"OH MAN, I was right!" Dr. Cello gasped, backing away from them.
Dash and a raven-haired woman sat before him on a red sofa in Fred's living room, their deadpanned expressions exuding disapproval of his behaviour. He shuddered, his eyes widened as he looked at them with surprise. Calming instantly, he moved closer to the woman, his hand stroking his chin.
"I knew it, from the stilettos, the makeup, your hair, your clothes," he leaned back, closing his eyes as his voice deepened, "Your fragrant parfum."
"Not funny, dude, you'll get us sued." Dash frowned.
"You're a woman! Aren't you? Oh, I knew it all along." Dr. Cello backed away.
The woman's eyes drooped, her hand stroking the bridge of her nose as the scientist froze up in fear. Shaking her head, she huffed as her brother raised his brow, his mouth agape in confusion. Dr. Cello grinned, stuffing his hands in his pockets.
"Um, who is she again?" he looked at Dash with a blank face.
"I just told you seconds ago." Dash shook his head.
"You did," the scientist turned to the woman, gasping again, "I remember!" he moved toward her, breathing in deeply as he closed in on her, "Who're you again?"
"Just forget it." Dash groaned.
A window exploded into pieces as Fredzilla jumped into the room and went into a fighting stance. Pacing around, he breathed heavily, his eyes scanning, alert for any danger nearby. Spotting the others, he walked up to them, flipping his mask over his head.
"Uh, dude, you know you've gotta fix that, right?" Dash pointed at the shards on the floor.
"Nah, Heathcliff can take care of it." Fred grinned.
"I shall do no such thing, Master Fredrick." His butler walked past him, "You father will be quite displeased when he returns this evening."
"He's not coming back," Fred chuckled then his smile died down, "Wait, is he?"
"Leave the mess there and try to see if I'm wrong." Heathcliff left the room.
"Oh man, oh man, oh man, oh man!" Fred panicked then sat down on the couch, relaxing, "Whatever, I'll can deal with a lil yelling."
"So, you'd rather get in trouble than before he gets back?" the woman raised her brow.
"Meh, it's too much work." He shrugged and sat back.
"Oh, Fred, this is –," a loud thud interrupted Dash.
Hiro, Honey Lemon, Wasabi, Baymax, Maxwell, GoGo, Phineas, Ferb and Cat entered the room, each of them, except the redheaded girl, shouldering backpacks. They chatted amongst themselves excitedly, Wasabi folding his arms in irritation and Baymax looking around, doing rudimentary scans. Turning to the group, Fred jumped, his glee stiffening the woman's face.
"What'd you bring the whole Stark Industries with you?" Dash stood up.
"We could," Phineas turned to him, "We thought of making a device that shrinks objects at a subatomic level, but then we suddenly quit 'cuz we found out about Capsule Corp." he rubbed his neck, "I'm still lost at how we forgot a company as big as that existed a year ago."
"We just wanted somewhere to hang out since the office's a lil cramped." Hiro pocketed his hands.
"And this is any different?" Wasabi's voice stifled behind gritted teeth, "the contracting walls encroaching on us," he frowned, "sweat increasing from all the friction." He shuddered, "Sickening."
"What's wrong?" Honey turned to him.
"Nothing, nothing," he smiled sarcastically, "just revelling in how cool it is to be crushed by the decreasing space in this room. With all these people." He laughed uneasily, "There's so many people."
"And I know each of them." Maxwell raised his finger.
"Really?" GoGo raised her brow, "'Cuz I don't know you, so explain that." She folded her arms.
"You are Ethel Jin-Ho, your favourite food is Steak and Kale and you're excellent at sports, but lack the endurance to win marathons, which is why you switched to robotics to find ways of increasing your speed."
"Wha –," her eyes dilated in shock, "No, that's not true," she turned away from him, folding her arms as she looked around uneasily.
Moving away from Maxwell, she stood in the corner of the room, immediately being followed by Hiro who pulled out a headband and four small discs out of his bag. Placing reassuring hands on her shoulders, he gave her a warm smile, making her act in kind as she turned to him. Looking at the two, an amorous feeling swelled in Honey, making her turn to Dash and notice the woman standing beside him.
"Oh, hey," she walked up to her, "Sorry, I didn't see you there." She offered a hand, "I'm Honey Lemon."
"I'm Violet, Dash's older sister." She smiled slightly.
"Oh, wow, I finally get to meet you!" Honey beamed and hugged her, "I didn't think I'd see any of his family members any time soon."
"Yeah," Violet chuckled slightly, "H-he told me about you, so I thought I'd come by," she cocked her neck, "Also, 'cuz I've got a case to deal with in New Washington right now."
"You're a lawyer?" Honey held the strap of her bag as the others took seats.
"I'm Tony Stark's Attorney and we've got a huge case with the government since a huge incident with the Avengers." Violet took a seat.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Fred ran toward her, "You're working with the Avengers?"
"No, but I'm working on their defence and I've got to say that the judge is a real headache." Violet rubbed the back of her neck.
"What happened?" Honey sat next to her.
"A few months ago, the Avengers fought a super villain robot called Ultron in Sokovia and the entire city was vaporized. Luckily, they managed to save most of the civilians, b-but the Amersian government was still peeved and they want to have them under their control by enacting a law that has superheroes registered and employed by them." Violet interlocked her fingers, "I'm here to augment my case by spending some time hands-on with a superhero team and I thought you'd be the easiest pick since you work with my brother."
"Wait, if you're Dash's brother, don't you have powers of your own?" Fred stood before her.
"Y-yeah, but I don't use 'em often." She lowered her head slightly.
"Well, c'mon, show us!" Fred grinned.
"I-I don't t-think I should but," she sighed, "Here goes."
Violet held her hands before her, as if holding a ball in them and concentrated, a frown crossing her face as she did. Light sparked within her hands and a purple sphere of plasma formed in them. Catching everyone's attention as they looked in awe, she blushed slightly, quickly diminishing the orb.
"Whoa, that's so cool." Phineas's eyes dilated in excitement.
"You've gotta do that again!" Fred smiled maniacally, "Show me your power."
"I don't wanna do it too much." Violet sat back, "I'm not fighting anyone or anything, so you'll just have to wait until a villain strikes."
"Well, they'd better not, unless they want a taste of my claws of fury!" Fred slapped his mask on, looking around anxiously, "I'm like a ninja! Always watching, ready and –,"
"Hi," Cat tapped his shoulder, "Freddie, I –,"
Fred let out a high-pitched scream and jumped up, latching onto the chandelier and swinging slightly. Looking around anxiously, he broke down, bawling like a little girl, causing Violet to raise her brow. Cat looked at him, her eyes dilating in worry.
"Freddie! Are you okay?" she held her hands before her.
"Yeah," he sniffled, composing himself, "I'm just -,"
He fell, slamming onto the floor with a loud thud and quickly scrambling to his feet. Dusting his suit, he looked around the room, the confused faces boring through his façade as he cleaned himself up. Sighing, he did a heroic pose, hiding his embarrassment.
"Dude, what's up with you?" Hiro walked up to him.
"Nothing, she just caught me off guard," Fred turned to him, "My reflexes must've been so heightened that I had a panic attack."
"Well, don't do that again; it was weird." Hiro stepped back, donning his neurotransmitter headband.
"Hey, what're you doing with that?" GoGo walked up to Hiro.
"Oh, nothing." He chuckled, tapping his fingers together with a smirk.
"Constricting," Wasabi frowned deeply, "Suffocating, sweaty, oxidized, velvety ice cream," he growled, "I'm so hungry, but I'm surrounded."
"Uh, what're you talking about?" Phineas turned to him from his couch.
"Oh, nothing," Wasabi smiled then frowned again, "I'm just horrified by how many people are here."
Hiro walked away from GoGo, gaining a curious look from her as she followed him. He took a seat across from her, squeezing in with Phineas and Ferb so she would have to sit with Dash and Violet on the other couch. Turning to the raven-haired visitor, Fred smirked, flipping his mask off his head.
"You're hot, you know that?" he nodded, "Wanna mix flames?"
"Yeah, no, bro," Dash stood up, punching Fred and sending him through a nearby wall. Jaws fell agape as the others turned to the newly formed hole in the building.
"What'd you do that for?" Hiro stood up.
"Meh, he's okay, right buddy?" Dash turned to him.
"Yeah, totally dude," Fred stood up then plopped on the rubble, "I don't need my spine anyways, so."
"After eleven years, you're still so protective?" Violet raised her brow.
"Hey, what're older brothers for?" Dash shrugged.
"Hey! I'm older than you are!" Violet growled.
"Uh, I'm taller, so I'm pretty sure it counts," he smirked, "other than the fact that I'm awesome."
"You're only taller 'cuz you're wearing heels!" Violet folded her arms.
"Take that back!" Dash frowned.
"Make me." Violet smiled smugly.
"Oh, I will, just watch me." Dash chuckled.
"Freddie, are you alright?" Cat knelt beside him.
Helping him sit up, the redheaded girl looked at him concernedly, her hands gently lifting the mask off his head. He chuckled, turning to her with a smirk as she smiled worriedly, seeing that he was okay. Assisting him to stand up, she stepped back, clasping her hands together as she beamed.
"You need any help, master?" anxiety vibrated in her voice.
"Master?" GoGo frowned and stood up, "What're you talking about?"
"Uh …" Fred tapped his fingers nervously.
"Moist, trapping, hot, sweaty, contracting." Wasabi shuddered, "So many people in this room."
Phineas and Ferb raised their brows, simultaneously shifting to the opposite end of the couch with Hiro as they looked at him uneasily. Walking up to Cat, Honey and GoGo turned to Fred who looked around nervously. Smirking, Hiro tapped his fingers together, watching them from afar.
"An antiperspirant spray is the best choice for your trouble." Baymax walked up to Wasabi, lifting a puffed up finger, "My scans have made sure to take into account what chemicals may be harsh for your skin."
"The contracting walls of the ever shrinking crevice of this house cannot be stopped by an antiperspirant spray. I don't want them." he lifted his arm, "Such needless deodorants will not help me now."
Wasabi smiled in relief as the robot sprayed his underarm, causing Hiro, Ferb, Phineas and Dr. Cello to back away from him. Furrowing her brow, Violet studied the people in the room, their behaviour confusing her. Glancing at her brother, she smiled, seeing that he had adjusted better than she thought to living far away from the rest of the family.
"What've you been telling Cat?" GoGo looked at Fred curiously.
"I haven't told her anything, I swear." He shook his hands before him.
"If you didn't, why's she calling you master?" Honey raised her brow.
"Because he is a spy from the future and past combined in another dimension and he's saved my life more than once." Cat shrugged.
"You do know that's insanely stupid, right?" Dr. Cello walked up to her.
"Thank you." Honey turned to him.
"He can't be from the future and past unless he was a mailman in Missouri!" he stroked his chin, "Or was it Kentucky? Kansas … Willy Wonka?"
"Uh, one, Willy Wonka is not a city, two, the future and past cannot be merged, three, this has nothing to do with being a mailman," GoGo folded her arms, "Also, what?"
"What's Missouri?" Honey raised her brow.
"Bacon," Dr. Cello waved at her like a Jedi trying hypnosis, "… is bacon."
"Huh?" GoGo raised her brow.
"Congratulations," Dr. Cello placed a hand on her shoulder, "It's a laptop." He nodded repeatedly, "You should proud."
"What're you talking about?" GoGo watched him walk away.
"Cat, Fred's lying to you, okay?" Honey tapped her shoulder, "He's not a spy from days of future past."
"That movie was awesome." Phineas sat back.
"Really?" Cat's tone filled with disbelief.
"Yeah, he was playing you." GoGo turned to her.
"So, he was lying about wearing clothes in public?" Cat began to remove her shirt.
"No, no, no, no," Honey kept her shirt on, "He was telling the truth about that."
"Yeah," GoGo chuckled.
"Don't believe everything people say, okay?" Honey turned to Cat.
"Yeah, you shouldn't –," GoGo laughed, "Don't," she chuckled, "Listen to –," she snickered.
"What's so funny?" Honey turned to her.
GoGo bit her lip, stepping back as her body felt ticklish. Walking away stiffly, she raised her shoulders to her neck, fighting off the urge to laugh. Her face reddened as sweat beaded down, her eyes darting around as she tried to compose herself. Setting her eyes on Hiro, she frowned.
"You …" she frowned.
"What? I didn't do anything." He shrugged.
"I know it's you who's," she chuckled as she approached him, "who's," she giggled, "who's making me," she burst into laughter.
"Why dost thou accuse me of such vile misdeeds, fair maiden?" Hiro stepped back, "I am but a humble man in his youth, bound by a code of conduct that forbids such –,"
"I know it's you who's doing this to me." GoGo grabbed his collar with both hands.
"What dost thou accuse me of?" Hiro shrugged.
"You know what you're doing –," she chuckled, "You cannot make me –," she giggled, "make me," she stifled a laugh.
"Thine behaviour amuses me," Hiro held a straight face, "perhaps, thou needs to lay in the fields and clear thine mind, resting thy –,"
"You can't –,"
GoGo burst out in laughter, holding her sides as she fell over on the floor. Smirking, he stepped back, watching her squirm as she cackled uncontrollably. Straining to look at him with eyes brimming in tears, she forced herself to stand, glaring at him.
"Uh, what's going on here?" Dash walked up to them.
"Encroaching, tightening." Wasabi frowned.
"I'll make you pay, Hiro." GoGo breathed heavily.
"It's weird that it's taken you so long to figure out what's going on." Hiro chuckled.
"You're headband!" GoGo's eyes dilated then she frowned, "Wait a minute; you put those discs in my shirt, didn't you?"
"Yeah, and they're thinner now, so you weren't able to feel 'em on your skin." Hiro chuckled.
"I'm gonna make you –," she gasped, crimson drenching her face as she crossed her arms over her chest, "Not there!" she pushed him back.
"Heh, if you were so angry, why didn't you punch me?" Hiro stretched his arms out as she shuddered, "You like it, don't ya?"
"Where'd you put them?" Dash turned to GoGo.
"I was just brushing the discs around her. It's only now that I put them on her underarms." Hiro chuckled.
"Damn, how ticklish is she?" Dash raised his brow.
"A lot more than I thought." Hiro laughed.
"Please, I've had enough." GoGo blushed deeply.
"Whatever you say." Hiro shrugged and four discs flew out of the neck of her shirt, falling into his hands.
"I am gonna kill you someday." GoGo walked away timidly, rubbing her arms on her shoulders as her voice shivered.
"Yeah, love you too." Hiro waved at her, drawing a chuckle.
"S-sorry, but are we gonna get to work any time soon?" Violet walked up to Hiro.
"Huh?" He packed the discs and headband in his bag.
"I'm here to do some superhero work and I thought we'd better get started already." Violet held the strap of her handbag.
"Well, if you wanna know what's going on, we'd better get up to speed first." Dr. Cello walked up to them.
"What about them?" Wasabi gestured to Phineas and Ferb, "Is it okay if they know what's going on?"
"What do you think they're here for?" Hiro raised his brow.
"Okay, fine." Wasabi shrugged.
"So, Violet, five months ago." Dr. Cello turned to her.
The scientist explained everything that had happened since the team confronted Dark Baymax and came across Nazar. Despite her complete lack of knowledge about the merging of the realms, she understood it easily, confusing him slightly. Crossing her leg, she jotted on a notepad as he explained how they failed to save people from a collapsing building a month ago and how there had been no attacks since then.
"We've ruled out Dave Callaghan's involvement in the attacks since he was executed and all we've found in regards to SFIT is an encrypted file that's taken me forever to decrypt. There isn't much info, but it seems to be an agreement between the university and the OSAA about a project called Athena's Eye that's set in play to keep a close watch on the smartest student on campus, their last candidate being Tadashi Hamada." Dr. Cello pocketed his hands, "Problem is that the part that shows the aim of the project is still encrypted."
"Well, don't worry about us knowing any secret intel, 'cuz I've forgotten most of what you said." Phineas sat back.
"Actually, most of what you've said won't be helpful in the case, but the information about the merging of worlds could be our best bet in stopping the superhero registration program from being enacted." Violet tapped a pen against her chin.
"Wait, you're trying to stop it? Why? It sounds pretty awesome." Fred raised a brow.
"If such a law were enacted, any villain group that has sleepers in the government can hunt down and assassinate superheroes in their homes or use the info about them to their advantage." Violet turned to him.
"Or, it could turn into the world's biggest superhero team! Think about it, superheroes from all over Amersia working together with the government to fight evil." Fred grinned, "It'd be the coolest thing ever!"
"Well, I'm not here to start a civil war over the issue." Violet sat back, "The only problem with the info about Changed Earth is that it could backfire and give City Hall more reason to put the law into place. There's also the huge possibility that they would not believe what I'm trying to tell them since most people don't notice anything strange."
"I'd actually advise against that," Honey gave an uneasy smile, drawing the other's attention, "I think you should just leave the Changed Earth info in this room 'cuz it could cause civil unrest. I mean, if they do believe you and see that superheroes are needed now more than ever to reach places the government can't, you'd cause lot of problems. Like politically, what if countries start questioning their presidents and try to find out who they're real leaders are. It's very possible that the merging of worlds also changed heads of states."
"I think I agree with Honey here," Wasabi folded his arms, "The walls are encroaching on this hot potato."
"What?" Violet raised her brow.
"This room is suffocating." Wasabi frowned, "Stuffed, squeezed, moist, contracting encroachment." He shuddered.
"I assume you can hear yourself, right?" Ferb folded his arms, frowning slightly.
"I see what you mean." She shook her head then tapped the pen on her chin, "About the Changed Earth thing. Well, I'll think about it." She closed her book, "Anyways, what's your plan now in dealing with whoever's or whatever's behind the building's collapses?"
"Well, I quit my job at the Daily Bugle." Dash sat back, "My speed's been decreasing 'cuz I ain't using it much and besides, I oughta give those guys a break."
"You quit your job? What about your family? Your wife and child." Honey's eyes dilated in worry.
"My what?" Dash raised his brow.
"Oh, nothing, nothing," Honey blushed and sat back, "Never mind."
"Anyway, I quit my job so I can get back into the superhero biz full time." He sat back, "I've got money coming from New Washington for it, so I'm set and I can focus on my speed."
"We haven't done more than that with the SFIT situation." Dr. Cello pocketed his hands, "I've simply decided to do my research in a lab Fred said he'd have built for me."
"You're gonna work here? With Fred?" GoGo raised her brow.
"Hmm, now that I think about it, that's a really bad idea," Dr. Cello shook his head, turning to Fred, "Yeah, sorry, but I don't think I'd want to make your crazy inventions."
"C'mon, it'll be awesome!" Fred's arms shot up.
"Sorry, but you just aren't good at skydiving out of a boat." Dr. Cello smiled.
"But you can make a machine that can help me do that!" Fred leaned forward.
"I'm afraid the NBA hasn't made advancements in duggying through space while fighting a puma with a toothpick." Dr. Cello shrugged.
Violet shot a questioning look at Dash who shrugged, shaking his head in bemusement. Phineas and Ferb glanced at each other, both feeling uneasy with the way everyone else was behaving. Shrugging it off, the pairs just sat back and acted like nothing happened.
"You could work at Stark Industries; they might offer you a job since you're a brilliant scientist." Hiro offered.
"I'm not a brilliant scientist," Dr. Cello shook his head sincerely, "I'm just brilliant."
"Um, excuse me," Phineas stood up, "Yeah, I don't wanna be rude, but we'd like to get started already."
"Oh, yeah." Hiro shot up and turned to Fred, "Fred, how big is your back yard?"
"Huh?" Fred raised his brow.
FRED PUSHED the twin doors open, leading Hiro, Wasabi, GoGo, Honey, Dash, Violet, Dr. Cello, Baymax, Maxwell, Phineas, Cat and Ferb into his backyard. Pillars lined the portico crafted in a Roman theme, opening up to a large yard, demarcated into different cascading levels encircled by concrete. Taking a seat on a chair near a guardrail, he spun around, looking out as the sun lit the lush flora that obscured the city in the distance.
"Whoa and I thought this place was large before." Phineas's eyes dilated in amusement.
"Ooh, pretty." Cat looked around in awe.
"So, do the thing." Hiro gestured to the yard.
"Gotcha." Phineas stepped forward.
Ferb fished a small white disc from his pocket, tossing it onto the grass, revealing a green upper surface that blinked and released a blue holographic screen before him. Following his brother, Phineas placed his bag on the ground, pulling out a large, white circular plate, setting it on the ground before him. Stepping back, he turned to Ferb who nodded and swiped his hand over the holographic screen.
The plate flew in the direction he gestured to, opening underneath to reveal propellers that let it hover. Weaving his hand around a holographic image of a sphere, Ferb turned to the machine that curved, releasing more metal at its edges to shape into a large orb. He clicked on the screen before him, causing the machine to beep and open on one side, sliding a ladder downward and create a door.
"Wow." Cat moved toward the machine then turned to Ferb, "What is it?"
Ferb looked at her blankly and pressed on the holographic screen, turning off the disc that lay before him. Picking it up, he pocketed the device, pulling a phone from his pocket and began typing. Walking away from her, he moved past Phineas who shrugged with a smile on his face.
"Yeah, he only says one line per chapter." He rubbed the back of his neck, "It was the same thing when we were on Disney XD, so." He shrugged.
"Is he shy?" Cat's brows furrowed.
"Nope." Phineas shook his head then turned to the others, "This is what we call, the 360 Degree, Extra-dimensional Training Arena. We did something similar with soccer, so we just thought we'd do the same but with different locations."
"And what is it exactly?" Honey walked up to him.
"It's a simulator basically, but it shrinks you down so that it seems like you're in an infinitely large area." Phineas pocketed his hands, "Since you're a superhero team, we thought we could help you out with it." he sighed, "If only we could've given it to the Avengers when they came over."
"Wait, you've met the Avengers?" Fred jumped up and ran toward him.
"Yeah, all of 'em." Phineas turned to him.
"It occurred when an accident caused the members of the Avengers to lose their power after a mad scientist, Heinz Doofenshmirtz created the 'Power-Draininator" that accidentally fired on them." Maxwell huffed, "That man baffles me."
"How do you know that?" Phineas turned to him.
"I always come prepared." Maxwell smirked, "I know everything about you."
Maxwell donned an impassive expression and turned to GoGo who raised her brow. He stared at her, his fiery brown eyes stabbing into hers as he probed her deadpanned gaze. Her eyes dilated, the fact dawning on her that he knew what she did.
"Were you spying on me?" GoGo grabbed his collar.
"What? Little ol' me?" Maxwell gestured to himself then turned away, smiling slyly, "You're making me blush."
"You can't tell them what I did yesterday." GoGo glared at him.
"What did you do?" Hiro raised his brow.
GoGo looked around, eyes dilating as she began to panic, their stares making her breath heavily. She backed away, looking around frantically as she tried to come up with a lie. With nothing coming to mind, she ran away, bolting into Fred's house.
"What did she do?" Hiro turned to Maxwell.
"Beats me," he shrugged, "I just know that staring at her makes her paranoid." He chuckled, "I know all of you."
Maxwell laughed, his deep voice coming off as villainous as he held his arms out. He cackled, lifting his head to the sky, causing the others, excluding Dash and Violet, to back away and share uneasy glances. He bent over, slapping his knee as he calmed himself.
"Ha, you people are too easy." Maxwell adjusted his glasses, "It gets 'em every time."
"Okay." Honey stepped back, laughing uneasily, "I'll go and see what GoGo was doing." She ran into the house.
"Bravo, man," Dash clapped, "You've gotta teach me that some time."
"How much money you got on ya?" Maxwell held his hand out.
"I'm not gonna pay you." Dash looked at him condescendingly, pocketing his hands.
"Oh, we'll see about that." Maxwell smirked.
"Anyway." Phineas chuckled, "You can have the machine," he gestured to Ferb who tossed the phone to Hiro, "We've integrated the controls into the phone. It should be easy enough to control."
"You're just giving it away like that?" Hiro raised his brow.
"We have a policy of using something once then giving it away." Phineas adjusted his bag.
"What about all your hard work?" Wasabi raised his brow.
"It stems from their times in the Tristate Area." Maxwell turned to him, "Each one of their inventions would end up destroyed one way or another, so they got accustomed to making new ones every day, brushing off the one they made prior."
"Right on point." Phineas stretched, "Well, we've gotta go." He headed for the house and turned to them, "See ya, guys."
"Yeah, I've gotta go too." Cat followed them, "I need to feed my cat."
"Ooh, I'm coming with." Fred followed her.
Hiro shrugged and turned to the orb, pressing a button on the phone that made it turn back into a large plate and set on the ground. He walked up to it, picking it up as the others returned to the house. He turned, seeing that everyone, except Maxwell and Baymax, had gone.
"You wanna talk about something?" Hiro walked up to him.
"I'm making an offer." Maxwell removed his backpack, handing it to him.
"What's this?" Hiro received it.
"It's an Iron Man suit I made that adjusts to a person's physique." Maxwell shrugged, "I've not got that aspect down, but it can adjust to yours and Honey Lemon's bodies."
"Why put such a random comparison?" Hiro raised his brow.
"I initially made it for her, but she was not too keen on the idea, so I adjusted it so it could fit you." Maxwell cocked his neck.
"And how do you know my physical traits?" Hiro leaned back.
"You're 5'4'', you're a blood type A, you wear medium size boxer –,"
"Okay, geez, man!" Hiro backed away.
"Relax," Maxwell adjusted his glasses and smirked, "I only know your height and weight; extra info such as that is needless and would make me seem perverted."
"I still wonder how you know my height and weight." Hiro's brows furrowed.
"I can make the assessments by simply looking at you." Maxwell pocketed his hands, "By comparing you with vertical objects in the vicinity, I can determine your height and by studying the proportions of your body and muscular structure and the sound of your footsteps, I can approximate your weight as well. I am usually 83 percent right."
"Okay." Hiro looked at the bag, "Uh, what else can it do?"
"It's most effective feature is its enhanced cooling system that allows it to run for hours, maybe days on end without overheating and its advanced propulsion system." Maxwell shrugged, "Without going into too much detail, it is very durable, has tiny thrusters all over, except for your visor of course, and has strength equating to the Hulkbuster armour."
"Whoa, really?" excitement dilated Hiro's eyes.
"Yes." Maxwell nodded and began to leave, "You can try it out in that machine those boys made." He pocketed his hands, "I bid you farewell and I shall come by some other time to see how you like it."
"Thanks." Hiro looked at the bag excitedly.
"Hiro." Baymax blinked.
"Yeah." He turned to him.
"I would like to be a nimble, slim ballet dancer some day." Baymax turned to him.
"What?" Hiro raised his brow.
"ARE YOU sure about this?" Hiro squinted.
"Come on, why else would someone reinforce a chancellor's office walls with steel?" Dr. Cello turned to him, "They're definitely hiding something."
"I'm sure that you're glad that we're in our battle gear now, huh?" Fred looked around anxiously.
"Yes, I suppose." Jack groaned.
Hiro, Dash, Fred, Honey, Wasabi, GoGo, Dr. Cello, Jack and Baymax roamed the dim halls of SFIT, clad in their battle gear with the robot acting as a sentry and light source as he walked behind them and lit their path with his eyes. Turning to his left, Hiro stopped, gesturing for the others to halt. The gears of his new suit whined quietly as he turned, the air ventilation within it making him feel a slight chill though it felt refreshing. Its colour scheme nearly matched the Iron Mans suit, the major difference being navy blue lines that ran along its frame.
The pattering of feet met their ears, causing Baymax to turn to his left as he heard it as well. They got closer, echoing in the empty halls and causing everyone to tense up. Clenching his fists, Hiro stood still, awaiting the person coming to them as they approached they corner they stood at.
"You know, if I were an enemy, I would have easily found a way to elude you since you're lighting the entire hallway with your robot." Maxwell walked up to them.
"Phew, it's just you." Hiro sighed.
"You should be more thankful." Maxwell frowned slightly, "How is the suit so far?"
"It's okay enough." Hiro shrugged, "We haven't encountered a bad guy yet, so we'll see how it works in a fight."
"What're you doing here?" GoGo glared at Maxwell.
"Don't worry, Ethel," he smirked, "I am not here to make you uneasy – as fun as it is."
"Is this a friend of yours?" Jack turned to Hiro.
"Yeah." Hiro nodded.
"Also, I totally heard you all the way down the hall." Maxwell pocketed his hands, "I may have superior hearing, but I'm sure someone else would have heard your racket as well."
"So, you know why we're here?" Jack frowned.
"Yes, I know it all." Maxwell looked at him condescendingly.
"Then our mission has been compromised," Jack grabbed his arm, "I'll need to wipe his memory."
"Wait, what?" Honey raised her brow.
"Dude, that's a lil much, isn't it?" Dash frowned.
"I was not supposed to divulge such info in the first place; we cannot have more people knowing about this." Jack pulled Maxwell.
"Let go of me, cretin." Maxwell escaped his grasp.
"It's way too late for that now, Franklin." A feminine voice came.
They turned to their right as feet clicked nearby. Allie entered the hall clad in all black with a jacket and trousers, a gun clutched before her. Hiro's brows furrowed as he looked at her, disbelief dilating his eyes.
"Agent Rook." Jack looked around uneasily, "You weren't supposed to blow your cover."
"Again, it's too late for that." she frowned, "Chloe's my friend and I couldn't just sit by."
"Wait, you're a SHIELD agent?" Honey raised her brow.
"Whoa!" Fred backed away.
"Ugh, gimme a break," GoGo shook her head, "What, lemme guess, Max's also a SHIELD agent?"
"I won't sully my hands by engaging in foolish actions like fighting." Maxwell frowned, "I only create, I do not destroy … unless you count people's egos, then I do that fluently."
"Yeah, I'm a SHIELD agent." Allie sighed, "Remember the disease I was talking about? It's actually caused by a bio weapon called the Terrigen Mist and I'm part of a team trying to find a cure for it. I was formerly a field agent, ergo the gun." She lifted it.
"Allie! You're revealing too much!" Jack growled.
"And if you keep shouting, everyone will know we're here." Allie frowned, "Look, we can argue about this later, but right now, we have a chance to find out what happened to Chloe and resolve this SFIT issue, okay?"
Jack sighed angrily, stepping back as he sifted through his thoughts. Hiro could not believe his eyes, confusion engulfing him into the sea of questions that flooded his mind. Shaking his head, he took his thoughts off it and decided to focus on the task at hand.
"Fine." Jack shook his head, "Let's deal with this first and then we'll get back to HQ, okay?"
"Good." Allie nodded.
They proceeded down the hall, unease seeping through all of them as their thoughts focussed on her. She seemed like a completely different person and her demeanour was the utter opposite of the worried, bashful girl they met. She walked with purpose, her hair tied in a ponytail as she moved alongside Jack.
They turned into the next hall, the light receding as Baymax reduced its intensity to increase their chances of stealth. Allie's heart raced as she walked, her deadpanned face masking the unease she had. Since she met the group, Hiro was all that occupied her mind.
His confident and kind attitude struck her and the four year age difference somehow intensified her feelings for him. Despite knowing he was in a relationship, she wondered when she could tell him how she felt. They took a turn to the left, arriving at a large office door, crowding around it.
"Okay, let's go in." Dr. Cello clasped the door handle.
"What're you doing?" Allie raised her brow.
"I think I found a secret room in this office, so we're gonna check it out." He turned to her.
"Well, I found another office down the hall." She pointed to her left.
"We'll check that one after this one, okay?" Jack frowned.
"Constrictions." Wasabi shuddered.
"Fine." Allie shrugged.
The scientist opened the door, leading the others into a large room that had a warm atmosphere, attributed to the dark brown colour of the walls. They looked around, Baymax's scanners fast at work as he turned his head around. His eyes blinked and he lifted his arm, pointing at a corner to the left.
"There's an air current seeping through a small space in the wall."
"Good job, buddy." Hiro smiled and moved toward it.
The others crowded around the corner of the room, leaving Allie who stood and watched. Folding her arms, she bit her lip, crimson drenching her face as she looked at Hiro. Her thoughts fuzzed as involuntary fantasies filled her mind, their focus being on the teen. She shook her head, filling helpless as she soon realized that she had fallen in love with him.
She clenched her fists lowering her head as she looked at the others, a deathly gaze shot at them. She threw her arms down, the ceiling collapsing onto them, following the motion simultaneously. A gasp escaped her and she stepped back, looking at her hands as they shook uncontrollably. What did she just do?
Grey fogged her vision as dust rose into the air, sand crunching as debris shuffled. Hiro rose out of the wreckage slowly, his back stooping as he groaned. He looked around, seeing his friends underneath the rubble. He turned to GoGo, seeing blood trickling down her lip.
He stood up slowly, wobbling as he caught himself, nearly falling. Allie turned to him, worry in her eyes as she saw him breath heavily. He clenched his fists, his head lowered as a chuckle escaped him.
"It's funny, isn't it." his voice grew hoarse, "I said I didn't want see more people die and look," he breathed heavily, "My friends are probably dead."
He stumbled, nearly falling as he looked around dumbly. He turned to Allie, raising his head to her, rage filling his eyes as he looked at her, a stiff frown being his only expression.
"Since I can't stop the death count, lemme add one more person to the list," he stepped forward, breathing heavily, "you."
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