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Listening during lectures wasn't one of the things Go-Go did while she was at college, mostly because she recited the professors' words long before she even thought about attending a school in a different town than the one she grew up in; but with this entire factory thing going on, her mind was solely focused on that. The unanswered questions from last night, along with some new ones which rose after reading this morning's paper, still filled a huge chunk of her thoughts.
Something felt off. Something was off when the organization which was rubbed denied commenting on what was actually stolen from them. True, they probably didn't want to say these were dogs, for the fear supporters of animal rights would call them out or something, especially if it was revealed that the puppies were poisoned. On the other hand, that was it. The fact these dogs were poisoned by the time the guy stole them told Go-Go the people working at Medicamentum weren't all that innocent.
When the hard part of the day was out of the way and students got to work on their projects in the campus lab, Go-Go was able to slightly forget the subject and focus on her work, but the questions would've still pop up every once in a while. She tried to just forget about it, focusing on her bike and how fast it could go, but the thought of something bad going on inside that factory just didn't let go; especially when Go-Go would catch sight of her cheery roommate working excitedly on her own project and sigh as to why it was her mother who worked there.
Despite the constant thinking, Go-Go did manage to hide her mixed feelings while being around her friends during lunch break. She acted like herself, commenting sarcastically when she saw the need to and outright stating her opinion about the matters being talked about. No one suspected that something was wrong with her; not even Honey herself.
As the day was about to come to an end, Honey received a phone call from her mother, who told her she will be late today because of the deadline which was put on her shoulders. Julieta didn't bring up the newspaper article in order to not make Honey believe she caused her mother the extra work, but when Go-Go heard about Julieta coming home later than usual, her suspicions about the relations between the factory and the death of the puppies rose.
With an hour or two to spare before the start of their night patrol, both girls used the time they had in order to do different things. Honey got to work on a dinner for her and Go-Go, figuring her mother will have no interest in cooking after her long day of work, while Go-Go rushed towards her laptop while claiming she needed to check something out, hiding what it exactly was from her best friend.
As the laptop was positioned on Go-Go's lap and the light of the screen shun back at her face, the Super-Hero started looking for Internet articles regarding the factory Julieta worked for and nearing the search results for ones published on that day. The newspaper might not have all the details, but what about online sites? The search did bring a lot of results regarding last night, which Go-Go assumed would be the case considering the big name of the company, but all of them said the same thing as the morning paper, outside of maybe wording it a little differently. Frustrated by not finding anything new, Go-Go sighed in annoyance as she threw her head back on the couch she sat on. Due to her frustration, Go-Go didn't notice that Honey was standing right behind her.
"I agree; we don't look all that good in those poses." She suddenly said, surprising her frustrated friend. "We need to discuss actual photo shoots instead of allowing websites to post paparazzi's; I don't look good at all when I'm half-way through throwing the ball." Honey complained as she saw the picture of her which the site decided to use; featuring her in the middle of throwing one of her chemical balls at something which wasn't caught by the photographer.
"That's not what I was looking at." Go-Go told Honey before closing her laptop and getting up from the couch in order to stretch her muscles.
"What were you looking about us, anyway?" Honey suddenly asked. "It's usually me who search us up on the Internet."
After hearing the question, Go-Go stopped her stretching. She hasn't thought about Honey seeing what she was looking at and asking about it. What was she supposed to say after they supposedly let the subject die and agreed on Go-Go over-thinking the entire thing? At that moment, Go-Go realized that she might not be able to get out of this and that she needed to tell Honey what she knew. Sighing in defeat at the lack of an excuse to look the team up on the web, Go-Go showed Honey the article from the newspaper, which she kept as a reference. She handed it over to Honey, looking down at the ground as the other girl took the paper and looked it over.
Honey read the report, gasping a bit when she saw the name of the factory her mother works for being mentioned in it. When she finished reading, her eyes turned back to Go-Go, who looked at her sadly. "I know we said there's no way this is possible last night but you saw what's written there." She pointed at the paper in Honey's hand. "I'm sorry to say that, Honey; but it seems like your mother's factory is the same one which killed these puppies."
She wanted to protest, she wanted to object, but she couldn't do any of that. Realizing that Go-Go's worries were right all along, Honey sighed sadly. "What now?" She asked, not sure what Go-Go was trying to achieve by looking that subject up after the answers seemed pretty clear to her.
Surprised that Honey still didn't want to kill her, Go-Go shook her head. "I don't know. No news source has any additional information on the case, the questions of how and why are still up in the air…" She lay out the facts, releasing her breath once she realized she was holding it this entire time. "The only thing I can think of is to go inside that factory ourselves and get the answers." Go-Go stated while punching her fist against her palm.
Thus far, Honey didn't see any reason to be mad at Go-Go because her concerns were legitimate. But breaking into the factory? That wasn't only illegal, but could also get her mother fired. "No way, Go-Go!" Honey raised her voice as soon as the idea came out of Go-Go's mouth. "I'm not putting my mother's career on the line because of this!"
Go-Go was sure Honey was going to be mad about the entire thing at one point, but she was still surprised when she objected so decidedly. "Honey, you should know better than anyone else that these chemicals are dangerous. Yesterday these were puppies, today we could lose humans! Your mother even said her project is nearing the human testing stage!"
"But there has to be another way! I don't want my mother to lose her job because of me breaking in there, especially when I know for sure she won't allow such tests which could end with serious casualties!"
"No one is going to see us! Have you forgotten how fast I can go?"
"That's not my point!" Honey eventually shouted. "The point is that if we get caught; and let's face it, it's a very likely thing to happen, my mother is losing everything that she has worked hard for! All of her research for the sake of the human brain thrown out the window! Let's not to mention, this factory helps us get by. As someone who's basically been my sister for so long, you should know that Go-Go!"
At that point Go-Go couldn't believe how blind Honey seemed to be. She looked for a comeback; a way to get Honey to see something much bigger than their own lives is on the line, but she couldn't think of anything. "Okay, fine…" She eventually threw her hands up in defeat. "I don't agree with you on this at least one bit, but I respect your will to protect your mother."
Honey was glad that Go-Go saw her reasoning and accepted it; but she also thought it was way too easy. Go-Go wasn't one to give up so quickly when it came to arguments, so her accepting defeat like that was kind of weird. Never the less, Honey thanked her friend for understanding where she was coming from. Go-Go nodded at her before returning to the couch and opening her laptop again.
Following the argument, both girls didn't talk to each other until it was time to suit up for their night patrol.
Another night of protecting the city was about to end. Nothing all that special went on, so it ended up being a night without crime fighting. As much as the lack of action made this job boring sometimes, Go-Go used the quiet night to her advantage by asking her teammates for help regarding the factory case. If Honey won't help her, she could most likely receive help from her other friends.
The first of the friends she talked to was the comic-book loving geek in the monster suit, Fred. Go-Go knew how much he was into stuff which reminded him of all the comic-books he reads in his spare time; so she was sure the idea of sneaking into a medicine factory in order to reveal their secrets and probably save the city will guarantee he would join her. After explaining the entire situation to him, Go-Go was ready for him to accept the suggestion.
"So, wait a minute…" He said. "We are doing this behind Honey's back?" Fred asked her, feeling a bit uncomfortable with that part.
"She's not going to listen to reason, so yes." Go-Go confirmed his suspicions.
"I don't know… She's a good friend and teammate…" Fred trailed off as he tried to justify his refusal. "Also, I'm pretty sure her mother won't allow her work to be used for bad stuff."
"That's not the point, Fred! And I'm not saying that she is," Go-Go explained. "It's just that something's fishy about this entire thing and it could potentially damage the people in the city!"
"I'm sorry, Go-Go. But I don't want to this without Honey." Fred eventually said decidedly." If you could get her on board, I'm in."
Sighing in defeat, Go-Go reacted with a simple "Whatever" before dashing away from Fred's watching post.
Wasabi, another member of Big Hero 6 who had laser blades as his main weapon, was her next option. Go-Go believed he might be easier to persuade, seeing how he was the most fearful of the team, mostly following the one who had a plan. Since she had a plan, somewhat, she was sure Wasabi was going to join in on the mission. However, in a similar way to how her conversation with Fred ended, Wasabi had concerns.
"Let me get this straight; you want to break into this factory which, according to you, poisoned a bunch of puppies with chemicals from an experiment Honey's mother is leading, and you worry those dangerous chemicals could potentially be used on humans?" He asked her, receiving a nod from Go-Go. "And you ask me to help you even though Honey told you it's too dangerous for her mother's career and your lives?"
"Look Wasabi, Julieta will be alright. It's the lives of the people of San-Fransokyo I'm worried about! Besides, we infiltrated factories and bases how many times? There's a zero percent chance we'll get caught!" Go-Go tried to prove her point.
"But what are we going on here?" He asked. "Some details which could also be a coincidence?"
"That's why we need to go there!" Go-Go screamed. "Nothing is certain as of now, but our answers might be inside that place!"
"Go-Go, I'm sorry, but I can't take that big of a risk for both you and Honey." Wasabi stated. "I won't be able to let this go if I will take a part in it and something will happen."
At this point, Go-Go was beyond frustrated. How come none of her friends saw the danger lying under this mystery? She saw where they were coming from, but she expected them to understand the bigger picture. After her conversation with Wasabi, Go-Go doubted Hiro would be of any help to her, but she decided to check with him for safety. Maybe she could use the fact he's the youngest member to her advantage…
After hearing the entire story, Hiro thought long and hard about Go-Go's plan. "Are you in or not, Hiro? Simple question." She pressed to get an answer after a few minutes of watching him looking for one.
"Go-Go, you just dropped a bomb on me." Hiro told her. "That's not something I can answer right away." He explained before resuming thinking while Go-Go tapped her foot impatiently on the rooftop they were standing on. At the end, Hiro came to a decision, one which Go-Go didn't take very well.
"Are you kidding me!?" She snapped at the young leader. "I expected you to understand this, Hiro."
"I do, but we're going on assumptions here and that's too risky." He told her.
"Weren't we going after Callaghan because of your assumptions?" Go-Go fired back at him. "Or when you do this it's fine?"
"That may have been an assumption; but it was one which held a lot more water and had more proof." Hiro explained. "Aside from what could also be a coincidence, we have nothing solid." Go-Go was about to react angrily to Hiro's words, but he stopped her before she could even begin. "Think about it like this; what if you found out the factory is actually innocent and maybe the guy you stopped was the bad guy after all? Do you think Honey and Julieta would forgive you this easily if you got more involved in this thing for nothing?"
"As a protector of this city, I want to be sure nothing harms the people living in it!"
"So do we, Go-Go!" Hiro raised his voice for a bit as well. "But there are other ways you could do this without going behind Honey's back."
"What is the big deal with doing that when she refuses to listen to reason?"
"Do you know how many times Tadashi and I didn't exactly saw eye-to-eye on certain things? But we never did things without letting the other know." Hiro told her. "She's basically been your sister for years, Go-Go. That's something that could hurt both of you."
There it was again, referring to her and Honey as sisters because they lived in the same house for five years. They were great friends sure, and nothing will change that, but sisters is something they are not.
"But she's not my sister…" Go-Go said in a low and angry tone before leaving Hiro with his robotic friend.
When she got further away from the rest of her teammates, Go-Go thought there's no choice left. "I might as well do it myself…" She said out loud to herself while preparing to finish the patrol and making her way towards Honey's home.
Little did she know someone was listening to her at that moment…
As the ending suggests, things are about to get a lot more complicated... And that's all I'm going to share at the moment.
Hope everyone liked the small apperances of the other Big Hero 6 members; and don't worry, they will all appear again later on.
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