"And so we're going out Saturday! To this really great restaurant, I'm so excited!" Wasabi was retelling his future plans to Fred and Gogo, the latter more busy working on her hyper-cycle than paying attention to his story.
"Wow." Fred whistled. "I'm surprised you decided to go date, I thought you were gonna put it off until graduating?"
Wasabi nodded. "Well, I did say that because I wanted to focus on my studies, but the heart can't help it."
"I feel that." The comic fan hummed. "I better go, I have to prepare for tonight!"
"You're not even doing any of the driving!" Wasabi called after the comic fan as he ran out of the lab.
Gogo looked up from her work to face him. "You ever wonder where Fred gets his energy from?"
"At this point it's a mystery." He sighed.
Superhero Squad group chat:
Flame Jumper: We are almost at the destination : )
Chem Girl: We're on standby!
Ariel: Is tonight when you give Sparkles karma for attempted cat murder?
Captain Cutie: yes
Chop Chop: we're trying to stop him and Yama not beat him to a pulp
Captain Cutie: : ( but Wasabi...
Speed Queen: Punch him in the face at least once
Ariel: And Yama!
Captain Cutie: Always punch Yama in the face
Flame Jumper: Do you still have nightmares from Yama?
Ariel: Yes lol
Chem Girl: That is not something to lol to
"Sir, we have arrived at the abandoned warehouse the felonious gentleman identified." Heathcliff reported to Fred, he had driven the limo to their destination.
Fred was wearing his chameleon suit for the stealthy operation. "Great. Now remember, if you get in any trouble, Fred-meleon's nearby." He flickered invisible.
"Thank you sir. I'm sure we'll make a cracking good team."
The butler knocked on a metal door, a pair of eyes glared from the peephole. "Greetings. I am a well-to-do thrill-seeker, in pursuit of a new pair of driving gloves." Heathcliff adjusted a monocle on his right eye. "Cashmere-lined, perhaps?"
The peephole closed and the sound of locks unlocking was heard.
"Nice sell on the monocle!" Fred whispered, fist-bumping the butler. The door opened and a pair of bouncers flanked Heathcliff as he walked inside the warehouse, and Fred quickly snuck inside before the metal door closed.
The deranged show host was jumping up and down on top of a wooden box, Yama was next to him, looking at a clipboard. "Good evening, gentleman." Heathcliff greeted them. "Rumor has it that you are organizing a test of competency operating automobiles at high velocities."
Yama raised an eyebrow. "Uncle Moneybags wants to race!" Sparkles translated, he spun down to floor level. "You're in luck, my boyo here-" He gestured to Yama. "Just cranked up our rides, so nobody can touch them. Not the heat, not the super-weirdos."
"Sounds peachy." The butler noted.
Yama scowled. "How peachy?"
He opened up the briefcase full of cash, showing it to the two villains.
Sparkles flashed a creepy grin. "Extra peachy. Well, well, well, well-to-do thrill-seeker. You're in." He then pulled out the prized cashmere-lined driving gloves and started rubbing them, even sniffing them.
"Ew!" Fred was going to be scarred for life seeing that. The two villains looked around for the source of the noise.
Heathcliff cleared his throat. "Oh, a thousand apologies. My monocle is squeaky. Needs waxing."
"Sure. That'll happen. I guess." Sparkles shrugged. "Nine o' clock, be ready for the ride of your life."
"I have a dedication to acceleration." Heathcliff handed the money to Sparkles.
"Great, wax that monocle. Cha-ching!" He tossed it to Yama, the briefcase hit him on the head.
"Oop. My bad. Thought you were gonna catch it." Sparkles looked like he didn't feel bad at all.
"I'm not your boyo." Yama grumbled as he followed Sparkles into what looked to be an office. Fred snuck in behind them.
"You're right." Sparkles hopped on top of the desk. "That gorgeous smile belongs to the world." He stretched Yama's cheek to make an out-of-place smile and ruffled his hair.
"Sparkles!" Yama brushed him off. "Get serious. Someone's going to-"
"Figure out Maximum Insane Driving Challenge is just a diversion to keep the law busy while we commit crimes?" He grinned. "That's the insane part!"
Yama flicked a button on the fan, which caused a secret vault to open behind the painting. "But this one last heist is going to be worth all the risk. Stealing Captain Fancy number eight!"
Fred gasped and nearly dropped two cardboard boxes, he quickly placed them back while the villains bicker.
"A comic book? I have a reputation!"
"Not just any comic book, silly! The most valuable comic book in the world."
Yama finished placing the briefcase cash in the safe before turning to Sparkles. "Where is it?" He grunted.
"Richardson's Rare Comics."
"You're sure it's the most valuable?"
"Ha! I knew you couldn't resist. Boyo!" Sparkles tiptoes out of the office.
Yama stomped after him. "Don't call me boyo! Freak!"
Once they were gone, Fred flickered visible. "Robbing banks is one thing, but comic books? Now they've gone too far!" He declared.
"But Captain Fancy number eight isn't that rare unless you count the raffle they did with that issue, now if Sparkles wanted a rare issue he'd have gone for 188. That image scarred me more than the gloves, uch. The things I do for superhero-dom.."
Gogo stared at the dozen boxes in the apartment. "Looks like you're all packed up."
"Yeah. Almost." Honey Lemon replied. "I should be out of your hair by tomorrow."
She frowned. "Oh. That soon?" Gogo knew she had to say something, not the feelings part but… I don't want her to leave. "Honey Lemon?"
"Yeah?"
"Look. I don't know how to say this, but…"
"Do you want your pencil back?" Honey Lemon questioned. "Because I really don't need it."
"No, I…" Honey Lemon's phone then buzzed, and she picked it up.
Hiro was on the other line. "Yama and Sparkles are hitting Richardson's comic book store tonight." He reported. "Meet us there."
The chemist had wide eyes. "Oh, no. I'll grab my chem purse."
Gogo frowned as she left. "Oh, well, this is going well." She felt something under her finger, peeling it under the table, she saw it was a mood sticker. The one Honey Lemon happily placed on her head when first buying the roll.
The engineer sighed as she stared at it.
I wish you felt the same way...
Back at the warehouse, three neon cars were ready to go, a green one in place of the previously destroyed orange. The drivers equipped their helmets, excited for a virtual roller coaster.
Fred helped Heathcliff place the helmet on correctly, still flickered invisible. "Good luck."
"Thank you, invisible sir." The butler whispered back.
"Ready, roadsters? Time to play the Maximum Insane Driving Challenge!" The screen showed Sparkles giddy as he rubbed the prized gloves. "Who will win these silky-soft cashmere-lined driving gloves?"
As the drivers installed their tokens and the console chimed, the purple driver glanced over to Heathcliff. "Anyone ever tell you that you look like a butler?" He sneered.
"Yeah. Can you fetch me an iced tea?" The blue driver added.
"Nice one, Derek."
"Thanks, Peter."
As they laughed and activated the VR, Heathcliff gripped the wheel tightly. "I'm going to relish this."
The VR glowed, and as the drivers revved up the console, the car's engines roared. The neon lights went up and the warehouse doors opened.
"On your marks. Get set. Go!" The race began and the three drivers drove onto the track. Almost instantly the police were on their tails. Peter and Derek were in the front, and Heathcliff in the back.
Thanks to the car's leaping abilities, they were able to jump over an old lady crossing the road, while the police screeched to a stop. Fred had to admit it was nice seeing that leaping trick when he wasn't on top of the cars.
As the neon cars went down a road, Derek had cut Heathcliff off, causing the green neon car to spin around, but Heathcliff quickly regained balance and got back on track, while driving backwards. Derek was so distracted he didn't realize his car was heading for the docks.
"Aw, fiddle!" He slammed his hands on the console as the car went underwater.
"Game over, loser!" Sparkles buzzed him and he fell into the pool.
"Be a dear and fetch me an iced tea." Heathcliff calmly told him, Fred held a hand to his mouth to prevent bursting into laughter.
"Fred." He placed the hand to his ear as Hiro spoke through the comm. "Mr. Sparkles double-crossed Yama. He's gonna get away."
"All good." Fred reported. "Fred-meleon's on it." He quickly shot his tongue to the office wall and swung over Spiderman-style.
...Well at least Spiderman doesn't slam into the wall while invisible, but Fred was getting better using his stealth suit. "Ow!" He fell to the ground. "Also, should I be worried for Sparkles since he double-crossed Yama?"
"Nope, that's only if Yama can catch him." Hiro huffed. "Sidenote, we have him detained, so just focus on Sparkles."
"Neat." He opened the door. "Sparkles isn't here." Fred whispered, then had a moment of realization. "Wait, I don't know why I'm whispering. Sparkles isn't here."
He flicked the secret switch to the vault, and gulped nervously. "Oh, boy. And he emptied the safe."
"If Mr. Sparkles isn't there, where is he?" Honey Lemon questioned.
"Why do I have a bad feeling about this?" Wasabi shivered. "Fred, can you check back on Heathcliff?"
"Sure thing." Fred quickly shot back to Heathcliff's console, but something was wrong.
Peter gasped as his wheel was spinning even without his hands touching it. "I've lost control of my car!"
The monitor flickered, showing Sparkles inside the purple neon car! "Thanks for not playing, loser!" He then dropped Peter into the poor, Heathcliff looked up from the VR, then put it back on. A look of determination on his face as he drove faster.
"Kick his butt, Heathcliff!" Fred cheered. "For Katie and Mochi!"
He smirked and cracked his knuckles. "This is for all the butlers." The neon green car bounced in front of Sparkles, and backed up.
On-screen, the deranged host shrieked as his car hit the wall, and he slid in front of Heathcliff. "Eat my sparkles!" He pressed a random button. Then a rooster cawed.
"Huh?" Heathcliff looked up to see a giant mechanical rooster ship flying above and dropping eggs, he was able to dodge most of them but then a giant one hit the neon green car.
Heathcliff watched as the car exploded on screen and what's left of it crumbled in the alleyway.
Fred quickly turned on the comm. "Guys, Sparkles is in one of the cars and just took out Heathcliff!"
"Indeed." The poor butler fell into the pool.
"I knew I was right about that bad feeling." Wasabi sighed. They were in the comic book store keeping an eye on Yama, who was tied up.
"You'll never catch him." The bot-fighter taunted.
"And you're wrong." Hiro and Gogo fist-bumped, as the engineer pressed a new button on her phone. Skymax quickly flew to the scene, carrying the new hyper-cycle. She quickly got in and revved it up.
"We'll stay with Yama." Hiro replied. "Sparkles is all yours Speed Queen, give him a taste of the hyper-cycle."
"I will." She grinned, the host got lucky in the last encounter, he wouldn't this time. Gogo sped off. It didn't take long to catch up to Sparkles, the hyper-cycle did have a tracker.
Sparkles noticed her driving beside the neon purple car. "Welcome to the party. Too bad you weren't invited!" He pushed the cycle, and drove faster, satisfied when seeing she wasn't flanking his side, but then Sparkles looked up.
The hyper-cycle flew into the air, driving on top of a truck then back on the road, the tracker selected the car, and she fired an electrical device. Once it hit the car, it's systems went on the fritz, slowing down.
Sparkles growled seeing Gogo next to him again. "Bet your cycle can't do this!" He hit the eject button and the cockpit flew up to the flying chicken.
One of the cash duffel bags fell and Gogo quickly caught it.
The deranged host was now driving the flying robo chicken. "You haven't' seen the last of me-!" Were his last words as he flew away like a… chicken.
Gogo growled, at least she got one of the bags, noticing the neon car was still going, she followed it.
It was coincidentally driving past Richardson's Rare Comics. Hiro noticed the car. "Chem Girl. Car."
"On it!" Honey Lemon shot several chem balls to slow the car down, it created a floating bubble that nearly hit her were it not for Hiro pushing her out of the way.
Unfortunately the chem bubble was going straight for a woman with a stroller walking past the street. Gogo gasped and quickly sped up, but she was too far away, the woman noticed doom closing in and froze.
Behind her, a limo drove with all it's might and charged at the bubble, knocking it into a Mr. Sparkles billboard that was somehow still up despite everything.
"Wow!" Honey Lemon and Hiro gasped.
Heathcliff exited the limo, a small smile as he saw the woman cradling her baby. Gogo parked the hyper-cycle next to the limo and got out. The butler and the engineer shook hands as the day was saved.
The team rejoined them outside. "That was amazing!" Wasabi patted her on the shoulder.
"Nice driving!" Hiro grinned.
"We did it! Teamwork. Yeah!" They all gave Yama a funny look. Police sirens wailed behind them as the police arrived at the scene. "Not again." The bot-fighter groaned at the sight of the cars.
"You failed, because you and Mr. Sparkles did not communicate honestly." Baymax pointed out, the robot turned to Gogo, she crossed her arms.
"Yeah. I get it."
A familiar detective popped out from one of the cars. "Big Hero 6! We meet again." Detective Rosemary grinned.
"You sound like a supervillain when you do that." Hiro pointed out.
He sheepishly chuckled. "Sorry, I've been watching too many Scooby-Doo cartoons with my family."
"Scooby-Doo's kind of old school." Wasabi raised an eyebrow.
The detective gave a mock gasp. "Wow. You'd think Big Hero 6 would have good taste."
"Flame Jumper watches it." Honey Lemon chuckled. "Do you want us to explain the situation?"
"That would be great, thank you." Detective Rosemary smiled, Hiro excused himself from the group to explain the situation with the detective while other officers arrested Yama and spoke to the rest of the team. "So, it was Yama who was responsible for the serial robberies."
"Well, Mr. Sparkles was the head, he was the muscle." Hiro then gave a brief explanation of what happened.
Detective Rosemary frowned hearing that Sparkles got away again. "I really do not like that man."
"You're not the only one." Hiro nodded. "I'm sorry we couldn't catch him."
"Don't be, he's a slippery eel." The detective paused. "Wait, eel. Uch, that word is ruined for me, stupid monster maker, whoever he is, I have them to blame for the migraines."
Hiro raised an eyebrow.
"And also the citizens being in danger." He sweatdropped. "That's probably more important."
"Yes, yes it is."
However, the robotics genius was at least grateful this incident didn't resort it a surprise mutation. But then again... Momakase and High Voltage had committed robberies before being turned to monsters.
I really hope that doesn't happen to Sparkles. Last thing they needed was another monster on the loose.
Ferns and Nerds group chat:
Hiro Hamada: When Mr. Sparkles gets away again
TheLittleMermaid: *cries in english*
Mikan Ferns: This is so sad
Mikan Ferns: Baymax play despacito
Rachel Rosemary: bruh
David 19: Mika XD
Wasabi: Not cool dude
Mikan Ferns: Oh look who it is
Gogo: ?
Sienna Kline: I'm confused too
David Ferns: I'll tell you
Hiro Hamada: OMG BAYMAX STARTED PLAYING DESPACITO
TheLittleMermaid: Im crying
Hiro Hamada: But ew it's the bad version
Sienna Kline: Don't say that online dude, fangirls are rabid pack animals
Wasabi: Can I please get an explanation?
Mikan Ferns: Lol no
Gogo: Can we repeat the meme?
"Well, I think that's everything." Honey Lemon told the gang, each of them was holding a box. As she was about to leave the apartment, a voice spoke up.
"Wait." They all looked at-
"Gogo?" Honey Lemon's eyes widened.
She sighed. "Everyone knows I don't do feelings, but sometimes it's worth it to make an exception." Gogo gave Baymax a glance, and the robot blinked back at her. "Aina, look… I've really gotten used to living with you, and if you leave, well, I'll feel…"
Honey Lemon blinked. "You'll feel…?"
"Lonely."
"Oh, Leiko."
"I'd really like it if you would stay." Gogo placed the box down and put a mood sticker on her jacket, it turned a warm cherry red, then a carrot orange as she waited for a response tensely.
It didn't last long, Honey Lemon squealed and ran up to her. "Yay! I'd love to stay!" She placed the pot she was holding in Wasabi's arms and pulled Gogo into a hug, who smiled at the warmth.
"Emotional-moment selfie!" They hugged again and Gogo even smiled for the picture.
"This does not get posted." She warned her.
Honey Lemon blushed red. "Oops."
She couldn't stay mad at her, so Gogo shrugged it off. She gave one last look to Baymax, the robot flashed a thumbs up.
"Should we unload the truck then?" Fred questioned.
"Yeah, probably!" Ari added, already dragging Hiro out of the apartment. "Let's give them alone time!"
"That is a good idea." And so the two girls were quickly left inside the apartment.
"I thought I annoyed you." Honey Lemon broke the silence. "But, I don't?"
"No." Gogo shook her head. "Sure you can get on my nerves, but your positivity really rubbed off of me. You put a smile on my face every day." Sure she was blushing a little and red like the mood sticker, but hopefully the chemist didn't notice.
However, she sighed. "Leiko, can I tell you something important?"
"Of course."
"I…" Honey Lemon turned a bright red. "I really, really like you! More than a friend! But I thought you were annoyed with me so I was eager to move out and give you alone time so-"
Gogo held up a hand. "Wait, you like me?"
She nodded. "Does that ruin our friendship?" But then Honey Lemon noticed Gogo was starting to cry. "I'm sorry I-"
Gogo quickly wiped them away. "No, these are happy tears. I like you too Aina, it's part of why I didn't want you to leave, but I guessed you wouldn't go for someone not as optimistic, like me."
"Aww, I wouldn't reject anyone because they're different from me!" Honey Lemon pulled her into a hug. "Your differences are what make you, you!"
She smiled and hugged back. "Hey Honey Lemon?"
Honey Lemon grinned, seeming to know what direction she was heading. "Yes?"
"May I kiss you?"
She was given a loving smile in return. "I'd really like that." So she pulled her in closer, and stretched her neck as her lips connected with Honey Lemon's, a pleasant feeling in both of their chests.
The chemist pulled away first. "Wow." She blinked. "That was… I don't even know how to describe it." But she felt her heart flutter thinking about the moment between them.
"If Fred was here, he'd say something comic book related." Gogo rolled her eyes.
Honey Lemon laughed. "Okay, now it's my turn to kiss you." She picked up the engineer as her kiss was a bit more forceful, which made it more enjoyable.
And then the gang came back to see the two deeply locking lips.
"OH MY GOD IT'S HAPPENING!" Fred shrieked, causing the two to yelp and jump back.
"What? What happened?" Hiro was behind the group so he didn't see the kiss.
"The ship is sailing!" Wasabi exclaimed. "Finally!"
"Aww, really? That's cute!" Ari added. Baymax even gave two thumbs up.
The two of them were just blushing messes. And Fred and Wasabi screaming about their "ship finally being canon" wasn't helping either.
"So…" Gogo leaned over to whisper to Honey Lemon. "Should we go out somewhere next week?"
"Yeah. I've been to the restaurant at Playland Arcade, it's got good food."
"So it's a date?"
Her girlfriend smiled back at her. "It's a date."
Later that night… in the dark, dark green-lit halls of Sycorax…
"Can't even with Big Hero 6 anymore." Sparkles tapped his fingers on a desk. "But, alas, that's why I'm here." He pulled up the duffle bag of cash he was barely able to grab, and zipped it up. "I hear you can give villains interesting… abilities."
Liv smiled at the duffle bag of cash offered to her. "You drive a hard bargain Sparkles." She hummed.
"I'm the best in the biz." He smirked.
"Mind if I ask how you obtained information on me?" He had shown up to suddenly request an offering, it was out of nowhere, but she knew an available resource when she saw one. "I don't give charity cases."
"Gladly! I'd tell you either way so those darn brats don't get in my way." His tone grew enraged. "A certain kid and her talking cat are suspicious, while I had Katie and her stupid boyfriend prisoner in my previous scheme, she forgot how good my cameras are at picking up audio."
"Uhhg! This is worse than Rachel in Sycorax during lockdown! I bet Liv tried killing her and the genius teens because they know too much. I told Rachel she was responsible for Knox but no… and look what happened to Ari and Juniper for proof… and Barb and Momakase I guess but there's not much of an emotional connection."
"Meow?"
"Yes I can sense that they're up to no good, even that creepy smiley assistant, he destroyed our evidence without his smile fading. Seriously, no human being can be that perfect."
Liv sighed. "Of course. Figured Rosemary's nosy rat would poke her nose where it doesn't belong. Your warning saved me a lot of trouble."
Sparkles looked smug at the praise. "Yeah, just don't double-cross me, okay? I'll be more famous than ever if I can use my own powers."
"Of course." Sparkles was starting to become more useful the more he yapped, perhaps she wouldn't have to resort to tightening the leash, having a pet loyal as Chris would be nice.
"Chris." The assistant quickly entered. "We'll finish our discussion later, but don't worry. You'll get your benefits, and your fame."
"Pleasure doing business." Sparkles bowed, then danced out of the office.
Chris scrunched his nose. "He's rather… enthusiastic."
"As long as whatever we make him do boosts his fame, I don't care about his attitude." Liv shrugged it off. "Now, I assume you heard his warnings about Rosemary and her talking cat?"
"Yeah, I was lucky to destroy their evidence, we could've been in deep trouble." He nodded. "I could grab her, one quick upgrade to shut her up."
"Too risky like Knox." Liv shut it down. "Perhaps I could threaten her father- no, that's also too risky. They're rather high in the social ladder, so it'd be a battle of politics."
"Uch, darling let me tell you that social politics are the worst kind." Chris had a look of disgust. "What are we gonna do then?"
"Get rid of her." Liv bluntly stated. "Either by silencing her or disposing of her, either works, but I will not let a nosy brat ruin my hard work."
Chris raised an eyebrow. "You might be overreacting, she's just a child, what harm could one do?"
Liv placed a hand to her head. "Perhaps, she is known to keep things to herself."
"I wouldn't mind getting rid of her though." Chris replied. "Sparkles doing the deed is believable, but if either of them get too curious-" he drew a finger across his neck. "But like I said, I doubt a child, or any at all could cause harm."
"True." She smirked. "Related to Detective Rosemary or not, children are useful tools, easy to dispose of." Liv and Chris then chuckled. "Just like Ariel and Karmi."
The two laughed, not noticing behind them, in the fish tank, two pairs lifeless eyes flashed with recognition at the name.
As if an echo of a buried memory flickered to the surface for the first time in ages...
AN: I'm so sorry for making a roommates joke in the chapter title but I had to!
So Honey Lemon and Gogo are now a thing! And yes, Fred and Wasabi have totally been shipping it since they became roommates.
On the Sycorax side of things... Katie didn't realize that Sparkles was eavesdropping when she was ranting at Mochi, if she did, she wouldn't have said anything. But now "Liv" knows that Rachel and Katie are onto her.
Which isn't going to end well fellas...
Be sure to tune in next week to see how that'll go!
QOTW: What's your favorite hero-villain battle from the series?