Hiro is playing a video game across his sister in the Lucky Cat, two games on the table as he has a foot in front of Hana's plate of a grilled cheese sandwich with fries.
"Video games? That's the first thing on your list, and yet I'm not playing," She smirks at him as she puts down Hiro's list of things for them to do this summer.
"Beggars can't be choosers," He winks up at her. She rolls her eyes with an amused smile. She loves video games too, after all, she's the Champion at the local arcade. But Hiro tends to hog a game if it's one-player. Hana looks up as Professor Granville of all people walks up to their table.
"Good morning, Mr and Ms. Hamada," She greets them, Hiro glancing up at her briefly.
"Um, hey Professor Granville."
Hana leans back, counting off. "And in three, two, one..."
His eyes widen in realization. "Professor Granville?!" He yelps, jumping up in surprise so high that he's hugging Baymax's head. The robot catches the fallen chair, his phone falling onto the table. He chuckles in embarrassment. "Heh. What are you..." He slides back down into his chair. "What are you doing here?"
"Yeah, you've never been in the Lucky Cat before," Hana raises a brow at the woman, trying not to snicker at her brother. He gives her a tiny glare.
"I have a favor to ask you both. Or are you too busy?" She starts off.
"Uh, a favor?"
Granville leans down to look him in the eye. "Or are you too busy?"
Hana recoils back in slight fear. "Nooo, I already went through Chucky and Dancing Obake twice, don't give me that look..."
Hiro clamps his mouth shut as the dean stands back up.
"Hiro has been busy. Hiro has stayed up late to complete the video games Wormhole One and Wormhole 2." Both nights he was sitting in front of the TV with tired eyes and snacks as well. He even made Hana lose sleep by having her bring him a bottle for him to do...his business in. She literally had to tape it to his leg with a tube going into his pants, and that is something she NEVER wants to do again. "In anticipation of-"
Hiro pushes away the images, mainly out of embarrassment.
"Sounds like you both have an abundance of free time, Mr and Ms. Hamada," Granville states, Hana sitting back down. "Did I mention this is a paid favor?"
"Paid?" Hana's eyes widen. "It must be important if you're paying us. Um, while I have strayed away from my cause and have kept my personal life somewhat steady, Hiro and I promised that we'd-"
"Oh," Aunt Cass purposefully pushes Hiro and Hana a bit as if she knew about this. "Sounds like a summer job."
Hiro smiles weakly up at her. "I-I don't really think we need-"
"It is," Granville smiles a bit.
"And you do," Aunt Cass elaborates to the twins.
"But-"
"When the job is done, you can have these back," She then takes away Hiro's games, to his disbelief. "I think it'll be good for the twins to get some real-world work experience this summer," She ruffles the pouty boy's head, kissing Hana's forehead as she also pouts.
"Aunt Cass, we have internships," She points out.
"But this is a paid summer job," Aunt Cass tells her and she sighs slowly.
"Indeed," Granville agrees with her. "Mr and Ms. Hamada, with me to the real world," She heads for the entrance, Hiro groaning and placing his head on the table. Baymax pats his head and Hana pinches her nose.
"Well...at least we're doing stuff together like you wanted," Hana offers weakly, getting onto her feet.
Hiro raises a brow as Hana's mouth opens. "Mr and Ms. Hamada, meet Curie, Fermi, and Oppenheimer," She introduces an English Sheepdog, a Bulldog, and a chihuahua respectively. Oppenheimer barks, flicking his ear.
"Uh, dog-sitting?" Hiro asks as he stares at Granville. He didn't really take her as the dog type, but if he considered how she acted with a Mayoi, maybe he could lean a little bit more towards believing it.
"Hello, canines," Baymax greets them.
"We're looking after dogs?!" Hana gasps sharply, her eyes shining. She bounces up and down slightly. Obviously, Granville asked her as well because of her love for animals, and also because Aunt Cass recommended her, which she did not tell the twins about. Despite the fact that Mochi got lost under her and Baymax's watch once, her pet care is probably the best out of anyone else.
"It's nice to meet you guys!" Hana bends down to the dogs and Fermi offers his hand for her to shake. Curie licks her cheek as Oppenheimer jumps into her arms and she laughs happily. "They're so cute, Professor Granville! And they seem friendly too."
"Only because it's you," Hiro rolls his eyes with an small smile. He didn't know how or why, but dogs just always perked up at the sight of the girl. Maybe it's because they can sense that she loves animals and is a friendly person.
"You will both watch my babies while I attend a stem conference today. I have prepared detailed instructions and supplies," A large book and a bunch of boxes are placed around them. "It is essential that you follow them to the letter," She bends down to pet Fermi. "My little ones have some...uh, let's say quirks." She rubs Oppenheimer's head and he whines happily at the contact.
"Am I supposed to wear this?" Hiro holds up a fanny pack.
"That appears to be its purpose," Baymax holds up the other end. Granville steps up and clears her throat. Hana stands up while holding Oppenheimer, joining her brother's side. The woman is holding up her phone.
"I imagine this amount for the both of you will suffice for your services. I will pay both of you the same amount."
Hana almost drops the chihuahua in shock, but thankfully didn't unlike that time with Mochi. "T-That much for...for the both of us?!"
"Y-Yeah!" Hiro stammers as he smiles at the amount from her phone. "That amount will suffice nicely."
"Then I will see both of you tonight," She bends down to Curie, touching her cheeks. "Mm, be good while Mommy's gone," She then pats Fermi's jaw, taking her bag from Oppenheimer, who somehow got out of Hana's hands. She rubs her head, looking at them fondly as a cab appears behind her. She gives the twins a warning glare before getting into the car.
"Don't worry Professor, we'll take good care of them," Hana assures as she gives a small wave, the two watching the woman leave.
Aunt Cass appears next to Baymax, who was trying to open the fanny back. "Wow! Your first ever summer job that's not illegal!"
And by that, she means their bot fighting days...
"Oh, I'm so proud!"
"Uh, thanks?" Hiro smiles with a small shrug.
"It'll be tough, but it's important to learn the value of hard work," She informs the twins.
"I don't think it'll be too hard," Hana turns to look at the dogs. "I mean, I do love animals, so this should be easy for me."
"What about the time you and Baymax looked after Mochi?" Hiro raises a brow at her and she sweats sheepishly.
"You know what, let's not even mention that..."
"Hey lady, I need another refill!" A customer exclaims from inside the Lucky Cat.
"Speaking of hard work..." Aunt Cass walks back inside the café.
"Hard work?" Hiro smiles smugly, shoving the book into Baymax's hands. "It's dog-sitting. This'll be easy money. Not to mention I have a pet care expert," He gestures to his sister, who is no longer standing in her spot. He looks around for her, only to look up ahead and see her being nuzzled affectionally by the dogs.
"You're just so adorable!" She coos at them as Curie and Fermi are licking at her face.
"And this means I'll be able to buy Wormhole 3!" Hiro exclaims happily and a phone call comes in from Baymax's tummy.
"Hiro! Wormhole 2!" Fred shouts in a panic. If there's one thing he and Hiro have in common, it's the fact that they love video games. So of course he was playing the Wormhole series too, and Hana's even seen Ian play it too. "I can't defeat the final boss! I need your halp! Now!"
"Fred, Hiro and Hana have a summer job and cannot-"
"Baymax, if I don't finish Wormhole 2..." Fred suddenly pops up next to Hiro, to his surprise. "I can't start Wormhole 3!"
"Where...where did you come from?" Hana murmurs in disbelief as the dogs are still licking her. "But I could watch the dogs while you help Fred, Hiro."
"Thanks for the offer, but no, I don't wanna make you do all the work," Hiro frowns a bit. "We're a team! I wouldn't really earn it that way. Who says I can't look after these dogs and help Fred?" He has a confident smirk on his face, pointing to their friend.
Oppenheimer looks to Curie, who looks to Fermi, and all of them look like they have a plan to cause trouble...
Hiro puts down his backpack, opening it. Fred looks to Baymax, who's reading the book with Hana, wearing the fanny pack.
"Whoa, Baymax! Cool butt pack!" He smacks Baymax's behind, as the front of the fanny pack is behind him.
"Thank you."
Hiro is hit with a bottle rocket on the nose and he blinks, looking towards the source. Hana is giggling as she waves her arms in the air, having used a bottle rocket launcher toy that's actually one of the toys for the dogs.
"I got him!"
"If we're having fun together this summer, then how is this fun for me?" Hiro points between his nose and the rocket launcher.
"Because you're the target and not me!" She replies with a small smile, shaking her hips in her seat. Hiro couldn't help but chuckle at her. He'll get her back somehow.
"Hiro, Hana, I believe the dogs require attention," Baymax speaks up, looking up at Fermi who's on the couch. Curie is playing with the driver portion of Motoracing, her drool on it as she starts biting on the bike controls. Oppenheimer is gathering all sorts of stuff and putting them into a pile, but some things definitely weren't from Fred's house...
Hana bends down to Curie. "Aw, is it feeding time already? Let's get you guys some kibbles. I'll go outside and feed them in the backyard."
She leads Curie away, Fermi and Oppenheimer following after her with happy barks.
"Hana must love this," Fred stares after her.
"Dogs are tied with Mochi for her favorite animal along with every other one on the planet," Hiro rolls his eyes in amusement. "I can see why Granville would want her to look after them."
Hana comes back to get the dog bowls, only to get hit with a bottle rocket herself.
"Now it's fun," Hiro replies with a cheeky smile and she just laughs in return. Fred looks on happily at the bond the two share. He stares after her as she leaves with the trio of dogs, slowly getting an idea as he looks at a Captain Fancy figure.
"I got an idea. Give me ten minutes, Fred."
He spins a pedal that is connected to a pulley, gaining water from the fountain. It's connected to a patched up hose that squirts out water from various holes. Three action figures are rigged up so that when their mouths open, they dispense either water or food. Fermi sniffs at the water, Hana raising a brow at her brother.
There's also a leash set up to give automated walking if they needed it, and a Captain Fancy figure is rigged up to a laptop.
"It's time to get Fancy!"
Curie barks at it.
"Food, water, exercise, and canine conversation. Everything they need," Hiro counts off to Baymax and his sister. The robot opens up the book.
"Bro, I love you, but genius and basic dog-sitting don't mix," Hana crosses her arms, trying to be polite here. She may be stubborn sometimes, but she generally doesn't let her desires go over her head unlike Hiro, which is why some people can't believe the two are actually related. After all, he is more reckless at times and Hana only gets that way when gummy bears are involved...well, and also if he manages to talk her into doing the reckless stuff. This time is obviously not one of them.
"This way I can help Fred and take care of the dogs, and you don't have to lift a finger," Hiro flicks up her nose playfully.
"But I'm perfectly fine doing things the simple way, and with the instructions," Hana gestures to the book.
"Professor Granville's manual-"
"Hiro, come check out this hole!" Fred calls out from his house. "There's so many worms!"
"I shouldn't neglect my friends, should I?" He asks the two.
"No, you should not," Baymax agrees with him for the most part.
"But you could just help Fred later and read the-"
"And you have gone," Baymax says as Hiro walks away. Hana sighs, pinching her nose. Hiro comes back and grabs her wrist, dragging her away.
"Hiro!" She protests to him.
"Five minutes won't hurt," He smiles at her over his shoulder. "Besides, I still have 5 more birthday wishes to use."
"Dang it, I thought you used them all up," She grunts to herself.
Fermi glances to Curie and Oppenheimer and then smiles deviously.
Fred opens up the fridge in the kitchen for snacks. "Hmm, what requires no hands to eat so that we can keep playing?" He thinks to himself, Hiro walking up to the window. He glances up briefly from his phone and then looks up again, yelping. Hana turns to him rapidly and lets out a small scream, running over to his side.
Everything that Hiro built has been destroyed, Curie licking the water from the fountain. "Oh no. No. No, no, no!"
The door has also been broken out of, and it's a wonder that they didn't hear ant of this happening! "No, no, no, no, no!" Hiro holds his face in a panic once they're all outside. Oppenheimer rushes back up to the twins, holding the energy amplifier that Hiro took from Hana. He places it down in front of Fred, who picks it up.
"How'd he get...?"
"This seems dangerous..." Fred eyes the amplifier in his hand, interrupting Hana.
"Fred, don't!" Hiro warns him.
"Wanna play?" Fred asks the dog. "Fetch!"
"That's the-"
He throws it anyway and a large surge occurs, the twins ducking for cover. Oppenheimer comes back with Mochi on his head. Mochi meows, unamused by this.
"Hi Mochi..." Hana murmurs in disbelief, picking him up into her arms. She looks between him and the chihuahua. Then she sees City Rising into the piles of things that Oppenheimer gathered from before. "How?!" She exclaims, gesturing to the small dog and then the stuff in awe.
"Um, I don't think he knows how this game works," Fred points down at the small dog.
"That's because that was the ENERGY AMPLIFIER!" Hana shouts into his ear and he winces in pain.
"Ooh..."
"No more fetch!" Hiro changes the subject. "A-And Fermi's missing! Can you scan for him, Baymax?"
"Scanning..." Baymax looks towards the street and then looks back to them a few seconds later. "There are approximately 120 other dogs in San Fransokyo that match Fermi's genetic make-up."
"If Professor Granville finds out we lost her dog, she'll kill us!" Hiro holds his throat and Hana frowns deeply.
"That's right...I helped in him getting lost, and all because you wanted to leave them alone!" She points a finger at Hiro.
"I know some people who could help," Fred holds up Oppenheimer, who's biting on Mochi's butt.
"Kill me?" Hiro winces at the thought.
"Whoa! No, no!" Fred exclaims quickly as the girl recoils back with wide eyes. "No, you are in a dark place."
"That got really scary for a second," Hana murmurs as she turns away from her brother.
"We have friends!" Fred hugs the twins as Hiro has a worried frown. "Who will totally halp!"
The girl takes away Oppenhemier from Mochi's butt.
GoGo blows a bubble after the three were called to Fred's house. "Yeah, we're not helping." They watch Oppenheimer getting stuff from out of nowhere. "Your job, your mess."
"This only happened because my brother didn't want to do the simple way of looking after them," Hana gestures to Hiro, slightly peeved. "I swore to myself I wouldn't lose another pet after Baymax and I looked after Mochi. I failed Fermi..."
"Guys, come on, please," Hiro pleads with them.
Honey Lemon turns to Curie biting at the couch. "They're so cute!" Curie looks up at her, continuing to bite the couch.
"Is that one actually eating the couch?" Wasabi points at her.
"Yes, she is," Baymax walks up to him.
"That one really likes to fetch," GoGo watches Oppenheimer fetch a dinosaur bone.
"He does," Baymax holds up a finger. Then the couch falls apart thanks to Curie.
"Look, I know I messed up, but I just need a few tiny favors, guys," Hiro pleads with their friends. "And just look at Hana, I don't want her to beat herself up for something that I did," He glances at his sister, who is moving away Curie from the couch. But she doesn't look as happy as she did earlier when they found out they were dog-sitting. "I should've just listened to her, she feels awful about this."
GoGo stares at him and he puts on the puppy eyes. She then glances at Hana, who looks like she's about to cry.
"Fine," She grumbles in defeat, standing up. She doesn't want to see Hana blame herself for something that Hiro did. It was...how Fred puts it... 'protecting the cinnamon roll.' "What do you need us to do?"
"GoGo, can you and Honey Lemon watch Curie?" He gestures to the sheepdog, who lets out a bark. She lunges forward and tackles GoGo to lick her face.
"Yay!" Honey Lemon cheers, hugging the dog from behind.
Hiro closes his opened mouth of shock to turn to Wasabi and Fred. "Wasabi, Fred, can you uh...maybe help return some of this stuff?"
"There's a dinosaur bone, Hiro," Wasabi points to it. "A dinosaur bone."
"Which is why it needs to go back. It's...important, historically.
"Ooh, we have to trace Oppenheimer's steps!" Fred adds in eagerly. "I gotta get in dog mode real quick," He bends down and starts sniffing the floor, frightening Oppenheimer. "I got something."
"What are you, Baymax, and Hana gonna do?" Wasabi turns to the boy.
"That's where the pet care expert comes in," Hiro glances at Hana, who looks up in confusion.
Baymax has a picture of Fermi along with the words lost dog on top. Hana is handing out lost dog posters to everyone they pass by, a worried look on her face.
"Fermi!" Hiro calls out as they walk down the sidewalk.
"Fermi," Baymax walks up to a man handling trash.
"Fermi!" Hana whistles a bit for him, looking around everywhere around them. On the inside, she's freaking out. She couldn't believe this was happening again. Well, not exactly again, Fermi's not on the roof of the Lucky Cat...she didn't want to imagine the worst for Fermi, what if he got hurt or kidnapped by a crazy show host?
"Fermi!" Hiro calls out again.
"Fermi," Baymax looks at some alley cats. Hana gives them brief pats on the head before running past Baymax.
"Fermi!" She stops at the crosswalk next to her brother.
"Fermi!" Hiro frowns deeply.
"Fermi."
"Here boy," Hiro claps his hands, Baymax pressing his tummy to a window. A woman looks out the glass.
"Have you seen this dog?"
The two people and the waitress inside Joe's Diner just stare, part of an omelet falling from the woman's fork. Hiro sheepishly pulls the robot away, the robot's belly bumping into Hiro slightly.
"What is that dog's deal?" Hiro puts a hand to his forehead to search for Fermi.
"Hiro, perhaps this will help," Baymax shows the book of instructions to him.
"Fermi will only behave if-"
"We don't have time for that, Baymax," Hiro takes the book and throws it away. Hana crosses her arms at him.
"If you wanna find Fermi, listen!"
"But Fermi could be in real trouble," He insists to her. "He could be anywhere!"
"He is right there," Baymax points across the street, where Fermi is sitting in front of Campbell's Market.
"Fermi!" Hana beams in relief.
He turns around with that same devilish smile and Hana pales a bit. "Ahh!" Hiro looks a bit unnerved by his look before snapping out of it.
"Fermi!" Hiro pushes the crosswalk button frantically. Fermi looks up at the sign as it's counting down. "Fermi! Just stay there, boy! Oh, wait." He picks up Hana and places her down in front of him. "Look, it's your favorite person in the whole world! Hana!"
Hana blinks a few times and he moves her lips around so that she's smiling.
"Stay boy, stay," Baymax states and Fermi tiptoes away as there's 3 seconds left. Hiro cringes nervously at the smiling dog, and once they cross... "And he is gone."
There is no sign of Fermi anywhere now. "Gah!" He shouts in frustration. "Why didn't seeing you work?" Hiro pouts at his sister. "He should've stopped for you!"
"Fermi's not like all dogs, Hiro. After a certain amount of time, just seeing me isn't gonna work anymore," Hana gestures to herself.
"Why not?" He asks incredibly.
"He needs his-"
"Okay, new plan," Hiro interrupts her and she rubs a temple. Baymax steps up to the twins with the book.
Curie is chewing on one of Fred's pillows. Honey Lemon holds up her phone to take a photo. "At least she's adorable," Honey Lemon coos at her.
"I don't trust it," GoGo crosses her arms, giving the dog a skeptical. "And that's only because Hana isn't here."
"Maybe if we play with her, she'll stop chewing," Honey Lemon suggests, putting her phone away.
"Or we could put a muzzle on her," GoGo offers, earning a sharp gasp as the tall woman covers her friend's mouth with her hand. Curie looks up curiously.
"GoGo, she can hear you! And Hana would never forgive us for putting a muzzle on a dog! We already had to eat that salami berry bowl for her..."
"Good. Gotta send a message, I'll risk eating it again if it means controlling her," GoGo looks over her shoulder at the dog.
Curie shakes the pillow with her mouth, looking over to Honey Lemon's chem purse...She smiles mischievously and then fires some goop onto their heads. They turn around to see the sheepdog armed with the chem purse.
Honey Lemon gasps as she tries to stop her. "Curie, don't!"
"Bad dog!" GoGo chastises before the goop stuck on them causes them to bump heads. Curie continues firing the chem purse, various outcomes occurring in Fred's room. An orange one in particular hits Honey Lemon in the face, her glasses falling off. They land on a wide-eyed GoGo's face. Curie then moves the purse so that it's firing upwards and then she bites into it. The purse explodes, making her bigger, then pink. She directs the purse towards GoGo. "No!"
She ducks for cover behind the couch, watching Honey Lemon pulling at the goop covering her eyes. "I-I can't see!"
GoGo puts her glasses over her face, but it still does nothing. She looks to the pile of snacks and video games Fred had laid out earlier, taking Wormhole 2. She then throws it at the purse, knocking it away from the big dog. The purse flies into the air, firing one last chem ball onto Curie, pink smoke appearing.
"GoGo, what's happening?" Honey Lemon wonders as she still can't see.
"Nothing good," GoGo reports as the tall woman removes the goop away from her face. GoGo picks up a tiny Cure by the head. "This is your own fault."
Curie drops the game she was holding and licks at GoGo's nose.
Wasabi picks up the dog bone as he and Fred face an unhappy museum curator. "Again, we are so sorry. We don't even know how he got this far."
"I mean, he has really developed qualities, so..." Fred adds in from behind Wasabi, holding up Oppenheimer.
Wasabi turns back to the curator. "We promise not to let him out of our sight from now on!" But when he turns back around, Oppenheimer is no longer with Fred, even though he only turned away for a few seconds! "FRED! He's gone! How?!"
"Relax, Wasabi, he'll be back," Fred waves it off, since Oppenheimer usually returns with something everytime he comes back.
"Yeah, but what will he be back with?"
His question is answered a few seconds later as a familiar large metal arm is in front of him. Oppenheimer places it down on the sidewalk, panting happily.
"Is that what I think it is?" Wasabi points down to it in slight fear. Fred bends down to it, rubbing his chin.
"Hmm..."
Fermi rides the trolley, his tongue out in the air as he enjoys the ride. He rolls around in grass at the park. Felony Carl and Globby are given milkshakes in Joe's Diner, Fermi a dog bone.
He rides the trolley again, simply enjoying the wind this time. He looks around in the park, watching Felony Carl throw up a tennis ball. He tosses it, but Fermi doesn't go get it. He looks down at the floor sadly.
Then he has a sad ride on the trolley, doesn't bother moving at the park, and doesn't react to all the dog toys that Felony Carl and Globby have for him. He then trots away with a whine, glancing back at the two before leaving.
"Our friend who is furry suffers from melancholia, an emotional hold which cannot be filled by these particular canine play things," Felony Carl explains insightfully.
It's now nighttime as Fermi is walking alone, then he looks up to see a wooden crab sign. He gives a longing whine, hearing something. He turns around to see Hiro and Baymax flying in with their superhero gear on.
"There!"
Fermi takes off and Baymax flies after him. "Fermi!" Hiro shouts as they chase him. He bumps into a woman and her bike, and she falls down. Baymax goes over to pick up the bike.
"Oh no." It falls down and he tries to make it stand, but it falls again.
Fermi runs on the rooftops somehow, Hana flying after him.
"Hey, stop!" Hiro calls out as they follow her.
Then he runs past a business woman in an office building, the three flying in front of the window. "Uh, how did he get in there?"
The woman closes the window and Hana sighs a bit, turning to Hiro. "Fermi won't listen or stop unless he has what he needs."
"Which is what?!" Hiro exclaims at her.
"I can't explain now, we have to follow him!" She takes off again.
Fermi runs into an alley, scaring some cats. Baymax stops to tend to the cat, Fermi turning a corner and knocking down some boxes.
"Um, Baymax, go," The boy informs as Hana tries to capture Fermi the best way she can, but he won't sit still. They finally corner him near a dumpster. "Fermi, stay. Stay."
He just grins and runs off, knocking down some stuff along the way. "No!"
"Oh no," Baymax flies forward, Hiro letting out a groan.
"How does Granville deal with this on a daily basis?!" Hana shouts in disbelief. Fermi enters an abandoned store and they enter.
"Baymax, flashlight," Hiro says and Baymax holds up a hand, his flashlight activating from it. He finds Fermi, who still has that smirk on his face. "There!" Hiro lunges forward, but Fermi runs right past him. Baymax attempts to catch him.
"Stay boy."
He then uses a mirror to come back around and kick Baymax backwards. "Stay there."
"No," Hana warns him, pointing a finger at the dog before he could leave. Fermi glances down at the floor and then grins again.
"Why did he suddenly stop?" Hiro wonders, not feeling good about this at all.
"This building is..." The twins flinch as shaking occurs. Suddenly the spot underneath the two gives out, smoke appearing. Hana coughs slightly, waving a hand in front of her face. "Structurally unsound."
Hana looks up at them and her eyes widen as she sees the duo stuck in the floor. "Good to know." Hiro tries to break free, but can't. "Seriously?! What does it take to get this dog under control?" He watches the smug Fermi about to leave. Hana stands in front of him with a small glare.
"If I could finally step in here since you're stuck..." She takes Fermi into her arms and his eyes widen as she steps up to Baymax. He flips through the book.
"Mr. Pip," She and Baymax answer in unison. Fermi looks up in alarm upon hearing the name.
"Mr. Pip?" Hiro asks in confusion.
"You remember Mr. Varicella Zoster?" Hana smiles in amusement as Baymax holds up a crab squeaky toy. "Think of it like that. Or my Hoppy."
"Mr. Pip," Baymax squeezes the toy and Fermi stares at it. Baymax squeezes it again and Fermi's eyes tear up. It's like he's seeing an old friend again. He races up to the two and Baymax holds it out to him. He chases his tail and then runs around the two, barking. Baymax gives him the toy and he chews on it, looking very happy.
Hana bends down and pets him on the head, looking up at her brother.
"What?!" He exclaims in shock.
"Good boy," Baymax pets the dog on the head too.
"Mr. Pip is Fermi's weakness. If you just show it to him, he'll calm down and listen to anything you say," Hana holds up a finger.
"Uh, okay. Maybe I should've read the instructions. You were trying to tell me that all along, weren't you?" Hiro looks away, glancing at his sister. "Ah, I should've listened..."
"That would've been advisable," Baymax agrees with him.
"Totally. You wouldn't let me get a word in, and if you had, we wouldn't have had to chase him..." She looks at him in annoyance.
"I'm sorry..." He sighs a bit.
"I know you are. But I forgive you. And besides, at least he's safe and that's all that matters," Hana pets Fermi even further and he leans up, nudging off her helmet to lick her cheek lovingly. "Fermi! Stop!" She laughs a bit and Hiro chuckles at the sight.
"You wanna, uh...let us out of here now?"
"Mm...for not listening to me...nah," She stands up and waves Fermi away, to his shock. "Come on, Fermi, I'm sure you wanna see Curie and Oppenheimer."
"W-Wait, Hana, you're not just gonna leave us here!" He stammers as she closes the door and he grunts.
"Alright, fine. I deserve this..."
"You had a manual?" Wasabi demands to Hiro once they return back to the Lucky Cat.
"And everything you needed to control these dogs?" Honey Lemon asks next.
"Which means all of this could've been avoided if you'd done your job," GoGo finishes in a deadpan voice.
"That's what I said!" Hana gestures to herself. "But nooo, he had to go and be the macho big brother instead of listening to the pet care expert..."
"Pretty much, yeah," Hiro shrugs with a sheepish smile.
"And by the way, don't ever threaten a dog with a muzzle again, GoGo," Hana has a dangerous look in her eyes. "That's just inhumane!"
"Noted," GoGo steps back a bit, not wanting to get on Hana's bad side...
Just then, Granville comes in. The dogs perk up upon seeing her, running up to their owner. "Professor Granville, you're back," Hiro turns around to her, Hana standing up.
"Yes. Thank you, Mr. Hamada," Granville says as Curie licks her cheek. "I trust there were no problems considering my detailed instructions."
"No, no-no problems whatsoever," He answers nervously, looking over to Hana. He flinches as he sees her sad look, and that's because he lied to Granville. He doesn't wanna get in trouble and possibly not get paid, but he also doesn't want this hanging over his sister's head just because he didn't read the manual...
"Yeah..." She murmurs quietly and Hiro sighs slowly at her state. He knew that she couldn't do it...she couldn't lie to Granville's face like this.
"...Actually...there was a problem," Hiro admits guiltily, everyone turning to him in shock. "I didn't read your instructions or listen to Hana. I-I tried to help Fred with Wormhole 2 and take care of your dogs, but...then Fermi ran off."
"You let him escape?" Granville's eyes widen at him and Hana looks up at her, trying not to cry.
"Professor Granville, I am so sorry!" She exclaims immediately. "We didn't mean to lose him-"
"No...it was me," Hiro speaks up, interrupting his sister. "Hana didn't do anything wrong, I was just trying to prove that I could do both things at once. I'm really sorry I lost him, but we managed to calm him down, and...I don't want Hana to feel like she lost him for the rest of her life just because of me. She loves animals too much to let anything bad happen to them. So...if you don't wanna pay me...I'll understand..."
Her eyes widen at Hiro's selfless sacrifice just to make sure his sister would be okay since he confessed. Then she gives a small smile.
"It took a lot of courage to admit the truth, Mr. Hamada. And seeing how you ensured my other babies were safe...I will reward you," She hands both of them the amount of money she promised.
"Sweet," Hiro smiles happily.
"We'll be on our way. And Hana, since you seem to care for them dearly, you shall be their caretaker from now on."
Hana's eyes widen as she beams. "R-Really? I get to look after them again?!"
"You can thank your brother," Granville smiles at Hiro. "Come on, babies, let's go home," She picks up Fermi and Curie with no trouble at all, Oppenheimer sitting on top of Curie's head. She walks off with them as the dogs bark in goodbye. Hana waves to them happily.
"Bye Fermi, Curie, and Oppenheimer! Can't wait to see you again!"
Hiro runs back to the group, Hana hugging him gratefully. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" She jumps up and down happily.
"That was a brave thing you did, Hiro," Honey Lemon smiles softly at him.
"Well, anything to help Hana feel better," He pats his sister's back and she sits down next to him.
"Someone looks satisfied," GoGo smirks a little. "And the other maybe a little too excited after what we just went through."
"I know you're not dissing on my love for animals," Hana narrows her eyes playfully.
"I mean...it was hard work, but totally worth it," Hiro raises a smug brow, showing all the bills.
"We're glad you feel that way, Hiro. I need new glasses," Honey Lemon takes some money away.
"I fed the dog today," GoGo takes away even more.
"Nooo! Wormhole 2!" Fred hides his face with his hat.
"I touched a lot of gross stuff. I'm gonna need medical-grade sanitizer," Wasabi takes away another bill, and Hiro's only left with a few bills. He sighs deeply at it.
"Well, at least there's enough left for Wormhole 3."
The door opens and Hiro turns to see Steamer. Hana blinks at his missing arm and the villain comes in, taking his arm back. Then he takes the rest of the money from Hiro.
"For my troubles."
"Wait, how'd you find us?" Hana demands him.
"I have a tracking chip in my arm," He glares at her, pointing to the arm he's holding. Hiro watches in dismay as Steamer leaves the café.
"Yeah, that's fair," Wasabi, Honey Lemon, Fred, and GoGo all agree.
Hana frowns at the money in her hand. It's unfair that he lost all of his money and she still had hers…but maybe she could use it to get him something to cheer him up!
Hana walks up to her brother as he's lying down in his bed face down. She's hiding something behind her. "Ugh...all that money gone...dog-sitting is harder than it looks. I don't know how you're gonna do it from now on. Now you'll be getting money for Wormhole 3 and I won't..."
"I got you something that's gonna make you happy~" She sings playfully and he lifts his head up.
"Like what?" He raises a brow at her.
"Oh, I dunno…Wormhole 3?!" She reveals what's behind her back, which is the game itself.
"What?!" He sits up in alarm, laughing happily. He pauses as he remembers that money wasn't taken from Hana by everyone. "Wait…but that means-"
"Yeah, I spent my earnings from Granville to buy the game," The girl smiles slightly at him.
"But Hana…"
"No buts," She warns him. "I got what I wanted out of it anyway: a happy brother."
"Thanks sis…you're the best," He reaches out to the game, but then she moves it away, to his confusion.
"I bought it, so therefore, I get to play it for the next day!"
"What?! But it's Wormhole 3!" He protests to her as she races down the stairs.
"My game, my rules sucka! You got to play the series for nights on end, now it's my turn!"
He groans in annoyance, following after her slowly. At least he'll get to play it eventually...
