Angel: I have no idea when or if Ian/Hardlight will be arrested—we haven't seen this dude since his debut in Hardlight (in canon, that is!). I don't know if he'll be a major villain or when he'll actually be arrested for his crimes.
And I haven't seen any episodes of Elena of Avalor ever since...maybe the 3rd episode of season 1? My cousin watches it though, but I haven't talked to her since last year. After hearing Diego's explanation, I'm a little bit on the like side with him, but I still dislike the guy. Yes, he has his reasons, but he shouldn't be hating on superheroes to the extreme like he's done. So I really can't compare the two characters.
Fred and Hiro are waiting for Hana to come home from therapy so that Fred can try her ice cream sundaes. Baymax is on the way to go get her. Hiro plays on his tablet while Fred notices Hana's violin resting near her desk.
"Ooh, can I play Hana Banana's violin?" Fred wiggles his fingers in anticipation. He's about to reach for it when Hiro stops him.
"No, you can't! She doesn't let anyone touch it. Not even me or Baymax. If something happens to it…"
"Relax, it'll be one quick note," Fred adjusts the strings, positions himself, holds the bow to the strings…
And their eyes widen in horror as they hear all the strings snap. Fred yelps, dropping it and Hiro tries to catch it, failing to do so. The violin drops down the stairs. Hiro holds his head while cringing and they run down the stairs to see the instrument in pieces.
"Oh…my bad…" Fred cringes at this.
"This was a vintage violin!" Hiro bends down to the pieces in horror. "I-It's her prized possession, she's gonna be crushed if she finds out!"
"We can just replace it!" Fred gathers up the pieces in his arms.
"Really? You'd do that?" Hiro turns to him in surprise.
"It was my fault for breaking it in the first place. Trust me, by the time she gets it, she won't notice the difference."
Hiro's phone beeps for a news alert. "Hijacked helicopter. We gotta suit up."
"Breaking news," Dunder reports from a spinning helicopter. "A helicopter is spiraling out of control over the Torii Gate Bridge. Sources at the scene are saying HELP! HELP!" The reporter is flung around inside. "Gene! Make sure you're getting my good side!"
"Hang on, Mr. Dunder!" Fred jumps up next to him. Hana appears from the other side, waving to them. "Help has arrived!"
"Baymax and I are on the way," Hiro says from their intercoms. "Get everyone out of there!"
"This is just like in Danger Face number 13," Fred jumps onto the rope of the ladder, his feet propelling speed towards the helicopter. "A Face Full of Xandex!"
"Fred, stay focused!" Hiro calls out.
"We have to save these people," Hana tells him as he hugs the legs of the helicopter.
"Cause when that school bus full of orphans-"
"How is that relevant?!" Dunder screeches as Hana opens up the other door. Fred grabs the cameraman.
"Is just what Danger Face did!"
He lands safely on the bridge with the cameraman in his arms. He pats the man on the head as Hana grabs the pilot. Fred plants his face against the glass.
"You got this, Lady E!"
She rolls her eyes and hugs the man, letting herself fall out of the helicopter. Dunder looks around in fear as the blade from the helicopter come to a stop, due to having no pilot.
"This just in, all hope is lost. Please tell my potbelly pig Noodles that Daddy..."
"Baymax, ready to catch?" Hiro asks from on top of the robot.
"I am ready."
He flies towards the helicopter and catches it with his hands. The robot lands towards the cheering crowd, Hana floating down towards the rope. A figure in maroon and light green readies a laser from the arm, looking over the twins and Baymax. Then it pans over to Fred.
Target acquired.
The figure steps forward.
"Now for an update!" Dunder stops screaming as Hana opens the door. He falls in front of them and she crosses her arms.
"You are now safe. You may stop screaming," Baymax informs the screaming man.
"You stopped moving almost a minute ago," Hana stares at him.
"Oh, thank you," He looks up at them gratefully. "Just one more, I think." He does a quick scream. "Now I'm good."
"Let me help you," Hana helps him get onto his feet. "And tell Noodles that Lady Electrica says hello!" She winks at him.
"While I have you...what's the relationship between you two? Sources say that you're the superhero power couple!"
They both gag at this. "Just-why—I can't even..." Hana sighs slowly.
"Strictly professional," Hiro crosses his arms.
"Rescue accomplished! Yeah!" Fred cheers from the bridge. "Ha ha! I think somebody earned a victory Noodle Burger!" He's suddenly blasted by a laser, landing on the roof. "I've been hit by...wait..." He notices the person standing in front of him. "Who are you?"
The left arm prepares the laser, the other one pointing at him. "Whoa! You may have the coolest suit ever! Let's see if it can TAKE THIS!" He breathes fire onto the suit, but it has a shield prepared for the occasion. "Oh, okay. Now I know it can take it."
The mysterious newcomer fires at Fred and he dodges each one, flipping over him. He leads towards the villain, who moves away to the side. Fred falls of the bridge, gripping the railing. He looms over Fred, pointing the weapon towards him.
"Hey! Get away from him!" Hiro and Baymax fly in, catching Fred. While he looks up, Hana leaps behind them and kicks the villain onto the roof. She takes flight as he follows them.
"Face me alone."
"Face you alone?" Fred asks in confusion, gasping in excitement. "Does this mean you're my personal arch-enemy?!"
"You are not yet a worthy opponent. Prepare. We shall clash again!"
And with that, the new villain leaves. "Friend of yours?" Hiro looks to Fred.
"I think that's my new arch-enemy!" Fred wiggles around happily. "It's all coming together for me right now! Twins, I've made it!" He slips from Baymax's grip, who grabs his leg.
"I have got you."
"Wonder why he's after Fred..." Hana murmurs, looking to where he left.
"So he's a jet-pack flying, plasma-cannon wielding, mask-wearing villain," Wasabi states once they've returned back to their lair.
"He is also fire-proof," Baymax holds up a finger.
"Pretty impressive arch-enemy, Fred," Hiro rubs his chin.
"Mmhm," Hana murmurs, focused on something else in front of her.
"Yes he is!" Fred flies in behind the three from his seat. "...Wait...he is...oh no..."
"You okay, Freddy?" Honey Lemon looks at him in concern.
"Fred is in good health," Baymax scans him quickly as Fred is spinning around. "Except for the tiny toy car lodged in his ear canal."
"Had it since I was 8, thank you very much," Fred recites to that. He sighs a little. "This villain wants to face me alone. He beat me once. What do I do when he comes back? Maybe if I make myself small as I can, he won't see me..." He tries to bend himself over, falling onto the ground.
"I think the better way to go would be to get some training," Hiro looks underneath the table.
"Better than rolling on the floor?" Fred wonders while rolling past.
"Yes, Fred."
GoGo stops him with her foot. "I'll train you," She cracks her knuckles.
"Really?" He looks up at her.
"You're a tripping hazard," She smiles a little, helping him up.
"GoGo is correct," Baymax agrees with her.
"Thanks-" Fred reaches out to hug the woman, who holds up a hand to stop him.
"No."
"No problem, GoGo," He turns around and hugs Baymax instead. "Baymax is way more of a hugger."
"I was built for hugs," Baymax looks up at her and she shrugs.
"Fair enough."
"Ho ho ho! GoGo training me will be just like when Danger Face mentored Chin Boy," He says excitedly.
"Let's not get started like this..."
"What are you doing, Hana?" Wasabi turns to her, as she hasn't said much since they returned.
"Something's not right," She rubs her chin, both Hiro and Fred flinching. She looks like she's investigating something.
"W-What do you mean by that?" Fred sweats a little.
"I mean about what happened with Diego," Hana holds up the photo of her and Mikey flying through the city in one hand, and the tracker in the other. "Why would someone send him this photo and then have the police track me?"
"It could be Trina," Honey Lemon points out.
"Maybe, but it doesn't feel like she did," Hana crosses her arms. "She doesn't care about Mikey, so I don't think she would've done it..."
"What if it's not about getting you arrested?" GoGo points out and she looks up at her. "What if this was a warning to stay away from Mikey?"
"Huh...but why do that?" Wasabi couldn't help but wonder.
"Focus on that later," Hiro puts his backpack over his shoulder, taking the photo and the tracker. "Hana and I have got something to show you guys that I think will help. Suit up and follow us. But first...Fred and I need to make a phone call!"
The rest of them stare at the boys in confusion as they run off.
"Oof," Karmi winces once she's told of the situation over the phone. "That was a Pietro Guarneri, Mantua 1965. My dad paid a lot of money for it. You're guaranteed a funeral if your sister finds out."
"That violin was 66 years old?!" Hiro's eyes pop out of his head, slamming his face into the table. "That's it...my sister is gonna hate me, and then kill me!"
Fred cringes, patting his back. "I'm positive that this violin store has to have at least one..."
"Karmi," Hiro looks up pleadingly. "Please tell me you still remember that address. We have to get another one before Hana sees that it's gone. If she sees it now...she'll be devastated!"
As much as she wants to watch him wallow in shame a bit more, she also knows how much Hiro loves his little sister and doesn't want to upset her with the news. The two are very close, and she's not the type of person to ruin that. "Relax," She rolls her eyes playfully. "I'll get you out of this, genius boy. Trust me, you'll find one just like it."
"I'm a Woweroo!" Roddy sings in another room, listening from his headphones. "I love science, yes I do!"
Once the door opens, Hiro clears his throat, Hana giggling at him.
"Heh heh..." He pushes away a panel. "Just having some, uh...Roddy Time while finishing up. Hana, you're a music girl, aren't you? Why don't ya play me something from that little violin of yours?"
"NO!" Hiro and Fred exclaim suddenly, everyone staring at them. "I mean, no, you don't wanna break a bone holding that thing..." Hiro waves her arm slightly.
"It's contagious. I sneezed on it," Fred holds up a hand, Hana looking at him in disgust.
"Ew!"
"Disgusting," Roddy deadpans at him. "Hey, what do you think?" He snaps his fingers and the whole room lights up with tiny blue hexagons, surrounding the walls and floor. Basemax's eyes appear from over their heads.
"Welcome to SimMax, state-of-the-art situated simulator." Their surroundings turn into the Muirahara Woods, but during the day. Trees form, as does water.
Honey Lemon gasps at the river. "This is so realistic!" She smiles at her reflection.
"Nature without the dirt," Wasabi pokes the tree. He wiggles his fingers together. "I like it!"
"Roddy, sis, and I collaborated on the designs," Hiro reveals, Roddy wrapping his arms around them and rubbing their heads.
"Heh heh! These little guys right here know their circuits and what not!"
"Fred, wanna try?" Hiro turns to him.
"Um, do I have a toy car lodged in my ear canal?"
He doesn't wait for an answer as he jumps and lands on the dirt. "Whoa! That car really messes with the ol' equilibrium."
"Just tap your foot on the ground and wait for instructions," Hana calls out. He does so, the ground lighting up underneath his feet.
"Welcome, Fred. Please choose location," Some images of places surround him, such as the bridge, an abandoned warehouse, and more.
"Let's go with...Night Market Square!" He presses the hexagon and a fighting robot appears out of nowhere. "Whoa...I mean...whoa!"
"That's...slightly creepy," Wasabi comments, pointing to it.
"It's not when you see how it works," Hana grins a little as more hexagons appear.
"Choose your opponent."
"Wait, hold on! I rethought Night Market Square," He tries to go back, but picks Momakase. "How about the Lucky Cat?"
The training robot turns into Momakase. "You have selected Momakase."
"Momakase! Oh, she's coming at me!" Fred jumps away from the robot. She has the blades and everything as he lands. "You know, this is kind of cool. It's like she's here." He yelps as he moves away from her strikes. "It's like she's here!"
She throws one of her graphene knives and he jumps around to avoid them. He lands on a wall and jumps, the Momakase clone doing the same. He lands on the street and he blocks blows, only to receive a kick-flip. He lands on the sidewalk, standing up.
"Hiro, Hana Banana, this is your coolest invention ever!"
"Aw, thanks," Hana beams at him as the clone jumps from behind.
"Freddy, look out!" Honey Lemon warns him. The blade appears in Momakase's hand and she throws it right at him. He turns around and gasps, only for the blade to disappear into thin air. A buzzer is heard and Night Market Square turns back into the training room. A holographic image of Roddy appears.
"You lose, pal!"
"Heh. Had to give it that Roddy signature," Roddy explains when he gets looks from everyone.
"We need to find this villain, but we don't have any leads," Hiro scrolls up articles from his tablet.
"No name, don't know his face, and we don't even know if this is his first appearance," Hana sighs a little, sitting across from her brother while looking at her tablet.
"How do we search for him?" Hiro looks up at her.
"Literally nothing to go on," She sighs, placing down a folder on the table.
"I will search for-"
"Twins, you requested a search for the villain. I will search-"
"No, Baymax has already-"
"Thank you, but-"
"Here are-"
"Hiro, Hana, I found new information by searching for relevant news broadcasts."
"Thank you, both of you, but-"
"Really, we-"
"Hana, Hiro, would you like to see the news broadcast?" Both inventions ask at the same time. Hana looks to Hiro wide-eyed, a bit uncomfortable all of a sudden. She knew they both wanted to be helpful, but it kinda seems like they're trying to beat each other.
"Of course, if it's gonna help us."
"Well, yes, but-"
"This aired in 1973. Playing video."
"We're gonna have to fix that at some point," Hiro chuckles nervously, turning around to Basemax.
"Awkward~" Hana sings a little, turning away for a second.
"Duff Dunder here," Dunder has dyed hair, a dark-green suit, and his hair is a dark brown. "Reporting live from the Channel 9 news couch." He's given a few flashcards. "In today's lead story, Boss Awesome, San Fransoyko's hot young superhero, battled a new cat: Major Blast. Pretty groovy name, if you ask me. When reached for comment, Major Blast had this to say."
"Boss Awesome is not yet a worthy opponent."
Dunder just laughs. "What a square. And now a word from our sponsor: Morticraze Rotary Phones."
"Hiro, Hana, I have questions," Baymax speaks up. "Why did Duff Dunder call Major Blast cat when he is not feline?"
"Hiro, Hana, I have questions," Basemax says, Hana looking between the two, a bit overwhelmed. "What does groovy mean?"
"Hiro, Hana, I have questions. Why did Dunder call Major Blast a square when he does not have four equal sides and four equal right angles?"
Hiro looks to her for help and she stands up. "One thing at a time, robots, please," She holds up her hands, taking a deep breath. "It's 70s slang that no one uses anymore. Cat can mean a cool person. Groovy means cool, neat, great. And square means a buzzkill or a boring person."
He blinks at her and she realizes what she said. "Sorry, Fred's been telling me all these 70s words his father taught him," She waves it off, sitting back down.
"I am just as confused as you are, but..." Hiro stands up. "It means we have a name to go on. Major Blast..."
"And they said 70s, right?" Hana points to both robots. "And that Boss Awesome battled him. We should ask him about Major Blast..."
"...You okay?" He tilts his head at her.
"Yeah, just..." She sighs a bit, rubbing her temple. "I know that Major Blast is a mystery and that we should pursue it, but..."
"You can't stop thinking about who's your prime suspect for what happened with Cruz," He finishes knowingly, nodding. "I get it. But we'll find the answer. I promise."
"This isn't something you should be getting yourself involved in," She shakes her head rapidly. "It's dangerous, and whoever did it is fixated on me, and they might escalate. I don't want you to get hurt if the suspect catches wind that you're doing this."
"Hey," He places a hand on her shoulder, his eyes softening. "If this is important to you, it's important to me, Hana. And besides, I want to. Someone has to help, remember?"
She smiles up at him. "Yeah...thanks."
GoGo and Fred are in the training room, still in their super suits. "Here's the thing," She skates around him. "You get so excited about so many things-"
"I know! Just like Lady Enthusiasm and her curio cabin of interest-"
"That it's a distraction," GoGo finishes, crossing her arms.
"Sorry, were you saying things to me?" Fred puts down his comic. "And follow-up, what were those things?"
"Distraction bad. Focus good," She recites to him. He's laying down on the floor reading comics.
"I'm sorry, what?" He's now looking at a violin catalog.
"...You broke Hana's violin, didn't you?"
"Please don't tell her!" Fred exclaims in fear, clasping his hands. "Hiro and I accidentally broke it, and now we have to find one just like it before she finds out!"
"I won't, but you'll have to eventually." She stomps her foot.
"Choose your location."
She taps the Torii Gate Bridge, smirking as it forms around her, even the water. "Wow! You can even hear the waves!" Fred looks around. "Is that a ski-"
He's suddenly hit by one of GoGo's discs. "Hey! What was that—oh. I get distracted."
"Yeah," She holds up her arm, catching the disc.
"So how are we going to train together? Because here's how I see it going. It's a montage. Things get off to a rocky start. But you, the very serious sensei, and me, the diamond in the rough pupil, preserve through many comic setbacks. Attempts to strengthen my core yields mixed results, but there's no way I'm giving up. And there's this cool part where we're silhouetted against a sun. And eventually, through tough love training technique and my unyielding spirit, the student becomes...the master."
"Fred. What did I say about distraction?" She looks at him disapprovingly. He's drawing all of this out on the sand.
"Sorry, what?"
Later that night, Fred and GoGo exit the lair. "Thanks, GoGo. Distraction bad. Focus good. I think I get it. Nothing is gonna get by me. I gotta hurry, I'm meeting Hiro at that store Karmi gave us the address for. He found a picture of Hana's violin on their website!"
"You still have to tell her," GoGo gives him a look. "That guilt will eat you alive."
While they leave, Major Blast is watching them in the distance...
"What do you mean they don't make them anymore?!"
Hiro and Fred are at the violin store according to the address Karmi gave them. The cashier slowly stares at them.
"The factory that manufactured them shut down; then it got burned to a crisp. Maybe you'll have better luck elsewhere…"
"But this was the only store that had it in stock…" Hiro pouts a little.
"Now what?"
Hiro sighs softly. "I guess we'll just have to tell her the truth…"
The next day, Fred is facing High Voltage in an abandoned warehouse. GoGo flies around them, just watching. Juniper fires multiple sparks at him. "She's blasting on the beat!" He flips away from another bolt.
"Good observation!" She calls out. Juniper stomps her foot, holding out her hands. He flips, dodges, and jumps.
"One time, Captain Fancy had a dance battle with the Mice Bro. Tried to use-"
"Fred-" She tries to warn him, but it's too late as an electric bolt knocks him into the wall. The simulation stops there, with Roddy laughing at him. Juniper turns back into the training robot. Fred lifts up the mask, placing his hands on his cheeks.
"I'll never get better. I'm just so easily distracted—oh hey, a penny!"
"Mm," She stares at him in disapproval. This was going to take a lot of work and effort...
"Sooo, a villain who hasn't been active in decades is after Fred," Wasabi says slowly, gesturing to Fred next to him. He's eating a Noodle Burger.
"I earned this."
"Where has he been all these years?" Honey Lemon couldn't help but wonder.
"And how does he even know about Fred?" Hana asks, crossing her arms. "It's not like Boss Awesome having a kid was public information."
"We need more information about Major Blast," Hiro turns to her.
"Would you like me to search for Major Blast?"
"Major Blast," Basemax beats him to it again.
"Basemax is doing it again," He speaks up.
"Result: Major Blast, a large destructive explosion."
"Man, not again," Hana sighs a little, shaking her head slowly.
"I will search for-"
"Searching result. Major Blast, frequently used to describe a good party."
"I have found zero villains named Major Blast," Baymax reports, the twins giving a look of embarrassment.
"Searching for Major Blast."
"Okay, mute," Hiro finally states, Hana sighing in relief.
"Maaaybe we should search on our own until we've stopped Major Blast," Hana suggests while biting her lip. "Don't get me wrong, they're both very helpful, but I can't think straight with both of them talking at the same time."
"Right. This isn't gonna work," Hiro leans back a bit. "Fred, did your dad ever talk about a Major Blast?"
"You mean his parties? They were legendary!" Fred grins, pointing at them.
"Your arch-enemy!" Hiro elaborates to him. "His name is Major Blast."
"The one we've been trying to find more info about for about two days now?" Hana deadpans to her friend.
"Oh. Not ringing a bell. But my dad should have a record in his..." He places his mask down, not finishing his sentence. He leaves his seat, the others glancing to each other. They follow after him, sitting silently as Heathcliff gives them a ride. Even Fred is silent, a thing that's unheard of. Heathcliff stops at the Frederickson mansion and Fred opens the door to Boss Awesome's secret lair. He digs through a box. "Punch cards database!"
"Pretty impressive you didn't say anything on the way here," Honey Lemon turns around.
"It's called 'dramatic effect.' And I just used it perfectly. Alright, if there's any information about Major Blast, it would be right..." He looks at the files, squinting at them.
"More dramatic effect?" Honey Lemon wonders.
"Not this time. I don't see anything."
Wasabi looks over his shoulder. "It should be right there, between Major Annihilation and Major Catastrophe."
"I see that M names weren't original back then," Hana deadpans as she turns back to the box.
"Weird...better call Dad," He walks up to the screen and spins the chair around. He sits on it and presses call. A few seconds later, Mr. Frederickson is standing in a jungle, hanging sloths from his arm.
"Hey son."
"Aww, sloths!" Hana coos at them, Hiro smirking at her in amusement.
"Hey Dad. Just had a really quick qu-"
Suddenly the lights start flickering, cutting off the feed to the man as Major Blast appears instead. "Greetings."
Fred lets out a sharp gasp. "Hello," Baymax waves from behind.
"You should be training for battle. Your reckoning is closer than you think."
And with that, he hangs up, leaving Fred open-mouthed. The others glance to each other in worry.
"And then Major Blast just cut off Dad," Fred's telling the story to Heathcliff, pacing around. "It was totally freaky!"
"Indeed. That does sound quite...totally freaky," Heathcliff comments, dusting a case from one of the suits on display.
"Chef is about to leave, Frederick," Mrs. Frederickson steps into the room, scaring him. "Would you like a snack? He could whip up a quick frittata."
"Thanks Mom, but I'll pass. I'm trying to get into shape," He flexes one of his muscles.
"You're already perfect the way you are. I'll tell chef to fire up a frittata. My boy deserves a treat," She kisses him on the cheek, leaving the room.
"Come to think of it, I do remember a Major Blast," Heathcliff steps up to him. "A very formidable opponent of Boss Awesome's."
"I couldn't find his file. What are his weaknesses?! Not that I'm scared of him, because I'm obviously not..."
"Actually, I don't remember Major Blast having any weaknesses at all..." The butler reveals gravely.
"Um, remember how you used to always tell me what I wanted to hear?" Fred asks nervously. "Let's do that for a little bit."
"Oh, excellent solution...but might I suggest you resume training after the comforting lie?" He walks away, leaving a pouting Fred.
"Can you at least find me a Pietro Guarneri, Mantua 1965 violin?"
Heathcliff looks over his shoulder quizzically. "I assume this is for Ms. Hana? What happened to her previous violin?"
"Umm...yes, but you can't tell her, because if I have to tell her I broke it, then she will never forgive me! Well, maybe. She's usually forgiving...except for the time Hiro stole her project, or the time he signed her up for Krei Tech, or when she got shot at..."
"Okay Mini-Max," Fred is standing outside in his suit with Mini-Max next to him. "For tonight's sparring session, the goal is to stay focused."
"I have auto focus, and zoom!" Mini-Max's eyes zoom in.
Fred lands near the bushes. "Distraction bad. Focus good. So don't let me go off on a tangent about monsters, or comics, or monster comics—ooh! I just read Were Vampire number 57, and it had this crazy twist. Are you ready? He was secretly a vampire werewolf all along!"
Mini-Max turns around and sees Major Blast right in front of him. "Fred?"
Major Blast knocks him into the bush. "Mini-Max?" Fred looks up and cringes at the villain's presence. He lets out a scream, putting his mask back on.
"Have you become a worthy opponent?"
"I have!" Fred says bravely. "...Become worthy-ish...maybe."
"We shall see," Major Blast fires the plasma cannon, Fred jumps into the air.
"No distractions this time!" He breathes fire at Major Blast, but it does nothing to him. He speeds right past Fred, who jumps after him. Major Blast turns around and fires at Fred, floating towards the pavilion. Fred leaps towards the villain, but his speed makes it impossible for Fred to even land a single hit. Fred swipes his hands at the air, Major Blast flying into the air. He points his plasma cannons at Fred, who's no longer where he was standing. He leaps behind the villain, grabbing him from behind.
"How did you know where I live?" He couldn't help but wonder, Major Blast throwing him onto the ground. Fred groans as he sits up. "I'm having second thoughts about that arch-enemy thing!" Suddenly, a tongue grabs Fred and pulls him away from the plasma laser.
"You will be given one more chance to prove that you are worthy," Major Blast warns him before flying away. Heathcliff lifts up the mask.
"Master Frederick, are you alright?" The butler helps him up.
"Thanks to you, I am."
Mini-Max flies in, having gotten out of the bushes. "Major Blast is here! Let the battle rage!" He still has his eyes zoomed in, however. Fred adjusts his eyes. "...He is very far away..."
Hiro taps his arm as they're all silent in the conference room. Hana plays with one of her bangs. GoGo pops her gum as Wasabi frowns. Honey Lemon just smiles a little, bending underneath the table. "Freddy...you going to come out from under there?"
"Chairs are for worthy heroes," Fred pouts, pushing away the chair.
"The floor is unsanitary," Baymax states while he and the twins look at him. "I detect seven strings of-"
"Sometimes I think about how gross it would be to be a shoe," Wasabi interrupts, getting their attention.
"Really?"
"Okay, not sometimes," Wasabi looks away. "All the time."
"If Major Blast knows where Freddy lives, that means he knows Freddy's identity," Honey Lemon states in worry.
"And he could come back at any time," Hana looks at everyone.
"Definitely not good," GoGo frowns as she sits up.
"We have to find Major Blast before he finds Fred again," Hiro declares as Roddy comes into the room.
"Major Blast is back?!"
"You know about Major Blast?" Fred gets up from underneath the table.
"Oh sure. Saw a rundown on him back when I was building Boss Awesome's secret room."
"Really? There was nothing on him in the punch cards," Hiro says in confusion.
"Of course not. Boss Awesome put it on the most advanced security tech available at the time: ...a floppy disk," He reveals after a dramatic pause.
"Whoa!"
"I've never seen one up close," Hiro murmurs in shock to the others.
"Those are rare to come by," Hana rubs her chin. "Just like my vio-"
Hiro places his hand over her mouth, shutting her up. He smiles widely as Fred puts his hands behind his back.
"It's in a secret compartment that I installed behind Boss Awesome's computer console-" He realizes that he just revealed the secret. "Oh boy...Probably wasn't supposed to reveal any secret compartments...oh well! Live and learn!"
He backs away, leaving the room. "Remind me never to tell Roddy my secrets," Wasabi speaks up after a few seconds.
"Something you need to tell me, Hiro?" Hana asks after removing his brother's hand.
"What? No!" He denies in a high-pitched voice, waving it off. "I'm not hiding anything!"
"Yeah! Um, I'll go make a smoothie!" Fred pats her head, leaving the room.
"But we don't have a blender...?" She tilts her head at him. "Boys are weird today."
"We've gotta go get that disc! GoGo, you keep training Fred. Everyone else, come with me."
They run past Fred, who holds out his hand. "To the power of se-"
However, they leave him there all alone as GoGo is leaning against the doorway. "Still not catching on after all this time!"
"You didn't tell her, did you?" GoGo asks and he pouts.
"How do you tell one of your best friends that you broke one of her prized possessions?! It'll crush her, GoGo!" He puts his hands to his heart. "I don't wanna be the person to break her heart and then get hurt, because she'll hurt me AFTER she's crushed emotionally!"
"Not as much as it hurt her when she had all those visions at that haunted house. She deserves to know the truth, Fred."
"Yeah, I know..."
Once they're in the simulation room, Fred is practicing against Mr. Sparkles in Muirahara Woods. He dodges Fred's fire easily despite being a coward that'll leave the scene after he gets what he wants. He spins past Fred, who runs up to him and grabs him. Fred tries to wrestle him off, only to be spun around and pushed back. Mr. Sparkles takes off his wig, Fred watching him throw it up and down. He wiggles it and spins it around. He then throws it into Fred's face and trips him, giving him the loss.
"Epic fail!" The Roddy head shouts at him.
"I know, thanks Roddy!" Fred replies in annoyance. The lights turn on as Roddy himself approaches.
"My pleasure. Whew. You lost to this guy?" He glances to the smaller man. "Ouch!"
"I'm trying not to get distracted, but to do that, I keep saying to myself distraction bad, focus good. Distraction bad, focus good. Which is a little distracting!" Fred crosses his arms with a pout, turning away. Roddy laughs at him.
"You know, your Dad had a weakness. Could never come up with clever catchphrases. He'd stay up all night and then he'd be too tired to fight the next day!"
"What did he do?" Fred asks curiously.
"Actually, he'd say something that didn't make sense," Roddy lightly hits the top of Mr. Sparkles' head, giving him his wig back. "The villains would be all confused, then he'd clean out! Turning his weakness into a strength."
"I think I see what you're saying," Fred says in realization. "My catchphrases are too clever. It's like when Hana had bulimia, and she used that to get stronger both mentally and physically."
"Absolutely Fred, that is not what I was saying," Roddy deadpans at him. "Good luck, kid," He turns away and leaves the room.
"Thanks. I guess I better get back to training." He steps on the pad and choose scrolls through opponents.
"Choose your opponent," Sim-Max speaks as he stops on GoGo.
"Oof! Definitely not ready for that one." He chooses El Fuego instead and the robot turns into the wrestler.
"You have selected El Fuego," He cracks his knuckles.
"Okay," Fred puts down his mask. "No distractions, no brilliant catchphrases. You know what they say, Fuego, fight fire with—oh, I almost did a catchphrase!" He yells when El Fuego grabs him, spins him around, uses him like a jump rope, and throws him into the wall. He didn't even last 30 seconds.
"Embarrassing!" The Roddy head shouts as Fred slides down the wall.
Fred grunts in frustration, both at his loss and at the words of discouragement.
It's the same thing each time with different villain and location. Noodle Burger Boy at the docks: fail.
"Now that's bad!"
Momakase in Night Market Square again: fail.
"Congratulations, you're worse!"
High Voltage at a street: fail.
"I just feel sad."
Even with a Mayoi: fail.
"Oof. Kid...I'm running out of ways to say...you're terrible."
Fred sighs as he lifts up the eye. "I give up..."
The room shakes as smoke comes out of nowhere. "Hey..." The training robot rises out of the floor, but is all wobbly. It sinks back into the ground to be replaced by Major Blast.
"You are not worthy. And you must be eliminated!"
GoGo arrives just in time to see the battle between the two. She puts on her helmet and rushes over to help. "Hey, Major Lame! Get out," She orders the villain.
"I would much prefer that you leave."
"Fred, get back!" GoGo tosses both her discs, Major Blast levitating them and then disabling the weapons. He points his cannon at her and she throws another one. It turns into rope that wraps around Major Blast. He flies into the air and tears it right off. He fires the plasma lasers at them again, separating GoGo from Fred. He runs off in the other direction screaming. GoGo chases after him and one of the lasers narrowly misses Fred.
GoGo jumps onto her hover disc and flies into the air around Major Blast.
"I am not here for you!"
She throws another disc, knocking him off balance...or so she thinks as he hits the hover disc, knocking her out of the room. He hits the lock and the doors close, leaving GoGo outside.
"Fred!"
"GoGo!" He tries to run over to the door, only to be stopped in his path by Major Blast.
"You must face me alone. This will be our final battle."
Meanwhile, the others are in Boss Awesome's secret lair to find the floppy disk. "Roddy said there's a secret compartment hidden behind that console," Wasabi pulls at it, but it doesn't budge. "And it's really heavy!"
"It's so big!" Honey Lemon comments at it.
"Maybe there's a hidden door?" Hiro suggests while rubbing his chin.
"Roddy does love hidden doors," She agrees with him.
"Baymax, can you scan the console?" Hiro turns around, but doesn't find the robot. "Where's Baymax?"
"Let's just say he's trying to clear things up," Hana giggles a bit. "It's personal."
Baymax is in the conference room by himself, looking towards Base-Max. They both blink at each other. "When we speak at the same time, it creates confusion."
"I agree with your observation."
"We must enact a protocol for when one of us should speak, and when the other should remain silent," Baymax holds up a finger.
"Should I speak now?" They both say at the same time. "No, you go. Let us begin again."
"So Hana, how are you doing on your violin?" Honey Lemon asks curiously, Hiro sweating a bit. He had to do something, anything, quick to change the subject.
"Oh, well-"
Hiro pops up between them quickly, causing Hana to scream and fall on the floor. Hiro chuckles a bit to sell it, but he definitely feels bad for doing it.
"You need to stop playing!" She shouts at him as she stands up.
"Oh, did I scare you?" He asks innocently and she leaves the room, storming out. She's pissed, but at least she stopped talking about it.
"Hana, come back, I'm sure he didn't mean it," Honey Lemon calls out after her.
"NO! I don't like him right now! He knows I hate that!" She screams from the hall.
"Why did you do that?" Wasabi raises a brow at the boy.
"That was kind of mean," Honey Lemon frowns in disapproval. Hiro looks over his shoulder to make sure that she can't hear.
"You can't tell Hana yet, but…Fred and I…may have broken her violin."
Both of them gasp sharply. "Does she suspect anything?"
"I don't think so, but I just need a good time to tell her what happened. Bad news…that violin was rare, and the factory that makes it is pretty much destroyed."
"Did you try fixing it yourself? Hana doesn't go by a day without practicing, you know."
"We…tried," Hiro rubs the back of his neck. That just made the thing worse, though. "And no one can fix it…it's beyond repair now thanks to Fred trying to patch it up with tape."
"So what are you going to do, Hiro?" Honey Lemon frowns in concern.
"I'm telling her after we stop Major Blast. I just hope she won't…hate me like she did before." After all...the last time he did something this bad, she got mind-controlled because of her anger towards him. He couldn't have that accident happen again.
"That won't happen," Wasabi pats his back. "She probably will make you regret it though…Hana, come back in and help us!"
"Fine, but I won't like it," She huffs as she storms back in.
"Maybe it's voice-activated...?" Wasabi gestures to it. "Hello?"
"Ooh, like a password!" Honey Lemon smiles a little.
"If we all know what's the most common thing that Boss Awesome would say, and we do..." Hana clears her throat as she presses the button.
"Classic!" The twins say in unison.
"Yeah, good-"
The screen in front of them moves away to reveal a painting. "Oh, nice!" The painting is of Boss Awesome as the Screamer. Wasabi lifts up the painting to reveal the elusive floppy disk hiding behind it. Hiro takes it and inspects the object.
"Is this it? I've never seen one before."
"I guess it must be," Wasabi comments as Hana looks over her brother's shoulder.
"Roddy did say it was behind the console..."
"I thought it would be floppier," Honey Lemon murmurs and Hiro inserts the floppy disk.
"Now let's see who Major Blast really is." The floppy disk is processed and the screen finally shows his identity. They all gasp in shock. "No way!"
"I would've never guessed that."
"...Huh...who knew?" Hana blinks at the image.
Fred lands on the ground. "Now generating locations."
He runs away from Major Blast's plasma lasers as multiple locations take place. He jumps onto a tree in the simulation of Muirahara Woods. He jumps up to grab another branch, only for it to disappear. He screams as he lands in the abandoned warehouse instead. He shakes his head rapidly as Major Blast appears behind him, their surroundings changing to the shipyard. Fred leaps into the air and turns around, breathing fire at Major Blast, which of course doesn't work.
Major Blast fires directly at Fred, changing everything back to normal. "You know, people say I light up the room!" Fred brings up his headlights to try and blind Major Blast. He just taps the side of his head to bring up sunglasses. "Sunglasses? NO!"
Major Blast rips the headlights right off, throwing them away.
"U-Um, how do you feel about taking a quick time out?"
"Hey!" GoGo pounds on the door. "Let me in!"
"Access denied," Sim-Max tells her, to her frustration. The others come in and she turns around.
"Guys, Major Blast is here! Fred's in trouble!" She pounds on the door again.
"I'll see if I can get the door open!" Hana runs to the other side of the room, pulling open the control panel.
Fred is knocked onto the ground, Major Blast stepping on him with his foot. "A good fight...but not good enough..." He prepares to finish Fred off, both of them staring at each other in the eye. Fred suddenly gets an idea.
"Ooh, what's that over there?"
"What's what?" Major Blast takes the bait and looks away. Fred throws one of his broken headlights right at Major Blast's head.
"Distraction!"
This disorients him only for a second as his vision is gained back. Once he sees Fred running towards him, he blasts his opponent towards the wall.
"You are unworthy."
The real Fred latches onto him from behind. "And you should focus because this room is tricky! Ha ha!"
The Fred that Major Blast knocked down was actually the training robot in disguise. "Oh, look at that!"
Major Blast flies into the air, Fred hanging on as best as he can. He rips off the wires, disabling the plasma cannons. Major Blast tries to stay in the air, Fred leaping towards the ceiling. He jumps off, hitting Major Blast in mid-air. He hits him a few more times before knocking Major Blast onto the ground. Because the power is gone, he's now unarmed.
Fred laughs as he lands on the ground, jumping into the air and spinning around.
"Taste defeat!"
He kicks Major Blast right in the face, knocking him into the robot, who hugs him to make sure he stays down.
Hana runs up to the door, everyone cheering. The door opens a few seconds later and they run inside. "You're probably wondering how I did it..." Fred starts off.
"Actually, we saw it."
"Well, I didn't," Hana rubs her neck sheepishly.
"Let me have this!" Fred interjects, Wasabi staying silently. Hana slowly holds up her hands.
"GoGo said distraction bad, and Roddy said to turn my weakness into a strength. I combined them and made distraction good."
"Hm," Roddy smiles a little.
"That makes no sense," GoGo crosses her arms.
"Instead of me being distracted, I distracted Major Blast!" Fred wraps his arms around the both of them.
"Ah, yeah..."
"Whatever. It worked."
"And now we see who this no-good, low-down jerk really is!" He walks up to his enemy.
"Um...about that no-good, low-down jerk..." Hana bites her lip and he reaches out his hand. Major Blast grabs it before he could move his arm further.
"Frederick...I...am your mother."
"Uhh, what?!" He exclaims, baffled by the sudden declaration. Major Blast removes the helmet and leaves up the mask to reveal Mrs. Frederickson's face. His eye pops out first, and then the mask as he stares at her in shock. "Mom...?"
"You defeated Major Blast," She hits the voice modulator to shut it off. "I'm so proud of you," She engulfs him into a hug.
"I'm confused. Like, extra confused."
"I'm sorry if I scared you," She takes a deep breath. "I suppose I owe you an explanation."
"I think we all need an explanation," GoGo glances to the others.
"When your father became a superhero, I worried about him endlessly. So, I created Major Blast, to expose his weaknesses, make him stronger. It worked! When I was sure he could defend himself from any attack, I revealed my identity, and retired Major Blast. Big Hero 7 is facing even more powerful villains, especially with that dreadful Hardlight, and the police have turned against you. Classic phase 3 complications-"
"That's what I've been saying! Wait..." Fred stares at her. "How did you know I was in Big Hero 7?"
"It's in the family business."
"Not to mention you're wearing the suit right now!" Hana gestures to Fred, who smiles in embarrassment.
"Frankly, I would've been disappointed if you weren't. And from time to time, Dr. Sopher, Grandville, and Luisa and I have adult talks during lunch time. Now, I can sleep well knowing that you can take care of yourself. I am so proud!"
"Aw, Mom," Fred hugs her.
"That is so sweet!" Honey Lemon smiles at the moment.
"Aww."
"Pretty weird parenting technique," GoGo comments towards them.
"Yeah, but..." Hana smiles fondly at the two. "I think it works for them."
Mr. Frederickson is also watching them as he pauses the video from his phone. "Classic! He says with a smile on his face.
"Hana," Hiro comes into their room. Fred follows close behind, frowning as he twiddles his thumbs together. "We have something to tell you, and…"
"Mm?" Hana is bending down…
To her violin back in place.
"Huh?!"
"What's up with you?" Hana raises a brow at him. He quickly inspects the violin, which looks shiny and like it had never been broken in the first place. And it's the exact same one, somehow.
"N-Nothing!" He grins widely, hands behind his back, nudging Fred. "Right Fred?"
"Yes," Fred nods slowly in agreement. "We are just...standing here talking to you!"
"Um...okay," She raises a brow, walking past them. "I'm gonna go show Cass a new song I learned while you two...be weird again."
She walks down the stairs and once she's gone, the two sigh in relief. "That's the last conversation I was expecting to have," Fred comments to the boy, who rubs his chin.
"While I'm glad that she doesn't suspect anything, I wonder just how a new violin ended up there…"
"Shouldn't we still tell her?"
"Yeah…" Hiro sighs slowly. "Fixed or not, she deserves to know the truth. We'll tell her tonight."
Hana hums as she steps out of the bathroom, stretching a bit. She notices her brother sitting in front of her desk, confused.
"…Why do I have a bad feeling about this?"
"Erm…sis, Fred and I have something to say," Hiro holds up his phone, showing Fred.
"What'd you do?" She asks knowingly, sitting down on Hiro's bed. "Did Fred get into Aunt Cass' frosting again?"
"No…" Fred rubs the back of his neck.
"Um…Fred wanted to play your violin, and I said no. He grabbed it and broke the strings…I tried to catch it, but it fell down the stairs, and…well…"
She gasps as he moves away, showing the broken pieces, covering her mouth.
"You two…broke my violin? But…Fred must've bought the one I have-"
"No," Fred shakes his head. "We were just surprised to see the copy when we tried to tell you before…"
"We're really sorry, Hana," Hiro frowns deeply. "We weren't going to tell you, but… I wouldn't be able to handle not telling you the truth. I love you too much to do that."
Her eyes soften at their guilty looks. She stands up and slowly walks over to her brother and his phone.
"…Thank you both for telling me the truth…but this is for trying to cover it up."
She grabs her pillow and hits Hiro on the head with it.
"Ow…"
"And this is for being honest," Hana hugs him, smiling.
"Wait, so you're not mad at us?" Fred wonders as he was hiding underneath the bed.
"Well, of course I am, but…you're people I care about. I'd take you guys over my violin any day. I wish you told me right after, though, or else I wouldn't have hit you with the pillow."
"I will keep that in mind," Hiro smiles nervously as he rubs the top of his head.
"Besides, at least I have a new project now: making my new violin Fred-proof!"
The three laugh together, but she still wondered how she got a new one and who bought it…
Ian smiles widely from his desk. Not only does she have her violin back, but she's not upset, and he can't have that. He managed to track down the same model in Switzerstan, purchased it, and overrode the delivery so that it arrived before tonight.
Ian watches from his laptop as the hidden cameras capture her picking up the instrument. He smiles at her telling Fred no more free food by using her name, much to his dismay. She starts to play with a content look on her face.
Anything to make her happy.