Next Mission

"Hello. I am Baymax."

The group gasped and wowed in amazement as they took in the medical droid built by their late friend. Hiro just chuckled. On a whim he decided to bring Baymax along to the hideout to show him to his friends. The medic droid stood there as the group stared at them, waiting for a request.

"Wow, so Tadashi actually finished him," Gogo said in wonder.

"Interesting design," Wasabi commented as he observed Baymax's inflatable balloon like body. The design was unlike any other medic droid any of them had ever seen.

Honey Lemon rushed up to Baymax and threw her arms around him. "Ooooh, he so cuddly and soft."

Fred joined Honey, hugging and sandwiching Baymax from the other side. "She's right. He's like a big marshmallow man."

"I will now scan each of you," Baymax said. He looked to the entire group, taking a biological scan of all of them and assessing their health. "Scan complete. You are all in good health. Would you like a candy?" Baymax offered as several lollipops appeared out of his hand. The group all came up and took one.

"Cool. So why'd you bring Baymax Hiro?" Gogo asked.

Hiro shrugged. "No particular reason. I thought since we do some dangerous stuff we should really have a medic droid handy. Baymax is equipped with the ability to perform like...10,000 medical procedures. Probably be useful in a pinch."

"I bet," Wasabi said in agreement.

"And..." Hiro added. Gogo and the others cocked a brow curiously. Hiro placed his hands together and fiddled with them, working up the nerve to ask his question. "Well we have a lot of old droid parts laying around. I was hoping I could tinker a little. Maybe use them to upgrade Baymax," Hiro said hopefully. It was true, scraps of old Separatist battle droids were laying all over the base and the team didn't do much with them besides use them for scrap metal.

"Please," Hiro asked as he looked to Gogo.

The Miraluka only shrugged and gave him a nod. "Sure, knock yourself out," she said casually.

"Yes," Hiro said excitedly as he pumped a fist.

"Still, do it in your spare time. We still have training to do," she added. Hiro gave her a nod. He turned to Baymax and led him to his charging stand before saying the key phrase to deactivate him. With the medic bot inactive Hiro followed after Gogo, eager to continue his Jedi training.

Hiro's powers had continued to grow. After his little adventure with Anna he had finally come to grasp how to use his telekinetic Force powers. He'd been practicing with them a lot, gaining more finesse with his ability to move objects. And after more training with Gogo he'd learned to use it offensively, unleashing powerful telekinetic pushes that could knock a person off their feet.

"Alright kid, new lesson," Gogo said as she led him out of the base and to the tall grass. Hiro nodded and watched, waiting anxiously for whatever new thing she was about to teach him. He watched as she turned toward the grass and bowed her head. She raised a hand up and extended it outward.

Nothing happened. Hiro remained on the spot, waiting for anything to occur. But nothing did. He arched a brow at his teacher, wondering what the heck she was doing. He was about to speak when he heard the grass rustle. He looked to see the grass bending like something were moving in it.

The next thing he knew a creature leapt out of the grass to land before him. He leapt back with a yelp, surprised and heart racing. He heard Gogo chuckle as she kneeled down to stroke the creature, which was a Lothal-cat.

"Your next lesson is to learn how to connect with another's mind. We'll start with a non sentient creature," Gogo explained as she stroked the purring cat who leaned into her touch. Hiro watched in amazement and smiled.

"Alright, let me try," he said eagerly. Gogo nodded before standing up and taking a step back. Hiro took a breath and extended his palm toward the Lothal-cat. It looked up at him, watching him with curious eyes. And then it promptly proceeded to hiss and spit at him, startling him into jumping back with a shout before it leapt away and into the grass. Hiro watched it run off before looking back to Gogo.

"Fail," she said with a frown.

Hiro looked down and frowned. "Well why do I have to learn this anyway? How will this help me be a Jedi? Shouldn't we be sparring or something?"

Gogo stared at him. She then sighed before ordering him to follow her inside. They walked to the kitchen before taking a seat at the table. Gogo leaned back in her seat and put her feet up on the table. Hiro stared at her, waiting for her to show him something or explain something to him. But Gogo remained silent and waited. A few minutes passed and finally Gogo sat up when she heard footsteps approaching.

"Watch this," she said as she looked to the doorway. Hiro looked back and forth between the door. Gogo waited, keeping her eyes on the doorway as the footsteps grew closer. Finally after a few moments Fred walked by, he paused to give the two of them a wave before he continued on.

"You will get me a drink," Gogo muttered as she waved her hand at the doorway. Hiro looked on curiously as Fred suddenly walked into the kitchen, went right up to the fridge, opened it, and walked up to present Gogo with a drink. "Thank you Fred," she said with a smirk.

"No prob," Fred said with a shrug. He whistled before walking off. Gogo sipped at her drink before looking to Hiro, whose jaw was hanging low in amazement.

"What was that?" he whispered.

"Jedi Mind Trick," she answered. "This is why I was having you practice on get you used to using the Force on minds. Once you can do that you can implant suggestions into other people's heads, making them do almost...well anything," she explained. She took another sip of her drink. Hiro was awestruck as he immediately began asking her for more details.

Then they went back outside to practice. Hiro stood before the tall grass, eyes closed and hand extended outward as he focused his senses, trying to detect the life forms within the tall grass. He heard rustling and smiled.

This may have been easier than he thought.


"Ow," Hiro muttered as he walked back into the base. His face was covered in scratches from a Lothal-Cat that he'd failed to connect with. His sound of pain activated Baymax. The medic droid walked over to Hiro before scanning his face.

"You appear to be covered in scratch marks Hiro. On a scale of one to ten, how would you rate your pain?"

"I don't know. Four," Hiro said with a shrug.

"For safety, I will now apply a disinfectant to minimize the possibility of infection," Baymax stated as he raised a hand. "This will not hurt a bit." Hiro closed his eyes as Baymax's finger started to secrete a disinfectant that he started to rub into Hiro's scratches. Hiro clenched his teeth as his scratch marks flared to life. Burning and stinging all over. After the disinfectant Baymax applied some adhesive strips to cover them up. Then he deemed him ok and gave him some candy.

"Well we'll work on that," Gogo said with a shrug.

"Stupid Lothal-cats," Hiro muttered.

Gogo chuckled before declaring it was break time. As she walked off Hiro excitedly began running around the factory, collecting old droid bits. There were all kinds, MagnaGuard, commando, standard, and even super battle droids. After asking Wasabi he was given some tools and a computer system to work with.

"What are you doing Hiro?" Baymax asked curiously. Hiro was busy taking apart the heads of Commando and MagnaGuard droids. But he paused to look back and smile at Baymax.

"Just working on giving you some upgrades buddy," he said in excitement. With the battle droids heads disassembled Hiro began downloading their fighting and martial programs. He uploaded them to a memory chip before turning to Baymax. He stepped up to the droid before opening his chest compartment. In it was the single chip Tadashi had made Baymax with. It was the component that made Baymax...Baymax.

He inserted the new chip next to his brother's and pushed it into Baymax's chest.

"New programming detected," Baymax said.

"Alright. Now lets work on the body," Hiro said as he gave Baymax a poke in the stomach. Baymax blinked before looking down at his balloon like body. He poked himself in the stomach before following after Hiro. With that Hiro began rounding up the MagnaGuard and commando droids, intent on stripping them of their armor and make a new set for Baymax.


A few hours later the crew went to get Hiro. They'd been given a mission by a friend of theirs in the rebels. A former smuggler named Frost. He'd told them about a shipment of refined Cortosis ore likely to be used in the construction of armor for the Imperial forces. So he suggested the crew relieve the Imperials of the shipment as a means of hindering the Empire. They agreed and gathered up all the details. Unfortunately, the ore was not on Lothal, meaning they were going to have to leave the planet. And for a certain member of the team who had a family member...that may prove to be a problem.

The crew went down to the lower level of the factory in search of their youngest team member. And they found an interesting sight.

"What the?" Gogo muttered.

Hiro, having sensed his friends turned around with a smile. "Hey guys. What do you think of Baymax?" he said as he gestured to his medic droid. The others looked at the medic droid and were surprised to see him covered in armor. The armor was grey, the color of commando and MagnaGuard droids from which he'd fashioned it. However it made Baymax look a little silly. The armor was wide, making Baymax look rather bulky and still non threatening.

"Uh..." others said in unison.

"Hang on, now before you say anything," Hiro said holding up a hand to keep them silent. Hiro picked up a few scarce bolts in hand. "Ready buddy?" he called out. Baymax gave a nod. Hiro began tossing the bolts at Baymax. And to the group's surprise the plushy robot began batting them aside with chops and kicks.

"Ok now watch this," Hiro said excitedly as he brought Baymax a metal pipe. He placed it in Baymax's hands and gave the droid a nod. The droid blinked before proceeding to bend the pipe like it were clay. The team's eyes widened in surprise. They were admittedly impressed. "Baymax is super strong, and with his armor we can put that strength to good use. Oh, was there something you wanted to tell me?"


Hiro paced his room nervously as he contemplated how to lie to his aunt. He wanted to join his friends on their mission. But as they explained to do so would require them to go off planet. Not too far as they explained. They'd have him back within two days time. But what was he supposed to tell Cass?

He felt bad, but he couldn't tell her about all the dangerous stuff he was doing. She might die of shock and worry. They were the only family they had left, so obviously she wouldn't want him going on life or death missions on top of training to be a Jedi.

Hiro groaned and palmed his head.

"Hiro! Time for dinner!" Aunt Cass called.

"Coming," he called back. He took in a breath and steeled himself as he walked downstairs.

The pair ate dinner in silence as Hiro tried to work up the nerve to speak to his aunt.

"Something wrong Hiro?" Cass asked curiously. "You've barely touched your dinner," she said motioning with her head to his meal.

Hiro swallowed and faked a smile. "No, everything is fine," he said dismissively. He mechanically put his food into his mouth and ate it. But his stomach kept twisting into nervous knots. Finally with one last breath he set his fork down and looked up at Cass.

"Actually Aunt Cass, there's something I wanted to ask you," Hiro began.

Cass cocked a brow. "Oh really?" Hiro nodded. "Ok, what is it?"

"Well...I was wondering if I could stay at a friend's place for a day or two. I'd be back before I needed to go to classes at the academy. Promise." He looked up to his aunt hopefully as she mulled it over.

"Hmmm. I don't know Hiro. Not that I'm not happy you're making friends and all. But I'd have to meet these people first before I let you stay with them." Hiro's hopes plummeted. How would a meeting like that go over? His friends didn't exactly look like they'd go to the academy.

"Please Aunt Cass. They're really good friends."

"I'm sure they are Hiro. But that doesn't change the fact that I'd have to meet them," she said more sternly. Hiro opened his mouth to speak when suddenly Cass perked up and her eyes glazed over. "On second thought...I don't have to meet them," she said with a strange tone.

Hiro cocked a brow. "Uh, you feeling ok Aunt Cass?"

"I'm fine. You can stay with your friends. Just be back before classes," she said.

Hiro was very confused by this sudden turn of events. But he wasn't going to question it. "Ok. Thanks Aunt Cass."

After dinner Hiro went back up to his room. As soon as he opened the door he was met with Gogo. He nearly yelped in surprise to find her just standing there. But he clamped his mouth shut, entered the room, and quietly shut the door behind him.

"What are you doing here?" he whispered.

"Thought your Aunt might need a little...push," she said casually. Hiro blinked before realization set in.

"Did you mind trick my Aunt?!"

"Hey, you want to come with us or not?"

Hiro thought it over. "Good point. When do we leave?"

"Tomorrow. Early morning. We'll come pick you up," Gogo said before she went to the window. "Start packing," she said before she leapt out in dissapeared. Hiro nodded to himself before getting to work, packing everything he'd need for a trip off planet.


The next day Hiro was strapped into a seat in the cockpit of the BH6. Wasabi started the engines and took the controls. Hiro smiled. He could barely remember the last time he'd been off the planet. His heart thrummed in his chest as his friends just sat casually back in their seats and awaited lift off.

It only took a few minutes before Wasabi flew the ship out of the factory and into orbit. Once clear of the Imperial blockade he set the coordinates for their destination and placed a hand on the lever to send them to lightspeed. But he paused to look back at Hiro and smile.

"You want to the do the honors?"

Hiro gasped and leapt out of his seat. He placed a hand on the lever, pausing to look at his friends. They all smiled and gave him a nod. With a whoop of excitement he pressed the lever forward, sending the ship to lightspeed and to their next mission.