A/N; Hey! Again, hope everyone's having a good festive period. My covid test came back negative! I was honestly convinced I had it so this is beyond a relief. Anyway, we're rapidly heading towards the end now. I have no idea what I'm going to write after this; probably just a combination of random stuff all mashed together. We'll see lmao.
As always, your reviews are very much appreciated! I don't necessarily get back to them - but they always make my day reading them! Thank you to everyone who's commented and reviewed; favourited and bookmarked. And even to anyone that reads this and enjoys it. Merry Christmas!

WAIT ALSO! BEFORE YOU READ ON!

I'm gonna do a QNA chapter. You know, those chapters where readers ask questions and then I write all the answers for each character. Listen, I know that these aren't (all) my characters but I also don't care. So yeah, please feel free to DM me and ask anything! If no one asks anything, I'll probably still do it, I'll just make the questions up myself because I'm sad like that.

So yeah. Thank you. And ask your questions!


Rena and Fred were stood next to one another, each gripping a chair leg. In her injured arm, Rena clutched the rope that she'd been tied to the chair with. She was not feeling confident - they were both extremely weak, and injured. Fred, however, had gained back some of his confidence. He was stood tall, that mischievous glint back in his eyes. He seemed to have quickly gotten over the initial shock of being kidnapped.

'How are we going to get the guy in here?'

'I don't know,' Rena said.

They were planning on overpowering the guard that stood outside the door in order to sneak away. Rena was going to do her best to tie him up so they could escape. However, they had no actual plan on the best way to do this.

'I mean, we could just kick the door down,' Fred said, kicking the air to demonstrate.

'Yeah... But we want to try and make as little noise as possible. If they hear us breaking the door down, more guys might get suspicious and come down to see what's going on.'

'Damnit, you're right.'

Rena looked at him, an idea forming in her head. 'Actually, I've an idea. Fred, lie on the floor. Hide the wood. Look dead.'

'What?'

'Just.. Do it.'

'Well, you're lucky that my acting skills are immaculate! You know, I actually played- alright okay!' He was stopped by the look on Rena's face and lay down onto the floor, eyes wide open and staring at the ceiling. 'Dead people have their eyes open... right?'

'Yeah, they do. Don't be panicked when I start screaming.'

'Eh?'

She cleared her throat and put on her best face of despair. To be fair, given the situation, this was not particularly difficult. 'OH MY GOD!' She screamed as loudly as she could, the words scratching her raw throat, 'HELP! SOMEONE PLEASE! HELP!'

There was a banging on the door. 'SHUT UP!' The guard yelled from the other side.

'BUT HE'S DEAD! HE'S DEAD!' Rena screeched back, kicking Fred so he looked more dead. He seemed to understand what was going on and went limp, his eyes sliding shut. 'PLEASE! HE'S DIED!'

The door burst open, 'that better hadn't be true! We're under strict orders to keep you alive!'

Rena forced the tears to come, (again, not difficult) 'he's not waking up! He has no pulse! He's died!' She shrieked frantically.

The guard stepped into the room and glared at Fred lying on the floor, 'If Matt's killed this kid, I'll never hear the end of it.' He muttered to himself, bending down onto the floor. His grimy fingers moved to Fred's neck. 'Wait... Hang on... There's a pulse...'

'TAKE THIS!' Fred yelled, sitting up and headbutting the guard. Hard.

'What the FUCK?!' The guard spluttered, holding his bleeding nose.

Rena gripped the wood tightly in her hand and smacked him on the back of his head. He slumped forwards and she did it again for good measure. 'Well. That wasn't too hard. Nice one Fred.'

'Awww, thanks! You know-'

'Later. Help me tie up the motherfucker.'

They rolled him onto his stomach and hauled his arms onto his back, tying them together in a tight knot. It was difficult work, seeing as the guard was so heavy and they both only had one arm that was functional. Then, Rena grabbed the other piece of rope so they could tie his legs together.

'There,' she said, standing up and examining their work, 'not bad, Fred. Not bad at all.'

Fred nodded, 'this is actually quite exciting. Scary, obviously. But also pretty cool. I feel like I'm in a comic!'

Rena rolled her eyes. Only Fred would make this situation into something cool and exciting. 'Sure. Whatever keeps you motivated.'

'Should we... Leave?'

Rena nodded, 'yeah. One sec, though.'

She stepped over the guard and looked at his face. Then, with absolutely no hesitation, she brought her foot down as hard as she could. There was a satisfying crack underneath her shoe. She carefully wiped the blood from her boot onto the back of his shirt and looked up at Fred. 'Okay. I'm ready to go now.'


'Scanning.'

They were stood on top of one of the tallest buildings in the city. The sky was dark and the lights were creating a haze of rainbow below them. It would have been peaceful, if it weren't for the fact that lives were at stake. Also... Wasabi.

He was crouched on the centre of the roof. 'HOW high did you say we were? Oh my god, can we get down? PLEASE?'

'Wasabi!' Gogo snapped, 'shut up!'

'How long is this going to take?' Honey Lemon asked anxiously, looking at Baymax as he slowly scanned the city.

'Hopefully not that long-'

'Scan complete. My scan detects that Rena, Fred and Tadashi are in that warehouse.' He pointed towards a large, brown building near the river. From way up on the top of the building, they could scarcely see it in detail.

Hiro knew that it was on the bad side of town - the side anyone decent always avoided if they could. He'd been down there a lot. 'Is there anyone else there? Has to be, right?'

'Yes. My scan detects other signs of human life. However, I cannot be sure how many.'

'Is Rena still alive? Tadashi? Fred?'

'Yes.'

Hiro breathed a sigh of relief. 'Okay. Good. Alright, everyone back on.'

They got back onto Baymax and he slowly lifted into the sky, Wasabi still quivering with fear.

'Your hands are shaking.'

'What?' Hiro turned to look at Gogo, who was looking at him with a concerned expression on her face.

Gogo grabbed Hiro's gloved hand, 'shaking. Your hands are shaking.'

He shrugged, 'it's cold.'

'I can see through your bullshit, don't even start.'

He laughed, 'since when do you care?! I thought you were all... I don't know... Feelings are gross!'

Gogo blinked, 'I'm trying to look out for you. I mean, I could just go with the original plan and tell you to get a grip.'

'Do that then.'

She elbowed him, 'woman up. It's gonna be fine.'

'...Okay.'

'Hiro!' Honey Lemon said, nudging his side, 'Gogo's just trying to be a good friend. We care about you, and we're worried as well. There's no need to push us away.'

'Right. Sorry.'

'You don't mean that.' Gogo replied, shaking her head. 'God, you're impossible.'

'If you're sick of me, imagine how sick I am?! I mean, I'm the one that's gotta deal with my own crap 24/7!'

Honey Lemon smiled softly, 'we're not sick of you.'

'Not yet.' Gogo added, 'although if you keep it up I will not hesitate to punch you.'

'I don't know what you want me to do - cry?'

'If that's what you need to do.' Honey Lemon said, putting a hand on his shoulder, 'just... We're for you. That's it, Hiro. If you need anything, we're here. You don't have to hide.'

'Why are we having this conversation now? Of all places?'

Gogo cleared her throat. 'Because some things need to be said! I guess it just takes a life threatening situation in order to realise your priorities.'

Hiro stared ahead at the night sky. 'In case we don't come back.' He said in a small voice.

Gogo nodded, sighing heavily. 'In case we don't come back.'

'But we will!' Honey Lemon said brightly, 'we have to! All of us. We will.'

'Here's hoping.' Hiro replied miserably.

Gogo opened her mouth to say something else but was interrupted by Baymax. 'We are here.'

He slowly descended onto the low roof of the warehouse. They jumped off and stood on the rooftop, seemingly unsure of what to do with themselves.

Gogo wasted no time in quickly dashing around the perimeter of the roof. 'Nobody outside. No guards or anyone patrolling.'

Hiro nodded, surveying the huge roof they were stood on. 'This place is massive. They're gonna be hard to find.'

'We have Baymax to scan for them.' Honey Lemon said reassuringly, 'it'll take no time at all.'

'So what now?' Wasabi asked, still shaken by being so far above the ground.

Hiro shrugged, 'now? We go into battle.'

'Okay but... Do we have a plan?'

'Well, we need to get ourselves in quietly. We sneak around to the back of the building and you cut your way in so the rest of us can follow. Baymax and I will look for Rena, Fred and Tadashi. You, Gogo and Honey Lemon will survey the rest of the building and take out any guards as you go.'

'That's a horrible plan.' Gogo said, 'there are literally so many things that could go wrong.'

'Well, you got any better ideas?'

'No.'

'Are we all clear on the plan then?'

'There is no coherent plan!'

Hiro sighed, 'we have ear pieces! We can communicate! We're running out of time and we need to get in there. Before it's too late.'

'It'll work.' Honey Lemon said confidently, 'I believe in us.'

Gogo sighed, 'if this goes wrong I will kill you Hamada!'

Hiro smiled, 'nice to see you're back.'

Gogo gestured to the side of the building and Honey Lemon threw down a pink ball. It created a huge foam cushion, meaning they could safely jump down from the roof onto the ground. (Wasabi needed a lot of convincing).

They ran to the back of the building, Wasabi running his hands along the wall to find a weak patch. His blades slid through the concrete like it was butter and before they knew it they were standing in a darkly lit, dingy room.

'Baymax,' Hiro hissed, 'any chance you scan the building for any signs of them?'

Baymax stood still for a second, then shook his head. 'Something is interfering with my scanner. I cannot be sure, but it appears to be some kind of electromagnetic wave.'

'What the fuck?' Hiro muttered, 'electromagnetic wave?'

'We can't dwell on that for too long.' Gogo said, shrugging.

'Yeah let's worry about that when we get out of here!' Wasabi said shakily.

Hiro nodded, but his mind was going a hundred miles an hour. What was Fournier up to? What kind of experiment was he doing that involved electromagnetic waves? His heart rate was beginning to accelerate again. Whatever it was, he knew he did not want to find out.

'So what do we do now?' Honey Lemon asked, 'should we split up?'

'I say we stick with the original plan.' Hiro said, 'Baymax and I will find Rena, Fred and Tadashi. You guys take care of any guards. If you find them, remember we have earpieces. From the looks of that video, they're probably going to need Baymax.'

Gogo nodded, 'what about this... Fournier guy?'

Hiro shuddered, 'try and stay away from him. Trust me, you really don't wanna mess with him.'

'Got it.' She replied, nodding.

'Well...' Honey Lemon said, 'see you on the other side. Good luck!'

'Please be careful.' Wasabi said.

'I will. You too, guys. Try not to get hurt.'

Hiro sighed, 'I'll try my best.'

He saluted the three of them then ducked out the door, Baymax close behind him. He turned to the left and ran as quickly as he dared, afraid to make any noise. This place was like a maze. There were endless twists and turns. Hiro had no idea how they were getting out of there.

'Baymax,' he hissed as they walked down another long stretch of corridor, 'are you sure you can't detect anything at all?'

'Apologies Hiro. I cannot.'

Hiro sighed. This was going to be harder than anticipated. His only glimmer of hope was that everyone was still alive. And he hadn't heard from the other three. No news was good news... Right?

'Hiro, my scan detects that you are feeling highly stressed.'

'I thought it wasn't working?!'

'I cannot seem to detect anything from patients far away. You are the only one.'

'Huh... Weird.' Hiro wracked his brains for any possible causes. 'We're dealing with something new, aren't we?'

'Yes. My scanners were not affected when I was far away, but now they are.'

'Strange.' Hiro said. 'Very strange indeed.'