-==+==- HGU - Callaghan Returns -==+==-
-= Re-Capture & Return =-
The team, minus GoGo and Hiro, walked into the police station in their suits, visors tinted. Walking straight up to the desk the officer their stood and greeted them. "Hello, Big Hero 6, what can I do for you?"
"We need to know how Callaghan escaped, he's attacked SFIT and kidnapped our leader." Wasabi stated.
The guard's eyes widened. "I apologize about this situation, we should've notified you sooner. Follow me." He waved for them and they walked down the hall. "We've been trying to find him since he escaped two months ago. It seems he's not an easy person to find."
The turned the corner,"Yeah well, he found us and even has his army of Micro-Bots back." Wasabi retorted. The officer looked back at him, "That's impossible, after he escaped we immediately locked up the storage we had specifically made for them."
"Could it be he re-made them..?" Honey Lemon asked.
"Yo, classic bad guy, re-make his weapon of mass destruction." Fred said.
The officer just looked strangely at him and continued walking. They reached the door of the head of the head of the police force, Sheriff Lee. The officer knocked on the door and shortly after a 'Come in' was heard behind it. Opening the door the officer lead the team in.
Taking his hat off, "Sir! Big Hero 6 is here, both with news of Callaghan as well as questions on how he escaped."
Sheriff Lee looked up, "Ah Big Hero 6. Come, come have a seat. You are dismissed officer." The officer saluted and walked out and back to his post. "Now, I suppose you have questions on Callaghan? Well, I will be happy to answer them and provide you all the information we have ourselves." The Sheriff sat down and put his hands together.
"Well first things first, how the hell did he get loose? You realize he recreated the Micro-Bots and has kidnapped our leader all because you couldn't keep him imprisoned!" Wasabi exclaimed. He was mad but kept his cool.
"I did not know and I apologize. What I do know is that he had help, from someone outside. We have identified the assailant, but he was found dead in an alleyway. From what it looks like he had a fall from 20 feet as well as road burns meaning he skid across the concrete. We don't know what could've caused this." Sheriff Lee explained. "It was a shame really, he was also a very bright individual."
"Wait! Did you say he fell from a high place and skidded. Dudes! Do you think Callaghan hired this guy to break him out and rebuild the Micro-Bots, then since he was of no more use thru him out like a bad sandwich?" Fred said, getting super excited.
"That, could very well be possible. The assailant also broke out those 5 robbers you guys caught at the bank who we found chopped up in that ditch." The Sheriff stated.
"OH! Didn't Krei say something about his box at the bank was one of the ones they tried to steal! Maybe those robbers where Callaghan hired thugs to get back at Krei!" Fred said, his excitement getting crazy.
Honey Lemon came over and placed a hand on Fred's arm, she turned and looked at the Sheriff, "Could that be what happened? Do you think Callaghan killed those robbers and that guy?"
"That's very likely. I never told you guys this either but….Callaghan began to go crazy while locked up. We have recording of him saying he was going to get back at a, 'Hiro Hamada' and Mr. Krei. I looked up Hiro Hamada on our data base, turns out he's just a fourteen year old kid with a short history of bot fighting." Everyone looked at the Sheriff at that.
Wasabi stepped forward, "Sheriff this information must remain between us but…...Hiro Hamada is our leader who has been kidnapped by Callaghan."
"Wasabi!" Honey Lemon yelled.
"Don't worry Rainbow Bomber, I'll keep this between us, promise. With that being said, we need to find where Callaghan is as far as his homebase is. Any ideas?" The Sheriff asked.
"Yeah! Follow the Micro-Bot!" A voice from the door said.
-= GoGo =-
She had just pulled up to The Lucky Cat Cafe. It was fairly quiet inside, which she was grateful so the news she brought wouldn't bring such a scene. She walked in thru the back and into the Cafe. Aunt Cass looked over and waved at her. "Better now than never." GoGo said.
She walked over, "Aunt Cass….can I get you upstairs for a moment?"
"Of course, is something wrong? Stacy! I'll be right back!" She walked over and followed GoGo up the stairs.
Once their GoGo turned to her, "You might want to sit down for this." She said gesturing towards the couch.
"GoGo, what's wrong? Is it Hiro? What's happened!?" She sat down clutching her apron.
"Callaghan….he escaped. We don't know how long ago but it was long enough that he was able to recreate the Micro-Bots and he….he attacked us at SFIT." GoGo stared at the ground, "And h-he kidnapped Hiro. T-the others, there at the Police Station getting answers now. I'm sorry, I should've prote-"
Aunt Cass had gotten up and placed a hand on her shoulder causing her to look up, she stared into her eyes, prickling with tears, "GoGo, don't worry okay. I know you guys will get him back, I trust you. And when you do," she sniffled, "you give Callaghan what for for me okay." Aunt Cass wiped away her tears. "Now! Go! Get to the others and find Hiro as fast as you can!"
GoGo hugged her, "I promise Aunt Cass, I'll get him back!" She released and dashed towards the stair, looking back at Aunt Cass who waved her off, she darted down and to her bike.
Before she took off she pulled out the container with the Micro-Bot, "We just have to follow the trail!" She pocketed the item and looked at her bike parked in the garage. Seeing Hiro's helmet tied down to the bag, "I'm coming Hiro!" She turned to the road and skated away as fast as her discs allowed her.
-= The Police Station =-
"Speedy! You made it!" Honey Lemon said excitedly.
"Excuse me, but what did you say about 'Follow the Micro-Bot?" The Sheriff asked.
"I mean, follow the Micro-Bot." She pulled out the clear container with the frantically moving bot inside, "I found him at the scene, right after you guys left. I think if we just follow where he goes, it'll lead us right to Callaghan." GoGo said, tossing the container on the desk.
The bot was moving back and forth on one section of the container, the Sheriff picked it up and turned it back and forth but the bot would move to be facing one way. "Well, I think we have the lead we need here ladies and gentlemen. I'll assemble a team together, take this," tossing a device at Wasabi, "It'll allow me to track you so I can send the task force in for back-up. Let's get em."
Everyone dispersed, Big Hero 6 took the Micro-Bot and left while the Sheriff went to assemble his task force. Consisting of two S.W.A.T. vans of fully armored up and loaded men and ten cop cars with two officers each. It would take about 10 minutes for them all to get ready, but that's what the tracker was for.
-= The Warehouse =-
It was now 8 P.M. 20 minutes later, the team had followed the Micro-Bot to an abandon warehouse just outside of town. Walking up to the big double doors, they tried to open it but find it was locked. "Hey dudes, there's a window up there." Fred pointed up. Sure enough the window was wide open and they began their ascent up to climb thru.
After everyone was in they all crouched down and separated. Wasabi and Honey Lemon stayed up top going right and left respectively, Fred jumped up the the beams above to stay hidden, and GoGo went straight down the middle while Baymax stood guard by the door. She walked down until she saw movement out of the corner of her eye and she put her back against the wall and peered around the corner. What she saw made her heart stop, their Hiro was, handcuffed to two steel beams, head hung low, with a small pool of blood around him.
GoGo stared in shock and then anger towards Callaghan, "Hiro!" she whsipered. His head snapped up at that and he searched for its source. When he saw her his eyes widened. "No! GoGo you have to go, run! He'll kill us all! Plea-" He was cut short by a bottle to the back of the head.
Callaghan stepped around him, "Well now, if it isn't Speedy, or should I say GoGo Tomago! Where's the rest of your little Big Hero 6 at huh?" He and GoGo walked around in a circle.
"They don't know I'm here. I made them go home after your useless attack at SFIT." She lied, luckily he bought it.
"Well, that'll make things more easy!" He pulled his arms towards him and GoGo got hit from behind throwing her past Callaghan and into a group of boxes against the wall. This prompted Fred to jump down and land on top of Callaghan, throwing him down the corridor. Honey Lemon then threw her blue chem balls at him, but he was able to roll out of the way and jump to his feet. "Liar! Where are the oth-" but he got cut off by Baymax's rocket fist. Before he got face planted into the wall, his bots pulled him out of the way and he landed on his feet balancing on top of them.
"So, where's Wasabi at then? Am I to assume he's going to jump out at me like the rest of you?" Callaghan growled at them.
"No, he actually got hurt when you threw him at that car. So this is for Hiro and him!" GoGo threw a disc and hit him in the stomach. Honey Lemon threw another chem ball at him but he shielded himself with his bots. He then retaliated and made a bunch of small spikes, sending them flying towards the group. Honey Lemon made a shield protecting herself and Fred, and Baymax flew to the balcony above. GoGo zipped around him and threw another disc at him. This time however he blocked it and made a bump in front of her with the bots, causing her to trip and land at his feet.
Callaghan looked down at the girl and, using his Micro-Bots, grabbed her and dragged her over. Honey Lemon and Fred tried running towards them, "One more step and I'll slit her throat!" he said as he revealed a knife from his pocket. "Now, how about we visit little Hiro now." He hissed at her, dragging her over and against the steel pole, using his Micro-Bots to hold her still.
He walked over and grabbed Hiro by the neck, forcing him to look up. He then brought the knife up to his neck, pushing the it to the point where he drew a small trail of blood and a whimper from Hiro. He then glanced back at the rest of the team, seeing as Honey Lemon typed away and brought a chem ball out, Callaghan created a wall of Bots between himself and them.
Fred then leaped up and over the wall landing on top of Callaghan, tackling him to the ground causing the knife in his hand to peirce Hiro's shoulder as he yelled out in pain. Wasabi then jumped down and cut off Callaghan's mask and took it off him, while Honey Lemon encased him in her blue chem ball trap. The wall of Micro-Bots and GoGo's restraints fell away and she rushed to Hiro. "Hiro, Hiro! Stay with me, you're gonna be okay!" she hushed him. Wasabi cut away his handcuffs and he fell into GoGo's arms.
All of a sudden the Micro-Bots started to move again and everyone looked at Callaghan. The Micro-Bots broke him free and he stood up on top of them, "You thought the mask was what was controlling them? They were for a time, while the mask dug in and implanted the transceiver into my brain. Now I can control them with or without the mask!" He threw GoGo, still holding onto Hiro, into the wall, causing them both to black out from the impact.
Just then the doors busted down and the back-up arrived. The police and S.W.A.T. teams stormed in, guns aimed at Callaghan. "You brought the police!" He growled at the team and sent bots at them. Honey Lemon got knocked back, Wasabi cut threw them and Fred jumped around as much as he could before he to got knocked back. Baymax then flew down and tackled Callaghan.
Unfortunately, Callaghan still had his bots and made them go inside and start tearing off Baymax's armor. After breaking free some of the armor, Baymax's boosters failed and they landed hard with a thud. Callaghan quickly got up and darted towards the exit and all the police. They opened fire but he blocked the shots as he went by and out the door. He rode out into the night and away from everyone.
The team picked themselves up and rushed towards Hiro and GoGo. GoGo had just begun to stir, setting Hiro down softly. When the team got to them, they tried to help Hiro, only to be swatted away by GoGo. She put her arm beneath his knee and on his back, picking him up and walking towards the door. Her visor was half cracked away revealing part of her face but she didn't care.
A ambulance pulled up as well as TV crew. GoGo walked to the Ambulance asw the news people rushed her only to be pushed back by the rest of the team who got bombarded with questions. "Who is that young boy being carried by Speedy!?" "What happened here tonight?!" "Why are you all so battered up!?" The news crew was eventually backed away thanks to the police, with a full picture of Hiro and a blurry one of GoGo's half uncovered face taken with them.
-= Hospital =-
As soon as the Ambulance reached the hospital, nurses and the EMT's rushed Hiro out and into the building, GoGo holding Hiro's hand running along side them. "Go.." she heard him whisper. "Don't talk Hiro. Save your energy." GoGo responded. "Call Krei…" The nurses stopped GoGo, "I'm sorry ma'am, but you'll have to go to the waiting room. You can't come passed here." The nurse said.
GoGo just looked at the doors as they swung open and closed slowly before they came to a stand still. She sighed and walked towards the waiting room to await any more information.
-= The Warehouse =-
The news crew was still their, stopped by the Caution tape, broadcasting live to SFN (San Fransokyo News). "Just moments ago, the infamous member from Big Hero 6 known as 'Speedy' carried a seemed to be badly beaten boy into an ambulance and took off. This picture here of Speedy, the only picture ever taken of a BH6 member, shows her visor being half destroyed and part of her face is shown. However, we can't make out much since the picture is so blurry. However we did manage to get a full HD quality photo of the boy in her arms, who appears to be only Fourteen! Years old. At this time we have no clue as to who this young man is and what he was doing at the scene."
The team had been talking with the Sheriff inside the warehouse about what happened. "Okay, we'll take it from here. You guys get to the hospital and make sure Speedy and Brains is alright." Sheriff Lee smiled at them and waved them off, and they departed, jumping on Baymax's back and away, to remove their suits and get to the hospital.
-= Hospital =-
GoGo knew it would be a while and, despite having to leave she did. She skated back to the Cafe and removed her suit. AFter telling Aunt Cass what happened, she jumped on her bike and hauled back to the Hospital. She was there for around 10 minutes before Aunt Cass came rushing in. "Have they said anything?! Is he going to be alright?! How is he?!" She spoke fast.
"Aunt Cass, calm down. They haven't said anything yet. He's still being looked at…" GoGo tried to calm her but it only made her more upset.
"Well why is it taking so long?! He wasn't that hurt was he!?" She looked at her with concern.
"He only had a few cuts on his face as far as I could see." GoGo said, "Please, why don't you sit down. Panicking won't help Aunt Cass." She gestured to the seat next to her.
Aunt Cass sighed and sat down followed by GoGo. They sat in relative silence, Aunt Cass fidgeting and GoGo with her head in her hands. Aunt Cass looked down at her with a sad expression. She had a feeling GoGo like Hiro, this only confirmed it more seeing her like this. She sat her hand on her back and rubbed her back. She visibly relaxed at that and Aunt Cass said, "Why don't you take a nap GoGo, I have a feeling you fought hard to get him back, you deserve a nap."
GoGo didn't respond. She just leaned back in her chair and smiled at that, mouthing a 'Thank you', she closed her eyes to nap.
20 Minutes later the rest of the team came in the waiting room to the sight of Aunt Cass reading a cooking magazine with a passed out GoGo leaning on her shoulder. They walked over and Honey Lemon sat down, "Hey Aunt Cass, any word on Hiro yet.." She looked at her with sad eyes.
Before she could say anything a nurse came in, "Hiro Hamada!" The group shushed her. She looked and saw the sleeping young lady, "My apologies." She said with a hush tone, "I assume you're the party for Hiro Hamada? Who's is his family?"
Aunt Cass spoke up, "We all are. How is?" She asked
The nurse smiled, "Well despite the blood loss from the multiple slashes on his back and prolonged dislocation of his left arm, he's going to be fine. He may have some trouble moving but none the less, he should be fine. You may see him when you're ready too. Room 315!" She said happily.
"Wait, you said 'multiple slashes on his back' correct? What slashes? We don't remember seeing those." Wasabi stepped forward.
"Well if you'd like, you can stop by the front desk and take a look at the pictures we took. It seems someone took a knife to his back and cut him repeatedly. In fact like I said, he may find moving hard or his limps not responding completely. It should only be temporary and heal over time though." The nurse informed them. "If that's all I must get to my next patient." She smiled and walked away, leaving the group to ponder what was just said.
"He might be paralyzed….?" Aunt Cass looked shocked.
Honey Lemon placed a hand on her shoulder, "She said he might, and even if he does it would be temporary. And besides, we're all here for him and for you even if he is."
Aunt Cass looked at Honey Lemon, then to Fred, Wasabi, and finally the sleeping GoGo still resting on her shoulder. She smiled, "Thank you guys, so much."
They all smiled at her, "So, should we wake her up to go see Hiro?" Wasabi said.
Aunt Cass nodded and shook GoGo, who mumbled but didn't wake up. She shook harder and GoGo opened her eyes and saw everyone looking at her. She slowly sat up and stretched, "What?"
"GoGo, sweety, Hiro's awake and we can go see him." Aunt Cass said.
GoGo visibly cheered up and she got up out of her chair, "Then why are we standing here for? Let's go."
Everyone smiled at her and they walked down the hall. Wasabi stopped without being noticed at the front desk to get a copy of the pictures of Hiro's back.
-= Hiro's Room =-
Hiro had woken up to white. White roof, white walls, white sheets, and…..hospital equipment? Am I in the hospital? Why? Last thing I remember was…. OH! Callaghan! I gotta- Wait! I can't move my left side. Why can't I move my arm or my leg!? I can't even feel it!
He was awoken by the door opening and in walking Aunt Cass followed by GoGo, Honey Lemon and Fred. Aunt Cass rushed forward and hugged him, "Oh Hiro, I was so worried about you! How are you feeling?" She released him.
"I feel ok, I think." He said. He realized Honey Lemon and Fred moved to in front if his bed while Aunt Cass sat down in a chair on his right. GoGo had sat down on his left and was...holding his hand but he couldn't feel it. He looked and stared at his hand, "Go, I...I can't feel your hand." Everyone's eyes widened slightly and Aunt Cass's face fell.
"Really? What's wrong?" GoGo, who was asleep and didn't know what was happening.
"I don't know. In fact, I can't really feel my left side and my arm and leg is hard to move if at all." Hiro responded looking at her with a worried expression.
She went to reach for the call button, "Maybe we shou-" She was stopped by Aunt Cass' hand.
"Honey, while you were asleep the nurse told us that there may be some complications." She said, "Hiro. Apparently while you were with Callaghan he….he cut up your back and...dislocated your left arm. They said you may be slightly paralyzed for a short time." She finished letting the tears start to slide down her cheeks.
GoGo stared in shock with Hiro at those words. Just then Wasabi walked in. "Wasabi! I thought you were behind us." Honey Lemon exclaimed.
"I stopped by the front desk, Aunt Cass you should look at these.." He handed her the pictures he got and she gasped, covering her mouth with her hand and choking a sob. Honey Lemon and Fred glanced at what she saw and they took stared in shock.
"Aunt Cass….." Hiro said, giving her a questionable look.
Aunt Cass just looked at Hiro with the saddest face he's ever seen on her since Tadashi passed. She shook her head and with a shaky hand handed the photograph over to Hiro.
He grabbed it still looking at her face. When he looked down and flipped them over he couldn't believe what he saw. He faintly heard a gasp come from his left but he couldn't tear his eyes away from the picture. "I-is that, m-my back." He asked, without looking up,
"I'm afraid so. The nurse said she's amazed that you were so resilient given how bad it is." Wasabi said with a low voice. "We're gonna find Callaghan, and this time he's gonna pay."
"No! You can't hurt him. We're bett-"
"Hiro this time we have no choice! Callaghan implanted the transceiver in his head." Honey Lemon stepped up.
He didn't say anything about that, "What happened when you found me..?" He looked at the team.
The team then went into detail exactly how they found Hiro, from GoGo taking charge to when they actually found him. From the fight that laid to knocking him out and cutting him free and from GoGo and him being knocked out and finding out about the implanted transceiver.
When all was said it turned out to be 10 at night and the nurses came in to tell them visiting hours were over. They all departed until they all realized they were leaving someone. Looking back they saw GoGo passed out again in the chair next to Hiro. When Honey Lemon started walking towards her the nurse stepped up.
"Don't worry about her. I heard your guys story, don't worry though. I won't tell anyone who you are, but from what it seems she is more than deserving of some sleep. Besides, I can keep an eye on her for a possible concussion from her impact." The nurse smiled and everyone nodded before leaving.
The nurse turned back around to see GoGo leaned on Hiro's bed, they still holding hands and Hiro running his free hand thru her hair. She walked forward smiling, "I just need to double check your vitals and the machinery. I'll also get her a pillow and sheet so she's not so uncomfortable."
Hiro looked up at her and smiled, "Thank you. For that and letting her stay."
"It's my pleasure. Besides, I couldn't keep a couple apart now could I?" She smiled.
"Oh uh, we're not dating haha." He said, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Well despite that, I can tell when two people love each other." She winked and left to go get the pillow and sheet.
When she returned, Hiro had passed out. She smiled and walked over, softly lifting GoGo's head and sliding the extra pillow under her head. She then spread out the sheet and laid it softly over her. Double checking Hiro's vitals and the machines she wrote down necessary data down on the clipboard, hung it at the end of his bed and walked out, softly closing the door.
-= The Lucky Cat Cafe =-
The group had just gotten sat down at one of the booths in the closed Cafe. Aunt Cass brought over drinks and some snacks and sat down with them. "So. If the transceiver that controls the Micro-Bots is in Callaghan's head, what are you guys going to do?"
"Well, I'm afraid we might have to, break our morals this one time and…" Wasabi couldn't even bring himself to say it. There just didn't seem to be any other way to stop Callaghan. He really had gone crazy.
"You really don't think there's another way Wasabi?" Honey Lemon said, "I mean Fred. Is there some way around it like in one of your comics?"
"Sorry Honey. I've got nothing this time." Fred said with a sad face.
"I hate that we have to, but I just don't see no other way here guys." Wasabi said.
"I think you should do it." Aunt Cass said, looking in the distance.
"You support us in, k-killing him?" Honey Lemon said, slight shock on her face.
"Well, no but. Look. He's already taken Tadashi from us, and he's paralyzed Hiro. I'm scared to lose Hiro but also think about what he might do to the people of San Fransokyo. You arrested him before and it did nothing, there may not be any other way." Aunt Cass looked at them.
"She's right. We made a commitment to the people of this city. There isn't any other way than to do this. We're going to have to kill Callaghan!" Wasabi stood up.
He stuck his hand forward, Honey Lemon on his, and Fred's on top. "For Tadashi, Hiro, and the City!"