A/N: Look who updated, this girl~
Decided not to rewrite because your comments really hit me right in the heart, especially those that said 'There's always a way out.' And I thought yeah, you guys are right. Plus, whether this becomes successful or not, it would be a great learning experience.
Hope you guys enjoy this update!
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Lunch Time; they decided to go at the bistro they always ate at- provided that Baymax was with them because Hiro refused to come otherwise.
Their conversation was about the usual things they talked about; lessons, exams, professors, and their projects. Fred would usually jump in with his comic book comparisons and analogy, while Hiro and Baymax were a few feet ahead, enjoying a chat of their own.
Tadashi would often drift from his conversation with his friends to listening in on the young ravenette and the healthcare companion. He noticed how they were talking with a suprisingly low tone. He'd expect Hiro to act that way, but he didn't remember programming Baymax to do so. Did he learn that somehow? He wouldn't be surprised. He also noticed that Hiro and Baymax walked hand-in-hand, which he thought was quite adorable.
"Hey, hey Hamada!" Tadashi only snapped out when Gogo had shouted his name, causing him to turn to his friends.
"Oh, what?"
"We just told Honey about the Fujitas' phones. We were asking you about when you think you can hack it." The black haired woman repeated.
"Oh, you did?" The older ravenette cluelessly uttered, earning him skeptical looks from his friends. "O-oh, of course you did. Ahem-" He cleared his throat to clear the air, "- uhm, maybe a day or two would be enough, I guess?"
Everyone seemed content with his answer, but then Honey realized something. "But wait, Tadashi. Shouldn't you be working on Baymax?" She reminded, "Your probation is in a week."
Fred joined in too, "And dude, we have to rebuild our suits too. Who knows when those skater girls strike again."
Tadashi felt tons of load dropped on his shoulders. He didn't realize how much he had in his hands until he was actually told. He himself expected to finish those within a week when originally it took him months to program Baymax, days to make their suits and hours to even make the code budge. He couldn't help but groan out of stress.
Wasabi gave him a caring pat on the back and a small smile, "Hey, don't worry ahout the phone and the suits for a while. Work on Baymax first." Tadashi turned to him, surprised.
"Yeah, Hamada. A week of us not there to help the police wouldn't hurt that much." Gogo added.
"Grades are our priority," so did Honey, "Surely the Fujitas won't be that active after what happened to them yesterday."
"And dude," Fred approached him and placed a hand on his shoulder, "Don't worry about hurting my feelings. I can take letting the masses miss out on our heroic deeds. You have to pass that probation thingy first bro."
Tadashi couldn't help but smile at how understanding his friends were. He knew he could always count on them and he can't believe that he doubted them for a second.
"Uh guys, is this supposed to be the Bistro?"
The college students turned to Hiro and Baymax who stopped in front of the restaurant they always ate at, the only thung different was that the doors were closed and there were no people in sight.
"What?! Aww," Honey was pretty disappointed, "I miss their steak and mash potatoes."
"That's really unfortunate." Said Wasabi as he crossed his arms.
"So what do we do know?"asked Gogo.
No one could think of an answer. It was pure silence. The only thing that could be heard was the vehicles passing by, a few foot steps, and a familiar food truck theme song.
Fred's ear perked up. "Heeey, I know that theme song!" He turned to the direction of the sound, only to see his favorite taco truck. He turned to his friends with a grin and said, "Who's up for mexican food?"
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Midori, Aoi and Momoi were bummed. They lost their phones and they don't have any idea if Yokai is contacting them or not. The last thing they want to do is anger him again.
"We should probably get a new phone by tonight and inform that man," said Midori as he cooked the meat.
"Gosh, imagine starting from scratch again!" Momoi shrieked in horror, only to be followed by Aoi's annoyed clicking tongue.
"I know, all the files and passcodes, all the maps and precious information, gone."
The Pink Fujita turned to the blue one and said, "That's not what I meant. I was talking about all the designs and themes I downloaded on mine. It took me quite a while to hack just to get my hands on them." She crossed her arms and pouted, only to receive eye rolls from her comrades.
"Anyway, we'll have time to regather all those after we get Yokai his stupid invention," said Aoi, "we need to capture him again."
"How?" Midori retorted, "It's not like he'll just come up our food truck!"
"Eeey Taco Ladies!"
The three women's attention fell on the male college blonde and a few more people who were probably his friends.
"Hey Fred," greeted the green Fujita - who was the green chef at the moment- with her most customer friendly voice. "What can I get you today?"
"The usual milady." He answered.
"And drinks?"
Fred turned to his friends, and one by one they answered.
"I'll have an ice tea." Said Honey Lemon.
"Same," agreed Gogo.
"Maybe Lemonade for me." Wasabi answered.
"Mine too." And also Tadashi.
Fred turned to Midori and repeated their orders. " Okay, so that's two Ice Teas and Three Lemonades and-" the male blonde then turned to the little man next to him whose face was hidden under a hat.
He then tipped it up to see what else was on the menu and Midori was just speechless.
Their target was standing right in front of them in the flesh. He wore different clothes, yes, but it was the technopath they were after.
"I'll have a milkshake then." He said, his eyes still on the menu.
Midori made a tapping sound, more like a secret code, using the tray to get her teammate's attention and when the three of them took a careful peak through the serving window, they were as surprised.
"Okay, six tacoes, two ice teas, three lemonades and a milkshake for our main man here." Fred repeated as he ruffled Hiro's hair, making the hat fall off his head, giving the fujitas much more proof that the boy in front of them was their target.
"Coming right up, please take a walk for a while. It'll be ready in ten minutes." Midori answered with a forced smile trying to hide the inner conflict. Tadashi and the gang did as they were told.
But why was Hiro with the college students? She pondered. She figured that he used his pitiful puppy dog eyes to help him. She was pretty sure that the college students didn't know what they had in their hands. She also noticed that the white marshmallow robot they had with them was staring at her.
"Students of SFIT, huh?" Aoi said, popping her head out of hiding.
"Is that white thing a project?" so did Momoi.
Baymax was motionless for seconds, then his head went up and down before he announced, "Scan complete. DNA match. You are the Fujitas. I must warn the others."
The three women were alarmed. Out of reflex, Midori got a shockwave creator from under the table and shot it at Baymax, making him malfunction and shut down.
"How did it know-?!" Momoi couldn't finish her sentence because Midori didn't allow her.
"It doesn't matter now. We have to act fast while our target is still at arm's reach."
While Hiro trailed behind Tadashi and the others, he felt a slight pain in the head. 'A shockwave?' He thought and turned around, only to find that the healthcare companion was nowhere to be found.
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'Maybe he's making sure that the Taco Ladies are using healthy ingredients.' Tadashi had said, 'I'll go check.'
But Hiro insisted that he do it. Of course, he wasn't allowed to go alone. He was accompanied by Gogo. Why not Tadashi? The first time, he was kidnapped from him. Why not Honey? He got lost the second time. Surprisingly, the woman volunteered too. She's what they call a 'brick wall' so surely Hiro won't get taken away easily.
Gogo noticed that Hiro walked faster than he usually did, she even had to quicken her pace just to catch up. "What's wrong, nerd? Why are you in a hurry?" She asked almost irritated.
"I think something bad happened to Baymax. I felt a shockwave, a really strong one." He said, dread in his voice.
"Maybe it's just a power surge or something, calm down." She tried, but to no avail, Hiro kept going.
Baymax was finally in sight and ultimately he ran up to him, leaving Gogo, only to be stopped by Momoi.
"Hey there cutie," she greeted and with a bright smile, "Right on time, here's your milkshake." She then gave, or practically shoved, the milkshake to Hiro, making the child clumsily catch it.
Hiro found her tone of voice really familiar, but he was too worried about Baymax to remember. "Uhm-uh, thanks, but uh, excuse me. I need to talk to my friend there-"
Again, he was cut off, "Oh but dear, please taste my milkshake first and tell me if it's good."
"O-oh, uhm sure." He timidly drank it, but to his shock, Momoi tilted it for him to drink faster, almost choking and letting go of the cup. He pushed her hand away and coughed loudly, "What was that for-?!"
Aoi then approached Gogo and gave her her ice tea, "Here's yours."
The asian woman accepted and tipped it, a gesture of gratitude, before drinking it. "Hey, your ice tea tastes a little different. Not to insult, but yeah, a little foreign to the tongue."
"Don't worry. It's supposed to taste like that. It's actually the reason why people never come back to us." Aoi just shrugged.
Gogo raised an eyebrow at her, "Then why keep it-" but then she felt a sudden surge of pain her stomach as dark spots started to appear around her peripheral view. Not only that, she saw Hiro fall into the arms of the pink server. She was absolutely confused and enraged, "What the heck?!"
But then she slowly fell to her knees as she felt herself go numb.
Aoi walked towards Momoi and helped her carry Hiro. "No hard feelings, missy. You just took pity on the wrong boy on the wrong time and place." The two of them walked towards the taco truck, closed for the day with Midori ready to drive them away with their target, hoped in and bid their farewell.
"Don't worry, you'll survive." Aoi reassured with a grin, "If someone finds you in time that is."
Gogo could only watch as Hiro was taken
away by three taco ladies.
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Gogo's eye fluttered open and all she saw at first was white. Her senses slowly got used to her surroundings only to realize that she was in a hospital room. She saw the gang in the room too, but they were too focused on something. She looked passed through her friends, only to see Baymax as a skeleton. It was a very different sight from the very huggable, non threatening design Tadashi originally planned, and well, it gave her the creeps. "Well, isn't that a sight for sore eyes."
"Gogo!" Everyone was surprised to see her awake, but relieved nonetheless. In a second, they were flocking around her like pigeons fighting for breadcrumbs. Same goes for the noise. The atmosphere was filled with their worried and curious questions coming at her all at once. It gave her a headache.
"Pipe down! My ears are still ringing!" She shouted. Everyone followed; Tadashi went back to working on Baymax, "Better."
"What happened to you?" Honey Lemon asked.
She growled at the memory, "Those taco ladies put some kind of poison in my drink and took Hiro away!"
They were all shocked, "But why?" Wasabi couldn't help but react.
Gogo didn't understand their reason herself, "Something about taking pity on him on the wrong time?"
Fred was confused, "What is that supposed to mean?"
"Like hell would I know. Bottomline is they are kidnappers!"
The male blonde pouted, "Awww, I thought they were nice. They always gave me free ketchup."
His friends were looked at him in disbelief, "You think they're nice because of condiments?" Wasabi stated, but it still sounded too shallow of a reason.
Especially with Fred's answer, "Dude, it's ketchup."
To the blonde's surprise, he felt a very powerful punch to the back, making him yelp really loudly. Tadashi had just given him one big blow.
"DUDE! IT WAS KETCHUP."
Ignoring Fred, everyone's eyes fell on the inflating healthcare companion, saying its lines and doing its wave.
"Sorry Fred, just needed to activate him." Tadashi apologized quickly as he approached his project once again.
"Oh, so you agree with me on the ketchup thing?"
"Nope."
"But KETCHUP!"
"Oh hush it, nerd!" Gogo shouted, ultimately earning the response she wanted.
"Hello, I am Baymax. Your Personal Healthcare Companion. I heard a sou-"
"Yeah, buddy, that's great," Tadashi was all happy Baymax's standard procedures weren't damaged at all, but they needed answers so there wasn't really time to celebrate that, "What happened back there? Do you remember anything?" He asked.
And of course, Baymax knew the answer. "It was the Fujitas."
"The Fujitas?!" Everyone was shocked.
"I've been buying Mexican food from our arch enemies?!" Fred was mind blowned, he needed to hold his head for support, "Wow. I should have remembered that one spongebob episode with the ice cream truck and stuff."
"Are you sure they're the Fujitas?" Tadashi tried to confirm, and that Baymax did.
"The three taco ladies' biometrics match the Fujitas' biometrics. I am one hundred percent certain."
Everybody was speechless by the new found information they had.
It would have been much easier to find Hiro if normal kidnappers took him, but the Fujitas were not as naive. They had hundreds of hideouts in San Fransokyo, and Big Hero 6 didn't even have their armors.
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A/N : Thank you all for the reviews! I'll start replying to them again in the next chapters.
Don't get me wrong, college is still hectic and I'm currently trying to learn magic to raise my grades to at least a C.
I just needed to do something to relieve my stress, and leaving you guys with a cliffhanger after not updating for a long time is one of them /shot. Kidding.
I love you guys, and thank you for continuing to read this fan fic!