THE MASKED man in a brown jacket flipped off a rooftop, landed on a dumpster and landed into an alley. He removed his mask, placed it in his jacket pocket, removed the jacket and folded it in his arms. He walked out of the alley and eased into a crowd of pedestrians in the street.
He walked up to an apartment building and entered it. He placed the jacket on a coat rack, removed his shoes and walked down the hall, bypassing a picture of his wife on a desk. He went into the kitchen then came out with a bottle of water.
The man walked up to his computer with a bottle of water and turned the computer on. He searched for the Big Hero 6 online and went through the results. As he went through, he found several witnesses claiming that the Big Hero 6 combated a black Baymax in the city, but found no pictures of it.
He searched for hours until he found a fuzzy photo taken from a phone of a black Baymax administering treatment to the Big Hero 6. He saved the page and began to wonder what was going on. He opened a word document entitled 'Big Hero 6 Intel' and typed in his findings on the black Baymax and the original red Baymax gone missing.
He did some searching online, leading him to look up the events of the blackout that led to the strange Big Hero 6 battle. He searched through several people complaining about the stuff they lost because of the blackout and news reports of the causalities caused by it. A lump formed in his throat and he continued his search.
He found a claim by someone who saw something leaving the Krei Tech ruins before everything went dark. He found only three other claims as other links had been pulled down.
He turned off the computer, grabbed a black coat and left the house.
THE MAN walked down the streets, shouldering a backpack and a woman smiled at him as she went by.
"Evening, Lucas," The woman said happily.
"Evening," Lucas, responded politely.
Lucas hailed a cab and entered it.
The cab pulled up to the Krei Tech ruins; Lucas disembarked and paid the driver. The cab drove off and he looked around to see if anyone was looking. He walked up to the gates and found it locked. He looked at the gate and it had some burn marks that melted part of it along with newly replaced mesh. He stepped back, looking around again. He ran up to the gate, climbed up it and flipped over, landing in the yard.
Lucas walked down the yard and saw the rubble strewn around. He opened his backpack and drew out a handheld scanner. He turned it on and waved it around the ground as he walked.
The scanner found readings of footprints that had faded out. The earliest of the detectable footprints dated back to a month. He pulled out his phone and jotted down the info. He walked on and his scanner beeped.
He clicked an icon on its screen and it showed readings of Tachyon particles dating back to the night of the blackout. He jotted down the info in his phone and walked on.
His scanner picked up fingerprints on the ground when lights flashed near him. He turned around and saw police cars around the fence.
"Stop right there," a police officer said, reaching for his gun.
Lucas pocketed his phone and scanner and ran off. The police officer opened fire and Lucas dived behind some rubble. The police officer ran up to the gate and Lucas used the chance to run to a wall. He ran up the wall and flipped over the electricity fence.
LUCAS SAT at his computer, busy at work. He hacked into the police archives and looked through the files dealing with the Krei Tech EMP bomb scandal. He searched through several files and found a file that had the location of the police station that was holding the EMP in forensic custody.
Lucas turned off the computer and walked into the hallway. He entered his room and opened his wardrobe. He picked up a suitcase, entered the code and unlocked it. It contained different kinds of weapons and several papers in its sleeve.
Lucas put on all black combat attire and armed himself with the weapons from the suitcase. He put on his black mask with crimson lines and closed the wardrobe.
A POLICE OFFICER sat on the hood of his squad car, talking on the phone. His car was parked in front of a doughnut shop.
"Yeah, I'm so gonna become commissioner," The police officer said.
"You're fresh out of training," A woman said on the other end, "They'll never let you become commissioner,"
"You just wait and see, because your man's about to –,"
The Crimson Phantom ran up to him, landed a flipping heel kick to the head and ran on.
"Get back here," The police officer yelled.
The police officer ran after the Crimson Phantom and pulled out his gun. He pushed people in the police officer's way as he ran. He stepped on a car, flipped over and kicked the police officer's shoulder.
"That's it!" The police officer said angrily.
The police officer opened fire on the Crimson Phantom who flipped over, spun laterally in midair and landed facing the police officer.
Pedestrians ran off as the Crimson Phantom and the police officer stared down. The police officer got to his feet, training his gun at him.
"You're pretty quick," The police officer said, "Put your hands in the air,"
"Make me," The Crimson Phantom said smugly.
The Crimson Phantom ran into an alley and the police officer chased him. He jumped on a dumpster, ran on it and jumped up to a stairwell.
The police officer fired at him as he pulled himself onto the stairwell and ran up it.
The police officer removed a cartridge from the gun, looking to add more ammo. The Crimson Phantom jumped off the stairwell and kneed him in the head. He rolled to his feet and looked at the police officer. He was unconscious.
The Crimson Phantom stretched his arms out and walked up to the police officer.
LUCAS WORKED at a desk in his house, carefully opening the police officer's badge. He replaced the policeman's photo with his and re-encased the badge.
Lucas sat at his PC and looked at schematics of the police precinct that was holding the EMP bomb that Krei Tech was accused of making. He typed on his keyboard.
LUCAS ENTERED a San Fransokyo Precinct around lunchtime and walked passed some police officers. A police officer at the main desk looked at him questioningly. He flashed his stolen ID and walked toward the hallways.
Lucas walked into a hallway and trotted up the stairs. He entered a hallway and looked at different doors on either wall. He walked up to a door with a sign saying 'FORENSICS LAB'. He jimmied the lock.
Three scientists worked in the lab. One scientist sat at a computer, keyboarding and another one looked at her.
"You sure you should be looking at that from time to time?" The scientist asked, "You're gonna get yourself in trouble,"
"I dunno, I just don't feel right about this," She said.
"Well, look it up on at home and don't get us in trouble," The other scientist said.
Lucas entered the room and the three scientists looked at him inquisitively.
"What're you doing here?" One scientist asked.
"You aren't cleared for this room," Another scientist said.
"Well," Lucas said cockily.
Lucas threw three devices into the scientists' necks that electrocuted them and knocked them out. He locked the door and placed a chair, jamming the handle.
He walked up to a desk and looked at the computer. He frowned and looked closely at the screen. He scrolled through the document and became surprised. The document contained evidence of the murder of a convict that the police kept secret.
He shook his head and keyboarded on a computer. He walked up to a shelf and typed in codes, unlocking it. He opened the shelf and pulled out a small EMP bomb. He gingerly placed it on a table and took a seat.
He typed buttons on the bomb and found that the bomb had not been yet been detonated. He drew out tools from a drawer and began to open it. He looked at the main circuit board and worked on it with his tools. He pulled out a scanner from his pocket and ran it over the bomb. The readings came on the device and he pocketed it.
The door handle shook roughly.
"Open the door, you're surrounded!" A police officer shouted from the hallway.
Lucas quickly closed the bomb and walked up to the shelf. The door shook violently as police officers bashed it with their shoulders.
"Open this door right now!" The police officer shouted again.
Lucas placed the EMP bomb in the shelf and entered a code, locking the shelf.
The police officers heard glass shatter and they kicked the door down. They entered the room, training guns around. One of them looked at a broken window and ran up to it. The others checked on the downed scientists.
The police officer looked down at the streets and turned to the others.
"He must've jumped out the window," The police officer said in his walkie-talkie, "Send cops around the block; we've got to catch this guy,"
"Send in a medic and have another team search the room and see what he stole," Another police officer said in his walkie-talkie.
The police officers ran out of the room.
The Crimson Phantom ran on the rooftop of the precinct. He removed gloves made of synthetic skin and tossed them aside.
LUCAS KEYBOARDED on his computer at home and hacked into SFPD archives. He went through forensic evidence and found evidence of the murder of an inmate.
Someone had shot him in the neck with a sniper rifle the night of the blackout and the police discontinued investigating the case. They scraped all the evidence and buried the body secretly.
He downloaded the information to his computer and sighed angrily. He held his chin and frowned.
A MONTH had passed and Hiro trained hard under the aegis of the Order's masters and the supervision of Huey. He had some trouble at first, but he picked up quickly. He learned hand-to-hand combat and avoided swordsmanship and other types of martial arts in order to train quickly enough and gain the skill to fight the Crimson Phantom. After all his hard training, he knew he was ready.
Hiro and Huey stared each other down in the middle of a fighting arena in the middle of students who watched them attentively. Hiro wore black trousers and was bare-chested, same as Huey. The differences were not very noticeable, but Hiro had gained some muscle since he began his training, along with some scars.
"Tatakai!" A master shouted.
Huey threw three rapid punches at Hiro who weaved through the first one and blocked the rest with his forearms while backtracking. He retaliated with a punch to the gut and Huey flipped out of the way. The two stared each other down.
Hiro threw a kick at Huey who dodged and threw a punch. He blocked and tried to leg sweep him. Huey jumped over Hiro and rolled to his feet. Huey threw three punches, four kicks and a roundhouse. Hiro dodged the punches, blocked two of the kicks, then flipped back four times, landing perfectly on his feet.
Hiro threw a punch at Huey who blocked it. Huey threw a punch at Hiro who grabbed his arm and punched him in the gut. Huey kicked Hiro, knocking him off his feet. Huey flipped over with a kick and Hiro rolled out of the way. Hiro threw three punches and Huey blocked them. Huey threw three rapid kicks, interchanging legs and forcing him to backtrack. He weaved through the first two kicks and rolled out of the way.
Hiro ran up to Huey, throwing three punches and threw kicks aimed at his head. Huey weaved swiftly through each hit and blocked some. Hiro kicked Huey's shin, knocking him to one knee and dropkicked him. Huey fell back, sliding on the floor and Hiro landed on his feet. Huey flipped to his feet and the two stared down.
Hiro ran up to Huey with a punch. Huey dodged, kneed Hiro and leg swept him. Hiro flipped to his feet and Huey flipped in the air and kicked Hiro in the head. Hiro fell over and struggled to get to his feet. Huey ran up to Hiro with a punch and the master stopped them
"Jūbun'na," The master said.
Hiro and Huey walked up to the centre of the arena and bowed to each other.
"You are ready, Hiro Hamada," The master said, "The –,"
"Please, don't give me a nickname," Hiro said, interrupting the master.
"Very well," The master said, "You have improved very well in the past month you have spent with us. Though a month is normally not enough, I believe you are ready to face this masked phantom,"
"Thanks," Hiro said with a bow.
"Good luck, kid. Doubt you can fight back after only a month of training, but you've done well," Huey said.
Huey walked away from Hiro.
HIRO AND Dr. Cello walked out of a portal into the 'Nerd Lab' and Honey Lemon, Dash, Fred, Cat, Wasabi and GoGo were waiting for them.
"Hiro!" Honey Lemon squealed as she ran up to him and hugged him, "How are you?"
"You sure have changed," Wasabi said, "Welcome back, bro,"
"The lone warrior back from his search for awesome butt-kicking powers," Fred said, "He will be able to defeat the gods of Chihuahuas and overgrown egg plants, just like the great Tacos Wasabi,"
Wasabi groaned.
"Hi, Hir – um ...," Cat said and thought hard, "Hi,"
The guys talked to Hiro excitedly and Dash stood there, looking at him blankly. He cocked his neck.
"You go somewhere?" Dash asked aloofly.
The guys looked at Dash with surprise.
"What?" Dash asked.
GoGo simply stared at Hiro, nearly dropping her jaw. Nothing much changed about the way he looked, but he had a presence about him that she really liked. Hiro seemed – if it was even possible – more confident and strong. He had a look in his eyes that drove her wild.
"Hey, GoGo," Hiro said, "How've you been?"
GoGo did not respond, trying to compose herself. Hiro smirked.
"You haven't forgot about me, right?" Hiro asked.
GoGo kissed Hiro deeply and hugged him tightly.
"Ugh, get a room," Dash groaned.
"I've missed you, Hiro," GoGo said.
"I've missed you too," Hiro said uneasily, "But, I'll miss you more if you kill me now,"
GoGo let go of Hiro who took deep breaths. She punched his shoulder and smirked.
"Look at you, with the … and the," GoGo said, looking for words to say.
GoGo failed to find anything to say and walked away embarrassedly.
The guys, excluding Dr. Cello, were shocked at GoGo showing a glimpse of uneasiness. Dash watched her walk away.
"Huh, that's a first," Dash said.
"Yeah," Wasabi said, still reeling.
"What just happened?" Fred asked.
"Never seen her wear earrings before," Dash said, "Come to think of it, I've never seen her ears before either,"
Cat tapped her fingers together like a worried child. GoGo took a seat.
"You ever seen a Mexican Taco before?" Cat said cutely.
GoGo frowned at Cat.
"I haven't," Cat said.
"Why is she here?" GoGo asked Fred.
Fred shrugged.
"Welcome back, dude," Fred said, tapping Hiro's shoulder.
"Thanks, it's great to be back," Hiro said.
"Lunch!" Fred yelled as he headed for the door.
"It's 10am," GoGo said.
Fred stroked his chin.
"Brunch!" Fred yelled.
The guys headed out the door and Hiro walked up to GoGo.
"You coming?" Hiro asked.
GoGo glanced at him then looked away from him. She left the room and he raised an eyebrow.
"What was that about?" Hiro said to himself.
He shrugged.
"Brunch it is," Hiro said.
Hiro left the 'Nerd Lab'.
ALISTAIR KREI walked down his personal parking lot at Krei Tech Labs' HQ, accompanied by two bodyguards. He walked up to his car and searched for his keys.
"Damn courts," Alistair said, "Always adjourning for the next sessions. Wish this crap would just end,"
He found his keys and unlocked his car and a bullet suddenly hit one of his guards in the neck.
"What the –,"
A bullet hit his other guard in the neck and he quickly entered his car and drove toward the lot's exit.
The Crimson Phantom landed on Alistair's windshield, catching him off guard. He made a sharp turn and the Phantom flipped over the car. The Phantom threw two devices in Alistair's rear tires in mid air and landed on his feet.
Alistair's rear tires exploded and the car flipped over.
DR. CELLO addressed Hiro, Wasabi, Fred, GoGo and Dash in the 'Nerd Lab'. Honey Lemon was surfing the web on her phone.
"Things have been kinda quiet since Hiro was gone," Dash said, "Kinda convenient,"
"Actually, no," Dr. Cello said, "I did some digging and found that it seems that our masked friend –,"
"The Crimson Phantom," Fred said.
"The Crimson Phantom has actually been pretty busy lately," Dr. Cello said, "He attacked a cop, infiltrated a SFPD precinct's forensic lab for God knows what and then aided the police in taking down a crime syndicate,"
"What?" Hiro asked.
"Well, I jumbled up the order, but he did all that while you were doing your training," Dr. Cello said.
"He must be looking for something," Honey Lemon said.
"A beat down? 'Cuz I've been itching to give one since work's kept me busy," Dash said.
"How did he help the police take down a crime syndicate?" GoGo asked.
"Those criminal's he left hanging apparently had the locations of different hideouts for gangs in small papers put in their left pockets," Dr. Cello said, "He must be some kinda twisted artist because the papers were always in the left pocket and the logo's were always spray-painted on the left side of their bodies,"
"If only you could reach through TVs and just pull out the Phantom from any footage you find him in," Fred said, "Free pay-per-view, here I come,"
"You do realize that that sentence's so –," Dash tried to say.
"Just leave him; we don't want him to keep on yapping," GoGo said.
"It still confuses me," Dr. Cello said, "It's like he's playing the role of vigilante and criminal at the same time. How does that make any sense?"
Honey Lemon's eyes widened as she looked at her phone.
"Turn on the TV," Honey Lemon said.
"Why?" Dr. Cello asked.
"Krei Tech's been attacked," Honey Lemon said, "It's all over the internet,"
Dr. Cello picked up a remote and turned on the TV, putting it on the news network.
"We have just received word that Krei Tech labs has just been attacked," An Anchorwoman said.
"Turn up the volume," Hiro said.
Dr. Cello increased the volume.
"Police say that sounds of explosions were reported half an hour ago and that some officers were attacked by a masked criminal some people are calling 'The Crimson Phantom'," The Anchorwoman said.
Fred smirked.
"The internet never fails," Fred said.
"We're now showing you live footage from a parking lot at Krei Tech Labs," The Anchorwoman said.
Footage from a SWAT officer's headgear came on the TV. The officer entered the parking lot of and Alistair's burning car was overturned a few feet from them.
The SWAT officers ran up to the car and the officer looked down. Alistair's corpse laid on the ground with bullet holes on it. The head had a black and red Kabuki mask on it.
The guys watched in shock.
"What the hell's going on here?" Dr. Cello said.
"Is it just me or have we seen this before?" Wasabi asked.
"I sure haven't," Dash said.
Fred thought hard as he looked at the screen.
"Robert Callaghan!" Fred yelled.
"How's that possible? Wasn't he thrown in jail?" GoGo asked.
"Maybe he escaped," Honey Lemon said.
"I don't think someone like him would be able to escape prison without anyone noticing," Hiro said, "And even if he did, I'm sure he would exact his revenge without a trace left,"
"Then why a Kabuki mask?" Honey Lemon asked.
"I don't know, but there is much more to the Crimson Phantom than we thought," Hiro said.
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