisely"
The attention then fell on Cassandra, who still had her eyes wide. "Miss George" said Jaha "If you so wish, we can grant you custody of both Hiro and Tadashi Hamada. You would be their guardian, and would assume the responsibility of taking care of them both. Do you accept?"
Lilian looked at her friend with sad eyes "I'm sorry I didn't tell you" she whispered.
Cassandra felt her throat tighten, she could barely process it. In just a matter of minutes she had discovered that her friends had had a second child and now she was being asked to take them in. She barely knew anything about children! Only knowing how to babysit Tadashi, from time to time. However, if she said no, there could be no telling what might happen to the boys.
"I'll do it" she announced "I'll look after the boys"
Jaha nodded gravely. "Then it has been decided. Tomeo and Lilian Hamada. You have both been found guilty of breaking the One Child Law, and have sentenced to death"
The guards then grabbed Tomeo and Lilian and led them out of the room, both of them walking along silently. Tomeo cast a glance at Cassandra, and gave her a smile that said: 'Thank you'
Cassandra watched as the door shut behind them with tears spilling from her eyes. "Miss George" called the brown haired councilwoman "I'm sorry that we have to do this now. But we need you to sign a few things"
'How am I supposed to do this?' she thought 'How am I supposed to raise two boys?'
"Kid" shouted the guard in the room "Stop that!"
"Tell me where my family is!" the boy shot back. When he received no answer from the man, he continued to kick his feet against the hard chair he was sitting in. After being separated from his parents and brother, they had put Tadashi in a small room with no windows and only a guard for company.
'If anyone finds out about Hiro, we'll both be floated' said his dad in his mind 'While we're not here, you have to be in charge of Hiro. We'll try to be here as much as we can, but when we're not, it's your job to keep him safe and out of sight. Got that?'
'Got it!' he responded 'I promise'
The boy sighed and put his head in his hands. Someone had found out about them. Someone had ratted them out and now…
The door was then opened by another guard from the outside, revealing a woman to be with him.
"Aunt Cass!" shouted Tadashi, pushing his way past the guards and wrapping his arms around her waist. He had been left alone with the guard for nearly two hours, and he had started to wonder if they were ever going to let him out.
"Tadashi" she replied, wrapping her own arms around the boy. "Oh, Tadashi"
"Aunt Cass" he started, looking up at her "What's gonna happen to Mom and Dad? What about Hiro?"
"Shhh" she soothed. She then pulled back and kneeled in front of him, pushing back the hair from his face. "Sweetheart" Cassandra licked her lips before continuing "Your parents… The Council said that they're going to be floated. They want to say goodbye"
Tadashi could feel his heart drop "What?" his voice shook and tears formed in his eyes. "They- they can't! They can't float them! Why are they-"
"I know Sweetie" said Cassandra, hugging the boy against her chest. She could feel him starting to cry, his body shuddering with every breath.
"What about Hiro?" he asked. "Are they gonna float him, too?"
"No, no, no" whispered Cassandra "They're not gonna float him. You're both gonna stay with me. Okay? I won't let him get floated" Her voice choked on the last word.
A guard coughed behind them. Cassandra stood up and put an arm around Tadashi, "Yes?"
"It's time for the boy to say goodbye" he told them "Hiro will be waiting for you next to the airlock chambers"
Tadashi's legs nearly froze on sight. He only moved forwards with the gentle pushed that his aunt gave him and the menacing looks that came from the guard whom had accompanied him in the small room. Together they walked through the Ark until they arrived next to the twin airlock chambers, where a child was being held by a female guard.
"'Dashi!" he shouted. Hiro was relieved to see a familiar face, and he stretched out his arms.
"Hiro!" Tadashi rushed to pick up his little brother, and nearly dropped him in the process. The boy had dried tear tracks on his face, and clung to his brother's shoulders.
"Who are they?" asked Hiro "Where's Mommy and Daddy?"
Tadashi helplessly looked to his aunt. Cassandra bent down to Tadashi's height. "Hi, Hiro" she said in the softest voice possible "My name's Aunt Cass. I promise you can trust me"
Hiro looked at her with fearful eyes, but then that changed. Cassandra and Lilian looked very much alike, and Hiro must've noticed that. His demeanour changed from fear to a slight curiosity. He still didn't reach out for her, but at least he didn't cry when she put a hand on his head.
A noise at the end of the hallway brought their attention to the two figures being led by guards towards the chambers. Lilian and Tomeo Hamada were having their cuffs removed when Hiro bounded towards them, and was picked up by his mother's shaking arms. "Hiro! Oh, I'm so glad you're okay!"
Tadashi was the next one to run towards them, and was swung up by his father. "Hey, little man. Are you okay?"
"You're gonna get floated" whispered the boy "You're gonna get floated..."
Tomeo closed his eyes and pulled the rest of his family close. Hiro looked between his parents with confused eyes. He didn't understand what was going on. "Mommy? Daddy?"
"Boys" said their mother "You both need to know that we love you so, so much. Don't ever forget that"
Tadashi looked between them with tearful eyes before trying to wipe them away "Tadashi" said his father, grabbing his son's hand "It's okay to cry"
"It's time" said Jaha, who had appeared from behind the couple.
Tomeo set Tadashi down and brought him over to Cassandra while Lilian set Hiro down in her arms. He squirmed as he was let go, but didn't try to kick the woman. Lilian gave her a quick hug and whispered in her ear "Please take care of them" before she was ushered by guards into the chamber along with her husband.
Cassandra used one arm to hold Hiro up and the other to keep Tadashi close to her. "Hiro" she said "I need you to close your eyes, okay?"
Hiro worriedly looked toward Tadashi, "It's okay, Hiro" he assured him "Just close your eyes"
Inside the chamber Tomeo had Lilian in his arms, and they both had finally started to let tears show in their eyes. Cassandra quickly covered Tadashi's own eyes with her hand, just seconds before the chamber was closed, and the airlock was opened.
Tadashi ripped his aunt's hand off of his eyes, hoping that he would still see his parents in front of him. But all he saw was the deep black of space, littered with tiny pricks of light.
"Mom?" he whispered "Dad?" When there was no answer from either of them, he sank to his knees, hugging himself tightly.
Cassandra barely caught him before he reached the floor, and held him and Hiro close.
The new family of three sat there on the floor, with two crying children and a woman who wanted to cry with them.
Tadashi remembered the promise he made to his father.
'While we're not here, you have to be in charge of Hiro. We'll try to be here as much as we can, but when we're not, it's your job to keep him safe and out of sight. Got that?'
'Got it!' he responded 'I promise'
Tadashi looked out into the deep space, vowing to keep the promise he made
