And, we are back for some more action!
Pit: I see you've changed the title...
It was done so it would make more sense than just using that DLC title... Plus, it would be even more satisfying to see when Hiro conquers all challenges to get back to where he was at.
Dark Pit: That and remembering who he was... Shall we continue this underground journey to the surface?
That indeed! Let's continue! Also, I appreciate you guys viewing this story! Makes me feel happy!
Hiro looked at the three people on Fred's phone. They all have shocked expressions on their faces, making the kid... slightly uncomfortable? It just made him feel a bunch of emotions at once. How was he supposed to react to this sudden moment? It's not like he knew these people...
...Does he? For some reason, his heart started to beat so fast... Maybe that's what's causing more emotions to spark out of the fourteen year old.
"Uh... Hi?" Hiro started, slowly waving his hand. "H-How are you?"
Honey Lemon let her tears fall downward, seeing the boy's face again. This time, he wasn't hypnotised or upset anymore. He was back to being himself again. He was free from his unfortunate fate.
Or so she thought...
"Oh, Hiro..." She choked out, feeling very much relieved. "I'm so glad you are alright!"
"Yeah, dude..." Gogo added in, pointing at the screen. "Also... you got a little something that covers half of your face..."
"Huh? I... I do?" Hiro asked in alarm, he touched one side of his face, feeling a bunch of roughness when rubbing on it. Was it a dried up stain? He tried scraping it off with his nails, but that only ended up hurting him instead; it was actually pretty painful! Like a blade of some sort cut your skin, giving germs a one way ticket to pain. That stuff hurts...
"Whoa, whoa!" Fred saw, standing up. He moved Hiro's hands away from the inflamed skin. "Easy there! Don't want to cause anymore permanent damage to your face now..."
"P-Permanent damage?!" All three friends said on the phone in unison. Fred turned to the device in alarm. For having three people, they sure do talk loud. Way more than Honey Lemon on earbuds...
Guess that explains the mem cake earlier... But that's not important now.
"I wish to scan Hiro to see if it is fixable..." Baymax commented at the current conversation. "But I have to see him in person, so that plan cannot work... I'm sorry..."
"No, it's okay!" Gogo said, reassuring the healthcare robot. "It's just... how did this happen?"
Fred fidgeted with his fingers, looking back at Hiro. The fourteen year old rubbed the part of his face that hurt, trying to calm it down. He looked at Fred with a confused expression, showing him that he has a lot of things on his mind now.
Fred turned back at the phone, feeling a bit of unease. "Well... you know that half hypnomask earlier? It kind of tore off when Tadashi pulled out that stunt... and... that's the aftermath of that."
Hiro blinked. "Hypnomask? What is that? I... I was wearing part of a hypnomask?"
"Yeah, little guy!" Wasabi answered, raising a brow. "It was on half of your face. It was forcing you to do stuff against your will... You... don't remember that?"
The fourteen year old's eyes narrowed, feeling a bit uncertain. "Nooo... I don't remember that happening... Just like I don't remember you... What are you three exactly?"
The three heroes gasped at that statement. Honey Lemon curling her hands close to her face, Wasabi blinked in confusion, and Gogo popped her bubblegum bubble in alarm.
"What?" The ex-junkie started, letting this out of the blue information sink in.
This caused Hiro to back away from the phone Fred was holding, putting his hands up a bit. "Oh dear... did... Did I make a bad move...?"
"My scanners indicate that your emotional levels have started deteriorating." Baymax interrupted, blinking. "From what I can tell from this call, it seems that Hiro is having a case of amnesia..."
Fred sighed. Of course Baymax pulls out the obvious, but it had to happen at some point. It looks like they needed some closure at where they are now.
"Yeah..." Fred replies at Baymax's statement, rubbing his head. "I would say that it's not true, but case in point... I'd be lying..."
Hiro blinked at what his friend said. He shrugged. Well, the cat's out of the bag. His amnesia had to be a thing to talk about. The kid looked down a bit, seeing that his friend and those three strangers have emotions of disbelief and sorrow. And while he had pity four these people, that doesn't negate the fact that he knew them...
And that's probably the saddest part... They knew him, but he doesn't know them back...
Hiro closed his eyes as he layed down at one of the train seats, pulling out his KQ-80... He needed a distraction or a deep reflect on the current situation. He feels like he's the one thing that makes others sad whenever he himself shows up... He didn't want that, so he decided to let them be and continue their conversation without him.
Fred looked back at the kid and understood what he was doing. He sighed. "Well, it looks like he's giving us some alone time so... let's catch up on what's going on, shall we?"
The friends on the phone nodded in agreement, Gogo eying on the distracted Hiro on the screen... So, it had to be like that... the kid staying out of personal conversations. While he did have amnesia, there is still a bit of himself in there somewhere...
But that's not enough...
"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..?"
The three looked at each other, giving the same expressions on their faces. This caused Fred to raise a brow at this sudden predicament.
"Uh... guys?" Fred said, letting out a forced laugh. "He is with you right?"
Wasabi took a deep breath. He might as well tell his lost friend what was happening at their side at the moment. "Tadashi... well he... sorta..." He waved his hands around, trying to find the right words.
"He went in after you guys!" Gogo interrupted, stopping her perfectionist of a friend.
Fred gasped. "What?! You all just let him go on a rescue mission? Why didn't you stop him?"
"I found out that you two were still alive down there... It appears that my sensors was right." Baymax explains. He raised a robotic finger up. "However, this just made Tadashi want to come down there and search for you two from your sudden turn of events. We couldn't stop him, but he gave us a good reason to stay..."
"Well... more or less..." Honey Lemon added, looking away a bit. "We still have that villain running around the city... What was his name again? D-Fire? Speaking of which, did we get a lead on him?"
"You mean DruidFlare?" Fred corrected, smirking. "See? You guys are gonna get his villain name one way or another."
"We're getting a bit off topic here." Wasabi said, backing away a bit. "Though it has been awhile since we've seen the last of that necromancer... Are you sure this person did this to our little friend?"
The comic lover brushed it off, feeling confident. "Pshhh of course, Wasabi!" He said, giving a peace sign. "I mean, we took in all the details of that dude. The colors, the moves he did, and the generic hypnomask design? That's gotta be the culprit!"
"I don't know... Seems kind of off to me..." Honey Lemon commented, getting into a thinking position. Gogo started to have a bit of a game face going on the screen. She stood up from her seat and activated her maglev disks.
"Well off or not, we aren't going to forget that he's basically the cause of our friend having amnesia!" She madly called out, readying herself. "We can't let him get away with that, now can we?"
Wasabi and Honey blinked at Gogo's sudden motive. The two let out a smile before standing up from their seats, readying themselves as well.
"No, we can't!" Honey Lemon agrees, putting both of her hands on her hips. "I say we put off this conversation until next time! We got a problem to do!"
Fred cheered them on, putting his fist up. "Now you're getting the superhero spirit! Man, if only I had my awesome Fredzilla costume on..." His expression immediately changed when he saw Hiro click on something with his KQ-80 device. He immediately knew what was going on right off the bat. It looks like the kid is ready to do another test.
"So, after your little recon duty, you wanna chat later?" He asked.
The three heroes nodded with no hesitation. "You kiddin'?" Gogo added, looking sly. "After knowing that you and Hiro are supposedly safe and sound... We wouldn't miss it for the world!"
Fred chuckled at that statement. Man, what great friends Hiro and him have... Always bty their side no matter what happens. "Take care of yourself, superfriends!" He said, giving a thumbs up. "Oh, and don't forget to tell Heathcliff I'm still around and will be comin' back!"
"Oh don't worry... I think he'll get the message." Baymax replies. "I cannot turn off this call until you say, 'I'm satisfied with my chat'."
The comic lover blinked. It's been a while since Baymax said something like that, in a voice call no less. He rolled his eyes. Well, he is a robot after all. A robot that cares about it's friends. The more the robot hangs around with the gang, the more human it becomes than robot. It's amazing.
"If that's what it takes then..." Fred started, saluting. "I am sat-"
"I'm satisfied with my chat..."
The lazy college student blinked, hearing that voice. Before his friends could say anything when that happened, the voice call ended in a snap. Fred put the phone down and turned to Hiro, who now seems to be having a bit of life in his eyes...
"Strange..." The kid said, standing up from his seat. "What keeps causing that...?"
Fred raised a brow. Oh boy... It looks like his amnesiac friend is having one of those moments again. "What is it, little hero?" He asked, concerned.
"It's weird..." The prodigy answered, putting his unused hand on his forehead. "When I heard that line... 'I'm satisfied with my chat'... and when I saw your group of friends... Something just resonates with me..."
Oh dear... The comic lover thought, feeling uneasy. He knew what was going on with his little friend. It looks like his memories are starting to come by... at the wrong time... Mother of Megazon, he must be suffering from collateral brain damage if it screws him up that way...
"My mind keeps telling me to not think about that when it happens..." Hiro kept on explaining. "Like it wants to keep me to forget about that in some way... I don't get it... Why is it doing that?"
More questions seem to be coming out of the amnesiac boy. Fred sighed. It's really pushing the kid over the edge. It seems to him, that he must really want answers about his sudden desires and random thoughts. The comic lover shook his head at his current decision. He didn't want to do this, but maybe this time...
This time... his friend needs to stay in the dark for a bit...
"You're probably not thinking straight. Because of that, your mind starts to screw with you..." Fred answered, hiding his lie. "It'll be okay... Right now, you have a test to do, right?"
As if on cue, the train started to skid to s stop, hearing those absolutely grating noises. Outie 5600 is due for another oil job or something. If it keeps doing that, then Hiro would probably start doing tests rarely than usual. It's that painful.
The train doors opened, revealing Hiro's next test. Along the way, M.B. Mega shows up, taking the form of the fourteen year old once again.
"Looks like soon was just around the corner..." The microbot sentient said, doing a gesture. "In any case, please... shall you pass this test?"
Hiro closed his eyes, nodding his head. "I got this." He said with confidence. After that, he opened his eyes and turned his head to the comic lover. "We'll talk about this again soon, friend... for now..." The kid pulls out his KQ-80, giving it to his tall friend.
Fred blinked, staring at the device. Hiro gave a light chuckle, seeing that expression written all over his friend's face. "A promise is a promise, right?" He said, trying to remind him of the last mission.
The lazy enthusiast smiled, taking the KQ-80 from the kid's hands. Hiro gave a salute afterwards before running past the train doors, onto the weapon pedestal.
Fred sighed, clutching the KQ-80 in his hands tightly. Oh Hiro... He thought. There is still so much superhero like things in you, buddy... I just hope you snap out of your amnesia somehow and not worry our friends even more... Especially, Tadashi...
He stopped at that last word. Tadashi...
His friends said that he was coming after them, rescuing the two fallen friends from certain doom. That was indeed a relief to the comic lover, considering what loyal friends he had at the moment. Leave it to them to go through odds such as this.
But, there was still one thing on his mind... He thought about it every single time now. He stepped out of the train and into the test chamber, the one statement still hanging on in his imaginative brain.
I wonder what Tadashi is doing now...
The sound of nothing but wind was going through our freefalling hero.
Tadashi opened his eyes, feeling his continuous gravity bringing him down. He looked around, seeing that everything was blurry, but he knew that he was probably looking at worn down things. It was pretty abandoned from the start...
How long was this fall? If anything, he'd think that his college friend and little brother would never survive something like this. But somehow they were still alive and kicking down there, due to Baymax's sensors. Tadashi took in a breath. There is always something surprising around each event. A lot of those miracles happen when Hiro was around.
Hiro... That name made his heart crumble. Our hero was so close this time in saving his brother from what he's become. Of course, the future chose otherwise, sending his little brother and his friend to certain doom.
Tadashi felt guilty. He knew what was going to happen if he pulled out that stunt, but he did it anyway. There wasn't really any other choice to get that stupid half-hypnomask off.
It was a painful sight seeing the mask seperate from his too far gone little brother... He could've sworn he saw something red covering half of his face.
...He really has to stop thinking about that. Tadashi sighs. There was nothing he could do about it now. All that matters was that Hiro and Fred are okay... He's going to rescue those two, and everything will be alright in the end.
How hard can that be?
After minutes of free falling, the college student now heard sounds of machinery. One minute of pistons going up and down, electricity the next. This made Tadashi more confused if anything. In fact, the college student had many thoughts during his freefall.
"Machines functioning? Running electricity?" He muttered to himself. "Wasn't this place abandoned and closed off to San Fransokyo?"
It was pretty weird and new to him. It was a place in the middle of the ocean that was closed off. Sure, it sticked out like a sore thumb... but it didn't bother anybody actually. Last time he saw that platform, people were just hanging around with boats strapped onto it. It was like a hangout spot for everybody at the moment.
It didn't happen anymore, because it's worn down... It wasn't safe anymore, so they closed it off to everybody. They all agreed to that establishment, and everyone just left it alone...
Well, the news wasn't a joke... As soon as the unbroken and unconscious Hiro Hamada along with his fantasy loving friend collided with that platform, it efficiently collapsed on the both of them, sending them down to somewhere unknown.
And that was just it... unknown...
Tadashi snapped out of his thoughts for a moment and looked at what was below him. He sees the floor getting closer and closer. It looks like the many minutes of free falling is over. The college student got into position. It's time to land.
His two feet collided with the floor below him. The leftover inertia started to have an effect on the landing. Tadashi screeched a bit, trying to compose himself from a very hard landing.
"Thank god these superhero suits have braces..." He said to himself, trying to calm down his screaming legs. Nothing was broken to say the least, but the force said otherwise.
The red clad superhero dusted himself off and looked at his surroundings. He raised a brow... Where was he? It was dark, but that didn't mean he couldn't see anything...
CRASH!
Tadashi gasped, turning around in a reflex. He didn't know what that sound was, and it was out of the blue too. He aimed his flamethrower at the noise where it was the loudest, ready to expect the worst. "Show yourself!" He called out to the darkness...
No response came... except for the sounds of electric sparks. It wasn't a far off sound, or rather... it was close.
Tadashi looked down to see a device, torn to shreds. He gasped. He knew what it was, and he did not like how that thing ended up.
"Oh no no no no no!" He panicked, kneeling down to it. He picked it up. It was the tracking device, broken and inoperable. It was the key to finding where Hiro was, since the tracking device was still in that jacket of his. Now, it's gone... He can't find his little brother anymore using this.
"It must've fell out of my suit..." he said to himself, feeling disappointed. "How am I going to find them now...?"
Tadashi stood up and kicked the tracker away, putting more further damage to the device. He didn'tcare about it anymore. Besides, he didn't have the resources to fix the damn thing, so in the end the device is pointless now...
The red clad hero looked up from where he fell... There was no light anymore (Besides the run down electricity lights). He must be pretty deep down... Still, what a fall that was.
He then blinked at the sudden realization. It just came to him that there was probably no way back up there. Sure, there was a way to get into this run down place... But that didn't mean anything if there wasn't an exit...
Tadashi facepalms very hardly at this deep thought. "Great... Now I'm stuck down here too... I may find my two friends, but that won't mean anything if I can't find a way out of here."
With the tracker destroyed and possibly no other way to get back to the beautiful city above... This was probably looking like it was not according to plan.
And indeed it wasn't. About nine minutes into this rescue mission, and already he's screwing up.
I'm such an idiot... Tadashi thought, sighing. Well... looks like I have to think of a new plan from here...
If that's the decision he decided to go, where would he start? It's not like he knew this place back to back... The student rolled his eyes. Maybe that was the point of this choice.
He turned his head to the electricity lights. Some were flickering, making it inconsistent at times; others were staying on for long periods of time, like any other lights back in San Fransokyo.
The lights revealed something that Tadashi would never thought would be here. It was a subway train, possibly broken and unused. He raised a brow. What was something like this doing in a place way below the city? He was starting to think that San Fransokyo is not what it appears to be.
Though that thought can be easily debunked. He's seen more weirder things than this...
Tadashi walked past the decommisioned ticket gate to take a closer look in one of the carts. He popped his head in. "Hellooooo? Anyone here?" He called out, looking back and forth.
...
...
...
It looks like no one was here... Tadashi wasn't surprised. But, still... this is where Hiro and Fred landed. The two probably wandered off somewhere, possibly trying to find a way out. He could kind of see it now. Hiro not understanding where he was at, surreal things happening at ever turn; maybe add in a comic book line relating to the situation they were in...
The college student shook his head at the thought. Seems like he knew his friends all too well... But still though... Fred would do something like that. Let's be real...
Tadashi explored the inside of the subway train a bit more. It's what he expected... It's worn down, dirty, and a bunch of trash was scattered about in the train floors. He turned right and went into another cart, having the same description in his mind when looking around.
He walked over to the other side once again and opened the train cart door. This cart was different from the rest. It had a bunch of buttons, levers, and switches. Tadashi's eyes narrowed as he walked closer to it.
"Looks like it's the controls to move the train." He examined, sitting down in the seat that was next to the control panel. "I doubt this stuff works... It's pretty decommisioned anyway..."
From here, he took the time to do some deep reflecting. He's in an abandoned subway station, a place where his two friends were at from that fallout. Man, if only they stood still after that crash. If they were unconscious, that honestly would've been great. It would be bad, and make himself more worried and guilty than he already is... But still, it would save him the time...
Now, he's nowhere and now there could be a chance that Hiro and Fred are possibly in potential danger if they started wandering off for far too long...
This made Tadashi snap out of his thoughts. He realized that he's been wasting time. If he can't find his two injured heroes in time...
He paid no hesitation. The red clad hero stood up from the seat and turned his entire body back to the entrance to another cart behind him.
Click...
He paused at that sound. "What was that?" He muttered to himself. He turned around and saw the control panel. Tadashi eyed on it... Did he accidentally turn on something? Now that he mentioned it, he did see that one lever was pushed upward, must be from his reflexes.
The college student rolled his eyes. It was probably nothing at this point, so the lever didn't make much of a difference. After all... this subway train doesn't work anymore...
However, as soon as he turned his back on the control panel to go check out more things around this train, electricity began to spark behind him.
BEEEEP! BEEEEP!
"What?!" Tadashi exclaimed, looking back at the control panel. The lights seem to illuminate every button, lever, and switch that was on it. The college student blinked, as he looked out the window. He sees that the train lights were on, giving light to the dark tunnel ahead.
Tadashi heard the sounds of steam. A few seconds later, he heard the sound of wheels screeching.
"Oh no... no no no no no!" Tadashi said, panicking a bit. He knows now that the train was moving forward, slowly but surely. The lever must be the 'ON' switch or something. He ran back into the seat, eyeing on the many buttons and switches.
The college student pulled on the lever that was sticking upward. There was no dice. The thing sticked like there was no going back. Either that, or it was pretty stiff for being unused for so long. He tried again, and again, until suddenly, it became useless now. The lever is staying up, no matter how many times Tadashi pulled on it.
The train started to pick up speed, and within seconds it went into the dark tunnel. Where it was going, the college student doesn't know. In fact, he didn't want to know where it went.
"Unbelievable..." He muttered, facepalming himself as he sat in the pilot seat. More mistakes are happening, all by complete accident. All he wanted was to find his two fallen heroes. He didn't think it would be too hard.
Boy, was he wrong to think that...
There was nothing to do at this point but stay in the train and watch it go somewhere. Tadashi blinked at what he was thinking now. Wait... this train works? He suddenly thought, realizing. But... how does that work? Wasn't this decommisioned for many years?
The college student never really found the answer to those questions in his head. For now, he looked out the window, seeing that there was light at the end of the tunnel. His eyes narrowed, nkw curious to see what was out there...
The subway train slipped past the light, making Tadashi look away. It was so bright; It would mess up his vision if he kept staring at it. Once the light died down, the superhero looked back at the window to see... water?
He blinked at the sight of it. All this fish swimming around the transparent glass tunnel, all the life that was down here. It all looked so surreal, like he was in a dream... Only this time, this is the real thing.
Tadashi had to admit it, it was a glorious sight to see. He may not actually believe that he was going in the right direction where his fallen friends were, but he was at most, glad at the sudden change of pace...
But, those things don't last long down here... Tadashi looked at the window above the contol pad. There was another dark tunnel ahead. He sighed. It was fun to look at the underwater life while it lasted. The college student thinks it's fir the better. After all, he had a reason to come here instead of aweing at fish...
The subway train went through the dark tunnel. Now, all light was being casted away from here. All that was heard was the sounds of wheels speeding across the train tracks.
"Wow... this train is really something else..." Tadashi commented, reclining in the pilot's seat. "Let's hope this train could lead me closer to Hiro and Fred."
He hopes he went with that assumption. He didn't know if this train would take him closer or farther away from his current objective. If it was the wrong way, then things are starting to get complicated from here. If it was the right way, then what luck. Maybe this wasn't the worst mistake he's ever done.
He closed his eyes, trying to relax a bit. He stayed like that for a few seconds, minutes even until...
Now approaching... Next stop... Kainami Company Factory Station...
Tadashi immediately opened his eyes at that. "Huh?" He questioned, sitting up. He heard the sound of something pulling down. It was... grating to say the least, making the college student cringe. He turned his head at the source. It was that lever again, now pulling downward by itself. Tadashi gave an uneasy look when looking at it.
"What the..." He sputtered out, now feeling confused. "Why... How did it...?"
As the lever was being pulled down, the train was getting slower and slower. Tadashi looked forward, squinting his eyes at another peculiar light. Could that be the station the train was talking about minutes ago?
When the lever made that click noise, the train immediately stopped. Tadashi moved closer to the side windows, reading the sign above the moving vehicle.
Kainami Company Factory. Where we build...robots...se...t...ki...
Tadashi couldn't exactly read the rest of it. It was all smudged out near the end. The college student shrugged at this out of nowhere stopping point. Well, guess he oughta explore this place now, since he's here. Who knows? Maybe Hiro and Fred are around here...
He opened the door to the other carts and exited out of the subway train. He turned around, eyes narrowing at it... A subway train that actually works... He thought. What a weird place I am in...
He turned back at the stopping point, seeing the bright lights illuminating the room. Tadashi walked forward and saw the door entrance. He might as well look around in this factory... Who knows? He might find something special in there.
He moved his hand towards the doorknob, and moved it away in hesitation. Should he really be doing this? Could Hiro and Fred be behind the door? Tadashi suddenly had the idea that there could be something dangerous on the other side, and he won't even know it.
The college student shook his head. He rolled his eyes. He's got a fire wielding supersuit... a way to defend himself if something happens... What was he so afraid of? With that thought cleared up, he turned the doorknob, slowly opening it and went inside.
He closed the door, and looked at what was in here. Tadashi gave a slight gasp at what he was looking at. He moved forward, going near the railing that was in front of him. What he was seeing was a bunch of machinery, creating a bunch of technology as it moved across the conveyor belts scattered about in an organized fashion.
"What is this place...?" Tadashi wondered, seeing more technology being created. "They make... robots...?" Somehow from just seeing this, it made no sense to him. Sure, it was admittingly a cool sight to see robots being made, but something just seems off...
"Why would something like this be working in a place that's... far below San Fransokyo...?" He asked himself, feeling a hint of unease. He turned his head to see something that was flashing red in the distance. He blinked, deciding to walk closer to the strange flash of light.
Perhaps... This place was more than being a subway station after all...
Test passed.
The test user was jumped right back into the weapon pedestal, taking his weapon and bombs away from his small hands. The small pixels started surrounding the KQ card, giving more points for more admission fees. It was a small reward, but he didn't mind it in the slightest. Hiro looked up to see another one of those small items again. "Another mem cake." He commented. "Wonder what this one is..."
The mem cake hovered closer to his hands. Upon examining, it was a lady blowing a bubble, giving an umamused look. It had a tacky suit and an extension on her hair. Hiro's eyes narrowed. Hasn't he seen someone like that just minutes ago?
The capsule collapsed to the floor, giving Hiro permission to move about. Fred ran over and gave Hiro back his KQ-80. He also held up a fist, to which the kid tilted his head.
"You were awesome, buddy!" Fred complimented, still holding that fist. "C'mon! Fist bump with me!"
"Fist... bump?" Hiro questioned, staring at it. He pulled his right hand up, and copied what Fred's hand was doing. He suddenly felt really confused as he put his fist in front of his friend's. The fourteen year old looked at his friend and back at his fist, now feeling unsure. What was he supposed to do from here?
It seems like he already had the answer when Fred pushed his fist against Hiro's making an explosion sound with his mouth. Hiro blinked, now rubbing his head in confusion. "Uh... what was that for?" He asked.
Fred blinked, looking back at his amnesiac friend. "It's a fist bump buddy... To show them that they're proud of what you did! A moment to celebrate; to commemorate your victory!" He explains in an optimistic kind of way.
Hiro blinked, slowly walking right past Fred and onto the train. "When you say it like that... It makes me more confused..." he said, giving a sad smile. He looked back at the mem cake he was holding, blinking. "But in any case... I'll keep that in mind..."
The comic lover sighed. Jeez... he isn't getting any better from here... He thought, walking back inside the subway train. Am I trying too hard? Is his brain incapable of not remembering anything?
He shook his head, taking a seat again. He couldn't think that way. After all, the kid did show some remembrance of his past self. In fact, he mentioned it earlier. Fred gave a slight smile at his friend. Maybe he just needs more time... He's sure that Hiro will come out of it eventually.
Speaking of Hiro, he's holding the small item known as a mem cake very closely. He pulled out his KQ-80 device and scanned it, wanting to know more information just like the other mem cake had.
The device processed the scanned item and minutes later a projection appeared, giving the description of this specific mem cake.
Gogo Tomago
You blow bubblegum, never liking the bikes you rode.
Now it was only a matter of time to make one of your own...
What exactly do you need? A need for speed!
The projection cut off, leaving Hiro some spark in his eyes at the given information.
"So this lady likes having bikes with a little speed beside her..." He commented, looking at the mem cale closely. "What a nice story behind this... Gogo... lady..."
He blinked in realization, immediately standing up and turning his head to Fred. "Wait a minute..." He said, putting a hand to his now aching head.
His now sudden movements caused Fred to gain attention to the small teen. "Whoa there!" He said, catching Hiro from collapsing. "Take it easy... What is it, little buddy?"
Hiro held out the mem cake, causing Fred to eye on it. "This..." Hiro stated. "This was one of your friends on that video chat thing or whatever right?"
Fred blinked as he took the small memento out of Hiro's hands. He gasped a bit. He was right... It was his friend Gogo, formed into a mem cake... He now thought about these things... How did these get here? More importantly, how does this place know these people?
The comic lover remembered what M.B. Mega said earlier, about mem cakes being scattered memories pressed into a physical form. That did make Fred wonder... could there be a mem cake of him too? Let's be honest, he would love to see that happen.
Hiro broke free of his tall friend's hold, walking closer to the phone left on the seat. He picked it up, mindlessly pressing the buttons.
"Wha-Hey!" Fred called out, taking the phone away from his confused friend's hands. "What are you doing?"
Hiro squeaked a bit, turning to see a shocked Fred. He backed away a bit, feeling embarrassed. "I was uh... wanting to see your friends again... to show them the mem cakes of themselves...?"
It took a moment for the comic lover to process what Hiro was saying. After that, he sighed, giving a content smile. "That's not a bad idea, Hiro..." He said. "Just... give me a heads up next time, alright?"
Hiro nodded, relieving all of the embarrasment he had in him. "So, can we call them now?"
"Well... they're doing something at the moment. Superhero crime fighting and all that!" Fred answered. Man... I wish I could join in on their fun. "Why don't we let them call us?"
The fourteen year old looked down, holding his two mem cakes tightly in his hand. "Alright... Suit yourself..." He said, lying right back down on the train seats.
Fred gave a content sigh, going back to his seat on the other side and looking out the window. Another test finished; One step closer back to San Fransokyo. He does wonder though... How many tests are there in this so called facility?
He could do some of these tests to give Hiro a break... Why didn't he think of that sooner?
"I see that there's a lot on your mind..."
"Huh?" Fred blurted out, hearing a robotic noise. He turned from his seat to see the microbot instructor, giving a look of concern.
"Oh... It's just you, M-Bots..." Fred started, calming down his sudden nerves. "How are you doing?"
"I am a robot... I do not exactly feel much of anything a lot of the time." It answered, tilting it's robotic head. "The only thing I am feeling is my concern with passengers like you..."
Fred chuckled. Man, this bot was just like Baymax back in the day, until he became more human than robot. He wondered though... Could he make this microbot instructor the same way? He has seen it do some human things before... Maybe it was just the programming...
"Well... If you are concerned for me, then answer this." He said, giving a lot of hand movements. "Could I take these tests too?"
M.B. Mega suddenly started to scan the lazy enthusiast, causing the dude to gasp and back away in reflex. Seconds later, the scan visor was gone, and the sound of processing was coming through the many microbots...
"Upon further analysis..." It stated, trying to read out the given information. "There is no need for you to take the tests..."
Fred raised a brow. "Huh? Why not?"
"You are from the promised land... Therefore, there is no need for you to perform these tests to reach that area when you already live there..."
"But... that makes no sense..." The comic lover replied, giving a suspicious look. "My friend here is from the promised land, and he has to do tests... why is that?"
M.B. Mega blinked at this statement. He turned to the current test user and walked over to him. Fred watched the scene unfold. He looked at Hiro. It seems that the kid fell asleep during their conversation.
This gave the microbot sentient a chance to scan it's current test user. Few seconds later, the scan visor was gone, giving the robot more processing on new information.
"It seems that you are right... Number 10,008 is from the promised land." The instuctor said, seeing that the given information on Hiro was true. "But, there is something about him that keeps him from not doing tests."
"Oh yeah? And what's that?" Fred asked, reclining in his train seat, waiting for the answer.
"He doesn't know much about the promised land... a mere 0.01%" It stated. "All he knows is that it's a city and it has a name..."
"You serious?" Fred asked, astonished. He sat up from his seat. "That's all he knows?"
"It says so right in my database..." The microbot sentient answered, shrugging. "Do not worry... I think 10,008 will remember his memories at some point... That is the whole purpose of having the mem cakes as a reward for completing the tests."
This made Fred perk his head up, hearing this information. "Wait... what?"
"Mem cakes tell stories about the fabled promised land." M.B. Mega explains, raising a robotic finger up. "Perhaps this can help your friend remember what he really is?"
The comic lover turned to his little friend, who was still sleeping through this conversation. His eyes narrowed. So, the reason why Hiro has to take these tests is because of his lost memories... That's all he could come to conclude. If Hiro didn't have that, they wouldn't be going through this adventure...
"But even still..." M.B. Mega continues. "We currently do not have a way out of here unless 10,008 can collect the four thangs... Looks like you are going to have to rely on your friend to do that job."
"Whoa..." Fred said, letting this sink in. "It's a journey of remembering a past self... A classic story to be told!" He says, waving his hands slowly in optimism. "Now, this is a comic I wish to read at one point!"
"I guess you can say that..." M.B. Mega said, hiding it's confusion. The instructor turned around to the automatic train doors. "Now you know more information about where you are... Why don't you take a rest? I see that 10,008 seems to be doing that quite nicely..."
And with that, M.B. Mega goes into another cart, leaving Fred and Hiro alone in the caboose of the train.
The comic lover sighed as he reclined in his seat... A lot of stuff has happened today... Or was it yesterday? He never knew... But for now, it's time to relax a bit and take a load off... Hiro's earned it, and so did Fred... somewhat...
He started to lie down, now looking at the ceiling lights of Outie 5600... Fred shook his head. This journey is going great so far... Hiro seems to be taking a kick to these tests, even if he seemed tired. What a trip it has been so far... What could be better?
BZZZZZ! BZZZZZ! BZZZZZ!
Fred blinked, feeling a vibration in his pocket. He pulled out his phone and turned it on. He saw a notification pinned onto his phone... It was an incoming text from the SFIT chatroom he was in. It consisted of him, Gogo, Honey Lemon, Tadashi, and Wasabi. He unlocked his phone and went into the chatroom.
Gogo: Fred? You there?
Honey Lemon: Can he actually read this message?
Wasabi: I bet he can! You know him... he has his way...
Gogo: I dunno... it took us a while for us to even call him because of Baymax...
Honey Lemon: Do you think his cell phone signal can reach this chatroom?
The comic lover chuckled lightly, seeing all these new messages. What great friends he has; they are always worrying and caring for one another. He started tapping the letters on his phone, responding to all of the current people in the room.
Fred: Ayyyyy! I'm here! Don't worry, fellas! I got all of your messages...
Honey Lemon: Fred! I'm so glad you are able to reach this!
Wasabi: Yeah, no kidding. Your phone must have a beast of a cell signal. That's the only way it can make sense.
Fred: So... I am assuming you guys came back from recon... Why aren't you calling from Baymax?
Gogo: Oh that thing? He's recharging atm, so this is an alternative...
Honey Lemon: We've managed to get a hold of the bad guy, but he got away...
Wasabi: Enough about us... What about you, Fred? How is Hiro?
Fred let out an uneasy sigh... Oh boy, they're going straight to the point, huh? Well, he didn't want to leave his bestest friends in the dark so...
Fred: Oh boy... Do I have a story to tell you guys...!
And that's the end of that chapter!
Pit: Man, you are on a roll!
Dark Pit: I'll say! Keep it up, K-Weegee!
Will do! Thanks for viewing this fic! Favorite and Follow if you enjoyed it. Don't worry! There is more to come in the future, so stay tuned! I'm glad you guys read this story...
Next time on Remember that Light:
Hiro...
The kid blinked, waking up to see that... wait... He's in the black void again?!
"I... I'm back here again..?" He muttered, looking at his surroundings. "Why am I...?"
It'll be okay... It's alright...
Hiro raised a brow. "Who said that?" He asked, swirling around, seeing the same thing. "I don't know who you are, but you can't be anything good... Show yourself!"
As if on cue, a bright light emerged from the darkness. Hiro looked away, sheilding his eyes from the darkness. When it dimmed, clearing it up, he saw the white light taking shape... It formed a human silhouette... It was tall, sharp, and has a rather gentle voice...
The light walked over to the confused boy. Hiro backed away a bit. He was about to strike back and push it away, until the strange being outstretched a hand... Showing no harm.
I'm not giving up on you...
Hiro felt something weird in his heart when it said that... It felt so... familiar... Strange... why does it feel like... he's seen this person before?
*bows* Sayonara, Viewers! Gotta go! Reviews are much appreciated!
FLAME ON!
