So, remember how two chapters ago a plot element will come into play later on? Yeah... Guess what it is?
I hope you will enjoy!
It's been a few hours since the fight between Hiro and Marys went down, and Hiro was still trying to figure out where he went wrong during that conversation. He didn't want to insult her; he would never even attempt such a thing. But he also needed to protect her because of what happened last night. Why couldn't she understand that he was telling her that for her safety? Then again, what was he thinking going into the Super-Hero business after the entire Callaghan thing was over?
Throughout all that time, Hiro didn't leave his room. He didn't even see Cass or Wamu throughout the entire day, nor did he contact any of his friends, as he was too busy thinking who acted wrong here; if there was even a wrong at all. Among the other things being considered, he also started debating if telling Marys the truth about how he felt towards her was the right choice. Right now it seems like the answer was no, but what's valid for the moment won't necessarily be valid in the long run.
So many questions and yet no answers. Moments like these were when Hiro wanted to have Tadashi back more than any other time. True, Baymax would always help comfort him every once and again; but a robot isn't the best person to talk to about subjects like couple fights, even if the robot meant well. Tadashi most likely went through this when he was Hiro's age; he would know what to do. But what would he do?
As Hiro kept thinking for longer and longer periods of time, Cass eventually started to worry about him. During a down time at the café, she walked up in order to see how her nephew was doing, not expecting to find him depressed near his desk.
"Hiro?" She asked upon entering the room. "Are you alright, Sweetie?"
The young teen shook his head with a deep sad sigh. "Marys and I had a fight. I told her she couldn't join any more patrols after what happened and she thought I didn't think she could protect herself and…" He paused, debating if he should tell Cass everything. "She eventually left. I don't know where she went, I don't know anything anymore…"
Cass gave him a hug in an attempt to calm him down. "Oh, Hiro… stuff like that happen to all couples at one point. I know you would prefer it if everything went smoothly in this relationship, but there are bound to be mishaps at one point." She let go of the hug so that she could look at him. "Your parents also had a few fights over disagreements, but they always managed to solve them in the end." She gave him a sympathetic smile. "Just wait until she'll come back. I'm sure you'll pull it through."
Hiro managed a small smile and nodded at his aunt. "Thanks, Aunt Cass."
The moment was over once a stressed out Wamu walked into the room. "Hiro?" She called, gathering his attention. "Do you know where Marys is?" She asked him, sounding really worried.
"Uh… we had a fight and she left. I have no idea where she is…"
Before Hiro could say anything more, Wamu interrupted him. "She's not answering her phone. I called I don't know how many times…" She said, being on the verge of tears. "I hope she's alright.
Looking at his watch, Hiro just noticed how long it was since the argument took place. Starting to fear for Marys's well-being himself, Hiro got up from his chair and told both women he will be back soon. He returned after a minute or so with Baymax's red helmet in his hands and stood in front of Baymax's luggage, activating the robot. Once the robot inflated from his charger, Hiro put the helmet on his head. "Baymax, I need your help. Can you scan the city and see if you can find where Marys is?" He asked and the the robot initiated a scan.
"I have found a match." Baymax informed after a few seconds, making Wamu look at him with hope that he will find her daughter. "Marys seem to be located inside the "Krei-Tech" building."
"Krei-Tech!?" Hiro asked, surprised by the answer. Looking at Wamu's worried face and Cass trying to calm her down, Hiro knew what he had to do. "Baymax, contact the others. We're going to pay them a little visit…"
Marys blinked her eyes slowly and heavily as she recovered from her apparent attack. Once her vision cleared, she started looking around her and attempted to recognize the environment she was in. To her shock and surprise, she was in the exact same lab Hiro took her to when they looked for answers about her father's death. Why would her attacker bring her here of all places? Attempting to move, Marys felt cold metal touching her skin, realizing that she was chained up by her hands and feet. On instinct, she tried to break free, but reality soon proved that these chains weren't so easy to break.
"I wouldn't try that if I were you." A voice suddenly said, causing Marys to turn her head in the direction of which it came from. To her surprise, it was the same masked man from last night. He's the one who kidnapped her? What was his business with her?
"Who are you?" She asked with an angry tone while also trying to sound brave.
The man laughed before taking his mask off, revealing an aging face which implied the man was around his forties. Not only that, but he also looked familiar to Marys, like she has seen him not too long ago. Suddenly, her mind flashed back to the night before Hiro and she came to Krei-Tech, he was one of the guys they helped stop and put behind bars. Connecting all the dots together, Marys referred to him as the man she thought he was.
"Takashi Takei"
"Smart just like your father…" He giggled at the fact that she recognized him. "You have the exact same face whenever I surprise you."
"But, we put you in jail!" Marys said, still not believing the facts.
"Oh yeah, the night where you stopped me with that super team or whatever..." He said with a low tone. "Once that kid called you Marys I never would have thought you were the same Marys as David's daughter. Once I saw your face though, that's when I had my doubts. I attempted to re-start my project that night you caught me, I had the suit ready in this lab and everything. All I needed was a budget… and who stopped me if not the little girl of the same man who betrayed me?"
"You killed him!" Marys screamed at the top of her lungs, her face and eyes red.
"He stood in my way!" Takashi shouted in her face. "Our team was nearing completion of the suit after years of planning this! All we needed was to test it for the first time. But when Krei intervened and cut the foundling because it was "too dangerous", your father didn't even dare to fight! He just stuck up to the boss instead of standing by our work. A work we devoted years to!"
"Doesn't give you the right to kill him, you prick!" Marys yelled back.
"I was aiming for Krei actually." Takashi suddenly admitted, surprising Marys. "Your father jumped in the way of the bullet and took it for him…" He said, his voice showing signs of sadness and regret. "This is why I ran and never continued with the project. I couldn't bear the thought I killed my partner. Once that was done I started running away, killing the ones who tried to stop me. I didn't want to, but after your father nothing felt painful anymore…"
A long pause took place after these confessions. Marys was silent, processing everything she had just heard and beginning to cry at revelation. Her father wasn't killed; he sacrificed himself to save his boss.
"Krei didn't tell you that part during your little chat, did he?" Takashi suddenly laughed, making Marys look right at him.
"How do you know about that?" She asked.
"A day after I was sent to jail, Krei came to visit me. He kept going on and on about how ironic it was that you were the one to bring me to jail after what I did." He told her, explaining how he knew about her and Hiro's talk with Krei. "That night, I escaped. I won't bore you with the details but let's just say I laid low until I got what I needed to help me out. I assumed you would be with those Big Hero 6 guys last night, and that's when I intended to strike."
"What would you accomplish by killing me? Simple revenge?" Marys asked, sounding like she attempted to tease him.
"The gun wasn't deadly. It was intended to put you to sleep." He explained. "Then again, I haven't thought up the details of this until the end and I forgot these kids will look after you. I managed to outrun them, but I realized that if I wanted to catch you I needed you alone."
"And what do you need me for?" Marys asked after discovering how everything fit into place.
Takashi mentioned for her to look at what she was wearing. With a quick look, Marys noticed that she was wearing the suit Takashi and her father worked on. "I hope you feel comfortable in that suit because you're going to be helping me test it for a while." He said with an evil smile.
"And what if I'll say no?" Marys asked, not expecting large amount of electricity to start engulfing her entire body to the point it really hurt. Her confident tone turned into a painful scream which only stopped once the electricity stopped.
"A new feature was added to the suit, if you hadn't noticed." Takashi smirked while pointing to a button he held in his hand. "I figured you won't want to cooperate with me under the circumstances; so I installed a little extra feature to help persuade you."
"It won't…" Marys told him. "I'd rather die from electricity before doing anything for you."
"As you wish!" Takashi said, attempting to electrocute her again.
Ready for another wave of pain, Marys closed her eyes. But the pain never came. Instead of electricity, a sound of a cracking wall was heard. Opening her eyes, Marys saw the pleasant sight of Go-Go, Wasabi, Honey and Fred coming through the cracked wall. Following them, Baymax flew in with Hiro on his back. Baymax's fist returned to its place as Hiro dismounted the robot.
"Let her go!" Hiro yelled at him.
"Came to save your friend, I see?" Takashi asked, pointing at the button in his hand before pressing it again, sending another wave of electricity through Marys's body.
"Marys!" Hiro yelled before firing his Micro-Bots at Takashi, who managed to dodge them at the last minute, his finger still pressed against the button, which meant he was still electrocuting Marys. "Everyone on him! Wasabi, get Marys out of there!" Hiro commanded as everyone charged at Takashi with Wasabi running towards the chained up Marys.
Wasabi activated his laser blades and was about to cut the chains and let Marys go. However, due to the suit electrocuting her, his blades couldn't have reached the chains and cut them. "Guys, the electricity is deflecting my attacks!" He called while still trying to cut through.
"Then we get the button!" Go-Go called, charging at Takashi with all of her speed with Honey on her tail with a ball at the ready.
"Baymax, get me close to him!" Hiro told the robot once he climbed back on his back, the thought of Marys being electrocuted making him feel both sick and yet determined to succeed in his mission. "Everyone, block his escape routes!"
As Takashi tried running away from the flying robot and the two girls chasing him, Fred landed right in front of him, causing him to stop. "Going somewhere?" He asked before breathing fire in the scientist's direction.
Scared, Takashi turned in a different direction only to be almost met with Go-Go's incoming disc which missed him by an inch. Using his distracted attention, Honey used her ball in order to freeze the floor beneath him and causing him to slip and fall down. The impact with the floor caused him to lose his grip on the button, thus stopping the electricity and giving Wasabi a chance to cut down the chains. Once free, Wasabi noticed how hurt Marys was from the enormous amount of electricity her body absorbed. She wasn't even conscious, though it appeared she was still breathing.
With the man and the button apart, Hiro trapped Takashi with his Micro-Bots while Baymax blew the switch into little pieces with his rocket fist. "Honey, care to make his prison a bit more solid?" Hiro asked Honey, who froze the Micro-Bots with one of her balls. "Fred call the police. Let them know they have a criminal on the loss." Now that Takashi was out of the way, Hiro and the others ran towards Marys's unconscious form. Taking her away from Wasabi, Hiro started tearing up. "I said I will keep her safe after yesterday. Looks like I put her in even more danger…" He scolded himself.
"Hiro, she is still breathing." Baymax informed. "I suggest bringing her to a hospital as quickly as possible."
Snapping out of his mourning, Hiro climbed unto Baymax's back with Marys in his hands. "You guys take care of him. I'll bring Marys to the hospital."
Honey, Go-Go and Fred all nodded at him. "No problem, Hiro." Wasabi told him. "We'll catch up as soon as he's behind bars."
"Thanks, guys." Hiro thanked them before Baymax blasted out of the building and towards the nearest hospital. Looking at his unconscious girlfriend, guilt returned to Hiro's heart. "I'm so sorry, Marys. I will get you to a hospital. Just hang in there!" He said as they continued flying.
I needed to put in one more battle before this story will end. It's pretty short, but I think it was good enough given the details.
And yes, this story is indeed reaching its end soon enough. We only have two chapters left! I hope you're looking forward to them.
Until that though, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Leave a review if you've got something to say and I'll see you next time!