Chapter 2- The Bot fight
EXT. San Fransokyo harbor (night): [We descend over a bay, over a bridge, and into an alleyway. A lightbulb shakes with vibrations. Metal clashes.]
Hiro smiles at the oh so familiar sound of a bot fight, in fact, he mussed, that alleyway looks like the one that the entrance to the bot fight I was just at was.
Beside him Tadashi frowned at the same noise that made Hiro smile. Was this another bot fight? He thought, If it is than Hiro is in a lot of trouble.
Everyone else in the room, besides Gecca of course, just sat there staring at the screen in confusion.
[Shouts emanate from a doorway. Pan inside to reveal….. Two robots locked together in a battle of strength. The black one pushes the pink one off of it.]
Hiro's eyes widened at the sight. He had literally just been there at that exact bot fight. Next to him Tadashi groaned quietly knowing that it was a bot fight and that Hiro had probably been there. Aunt Cass on Hiro's other side groaned as well and hoped that HIro wasn't involved in this again.
Gecca suddenly spoke up, "Oh just so you know this movie is in your direct future. Except for this first minute or so that just happened." THat only confirmed Hiro's suspicion that that was the bot fight he had been at.
The others were still a little confused, they knew it was a bot fight now, but why were they being shown this.
[A girl with pink hair frowns, using her controller wisely to uppercut her opponent's bot. It stumbles back. The girl's bot claps it's pincers together, charging forward and holding the black one in a headlock of sorts. The black one suddenly unsheathed a saw, cutting the pink bot in half. We look through the remains of her bot to see the girl's face, astonished.]
Fred yelled out, "That was awesome!" and the others excluding Hiro and Tadashi nodded in agreement. Hiro hadn't even heard the outburst for he was waiting to see what happened after he left.
Bot Fight Host; The winner, by total annihilation… YAMA!
[A fat man in an ill-fitting jumpsuit laughs, picking up his bot.]
Yama: Who's next? Who dares challenge Little Yama?
[Two men with bots tremble. One throws away his controller. THe other pulls the head off his bot leaving behind sparking wires.]
"Gezz, what a bunch of cowards," Gogo sneered at the screen. Wasabi looked at her like she was insane, if he had been there he would have been a 'coward' as well.
Hiro: Can I try?
[Pan down to see a little boy with messy hair and an innocent expression. He holds out a bot that truthfully, like a metal rag doll.]
Tadashi sighed loudly and said, "What have I told you about bot fighting, Hiro? It's Illegal!"
Hiro replied with his usual, "Not unless you bet on it. And yes I'm a bot fighter," he said to the questioning looks of Honey Lemon, Fred, and Wasabi.
"Cool," Fred said and reached over to high five Hiro, but was intercepted by Tadashi.
"Not cool," Tadashi argued.
"You are grounded when we get home mister," Aunt Cass said to HIro disapprovingly.
"Guys, will you shut up and watch the movie!" Gogo complained. They all sat back in their chairs and looked back at the screen.
Hiro (cont'd): I have a bot. I made it myself.
[Everyone Laughs.]
This angered Tadashi, no one laughed at his little brother.
Bot FIght Host: Get out, kid. House rules. You gotta pay to play.
Aunt Cass perked up at this Hiro didn't have any money to spend on this. He can't fight
[Yama, with a self-satisfied expression, reaches for the money he's won.]
Hiro (desperate): Is this enough?
[He holds out a wad of cash with a pleading expression. Yama raises an eyebrow.]
Cass explodes at this, "Where the hell did you get that money, mister?"
Hiro cowered slightly in his seat at his aunt's raised voice, "Other bot fights." Cass sat seething in her chair as the movie continued.
Yama: What's your name, little boy?
Hiro: Hiro. Hiro Hamada.
Yama: Prepare your bot… Zero.
Tadashi growled menacingly at his words. That is one thing he would not tolerate, someone calling Hiro that. Then he realized something.
"You were betting on it. So, it is illegal," he voiced his revelation. Hiro said nothing in reply.
[We zoom into the tray of money getting two piles of cash put in. Before the host slams the lid closed, he also puts in some change. Yama slides into a cross legged position with a slam. HIro does the same- but without the slam. Yama slams his bot down with a crunch. It stands, imposing. Hiro puts his down gently. It slumps. Yama grabs his chin and cracks his neck. Hiro tries to do the same, making a cracking noise from his throat.]
Everyone in the theater smiles at Hiro's antics.
[The host twirls an umbrella in between the two bots.]
Bot FIght Host: Two bots enter, one bot leaves. FIghters ready? Fight!
[She pulls the umbrella up. Yama's bot pulls it's arms back, ready. Hiro's stands on wobbly legs and teeters toward Little Yama. Little Yama grabs him by the midsection, throwing him into the air and slicing him into three separate pieces. Everyone roars in laughter.]
Hiro: That was my first fight! Can I go again?
Almost everyone gaped at this.
Gogo said, "What do you mean? Your bots in pieces!"
Tadashi and Hiro replied in unison, "You'll see." (Tadashi had figured out Hiro's plan.)
At their reply everyone else leaned forward in their seats and all you could hear was the movie and Aunt Cass munching hurriedly on some popcorn.
Yama: No one likes a sore loser, little boy. Go home.
Hiro: I've got more money.
[He holds out a roll of bills, this time neatly rolled and tied with a rubber band. Yama smirks.]
Aunt Cass stared at the second roll of money wanting to yell at Hiro again, but decided to let it slide.
Next to her Tadashi reflected that Hiro's strategy was ingenus and a sure was to get more money.
Bot FIght Host: Fighters ready? Fight!
[The pieces of Hiro's bot reassemble themselves. Hiro pulls both sides of his remote out into a larger remote, grinning like a maniac.]
"That's so cool!" Ferd shouted. Gogo shushed him.
Hiro: Megabot… Destroy.
[Megabot's friendly yellow smile suddenly switched into a angry red face with fangs. Megabot's joints start spinning, and he quickly moves across the ring towards Little Yama. He jumps when Little Yama tries to slice him again, and dodges every other hit the Little Yama tries to land with amazing flexibility and acrobatics. Yama looks shocked and he starts anxiously fiddling with his controller. Little Yama tries to slice him again and Megabot splits into three pieces to dodge. Hiro looks bored with the whole thing and is expertly controlling Mega bot without even looking at his controller. Megabot's pieces roll towards Little Yama and slide up his body , wrapping around one of his arms. He almost completely breaks it off, and then forces Little Yama to hack off his other arm. THe arm Megabot was on goes flying off and he wraps himself around Little Yama's neck: popping it off and destroying Little Yama. Megabot jumps of Little Yama's body and lands in a crouched position and stands back up. His face switches back to yellow and he bows, before slumping down, deactivated.]
Everyone sits in stunned silence for a minute, then Fred yells out, "AWESOME!" and high fives Hiro. Everyone congratulates Hiro and then sit back down to continue the movie.
Yama: This is not possible!
[Hiro picks up Megabot and collects the money, stuffing it into various pockets with a slight smile.]
Hiro: I'm just as surprised as you! Beginner's luck, huh?
Tadashi and Hiro both chuckle at this.
[He glances up.]
Hiro (cont'd): You wanna go again, uh,
[His expression falls.]
Hiro (cont'd,squeaking: Yama?
Yama (furious): No one defeats Little Yama! (To the thugs) Teach him a lesson.
[They chuckle, cracking their knuckles.]
No one was smiling now as they waited for Hiro to be beat up. Tadashi even had his hands in fists ready to find those thugs and teach them a lesson himself. After all, what adult beats up a little kid?
Hiro: He-hey, let's talk about this, fellas-
[He's cut off by the revving of a motor, and a moped skids between them with a man on it.]
Hiro and Tadashi both smile at the sight of the moped that meant that Tadashi had arrived to save his little brother like usual. Cass let out the breath she had been holding, no one would hurt Hiro when Tadashi was around.
Tadashi: Hiro, let's go!
Hiro: Tadashi! Just in time!
[He hops on behind him. Tadashi reaches back and clamps a helmet on his head.]
Everyone chuckles at this. Tadashi was just being himself as always.
HIro (Cont'd): Let's go!
[They take off down the alley.]
Tadashi: Are you okay?
Hiro: Yes.
Tadashi: Are you hurt?
Hiro: No.
[Tadashi reaches back with one hand and punches him lightly several times.]
Tadashi: Then what were you thinking? Knucklehead.
[It's a dead end. They skid around, zooming past the thugs again.]
Tadashi (Cont'd): You graduate High School at thirteen and this is how you spend your time? Bot fighting is illegal. You're going to end up arrested! Hold on!
[They jump over the thugs on a makeshift ramp. Hiro grins at himself in the window's reflection.]
"I never expected anyone else to use that," laughed a surprised Gogo.
"Well thanks, anyways," Hiro said to her gratefully and equally surprised.
Hiro: Bot fighting is NOT illegal. Betting on bot fighting, now THAT'S illegal. But so lucrative.
[He pulls a wad of money out of his pocket and waves it around for emphasis.]
Hiro (Cont'd): I'm on a roll, big brother, and no one can stop me now!
[They suddenly screech to a stop. He's nearly thrown over his brother's shoulder, his money out for all to see. It's the police, barricading the alleyway.]
"Oh great job, Hiro. I told you you'd get arrested. And it looks like you got me arrested too!" Tadashi said irritated.
Tadashi: Oh no.
Police Station:
[A cell door is slammed shut. Hiro, kicking his feet, looks up sheepishly and waves a little. Across the room, all the bot fighters and Tadashi are squished in another cell. Tadashi glowers.]
All except for Tadashi laughs at this while Tadashi just scowls at HIro.
Outside:
[A middle-aged woman paces by a blue car, chewing on her fingernails. The door opens and Hiro and Tadashi are shoved out. She runs to them.]
Cass: Are you okay?
Tadashi and Hiro: Yes.
Cass: Are you hurt?
Tadashi and Hiro: NO.
Cass: THEN WHAT WERE YOU TWO KNUCKLEHEADS THINKING?
Everyone laughs and then Fred points out, " You two said the same thing."
[She grabs them both by the ear and pulls them into the car.]
Cass: For ten years, I have done the best I could to raise you! Have I been perfect? No! DO I know anything about children? NO!
[She gets out and slams the door, then unlocks the door of a house.]
Cass: Should I have rented a book on parenting? PROBABLY! Where was I going with this, I had a point.
Tadashi and Hiro: Sorry, Aunt Cass.
Hiro: Love you, Aunt Cass.
Cass: Well I love you too!
[She grabs a donut and bites into it ferociously.]
Cass: I had to close early because of you two felons! On beat poetry night!
[She notices them staring at her as she chows down on the donut.]
Cass: Stress eating! Because of you!
Everyone glanced at her with her popcorn, which was being shoved by the handful into her mouth.
[She turns and walks deeper into the kitchen.]
Cass: Come, Mochi. This is… very good!
[A fat cat purrs and follows her. The boys exchange glances.]
Tadashi commented, "You know Aunt Cass, you stress eat a LOT."
Cass gib-slapped him and replied, "All because of you two!" and with that they were all silent as the movie continued.
AN: Hey, guys I hope you liked it. This is literally the longest chapter I have ever written, of anything and I have a feeling this is going to be a great story. I also hope none of the characters seem OOC. I actually have a funny little story for you. So, I would have had this up on Sunday, but I started writing and suddenly my computer decided that 'Nooo, you can't do that, I'm going to restart and update.' So, I was like ok this will only take a few minutes, then it took THREE HOURS! And just as it was done updating I had to go to bed because it was a school night. So, that's my excuse, that's funny, for not updating earlier. Though I have to say that you shouldn't expect updates this often usually as I am busy. I can only update this quickly because I'm in between sports. Anyways thank you to all you followed and favorited, you guys are amazing. And an extra special thanks to neobendium for letting me copy their version of the screenplay and script.
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