Hiro went flying into the air, landing harshly onto the sidewalk. Dazed, he lifted his gashed head and looked around for Tadashi and Damaris. They were nowhere to be seen. His vision started blurring, and soon all he could see was black.
Damaris had been caught onto the front of the truck. Yelling in terror as the truck made a sharp turn, she flew headlong into the sea. She emerged to the surface gasping for breath and started treading water, looking everywhere for a sign of Hiro or Tadashi.
Tadashi was more fortunate in this event. He had ducked down just in time for the truck to pass over him. When it was gone, he turned his head and expected to see Hiro and Damaris. He was grieved and surprised to see no one behind him. He swiftly got up and ran for the sidewalk. He scanned the street for a sign of the two. Defeat rising in his stomach, he headed down the sidewalk to continue his search. He was shocked to see Hiro's unconscious figure lying in the middle of the sidewalk. Tadashi rushed over to him.
"Hiro! Hey buddy, are you alright?" Hiro gave a small whimper. Tadashi gathered him up and carried on looking for Damaris.
Damaris had somewhat regained her senses and was swimming for land. She crawled up onto the pebbly shore and collapsed in exhaustion. It took her a few moments before she could properly stand up. When she could, she wandered down the streets of San Fransokyo, searching for the Hamada brothers.
Tadashi had ventured into an alleyway and took some water to clean Hiro's bloodied features. Hiro was slowly starting to wake up. Tadashi sighed in relief.
"I thought you were a goner for a little while there." admitted Tadashi. He hugged Hiro.
"I never want to lose you…" Tadashi hugged him tighter. Suddenly, Damaris came dashing down the alleyway towards them.
"Oh there you guys are! Are either of you badly hurt?" She didn't wait for them to respond. "Listen. The police are after us. We gotta run! There must be somewhere we can go!" Damaris was out of breath and shivering. She looks wet, thought Hiro. He was now fully awake at the threat of jail or a sentence to death.
"I know where we can go!" exclaimed Hiro. "Follow me!" The trio ran farther into the alley until they ran into a wall.
"No... It's blocked off! This can't be happening! The police will be here any minute!" Hiro started panicking. He was right. In no time, police cars had surrounded them. Damaris was not one to be so easily beat though. Living in the alley her whole life she knew how to defend herself. She disappeared into the darkness before Hiro and Tadashi's eyes. Within seconds something like a flash of lightning crashed down into the police officers. It was, indeed, no one other than Damaris. She kicked and punched like a ninja, soon confiscating them of all their weapons. Or so she thought. One police man secretly had a bomb hidden in his jacket. He snatched it out and, with no choice left, threw it at Hiro.
"NOOO!" Tadashi leaped in front of the bomb just in time. It exploded on contact, and Tadashi crumpled to the ground.
"TADASHI NOOOOO!" Hiro cried out. His brother was dead, he was sure if it. Horrible burns and gashs covered his body, and blood poured out from his torso. He threw himself at Tadashi, yelling for him to wake up. Suddenly, a rope trailed down from above and bumped into his head. Hiro looked up. Everything was blurry due to his hysterical tears. It was Damaris.
"Don't worry Hiro, he's not dead. Get him and grab the rope. I'll pull you up." Hiro gathered up Tadashi and grabbed the rope. Damaris started hauling the rope up. She pulled them up onto a rooftop and then let Hiro lay Tadashi down to examine him. He was thoroughly relieved to see the rise and fall of Tadashi's chest.
"Oh Tadashi, never do something that damn stupid again, you hear me!?" Hiro collapsed into a sobbing heap on top of Tadashi. He calmed himself after a little while and became once more rational.
"He needs help. Quickly! If we don't get someone to help him soon, he'll die!" Hiro started to drag Tadashi's senseless body towards his house above the family's cafe.
"And I know just who can help him. Come on Damaris, you have to come too." And with that, Hiro and Damaris headed for the Hamada household, supporting Tadashi between them.