Pit: What are you doing?
Oh... I'm reading the patch notes from Splatoon 2... I'm scared now...
Dark Pit: All rise, Tenta Missiles! You days of being bad are over!
Let's not get into that, please... Watch. People are going to abuse the hell out of that special. Just watch! I will eat my cartridge if it happens!
Pit: *crosses arms* That I can believe... in a way.
Dark Pit: Let's get on with the story shall we? Enjoy!
BEEEEEP! BEEEEEP!
The subway train zoomed across the tracks. Where it was going to lead our two fellow heroes? No one knows. They were just following what the supposed guide robot named 'BaYmax' told them to do from here...
It's not like there were many other options... were there?
Hiro sat down in one of the seats, across from his fantasy fanatic friend staring at a window. He looked down at his hands, holding items that were called KQ card and KQ-80. What weird names they were called in Hiro's mind. Why were they named like that?
His eyes narrowed at the items. He remembered that they were given to them by BaYmax... BaYmax... why does that name keep sounding so familiar? Most importantly... why does he feel so... indifferent to it in his current state. He never could figure it out for sure. It was like Hiro thought. His mind always liked to play tricks on him.
"So..." A voice called, causing Hiro to perk his head up. It seems like his tall friend obviously wanted to speak.
"These two items are basically the key to get back to San Fransokyo..." He said, examining the items in the kid's hand. "Man... I didn't think you'd have to prove yourself to go to a place that I've already been to... Weird and pretty stupid, amiright?"
Hiro blinked. "It is weird... but I wouldn't say stupid... I mean..." He rubbed his head in embarrasment. "I never been there before, so I can't sympathize with you..."
Fred furrowed his brow at the answer. "Yeah you have, my man!" He said, pointing at the now blank expressioned child. "I told you before back when you were unconscious. You live there too, y'know..."
"I... I do? You said that?" Hiro asked, surprised. He got into a thinking position, reflecting on all the previous encounters they found before coming on this train. "Funny... I remember you saying something about this city, but I don't exactly recall you saying that I live there... If you did, I must've missed it, then."
"Freaking wild..." Fred said, disappointed as he slouched in his seat. "You don't remember that either... What am I going to tell Tadashi?"
Hiro shrugged, feeling nothing at this point. "I dunno... Besides, I don't remember much about him except for the fact that he's my brother." The boy looked to the side, narrowing his eyes. "What do you not want to tell him?"
"Well..." Fred started, leaning to the side. "The fact that you don't know him would probably crush him completely. He's told me a lot about you before I met you in person. He cares a lot about you, and would probably do anything to keep you safe. It seems like you're too precious for him, little guy... What a close bond." He looked up, thinking of all those memories of Hiro and Tadashi doing brotherly things.
Hiro blinked, moving his eyes over to his friend. "I dunno... Seems kind of... possessive?"
Fred chuckled at the kid's statement. "I wouldn't blame you for thinking that way. We all know he's an overprotective brother to you."
"Really?" Hiro asked. "I... I guess he's really worried about me... wouldn't you say?"
Fred sighed, imagining that whole scenario happen. "Yeah... I bet he is."
The comic lover looked down, feeling the weight of this... this predicament. He thought about his friends. They are still up there back in the colorful lights of the city, possibly trying to foil the plans of the villain. Oh, how he wished he would be there right now... He would be saving the world, and having a good time with his friends by his side.
...They're probably worried about him. Fred can tell... They're his friends, not to mention Hiro's. The remaining people Big Hero 6 all saw it happen, and honestly if it were someone else than Fred himself, he'd be devestated too.
Then came in Hiro, the biggest one of them all. Fred blinked, reflecting what had became of his now lost and confused child friend.
What a shame... Fred thought as he looked at the now distracted kid. He's been through a lot... I guess that half hypnomask and using all of that embrodled rage really messed him up... Now that part of him is gone, and we still haven't gotten the real Hiro back... Man, how I wished things ended up differently...
He remembers the encounter with the fallen hero. They were flying on a helicopter, going after a sea of microbots carrying the fourteen year old. Fred also remembers getting their butts kicked by that small child. He may be the youngest of the superheroes, but he certainly does not screw around. He can kill...
At least, that's what he would be doing if Tadashi pulled out that stunt the last moment.
That part was a doozie... and probably the last time Fred has seen his friends. The half hypnomask was torn off of Hiro in a well... brutal way. Fred remembered the group cheering a bit at their success, and Tadashi a bit worried on wondering if that actually caused Hiro more harm when he was free from his supposed fate.
But it didn't stop there, for as that stunt Tadashi did made Hiro collapse at an unpresidented height...
And that's where Fred came in to save the day; that's where they ended up now...
That was all the comic lover could remember...
Man... what a trip it has been... Fred thought. It kinda gives me more of a reason to get out of here and tell the others of this amazing out of this world adventure...
"Hey, Fred..." a voice called out. Fred snapped out of his thoughts and gained his attention to his fellow friend.
"Sup, Hiro. Need something?" Fred asked.
"Well, for one..." Hiro started. He moved into a non-slouching position, putting both hands together in front of him. His eyes narrowed, causing Fred to feel a bit uneasy. He's bracing himself. It looks like a lot of questions are going to be answered.
"You said at one point that I've known a robot named Baymax." He said, firmly. "Well, was that the one you were talking about?"
Fred gave Hiro an uneasy look at that question. "Uh... Yes and... no...?" He answered, cautiously. The fourteen year old raised an eyebrow at that vague answer, making the comic lover have a bit of a sweat drop at that expression.
"Well..." Fred continued, sitting up straight. "I do know this Baymax, but it turns out that this is another robot... which is probably why it does not recognize me..."
"Wait... there are actually more Baymaxes?" Hiro asked, surprisingly. He was sitting up from his seat, hearing about this given news.
Fred shook his head. "Uh... No actually... in fact it's kind of... odd..."
"How so?"
"Because... there was honestly only one." Fred said, bluntly. He raised a hand, giving Hiro an explanation. "You see... your brother Tadashi is a robotics inventor, and he created a robot that uses it's nursing abilities to help people, like a real superhero."
"Tadashi built that robot...? How nice... I wish I could invent stuff like him." Hiro commented, looking at his KQ card and KQ-80.
The comic lover blinked at that statement, feeling extremely awful about it. Oh man... if only you knew, little guy. He thought, feeling a bit worse. He shook it off though. Fred needed to ignore it and continue answering the question. It was for Hiro's sake. He may have amnesia, but that doesn't mean you have to leave him in the dark with all of this information.
"Moving on... He never exactly made another Baymax... I don't remember him building another healthcare bot back at SFIT. He was too busy creating just one."
"Do you think..." Hiro said, moving his head to the side. "Someone else made that robot...?"
The two heroes blinked at that thought. Another Baymax being created? How is that possible? In fact, it sounded so ludicrous in a way. Fred sighed at these current events. It took Tadashi like 84 attempts to perfect Baymax, so there was absolutely no way he made another one that quickly...
Unless... as Hiro stated, maybe someone made another replica of the robot...
Before Hiro and Fred could continue their thoughts on the situation, one of the train doors started to slide open. The two turned their attention to the noise, seeing who came by. It appears that the one coming through the door was... a bunch of small black robots?
They were all moving towards the two passengers before skidding to a stop. Some of them were wiggling, and some of them were making weird sounds. Hiro blinked at this astounding encounter... Okay... so we got small robots going about on an abandoned train... The more I stay around here, the more I go crazy...
"Whoa..." Fred commented, scooting from his seat. "I guess your microbots wandered down here too, Hiro."
"Microbots?" Hiro said, blinking. He raising a brow at that word. Somehow, it made his heart beat a little faster. "Is that what they are? And they are... my... microbots?"
"Y-Yeah!" Fred answered. "Well, you don't remember it, but you created these things to join the college named SFIT. You demonstrated that they were powered by a super cool ESP headband. You think about what they are going to do, and they do it!"
Hiro gave a little gasp. His eyes widened in awe. "I... I made that? Whoa... That must've been a lot of work..." He looked down at the microbots scattered about on the floor, all twitching. That made the fourteen year old's eyes narrow a bit. "But wait..."
The comic lover gained the kid's attention. "What is it, buddy?" He asked.
"If you said that these bots are powered by an... ESP headband..." Hiro pointed a finger at the now moving microbots. "Then, why are they taking form despite there not being one?"
"Huh?" Fred commented, sitting up and looking at the microbots. He blinked. It looks like the kid wasn't lying at this point.
The microbots started to come together; to take form. They all started to connect to each other, forming two pairs of legs. Next, the microbots moved onto the body, then the arms, and the head. Christ, they make a lot of noise taking shape. What can they say? They are magnetic. Hiro blinked. The small black bots... is it a walking sentient being like the guidance robot?
The microbots stood still, proccessing their finished form. Fred blinked. The microbots took the form of Hiro. It's got all of the features. The messy hair, the outlines of the clothing pretty much everything. It was like a shadow; a doppelgänger.
The microbot Hiro opened it's supposed eyes, giving off a blue glow. It sent out a scanning beam, examining the kid and the lazy enthusiast. It blinked, and started to wave it's hand at our two passengers.
"Hello." It said, giving a robotic tone. How fitting. The bot put a hand on it's supposed chest, giving a gesture of some sort. "I am assuming that this is your first time riding on the train, Outie 5600? My name is M.B. Mega. It is nice to meet you, passenger 10,008. Oh, and your tall friend as well."
"The pleasure is... all mine?" Hiro replies, nervously. He gives out a handshake to what supposedly is the conductor. "But please... call me Hiro..."
"I'm sorry, I don't have a database for storing personal names." M.B. Mega stated, letting go of the handshake. "I only remember passenger numbers and visitors on this train."
Fred clicked his tongue. "That's a bummer... By the way, did anyone tell you that you look just like my small friend?"
"What?!" Hiro exclaimed, glaring at his amused friend. "I am not small, and I do not look like that... do I?"
M.B. Mega blinked. He gave out a forced, monotone laugh. "My apologies... I just change forms of other passengers whenever I want to do... It's in my programming." With that, he disconnected all the microbots and formed into another. It was Fred, sitting down next to real one, elbowing him.
"Is this any better?" The microbots said, giving an amused smile. Fred laughed at it. As for Hiro... he seemed indifferent to the whole thing, rolling his eyes at the microbots.
"Well..." Fred started, calming down his laughter. "I kinda like you taking the form of Hiro better."
Hiro gave an unamused expression. "Can't tell if that's your preference, or you are just doing that because I'm here..." He said, feeling done.
M.B. Mega jumped out of the seat, becoming a pile of microbots once again. It rose up from the floors, taking the form of the fourteen year old prodigy once more.
"How are you doing that?" Hiro asks, crossing his arms. He examined the microbot sentient closely. "My friend says that you need an ESP headband or something for you to work..."
"That would be the case in terms of what I was originally programmed." The microbots answered. He sat down next to Hiro, explaining everything. "The neurotransmitter headband was destroyed, but it didn't make us completely useless... There was a weird slimy ooze coming from where a lot of us microbots landed, and that somehow made us move without the need of the headband!" He pointed a finger at the eyes. "Hence the glow..."
Hiro blinked, slowly nodding at that conclusion. "I guess that makes sense... Even without the transmitter headband, you can still do what you want to do." He said, putting both hands on his hips. Man... my supposed creation is now a sentient being... I'm not sure if that's a good thing or bad thing...
"But enough about us microbots!" M.B. Mega said, standing up. He points at Fred and Hiro, giving off a rather optimistic expression "I'm here to make you a deal."
"Oh yeah, M-Bots?" Fred asked, feeling interested. "And what's that?"
"Well for starters..." The microbots started. "We are basically in a probably abandoned yet functional underground facility powered by the KAINAMI Corporation. From here, it leads to a series of test chambers that are connected to the Kuroshira Subway Station."
M.B. Mega turned to the smaller passenger, who seems to be holding onto his given items very tightly. The bots pointed at it. "I see you are in the possession of the KQ-80 device..."
"You got that right." Hiro commented, holding it up.
"I take it that you are trying to reach the fabled promised land?"
"That's what we came here to do, M-bots!" Fred answered, pointing his finger upward. "We want out of here!"
The microbot sentient nodded at the request. "Understood." It answered, raising it's hands a bit. "Then allow me to instruct on what you must do..."
"You're the instuctor..." Hiro commented, accepting the microbots to continue. "So, what do we do from here?"
M.B. Mega brought out a hand. "To reach this area, you have to go through a bunch of tests in each Metro station, all having very unique and difficult challenges ahead..." It blinked, as it raised a finger, continuing on. "You must also find the four thangs..."
"Four thangs?" Fred commented, feeling confused. "Don't you mean... things?"
Hiro shook his hands, trying to back away from that statement. "Let's not think deep into it... It's probably for a good reason." He said, turning to the robot instructor. "Please continue..."
M.B. Mega nods, standing into a more formal matter. He let out a hand once again. "Continuing with the four thangs, these are also needed to reach what you desire. For you see, when all of the four thangs are gathered, the door to the promised land shall open!" It said, giving his robotic voice a flair of excitement.
Fred chuckled at that thought. "Man, it sounds like one of those escape games i've been playing! It feels like I'm in one right now! How cool is that?"
"Sounds nice..." Hiro says, not understanding. But, he gave a thumbs up, not wanting to hurt his friends feelings. The fourteen year old turned his head to the microbots, holding his KQ-80. "So all we have to is pass tests, collect thangs, and we are able to get back to the surface?"
The microbot sentient blinked. "I believe so..." It said, giving a hint of uncertainty. The robot instructor pointed at the device in Hiro's hands. "Please activate your KQ-80, so I can take you to your first test!"
Hiro understood as he lifted his hand where the device layed in. He pushed a button that was below what appears to be a joystick. Doing so caused a projection of the train stops to appear. It shows where all the tests are right at their fingertips.
"Whoa!" The comic lover gasped, sitting up in amazement. "This is some state of the art technology! Makes me love this journey back home even better!"
Hiro examined the projection in front of him, it was a straight yellow line with a red dot. Could this be the places where they drop in the supposed tests?
"The red dot on the map shows the tests that are new have not yet been completed by you." M.B. Mega explains. "Please select the a test, so we can begin..."
Hiro nodded as he clicked the incomplete test dot (More like the only incomplete test dot currently the map). The map zoomed in revealing the information regarding the specific test.
"Looks like the real thing..."
Fake Plastic Station.
Objective: Reach the end of the goal!
The fourteen year old's eyes narrowed at the given information, but he pushed it off. A test is still a test no matter what dumb stuff it says. He was just hoping these aren't so ridiculously hard.
He pressed the button again to accept the test, and just like that the train started to make a weird beeping noise. It was as if the train caught the signal of Hiro's KQ-80 device.
BEEEEP! BEEEEP!
"Oh... It looks like that's my call! Give me a moment." The microbot sentient said. He turned around and put his robotic hands against an electric current, giving him an electric spark. "Attention all passengers! We are arriving at Fake Plastic Station. I repeat, next stop is Fake Plastic Station!"
Fred stared at M.B. Mega, rolling his eyes. "Well, he is a robot... a bunch of small robots actually... So it's natural that it can do this sort of thing..."
"Yeah..." Hiro sighs, turning off the projection of his KQ-80. "I feel like this place lies only the most sentient of all robots doing jobs around here like normal human beings... wouldn't you say?"
The comic lover laughed, looking at the window. "Sooner or later we may end up being the ones doing robotic directives..."
"That would be ridiculous... but why not?"
The train started to skid to a stop, causing our two heroes to brace themselves from the inevitable G-Force that comes in afterwards. M.B. Mega lifted his hand away from the electric current, disabling his access to Outie 5600's intercoms. The train screeches and lets out steam as it stops at the selected destination.
"We have arrived..." The microbot sentient said, pointing out the obvious. "Please, step outside, and let's begin your test."
As if it were on point, the train doors opened. It revealed a vast opening, with a greenish sort of sky. Hiro and Fred looked at each other for a moment. What kind of place is this? How and why does such an area exist beneath a city?
The two heroes stepped out from the train, wanting to see more of the scenery. While Fred was exploring at what was around him, Hiro looked down at a certain pedestal. "Oh hey!" He commented, stepping onto it. Doing so caused the walls of the pedestal to cave in.
"Would you look at that..." Fred said, crossing his arms. "It looks like there are more of these out there..."
Hiro grabbed at what was given to him. It was another weapon dubbed, Bulletshot. It also came with a bunch of bombs, to which the kid stored them in his pockets. From getting all of those things, the walls of the pedestal fell down, giving Hiro a bit of freedom.
"Alright... so the tests require me to use weapons..." The kid examined. "Anything else I need to know?"
M.B. Mega nodded. "Next is your KQ-card... that is basically the admission to start your test." It explained.
"Huh?" Hiro blinked, pulling out his card. He looked at the high tech doors. "Admission?"
"You card is provided with KQ points." The microbot sentient added in. "You see, you need a specific amount of points to start doing your tests. If not, then you might have to do another test that has a cheap fee... but I doubt that's not a problem since this is the first test."
"Well..." Fred came in, staring at what lies behind that ticket door. "If this is how we are going back to San Fransokyo, then so be it." He looked at his small, amnesiac friend. "What do you say, bud?"
Hiro looked back at Fred, going near the doors. "It's not like I have any other choice here." He chuckles, pulling his card near the scanner.
Admission accepted... Remaining KQ Points: 100
The doors opened, pushing Hiro in. The test has is now beginning. He took a deep breath at the start of it all. Don't wanna fail this, then that would be embarrassing... He thought taking a step forward to his surroundings.
"Trees? Man... this subway is weird..."
The kid blinked upon hearing Fred's voice. "What?" He said, alarmed. "How are you able to see this, friend?"
"I have your KQ-80, buddy..." He answered. "You left this thing behind, but that's no problem! Now I can see what you are doing in there! You mind if you leave that everytime when we are doing tests?"
Hiro rolled his eyes, playfully. "Why not?" He asked rhetorically, as he walked further into IV strapped trees.
It was like walking through a forest, trying to find what you were looking for, and getting the heck out of there while they still can. If this is what tests are supposed to be like from here on out, then he's all at it now.
"Hahahahaha..."
Hiro stopped his movements at the sound of laughter. He pointed his gun in every direction in reflex, trying to find the source of the laughter.
Stay calm... Hiro thought, taking deep breaths. You don't know if it's real or just in your-
"Target acquired!"
Hiro gasped in disbelief. He turned his head to the source of the voice. He looked up from a small tower in the distance (it was covered by trees, but it's still visible). What the kid saw was something that in his head it looked... so surreal.
"Whoa..." Fred commented, seeing it from the projection. "M.B. Mega, what is that?"
"It's a standard Roboling..." The microbot sentient answered. "It looks like it spotted passenger 10,008, wouldn't you say?"
"What is that supposed to mean?" Hiro asked, a bit frantic. "Is it going to kill me?"
"Let's not jump into conclusions." Fred assured his friend, putting his hands up. "It doesn't look like it's going to ki-"
"Destroy." The Roboling said, opening fire at it's target. A bunch of bullets came down at the fourteen year old. Though, some of the bullets missed the target, they were pretty close to it, seeing where all of them landed.
"HOLY-" The kid didn't have time to finish his sentence as he took cover from the shots firing down at him. He took position from the trees, since apparently they are immune to the bullets when collided.
"Dude... they're going to shoot a fourteen year old kid?!" Fred said astonished. "That sounds brutal if you ask me."
"I... I thought this was a test trying to find a way out of here!" Hiro said, breathing heavily. He put a hand on his chest in attempt to slow down his growing heartbeat. "Not some weird shooting free for all that I'd probably die to! Am I going to die?!"
M.B. Mega gave a short monotone laugh before replying. "Don't be silly... of course all tests have this. You could get yourself brutally injured but that's okay. You're not going to die... Unless..." The microbot sentient's eyes turned red, giving a warning and scaring the hell out of the comic lover next to him. "You somehow fail the test in a way..."
Hiro breathed, still hearing the bullets coming behind him. He also heard the sounds of boxes being destroyed. It looks like they couldn't handle the sudden gunfire.
"I... I can do this..." Hiro said to himself, feeling shaky. "You just gotta fight back! I know I can fight back! I've handled a gun like this before..."
His breathing was getting heavier by the second. It was only a matter of time until he opened his eyes in determination before deciding to jump out of hiding and go right into the Roboling's gunfire.
I CAN DO THIS!
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" He cried out, charging into the Robolings fire. The enemy fires more bullets, strathing from side to side, giving it more ground. Hiro was having none of that as he tried his best to dodge ever bullet thrown at him before pulling out his gun. When he was close, he then started to smack the robot in the head with it.
WHACK!
The Roboling fell to the side, the gun dropping out of it's robotic hands. It gave Hiro the ultimate opportunity to go wild on it. Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger and fired his bullets at the fallen Roboling, causing it to explode into piles of metal.
"Dude..." Fred commented, clapping his hands. "That was sick!"
"Nice job, test subject!" M.B. Mega added in. "But don't think this is the end! There's more, so stay sharp!"
Hiro nodded, turning his head to see a door open. Well, the instructor said there was more, so have at it. The kid ran into the next room of this supposed IV strapped tree forest. Hiro's got to hand it to the people who created these tests. They really bring in the atmosphere.
He stopped in the middle of the next room, hearing more laughter. The test subject got into position, holding the Bulletshot tightly in his hands. It looks like there's more to come! He thought to himself. Brace yourself, Hiro. They could come in any direction.
"Seek and Destroy."
The fourteen year old braced himself for impact. Here they come!
Two more Robolings popped out on top of the brick towers. Hiro examined them closely. One was weilding a hard hitting melee weapon, while the other one has... an umbrella?
"Oh dear!" Fred commented, "Looks like you got trouble! Double trouble! Get them before they get you!"
"Yeah, no kidding!" Hiro replies, dodging out of the way of the incoming melee strike coming from the Roboling. Hiro catched his breath, examining further. It seems like that one is a hard hitter and prefers to attack the test subject straight. He blinked. He won't have any of that, when he's done with this attack bot.
Hiro lunged forward, firing bullets straight at the robot. Before it could hit it's target, the umbrella Roboling came in and blocked the bullets, protecting the enemy.
"What?!" Hiro called out loud, sliding across the ground. The Roboling's umbrella shield closed, and gave a short robotic laugh. It took aim at Hiro and fired a shotgun like shot straight at him, causing the fourteen year old kid to fall over.
"Ack!" He cried out, colliding to the ground. "Wow, that actually really hurts!" His vision blurred a bit, he felt something sticky coming from his head. It was sliding down too... what was that?
The kid shook his head, as he had the strength to get up from that attack. The umbrella Roboling laughed again, opening the umbrella to expect the worst.
Hiro smirked. You think I'm going for the bullets again, huh? Well this robot has one thing coming! He reached into his pockets and pulled out a bomb. The Roboling tilted it's head a bit until the bomb was hurled high into the air, colliding with the umbrella.
As if on cue, the bomb exploded as it reached contact with the brella. The Roboling shook away all the dust near it. Once it was cleared, it realized that the shield part of the brella wasn't there anymore.
"What?" It said, giving a slight awe. It looked up in alarm to see Hiro above him firing his bullets.
The roboling tried to defend himself by shooting back, but no avail. The bullets the test subject had were way stronger than what it got. The small projectiles impaled right through the bot, exploding a few seconds later.
Hiro landed on his feet, holding his fist in the air in victory. But that seemed to be short lived when he realized that wasn't there two of them?
"I got you..." The remaining Roboling said, swinging it's melee weapon dead at him. Hiro didn't have time to react as he took the hit, sending him to a wall.
"Ouch..." He said, feeling more of the collateral damage. That melee weapon that Roboling was wielding does a lot of damage.
"You okay, Hiro?!" Fred asked, feeling worried. "I don't know if these tests are good for you to handle."
Hiro shook his head, standing up slowly. "Don't worry about it, Fred. Don't doubt me! I got this!"
"Wow... Number 10,008's got guts!" M.B. Mega commented next to the comic lover. "Never seen that before."
Fred sighed at that statement, giving a slight smile back at the projection. He's been through a lot before... I think the little guy can handle something like this...
"It's over for you..." The Roboling calls out, swinging it's melee weapon at Hiro again. This time, it let out a sword beam hurling right at the injured teen. Hiro gasped as he barely dodged out of the way, feeling the explosion behind his back afterwards.
"Dear god..." Hiro said, catching his breath. "Not pulling any punches, huh?"
The teen pulled out another bomb from his pockets and did a direct hit at the robot. This caused the roboling to stagger, but gave it enough time to get away from the bomb. An explosion happened behind the robot as it dodged out of the way. It turned it's head back to it's supposed target, getting ready to swing at him again...
But he wasn't there...
"Huh?" The Roboling questioned himself, still in the air. It detected the sound of rustling coming from behind. The robot turned it's body around to see Hiro also in the air, opening fire at his target.
"Gotcha." He said, seeing the bullets collide with the Roboling. The bot exploded, leaving metal parts scattered about.
Hiro landed on his feet, and gave a yell of accomplishment. He was holding his fist in the air in victory. This time, there was no interruptions in doing so. He opened his eyes as his winning moment died down. All of that happiness in him was replaced with curiosity as he looked at the suitcase in front of him.
He ran over to it, and grabbed the suitcase. Doing so caused it to whirl around him. The pieces connected to his clothes, giving him armor.
"Good show!" Fred cheered, seeing that transformation. He was feeling amazed. "Now it looks like you are in your superhero costume in a way!"
"Superhero costume?" Hiro asked, raising a brow. "Well, if I made you one, then surely I made one for myself... right...?
"Hold your horses..." M.B. Mega interrupted, seeing that another door was opened. "It's not over yet, users!"
Hiro turned his head to the other door that was opening. It must be the last of the rooms before the test was complete. He ignored all the thoughts he had now, and continued onward with the objective. With armor in his arsenal and without hesitation, the kid ran inside, feeling ready to expect more enemies coming.
He skid to a stop in the middle of the room. "Alright! I'm here! Do your worst, Robolings!" The kid calls out with confidence.
As if it were on cue, a Roboling did pop out in the one brick tower above Hiro. The robot looked down at it's supposed target. "Seek and destroy." It said, twirling it's weapons it was holding around.
"Dual wielding guns?" Hiro commented, blinking. "Never seen that before..."
"Don't get distracted, little guy!" Fred commanded. "It could have something up his sleeve."
"Oh really? What's it gonna do?" Hiro asked, feeling a bit cocky. As if on time, a sound of rockets was heard. The kid turned around to see the Roboling on a jetpack, wielding a weapon that he honest to god does not want to know what it does.
"OH GOD! WHEN DID IT GET THAT?!" Hiro called out, seeing a projectile moving towards him. He dodged out of the way, hearing an explosion behind him.
"I guess that answers your question..." Fred said, teasingly. "Maybe next time try not to be so cocky in battle?"
"I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS, DUDE!" Hiro yelled, continuing to take cover in the trees. Man... I really gotta stop underestimating these robots. They don't play games!
After six shots coming from the jetpack Roboling, it was flown right back to where it was activated. Hiro let out a breath. It's a good thing that jetpack did not last forever... That would've been bad news...
The Roboling rolled off of the brick tower and ran straight into the test user, firing off bullets. Hiro dodged out of the way and fired back at the robot. The Roboling laughed as it rolled out of the way of his shots, causing the kid to be taken aback.
"And these things can dodge roll?!" He commented. "They're more intelligent than i thought!"
Hiro shook his head at the intimidation, as he continued firing at the Roboling. The robot continued to dodge out of the way of his bullets, leading to more bullets going straight at the fourteen year old.
The test user ducked out of the way of the bullets, crawling right past the duel-wielded robot. He turned around and threw a bomb, landing towards his target.
Hiro continued firing, while the robot just taunted him. The Roboling kept rolling out of the way of his shots, laughing at every miss comes in it's way.
Hiro smirked as he continued firing, until he ran out of bullets. The dual-wielded robot was still taunting him, rolling away from the last remaining bullets...
But not for long...
"Hey, Roboling..." Hiro said, twirling his gun. "Maybe you should look before you roll..."
The robot blinked, detecting a strange sound. It turned around to see a bomb that was about to detonate neat the now shocked Roboling.
The enemy gave a scream before the bomb exploded, taking the robot with it. A bunch of metal parts were flown everywhere, leaving nothing left. Hiro let out a huff. "Get outplayed..." He said, giving a bit of sass.
The giant doors opened, causing Hiro to turn to the noise. It was a small room containing what appears to be a big stick. The kid blinked as he ran towards it... Is this the end of the test?
He fired his bullets at it, causing the supposed force field to shatter and the big stick fell into the hole. Hiro touched the device in awe, causing the stick to be pushed down. It let out a signal, giving the visor on Hiro's armor helmet a message.
Test passed.
Hiro smiled, finally realizing the accomplished. Afterwards, not expecting it, he felt his entire body go up into the air and back to the starting pedestal. It was sudden to the kid... Maybe it happens with every test, so he's got to get used to it... Upon landing, the walls of the pedestal caved in and took away his weapon and bombs, saving it for another re-run.
Hiro let out a breath as the capsule took away his armor too... I guess that stuff isn't allowed on the train, to which the kid silently understood.
He felt something around his body. It felt great. It was as if all of the injuries around him were suddenly gone. Hiro sighed. That's a huge relief to the prodigy. He didn't want to get back on the train, looking like he went through some shit (Oh wait... he did!).
Hiro opened his eyes upon hearing a sudden sparkly noise. He looked up to see a small item hovering near him. He put his hands under it, before the capsule collapsed on him. The kid examined it closely, it was a small woman wearing pink glasses and having long blond hair. Hiro's eyes narrowed... why does that look so familiar?
He couldn't figure that out though, because he was interrupted by a pair of arms wrapping around him.
"You were amazing!" It said, clutching the kid tighter. "Like a true hero!"
Hiro blinked, realizing that it was Fred. He let out a slight laugh, before trying to push his enthusiast of a friend away from him. He rubbed the back of his head, feeling the strange compliment.
"Oh you know..." Hiro said, nervously. "It wasn't all that special..." The kid heard the train doors open, M.B. Mega giving the signal for the two to come on board. "Don't suppose we could continue this conversation back on the train... would you, friend?"
Hiro sighed as he took a seat, feeling relaxed. It looks like that test made him lose a lot of energy after what just happened.
Fred walked over to the exhausted kid, holding out the KQ-80 in his hand. "I think this belongs to you..." He said.
Hiro stared at it before retrieving it from his former friend. He pressed the button and looked at the projection in front of him. He sat up a bit, seeing that the red dot was now a white dot now, signalling that the test was already complete. Not only that but that small item Hiro had earlier was on the side, giving him more of a reason to find out what these are.
"I applaud at your ability to pass the tests." M.B. Mega complimented, causing the two heroes to turn their attention to the microbots.
"For passing any test, you recieve KQ points... They are added to your card right now" It continued, giving a small gesture. "Not only that, but you also recieve a mem cake."
"Mem cake?" Hiro asked, raising a brow. He held up the small item in his hand. "Is this it?"
"Correct." The microbot sentient answered. "Mem cakes are basically scattered memories compressed into a physical form." The robot instructor got into a thinking position upon saying it. "There are many stories behind every mem cake... Perhaps maybe it could lead you somewhere when you reach the promised land..."
"Scattered memories compressed into a physical form?" Hiro asked, examining the supposed mem cake further. It looks like there was more to it than just an item signifying that he's passed a test.
The KQ-80 buzzed a bit, showing more red dots on the map. Hiro blinked in awe. It looks like there are more tests to be taken.
"Would you look at that..." M.B. Mega started. "It looks like more stations are now available to you now. You can select which one you want to go, using the joystick on the device!" The microbot sentient turned around, going into another room. "I wish you all safe travels! Hope to see you do another test soon, 10,008."
And with that, the microbot instructor made it's way to the other train cart, leaving Fred and Hiro alone.
Hiro reclined in his seat, looking at the supposed mem cake. He turned to his former friend. "Hey, Fred." He called out. "You know about San Fransokyo..."
"Uh... Yeah thanks?" The college student said, feeling the unexpected compliment.
"So then you must know about this mem cake..." Hiro continued, holding it out. "Is she from there? Do you know this person?"
Fred examined the mem cake in Hiro's hand. He gasped at the sight of it. "No way..."
"Is something wrong?" Hiro asks, confused. The comic lover blinked, still in shock.
"Honey Lemon..." He spoke out as he took the small item from the kid's hands, examining it closely. Hiro blinked. So that's what the person is... and he seems to know her... Does that mean... I know her too?
"But... that makes no sense..." He muttered, eyes narrowing at the mem cake. How is one of their friends a memento down here? Was it there all this time?
Hiro got up from his seat and took the mem cake away from the comic lover's hands. Fred turned his head in alarm. "Hey, what are you doing with that?"
"Finding the story behind it..." Hiro answered, pulling out his KQ-80. "Let's see if this device surprises us even more..."
The KQ-80 scanned the mem cake. It gave out a lot of sounds, supposedly sounds of analysis. After a few seconds, the projection came into view, showing the scanned item.
Honey Lemon
You listen to your music at full blast.
Creating chemicals, it's what you did in your past.
You talk so loudly-not realizing that earbuds are being cast.
The projection died down, giving Fred and Hiro some silence after that.
"Whoa... so she's a chemical user..." Hiro commented at the given information. "She loves music too... What an interesting woman..."
Fred didn't hear Hiro's thoughts about the mem cake. Instead, he reclined in the train seat, thinking about the many things he has witnessed.
Tests... Enemies... Rewards... Someone that guides you... It's like a video game in real life! Fred thought to himself. But still though... Why go through stuff like this in the first place...? Is this what San Fransokyo used to be like...?
"Hey, Fred?" Hiro interrupted his thoughts. "Is that device next to you supposed to be vibrating like that?"
Fred blinked. "Huh?" He replied, snapping out of his thoughts and looking at the cell phone. "What?" He picked up the cell phone and looked at the screen. It was an incoming call. "But... How is it able to pick up a transmission from down here?"
"What's going on?" Hiro asks, tilting his head.
"Someone is calling us... Maybe an SOS?" Fred suggested, hitting the pick up button. "Hello... This is Fredzilla speaking! Who is this? Anyone? Helloooo?"
"Um..." The kid questions, "Fredzilla?"
"It's my superhero name, silly." He commented, as he turned his attention back to his cell phone. "Is anyone picking up?"
"...Mic check! Hello?! Is anyone getting this signal?!"
Fred blinked at that oh so familiar voice. As for Hiro, he only tilted his head. "Wait... Gogo?!"
"Fred?" It responded. "Fred?! Is that you?!"
Sure enough, it was Gogo coming through the speakers. Fred beamed. It turns out their friends were trying to look for them. What a miracle that has to be. But still though...
"Gogo! I can't believe it!" Fred said to the phone, ecstatic. "But how? How did you-"
"It seems that I was able to contact our lost friends. Your neurotransmitters have elevated. This indicates that my suggestion worked." A robotic voice called out from the speaker.
"Oh... I see..." The comic lover realized, getting the message. "Man that healthcare bot has so many surprises... what else can it do?"
"I am trying to upload a projection on Fred's device, so you guys can see each other. Please wait a few seconds." Baymax said, going through his programming matrix. A lot of sounds were being heard, making the phone seem like a torture device to our two heroes. Christ, who knew such a sound exists... Fred thought. It must be worse on the other side.
"I am Baymax, signalling the other side! Trying to find a way to see our friends that we though they died. But now we see them alive and well, and how did they survive? We can't ever tell..."
Fred blinked at that moment. It was so sudden too. "Hold on! Does Baymax have a rap matrix built into him?! Are we having a rap battle?!"
Hiro was staring at the scene before him, feeling absolutely confused. First it was a call, then it became a rap battle? Was he dreaming, or was he still in the real world?
Fred set the phone down, cracking his fingers. "This is the SFIT mascot! This is Fredzilla! Looking mighty fine fresh in this place, it's so killa! It's better than spinning signs for a sick marching band. But now, we are trying to reach the promised land!"
"Okay..." Hiro commented, feeling a bit awkward in this situation. "I think I've had enough raps for one day... I think..."
The comic lover let out a laugh before realizing that no one heard his rap. It's a shame, but what was he going to do about it? At least his short, amnesiac friend was able to hear it, much to Hiro's dismay.
The buzzing sound died down as Fred's phone screen now showed a projection of his former friends, all looking like they were seeing if it worked.
"Hey guys!" Fred started. "Happy to see me?"
"Fred!" The three heroes called out, hugging the screen. The comic lover sighed. He has such amazing friends that care about him. They pulled away from the screen afterwards, trying to get ahold of themselves of this sudden reunion.
"I'm so glad you are alright!" Honey Lemon said, putting a hand on her chest. "We feared that we lost you!"
"Yeah!" Wasabi added in. "That fall was pretty high. I didn't think anyone could survive such a height, yet here you are..."
Fred laughed at that statement, rubbing his head. "Hah... I guess Hiro and I have many surprises..."
Somehow upon saying that, it caused a bit of silence to appear in the call. Fred's expression changed as he looked at his friends, all giving a shocked expression.
"Hey uh..." Fred started, breaking the silence. "Did I say something wrong?"
"Hiro..." Gogo answered, seconds later. It turns out that the mentioning of the kid's name made them tense. She moved closer to the screen a bit. "Hiro... is he here too?"
"Also care to explain why you are at..." Honey Lemon squinted at the screen, trying to figure out where the college student was at. "A run down subway train?"
"There's a subway in this city?" Wasabi added in, feeling like it wasn't important, but he should say it anyway.
Fred gave a look of unease at the many questions given to him. "Oh boy..." He muttered. "Have i got a lot of not easy answers for you guys..."
"What do you mean, Fred?" Honey Lemon asked, raising a brow. "Go on, tell us! I'm sure we can understand."
"Well you see here..."
"Fredzilla..." Gogo interrupted, popping her bubble. "We've been through many odds before, I'm sure we can handle what's going on here."
Wasabi nodded, agreeing with his biker friend. Fred took a deep breath, ready to spill the beans at what's going on from where he is at.
"Well for starters..." The comic lover said, looking down a bit. He panned the camera, showing his friends the small and confused child next to him.
Hiro blinked at the sudden camera being panned down at him. What he saw from there were three people giving shocked expressions. The kid felt that too as he stared at the screen. He backed away a bit, giving a nervous smile and wave at what appears to be strangers to him.
"It's you..." The blondie said, feeling some wetness in her eyes.
"Hiro..."
And there you have it! Chapter Four is complete!
Pit: Jeez, that took you a while! You seem to have gone overboard from here...
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"So you are saying that... he doesn't know anything?" Gogo asked, trying to confirm it.
"That's the gist of it..." Fred answered, nodding. "Pretty bad, isn't it?"
"I'll say..." Wasabi added, agreeing to this sudden event. He started to shrug. "What are we gonna tell Tadashi?"
"I've been thinking AND saying that to myself too." The comic lover answered, pointing at his phone. "By the way... where is Tadashi anyway? Wasn't he with you guys..?"
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