Time to bust Hank and Hope out of jail. Enjoy!
Back at Scott's, the FBI were checking the ankle bracket to make sure Scott was there the whole time. Roxas, Xion, Naminé, Lea, Aqua, Ven, Terra, Cassie, Maggie, and Jim were there too.
"This is harassment." huffed Maggie.
"Actually, it's not." said Him.
"What does the FBI even stand for? 'Forever Bothering Individuals?'" snarked Maggie.
"Nice one." chuckled Lea.
"His monitor check out?" asked Woo.
"Of course, it does." said Scott.
"Damn it." muttered Woo. "It's like I just got fed a bowl of malarkey."
"We got them, sir. Pym and Van Dyne are in custody." said Agent Pearson.
Roxas, Scott, and Co.'s eyes widened in horror while Maggie, Jim, and Cassie were shocked.
"Oh no…" gasped Aqua.
"Damn it." cursed Lea.
"Seriously? Yes!" cheered Woo. He stopped when he saw the glares and disbelieving looks he was getting. "Oh. Sorry, Scott. They were your friends. That's insensitive." apologized Woo. "I just really needed a win, you know? Anyway... I'll be back later for the official end of your sentence. Sorry for misjudging you, pal. You should feel great about yourself." he said as the FBI left.
Scott could only look on in gulit. Because of him, Hank and Hope were now in jail. The seven world travelers couldn't help but feel guilty too.
Especially Roxas. He felt like he had just failed as a leader.
Back at the woods, the FBI placed Hank and Hope in a police car. Agent Stoltz was walking to a van. He opened it up and took out the lab.
He asked over to his car and placed it in the trunk. Suddenly, Ava appeared in her suit and phased her hand through his heart, killing him.
Ava quickly vanished as the FBI noticed what happened.
"What is it?" asked an agent.
"We have a man down, and Pym's lab is gone." said a female one.
Hank and Hope traded concerned glances.
Scott's house:
No sooner had the FBI left, Ven had gone up to the roof of the house. He sat down as he gazed up as the sky, making out shapes in the clouds.
"Ven?" came a voice.
Ven looked over to see Xion walk up to him.
"Oh, hi Xion." greeted Ven.
"What are you doing up here?" Xion asked curiously.
Ven shrugged. "Just getting some fresh air before we have to do any more fighting." he replied.
Xion smiled. "It is nice to not strain yourself." she said in agreement. "Room for one more?"
"It's a free country." Ven replied.
Xion smiled as she sat next to Ven. They sat in silence for a moment as they gazed at the clouds.
"Man, a lot of things have been happening recently." mused Ven.
"Yeah." said Xion. "One moment, our hearts are in Sora's, and the next, they're in normal bodies again."
"Yeah." nodded Ven. He looked at Xion. "So, I heard from Roxas, Naminé, Lea, and the other former Organization members that you guys' personalities came from your memories?" he asked.
Xion was surprised by the question, but nodded. "Yeah. That's what happened to us. I never really had my own personality since I was created from Sora's memories of Kairi. They just… sort of developed on their own."
Ven looked at Xion. "But hey, that gave you your own personality, right?" he asked.
"I guess." shrugged Xion.
"You're lucky to have your own memories." said Ven. "When I first became Xehanort's apprentice, I could barely remember where I came from. I was basically a blank slate. The only memories I do have are when Xehanort basically kicked the crap out of me, extracted Vanitas from me, left me to die on Destiny Islands, have a connection won't Sora, and then be taken to the Land of Departure where I met Terra and Aqua."
"You sure seem to have been through a lot." mused Xion.
Ven nodded. "But then a giant chunk of my life was living inside Sora for over a decade. I experienced all of his memories during that time." He sighed heavily. "But still, I barely know anything about my life. I don't know where my original home was, who my parents were, what happened to all of them… it's all just a blur."
Xion looked at Ven sympathetically. "I'm so sorry Ven. I know how hard that is for you."
Ven looked at Xion. "You do?"
Xion nodded. "During my time in Organization XIII, I never really knew where I came from. All of my memories were just what I had gone through with Roxas and Axel." She paused before adding, "And then when I wanted answers, I went to Castle Oblivion, and discovered through records and then through Naminé about who I really was."
Xion sighed sadly. "I often thought to myself, was any of it real? Am I real? When the memories of me disappeared from people's minds, the people I met, was it meant to be that way?"
Ven was shocked Xion would say such a thing. "Don't say that Xion! You do deserve to exist! You are real. Just like Roxas, Naminé, and Lena."
Ven held Xion's hands. "It doesn't matter what memories we had back then. What matters now is what we do to make them." He told her with a smile. "I may not remember where I came from, but I know for a fact that you guys, along with our friends fiends back at the castle are my family. And you Xion, you were created to be a puppet. But you're more than that, and you made that happen. You created your own person for yourself, making you unique from everyone else in your own special way. And that's what makes us love you."
Xion was surprised by Ven's words. This was the kind of maturity Sora, Roxas, and Ven rarely showed. And when it did show, theymakways knew how to make things better again.
Xion smiled warmly at Ven, taking his hands. "Thank you Ven. That really means a lot to me."
Ven smiled. "No problem Xion."
"Hey Ven, is it all right if I take a look at your star charm?" asked Xion.
Ven smiled. "Sure. Why not?"
Ven took out his Wayfinder and handed it over to Xion. She took a good look at it.
"This is really beautiful." she told him.
"Yeah, it is pretty cool, isn't it?" murmured Ven. "It's called a Wayfinder."
"This must be pretty important to you. Otherwise you wouldn't have risked your life to get it back." mused Xion.
Ven nodded. "It was made by Aqua. She and Terra have their own Wayfinders as well. She told us how there was a star-shaped fruit out there that represents an unbreakable connection so if you make good luck charms shaped like it, nothing can ever drive you apart from your friends. We'll always be connected no matter what." he explained.
"That's wonderful." said Xion. "Hey, it's just like the papou fruit on Destiny Islands." she remarked as she handed the Wayfinder back to Ven.
Ven looked at his Wayfinder. "Huh, so it does." he said as he pocketed it.
The two looked at each other warmly for about 30 seconds. The silence was, albeit, about awkward. Then, Ven broke it.
"Wanna head inside?"
Xion nodded. "Sure."
As they got up, Xion gave Ven a peck on the cheek. Ven was surprised and began to blush.
"Thanks for cheering me up." she said to him warmly.
Ven's response was a nod and a goofy smile, making Xion giggle as they climbed down the roof.
Roxas sighed as he walked up the stairs to Scott's room. He saw Scott laying againt his bed.
"Hey Scott." he greeted.
"Roxas." Scott greeted back.
"How are you feeling?" asked Roxas.
Scott sighed in guilt. "Not very good. Thanks to my big mouth, two people who I care about and got in trouble are now locked up." he said sadly.
Roxas sighed as he sat on Scott's left. "It's my fault too." he said sadly.
Scott looked at Roxas, confused. "Whaddya mean?" he asked.
"I should've made sure that Hope and Hank were protected when we left." said Roxas. "Some of us could've stayed behind and helped them escape sooner or fend off the FBI."
"Then you would've been spotted." Scott pointed out.
"Not those with Keyblade armor." said Roxas. "But still, I feel responsible for what happened as well." he said sadly. "I was selected to be leader of this team and I'm blowing it."
Scott and Roxas could only sit in regretful silence. Then, the door opened and I'm came Cassie, Aqua, Ven, Terra, Naminé, Xion, and Lea.
"Hey. Thanks for covering for me." said Scott.
"Sure." nodded Cassie.
"How you guys holding up?" asked Lea.
"Not so we'll Lea." sighed Roxas. "I just can't help but feel guilty."
"We all do Roxas." Aqua said softly.
"But I feel the most guilty of all alongside Scott." said Roxas sadly. "Because of his big mouth and my negligence to make sure Hank and Hope were safe when we left, they got caught."
"We all share the blame." Naminé said softly as she sat next to Roxas.
"But I'm the one in charge of this team!" said Roxas. "And I'm blowing it… I don't deserve to be a leader." he added sadly, shocking everyone, except for Scott.
"That's not true!" said Ven. "You are a good leader Roxas!"
"He's right." said Lea, seriously. "So you made one mistake. We make mistakes all the time."
"Even the wisest among us make mistakes." added Terra, thinking of Mickey, Ansem the Wise, Master Eraqus, Yen Sid, and Beakley.
"I guess." muttered Roxas.
Cassie decided to try and change the subject as she didn't like seeing Roxas feel like a failure to his friends. She turned to her dad. "So... How long have you been Ant-Man again?" she asked, attracting everyone's attention.
Scott smiled weakly. "Not long. Things just sort of happened." he sighed in gulit. "I'm sorry for lying to you. I'm sorry for risking everything."
"Dad, it's okay." said Cassie comfortingly.
"It's not…" said Scott before trailing off. "I do some dumb things, and the people that I love the most pay the price. Mainly, you."
"Trying to help people isn't dumb." said Cassie.
"She's right." said Ven. "Like what happened in Germany, you were just looking out for people like Steve, Clint, Sam, Wanda, and Bucky so no one would get killed by the other Winter Soldiers."
"And we help people all the time." Xion said in agreement. "Even if they claim they don't need help, only during certain times so they admit that they do and we're there to do so because we care."
"Well... I screw it up just about every time." grunted Scott.
"So what?" asked Lea. "Like I just told Roxas, people screw up all the time. It's part of being you. And you learn from them as you go on."
"It is natural." nodded Naminé in agreement.
"Maybe, you just need someone watching your back. Like a partner." suggested Cassie.
"Well, she's made it clear that's about the last thing she wants." sighed Scott.
"Who?" asked Cassie.
"Hope." said Scott. He paused when he saw Cassie give him a sad look. "Wait, who did you think?" he asked.
"Me." Cassie replied.
Everyone was taken aback.
"You?" asked Scott.
"Don't laugh. I'd be a great partner." said Cassie sadly.
"Oh, Peanut! You would be awesome." Scott said assuringly. "And if I let you, I would be a terrible Dad."
"Fine." sighed Cassie.
"Maybe when you're a bit older Cass." suggested Ven. "Maybe when you're around our ages."
"You have a strong heart Cassie." Aqua said kindly. "I think you'll be a great hero."
Roxas, Lea, Xion, Naminé, and Terra nodded in agreement.
"They're right." said Scott.
Cassie smiled. "Thanks." she replied before looking back at her dad. "Have Hope be your partner. She's smart."
"She reminds me of you." said Scott, smiling.
"I can see that." said Lea fondly.
"You remind me of myself, Ven, and Terra when we were younger." said Aqua.
"Really? How?" asked Cassie.
Aqua smiled. "We had big dreams when we were kids. We wanted to become Keyblade Masters so we could truly help people."
"But in the end, whether we were masters or not, we still helped every chance we got." added Terra.
Roxas started to feel better. "Y'know Cassie? You remind me of Sora too."
"I do?" asked Cassie.
Roxas nodded. "He's always willing to help too. And he always tries to make things better. Just like what you're doing now."
Cassie smiled. "Thank you Roxas." She turned to Scott. "You gonna go help Hope? I think you should help her."
"We all should." said Roxas. "We owe her and Hank."
Scott sighed. "I wish I could, but... I don't know how I can help her without hurting you."
"You won't Scott." said Ven with a smile. "Because we will be there to help you."
Cassie nodded will a big smile. "You can do it. You can do anything. You're the World's Greatest Grandma."
Scott smiled as he and Cassie hugged.
"How are you feeling Roxas?" asked Lea.
Roxas smiled. "Better." he replied as he stood up. "C'mon. We got friends to free and an ally to bring home."
"There's the Roxas we know!" cheered Ven.
"Good to see you better." said Naminé, hugging Roxas, which he gladly returned.
Scott stood up. "Come on. We're gonna need suits and some back up."
Lea chuckled as he held up Scott's phone. "Already on it."
"Wonder how everyone back at the castle is doing now." Ven wondered out loud.
Disney Castle:
Down in the lab, Sora was sitting at a table wearing safety goggles and was using a welding tool on his AR device. Huey and Violet came down and approached the teen.
"Hey Sora." greeted Huey.
Sora lifted up his goggles and stopped welding. "Hey you two." he greeted.
"What are you working on?" asked Violet.
"I'm working on my AR device Hiro gave me." said Sora.
"You got an AR device?!" Huey asked in excitement.
Sora chuckled. "Yep. Hiro made it for me so I could learn new techniques to fight the Heartless while fighting alongside Big Hero 6.
"The superhero team?" asked Violet.
Sora nodded. "After the fight with the original Baymax, I decided to give it a couple adjustments. And…"
Sora went over to another table and removed the sheet, revealing to more AR devices.
"I made one for Riku and Kairi too." he added.
"Wow!" Huey exclaimed in awe.
"That is impressive." said Violet. The hummingbird turned to Sora. "Would you like some assistance?"
Sora msiled. "Sure. Knock yourselves out."
"Awesome!" cheered Huey.
Violet giggled at Huey's enthusiasm as the two got to work on Riku's AR device.
Sora watched them work together with a smile on his face.
Throne room:
Mickey and Minnie sat on their royal thrones as Isa, Dewey, and Webby reviewed something with them on some papers.
"So I figure that we should sell rainbow-striped t-shirts with words on them that acknowledge that the kingdom doesn't just fiance the floats representing the LGBT community, but we fully show it." explained Isa.
"That's a great idea Isa!" Mickey said with a smile.
"And these designs are very beautiful." said Minnie, looking over the pictures.
Isa smiled as he gestured to Dewey and Webby. "They made the designs." he told the mouse king and queen.
"Team work makes the dream work!" Dewey and Webbys ang together, high-fiving.
Minnie giggled. "You two are so in sync." she said in amusement.
"Well they are the tough, exciting fighters in our group of six." said Louie as he and Lena entered the room.
"Hey guys." greeted Dewey. "What's up?"
"Nothing much." said Lena. "Just wandering the castle while looking for a place to lie down and relax."
"You two are so lazy, you know that?" Webby asked with a teasing grin.
"Almost like Myde, even as Demyx." mused Isa.
Louie and Lena shrugged nonchalantly.
"You two are so perfect for each other." giggled Webby.
Louie and Lena glanced at each other and blushed while chuckling nervously.
Just then, Myde entered the room.
"Uh Mickey, Minnie, the Jehovah's Witness are back." he told them.
Mickey and Minnie sighed.
"Oh dear." murmured Minnie.
"Aw, not again." groaned Mickey as they got up and walked away. "How many times do we have to politely decline their offers?"
Mickey and Minnie were soon out of sight.
Webby and Lena looked curious.
"And how many times?" Lena asked.
"Too many." Isa, Myde, Dewey, and Louie said in unison.
MCU:
Down at the prison, Hank and Hope were handcuffed to a table by Agent Burleigh.
"Agent Woo will see you in an hour." he told them.
"An hour? We don't have an hour." said Hank.
"Aww. You got somewhere else to be?" the against asked before leaving.
Hope and Hank stood along before Hope moved something out of her mouth: a hair pin.
Hank grinned. "Now, that's my girl." he praised as Hope picked the lock on her handcuffs.
As she uncuffed her father, he asked, "Alright, what's our plan?"
Hope pulled out a shrinking chip. "To shrink that wall." she said, gesturing to their left.
"It looks load-bearing. Ceiling could collapse…" said Hank as he studied it.
"Then we run like hell." said Hope.
"No I estimate 15-20 agents on the floor." said Hank.
"Roughly five times that in the building at large." said Hope.
"They're all heavily armed." reminded Hank.
"Not great odds." muttered Hope.
"You got any better ideas?" asked Hank.
"Nope. But I'm not giving up on Mom." Hope replied.
"She'd be so proud of you." Hank said with a smile.
The both of them got up and stood behind the table.
"Okay. One... Two…"
Suddenly, the doors burst open and in came two people dressed as policemen.
"Oh, officers!" gasped Hope. "Uh, the handcuffs were rusty and…"
Then, the officers removed their sunglasses to reveal… Roxas and Namine!
"Roxas? Naminé?" Hank asked in confusion.
"We're getting you outta here." said Naminé, grinning.
"We brought you something." added Roxas, pulling something out of his pocket.
He set in on the table and it suddenly grew to reveal the Wasp suit.
"And to make sure no one's seeing this…" added Naminé, gesturing up.
Hank and Hope looked up to see hundred of ants covering up the lights and security cameras.
"Scott?" asked Hope.
Down at the parking garage, Scott was shrunk down in his suit and on a wire fence. Behind him in the van, Aqua, Terra, and Ven were in their Keyblade armor, must they had their masks off. Lea and Xion sat with them.
"What are you two just standing around for? We gotta go find that lab." said Scott over the comm.
Hope quickly put on her suit.
"What about me?" asked Hank.
"Don't worry Hank." smiled Naminé. "We got ya."
She set some objects down, which grew to reveal an FBI suit.
"Perfect." smiled Hank.
"Hurry up and get dressed. We don't have much time." said Scott.
In their law official costumes, Roxas, Naminé, and Hank walked through the police station as Hope flew with them while shrunk. No one was the wiser.
The four then exited the building.
"Okay. Now what?" asked Hope.
"You're asking me?" asked Hank.
"Right this way." said Roxas, gesturing to the road.
Hope and Hank were confused until suddenly, their van enlarged in first of them. Lea and Xion opened the doors.
"Get in!" called Scott.
Hope flew in as Hank, Naminé, and Roxas ran in, Lea and Xion quickly closing the doors.
"Good work guys." smiled Roxas.
"Is that your armor?" asked Hope as she flew to her seat.
"Yep." nodded Terra. "We'll put on our masks when we go outside."
"Me and Xion will have our hoods up while Roxas wears his cloak and Naminé wears one of Xion's spares." added Lea.
Hope enlarged in her seat and her mask deployed as she looked at Scott. "Hi." she greeted.
"Hi." Scott greeted back.
There was silence before Hank spoke up.
"Uhh, excuse me. Are we planning on leaving soon, or are you two gonna keep staring at each other until they start shooting at us?"
Scott and Hope sheepishly nodded as Scott drove them away.
Down the street, Burch's men had seen everything from their car.
"Hey, Burch." said Uzman through a walkie-talkie.
"Yeah?" came Burch's voice.
"Yeah. They're out." reported Uzman,
"I'm on my way." said Burch.
They drove off after the 10 heroes.
Back inside, Woo was alerted to the escape as they ran through the office.
"The suit was missing, so was the van." said Agent Pearson.
"How could this happen? I mean, what the dickens?" muttered Woo.
The van:
"Thank you." said Hank to Scott and the seven world travelers.
"You're welcome." nodded Scott.
"Anytime Hank." said Roxas, zipping up his cloak.
"So, uhh... How do we find the lab?" asked Scott.
"After I lost it the first time, I put on a new tracker... ...of sorts." said Hank.
Everyone looked out the window and they could hear hundreds of ants flying overt them. They then grouped together and formed an arrow.
"That'll work." said Scott.
"This day is just full of surprises." mused Lea as they all looked at Hank with proud smiles, to which he just humbly nodded.
They drove for a while before they saw the lab in a hidden area.
"There it is!" said Ven.
Inside the lab:
Bill had adjusted Ava's chamber to the machine.
"Is it ready or not?" asked Ava.
"We can begin the extraction process now." said Bill as they walked through the lab. "Listen, Ava, this whole thing could be very dangerous." He then stopped to face her. "M-Maybe, maybe we should…"
"Maybe we should what?" demanded Ava. "Wait? I've got days until I'm dead. We're doing this, Bill. Now." she said firmly.
Ava then went inside the control from, Bill, reluctantly following.
The van:
"Energy readings show they have not used the tunnel yet." said Hank as he looked at a device.
"That's good." nodded Terra.
"We don't have much time before Mom's location shifts and we lose her." said Hope.
"Yeah, and we have a lot to do before that." said Scott. "You know, my Pap-pap always said if you wanna do something right, you make a list. So, we should do that."
"What's the list?" asked Xion.
"One, we have to break into that lab. Two, we have to kick out Foster and Ghost. Three, we have to fight Ghost. That seems like it should be part of 2. 2-A. Right? Let's call it 2-A. Fight Ghost, 2-A. Oh! Also, we have to make sure that the lab is fully grown for you to come back. Otherwise we're screwed."
Everyone started at him.
"Scott…" said Hank.
"You want me to start again? I'll start again." said Scott.
"How about this?" suggested Roxas. "Get Bill and Ava our of there, fighting them if we have to, shrink down Hope in the manic episode so she can go into the tunnel, shrink the lab so we can get out of here into a disclosed area, then regrow it so th she can return, then get you home while they go back into hiding."
Everyone stared at Roxas in surprise.
"Nice list Rox'." chuckled Lea.
"Very smart." giggled Naminé.
"Thanks." said Roxas.
"I'm going to dive." Hank said firmly.
Everyone stared at him in shock.
"What, why?" asked Ven.
"The only chance we've got is if the nine of you are out here together, protecting the tunnel." replied Hank. He turned to Hope. "Let me do this, Hope. Please. Let me get her.
"I think he's right." said Scott.
Hope wasn't sure, but she reluctantly accepted and nodded.
Just then, a brown van with the X-Con logo drove up. The window opened, revealing Luis.
"Whassup?" he greeted cheerfully.
Everyone stared at him.
"You remember that beloved commercial?" Luis asked. "Whassup?"
Hank and Hope looked at Scott, Roxas, and Co.
"I had him follow us here." said Scott.
"Kurt and Dave won't be far behind." added Xion.
"I thought we could use some help." added Scott.
Everyone nodded, knowing that things were about to get intense.
To be continued...
One last chapter to go… and then we're back to the present. See ya then!
