Tempest

Clang...ang...ng

The last of the portal debris hit the ground, the clatter of metal connecting with concrete echoing through the space that surrounded him. It was over. Everything was finally over. He had accomplished the goal he had set for himself and managed to save Abigail. As a result he had probably also managed to save his brother. He should be happy, overjoyed and filled with the deep sense of satisfaction that always followed a job well done but he felt empty instead. The cost of it had been far too high taking his remaining proof of his very sanity from him. Baymax was gone. Again. Taken from him in much the same way as he had been the first time they had entered the portal together.

Wait...

It was the same. The circumstances that led to the loss of Baymax were the same as the first time round which meant that there was a chance that...

Grief made way for hope, the glimmer of the light at the end of the tunnel spurring Hiro back into motion. Pushing himself up off the ground, he pulled off his helmet and threw it aside, ignoring the feed that continued to display the inside of the SFIT showcase building. It meant that there was a chance that it was there! The chip that held the unique soul that made his Baymax, his. It just had to be. It was the only thing that made sense after all. Right?

Hiro rushed forward, heading straight towards the back of the pod and the armored rocket fist that was still connected to it. Please be there... please, oh please, oh please. Reaching out he grabbed hold of the Armour and pulled, working to disengage it from the pod. Come on! The rocket fist resisted his efforts, sticking to the pod. Come on, come on, come oooooon! Hiro pulled harder, leaning back with all his weight in an attempt to add leverage to the action. The additional leverage was just enough to finally achieve success. Pop. The red fist slipped out of the socket at the back of the pod and sent Hiro sprawling to the ground, landing smack bang on top of him but Hiro barely noticed already preoccupied with prying the Armour's fingers loose. Please be there... Please, oh please let the chip be there... The fingers dropped open, the palm of the hand lying face up in Hiro's lap only to reveal nothing but empty space.

It wasn't there...

The chip Hiro had so desperately been hoping to find was gone and with that his hope was shattered. Sharp pain coursed through his chest and he folded in on himself renewed tears of grief falling from his cheeks to pool in the red palm of the rocket fist that was all that remained of Baymax his mind drifting back to painful memories that threatened to spiral out of control and consume him from within.

Why?

Why was he destined to always lose those he loved the most? He'd fought so hard, considered every angle he could possibly think of only to end in failure…

You are my patient.

He'd tried. Every action, every decision had been made with the intent to protect Tadashi, with the intent to get back that which he had lost. He'd suffered injury, both physical and mental and experienced a wealth of pain and agony but none of it had mattered. It was worth it, every single tear, every single drop of blood was simply the price he was willing to pay to protect those precious to him and to have come so close only to fail right at the end was a new kind of agony that he could not even begin to describe…

Your health is my only concern.

He'd lost Baymax. He'd lost the only person in the universe that understood what he was going through and in doing so had broken the most recent promise he'd made to his brother. I'll give him back, right after this. I promise. Who was he kidding? He hadn't even had the right to make that promise to begin with. He'd been cocky, arrogant and it was that very arrogance that had cost him Baymax. All of this was his fault. All of it had been his fault from the very beginning. All of it was a result of the bad decisions he had made and now… now he was once again alone, trapped in an alternate reality burdened by memories he would forever have to keep buried deep in his head.

Hiro, I will always be with you.

Hiro's grief was suddenly blown away by the unexpected resurgence of a very old memory, the last words he'd heard from Baymax the first time he lost the healthcare companion suddenly clear in his mind. I will always be with you. How could he have forgotten that? If there was one thing he'd learned from all the loss he had experienced in the past it was the truth of that simple statement. Baymax wasn't gone. Baymax, just like Tadashi would never be gone because he'd touched Hiro, impacted his life in ways that could never be erased and would continue to exist as long as Hiro had remembered, existing alongside a version of Tadashi that would only ever continue to exist in Hiro's mind.

Hiro wasn't alone.

A wave of determination washed away what remained of his grief and spurred him into motion once more. He still had things to do and had to hurry if he wanted to postpone the interrogation that was sure to be looming over his head soon. Hiro shoved the armour hand off his lap and onto the floor before leaping to his feet. Running towards the camera he turned it off, cutting the feed to the showcase building before rushing into the control room. Leaning down he grabbed his toolbox before rushing out once more, hesitating just a moment to snatch up and pocket his cell phone.

He had to get her out… He had to get Abigail out of the pod. He'd wasted enough time drowning in self-pity! A new goal in sight, he rushed back towards the pod, pulled out a few tools and began the arduous task of prying open the control panel that had suffered damage during the impact the pod had suffered upon re-entering Hiro's new reality.

Buzz. Buzz buzz. Buuuuuzzz.

Half way into his task, Hiro's phone began to buzz in his back pocket signalling an incoming call. Hiro absently pulled it out and swiped to answer, not really paying attention to his actions.

"Hiro! If you don't tell me where you are right this instant I'm going to tell Aunt Cass to ground you for LIFE! Scratch that, You ARE grounded for LIFE! What the hell are you thinking, bonehead?! Have you lost your mind?!"

Caller ID: Tadashi.

Whooops… This was not a call Hiro had any intention of answering. Unfortunately for him, he had been too focused on the task at hand to really register that he'd automatically answered his phone. Story of his life! "Um… Hi, Tadashi?" Hiro greeted his brother warily, already resigning himself to the lecture he was about to receive.

"Don't you 'Hi, Tadashi', me." Tadashi growled, his rage a physical presence in the room despite the fact that it was required to traverse a wireless network to get to Hiro. "Tell me where you are right this instant so I can come get you."

"I don't think that's such a good idea right now." Hiro replied, tucking the phone between his ear and his shoulder so he could free his hand to work on the panel he was currently half buried in, expertly snipping and rewiring the various wires he had exposed. "I'll come home when I'm done here."

"You'll come home when I say you'll come home and I say you're coming home right now." Tadashi snapped. "Do you have any idea what you've just done?"

Hiro dropped the wire cutters he had been using with a clatter, reaching up to press the phone to his ear. "I know exactly what I've just done." Hiro snapped back, hurt triggering anger within him. Why did Tadashi have to yell at him like this when he'd just risked his own life to save his brothers? It wasn't fair. "I pulled Callaghan's daughter out of an alternate dimensional space and am now trying to figure out how to get her out of the pod she is still trapped in! So I would really appreciate it if you could put your righteous indignation on hold long enough to let me finish before launching into full blown lecture mode." Awe Shaiza. Hiro face palmed himself just as the last word left his lips. He really shouldn't have said that.

"Hiro." Tadashi growled the word through clenched teeth, anger, frustration and fear swirling in his tone. "I'm going to pretend you didn't just say that and give you one last chance to tell me where the hell you are."

"Why don't you ask your beloved professor?" Hiro snarled, still reacting to the sharp pain of hurt that Tadashi's anger was fueling within him. It wasn't fair. He'd expected this reaction but it simply wasn't fair! But then again life wasn't exactly fair was it?

"My beloved professor? What on earth are you going on about?" Tadashi asked, exasperation creeping into his voice.

"Callaghan!" Hiro snapped. "I'm talking about your beloved professor Callaghan! Abigail is his daughter. Surely he still remembers the location of the experiment that he was convinced cost her, her life! Why don't you just ask him where I am?"

"Hiro, I don't have time to deal with your childish jealousy right now. The moment you entered that portal, everyone went crazy this side. Callaghan and Krei got into a heated argument in front of everyone here. I didn't catch much of what they were arguing about but caught enough to pick up that they were involved in some kind of top secret military experiment that was never supposed to see the light of day."

"I'm not a childish or jealous!" Hiro yelled, resisting the urge to throw the phone across the room. "It's not my fault you're so blinded by Callaghan's achievements that you cannot even begin to comprehend that the man you admire so much might actually be flawed! The project they were working on is Project Silent Sparrow." Hiro clarified. "As I said in my presentation, they were experimenting with teleportation and they messed up. They messed up big time and I fixed it!"

"STOP IT, HIRO!" Tadashi yelled back. "Just stop it! I need you to actually listen to what I am trying to tell you. They were working on a top se-cret mil-li-tary expe-ri-ment." Tadashi carefully enunciated the last words, emphasizing their importance before proceeding to drop a bomb shell. "I suspect you're about to surrounded by military personal and I want to get you out of there before you mysteriously go missing. Now tell me where the hell you are so I can come get you!"

Military…

Project Silent Sparrow was a military experiment that had gone wrong...

Which meant that any information pertaining to it was considered to be top secret. And Hiro had just casually exposed its existence to a showcase building full of people!

Hiro went white.

Oh crap.

To say that he'd just gotten himself into a world of trouble was probably an understatement. "Akuma Island!" Hiro yelled into the phone, reaching out to quickly finish the repairs to the panel that would open the pod Abigail was still trapped in. "I'm on Akuma Island!"

"Akuma Island?!" Tadashi exclaimed in dismay. "How am I supposed to get to you there?"

"Ask Fred to bring you." Hiro supplied hastily, reaching down to grab hold of some electric tape, twisting and taping the wires he had cut together into new configurations. "His family has a helicopter. Heathcliff can pilot it."

"Heathcliff?" Tadashi asked in confusion not quite following.

"Fred's family butler." Hiro explained, biting on the tape to tear it from the main roll before moving onto the next set of wires and repeating the process.

"Fred's family has a butler?" Tadashi asked, sounding dazed.

"Yes, and a helicopter. Keep up, bonehead. Ask Fred to bring you here. I doubt he'll have an issue with it, especially if you tell him it's an emergency. He's a really nice guy. Oh and tell him I'll build him a lizard suit that breathes fire in repayment. That should make him happy."

"Hiro…"

"I'm just quickly going to get Abigail out and then I'll wait for you near the pier." Hiro continued cutting Tadashi off. "If you're not here in twenty minutes I'm going to hide in the surrounding woods. Don't look for me until its safe. I'll contact you." Hiro hung up and tossed the phone aside effectively cutting off any protest Tadashi may have voiced.

Twenty minutes…

Hiro had twenty minutes to open the pod, get Abigail safely out of it, leave here somewhere where she would be easily found and get himself to the pier to catch a lift in a helicopter that may or may not be coming for him. Assuming of course the military didn't get here first. If he didn't know any better, he might be tempted to think he was involved in the plot of one of Fred's super hero movies! Fred was going to be delighted.

- BH6 - BH6 - BH6 -

A/N: XD. Sure Hiro, your life is not a super hero movie. Not at all * Fingers crossed behind back *

And I'm back! Unfortunately I was super lazy while I was away. I only managed to write about 600 words in the two week long holiday and then threw the last two paragraphs away when I continued this chapter after getting back. Hope you guys like it.

WriterGreenReads: I hope your laptop survived being drop kicked across the room. \O.O/ I agree. The last couple of chapters I left you guys with were rather heart wrenching. Hopefully today's is a bit better. I'm finally back. Have loads of work to catch up on too... bleh. XD

Interviner: Oh, yes, I did just do that but hopefully you survived the wait. Sadly Baymax's green chip is not in the gauntlet. Had to change something from the movie plot line right? I'm not the best person to ask about which fanfic you should write as I stopped following Naruto a long time ago and never got into supernatural but my gut feeling likes the supernatural cross idea as I like archangels. But more accurate advise would be to tell you to write the one that keeps you up the most at night :P. It's what I did when deciding whether to write this story or a Big Hero 6/Rise of the Guardians cross over.

MiniCeres: Thank you. That is really one of the best compliments I could hope to receive as the movie really moved me. I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Hope you didn't lose too much sleep waiting for an update though. We needs to sleep.

Kiki Anderson: More drama of course XD. Loads more drama!

cay-lare: Nope. No programmed chip. I agree. It was unexpected. I didn't actually plan it. The story just decided to take over as usual. I do agree with you. Hiro is really strong. He has dealt with a lot up till this point and can deal with this too.

CrazyBlueOwl: YAY! You don't hate me! * Dances about in glee * Hiro is a brilliant little shit isn't he? * Evil grin * Though he is being taken by surprise now. Poor boy.

SaiyanPrincess: Sorry... no chip. Tadashi is soooo mad... so very very mad...

Aj neko: Agreed. Hiro is stuck in limbo carrying memories of all the timelines in which his efforts did not pay off yet still he continues to fight.

inblindingdarkness: Thank you. Though you don't have to wait two weeks as you found my story late ;)

Guest DH: Welcome back from your wanderings Guest DH! We shall both hold thumbs for a romance free Big Hero 6 series together. Chapter 21: I seriously loved how Baymax decided to take matters into his own hands there. Chapter 22: Yeah, Hiro is very lucky Tadashi didn't realize his vision was real! No comics though. Chapter 23: This chapter was special. The resonance of the relationship between the two brothers as you pointed out echoed rather strongly. I loved it too. Chapter 24: Guilty. I just wanted to make you cry again :P Chapter 25: Of course I'm evil. I have a evil streak as wide as Hiro's which is why I love the little shit so much. And so, hopefully, I mess with your feelings a little for a fourth time in a row! * Insert evil laugh here * PS: The trip was mostly fun XD XD XD

Taura Fall: Well at least you got to read a whole bunch of chapters all in one go! Chapter 23: Yeah, love me some Hamada bro fluff! Chapter 24: * Hiro sneaks into your room and burns all hard copies of the photographs and wipes all your electronic devices clean. * Good luck reinstalling everything... Tadashi: I'm taking to him now, are you happy? Chapter 25: * Bows * I do try. Replies: I'm allergic to cats, horses and sulphites. The sulphites is the worst because it's pretty much in everything. My friend says I'm allergic to life :P. Agreed... Yui put me off Diabolik lovers and I never got past episode 1. P.P.P.P.S: Hiro: I'm invincible I tell you! Invincible! Just you watch!