Baymax's tear-stained eyes widened and he spun around in disbelief, almost falling flat on his face in the process.
"Hey, buddy," the second Baymax waved.
He would know that voice anywhere, mechanical or not.
"Hiro!"
Baymax immediately ran to the newly awakened genius, throwing his arms around the giant marshmallow and nearly outshining Aunt Cass in who could give the most suffocating hugs—not that he could suffocate. It definitely surprised him, what with how tired Baymax had been feeling lately.
"I—I thought you left me..."
"It's okay...I'm here for real. Now enough with all this mushy stuff."
Baymax only hugged tighter, never wanting to let go should Hiro suddenly slip away again.
Despite himself, Hiro wrapped his arms around the bot in return, squeezing gently and closing his eyes in content.
"Thanks for not giving up on me."
"We fixed the machine!" Baymax exclaimed, glancing up with a bright smile.
"Really? I'm gonna have to take a look at it. Just to be safe." A thought struck Hiro and he released Baymax, looking about the garage for any changes besides the completed machine.
"Aw, man. How long was I out?"
"Long enough," Wasabi's voice called, the Big Hero 6 coming into view.
"You really had us worried there, dude," Fred said, relieved when Hiro and Baymax appeared to be alright.
"Baymax snapped me out of it. I wouldn't be here right now if it wasn't for him."
Wasabi ruffled Baymax's untidy hair, earning a playful (but gentle) shove from the bot in return.
"We're so glad you're back," Honey Lemon said excitedly, pulling on Hiro's arm to drag him towards the body swapper.
"Look, look, look! It's done!" she practically squealed.
Hiro eyed the square, black case resting in the middle of the floor, an assortment of blinking lights meeting his gaze.
It was hard to believe that a small case had once taken three months to complete. It wasn't so much the design that had taken so long, but all the twists and turns inside of it that had needed great attention to detail. Rubber tubes attached themselves from either side, slithering along the floor like snakes. Metal headsets rested at both ends, glinting in the light.
Hiro had invented the headsets in such a way that they would shrink or enlarge depending on their wearer, but what befuddled him the most was the fact that neither he or Baymax had been wearing a headset during the explosion. In the end, he figured that the intense power it charged on was to blame in their transformation. They had been caught in the middle of it, after all.
"We have to get rid of this thing."
"I hope you mean after changing back," GoGo muttered.
"What? You mean I can't try it out?" Fred pouted, picking up a headset.
His question was met with total silence, the Big Hero 6 glaring at him.
"...What? I can't switch bodies with a lizard? Not even a regular one?"
"Get over here, Fred," GoGo said, grabbing the headset from the science enthusiast and giving it to Hiro.
"Not even a sandwich?"
"I have some concerns," Hiro said to Baymax. The human-bot just shook his head with a small, amused grin.
"Looks like we're good to go," Hiro said once his routine check was complete, turning to face the Big Hero 6. He blinked, attempting to find the right words for just how...amazing they all were.
"Thanks, you guys...for everything. We couldn't have done it without you."
"Don't mention it," Wasabi replied softly, "it's what friends do."
GoGo, Honey Lemon and Fred nodded in sync to Wasabi's statement.
"Anything else you wanna try first before going back to normal?" Fred couldn't help but ask, curious at How Baymax would answer.
"I guess it wouldn't hurt to have one more milkshake," Hiro added thoughtfully, wanting to give Baymax a last say in the matter. "That's probably the first thing I'm gonna have, actually. Either that or gummy bears." Hiro hadn't realized just how much he missed eating.
Baymax paused in his endeavour with Mochi, clicking off the laser in his hands. The cat blinked in confusion when the red dot on the floor vanished, tapping the empty spot with a paw and meowing in annoyance.
"Thank you, but...I think I've had a share of humanity that will last me a lifetime," he answered the group honestly with a little laugh.
"Perfectly understandable," Hiro agreed, glancing at the machine and back to Baymax.
"Ready, buddy?"
Baymax nodded nervously, standing up from his usual seat to go towards the machine. Hiro placed his headset where it rightfully belonged, handing Baymax the second helmet.
Just when the bot was about to reach up to put on the device, the garage door decided to open.
"Hey, Ms. H!" Fred greeted the café owner as if it were the most casual thing in the world.
"Hiro? What's all this?" Aunt Cass asked, glancing about the garage and gesturing to the machine.
Hiro wasn't able to resist. He had to facepalm.
"...There's something we should tell you, Aunt Cass," he began slowly.
His aunt's eyes widened when she spotted her nephew and Baymax with their headsets.
She dropped.
"Uhhhh, I think she just put two and two together," Wasabi noted in surprise.
Hiro waddled to his aunt, taking off his helmet.
"You have fallen," he stated simply.