Angel: So many ideas that were coming left and right, oh boy ^^' But I need to respond to them since they were from a guest. Ummm…some of these ideas feel too similar to, I don't know, the other two stories that are following the show? Like, from CartoonBeliever and TheSparklyKitten? That's just what they remind me too much of, and I'd rather just keep the storylines I have now as my own thing. Especially with Karmi and Hardlight, I really wanna keep those.
Guys, I've been a victim of people taking stuff of my stories long enough, I don't wanna do that to other people. That's just wrong XD Sunfire is actually from the Marvel adaptation, but either way I'm not using him…or at least not in the same exact way as someone else. There are some comic characters that I wanna use, but with the direction this season is taking, not sure where I'll put them in.
And then regarding the stuff where it's revealed that Mental is behind everything? Umm, that would just break continuity for everything that has happened both in movie AND the show. We already know everything that's happened in the movie and up to this point. I don't think it's necessary to add onto it—we don't even know what's gonna happen with the original Baymax if they're gonna make that a plot point. Saying Mental played a part in everything that happened is like saying Obake started the fire that killed Tadashi…especially since I'm removing Mental anyway. And I'm fine with that decision, I just wanna continue writing and finish the semester with my mentality stable. Stress and writing is never a good combination.
It may feel like to some people that the reviews asking me to remove stuff were just being pushy, but at the same time, they just want a good story. If removing the aliens is really the answer for them, then it is what it is, and I'm okay doing that. I don't wanna feel crummy again by having to read MORE reviews asking me to do that, because I've honestly been through enough. If you've been keeping along with my stories, then you already know what I've gone through. So it's in the best interest for my emotional mindset right now to just rewrite the episodes, I was already stressed out and doubting myself for about 2 weeks...^^' And please don't go after the people that asked to remove the aliens, I just want peace for the rest of the year...
Besides, I'm happy that I have people out there in the Fanfiction world that still support me regardless of what I write. Thanks to those who missed me and my story, it means a lot!
Two clouds are hugging each other, causing a rain drop to fall on Chibi Red Panda. Chibi Steamer, along with a Chibi metallic version of himself, are laughing as they surround Big Hero 7.
"My mechanical doppelganger and I have you surrounded, millennials!" Chibi Steamer declares to the group.
"Wait a minute!" Chibi Lady Electrica holds up a finger in realization the same time as the other leader.
"Surrounded? That gives me an idea!" Chibi Captain Cutie announces, a light bulb literally appearing from him. "Follow our lead, guys!" The other five members have happy looks on their faces as they laugh.
The doppelganger attacks them first with his steam gun.
"And duck!"
A duck quacks nearby as everyone ducks their heads so that the steam hits Chibi Steamer instead. He goes flying and hits a car, his eyes rolling around. The doppelganger looks at his creator in alarm, who goes back to him, rubbing his head.
"You mechanical miscreant! Can't you do anything right?" He hits his creation on the head, causing him to give a look of horror.
"Don't let him talk to you like that!" Chibi Captain Cutie pipes up.
"Yeah! You're fine just the way you are! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise!" Chibi Lady Electrica nods in agreement, and it felt like something the real Hana would say.
"He has to! I created him!" Chibi Steamer argues back, Chibi Lady Electrica's eyes going aflame.
"That's not true," Chibi Tall Girl tells him. "You can be good."
"Yeah, you can turn your life around," Chibi Lady Electrica adds in after calming down.
"Wrong! He's nothing but my tool!" Chibi Steamer shouts, earning a gasp from Chibi Hana.
"Wow, that's mean. Even for me," Chibi Speed Queen states with a disapproving frown.
Steamer just laughs evilly, getting his doppelganger literally steamed. He then fires his steam gun on purpose, sending Steamer flying into a cloud, where he gets eaten. The group, minus the two leaders, surround the creation.
"Hey, new friend dance party!" Chibi Flame Jumper announces and they start dancing together. Karmi, Chibi Captain Cutie, and Chibi Lady Electrica land in front of them, dancing along with them.
Meanwhile, the words 'Chibi Chibi' are being sung by Hana, Chibi Captain Cutie leaning in towards Karmi and Chibi Lady Electrica. The credits play, almost every name provided either being Hana's full name or KHeartsQT. Hana wrote and sung the theme song, while also doing the designs and proving the voice of 'Captain Cutie' and 'Lady Electrica.'
"What?!" Hiro exclaims from behind Baymax in Fred's room. All of them had gathered around the phone.
"Karmi leveled up! Her fanfic is now an animated webtoon, and the comic she's doing with Hana has skyrocketed!"
"I'm only involved as a consultant on the comic now that I'm trying to have more free time, remember? So I'm technically not contributing to the issues that are out now."
At least Karmi's learned enough from Hana to do some stuff on her own, and she apparently found a great artist to do her illustrations: Regina, Honey Lemon's old roommate. Not exactly the person Hana would've chosen, but at least the comic didn't have to get cancelled. Apparently the web series is different from the comic, but some things clearly stayed the same.
Such as the ship-which-will-not-be-named.
"It's called Big Chibi 7," Wasabi states while dusting. "It's actually pretty good."
"It's got 2 and a half million views. Just admit, it's impressive," GoGo crosses her arms with a small smirk. "Though half the commenters are just happy that Hana's involved in some way."
"And you didn't tell me about this because?" Hiro gives his sister an accusing look.
"I did, you were just too busy playing Wormhole to pay attention to what I was saying," She answers, crossing her arms.
Hiro was sitting in front of the TV, his eyes tired as he was silently playing. Hana walked past him to get a drink, sighing a bit.
"Oh, Hiro, I'm involved in a webseries with Karmi based off our comic book," She called out, earning a half-hearted hum since he didn't hear over the gameplay sounds. She rolled her eyes, a hand on her hip. "Anyway, I just finished writing the theme song, and I'm voicing our characters."
"Uh huh," He blinked at the screen and she walked away in defeat.
Hiro smiles sheepishly at her. Whenever he's gaming, he'll play for hours on end to get a high score or to beat other players in the case of Mind Smith...
"It's also really compelling!" Honey Lemon smiles, holding a handful of popcorn. "Even if there's still Electri-"
"Don't!" The twins exclaim in unison. Unfortunately for them, the fanbase of the people shipping them has expanded...other people have made their own stories, theories, and fan art of the couple since the web series was released, which is tied with Karmutie as the main ship now. They ignore it, and they hadn't brought up the subject until it was needed, like today.
"Agreed," GoGo states to Hana's disbelief.
"Wait until you see episode 2!" Fred jumps in between GoGo and Honey Lemon, causing the taller girl to drop her popcorn on the couch.
"There's more than one?" Hiro asks regrettably.
"There are 13 full-length episodes and 6 shorts," Baymax informs him.
"I actually did some voice cameos in the shorts as Momakase and Mr. Sparkles before I switched over to the main roles I'm doing now," Hana chuckles at the memory. "Those were fun..."
"Ohh, that's why they sounded so familiar..." Fred gasps sharply. "Guys, we know an actress! I feel so honored knowing a celebrity!"
Hana pinches her nose. It's days like these that she really wishes her story wasn't known to practically everyone in San Fransokyo.
"Ugh, a lot of people are about to get the wrong idea about Karmi, Captain Cutie, and Lady Electrica..." Hiro groans a little.
"Are they, though?" Wasabi appears from behind a shelf with a teasing smirk.
"What are you implying with that look?" Hana slightly narrows her eyes. "I don't like it."
"YES!" Hiro shouts back to Wasabi, a bit annoyed. "But...I'm glad she seems to be doing okay ever since we told her the truth and...other stuff."
The twins glance away awkwardly. Bringing up Di and what happened with her is still a sore subject. Not just for Karmi, but Hana too since they were both affected in almost identical ways. What with her turning into a monster and Hana almost turning into one...
Fred and Wasabi give teasing sounds to Hiro, earning an annoyed look from the boy. Hana snickers a bit, clearing her throat and putting on a normal face as Hiro gives her a glare.
The series plays again and Ian smirks a little upon watching it. "I think it's time for..." He puts in a code, opening his drawer to reveal his Hardlight gear. "Hardlight to return!"
He then removes a curtain to reveal a wall with pictures of Hana, most of them from online. Others he got from...other methods.
"We'll be reunited again soon, my Hana!" He laughs evilly in red light, but it's just him laughing while a desk lamp is giving him light. Judy walks by, looking into his office and seeing the wall. Her eyes widen a little before he sees her, fake coughing. He quickly stops everything and hides the collage of Hana, closing his laptop.
"Hey Judy. I was just uh...c-cute kitten video blowing bubbles."
"I don't really care..." She states, walking away. Though that collage does creep her out a bit.
Hiro is playing another game from his phone in the Lucky Cat, Hana playing a game too. She needed a distraction from everything, and a good video game just seemed like the best option.
One of the things being the...kiss. She hasn't talked to Mikey about it since then, and she would rather forget about it for as long as she could.
A phone call interrupts the gaming session, the twins looking up at Baymax's screen. To their surprise, Karmi appears from it, which is a first since Karmi's not usually calling them.
"Karmi?" Hiro asks in surprise, dropping his phone in embarrassment. Hana smirks as she raises a brow, watching him catch his phone and give the girl his full attention. "Karmi! Hi!"
"Hiro! Hey!" She waves eagerly, clearing her throat. "I mean, hi."
Aunt Cass walks up with a curious smile and Karmi glances at her. "Uh...so, how's your summer going?" She gives a silent wave to the woman, since she's been to the Lucky Cat before.
Hiro turns around Baymax so that Aunt Cass can't see, giving a blank look. Knowing her, she'd embarrass him in front of the girl...not that he's embarrassed! Nope, totally not.
"Great! You know, uh, I've been...I've been busy, but you probably knew that from my sister." Hiro flinches, glancing at the girl nearby as she has a teasing look. "My wonderful, little sister who we both get along with now!" He comes around and stands behind her, pinching her cheeks and stretching them out. This is just like one of those times where he feels awkward talking to Karmi, which doesn't go unnoticed by Hana most of those times.
"What is this bit you're doing right now?" Hana feels a bit irritated by the pinching, waving his hands away. Hiro's phone beeps and he tosses it away, apparently hitting Aunt Cass as she lets out a shocked sound.
"Uh, yup, super busy..." He takes Hana's milk and drinks it. She glances between the two, giving a small smile at her friend.
"Well, since I'm here too, thanks for noticing that, by the way," Hana smirks a bit. "Hi Karmi."
"Hana!" Karmi blinks in realization that she's within distance of her screen. "Hey...! I...didn't notice you!"
"Sure," She crosses her arms with a sly smile. "Let's just pretend that you didn't."
"Anyway, I was just calling to say I'll be doing something with your sister tomorrow."
"Really?" Hiro questions happily, a milk mustache on his mouth. "I mean," He clears his throat. "I-I mean, uh, really? Cool," He tosses away the glass.
"Hiro!" Aunt Cass calls out.
"Oh my god," Hana whispers to herself, giggling at her brother's attempts to be cool around Karmi.
"I'm doing a signing at Richardson's Rare Comics? Don't know if your sister told you, but we kinda made a web series, so...and she'll be with me!"
"Oh, did you?" Hiro wipes off the milk using his sleeve. "I had-I had no idea," He replies casually, crossing his arms.
"Did you, though?" Karmi this time has a teasing smirk. Hiro glances around nervously, sweating a little as he chuckles anxiously. She knows who they are in superhero form, it'd be kind of hard for him or anyone else on the team to not notice the web series at this point.
"N-No...!" Hiro lies through his teeth.
"It'd be nice if you could come," The girl suggests with a smile. Hiro looks at her wide-eyed, silently feeling flattered that she even asked.
"Yeah, m-maybe. If I have time. Ah..." He runs a hand through his hair. "Cause, you know...busy."
"Hiro, your schedule for tomorrow is completely clear," Baymax states to him and Hana giggles.
"Okay, thanks Baymax," Hiro says quickly, glancing around.
"Great! Then I'll see you there," Then there's a small awkward pause as Karmi looks just as anxious as him. "Okay bye."
She hangs up and he wiggles his fingers with a big smile, facepalming himself when she's gone.
"Wait, wasn't that Karmi?" Aunt Cass stands nearby Hiro, pointing at Baymax. "Your ex-girlfriend? She was cute."
Hana stifles a laugh, looking away and pinching her nose so that her brother doesn't hear her.
"No! She's not!" Hiro protests immediately. "W-We weren't-"
"Hiro and Karmi never dated," Baymax points out.
"Exactly! Heh...thanks Baymax."
"But you want to~" Hana teases him and he turns around with a glare.
"Hana, not helping!"
She silently holds up her hands in defense. "Oh, why don't you date her?" Aunt Cass asks with a small frown.
"GoGo states that it is because they are too alike," Baymax starts listing the opinions of everyone else on the team. "Wasabi believes it is because they are too young for that stuff while Honey Lemon adds but they will someday-"
"Okay, we're done talking about this!" Hiro interrupts him.
The door opens and Hiro glances upwards to see Mikey approaching. He holds out a coffee mug, causing Hana to look up.
"I think this is your cocoa."
"Oh no, that's not mine," She shakes her head and he bites back a smile.
"I know, I just needed an excuse to come over and get you to talk to me."
Aunt Cass grins, giving a thumbs up as Hiro couldn't help but admit to himself that was a good line.
Hana takes the cup, their fingers touching. She pauses, looking into his eyes. She then flinches, looking away as she remembers what happened recently.
"Okay…" She murmurs awkwardly as she stands up, trying to leave. Mikey clears his throat and she looks at him again.
"I'm sorry for what I did, I-I just wanted to…you know, kiss you…" He rubs his neck sheepishly.
"Your heart rates are-"
"Baymax," Hana interrupts, giving him a pleading look to not finish that sentence. He blinks and she turns back around to him.
"It was definitely not how I imagined my second kiss, since my first one…well…" She looks over her shoulder, wincing at her brother. He bites his lip nervously, looking away and putting his game up to his face. Her first one is with a boy that ended up being a robot that was programmed to trick her...
"Ugh, I know. I'm such a dork," Mikey pinches his nose. "As soon as I saw your face, I wanted to take it back…this is why you're the risk-taker in the relationship!"
"It's okay," Hana smiles softly at him. Anyone who thought he didn't have the guts to kiss a girl would definitely face her. "The timing was definitely off, but you can kiss me if you want to."
"R-Really?" He stammers nervously and she nods. He leans in towards her, someone clearing his throat.
"Sitting right here. Just pointing that out," Hiro speaks up in annoyance.
"Maybe later and not in the café," Mikey whispers to her.
"Yeah," She agrees quietly, biting her lip in embarrassment as Aunt Cass is snapping photos of them.
"So cute! Hana can't stop mentioning you!"
"Aunt Cass, don't talk about that," Hana grunts in slight irritation.
"It's true, she couldn't stop talking about things to do with you," Hiro adds in with a smirk, earning an annoyed look from his sister.
"Mmmm," Her mouth is in a thin line as she lets out a small growl. Which is a sign for them to move on.
"But what about Megan?" Aunt Cass whispers to Hiro, and the question goes unanswered as the two glance at each other, Mikey staring at them. The two silently leave with Baymax, only to bump into someone. Hana falls onto her bottom.
"Ouch..."
"I was alerted to your need for medical attention when you said ow," Baymax slightly bends down to her. "On a scale of one to ten-"
"I'm okay, actually," Hana interrupts, Mikey rushing outside to help her up.
"Hana!" Ian exclaims happily, clearing his throat. He gives Mikey a tiny glare, wondering what their relationship was. Hana may be on social media, but whatever isn't known about her already is kept private to the public.
"Ian, what are you doing here?" Hana asks in surprise.
"Um, Krei asked us to go over our latest engineering project together."
"He did?" Hiro raises a brow in confusion.
"I didn't get the memo..." She murmurs, just as confused as him.
"You know him, always putting us on the spot," Ian chuckles nervously, adjusting his glasses. Hiro narrows his eyes in suspicion. While that is true, something just seems off about this...He glances at Mikey, who seems to be on the same page.
"That is unfortunately true," Hana deadpans in agreement. "Okay, I'll meet you tomorrow at 7 pm. You can pick where to meet up. Bye!"
The three leave and Ian just smiles as he watches Hana. Her adult self, which only he can still see, appears next to him.
"The seeds have been planted, my love. Now we just follow along with our plan and she'll fall right into your arms."
"Yes, my darling," He replies as he steps backwards into the café, the doors closing in front of him.
Hiro rubs the back of his neck as they walk down the street. It bothers him that someone Ian's age is hanging around so much around his sister, and now there's this supposed time that they have to spend doing work for Krei. As they've deduced before, Hardlight has to be someone from Krei, and no one else seems to be around the girl as much as Ian. "Uh...this isn't easy to ask, but what if this Ian guy...is Hardlight?"
"That's crazy! Why would he even do that to me?" Hana protests immediately, turning around to him. That thought just creeps her out to be honest...well, it'll still be creepy whoever Hardlight turns out to be since she's 14 and he's a grown man...
"Think about it!" Hiro insists to her. "He's the only employee of Krei Tech that seems so...invested in you. And he's around the same age as Hardlight."
"Hiro might be right," Mikey agrees with him. "Something just screams that he might be hiding something, what if it's because he really is Hardlight?"
"Oh, so anyone around me is a villain now?" Hana asks defensively, hands on her hips as she glares. "Why not suggest one of our own adult friends is Hardlight while you're at it? Or that Aunt Cass is Momakase?"
"I'm not saying that!" Hiro waves his hands rapidly. "I'm just saying that it's a possibility."
"Ian is a friend and he would never hurt me," Hana gestures to herself. "Sure, he's a bit socially awkward, but he isn't this...this sicko!"
"What guy his age hangs around a teenage girl?" Mikey points to where the man was standing.
"You don't know him that well, you hardly ever ask about him to know what he does outside of working for Krei Tech. And now you're going to this work dinner with him. How do you know he wouldn't be Hardlight?" Hiro asks back.
She clamps her mouth shut, storming past them and shouldering the boys in anger. Hiro stares after her with a small sigh. He didn't mean to upset her, but either way she's going to get hurt if Hardlight ends up being someone she considers a good friend—from Krei Tech that is.
"Maybe you should give her some time and then talk to her later..." Mikey sighs a bit. "But I'm keeping my eye on that dude," He growls a little. Ian glares at him from the window.
Hana is walking from Wasabi's car in front of Richardson's Rare Comics, holding a stack of comic books so big that it towers over her body. Two familiar figures watch her from opposite streets, running over to reach her first. She's about to reach out to the door when two people grip the door handle.
"Let me get that!" Ian and Mikey exclaim at the same time, startling her. She flinches at the two looking eager to help her. Ian because he's jealous of Mikey, and Mikey because he agrees with Hiro on the fact that Ian is clearly too interested in hanging out with Hana.
"Um..." She stammers, looking between the two.
Ian turns to glare at the boy. "I had it first, but thank you."
"No, that's okay, I got it," He glares back, both of them trying to open the door, but they're pulling at the same time, locking them out.
"Ah, what is going on here?" Hana murmurs uncomfortably.
"Nothing!" Mikey smiles sweetly at her. "Just trying to open the door for you."
"As your friend, I would be happy to do this good deed for you!" Ian gestures to himself boastfully.
"But I can get it myself-"
"No way, you're carrying all those books!" Mikey gestures to the stack and realizes that they must be heavy. "Actually, let me help you with those."
"No, let me! I'm much more capable," Ian offers as they both step forward to her, but she steps back a few feet before they could.
"You know what? I will pass, but thanks," She smiles nervously. The girl has no idea what's going on here, but she knows she doesn't like it.
"Are you sure?" GoGo steps out of the comic book store, wondering what was taking her friend so long, when she sees the dilemma. "Because I can-"
"Both of you stop!" The woman thankfully cuts in, stepping in between them. "I got this," She takes half the books from Hana and pushes her into the store so that she won't have to deal with this any longer. "I'll get it, girl genius."
"Okay?" She asks, very confused and slightly feeling like Fred was right about her being a 'cinnamon roll' as GoGo shoos them away. "Um, thanks anyway guys..."
GoGo takes the rest of the books from Hana once the two are gone. "That was something."
"Ugh, awkward is the first thing that comes to mind," She pinches her nose, GoGo standing in front of her in case the two come back. "It's bad enough my brother thinks that Ian might be Hardlight. But just now, I felt like such a charity case. And both of them know I hate that. I don't wanna feel like that I have to be doted on, that's what happened after my..."
She looks downwards, not finishing her sentence, but GoGo knows what she wants to say. She places the books in front of Richardson, looking back down at the saddened girl. She leads the girl to a secluded corner.
"Hey, none of us felt like that. Well, Hiro did, but that's only because he cares about you. They probably just wanted to help...no matter how stupid they were being. And Hiro was being stupid too for assuming Ian's Hardlight."
"Didn't feel like that with Ian for some reason..." Hana glances away, because it looked like he had more intentions than what he was saying. "But...maybe you're right. That and about my brother being stupid," She has a smirk of amusement at the last part. "Thanks GoGo," She smiles up at her friend.
"Woman up, focus on helping out one of your many friends out, and then confront them later," GoGo smirks a bit, holding out a fist. Hana fist bumps her with a giggle. Though, she did want a second opinion of what to do, and she felt like she'd get so many conflicting ones asking Honey Lemon, Wasabi, and Fred. She needs to hear Ian's side of the story and get some advice...
Ian suddenly gets a call from Hana and he scrambles to pick it up. When he does, he clears his throat to sound cool and not excited that she called.
"Hey Ian..."
"Hana!" He smiles and then it falters as she sounds sad about something. "Something wrong? Did that boy make you uncomfortable?"
"Well…" She starts off, but snaps out of it. Whatever was going on with the two was for them to sort out. And she called him for a reason. "Never mind that. Umm...well...look, this is gonna sound crazy, but...Hiro's got it in his head that you might...have something to do with Hardlight? I told him that was insane, and then I got mad at him for it..."
He blinks, glancing at his drawer that has his helmet inside. He slams it closed with his foot. "W-What? No...why would he think that?"
"Because apparently, you being my friend makes you a suspect, but with the way you were acting with my boyfriend…" Hana closes her eyes. Either way he's a suspect given his employment at Krei Tech, but...something in her just doesn't believe that Ian would do such a thing. He doesn't have it in him since he acts like a stuttering mess, and Hardlight is nothing like that.
He growls to himself, clenching a fist. He thought Mikey was taken care of, but apparently that didn't work. Hearing that last word made his blood boil.
"I don't know anything about Hardlight," Ian denies quickly and she takes a few moments to think. It's a relief to hear that, but at the same time, she didn't take it well with Hiro and Mikey...
"At least you were honest. Ian...do you think that I should talk to my brother?"
He straightens up, narrowing his eyes. "He's trying to trick her. Use that to cloud her judgement," Adult Hana whispers to him.
"Hana, I think that you shouldn't do anything you don't feel comfortable doing. It seems like he really hurt you, and I honestly think you've been handling it well. If you want to forgive him, that's totally up to you. But it's obvious that he doesn't respect you or your instincts. You shouldn't forgive people that don't trust you. In fact, you should cut him and your boyfriend from speaking to you."
Hana's eyes widen slowly, looking at the phone in shock. She hadn't even considered that possibility...but Hiro trusts her judgement...right? With that in mind, now she doesn't even know what to do...she couldn't really do that to them…
"Ugh, this is all so confusing..."
"Don't forget, Hana..." Ian has a small sinister smile on his face as he leans back. "You can always rely on me."
"Yeah...thanks..." She hangs up, conflicted.
The others are standing in front of Richardson's Comics sans Hana, who is inside with Karmi.
"Well...too busy," Hiro replies quickly, wanting to get out of there already. "We'd better leave." He turns around to do just that, but Fred grabs his arm.
"That's why I splurged and got us all front of the line VIP passes!" Fred throws the lanyards as they land on their necks.
Karmi hands someone cosplaying as GoGo or Speed Queen toys while Hana hands her a comic, which has been already signed by the two. The woman holds out her phone, snapping a selfie with the two and walking off. A mother and her child snaps another photo with them, Fred chuckling in excitement while bouncing up and down. He hugs Hiro with one arm, bringing him forward to the front.
"This should be good," GoGo smirks, crossing his arms.
"Oh, love stories are my favorite!" Honey Lemon clasps her hands happily. "Which is why I love Mikana so much! Oh, Andre..." She swoons at the reminder of her high school crush.
Fred moves someone in line away from the girls, who were just about to give away the objects. Hiro is holding a comic to his face so they don't see him. If Hana sees him, she'll embarrass him to no end, rightfully so since he teased her earlier.
"Karmi! Big fan!" Fred smiles happily. "I have theories, like seven, which I fought with strangers on the internet about and one of them is about how Lady Electrica is Captain Cutie's female counterpart from another universe!"
"Fred," Hana complains at him, Karmi smiling sheepishly at the mention of it. "Not again with that."
"Why didn't you tell us you two were working together again?" Fred questions eagerly.
"We wanted to keep it a surprise," Hana smiles sheepishly. "Even though I told someone, but it went through his ears," She has a deadpan look at the mention of Hiro having not found out until recently. "Technically, my involvement is minor, I've been doing everything virtually. It hasn't really stopped me from doing things with my brother."
Speaking of, she can clearly see him behind Fred, but decides not to say anything. The conversation with Ian is still in the back of her mind, along with the argument she had with her brother…
"Stop putting yourself down Hana, your contribution towards our work has been so helpful!" Karmi smiles at her, turning to the boys. "You should hear her when she's recording voices, she's so great!"
"Stop," Hana waves a hand with a small smile. "But it's too bad Regina couldn't be here!"
"Yeah, but sometimes it isn't the same without you," Karmi tells her. "But Regina sends good wishes while her aunt is in labor right now."
"Anyway, I have so many questions! What's the concept art like, where'd you get your inspirations from, what's it like while writing episodes-"
His hand is smacked away by Richardson standing between the girls. Robertson is standing nearby, keeping track of time. "No cutsies in line, Frederickson! I'm gonna have to ask you to leave."
"WHAT?!" Fred exclaims in protest. "But I bought a VIP pass!" Fred holds it up.
"But you didn't read the fine print," Richardson holds up the back of the pass.
"Fine print?" He squints his eyes to see his face with a no sign. "No Fredericksons allowed?! Ugggh!"
Richardson laughs and before he could kick Fred out, Hana grabs the back of his collar.
"Now hold on a minute. Whether you like it or not, Fred is a friend of ours. So if you kick him out, we'll just leave and take our business elsewhere," Hana narrows her eyes at him. His eyes widen as that would lose popularity with his store if the two leave.
"I second that decision," Karmi crosses her arms.
"...Fine. But he has to go in the back of the line for cutting!"
"My saviors...avenge me...!" Fred calls out as he goes to the back of the line, the girls smiling weakly. Hiro glances at him leaving.
"Hiro, hey!"
He yelps as he looks up, seeing Karmi wave at him with a smile. "Karmi!" He throws away the comic he was holding. "Hey..."
He steps up to the two. "Oh! Here," She hands him two toys: One of Captain Cutie and the other of Lady Electrica.
Hiro presses the purple button from the front. "I'm a dreamboat!" It's Hana mimicking his voice, or rather, acting as him since she voices him in the web series.
"Aww, that's adorable," Hana teases him and he narrows his eyes.
"You're not helping again."
"I'm not trying to help," She smirks in amusement, narrowing her eyes. "After all, you accused a friend of being a villain."
Karmi feels awkward as she glances around. Hiro heaves a sigh.
"But did you really have to choose that catchphrase, Karmi?"
"Sorry genius boy, too late to change it," Karmi snickers at him. The 14-year-old girl smiles weakly as it felt like old times. He then presses the orange button from Lady Electrica toy.
"I'm ultra electrifying!"
Hana pinches her nose slightly. That catchphrase still wasn't final. "Uh, thanks," He smiles nervously at Karmi.
"Sorry I haven't talked with you much. Things were just so crazy after...you know-"
"I'm a dreamboat!" The toy goes off again and Hiro quickly hides it behind his back.
"So crazy...H-How have you been since then?"
"Well, I'm still not comfortable enough to go back to school as a student. But I have you guys to help me, in more ways than one," Karmi holds up the toys of Captain Cutie and Lady Electrica, glancing around to make sure no one can hear. "Even if it's weird now shipping my friends together..."
"Yeah, still getting used to that," Hiro smiles awkwardly.
"You know, I could always make you like a mom and dad of the group since you're both the leaders—"
"Okay, that's just weird," Hiro interrupts as the twins recoil away from each other. It almost felt like the whole Electricutie thing again…
"Ahh, no, that's just as bad. No offense," Hana turns away from the table uncomfortably. They may be fighting, but right now they can agree on one thing:
Electricutie still freaks them out.
"Sorry..." Karmi cringes a little. "A-Anyway, I just wanna say-"
A glow appears behind Hiro and they turn to see a holographic panel appear, revealing Hardlight. "Guess who's back, dweebs?!" His head hits the ceiling. "Ow! Come on!"
The three up front flinch. Karmi's been informed of Hardlight knowing who Hana is, so now it's just weird seeing him. She hadn't seen him in person until now, and it gives her chills. The others glance at each other knowingly. They knew they would have to face him again, but they didn't think it'd be at the signing.
"Hey, I saw that guy on TV!" A man whispers to the crowd. Richardson stands in front of them.
"Excuse me, do you have VIP front-of-the-line access?"
Hardlight makes his sword appear. "VIP this!" He traps Richardson in a box and Robertson slowly puts down the clipboard, running out of there. He then turns around to Karmi and Hana. Karmi stands up bravely in front of her friend.
"I'm a big fan. I've been trying to come up with a new game, and then your series inspired me! Along with you," He points right at Hana, who is slightly relieved that he won't indicate he has feelings for her out loud for everyone to hear. "Take a look!" He presses a button and then holographic versions of the superheroes appear through the doorway.
"Big Chibi 7!"
They storm inside, Chibi Flame Jumper knocking down comics. He then actually rips one.
Chibi Captain Cutie swings around from a ceiling light until it breaks.
Chibi Chop Chop knocks down figures and models, wrestling with Chibi Speed Queen for one. He eventually knocks her down and she starts crying. Feeling bad, he gives her the figure.
"Yay!" She cheers once it's in her hands.
Chibi Tall Girl and Flame Jumper jump on Baymax like a trampoline. Chibi Lady Electrica flies above people, messing with them and laughing.
"Should we do something about...us?" Wasabi asks the girls.
"There's too many people here," GoGo whispers to him. Hana stares at the group, her mouth wide open.
"Cute, right?" Hardlight questions the duo, Chibi Red Panda landing on the table. He takes a few toys and Karmi tries to wrestle them away. "But I bumped my Chibis' attack stats, so they're also deadly! You like?"
"What do you want...uh, I'm sorry, either I didn't get your name from my friend here or I just don't wanna remember it."
"Oooh," Hana's mouth goes into an 'o' shape for the diss.
"Rude! But seriously?! Hardlight! I was on TV!"
"He's right! I saw him on TV," The same man who recognized him pats his cheek. "He's in love with Lady Electrica, even though it's hopeless since she's with Captain Cutie."
"That is a bushel of lies!" Hardlight shouts at him.
"Yeah, I don't think I was watching the news at the time." After the Di incident, she avoided the news for a while so that she wouldn't have to be reminded of what happened and what people had to say about it. Plus...it made her feel bad that she attacked Hana in monster form.
"Okay, fair enough."
Hiro throws off Chibi Captain Cutie, running towards them. "Get away from them!"
Hardlight turns around, showing no hesitation or remorse while he knocks Hiro into the others.
"Hey!" Hana shouts in protest, running over to them.
"Big Hero 7 will defeat you," Karmi declares to Hardlight, hands on her hips.
"Not likely! To even get to me, they'll have to defeat themselves! Then Lady Electrica will have to love me!" His head hits the ceiling yet again. "Ow! Let's go!"
"Are you guys okay?" Hana asks as she helps up her friends and her brother.
"More levels to play!" Hardlight flies past them, Big Chibi 7 trailing after him.
"That was weird," Wasabi comments once they're gone.
"But also kind of cute," Honey Lemon adds in.
"Honey Lemon, nooo," Hana shakes her head. "You're giving the same man who's lusting after me a compliment..."
"Oh my god! I mean no, they're so ugly!" Honey Lemon replies quickly, feeling ashamed.
A kid is holding a toy rocket when Chibi Flame Jumper holds out an ice cream cone that has strawberry and chocolate.
"Ice cream?"
The boy reaches out to take it. "Psych!" He then covers the boy in the ice cream, dancing around. "Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah!"
The little boy then starts crying.
Chibi Tall Girl tackles a man. "Shoe, shoe, shoe!" She takes his right shoe. "Shoe, shoe, shoe! Shoe!" She then runs off with it, Chibi Speed Queen speeding off with a baby carriage.
"Mine, mine, mine!"
Chibi Chop Chop takes a cane from an old woman, pulling it away and knocking her to the ground. He laughs right at her, running off as Hardlight hovers over to her, laughing.
"Wait...I'm missing something!" He whistles and Chibi Lady Electrica rushes over to him. "Oh, I know!" He lifts pixels up into the air, creating a Chibi version of himself. "Fun-size me!" The three start doing the dance together from the episode he watched.
Chibi Hardlight and Chibi Lady Electrica embrace, hearts appearing above their heads.
A woman takes a picture from her phone, only for it to be snatched by Chibi Captain Cutie.
"What noobs!" Chibi Hardlight deems her. "High five!" He doesn't get one as Chibi Captain Cutie runs off.
"If only we could get some quality PVP in today."
"We're not playing, Hardlight," Hiro speaks up as the team appears.
"Big Hero 7! And my princess! Oh, perfect timing! Games aren't fun without opponents!"
Hana groans at him and glances at the little boy still crying, leaning in towards Honey Lemon and whispering. The woman gives her two chem balls and Hana bends down to the boy, jugging the chem balls. He looks up at her in awe and then she tosses them onto the cone, turning the chem balls into ice cream.
"There you go."
"See, this is why I want us to be together, Lady Electrica. What's the problem?"
She glances to her team members, baffled that this is even a question. All of the things he did to her before she saw him again, and yet he doesn't seem to be bothered by the elephant in the room.
"What do you mean?! You stalked me! You spied on me in my house, you're trying to get rid of somebody I'm close to. And you're working with robots trying to destroy me! What is the—what is the real issue? What is it that you have in your head that you think I'm with you? It's nothing like that. I just really want to be left alone!"
"No, I love you!" He protests to her. "I love everything about you, my lady! I love your bravery, your smile, your willingness to never give up. My minions would never betray me!"
She rubs a temple, looking away out of embarrassment. This is not what she wanted when she knew that she'd be confronting him again...
"She's 14! How would you know it's love?" Hiro asks in disbelief.
"Because she smiled at me and was nice to me with my true face," Hardlight gestures to himself. "She will be with me! Bet on that!"
"Oh, you'll lose that bet," GoGo crosses her arms. "Just leave her alone!"
"No. I'll never leave her alone! She loves me!"
"She doesn't love you. It's not like that," Wasabi shakes his head.
"Focus," Hiro reminds them and Hana narrows her eyes. "Remember, get the gloves!"
"Easier said than done~" Hardlight presses a button to control the Chibi team to land in front of their human counterparts.
"Shoe!" Chibi Tall Girl throws it, but GoGo knocks it away like it was nothing.
"Not. Cute."
"It's still a little cute," Honey Lemon comments, Hana waving a hand in front of her neck for her to stop.
They run forward to face their opponents, Chibi Flame Jumper clinging to Fred's leg.
"Ow!" He smacks him away, and the Chibi lands face-first on the road. He starts crying and Fred gasps sharply, feeling bad. "Okay, now I feel terrible.
Chibi Flame Jumper tackles him and then starts jumping on his face. "Ow!"
GoGo speeds past them, being chased by Chibi Speed Queen as she spins around. When she touches the chibi, it turns into pixels in mid-air. "Not so tough." But then Chibi Speed Queen turns back into herself, tackling GoGo.
Chibi Captain Cutie is clinging to Hiro's face, who's trying to pull him off. Meanwhile, Chibi Red Panda has somehow grabbed hold of Baymax's chest plate, running off with it. "Oh no..."
Chibi Lady Electrica is pulling at the girl's braid, and she tries to swat her off.
"Get...off!" Hiro kicks off the Chibi, Chibi Tall Girl trying to grab another shoe. Honey Lemon grabs her, about to hit her when she pauses.
"Oh...I just can't hit...me!" Chibi Tall Girl attacks her, smacking the girl with a shoe. Wasabi comes up from behind and hits her with Chibi Chop Chop. Chibi Flame Jumper rolls in and he smacks him away like a golf ball.
"I don't have as much of a problem with it as I thought I would," He comments to the girl.
Chibi Red Panda is messing with Baymax's wiring until Hiro pulls him off. He fires his rocket fist to get Chibi Lady Electrica off the girl.
"Thanks, Baymax," She sighs in relief as Hiro jumps on his back.
"They're just distractions! Red Panda, Lady, we're going after Hardlight!"
"No need for formalities, I know it's you, Hiro and Hana Hamada!" He's hovering right in front of them. "But how about a bigger distraction?"
"Distraction!" Chibi Hardlight yells as duplicates of Chibi Captain Cutie appear.
"That is more distracting," Baymax states as they look at the army.
"Wanna do the honors, Chibi me?" Hardlight bows to his chibi counterpart.
"Attack these noobs! But grab Lady!"
"Uh oh," Hana comments as they advance.
"Oh no! No, no, no!" Hiro shouts as they crawl onto him, knocking the boy down.
Hana gets her arms captured by a small magnet one of the Chibis have. "What?! They have the upgrades, you guys! They have the upgraaaades!" She falls onto the floor as more magnets are around her arms.
Wasabi causes three to turn into pixels before more of them tackle him and he tries to get them off. Fred hops around before falling near Hana.
"Our cinnamon roll!" He shouts as she's dragged away towards Hardlight.
"Get...off!" She tries to kick them away, gripping onto the road so that she stops. One of the Chibis gets into Fred's suit, messing around with the controls. This causes his suit to malfunction, the headlights appearing before the flames send him in the air.
GoGo is being gripped by them in various places while Honey Lemon has to get her purse back from a group.
"There's too many of them!" She calls out, her Chibi counterpart grabbing her purse and trapping her in a ball. Fred lands nearby her.
Wasabi grunts as his hair is getting pulled. "What do we do?"
"You let me help!"
They turn towards the voice to see Karmi standing there with a small smile. "Karmi! I-It's too dangerous! Run!" Hiro calls out while being pinned by Chibis.
"Oh, a new challenger appears!"
"Ha ha, a new noob!" Chibi Hardlight mocks her. All of the Chibis move away from the seven to focus on the girl. Hana lets go of the road, sitting up to look at her friend.
"Karmi!" Hiro calls out in concern.
"What are you doing?"
"Focus on Hardlight, I got this," Karmi opens up her bag with a small smirk.
"Okay. I trust you," Hiro tells her with a small smile, running past his sister. She gives her friend one last look before following him.
Karmi puts on a black glove with blue and purple highlights, which powers on as she looks like she's about to punch them. But then she blows a kiss, which turns into a heart and hits one of the Chibis. The others come to a stop before he turns completely red, his eyes turning into hearts.
"I'm a dreamboat!"
Hardlight grunts in frustration. "That wasn't in the game script!"
"Wrong. During my last few weeks at SFIT, I learned how useful programming could be," She looks at the glove before pausing awkwardly. "From someone. His name isn't important..." Especially since she knows that Hardlight knows Hana's identity.
"I didn't ask!" Hardlight shouts at her.
"Anyway, I've leveled up your tech," She gestures to the glove. "Lady, just like old times?"
Hana smirks, taking flight. "Do your thing, Karmi."
She starts blowing kisses to infect some of them, while others run away. They skid to a stop as they see the smirking Hana. She spins a finger as electricity surges from her gloves, gathering up some. She throws them to Karmi, who blows kisses in the air. She then spins around her arm and sends out a wave, infecting the rest all at once.
"I'm a dreamboat!" They exclaim once infected.
"What did you do?!" Hardlight demands, both him and his Chibi counterpart shocked.
"I made Captain Cutie in character again," Karmi gestures to the army, one of them snuggling her.
"I'm a dreamboat!"
"Now he's going to help his beautiful girl—I mean friend, ie me. Get him, Captain Cutie!" Karmi declares, sharing a high-five with Hana. "All yours."
"Thanks Karmi," She takes flight again as the army charges at Hardlight. He tries to fight back, but they ultimately overpower him and he gets beat up by them. The others just watch as one of them grabs his glove.
"This is cool," GoGo crosses her arms with a small smile. One of the Chibis hands Karmi the glove.
"I'm a dreamboat!" He hands it to Hiro, taking a few moments to let Hardlight stew in the beating.
"We should probably save him..."
"Do we have to? It was just getting good," Hiro smirks a bit.
"Creep or not, let him go," Hana turns to him.
"Fine," He sighs in defeat, pressing a button. All the Chibis disappear, Chibi Hardlight jumping into his counterpart's arms.
"Papa? Remember me...!" He disappears as well.
The police arrive to arrest him, and he gets handcuffed. Hana steps forward, taking a deep breath. She reaches out to his mask to unmask him...but then he kicks the officer off him, getting himself free.
"Not today, Lady! You'll see my face soon enough!" He runs off, to her shock.
"Stop right there!" The officer chases after him, but he hops onto a holographic disc and flies off, laughing evilly.
Judy walks by as Hardlight flies past her and she looks up, blinking. She then walks off while on her phone.
Hiro clears his throat as he approaches Karmi. "Karmi, that was...uh, well, genius!" He compliments her in his normal voice.
She plays with her hair, flattered by his compliment. "I got the idea from episode one of my series with Hana..."
"The one where you use Steamer's own creation against him?"
"You watched it?" She asks eagerly, touching his chest, but then moves her hand away quickly.
"Yes, it...it was impressive," He admits, putting a hand on her shoulder. They both look at it and turn away, embarrassed. Hana smirks a bit, but then her eyes sadden. After all, she didn't figure out how Hardlight is, and she's absolutely sure it's not Ian. But her brother still thinks he is despite Ian himself denying it...
Karmi brushes a bang away from her face, looking up at Hiro. He looks up and sees her smiling, smiling too. They lean in towards each other but then their eyes widen, turning away.
"S-Sorry," She stammers nervously. "It's just...I was totally in love with you, but I didn't know that...it was you, if that makes sense. After I left SFIT, I realized...things...and I need time to process what to do, Hiro."
He blushes with a lovestruck smile, snapping out of it. "Well, maybe soon you'll know to do the right thing. After all, anyone would be pretty lucky, t-that is."
"Thanks," She smiles bashfully. "Maybe I will."
They share an awkward hug, patting themselves on the back. Hana winces at the display, it almost reminded her of how she used to be with her brother before they were close again. Karmi pulls back and waves.
"I'll see you soon."
He waves back, watching as she leaves with a small smile on his face.
"I knew this would happen someday!" Honey Lemon comments behind the boy, startling him. He gives her a tiny glare. "Sorry. Don't mind me." He then walks towards his sister without another word.
"...What about Megan?" Baymax whispers to the girl, who shushes him.
"Let me have this!"
"So, Ian could definitely be Hardlight. You can't trust him, Hana. You can't really think he has nothing to do with this, do you?" He replies to her and her fists clench as she glares at him.
"He's NOT! He told me himself."
"And you believe just his word? That guy is getting too close for my liking!" Hiro gestures to himself. "It's just...not natural."
"What about the others?" She narrows her eyes. "That's not fair, I can't be friends with Ian, and yet I can be friends with everyone else?"
"T-That's different!"
"Not really! They're around the same age! You can't tell me who I can hang out with! Ian was right..." Hana turns around and walks off, confusing him as he tries to figure out what she means by that.
Hana is walking down the sidewalk, following the address Ian gave her. She's dressed in her normal clothing, a hand in her right pocket. Some people take pictures of her, but pays no mind as she comes to a stop. She glances upwards to see the same restaurant Aunt Cass and Krei went out on a date on.
"What? Did he give me the wrong address?" She checks her phone really quick; the addresses match. Maybe he just sent this one on accident. "I'm just gonna check inside real quick."
She opens the door and steps inside, seeing a man up in front showing people to their tables. He looks up and recognizes her immediately.
"Oh! Hana Hamada! What a pleasure," He smiles nervously, since she has a big reputation.
"Hi," She waves kindly. "I'm sure it's just a mistake, but there might be a reservation underneath Ian here."
He blinks at the name, glancing to his right. "Oh...the man who requested the finest table. We placed him over there because we thought it was a joke. Seems as if it's not..."
Hana looks in his direction to see Ian at a bad table, right near the kitchen, dressed in a suit.
They then get seated at a proper table that gives them a view of outside. With everyone in fancy clothing and her in jeans, she feels so naked compared to everyone else.
"Umm, I feel underdressed, Ian," She looks at her hoodie and sneakers, unaware that this is his attempt of an actual date. "I thought you were gonna pick at least the library or Krei Tech or even my house. Weren't we only discussing the project for Krei?"
"Discussing...makes me hungry!" He chuckles anxiously as he's sweating bullets.
"How can you even afford this?" She glances around at the environment. She fails to notice Hiro peeking in from outside as he followed her here, along with Baymax.
"Why are they having dinner?" He whispers in confusion, looking up at the robot. "Baymax, can you tune in on their conversation?"
"That would be invading Hana's boundaries, and not a step to helping your emotional state."
"E-Emotional state? I'm not emotional! Just...concerned. Baymax, something's just off with him, I know it! And now they're at a fancy restaurant...and besides, it'll be fine! I need to find out what they're talking about," Hiro turns back to the window.
Baymax blinks as his camera lens zooms in, scanning both of them and tuning in.
"Anyway...Ian, you totally called it. My brother doesn't trust me," Hana hugs herself and Hiro's eyes widen. This must've been what she meant, but he totally trusts her judgement. Maybe...maybe he went too far with the Ian/Hardlight thing...?
"Honestly, I'm just glad to be taking it easy. It feels like that sometimes when things go wrong and I can't turn to my friends or Hiro...you're there. You give me stability, and thanks for putting up with me."
"Of course. Like I said before, you're doing the right thing," Ian takes a sip of his water, Hana blinking as she remembers what he said over the phone. While she may think this way, never forgiving Hiro just doesn't feel right. He's her best friend, he's been there for everything.
"I never said I wasn't going to hear him out," Hana states and he spits out his sip. He stares down at her like she's crazy.
"But didn't he hurt you?"
"Yeah, but...Hiro's family. Him and all my closest friends are. I just can't forget about everything we've been through..." Hana smiles weakly. "No matter how many times we fight, I can't just turn my back on him. After Tadashi..." She glances away sadly for a brief moment. "He'd want us to stay together. And I need my family in my life."
"B-But..."
"I gotta go apologize to him. We can reschedule this another time," Hana waves to him. "Bye."
Ian grips his glass to the point where it breaks as he watches her leave. "You wanna play that game, Hana? Fine. When I'm done, your family won't be much of a problem for our love..."
Hana steps out, only to be met with Hiro. "Hiro!"
He frowns guiltily, for hurting her feelings and because he made her upset. "Hana...I heard what you said, and...I do trust your judgement, and I should've never suggested that Ian was Hardlight. I never meant to make you feel like I don't respect you, I respect you more than you could know. And I'm...so sor-"
She hugs him and he blinks in surprise. "It's okay. I know you were just looking out for me, Hiro. But I'm sorry I overreacted earlier..."
"...Call us even," He smiles softly, hugging her back. Baymax hugs the twins. "Where'd you even get the idea, anyway?"
"From...from a concerned friend," She glances away briefly, not wanting to put Ian under the bus just because he was worried for her.
After they return home, Hana is sitting in bed, writing in her journal. Hiro is staring at her, wondering if she was okay since they didn't find out who Hardlight was.
"Do you need anything?" He wonders cautiously and she looks down at him.
"I'm okay," She slides down to his bed. "Enough about me," Hana sits in front of him, hugging a pillow with shining eyes. Hiro blinks at her expression. "Tell me about when you started liking Karmi!"
"I-I don't know what you're talking about!" Hiro stammers nervously.
"You got to tease me about my love life, it's only fair you tell me, you know," She raises a knowing brow. "Unless I have to guess for myself. Was it when you first met her and she only thought you had a crush on her? That was funny."
"Maybe a little, b-but no. It was...when we were working together for Karmi's...project for Di," He rubs his neck awkwardly. "And then when she turned into a monster..."
"...You realized just how much she meant to you," Hana finishes slowly and he nods, blushing a bit.
"I just never acted differently with it...until now. She was talking about me..."
"D'aww!" Hana squeals at him. "Karmi might be my sister-in-law!"
"No, it's not like that!" He protests to her. "Hana, please don't tell her any of this."
"Of course not, these little talks we have are never spoken out loud. That's a silent rule," She points at him, causing him to chuckle.
"So, uh, any chance that you're gonna change my superhero name?" Hiro smirks a little, crossing his arms.
"I would, but then that wouldn't nearly be as much fun in the future!"
"Hana! Come on, why not think of something cooler?" He complains at her. "Like Sunfire or something?"
"Why not call Fred and write them down while you're at it?" Hana snorts in amusement and he does just that.
"Fred, we're staying up all night if we have to until I have a better superhero name."
Angel: I was gonna reveal Ian's identity at first while writing this, but then I decided not to. While I did have Ian appear in more than 2 episodes, it's too soon to reveal him as Hardlight to anyone. His villain persona only appeared twice, and I'm slightly disappointed that they revealed his identity too early. I will have Hardlight appear again, though. No doubt about that. I'm rewriting him as the main villain, because I just do not like NBB as the main villain in this season, and it felt like to me that Hardlight was supposed to be that role at some point, but no, they had to reveal him in his second appearance...
Though I really hope there's a fourth season, that still hasn't been confirmed or denied.
