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Almost instantly, the smoke clouded her vision, making it even more difficult to breathe. She pulled her t-shirt over her nose, running as fast as her shaking legs would allow her. She dived over a burning beam and flattened herself against the wall to avoid yet more flames. Somehow, she knew exactly where to go.

The image of Caine burning and dying alone in the hall was almost too much for her to handle. Despite everything, he was still her friend. And he cared about her. He must have done. Otherwise, why would he warn her about Tadashi? Without his warning, her brother would be dead by morning. She couldn't bear the thought of Caine burning alive after everything he'd done for her. Yes, he had betrayed her and her family, that much was true. But... He'd listened. He'd laughed with her. Cried with her. He cared. Rena truly believe that Caine did care for her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have run back inside that building. Is this what Tadashi felt when he ran back inside for Callaghan?

She reached the hall within no time, her eyes streaming and chest aching from coughing. 'CAINE!' She screeched from the doorway, praying that he was still alive, 'CAINE!'

'R...Rena?'

A pathetic wheeze to her left. He'd flattened himself against the wall, the flames just tickling him. His forehead was shining with sweat and his exposed forearms were shiny and red from the heat. Rena winced. That would leave some serious blisters. 'Come here, dickhead.'

Caine tried to stand, but almost instantly fell back against the wall. 'I...Can't. Just, go. Save yourself!'

'I'm not giving up on you just yet.' She replied, smiling despite herself. She reached over as far as she dared, afraid of the flames and their power to take her life away. She reached her hand out and seized his wrist, fingers wrapping gently around the tender skin.

'I-'

'Save it.' She wheezed, pulling him towards her.

Using the wall, Caine managed to stagger over to her. He collapsed against her side, chest heaving. 'How... We... Getting... Out?' He asked between breaths.

Rena was clutching his t shirt so hard her fingers were white. Smoke was coming at them from every direction; fire blocking their path in more ways than one. The heat was making her sweat and her t shirt was sticking to her skin uncomfortably. 'This way.' She said, more confidently than she felt.

Caine seized her hand and she pulled him along, careful not to hurt him. Her sprained wrist was throbbing nastily, hanging limply against her side. Her ribs were still screaming with pain and her head was aching horribly from the smoke. Yet, she still ploughed on, determinedly dragging the boy who had betrayed her.

'Why'd you come back?' Caine said hoarsely.

'Because I don't want you to die. DUCK!' She added loudly as a burning beam swung downwards, narrowly missing their heads.

'This way!' Caine cried, pointing to the left, 'there's a fire exit!'

They ran, Rena still clinging to his hand like a lifeline. 'We're almost-'

Caine slipped. He went flying backwards through the air, landing sprawling on the ground a few feet away from her. 'Ow, fuck.' He muttered, rubbing his arm.

Rena went to step towards him when she heard a horrible cracking sound from above her. She glanced up, to see another beam on fire. It was splintering and groaning; any second now it would fall and crush him.

'CAINE!' She screamed, pointing upwards towards the ceiling, suddenly terrified for him.

He looked up slowly, his eyes slowly widening in horror.

An image was seared into Rena's mind. An image of Tadashi, trapped beneath a fallen beam whilst the fire roared raged on around him. Tadashi, lying alone in a hospital bed, a sickening gap where his right leg should have been. Tadashi sobbing in the hospital bed. Tadashi using the wheelchair, struggling to navigate around those sickeningly white corridors.

Without thinking, she dived forwards and grabbed his arm. She pulled him as hard as she could, feeling a sickening popping sound as she did so.

Caine shrieked with pain as the beam went falling down, landing where he had been seconds before. The beam caught Rena's hair as it fell and set it alight. She screamed and let go of his arm, frantically patting the ends of her hair in order to save it. Dark strands fell to the floor, curled and blackened.

'Get up.' Rena whispered, her hands shaking.

Caine was on the floor, clutching his shoulder in agony. At her words, he struggled to his feet and stared at her. 'Thank you.'

'Thank me when we get out of here.' Rena replied, grabbing his arm and pulling him away from the beam.

The flames were closing in on all directions, but the fire exit was getting closer. Twenty feet away. Fifteen feet away. Everything was spinning. Twelve feet away. Was that her screaming? Or was it Caine? It didn't matter. Ten feet. All that mattered was the fire and the smoke and the fire and the smoke. It was all consuming. 5 feet.

Rena sank to her knees, her legs trembling. The despicable heat was pressing at her from all directions, making her gasp for air. Caine was in her ear, but she could scarcely hear him over the ringing in her own ears. She couldn't move. Whatever it was - the fear, the heat, the smoke - it had defeated her. She. Could. Not. Move. She'd let Caine down. She'd let Tadashi down. She'd let Hiro and Aunt Cass and all of her friends down.

Or she would have done, had it not been for a pair of hands on her shoulders. Someone looked into her face and grabbed her arm, wrapping it around their shoulder. Someone else grabbed her other side, hoisting her up onto her feet. She shouted something. A name, probably. Or... Maybe not.

She was lifted the few steps out of the building and outside. Her saviours dropped her carefully in the grass where she knelt, hacking and coughing her lungs out. After a few minutes, her head stopped spinning enough for her to be able to look up. Her vision cleared slightly, allowing her to properly survey the scene.

Baymax was stood with bent over an unconscious figure. Immediately, Rena knew it was Tadashi.

Caine was lying on the ground next to her, staring up at the sky and nursing his shoulder. He was covered in burns and soot, but at least he was alive. Rena couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. They were alive.

'RENA!' Her relief was short-lived. Hiro was stood over her, his arms folded and his lip trembling slightly.

She got clumsily to her feet, almost falling flat on her face. Instantly, she was flooded with shame. 'Hiro, listen-'

'NO!' He yelled, pointing his finger at her. 'YOU listen to ME. Seven months ago Tadashi ran into that fire at SFIT. Seven months ago we sat by his bedside, not knowing whether or not he would survive. Here we are, seven months later. AND YOU DO THE EXACT SAME THING? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, EXACTLY?'

Everyone was staring at them. Honey Lemon and Gogo were stood together, their arms wrapped around one another's shoulders. Fred stood beside Wasabi, who's arms were folded across his chest. Caine was sat bolt upright, watching their argument anxiously.

'I'm sorry. I am.'

Hiro shook his head, 'he almost killed you. And you went in there to save his life! How could you do that to me?' His voice cracked, 'how could you?'

'Because I-'

'Rena. Look at me.'

'I am.'

'No. Look. At. Me.'

He seized her wrist and looked into her eyes with a ferocious stare, 'you almost died to save a guy who almost killed you. You nearly DIED. For HIM.'

'I'm sorry.'

'No you're not.' Hiro spat, letting go of her wrist and stepping away from her, shaking his head in disbelief. 'Do you have any-'

He was interrupted by an awful choking sound. They all turned to see the source of the noise.

Baymax was stood over Tadashi, who looked like he was having some kind of seizure. He was choking on something - blood? Vomit?

Caine scrambled to his feet and seized Rena's shoulders, 'did you get the chip out? DID YOU?'

'Wha- No... I-' Rena gasped, horrified.

Caine groaned. 'Then quickly! A human has to do it. If the robot comes into contact with that chip it'll generate enough electricity to kill him!'

Hiro stared at them. 'Wait, what the fuck-'

Rena was running across the grass, clutching her side and wheezing before he could finish his sentence. She dived down onto the floor next to Tadashi, who was still convulsing on the ground. 'Baymax, you're gonna have to work together with me on this one.' She said, her voice strangely calm despite the situation.

'Rena, I am confused-'

Tadashi had stopped convulsing, and was lying still on the ground. His face was a horrible grey colour and his skin was ice cold to the touch. 'I know how we can fix this.' Rena said shakily, gently taking his shoulders and turning him onto his back, 'but I will need your help.'

Hiro came out of nowhere and crouched beside her, staring at their brother with horrid fascination. 'Rena, what the fuck is going on?'

'Baymax and I are going to perform surgery. Baymax, I'm gonna need some gloves. And Tadashi is going to want to be medicated. Morphine or whatever you've got.'

Hiro stared at her, 'wait, what? What do you mean by surgery?'

'I mean, there's a small chip inside him that we're going to need to get out. Thank you.' She added as Baymax handed her a blue pair of plastic gloves that surgeons often used. She took a deep breath and watched as Baymax slowly injected Tadashi with a needle, presumably giving him some kind of pain killer.

'Are you sure about this?' Hiro said incredulously, 'I mean, you're hardly a qualified surgeon. And there's a huge FIRE behind us!'

'Well, someone has to do it. I'm gonna need some antiseptic, Baymax.'

'How are you so calm? What the fuck is even going on right now?'

'Oh trust me, I'm freaking out. A lot.' Rena said flatly.

'How did you even know about the chip?!'

'Caine told me.'

' HIM?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!' Hiro yelled, 'he's just betrayed ALL OF US!'

'Stop shouting at me for five minutes! JESUS CHRIST!' Baymax handed her a bottle of antiseptic spray and she quickly sprayed the back of Tadashi's neck.

Hiro shook his head, 'I don't even know you anymore.'

'Hiro, I don't know myself. I'm a prick, okay? That's the end of the story.'

'I don't understand.'

'Shut up. Baymax, scalpel.'

'Rena-'

'I'M TRYING TO SAVE HIS LIFE!' Rena yelled, her voice finally cracking, 'let me just not fuck up this one thing. Then we'll talk and you can disown me or whatever you wanna do.'

'How do you know-'

'I don't, alright? Just... Trust me.'

'You don't get it, do you?'

'Get what?' She snapped angrily.

'I swear-'

'Just fuck off, Hiro.'

Hiro sat back on his knees, stunned. Rena didn't care, she was too busy trying to stop her hands from shaking. Then, without another word, he stood and left.

'Rena.' Gogo was behind her, and placed a hand on her shoulder. 'You've just come out the fire. That was a lot of smoke inhalation. I just don't think you're thinking straight. Is this really the best idea right now?'

'Back off.' Rena snapped angrily, 'the lot of you. Just give me two minutes.'

'Rena I-'

'Stop. I don't care. Baymax, I need a scalpal.'

'Here.' Baymax handed her a cold cup of water and a small scalpel.

'Thanks,' she gasped, gulping the water down gratefully and holding the blade in her hand. 'Christ, I don't want to do this.'

'Rena, I have been programmed to assist with all healthcare needs-'

'I have to remove it. Do you have any tweezers or anything?'

He silently handed her a gleaming pair of tweezers and Rena took them and placed them on a tissue on her knee. 'Right. So I'll just... Slice him open then.'

'Rena, Tadashi is our friend too...'

Rena turned and glared at Gogo with a look that could melt steel. 'So let me save his life then. Back off.'

Gogo's jaw was clenched. 'Fine.' She said, turning on her heel and walking back over to the others.

Rena positioned the knife above his neck, suddenly realising the absurdity of what she was about to do. What if it went wrong? How could she even trust Caine? What if there was nothing even there? What if it got infected? What if she cut in the wrong place?

Baymax gently took her hand and guided her up half an inch. 'This would be the optimum position.'

'Okay.'

Slowly, she pressed down into his skin. The knife slid through like butter, instantly soaking his neck in blood.

Rena gagged. 'Shit! I've done it too far!'

'Tadashi is still okay. My sensors detect a small disturbance two inches downwards.' He pointed to a spot on his neck, carefully wiping away the blood as he did so.

Rena squinted at it. Now he mentioned it, it seemed to be glowing a bright green. It was faint, but once you noticed it, it was hard to not notice. 'Huh. You're right.' Carefully, she dragged the scalpel downwards to where he was pointing, cringing as she did so. The end hit something hard and she grabbed the tweezers, carefully pulling it out along with a fair amount of blood. She held up to her eye and squinted, turning it around to examine it. It was a small metal box and glowing a luminescent green. 'Baymax, bag that up. I wanna run some tests on it.' All calmness disappeared as her attention focused back to Tadashi. Blood was poring out of him, despite the incision only being small. 'Shit! Baymax, can you like... Oh fuck.. I don't know? Do.. Something!'

Baymax gently pushed her out of the way and turned to Tadashi, producing a clean cloth out of nowhere and attending to him.

Rena turned her back on him. She staggered over to her friends, suddenly feeling a hell of a lot weaker. Her trembling hands were covered in her brother's blood, and worry was plaguing her mind. What if she had actually killed him?

Caine was stood away from the others, watching her anxiously. 'Rena, are you okay?'

She shook her head and stumbled over to the grass, falling onto her knees and vomiting into the greenery. her hands were still spattered with his blood, and she desperately tried wiping them on her filthy jeans. The world was spinning and all she could do was cough and retch onto the floor.

'Rena!' Hiro's voice sounded very far away. 'Rena!'

The fire was still raging on behind them. Smoke was in the air, coming up thick and fast. She was crouched on the floor, someone was next to her and was saying something that she couldn't hear.

'I hate fire.' She croaked weakly, before finally letting the darkness take her. She slumped to the side, her eyes closed and blood still on her hands.