Angel: Yes, I've seen the latest Epithet Erased episodes, but I don't listen to the ending songs XD Would've answered that a while ago, but things have been crazy lately with the school year starting...
Also, the title of the chapter, I know. But I was thinking about how to change it, and nothing came to mind, so I just went with a different one, but still the same episode! Hiro and Hana the Villains just sounded like a mouthful to me.
And I didn't get to watch this episode until yesterday, because that's when it got released online XD So for the time being, episodes will be delayed by...I wanna say a day or two after they're broadcasted. I don't have Disney XD, so for the next few weeks, I have to wait until they're online to see them at firsthand. So if you have that channel, and if you watch a new episode, please don't spoil it for me since I have to wait another day or so after they air.
It's a late night in San Fransokyo as a graphene blade is tossed into the air, blocked by one of GoGo's discs. She's wearing a black suit with blue accents, blue goggles over her face along with a ski mask. The villain catches it and swings towards GoGo, who slides back and tries to get a good hit, failing to do so. She jumps on GoGo, flipping backwards and landing near two other people in the same type outfits as hers, but one is in purple, and the other one is in orange. The three duck from another disc and GoGo catches it, surrounded by Wasabi, Fred, and Honey Lemon.
"You three are going to jail!" GoGo grits her teeth, skating forward. The woman reveals herself as Momakase, blocking the weapon with her arms. She ducks from another disc and leaps, landing a few feet away. GoGo leaps into the air, but the thief just smirks, pulling out her blade. The purple assistant holds out his hand, blasting a sonic wave at GoGo.
"Speed Queen!" Honey Lemon looks behind her as she lands in a pile of trash. She faces the two partners and fires from her bazooka. The purple metal bands from the gloves separate and he fires another sonic wave, sending goop everywhere, including at Fred.
"Hey!"
"Sorry, Flame Jumper!" Honey Lemon calls out after him.
Wasabi backs away towards the dumpster as he's facing Momakase. "Hello again, Wasabi," She pulls out her sword.
"Hey, the villain first-name basis thing, not actually comfortable with it," He tells her and she swings towards him with her sword in hand. She slices the dumpster in half. "Or that." He blocks her blows with his shield.
The two partners run off as Fred chases after them. "I never thought Momakase was a sidekick type," He jumps after the two. "So how did you two meet?"
He stops in front of a dead end and the orange assistant prepares an attack. He hears it and cringes, turning around, only to get blasted with an electric forcefield, but not enough to hurt him, of course. He breathes fire at the duo, but the purple assistant fires a sonic wave that stops the fire and hits Fred at the same time. The two run off.
"Cool weapons!" He calls out, giving them a thumbs up.
They're cornered by GoGo and Honey Lemon. GoGo speeds up towards them, but he fires a sonic wave that knocks GoGo off balance. Honey Lemon fires at the orange assistant, but she uses an electric forcefield that knocks the ball into the air and onto GoGo, trapping her in a bear goop.
"Great..." She mutters at this.
"Sorry GoGo!" Honey Lemon tells her. "This just isn't my day..."
"Uh, guys? Overmatched over here!" Wasabi shouts as he's trying his best to block Momakase's attacks. She throws her graphene blades, one of them shorting out the dagger. He uses the shield for the other one, and then is out of power. When Momakase approaches him, he yelps, slipping on a glass bottle and she pins him to the wall with her foot. She grins, holding it over him.
"No!" The girls shout, but she gets knocked into a dumpster by a sonic wave. Wasabi looks up towards her parents.
"Who are you?" He couldn't help but wonder. The two are then restrained by Honey Lemon's chem balls.
"Let's see them," Honey Lemon reaches out to them. The orange assistant shakes her head, moving away, but she removes the masks, all of them gasping at the people sitting in front of them.
"Whaaaat?" Fred asks in shock as Hiro and Hana are sitting in front of them, smiling in embarrassment. Hana's hair is in a bun, which is why they didn't see her usual pigtails.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, back up," GoGo holds up her hands.
"It's, uh...kind of a long story," Hiro looks up at them.
"Before we start, though, let me just say that we did not want to do this," Hana speaks up, looking guilty.
"Ooh, do we have popcorn?!" Fred asks eagerly. "I really want popcorn!"
Hana's eyes widen as she kicks him away, a blade stopping between the twins. "No popcorn!" Momakase yells from the dumpster.
"Fine," He stands up, crossing his arms. "I guess we'll just listen without snacks!"
"It all started at the Lucky Cat..."
48 hours earlier...
Hana is sipping her hot chocolate, everyone except the twins eating. They're meeting the Cruz Twins later on for lunch. Suddenly, Chief Cruz, or rather, Diego since he's not chief at the moment, walks into the Lucky Cat.
"Ugh," She makes a face at the sight of him, Hiro looking in his direction.
"Oh man, not again," He pinches his nose.
He approaches the table, the tension being noticeable unlike his last visit. "Hana," He replies to the girl.
"Chief Cruz," She says, slightly gripping her cup. He silently hands her the turnips and walks away. She murmurs something into her cup, taking a sip.
"Dick."
Wasabi and Honey Lemon gasp in surprise. Hiro stifles a laugh at her.
"Hana! Inappropriate!" Fred points at her.
"I don't care. He almost got me killed. Fair game," The girl narrows her eyes. She was still somewhat bitter over that whole thing, though not as much as everyone else when they had heard the news. Most glared at him while others insulted him to his face.
"I love it when she gets hardcore," GoGo smirks proudly, crossing her arms.
"Did you say something, Hana?" Chief Cruz leans in towards the table, thinking he heard her speak.
"Yes. She said-"
"That I love my turnips!" Hana smiles widely, interrupting Baymax. "Thank you again!"
"I'm glad you think so. Why don't you go ahead and eat one?" He pushes the box towards her a bit more with a small smile.
"Oh, I'm not really that-"
"Oh come on, sis," Hiro smirks towards her. "Who are you to turn down a member of the police?" This was well-deserved payback for eating pizza while he got a disgusting bowl. Hana looks towards the others, who look away while acting normal. She takes one and eats it slowly, trying not to gag.
"Mmm..." She disguises her disgust with a hum.
"Love 'em?"
"Mmhm," She nods slowly at him and he takes his coffee, leaving. Hiro notices her look.
"How's it really taste?" He smiles a little, crossing his arms.
She looks away, muffling, "It's sooo dryyyy," She takes a paper bag and spits out the turnip into it. "I need some water. I'm parched," Her voice sounds dry as she takes GoGo's cup.
"It's really that bad?" Fred asks curiously.
"Oh, I hate 'em," She murmurs, holding her head and rubbing a temple. "They're just so gross!" She plants her face onto the table.
"You could just tell him," GoGo suggests to her.
"I can't, I don't wanna hurt the guy anymore than he's down. It's technically our fault that he's without pay right now..." She lifts her head up.
"So if you still hate him, then why did you rescue him from Hardlight?" Hiro couldn't help but ask.
Hana sighs deeply, pausing for a minute. "...Because I realized that prejudiced or not, he's still a human being. He has kids who we're friends with, who'd be lost without him. And I couldn't let him be in danger no matter what he's done. I dunno, I guess it was in my nature..."
"Huh," Wasabi murmurs at her, the others a little bit surprised themselves.
"That's very noble of you, Hana," Honey Lemon tells her, placing a hand on her shoulder.
Hana smiles a bit. "Thanks." She then turns to her brother. "I hate you for getting me to eat those."
"I had to eat that salami bowl while you ate pizza!" He protests to her.
Diego stops his assigned car in front of the San Fransokyo Police Station, with his son Mikey sitting next to him. "Alright, son, stay here. I need to speak with Chief Marquez about the vigilantes."
He's about to open the door when Mikey lifts his head. "Why'd you do it, Dad?"
The man turns around as the boy glares at him. "Why did you shoot at Lady Electrica?"
"It's two-fold: she's a vigilante, and actively working against the police to-"
"She was only doing her job!" He interrupts sharply, squeezing his eyes shut. "And I know that it's important that we find out her identity, but not like that, Dad! Was that the reason? Because you thought you could figure out who she was?"
"NO!" The man shouts, getting into Mikey's face and he cringes. "I'm going after a criminal. Don't think I haven't forgotten you and your sister's little stunt. Now stay here," He opens the car door and shuts it. Mikey narrows his eyes, silently going after him.
Diego knocks on the door to her office and she looks up. "Come in."
He opens the door, standing in front of her. "Oh. If it isn't Mr. Fast-and-Loose," She replies sarcastically. "If you've come to defend for your actions, One PP still hasn't decided whether or not for you to give up your badge."
"No. I've come here to inform you that we're working to find out Big Hero 7's identities."
Her eyes widen at his declaration, pausing. Trying to get the police on their side and finding out their identities by a zealous cop were not things that should mix with her job. Luisa tosses the papers she's holding onto her desk, crossing her arms.
"So, ideally, instead of accepting responsibility for your actions, you want to expose the superheroes?" She asks slowly.
"Once we do, we can arrest them for their crimes! Why are you defending them? They're making a mockery out of us!"
"I'm not defending them, I'm protecting people from another incident that you'd pull! I hope it was worth it for you to still be on suspension. Now get out."
He grits his teeth and reluctantly leaves, Mikey hiding behind a trash can nearby. He watches his father storm down the hall, peeking into Luisa's office. He had heard the whole thing, and by Luisa's hesitation...
She knows Big Hero 7's identities.
"And that's why Krei wears a cow costume every Mother's Day," Hiro finishes telling Mikey and Megan the story.
"Uh huh. I get it, totally science. Great," Megan replies while they're checking their phones.
"Megan?"
"Mikey?" Hana sings a little to get their attention. "You two have been spacing out ever since we got here."
"Sorry, guys. We've kinda hit a dead end with our story for the school blog," Megan gestures to her device.
"A dead end on the Big Hero 7 story?" Hiro asks nervously, twiddling his thumbs together.
"We're not any closer to figuring out they are," Megan replies, scrolling through her phone.
"Oh man, that's...terrible," Hiro fake frowns.
"Yeah, that sounds awful," Hana whistles lowly, looking away. She then notices that Mikey's been mostly silent. "Mikey? Everything okay?"
"Yeah, it's just..." He rubs the back of his neck. "Stuff with Dad have been a bit tense."
"They've been at it over Lady Electrica," Megan whispers to the two. "Over the shooting."
Hana coughs awkwardly, rubbing her arm. He still had a crush on her superhero self...which is sometimes weird to bring up, just like with Karmi and Captain Cutie whenever she talks about him to her or her brother. She tries to not say much or avoid the subject whenever she can.
"Well, at least you guys tried," Hiro inputs, silently glad that they're not closer. It's bad to think that, but once again, it's dangerous for other people to find out who they are. And they definitely feel bad for what they're doing.
Megan's phone beeps and she looks at it. "It's Dad. He's gonna be home late, some criminal escaped from prison. Mamakase?" She pronounces it wrong.
"Momakase," Hiro corrects her.
"You know who she is?"
"Oh, we, uh, know who she is because...? Funny story...she poisoned Krei!"
"That's a funny story?" Megan asks in confusion.
"Well, he lived and his pants fell off," Hiro looks away.
"Yep! Because he told us himself when we applied for an internship!" Hana smiles widely, nodding.
"Okay," Megan chuckles at him. "Wanna stop saying weird things and go to a movie?"
"We would, but, uh..."
The door suddenly opens as Fredmeleon walks in, invisible.
"School project?" Megan asks knowingly as Fred holds up a sign that says 'Team Meeting.' Hana pinches her nose, wondering why he couldn't just text them. Hiro gestures for him to leave and the two turn around to see no one. "What?"
The waitress screams, dropping coffee over the suit and causing it to short out.
"Yup, science sure is great! Gotta go do some!" Hiro stands in front of Megan.
"Yeah! We'll, um, see you later!" Hana stammers, standing up.
"Okay, call us later when you two are less...jumpy."
"Like really, calm down, you guys," Mikey stands up next to her. A car alarm goes off as Fred went outside.
"Sorry!" He screams, the twins chuckling nervously.
"Yeah, will do!"
"Thanks for lunch guys, bye!" Hana calls out quickly as they run out the door.
"Momakase escaped two hours ago," GoGo presents the mug shot picture at their headquarters, dressed in her gear.
"We have to catch her," Honey Lemon turns to the others.
"Yeah, because if we don't, I may never sleep again," Wasabi holds his head with a deep frown.
"Don't worry, Wasabi," Fred's chair flies above them, still wearing his Fredmeleon suit. "We have an advantage this time. Basemax!"
"Fred's right. Basemax, power scan for Momakase," Hiro looks at the screen.
"Scanning," She does a city scan.
"Oh, scanning would be your job, huh?" Fred flies around Baymax.
"I am still capable of scanning," The robot holds up a finger.
"Yeah, but she's doing it now. I'm here for you, buddy," Fred puts an arm around him, thinking that Baymax is jealous. "Always."
"Scan complete. I do not detect Momakase."
"She must be using the scan jammer she got from Obake," Hiro guesses, Hana sliding her chair to slightly bump into him.
"Aren't we forgetting a tiny little detail?" She pinches her fingers together.
"Guys, we can still scan for her graphene blades," Wasabi smiles, pointing towards the girl.
"Scanning for graphene blades."
"Don't let her get to you," Fred pokes Baymax slightly.
"I am not imbued with human emotions."
"Oh, Baymax, you're not fooling me, big guy," Fred kisses the spot between Baymax's cameras, hugging him tightly. Baymax just blinks as he doesn't understand what's going on.
"I do not detect Momakase's graphene blades."
"She knows we can scan for them," GoGo glances at the others. "She's being careful."
"Now what?" Honey Lemon asks, as they have no way to track her now.
"I have an idea!" Fred hangs himself in the ceiling by tail.
A few minutes later, without Hana going out this time, they have food from Yaki Taco. "Was tacos your whole idea?" Wasabi wonders as they eat...well, except for Baymax.
"Uh huh. Yeah, yeah," Fred replies, Hiro taking a sip of his drink.
"Even with the police after us, I think we have to risk night patrol," He looks up at everyone.
"Agreed," GoGo answers next to Hana.
"Split up to cover more ground."
"Since Cruz is off-duty, they won't shoot at us under Luisa's command," Hana tells them.
"I'm with GoGo~!" Honey Lemon sings.
"And we're gonna call our team Fire and Slice!" Fred gestures to himself and Wasabi.
"Happy to work with you, but we are not calling ourselves that."
He chuckles, putting an arm around his friend. "You like it. I can tell."
"Hiro said Krei was poisoned by...Mamakase or whatever," Megan connects Krei with the villain in her room. She rubs her chin, looking between the two pictures. "Hm...Mike, see if there's a connection between Krei and Big Hero 7."
He nods, looking up the names...and finding a lot of articles. "Sis, come see this."
She looks over his shoulder, her eyes widening. "Whoa..." They murmur in unison.
They head over to Krei Tech to get some answers. "Thank you for letting us interview you for our school blog, Mr. Krei," Megan states as they sit across from the business man.
"Happy to help students who want to write a complimentary profile about me! How are you going to describe my jaw? Rugged?" The Buddy Guard floating next to him turns into his face. "Or strong? Chiseled! Go with chiseled! You're not writing."
"We'd like to start with your relationship with Big Hero 7?"
"It's come to our understanding that you know them?" Mikey raises a curious brow.
The man's mouth opens a little bit. That was the last thing that he was expecting. No one had ever questioned him about the team. "...Ah, starting out with a gotcha question."
"We didn't ask a question yet."
"Ah, well," Krei leans back in his chair. "We can argue about what is and what isn't a question all day! Let's get back to my jaw." He himself knew better than to blab about the team to a girl he just met, and not to mention, Hana made him sign a clause that states he cannot tell anyone about their identities, or she'll sue him. She put that into place after he blackmailed them into fixing his Buddy Guards.
"What inside knowledge can you share about Big Hero 7?" Megan holds out her phone.
"We have proof that you're affiliated with them," Mikey points at the man.
Krei stands up, trying to change the subject again. "None! Never met them. Now who wants an ice cream sundae?"
"No, thank you-"
"Assistant!" He snaps his finger and Judy appears from a screen thanks to the Buddy Guard. "Three sundaes, ASAP!"
"But Big Hero 7 battled Yokai at Krei Tech-"
"Got nothing to do with me," Krei shrugs at the two.
"They recovered your anti-gravity device from Momakase."
"Was that them?" Krei taps his chin.
"Obviously you got that back, which means that you did see them!" Mikey points out.
"They saved you from a scientist you double-crossed named Mel, they also saved you from the Hibagon with the help from a cat that belongs to two of your interns, not to mention, the time they saved you from Globby."
"Again, chiseled! C, h, i...I wanna say z?"
The Buddy Guard shakes its head, causing the man to pout. "Sir, you clearly know them! Why won't you talk about them?" Megan narrows her eyes, crossing her arms.
"We're not working with our dad on this, you can just tell us!"
Judy thankfully comes in with the sundaes. "Oh look at that, the sundaes are here! Thanks for coming in, can't read to read your profile!" He pushes them out the door.
"Wait!"
The doors close in front of them and he sighs in relief. "Tell security to never let them in the building again!" He orders the robot, who gives him a thumbs up.
"You can, uh...you can leave the sundae."
She takes one. "Um, both of them."
Hana hums while walking down the hall. She passes by Ian's office and pauses. She hadn't spoken to him about whether or not he really asked her out on a date. She didn't know how to talk to Ian about it...but she can't exactly avoid it forever either.
She lightly knocks on the door, getting his attention. "H-Hana!"
"Hey Ian. Umm...about that invite you asked...was that...was that just a friendly outing?"
"Oh, that?" He coughs awkwardly. "Y-Yes! I'm sorry for not making that clear. Of course as friends! Besides, I'm sure you have lots of guys your age asking you out all the time."
"Oh, no, I'm not that attractive for that to happen," She waves it off, silently relieved. "And...I'm not really interested in my love life right now."
"...Can I ask why?" He slides up to his desk, sensing something that she wants to talk about.
"Well...long story short, I really liked this guy, who was also a twin," Hana takes a deep breath, as she hadn't spoken about him in months. "But...he ended up being someone I didn't think he was, and now he's...gone. And because of him, I don't allow myself to like anyone in that way. I'm not ready to restart that part of my life..."
"Yeah, but...don't you like to think that you want to if the right person came along?"
"Whoa," She chuckles, holding up a hand. "I'm only 14, I'm not looking that hard. I mean, I'd have to be pretty desolate for that to happen."
"Heh...yeah..." He chuckles, though albeit a bit secretively. Luckily, she doesn't seem to notice.
"Well...thanks for listening, Ian. You're a good friend," She smiles at him, waving and leaving the office.
"Not for long..." He whispers to himself, looking at his picture of her.
The Cruz twins walk into the lobby, walking past Employee of the Month pictures. Then they see a picture of the Hamada twins smiling awkwardly while holding a cow costume. Yes, they still get his cow costumes...and they were deemed Unpaid Employees of the Month.
"Way to go, guys," Megan smiles while snapping a photo.
"Oh...sis, I didn't want to mention this until later, but...I found something interesting about Luisa," Mikey whispers into her ear and she gasps at hearing the information.
Hiro and Hana open the garage door to get their gear, which is near a specific hat. They notice it hanging over Hiro's computer, smiling a little. If only Tadashi could see them now...
They fly off from the garage, Baymax flying Hiro as Hana flies after him, though they didn't notice that Momakase had seen from across the alley... She spins her graphene blade in her hand.
"Chief Marquez," Mikey starts off as they stand across her desk. "What can you tell us about Big Hero 7?"
She takes a deep breath, crossing her arms as she looks at the two of them. "I know that you kids love your father and that you wanna help him, but I can't speak about our affairs with either of you. That'd be breaking protocol."
"Oh, this isn't for Dad, it's for our blog," Megan gestures to her phone. "And we've heard that you defended their actions and that you know Big Hero 7 personally. As in, being an ally to them."
Luisa clears her throat, standing up. "Listen. Yes, I defended them because of what happened with Lady Electrica. I don't condone his orders and I think everyone, including you, can agree with me when I say that this is not worth pursuing."
"But it is worth pursuing! Don't people deserve to know who's protecting us?" Mikey protests to her.
"The police have their jobs, and Big Hero 7 have theirs. Don't you think we should let them do what they do best?" She smiles a bit, leading them outside. "Say hello to your father for me, and I wish I could answer more, but I am very busy. Have a good day."
"But-"
She closes the door in front of them, sighing in relief. She didn't have anything against Diego's kids, and admires their determination, but they're getting too close for comfort on finding out the truth.
Hana helps her brother pull off Baymax's armor. "Well, that was a waste of time," Hiro looks up at the robot.
"Although we did not locate Momakase, we did increase our database of where she is not."
"Well, that's one way to look at it," Hiro presses a button from Baymax's shoes and they pop right off.
"I am in need of recharging," Baymax steps towards his charging dock. "Otherwise I will..." He giggles, turning around. "Start a tickle fight!" He lunges towards the twins, who duck out of the way. They were prepared for anything he tries to do on low battery.
Anything.
"Maybe later," Hana smiles at him.
"We're gonna go fix the Fredmeleon suit," Hiro steps away a little.
"The coffee from earlier is still causing it to glitch," Hana states as they walk towards the stairs.
"The tickle fight!" Baymax wiggles his fingers.
"Maybe another time," Hiro takes out a screwdriver from one of his drawers.
"When? Now?" He leans in towards him.
"No."
"How about now? Now works for me," Baymax tries to tickle them again and they move away.
"Now is charging time," Hiro lightly pokes him and he steps into the charging dock.
"Okay, okay, you're good guys," He says, finally charging up.
"Baymax," Hana shakes her head at him with a half-lidded amused smile.
"Sleep well, buddy," Hiro tells him as he takes a hold of the suit. He opens the garage door...only to be met with Momakase! They both gasp in alarm at her presence.
"Welcome Captain Cutie, Lady Electrica," She greets with a smirk. He tosses one of his magnets while Hana throws an orb. She simply holds up her blade and slice through both of them, the pieces falling onto the ground.
"Momakase, if you did anything to Aunt Cass-"
"Relax, your food warrior aunt is blissfully unaware of my presence," She interrupts, playing with her knife, "And so is your little kitty."
"Then why are you here?" He asks defensively.
"And how'd you know where we live?" Hana glares at the woman.
"I followed you. And you two are going to help me steal something," She plants a flash drive into Hiro's computer system.
"You're crazy if you think we'd help you," Hiro retorts back.
"And what makes you think you can come in here and demand that of us? The answer is no," Hana rapidly shakes her head. There was no way Momakase could get her or Hiro to do anything-
"Oh, I feel quite confident you will. Obake knew everything about Big Hero 7," She turns the screen to show the Obake symbol on Hiro's computer. "Notably your identities and about your...drug-afflicted past."
"Huh?!" They ask in surprise, wondering how he found that out.
"It would be a shame if that information got out...you and your sad friends would be arrested...and everyone would know that San Fransokyo's Angel has been lying to them all this time."
"We're not criminals!" Hiro gestures to himself.
"Oh, the police seem to be under the impression that you are," She shows an article of Chief Cruz, who obviously is not on their side. "Plus...what would your beloved aunt think when she learns you've been lying to her this whole time?" Hiro looks away guilty and Momakase turns her attention to Hana. "And what do you think Mr. Cruz would do to you? I understand that things are…dicey between you two? Of course they would be, because he took multiple shots at you. That Trina is smart, isn't she? Not that I've spoken to her since that explosion. We're going to make a great team...partners."
"You bitch," Hana narrows her eyes up at her, clenching a fist.
"Hm. Charming, aren't you?" She quips and the girl scoffs at her. She turns to her brother, both of them silent. There was no doubt; they couldn't get their friends or Aunt Cass involved in this. Momakase is dangerous and if Megan's father found out, he might do worse to Hana. So, even though they hated it, they had to ally themselves with her…
"Mr and Ms. Cruz, I appreciate your interests in attending SFIT," Granville arranges her papers as she sits in front of the Cruz Twins. They smile widely, clicking their pens. "However, looking at both of your science grades, I think a different post-secondary path might be in order."
"Too bad," Megan looks away for a second. "We were really hoping to at least interview."
"Actually, an English major would be-"
Mikey snaps a photo of her. "No, we were hoping to interview you."
"Me?" She wonders, "Why?"
"We're curious about SFIT's affiliation about Big Hero 7," Mikey places down a photo of Hana, Hiro, and Baymax flying away from the school.
Granville takes one look at it and waves it off. "There is no official affiliation."
"How 'bout unofficial?" Megan grins, hoping for the dean to give them something.
"Why are you asking these questions?"
"Why aren't you answering?" Mikey demands and she narrows her eyes.
"I think we're done here," She stands up.
"A lot of weird things have happened at SFIT. A criminal named Yama broke into the school. Big Hero 7 fought that Obake guy and a team of supervillains here! And one of your students, a girl named Karmi who we're friends with, was turned into a monster, then was saved by Big Hero 7."
"Big Hero 7 is active all over San Fransokyo," She pushes the two out the door. "We are all in their debt. Best of luck with your research. Good day," The professor closes the door in front of them, to their disappointment. They would ask Karmi, but she doesn't give off the vibe that she knows their real identities. Not like Krei, Luisa, and Granville do.
Momakase presses a button and a hologram appears. They're meeting in Good Luck Alley to talk about the heist. "This looks familiar..." Hiro couldn't help but comment.
"It's Yama's lair."
"Yama?! We're stealing from Yama?!" Hiro exclaims at her.
"Whoa ho ho ho, wait a minute!" Hana holds up her hands. "Not only are we stealing from Yama, but we're gonna break into his lair?!"
"While he's still in prison," She points out, "And this job requires some technical expertise. Genius level expertise. Yama's security uses advanced tracking infrared cameras," She shows a bunch of red dots everywhere.
"Yeah, they're everywhere."
"Kinda hard not to miss," Hana crosses her arms.
"Exactly. And we need to get from here to here," She points all the way to the top. "If we trigger the alarm, the whole place immediately goes on lockdown."
"Couldn't you...cut your way out?" Hiro asks her.
"Yeah. If you have blades that can cut through 'anything,' why are we needed for this?" Hana gestures to the hologram.
"Sadly, no. Reinforced titanium security doors. Even my blades can't cut through that," She gestures to her knives.
"Huh...Yama actually did something smart," Hana blinks in surprise as Hiro tries to think.
"Hmm. An electro-magnetic impulse could disable the cameras."
"Already considered that. The cameras are EMP blocked." She cuts through the hologram, causing them to yelp. "You two have two days to find a way. I'm confident you'll both succeed...after all, your friends and family are counting on you."
Hana grunts as they look away. "...We need to know what you're stealing. We won't do this if it's something that will hurt people."
"We don't need another Obake incident, and it doesn't matter if you know who our friends are, I'm not risking the city," Hana replies furiously.
"Very heroic," She smirks, spinning her blade. "But don't worry. It's nothing like that."
They raise a brow at her, wondering just what she's up to. "I'm afraid you're just going to have to trust me."
"Too bad we don't," Hana mutters under her breath.
Diego drives his car to the maximum security prison. He steps out and pulls out his phone. "This is Officer Diego Cruz." The doors open to reveal a certain prisoner up ahead. "As part of my investigation into the fugitives known as Big Hero 7, I'm conducting an interview with inmate Robert Callaghan, aka Yokai."
Callaghan looks up with narrowed eyes. "I'll answer to the best of my knowledge, but to be frank, I don't know much about Big Hero 7."
"During your attack on Mr. Krei, you fought them," Diego holds up a picture of Krei. "There's clearly some connection."
"I suppose they were concerned citizens."
"I believe the term is vigilantes," Diego says with hate.
"Those vigilantes saved two lives that night: Alistair Krei and my daughter Abigail," Callaghan retorts back.
"So you're not bitter that because of them, you're here?"
"I'm paying for my mistake," Callaghan stands up. "An unforgivable mistake..." And that's exactly why he won't give away their identities. They saved lives, including Abigail's, and he has no reason to give that away. Hopefully if this ever gets out to the twins...it could be a baby step towards forgiveness...
"You're referring to the fire at SFIT," Diego looks at his phone.
"...You're wrong about Big Hero 7," And that's the last thing Callaghan will tell him. Diego puts his phone away, determined to find out more.
Hiro tries on his new glove, wiggling his fingers. "Let's see what sonic waves can do. Ready?"
"Ready!" Hana moves away from a pile of boxes with Megabot rested on top. He aims his hand towards the pile, the sonic wave touching them.
"Hiro, Hana Banana!" Fred arrives just as the pile is knocked into a mess. Hana cringes at his presence, one of the boxes landing over his head. "Hey!"
"Ah! Sorry, Fred!" Hiro jumps up and down, trying to figure out a place to hide his new glove. He runs in a circle and Hana stops him, pointing to the trash can nearby. Fred finally gets the box off him.
"That's okay. What are you working on?" He approaches the twins, who smile widely. "School project?"
"Umm...yes!"
"Cool, cool. Hey, did you fix my Fredmeleon suit yet?" Fred wiggles his fingers. "I wanna use it to scare Richardson by pretending to be a ghost." The twins give him a 'really' look. "Uh, as well as for regular superhero stuff, of course."
"I thought you were going to ignore him so that you'd be winning," Hana raises a brow. It seems as if that's not the case anymore…
"Oh come on! Haven't you tried it on Vivian? I would!"
"Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't," She crosses her arms. "I'm over that whole thing now."
"You are?" Hiro tilts his head at her. "I thought you might go see her or talk to her dad again after you found out the truth."
"He's made phone calls…but it's over now. I've moved on from that."
"Huh…anyway, did you fix it?" Fred asks excitedly. Hiro pushes himself over to the suit that's across from the computer.
"Might take us a while. You really messed this thing up." The tongue hits him in the face, wrapping around his neck.
"Note to self: Make current and future Fred suits liquid-proof," Hana records herself on her phone.
"I think we're gonna have to replace the flexible display technology," Hiro spins around and grabs a roll of it from a box. Hana wouldn't admit it, but sometimes Krei has good ideas when it comes to technology...but that's something she'd say to no one.
"I appreciate it, guys. I really wanna scare Mole. Whoa, Richardson! Why does your face look..." As the tech is flashing, Hiro sees his fist in the trash, turning to Hana.
"Pst!"
She walks over and sees the sight, both of them getting the same idea. "Worse than everyone else's face!" Fred finishes his thought, the two smirking.
Megan plants the picture of Granville next to Globby, both of them sure that she's fully aware of their identities. The door knocks and they turn around to see their father opening the door. "Hi Dad. You're home late."
"Yeah, I was working on a lead on Big Hero 7..."
"Any luck?" She asks curiously.
"He didn't say much. Definitely knows more than he's admitting," He holds up his phone, a picture of Callaghan on it. "It's so frustrating, especially when I'm still suspended..."
"We know the feeling," Megan deadpans, looking away. Pretty much the same thing on their end with everyone they've talked to today.
"I'm going over again in the morning," Diego plants his phone in his back pocket. "Fresh."
"Sounds like a plan," Megan hugs him. "Love you, Dad."
"Love you too, kiddos," He holds out his hands to his son, who crosses his arms and turns away with a grunt. Diego sighs at this. "Son...I did what I had to do. What would you have done if a criminal was resisting arrest?"
"I wouldn't shoot at her, for one..." He mutters under his breath. "And she's not a criminal!"
"Mm," Diego narrows his eyes slightly. "I just hope you understand someday..." He gives Megan his hat. "Don't stay up too late, you two."
He shuts the door behind him. "Dude, when are you going to talk to Dad?" Megan couldn't help but wonder.
"Maybe when he doesn't shoot at superheroes," Mikey gestures to Lady Electrica.
"I know that you like her, and that it was upsetting to see...I'm still not happy about it either. But right now, let's focus on her identity, all of theirs. Remember, we still owe her that apology."
"Right," He nods at her, "But how? We've gotten nowhere, and we're just gonna get the same answers again tomorrow."
"We have this..." She holds up Diego's phone. "Sorry, Dad. We'll return it by morning."
"You are good," He grins proudly at her.
"You're not bitter that because of them, you're here?" They listen to the interview their father had with Callaghan.
"I'm paying for my mistake...an unforgivable mistake..."
They both close their eyes in sympathy. When they heard about it in the news, they could really feel his regret and guilt over the events...their father might be treating some people like criminals, but to them, not everyone is a bad person, and has good intentions. Like with Big Hero 7 and Globby, or Callaghan with his daughter.
"You're referring to the fire at SFIT."
"Fire at SFIT..." They look up the article and see a picture of Tadashi, gasping. "Hiro and Hana's brother..."
That's their next connection as they place it on the board the next day. They weren't going to ask their friends about him again, as it was a sore subject, especially when Megan saw his part of the room at the sleepover...
Hana, Hiro, and Baymax step out of the kitchen, carrying food for Aunt Cass. "Pizza nachos."
"And kale pancakes," Baymax holds out the other dish.
"I made the pancakes!" Hana waves a hand, stopping the robot from combining them. It might be a genetic habit to combine food between all three Hamadas, but the girl could tell that this was not one of those days. She places the pancakes next to the nachos, putting whipped cream on them.
"Oh! That's wonderful! I love that you two are cooking together!"
"At least Hana was there to help us coordinate," Hiro gestures to himself and Baymax.
"It was more efficient to work separately," Baymax plants syrup over the pancakes, the twins taking their seats across from her.
"It's perfect! Because if she wasn't, you two would've combined them and that would've been unsettling. And I love having you around more often," She touches their hands.
"Yeah...it's been...great having more free time. But we, uh...actually have to work late! At school. Tonight," Hiro grins nervously, but truth be told, the heist was tonight.
"Yup. We have so much work," Hana laughs a little, sweating.
"Well, it was nice while it lasted," She puts a fist to her cheek.
"Sorry Aunt Cass...I just...wanna follow Tadashi's lead," Hiro rubs the back of his neck, looking away. "And try to make the world a better place."
"And I just wanna live my life..." Hana bites her lip, playing with one of her pigtails. "After what happened to me with that downspiral...I just want to enjoy what's out there."
"He'd be as proud as I am," Aunt Cass hugs them both and they smile up at her. Baymax steps forward and joins in.
Hiro zips up his backpack, Hana doing the same. "Hiro, Hana, you do not appear to be getting ready for night patrol," Baymax tilts his head at him.
"We're not. We're not going tonight," Hiro puts his backpack on his shoulder. Hana lets her hair fall loose as she removes the ties in her hair.
"Has Momakase been apprehended?"
"No, we have to do something to protect the people we care about," The boy tells him.
"And it's...unorthodox, but it's necessary that this gets done," Hana adds in, tying her long hair into a neat bun.
"That...is a positive goal."
"Yeah, but it's...risky," Hiro smiles a little. "I just hope our instincts are right."
"Your friends and Aunt Cass trust your instincts. So did Tadashi."
Hana glances at the photo of the three siblings, both of them smiling a bit and hugging the robot. "Thanks, Baymax."
"I really needed to hear that," Hana closes her eyes.
"I am programmed to provide emotional support," And with that, he steps into his charging dock to recharge for the night. They put on their hoodies and sneak out.
As they reach Good Luck Alley, they stop for a second, hearing the sirens. A police car zips by and they look around to make sure they're not being followed. They run to the alley, where someone's being hung upside down by a large man.
"Nobody double-crosses me!"
The two sneak past him and he looks over his shoulder, seeing nothing.
They duck past all the people, the two sighing in relief. "Just so you know, Hana, we trust each other's instincts, right?"
"Of course," She nods at him. "I mean...not that we have a choice this time around." The girl waves a hand.
"We'll just go in with Momakase, destroy the cameras, get whatever she needs, and get out. Are you gonna be okay being in Yama's lair?"
"I'll be fine. I can take him if I have to, just like with Di. But no matter what happens to us in there, I'll always love you."
He smiles at his sister. "Ditto."
"How sweet," They both yelp, turning around to Momakase. "So, what did the teen geniuses come up with?"
"That was private, but the cameras won't be a problem," Hana deadpans, both of them digging through their backpacks.
"Wear this," Hiro holds up the blue mask.
"The district attorney is releasing this criminal early in return for information about the fugitive Momakase," Luisa sighs slowly as one of the officers uncuffs Yama next to her.
"Yeah!"
"We do not agree with this decision."
"Hey," Yama pouts at her.
"The public should be made aware that this potentially dangerous person is back on the street, but only temporary," She glares up at the man.
"Feels good," He pats her back.
The video is paused there from the secret lair. "Yama and Momakase do not seem to get along," Wasabi shakes his head.
"Um, I don't think anyone gets along with Yama," Fred points out as he slides over to Wasabi.
"Alert. I have detected Momakase's graphene blades," Basemax announces, showing the map with a red dot on it.
"She's not being careful anymore," GoGo turns to the others.
"Huh...that's Yama's place," Honey Lemon notices the location.
"Hiro, Hana, and Baymax must still be on night patrol," Wasabi puts on his helmet.
"I have sent a message to Hiro, Hana, and Baymax," Basemax reports, showing the microbots forming an H, a H made out of electricity, and Baymax's eyes as symbols for the three.
"They can meet us. Come on," GoGo tells them, putting on her helmet.
The twins and Momakase stand on a rooftop in their new outfits, running towards the building. Momakase sees the lone guard and the camera nearby. Hiro points his fist and the sonic wave activates, knocking out the camera. He presses a button and they all turn invisible. Momakase makes some signals before kicking the guard twice, knocking him out.
She cuts open the door with her blade, the camera immediately taking notice. Hana fires a forcefield, the electricity surrounding the camera and causing it to explode. The twins work together to get rid of the next one, climbing up the stairs. Momakase slides open the door to see two thugs coming their way.
"Did you see the Ninjas' game last night?"
"No, I was..."
While he's taking, the twins send a giant sonic wave/electric forcefield, destroying the two cameras. Momakase and Hana run up to the two, the woman punching one in the face. Hana flips, knocking the other onto the ground. Momakase throws the taller one onto him, and the girl helps her drag the two into a closet.
They use this same strategy to get past the next wave of guards: Cameras first, and then the girls handle the guards. Momakase knocks one into the wall nearby, kick-flipping the one in front of her. Hana spins into the air, landing onto a man's shoulder and pressure pointing him. He falls unconscious on the ground and the girl lands on her hands, getting back on her feet with a spin. Hiro just walks past them, not wanting to get in their way too much.
Hana gets the next camera, both her and Momakase swiftly taking out guards like it was nothing. Hiro fires a sonic wave at one, knocking him done. They finally reach the room they're looking for, getting rid of the last guard. Hiro deals with all the cameras in the room and takes off the flexible technology. He removes his mask, wiggling his finger.
"Sonic waves for the win."
Hana removes her, holding up a hand. "And electric forcefields are nothing to sneeze at."
"Amazing..." Momakase comments once hers is off. "You're wasting your talents being a hero. And your fighting skills...I never expected you to be that resourceful."
"Martial arts," Hana shrugs for a bit. "I'm close to getting my green belt."
"Impressive. If I didn't work solo for now, I'd offer you a spot on my team."
They clamp their mouths shut and say nothing else. She pulls out her sword and slices open the wall that blocks the safe. She touches the wall and plants her sword in between the tiny space, since they don't know the code. Hiro prepares his gloves and Hana makes two electric ropes, landing above Momakase's sword. Together, they pull at the steel door, eventually getting it open. They move away the doors to reveal swords.
She reaches out to them and touches the two lightly, taking one into her hands. She then ties them around her waist and they sneak out the door invisible. Hiro takes off the tech once they're on the roof.
"Why did you want these? I mean, you have graphene blades. Are they worth a lot of money?"
"Yeah...what's the story?" Hana tilts her head at the woman.
"They...were my family's," She reveals, the girl's eyes widening slowly. "Passed down from generation to generation. Their value is not measured in money." She puts away the blades, the twins stepping up to her.
"...What happened?"
"Gangsters threatened my family," She looks away as she remembers it clearly...she has for years. "So my father traded them for our safety. I vowed I would never be pushed around again...you ought to know what that's like," She glances at Hana, who blinks in surprise. "Being pushed around, victimized like we were..."
"How'd you know Yama had them?"
Momakase smiles a little. "He has a big mouth. I've been searching for these my whole life...they're my last connection to my family."
They smile back, looking away with fond sighs. "I know how important holding onto that memory is."
"We both do...with our brother. But it's different. Instead of objects...we have each other," Hana takes out her locket from underneath her outfit, caressing it lightly. Momakase can tell that it's important to the girl like her blades are dear to her.
"How touching."
They turn around to Yama himself, who's surrounded by his men. The twins quickly put their masks back on. "Those belong to me!"
"You will have no right to them!" She pulls out one of the swords.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, everyone just calm down," Hiro calls out.
"Let's just go," Hana whispers to them.
"I agree with tiny ninjas," He eyes the two. "Let's just wait for the police."
"You called them?" Hiro asks in shock, remembering the police car that he and Hana saw earlier before they met with Momakase.
"Me and the chief, we're like this," He crosses his fingers together. "But I also stole her address book and called Cruz! Ooh, nice jewelry. Worth a few hundred bucks."
"No. Way," Hana grips her locket in her hand, gritting her teeth. The three glance to each other, knowing fully well that if Cruz saw them, he'd arrest them himself with no intervention from anyone, not even Luisa. Wouldn't matter he's suspended: he's still a cop first and foremost.
They back away, turning invisible, to Yama's shock. "Where'd they go? Find them!"
The three start taking care of the guards, whether by fists or tech. The guard in front of Hana lunges forward and snatches her locket, breaking the chain as he pulls it from her neck. "No!" Hiro flies into the air, Momakase grabbing onto him. Hana follows after the two with no choice as Momakase steps on Yama's face, all of them landing on the roof above. They run off and Yama growls at them.
They turn visible again and Momakase takes off her mask. "You do good work."
"Yeah we do," Hiro shrugs lightly, Hana hugging herself. "I'm really sorry about your locket, Hana."
"My necklace...!" She frowns towards Yama's place. Momakase says nothing, backing up a bit.
"Let's get out of here," The woman runs off, with the twins in tow. She jumps across a small gap, Hana doing the same with a backflip. She bites back her tears as she runs after her. Hiro looks between the edge and the building across from him. He backs up a little and runs, jumping off. He uses his gloves to get him over safely.
"Whoa!"
He stumbles onto the roof, snapping out of it. Momakase then jumps on the ledges of some windows, flipping onto the roof. Hana jumps and grips the ledge of one, kicking her feet up and landing at the window in front of her. She jumps on the radio sitting in front of the other and jumps up to the top.
Hiro pants, using his sonic waves to get up there.
Momakase jumps on walls and slides down the ladder of a fire escape, landing in the alley. Hiro safely lands nearby, Hana landing next to him, her boots clacking a little onto the ground. She stands up and dusts herself off.
"You're lucky you're good with tech," She replies to Hiro.
"And you're unlucky we found you!" Fred suddenly appears, the others running up to him. "Cause we're gonna turn you into the police, because you're a villain, and we are-"
"Flame Jumper," GoGo interrupts in a deadpan voice. "Less is more."
"Okay, what is going on with you and Yama?" Honey Lemon asks her.
"And who are your friends?" Wasabi gestures to the twins.
"Unfortunately, I'm not taking questions..." Momakase backs up towards the twins, turning invisible.
"Hey! That's my trick!" Fred pouts, stepping forward and waving his arms around to try and find them. He bumps into Momakase, who punches him. He uses his fire, but she dodges and kick flips him into Wasabi.
"Flame Jumper!" Honey Lemon calls out, and when she turns back to the trio, they're completely gone. Then a puddle is disturbed and she fires a smoky chem ball to detect Hiro's foot. "On it!" She fires rapidly, eventually revealing the two.
"Do not hurt them," Hiro hisses to Momakase.
"Or else we'll take the blades and the deal's off!" Hana mutters to her.
"Then contain the situation!"
Fast forward to when they unmasked the twins and Fred chuckles. "Whoa...compelling story. Family swords?"
Momakase gets out of the dumpster. "Are we up to speed now?"
"You had no choice..." GoGo looks at the twins sympathetically.
"I would've done the same thing..." Honey Lemon bends down to them, setting them free with a disintegration chem ball. They smile at their friends.
"Honestly," Wasabi holds out his hands. "Still a little uncomfortable about this."
As he helps them up, they hear a helicopter, a police one. "Hurry! I heard something over here!"
"We have to get out of here, now!" Hiro tells the others.
"There's no way out," Fred whispers to him.
"I'll lead the police away," Momakase spins her blade into her hand. "Then you and your friends can escape."
"We can't let you hurt anyone," Hiro takes her hand.
"I know that Cruz is with them, but even so, please," Hana pleads with her.
"I won't...this time," She smiles lightly, "Partners."
They smile back at her. "This is so weird..."
"Same, but...we can trust her for once," Hana nudges him.
"Lovely seeing you all," She waves to them, stepping into a spotlight. "Looking for me?"
She pushes past the police and runs off, leaving behind a flashlight cut in half. "Hey, that was Momakase! Move out!"
Momakase stands in front of a police car, flipping away. The others watch her escape, having a slightly different opinion about her now...she may be a thief...
But she does have a heart.
"Twins-villain team up? Oh ho ho! I am so jealous of you guys now!" Fred exclaims while spinning around.
"Do you think Momakase got away?" Wasabi takes off his helmet.
"Scanning...I do not detect Momakase."
"Baymax scanning. That takes me back," Fred smiles wistfully.
"If the police have Momakase, they'd take her scan jammer. She's good," Hiro smiles a bit.
"And bad," GoGo inputs with crossed arms, "Let's not get carried away."
"Thanks, twins," Honey Lemon says gratefully. "If people found out who we are..."
"We'd be arrested."
"And everyone we care about would be in danger," Wasabi finishes gravely.
"Ah, big relief...our identities are safe...mostly. There's still the matter of Hardlight knowing about Hana."
"Yeah, but...if he's fixated on me, I don't think he'll tell anyone," Hana speaks up. "He has nothing to gain from telling people anyway. That's a load off our shoulders..."
"Hana, a package arrived for you," Basemax tells them, a hole opening up from the table and lifting up to reveal a brown box. "While you were arriving back from Good Luck Alley. The sender wishes to be anonymous."
Hana takes it into her hands, shaking it a little to make sure it's nothing dangerous. That doesn't seem to be the case as she stares at it.
"Who sent you this? And how?" Honey Lemon wonders as they gather around. Hana slowly opens it up...opening her mouth in shock to see her locket sitting there. It's not even damaged, it looks good as new.
"My locket!" She takes it into her hands, opening it up to see the pictures in them.
"I thought it was lost forever..." Hiro stares at the necklace. They peek inside the box further to see a tiny piece of graphene, the same one Momakase used to break out of her cell. Hana smiles gratefully, looking towards the ceiling.
"She managed to steal it back for you..." GoGo blinks in shock.
"Wherever you are...thank you, Momakase..."
The Cruz twins put together the pieces of the puzzle, stringing together everything. And once they're done, they notice...
They're all connected to two people...
"What...?" Megan murmurs in shock, backing away at the sight.
"No...no they couldn't be..." Mikey whispers as they stare at the two pictures of the twins.
Everything made sense now...why they were acting so weird...why they were trying to convince them to quit the story. And why Hana was stammering when Mikey mentioned his crush on Lady Electrica.
Because they're in the center of it all.