Triumph by Xantya24.
Note this is an AU.
You know when they say that one's greatest triumphs is put in either a statue or a memorial. Well, they lied. The greatest triumph for someone is their downfall.
Chocolate brown eyes gazed up at the crystal in the middle in the cave. Wires connecting to it, monitor screens lit up the place with an eerie blue glow. The person with the brown eyes was a 25 year old man. His trademark hat sat on his head. A single scar ran down his left cheek from an injury a few years ago. He clenched his fingers into a fist as he continue to stare at the giant crystal. Inside that crystal laid a sleeping teenager boy with a messy hair and a baby face.
Tadashi took a deep breath before placing his right hand unto the crystal which pulsed like a heartbeat. " Hiro", he sighed quietly. Gazing at his sleeping baby brother. 5 years. That's how long Hiro has been asleep in that crystal. Ever since San Fransokyo plunged into a world of darkness and chaos, the world began to fall apart. The land became acidic to the plants and animals, causing them to die every slowly. The water turned acidic with a very high acidic PH. The only fresh water that they can get is inside the cave which half of the population of San Fransokyo lives in.
The rain became acidic as time went by, corroding the building and lands. But for some reason, only the land with the crystal resides is still pure and untouched. And only a few of these crystals exists on this earth. They were twice the size of man, easily fitting two people inside. But there comes a price for it. In order for mankind to still survive, they need to give up someone to let the crystal harness the power. The crystal acts like a purifier. Just thinking about it, Tadashi became furious.
Why Hiro and not someone else? Why let his genius little brother become the crystal's host ? Why? These questions runs through Tadashi's mind. Gritting his teeth, Tadashi's gaze hardened . " Please wake up", he mumbled as his eyes soften. Placing his forehead against the crystal as if it's reassurance that Hiro is still alive. Tadashi's back stiffen as he felt another presence behind him. He knows that the people who survived this world destruction knows not to come here except for his friends and a few trusted scientist. Even Aunt Cass doesn't come here, afraid that she might break apart by looking at her youngest nephew.
His hand rested on the gun strapped unto his leg. Gripping it he pulled it out and whipped around only to come face to face with a young girl. Her black hair came down past her shoulders to stop at her mid back. Her blue eyes stared back at him. " Hana", said Tadashi, slowly relaxing and putting the gun away.
" What are you doing here?", he asked, walking over to the girl. Hana, who doesn't look more that 8 years old stared at the crystal. " Hana, where is -". He was cut midsentence when he heard thundering footsteps. A familiar face with blonde hair and pink glasses came into view. Honey Lemon was panting as she came to a stop. " Ha...na... there *pant* you a...are", panted Honey, resting her hands on her bent knees. Tadashi gave a light chuckle and shook his head. Picking Hana up, he walked over to Honey who gave him a grateful smile.
Passing Hana to Honey, Tadashi took in Honey's appearance. Honey was wearing black combat boots with black cargo pants and a pink tank top. For some reason, Honey manage to find a pink tank top out of all the black that they manage to find through the clothes that was still useable. Unlike her, he wears a black shirt, military cargo pants and boots. Guns was strapped on his legs and inside in his boots are knives. Hanging loosely around his neck is a kitsune mask with built in oxygen filtration. One of Hiro's inventions.
Only the Hamada family wears the kitsune mask and no one else. " Come on, let's go get something to eat", urged Tadashi. Honey nodded and followed Tadashi with Hana in tow. Hana continued to stare at the crystallize Hiro. Her blue eyes glowed a faint blue glow once she was out of sight. Little did they know, one of Hiro's finger twitched nor did they pick up the faint sound of a heartbeat rising on one of the monitors.
Tadashi watched Hana eat the bread and soup that they have for lunch. ' For some odd reason, she reminds me of Hiro', he thought with curiosity. Hana appeared at the same time as Hiro became crystallize. Tadashi remembered like it was yesterday when it happened.
5 years ago,
" Hiro, I must say this is a bad idea", said Baymax, following Hiro. Hiro chewed on his bottom lip while pacing up and down in his lab. The 13 year old, nodded his head. " I know Baymax, but it's the only way to save everyone. Without the next host , the crystal will start to break. And with this readings that I calculated, the earth will be back to normal".
" but you will lose your life", said Baymax, with a tilt to his head. Hiro gave a light chuckle. " yeah... I could... but...". Hiro felt tears gathered up in his eyes. A pair of soft arms wrapped around him. " There, there. You will be alright". Hiro smiled at Baymax's words.
" Thanks, buddy". Moving away from Baymax's arms, Hiro spun around to stare at the little girl sitting quietly on the stool. " Do you know what your name is?", he asked her. Her blue eyes stared back at him in a calculating manner. Hiro felt a shiver run up through his spine. " Ok, maybe you don't. I'm going to call you Hana".
Hana tilt her head to the side, letting her black hair flow with the movement. " Where did you come from?". Again with that calculating look on the child's face. " Ha-", Hiro stopped mid sentence after staring into Hana's blue eyes which started to glow. " You're the crystal's void", Hiro said in amazement. Hana blinked at him as a sign of 'yes'.
" Unbelievable", said Hiro, gripping his hair and a smile broke his face. " Wait till Tadashi hears about this", Hiro made a run to the door before a voice stopped him. " No". It was so clear like water flowing down the mountains. Hiro froze and slowly turned to face Hana. " wha-?".
" You can't tell your brother about me", said Hana, a too mature voice coming from her. " Why not?", he said , anger filling his voice. Hana shook her head and stared out through the window. " The earth is dying. Mankind soon will perish".
Hiro's eyes widened. " What do you mean perish?". Hana captured Hiro's gaze from the reflection on the glass. " Man will fight to their deaths if a host is not chosen to. You Hiro are that host". Hiro stumbled backwards and if it wasn't for Baymax who caught him, he would have fallen unto his butt. " Why me...? Why?", trembled Hiro. Hana's eyes soften. " The original host was like you also. But unforeseen circumstances caused her or me to start to crumble. In order to preserve myself , I drained her from her life force...".
Hiro stared in horror at Hana. " You mean that if something to ever happen to me, I'll die like her?". Hana nodded, guilt and sadness in her eyes. Hiro shook his head. " But Tadashi...he...he's more capable than - ".
"No".
" What? Why?".
" Tadashi Hamada is too old. A younger body and mind is a better choice".
" But...why... Why me and not other children?".
Hana stared at Hiro. " Hiro Hamada, your mind is what I need. Your way thinking can help me heal this world faster".
Hiro hesitated but thought it through. He swallowed before standing up straight. " Then promise me this", his eyes hardened. " In 5 years time, I want to wake up and be free".
Hana's eyes widened at that request. " you...". She closed her eyes and smirked. " You drive a hard bargain, Hiro Hamada. I accept your offer".
Tadashi came down to the cave the next day to see Hiro standing in front of it. Confused, Tadashi placed his hand on Hiro's shoulder. " Hiro, what are you doing here?". Hiro turned around to look at Tadashi before looking back at the crystal. " She's dying".
" What?".
" The crystal. She's dying. She needs a new host soon".
" I know that , bonehead. But we haven't found the right host for it", said Tadashi, confused as to why Hiro calls the crystal a her.
" Well, you don't have to look for the host anymore", he trailed off. Tadashi blinked at Hiro in confusion before widening his eyes as he felt Hiro hugging him. " Hiro?". Hiro hugged Tadashi tightly. Tadashi returned the hug as tight and fierce as always. Hiro relaxed in the hug. " I love you, nii san".
Tadashi froze. Hiro never calls him ' nii san' unless it's something drastic like now. " hiro, what are you-?". He stopped mid sentence when Hiro all of a sudden shoved him aside.
"HIRO!".
He gave Tadashi a watery smile before placing his hand unto the crystal. The cave shook with a mighty shake and a bright glow surround the cave. Tadashi shut his eyes to avoid becoming blind. Once the light died down, did Tadashi opened his eyes. He stared in horror as the crystal stated to beat once again. But what was horrifying was Hiro, asleep in the crystal. He screamed. He screamed till his voice cracked and became raw. He screamed till his friends came running down to his aid only to stop and stare in horror.
That was the day Tadashi lost his little brother.
Tadashi opened his mouth to question Hana about something but was cut short when a loud crash was heard. Both Honey and Tadashi looked at each other. Wasabi came in running and stopping at their table. " TADASHI! You have to come and take a look", gasped Wasabi. " Look at what?", question Tadashi.
" It's...you wouldn't believe me".
"Wasabi, what is it?".
" It's Hiro. He's waking up".
Tadashi and Honey stared at Wasabi like he grew another head. " But..that's impossible", stated Honey. Tadashi nodded his head a bit. Turning to look at Honey, he froze. " Guys. Where is Hana?". Hana was gone from her spot. Honey became worried again for the little girl. Panicking the group turned to look around the cafeteria that was built. No sight of Hana. Tadashi wrecked his brain as to where could the little girl could be. His eyes widened once more as it dawn unto him.
He stood up abruptly. " I know where she is". He took of running, ignoring his friend's cries. He ran as fast as he could down to the cave.
Hana stopped short in front of the crystal. " As agreed Hiro Hamada. Your 5 years is up". She placed her hand unto the crystal. Cracks started to form around it. Getting bigger and deeper. The glow of the crystal also started to die down. The sound of the monitors started to go crazy. Tadashi came a sudden halt at the sight of the crystal cracking.
"HIRO!", he yelled, panic bubbling inside of him. Hana turned her gaze to the older Hamada. " Your brother is brave and a genius. As promised, I shall return him to you and the earth is cleared from the destruction". Confused and shocked, tadashi stared at Hana. " Wha-?".
A sudden loud crack resonated throughout the whole cave. The crystal shattered into a million pieces and Hiro fell out from it. Tadashi ran to catch him just in time. He looked past Hiro's hair to see Hana staring at them. A gentle smile was on her face. Before him stood a older grown woman not the 8 year old child he was accustomed to. " you are safe from destruction now", she said before she disappeared in a blinding light.
Tadashi hugged Hiro, burying his nose into his hair and breathing in his scent. Hiro began to stir. " Ta...da..nii?". Blearily brown eyes opened to look into his. Tadashi smiled and tears spilled down his face. " I'm here. I'm here", he mumbled, burying his face into Hiro's hair.
" I did it...".
A/N: Thanks for the reviews guys. Am thinking of making this into another fanfic or not. Opinions ? Do leave a review. Thank you~