Hello everyone! Thank you for all of the lovely reviews! I appreciate all of the support! I apologize for the long wait, and I really am sorry about all of the grammar and spelling mistakes. I'm only 15.
Anyways, the reunion of Tadashi and Hiro is really close! Closer than you think...
And here is chapter 11!
(P.S. If I use any of your ideas, please go ahead and claim them in the reviews. I can't keep track of ALL my thoughts.)
Chapter Eleven
The moon was shinning exceptionally bright that night as Hiro and the group found shelter in an abandoned building. It was an old warehouse used to store furniture, and the group was able to fit together two large couches. They were old and musty and looked liked they were made in the 1920's, but they were better than the cold, concrete floor.
Wasabi and Fred snored loudly, Baymax fast asleep at their feet. Their faces were completely relaxed as they were deep into much needed sleep. Hiro was awake though. All he kept looking at was the full moon that could clearly be seen through a hole in the ceiling. The young prince sat with his back to the couch, looking up at the moon. He found himself thinking about his brother. He wondered what he was doing now.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" Go Go's voice made the boy jumped. The larger girl sat next to him, looking up at the moon.
"Yeah." Hiro sighed, looking over at Go Go.
"The moon always reminds me of my family for some reason." She squinted up at the midnight light.
"You never talk about your life before you lived on the streets." Hiro said, lightly nudging her with his elbow.
Go Go shrugged. "I had a mother and a father and Baymax."
"Baymax is your dog?" I asked, surprise.
"Well, now he is." Go Go laughed. "Fred and I stole him from the local pound. They still have no idea." She smirked, but soon it faded.
"My father walked out on us when I was two, leaving my mom to raise me. She became a drug addict after my father left. Finally, I just got sick of all the abuse and I left." Go Go shrugged. "My mom is dead now, and my dad is god knows where."
"How do you know she's dead?" Hiro blurted out. His face quickly turned to a red shade. Well, that was rude.
"A few months after leaving," Go Go said, looking down at the ground, "I came back to our old house. It had a 'for sale' sign out in the front, and when I asked my neighbors what happened...they told me." Go Go shrugged. "Drug overdose. She was an idiot."
"I'm sorry." I said. Go Go looked up at me and lifted one shoulder. "Don't be. To be honest, my life is better with you guys then it ever was with her." Go Go moved her head in Fred's and Wasabi's snoring direction. "It's not much of a life, but it's better than nothing." Go Go stretched out on a nearby couch and curled up. "I'll see you tomorrow, Jin. Try not to stay up too late."
Hiro smiled and said his good night. He went back to starring up at the moon, his thoughts wondering to his brother. He wondered what was going on in the castle. All well, Hiro shrugged. He liked his life, with his family of Wasabi, Go Go, Fred, and Baymax. He liked his family and the freedom it came with.
Yet, just as he did when he was nine, his heart ached for only one person: Tadashi.
"Callaghan got arrested?!"
Hiro chocked on his water that he currently drinking, causing Wasabi to hit him on the back to make him breath properly again. Once Hiro's breathing pathway was clear, he looked up at his friend. "What?!"
"Yeah." Fred said, grasping San Fransokyo's daily newspaper in his hands. "Front page headline. Callaghan Arrested For Abusing Prince Hiro. The article takes up the entire front page!"
"Read it!" Go Go exclaimed, in as much shock as the rest of the gang. She grasped the granola bar in her hand, crushing whatever nut or fruit was still intact. Her fingerless gloves clenched over the wrapper, and her sharp brown eyes were fixed on Fred.
"Ok, ok." Fred said. He cleared his through and started to read. "San Fransokyo's leader that has had rule over the kingdom for the past eleven years was proven guilty to the abusing of Prince Hiro by no one other than King Tadashi himself."
Hiro's blood ran cold at the mention of Tadashi's name. How had Tadashi proven that Callaghan was abusing him? There was no solid evidence that pointed it's way to Callaghan. How in the world had his brother figured out what was happening for the past five years? Unless Callaghan admitted it, but knowing Callaghan and the punishment of abusing a royal, he probably didn't do that. But, then how?
"The evidence that proves Callaghan guilty for his abusive behavior indicates that the torment started when the prince was nine to ten years old. This was the same time when the kingdom lost all forms of contact with the prince as well. The evidence supports the theory that Callaghan had forced the young prince to stay in his room at all times, which then led to the prince's depression and self-harming. Prince Hiro was abused physically and verbally by his mentor for a total of five years. This, of course, explains the sudden disappearance of the youngest prince. The King informs that the first time he saw his younger brother since he was nine years old was at his rehearsal coronation, which was last week. The punishment for Callaghan is undetermined, and King Tadashi decided to declare his mentors punishment after the prince has been found."
Fred read on, but Hiro had stopped listening. Callaghan was now out of the picture. Does that mean it was still safe for Hiro to go back to the castle? No, it doesn't. A voice said. Think about how Tadashi found all of this out. What was the source of information?
Hiro nodded to himself. He couldn't go back to the castle until he was certain of what caused Tadashi to find out everything. Only then would he think about going back.
"What a story." Wasabi muttered. "That must have been horrible for the prince."
"And to think he's out in the city somewhere." Go Go muttered. "It's just...astonishing."
"Can you imagine being trapped in your own room?" Fred asked, sitting down with the paper in his hands.
"No." Go Go shook her head. "I think I would go insane."
"And to be abused by someone everybody else trusts? Yeesh, poor guy." Wasabi said, petting Baymax and handing him some food.
Hiro squirmed. They were getting too close to his secret. Yeah, it was hard for him the first few weeks, but all Hiro had to do was be reminded of Tadashi, and hope of going outside of his bedroom were destroyed.
Hiro quickly changed the topic.
"Listen." Hiro said, "I'm going to fix our little money problem, but I need tools...and probably the rest of our money."
"Why?" Go Go asked. "Are you really thinking of building a battle bot? It'll never win against Yama's bot."
Hiro gave Go Go a dry chuckle. Even though he was a mistake, a good for nothing prince, there was one area of skills that no one could beat him at. And that was robotics.
"You'll see."
It took two days, twelve dollars, and many hours searching in dumpsters near car dealerships to complete the bot. Any part Hiro needed but couldn't get, Go Go stole from the engineering store down the street. Finally, Hiro's bot was done.
"Amazing, right?" Hiro said, holding it up for everyone to see. He grasped the controller in one of his hands as he held the small bot.
"Um, it's kinda small." Wasabi commented, eyeing the small, black bot.
"That's the point. It'll win, I promise." Hiro reassured his group.
"You better not make me regret giving you our money." Go Go hissed. Her eyes narrowed at the prince. Hiro just smiled and reassured her. "Don't worry, Go Go, I didn't."
The sun was setting as they spoke. The Bot Fights would be starting soon. The group had completely run out of food, their burlap sack completely empty. Hiro felt the pressure on his shoulders; if he failed, they would all starve. Hiro was now a part of the group, and he needed to earn his keep.
"Let's go." Hiro said. "The bot fights should be starting soon."
By the time the group got to the back alleys of San Fransokyo, the moon had been in the sky for quite some time. The stars were shinning tonight, and Hiro felt some encouragement from them. Whenever he was alone in his bedroom, all to himself, he'd look out the window and gaze at the stars. He used to do that with his brother every night when he was little, and sometimes he pretended that is brother was with him.
The loud and now familiar sounds of a bot fight could be heard. The group quickly walked over to a crowded part of the alley, and blended into the crowd. Yama was there, yet in a red jump suit this time. He had to be at least 500 pounds, and Hiro felt himself cower. The man was huge, and so was his bot.
You have amazing bot. You can do this. Hiro nodded. He would have to. He had a family now; a real family, that loved him even though they had no idea who he really was. Still, they protected him and loved him, and that was all that mattered. Now it was his turn to provide.
Currently, a bot had just had it's arm sawed off my Yama's chainsaw. The look on the guys face was pure shock and sorrow, and his bot looked mean too. What had hire just gotten himself into?
"Who's next?" Yama bellowed, "Who dares to step into the ring with little Yama?!" The crowd was silence, and one man even ripped the head off of his bot.
Hiro took a deep breath to steady himself, and he stepped forward. "Can I try?"
The crowd parted at the sound of his timid voice. San Fransokyo had never heard him really speak before, since speeches to the Kingdom were given by the King. Nobody had any idea who he was, thanks to the dirt that caked his body.
"Huh?" Yama said, towering over the smaller male. He glared at the small boy, and then out a bellowing laugh. The whole crowd erupted in laughter as well, and Hiro pretended to feel embarrassed and scared. (Mostly because he was.)
"Well aren't you cute." The women holding the pot of winnings said. She smirked down at him, and eye patch on her eye. "Beat it, kid. You gotta pay to play. House rules."
Hiro looked back at Go Go and extended his hand. He held up four fingers and winked at her. She handed him four dollars and whispered, "Don't mess this up, kid."
"Is this enough?" Hiro asked, holding up the crumpled bills. Yama peered over at hire and asked, "What's your name, little boy?"
"Um, Jin. Jin Show." Hiro gulped. No more question, please.
"Prepare your bot, Jin." He spat. Yama brought out a wad of cash, that must have been a $1,000 at least. Hiro heard Go Go gasp behind him, and could almost feel the worrying eyes of Wasabi on his back. They both placed the dollar bills in the pot and sat down on the group, opposite to each other. Yama cracked his neck, trying to intimidate the younger fighter. It worked. Hiro calmed his nerves and focused on the task at hand. He could do this; he a plan.
"Fighters ready?" The eye patch lady said, placing an umbrella between the two. "Fight!"
Yama's bot ran forward, and as quickly as the fight started, his chainsaw hand sliced Megabot(that's what he decided to call him) into pieces. Hiro heard Go Go groan behind him.
Keep acting. Hiro repeated in his head. "Oh, that was my first fight. Can't I go again?"
Yama just laughed. "No one likes sour loser, little boy. Go home."
"Please?" Hiro asked, as sweetly and innocent as possible. "I have more money." Hiro knew this would work; Yama was greedy and this second time around would put his guard down. Hiro smiled as Yama agreed to fight a second time.
Hiro felt the crumpled bills press into his palm and Go Go hissed in his ear, "Don't mess this up. This is all we have."
Yama brought our a bigger wad of cash that made Hiro's eyes widen the size of saucers. They placed their money down on the pot and the umbrella appeared once again. "Fighters ready?" The women shouted, almost bored. "Fight!"
Let it go. Hiro thought as he extended his controller. His bot served forward and ducked underneath every attempt Little Yama made to grab him. Megabot rolled and jumped and slide until it was doing circles around the bigger bot. A rush of adrenaline filled his veins as his victory came closer and closer. The smaller bot spread apart, and because of it's magnetic bearings, was able to be in several placed at once. Little Yama tried to use it's chainsaw hand to saw off a part of Megabot, but ended up sawing it's own arm off. Megabot then got a strong hold around Little Yam's head and tightened around it like a Boa Constrictor, and the head pooped off.
Megabot jumped down as Little Yama crumpled to the ground, and did a slight mockingly bow to the now destroyed bot. The crowd was silent, and Yama's mouth was open in shock. Hiro took a deep breath and smiled.
"No more Little Yama." Hiro said, a smirk on his face. Joy filled his veins as he handed Go Go the wads and wads of money. The older Asian girl just smiled at him with a shocked expression.
And that was when the crowd erupted into cheering. "Finally!" The women screamed, "Someone has taken down the mightily Little Yama!"
Everyone started clapping and cheering, whooping and screaming, yet all Hiro could do was smile. "Awesome!" Fred cheered as Go Go held out the huge pile of money he had just won.
"And tonight!" Wasabi screamed, "We'll eat like Kings!"
They all erupted into happy screams. Go Go shoved the cash in the burlap sack and patted Hiro on the back ."Good job, Jin. Didn't think you had it in you!"
Suddenly, the prince was lifted off of the ground and onto Wasabi's shoulders. Hiro thrusted his fist in the air and smiled as everyone cheered. Yama was still shocked, his mouth ing open. Hiro felt like a King. Go Go was smiling proudly, Fred was jumping up and down, and even Baymax was barking happily, feeding off of the excited energy.
Hiro finally felt like he belonged.
The bar Hiro was currently in was bouncing with life. People of all ages, young and old, sat around the bar, watching the flat screen TV's. Hiro, Go Go, Wasabi, Fred, and even Baymax were seated at the bar, sipping on ice cold drinks and scarfing down hot burgers.
"This," Fred said, taking a long sip from his Coke, "is awesome! Dude, you were great out there!" Fred slapped Hiro on the back, a grin on his face.
Hiro couldn't help but smile. The proud looks his friends gave him when people came up to them and asked, "is the winner with you?" made Hiro's self esteem shoot up and his smiles grow.
Wasasbi was now on his third burger, a bright smile etched on his face. "I can't believe this!" He said, "$3,000 in one night? Who bets that much on bot fighting anyway?"
"Who cares!" Go Go said, munching on her fries. "We're rich!"
"For now." Wasabi shrugged, looking down, "But since everything is so damn expensive, we'll run out pretty quickly."
"Then I'll just bot fight some more!" Hiro exclaimed. Another round of drinks were served. "Don't you worry you guys. I'll help you out."
"Yeah, you better, Jin." Go Go elbowed him, "You're one of us now. Part of the group." She smiled at him as she ripped into her second burger.
After they finished their burgers, another round of toasts were given to Hiro, as everyone celebrated the defeat of Yama. Apparently, he hadn't been beaten in three years. And everyone was shocked when Hiro told them it was his first time fighting.
"I'll get better." Hiro smiled. "And then I'll be unstoppable."
"And we'll be the richest hobos San Fransokyo has ever seen!" Fred exclaimed, which caused a mass of cheering.
After they had stuffed themselves full of burgers and fries and Cokes, they headed outside of the bar. The sun was rising, casting beautiful shadows over the kingdom. The birds were chirping and the river that roared a few yards away from the bar was calming and reassuring.
Suddenly, Fred grabbed a bucket and ran to the stream. "Fred." Go Go said, laying down in the grass, looking up at the pink sky. "Please don't get yourself soaking wet."
The was when Fred dumped a bucket full of ice cold water on her. "Fred!" She screamed. She shot up from her position, all of the dirt that caked her body melting off of her tan skin. "What the hell?!"
Wasabi and Hiro started cracking up laughing as Fred was chased by a soaking wet Go Go. The younger girl finally tackled the boy in the running stream, both of them getting soaked head to toe, yet they were laughing as they splashed each other.
Fred grabbed the bucket and splashed Wasabi with the water, making the older male shriek. "Guys! Do you know how many germs are in that river! The sewer might run into that water!"
"So," Go Go shrugged, "It's nice to not be so dirty."
And with the power of Fred and Go Go, Wasabi was dragged into the river. They splashed each other, Go Go screaming as a fish approached her and almost jumped into her shirt. Fred laughed at her, while Wasabi was freaking out about something touching his legs.
Even Baymax joined in, his dirty white fur getting soaking wet as he jumped into the water and started to try and catch a few fish. The dog barked happily as his three owners splashed each other and were laughing like children.
"Jin!" Fred shouted, "Get in here!"
Hiro smiled, and dashed towards the water. He didn't care about his boots or other clothes whether or not they got ruined. He was still wearing the clothes he wore to his brother's coronation, although it seemed like his brother's coronation was months ago, years ago. So much has happened between his brother being king and now. So much.
Hiro waddled into the water, the bone-chilling cold water making goosebumps appear on his skin. He bent down and splashed Wasabi with the cold water. All four of them were laughing and smiling, even Go Go as Fred and her tackled each other and went sprawling out into the cold water. They resurfaced, laughing and shivering at the same time.
"C'mon Jin!" Fred shouted. Wasabi and Fred ganged up on him as they splashed him with the cold water. Hiro laughed as he held up his arms to protect him from the cold water. A slight splash sent water into his hair and his dirt covered face.
Hiro brought his arms down and smiled.
The splashing stopped, and everyone gasped.
"I knew it!" Go Go exclaimed. "I knew you looked familiar!"
Hiro eyed his group. "What?"
"Oh my God." Fred said, his legs were shaking.
"No way, this can't," Wasabi said, his mouth hanging open.
"What?" Hiro asked starting to back away. Before he knew what was happening, Go Go had grabbed the bucket from Fred's hands and filled it up with the cold water. She threw the bucket at him, and Hiro gasped as the freezing water was sent over his body. He watched as the dirt that hide his indentiy faded away in the stream. He looked up at his group, and his legs started to tremble. They know.
"Oh. My. God." Wasabi said, shock written completely over his face. Fred was speechless as he studied the boy in front of him. Go Go had a mixture of shock and anger on her face.
"Prince Hiro of San Fransokyo."
And...that happened.
Now they know! BTW: The reunion of Tadashi and Hiro will be in the next...two chapters? Probably.
Thank you all so much for the support! I appreciate it so much and thank you for the reviews! I know I'm not a professional writer, so I'm sorry for any grammar mistakes. I literally just turned 15.
Anyways, I saw Frozen Fever, so probably expect a short 'Frozen Fever' at the end of this story.
Thanks again, and please review!(:
~TheOneWithScar
