Epilogue

The rest of the day was spent in silence, as everyone began to repair and clean their armor and weapons from the battle. Mariko was busy cleaning her armor, trying her best to straighten the dents. Inside she was feeling a bad mixture of guilt, sadness and frustration, making her work a lot harder than it needed to be. Hiro just stood by the doorway, watching Mariko cursing as she tried to fix the dent. Eventually, he mustered up the courage to go in.

"Hey," he said casually. This caused Mariko to nearly drop her armor piece she was working on, startled.

"Oh. Hey," Mariko finally said as Hiro sat down next to her, taking a piece of Mariko's armor and helping her clean it.

"Look, I'm really sorry about Amiko," Hiro said, "We tried very hard to-"

"I know," Mariko said, "It's just that, it doesn't seem fair you know? We managed to save her from the Everwraith, but she's still gone."

"Yeah, but you should still feel proud that you did save her," Hiro said, "When Tadashi passed, I just stood back in the sidelines and didn't do anything. I always wondered what would happen if there was something I could have done or… I don't know something." There was a brief moment of silence, before Mariko broke it.

"You're right," she said as she lay a hand on Hiro's hand, "Thank you." Hiro felt a tingling sensation where Mariko touched his hand, and he tried his best not to blush, though he clearly was. Eventually that moment was interrupted when Honey Lemon knocked on the door.

"Guys," she said as she poked her head through the doorway, "Sorry to interrupt, but there's something you need to see." Hiro and Mariko followed Honey Lemon out the door as she took them outside where the rest of the team and Tadashi were. A huge, strangley shaped tarp was there covering something big.

"Hey guys," Tadashi said with a smile, "Remember when you caught me in Hiro's lab? Well, I was looking for something there. One of Baymax's backup chips."

"Wait" Hiro said surprised, "There were backup chips? The whole time?" Baymax raised his hand.

"My bad," he said.

"Anyway, I needed that for one important reason." Tadashi finally pulled on the tarp, revealing what was behind it. When he saw it, Hiro's jaw dropped.

It was a massive flying machine, with a big cockpit containing a windshield made from a polarized glass found in sunglasses. It was raised to show that there were six seats, all made from red leather. In place of the wings were instead big round hover engines that glowed a light blue. The machine was all colored a bright red with a few areas of purple, similar to Baymax's battle armor.

"That is awesome!" Fred said in amazement and excitement.

"Even cooler," Tadashi said, "Underneath there are four electromagnets for Baymax to hook up to and disembark whenever he sees fit. And I needed Baymax's backup chip to provide the VI."

"VI?" Wasabi said, "As in a Virual Intelligence?"

"Not just any VI, one that's connected directly to Baymax," Tadashi said, "Whatever he says, the VI says. Like it?"

"Like it?" Hiro said happily, "This is amazing!"

"You're telling me!" Mariko chimed in, "But… there are only six seats." Tadashi's smile dropped.

"Yeah, about that," he said rubbing the back of his neck uncomfortably, "I'm not staying." Everyone just gaped at him.

"What?" GoGo said for everyone.

"Look, it's been roughly a year and I was supposed to be dead. I can't just come back and expect things to be normal. Besides, look at me. I can't shut these flames off and half my body's burnt black. It's better that way."

"But-" Hiro said, still shocked, "You just got back. I mourned for you for a whole year and you came back!"

"I know," Tadashi said, "And I'm sorry, but now you're part of something bigger. I know that you and your team will be capable of great things."

"But will we see you again?" Honey Lemon asked.

"Probably," Tadashi said with a smile, "I guarantee it." They then gave their goodbyes. Tadashi gave a fist bump to Fred, shook the hands of Wasabi and Mariko, and hugged Honey Lemon. He even gave a fist bump to Baymax, to which he chuckled at his attempt.

"Ba-la-la-la," Baymax said. Tadashi then approached Hiro and gave him a bigger and tighter hug, as a tear went down Hiro's face.

"Promise me you'll keep this team safe," Tadashi said, "Okay."

"Okay," Hiro answered. Tadashi finally went up to GoGo and opened his arms for a hug, but what happened next totally surprised Hiro that his jaw dropped. GoGo instead grabbed Tadashi and planted her lips on Tadashi's, causing him to be momentarily surprised but eventually go with it. After that, Tadashi finally walked to the grass, before stopping and turning.

"Oh, one more thing," Tadashi said, "This jet needs a name. There was this idea I heard from Fred. Something called Sunfire?" He then turned and flew off into the blue sky, leaving a small trailer of yellow anti-tachyon flames that eventually disappeared. Everyone was silent, staring at where Tadashi and flown off with a smile. Eventually, Hiro turned to GoGo and broke the silence.

"So it was Tadashi and you?" he said surprised and shocked. GoGo just rolled her eyes.

"Talk about it again and I throw one of my skates down on your butt," she said angrily. Everyone just laughed while Hiro just gaped, stunned.


Earth was being shown through a mystical projector on a gigantic asteroid somewhere in deep space. There was a large rocky throne that faced the projector, seated by a massive being. Behind him, stood a man wearing strange golden armor and a green cape, with slick black hair and a pointed nose.

"It seems your little green spirit that you created didn't work," he said with a suave accent that sounded British, "Defeated by another group of Defenders I notice." The being fidgeted in his chair, his fist clenched in anger.

"Is there ever an Earth that isn't protected by these 'superheroes' as they call them?" the being said in a chillingly deep voice. The man down below was just observing his golden scepter.

"It appears so," the man said, "But do not worry, it seems there are only one group, and a fresh one at that. Send me and my army down there and we will destroy them, leaving this Earth ripe for the taking."

"No," the being said, "You are going to bring these defenders to the other Earth." The man looked at the throne in confusion.

"My lord? You mean to combine the Defenders into that one Earth? It would be even stronger than before!" The throne turned, revealing the massive being. It was purple and covered in a golden armor.

"I have a plan to weaken the other Earth and your army shall be victorious," the being said, "These Defenders may be powerful, but they do not have iron suits or magic hammers. It would be as the Earth saying goes, 'Killing two birds with one stone.'"

"But my lord-" the man began to say. But the giant being struck his fist down with a loud boom.

"You dare question me Asgardian?" the being bellowed, "Bring them to the other Earth and have your army prepare for a glorious battle." The man looked nervous, but bowed, not questioning the giant's authority.

"As you command, my lord Thanos."