The Best Laid Plans
"Okay, so let's go through the plan one more time. We land about three hundred meters away from the Lucky Cat Café. We then walk the remaining distance and sneak back to the Café and into the garage. I'll then pull out the medical aid bag Tadashi has stowed away in the back of the garage and you can use its contents to patch me up. Once you're done, I'll put on my hoodie and wear it everywhere until it heals leaving Tadashi none the wiser." Hiro rambled, his words carried away by the same wind that tugged at his messy strands of hair and chilled him to the bone. He never realized just how much protection his suit offered him during flight until now. He shivered. "Easy, right? Tadashi will never know and what Tadashi doesn't know can't hurt him, right?"
Baymax didn't bother to reply, simply cradling Hiro carefully in his arms as he prepared to land preparing to execute the next phase of the plan he had come up with the moment he had detected that his primary patient was injured. Hiro was in no condition to be making logical decisions about his own health and had, after all, been rambling like that the entire flight back from Akuma Island.
Baymax's plan was simple:
Step 1: Get Hiro out of the portal component.
Hiro had fallen straight into the arched component, slipping past wires, capacitors and other parts to land in a large hollow space on the right hand side. The wires Hiro had slipped past had then become an obstruction, separating Baymax from his patient. Needing to get his patient out, Baymax had grabbed hold of the wires, and pulled on them. The action had, much to Hiro's rather vocally expressed dismay, torn them apart. The vocal cry of dismay was quickly followed by rambling that detailed potential plans to repair the newly inflicted damage to the portal. Even when injured, Hiro's mind refused to stop solving problems.
Step 2: Apply emergency care to the injury.
Unfortunately Baymax's options had been rather limited in that regard. This was their first trip to the island since restarting the new timeline and an emergency first aid kit had not been among the supplies Hiro had packed when he'd decided to turn it into a base of operations. Lacking the tools he required to patch the wound, Baymax had retrieved Hiro's hoodie and pressed it down onto the wound, ordering Hiro to hold it in place to stem some of the blood flow until the proper care could be administered. Fortunately for him, Hiro decided to play the model patient, obeying the order without protest.
Step 3: Transport his patient to a location where appropriate care may be administered. Location: Nearest Medical Center.
Having administered the best care he was able to in the given circumstances, Baymax had then scooped Hiro up into his arms and taken to the air, exiting the facility through the rather convenient hole in the roof. Adjusting his flight path, he'd then turned back towards San Fransokyo. This was the point at which Hiro's mind caught up to what Baymax was actually doing. "Wait…. Wait a minute! Where are you taking me?" Hiro demanded, plans to repair the damaged portal completely forgotten in favor of the new problem that faced him.
"To the nearest medical center." Baymax replied, scanning the skyline for the nearest facility.
"Wait! No! You can't!" Hiro protested cradling his arm to his chest. "If you take me to a hospital, they are going to have to call my legal guardian and Aunt Cass and Tadashi are going to find out that I was out. They will ground me for life and my plan to save Tadashi and Abigail will be ruined!"
Baymax processed this new information, adding it to the parameters he had already analysed when coming up with a plan of action following Hiro's injury. "You're injury requires stitching."
"I know! I know." Hiro paled even further, pressing down firmly onto his arm. "But you can do that, right? You are programmed with over 10 000 medical procedures. Surely stitching a wound closed is one of them?"
"I require the proper equipment in order to execute the medical procedures I have been programmed to handle." Baymax informed him. "One cannot perform a task without the proper tools with which to execute it."
"We have a decent emergency kit at home." Hiro said in a rush, shivering in the cold wind. "It's better equipped than most paramedic's bags. Tadashi stocked it. He's always been paranoid about this kind of stuff. I'm sure he's included needles, thread and antiseptic. Please, Baymax. We can't save Tadashi if Aunt Cass grounds me!"
Baymax remained silent for a moment, inputting all the new parameters at his disposal and recalculating his next course of action. "Very well." He relented. "We shall head to your home and the emergency medical supplies you claim are located there."
Step 3 (Revised): Transport his patient to a location where appropriate care may be administered. Location: Lucky Cat Café.
Hiro heaved a sigh of relief when Baymax relented. Then he started to ramble again, thinking aloud as he came up with a plan to keep his wound hidden from Tadashi. Unfortunately for Hiro, Baymax stopped listening, silently inputting parameters Hiro was completely oblivious to into his decision matrix.
Landing safely, Baymax carefully lowered Hiro to the ground. Hiro wobbled when his feet connected to the ground. He took a moment to regain his balance before turning in preparation for the walk towards the Lucky Cat Café only to blink in surprise at the realization that he was already there. Baymax had placed him down right in front of the garage. That was not the plan! Someone could have heard them and caught them landing in the driveway! Fortunately it appeared that their arrival had gone unnoticed. The Café was still dark and landing here had just saved Hiro a walk which he probably would not have made in his current condition. If he was entirely honest with himself he was actually relieved and so he chose not to reprimand Baymax for deviating from the plan he'd worked so hard to come up with on the way here. Okay, onto step 2 of Hiro's plan, open the garage and sneak in before anyone woke up.
Hiro stepped forward, a hiss escaping his lips when his knees threatened to collapse beneath him. Don't fall. Don't fall. Only a few steps into the garage and then he could collapse all over his chair. Okay so he definitely would NOT have made the walk home. Biting his lip, he ignored his weakness and took the remaining two steps towards the garage. Baymax silently reached out and opened it, waiting for Hiro to step inside. Just a few more steps. His chair was just a few more steps away. Stumbling past Baymax Hiro headed towards the chair and collapsed into it with a sigh of relief. He'd made it! Now onto Step 3 of Hiro's plan. "Baymax, Tadashi keeps the medical aid kit in the back, by the left hand side wall. That used to be his work space." Hiro instructed, closing his eyes against a sudden wave of dizziness.
Hiro's statement was greeted by…
Silence.
"Baymax?" Hiro opened his eyes to look around, looking for a familiar armored figure. Baymax was gone! "Baymax?" Hiro tried to stand only to curse when he fell back into the chair. Okay, so he was still not so steady on his feet. "Hey, Buddy? Where are you?" Hiro kicked against the ground, rolling the chair towards the garage entrance hoping Baymax was still outside. Baymax was nowhere to be seen.
Oh no…
Hiro groaned looking up at the sky for answers he knew it could not give. What on earth was Baymax up to now?! Gathering together his rapidly waning energy, Hiro got up with groan, this time actually making it to his feet. He had to find Baymax and had to do it quickly! Before the healthcare companion managed to get himself into some kind of trouble similar to his first adventure across the city of San Fransokyo. Great, just great. Just when he thought they were past that kind of misunderstanding. Sighing in defeat Hiro began to walk, heading towards the end of the driveway only to stumble to a halt two steps later when Baymax appeared from around one of the Café's corners waddling rapidly towards the garage.
Arriving at Hiro's side, Baymax lifted him without a word and continued to rush towards the garage. "What the…? Baymax? What are you doing?" Hiro asked, his heartbeat instinctively increasing in reaction to the urgency in Baymax's steps. Baymax appeared to be running which could only meant one thing, something was wrong.
Baymax didn't immediately respond. He dropped Hiro back into his chair and rolled it back into the garage before closing the garage door. "I require you to remove my armor post haste." Baymax informed him the moment the garage door was closed.
Hiro blinked up at him in confusion.
Baymax waddled over to stand in front of him holding his arms out at his sides. "It is recommended that you hurry. You do not have much time." Baymax said when Hiro made no move to comply with his request.
Hiro blinked again but reached up to press the hidden quick release he'd installed into Baymax's suit. The armor clattered to the ground. Free of his restrictive armor, Baymax bent down and picked it up, moving to stow it in the lock box Hiro had created specifically for that purpose before heading towards his docking station his actions completely baffling Hiro. Stepping into the red box, he then began to deflate.
"Um, Baymax?" Hiro stumbled to his feet once more, still firmly pressing his now blood soaked hoodie firmly onto his arm. "What are you doing? I thought you were going to help me patch up my arm?" Hiro asked in confusion.
"Step 4." Baymax said, blinking at Hiro as the last of his vinyl deflated. "Contact the appropriate care giver to administer the required care." Deflation process complete, Baymax folded in on himself and vanished from sight, storing himself in the docking station that was now safely hidden behind a pile of junk.
Hiro blinked, staring at the pile of junk before him. "What?" He asked in utter confusion, his brain still trying to make sense of everything that had just occurred. His question remained unanswered… for about thirty seconds that is… when it was answered in the most unexpected manner.
Click.
The handle to the door connecting the garage to the house turned, the door opening to let in pale yellow light that illuminated an all too familiar silhouette. "Hiro? Are you in here?"
Oh no…
Please no. Please tell me I'm wrong.
Baymax couldn't have just done what Hiro thought he did! He couldn't have gone to fetch him. Not when he knew the risks such an action posed, right? Surely he knew better than that? Hiro had told him what the risks were, after all! He'd been rambling about them all the way from Akuma Island. Baymax couldn't have gone against everything Hiro had told him! He simply couldn't have! Only… only it seemed that he had!
Tadashi stepped into the garage, flicking the garage light on to illuminate the space.
Hiro was doomed.
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WriterGreenReads: Yeah. Hiro is having a really hard time of it. Fred - What? You don't think my song is awesome?! You just don't appreciate the arts.
Interviner: Yeah. I like epic music and that song had a bit of the feel about it. Tadashi's reaction may surprise you, you know. He's not entirely unreasonable. I do like the big hero 6 AU idea but am not sure if I'd write it for the reasons stated in my reply to you on AO3.
Schattenlos: LOL. That would be an entertaining scenario though it is not planned for my current story. If Hiro was given the choice to stay and fix things or go back to his own timeline I'm not really sure what he'd pick. If he stays he has a chance to save Tadashi. If he goes he gets his friends back.
Big Hero 6 fan: * Heart. * PS: Fixed all the references from orange to red ;)
Kiki Anderson: Yup. Good luck hiding that, Hiro XD
CrazyBlueOwl: Yup, Baymax is very useful only he didn't quite do what Hiro expected. Hiro is NOT impressed. Hiro's problem is not stupidity, it's impulsiveness.
cay-lare: Thank you for leaving a review for both chapters. Hiro is most certainly digging himself into a deeper hole. He's Hiro. It's what he does. *Insert evil laugh here * Things spiraling out of control are simply so much fun! Baymax: If I shut up you'll just get yourself into even MORE trouble. Hiro: *Glare *
SaiyanPrincess: It is Fred's song. It was just the first thing that came into Hiro's mind because Fred used it to ease the tension last time they were there. Thanks for the well wishes for my dance competition ;). I did was well as can be expected at this stage seeing as I just graded into a very difficult section and I have a lot of catching up to do.
Guest DH: You like it when I break your heart... just a little. The previous chapter did end up having a very sad undertone in it. It was kind of the point at which Hiro really faced exactly what he had lost by travelling back in time (I'm sure both your laptop and desk thank you for holding back your tears btw). The portal did not create any timelines. The portal simply exists between space and time. By entering it Hiro inadvertently created a connection between his consciousness and that space. This in turn made it easier for him to move back in time when he died. Thanks for the clarification regarding the information on wikia. I really hope they don't do that. Which is saying a lot because I usually write romance. My Big Hero fan fiction are the only stories I've ever written that did not have romance in them.
P.S: It went as well as can be expected. I just graded to the top section in the dance form that I am doing and am now dancing against girls that have been dancing in it for a lot longer than me. Most of them were already in that section when I STARTED dancing. Some have even been dancing in it for twenty odd years and I still have to learn a lot of the technique and steps. So the fact that I place against any of them at all is an achievement.
Taura Fall: Shit might happen. Then again it might not XD. Unfortunately Hiro won't really get the chance to run away... Poor kid. As for the earplugs... only time will tell if he needs them. You know Tadashi's lectures are generally spoken not yelled, right? I wasn't expecting to enjoy Guardians of the Galaxy. I was surprised by how much I liked it but I think that had more to do with the main characters snarky cocky attitude than anything else (Do you see any parallels? ;)) Okay, not to antagonize you even more. I also enjoy fantasy novels but have not read or watched Deltora Quest or the Three doors down trilogy. My recent favorites are Dresden Files by Jim Butcher and the Black Prism series by Brent Weeks, I also enjoyed Brent Weeks Assassin trilogy a LOT.
P.S: Yup, had to google both Skyland and Stormhawks. Had never heard of them. I doubt anyone here has. Our television isn't exactly the best around. Sadly, I have also never heard of Dragon Booster. If I were to reveal what I DID watch during my childhood though I'd be revealing my age so I'll just say right now, for some really strange reason, I am really enjoying The Deep (Found it by accident online). The issues I have with RWBY's artwork is as follows: 1) They used the style where the outline is done using a shade darker than the color used to color the images resulting in the images lacking clarity for me. 2) The animation is very stilted and unnatural. 3) The main characters are a bunch of girls
P.P.S: I am aware of the fact that it is ANIME and not ANIMES. It was a deliberate misuse of the term in the hopes of getting the point across that I was referring to the ANIME series for Iron Man and Wolverine and not ALL anime as a whole. Obviously the attempt failed as you misunderstood. I do like Anime. A LOT. It's pretty much what I watch these days though some seasons are a lot better than others. What I was trying to say is that I don't like Anime that is based off of Western comic books and series.
P.P.P.P.S: Let us hope that the Honey X Hiro relationship really is just a rumor that will not happen * Fingers crossed * I would also prefer a family theme and that's saying a lot because up until now all my fiction had romance in it. My Big Hero 6 fiction is the first I've written without it. Protective older brother and bratty socially awkward younger brother all the way!
Tadashi: I ran into the fire because Callaghan was in there and someone had to help
Twilight: * Shudders with you.* Please NOT Twilight!
Pedophilia: I agree. NOT OKAY!
Incest: Also NOT OKAY though I don't mind the fan fictions that pair Hiro with Tadashi in AU's where they are not related. I actually kind of enjoy those. Please don't judge me... * Hides under a pile of pillows *
Oh and thanks for the well wishes for my dancing...