There was a bright flash of light in the Pier 70. It was Mr. Sawyer, and he has teleported to the mutants' base camp to deliver said news. On his right hand was the tablet that has the recording of the incident at SFIT.
Mr. Sawyer approached the entrance to the base, where he noticed Gigantis and Quicksilver playing basketball. The two of them seemed to have a good time. Mr. Sawyer grinned as he saw his two brethren playing like they didn't have a care in the world. He even chuckled when Quicksilver super-sped to the side, making Gigantis fall onto his side.
"Ack! Screw you, Quicksilver!" Gigantis called out. Quicksilver just super-sped to him with a cocky smirk.
"What? Upset that you're too slow?" he teased, making Gigantis groan as he stood up.
"Having fun, you two?" Mr. Sawyer's voice said as he approached them. Gigantis and Quicksilver looked at Mr. Sawyer and smiled at seeing their hero.
"Mr. Sawyer! Nice to meet you again, sir!" he said before pulling Mr. Sawyer into a hug, which Mr. Sawyer was able to teleport out of. He chuckled as he teleported on Gigantis's left shoulder.
"Sorry big boy, but I'm not in the mood to sit around while I wait for my spine to heal." he said with a teasing tone, gently ruffling Gigantis's hair. Quicksilver chuckled as he approached them.
"Sup, boss? You need something from us?" he asked. That was when Mr. Sawyer nodded and cleared his throat.
"Right. I've got some interesting news for you all. Both of you gather the others to meet me here." he instructed. Gigantis and Quicksilver looked a bit alarmed by this, but they nodded and they rushed inside.
Eventually, Gigantis, Petunia, Liam, Scarlet, Quicksilver, Vladislaus, and Katja gathered around the entrance to listen to Mr. Sawyer. He licked his lips to moisten his lips as he took in a deep breath.
"My fellow mutant brothers and sisters, the boy is now in more danger than ever before. I've taken the time we have remaining silent to examine the boy's life and see how dangerous it was. Sure enough…we were wrong not to rescue him sooner." he said as he shook his head in dismay. The other mutants looked on with concern.
"Did the poor baby get hurt?" asked Petunia, eyes wide with worry. Mr. Sawyer hummed as he pulled out his tablet.
"I'm afraid so. Come, take a look." he said as he showed the mutants the screen, everybody leaning in.
On the screen, we can see Esai, Daniel, and Suritu trying to calm Hiro, Honey, Gogo, Wasabi, and Fred down. However, Gogo immediately stomped towards them, shoved Suritu aside, and grabbed Esai. Strangely, unlike with what actually happened, the screen showed everyone converging on the three, beginning to beat them mercilessly. The mutants looked on with shock.
Then, we see Mr. Sawyer approaching the living room through the screen, kicking Wasabi back, and scaring the others off of them. We can see Mr. Sawyer raising his arms and shouting at them into fleeing the room.
"Those…those MONSTERS!" Petunia shouted as tears began to stream down.
"Thank goodness for Mr. Sawyer to intervene in time! Those THINGS even beat up Suritu and that other kid we saw! He didn't do anything, and Suritu was trying to help! Sure, it was the wrong way, but she's still our SISTER!" Liam protested. Gigantis approached from behind.
"We'll save them, will we?" he asked. Mr. Sawyer nodded with determination.
"And so we shall! Poor Suritu tried to show them the idea of co-existence, and look what they've done to her and the children! And you know what's worst of all? These vermin are the secret identities of Big Hero 6!" he declared. All of the mutants looked on with shock. Quicksilver narrowed his eyes.
"Those hypocrites!" he growled. Vladislaus growled, teeth sharpening and claws extending.
"We should kill them!" he hissed. Mr. Sawyer nodded.
"That is correct, you two. However, we will not. With the murders at Gene-Sys, we cannot afford any more deaths, or the government will be onto us!" he declared. Liam opened his mouth to say something before Mr. Sawyer interrupted with, "And we can't kidnap them either. The results will be the same." he finished, before straightening himself.
"Regardless, this does not mean we will stand by idly for any longer! WE are MUTANTS! We will not tolerate those who dare desecrate not only our own but also the weak and vulnerable!" he declared, raising his fist up. The mutants did the same as they cheered on. "We will not let the corrupt and bigoted silence us! We WILL get the boy to us, and with his help, we WILL bring peace and tranquility into this horrid world!"
"YEAAHH!"
"DAMN STRAIGHT!"
"GIVE THE SELFISH HELL!"
Mr. Sawyer grinned. Katja looked at him with admiration as she approached him, allowing him to hold onto her.
"By nightfall, when there is less commotion and therefore, fewer witnesses…WE ATTACK AND RESCUE!" he announced. Everyone cheered on as their voices rang across the pier, not realizing that they will soon make a fatal mistake…
Then, nightfall came before anyone knew it.
In the city, Big Hero 6 was flying along the skylines, searching for something…or rather, someone.
Hiro looked at Baymax and patted his back.
"Did you find her, yet?" he asked. Baymax moved his head across and there was a beeping sound.
"My scanners detect Suritu Sawyer, located: 40 miles southeast." he said. Hiro nodded as he looked ahead.
"Alright. You guys know the plan?" he asked, turning to the rest of his team. They nodded. Honey bit her lower lip as she exhaled, hoping that Suritu Sawyer would listen to them. They need to work together in order to protect Esai, after all.
Sure enough, they spotted her sitting on one edge of an apartment building.
Suritu was looking at the dead flower she was holding in her hand. She had a small frown on her face, thinking about what happened earlier that day. She sighed; she didn't want them to find out like that. She didn't want to make an enemy out of the superheroes of San Fransokyo. All she wanted was to keep Esai safe, and even despite the argument earlier, she hoped that they would see her reasoning and help her.
Thump!
Suritu then gasped as she jumped up and turned around, the blade extending from her metal arm's wrists. Fred, donning his super suit, raised his hands in capitulation.
"Whoa whoa whoa! Easy, take it's easy! It's just a mask. See, don't freak out!" he assured as he took off his helmet, revealing the mascot with a goofy grin. Suritu raised her brows. "Right?" he asked. Suritu sighed as she relaxed just as the other members of the team landed beside him.
"So, what is it you guys are here you? To take me in?" she asked. Hiro crawled down from Baymax and shook his head.
"No. That's not it." he explained. Suritu raised her brows as she crossed her arms.
"Ooookay, and what is it you want then?" she asked. Hiro stepped forward.
"An alliance." he declared. Now, Suritu cocked her head in confusion. Hiro nodded.
"Yes, you've heard right. I want us to work together." he reiterated. Honey then stepped forward too.
"After you showed me that video on the phone, we've been talking…a-and we've decided to give you the benefit of the doubt." she added. Suritu's stance softened. However, Gogo stepped forward as well, eyes narrowing.
"Don't get too relaxed! You're still a suspect, and even if you didn't kill the scientist, you're still wanted for the disappearances and murders of the 2010-2020s. So, don't get any good ideas." she growled. Suritu stared at her for a while before nodding slightly.
"Alright…how's your spine?" she asked. Gogo growled as she rubbed her back.
"I'm fine." she said.
"Gogo has sustained bruising in the midsection of her back. Plus, there is a small, yet non-fatal crack in the middle spine." Baymax pointed out. Suritu gritted her teeth in cringe. Honey nodded.
"We've tried to get her to relax, but she's still as stubborn as a burro." she chuckled, shaking her head with an innocent smile. Gogo scoffed.
"Someone's gotta keep an eye on her in case she stabs us in the back." she defended. Suritu, wanting to humor the situation, gave a smug.
"And that worked last time because…why?" she asked. Fred covered his mouth as he chuckled. Gogo groaned at this, but Hiro was quick to prevent this from escalating.
"Alright, alright. Look, regardless of what happened, the other mutants are clearly a much bigger threat. Plus, we all the same goals: to keep Esai safe. So, are you willing to help us?" he asked, a hand extending outward for a handshake.
Suritu stared at it for a moment, and then at the others. Without hesitation, she smiled again and took the hand, shaking it firmly with her metallic hand.
"Of course. I don't blame you all for not trusting me too much, but…all that can wait until Esai's safe." she proclaimed. Hiro and the others smiled, while Gogo, remaining suspicious and wary, nodded in satisfaction.
So now it looks like the team has an ally on their hands, which is a good thing because things are about to get ugly…
In the Flores household, Esai was in the bathroom, cleaning up his face. After drying his face with a towel, he looked at himself in the mirror before wiping away a tear that was streaming down.
He couldn't sleep tonight. What happened earlier was all ingrained into his mind: what he learned about Edgar's involvement in creating him, and that haunting sentence Gogo said to him.
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!
"Is…is she right? Am I really a mistake?" he whimpered. In a way, Esai could see her reasoning; such a high IQ, the mutants treating him like he is one of them, and the murders of Gene-Sys and that bloodied message on the wall…They were all related to him in one way or another.
Esai gulped as he began to take in deep breaths, and began to wipe his eyes. He then stepped away from the bathroom and walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. He opened the refrigerator to get some water.
As he began to drink some water, his eyes caught sight of the picture of the whole family before Honey Lemon moved out. He saw the picture of his four-year-old self holding onto Honey like a baby chimpanzee. He smiled as he sniffed.
"Lucy won't hurt me…I know she won't…She promised…" he said as a faint memory of his past came up. All he remembered from that time was Honey telling him,
Even if the whole world is against you…your family is the only one who'll be on your side. No matter what! I'll always be there to protect you. THAT'S a promise.
Whoo…
Suddenly, Esai heard a low humming sound coming from outside from a nearby window. He widened his eyes moment, before staring out at the window. He approached it out of curiosity and peered outside. What he saw terrified him…
It was the mutants from earlier, and they seem to be talking to one another, pointing at the other houses.
Esai gasped in shock, not believing what he was seeing.
"They know where I live! THEY KNOW WHERE I LIVE!" he thought in a panic as he stepped back. He looked back and rushed towards the kitchen, remembering his mother's phone being there. He grabbed it and dialed up for Honey.
Back at the city, the gang and Suritu were flying on Baymax when Honey's phone began to ring. Honey fished her phone out and saw that it was Alba calling her. She gritted her teeth in surprise before she turned to Hiro.
"Hiro, someone in my family's calling! Can you have Baymax just fly in place for a moment?" she asked. Hiro looked at her and raised a brow.
"Why? Can't you just wait until we're done?" he asked. Honey shook her head.
"They almost never call this late unless it's an emergency, like when Esai ran away one time when he was six trying to find me." she explained. Hiro widened his eyes in shock before he patted Baymax's back.
"Baymax, stop for a moment!" he said. Baymax obliged and stopped in place, much to everyone's confusion. Honey ignored them as she answered the phone.
"Hello? Momma, is something wrong?" she asked.
"Lucy!" Esai's voice rang out from the phone. Honey widened her eyes.
"Esai? What's wrong, mi amor?" she asked. Everyone perked their heads in intrigue.
"Lucy, the mutants! They're here! Please help us!" he pleaded. Honey gasped in shock, nearly dropping her phone. After a brief moment of stunned silence, she replied with,
"We're on our way! Stay with momma and meemaa! And get Basco and Otis safe!" she instructed.
"Okay, okay! Please hurry!" Esai whimpered before the phone hung up.
"What's wrong up there?" Wasabi called out. Honey looked at the others with shock.
"The mutants are at my home! We've got to get there, fast!" she said. Everyone reacted with horror. Suritu began to raise herself.
"I'll head on ahead! Meet you guys there!" she said.
"Wait a second! You're still under-" Gogo said before Suritu teleported away in a bright flash. Gogo then slammed her fist onto the armor in frustration. "Damn it!" she hissed. Hiro shook his head.
"No time! We've got to get to Honey's house and FAST! Baymax!" Hiro ordered. Baymax's rocket thrusters began to intensify, and before long, the robot flew across the skyscrapers to head towards the house in time!
Back inside the house, Esai rushed into his mothers' bedroom, and gently pushed Alba's shoulders.
"Momma! Momma, wake up!" he persisted. Alba groaned in frustration as she groggily opened her eyes and lifted her head to look at him.
"Esai…go back to sleep. It's 11:30 PM!" she complained. Esai whimpered and shook his head.
"The mutants! They're here!" he explained. At this point, Alba's eyes shot open. Then, Elizabeth also woke up to Esai.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"The mutants are here?!" Alba shouted. Elizabeth froze in place as Esai nodded.
"They're outside! What do we do?!" he whimpered. Alba and Elizabeth gasped in horror before the former pulled him close to them.
"Let's find a place to hide while I call the cops!" Elizabeth explained. Alba nodded as Elizabeth lead them away from the room and got her phone.
Back outside, Vlad crawled up the wall. He was doing so without any sort of equipment, almost as if he were a spider. Scarlet was also floating along next to him thanks to her powers. The two of them approached the window showing Esai's room. Vlad peered inside, and groaned.
"Nope. He's not inside." he muttered. Then, his enhanced hearing picked up the sound of footsteps rushing away and doors closing quickly. He growled. "I heard someone running." he growled. Scarlet frowned at this.
"They must've figured out we're here. How?" she asked. Vlad scoffed.
"I don't know. But we've gotta hurry." he grumbled as he punched a hole on the glass, before opening the window, moving it upwards.
"And remember, Vlad: no casualties. Mr. Sawyer made that very clear." she instructed. Vlad growled, but he complied and then crawled inside.
Inside of a secret compartment located in a closet hidden by the clothes located in the parents' bedroom, Alba, Elizabeth, and Esai were pressed up in the small space, remaining quiet. Esai clutched onto Alba, whimpering slightly, while Alba rubbed his back to calm him down.
Bang!
Everyone flinched upon hearing the door to the room being kicked down, followed by a huff.
"Heck yeah!" a voice that belongs to Liam cheered out. Another voice piped up chuckling.
"Oh, Liam. You always think you're the top of the world with your electricity." the voice belongs to Petunia. Liam's voice scoffed.
"Shut up, girl! Electricity is everything! Without it, we won't have any lights, heat, power! Heck, without electricity, we wouldn't have these powers!" he teased. Alba and Elizabeth narrowed their eyes. Esai gulped at this and held onto his mothers closely.
"Shut up, you idiots!" another voice belonging to Mr. Sawyer shouted.
"Ahh! Would you stop doing that?!" asked Liam.
"Guys, focus! We need to find Esai and get him out of here!" Katja added.
The three widened their eyes; they recognized Mr. Sawyer's voice, and in addition to confusion for the mothers, they were all horrified. Alba looked at Esai, and gently rubbed his back.
"It's gonna be okay, sweetie." she whispered as quietly as she can. Esai gulped to himself, hoping that Suritu and his sister would come and save them.
Click. Creeek!
The closet door opened, and everybody flinched. They then heard the sound of high heels walking on the floor.
Fshhhi!
The clothes were then pushed to the side, making them jolt in fright. Alba held him closer.
Then, a hand reached inside. However, the door wasn't open. The hand just…phased through. The three widened their eyes in shock. The arm reached inwards, before it began to grasp about. Esai's heart began to beat.
Then, her hand grazed against the skin of Alba's hand. Their hearts dropped at this realization! The owner of the hand lets out a soft humming sound as the hand pulled back.
"I think I've found him." the owner called out. Alba and Elizabeth panicked, but they looked at Esai, and then at each other. They were caught! All thanks to these…MONSTERS having abilities they didn't even think was possible! They then narrowed their eyes and nodded, with Alba holding him closer.
The door opened, and Katja peered inside with a caring smile. She wasn't expecting Alba and Elizabeth to charge outwards, knocking her back with their bodies, making her yelp in surprise. Alba and Elizabeth straightened themselves as they saw three more mutants looking at them with surprise.
"Katja!" Liam called as he rushed forward. Elizabeth didn't take any chances; as they rushed forward, they punched Liam square in the nose, making him stumble back.
"Hey!" Petunia called as she flexed her hand, creating a portal in front of them. Before they could react, they ran through and found themselves facing the mutants again. Katja got herself up and got herself into a stance. Elizabeth narrowed her eyes as she stood in front of Alba and Esai.
"Who are you people?!" she asked. Mr. Sawyer approached them in a gentle gesture.
"Relax, ladies. We're just taking the boy off of your hands from here on out." he said. Alba held Esai closer.
"The hell you will! Why are you doing this?!" she demanded.
"We're trying to protect him!" Petunia blurted out, and Mr. Sawyer silenced her with a glare. He then turned to them, seeing their confused expression.
"You ladies…you need to understand that we're not the enemies." he explained, slowly stepping forward. They narrowed their eyes and got Esai closer to them while they began to step back. Katja and Liam got behind them in case they decide to get away. "We're trying to protect him from the world." he said.
"W-What do you mean?" asked Alba. Mr. Sawyer smiled.
"We know about your son's secret. His massive IQ and all." he explained, making the women's eyes widen in horror. Esai narrowed his eyes, however. Mr. Sawyer kept talking.
"We understand your concerns about wanting to keep his secret…well, secret. This is something that we agree with as well. Just imagine the controversy that will surround this. What will the government think? What will the press think? In addition, think of any criminal gangs, syndicates, or any rouge people who wish to use it for their own nefarious purpose?" he demanded.
"We've already thought of that! That's why we're homeschooling him! Wait…how did you even know about his IQ?" demanded Alba. Mr. Sawyer shrugged.
"I have resources." he began.
"THAT'S not a good enough explanation!" Elizabeth shouted as they began to step back.
"Anyhow, in the short term…yeah, that would work. But what about in the long run?" Mr. Sawyer replied, ignoring Elizabeth. The two women grew confused at this. "What's gonna happen once he becomes a grown adult? His IQ certainly won't change. If anything, it will probably grow more." he clarified. This made the two women frown, realizing with dread that he's got a point. Esai frowned at this, hoping that this doesn't mean that they won't give him away after all.
"That's right. The world, one way or another, will find out about him. And then all those fears you have for your son's safety will be realized…however, if you give him to us, that won't happen."
The two women and Esai raised their brows. Mr. Sawyer nodded.
"That's right. We're from an island that was given to us by our old maker as sanctuary from the tyrannies of man. There, we live in peace and prosperity. There are more mutants like him. Ones that are not only smart like him, but also ones that welcome him with open arms instead of needles and other prodding equipment." he said. Esai gulped, remembering Suritu's photos of the supposed island. He was so into his thoughts about the memory that he didn't pay attention to Alba and Elizabeth gasping slightly. He looked up and saw a holographic photo of the island from above, and then several more photos appeared showing more of the island.
"That's our home. Peaceful, bright, and best of all: no contempt from anybody. Here, the boy could live out his life in peace without having to worry about anyone with malicious intent." he explained. The two women looked at each other again, and then at Esai once more. This stranger has a good point about what will happen in the long run to poor Esai, and the island does look promising. However, they narrowed their eyes upon realizing and remembering something they've learned.
"That…looks too good to be true, sir. We'll pass!" Elizabeth declared.
"And even if we believed you, you broke into our house in an attempt to kidnap our son! PLUS, you tried to kidnap him earlier along with his friend! So no!" Alba added, referring to the incident when the boys snuck out that day.
"Hey, that boy's our family, technically speaking! Someone had the idiocy to take him away from us!" Liam called out.
"Yeah. Plus he was made with the same tools and, quite literally, made from one of our own's genes!" Petunia added.
"It doesn't matter! Whoever gave someone the idea to drop him off, I give my eternal blessings to. This boy, regardless of his origins, is OUR son and a member of the Flores family until the end of time!" Elizabeth shouted. Mr. Sawyer grumbled with impatience!
"That's enough! Give him to me!" he boomed as he stomped towards the mothers. They stepped back, Esai screaming in horror.
"STAY AWAY FROM US!" Elizabeth said just as Mr. Sawyer approached them, arms raising outwards to grab him.
Whack!
Mr. Sawyer was suddenly sent flying sideways, crashing into the make-up desk. The Flores family was stunned to see…Suritu Sawyer, standing there like a football player finishing up tackling his opponents. Esai gasped in delight.
"Suritu!" he cheered. Suritu grinned at seeing him.
"Sorry I'm late!" she said, before gasping at seeing Liam charge at her with sparks sizzling on his hands. She grinned and side-stepped him before grabbing him by the back of his neck with her metal arm and tossing him towards Petunia. Petunia yelped and created a portal, sending Liam flying through and into a neighbor's bathroom…with someone still in the shower.
"Whoops." Petunia went, before she saw Suritu rushing towards her. She yelped and grabbed onto her fist as Suritu launched a punch towards her. She then turned to the Flores family.
"Get out of here! Help's on the way!" she instructed. While confused, the two mothers nodded as they ran past them. Katja ran towards them, but Suritu tossed Petunia towards her, and before she could react, they were both tossed aside.
The Flores family ran down the stairs and approached the living room. At this point, Basco and Otis came rushing in, barking in fear. Elizabeth instinctively picked them up as they approached the front door. However, they were stopped forcefully and lifted upwards. Basco and Otis were dropped and instinctively rushed out of the house in fear.
Esai shouted as he saw the familiar red glow. He turned around to see Scarlet looking at them, using her powers to hold them in place. Then, she pulled Esai away from Alba's grip and towards her.
"No! ESAI!" Alba called out. Esai reached out towards her in desperation. Scarlet reached out to grab Esai, but was stopped upon hearing the sound of boosters. Esai looked outside, and he grew a big smile upon seeing Big Hero 6 fight off Gigantis, who was watching over the invasion to prevent anyone from interfering.
"Hey! Get out of here!" he said as he swung his giant fist towards Baymax, who easily caught the fist. Gigantis looked on in surprise. "Woah. Very few could match my strength! I like you! We fight now!" he declared before he and Baymax began to shove another.
"Violence is not the answer. May we suggest: talking this out?" offered Baymax. Gigantis shook his head.
"Nah! I need a way to release energy!" he said, forcing the two to continue shoving.
Honey Lemon rushed inside and was horrified to see her two mothers floating in place. A shout from Esai made her turn around as he was now in Scarlet's grasp once more. With quick thinking, she launched two chem-balls towards her, trapping her in a bubbly-goo. Scarlet yelped at this, forcing her to drop Esai and the two mothers. Esai ran towards Honey and Honey was quick to pull him into a crushing hug.
"Lucy!" went Esai as he held onto her. Honey rubbed his back.
"I'm here. I'm here, now." she cooed back. Alba and Elizabeth stood up, and upon hearing Esai referring to her as Lucy, raised their brows.
"Lucy? As in OUR daughter?" Alba asked sternly. Honey gritted her teeth and sighed.
"Look, we'll talk about this when the mutants are gone! Right now, we need to go!" she instructed as she rushed towards the door, only for them to walk through another portal, back into the parents' bedroom, where Mr. Sawyer was waiting with Vlad and Katja, the latter two are still fighting Suritu.
"Evening." he said with a smile. Honey yelped and held Esai close to her.
"W-Who are you?!" she asked. Mr. Sawyer tilted his head sideways.
"I'm afraid I don't have to introduce myself, so hand over the kid!" he demanded as he rushed over and reached towards him. Honey yelped and kicked him back. Suritu turned around as Honey prepared her chem-balls again.
"Honey Lemon!" she cried out as she ran towards them in preparation to assist her. However, Vlad jumped over to her, and Esai could see sharp fangs and claws extending outwards. Suritu turned around and yelped as Vlad landed on top of her. She barely has the strength to get him off of her.
"No!" Honey called out as she threw another chem-ball at Vlad, sending him off of her with a poof and a roar of shock from him. Alba and Elizabeth grabbed Esai and tried to flee again, only for Mr. Sawyer to teleport right in front of them. He grabbed Esai's shirt and yanked backwards. Elizabeth rushed forward to save him, but Mr. Sawyer grabbed her by the throat and lifted her up.
"Hey! Get off of them!" Alba declared as she rushed forward.
"Oh, for goodness sake! Vlad!" he groaned in frustration as he then tossed the two into Vlad's hands. Vlad looked at them and grinned. Mr. Sawyer then grabbed Alba by the throat, and lifted her up! Then, with a grin, he squeezed her throat. Alba yelped in horror.
Crrk!
Hearing the sound of bones cracking made Esai and Elizabeth's eyes widen in horror. Honey's jaw dropped as Alba's arms just flopped down, lifeless. Mr. Sawyer scoffed.
"Wish it didn't have to come to that." he muttered before he tossed Alba's body to the side. At this, Esai lets out a loud scream!
"Alba!" Elizabeth cried out.
"Momma!" Honey cried out as she rushed over towards her, tears streaming down. She held her mother close in her arms as she wept. However, the screams of her little brother caught her attention. She turned her head towards Esai as he and Elizabeth were struggling against Vlad's grasp.
"George! What the hell is the matter with you?!" Katja shouted in surprise.
"What? She was in the way!" Mr. Sawyer replied nonchalantly. Katja narrowed her eyes while Vlad lifted Elizabeth and Esai over his shoulders.
"Alright! Now, I must go! See you outside, Mr. Sawyer!" he said as he began to walk out. Mr. Sawyer nodded as he turned to argue with his wife.
"Hey! Let us go!" Elizabeth called out, trying to hit Vlad's head with her elbow. Esai did the same, but neither of their hits were working. Honey saw this with horror, but she composed herself as she sets down Alba's body and rushed towards Vlad!
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF THEM, USTED DEMONIO!" Honey shouted as she made several more chem-balls! Suritu rushed after her, but Mr. Sawyer grabbed her metal arm and tossed her back towards the bed. He growled as he stomped towards her.
"Damn it, Suritu! You just couldn't stay out of the way, couldn't you?!" he seethed. Suritu narrowed her eyes as well as she stood up.
"I know well what you're planning to do with the boy, and I won't allow it!" she growled out. Mr. Sawyer huffed before he teleported to behind her, preparing to knock her out. Suritu, however, teleported back and unearthed her wrist blade, preparing to lodge it into the shoulder blade. Mr. Sawyer deflected her arm and glared at her.
"Hmm, it seems I have taught you well! Let's see if you can keep up with me!" he shouted. Suritu glared at him and gritted her teeth before the two rushed towards each other. Katja stared on as the two of them began to throw their fist back!
Outside, other neighbors were waking up due to the noises outside and began to approach the windows to see what was going on…all of them were stunned to see Big Hero 6 fighting against a group of people!
Gogo panted as she faced off against Quicksilver. She launched her maglev-disk towards Quicksilver, but he caught it and with immense speed, tossed it back towards her. Gogo gasped and dodged it as well. Retrieving the disk, she then sped towards him. Quicksilver grinned as he sped towards her as well. His much greater speed allowed him to get a quicker hit on her before she could punch him. Gogo was hit in the chest and landed on her back. When she got up, she was then kicked on the leg, causing her to fall back down. Whenever she got back up, she would fall back down quicker than even her reflexes would react. Once she looked up, she could see Quicksilver yawn cockily.
"Come on, girl. You're supposed to be the fastest. Keep up!" he taunted. Gogo got up, and grabbed her back, which was still aching from Suritu earlier today.
"When I…catch my breath…you're SO DEAD!" she said. Quicksilver chuckled as he got himself ready, motioning her to come to her.
Meanwhile, Liam was shooting electricity at Hiro, with the teen superhero leader doing his best to dodge them. Liam grinned.
"You know, compared to everyone else; you don't really seem have much gear to help you with!" Liam taunted. Hiro gritted his teeth, but he didn't reply. Instead, he just launched forward in an attempt to punch him. Liam dodged him and threw more sparks at him. At this point, Wasabi jumped forward and deflected the spark with his blades!
"You alright, Hiro?" asked Wasabi, not taking his eyes off of Liam! Liam grinned.
"Aww, it looks like you've got your friend to help you! Great; more people to shock with!" he said as he made an electric ball and launched it towards them. Wasabi and Hiro dodged it, and the electric ball ended up flying through a window of a nearby house, nearly hitting a woman who was looking out as well. Liam flinched at this.
"Whoops." he muttered before he noticed Wasabi rushing towards him. Liam gasped as he stepped back, and he continued dodging the blades. Hiro looked on, before he heard a poofing sound from inside the house, turning to see green smoke from a window. He could tell that Honey was in trouble, and he needed to help her. He sighed to himself in determination and rushed towards the house, rushing past Fred who was fighting Scarlet. However, he was immediately greeted by Petunia, blocking his way up the stairs.
"This is as far as you'll go!" Petunia said, clenching her fists. Hiro narrowed his eyes and got himself into a fighting stance.
"Fine then! I've been looking for a fight myself!" he replied.
Meanwhile, Fred was throwing flames at Scarlet, who was able to dodge them, while she telekinetically threw trashcans and mailboxes at him.
"Woo! Missed me!" he taunted as a mailbox nearly hit his face. Scarlet growled.
"You're so annoying!" she growled out as she threw more objects at Fred, some of the objects hitting the house.
The battle was mostly at a standstill, with most throwing and dodging hits. The neighbors watched in the safety at their homes in awe of seeing their superheroes fighting a strange group of people. However, the battle would not stay like this for long.
Elizabeth noticed Honey Lemon being tossed down the stairs by Vlad. She was alarmed by the fact that Vlad was putting up no resistance to one of the superheroes! And her own daughter no less! Making a mental note to speak with Honey about this later, she knew that she would have to intervene to help save Esai!
She noticed that she could turn around and do some damage to Vlad's face, even though he had restrained her arms. As he walked down the stairs with Honey getting up to get after him, Elizabeth, with all her might, pulled her head back and with wide-open jaws, lunged forward and bit Vlad on the nose! Vlad screamed in pain, forcing him to let go of Esai and Elizabeth!
The two tumbled down the stairs, and Elizabeth quickly got up to see Vlad roaring at her. However, it wasn't like a human shout. It sounded more like some type of primal beast. Elizabeth shouted in horror as Vlad rammed into her, pushing her all the way to the kitchen where the stoves are. Elizabeth grunted once they got there, and she felt immense pain where her spine was in the waist area. However, that didn't seem to matter right now as she saw Vlad roaring at her, all of his teeth razor sharp.
"I'll rip your face off, you stupid little-" he said before Elizabeth pushed his head aside. Meanwhile, Honey got to the stairs in time and after inspecting Esai for a moment, turned to see Vlad chomping close to Elizabeth's face.
"Meemaa!" Honey cried out. Elizabeth looked at her and gritted her teeth.
"Luciana Flores! Give me one of your…whatever it is you shoot out from your purse! I have an idea!" she instructed as she freed one of her hands and turned on half of the stove! Honey, realizing what she was doing, paled at the thought and shook her head.
"No! I can't let you do this!" Honey cried out as she stepped back.
"Do what?" asked Esai, hugging her by the legs.
"JUST LISTEN TO ME, LUCIANA SANTIAGO FLORES!" Elizabeth snapped as she tries desperately to get Vlad away from her. "If you want to help me; give me one of your weapons, then take Esai and your friends out of this house!" she ordered. Upon realizing what she was saying, Esai gasped in fright.
"W-What? You're gonna blow up our house?! No, please meemaa!" he pleaded as he rushed forward, only for Honey to grab him.
"I know, baby! But since the others seem to be having trouble, it's the only way to get them away from you!" Elizabeth explained, tears streaming down. Honey and Esai looked at each other in worry, and then at the battle inside the house and outside. Some of the others were at a stand-still, while Gogo was on her four, panting from exhaustion from Quicksilver. Inside the room, Hiro was being tossed about by Petunia, who used her wormholes to disorient him! Upstairs, they could hear Suritu's shouts of pain and grunts. The two looked at each other again. Honey bit her lip.
"She's right, Esai." she whimpered. Esai looked at her with shock as she typed up something on her chem-purse, releasing two small fire-red chem-balls and tossed it towards her. Elizabeth noticed and caught them, just as Vlad lunged forward and bit Elizabeth on the neck. Elizabeth screamed in agony, tightening her hold on the chem-balls. Honey flinched at this sight.
"Please, meemaa! Let me help you!" she said. Elizabeth, while struggling, looked at them, and gave a smile.
"Just run, Lucy! Take care of Esai, and make sure he grows up safe and happy!" she said before she lifted her hand up to slam the chem-balls. Honey gasped at this and quickly picked up Esai. She turned to see Hiro panting at a grinning Petunia. She rushed forward and grabbed Hiro's shoulders.
"Let's go, Hiro! The house is gonna blow!" she instructed. Hiro and Petunia looked at her with shock. Honey ignored this and grabbed Hiro, dragging both of them out of the living room, and towards the door. A weakening Elizabeth, using her last remaining strength, slammed the chem-balls onto the stove, the fire-red chem-balls interacting with the flammable gas emitting from the stove.
Next thing everybody knew, there was a bright light…
After a brief moment of darkness, Esai soon woke up from the blast that sent Honey tumbling forward. He shook his head, and looked ahead to see his house, burning! Immediately, every came rushing back into his mind, and his mind went into haywire.
"MOMMA! MEEMAA!" he cried out as he got up and ran towards the house. However, a pair of arms grabbed him and pulled him back. "No! Let me go! Don't touch me!" he protested.
"Esai! Esai, mi hijo! Please, it's me!" a familiar voice pleaded near his ears. It was Honey Lemon. Esai, however, didn't pay attention and continued to struggle in her grasp.
"Please! Don't take me away! Please!" he pleaded. Honey then turned his arms and held his head so he can look at her!
"Esai! Please, it's me!" she shouted. Esai, after a while of struggling, just relaxed and looked at her. She had lost her helmet so he could easily tell it was her. However, her hair has some singes and dirt from the fire.
The two siblings stared at one another, before Esai, once the realization settled inside of him, began to cry. Honey began to cry as well, and she pulled him closer to her.
"They're…they're gone…" he whimpered. Honey nodded as she whimpered as well.
"I know, baby…I know…And it's all my fault." she whimpered before she buried her face. Esai gritted his teeth as he held onto her. He couldn't speak of it out loud, but deep down, he knew that it wasn't true.
"It's not your fault, Lucy…It's MY fault!" he thought to himself. A series of shouts made him look to his right. There, he could see Gogo shaking Hiro's shoulders' Esai couldn't tell how Hiro was reacting, but he did notice a stiff body.
"Hiro! Hiro, we need you to focus!" Gogo ordered. Hiro eventually shook his head and nodded.
"Y-Yeah, right. Sorry! Come on, guys! We've got to stop the fire from spreading!" he instructed. Honey looked at them and called out.
"I can help!"
But Hiro shook his head.
"N-No need! Wasabi and Fred can handle this! Gogo, Baymax and I are gonna keep the people at bay now that the mutants have escaped! You stay with Esai! Lord knows how much he's going through right now!" he instructed as the rest of the team got to work, with Wasabi cutting open a fire-hydrant so water can leak out, and Fred, with some struggling, using the lid of a trash-can to redirect it towards the house.
As Honey held onto Esai, Esai looked at the burning inferno that was his home. To say that he was horrified with be a gross understatement. In just one night; everything was taken away from him. He saw Alba die before his eyes at the hands of Mr. Sawyer, and Elizabeth sacrificing herself to stop the mutants from getting to him.
And it was all because they want to get to him…
Esai felt a cry of anguish bottling up inside of him. He tried to hold it in, but it was getting more and more difficult.
"It's just like those Gene-Sys scientists…they died because of me…And now my family is gone because of me…I…I'm so sorry, Lucy…" he whimpered out as a traumatic memory from earlier that day came back into his mind.
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!
"Gogo…was right…" he mouthed to himself as he clutched onto Lucy. Then, he raised his head up and lets out a mournful cry, tears of agony spilling as all those days of fear, anxiety, and sorrow finally came rushing out in a single sound. Honey nearly broke down as well as she held onto him, feeling like she was about to cry as well.
Then, for Esai Flores, everything went dark…
Inside the burning inferno, the flames engulfed almost every corner of the house. The bodies of Elizabeth and Vlad have been all but incinerated from the blast, while Alba's body remained, burning and turning to crisp.
In the living room, there is a portrait of a happy family: Alba Santiago Flores, Elizabeth Grande Flores, Luciana Santiago "Honey Lemon" Flores, and young Esai Santiago Flores, all standing in a selfie pose in front of a beach. It hanged from the wall before the intense heat from the air caused the portrait to fall to the ground. The flames then approached the picture, engulfing all but Esai, who had a crack on where the boy was. Even that wasn't to last, however, as more debris collapsed around, and then onto the picture.
Outside, Honey gasped as she noticed the house begin to collapse from the weakening structure. She immediately typed up a new chem-ball and slammed it in front of the both of them as the house began to come down, moving herself to be in the front in case the shield failed. Screams of horror emit from the neighborhood as the rest of the team had to get onto Baymax to get to safety. Everyone ran back to their homes as the house collapsed, the encroaching flames consequently catching the other nearby houses!
Meanwhile, further away, the remaining mutants all stared in horror at the scenery before them. Petunia, who was caught in the blast, barely managed to dose herself off from the flames thanks to Scarlet, but there are hints of first-degree burns on the right side of her body, and she clutched her right arm, having damaged it from the blast. Katja and Mr. Sawyer barely managed to escape, but now they had no idea where Suritu was.
"There's no way she died from that. She's far too resilient." He thought to himself as he shook his head. Then, he heard Scarlet asking in a concerned voice.
"Is…is the boy gonna be alright?" she asked. Katja shook her head as she approached her.
"No. I don't think so, no thanks to this man!" she replied, turning her head to Mr. Sawyer. Everyone turned to see Mr. Sawyer, who hung his head.
"What did he do?" asked Liam.
"He squeezed the life out of the boy's mother. And he had a smile on his face the whole time!" she replied. The others stared at her in shock, before looking at Mr. Sawyer. He shook his head.
"I…I thought she would get in the way again." he replied. Katja scoffed.
"You could've just knocked her out! Instead, you had to kill her, and right in front of the boy, no less!" she insisted, approaching Mr. Sawyer. Mr. Sawyer glared at her, but he looked at the others, and they too had looks of shock and disbelief in their faces.
"You…you actually did it?" asked Petunia.
"What the fuck, dude?! You made it clear for 'No Casualties' of the innocent! They were just trying to protect him!" Quicksilver exploded in fury.
"How…how could you?" asked Scarlet in horror as she covered her mouth. Katja raised her hands, silencing the other mutants. She then turned to them, a solemn expression on her face.
"For now…we go back into hiding. We've lost a valuable man in our team, and…*sigh* We just need to re-group and plan on what to do next." she ordered. The others, reluctantly, nodded in agreement before they turned around and ran off into the darkness. However, Scarlet stayed behind, staring at the scene right in front of her. She sighed as she looked down on the ground. She gulped as tears began to stream down. It is just like…
"Oh god…this isn't how it's supposed to go…I'm so sorry, Esai…" she whimpered. Then, she felt a gentle tap on her shoulder. She looked up, and saw her twin brother, Quicksilver, looking at her with worry.
"We've got to go." he instructed. Scarlet, after gulping, nodded as she followed after the rest of the mutants away from the scene that would no doubt scar both of the last remaining Flores siblings for the rest of their lives…
AN: Hey, everyone. superkoola here!
Here we are: the chapter that finally kickstarts the plot of this story! I must admit; I had a bit of a hard time writing this. Mostly due to exams and all that, but also I was slightly tearing up near the end. *sigh* Let's hope things go well for poor Esai…
On a semi-unrelated note: the 3rd season of the show is said to start sometime in May, but from what I've heard, it is uncertain due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Regardless, I am willing to wait for it to see what else happens next…
Well, that's all I have: hope you enjoy this, please be respectful if you think differently, stuck around for more, and be safe out there!