Almost two weeks later, when the terror from that terrible day of being nearly captured by the mutants was dying down, Esai continues to live out his healthy life of playtime, cartoons, and homeschooling. Thankfully, Alba has given Esai a few days off of homeschool to recover from the trauma, while she took a few days off of her job so that she could provide comfort for him.
Unfortunately, even with this, plus with a new babysitter in the form of Esai's new friend/savior, Suritu Sawyer, Alba still didn't trust leaving Esai by himself. She didn't want a repeat of what happened.
However, for today, she can't be there to keep him company, because today's the day that she has to go to her pet-sitting duties. Even though Alba wants to be there for her son, she didn't want to lose her job. Yes, Elizabeth has the Lucky Cat Café, but for the family, any number of posts would help.
Despite this, she still wanted to be there for her son, always…so for the two weeks for Esai's recovery, Alba had to decide whether she should stay, or go to her job.
To this day, she hasn't decided yet.
That morning, Esai and Alba playing with their two pugs Basco and Otis, while waiting for Suritu to arrive. Esai giggled at seeing Otis lying on the ground, not wanting to get up and do anything. Basco, on the other hand, was very energetic and is continuously running around Alba, much to her annoyance.
"My goodness…Esai, can we trade pugs?" she asked with a smile. Esai looked at her and smile.
"It depends if Otis wants to move." he said as he looked at the dog before he tickled his belly. Otis just laid there, not reacting to the stimuli. Esai pouted, and then looked at Alba.
"Alright; we'll switch dogs." he said as he picked up Otis and handed him over to Alba.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
The two looked towards the door, and Alba gritted her teeth a bit, growing anxious at her arrival.
"Is it her already? Esai, check the peephole." she instructed as she took Otis.
"Okay." he said, getting up and approaching the doorway. Alba then pulled on her phone and checked the time:
It was 8:30 AM.
She frowned, remembering that she has to make a decision immediately. That was when Esai called out,
"Momma! She's here!"
Alba looked at the direction of the doorway, as Esai opened the door. There stood Suritu Sawyer, who was waiting with her arms on her back with a smile. The two friends looked at each other, and their smiles brightened.
"Hey there, little guy!" she said as she happily picked up Esai, spinning him around. Esai giggled.
"Hi, Suritu! Ready for today?" he asked happily. Suritu nodded as she placed him down before they turned to Alba, who was standing up. During this time, Basco and Otis looked at the strange human, and they barked, running towards her. Suritu stepped back, a small look of fear on her face.
"Um…c-can someone take these things a-away or something?" she asked. Esai and Alba then picked up the dogs; Esai picked up Otis while Alba picked up Basco, both of whom were still barking at Suritu.
"Boys, calm down!" Alba scolded, and this made the two dogs turn to her. Esai giggled while he rubbed Otis's stomach and looked at her with a smile.
"Sorry, these are our dogs. This one is Otis," he began, lifting him briefly. Suritu looked at the pug, who was panting happily. Esai then turned his head towards Basco. "and THAT is Basco." he finished. Suritu looked at him, then at Alba, who nodded at her assuredly and then at the two dogs.
"Um…do they bite?" she asked, still fearful. Alba and Esai laughed and shook their heads.
"No way! They're friendly! Are you scared of dogs or something?" asked Alba. Suritu stared for a moment and then nodded.
"Actually, yes. I was attacked by a big one when I was seven; that's how I ended up with this." she said, gesturing to her metallic left arm. This made Alba and Esai stop laughing, and they frowned at each other.
"Ohhh…" Alba said.
After a moment of silence, Esai then turned to Suritu.
"Do you…want us to take them away? Because as momma said, they're friendly." he said with a smile. Suritu gave a sad smile and nodded.
"Y-Yeah…I'm s-sorry, Esai. B-But I can't be around dogs…at least for now. I-I promise; I'll work on that someday." she assured. Esai sighed in sadness while Alba looked at the two of them. She then handed Basco over to Esai.
"Esai, take these two to the garage. I want a word with Suritu." she instructed. Esai and Suritu widened their eyes as they looked at her.
"She's not in trouble; it's about…what happened two weeks ago." she explained once she saw their looks. Esai and Suritu nodded in understanding, and he took Basco, before he walked off, whispering to them apologies, leaving the two women alone.
Alba turned to Suritu, and she clasped her hands while she grew a shy smile.
"So, Suritu…um…I appreciate you looking out for my son. But uh…I'm not sure if you are, uh, actually looking forward to watching over him, if only for a couple of hours." she said. Suritu cocked her head backward.
"What? O-Of course, I'd love to watch over him. What made you think otherwise?" she asked, crossing her arms with a frown. Alba stuttered for a moment and shook her head.
"N-No! That's not it at all!" she said. Suritu stared at her and then raised a brow.
"Are you still unsure that you can't trust anyone outside of this family with your son?" she asked. Alba stared at her and then sighed.
"I'm sorry, Suritu. It's just that," she began, only for Suritu to pat her in the head.
"I understand. But believe me, I can watch over your son. Trust me when I say that he has learned his lesson. He won't be going anywhere without supervision." she assured politely.
Alba looked unsure, and she spoke up with,
"B-But what if those mutants showed up again?" she asked. Suritu's eyes widened for a bit and raised a brow.
"Mutants?" she asked. Alba nodded.
"Yes; Big Hero 6 showed me what has happened from their robot's recording screen." she said, referring to the conversation she, Ms. Grant, and Mr. Sawyer had that day.
*Flashback*
We see Alba and the other adults in shock as the screen on the robot member's display showed the green-haired mutant flexing her hand, creating that portal that causes them to walk in before it closed.
Alba had her mouth covered in shock.
*Flashback ended*
Suritu paled a bit. "They recorded that? Oh god…" she thought to herself in a bit of fright before she noticed Alba beginning to panic.
"I'm especially afraid of that woman who created that portal…what if you guys got out and that…whatever it was, comes back?!" she asked, growing more and more paranoid. Suritu, after recovering from that brief shock, noticed her paranoia and grabbed her shoulders.
"Ms. Flores. Ms. Flores, listen to me!" she said, voice growing firm. Alba stopped and looked at her. The two of them stared at each other for a while. At this point, Esai was coming back from the garage and looked at the two women. He stood there, frozen.
"Now, are you calm?" asked Suritu. Alba, after a while, nodded.
"Yes. Yes, I'm calm now." she replied. Suritu nodded.
"Good…now, there's a chance that she'll get him the same way you saw that video…but even so, she'll probably do the same if we're inside this house. However, Big Hero 6 is perhaps searching for them at this point. And also if they do get to us, I assure you; I'll react to it quickly and fight back. After all, it's what I was 'designed' for." she said, adding the last sentence with a wink and smile.
Alba, while not entirely convinced, smiled at her, and nodded.
"I'm sure you are. Anyways, I sure hope you can prove me right on that." she said, growing a bit stern. Suritu nodded.
"You have my word." she assured, hugging her. Alba smiled, and patted her back before noticing Esai was standing nearby. Esai was grinning and gave the two thumbs up. Alba juts scoffed and stuck her tongue at him teasingly.
Soon, Alba gave Suritu instructions on what Esai should eat, and what games he usually likes to play, as well as several activities he enjoys. Before long, Alba said her goodbyes to the two friends, and drove off to her new job, leaving them alone for the rest of the day.
Later on, Esai was on Alba's laptop, playing the genetic engineering simulation game. Suritu was sitting next to him as she was watching him assemble various DNA strands. Esai looked at her and smiled.
"You've heard of DNA, right?" he asked. Suritu nodded.
"I'm sure everyone with the knowledge of basic biology knows what DNA is." she said. Esai giggled and nodded.
"Yeah; you're right." he replied. Suritu giggled as she lied down next to him, before raising a brow.
"Hey, can I ask you something? What makes you so interested in DNA?" she asked. Esai smiled as he placed a piece of the strand into the genome.
"DNA is the instruction of how an organism works. Every single strand of DNA produces protein, which does most of the work of providing instructions to the cell. With highly advanced genetic engineering and even a new field called 'Synthetic Biology', we could make buildings out of trees, giant insects that replace our aircraft. Maybe we can even create brand new organisms that might help us in ways that natural ones probably can't do very well." he explained whole-heartedly. Suritu giggled at his explanation.
"Cool. Do you plan on going to college and try it out?" she asked. Esai's smile faltered a bit and then shrugged.
"I…I dunno. I hope to start something related to this in the future without going to college. I don't want to go to another school. Have you been to one?" he asked. Suritu shook her head.
"No. I haven't…really gotten the chance to." she said, frowning a bit. Esai glared a bit before he sat straightened and scooted closer to her.
"Is it Mr. Sawyer? He didn't take you to college." he assumed. Suritu nodded.
"Obviously." she said with a shrug. Esai then leaned closer and gently pushed her with his body.
"Sorry about that." he said sympathetically. Suritu shook her head and patted him in the shoulder.
"Don't worry about it." she said. Esai looked at her and nodded. Then, after another period of silence, Esai pointed at the DNA.
"SO, do you like DNA?" he asked. Suritu shrugged.
"I guess. I'm not THAT much into Biology." she said with a small frown. Esai frowned a bit, before he went back to his laptop, finishing up the puzzle.
Later on, Suritu and Esai were watching some episodes of Cyber-Saurus, bored out of their minds.
"*sigh* You know, as much as I love this show…watching it all the time isn't that exciting." he muttered to himself. Suritu looked at him and grew another smile.
"Then why aren't we watching something else?" she asked.
"There's nothing else good on right now." he replied. Suritu nodded in understanding. For a while, nobody said anything. Then, Esai got an idea.
"Hey, can we go to SFIT?" he asked, turning around to look at her. Suritu raised a brow in confusion.
"SFIT?" she asked. Esai nodded.
"San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. It's near the Golden Gate Bridge. My sister is there!" he said, a smile beaming brightly. Suritu looked at him and grew unsure.
"I…I don't know, Esai…" she said. Esai frowned at this answer.
"Why not? I promise; I'll stay closer to you! I won't make the same mistakes as last time!" he pleaded, crawling closer to her with big eyes. Suritu chuckled shyly and patted him in the head.
"Are you sure?" she asked. Esai nodded rapidly.
"Please? I want to see my sister again!" he pleaded; hands clasped together. Suritu looked at him, still unsure. A part of her wanted to keep him inside for the rest of the day. But, on the other hand, he did remember the green-haired mutant being able to produce a portal, and as what Alba told her, it could happen even while they're inside.
Not to mention, seeing Esai's puppy-dog eyes and pouty lips just made her heart flutter happily. So, with a sigh, she looked at him and nodded.
"Okay." she conceded. Esai gasped happily and hugged her lovingly.
"Oh, thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" he cheered. Suritu smiled and ruffled his hair.
"Don't mention it, little fella. HOWEVER," she began, briefly pulling him back and making him look at her.
"You must promise me that, unless I put you in the eyesight of your sister, you will stay with me at all times. Understand?" she instructed firmly. Esai's smile faltered a bit and nodded.
"Yes, ma'am." he quickly replied with a nod. Suritu smiled and patted his left cheek.
"Good. Now, let me take you there." she said as she picked him up and walked towards the door. Esai laughed at the gesture, and he soon found himself placed onto Suritu's shoulders.
"Ready to go?" she asked as she walked away from the living room. Esai looked at her and raised a brow.
"Can you drive without Mr. Sawyer?" he asked. Suritu shook her head.
"Nope. I can do something MUCH cooler." she said, shaking her shoulders, making Esai giggle. Then, he gasped in shock.
"Wait! Put me down; I forgot something!" he pleaded. Suritu, while confused, nodded, and gently sets him down. Esai immediately then began to run towards the stairs.
"I'll be back!" he called out as he ran up the stairs. Suritu looked at him and sighed to herself, looking at the boy with a smile.
"I bet it must be an 'I miss you' gift card or something." she thought to herself as she crossed her arms.
Upstairs, Esai ran into the mothers' bedroom and sped towards a brown drawer near the bed.
"I hope it's still here." he muttered to himself as he opened the drawer. In it were several papers, as well as an envelope. He pulled out the envelope and opened it up, pulling out the grade from Coeus's Followers. He looked at the IQ number of 645, and sighed, remembering that he has his older sister's secret identity.
"Well…I know her deep, dark secret. So it's only fair that I tell her, and maybe her friends, my own as well. *sigh* Who knows, maybe I might need their protection from the government, or those mutants…" he muttered to himself with a shiver at the end, before he placed the paper back inside and closed the envelope.
Before long, Suritu walked outside of the house. Esai was back on top of her shoulders, holding the envelope. He looked at Suritu and raised a brow.
"So…what's this special thing you have?" she asked. Suritu looked up and smirked.
"Well…do you remember the attack with those mutants? And how I was able to catch you and Daniel?" she asked. Esai memorized the attack and nodded.
"Yeah…why?" he asked, raising a brow. Suritu grasped his shoulders.
"Hold on tight!" she grinned, before speeding off along the streets at an incredible velocity. Esai shouted and clutched onto the envelope before hanging onto her fluffy ponytail. He wasn't expecting Suritu to go so fast. Then again, he did witness her doing some incredible acts during the attack.
Suritu sped along the streets, shouting and laughing in delight as the rest of the world appeared to pass by quickly.
At one point, she zoomed past a woman walking her two small poodles. The woman shouted upon feeling something zoom past her, causing her to release her two poodles. The two poodles panicked and ran to the road where a cycler was approaching. The woman was so frightened that she didn't hear "Sorry!" being called out to her.
Esai clutched onto the girl's back, digging his fingers into her back. The envelope was also being held onto, though it was being crumpled up by the boy's hands due to him having to hold on tight.
"Hold on! Things are gonna get quite jumpy!" Suritu called out as she jumped up into the air, making both of them scream as they find themselves on top of the houses.
"HHHOOWW ARE YOU SO FAST?!" called out Esai through the pummeling air. Suritu chuckled.
"THAT'S A LONG STORY!" Suritu called out as they jumped from one roof to another.
It all went by very fast, as Suritu zoomed past numerous neighborhoods and through parks. Her speed did manage to cause some fright on the local populace. And at another point, her speed was caught by a nearby policeman's speedometer, which glitches up and shuts down since the rate she was going was a little beyond the limit, much to the cop's surprise.
Eventually, Esai felt Suritu begin to slow down. Before long, he felt her ultimately slow to a complete stop.
"Is THIS the place?" he heard her ask. Esai opened one eye, and he looked at his left.
There was a large sign, labeled as;
San Fransokyo
Institute of Technology.
Looking a little past the sign is the massive arch donning Japanese architect, such as hidden roofs. Esai smiled, remembering one instance when Honey Lemon sent a photo to his mothers years ago. He then climbed down to the ground, and looked at Suritu, clutching the envelope.
"Cool! This is the place!" he said. Suritu smiled.
"Great! I was afraid I was going a bit too fast, and-" she began before Esai grabbed her metal arm.
"Whatever! Let's get to the Robotics lab! She should be here around this time!" Esai insisted as he turned around, only for him to fall headfirst. Suritu flinched at this and leaned down.
"You okay?" she asked. Esai groaned and lifted his head.
"My legs…they feel very wobbly and numb." he said. Suritu chuckled.
"Whoops. I guess that's my fault; I was going so fast that I think your body is still getting used to…well, not going so fast. Hold on." she explained as she picked him up. Esai groaned.
"You've got the envelope?" asked Suritu, nodded. Esai nodded.
"Uh-huh." he replied. Suritu giggled and smiled.
"Alright. Let me know the directions to where this 'Robotic Labs' is." she said as she walked inside, carrying Esai with her.
Eventually, they found a blue, glassy building with the front, in Esai's eyes, resembling a giant Whale Shark's head.
"Ooh, look at this. This building looks nice." Suritu said as she stopped to look. Esai followed her gaze and smiled.
"That's the place. Honey Lemon doesn't have classes today, yet she should be in her labs." he explained. Suritu looked at him and raised a brow.
"Really? Wait, why is she here if she doesn't have classes?" she asked. Esai blew air in a whistle.
"From what I've heard, SFIT doesn't hold back when it comes to homework. That's why I don't want to go to college. My motto: 'Play all day, no hard work. That's the way!'" Esai explained. Suritu giggled and shook her head.
"Alright. Now let's head inside and see her." she said as she stepped inside. At this point, Esai was beginning to feel his legs again. So, he turned to her and asked if she could let him down. Suritu obliged, and after a few moments of standing around, Esai could walk again. Suritu then noticed the envelope.
"Hey, chump?" she asked. Esai looked at her, and she pointed at the envelope.
"What is inside that envelope?" she asked. Esai looked at it and frowned.
"I…I don't want to talk about it. I want to share this with my sister, but I don't trust anyone else with this." he said with a frown. Suritu raised a brow. Esai sighed and had to clarify. "It was my mothers' request. They don't want the wrong people hearing it." he added. Suritu nodded in understanding.
"Oh, okay. I understand." she said. Esai nodded.
"Yeah. It's the same, I presume, as to why you won't tell me how you are so strong or fast." he added as they walked towards the door. Suritu did a take-back, but Esai ignored her as he opened the door.
They stepped inside, and Esai felt the cool air envelope him. He shivered for a moment.
"Yep, exactly like I thought in movies and shows." he muttered to himself. Suritu, however, looked amused.
"Nice." she muttered as they stepped inside. Esai looked around.
"Alright…now where is she?" he muttered to himself. He took Suritu's hand, and they began to walk to the left.
After a while, the pair arrived at one part of the building, with the entrance towards the lab, labeled;
Applied Science 102.
"You think this might be the place?" asked Suritu. Esai shrugged.
"Maybe. Let me check." he said before he opened the door and peeked inside. He was, to say the least, fascinated by what was inside.
Inside the room were several college students testing out their inventions. One of them was a man fixing up a large, dog-shaped machine. Two female students were typing something up, and the nearby 3D printer was making something up to resemble a piece of machinery. Nearby was a diagram of what appeared to be a large airplane. Esai didn't know what it was for, but he didn't pay any attention.
Then, he noticed a familiar figure in one of the labs. It was a Latina girl with long, ginger hair, wearing a lab coat, but he could tell that there is also a yellow undershirt. She was fiddling with some chemicals in a machine, with a tank nearly pitch-black with what appears to be a vent. He smiled.
"Yep. She's here." he told Suritu as he pulled back. Suritu smiled and nodded.
"Good. Now, go and talk to her." she insisted. Esai's smile faltered as he stepped away from the door.
"Uh…I dunno." he said. Suritu raised a brow.
"Why not?" she asked. Esai looked at her and scratched the back of his head. Suritu doesn't know about this, but Esai IS aware of Honey Lemon's secret superhero alter ego, and even though a part of him is happy that she's helping people…another part of him is afraid of what would happen if the other members know about the fact that he knew. He wasn't sure how they would react if they found out that someone close to them would find out. He knew Honey Lemon won't ever hurt him. However, given the circumstances…
However, he can't tell Suritu about this, for he's afraid for the same reasons why he won't tell her the information on the envelope and why she won't tell him (just yet) about how she was so fast and so strong. So, he had to improvise.
"I…I don't know how she would react if she were to see me. A-After all, aside from the occasional phone calls, and that one visit when one of her friends died, I haven't seen her in a long time, Suritu! I-Is she even the same Luciana Flores that I know?" he explained, a small hint of fear in his voice. Suritu pitied the boy, looking at him with a frown.
"Esai…how much do you love your sister?" she asked. Esai raised a brow.
"A lot…more than anything I…would even describe. W-When she first left to attend college; I was petrified that I won't see her again." he began. Suritu smiled at this.
"You said she called you? When was the last time you two had a phone call." she said as she knelt down. Esai pondered for a moment.
"Um…almost three months ago." he replied. Suritu nodded again.
"Good. Now, do you remember how she acted? Was she exactly like how she was when she lived with you?" she asked.
After a few moments of pondering, Esai realized what she meant. He could very well remember the last time they had a video chat; sure, Honey Lemon was a bit mad with him when he explained why he was bullied, but other than that…she was the same, sweet older sister he looks up to. And with the knowledge of her superhero identity, and with the fact that the call happens long after Big Hero 6 first debuted…Esai grew a smiled and looked at her.
"Yeah." he said, growing more confident. Suritu nodded once again.
"That's what I like to hear, champ." she said before teasing him with ruffling his hair. Esai chuckled and stepped back. Then, Suritu sighed and stood up.
"Can I trust you to be by yourself with your sister for a while?" she asked, now growing a bit more serious. Esai, while a bit confused, nodded.
"Yeah? Why?" he asked. Suritu looked at him.
"I'm just gonna have a look around. I won't be too far. Just around this building." she explained. Esai nodded, just excited to meet his sister again.
"Okay. Thanks for the ride." he said before enveloping her legs into a hug. Suritu looked at him, and smiled, before patting him in the head like a drum.
"No problem. Be good." she said as she opened the door and gently pushing Esai inside, before shutting it away, leaving herself alone. She then sighed to herself and narrowed her eyes.
"They might still be here, watching us. I won't let them take my friend away." she said, referring to the mutants, before clenching her fists, and walking away to patrol the area.
In the main lab, Honey Lemon was pouring something into the tank. She had a big smile on her face as she sees the billowing vent smoke coming from beneath the tank.
"Alright. Now…all I need are some cyclophospholipids." she muttered to herself before looking at one corner of her lab, searching for the beaker. After a few moments, she raised a brow and began to search around the lab.
"Now, where is that beaker? I could've sworn I've…" she muttered to herself as she searched. Then, on her right, a pair of small hands holding two cylinders lifted it.
"Is this the one?" asked a voice. Honey Lemon turned to the cylinders and smiled.
"Oh, there it is. Thank you, Esai." she said as she took the cylinders and prepared to open the lid to the tank…only for her to freeze, eyes widening in shock. She then turned to the direction of the voice and gasped, her smile growing upon seeing a familiar face.
"Esai!" she cheered as she placed the cylinders down and extended her arms out. Esai giggled as he felt himself being lifted and spun around in place, the two of them laughing in happiness.
"Hi, Lucy!" Esai greeted. Honey Lemon giggled.
"I've missed you, mi pequeño Velociraptor!" she cooed happily.
"I missed you too, tu Sauroposeiden!" he teased back. Honey Lemon just giggled, and the two of them remained hugging each other for a while. Then, as Honey Lemon placed him back down, she looked at him with a raised brow.
"Sauroposeiden? What is that?" she asked. Esai looked at her and giggled.
"That's the tallest dinosaur that has ever existed: around 60 feet tall." he said. Honey Lemon nodded in understanding before she widened her eyes and glared at him.
"So you're saying I'm taller than a giraffe?" she asked, though there was a grin on her face. Esai giggled as he stepped back.
"¡Vaya, mocoso! ¡Tevoy aarrancar las mejillas y luego te las comeré! Ven aca! Raaahh!" she growled, grabbing Esai and opened her mouth as wide as she could. Esai squealed and prepared to embrace a long-missed tickle round.
However, the tickling didn't come, and he looked at her, seeing her looking at the other students, who were staring at them weirdly. The two siblings' cheeks blushed, and they smiled, before pulling back, chuckling.
Once the others went back to their work, Honey Lemon turned to Esai.
"What are you doing here? Did momma and meemaa decide to drop by?" she asked with a smile. Esai's smile faltered slightly.
"Well. They entrusted a babysitter to watch over me. We just got bored at home and decided to come here." he said with a shrug. Honey Lemon nodded. Then, she raised a brow in confusion.
"W-Wait…then, where's your babysitter?" she asked. Esai pointed to the front door.
"She's taking a walk. She said she wouldn't be far." Esai said with a shrug. Honey then bit her lip.
"Oh, I hope so. I remember what happened last time you went by yourself." she said, adding a little firm tone in the end. Esai raised a brow in confusion.
"What? What are you…oh! How could I forget, you're one of the, uh…" he said and was about to spill her secret when he managed to seal his mouth shut. Honey gritted her teeth in surprise but sighed in relief before kneeling down.
"Yes. Remember what I said; no one can know about our secret." she reminded. Esai nodded.
"Right. Sorry." he replied. Then, he noticed the vent on her desk. He smiled and tilted his head.
"What are you working on?" he asked. This made Honey beam in excitement.
"Oh; THIS I KNOW you're gonna love! Come here come here!" she said as she pulled him closer to the tank.
"I am working on my Organic Chemistry homework: the Origins of Life." she introduced. Esai's face grew intrigued. Honey noticed and then moved her head closer to the tank.
"The water in this tank is very acidic and filled with iron, while the gases are rich in nitrogen, and had no oxygen, very much like how Earth's oceans were billions of years ago! With that, we were able to create a synthetic hydrothermal vent! I got some more fatty acids into the tank. All I need are the cyclophospholipids, and then we'll be finished." she said as she lifted the 'fatty acids' beaker up.
"Cool! I never knew life could've originated like this! Wait…why do we need that…whatever that word wa-Ow!" Esai began, but he mistakenly placed his hand on the glass to clear the vision, and he pulled his hand back in recoil. Honey gasped and approached him.
"Are you okay, sweetheart?" she asked, looking at his hand. The hand was growing a bit red. Esai looked at her and shook his head.
"No! The glass's hot!" he replied, shaking his hand. Honey sighed.
"Let me take you to the sink. I should've told you about the heat of the glass. Sorry…" she said apologetically as she took his hand and guided him to the sink, where she grabbed his hand and gently washed it. Esai looked at her, and then at the tank.
"Why is it so hot?" he asked. Honey chuckled innocently.
"Well, the temperature insane heat temperature was coming from the vent. It helps to create the first protocells; otherwise the combining chemicals will dissolve." she explained with a sigh. Esai pouted, but he understood.
Once they were finished up, Esai then looked at the beaker.
"So…why, do you need that?" he asked as Honey took it.
"The cyclophospholipids help increase protocellular stability to metal ions. In a way, this stabilizes the proto-cell enough for it to pro-create." she explained as she opened the lid, releasing some steam. She then, with care, poured in the cyclophospholipids into the tank.
"There we go! Now…we wait." she finished. Esai smiled and looked at her.
"For how long?" she asked. Honey shrugged with a cheeky smile.
"A couple of days. It takes a while." she said. Esai just nodded.
"Oh…okay." he said. Honey just smiled as she patted him in the head.
"Thanks for the beaker, by the way. I appreciate the help." Honey said. Esai giggled. Then, after a while of standing there, Honey noticed something on his hands.
"What is that?" she asked. Esai looked down at his hands and immediately remembered another reason as to why he was here.
"Oh, THIS. I forgot…well since I know your secret identities, well, I wanted to show you and your friends MY secret. It's only fair, you know…wait, where are your friends?" he explained, and then looked at her in confusion. Just then, Honey's phone can be heard vibrating from her purse.
"Oh, that must be them." she said as she skipped over to her purse. She looked inside and then nodded.
"It's our leader, Hiro Hamada. He wants me and my friends to meet in his lab. Do you wanna come? You can bring that with us." she said, referring to the envelope. Esai nodded and then looked at her project.
"What about that?" he asked, pointing to the tank. Honey shrugged.
"It's fine on its own. Anyways, it's gonna take days for it to be completed. Come on, this meeting might have something to do with those super-humans." she said, before taking his hand and walked away from her lab. Esai, however, looked a bit unsure. When he first reunited with her, the fear of meeting the rest of the team has sizzled down. However, now that he will be meeting the rest of them, assuming that they even know that he figured out who one of their members really is, the fear came back.
"Um…Lucy, do the others know about me, and that I know who you really are?" he asked. Honey looked at them as they left and shook her head.
"Not yet. Why?" she asked. Esai bit his lower lip, anxiety present in his face. Honey noticed, and they stopped a few feet away from the entrance.
"Sweetie…are you scared the others might hurt you?" she asked. Esai, after a while, nodded. Honey shook her head and knelt.
"Oh, baby…my friends would NEVER hurt you. Whether it might be because you know of my um…alter ego, as Freddie would put it, or because you might not agree with something we do (not that I know why you would), we would never hurt you to silence you. The worst we might do is MAYBE get some memory-wipe chemicals. And we both know you don't want that, do we?" she asked with a gentle smile. Esai looked at her, a bit taken aback at the last sentence.
"Uh…that last sentence sounds WAY more sinister than I think you might intend." he pointed out. Honey just chuckled and shook her head.
"Sorry, didn't mean for it to come out like that. Anyways, the point is: they won't do anything to harm you, nor will I let them. You have my word." she assured, patting him in the left cheek. Esai, while still unsure, decided to take her word for it and smiled.
"Okay, Lucy. I trust you." he replied. Honey nodded and ruffled his hair.
"Good. Now, let's get going." she took his hand before dashing off, making Esai yelp in surprise.
Before long, Honey opened the door to a private lab, and Esai took a good look inside. There, surrounding a large, white robot, were several other people. These are Honey's friends:
The tall, African American man with short dreadlocks named Damon O-Ginger, though his friends call him Wasabi.
The short, Korean descent woman with short hair and a purple streak that looks athletic was named Ethel Tomago, though her friends call her Gogo Tomago.
The tall, Caucasian man with a monster beanie and long blonde hair was next. Esai remembered Honey Lemon calling him Fred. In his mind, he should've been called 'Shaggy' or 'Hippie' given his appearance.
In the middle was a white, fat robot that Esai resembles a walking marshmallow. This is the team's personal healthcare companion, Baymax.
Next to him, looking at Baymax's screen was a fourteen-year-old boy with spikey black hair. This is the child prodigy of SFIT, and leader of Big Hero 6, Hiro Hamada.
"Hi, guys. I'm here." Honey called out. The others turned to her, and Hiro nodded.
"Oh, good. You're on time. And…who is that you've brought with you?" asked Hiro, raising a brow. Esai smiled shyly and scooted to behind Honey's legs.
"Hi…" he said shyly. The others turned to Esai, brows raised. Then, Fred shot up and pointed to him.
"Hey, it's that boy at the phone call from all those months ago! How you doing little fella?" he asked, approaching Esai. Esai's smile faltered a bit as he shrank back some more towards his older sister.
"Uh…good, thanks?" Esai replied, rather shyly. Fred just chuckled.
"He IS so cute!" he said, patting him in the head. Esai flinched at the contact, though he kept a friendly smile. Honey, however, noticed and gently patted Fred in the forehead.
"Um, Freddie…he's just getting to know you all, and he's very shy. So…maybe give him some personal space until he feels comfortable." she said with a solemn smile. Fred nodded, though he still looked at him.
"No problem! *clears throat* My name is Fred, and it's wonderful to meet ya, little fella." he said, patting him again. Esai flinched again, but he still kept that forceful smile.
"Uh…yeah, nice to meet you too, Shaggy." he replied. Honey just sighed to herself as she shook her head.
"Esai…I'm sorry, guys." she said as she turned to the boy, but Fred just laughed.
"Shaggy? Oh, I can see why; I do a pretty good Shaggy voice, huh?" he asked, putting on a…very poorly done Shaggy voice impression. The others looked at him with raised brows, and Gogo had a cringed expression.
"My God, Fred. That was a bad Shaggy impression. And you have to suck REALLY hard to achieve that." she said, rubbing her forehead. Fred pouted, and sat on a nearby sofa, while Esai just covered his mouth, stifling a giggle. Honey just sighed as she stepped aside and placed her hand around Esai.
"Everyone, as you can all see…I've brought my little brother, Esai Flores here, to join us for today." she stated. Esai waved at them.
"Hi." he said. The others gave smiles and waved at him…well, only Hiro and Wasabi did. Gogo just gave a small smile.
"Sup?" she went. Esai just shrugged back.
"Fine. Especially since I have figured out THIS is Big Hero 6…the one that saved me and my friends two weeks ago?" he asked, smile fading. This made the others do a take-back, staring at him with shock.
"W-What?! H-How does he know about us? Honey Lemon, do you know about this?!" asked a frantic Hiro. Honey gritted her teeth as Esai raised a brow at her.
"Wait, 'Honey Lemon', what kind of name is that?" he asked. Honey shrugged.
"It's a nickname I usually go by, now. I'll explain later." she replied before looking at the others to explain.
"Back when we saved him and his friends from those people, he figured out who I was by…wait, how did you figure out it was me?" she explained, and then asked, turning to him. Esai kept his brow raised, and he pointed at her.
"Your hair color is the same. You're still as tall as a Sauroposeiden (and I think a bit taller in your suit if I remember correctly), and…you are carrying the same purse as you did the last time I saw you." he said, pointing to her purse…which is the same as the one she uses in battle. Honey chuckled a bit in embarrassment.
"Whoops…I…well, to be fair…I didn't expect to meet YOU during my time as a hero." she explained, flexing her fingers in place. Esai nodded.
"I should've figured this out sooner! Even though the world will not recognize us, it's only fair that only those closest to us will be able to recognize one of us! Just like in Captain Fancy Pants Issue #376!" Fred declared as he snapped his fingers in realization.
Everyone was silent for a while before Hiro began pondering.
"Well…actually, he has a point. Alright, that gives us even more to stay away from our families whenever we are out patrolling. So, kid…do you think you can keep our secret…well, a secret?" he asked, giving a pleading grin. Esai nodded with a smile.
"Yeah…so, you won't kill me?" he asked. They looked at him for a few moments before they began laughing.
"Of course not. Who do you think we are, anti-heroes?" asked Fred, clutching the side of a sofa, trying to keep himself from falling…which failed as he lost grip and fell onto the floor. Honey ignored him and gently grasped Esai's shoulders, looking at him with an assuring smile.
"Told you, they won't harm you." she said warmly. Esai looked at her and smiled again and turned towards the others once they've calmed down.
"Besides, I know a thing or two about keeping secrets. Especially one that would make me a target for criminals, or even the government." he said, casually. Again, everyone froze as they looked at him.
"What do you mean, kid?" asked Gogo, brow raised in confusion. Esai raised his hand, revealing the envelope.
"This. I wanted to share this with you guys because…well, since I know your secrets, it's only fair, you know mine. Plus, thinking about it now, it could give you guys a lead as to WHY those mutants want me." he said. The nerd gang's interest peaked as Hiro approached him.
"May I see that?" he asked as he extended his hand out. Esai then handed it over to him.
"Here, uh…what is your name?" he asked. Hiro smiled as he took the envelope and looked at him.
"My name is Hiro Hamada. That tough-looking girl over there," he pointed his thumb towards Gogo. "is my friend, Gogo Tomago. And he," he then looked at Wasabi. "is Wasabi." he finished. Gogo and Wasabi smiled, and the latter saluted with his two fingers.
"Nice to meet ya, little man." he said. Gogo just tilted her head up briefly.
"S'up?" she just went. Esai smiled at them and waved. Then, he raised a brow and turned to Gogo.
"Wait, 'Tomago'? I've heard of that name before…are you, by any chance, aware of a pompous jerk of a girl named Emma Tomago?" he asked. Upon hearing this, everyone else just cringed.
"Oh, no." Wasabi went.
"Here we go." Fred said.
"Not now, Esai…" Honey muttered under her breath. Esai looked at them with confusion, before he heard Gogo snarl back.
"That pompous jerk of a girl happens to be my little sister!" she said, eyes glaring at him. Esai widened his eyes in shock before he returned the glare.
"Oh, I see. From the looks of you and how you were with Fred, you two seem likes peas in a pod." he stated, crossing his arms. Gogo just exhaled through her nose.
"Looks who's talking; you got her expelled since you took that toy for yourself." she replied. Esai felt his brow twitch.
"She was hitting me for three days!" he replied.
"That wouldn't have happened if you haven't decided to-" Gogo continued before,
"Alright, enough!" Hiro and Honey said at the same time, the former raising his hands between them. He looked at both of them with a stern expression.
"Whatever happened between him and your sister, Gogo; it's gonna have to wait. What Esai's envelope has here might be of importance to us." he stated.
"So can you both PLEASE put that aside until we can deal with these super-humans?" Honey added as she clutched Esai's shoulders and pulled him close to her. Esai and Gogo glared at each other, and they nodded. Hiro sighed in relief before he continued to open the envelope.
After a brief period of tense silence, Fred looked at Esai and asked him a simple yet important question.
"So…what's inside that you think makes the mutants want you? Come to think of it; what makes you think any bad guy wants you? Just curious?" he asked. Esai scratched the back of his head.
"Well…it's from 'Coeus's Followers.' You know, the world's most reliable IQ testing organizations." he explained. Hiro and the others nodded.
"Oh yeah, that's where Tadashi and I got my IQ scored: 125 for Tadashi and 140 for myself. What about you?" he asked as he pulled out the sheet of paper and looked at it. Honey gasped.
"Oh, that's right. Momma and meemaa never told me your IQ. How high is it?" she asked, kneeling towards him. Esai gulped, but just before he was gonna tell her,
"HOLY CRAP!" Hiro shouted. Everyone jumped in place, staring at Hiro in concern.
"What is it? What does it say?" asked Gogo, who was the first to approach him. Wasabi and Fred followed after her, and Honey walked over to them. Esai stayed behind, cheeks blushing in worry. Once they laid eyes on what was on the paper, their expressions contorted into one of shock! All of them gasped, and they raised jerked their heads to him, and then back at the paper, and then back at him again, and then back at the paper again. They repeated this motion four more times until Honey pointed at the paper.
"Is this real?" she asked. Esai nodded.
"Momma and meemaa were unsure too until they called the founder of 'Coeus's Followers.' They told me that she promised she wasn't making it up. Given what my mothers say about 'Coeus's Followers', I don't see why I shouldn't believe them." he said with a shrug. Then, Baymax, who was staring at them the whole time, waddled up, turning off his screen.
"He is correct; 'Coeus's Followers' is known to be one of the most accurate IQ test organizations in the world, according to various scientific studies done by: LiveScience, and BBC. If the numbers of: Esai Flores's IQ are correct, then his IQ is indeed: 645." he stated in a monotone voice as he leaned in to inspect the paper. The others stared at Baymax, and then at Esai. Esai cowered a bit in fear.
"Esai…" Honey began, but she couldn't get out a word out. She was in too much shock. Baymax turned his head to look at his various patients.
"You all seem to be in a state of shock. Your mouths are: hanging open, and-" Baymax began, only for Hiro to pat him in the stomach.
"I know that, Baymax. It's just that…this shouldn't even be possible for a normal human being to possess such a HIGH IQ number. Baymax, scan his brain." he demanded. Esai raised a brow as Baymax tilted his head up and down.
Beep. Beep.
"Scan complete. Esai's brain is: mostly identical to a regular child's brain. However, there are differences in Esai's neocortex. The average child's neocortex has around 100 billion neurons in the cortex, the same as the adults, with preexisting pathways." he began, turning on his screen, showing a comparison between Esai's brain and a regular child's brain, before pointing at Esai.
"However, Esai's neocortex has developed numerous new neurological pathways, particularly along the visual, tactile, auditory, and even pre-frontal cortex. As a result, Esai's brain has around ten times the amount of neurons as a regular child's brain." he finished as the diagram zoomed into the brain as mentioned earlier parts, showing the new neurons stretched out and connecting with both each other, and the pre-existing pathways, before he shuts off the screen.
This made Fred begin to chuckle in excitement.
"Hoohoohoo! This is amazing! We've got ourselves a real-life Lex Luther!" he cheered as he slid over to Esai.
"Think of the possibilities this boy will provide! He will make serums that will help me transform into a monster at will! Or, he will make me a sandwich that will turn me invisible! Ooh, ooh, ooh! I have an even better idea: maybe, just MAYBE, he will help give ME brand new superpowers, not just the ability to transform into a monster at will! Think about it, guys!" he listed as he grabbed Esai and lifted him the same way Rafiki lifted young Simba in The Lion King! He then began to sing nonsensical oracles as he swung Esai side to side. The others just looked on, face-faulting. Honey then approached Fred.
"Freddie, you're making him uncomfortable." she scolded as she took Esai from Fred. Fred stopped and just froze in place, his arms still in the air.
"That's number one. Number two; those things you mentioned are still not science." she added, shaking her head as she was placing him down. Esai looked between the two of them, wondering what she meant by that. Honey then placed her arms on Esai's shoulders.
"And number three; this is serious. We're dealing with something that is NOT normal." she stated. Hiro nodded and added in.
"Obviously, seeing such a high IQ and convoluted brain, if this gets out, is certainly gonna cause quite a controversy with the general public." he stated, looking at Esai sympathetically. Esai nodded.
"Yeah, the bad people, those mutants…even the government." he reiterated. Everyone, even Gogo, looked at him with concern.
"B-But…why would the mutants want him for the brainpower? Wait, how did they even know?" asked Wasabi. Esai shrugged.
"Don't know. I…I think they might have one that was at my neighborhood, and they must've caught what I was thinking…o-or maybe it was that guy that runs so fast." he replied, pondering.
"Another thing; I don't think they want to use his brainpower at all. If I remember correctly; they said they wanted to take him to their Sanctuary." Honey added. Esai cowered down a bit, remembering what the teenage mutant told them,
"We are trying to bring one of those kids back to our Sanctuary! But this girl won't let us!"
Esai bit his lip.
"I…I don't know what they are planning for me back at their Sanctuary, and I don't want to know." he stated, rubbing his arms. Hiro and Honey looked at him and felt sympathy. Honey then gently caressed his hair.
"Don't worry, Esai. We're gonna keep you safe. Right guys?" she asked, looking at the others with the bright smile.
"Pfft, duh! We're heroes! Of course, we'll keep him safe!" Fred said, patting him in the head again, once more making Esai flinch. Hiro nodded.
"Tadashi would've wanted us to help anyone. Especially those who are different like you, Esai. No offense." he replied, gently holding his left hand with his right hand. Esai nodded, a small smile growing.
"None taken, I guess." he replied. Even Gogo nodded as she and Wasabi approached him.
"I may not approve of what you did to my sister, and given the circumstance of what happened between you two, as well as the discovery of your IQ, don't be surprised if I don't trust you. But I'm not cruel enough to leave someone in danger. I'm in." she declared, looking Esai, first with a small glare, before her gaze grew more sympathetic. Esai looked a bit unsure at first, but after a short while, he shrugged, knowing that Gogo isn't very bad…at least, compared to the mutants.
"To the power of 6!" Fred stated as he reached his hand out. The others pulled their hands out into a circle.
"To the power of 6!" everyone, even Baymax, joined in. Esai's smile grew as his heart fluttered. Esai, wanting to join in, stuck his hand out, joining in. Honey and Esai looked at each other and just smiled at each other with small giggles.
Meanwhile, just outside the hall, Suritu Sawyer was walking by the lab.
"Looks good so far. One more round, just to be sure." she said, referring to her little patrol before heading outside.
"So, what's this meeting about, Hiro?" Suritu's enhanced hearing picked up the sound of Honey Lemon talking from inside the room. Suritu raised a brow and turned her attention to the door. She slowly approached the door and listened in.
"Oh, alright. Anyways, so Baymax's scanners have detected something rather unusual with the mutant's blood cells." Hiro stated. Suritu bit her lip as she widened her eyes in shock. However, she remained calm; she knew that by panicking, she could risk having their machines pick up her heartbeat.
Back inside, Baymax's screen showed the image of the mutants. Esai gulped a bit at the memory, and Honey gently grasped his hand in comfort. Then, several boxes appeared from the screen, with several lines extending from the boxes to some of the mutants in the picture.
"While we were on the roof confronting these mutants, my scanners detected: anomalies in their cells." Baymax stated.
"What kind of anomalies? May I see them?" asked Esai, growing curious as to what he meant. Baymax complied as he made one box zoom in, revealing a strand of the mutant's DNA. Esai walked closer and began to inspect it.
"Hmm…seems normal. Can you show me the genetic alphabet?" he requested. Fred raised a brow.
"Genetic alphabet?" he asked.
"It's the four letters that makeup DNA. Scientifically known as 'Nucleotides', the letters are A, T, G, C, which stand for Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, and Cytosine, respectively." he explained as the DNA diagram shift to a more cartoony style. There, Esai and the others could see the genetic alphabet. Esai scratched his chin.
"So…there's the usual alphabet…wait a second?" he mumbled, upon noticing a question mark in one base. "Baymax...why is there a question mark on this base?" he asked, pointing to it.
"This is an unidentified nucleotide. This has not been recorded in any other people that I have scanned." Baymax replied. Esai was now intrigued.
Back outside, Suritu gritted her teeth in shock; this 'Baymax' machine can scan other people's genomes for mutations!
"Oh, god…t-then he might've scanned my DNA, and Esai as well…I've got to do something." she pondered to herself as she paced about, wondering what to do.
Suddenly, she bumped onto someone, and the two pulled back. Suritu looked down, and she saw a sixteen-year-old girl, with olive tan skin, and long black hair tied to a low ponytail. The girl is around five-feet and two inches tall, and was wearing a cream-colored turtleneck, black pants under an orange skirt, and black shoes. One can also see two red and yellow bracelets on its left wrist.
This is SFIT'S other prodigy, Karmi.
"Watch where you're going!" Karmi stated, brushing her clothes. Suritu flinched at her shouting, and upon fearing that they will hear her, she grabbed Karmi's mouth and sped away, before hiding in one corner.
Karmi's screams were muffled, but she was putting up quite a fight. Suritu pulled out a cover from her metallic arm, revealing a set of buttons. She pressed a green button, and the palm of her metal arm opened out. She aimed it at Karmi and held in her breath.
Immediately, green mist billowed from the hole, and Karmi was forced to breathe it in. Immediately, her struggling began to lessen, and soon, she was unconscious.
Suritu gently laid her down and stepped back, whispering to herself, frantically, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
After assuring herself that Karmi would not be moving from that spot anytime soon, Suritu pressed another button, and another compartment opens, revealing a robotic bee. Suritu gently grabbed it and pulled it closer to her face.
"Go inside, keep an eye on Esai, and if the robot knows too much, drain the battery." she instructed. The robotic bee flashed blue and flew towards the direction of the lab. Suritu sighed and then looked at Karmi, wondering where she'll put her.
Back inside the lab, Esai and the others were still staring at Baymax' screen, now getting a good look at the mutant's genomes.
"I…I don't know what else to say aside from…Jeez…" Fred said. Esai nodded.
"Agreed. Some of these mutants, like that Scarlet woman, have five extra letters, while others have twenty letters." he stated.
No one was paying attention to the front door, where the robot bee slid inside from underneath. The bee extends its wings out and began to fly upwards and towards the gang.
"But, the 'how' and 'when' notwithstanding, WHY did they give them such powers? Don't they know that experimenting on humans is…well, unethical?" asked Wasabi, hands raised in disbelief. Esai raised a brow.
"It is?" he asked. Wasabi nodded.
"Yeah; it violates BASIC human rights!" he replied.
"Oh…" Esai replied.
Neither of them noticed the robotic bee fly over towards Baymax, landing on the robot's shoulder. The bot crawled its way over towards the area where the head meets the body.
"So…now what?" asked Gogo as the robot's forehead opens up, and out extended a tiny circular cutter. It turns on, and it begins to cut through the robot's head, without Baymax seeming to notice.
"Not sure, guys. They may seem intimidating; but they didn't sound like they have malicious intentions. They just wanted to take him to their 'Sanctuary', wherever that is." Fred's voice said as the bot crawls inside.
"Regardless, we can't let them take him away if we don't exactly know WHY they would." Honey replied as the bot crawls towards the chest.
Back outside, as the others began to ponder on what to do, Esai realized something.
If these extra letter bases in their genomes gave them these superpowers…then not only did the same apply to Suritu but also…
"So…something just came into my mind, Baymax." Esai began.
Inside Baymax, the bot turned to Esai and made several short, high-pitched beeps.
"What is it, Esai?" asked Baymax as the robot frantically began to search for something to poke its needles in to drain the battery.
"Do you…did you scan anyone else that might have a similar 'situation' that the mutants have?" asked Esai, just as the robot bee stumbled on a panel with screw bolts on at the midsection of his endoskeleton's back.
As quickly as it could, it began to unscrew the four bolts. Around this time, Baymax scanned Esai.
"I have, indeed, found two more people with 'abnormal' genetic properties. One of them is: you." he began, pointing at Esai.
Back outside, Esai and the others gasped at the revelation. Baymax, for proof, went back to Esai's brain diagram, and zoomed in to at a microscopic level, showing his DNA, along with the letter bases. Unlike with the others, there is only ONE extra letter, located at various parts of the genome.
Esai stared at the image, shock ever-present in his face. The others stared at him, and Honey was especially feeling sorry for Esai.
"So…does this mean that…?" Esai began as he turned towards Honey Lemon.
Suddenly, they heard the screen shut off, and the sound of stuttering. Everyone turned around to see Baymax standing rigid, head, and eye twitching.
"AAAAAHHH…AAAAHHH…" he droned out, twitching in place. Esai stepped back, growing a bit uneasy, while the others grew concerned. Hiro, especially, was worried.
"Uh, Baymax? What's going on?" he asked as he began to approach the robot. As he walked past Esai, Esai turned to the others in plea.
"I, I didn't touch him, did I?" he asked in fear. Honey shook her head as she approached him.
"No, sweetie. We saw you; you didn't touch him in any way. It might be some glitch or something." she assured.
"What the heck? Why is there a hole on Baymax's head?" asked Hiro, confused, and scared at the same time. The others grew alarmed as Gogo approached the teen.
"What?!" she asked, walked toward him, and looking at the hole on the back of Baymax's head.
"I…I am-helt-care, your p-p-p-eronal: Baymax companion-n-n-n!"
All of a sudden, Baymax's arms started flailing, knocking Gogo aside and nearly hitting Hiro as well. Everyone shouted as they stepped back in horror as Honey Lemon grabbed Esai and pulled her closer to her!
"Gogo!" Wasabi called out as Baymax began to jerk his head forward and backward before he began to wonder about the lab, the head-banging causing a nearby table to split into two from the force.
"Lucy! What's going on?! I thought Baymax was friendly!" Esai asked in fright as he looked up at her. Honey looked at him and nodded.
"He is, usually! I don't know what's going on!" she said as she looked at the doorway. With quick thinking, she picked him up and ran towards it, before opening the door.
"Go and find a place to hide! We'll take care of Baymax!" she instructed. Esai looked at her as she pushed him out.
"W-What about you?!" he asked in concern. Honey shook her head.
"We'll be fine! Hide, now!" she ordered, before she closed the door, just before Esai heard a loud crashing noise on the other end of the room.
At this point, various other students from adjacent labs peeked out, wondering what the hell was going on. Esai stepped back and looked on with fright. It didn't help that many of the other students were talking over one another.
"What the hell is going on?"
"Is whoever inside there alright?"
"What about the kid? Is he alright?"
Esai bit his lower lip before an idea came into his mind.
"Suritu!" he said, before he ran away from the lab, wanting to go and find his babysitter.
Meanwhile, in another part of the building, Suritu was walking back inside, sighing in relief.
"Phew…hopefully, that girl can forgive me for what I had to do." she muttered to herself, only for her enhanced hearing to pick out the sounds of crashing objects. She gasped and turned towards the direction of the noise.
"Suritu!" she heard Esai call out. Suritu's eyes widened in shock and gasped.
"Esai! Esai, what's going on?!" she asked as she began to run towards Esai's shouts.
Eventually, she finds Esai, worry ever so plastered in his face.
"Esai, what's going on back there?! Did the mutants come back?!" she asked frantically! Esai shook his head and cupped her metal hand.
"Suritu, there's something going on with one of my friend's inventions! It's going crazy! Please help!" he pleaded as he tugged her forward. Suritu raised a brow.
"An invention gone rouge!" she said. Esai nodded.
"My sister and her friends need help shutting it down! Please!" he pleaded again. Without hesitation, Suritu nodded, and the two of them ran towards Hiro's lab.
Back at Hiro's lab, everyone was standing back from Baymax's supposed wrath.
"Herherher! I want to go outside and playyyyy!" Baymax slurred around as he sloppily went towards the door. Hiro hitched his breath.
"No! Baymax!" he cried out, but it was useless. Baymax crashed through the wall, and into the hallways.
"Herherher! Come on, everyone! Therrrre is a clown in campus! Let's goooo…" Baymax continued, while his actions caused others to run away in terror. As the gang ran out of Hiro's lab, Suritu and Esai came running towards them.
"I got help!" Esai panted. They turned around and were confused to see a girl with a metal arm.
"Her? How is she gonna help us?! No offense." Wasabi chastised and then apologized to Suritu, who shook her head.
"None taken." she replied. Esai, not paying attention to what Wasabi says, looked around.
"W-Where's Baymax?" he asked.
AAAHHH!
They turned to the sounds of shouts and screams coming from further down and to the left. Suritu then lets out a small 'hm.'
"He's heading outside! We've gotta try and slow it down. You guys got anything?!" she asked. After a brief moment of silence, Honey Lemon raised her hand.
"I can make some sticky chemicals. It would help slow him down." she said. Suritu nodded.
"Good. You guys can take this boy with you. I'm heading outside after him! I've got to make sure nobody gets hurt!" she said as she pushed Esai towards Honey Lemon and ran towards the direction of Baymax. The gang looked at each other in confusion.
"So…anyone know who that was?" asked Fred, pointing towards Suritu. Esai turned to him.
"That's my babysitter, Suritu Sawyer! She can help!" he said with a smile, hoping once in place.
"How?! How is a disabled girl gonna stop Baymax?!" asked Gogo, understandably doubtful of this. Esai felt offended, but Hiro, luckily, spoke up.
"Guys! Regardless of what this girl is capable of, we've GOT to stop Baymax! Honey Lemon, get some of your chemballs ready! We're gonna need a lot of them to stop Baymax!" he ordered. Honey Lemon nodded and began to type away at her chem-purse.
Outdoors, Baymax was stepping through the door, still in his 'drunken' state.
"Heeheehee…Whaaa loveey daayyyy…" he droned out again, just as he flopped down the stairs and onto the ground. At this time, Suritu ran outside, and stared at Baymax.
"Hey! Big guy!" she called out. Baymax, once he got up, turned to look at Suritu, and he lets out a giggle.
"HeeeeEeeey…come and plaayyyy! C-C-C-ome and plaayyy with the clooowwwwnnnn!" he slurred as Suritu approached him. Without warning, he just swung his left arm towards her.
However, Suritu, with her metal arm, grabbed it and held it in place. Suritu strained as Baymax tried to wiggle to shake himself free. Despite her strength, Baymax was also very strong.
"Woah! Damn it! What is that bug doing?!" Suritu asked, referring to the bug she sent out.
Then, Baymax flung his arm upwards, sending Suritu flying upwards. Suritu, however, didn't cry out. She looked down, and with a strong determination and will, teleported back to behind Baymax. Without even thinking, she extended a blade from her metal arm and sliced through the white skin cover.
Immediately, Baymax's outer skin deflated, and Suritu can see the inner skeleton. Taking a look inside, she could see her bug on the midsection of his back. With a glare, she reached inside and grabbed the robotic bee, yanking it out!
Just as she does so, Baymax froze in place and twitched.
"I-I-I am…AAaaaaaaaaahhh…Battery is empty! Please refill me at my: charging station." Baymax spoke before he fell onto the floor headfirst.
Suritu panted, staring at the body. She then looked at her robotic bee and flinched at the remains of its squished body. She shook her head.
"What was I thinking…" she muttered, a small bit of guilt running inside her. Nearby, the door slammed open, and Suritu turned to see the gang carrying pink balls.
"We're here! We're…Baymax!" Hiro cried out as he dropped the balls and ran towards his friend. Suritu looked at Hiro as he frantically inspected Baymax. He then eyed the open panel, with several fried circuits.
"Hiro!" the others cried out as they gently let down the sticky balls and then ran towards them. Esai approached Suritu in concern.
"Are you okay, Suritu?" he asked in concern. Suritu looked at him and nodded with a small smile.
"Yeah…I'm fine. You?" she asked. Esai nodded. Hiro then stood up and rolled Baymax over.
"Please be alright, please be alright!" he muttered to himself. Suritu and Esai raised a brow in confusion.
"What should be alright?" asked Esai, but Hiro didn't answer for the moment.
Hiro pressed a button near Baymax's chest, and the port opened, revealing four cartridge chip slots extended outwards, with two chips already inserted. Hiro pulled out a green chip and inspected it thoroughly. Esai then looked at Honey and tugged at her jacket.
"Lucy? What is he inspecting that for?" he asked. Honey turned to him and gulped, before kneeling down.
"That chip…was one of the last things his older brother, Tadashi, left him. Baymax's body can be rebuilt, but without that chip…it's like a piece of Tadashi will be gone." she explained with a small frown. Esai was confused for a moment before he remembered that one time when Honey Lemon came back home, sometime after Tadashi Hamada died in the SFIT Expo fire.
"Oh…" he replied.
"Wait…who's Tadashi?" asked Suritu, confused. Esai and Honey Lemon looked up at her.
"Tadashi is Hiro's older brother. He died." Esai answered while pointing at Hiro. Suritu looked at the boy, who was still inspecting the chip, now feeling even more guilty upon realizing that the robot – and the semiconductor – is made by his late brother.
"Oh, gosh…Hiro, I'm so sorry…" Suritu said as she clasped her hands together. Hiro shook his head.
"It's okay. It's okay; it's not your fault. The chip is alright." Hiro replied, looking with a forgiving smile. "All I need to do is rework Baymax's wires, replace the skin and repair the hole, and then charge him back up, and then he'll be fine again." he added.
Suritu bit her lower lip, regular hand grasping her metal arm in guilt.
"That's good. *sigh*" she replied, looking at her metal arm, feeling guilty about sending her defective robotic bee out to drain the battery. The others looked at her with concern, and in Gogo's case, suspicion, before they turn to see the other students walking back, wondering what was going on.
"I…think that our cue to leave, Esai." Suritu said as she grasped Esai's shoulders. Esai looked at her, and then back at Honey Lemon and the others. With a thought he wanted to express, he turned to Suritu.
"Can I…be alone with Lucy for a second? I'll catch up." he insisted. Suritu, knowing what the conversation will be about, nodded.
"Okay…I'll be nearby. But make it quick." she said before she walked away, clutching her metal arm. Esai then turned to Honey.
"Lucy…about what Baymax told us before…well, all that happened," he began, but Honey pressed a thumb on his lips.
"Doesn't change what I think of you, Esai Flores." she said, her expression firm. Esai raised a brow.
"Hmm?" he asked, the thumb still on her lip. Honey shook her head.
"What we've learned about you will not change what I think of you. Regardless of whom you came from, and/or what special…whatever, you have; you're still MY baby brother. You're still the same pequeño Velociraptor that our mothers and I raised. And I love you more than…well, more than anything I can even say in words!" she said, before pulling him into another hug.
Esai stood there, wide-eyed at his older sister's embrace and declaration. Even when she was hugging him, he didn't quite feel like the hug was just as affectionate as before. Honey didn't look like she was lying in his eyes, but a small part of his mind still has that seed of doubt.
"So…those mutants…am I a part of their family?" he thought to himself as he felt Honey pull away. The older girl looked at him with a smile.
"WE'll talk more about this when I have more free time. Okay?" she assured. Esai nodded, yet he looked down. Honey kissed him on the forehead.
"Bye, Lucy." he said in a slightly hushed tone before he turned around and sped toward Suritu.
Suritu held her hands out, but Esai ignored them and hugged her legs. She just looked down at him and sighed to herself in sadness as she gently rubbed his head.
"Where did this day go wrong?" she thought to herself, as she picked him up and began to walk away.
Back with the gang, Honey and the others looked at where Esai was, and the former gave a sad sigh. Hiro approached her and gently grabbed her hand.
"Honey Lemon…you're a good sister. You'll have a chance to explain it to him in time. He'll understand." he assured. Honey Lemon looked at him and smiled.
"Thank you, Hiro. It's just that, ever since we've found out from Baymax's scanners and the papers…oh gosh! The papers! They're back at the lab!" she said in worry. Hiro was briefly confused for a moment before he then sighed in frustration.
"That's right; I've dropped them back at the lab." he groaned. He shook his head and began to walk towards Baymax.
"Is anyone gonna help me pick him up? Can't leave him to rot." he suggested. Wasabi nodded.
"Fred and I got this. Come on, Fred." he said as he took Fred's arm. As the two of them prepared to lift Baymax, Fred's eye then noticed something lying on the ground.
It was the remains of the metallic bee. It had fallen when Suritu went over to comfort Esai, before taking him away.
"Hey…Hiro, is that thing a part of Baymax?" Fred asked as he moved his head in the direction of the bee. Hiro, Honey, and Gogo raised a brow, and the former grew a bit alarmed, following Fred's gaze, until he found the remains. He furrowed his brows and gently picked them up.
"What is this?" he asked, showing the gang the scraps. Everyone moved in closer to see the bee. At this point, Fred gasped in delight.
"Yeah! It's a metal bee!" he said, pointing at it. They looked at him with raised brows.
"We can see that, nitwit. But WHY is there a metal bee there?" she asked. Hiro shrugged.
"Not sure. But…I think it might have something to do with draining Baymax's batteries." he replied before walking forward. Honey stepped forward, cupping her hands together.
"Hiro, do you think the mutants might have something to do with that bee?" she asked. Hiro shrugged again.
"Maybe…if that's the case, then we could be in trouble. Let's head back inside and get everything back in order. The last thing we need is to get attention from the other students." he explained, looking around, seeing various other students and faculty staring in concern. The others nodded in agreement, before they walked back inside, Wasabi and Fred carrying Baymax with them.
Gogo, however, stayed behind for a while longer, staring back at the spot where Suritu and Esai once were.
She didn't understand why, but there was something about that 'Suritu' girl that is very…off. For a moment, she tried to think of a reason why.
Perhaps it might have something to do with the fact that, given what has happened with the mutants in the past, and Esai being allowed to be on his own without a supposed babysitter. If that's the case, then why would Esai's parents let him and Suritu to leave the safety of their own homes and into the public, where there is a chance that them, or someone who collaborates with them, would find him.
And also, about what Hiro said about the mutants having something to do with the metallic bee; why would they use technology to spy on them, when they could use that girl that creates portals to go in, snatch him up, and disappear never to be seen again.
Gogo's brows then raised in realization, back at the ceiling of that building when they first met Esai and Daniel. She realized something rather unusual;
How were they able to get to the roof so fast? If these mutants have powers, such as the one that creates portals, then they surely wouldn't have been given a chance to get up there.
And the more she thought of it…the more she realized that the bug arrived at the time Suritu came around. It would be a coincidence were it not for the fact that she notices the look on her face just before she felt that screams guilt.
And for how she was with that boy, Esai…
Just before she could think any further, a gentle hand landed on her shoulder. Gogo turned to see a worried Honey Lemon.
"We've gotta head inside, Gogo. We're gonna discuss more on what to do later." she said as she took her hand and guided her inside. Gogo nodded, and followed after her, still looking back at where Suritu was.
"I don't trust that girl…" she thought to herself.
"What's wrong, Gogo?" asked Honey with concern. Gogo shook her head.
"It's nothing. I'm fine." she assured, though it seemed a bit forced. Honey Lemon wanted to ask her another question but given the circumstances that have happened…and the fact that this is Gogo we're talking about, she decided not to prod into this any further, and they eventually followed the others back inside.
However, 'the out-of-control robot' situation won't go unnoticed…
Later that night, there is an apartment building located in one section of San Fransokyo. Above the building, someone is lying on the edge, watching over his tablet.
This is Mr. Sawyer…
Mr. Sawyer was humming a random tune to himself, running his fingers on the screen. He moved his eyes to the left as his ears picked up the sound of flapping.
Before long, his pigeon spy camera flew back towards him. Mr. Sawyer smiled as he sat up straight. The pigeon flew over and landed on his shoulder.
"Good evening, my little spy. Let's see what you have in store. Maybe THIS time there might be something of interest." he cooed softly as he pressed his finger onto the pigeon's chest.
Immediately, the chest opens, and Mr. Sawyer can see the interior. There are several buttons, with several plug-ins, with one having a hard drive. He gently pulled it out and plugged it into the tablet.
After tapping on several screens, he found a video and began playing it.
For a long while, he stared at the video, finding nothing of interest, until he found something that made his eyes widen.
In one part of the video, he could see Suritu fighting against Baymax, cutting open his back, and pulling something out. Mr. Sawyer paused the video, and zoomed in, wanting to see what she was holding.
"Hmm…interesting. She used a defective metallic bug to stop it from doing…whatever that robot was doing. Hmm hmm hmm…poor Suritu, though I wonder what made her use such a tool?" he muttered. He then shrugged and resumed the video, wondering what else is on.
Not long after, he paused again upon seeing Gogo and Honey Lemon staring at the where Suritu and Esai went. Mr. Sawyer looked at Gogo, who had a suspicious look on her face. He wouldn't pay any mind if he didn't look at Honey Lemon.
Seeing her rather tall and slim stature and long, ginger-blonde hair made him feel a sense of 'Deja-vu'. Feeling like he has seen her before, he gently pushed the image to the left and opened up another video, showing the time when Big Hero 6 first encountered the mutants. He paused at the moment when Honey Lemon was at the face of Katja and paid attention to the similarities between the two.
They both have the same physical appearance…
They both have the same hair color and length…
They both carry the same type of purse…
Mr. Sawyer's lips tightened with interest. He then looked at Gogo.
"So, tall lady…you and your girlfriend are hiding a big secret from your little brother, and the rest of the world…This should be good." he said to himself as he nodded.
Apparently, these two members knew Suritu, and one of them, Gogo, already has a suspicious look on her face. Mr. Sawyer's smile grew.
"Thank you, Suritu. You made my plan to separate the boy from both yourself and those that 'care' about him much easier." he muttered to himself as he turned off the tablet and picked up the pigeon spy camera.
"However…the others can't know about this yet. I don't want to risk this going wary, with my comrades acting rather recklessly for a group that might already have an idea on what we can do." he added as he began to pace around, thinking of what he can do to distract the team and distance themselves and Suritu from Esai.
Then, a nearby billboard displays an ad about a famous company called 'Gene-Sys'. Mr. Sawyer looked at it. He stared at the commercial as a series of bad memories flooded into his mind.
Bad memories involving severe torturing and malnutrition…followed by screams of various men and women…
Then, he gasped, paused in place, and then grew an evil smile as an idea formed in his head…
A very, malicious, yet cunning idea…
AN: Hey everyone, superkoola here!
I have…quite a history writing this one. I had a bit of trouble with where to take this one. So if this seems a bit lacking in quality compared to the others, please accept my apologies…
Aside from that, I have not much else to say aside from…CHRISTMAS EPISODE IN BIG HERO 6: THE SERIES! EEEEEEEEE!
Anyways, hope you enjoy this, please be respectful if you didn't, and I hope you stick around for more! (Whenever I GET to them…)