Angel: The new episode does premiere this week on Disney XD, but I don't have that channel available on any other TV in my house, so I have to wait until it drops online...if it's even going to before next week. Next week is when they're going to air the new episode on Disney Channel...at 7:40 in the morning. By the way, judging by the title, you can probably already tell what this chapter is going to be about. Let me just say that the ships mentioned are only for you guys to enjoy, and not because I personally ship them or because I'd put any of them in a future episode (because I'm not XD). I'm just throwing them around for the sake of the premise, so whichever ship you think is best, you're allowed to say why in the reviews. But if you're not comfortable with any of them, then you don't have to keep reading.
The twins are annoyed.
Very, very annoyed.
Not because of Fred's tendencies. Not because of Wasabi's cleanliness. Not because Honey Lemon painted them while they were having dinner. Not because of GoGo's sarcasm. And not even because of Baymax stating facts about puberty. All of this has to do with...
A certain ship.
It's not that they think it's terrible...actually, it is pretty terrible. It's just that this ship has to deal with their superhero identities. And normally, they wouldn't care since Hiro's not into fanfiction like their friend Karmi is.
Which is something they would say if it wasn't the fact that this ship is Electricutie: AKA, Captain Cutie and Lady Electrica from Big Hero 7. Obviously, they hate it because it's two-fold: they're still siblings after the fact and because it's nauseating to even picture anything to do with the ship.
However...on a day like this...it's especially hard to avoid the subject.
Everyone is gathered around Karmi's computer in the Lucky Cat, the brunette's fingers crossed. Hana bites her lip nervously as the two girls are about to finally release their comic about Big Hero 7. At first, they were both skeptical since this all started with a mere fanfic. But given the amount of attention that the 'love triangle' between Captain Cutie, Lady Electrica, and Karmi herself has brought...well, how could Hana show disgust in front of everyone else and for it not to be suspicious? She's mostly happy for her friend and what they've accomplished together (thankfully no one bringing in the connection between her and Big Hero 7), but the back of her mind is still telling her that it was a bad idea. She's supposed to know little to nothing about the team, and here she was, helping a fellow Big Hero 7 fan write a comic about the said team.
She blames Fred for this, as it was his suggestion in the first place. And also Honey Lemon since she ships the most-stupid and disgusting ship that Hana could ever imagine. She'd place blame on Wasabi and GoGo if they didn't tease the twins for it just for fun. And Baymax...she could say for sure that he has no opinion over this, since he's not well-knowledge on the subject.
"Alright...this is it," Karmi takes a deep breath, looking up at Hana. "Thanks for sticking with me through the whole thing, Hana."
"No problem. Anything for a friend," Hana smiles, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"I just hope people like all the changes I made by teasing Electricutie at the end!"
She cringes, removing her hand which Karmi thankfully doesn't see as off. Hiro coughs into his fist, adjusting his hoodie awkwardly. The subject was still sore to bring up because it makes them uncomfortable at times...
They still didn't understand why Karmi of all people would ship Captain Cutie with someone else, given how she herself is shipped with the superhero (something that Hiro is still embarrassed by at times). If anything, Hana thought that she'd be against the whole idea, but instead, she had suggested the...couple. And Hana had relented at ONE tease only. Not as something canon, which would really disgust her and her brother.
"And...publish," Karmi presses enter, sending the comic to Comictoon (A/N: I was gonna use Webtoon, but I don't think it'd go by the same name in this universe).
"Now we just have to wait for people to respond!" Honey Lemon exclaims eagerly. "I think you guys have a great shot at getting a lot of readers!"
"Why wouldn't they? It has superheroes, action, suspense, and Electricutie romance hinted at!"
Hiro pinches his nose, shaking his head.
"I can't wait to see all the comments we get later," Karmi clasps her hands, bouncing up and down her seat a little.
"Well it wasn't terrible," GoGo smirks a little, crossing her arms.
"And it's great for a first chapter," Wasabi smiles at the two.
"Yeah! And if it doesn't work out, we'll be there to support you," Megan winks at them.
"And maybe with some ice cream," Mikey grins playfully.
"Friends and family can offer support when patients are showing signs of sadness," Baymax tilts his head.
"Thanks guys," Hana says gratefully, reaching out and closing Karmi's laptop. "Well, no use waiting around. Let's have some lunch."
"Psst," Hiro whispers to her and gives her a brief glance.
After lunch, we need to talk.
Hana nods in understanding.
After the others have left with Karmi's promise to contact Hana later, the twins are eating dinner together, with Aunt Cass doing some last-minute closing duties in the café.
"Okay, sooo..." Hiro looks at his laptop, which has a lot of two-by-two column sections on pages. Hana takes a bite out of her fish. "Which one should we start with?"
"Are we really doing this?" She asks skeptically, raising a brow.
"What other choice do we have?" He bites his lip, running a hand through his messy locks. "The hated ship we won't speak about is still popular, so we have to come up with a new popular one that'll drive attention away from the superhero me love triangle."
This type of stuff they tend to stay away from, but in this case, Hiro has to at least try.
She sighs lightly. She would like to walk around the city without hearing at least one declaration over what ship is better...
"Alright...Umm, Fred..."
"Ahh," Hiro clicks his teeth. "Fredana. And Flame Electric."
Hana takes a moment to think about it, shaking her head. "I can't get over the age difference," She admits to him.
"Me too, but staying away from that?" He smiles sheepishly. Age normally wasn't a factor in relationships, as he's learned from Karmi. After all, they're both 14 while she's only 2 years older...not that he's trying to add a pro to either of those.
"Normal-wise, I'm the youngest and he's a man child...he definitely is the youngest looking one after me..." Hana crosses her arms, leaning back in her seat and looking up towards the ceiling. "But we have different energy levels. He's all the way up here..." She holds up a hand above her head. "And I'm more in-between," She waves her right hand a little. "They just don't match up," She then separates her hands in front of her neck. "Not to mention that he's more laid-back than me, since I'm always doing something."
He nods slowly, writing all of this while she's speaking.
"While we're superheroes, he's obsessive with the team with making up songs and the comedic remarks. I'm too serious for Flame Jumper. But even if we factored in the age difference..." She shakes her head, scrunching up her nose in a way that tells him that she just can't see it. "I'm still always going to be significantly younger, and I don't think fans would like seeing that."
"You make good points..." Hiro rubs his chin in thought. "And he's like a second older brother."
Well, third, but who was counting? Either way, it just didn't seem like a good one in their opinion. Hana gets annoyed with his habits to the point that she wouldn't want to be surrounded in them by a ship. Everyone else gets annoyed with them, actually, but Hana can't deal with that on a ship basis.
"Now for Wasabi...Hasabi," Hiro grins a little at how ridiculous it sounds, typing in the name on the left column.
"What...?" Hana chuckles as it sounds like a cheap knock-off from actual wasabi. "He's definitely more different than Fred...Again, going back to age-"
"Not considering that~!" He reminds her and she sends him a look as Mochi mews, jumping onto her lap. He makes himself comfortable by placing his chin on his paws, closing his eyes. Hana starts petting him out of instinct.
"If people knew that he's 21, they'd probably call the police, and he can't last a second in jail," She snorts in amusement. He'd probably pass out just by experiencing it (plus, Chief Cruz would not go lenient on him). "He's the most grounded, but I feel like he'd be too much like Dashi. Not a bad thing, but it'd just be weird," She shudders a bit. "He's by the book and I'm just not that kind of person."
"Opposites attract..." Hiro shrugs slightly, still typing. "But you used to be easily frightened as him."
"On more of an insecure approach than him. He, on the other hand, will tell you that he's scared of something when it applies," She holds up a finger. "Plus he wouldn't be able to stand my messy tendencies at times. Just seeing my hair on a bad day would put him over the edge."
"Yeah...and he's more lawful," Hiro glances away, remembering how he was when he first met the twins.
"He is more braver as Chop Chop like me, but...yeah no, there's still the age gap. Electric Chop, ha ha," She snickers at the name.
"Choplectrica," Hiro suggests before laughing.
"That makes no sense," Hana laughs along with him, taking a sip of her soda. "Moving onto Honey Lemon...Hadoney, pfft. It's the opposite situation as Fred," She swirls around her straw in the cup while thinking. "We're more closer on energy levels than I am with him, though...we're too similar. She loves chemistry like how I love Physics. We both have passion for the arts, which were both secrets at first. We both fell in love around the same age. She's also really tall."
"Which she'll deny," Hiro smirks at the thought, both of them chuckling. "I thought it was a good thing to be similar to someone. I mean, that's why we're best friends."
"We're twins, that doesn't count," She rolls her eyes. "But on the other hand, would you like someone to be just like you?"
"True..."
"As Tall Girl, she doesn't let herself be fazed with the disadvantages of her chem balls at times. Like how I don't let my fears faze me, especially with recent stuff..."
Hiro winces at the memory of that talking teddy bear...as soon as they were sure that it was done talking, she burned it with GoGo's help, because it was just weird and unnatural for her to keep in her room. She wished that she recognized the voice, though...
"But we both also inspire the team in different ways that are just too similar for that to work. Not to mention that I'm straight..."
"And you two hug a lot," Hiro points out.
"That's not the point of this, but okay," She giggles at her brother.
"Electrigirl," He wiggles his eyebrows at her, and she shoves him a bit. He places a hand on his cheek, tapping it with a finger. "GoGo..."
"Hmm..." Hana tilts her head a little as she thinks about it. "If I was into girls, maybe. But she's like an older sister if anything."
"You both are fierce, with both identities," Hiro counts off. "You enjoy having fun like you did during the car chase. You're both blunt and while she doesn't do feelings, you did manage to break that by getting her to talk to Honey Lemon. You two give the team support, and have the same honor and values...Hanago."
She scoffs at him, lifting up her hand from Mochi's head. "That's true, but aside from her tough exterior, we're too similar while being superheroes! It's almost like with me and Honey Lemon outside of Big Hero 7. We both step in quickly to help others, and we both are strong people able to take care of ourselves in the battle field. Resourceful too."
"Lady Speed..." He smirks at how well that sounds. "That's an interesting name. Gonna put that as a maybe. Does...Does Baymax count?" He rubs the back of his neck awkwardly.
"It's rude if we don't include him," She gives her brother an incredulous look. "I mean...getting past the robot thing, we both care about people. I think that since he's only built for medical care, I care for others on a more emotional level. Not saying he couldn't pull it off, but I have helped others without him. He's naïve and child-like outside of his healthcare chip. He can have different personalities with his access port though, so he can technically have any personality..." She takes a breath, swinging her legs in thought.
"You're both awesome, though. In both lives," Hiro states while writing.
"Aww!" She beams at him, giving her brother a side hug. He just rolls his eyes with a tiny grin while still focused on the screen. "Superhero us...I mean, he's the reason why I'm the person I am today while being Lady Electrica. I don't electrocute people since that's our moral code. He guides me to help, not harm. Without him, I wouldn't be the superhero I am."
"But...?" Hiro gestures for her to go on.
"Yeah. Elephant in the room," She bites her lip. "Obvious one."
"Bet Fred would ship it," Her brother glances towards his phone nearby. "Bayana and then Lady Panda."
Hana snickers at the names. "I love how we're just coming up with ship names and yet I can't see myself with more than half the team."
"Ugh," Hiro facepalms himself, "Doing ships left and right is definitely more Karmi's thing."
"Yeah, but I pushed for her to put a possible relationship with someone else other than my own brother...which I can't tell her," Hana drags a hand down her face. "She said she'd consider it if I had some plausible evidence."
"Well..." He sighs deeply, "I don't think anyone is gonna back down in the shipping war between Karmutie and-"
"If you say it, I will murder you," Hana gives him a death glare. "And I wouldn't attend the funeral."
"Got it!" He exclaims in fear. "I guess we'll just have to get used to it."
"How?" Hana asks incredibly. They couldn't even mention it without throwing up.
"Welll..."
She could already tell that she was going to hate this.
And she was right.
Karmi is on Hana's computer screen, squealing excitedly towards the twins. "I can't believe you guys wanna know more about Electricutie!"
"Yeah...that was the idea..." Hiro bites his lip. They figured that if they could hear about how the ship got started with Karmi, that they'd be able to get used to it...
Though it was a strong stretch. One that they'll just have to hope for.
"Hana, we've gotten almost 500 comments already, and it's looking so great!" Karmi smiles at the girl, pulling up her phone and showing a bunch of people with comments praising the comic. "They love how we showed Lady Electrica planning to meet Captain Cutie from her own world at the end! I think if we briefly show her backstory, we could get a thousand!"
"That's great! Before we start, can you just excuse me for a second?" Hana stands up out of her seat, leaving for the bathroom.
"Yeah, I-I need to do something real quick," Hiro tilts the computer so that it's facing away from the window. Hiro grabs a trashcan and runs towards the window, leaning out and throwing up into the trashcan. Hana's doing the same thing into the toilet.
If they had to hear this, they at least want to get this gross-out fest out of the way.
Karmi tries to listen, confused on what they could be doing, but she can't hear either of them. Baymax waddles to a stop in front of her.
"Um, Baymax, are they okay?"
"I have been instructed to allow Hiro and Hana 'take a moment' whenever the ship is mentioned," He blinks at her. A few minutes later, Hana bursts open the door, seeing Hiro crawl back into the room. He slides the trashcan to Baymax, who tilts his head and picks it up. "I will return."
He starts to leave as Hana moves the screen back so that Karmi can see both of them. Her eyes go wide in slight alarm as she sees the shaggy hair and shallow breathing.
"What happened to you two?"
"Nothing!" Hana clears her throat, already feeling some bile. "Just...hurry up and tell us, please."
"Just a...bug that's going around," Hiro smiles weakly. "A-A bug that only affects fraternal twins."
"But I just talked to Megan and Mikey, and they're fine," Karmi raises a brow suspiciously.
"T-That's because they passed it onto us!" Hiro stammers, fixing his hair. "And they're really embarrassed about it, so don't ask around for answers!"
"Okay..." She decides to let it go, as by the look of the twins, it sounds believable. "Anyway, this is from my fanfic, but I think it'd go great in the comic too! Well, before...Callaghan...happened, Captain Cutie was looking for members to form a team that would be dedicated to saving San Fransokyo, in case it was dangerously in peril! He had only done small things such as saving cats from trees and helping the elderly! And then, one day, that's when his life changed forever..."
Captain Cutie was sitting on a rooftop when a blue portal suddenly appeared behind him. He turned around and saw an orange boot step out. It hit the roof with a clack, and he watched in awe as Lady Electrica stepped out in front of him.
"...Whoa..." He murmured slowly as she looked around, before finally seeing him.
"Oh! It's you!" She engulfed him into a hug, and he was just confused. Who was this girl, and why was she randomly hugging him?
"Um, yeah...uh, who are you?"
"Sorry," She smiled sheepishly, pulling back and he already missed the warmth behind it. "I'm Lady Electrica! I'm your counterpart from another universe!"
"Wait, what?!"
Once he had gotten over his shock, he brought her to his secret lair for her to explain.
"You see, where I come from, my world has been destroyed...by Yokai," She closed her eyes. "So when I heard of a way to prevent it in another world, yours, I came straight over! It seems as if we're from parallel universes, but everything is the opposite."
"So...like genderbent?" He asked slowly and she nodded.
"Yes, exactly! But...well, and this is gonna sound stupid, but..." She rubbed her neck, blushing. "Another reason I came is because...well, I kinda...have a crush on you."
His eyes widened at the sudden declaration, sweating a little. He did admit that he felt something when she hugged him...but his feelings were for the same for another girl...Karmi. "Umm...I feel it too, but...I also like someone else the same way."
"Then I'll fight her for your love!"
And that's how it all got started," Karmi smiles to the twins' horror. "Everyone loves dramatic confessions and love triangles!"
"...Yeah, I'm just gonna..." Hana runs down the steps. "Baymax, don't throw that out yet!"
"Wow, uhhh..." Hiro coughs awkwardly, sliding away from the computer. After hearing it, it still didn't make things better. "T-that's a...interesting way to put it."
"I know, it seems sudden, but why else would she look so much like him? I mean, as far as everyone else knows, they're not related since they always save the day and leave right after. A counterpart makes perfect sense!"
"Y-Yeah, but why would she wear orange? S-Shouldn't she be wearing purple?"
"True," Karmi rubs her chin. "But I just think it's a good contrast. They're total opposites, and yet they look so cute together. He always steps in to save her, and vice versa. And they seem to care a lot about each other. And they're co-leaders! How could I not ship them?"
"T-That..." He was about to tell her that's because they're related, but stops himself. Hana would kill him if he blurted that out, and if she asked how he knows that, he wouldn't be able to answer without giving their identities away. "W-Well...I...um..."
"Anyway, I hope it got your interest, but I think Hana could use some rest," Karmi smirks, thinking that Hana left out of excitement. "Night, Genius Boy."
He smiles weakly, waving as he watches her log off and he runs towards the bathroom.
That was something they'll certainly have nightmares about...