HEYOOOOOOO! Wat Up fam! How you doin'? Obviously, a new chapter is up for you guys... Now, lets go ahead with the comments.
Batpool: Because kidnapping Aunt Cass is somewhat better! LOL... Thanks for reading dude. Hope you enjoy this one.
Arizona Redbird: I do love you guys and yes, I also want you to have huge hospital bills for repeated cardiac arrests (I love cliffhangers! They are like, the best thing ever created!)... anyway. Now, don't be impatient sweet child. I don't think they will get together by the end of this book. Meh... things have to be that way don't you think? I'm really glad you enjoyed the previous chapter and you don't have to apologize for not reviewing. Sometimes you either don't have the time or it's just repeating the same thing. The most important thing to me is that you have read every single chapter since the first one of the first book. And to me, that is even better than a simple review. It feels awesome to know that someone actually loves my work and to that THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
As always, I really hope all of you enjoy this chapter and please, let me know in the reviews your concerns or other ideas. Remember that I'm still missing Hiro's nickname so if any of you have something out there you can throw it to me and see what can I do. Just please, IF you really have a nickname for Hiro please send it to me with it's meaning. I think that's it. Please enjoy!
-DRON
Chapter 21: Part of a Bigger Plan
"Come on! We have to go!"
Hiro jumped wholehearted the house which was three floors tall. Mid way his microbots crushed the windows of the second floor and assisted Hiro down. With all the speed he could muster, he shot through the garden of the house in pursuit of the robots.
"Gogo, go after him, you are faster than us." HL said as she threw her last ball to the ground and created a soft cushion for Gogo to land on.
"What about you?" Gogo said through the communicator.
"I need to replenish my bag and we will have to charge Baymax a bit."
"JUST GO!" Wasabi yelled. "We'll catch up in a moment." Gogo nodded and darted away following the trail of destroyed robots.
"Guys…" Fred called in the distance, already ahead of them. "Through here!" Fred opened a hatch that let people get on the roof of his house.
Gogo knew very well that Hiro, instead of finding someone to help him, needed someone to stop him. Unconsciously when it came down to someone he cared about, after Tadashi's death, he took things more seriously. It was kinda painful for Gogo to see how much he changed on those few days.
Still, more questions kept piling up as Gogo pursued Hiro's path of destruction. Where were all this robots coming from? Who was commanding them? It was obvious that this weren't any kind of drones like Hiro's microbots.
Thank god it was already late and most of the civilians were already home. Gogo was able to see Hiro towering up, as he used his microbots the same fashion Yokai did when they were being followed.
"HIRO!" Gogo yelled.
"Hey!" Hiro smiled as he realized he was no longer alone.
"How do you plan to stop him?" Gogo dodged a robot that lunged at her and kept going.
"That's what I'm…." Both looked up as a giant red robot got ahead of them and landed several feet in front of the robots that had Aunt Cass hostage.
The rest of the team was about to stop the group of renegade. They only had to count that apparently the enemy had his escape route traced and they fell for the trap. A large group of robots jumped from all directions possible, even from the sewer.
"GUYS!" Hiro yelled but HL was quicker than expected.
An orange bubble surrounded the other four members of the team, protecting them for a brief second from the sudden charge. Hiro used his microbots to create a ramp for Gogo and himself. The bubble popped as both landed beside the others.
"Hey!" Both Hiro and Gogo saluted
"What up dude?" Fred replied.
"Any luck with that guy?" Wasabi asked.
"No luck. And now he is getting ahead." Hiro took a defensive position. "We have to move… NOW." The six of them stood in a circle, waiting for one of the robots to make the first move.
"Hey buddy…. Battery status?" Hiro remained unmoved by the sheer amount of robots around them.
"Fifty percent remaining." Baymax answered.
"That's more than enough."
"Enough for what?" The others asked.
"Baymax, would you care to do us the honor?" Hiro smiled.
"Five seconds until fully charged."
"Uhm, Honey Lemon, Wasabi, you should turn off your bag and your blades."
"Charge complete."
"Dude, we are surrounded!"
"Just do it!" Both, HL and Wasabi nodded and turned off their equipment.
A small burst of energy came out of the robot. This was slightly different though. Designed by the military not long ago, Hiro had implemented an energy charge to Baymax suite in order to create an EMP on a rather small scale. The robots fell to the ground as their electronics overcharged and fried.
"Dude! THAT WAS AWESOME!" Fred cheered.
"Yeah, why didn't you used it earlier?" Gogo almost hit Hiro.
"I'm sorry but this only works once and we needed all energy possible earlier." Hiro said.
"Now is not the time to complain guys." HL started. "That guy must have a rather huge advantage."
"Right. Everybody, climb over Baymax!"
They shot to the sky immediately. Hiro used Baymax enhanced scan to search for Aunt Cass and there she was. Not so far from their position, she was still being dragged, to Where? That was still unknown but they needed to be stopped. Baymax closed in on the man who was running through the rooftops, desperately trying to lose sight of the team. Baymax lowered the speed so Gogo and Hiro could land on the rooftop and start chasing him.
"Gogo! Ready?" Hiro yelled as he readied the last of his microbots.
"Let's get this fucker!" Gogo used what last strength she had left and used Hiro's microbots as a ramp.
The man had entered an alley which gave Hiro and Gogo the perfect opportunity to actually stop him. Gogo was flying through the air but it didn't last long. Just a second after she left the ramp a robot slammed into her side and launched Gogo to another rooftop.
"GOGO!" Hiro yelled from the other side.
"Argh… Don't worry! I'm okay." Gogo stood up and destroyed the robot that got her.
"Watch out!" HL yelled through the communicator as Baymax slammed into a robot that was creeping behind Gogo.
"We are almost…" Fred started but more of those bastards started climbing up towards the team's position.
"GODDAMMIT! Where are all this robots coming from?"
"Hiro, we are cut off." Wasabi said through the communicator. "You are alone in this now."
"We will hold the robots." Fred yelled as he jumped in the sky and roasted some.
"You go ahead and… HIRO!"
Gogo tried to reach Hiro but it was too late. A couple of robots have crept right behind the boy and hit him hard to the side of his helmet. The poor boy was launched off the roof and crashed through the window of the opposite building. The voices coming from the communicator kept Hiro from dozing off. His right ear was ringing and part of the protective visor was cracked.
"HIRO!"
"Don't worry guys! I'm fine…" Hiro shook his head trying to clear his mind. "I landed on a bed."
"Hurry up then!" Wasabi yelled. "He is getting away." Hiro sprung to his feet and got out of the room.
"Sorry about the window!" Hiro said as he ran through the department to the main door. A couple was kissing on the couch in front of the T.V.
Hiro was able to find a way to the roof of the building. And there he was, not so far away from him was the man, carrying a struggling woman. Hiro was about to jump when he realized that the microbots were no responding.
"Shit… and now those things are busted." Hiro looked around and saw the man turning around the corner of the building in front of him. "Dammit, this gonna hurt by morning."
Taking a few steps back, Hiro sprinted and jumped off the room. His aim, a window not so far from where he was standing. Using his knee as protection, he crashed through the window and landed in what looked like a long corridor that ran right through the whole building. He was going to be able to cut off the bastard. Hiro started sprinting.
"How are you doing Hiro?"
"Really… Close!" Hiro said between breaths. This was a long ass corridor.
"Whatever you gonna do, do it fast!" Wasabi replied. "Some robots are closing in." As soon as Wasabi said it, Hiro looked back because two robots had landed right where he did after the jump.
"I'm almost…"
"Hiro! Do it now!"
"I'm almost there!"
"Then hurry up!"
Hiro ran with all the strength he had left and jumped out of the window. He didn't care at this point how high it was. It was definitely not THAT high but that man or robot, whatever it was, needed to be stopped.
" .GO!" Hiro fell full force on the man who was holding Aunt Cass.
Some cracks were heard, and not only bones. The man was carrying some kind of artifact, now not recognizable because Hiro apparently landed right above it. Aunt Cass also felt to the ground. Her reflexes quickly telling her to get as far away from the man as possible but with all the grabbing and pulling, going as far to rooftops and running through houses, she was too tired to actually stand up and find a hiding place. Hiro stood up and headed to where Aunt Cass was taking a breather.
"Are you okay?" Hiro kneeled beside Aunt Cass.
"Y-Y-Yeah! T-Thank you very much." Aunt Cass was trembling and almost to the verge of tears.
"Don't worry, everything will be okay now." Hiro stopped her from getting up. "Please rest, my team will be here in a second."
Hiro was about to continue when the man he downed before apparently woke up and started coughing some blood. Hiro stood up immediately and stomped his way to the man. The crunching of glass under his boots only fed his anger, no more suspicion now. Someone was trying to get to him one way or another.
"WHO ARE YOU!?" Hiro dropped to his knees and grabbed the man by the collar of his shirt, forcing the man to look at the boy. "Why were you after her? Who are you working for?"
Baymax suddenly landed right beside them carrying the team on his back.
"Answer now or the robot here will not be as merciful as me." Hiro shook the man trying to keep him conscious.
The man started laughing at Hiro, coughing blood while he did it. "Do you think you scare me?"
"I asked who hired you!"
"Look at you, just another bunch of freaks!"
"Answer him now or I'll make sure this is your last day." Gogo placed one of her disks over the man's throat to scare him.
"HA!" The man spitted a handful of blood to the side, mocking them. "Empty threats young lady
"Look around you!" The man chuckled. "You've saved people today but that was because I didn't wanted to kill." The man coughed more blood. "They praise you, they love you, but the day things go upside down they will hunt you down."
"Answer the questions now." Gogo landed one of her knees on the man's stomach.
"Scan indicates that he has two ribs fractured and a mild contusion on his head." Baymax started trying to warn both Gogo and Hiro to be more careful.
"Hey guys I think…" Wasabi started but got interrupted by the man on the ground.
"See… empty threats!" The man laughed. "This is just barely the tip of the iceberg." The man looked at Hiro smiling.
"Hey, hey! Eyes on me you bastard." Gogo shook the man again. "What do you mean? WHO SENT YOU!?"
"This is just part of a bigger plan Hiro Hamada…" The man fell unconscious.
"Hey… HEY! We are not done with you." Gogo was about to punch the man but…
"Heartbeat has stopped." Baymax commented. "Day of decease November 21st at 11:35 PM."
The group fell in complete silence. This guy knew who Hiro was and now it was clear that someone was looking for him. So many questions, not so many answers. The team couldn't help but eye Hiro, worried of what this meant.
"Baymax, go ahead and scan her please." HL broke the silence after a few moments. Reminding the team that Aunt Cass was still on the ground not so far of them.
"NO WAIT!" Hiro yelled but it was too late. Hiro changed the programming of Baymax in order to change his greeting for everyone else excepting the team and Aunt Cass…
"Hi I'm Baymax, I'll start the body scan now."
"Wa-Wa What?" The woman on the ground yelled full force. "Wait a minute… BAYMAX?"
"Shit…" The other five members of the team complained at the same time.