Some time afterward, Esai is now in his bedroom with Daniel, who had finally arrived for a visit. Apparently, because of the time they snuck out, Daniel's foster parents weren't so sure about having him see Esai again, especially since it was HE who came up with the idea to get out.
However, given what had happened a few days prior, they've decided to let him visit again, on the condition that they are always kept under supervision (at least, that's what the kids were told). Alba and Elizabeth agreed, and thus, the two friends met again.
Daniel scooted next to Esai, who was looking a bit down and gently nudged him. Esai looked up at him and gave a small smile.
"Well, we're together again! So, what should we do?" he asked with a smile. Esai shrugged.
"I dunno. Honestly, after what happened on the news, my moms are very hesitant on letting me out of the house." he explained. Daniel nodded, recalling the mutants that attacked, as well as the news that he saw.
"Yeah…so…do you think you might be leaving?" he asked. Esai looked at him and nodded.
"I overheard momma and meemaa's plans to leave San Fransokyo soon. They're looking for a new home somewhere in a quiet place, like Montana or something. But… I don't wanna leave." he explained. Daniel pouted at this and nodded.
"Yeah. I've only known you for a day, but that day, while it was scary…it was awesome! I met your awesome big sister, and I love how she is part of Big Hero 6! I really wish MY parents were superheroes too!" Daniel said as he then grew a smile. Esai nodded at the memory, before Daniel frowned. "Shame my mother chewed me out BIG time." he added. Esai raised a brow.
"She did?" he asked. Daniel nodded.
"Yeah; she said that she'll tear my head and spine out if I ever snuck out again." he said, shivering for a moment. Esai shivered for a moment in pity. Daniel then added, "Anyways, you've managed to bring me close to the famous superheroes! You have no idea how lucky we've been! I'll never forget that day! Especially with my first REAL friends!" he said, nuzzling up against Esai. Esai's lips quivered for a moment, and he hugged Daniel, who hugged him back.
"You're my first real friend too, and I'm happy I met you!" he said with quivering happiness. The two boys remained hugging for a while, before the door opened, revealing Alba and Elizabeth as they walked in with a small sad smile on her face.
"Hey, boys. How are you?" she asked. Esai and Daniel turned to her and returned with soft smiles.
"We're fine, ma'am." Daniel greeted back. Alba smiled at his politeness as she and Elizabeth knelt down.
"Um…Daniel, if you don't mind; would you please step out for a moment? Elizabeth and I need to talk to Esai alone." she instructed gently. However, Esai shook his head.
"I already know what you two are going to say." he said, making the two women look at him in confusion.
"What?" asked Elizabeth. Esai frowned.
"I overheard you two talking earlier before Daniel arrived." Esai said as he remembered that encounter well.
*Flashback*
Esai was walking along the hall to the kitchen to get some water when he overheard Elizabeth saying,
"Wait…so you were serious about moving out?"
"Of course, Lizzie! The city's not safe anymore! We've got to get Esai out of here, to a new, safe home." Alba said.
Esai frowned at this and followed the sound until he arrived at the entrance to their bedroom. He listened in, as Elizabeth sighed.
"But what about Lucy? Are we just gonna leave her here too?" she asked. Alba nodded with a sigh.
"They're not after her. Besides, she can take care of herself." she replied. Elizabeth sighed through her teeth as she patted her knees.
"Do you know how Esai's gonna react when he learns that we're gonna be leaving without Lucy?! He loves his older sister more than, I'm pretty sure, he loves the both of us!" she protested again. Esai gritted his teeth in realization.
"They're leaving without Lucy?" he thought as he gulped.
"I know that. But that's why we're gonna tell him later today, but once I've find a home for us…maybe in Montana. That's why I've called us Ms. Grant, to allow her to bring Daniel here. That way: he'll have some time to be with his friends." she explained with confidence. Elizabeth frowned.
"What about Suritu?" she asked. Alba shrugged.
"Not sure; I've tried calling Mr. Sawyer, but he never replied." she replied. Elizabeth sighed, as she looked at the bed. Esai bit his lips in concern as he remembered the spy from two days prior. He then heard Alba sigh, and he looked at the two women, who remained unaware of his presence.
"Okay…so, have you found a place in Montana?" asked Elizabeth. Alba shook her head.
"Not yet, but I will, soon." she said with a smile. Elizabeth frowned in sadness, laying down next to her wife.
Esai frowned even more at this. He clasped his hands as he then walked back to his room to release some tears that were threatening to spill out.
*Flashback ends*
Alba and Elizabeth frowned at this revelation.
"Sweetie…you know this has to happen; for YOUR sake." Elizabeth said as she scooted closer and wrapped her arm around him. Esai didn't physically protest, but he looked down.
"But…if I leave, then…what about Daniel? He's been with me when the mutants attacked." he explained. Daniel nodded as he crawled up beside Esai.
"Y-Yeah; for all we know, they could be after me as well!" he pleaded. Alba and Elizabeth looked at each other with sorrowful looks.
"We know, Daniel. But…I'm sorry to say this, but I'm afraid that's something your foster parents will have to worry about. Right now, we're…focusing on OUR son." Alba explained. Daniel nodded with a frown. Elizabeth then butted in with.
"Don't misunderstand; we're NOT saying we DON'T care about you. We really do! It's just that,"
"I know…you love your son more. I understand." Daniel said with a saddened voice. Esai frowned and approached him by the side, pressing up against him gently. Daniel replied by hugging him back, and this made the waterworks spill out for the boys.
"Please, please don't go, Esai!" Daniel pleaded. Esai's lips quivered and he held him back.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry, Daniel!"
He then turned to his two mothers.
"Please don't have us move. I don't wanna leave San Fransokyo! I don't wanna leave Big Hero 6! I don't wanna leave Daniel…and I don't wanna leave Luciana!" he wailed as the two boys continued sobbing. Alba and Elizabeth felt their hearts stinging, and they approached the two boys, hugging them tightly.
"We're sorry, boys. We're so sorry…" Alba said with sympathy. The two adults then looked at one another as they hugged the two boys. Alba then got an idea, and she then looked down. "Esai? Do you want to go to SFIT?" she asked. Esai and Daniel looked up at her and raised their brows.
"We were gonna call Lucy to let her know, but…if you want, you can see her with us." she offered. Esai widened his eyes in surprise, but after a while, nodded, before pulling himself back into another hug. Elizabeth then looked at Daniel.
"If you want, Daniel; you can join us." she offered. Daniel gave a saddened smile.
"Yes, please." he said. Esai and Daniel looked at each other, smiling. The two mothers nodded with satisfaction.
Later, the family car arrived at SFIT, and everyone got out. Alba looked at the two kids with smiles, gesturing her head towards the gate.
"Come on; we've got forty-five minutes until her next class." she said. Esai and Daniel nodded eagerly before following the two mothers into the gates.
Nearby, Suritu was watching them from behind a tree, concern on her face. She gulped as she pressed her head against the tree.
"I should've seen this coming..." she muttered to herself. She, however, pondered on what to do.
Suddenly, the thought of Mr. Sawyer and the other mutants made her widen her eyes in shock.
"Oh no... when they find out that he'll be leaving, then they'll surely attack! Oh, I've got to warn them!" she said as she was about to rush out. However, she stopped herself and took in a deep breath. "That's right; I'm pretty sure the boy doesn't trust me. Besides, I'm sure that Big Hero 6 is inside that building as well." she muttered to herself as she walked back into her hiding spot, before she pondered to herself, wondering what to do.
Meanwhile, the two mothers and the kids arrived at the Ito Ishioka Robotics Lab, and entered inside, before reaching the primary lab. There, they could see Honey Lemon with the rest of the gang conversing with one another. Esai saw Honey Lemon and felt the instinctive urge to just run in and hug her legs like he used to before she left for college. And that feeling grew to the point where he couldn't hold it in.
Before the two mothers could stop him, Esai rushed forward, immediately enveloping Honey's legs, before he began to whimper. Honey gasped and turned to see who it was.
"What the? Oh, hi momma and meemaa!" she said as she gave a small smile before she heard whimpering on her legs. She immediately looked down and saw a crying Esai looking up at her. "Esai! Sweetie, what's wrong?" she asked, kneeling down to inspect him. Esai wiped his eyes as he gulped.
"Esai! Oh, I'm so sorry, Lucy. It's just that," Alba began as they approached the boy. Honey shook her head as she pulled Esai close to her.
"It's okay, momma. It's just that...well, why didn't you just call me earlier?" she asked, gently caressing the boy's back. Elizabeth sighed through her nose, and she requested that she and Alba would speak to her about something important. While hesitant, Honey agreed, and they walked outside, leaving Esai and Daniel with the rest of the gang. Daniel approached Esai's side with sympathy.
"My scanners indicate that: you are sad, Esai." they heard Baymax's voice from behind them, and Esai felt the healthcare robot's arms wrapping around him. The two kids looked up, and Esai smiled.
"How are you, big marshmallow?" he asked. Baymax blinked and tilted his head.
"Since the incident, my battery power has been restored to normal capacity." Baymax assured, patting him. Daniel raised a brow.
"What happened? Was Lucy hurt?" he asked. Esai shook his head. The others, however, raised their brows at the interaction.
"Uh, excuse me, little dude. But uh...who are you?" asked Fred, leaning in from his couch. Esai smiled a bit.
"Oh, g-guys. This is my friend, Daniel Knox. He was the other child that was with me when the mutants attacked...and...he also knows of your secret identity." he said. When the others raised their brows in alarm, Esai was quick to assure that he wouldn't tell, and then explained that when Honey panicked when Esai found out back at the ceiling, Daniel was also right next to him at the time, so he knows as well.
"B-But don't worry; he can keep a secret, can you?" he asked, before turning to Daniel. Daniel nodded with a small smile.
"Yeah. I have plenty of secrets that my older foster sister and I agreed to keep since I moved in when I was five." he explained with a smile. The others raised their brows at this, and Esai explained that he was a foster child, and they nodded in understanding. After a moment of silence, Daniel then looked at Esai.
"So...did they figure out why they were coming after you?" he asked. Esai and the others nodded, but before he could explain everything, the door opened, and in stepped a teary-eyed Honey Lemon, looking at Esai with sympathy. Seeing her like this made Esai go back to welling up in tears.
"Dios mio, Esai...I'm so sorry." she whimpered softly, before rushing over to give him a hug, which he was keen on returning. At this point, the two mothers returned with saddened looks on their faces. Daniel himself felt saddened, and he couldn't control himself as he rushed over and hugged Esai as well. Neither he nor Honey, resisted.
"Uh, what's happening? Did something go wrong?" asked Wasabi, he and the others feeling uncomfortable by this. Honey looked at them as she held onto her boy.
"H-He's leaving..." she whimpered. The others frowned at this, but Fred was especially upset by this.
"WHAT?! No, I was getting to know the little dude!" he pleaded as he slid over to Esai, holding him closer to him and pouting at the Flores family. "Please! Don't let the little dude go! We've still got a lot to discuss!" he pleaded.
Alba and Elizabeth sighed as the former shook her head.
"I'm sorry, um...sir. It's for the best." she said as she gently pulled Esai away from him. Fred pouted, while Esai frowned in sympathy. Honey then gently pressed her hands against the boy's shoulders.
"Sorry; that's one of my friends, Fred." she said to them. The mothers nodded in understanding, as they saw Esai turning to her.
"I don't wanna go...I don't wanna be anywhere without you..." he whimpered as he embraced her legs again. Honey bit her lower lip again and hugged him again.
All the others stared at him in sympathy, but the most sympathetic to the boy was none other than Hiro himself. When he first met Esai, and how he and Honey interact...it reminds him of himself and Tadashi when HE was Esai's age: always depending on their older sibling for protection, looking up to them for advice.
Later on, Esai and Daniel were staying with the others, while Alba and Elizabeth left to get some lunch. The two of them agreed to leave the kids with the gang so that Honey and Esai would spend some quality time together. However, the small peace wouldn't last for long.
Outside the lab, Suritu was walking along the hall, gulping to herself as she looked at the floor. She looked at the door leading to the Applied Science 102 lab, and her enhanced hearing picked up the sound of Esai and Daniel talking to some of the team. She sighed to herself, and reached her hand forward, eventually opening the door.
She walked inside, and she cleared her throat, catching everyone's attention.
"Umm, hey guys. Me again!" she said, sound a bit forcefully cheerful. Daniel, who was sitting next to Fred, looked up, and grew delighted upon seeing her!
"Suritu!" he cheered as he rushed over to her. Suritu smiled and knelt with open arms.
"Hey there, little guy!" she greeted as she was pulled into a hug. The two of them giggled happily, while Esai just stood beside Honey Lemon, frozen still. Honey and Gogo looked down at him, and then at each other. They remembered the talk they had two days ago before they visited the former's home, and they too felt a bit suspicious that she would be here, especially after what happened. Honey was especially concerned as a memory came back to her mind.
She could remember the spy holding her hand on the side of her head. There wasn't anything sharp they could've rolled into, so there wasn't any blood seeping. However, she thought she saw bits of curly red hair. Regardless, Esai looked a bit uncertain with the girl.
Suritu turned to look at Esai, and she smiled again, though Honey could see that it was a bit forced.
"Hi again, Esai!" she said, waving her metallic hand towards him. Esai waved back shyly, but he stepped closer to Honey. Daniel raised his brow in confusion, while Suritu, internally, felt herself cringe as her fears came true.
"Hi..." Esai replied shyly. The boys were a bit confused as to why he was acting like this towards the girl that he seemed to admire when they first met.
"What's wrong, Esai? She's the one who saved us!" Daniel asked in genuine confusion. Esai shook his head.
"I know that. It's just...well...I dunno, actually." Esai said with a shrug. Even though he was suspicious of her, a part of him didn't want to give her up to the team for some reason.
After another awkward moment of silence, Suritu cleared her throat and looked at Esai.
"Um, Esai? Is it...is it okay if I can talk to you AND Daniel alone?" she asked. Daniel and Esai stared at her, the former intrigued, while the latter was cautious. Honey then grabbed Esai's shoulders as Gogo approached the two from the side.
"No. If there's something you want to say; you can say it in here with us." she said firmly. Esai looked at her, admired by her bravery. However, he knew that despite their abilities and skill, they wouldn't stand a chance if they provoke her. As Suritu pondered on what to say next, he stepped past Gogo.
"I'll go." he said. The others looked at him again, with the two girls looking at him in alarm, while Suritu sighed in relief.
"Esai," Honey began, but Esai looked at her, and gave a small smile.
"I'll be fine, Lucy. Besides, she DID save me after all." he said. Honey stared at him with concern, before Suritu piped up with,
"Alright! Don't worry; it won't take long!" before heading out towards the door with Daniel in arms, leaving them behind.
Just as Esai was about to follow them, Honey stopped him for a moment.
"Wait a minute Esai. Before you go...hold on, I want you to take something." she explained, before walking over to her desk for her chem-purse. Esai nodded before they heard Fred ask,
"What's going on? Why are you guys suddenly so suspicious over Suritu?" asked Fred. Gogo crossed her arms and began to explain that she and Honey had suspicions about Suritu herself. Esai didn't listen in; he just stared at the floor, thinking about what he would say to Suritu, about how he recognized that it was her, and why she was there in the first place. He was unsure if Daniel would know, but after knowing that he too was involved with the mutants
After a moment, he saw Honey's legs walking over to him. He looked up and saw her holding a light blue chemball.
"I want you to carry this, okay?" she instructed, showing him the ball. Esai looked at it for a moment, before gently taking it.
"W-What is this for?" he asked.
"It's for freezing her entirely. It won't kill her, but it will stall her long enough for you and Daniel to get away." she explained. Esai frowned at this but nodded in understanding. Honey gently cupped his cheek. "We just want you and your friend to be safe. Okay?" she asked. Esai gave a small smile and nodded again.
"Okay..." he mumbled. Honey smiled as she kissed him in the cheek again.
"Stay safe, okay? And be sure to let us know what she said, okay?" she instructed. Esai nodded before he turned around and walked out of the room. At this point, Gogo and the boys turned back to her.
"Oookay, so Gogo here thinks Suritu might be one of the mutants, and she believes that she's working with these mutants." Fred clarified as he looked at her. Honey raised her brows in alarm and looked at Gogo, who nodded.
"You know the points I told you about before." she clarified. Baymax then waddled over to them and turned on his screen.
"Gogo is correct; there are around seven extra, unidentifiable nucleotide letters in the DNA of the girl." he pointed out as the screen show's Suritu's DNA, pointing out the extra bases in the DNA. The boy looked on with shock, while Gogo narrowed her eyes, and Honey felt anxiety rising in her chest. Then, Gogo walked away.
"I'm following them. I don't trust them to be by Suritu. Join me or stay out of my way." she growled out. Everyone looked at each other, before nodding and began following her. After listening to what Baymax told them, they can't be too sure of will happen next, even when Esai was given the chemball.
Meanwhile, Esai arrived to see Suritu and Daniel waiting for him. He hid the small chemball behind his back as they turned to look at him.
"Hey there, little guy. Are you ready?" she asked with a smile. Esai smiled and nodded, approaching her. Suritu gestured her head towards the left. "We won't be far, so don't worry. We'll just be...Ah, here we are!" she said as they walked towards a door leading to a stairgate.
Once they arrived, Suritu sets Daniel down, and sighed to herself, clapping her fingers together.
"So, kids...um, there's something I need to tell you both." she began as she knelt. Daniel tilted his head in confusion, raising his brows, while Esai frowned at this. "I...I know who these mutants are, why they are here, how they got their powers, and how you got your intelligence, Esai." she began. Now the two boys perked their heads up in confusion and intrigue.
"Y-you do?" he asked.
"What intelligence?" asked Daniel in confusion. Esai and Suritu looked at him, and Esai told him that before, he and Elizabeth visited Coeus's Followers to check on how smart he is. Daniel's eyes widened when he told him that he is MUCH smarter than every other human being on the planet that has ever existed.
"Wow! That's amazing! How did you get it?!" he asked, a smile growing on his face. Esai shrugged before they heard Suritu clear her throat.
"That's actually what I want to tell you both." she began. Esai and Daniel looked at her, and Suritu began.
Outside, Gogo and the others, sans Baymax, snuck towards the doorway, before hugging their back against the wall. Fred seemed to be enjoying this a lot, as he was humming to himself.
"Mmm, mmmm, Fred's Angels. Mm mm mm," he hummed before being kicked in the shin by Gogo, who glared at him into silence.
"You see, Esai...you were given this gift as part of a big plan that a man named Edgar Potter. I'm not sure the specifics behind how he got you, but he gave you this because he wants to help spread empathy to the world." she explained. Everyone then froze in place, before they began listening in.
Esai perked his head up upon the mentioning of one of his role models.
"Edgar Potter? THE Edgar Potter?" he asked, wanting to make sure he heard right. Suritu nodded with a small giggle.
"Yes, that's him. Anyways," Suritu began, before taking a deep breath.
"As you know, Esai...I'm one of those mutants as well. Before you get any ideas, no, I'm not working with them."
"We know." Daniel piped up. Suritu looked at him, and after seeing such an innocent smile, just chuckled softly.
"Yeah...that's how I am NOW. But back then...*sigh*" she whimpered. Esai and Daniel raised their brows in confusion.
"What happened back then?" they asked in unison.
The nerd gang outside also raised their heads in interest. Gogo narrowed her eyes as she heard Suritu gulp.
"W-Well...you see; when I was little, Mr. Sawyer saved me from a group of bad people. However, not all of me was saved." she explained, gesturing to her metallic arm. Esai and Daniel frowned in sympathy before the former raised his brows.
"Wait...did they have dogs?" he asked, remembering how Suritu mentioned she got her metallic arm due to a supposed dog attack. Suritu shook her head.
"No. They didn't have dogs. They broke my arm over their knees AND baseball bats." she said. The kids cringed and hissed at the image of that. Even the gang outside winced at the mention and thought of what the girl went through. Suritu continued.
"Then, we got to their home, known to them as Sanctuary. It is an island located on the northwestern coast of Sumatra. It is a big island, and is filled with plenty of food, water, and best of all...it is privately owned. A perfect paradise for mutants like myself." she said as she grew a smile, remembering the fond times she had on that island. Esai raised a brow.
"Um...do you have any photos of Sanctuary?" he asked, a bit suspicious that the island seems too good to be true. Suritu nodded as she fished out her phone, and after typing something in, showed them one of the pictures. It was beautiful, to say the least, with clean waters and a pristine beach. At the forefront is a large jungle that appeared relatively untouched by mankind.
"Wow!" the kids said as they said in awe. Suritu smiled as she slid the screen to show a large mansion; around 3 stories tall and 400 feet in length. The front area was nothing short of spectacular, with a large fountain consisting of a statue of a wealthy looking man. The mansion appears to be built around a large clearing, with a large, almost 307 feet tall wind turbine stationed near the border between the clearing and the jungle.
"That's where you live?!" asked Daniel. Suritu nodded.
"Yeah. However, for ME, it's not much paradise." she said with sadness. Esai and Daniel looked at her with confusion again.
"How come?" he asked. Suritu bit her lip as she breathed in her nose.
"Well...this part, it still pains me to talk about to this day." she said before she looked at the kids.
"Esai, Daniel...have any of you heard about the disappearances and murders of the 2010-2020s?" she asked. Esai and Daniel raised their brows, while back outside the halls, Gogo narrowed her eyes in anger, while the others raised their heads in surprise. They knew what she was talking about, but they were curious about what Suritu had to do with them.
"Oooh...this will be good." Fred muttered before a nudge from Wasabi silenced him.
Inside the room, Suritu sat down as she gulped. The kids did the same. She then began telling the story of her past.
"You see, I don't remember much of my old life when I was little before being taken to Sanctuary. All I remember was living a poor life in the streets. It was hard, as you would expect for a homeless child: people wouldn't give you any food or water or shelter. They don't want to know about you, they don't want to see you...a-all they think of you is the same as all the street trash.
"Then, as I've said earlier, I ran into the wrong people for stealing some money. I just needed some money to buy my favorite food ever: popcorn! However, Mr. Sawyer and some of his mutant friends saved me and took me to Sanctuary. They said that I would live the rest of my life in peace at the island...yet, Mr. Sawyer, whom I would call my father, had a friend give me genetic enhancements so that I would be a mutant as well. Then, once I got my new powers, he had me train to get used to them...It's how I ended up with this." she said, referring to her metallic left arm. The two kids stared at it in shock, before Esai raised a brow.
"Wait, I thought you got that from a dog attack." he asked, raising a brow. Suritu nodded back.
"Yeah. One of my training lessons was getting past guard dogs. I failed one lesson, and...that's how I got this." she replied. Esai then nodded in understanding as Daniel then asked,
"Wait, so who is this friend that gave you the gene...genet...mutant powers?"
Suritu took in a deep breath and gulped.
"His name is Edgar Potter. I'm sure you've heard of him." she replied.
Upon hearing the name Edgar, Esai perked his head up in excitement.
"Wait, wait, hold on! THE Edgar Potter?!" he asked. Suritu nodded.
"The one and only! He is the man behind the mutants...however, it is NOT for harmful purposes, as I would soon find out..." she explained.
She then paused for a moment, and the kids noticed that she was about to break down in tears.
"He had me...he had me kill innocent people, making me think they were bad!" she whimpered, hands covering her mouth as horrid memories of those two years of her life. Esai and Daniel visibly paled at this, and the gang outside gasped silently before Gogo clenched her fist.
"I knew it..." she growled.
Honey herself couldn't believe what she had heard, and neither could Esai.
"B-But...d-did you stop?" he asked, growing fearful. Suritu nodded.
"I did. I swear! One time when I was walking around the c-city with my dad, we passed a cemetery w-where we saw the parents of one of my victims. The sheer sadness I saw within them, even though I've been told by my father t-that that man was a child ra...toucher." she said, correcting herself when she almost said "rape.", making the kids raise their brows.
Gogo growled to herself as Suritu continued.
"Anyways, after I saw that, my father and I got into a heated argument about how we're supposedly 'saving humanity'. Since then, per my request, we've stopped doing all these hunts...However, as the news showed, he apparently went back on that."
Esai and Daniel grew pale upon hearing her story.
"Oh gosh. I'm so sorry to hear that." Daniel comforted. Esai nodded.
"Me too...but what does that have to do with me?" he then asked in confusion. Suritu straightened herself up again as she pulled the two boys closer to her.
"Esai, the reason why I told you all this, was because I know that you might've recognized me back at the yard." she said.
At this note, the gang outside stepped back, thinking they've heard enough. Gogo turned to them and pointed at them.
"You hear that guys?" she asked. They nodded, with Hiro and Honey seeming the most concerned.
"I...I guess I shouldn't be surprised." Hiro mumbled as he shook his head. Honey looked at him, and then at Gogo.
"I don't know, guys. M-Maybe there's a good reason why she was there." she said, shaking the back of her head. Gogo looked at her with incredulity.
"Honey Lemon, we've talked about this! You remember all those points I've made some time ago. Besides, we don't even know her!" she retorted. Honey gritted her teeth as she looked down, remembering Gogo's words from the roof.
That, plus the fact that the girl has powers like the other mutants, the fact that she was there in spy gear, supposedly watching over Esai for some reason, and the fact that she speaks to him as she knows him all her life...
"Hmm, you're right." she said, feeling a bit disappointed. Gogo nodded before she turned to look at Hiro.
"So now what? We know that she could be in cahoots with the other mutants. What do we do?" he asked. Hiro pondered for a moment.
Back in the stairgate, Esai raised his brow.
"You've been watching me for years?!" he asked. Suritu nodded.
"Of course. After all, I was the one who placed you there, and I made a promise to Edgar to keep you safe." she replied. The two boys raised their brows. Suritu sighed as she fished her phone from her pocket.
"Here. This will show you what I mean. Edgar told me to show you this when you're ready." she said as she typed something up and showed them the video that is now playing.
In the video, we see an African American man in his late 70s with black hair that was slowly turning gray sitting on a staircase in front of perhaps the Gene-Sys laboratory building. In his hands was a baby looking at him silently.
"So, Edgar? When do you want me to take him?" asked a young girl from behind the camera. Edgar looked at her and nodded.
"As soon as possible. Suritu, come here. I want you to meet the new and improved boy." he said.
"Edgar...what does he have to do with you, Esai?" asked Daniel. Esai shook his head and shrugged before they continued to watch.
In the camera screen, we can see Suritu moving into view as she looked down onto the baby. Edgar looked at the two children and smiled.
"Beautiful baby, isn't he? All thanks to my genius work and three years of dedication." he boasted with a chuckle. Suritu nodded with a smile as she reached her metal hand forward to gently caress the baby. The baby boy looked at the hand, and then at Suritu. It stared at her for a moment, before looking back at the hand. He then grew a smile and reached his tiny hands to touch it. Suritu was heard giggling. Edgar did the same.
"Oh, little boy. You are gonna be a beacon in the darkness. Sure, the circumstances of your birth is...well, to say the least, unfortunate, that shouldn't change who you will grow up to be. With your help, the whole world will be a much better place. Suritu," he began as he looked at the girl. Suritu lifted the camera to his face.
"Yes, Edgar?" she asked. Edgar then reached over so that Suritu can hold the boy.
"Here, hold the baby. I'll hold the phone." he muttered. There were scuffling sounds before we get a clear view of Suritu holding the giggling baby.
"Hohoho...Hey, Suritu?" asked Edgar. Suritu looked at the camera as she gently bounced the baby.
"Yes?" she asked.
"I want you to help whatever family who would take care of him to watch over the boy. With this child growing up in the city, he's going to face troubles. However, with the right people to guide him…he will grow to learn how to confront these problems with empathy; something that is lacking these. With the boy's enhanced intelligence and his potential understanding nearly higher than normal, it could be a step closer to bring humanity into a new era of peace and prosperity between people of all different ages, race, sex, and other religious and cultural origins. Perhaps…even my mutant friends would be welcomed into a new world." he explained as he scooted closer and pulling Suritu into a hug, and we could hear a small giggle from the baby and the young, happy Suritu.
Esai and Daniel looked on with intrigue. Suritu then tapped another button and the footage than changes.
We now see the camera holder, Suritu, rushing along a familiar neighborhood. The video then jumped high into the air and onto one of the rooftops of a nearby house. Suritu sighed as the camera then looked down to see the baby still asleep, miraculously after that jump. Young Suritu was panting as she inspects the baby for a moment before,
"Who's there? Llamaré a la policia!"
Young Suritu can be heard gasping as the camera turned to the house next door, and without thinking, she landed near the bushes in the front door. However, that seemed to make this worse, as the voice calls out again.
"Mamá! Meemaa! Hay un intruso en nuestro patio trasero!"
Young Suritu groaned as the camera shook for a moment as she ran to one spot, and then back towards the bushes, where she straightened the camera to see that the baby was on the stairway leading to the front door. Then, a familiar 12-year-old Latina girl rushed out, and the camera followed her as she ran out the streets, before turning back and gasping at the sight of the basket. Once she got over to see the baby inside, she dropped her phone and gently picked him up.
At that point, Suritu's phone saw the baby's eyes opening. The girl and baby's eyes locked onto one another, before the baby boy squealed in excitement, tiny hands reaching out to her. The girl sighed in relief as she pulled him into a comforting hug.
At this point, Suritu's camera pulled away to see young Suritu looking grim.
"Phew...I hope I made the right decision..." she whimpered to herself as she reached her hand towards her phone. Then the video ends...
Esai looked at the screen for a moment, before he looked at Suritu.
"So...you and Edgar had something to do with my intelligence?" he asked. Suritu nodded, before shrugging.
"Well, I had nothing to do with your creation. I only first heard about it when he was nearly done with you. Anyways, the point is Esai...that I'm not the enemy. I've always been by your side since your sister and her family took you in. I only want what's best for you and your future, so that you can grow up safely." she said as she gently caressed his hair. Esai grew a smile before he hugged her. Suritu hugged him back. Daniel looked at them with a smile. Suritu looked at him and extended her metal arm outwards.
"Get over here, you." she said. Daniel obliged and joined in on the hug. The three remained there for a while before they pulled back. Esai then raised a brow.
"Hey, I just realized...why is Daniel involved now?" he asked. Daniel replied with,
"You've never seen any spy movies, haven't you? I saw what the mutants are trying to do, and they'll probably try to silence me!"
Suritu nodded.
"Given how they were when you guys first met, I won't be surprised." she replied. Esai and Daniel nodded before they looked at each other and smiled. Suritu then sighed as she stood up.
"Well then...I guess we've gotten to an understanding?" she asked. The two kids nodded. Suritu chuckled as she stood up. "Great. Now, let's get going back to your friends." she instructed. They nodded and followed her.
Suritu was the first to open the door to let them in, and Esai and Daniel walked in and looked ahead...only to see heated glares coming from the gang. The three froze as they stared back. Daniel and Esai gulped as they stepped back. However, Esai noticed that the gang weren't staring at THEM.
They were staring at Suritu. He looked at her, and then back at the gang.
"Uh...I guess that...given your looks, you might have..." he began before Gogo interrupted him.
"We've heard what you guys were talking about!" she growled out. The three friends widened their eyes. Honey stepped forward and gestured at the kids.
"Kids come over here, now!" she instructed firmly.
"Why?" asked Daniel, a bit mad that they were listening to their private conversation.
"Cause she says so." Gogo growled out. Esai shook his head.
"No! How much did you even hear?!" he demanded, stepping back towards Suritu.
"Enough to hear of what this murderer has to say!" said Wasabi, gesturing his hand to her. The kids and Suritu widened their eyes before the girl then narrowed her eyes.
"Who do you guys THINK you are?! You can't just accuse me of doing something you have no evidence of me doing! You are just plain citizens!" she demanded. Hiro narrowed his eyes and stood forward.
"You're right; we don't have any evidence connecting you to those murders years ago, and we CERTAINLY don't have any evidence to connect you with what happened three nights ago, but once we do, heh, you'll be rotting in jail for the remainder of your life!" he said as he crossed his arms. Fred chuckled in shock.
"Ooooh!" he went. Esai, feeling offended, stepped forward.
"Don't talk to her like that! She's a good person!" he replied. Daniel nodded as he stepped beside him.
"How is she a good person? Didn't you hear what that...THING said?!" Fred accused, pointing to Suritu.
"Why are you all so quick to judge? That happened a long time ago, and she said she was sorry!" she said.
"Yeah, she's truthfully sorry, just like how I was sorry when I gave Wasabi the nickname 'Wasabi'." Fred added. The three raised their brows at him before Honey walked towards him.
"What Freddie is trying to say is; just because says they're sorry doesn't automatically mean they're actually sorry! That's what PSYCHOPATHS do." she said out of concern. Suritu frowned at this. Esai looked at her in shock.
"G-Guys! W-Why are you like this to her?! She helped us!" he said, referring to the ceiling. Hiro stepped beside Honey Lemon and nodded.
"Yes, but how do you even know that she would use you for her OWN purpose?" he asked.
"Or the fact that she could be in cahoots with them, and the 'rescue' was simply a ruse and all part of their plan!" Fred added. Suritu narrowed her eyes.
"I'm NOT in cahoots with any of them! THOSE people will do ANYTHING to get at Esai, and I'M trying to help...wait." she went as she noticed Honey's chem-purse. The memory from the fight on the roof came back to her mind, and she puts two-and-two together. Gogo narrowed her eyes as she grew a grin.
"So you get who we are, now?" she growled as she approached them. Suritu shook her head.
"I...Listen, I can prove to you guys that I'm innocent. Just let me-" she began, before Gogo interrupted her.
"SHUT UP! You don't GET to speak!" she said. Esai, at this point, had enough and stood in front of her.
"Will YOU shut up?! You're behaving like a child that refuses to see to reason! Why won't you let her explain her side?!" he demanded. Gogo scoffed.
"We don't have to, brat! We've heard all we need to know! And don't you EVER tell me to shut up!" she demanded. Esai narrowed her eyes as he straightened himself up.
"Why should I listen to you? You look like one of those people that are constantly seeking trouble, never caring for others! I honestly see why Emma was such a pompous idiot!" he growled. The others gritted their teeth in fright as Gogo narrowed her eyes, face turning red. Esai saw this and winced internally, thinking he may've stepped over a line.
What happened next would never leave his mind.
Gogo shouted in anger and approached him. Daniel shouted in surprise while Suritu got herself read to attack.
"I have HAD it with you, your ungrateful little runt! I don't know whose idea it was to bring you into this world and then drop you off at Honey's house, but they've CLEARLY made a mistake! You're such a stubborn, close-minded, idiotic boy that I personally think Emma didn't give you a good enough beat-down. Well, I'm definitely gonna correct that!" she threatened as she grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. Esai and Daniel yelped in surprise.
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF MY BROTHER!" Honey cried as she and the others rushed to get her off. However, neither of them got to her as Suritu grabbed Gogo's wrist. Her immense strength getting Gogo to shout in pain and drop Esai, who scooted behind Suritu, along with Daniel. She then spun once and threw Gogo across the room, sending her crashing into one of the school's 3D printers.
Gogo groaned as she looked up, and saw a heated glare coming from Suritu, who held Esai and Daniel close to her.
"You know...it's kind of hypocritical, isn't it?" she asked, tilting her head. Gogo raised her brows at this.
"You claim to be a superhero who is supposed to set an example for future generations. However, from what I just saw; you don't have the qualities of one. I could be wrong, but given how I just MET you, then for all WE know," she said, referring to herself, Esai and Daniel. "YOU are an asshole who cares little about others! And judging from what Esai said about whoever this 'Emma' is, then I presume that is correct, and you're raising a bully!" she said, using the team's own logic against them.
"Hey. Don't you DA-Agh!" Gogo began as she slowly got up, but a sharp pain in her back forced her back down. The others rushed over to her in concern.
"What? Upset that I'm using your own flawed logic against you guys? Or am I simply pointing out the facts?" taunted Suritu. Honey, at this point, stopped and approached her in capitulation.
"No! No, she's not like that!" Honey said as she approached them gently. "I SWEAR, she's normally NEVER this aggressive. Please, you've GOTTA believe me, Esai." she pleaded as she looked at Esai, who only cowered back towards Suritu. Suritu simply tightened her hold on them.
"Y-Yeah! She can be cranky...a lot of times. But she'd NEVER lay a finger on anyone!" Wasabi said as Baymax inspected Gogo, who tried to stand up again but fell back down. Suritu narrowed her eyes in suspicion.
"I don't know." she said. Hiro then stepped forward and raised his hands slightly in capitulation.
"Alright, alright, everyone. Maybe we should just settle down before it gets anymore out of hand, alright?" he asked. Honey nodded.
"Y-Yeah. Let's all calm down and be reasonable, now. You like that?" Honey asked Suritu. Suritu sighed through her nose as she stood up, gently patting the two kids.
"Listen...the point I'm trying to make is...I'm not your enemy. Honey Lemon, if that is your name." she began. Honey gritted her teeth in fright as she stepped back.
"I made a promise to a man that I would send him to a loving family, and for eight years, I've kept an eye on him to make sure you and your parents would care for him. And you have. That's why I haven't taken him away from you." she began. Honey raised a brow.
"W-Wait...are you saying," she began, and Suritu nodded.
"Yes. Here." she said as she fished out her phone and gave it to her. Honey looked at her, and then at the phone. She then took it and pressed on the screen. Everyone looked at her, wondering what was being shown.
At this point, Honey's shock grew as she looked at Suritu and then at the phone.
"You..." she said, and Suritu nodded as she took the phone.
"Now; I'm not denying that I helped commit those murders years ago. I feel like trash every time I look back. I don't want Esai to go down the same route as I did. So...maybe think about what you saw before you and your friends make assumptions." she explained, giving a soft smile. She then turned around and walked towards the door, where the kids are. She then looked at them with smiles.
"Is it alright if I can take them to their parents?" she asked. Honey, while still shocked, nodded, to the shock of the others. Suritu nodded as she looked down. "Let's get going, you two." she said. Esai and Daniel couldn't have gotten out of there fast enough.
Honey looked at the spot where they were and sighed to herself in sadness. Gogo, who was being guided by Baymax and has an icepack on her back, looked at her in shock.
"What the hell was that?! You let her go!" she persisted. Wasabi, however, placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Now, now, Gogo. Let's settle down." he suggested.
"He is correct: agitation might cause your body's healing to slow down" Baymax informed. Gogo scoffed, but her lips were sealed upon seeing Honey's...very icy glare.
"You have no right to speak, idiota." she growled venomously. Everyone, including Gogo, froze. They still weren't used to seeing her protective side. She then turned her body to her and approached her.
"You shouldn't have TOUCHED my maldito hermano! You could've kept a cool head, and I would've supported you all the way! But then you had to lose your temper! Not only did that make the kids think that you're a MONSTER, but at the same time, it made us look like a fool in front of Suritu! And worst of all; my baby brother is probably too scared of us to even let us help him!" she scolded loudly, making everyone flinch at her voice. Then, Honey calmed down as she frowned. "Although...after what she showed me...I'm not so sure if we can anymore." she said. Hiro grew concerned and approached her.
"What did she show you? Was it a threat?" he asked. Honey shook her head.
"No...it was her the night I first found Esai on the stairs. SHE dropped him off." she explained.
NOW, everybody looked at her with confusion. Fred leaned in.
"Wait...so SHE'S the reason why Esai's with us? Hohohohoo! There must be a type of war between mutants and, OOH, OOH; maybe she wanted to take him to the safety of us mere mortals and-Ow!" he went before he got smacked by Wasabi upside the head.
"Fred, this is serious! We've only gotten ourselves MORE to work with!" he said. Hiro nodded.
"Yeah. If what Honey's saying is true, then...we MIGHT be wrong about accusing her of the Gene-Sys murders. But what is her motive for leaving Esai to you?" he asked. Honey shrugged as they stood there, pondering what to do now.
None of them realized that they were being watched...
On the ceiling, there is a familiar droid looking at the scene, recording everything with its camera. Then, it crawled away towards a nearby hole before squeezing inside.
On the rooftop of SFIT, we see the droid crawling along the roof towards its owner. It was Mr. Sawyer. He grinned upon seeing it and picked it up gently.
"Alrighty, let's see what we've got here." he said as he gently pried open the top of the bot, and fished out a small drive from inside. He plugged it into his tablet and began to type in the commands. He gave a small hum as he eventually got to the recording. He looked at the recording, and as he saw what was playing, he grew a smirk.
"Oh, my brothers and sisters are gonna LOVE this. Thank YOU Suritu and Big Hero 6 for making our jobs SO MUCH easier..." he growled...
AN: Hey everyone, superkoola here!
Another chapter on the…uh, story, done and out of the way!
I don't have much to say about this one, but…well, I wanted to get to this scene for quite sometime. I've based this on a scene from the story "Big Hero 7: Everything's Alright", written by an author who's name I forgot. (If you're reading this, SORRY!) I liked that scene but at the same time…phew. So, there's that tidbit of info!
Anyways, that's all I have to say for now. Hope you enjoy it, be respectful if you don't, and stick around for more!