Chapter 20
When Hiro and Baymax went through the portal, their surroundings were like something out of a Science-fiction movie. The portal looked like one of Honey Lemon's experiments gone wrong. Hiro gasped in awe at the sight, because it looked so beautiful, but it also looked creepy.
"Careful, there's Krei Tech debris everywhere," Hiro stated, and they flew around the debris, looking for the pod that Abigail had been sent there in.
Baymax was careful enough to make sure that Hiro wasn't hit by anything, but Hiro had to jump off of Baymax at one point to dodge a huge piece of debris. He jumped through a hole and landed back on Baymax.
"I have located the patient," Baymax stated, pointing to a pod at the back of the portal that was covered in dust. Baymax flew over to the pod, and they wiped off the dust. She was breathing, but Baymax was right about her being in hyper-sleep.
"Let's get her home buddy," Hiro said to Baymax, and started giving directions to Baymax so he could steer them around the debris in the portal to the exit.
"Veer right!" Baymax turned right.
"To the left!" Baymax turned left.
"Hard right!" Baymax turned right again.
"Up and over," Baymax flew over and under debris.
"Ok. Level off, easy," Hiro said, and they flew through a piece of debris.
"Nice flying buddy!" Hiro shouted, "We're almost there!"
Suddenly, a large piece of concrete came flying their way. Baymax was the first one to notice it, and he quickly got in the way to protect him from the concrete. It hit Baymax hard, his armor was almost completely off him, except for a rocket fist and his now broken thrusters, and he began to slowly float away from Hiro.
"Baymax!" Hiro shouted and looked at his robotic friend. He watched as he tried to fly over to him, but it didn't work, his thrusters were broken.
"My thrusters are in-operable," Baymax stated.
"Just grab hold," Hiro said and held out his hand as far as he could.
Baymax grabbed Hiro's hand and Hiro pulled him back to the pod. They didn't have a way to get out of the portal fast enough, and it was closing fast. Hiro thought they had no way to get home, until Baymax spoke up.
"There is still a way I can get the both of you to safety," Baymax stated, and prepared to use his rocket fist, "I cannot deactivate until you say you are satisfied with your care."
"No, no, no, no. what about you?" Hiro stammered.
"You are my patient," Baymax informed them.
"B-but B-B-Baymax…" Hiro stuttered.
"Your health is my only concern," Baymax interrupted.
"Stop, please! I'm going to figure this out," Hiro pleaded.
"Are you satisfied with your care?" Baymax asked.
"No! There's gotta be another way. I'm not gonna just leave you here! I'll think of something!" Hiro said, looking around frantically.
"There is no time," Baymax stated, "Are you satisfied with your care?"
"No! Please! I can't lose you too!" Hiro cried.
"Hiro, I will always be with you," Baymax told them. He looked at him sadly. Tears welled up in his eyes again, because he knew that he had to leave his friend behind. He wrapped his arms around him, sniffled, and let the tears fall down his face. He felt Baymax's vinyl arm wrap around him for the last time, and he grabbed on tightly to the pod. Hiro took a deep breath and said, "I'm satisfied with my care."
He watched as the rocket fist blew him and the pod one way, and Baymax the other. He watched in despair as his friend, and his brother's invention, floated off into the distance. He hung his head as he exited to portal, only for the portal to explode a second after he came out with the pod. When the portal exploded, Hiro tried all he could to keep in his sobs. He slid off the pod, and stood next to it, and watched his friends and brother run over to him.
"Hiro!" Wasabi shouted.
"Thank god he's alright!" he heard Tadashi cry. They all approached to see that he had red eyes. "Baymax?" he asked.
Hiro didn't reply. Instead, he looked at the woman inside the pod. She began to wake up, and a paramedic came over to all of them. They didn't want their identities to be revealed, so the team ran off and overlooked the scene from a building.
Hiro walked away after a few minutes of watching the scene below, because he was too depressed. He had managed to snag Baymax's rocket fist before they left the scene, so he could always have something of his.
Everyone went their separate ways, back to their homes to recap the past week's events. Tadashi and Hiro walked back to the café, and put their suits in the garage. They hid it from Aunt Cass, because they knew she'd say what they did was reckless.
They had no idea how to tell Aunt Cass that Akari was dead, but they would tell her later, because they wanted to rest right now. They headed upstairs to their room, and fell asleep in their beds, Akari and Baymax on their minds.
Aunt Cass came up to their room a few hours later to see that her nephews were both asleep with tear-stained cheeks in their beds. She was concerned for their behavior, and she wanted to know if this somehow tied into Akari's kidnapping. As much as she knows, the police have yet to found her missing niece.
"I hope they find Akari soon," she mumbled as she turned out the light in the bedroom.
Little did she know, Hiro and Tadashi were listening, and they began crying all over again.
Sad chapter, I know. I lied in the last chapter's author's note about the one about being Akari's chapter today, that one comes tomorrow. The next one is the chapter all about Akari, and if you've read "Try To Picture Yourself Without Us," then you'll know 3 characters making a guest appearance, though one of them doesn't show up until the chapter after the next.
Who are these three characters? Leave your guesses in the reviews.
Follow and Review! See you in the next chapter!
~Krypie
