The door creaks open as the time ghost slips inside to the ambient sound of clocks ticking. He makes his way over to a small, yet tall table that holds a silver and green thermos. "Seems we're staying in the human realm longer than intended. That means I have to keep you nearby at all times, Daniel."

The thermos decides to state its opinion. "How many times must I tell you? DO. NOT. REFER TO ME. AS YOU WOULD REFER. TO MY YOUNGER SELF!"

"You're acting as immature as Vladimir right now anyway." A growl resonates from the thermos in response. "Back to my point. We need to have a talk before I allow you to enter the human realm thermos or otherwise." A gloved hand picks up the thermos and removes the lid, allowing a flame-haired ghost to escape. "Can I expect you to take this serious, Dan?"

"Yeah, sure, whatever gets you to shut up faster."

He shifts to an elder form and narrows his eyes. "I can still have you executed, you know." As he changes topic his form turns to a toddler. "Now, I have some rules to set. Rule number one:" He grabs a prison collar from his desk and forces it around Dan's neck. "You are not to remove this collar at any point in time while you're there. It hinders your powers to only flight, intangibility, and shape shifting. Rule number 2: Present a human form at all times. It's only polite to not scare off those who are housing us. And, finally, Rule number 3: Play nice. I cannot emphasize this enough. They're housing two unexpected house guests and you. You could at least show them a little respect. Do you know what 'please' and 'thank you' mean?"

"Well, duh! I'm rude not stupid! I can handle this. Besides," The green ghost ventures to hug Clockwork around the neck. "They're family, after all."

"A. We're not married. And B. Don't do things like THIS" He forces Dan off of him. "in front of them! They are completely unaware of my sexuality and I think it best to remain that way for now."

"I make no promises, Clocky." His face is filled with a big, mischievous gently pecks Clockwork's cheek. "So, when are we leaving?"

With a press of a button, Dan is sucked back into the thermos. "Now."


After packing up all the things he and Dani would need for the next 3 days, he returns himself to the human realm and enters the cafe as a human. Tadashi had thought this was going to be simple task. Unfortunately, he arrived later in the morning than he had thought and the cafe was open. The biggest problem? The whole Big Hero 6 team was hanging out there.

The blond man was the first to spot him. "Wait. Is that…?"

Hiro attempts to distract them. "Who are you talking about, Fred?"

Fred looks at Hiro in confusion. "I never said anything about it being a person."

A larger man sees Tadashi too. "How is this possible?"

Hiro begins to panic in attempt to hide Tadashi from them. "What's possible? Nothing's possible!"

The ghost decides to just let it happen and walks over to their table. "No, it's okay, Hiro. They can know."

A woman with bright pink glasses looks up at him in disbelief. "Ta-da-shi…?" She nervously readjusts her glasses. "Is it really you?"

He takes a deep breath. "Yes. I'm sorry for being gone for so lo-" He's interrupted by slap across the face.

"You're sorry?! We've already moved on! We thought you were dead! What the hell is wrong with you?! Where have you been?!" The woman's face is red with rage.

"Well, he is dead. He can't help that fact, Honey Lemon." Hiro stated simply. He's had the whole night to come to accept the truth.

The large man looks at him in shock. "How can you say that?! He's standing right there!"

An athletic women chips in her opinion. "He's right, Hiro. What's wrong with you?"

"He's not lying." Tadashi sets down the big bag and pulls up a chair. "I am dead. I just simply finally have time in my afterlife to visit for a bit."

There's a long silence before Honey Lemon leans over in her seat and gives him a hug. "Sorry for slapping you. I didn't know."

"It's okay. I deserved it."