Chapter 9: Birthday Revolutionary Battle


Finally, it has all come to this! The most awaited chapter~ (for me, anyway xD) This is where the "battle" starts! Sorry it took so long. But, same excuse as always sigh. Suckish title, I know XP But I couldn't think of anything elsa haha. I hope you enjoy this anyway! Every word counts; so don't miss a second of it! :) You have no idea how much I had to go through for this, and I really put a lot of effort. I hope it was worth the wait!


By the time they got to the city, it was already dawning to a new day. Big Hero 6 and Friya were riding Baymax, on their way to save the city they needed to protect. Friya couldn't think of anything but the Face-Changer. Her main priority now was to stop it, once and for all.

"Hey, Fri," Hiro said. "I know it's kind of a bad timing, but isn't it your birthday now?"

Friya stared at him, speechless. "You brought that up in a time like this?"

Hiro blushed. "Well…I just thought…since there could be a lot of destruction and people could get hurt today…well, I just tried to think of something positive."

She had to admit, Friya was glad he said that. She managed a light chuckle. "Well, can you think of something else that's positive?"

The boy hesitated for a moment before saying, "The day you kissed me."

At that, Friya let out a quiet laugh. Of all things… "Why'd you bring that up?" she asked innocently.

"…Um…"

That made Friya giggle and Hiro smile to see her happy in spite of the situation. "If this day goes off with a good ending, I'll probably give you another one." And with that, Hiro had to hope.

They finally arrived at the heart of the city. The citizens of San Fransokyo were still running around, screaming, as they pointed upwards to the Face-Changer. It was on top of a building, arms spread wide as it controlled all the electronics and gadgets in the city. Lots of items were rising from people's hands and off the ground, attacking and dropping on people, destroying most of the buildings and streets.

"My invention has gone way too far this time," Friya said angrily.

"It's like he's creating some kind of revolution," Fred said. "For machines!"

"Some birthday…"

Hiro saw a baby in a small carriage, about to get crushed by a mailbox. It was crying hysterically as the mailbox neared it. Instantly, the young teen sprang into action and threw himself at the carriage before the mailbox could smash it to pieces. The baby kept crying until the mother arrived, crying. "Bless you, Big Hero 6!" she cried. Hiro bowed in her welcome.

"Friya, what do we do?" Gogo asked as Hiro returned to them. "This is your invention, so it's your call."

"Come on, Gogo, don't make her feel bad," Hiro protested.

"No, she's right," Friya sighed. She faced her friends who looked at her with worried glances. "It's my job to stop the Face-Changer. If Hiro doesn't mind, I'd like to tell you guys my plan right now."

"But, Friya—"

"Don't you trust me, Hiro?" Friya smiled at the boy in front of her. Through those eyes, Hiro could see determination and something else: confidence.

"Of course I do," Hiro said. The young inventor nodded. She turned to the others, who were ready to hear her word.

"I need you guys to spread out across the city."

"That's it?" Honey asked, frowning.

Friya nodded. "Help the people. Protect them from their own things. Destroy whatever needs to be destroyed. Save the city!"

"Friya, what are you planning?" Gogo asked suspiciously.

"Nothing," she answered, rather quickly. "Just please, do what you need to do."

"If you say so, Fri," Hiro said reluctantly. The others knew she had something up her sleeve but they nodded eventually.

They separated from each other with a final nod.

People continued to shriek and scream, which was kind of getting annoying. Metal objects continued to fall from the sky. Using her disc, Gogo cut through a metal lamppost. Baymax used his strength to catch falling cars. Hiro tried to stop anymore metal stuff from rising off the ground.

"How is he even doing all this?" Hiro shouted as he looked up at the Face-Changer.

"He's controlling electro-magnetic waves in the air," Gogo said, glaring up. "I can feel it. It's like invisible puppet strings. He managed to use anything metal because of it."

"But how did he do that?"

"It's supposed to take years! I don't understand how the Face-Changer could—" Then she froze, wide-eyed, as she and Hiro exchanged a look.

They just continued on. The Big Hero 6 team just did their job, saving whomever they needed to save. No one saw Friya.

"Where is that girl?!" Wasabi called out as he sliced through another mailbox.

"I don't know!" Honey shouted back, using her Chem-balls to catch cellphones in the air. "She just ran off somewhere!"

"Look!" someone suddenly shouted and pointed. Everyone near the area turned to see what was happening. Hiro looked and his eyes widened. "Oh no."

Friya was running up her solidified stairs towards the building of the Face-Changer. The said object saw her coming and glared in her direction. Once Friya was a good ten meters away, she stopped and just started talking to it.

"What is she doing?" Gogo shouted.

"Is she insane?!" Fred asked.

Hiro didn't answer. "Baymax!" he called. The robot understood immediately and they quickly started flying towards the building.

Friya was trying to talk to the Face-Changer. Her invention just glared at her when it realized she had managed to catch up to it. "Face-Changer!" she shouted out. It only seemed to anger it more.

"You don't have to do this!" she continued, eyeing the ground. She was so high up. Why did it have to choose the highest building in the city? How is it that all villains were like that?

The Face-Changer didn't listen to anything she said. Using his magnetic powers, he flung a steel pole at her. Friya quickly dodged it and moved to the side, but she ran out of solid floor. The solidifying liquid quickly flowed out the soles of her foot to make more and she was able to stand again. After a relieved sigh, she became more serious.

"Please!" she tried again. "You have to listen!"

It didn't. Instead, it only tried knocking her down further. He summoned a giant metal sleet that looked like it came from a car and shot it towards Friya. It was going to be harder to dodge, so she just jumped off before she got hit. The same thing happened and she had another floor of solidified liquid. Unfortunately, space was getting smaller now.

"I just want to talk!" she yelled. "I know how you feel! If you just—"

She wasn't able to finish her sentence. The Face-Changer finally threw itself at her and knocked her off her stairs. Friya tumbled downwards as the Face-Changer quickly jumped back to the building. The wind muted the sounds of her screams. Eyes shut tight, she tried creating more stairs, until she came in contact with something.

Opening her eyes, she saw that she was flying on the back of Baymax with Hiro cradling her head in his arms. She quickly sat up. "Hiro?" she said.

"What were you thinking?" he practically shouted. He took her helmet off to check for injuries. "You said you weren't planning anything!"

"Well, at the moment, I wasn't…"

"Friya, that was dangerous!" Hiro scolded, taking his own helmet off as they landed on the ground. The rest of the team hurried up to them.

"Are you hurt, Fri?" Honey asked.

"I have to get back up there!" she said desperately. She tried running, but Hiro caught her arm.

"Friya, no!" he said, a worried expression on his face. "You can't do this!"

Suddenly, the young girl gave him a small smile. "You know, this is the second time you told me not to do something," She chuckled. "I proved you wrong last time."

"No, I can't let you go this time! The Face-Changer will kill you!"

"That's why I'm trying to persuade him! Don't you see? He's had a bad view of people for the past eight years with no one to tell him otherwise! I must take responsibility as his creator. I'm the only person that can stop him!"

"The way you address it as a person more now is scaring me…"

"Hiro, please," Friya pleaded, staring deep into his eyes. "I can do this. You have to let me."

"No, I can't," Hiro said, tears forming in the corners of his eyes. "What if something happens to you? I can't live with myself if I lost you too."

"What did we tell each other last time?" Friya smiled, squeezing his hand tightly and placing her forehead on his. "There's no way I would ever leave."

Hiro looked at her and she leaned in for a kiss. It was heart-warming and passionate, just like Friya herself. Hiro couldn't do anything but kiss back. It seemed like they'd drowned out all noise and forgotten about everything until she pulled away. Friya gave Hiro one last smile, put her helmet on, and started running upwards.

"Friya!" Hiro shouted. He watched as she run up a new flight of stairs but didn't run up to her this time. Baymax was behind him, but there was no need to hold him back. While people fled and ran for their lives, the Big Hero 6 just stared as they watched their friend try to save them all.

She was prepared now. Friya wasn't going to let the Face-Changer bring her down this time. Once she was back up next to the building, she was almost terrified when she witnessed the Face-Changer getting stronger. She saw countless metal objects surrounding it, rotating in a circle around it. The Face-Changer had his arms spread upwards, as if praising the heavens for his victory.

"Face-Changer!" Friya yelled. It looked at her and glared, as if wondering why she wasn't dead yet.

"You have to listen to me! I understand how you feel! I know what it's like to be pushed down by others and think you're as bad as people say you are!"

If the Face-Changer had eyebrows, it probably raised them at her.

"OK, maybe not as much as you think! But not all humans believe that you don't have feelings! Don't you remember the people's reactions during the showcase eight years ago? They loved you! Sure, there are some humans that didn't think you were good, but more thought you were awesome! You can't just hate all humans for that!"

The invention only looked like it wanted to hurt her more. He was readying more metal objects when Friya quickly lifted her hands, stating she wasn't done.

"I may not know what it's like for someone's words to bring me down," she said slowly. "In fact, we're the opposite. I bring myself down by thinking I'm not as good enough. I tell you now, listening to what other people have to say about you isn't going to make things better! You're the only one who can!"

Suddenly, Friya started to take her helmet off. The Face-Changer looked surprised but he didn't attack. "I'm not afraid of you," she said bravely. "I'm supposed to hate you, but I don't now. I'm your creator, and I take responsibility for why you're like this way. But you can't hurt all these innocent people!"

Now, the Face-Changer started attacking again. It flung metal objects here and there, but Friya dodged them all and kept talking. "I'm not afraid of you," she repeated. "You have to stop this! You can't hold a grudge forever! I've known what it's like!"

Hiro saw what was happening from below and his eyes widened. "She's in trouble!" he said. Without thinking, he ran up Friya's stairs, trying to reach her.

"Hiro!" his teammates shouted to him, but he wouldn't listen. Baymax, being Hiro's healthcare companion, immediately started flying up towards the building once more.

"Please!" Friya was saying. Her hand was outstretched, the Face-Changer still trying to attack. "You can change for good! You can be a better invention!"

It wouldn't listen. Its lifeless eyes were closed as it tried not listening to her. But Friya wouldn't listen.

"Please!"

Suddenly, it seemed like everything froze for the Face-Changer. Its eyes opened and saw his creator wrapping her arms around the waist. Even eight years older, the invention was still taller than her; but Friya didn't mind. Just like before, Friya was hugging her prized creation as she buried her head in its body. How long has it been since they last came in contact? Too long for the Face-Changer to even remember.

"You were my greatest invention," Friya declared. "I can't see you like this. You are my greatest inspiration. You could've been a hero."

And so, all metal objects started falling, losing control from their magnetic strings. Down below, people watched in what seemed like the end of the world started seeing a new dawn. The Big Hero 6 team even stared in awe at the sight.

Slowly, the Face-Changer hugged his creator back.

Hiro was still running up the stairs. He was aware that things were going to be OK and everyone's metal objects started falling again, but that only made things worse.

"Friya!" he hollered.

Up above her and the Face-Changer was a giant truck. And it was plummetting down on them.

Time didn't stop, but it seemed like sound did. Hiro was yelling as he lunged himself at Friya and the Face-Changer, as the truck started to come in contact. The last thing that any of them saw was a blur of red followed by a curtain of darkness.


When black was the last thing seen, white became the first. As Friya opened her eyes, she felt lighter and more distant. She sat up and looked around, surprised to find that she couldn't see anything but whiteness all around her. When she stood, she almost tumbled over. She was still wearing her suit, and yet she felt like she was floating.

"Friya?" she heard a voice call out. Quickly, the girl turned around and almost burst out crying when she found a special certain someone walking towards her.

Without thinking, Friya broke into a run, and threw her arms around Hiro, hugging him tightly. Tears flowed from her eyes, knowing now that they had succeeded. Hiro hugged as well, rubbing her back in comfort.

"You were right," he said finally. He took his helmet off "Again. I never should have doubted you."

"You better not ever again," Friya said, laughing. Hiro kissed her forehead, still holding her tightly.

"Happy birthday, Friya," he said quietly. Friya smiled brightly and softly kissed his lips once again. This time, it was not as rushed as last time, and it was more sincere. They couldn't ask for anything more.

That's why Hiro noticed the room they were in. "This place…" he mused as he eyed the walls. "This place looks so familiar…like a dream."

"You think you've been here before?" Friya asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm not sure…the most frequent time I've remembered being here was…no, it can't be?"

"What is it?"

Hiro frowned, looking at a distance. "This is where…I saw Tadashi in my dream."

He turned to Friya, thinking she might have an explanation, but he only heard a gasp out of her. When he looked, he saw her facing the other direction, and tried to see what she was staring at. He almost gasped himself.

Three people were standing a few meters away from the duo. Two adults and one child. They were smiling, just standing there, as if waiting for something to happen. Hiro recognized the trio from a picture somewhere, but Friya reacted first.

"Mum! Dad! Rhea!" she cried. Once again, she started running up to them, and they welcomed her with open arms. The reunited family hugged each other tightly, taking up nine years of not being able to see each other into this very moment.

"Friya, my baby," Luca Tamaki said gently, stroking her eldest daughter's hair. "It's OK, we're here now."

"Onee-chan!" Little Rhea Tamaki, still remained four years old, looked up at her sister with adoration. "You saved the world!"

At her voice, Friya couldn't help but grinning from ear to ear. It was a voice that she hadn't heard in a really long time. The blonde girl picked her sister up and spun her around, just as they used to do when they were younger. Only this time, Rhea didn't object to it.

"Yeah, we did," Friya laughed as Rhea giggled while setting her down.

"I knew you were the best big sister ever!" she exclaimed happily.

That was enough to make Friya's smile light up a room. "I really missed you, little bird."

"I miss you too, Fri."

Hiro was happy for Friya. Really, he was. He was finally able to see her truly happy and see her with her real family. But something inside him was longing for something more. If only he could be able to see—

"Hiro."

The teen boy immediately whirled around. What he saw then was a sight that was almost sure to make him cry. A sight that he had missed for a time not as long as Friya, but long enough just the same.

"Tadashi."

The older Hamada smiled gently at his younger brother. A loving, older sibling-like smile that Hiro used to hate and love so much. Arms spread out wide, Tadashi welcomed him into his arms as the two brothers reunited. Hiro hugged him tightly, not wanting to let go, as if believing his big brother might disappear again if he did.

But Tadashi managed to pry him off easily, grip him by the shoulders, and stare deep into his eyes. Then he grinned. "Hiro," he said again. "I am so proud of you."

"So are we," Krio Tamaki said, beaming as he patted his daughter's shoulder. "We're all proud. Of both of you."

"Mom and Dad couldn't be here for you right now," Tadashi told Hiro. "But they wanted me to tell you that they couldn't ask for a better way to see you happy. We miss you, little brother."

"I miss them too," Hiro said. "But I miss you more, Tadashi. I'm glad you're here now." He smiled at his older brother, who smiled at him back. That was all that mattered.

Suddenly, Friya frowned. "Where exactly is here?" she asked the four of them.

"Yeah," Hiro said, frowning a bit as well. "Are we dead?"

Luca laughed. "No, darlings. You're not dead. This is simply the only way we could have seen you."

"We had to tell you how happy we are for you," Krio said, nodding. "Both of you have really accomplished a lot."

"Plus," Tadashi added. "This is the day you really got over our deaths."

The two teens exchanged a look. Apparently, they weren't expecting that statement.

"Speaking of deaths," Friya sighed, changing the subject. "How many did the Face-Changer cause?"

"Just a few," Krio admitted. Hiro put a hand on Friya's shoulder as she hung her head.

"But you stopped him, nee-chan!" Rhea exclaimed. "You're a hero!"

Friya had to smile at that and ruffled her sister's hair. "Thanks, Rhea," she said. "But they guys helped me out too—"

"No, Friya, you did everything," Hiro interrupted. "You didn't need our help. You stopped the Face-Changer on your own."

"Maybe so," Tadashi put in. "But the citizens couldn't have known what to do without the Big Hero 6 helping them. You guys did your equal share of the job."

Friya grinned at Tadashi. It seems that they were already getting along.

"Friya," Luca said. "I hope you know now that you are not responsible for Rhea's death." The mother put her hands over her daughters' shoulders.

Hiro almost started to protest when Friya hesitated. But she quickly put on an honest smile and nodded.

Suddenly, the room started to glow. A wall disappeared and light flashed into the room, like someone giving a cue. Luca looked over to her husband and Krio nodded.

"It looks like it is time for us to depart," he announced.

"What?!" the duo exclaimed.

"You can't go yet!" Friya cried. "We just got you guys back!"

"Tadashi!" Hiro said desperately.

The older brother smiled softly, patting his sibling on the shoulder. "I'll always be here, bonehead," he promised. "Maybe one day we can see each other again, but I'll always be here."

Hiro seemed to be convinced enough. He gave Tadashi the biggest hug yet and they just stayed like that just a bit longer. There were no words left for his last goodbye.

Friya, however, didn't want to say goodbye at all. She looked at her parents with a horrified expression, but they only looked back at her coolly.

"Mum, Dad…" she started to say, but Luca raised a hand.

"You have nothing to apologize for, Friya," she said. "We're proud of you, no matter what. Whatever you do, we'll always be happy of what you achieve."

"We love you, Fri," Krio said, smiling.

"You guys…" Friya smiled her brightest smile and hugged the two of them lovingly.

"Happy birthday, Friya." Luca said softly, in which Friya had to tear up happily.

After they held each other for a while, Friya pulled away from her parents and looked down.

As Rhea shyly went up to her older sister, Friya immediately knelt and embraced her tightly. As she choked back a sob, Rhea rubbed her sister's back comfortingly.

"I wish you didn't have to leave, little bird," Friya said quietly.

Rhea smiled. "You know we have to leave, sis," she replied. "I don't want to, but like Tadashi-senpai said, we'll always be here too!" In the background, Tadashi managed a small smile at the child.

Friya pulled away and smiled at her sister. "I'm sorry for everything, little bird."

The little girl shook her head calmly. "Don't be sorry, sis. None of this would have happened if I hadn't died, right?"

"Rhea…"

She reached out to lightly touch her sister's cheek and smiled brightly. "It will be fine, onee-chan."

Friya's eyes widened at that, but they almost immediately softened to tears. Eight years, she hadn't known what her sister meant, but now, she could almost clearly see it. Eight years, and it leads up to this day. After one final hug, she finally pulled away from her sister.

It was time to let go.

The wall started glowing brighter. They needed to leave fast. Tadashi walked up to Friya and held a hand out. "It was really nice to meet you, Friya," Tadashi said, beaming. "Keep an eye out for my brother, will you? He needs you more than you think."

"I heard that!" Hiro called out.

Friya had to giggle at that and shook his hand. "I will, Tadashi. It was nice to meet you as well."

Then, Krio went and patted Hiro in the back, which he almost jumped to at the touch. "It was a pleasure knowing about you, Hiro," he said. "I trust you with my daughter. I understand you make her happy. Don't change that fact."

Half smiling, Hiro nodded nervously. "I will…sir."

Finally, it was time for them to really leave. As the walls glowed brighter and brighter, Rhea waved at her sister, her own smile shining as brightly. Taking her parents' hands, they walked towards the light. Tadashi held a fist out to Hiro and they did one final fist bump, much to Hiro's grief. Then, with a wink, he turned a followed Friya's family.

As soon as he disappeared, the light dimmed, and the duo was back in a plain white room. Friya stood beside Hiro, watching the direction where both their relatives left.

Slowly, her hand inched towards his, and he clasped it tightly in his own.

Together, they held on tightly as they felt another flash of darkness fall upon them.


This time, when Hiro woke up, all he saw was the sky. He thought he was dead for sure until Baymax came into view.

"They have awoken." He announced.

Immediately, the rest of the team started gathering around him, shooting questions at his face. Hiro was still drowsily waking up and he groaned at the noise.

"Guys, give them some space," Gogo said, scoffing. As Honey, Wasabi, and Fred inched back, Hiro sat up and looked around. A small crowd had gathered around them. They seemed to be in the middle of the streets, right in the heart of San Fransokyo. The citizens staring at Hiro waking up and what they thought were the saviors of their city. The teenage boy frowned at the sight, and suddenly saw a figure of gold and orange beside him.

"Friya!" He quickly took hold of her back and gave support as she sat up. She was slowly regaining consciousness but she didn't want to. When she caught a glimpse of Hiro, she said, "Did you see them?"

At first, he didn't know what she was talking about until he remembered the reunion. "Yes," he answered. "I did."

With Friya fully awake, the duo were finally able to take a look at their surroundings. Much damage was taken, and cars and many other electronics were scattered everywhere. Some people were trying to find their cellphones in the mess. The entire city was a wreck and they knew it had to be cleaned up soon. But that wasn't the problem right now.

"How many people were injured?" Friya asked.

The others exchanged worried glances at each other until Honey spoke up. "Not much," she said. "But twenty-six people were put in the hospital and eleven people got crushed by trucks and other cars."

Friya bit her lip and toyed with the tip of her ponytail. She looked ready to cry again. But she quickly wiped the sad face off and nodded understandingly. Hiro was proud at how accepting she was now. "And the Face-Changer?" he asked the team.

That's when their faces started to light up. "It deactivated itself," Wasabi declared.

"Baymax found it turned off when he saved you guys from that falling truck," Gogo explained. With a smile, she added, "Friya did it. She saved the city."

"Dude, you were awesome!" Fred exclaimed, beaming from ear to ear.

Friya chuckled as she and Hiro finally stood up. "No, we were awesome. I couldn't have done this without you guys."

Because of her words, the others exchanged proud looks at each other. They turned back to her with thankful expressions. "What are friends for?" Gogo said, smiling.

Just then, Baymax stepped up. "I have scanned the two of you," he said. "It appears that neither has sustained any injuries, and your heart rate levels are rising steadily."

"Good to hear that, bud," Hiro said, smiling at his robot friend.

"Friya," the nurse bot said, turning to the teenage girl.

"Yes?"

"The treatment worked."

At that, Friya tilted her head in confusion. "What?"

"I think what Baymax means," Hiro spoke up. "is that we did it." He smiled at her and took hold of her hand.

The blonde laughed lightly as she stared down at their intertwined fingers. "Yeah…" she said. "Best birthday ever." Hiro couldn't tell if she was being sarcastic or not, but he'd never seen Friya as happy as this, so he took a wild guess.

With a huge grin, she gave Hiro a big bear hug, in which he had to blush, seeing that there was a crowd watching them. But he hugged her anyway, not seeming to care.

"You're the best," Friya said quietly.

"You're amazing," Hiro whispered.

"You really are my real hero."

"And you are mine."

People around them started cheering. As they pulled away, the citizens of San Fransokyo started clapping and chanting for their team name. Baymax hoisted Hiro and Friya onto his shoulders as they started walking through the people. Through the crowd's cheering and the team's waving, two teenagers looked at each other through the midst of it all and smiled.

Neither could be any happier right now.


And that was the ninth chapter folks! Was it a good one? I've heard some people saying that the eight chapter was the best one .3. Did this one meet its standards?

I still can't believe it's the ninth chapter though! Only one more to go and that's the end of Hiro and Friya D: But seriously, guys, thanks to all those people that stood with me, supported this fic, and read every last word until the very end. I love you guys! :D And to all those new readers, I hope you enjoy this fanfic as much as most of these people do, and love it as well! I still hope for more reviews guys, even when the fic ends :)

See you in the next chapter!