MIST OF THE PHANTOM
Chapter 8: Consequence
HONEY LEMON, Wasabi and Fred lifted Baymax's plush body after deactivating him. They made their way out of the warehouse when a portal opened before them.
"Oh, man!" Fred yelled, "I'm outta here!"
Fred lifted Baymax by himself and tossed him aside.
"Every man for himself!" Fred yelled.
"I'm still here!" Honey yelled angrily.
Wasabi watched as Fred ran away, screaming and wailing his arms around in a panic. Dr. Cello stepped out of the portal and the guys calmed down.
"Oh, Dr. Cello, it's you." Wasabi said.
"We kinda thought you weren't there." Honey said.
"No, I was watching the whole time," Dr. Cello said, "What, you forgot?"
"Why didn't you help us?" Wasabi asked exasperatedly.
"What was I supposed to do? I was lost." Dr. Cello said.
"What about Hiro? You know where is?" Honey asked.
"I do." Dr. Cello said.
"Let's go after him." Wasabi said.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple," Dr. Cello said, "They're on the move and we don't know exactly where they're going … also, this teleportation device's hard as hell to use."
"They're going to Capsule Corp's headquarters." Wasabi said.
"Still don't know the exact one," Dr. Cello said, "We can track him and teleport to his location when he arrives. It'll be a little bit easier if he's not on the move."
"We have to wait." Honey said.
Dr. Cello nodded.
"What's next?" Wasabi asked.
"Let's go back to the SFIT in the meantime." Dr. Cello said.
"Okay." Wasabi said.
Honey looked around.
"Where's Fred?" Honey asked.
GOGO SAT at Kaien's bedside in the hospital, still wearing her battle gear. She needed to talk to someone and the doctor said that he was coming out of his coma and would wake up soon.
"So, that's what happened," GoGo said with a sigh, "What do I do?"
"Talk less, think more," Kaien said, "Did you forget that?"
GoGo shook her head.
"Hiro was in a tight corner and you put him there." Kaien said.
"How? It was a simple choice," GoGo said.
"You're not listening to yourself. From what you've said, there's something bigger going on." Kaien said.
"But that man put you in a coma; he had to be stopped." GoGo said.
"I'm alive, so you didn't need to take revenge. You were trying to take the law into your own hands, just like he was." Kaien said.
GoGo sat back and frowned, angry at the fact that he was right. He sat up slowly.
"Murder is murder, justice or not and someone ends up dead at the end of the day. It doesn't make anything better whatever the reason." Kaien said.
GoGo tried to say something, but he failed to mouth any words.
"Look, I'm sorry, but Hiro made the right choice." Kaien said.
"Dad, -,"
"Listen, whatever's going on is deep and complicated," Kaien said, "If he chose to kill Dave Callaghan, he would go in a downward spiral and there would be no stopping whatever is coming for you."
"Do you know what is going on?" GoGo asked.
"Of course not," Kaien said, "All I know is that the shadows from the blackout are still haunting you guys. You need to be united if you're gonna protect this city,"
"It's weird," GoGo said, "You talk like you've been hanging out with all of us all this time?"
"I can see it in your eyes." Kaien said.
GoGo gave a small sigh.
"You love Hiro and he loves you." Kaien said.
She raised an eyebrow questioningly.
"I know I'm being mushy, but it's too damn obvious." Kaien said.
"Thanks, dad." GoGo said.
"Sure, but please leave," Kaien said, "I've got some Zs to get to."
Kaien laid back.
"You're out of the coma; you can leave now." GoGo said.
"Let me milk this," Kaien said, "First sick day in a long while."
GoGo chuckled and patted her father's shoulder as she left the room.
HIRO AND Dave drove up to the driveway of Capsule Corp's Headquarters after several hours on the road. Hiro had nodded off a couple of times, but he needed to stay awake for what they needed to do … whatever it was.
"Hey, what're we gonna do when we get there?" Hiro asked.
"I'm not sure, but all we need to do is find out what they wanted with my father and if they were responsible for his murder." Dave said.
"And we're gonna find the evidence here?" Hiro asked.
"There has to be evidence, recorded phone calls, ledgers; someone was paid and the order had to have gone through a channel." Dave said.
"This kinda sounds like you're winging it." Hiro said.
"You got a better idea?" Dave asked, "This is the best we got."
"Okay, let's get busy," Hiro said.
Dave put on his mask and reached into the backseat, picked up another brown jacket and put it on. He reached for the door then stopped.
"You gonna go out like that?" Dave asked, "They could use facial recognition and track you."
"I'm not afraid of 'em." Hiro said.
"Yeah, but you should be cautious," Dave said, "They –,"
"Let's just go." Hiro said.
Hiro headed out the car and the Phantom did as well. They walked toward the building.
"You're calling me the Crimson Phantom?" The Phantom asked.
"My friend's idea," Hiro said.
"I don't like it," The Phantom said.
"Well, he never was the best at nicknames," Hiro said.
A portal opened in front of them.
"What is this?" The Phantom said, drawing out two daggers.
"Calm down." Hiro said.
Honey, Wasabi and Fred stepped out of the portal.
"So, you're here to stop me?' Hiro asked.
"We're here to help." GoGo called out.
Hiro looked behind Honey and GoGo stepped out of the portal.
"Really?" Hiro asked.
"Yeah." GoGo said.
"You know, I'm pretty sure we've triggered a bunch of alarms or they've spotted us on surveillance cams." The Phantom said.
"Don't worry, no one's gonna see us on the cameras," Honey said.
"Stephen?" Hiro asked.
"Yeah." Honey said.
"It's Dr. Cello to you," Dr. Cello said in Hiro's earpiece, "Now hurry up, we don't have all day."
"That voice sounds familiar." Dave said.
"Dave Callaghan? Is that you?" Stephen called on his earpiece.
"Yeah, I hacked into your frequencies." Dave said.
"I knew it." Hiro said.
Dave shook his head.
"Huh, small world. Didn't think you'd ever leave the Order of the Nine Siege." Dave said into his earpiece.
"Me neither, but I was more interested in science." Dr. Cello said on the other end.
"Well, I took the opposite career change." Dave said into his earpiece.
"Alright, alright, let's go." Hiro said.
The guys ran toward the building.
"Where do we start?" Hiro asked.
"Third floor, West wing." The Crimson Phantom said.
The guys ran up to the building.
"How do we get in?" Honey said.
"There's a –,"
Gunshots echoed.
"What was that?" Wasabi asked.
"It came from the lobby." The Phantom at the front entrance and the guys entered the building.
The guys looked around and the receptionist laid dead over her desk.
"Someone else's here." The Phantom said.
More gunshots echoed around the building.
"Upstairs!" Hiro said.
The guys ran up to the stairwell and Fred stopped by the elevator.
"Can't we just use this?" Fred asked.
"Come on!" GoGo yelled.
Fred reluctantly followed the guys up the stairs and the Phantom stopped in front of them.
"What're you –," GoGo tried to say.
The Phantom placed his finger on his lip. The guys listened and they heard footsteps from the upper floor. GoGo took her maglev discs off her backpack.
"Let's move." The Phantom said.
The guys ran up the stairs and looked around. An soldier ran down the hall. GoGo tossed a maglev disc at the soldier; it missed and slammed against a wall.
"Don't just attack like that; do it quietly," The Phantom said to GoGo as the maglev disc returned to her glove.
The armed man turned and the Phantom threw a device in the soldier's neck, electrocuting him.
The guys continued down the hall, seeing dead bodies strewn over the hallway. They followed the sounds of gunshots and ran up to a room. The Phantom gestured for the others to slow down and they walked slowly toward the door. The Phantom walked up to the door and an explosion blew it off its hinges and onto him.
"Dave!" Hiro yelled.
Hiro lifted the door off the Phantom and the guys ran into the room that was on fire. Pieces of large machinery were scattered around the room. Honey walked up to a large hole in the wall and saw armed men climb down the wall on tethers. GoGo walked up to the wall.
"I got 'em," GoGo said.
"Wait, GoGo –," Honey tried to say.
GoGo skated away and passed Hiro as he helped the Phantom up.
"GoGo!" Hiro yelled.
GoGo went down to the lobby and skated out of the building. She skated around the building and saw the soldiers climbing down the ropes from the room. Two of them carried a heavy, secure containment unit. She threw a maglev disc at a soldier and he fell over. The soldiers opened fire on her and the bullets bounced off her gear. She received her maglev disc and tossed it at another soldier.
A soldier threw a bomb at GoGo and the explosion knocked her back, causing her to land smack on a car roof. Hiro flew up to the scene and looked around. An armoured vehicle drove up to the soldiers. Hiro aimed his repulsors at them when he heard GoGo groan.
He turned and saw her lying behind a car. He flew up to her and the soldiers entered the armoured vehicle.
"Crap." Hiro said.
Hiro landed beside GoGo who held her back in pain.
"What happened?" Hiro asked.
Hiro touched her back and she recoiled and screamed loudly. He stepped back and was unsure of what to do. He watched her turn over in pain and it was frustrating. Honey, Wasabi, Fred and the Phantom arrived after the armoured vehicle drove off.
"Oh my God, what happened?" Honey asked.
"I don't know, I just heard an explosion." Hiro said.
Wasabi looked at the ground in front of the car and saw its broken pieces all over the ground. He turned and looked at GoGo.
"The bomb must've blown her back and she hit the car." Wasabi said.
"What am I gonna do? I can't help her up without hurting her." Hiro said.
"Let's –," Honey tried to say when she heard sirens.
Police cars, fire engines and ambulances amassed nearby. The Phantom cursed and looked around.
"What're you doing?" Hiro asked.
The Phantom turned to him questioningly.
"Run, they'll arrest you if you don't." Hiro said.
The Phantom looked at GoGo lying on the ground and clenched his fists.
"No, it's over," The Phantom said, "I'm turning myself in."
"What about finding out what's going on?" Hiro asked.
"I've told you everything I know about Capsule Corp. you'll take it on from here." The Phantom said.
"What? No, we'll need your help." Honey said.
The Phantom shook his head.
"I took the law into my own hands," The Phantom said, "It's about time the law got its hands on me."
Police officers and paramedics got out of their vehicles. The Phantom raised his hands and walked toward the cops. A cop's eyes widened as he saw him.
"Be advised, got the Crimson Phantom, repeat we've got the Crimson Phantom," The cop said.
The Phantom got on his knees and the police officer handcuffed him.
"We need help!" Hiro yelled.
Paramedics ran up to GoGo and checked on her. Hiro watched worriedly as the paramedics gingerly placed her on a gurney.
The police officers put the Phantom in a car.
POLICE OFFICERS escorted Dave Callaghan to a large room where inmates talked to visitors behind windows. The officers took Dave to a booth and he sat down. Abigail Callaghan sat at the other end. They picked up their receivers.
They looked at each and there was a solemn silence. Abigail broke the silence.
"How did this happen?" Abigail asked.
Dave did not respond.
"Why did you do all this? Kill all those people?" Abigail asked.
"Abigail, you know the answer to that question." Dave said.
Abigail frowned and looked Dave in the eye.
"And look where it got you," Abigail said, "Behind bars and now they are going to kill you."
"Look, I don't need to be lectured on this; I know that I was wrong," Dave said, "I'm paying for what I've done."
"No, I'm paying for it," Abigail said, "Dad's dead, mom's in a psych ward and now you're gonna die too."
"It's not like I'm the last Callaghan." Dave said
"You never were humorous." Abigail said.
"And it wasn't a joke," Dave said, "You need to leave; it's better this way/"
"What am I supposed to do without you?" Abigail said.
"Live your life." Dave said.
"You're not afraid of dying? You don't regret any of this?" Abigail asked.
"I died when Amy died." Dave said.
Abigail furrowed her brow, disbelieving his words.
"When did this happen?" Abigail asked.
"During the blackout; criminals killed her." Dave said.
"And you didn't tell me?" Abigail said.
Dave did not respond.
"Why didn't you think about this?" Abigail asked, "You shouldn't have done it."
"What did you want me to do?" Dave asked, "Just sit back and let life take everything from me?"
Abigail took it aback.
"I lost you, I lost dad, I lost Amy … I lost my son," Dave said.
"Dave –,"
"She was four months pregnant when they killed her," Dave said, tearing up.
"I didn't know, I –,"
"Just go, please." Dave said.
"You are mine, Dave," Abigail said, "My brother. I don't hate you for what you've done, but I –,"
Abigail started crying and Dave dropped his phone and walked away from her. She watched him leave and started crying.
ABIGAIL HAD not slept for days since having spoken to her brother in prison. She just met her estranged brother who had kept away from her for years and now she had to watch him die.
She sat in the front row and watched as an officer strapped her brother to his death chair through the window that separated them. She began to tear up as the handler picked up a syringe and walked up to Dave.
Dave clenched his fists tightly and shook tremulously as his heart pounded and he breathed heavily. He looked around and saw his sister in the front row. In his mind, he imagined his wife and their baby boy see that he had failed them.
He looked away from Abigail as a woman escorted her out of the room. The handler injected the poison into an IV and Dave watched the liquid flow down the tube into his arm.
He slowly looked up and saw Abigail screaming as she watched him slip away. He smiled wistfully at his little sister. With everything that had happened to him, losing his wife and son in one night, he lost his will to live. Death was but a sweet relief.
His heart pounded like thunder in his ears and slowly quietened. His breathing slowed and quietened as well. Everything went black and the last sound he heard was the cardiac monitor's tone as it flat-lined.
"YOU ARE a jerk." GoGo said amid laughter.
"Yeah, well." Hiro said smugly.
"If it'd been me, there'd be a hole in the wall." Fred said.
"Yeah, not for me." Dash said.
The guys had a small party, celebrating GoGo's recovery. She had a spinal injury after she had landed on the car and was wheelchair-bound. Everyone was there, Honey, Wasabi, Fred, GoGo, Hiro, Cat, Dash, Dr. Cello, Baymax, Aunt Cass and even Clarisse. Dr. Cello accompanied Aunt Cass as Heathcliff, Fred's butler, gave Aunt Cass a tour of the house in order to make her comfortable and the others were in Hiro's guest room.
Well, it might as well have been a guesthouse in Hiro's eyes, because it was twice the size of the Café. Fred's dad was more than willing to pay for the repairs and refurnishing of the Café and offered for them to stay in the meantime. Hiro could not thank Fred enough for his kindness.
"How in the freaking world is this hot?" GoGo asked.
"I don't know, maybe with the, um," Hiro said, looking for words, "And the –,"
"Yeah and you … heh," Dash said mockingly.
"That's not funny, Hiro; this is serious," GoGo said.
"Got ya to laugh, didn't it?" Hiro said.
GoGo chuckled and wheeled herself away from him, shaking her head. Dash, Hiro, Fred and Wasabi stood by the fireplace.
"So, how long is she gonna be like this?" Dash asked.
"Dunno, doctor said it could be months if she goes to chiropractic therapy, but how fast the recovery will take is all up to her." Hiro said.
"Well, you sure are taking it lightly," Wasabi said, "Some people never get back up on their feet."
"I'm worried for her, but I kinda wanted to lighten up the atmosphere." Hiro said.
"By saying that she looked hot in a wheelchair?" Dash asked.
"Okay, maybe it was too soon." Hiro said.
"Probably not," Fred said, "You got her to laugh."
"You have a weird interpretation of the word 'hot'." Wasabi said.
"I panicked." Hiro said.
"You weren't panicking." Dash said with a chuckle.
"Dude!" Hiro said, elbowing Dash in the ribs.
"What? I'm not wrong." Dash said.
Hiro shook his head and looked at the fire.
"You think she'll be alright?" Dash asked.
"Yeah." Hiro said.
Hiro looked over his shoulder and saw Honey, Cat and Clarisse talking to GoGo by the food table.
"She's tough; she'll pull through." Hiro said.
"Well, she'd better, 'cuz she's just gonna bring us down." Dash said.
"How?" Hiro asked.
"C'mon, you can't have a superhero in a wheelchair." Dash said, taking a sip of his drink.
"That's harsh." Wasabi said.
"Doesn't mean that it ain't true," Dash said, "Plus, you can't have a babe in a wheelchair; gonna be a burden."
"And she called me the jerk." Hiro said.
"Hey, never said you were wrong." Dash said.
"Why do you have a fireplace?" Wasabi asked.
"It felt homey." Fred said.
"Yeah and why are we here instead of talking to the girls over there?" Dash said.
"Dunno." Hiro said.
Dash shrugged and sipped his drink. The guys looked at the fire for a while.
"Yeah, I'm out." Dash said, walking to the girls.
"Yup." Hiro said, following Dash.
"Deal me in on that." Wasabi said.
The guys walked up to the girls.
DR. CELLO and Aunt Cass stood in front of a large portrait of Fred's family. Heathcliff brought them to the family gallery and he stood at the door.
"I kinda like art." Dr. Cello said.
"I dunno, it's … there, I guess," Aunt Cass said, "I don't follow it very much."
"It always amazes me how some people have the ability to reproduce imagery with such mastery." Dr. Cello said, "I never could, it escapes me."
"You head Hiro's class?" Aunt Cass asked.
"No, why?" Dr. Cello asked.
"You come up often when I'm talking to him." Aunt Cass said.
"Well, I help them a lot." Dr. Cello said.
"Don't have friends of your own?" Aunt Cass asked.
"I do." Dr. Cello said.
"Then why are you here?" Aunt Cass asked.
"I wanted to see how Hiro was faring out," Dr. Cello said, "He lost his house and –,"
"He didn't die, so it's no biggie," Aunt Cass said, "Plus he only lost the café, the rest of the house's fine."
"Well, I just wanted to come over any way," Dr. Cello said, "Grown fond of him; all of them,"
"And you said you had friends." Aunt Cass said.
"It's not that I don't have friends." Dr. Cello said.
"Then what is it?" Aunt Cass asked smugly.
"Well, they're just fun to hang out with," Dr. Cello said, "Maybe I'm doing it far too often and –,"
"No, it's fine; he needs his friends," Aunt Cass said, "Got nobody, heh, you might be like a father figure to him."
"Looks like he's doing just fine." Dr. Cello said.
"Yeah." Aunt Cass said.
Aunt Cass walked up to another painting and Dr. Cello followed her.
"How long have you been with him?" Dr. Cello asked, "What happened to his parents?"
"Nobody really knows," Aunt Cass said, "Cops said it was a car accident, but there was no car and their bodies were just found on the road. He was only three years old."
"That's sad." Dr. Cello said.
Dr. Cello looked at Aunt Cass and saw that he hit a nerve.
"I'm sorry to have brought it up." Dr. Cello said.
"No, it's fine." Aunt Cass said.
"So, you raised him since then?" Dr. Cello asked.
"Yeah, him and his brother." Aunt Cass said.
"Well, seems you did a good job," Dr. Cello said, "Most kids would end up screwed with his past."
"Yeah." Aunt Cass said.
Dr. Cello and Aunt Cass looked at a painting of a seaside.
"Hey, you know, the night's young; you wanna go out to dinner?" Dr. Cello asked.
"Hmm, why?" Aunt Cass asked with a smirk.
"Dunno, just thinking; you, me, dinner for three." Dr. Cello said.
"You know there's only two of us, right?" Aunt Cass, "You aren't brining Heathcliff, are you?"
"What? Can't a man make a bad rhyme? It isn't the time?" Dr. Cello asked.
"No." Aunt Cass said with a chuckle.
Aunt Cass walked around, looking at the paintings in the room.
"Was it no to the dinner or the rhyme thing?" Dr. Cello asked.
"Hmm, both." Aunt Cass said.
Dr. Cello looked around calmly, trying to think of something to reel her in.
"How's about Poetry?" Aunt Cass asked, "I know this club in town. It'll be fun."
"Sure." Dr. Cello said.
Aunt Cass smiled at him and headed out the door. He followed her.
"Quit staring," Aunt Cass said.
"What? I said I like art!" Dr. Cello said.
The two chuckled as they left the room.
THE PARTY had died down and most of the guys left. Hiro entered the room and Wasabi called out to him from the hallway.
"Okay, I'll find ya there." Hiro said.
Hiro entered the room and saw GoGo seated by the fireplace.
"Oh, GoGo, there you are," Hiro said as he walked up to her, "Fred wants to show us his game room. He's got three of 'em."
Hiro looked at GoGo and she seemed lost in thought. He walked in front of her and squatted to look at her in the eyes.
"GoGo?" Hiro said.
"Oh, sorry, a little lost in thought," GoGo said, "What were you saying?"
"Fred's gonna show us his game room, he's got three." Hiro said.
"Nah, I'm not interested," GoGo said.
"Okay," Hiro said.
Hiro looked at GoGo and she still looked a little lost.
"Look, GoGo, I'm sorry about your dad, but I had no choice."
"I'm the one who should be sorry."
"Why?"
"I should've looked at the bigger picture. If you'd listened to me, we wouldn't know about whatever's going on with Capsule Corp,"
"If I did, you wouldn't end up like this."
"It's not all about me," GoGo sighed, "I'm sorry about what I said about what you did during the blackout. I didn't mean it,"
"Well, you weren't in the wrong. You're what's most important to me, I should've protected you,"
"But you do know it was a little selfish of you when the floor blew up."
"I'm being pushed in a lot of corners lately. I didn't know what to do."
"With the way things go, it's not gonna be the end of it. Try to do with it the best you can,"
"What I do know is that I'm gonna stay with you no matter what," Hiro said.
"Girl in a wheelchair won't pull you down?" GoGo asked.
"You heard that?"
"I'm not deaf."
"Well, let's go down together."
Hiro held her hand and smiled at her.
"Have I ever told you that I love you?"
"Yeah, a couple times," Hiro said.
GoGo chuckled.
"Come on, carry me," GoGo held her arms out.
"What? Why?" Hiro asked.
"Just do it, I can't stay mushy for very long," GoGo said blankly.
"Okay," Hiro said uneasily.
Hiro stood up and lifted GoGo gingerly out of the wheelchair.
"Let's go to the couch." GoGo said.
Hiro raised his eyebrow.
"Come on, I don't bite," she said, "Yet, anyway,"
Hiro sat on a couch near the fireplace and placed her on his lap.
"So, now what?" Hiro asked.
"Let's talk. I have nothing to do, you have nothing to do, so let's spend some time together." GoGo said.
"Okay." Hiro said.
Hiro looked at the fire a little and GoGo raised an eyebrow.
"I'm not gonna bore you, am I?" GoGo asked.
"I'm here aren't I?" Hiro said, "There's nowhere else I'd rather be."
GoGo blushed and she didn't bother to hide it. Hiro smiled at her.
"I wanna tell you something," GoGo said, "Something important."
"What is it?" Hiro asked.
"I'm pregnant," GoGo said.
"What!" Hiro yelled in surprise.
"I'm kidding," GoGo said amid laughter.
Hiro sighed and GoGo laughed.
"It's not funny," Hiro said, "Nearly had a heart attack,"
"Bad jokes spread," GoGo said.
"That wasn't even a bad joke, it was attempted murder," Hiro said.
"Where's Baymax?" GoGo asked.
"Why?" Hiro asked.
"I wanna see what happens when you use defibrillators on someone while they're conscious," GoGo said as she tried to stand.
"No, no, don't call him," Hiro said.
"Why, you scared?" GoGo asked with a smirk.
"No," Hiro said nervously.
"You are," GoGo said laughing, "Relax,"
GoGo chuckled.
"That so unfunny," Hiro said.
"I dunno, it could happen," GoGo said.
"No, it won't," Hiro said.
"Yeah," GoGo said with a small smile.
GoGo leaned into Hiro and rested her head on his shoulder.
"You know, since we were talking about the Phantom, isn't it odd that the cops only arrested him and didn't ask any questions?" Hiro asked.
"What do you mean?" GoGo asked.
"The cops didn't ask any questions after we took down Callaghan. They just let us go and arrested him." Hiro said, "Now that I think about it, the cops just let us easily go out doing dangerous stuff and they ask no questions. When we took down Robert Callaghan, they didn't ask any questions."
"What's the point?" GoGo asked.
"Aren't things going too smoothly for a bunch of kids turned superheroes?" Hiro asked.
"You're just being paranoid." GoGo leaned into Hiro.
"Probably." Hiro said.
Hiro hugged GoGo and she rested on him.
DR. CELLO walked into his lab and chuckled. He had a great time with Aunt Cass at the poetry club, although, he would not call it poetry as he found it to be more satirical.
He took a seat and turned on his computer.
"Dr. Stephen Cello," A voice came.
Dr. Cello jerked and turned around. A man had entered the room and walked up to him.
He wore a ¾ green jacket with a green martial arts gi underneath, along with a white hat with green stripes and clogs. A walking cane assisted his gait and shadow hid his eyes.
Dr. Cello stood up.
"Who are you?" Dr. Cello asked.
"I am Kisuke Urahara." Urahara said.
Dr. Cello furrowed his brow.
"And what are you exactly?" Dr. Cello asked.
"What I am does not matter right now, but what you have does." Urahara said.
"Robbing me dressed like an anime character won't help much, other than telling me your name straight up." Dr. Cello said.
"Several slugs, Soviet made, untraceable and a rupture in the wall caused by a weapon with ten times stronger than a missile." Urahara said.
Dr. Cello frowned.
"Someone attacked that nuclear plant a week after the blackout and before Nazar attacked," Urahara said, "You have that evidence with you and you have not given it to the appropriate authorities."
Dr. Cello did not respond.
"You were smart not to tell anyone," Urahara said, "Giving the evidence to the government would give them no choice other than to declare war on Russia or as we now call it, Russweden."
"How do you know this?" Dr. Cello asked.
"I am … well, a scientist and I know a lot about thermonuclear astrophysics," Urahara said, "The accident at Krei Tech with Project Silent Sparrow caused realms to merge and has forever changed our world. Politics have changed, countries and continents are now one and the general public seems not to notice anything,"
"And you know why?" Dr. Cello asked.
Urahara looked at Dr. Cello and continued.
"The Sparrow Dimension, as your friend Fred has named it, is a dimension I have been working with for years that we called the Precipice World," Urahara said, "The Precipice World or the Sparrow Dimension is a dimension we do not fully comprehend, but all we know is that it connects to several dimensions and points in time. Nazar made a miscalculation when he went back in time and travelled through the Sparrow Dimension instead,"
"So, you know what happened to him?" Dr. Cello asked.
"He ended up in the Jurassic Era, but that is not my point of concern right now. When he entered it, his miscalculations caused a black hole to open in a parallel earth, in a city called Central City. Something came through the black hole and crossed over to our dimension," Urahara said.
"Something like what?" Dr. Cello asked.
"Some kind of being, I do not know enough about it," Urahara said, "All I do know is that that being is very powerful and could be a threat to our world,"
Dr. Cello frowned and walked around, trying to think of what the being was.
"You humans do not fully understand how to use portals and you are the reason earth has changed," Urahara said.
"We humans?" Dr. Cello asked.
"… You should not tamper with things you have no understanding of," Urahara said.
"I've tried, I made a petition to make such science illegal, but it clearly didn't work," Dr. Cello said.
"Well, you can be the key to avert another disaster," Urahara said, "You need to keep the evidence hidden and you should not tell anyone else about it,"
"If you know so much, why don't you keep it?" Dr. Cello asked.
"I have too many eyes on me, but nobody knows that you have it," Urahara said.
"Maybe if I give it to the government, they could investigate and find out who really attacked the plant," Dr. Cello said.
"They are the last people you want to get their hands on it," Urahara said, "Once its out in the public, the people who attacked the plant will surely get it back. The Russians did not attack the plant; someone was trying to frame them,"
"Don't you mean Russwedes?" Dr. Cello asked.
"I'm from a different dimension, so it will take sometime before I accustom to these names," Urahara said, "Other than that, it sounds stupid,"
"So, you want me to hide something that proves that the security of the Amersian government is at stake?" Dr. Cello asked.
"I want you to stop a war from happening," Urahara said, "Whoever attacked the plant wants this to happen for their own endgame,"
"Why should I trust you? What if the Russwedish did do this and they do want to attack Amersia?" Dr. Cello asked.
"Do you want to take the risk and prove that I was right?" Urahara asked.
Dr. Cello frowned and Urahara headed for the door.
"It is your choice, Dr. Cello," Urahara said.
Urahara opened the door and turned to Dr. Cello.
"But please, be wise with your decision," Urahara said, "The lives of innocent Americans are on the line,"
Dr. Cello watched Urahara leave.
OFFICERS LOADED Dave Callaghan's casket into a hearse behind the police station. They closed the door and slapped the car. The driver drove the hearse into the parking lot and left the police station. The driver looked around cocked his neck as he slammed his foot on the pedal.
The hearse sped around San Fransokyo and drove passed the mortuary. The driver looked over his shoulder at the casket and drove on.
A/N: Thanks for reading!
The next arc titled 'Spills and Chills' will be coming soon in the next chapter, so stick around for that!