To say that Ariel Rosemary witnessed an eventful semester would be an understatement. Because in her eyes, it was more of an emotional rollercoaster. She was kind of glad it was all over, but the voice in the back of her head told her that next semester would be even more chaotic. Probably because she was going to attend Bridgeton high school, her first public school for the first time, well… ever.
But that wasn't going to happen for a while.
"Hey." She looked up from her suitcase and saw her brother by the stairs. "You all packed up?" Hiro asked her.
"Not yet." Ari chuckled. "I'm just taking a last look at these before I go." In her hands were paper letters that had elegant handwriting written on each one.
"Letters?" Hiro walked over to inspect them. "Oh, the letters Juniper sends you." He raised an eyebrow. "Seriously? You're not packing because of those?"
"Hey!" Ari huffed. "I'll have you know they make me feel better after a bad day!" She crossed her arms, turning away from him.
"Oh, I didn't know that." As annoying as her brother was, Hiro wouldn't judge her for what comforts her. He picked up one of the letters, noticing it was sent after the whole monster Knox thing. "Huh, she has pretty neat handwriting, kind of reminds me of Fred's with the cursive and whatnot."
"Fred knows cursive?" Ari questioned.
"When he wants to." Hiro shrugged. "Do you mind if I read this? I kind of want to know what kind of stuff she keeps sending you."
She playfully punched him on the shoulder, but her expression was amused. "Sure, go ahead."
A part of him was surprised at how polite Juniper could be on paper. I guess she's nice… for a villain.
Dear Ari,
So I saw on the news that there was a monster attack at a gala you said you were going to and OH MY GOSH ARE YOU OKAY?! It was at your brother's school too right? I hope he's okay as well, might not know the guy but no one deserves to get attacked by a monster : (. On a side note, I feel really bad for the poor guy that got turned into a monster. I heard other stories like that in the news, it's really sad. The people who get turned have no control over their bodies, either they barely remember the experience and feel phantom pain over their mutation or they remember everything they did and are traumatized about it. It's a real bummer.
What? I get really bored in here, it starts making me do a lot of deep thinking. Feel free to come visit soon.
From your really bored friend,
Juniper
"Weird question." Hiro turned to Ari. "How much stuff do you tell her whenever you visit?"
"Mostly how my life is going." She gestured. "Don't worry I don't tell her any secretive stuff, y'know... The superhero kind."
"I know you can keep that secret." He chuckled. "I mean, do you talk about me?"
She snickered. "Only a little, mostly how freaking annoying you are!"
"Hey!" Hiro protested. "I'm not that annoying!"
"I'm just messing with you." Ari patted his shoulder. "I'm actually going to send her this letter before we leave." She held up a piece of paper that has yet to be folded into an envelope. "Do you wanna proofread it or something?"
"Sure." He was also curious to see what Ari was sending her. As he was handed the letter he found Ari's handwriting rather adorable.
Dear June,
So I'm sending you this as my last letter before I go on vacation. I know, I know, I already told you in person. But this is just a nice letter you can hold in your hand while I'm away to help ease your boredom. Do they have books in prison by the way? Just curious, since if not then I guess these are the closest things to reading books.
I'm probably going to send more since I'll be attending Bridgeton shortly after, which stinks, I know. I'll try to visit when I can though!
I don't know what else to put in here so might as well tell you all the details of my trip, so my Aunt Cass is taking us to New York to visit her sister and her kids. I don't know much about them except what Hiro told me, which is that they're nerds like him. I really hope I can make a good impression on them, but also I want to do some sightseeing while I'm there. New York has a few superheroes, and I hope I can catch a glimpse of them!
Probably shouldn't mention this but a while ago one of my older friends Mikan did something that uh… was bad, that's all I can say. And the only reason I forgave her is that she had some information about my amnesia (yes it's still present and it's annoying getting memories whenever I'm working at the cafe.), but I'm wondering if I should've forgiven her that easily. She's my friend but she also broke my trust, and I don't blame my brother for not forgiving her though.
I'd like some advice on this, so I guess I'll wait for your response when I get back! And I'll tell you all of the details!
From your pal,
Ari
"You're right." Ari looked up at her brother. "You probably shouldn't have put the Mikan thing in there." At least Ari didn't mention any other names.
"But you're not gonna tell me to erase it?" She noted his disapproving expression.
"No, not really." He shrugged. "I wonder if your friendship with her means she and her mom might not go back to crime-dancing as soon as they get out."
"Probably." A part of her would really like that, it would be nice not having to visit her friend in prison all the time. "But I try not to bring it up, it just feels awkward."
Hiro wanted to talk more about it, but they were cut off when Cass walked upstairs.
"Kids, you all packed up?" She asked them. "We're about to leave for the airport pretty soon."
"Almost done Aunt Cass." Hiro replied. "Just helping Ari out."
"I wanna send this letter before we leave!" She waved the letter.
"Alright." Cass nodded. "We can drop by the post office after we drop Mochi at Gogo and Honey Lemon's apartment."
"Why can't we bring Mochi with us?" Ari questioned.
"Because Peter's allergic to cats." Hiro explained, stuffing a pile of letters carefully into her suitcase. "He usually brings allergy medicine whenever they come over, but since we're dropping in unexpectedly it's better to be safe than sorry."
"Oh." She felt uncomfortable. I don't even know what allergies they have, I'm off to a great start.
The drive to Gogo and Honey Lemon's apartment was uneventful, Ari was in her own little bubble during the drive, and it popped when they got out of the car to say goodbye.
"Make sure you lock the windows, otherwise Mochi'll make a run for it." Cass was telling them, the calico had already made himself comfortable in Honey Lemon's arms.
"Don't worry Aunt Cass, Honey Lemon and I can tangle Mochi for a few days." Gogo reassured her. "You guys just enjoy your trip."
"And take good care of Baymax too." Hiro added.
"Wait a minute." Ari then noticed the charging station plugged into the wall, the robot already inside it. "We're not taking Baymax with us?!"
Cass and Hiro exchanged glances. "You didn't tell her?" Cass frowned at her nephew.
"I forgot!" He huffed, then turned to Ari. "Look, unfortunately airport security doesn't have robot rights, so we can't bring Baymax with us."
"Ouch." She winced. "That sucks."
"Yeah." Hiro nodded in agreement. "Darn airport security."
Cass chuckled at their discussion. "Okay, we can talk about this another day.'
"Have fun on your trip guys!" Honey Lemon hugged both teens.
"We will." Hiro smiled. "You excited Ari?"
"Still a little nervous." She took a step back, but her foot hit the doorframe. "Ow!"
Baymax popped out his charging station and waddled over to her. "I was alerted to your need for medical attention when you said ow."
The whole group burst into laughter as Ari blushed red. "I'm good Baymax." She waved it off. "Just hit my foot."
"My scan indicates you are experiencing minor stress and anxiety." Baymax pointed out, Hiro gave her a concerned look as she flashed him a nervous smile. "Would you like a hug?"
"Yes." She squeaked, burying her face into the robot's vinyl. Hiro chuckled and started hugging her as well as Baymax. "Guys chill, I'm just nervous about making a good impression."
"Oh don't worry about that sweetheart." Cass patted her shoulder in a comforting matter. "May and the kids will love you."
"Have you guys met them?" She turned to Gogo and Honey Lemon.
"No." Gogo gave a blunt response.
"Only from what Hiro says about them." Honey Lemon added. "We only interacted once… It was at the funeral."
Ari knew what funeral she was talking about and decided not to pry. "Okay. You guys have fun taking care of Mochi and Baymax."
"Goodbye." Baymax waved to them.
"I'll miss you buddy." Hiro gave him one last hug. "You guys better be nice to him." He glared at Gogo while he said that.
"Dude, chill." She chuckled. "I'm not gonna do anything crazy with Baymax."
"I was referring to Mochi."
They all laughed.
On the drive to the airport, Hiro saw that his sister was still nervous, she was playing with her hair, looking out the window, her worried expression painted on the glass. "You gonna be okay?"
"Hm?" She turned. "Oh, I guess…"
"Have you ever been to New York?" Cass asked her.
"I don't remember." She frowned. "I think I used to live in uh… somewhere with snow." Ari tapped her fingers. "I remember snow days with my parents, and snowmen, and skiing."
"That sounds fun." He was a little jealous. "I've never experienced snow."
"Oh, really?" Cass batted her eyes. "Remember that time you and Tadashi tried having a snow day and you both-"
"Aunt Cass, not now!" He cut her off, blushing red.
"Oh, I've got to hear this one." Ari snickered. "Wait, I thought New York had snow. You've visited when there was snow, right?"
"A few times." He gestured. "Not enough to have the full snowy experience."
"Bummer."
Hiro cleared his throat. "Do you feel better?"
"A little." Ari huffed. "Um, have you guys talked about me, to them?"
"Of course, I had to ask my sister for parenting advice on girls." Cass winked. "Though she's had more experience raising science kids than me."
"Science kids?" Ari looked at Hiro. "Must run in the family."
"Meh. I've talked about you to my cousins, I need someone to talk to besides the others."
"What about-"
"Don't even finish that sentence I swear to-" They started playfully bickering for the rest of the drive, Cass trying not to keep the nostalgic look hidden.
It reminded her of the silly arguments she had with her brother and sister. I can't wait until our kids get along, May. She smiled.
Their families could use a nice break after all the craziness after-all, and her niece would love to hang with some of her new cousins, Cass just hoped her nephew didn't tease her too much.
AN: Welcome to 2021 everybody! *confetti noises* anyways welcome to "Family Vacation", which will be the semester break before I get started on the COM drama hehe
If you haven't read Phase 1: Ferns and Nerds WHAT ARE YA DOIN HERE?! GO READ IT
Anyways no QOTW for this, instead you guys can ask the cast questions! You can ask any of the characters (Canon and OC) a question in the comments, and they'll answer (or in 's case answer in the AN's here) Make sure you specify which character you're sending it to n.n; also don't be mean.
Oh yeah my last point if you guys picked it up somehow... this fic is a CROSSOVER! *jazz hands* "Sparks, what's it a crossover of?" Well glad you asked ghost reader! It's a Spiderman crossover! Specifically of the 2017 series, though it won't just be that : )))
Hope you guys enjoyed the prologue, sidenote this fic will be a little short, but hopefully by next transition fic "Curtain Call" (which is after Season 2) will be a little longer for you guys to enjoy! And have a great day everybody!
