AN: Another twist here. 😊 Hope you enjoy!
Chapter Eleven
I turn to look over at Hiro as he sleeps in his own bed. My human body is dead and this is different from before. I'm feeling as if I can connect to it but it's painful and only for a moment. I've been trying to build my strength up for the past few hours, maybe if I try hard I can make a connection. I close my eyes and it feels like there's a bubble rising in my furry stomach. I hear myself scream in agony and fall to the floor. I can feel the blood again, it's dripping down my body, down my skin.
I hear the echoes of my screams from the walls and I hear myself crying in agony. This is the worst pain that I have ever felt. I open my eyes and find hands on me, they are burning me. It hurts. It's so painful. Too painful.
"Hiro," I hear Aunt Cass say, "We have to get him to the emergency room. NOW!" she says before going to grab her phone. Hiro grabs hold of my wrist and then puts his hand to my cheek, drawing my head so I can look at him and I see my blood coating his hand. I can't hold on for too much longer.
"Let go," Hiro says desperately and I can hear him pleading to me. I don't want to just let this go. I want to fight. I need to fight for my brother. "Tadas—shi," his voice breaks. "Let go. I can't watch you die," he tells me and I look at him. He's never looked so frightened in his whole life, my entire body is bloody and I can see that on my arm some of the flesh has torn off and you can see the bone. "Please, stop it," he tells me and I hear myself speak but it's as if my voice is different. It's like I'm trying to sound like a demon.
"I'm sorry," I tell him before letting go of the connection that I've made with my body. I feel myself turn back to a puppy and can hear my whines echo. I feel weak, drained, dizzy. I raise my paw and see that it is all there. "I feel cold," I tell him but he grabs a blanket and wraps it around me before holding me close. He stands up and I see Aunt Cass staring at me looking absolutely horrified by how I was when human.
"I have to take him to get examined," Hiro tells Aunt Cass. I know that he's referring to Baymax and his programming but I feel too weak to argue with him. I close my eyes before allowing myself to start to doze off in his arms. I feel his breath catch in his chest before he moves even more quickly. I must have really scared him back there.
"Please don't do that to me again," Hiro almost begs and I blink as I watch him. "Not until you're ready and then if you feel any pain, you stop."
"I might not get my body back. I might be stuck like this," I argue and Hiro's voice becomes more serious.
"Would that be worse for you than dying. I don't care that you're a puppy now. I don't care if you care more about Mochi than you do about me. You're alive and you'll always be my brother. All I want from you is for you to be alive."
I stare at Hiro before closing my eyes again. Is he right in that? Well, there is one thing that he's wrong about.
"I don't have anyone I care more about than my little brother," I tell him and Hiro brings me closer before setting Baymax up to do an examination on me. I close my eyes as Baymax uses his new veterinary skills to do a check of my body.
"I'm sensing a colder body, slowed heart rate, but recovery seems definite. A good night sleep is recommended and then conditions should be stable in the morning." I hear Hiro exhale and he wraps me back up in a blanket, holding me close to him.
"You heard him," Hiro says as he pushes my fur back. "You need to get some rest. We'll talk more in the morning."
I take a weak breath in, "I just have the feeling that if I don't get my body back soon then I never will. I might be a dog for the rest of my life."
Hiro pulls another blanket around me and holds me close to his chest. "At least you'd be alive."
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I'm scared as hell. I have never been this terrified in my entire life but I have to remind myself that this is not as bad as what happened when Tadashi had actually died, when I knew that there was nothing which I could do which would have saved him. I just need to make sure puppy Tadashi is okay. He starts to doze off next to my warmth and I look down. Maybe I should go back and gather information. There has to be something, a notebook, something on a computer database of turning Tadashi human. I wouldn't be doing it for myself though. I would be doing it for Tadashi.
I turn to Baymax and nod before bringing Tadashi to the bedroom. I don't want to see him covered in blood like that ever again. That was horrific. As I place him next to my pillow he starts to panic, moving his little paws as he struggles. I don't know if I can sleep right now. I feel like I have to make sure that he's okay.
"I'm sorry," I whisper to him as he buries his face into the pillow. "You were far too good a person. That's why I couldn't stop you. Why couldn't you just be a little more selfish. You said you wanted to save him but you left me."
I hate to do this without his permission but I gently pull him into my arms, comforted in feeling his breathing. With him in my arms, I'm able to fall asleep. It's true though. Tadashi was far too good to be among those who are selfish and have egos they can't separate from. "Thank you for being my big brother," I whisper to him.
I don't care that he's cursed to be a dog. I mean, I do care but it doesn't change my view of him. I'm just happy that he's alive.
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I know I have to be quick. I have to be sneaky and smart. I have to be silent.
Still if there is anything at all that can help Tadashi, I have to do it. I hear the beep of one of the computers that I'm pulling information from as I shuffle through files. Maybe I should try to take all the files but I wouldn't be able to carry all of it. Instead I'm searching for anything with the words Hamada or Tadashi or even just the number they gave him.
As I'm scanning quickly through the files, I freeze as I see my father's name. I take that piece and the pages attached to it and fold it before putting it in my pocket. I hear a sound I don't recognize and my eyes flash back to the computers. It's nearly there. I just need to move forward, I just need one more minute. I hear the beeps from the other computers and grab the discs I've been downloading to. With one more quick look through the papers, I shove what I've collected in a bag and manage to flee.
I'll need to figure this out but if I can then I'll be able to help Tadashi and figure out if there is a way to safely get his body back. I take a deep breath as I feel that I've escaped and I need to get back home. Hopefully nobody will catch me.
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Hiro. When I woke up and couldn't find him, I panicked a little but he doesn't always have to be near me. Hopefully he's safe, maybe meeting with one of our friends. I shouldn't worry so much about him. It's not as if I'm able to protect him if he was here. I sit by the front door, staring at it. I feel so much like a pet dog waiting for their master to come home. I hear something behind me but don't turn around. I then feel myself pulled into Aunt Cass's arms and set on her lap.
"I know that you're worried about him but he's strong and smart, he's probably doing something safe and important," Aunt Cass tells me. I look at her and she pets my head whilst still having one arm around me. I sigh.
"I'm really sorry," I apologize and she frowns and shakes her head.
"You didn't ask for any of this," Aunt Cass tells me and she wraps me up in her arms. She kisses the top of my head and I sigh. Even if I didn't ask for any of this, I did think of myself as indestructible. I really wanted to help someone who had felt belief in me and someone pulled me back from death's door as well but they wanted my body, my access to who knows what, and they left me in this body. Aunt Cass pulls me close. "I know it must be hard for you in this body but I'm just glad that you're alive. How about some breakfast?"
"I'll wait," I reply as I sit at the door, watching it. Aunt Cass ruffles the fur on the top of my head and I just watch the door hoping that he'll be home soon. Is that how a pet feels waiting for their owner to come home to them? I see Mochi approaching me and I shake my head. I don't want to upset Hiro more than he is. "Later, please?" I ask as I turn to him and Mochi rubs his body against mine in hopes of comforting me.
"You are more than a pet to him. Don't forget that you spent most of your life as a human but I understand how the two of you need time to connect. He should be most important to you and because you are siblings like the ones that I was born with, not because you're supposed to be man's best friend."
Mochi nods to me as I continue to sit facing the door. I look straight forward wanting him home. I'm selfish but I'm worried about him. Finally, I hear the door open and I look up at him. I see Hiro looks scared to death, his heart is racing and his breathing is weird. He holds tight to his backpack until he sees me staring at him. He throws the backpack over his shoulder and picks me up, pressing me close to his chest.
"Thank god, you're okay," he says and I'm left wondering what is happening.
"Where were you?" I ask him worried and he goes to the bedroom. He opens his backpack which is full of papers and stolen information. I stare at him in shock. What if someone was to find him? To most individuals, I'm just a puppy but Hiro, Hiro could get seriously hurt.
"I think it was worth it," Hiro says in relief and I stare at him. What was worth what?
I look at him sharply, "I'm not just a dog. I'm your brother. Tell me what's going on," Hiro hesitates and I watch him, "You told me that I'm still your brother. I might not be able to physically do what I did before but my thoughts are still my own. Now, tell me what you did."
End of Chapter Eleven
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