Chapter 2
AN- Thank you guys so much! Every review is read, and thank you so much for just taking the time to look at Rise from the Ashes, every read is greatly appreciated! In this chapter, we follow Tadashi, back in the world, and we meet Wasabi! Prepare for some feels with Wasabi, or at least know I tried for some feels to be felt! We will switch perspectives a few times, but mostly Tadashi. Tell me if you like that? Thank you!
Dont own. This particular plot arc is mine, but the phoenix idea, BH6, etc, are not mine!
Enjoy!
*Tadashi POV*
Tadashi rushed through the darkening streets of san fransokyo, trying very hard not to be seen, for obvious reasons. One, apparently it was some time in late december, and weather patterns had shifted to give San Fransokyo a rare freezing rain/sleet, and a 5 year old kid in a tattered T-shirt, with no shoes and well worn pants in the cold would attract a lot of unwanted attention. Namely from both fighters or other nasty people who though he looked like an easy target. Not that the cold bothered him. He was radiating heat unintentionally, and melting the sleet all around him.
It had taken taken Tadashi what felt like a long time to even escape the vent system. He almost got caught several times, and eventually he had to shoot off some fire to buy himself enough time to take off and start flying to the landmass fairly far off in the distance that was san fransokyo. It had taken him about an hour to land undetected at a dock that had nobody around.
Tadashi had also decided that he wasn't going to tell Hiro about his abilities. He knew that if baymax was still active, which was most likely, that the robot would scan him and reveal his secret, so he had to make sure the robot couldn't scan him. Tadashi didn't want to tell Hiro because, well… he was scared. Scared that there might be more tests, that someone like Masudo might find him, he didn want to be part of another experiment ever again. He didn't want Hiro to worry about Masuda either, so he spent his time racing around, trying to find a familiar landmark so he could maybe get home, trying to come up with a convincing alibi where he had been the last 5 years. He had come up with being found and brought to an orphanage, and being raised there. He could come up with answers to pending questions based around that. He also had to be careful not to radiate heat. He also had to make sure that Hiro didn't see his back.
Having wings and being able to fly was cool, but he had two long scars on his back where the appeared. They didn't hurt, but they were still obvious enough to raise questions if seen. He was sure he also had some scars from some tests, but nothing major enough that he couldn't pass off as an accident. Yeah, baymax would be his biggest issue. Along with Aunt Cass, she'd probably kill him for running into a fire. They must all think I died Tadashi thought. He hated the thought of what they must have gone through. Hiro and him had always been very close.
I change my mind Tadashi thought Aunt Cass is going to almost kill me. Hiro will kill me. And then he will hug me. And then yell some more. And then hug me again.
Tadashi was so immersed in his thoughts, he almost didn't see the strange man.
The man was wearing a green suit, with armor, and had… where those plasma lasers? Curious, Tadashi ducked behind a wall, and listened. The man seemed to be talking on a communication device through his helmet.
"Yeah, just a small attempted robbery. I already got it all sorted out, not backup is needed Hiro"
Tadashi froze. Hiro? Does that mean that this is…
"Yes Hiro. sure. Yep. Ok, tell Baymax that Wasabi says Hello. All right. Bye"
Wasabi! Tadashi couldn't believe it. His OCD, cautious friend had changed so much. He felt his eyes start to get wet as he started to cry. After all these years. A friend. Without even realising he was doing, he surged forward and started hugging him.
Wasabi POV
Wasabi was walking home. After a long day of classes at SFIT, some idiots decided that it would be a good idea to rob a bank. Normally, the team all together would handle this, but this was just a small group or unarmed teenagers. So Wasabi got suited up, went in, yelled at them, scared the crap out of some teenagers, made sure the cops had it under control, and left.
He was just walking back to his house, or the Cafe, he hadn't decided yet, when he got a call from Hiro. Hiro berated him for going in alone, risking this and that, yada yada yada. After he said Hiro's name, Wasabi thought he heard a small gasp. He turned around, but seeing nothing there, decided he must have imagined it. He hung up, and prepared to resume walking to he decided, his apartment, when something small shot out of the shadows, and wrapped around his legs and started hugging him while crying. It shocked Wasabi so bad he almost laser-handed the figure in the face, just like he had threatened Fred with years ago, when he realised it was a small child.
*Tadashi POV*
Tadashi couldn't believe it. It was him. It was real. Not another cruel stimulation Masudo had dreamt up. After all of these years, a friend.
"I'm so so so sorry" Tadashi cried "I never should have left you, it was the stupidest thing i've ever done, I'm So Sorry. I never should have left him alone. Oh gosh, you must have all thought I Died. I am so so sorry!" Tadashi sobbed
Tadashi felt Wasabi stiffen Of course, what did he expect, he hadn't seen his face
"Uh, Kid" Wasabi said "I think you have me confused with someone-oh god" Wasabi said. Then Tadashi turned his head up to look at him
"No. you- you- you died" Wasabi had gone as pale as a sheet
"No Wasabi, I didn't die 5 years ago. I'm sorry it took me so long to find you, I came back as soon as I could. Oh Gosh, I'm so sorry!"
Wasabi Pried Tadashi off of him and crouched down to look at him
"T-T-Tadashi?" He practically whispered, tears in his own eyes
Tadashi nodded through the tears streaming down his face, and wrapped the older man in a hug once again
Wasabi started crying too
"Your back. You're really back. Oh Hiro is Going to almost kill you. Then he will nurse you back to health and hug you until you explode" Wasabi said. Nither of them noticed Tadashi's tears falling on Wasabi's scrapes from the robbery and healing them instantly.
(AN- just re-read that and gave myself the feels from my own writing. That's sad.)
Wasabi POV
Wasabi couldn't believe it. After 5 years, Tadashi was back. Not at all the same, but he was back. He looked the same. Thin, tired and obviously much younger, but he was a mini replica of the old him. After Wasabi semi got himself under control, he looked his friend over. Tadashi was nearly passed out, still hugging him like, well, like he hadn't seen him in 5 years. Then wasabi realised what he was wearing.
"Tadashi! What happened to you, you must be freezing!" Wasabi yelped
Tadashi jumped "Its ok. I'm ok. I'll explain what happened, I just need to see Hiro and everybody else please"
Wasabi bent down and lifted up the tired 5 year old, who let out a hiss
"Wasabi! What the world do you think you're doing?! Put me down!" Tadashi yelped
"No can do little dude" Wasabi said, using fred's old nickname for Hiro "You don't have any shoes on. You are not walking through sleet plus, you are way too warm to be walking around in weather like this unprotected, so you might have a fever or something" Tadashi tensed at that, so Wasabi took the time to secure the 5 year old, who was light as a feather, witch worried Wasabi, Tadashi couldn't have been eating much, around his shoulders, and started walking towards his apartment, Tadashi giving up on getting down, and seemed to be now trying to get comfortable on his shoulders
"Wasabi?" Tadashi asked "Mhm?" Wasabi grunted "whats with the armor? And what were you talking to Hiro for about backup, and robberies? And Baymax is still active?" Tadashi questioned
Now it was Wasabi's turn to tense
"You don't know?" Wasabi asked, surprised
"Were big hero 6. You don't know? We've been in the news pretty consistently for the past 5 years? The big showdown with Callahan? The microbots? That was all us. Us as in Me, Honey Lemon, GoGo, Baymax, Hiro, and Fred. You really haven't heard about all of that?"
Tadashi looked shocked
"Professor Callahan's alive?" Tadashi asked "and what about Hiro's microbots? Didn't they all get destroyed in you know... The fire?"
"No! There was a big fight and… where the heck have you been these last 5 years?"
Unfortunately, Tadashi's mind took this time to blank completely on his alibi.
"Um… around?" Tadashi said, but it sounded like a question
"Uh-huh, Sure" Wasabi said. Now he was really curious. Where had he been all this time? And he didn't know about BH6? This was going to be a messy conversation, and a late night. What was he going to tell Hiro?
AAAAAnd there is chapter 2. I know I said that you would have to wait a week, but I had Ideas, and I didn't want to keep you guys waiting. I hope you liked it! See you next week! (or, you know, knowing me probably sometime in the next 2 days)
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