Crazy trouble with love part 8

High Voltage and Hiro

Series: Big Hero 6

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-San Fransokyo-

Hiro sighed while lugging his backpack down the empty night street. "Three tests in one day, and two pop quizzes. I feel like my head's gonna explode."

And it didn't help that Baymax was still in his room, recharging after a long week of battling villains, with one almost shorting out the main core.

"It's gonna feel sooo good to get in my bed. Maybe I'll call in sick tomorrow and just sleep the day away." He grumbled while super tired, that and not in the mood for anything crazy to occur. 'Hopefully that would work.'

But when he passed by an alley, he stopped and turned for some reason. It was dark and he couldn't see anything, but it felt like there was something down it.

"Ok, this isn't creepy at all." He muttered with a shiver down his spine. He turned to keep on going, but heard a low groan. "Huh?"

"Ugh…."

Hiro shivered in fear as it might've been a mugger or worse, a villain trying to trick him among other horrible scenarios. "H-Hello?"

"Ugh….."

He felt even more nervous when he heard another groan in the distance. 'O-Ok….just calm down. This isn't a horror movie or a gothic horror novel, this is real life…..but why does this make me nervous?'

"Ugh…"

"Ugh…"

"H-Hello? Is...someone there?" He called out while the feeling in his back intensified.

"Ugh…"

"Help…."

'Ok Hiro, you can either A, go in there and possibly get jumped. Or B, call the police. Easy choice.' He thought before noticing the alley's fuse boxes started to zap with tiny bolts of electricity. He narrowed his eyes seeing two figures on the ground and started getting curious. 'Then again, what if they're injured? They might not make it if they're bleeding out.'

That was when he moved closer and closer to the figures, all the while looking nervous and hoping it wasn't a trap or a ghost. He heard them groan more with the fuse boxes sparking more and giving him enough light to see, and went wide eyed. "High Voltage?"

Both looked completely weakened with a bit of charcoal on their hair and clothes, while also unable to move. "Ugh…."

"What are they doing here?" he muttered confused. That was when he noticed that Juniper's legs were broken. "Oh my gosh, I definitely gotta call an ambulance."

"Ugh…."

"Help…." Juniper groaned in pain while Hiro slowly tried to call a hospital, only to realize his phone was out of batteries.

"Great, if I don't get them help right now they might end up worse." He groaned before getting an idea and called Baymax with his communicator. "Baymax, we have an emergency."

(A few minutes later)

"Now remember, we gotta do this quietly."

"I understand, but I do believe calling the necessary authorities to deliver them to a hospital may prove much more beneficial." Baymax said while carefully holding Barb up with his hands.

"It might not work, they're injured and if they wake up in a hospital then they might freak out and zap the entire building." Hiro said while unsure how to move Juniper without breaking her legs even more. "Besides, my place is the closest and we need to get those elgs fixed."

"Are you sure Hiro?"

"Yeah, but we need to be-"

And cue Juniper moaning in pain like a wild dog, scaring Hiro in the process.

"Crap, we need to hurry Baymax." Hiro said while almost having a heart attack as he picked Juniper up by the waist, which was surprisingly as he didn't expect her to be so light.

(Elsewhere)

-Lucky Cat Café-

"Set them down on a table and see if you can patch up that hole, I'm gonna find something to set this leg." Hiro told Baymax while trying to be quiet as Cass was sleeping upstairs.

"Ugh…"

"Ugh…"

"I shall be quiet and careful." Hiro spoke while setting Barb down and he looked at Juniper's leg. "Ok, now what could I use?"

"A splint."

"I know, I meant what to use to make one." He sweatdropped before seeing some wooden spatulas in the kitchen. "Those could work."

As he walked over to the kitchen, he didn't see Cass, tired and wearing nothing but a pink pair of panties and a silk bra, walking into the kitchen for a midnight snack.

"Mmm...I could go for a donut…" she mumbled to herself while so dazed she didn't see Hiro and just went right where she had donuts stored. But that was when she heard the moaning and went wide eyed as she turned around with a donut in her left hand. "Ah! You aren't getting me this time crazy sushi warrior! I'm armed!"

"Aunt Cass?!" cried Hiro turning and saw what she wore making her turn and go wide eyed before he covered his eyes.

"Hiro? What are you doing-oh!" she jumped and tried covering herself with a blush. "S-Sorry! I came down here for a snack, s-no wait a second, I shouldn't be apologizing." she frowned and put her hands on her hips. "What are you doing down here so late?"

"Um...you might not believe this, but-"

"Ugh…"

"Ugh…."

Cass blinked and saw Baymax looking over two figures, who were in pain, on two of her tables. "What is going on?!"

"Let me explain Aunt Cass! I swear we have a good reason for this!"

"Then talk." She frowned.

(One explaining later)

"And that's when you showed up."

Cass blinked before sighing. "Hiro, while bringing them here was a nice gesture, my shop isn't a hospital."

"Well we couldn't just lug them all the way there."

"I get that, but you could have just called an ambulance."

"My phone was out of batteries."

Baymax walked over to Juniper. "Scans show that her bones are broken near the heel and ankle areas."

"Ugh…"

"Ugh…"

"Anything else? Like internal bleeding?"

"No. I do not detect any internal hemorrhaging, but my scans show that their nervous systems were temporary overloaded with small amounts of electricity. Indicating a fight."

Hiro sweatdropped as he knew those two could bicker if they had their minds on it, while Cass looked slightly confused.

"Electricity...wait. Those two are the villians that look like Jem and the Holograms second long lost cousins?"

"Who?"

"Oh it was an old cartoon back in the day, and they had a cheesy look to them. These two remind me of them." she admitted with a chuckle. "Back then fashion for rock stars and celebrities was a bit more...flashy compared to nowadays."

"Well they are kinda like rock stars, if they had face paint and the power of electricity." he admitted while looking at them, but noted something off. "Wait...where's the orb?"

"Orb?"

"Yeah, they always use a floating orb to use their powers and generate the power. I didn't see it when I found them."

"Well, maybe it got stolen."

"Oh boy, that's not be a good thing." Hiro gulped while thinking of the damages that orb could do if someone found it, especially another villain or just a random person.

"Ugh…" both women groaned while Barb started to come to.

"Hiro, go get some glasses of water."

He nodded before getting glass cups from the cabinet as Baymax watched the older woman slowly opening her eyes.

"Ugh...w...where…" she let out before seeing Baymax looking down at her who waved.

"Hello."

"Ah!" She jumped while trying to blast him with lightning, only for nothing to occur. "What the...where am I?!"

"My shop." Aunt Cass said.

She looked at Cass confused before spotting Juniper and jumped. "Juniper!"

"Ugh..." she groaned while still out cold.

"Oh Juniper!"

"She currently has two broken legs." spoke up Baymax while Hiro came over and handed her a glass of water. "She will be ok after the legs have been set in place to prevent further damage."

"What happened?" Barb asked while looking very confused.

"Hiro here found you two and brought you over here, in the middle of the night."

"What happened?" asked Hiro as Barb guzzled the water down.

"Just a spat." Barb grumbled. "We just finished a heist and were about to leave when my darling Juniper got upset at me for hogging all the spotlight. Then it escalated and then boom! We caused a power outage and blast that sent us flying halfway across town, can't recall what happened afterwards."

"That would explain why the orb wasn't around, the power surge must have destroyed it." Hiro muttered to himself.

"Just please tell me that you aren't going to call the po pos."

"Wow." Cass said. "That's really old, like as long as my grandmother. And I might call the cops if you don't give me a good reason why I shouldn't."

"Aw come on! Just look at my little girl. She's never gonna get a chance to show off her stuff with legs like that! What if they're too rough and she ends up crippled?"

"With Baymax here to help set the splints properly, I don't think you have to worry about that." spoke Hiro handing the spatulas to Baymax. "But my Aunt Cass makes a good point. The part about calling the cops I mean."

"Look! I might be a crook, but my daughter is the only thing I have left in this world, if she gets crippled or worse, I'll have nothing to live for! So go ahead and arrest me, but do not arrest my daughter!" spoke up Barb firmly with Aunt Cass looking sympathetic, which Hiro noticed.

"Uh, Aunt Cass? What are you-"

"Hiro, why don't you and Baymax take Juniper upstairs and help with her legs? I wanna talk to Barb."

"But-" he tried to say before Baymax started to pick Juniper up.

"Trust me, we're just going to talk."

Hiro raised an eyebrow before following Baymax upstairs, leaving the two women alone in the room. When they got to his room Baymax set Juniper down and began to carefully apply the splint to the legs, making her whimper and groan in pain.

"Ugh…."

"She will be alright." Baymax said. "But I suggest letting her rest."

"After getting into a fight that would overload their power source, she's lucky to still be alive." Hiro said while Juniper opened one of her eyes, saw Hiro, and lightly blushed in her diluted state before closing it again. "But just in case, let's make sure she gets a blanket and something warm for her to eat when she comes to."

"I agree. I also require your assistance to help steady her leg as I apply the other splint."

"Alright." He said while they set to work.

(A bit later)

Juniper groaned while smelling hot rice near her face. "Huh….that's smells good."

"Well it is rice."

She blinked before opening her eyes to see Hiro with a bowl of hot rice in his hands. "...huh?! Ok what's going on and why am I-OW! My legs!" 'Ok, a boy's holding hot rice….a fan maybe?'

"Easy, don't move your legs too much." he urged. "I brought you some food in case you were hungry."

Juniper blinked. "Ok, but why am I here? And where's mama?"

"Downstairs, and I found you with your legs broken." he replied while handing her the bowl. "Be careful, it's warm."

"Oh thanks." She said while looking at Hiro. "So are you a fan or something?"

"Not really."

"Then why save me and my mama? We're dancing stars of crime."

"Well both of you WERE passed out in an alley, by yourselves, with your power source destroyed from what I figured. So who knows how long you two would have been there passed out, vulnerable, so I brought you two here to try and help out."

"Wait, the energy orb is destroyed?! Oh kami no!" She yelled out. "Mama's gonna to kill me for destroying our pride and joy!"

"Why?"

"It was a mama and daughter bonding gift, after dad passed away. Kinda special to us."

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear." he spoke with sympathy.

"It's fine, he died in his sleep so there wasn't any pain." She sighed. "But thanks for the food, although I was hoping for some sushi tonight. Damn it mama, why do you have to hog the spotlight."

"Well look on the bright side, you'll be ready to outdance her when your legs are healed." he tried joking.

She frowned at that while Hiro sweatdropped at his very bad joke. "Not funny."

"Sorry."

Juniper took a spoon full of the rice and ate it. "So how long until I'm back dancing?"

"According to my estimates, about two to three months." Baymax said. "On a scale from one to ten, how do you rate your general pain?"

"WHAT?!" she screamed with wide eyes. "I can't wait that long! My fans deserve to see my moves as soon as possible."

"By hurting yourself even more? That's not a good idea."

Juniper tried to get up but screamed in pain from her broken legs.

"Told you."

"Aw man that hurts!" She grunted in pain while Hiro shook his head.

"Well since you're going to be here for a while, just two rules, one don't try to move and two, if you need anything just ask."

"What I need is be allowed to show my stuff." she grumbled.

"Think of it like this. If you try to move while you're still hurt, you could make things worst and mess up your legs more, leading to living with a possible limp for the rest of your life."

She grumbled at this. "I get it….boy."

"It's Hiro."

She resumed eating the rice while just staring at her legs. 'I can't believe it, my legs...are completely unusable.'

"Want anything to drink?"

"Ammamma?" She said with her mouth full.

"I'll assume you said water."

She nodded while still eating her rice.

"Ok then, Baymax, keep an eye on her ok?" He said while walking downstairs.

She looked at the robot before poking him on the arm. 'Soft.'

"On a scale of one to ten, how would you rate your pain?" he asked while showing a chart.

"Um….eight?"

"Then I suggest regular cleaning and to avoid strenuous exercises until a cast can be created."

"And how long's that gonna take?"

"Two to three months, maybe more."

She groaned. 'Why am I NOT surprised?'

(Downstairs)

Cass poured a glass of tea into Barb's cup while sitting around a small table. "So are you feeling better now?"

"Yeah, tons more actually."

"That's good, but I have to ask, why dress like Jem and the Holograms just to steal and cause havoc, with your moves you could have tried street performing."

"Hey! Doing that is way beneath us. Me and Juniper have been practicing our whole lives to be the best stars around."

"By stealing?" Cass said with a raised eyebrow.

"Hey no, we have a good reason for that. The two of us have tried every legal way to get on tv. Reality shows, dance offs, even sitcoms, but none of it worked. So we decided to use the present my dearly departed husband left us and make the world see us while cashing in."

"Wait ,sitcoms? Really?" Cass asked Barb. "What kind? Tragic? Comedy? Syfy?"

"No, it was the….ugh...Pretty Horse Gals." She grumbled. "And we were made to play the horse."

"That doesn't sound too bad."

"We alternated between the head and the ass, and my little Juniper was the ass every single time." Barb grumbled. "It wasn't our best moment."

"Ooh, yeah, I can imagine how nerve wracking that'd get." winced Aunt Cass.

"Anyway, we're just trying to get popular and to allow my Juniper to get enough money to settle down with someone." Barb sighed. "But it's either Big Hero 6's meddling or our spats, mostly the spats."

"I see, so these spats happen often?"

"Well it only happens when I'm trying to show off my own stuff, but my little Juniper gets a big head and hogs the limelight most of the time."

"So it's not a mutual spat? Or is it that both of you try to outdo the other?" Cass asked while sipping her cup of tea.

"Well maybe we do have a bit of a competitive nature, but we still are close, well until tonight. Ugh, if I hadn't hogged the spotlight my little Juniper's legs…."

Aunt Cass gave a small smile. "Look, I can't say things will be the same, mostly because I'm a cafe owner and not a doctor, but as long as she takes it easy and let time heal her, considering if you two went to a hospital you'd get arrested, then she might be able to dance in no time flat."

Barb sighed in slight relief. "Well thank you kindly, if you need some help around the place, just ask."

"Oh you don't have to offer, I have enough hands with my nephew Hiro."

"Well I can't just sit on my rump and wait. Besides, before we started our tour I did tons of house work."

"Well...alright. As long as you don't hurt Mochi by accident." She said while pointing to a very tired cat that was sleeping on the nearby table. "He's kind of a mascot here."

"Awww, why he looks like a cute fluffy pillow." smiled Barb. "I'd never ever dream of hurtin' something that adorable."

"Ah a cat lover, well then you're hired." She smiled while Mochi rolled on his back and snored just as Hiro walked down to get a glass of water. "Hey Hiro, how's Juniper doing?"

"Well she's up and eating, I just came down here to get her some water." He said while getting a glass.

"That's good to hear. Barb here's going to be working here until her daughter's well in about...how long was it?"

"Two to three months, that's what Baymax says anyway."

"Yeah that long." She admitted. "But at least you finally got a girl in your room that's not from school right?"

"Aunt Cass!" he yelled with a blush.

"What? It's true."

He groaned while feeling completely embarrassed.

(One week later)

Hiro got back to the room while extremely tired from five tests in one day, fighting Momakase, and just taking care of Juniper's needs, which were either embarrassing for him or just strange ones involving clothing. Suffice to say helping a girl bigger than him out of bed and into some clean clothes is something they both agreed not to talk about.

Especially when she insists for Hiro to be in the room while she's either in the shower or when dressing, usually to use him for said tasks.

"I feel like I'm gonna pass out." He groaned before falling onto the bed, on Juniper's stomach.

"Ah! Hey, get off me." She said in a flustered tone.

"Woah!" he jumped off and turned to her. "S-Sorry! I didn't mean to do that."

"It's fine, but warn me next time." She deadpanned. "Oh and it's almost time for a bath, care to help?"

"Uh, actually I better go get Aunt Cass to help, she's just downstairs."

"I insist."

Hiro groaned while feeling fatigued.

"Besides, your aunt is out shopping with mama."

"Uh...oh! I'll go get Baymax, he's stronger." He said before seeing Baymax in his charging station, still charging. 'Crap.'

"Come on Hiro, you can do it." Juniper said with a smile. "Plus you might learn to carry a gal when you're old enough."

He groaned and shook his head. "Now you're starting to sound like my aunt."

She chuckled. "Well she might be rubbing off on me, but chop chop, time to carry the rising star to the bathroom."

"Alright alright." He said before lifting her up by her waist, and struggled to keep her from falling. 'I feel like someone's trying to set us up.' he tried to keep her legs from hitting the floor as he got her to the bathroom.

"Let me." Juniper said before opening the door with her left hand. "There, you can go noble steed."

"Oh ha ha." He said sarcastically while placing her on the toilet.

"Don't forget to undress me." She winked, making Hiro turn red.

"M-Maybe I should pass. I-I mean isn't it weird to have a guy do it for you?"

"True, but you don't seem to be interested in staring at me." She chuckled. "Plus you're only thirteen right? Still gots a ways before hitting puberty."

'She does make a point, but that doesn't make this any less embarrassing.' Hiro thought while Juniper pointed to her pants.

"You can start with my legs." She chuckled with a smile.

"Uh...you sure I can't just start with the top?"

"You could, but remember I can't move my legs." She deadpanned. "Plus I'm getting an itch near my right knee from just keeping it still."

"Ok ok, but just keep in mind, this will never stop being awkward."

"Duly noted." Juniper chuckled while in her mind. 'I love making him embarrassed, it's almost as fun as robbing ATMS.'

(One very EMBARRASSING shower scene later)

"WHY do you need me in there when you shower?!" he blushed leaving the bathroom.

"Because." She chuckled while in a bathrobe. "What if I needed something or accidentally hurt my legs again?"

"Then you could just call through the door."

"Because..." She trailed off deliberately.

"Because what?"

"Because it was fun." She winked at him.

Hiro blushed and sighed while helping him over to the bed. "Something tells me you've had experience doing that with other guys."

"Well a little, but I didn't date." She said. "Mama was overprotective about me dating so she kinda made sure I'm untouchable, like this one time I got hit on by a fan, she blasted him with lighting and sent him flying into a piano shop. But don't worry, the guy grabbed my ass first."

'Note to self, make sure I'm not near her when Barb is around.' He sweatdropped nervously.

Juniper chuckled before saying. "So Hiro, have any stories you want to tell me? It can be anything, as long as it's not about water."

"Why that specifically?"

She lightly blushed. "I have aquaphobia, a minor case, but I can't swim because of it."

"You're scared of water? How'd that happen?"

"Got pushed into the deep end of the pool as a kid, almost drowned until mama got me out. Since then I can't stand open or shallow water, tap water I can do, but not anything else."

Hiro blinked while surprised at that.

"Speaking of water, can I have a glass?"

"Oh! Yeah sure, give me a minute." He said while leaving the teenager on the bed.

'He's nice, and I like that in a man or boy in this case.' she idly thought with a smile. 'I know I'm not all for a peeping tom, but I wonder what he'd think if he saw me naked.'

(Some time later)

Hiro sighed while heading out for school, leaving Juniper alone in his room with Mochi, Cass, and Barb keeping an eye on the store. "Alright Hiro, you gotta tell them. You gotta tell the others about High Voltage. If you keep it from them, they're gonna be upset."

As he got to the lab, he saw the the others were already busy with their own projects.

'Ok, time to tell them.' "Hey guys, um, I have some good news and bad news."

"Wait, don't tell me." Fred said. "You're an alien or harboring a supernatural monster from another time and place within your body right?"

"...no."

"Oh, wait! Maybe you're actually a girl from a dimension where everything is medieval and you're a warrior princess!"

"What no! That's not it!"

"What about-"

"Fred, maybe let Hiro talk." spoke Wasabi with a sweatdrop.

"What? I was just about to suggest a super villian from a parallel universe."

Hiro deadpanned. "The good news is that I helped two people last week that got seriously hurt, with one having two broken legs."

"Oh my gosh! Are they ok?" asked Honey.

"Yeah, but they'll be at my house for two to three months." He sweatdropped. "But you're not going to like the bad news."

"What? Your aunt decided to stop serving breakfast?" asked Go Go sarcastically.

"No. The ones that are staying in my house are….Barb and Juniper." He gulped. "High Voltage."

That got all of them to look at him in surprise while Fred snapped his fingers.

"That was gonna be one of my guesses!"

"But don't worry." Hiro said quickly. "Their electric orb isn't around, heck it might have been destroyed when they went flying into an alleyway from the other side of town….I think."

"Hold up, back it up." spoke Go Go. "First tell us how that happened."

"Well…" He said while explaining the situation.

(One to five minutes later)

"And that's how they became roommates, with Juniper being my actual roommate. So any questions?"

"Yes, you two wouldn't happen to be sharing the bed, right?" asked Honey making Hiro blush.

"N-N-No!"

"Take baths together?"

"N-N….well no. But she did make me undress her and wash her…." he blushed. "B-But she knows I'm not like that and I keep my eyes shut!"

Wasabi's jaw dropped, Fred looked amazed, Honey was blushing, and Go Go seemed neutral.

"So you're helping out two of the bad guys who go around in tacky clothes and cheesy dance moves. Why exactly?"

"Because it was the right thing to do, and I didn't want Juniper to be a cripple, lest her mom kills me." He sweatdropped. "But they're nice once you get to know them, well they're still cheesy, but they have a reason."

"And that would be?"

"It was either sitcoms with them alternating between a horse costume's butt or stealing to get Barb's daughter a good life."

"...say what now?" asked Wasabi confused.

"Aunt Cass said they tried a sitcom called Pretty Horse Gals. And they were the horse."

"Hey my mom use to watch that!" spoke up Fred.

"So did Aunt Cass, although Go Go." Hiro said. "She did say that High Voltage was copying Jem and the Holograms."

"Oh great." She groaned. "My mom used to date a member of the staff to that show...it didn't work out so well."

"So yeah, I know it's unorthodox and weird, but right now they aren't really a danger to anyone. Without their power source, they're just a mom and daughter with brightly colored clothes. We're letting them stay until Juniper's legs are healed up while her mom helps my aunt. After that, well I don't know what they'll do, but I don't think they'll go right back to committing crimes."

They looked at him with uncertainty.

"What? I'm being honest here guys." Hiro sweatdropped. "Just give them a chance and maybe stop by, without the costumes, they don't know I'm the one leading Big Hero 6."

"Well...maybe it couldn't hurt." spoke up Honey first.

"As long as they don't try anything crazy." Go Go said with a sigh.

"I'm all into this plan." Fred grinned with a thumbs up.

"If we do, I'm bringing rubber gloves, just in case." spoke Wasabi.

Hiro sighed in relief. 'That went better than expected.'

"So wait, when you say you helped undress her…"

"I swear I've tried to have Aunt Cass or Baymax do it!" Hiro blushed.

"And when they aren't around?" Honey asked with a blush.

"..." he turned away and tried putting his hood over his head.

"Wait, so you undressed her?" asked Fred before jaw dropping. "Dude...way to go!"

"J-Just forget about it!" He blushed while feeling like hiding under a table and turning into a ball of embarrassment, if he could that is.

(Two days later)

Juniper yawned while looking at the ceiling, again, as her mother was watching over her from a chair next to the bed. "When will my legs work again mama? Because I'm so bored."

"I told ya sweetie, it's gonna be a few months."

"But I want to dance." She pouted. "And maybe show off some new moves."

"Now Juniper, you heard what the boy said, no moving around for a few months."

"Ugh!" She groaned. "But mama!"

"No buts."

Juniper pouted while looking towards the right side of the room. "Mama. When will Hiro get back from whatever he's doing right now?"

"He's at school from what Cass told me, so it'll be a while, why?"

"Well I just wanted to tease him again." She sighed.

Barb raised an eyebrow. "Are you trying to hit on a young boy?"

"W-What no! I mean no! He's still too young for me to flirt with him!" She blushed.

"Good, 'cause if I found out you were trying something like that, I'd be swatting your rear like I use to do little lady."

"Mama! I'm not a little girl anymore!"

"You will always be one in my eyes."

Juniper groaned while feeling a little embarrassed. "So….ever had a um...crush before?"

"Juniper, that's a silly question."

"I know, but I thought I ask." She admitted with a blush. "I mean everyone gets a crush right?"

"And my crush was your daddy."

"Ah."

"But what's with this talk of crushes?"

"Just me being curious." Juniper said. "But could you get me some water mama?"

"Sure thing." she got up and headed down the stairs.

Juniper turned her head up and sighed. 'Well….I guess mama's not gonna like my crush on Hiro then…..still, to think I got a crush on a boy.'

(Timeskip)

A month came and went, and Juniper's legs were still healing although she's capable of using crutches now instead of just laying around all day long. During this particular timeframe, Hiro and Juniper started to get to know each other more and more and are kinda acting like siblings, well in Hiro's case. In Juniper's case, the crush intensified into a very big attraction to him, and no it's not the protons, neutrons or electrons talking.

Right now Hiro was currently tinkering with a small generator to see if it would run purely on water indefinitely. And he needed perfect concentration, and no sudden movements.

"What are you doing?" Juniper asked while carefully using her crutches to walk up the stairs.

BOOM!

And cue the generator making a tiny explosion and covered Hiro's face with soot.

"Cough."

"Are you ok?"

"I'll survive, but I can't say the same for my prototype." He sweatdropped while putting the generator on the table. "How about you?"

"Fine, but still trying to not fall down these stairs. It's a nightmare with these crutches."

"Well think of it like dancing. I mean if you can balance yourself on your feet, it's all a matter of practice and time using them."

"True." She said with a nod. "Sill, I really hope to dance again without accidentally breaking my legs again."

"After your experience, I don't think you'll fall for the same thing twice." Hiro said. 'At least I hope not.'

Juniper groaned. "I'm not that stupid. Anyway, Hiro might I ask you something important?"

"What's that?"

"Did you have a crush when you were younger? Or maybe right now?"

"What?" he blushed and looked at her in confusion.

"Well I thought you might have had one since you're kinda young. So had any?"

"N-No!"

"You sure?"

"Well….maybe Aunt Cass and Go Go, but I got over them!" He blushed red.

'Ok, I really love his cute reactions. They're so adorable.' she chuckled. "Wow, your own aunt? Well can't say I blame you, she still looks good for an aunt."

Hiro blushed. "H-Hey, don't remind me!" That was when he got a clever comeback. "But what about you?"

Juniper gulped. "Um….what?"

"You know, what about your crushes?"

"Oh that's easy….I have only one." She lightly blushed. "Just one."

"Who is it?"

"I can't tell you that, it's a secret."

"Oh come on, I told you didn't I?"

"Yes, but I'm still not telling." She winked.

He rolled his eyes while she looked at the busted generator.

"So what's that supposed to do?"

"Make energy using water for an indefinite time frame."

"...so water power?"

"Yeah, but now I gotta start over from scratch." He sighed. "And the parts I used for this one don't come cheap."

"Well they can't be that much."

"One tiny electric cable costs more then my entire allowance could handle."

"Ouch, that would do it."

"So now I gotta start saving up again if I wanna get new parts."

"Well maybe me and mama can get you the money instead." she suggested making Hiro cough.

"You don't mean by robbing an atm, do you?"

"Well yeah, what else would we do?"

"Something more legal and less likely to get you ten to twenty in jail?"

"Mmmm…..no clue." Juniper shrugged. "Never thought of anything else besides raiding ATMs and banks."

"Well what about dancing?"

"Besides that."

"Maybe game shows?"

"Can't, got banned from one after accidentally tripped the host into a spinning wheel. Yeah, can't do that again."

"Well I appreciate the offer, but I can talk to the professor at my school to see if they can lend funding for the parts. Besides, I don't think you'll really get far trying to steal money without your power source."

Juniper huffed. "Fine, just don't come crying to me if your generator explodes again and you can't get the money."

"Don't worry, usually my ideas only blow up half the time on the first try." He deadpanned.

"And the other half?" Juniper asked.

"They work out pretty good, before going around the place messing up stuff and powering down. It's all part of improving though, so I'm pretty use to it." he replied before looking at her bracelets. "But I am curious, what was your dad like if he made that power source?"

"Oh well to be honest, dad kinda died when I was really little. But from what mama told me, he was a great scientist in the field of electricity. Studied the concepts of Tesla and Edison while making improvements on their works. Like coils the size of fingers and a submarine design that was powered by magnetic fields. All on paper, but his mind was always thinking of new ideas, especially when he tries to use his brain to turn fictional objects like the Nautilus into the real deal. Well the energy source that is, he wasn't good at the structural part."

"Wow, he sounds like a real workaholic." admitted Hiro. 'Kinda like me in a way.'

"He was, but his experiments took their toll and he died while finishing up the electric orb." Juniper said sadly. "He had a tumor in his head and with the last test he did, the electric currents fried it and caused….well you know."

Hiro looked away and nodded while looking at her gauntlets and grew curious. "Hey, if you don't mind me asking, could I see how those gauntlets work?"

"Sure, but without the orb they're useless." She said while unclipping each one and gave him the gauntlets.

"Well I'm curious to see how they work exactly. I'll be careful to make sure they're in good condition when I'm done." Hiro said with a nod.

"Just don't break them, or I might have to zap you with something else. Like my finger over a wool carpet or something." she tried to warn while Hiro smiled.

"Believe me, it couldn't be any worse than when Mochi rubs against my bed when I'm sleeping. One time he zapped me and woke me up at two in the morning."

"Ouch."

"Let's just I say I don't use rugs in my room after that." Hiro sweatdropped.

"Well I'm gonna go downstairs to get some air, it gets way too stuffy in here." Juniper said. "Just be careful not to blow up."

"I won't."

She chuckled before heading downstairs, leaving Hiro alone with the gauntlets on the table.

"Alright Hiro, let's see what makes these tick." he spoke putting goggles on for safety along with gloves.

(One week later)

"Barb! I need these two orders to get to table seven and table four needs a refill."

"Got it honey." She said while holding a tray in her hands and was busy waiting tables during rush hour. "And you want hashbrowns with that?"

"No thank you."

"Suit yourself." She said while a little tired due to the large amounts of orders coming in every second. She turned and walked back to the kitchen and put the order down while delivering the trays to the designated tables. 'Just how many orders are going to be made today?'

As she started to sweat, she noticed that there was a banana peel that got thrown by a guy in a black cloak and-

SLIP!

SPLAT!

Crashed to the ground.

"Ow!" She groaned as the cloaked figure kept on eating as Cass came walking out with some hot coffee in her hands.

"Barb! What happened?!"

"Just a banana peel." She slowly got up and dusted herself off. "Nothing too bad, except for this cloaked guy."

Cass looked and saw no one at the table, just an empty dish and a small black dot near the chair. "What guy?"

"I swear he was just there!"

"I believe you, but I think you need to take a rest." Cass said as Barb grumbled and walked to the back to rest herself. 'Must be the ghost in black again, geez, that guy really needs to either leave or pay up. He's accumulating a very large bill and I don't like it.'

(With said person)

-Dimension 2391- 341ZOO-

"ACHOO!" Yui sneezed while getting back to his temporary room. "Must be Cynthia."

(Back with the story)

"Hiro, I believe you have been accumulating quite the time into those gauntlets. Might you try and get some rest?" suggested Baymax.

"Not now." He said while looking at the semi dissembled gauntlets. "I think I'm almost at a breakthrough."

"You have repeated yourself for the third time in the last two hours. Would you like a dictionary to find similar yet different response?"

"No thank you Baymax." he spoke before looking into the circuits and smiled. "I think I'm starting to get how these work. By synchronizing their movements together, Juniper and her mom can generate the electricity from an outside source and redirected it into different ways as they move. So simple, but not so easy to use if you have two left feet."

"Would you like to contact a dance club?" Baymax asked. "Or perhaps a strip club for movement and exercise?"

"I don't think that's needed." he blushed. "Right now she's right, without their orb these things can't transmit any electricity without a focal point."

Baymax blinked while raising one finger up. "Shall I scan for said object of interest Hiro?"

"No need, it's gone. Which is a shame if you think about it. If they could find an alternate source of power that wasn't so fragile, they'd probably be way more dangerous."

"Shall I search for alternative electrical apparatuses from the internet?" He asked while Hiro kept on looking at the gauntlets.

"No. Now that I know how they work, I'll just put them back together." He said while noticing that Juniper was walking back, still in crutches, into the shop. "Looks like she's back from that all girls sleepover Honey was hosting."

"I shall inform her of the news you have discovered."

"Sure."

"Shall I also inform her of her heart condition?"

"Wait what?"

"Every time she sees you, her average heart rate increases to about a fraction of a second. Signs indicate this maybe a early form of heart congestion."

"Well then yeah, sounds pretty serious." He said before seeing Juniper walking up the stairs.

"Hey Hiro."

"You have an early sign of heart congestion." Baymax said. "However, your heart rate is normal right now. Did you eat any cholesterol free substances?"

"Uh...if you mean any carbs, then no." She deadpanned. "And why would I have a heart problem?"

"Your heart rate increases when in the facilities of Hiro."

And cue her turning red in the face. "T-That's not true!"

"Your heart rate has jumped by a second, might I recommend some dietary choices?" Baymax offered while Hiro slowly started to get an inkling of what's going on.

"Shut up!" She blushed while walking onto the bed. "Just ignore it!"

"I can not ignore your healthcare."

"It's none of your business." Juniper frowned. "Just go bug Hiro or something!"

"I cannot do that as I am not an arthropod."

"You know what I mean!"

"No I do not. Please leave a broader description."

"Ugh!"

Hiro chuckled at this while Juniper stuck her tongue at him. "I never get tired of that."

'I'll get you for that one Hiro!'

(Some time later)

"Say ahh." spoke Barb holding a thermometer out with Juniper moving her head. "Juniper, open your mouth."

She shook her head no while looking annoyed.

"Juniper you open up right now."

She shook her head again while sneezing a little.

Barb sighed at this. "Come on now sweetie, I gotta take your temperature."

Juniper huffed while opening her mouth a little. 'Why did I have to catch a cold while having two broken legs?!'

Barb popped it in. "Make sure it goes under your tongue."

She grumbled while doing so as the thermometer started rising up to about one hundred and ten degrees fahrenheit.

"Oh my stars! You're not leaving this bed until that fever is broken young lady."

"Mmmm!"

"I'll get you some ice right now."

"Mmm?!"

"Now stay here." Barb said while walking away as Juniper grumbled.

'I hate today. And I REALLY mean it!'

(With Barb)

She walked down the stairs while Hiro was sleeping on the couch, with no shirt on.

"Zzzzzz."

The woman frowned and moved over before nudging him. "Hiro, Hiro, wake up."

"Ugh…" he groaned while waking up. "What?"

"Sorry to bother you, but I need your help. Juniper's got a bad fever and cold and I was hoping you could take extra care of her while I help your aunt in the shop."

"Oh sure." He yawned while getting up. "That I can do."

She patted his head. "Good boy."

'I just hope I don't catch her cold.' He thought while Barb walked away. 'I really don't want to get sick and have Baymax trying to cure me.'

Hiro got up and headed up to his bedroom.

"ACHOO!" Juniper sneezed while looking annoyed. "Sniff." 'I hate this so much!'

"Hey Juniper."

"Hey." She said while Hiro was trying to get closer to her. "What's up?"

"Your mom told me how she wanted to help you out as much as possible considering you're sick."

"Achoo! Thanks, but I'm fine right-ACHOO!" She sneezed while Hiro sweatdropped.

"You don't look well to me."

"I'm just fine." she muttered with a sniff.

Hiro walked over and placed his hand on her forehead. "Yep, you're definitely sick."

And cue her turning bright red.

"I better get you some soup." He said while walking away. "Just stay here and I'll be right back Juniper."

She felt her body temperature skyrocketing as her heart began to stop for a few seconds. 'He...touched me….'

(Later)

"Here's the soup, but be careful it's hot."

Juniper looked at the soup before sneezing again. "Can't...arms too tired."

"So you need me to feed you?"

"Y-Yes." She stuttered while Hiro put the spoon near her mouth.

"Say ahh."

"Ahh." She said while opening her mouth as the spoon went into her mouth. She took in the soup before Hiro got another spoonful for her. 'Tasty.'

As this was going on, Hiro didn't notice her blushing cheeks or that his aunt was taking pictures from down the stairs.

'This is going in the photo album.' Cass thought while Barb watched on and felt a little irked due to the attention.

'Even when she's lying in bed sick she's getting the spot-no no, not now Barb, just get these orders out.' She thought while in her heart, a festering pain started to form, yet was too small to trouble the woman for now.

'Wow, being fed soup by a cute guy now? If I'm dreaming, I don't wanna wake up.' Juniper thought with a smile. 'I really don't want to wake up.'

'This isn't so bad, as long as she doesn't sneeze this-'

"ACHOOOO!" She sneezed while the soup went right on Hiro's face.

'Nevermind.' He thought while Juniper sniffled. 'At least it wasn't hot...like her-wait what? Why did I just think that?'

"Sorry." Juniper sniffled.

"It's ok." He sweatdropped.

"But your face is covered in soup."

"Nothing a little soap and water can't fix."

"But doesn't it burn?"

"Nope." He chuckled. "It's not even hot."

Juniper internally sighed at that.

'Which in hindsight is something I forgot to heat up.' He thought while Cass took another picture of him.

'Yep, showing that one to his friends.'

(Timeskip)

Two months have passed since the day Juniper broke her legs, and now they have been healed. Right now she was currently stretching them out thanks to her mom since she needed to try and slowly get them back to working fully.

"Ugh." She groaned while trying to move her left leg over her head. "Damn the stiffness!"

"Now Juniper darling you gotta take it easy. Your legs gotta get working one step at a time."

"Ugh!" She groaned before popping a joint. "AH!"

"Easy there." spoke Aunt Cass lending a hand. "You can get it, but only if you don't push yourself."

"But I need to dance." She groaned while popping another joint. "AH!"

"Be careful." Hiro said while watching her stretch. "Don't try to break your legs again before you start dancing ballet."

"Not funny!"

"What? You would look good in a tutu."

"And you in tights!" she cried out on impulse before covering her mouth.

"Wait you think I would look good in tights?"

Juniper blushed and tried to not speak in fear she might say something else crazy.

Cass chuckled at this. "Well I was hoping he would try dancing when he was younger, so maybe I should reconsider it."

"Aunt Cass no way. I am not dancing." he spoke firmly.

"So no tights?" She chuckled.

"No!" He blushed as Juniper imagined him in black tights, and turned bright red.

Barb noticed too and gave a discrete pinch to her leg making her jump. "Oops, sorry Juniper, my finger slipped."

"Mama, don't do that!" She frowned while looking pretty annoyed.

"It was an honest mistake."

'Yeah right.' she thought rolling her eyes. 'You just want me to be second best. Not this time, Hiro will give me all of his attention and love!'

Hiro gained a shiver down his spine for some reason. 'That's weird, it doesn't feel cold in here.'

(Later on)

Hiro looked at the gauntlets while trying to figure out how to reproduce the energy source, all the while Fred was busy talking to the others about his favorite comic book heroines and how they became famous. 'Hydroelectricity? No. Maybe static electricity? No no…..mmmm.'

"Hiro, are you in need of assistance?"

"No thank you Baymax." He said while not knowing it wasn't Baymax, but Honey. "I don't need help."

"Are you sure? You seem like you're stuck with something."

"I'm fine." He said while Wasabi looked at the gauntlets along with Go Go. "I don't think you could help me Baymax."

"Hiro, that's Honey, not Baymax." Go Go deadpanned.

"WAH!" he jumped seeing her and saw Wasabi. "G-Guys? When did you get in here?"

"Your aunt let us in." Go Go deadpanned. "What are you up to? Making something for your girlfriend?"

"What? No no, I'm just trying to find another power source and Juniper isn't my girlfriend!" he blushed while Honey moved over.

"Well your aunt told us how busy you've been and wanted to see if maybe you wanted to take a break?"

"No thanks." Hiro blushed. "I'm still focusing on my work, although what power source could substitute that electric orb?"

"Batteries?" suggested Wasabi. "Wait, back up. Why are you trying to find a replacement for them?"

"Because after months of staying here and being pretty nice, I don't think we have to worry about them going back to crime. Besides, I'm interested to see if I can improve on the original design with something a bit smaller and convenient."

"So it's not an anniversary gift?" Honey asked. "Because that would be so cute!"

"N-No! Look, I'm trying to improve these gauntlets AND find a power source similar to the orb that Juniper's father made before he died. So it's not anything like dating, it's just an obligation."

The group raised their eyebrows at the obligation part.

"Really!"

"So you're not trying to get into their family early?" Wasabi asked. "Because you still have a lot of things to do, like getting a orderly house, a stable job, and very neat furniture that's not crooked or in any way shape or form tilted."

"I'm not even sixteen!"

"I'm just saying, it never hurts to start early."

"Oh! Like Captain Electron!" Fred said out loud. "He was already fourteen yet he got married to a princess from a dimension of amazons AND a warrior queen from atlantis! Oh and also got betrothed as of issue one seventeen to a ghost princess who's his ancestor from a parallel timeline!"

"Fred, not helping." he deadpanned. "Look, just because she's been staying here doesn't mean we're dating. Heck, she's probably not even interested in me. She probably likes taller guys."

That was when Juniper, who had some heart shaped cookies in her hands with the letters 'H + J' on them, stopped in her tracks on the final step, which caught the eyes of the group, and started slowly moving back. 'I'll just give him these later.'

The others sans Hiro blinked while turning to said boy with either a surprised expression or a 'I told you so' look.

"What? What?" he blinked with Fred chuckling.

"Dude, you are so lucky."

"What do you mean?" He asked while looking confused and slightly embarrassed.

"Wow you are dense." remarked Go Go bluntly before Honey patted Hiro on the back, but moved her hand back as he jumped.

"Ooh, sorry Hirro, static."

"It's fine, but I...wait….wait a sec...that's it! I think I got it!"

"So you now know that you have a girlfriend?" Wasabi asked. "That was quick."

"What no!"

"Then what is it?"

"The power source! It's been around us this whole time." he smiled. "Think about it, what happens when the air becomes extremely dry?"

"Static electricity, duh." Go Go deadpanned. "Basic knowledge."

"Exactly. As long as the air around us is dry enough, by touching a metal surface or one with a static charge to it, they'll connect. What if I modified the gauntlets to pick up on those charges? Then they'd never have to worry about running low or have to worry about it breaking, because the air itself would be filled with enough charge as long as it's dry enough."

"That could work." Fred said. "But how about adding something else to the mix?"

"Like?"

"The electricity from our bodies, like Miss Eel-Tric! She uses a suit that can take her own electric field and the electric bonds in our atoms to basically make her own lightning! And it would be like BOOM! And ZAPA! And-"

"We get it Fred." Go Go interrupted. "So essentially let them use the electricity in their bodies and the air, that about cover it?"

"Well yeah." Hiro said. "It would be a better change then just an orb that could easily be broken or stolen."

"But what if they blow up after you adjust them?" Honey asked while Hiro paled a little at the imagery.

"That won't happen." he spoke up shaking his head. "I'm positive."

"Well just don't forget to eat." Honey warned.

"I know."

"And don't forget to tell us all about the first date when you finally start going out with Juniper. Oh and maybe send us some pictures, preferably cute one-"

"There isn't gonna be a date!" He blushed as Juniper walked back up with the cookies and a pink apron, before stopping and slowly went back the stairs.

'Yeah, maybe later on.' She thought with a blush.

(A week later)

"So you're sure these will do the trick?" asked Barb as Hiro handed her the newly modified gauntlets, which were smaller and had a dark purple and red hue to them.

"Yep, and you and Juniper won't have to worry about low batteries from now on." He said. "But I must warn you, I haven't tested them yet so since you're better acquainted with these, maybe you could test them?"

"...these won't kill me right?"

"What no, I'm positive...well almost positive that it won't kill you. Maybe shock you, but not electrocution." 'I hope.'

Juniper and Barb looked at each other and down at the gauntlets unsure.

"Come on, I believe in you two." He said while behind an overturned table as Juniper both sweatdropped and blushed. "Now, get ready to dance."

"Alright, you ready Juniper?" asked Barb.

"As always mama." Juniper said with a semi confident smile. 'Please don't explode! Please don't explode!'

"Then let's show our stuff. Five, six, seven, eight!"

And cue them starting to dance while static electricity started to build up in the batteries, turning them a bright turquoise color.

Hiro watched them while seeing static around the air around them sparking while they showed off their stuff. 'Alright, so far so good.'

But as they danced, the electricity started to get bigger and bigger while a ball of lighting formed over the two as it started shorting out the lights and other electrical appliances.

'Ok, note to self, they can draw electricity from other sources around them.'

BOOOOOOM!

And cue the electricity blasting out in a massive shockwave that sent the entire city into a blackout and sent the two women flying in opposite directions.

BANG!

CRASH!

"Ow!"

"Gah!"

Hiro went wide eyed at this while the two women groaned in complete pain as the static dissipated from a lack of movement. "Oh no, are you two alright?"

"Ugh…"

"Ugh…"

The lights flickered while Hiro saw Juniper on the ground with her hair standing on end.

"Ow…"

"Are you two gonna be ok?"

"I'm….ok." Barb while stuck in the wall head first. "But please help me out."

Hiro moved over and grabbed her legs before he started giving them a pull.

Pop!

Only for him to get squashed by her bottom.

"Mama!" Juniper yelled out while getting her wits together. "Get off him!"

"Oh! Sorry about that." she got off Hiro who blushed and sat up.

"It's fine, really."

"You're sure dear?"

"Yeah." He said while trying to stay calm. "But how are you two feeling?"

"Besides shocked?" Juniper groaned. "Fine, but I think that was too much power for one little dance."

"I might need to put a limiter on them so you don't use too much, but I'd say it's a step in the right direction. Now you can use them in dry air without worrying about running out, but maybe watch how you use them in public."

"Noted." Both said at the same time.

"Now." Hiro looked around. "How are we going to explain the blackout to Aunt Cass?"

And cue them vanishing in an instant, leaving Hiro alone.

"Oh come on!"

(Later)

Juniper walked up the stairs while holding some cake as she saw Hiro still working on the limiters and a new project at his desk. She then tiptoed to the table and whispered. "Boo!"

"Ah!" He jumped while turning around and saw it was Juniper. "Not fun...is that cake?"

"Yes, it's for you." She smiled. "I baked it with your aunt helping me."

"For what occasion?" He asked while taking a bite of it.

"Well our first date." She blushed as Hiro coughed and nearly choked. "I mean wouldn't this be a good first date gift?"

Hiro coughed and hit his chest before gasping and blushed. "D-D-Date?"

"Well yeah." Juniper blushed. "So...want to try?"

He blushed while looking completely dumbfounded.

"Well?"

"Uh...s-sure."

She smiled before kissing his cheek. "Good, because I'm going to rock your world."

'Oh boy.' He thought with a blush while not seeing Barb looking from the stairway.

Said woman sighed and walked away. 'So my little girls got a boyfriend. Hopefully he treats her well or else.'

"So, where do you wanna go?"

"I was thinking a mixer." Juniper said while Barb stopped in her tracks. "The music might be fun."

"W-What?!"

"Kidding~" she laughed. "I actually wanted to go to a club."

'JUNIPER!' Barb thought while going into overprotective mother mode.

"That might be kinda tough. I'm not exactly old enough for those."

"Not when we sneak in through the back." She smiled before Barb went up the stairs and pulled her by the ear. "OW!"

"You aren't heading to any club while I still breath young lady!"

"Ow! Mama! Were you eavesdropping?"

"Yes, but only when you started going on with mixers and clubs! Now time for a spanking!"

"No! Let go! Not the electric slaps!" Juniper cried out as Hiro sweatdropped while the women went down the stairs.

'Something tells me I should stay out of this.' He thought before going back to his work as loud smacks and electric zaps were heard in downstairs.

"AHH!"

"You're not going to those places with that young boy!"

"AHHHH!" 'Why me?!'

(A few days later)

Barb tapped her fingers on the table while waiting for her daughter to come back from her 'library date' with Hiro, which normally would be ok, but she's been waiting for two hours and well, she was getting a bit annoyed that Hiro hasn't been paying attention to her lately.

Yes, it was weird, gross to some, and straight up messed up, but considering the work and help he and his aunt have done for them, she couldn't help but notice stuff about him. Like his personality and looks, but it could be worse, it could've been the seventeenth century, where arranged marriages were still common, but back to the point, she found him unique.

Well except for one thing, well two to be exact. One, she was old enough to be his grandmother and two, he was dating her daughter.

'What I wouldn't give for some kinda answer. I mean I could try dating again, but it's been years.' She thought while tapping her fingers. 'I don't want my darling Juniper to cry...but I also want to get attention from him.'

Aunt Cass was walking out after feeding Mochi before seeing barb and walked over. "What's wrong Barb?"

"Huh? Oh, it's nothing." She lied.

Cass deadpanned. "Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"...I don't believe you." she replied sitting down. "Something's bothering you."

Barb grumbled. "Nothing's bothering me."

"Barb." frowned Cass.

"Ugh! Fine, I'm just annoyed that's all!"

"About?"

"..."

"Barb."

"I just...feel like I wanna date again but I know it ain't gonna work!"

"...oh." She said. "Well to be honest, I'm not the best person to talk about dating. I really have zero experience with men, especially a certain businessman who I really despise now."

"See? I told you it was nothing."

"So who's the lucky man?" Cass asked with a smirk.

"Let's just say he's younger than me."

"So thirty? Right?"

"Younger."

"Twenty?"

"Even younger?"

"...a preteen?"

Barb looked away while looking mortified.

"..." Cass blinked before saying. "Is it Hiro?"

"..."

"Well? Is it?"

"..."

"Barb!"

"Ok ok! It's him, happy!?"

"To be honest, a little bit torn between relief and slapping you." Cass said with an eye twitch. "And I'm tempted on the latter."

Barb groaned at this while placing her hands on her face. "I know it's messed up and sick, I just can't help it. I mean, after all these months and him being a big help to my Juniper and just bringing us here in the first place was really touching."

"True, but why did you start liking Hiro?"

"Well first off he did a great job nursing and taking care of Juniper that it's the whole reason she's out walking again. Not to mention he's really bright for such a young kid, kinda reminds me of my husband."

"You do realize she's dating him right?"

"Yes, and that's what's making me frustrated!" Barb grumbled. "I don't wanna be one of dem moms who hits on their daughter's buy, I wanna ignore it and try finding a new man in my life."

Cass sighed. "Well I'm not going to stop you, but I think you have to figure this out on your own Barb."

Barb grumbled. "Still I wish I was a few years younger."

"Trust me, don't we all?"

"Well you look better than me."

"Must be my good genes, but you have your good points too. I mean I stress eat and have a lot of depression on my hands. You? You're energetic and have a special aura around you."

"Sure doesn't feel special nowadays." She grumbled while a thought came to her head. "Say, does Hiro have anything in his little room of his that can turn back the clock?"

"Literally or metaphorically?"

"Like could it be able to make me younger?"

"Well no, but I think he's making a project for school. Something about slowing down the decay rate of cells and rejuvenating said cells. Don't ask me how that works, but they did use the cells of a starfish for it, weird as it may sound." Cass waved off while Barb's eyes sparked to life hearing that.

"That sounds just what I need!" She said while getting up and ran upstairs.

"..." 'Should I have told her that it was still being fixed?'

Barb rushed up to the room and looked around it. She then saw a small switch with a red eye like bulb on the bottom of it and two large coils on it, right on the bed. "There you are!" she moved over and rubbed her hands. "Oh boy, goodbye wrinkles, hello smooth skin."

That's when she flipped the switch and-

ZAP!

Caused both a massive explosion and another blackout for the city.

(Later on)

Hiro and Juniper walked to the door while holding hands. Which was all Juniper's idea. And something that was making Hiro blush.

"That was a nice date right Hiro?" She asked while Hiro was trying to keep it together.

"Y-Yeah."

"Although I was hoping you didn't pass out when we started 'learning' about reproduction."

"P-Please don't remind me." He blushed as they walked into the cafe, only to notice that it was kinda dark. "Oh no, did Aunt Cass accidently forgot to pay the electric bill?"

"Mama? We're back." Juniper called out.

Silence.

"Mama?"

Silence.

"Mama?"

"Aunt Cass? Barb? We're home!"

Silence.

"Ok this is weird." Hiro muttered before several colored lights turned on and some disco music began playing. "And so was that."

Both of them heard footsteps and turned to hear someone coming out from the back.

"Ladies and gentlemen." said a very young voice while the sound of tapping feet were heard. "The queen of dance is back baby!"

Both blinked before seeing the person spin dancing into the center of the room, revealing….

"Barb/Mama?!"

"Miss me?" Barb asked while now a fair skinned woman with long blonde hair sporting purplish pink bangs, a massively thick ass and a H cup chest, with a medium sized gut, with pink star-shaped earrings, cyan eyeshadow which extended to a lightning bolt on her right eye, pink lipstick, wearing a one-shouldered black dress with a purple lightning bolt across it, purple sleeves, tights, and pink leg warmers, a pink belt with a cyan buckle, pair of black boots, and Hiro's more streamline gauntlets on her arms, as she began doing some moves with a wink at Hiro.

"W...W…."

"What the hell happened to you?!" Juniper got out. "You're so...so…"

"Young? I know, and a little fat, but hey, I'm going to work that off later." Barb said while still dancing. "And it was all thanks to that switch, yeah! Shake it baby!"

"Switch? What switch?"

"The one on your bed."

Hiro paled. "That was a prototype! It shouldn't have worked!"

"It did, but your room is now a war zone Hiro baby." Barb said while winking at him with a smile. "Care to dance lover boy~?"

"W-What?" he blushed with Juniper frowning.

"Hey! What's the idea of calling Hiro that mama?"

"Oh that?" She spun around. "Just me showing him the real beauty, now that I'm young and in charge, it's time to show it off."

Hiro looked dumbfounded as Barb moved towards him and began rubbing her sides against his head. 'Did the project warp her mind?!'

"Hey! Back off mama!" snapped Juniper pulling Hiro away with a glare.

"Oh don't hog him, you've had him for weeks." Barb smirked.

"He's my boyfriend!"

"So? I want his love and attention."

"Forget it! Get with someone else."

"Sorry, no dice deary."

Juniper placed Hiro closer to her D cup chest while Barb moved over and placed her chest on his face. "Get off him!"

"You first."

"I'm closer to his age then you!"

"Yet I have the maturity."

'WHY?!' Hiro thought with a crimson red face while feeling both chests against his face.

"Get off mama!"

"No way!"

"Get off!"

"You first!"

Both glared while Cass, who walked into the room, sweatdropped and took a picture of them.

'This is for the scrapbook.' She thought with a chuckle. 'Although I'm gonna need to talk to Barb later on, I don't need Hiro getting a hands on lesson anytime soon.'