Author's Note: *Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!* Um…was last chapter not worth writing home about? Or was it posted at the wrong time? Could someone please let me know in the reviews or PM system?
Not the announcement chapter, glad some people were reassured by what I said in it.
Also, next update will be May 27th, just to let you guys know. Enjoy!
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When Honey Lemon stepped on the gas, she thought that it would have been better if Go Go were behind the wheel.
On the other hand, she was sure Cass would appreciate her car not being in the bottom of the ocean like Wasabi's was at the moment.
Then she thought of how many pedestrians would be put at risk from the speed. Anything from someone crossing the road to a child chasing a ball crossed her mind.
And then she thought of how inexperienced she was with driving fast in the first place, and immediately regretted making the decision altogether.
Honey Lemon barely even got the car moving when she felt something tuuugging the truck from behind. Fact: Globby used to be a human until he stole her Chem-purse and became covered in countless chemicals. How he managed to survive the experience still baffled her, since she knew how deadly chemistry was in the wrong hands. Fact: his primary form was a humanoid figure of average height that looked as though he were covered in purple slime that he could control at will. Fact: he could now change his form to whatever he could think of. Even chocolate. Which he ate.
Baymax questioned if it counted as auto-cannibalism when Globby himself was not completely made of chocolate.
So, instead of driving off and attempting to invoke a car chase that would have most likely resulted in tragic accidents and a visit to the police station, Honey Lemon lifted her foot from the gas pedal slowly applied the brakes, even though the truck was still in place. All it would take was for Globby to suddenly let them go for the force applied to send the truck a distance away. When she was certain that the truck was no longer pulling against Globby, she lifted her foot off the brakes as well. She looked at Cass, who kept her eyes covered as promised when she felt Globby morphing his body close to the driver's seat. Honey Lemon looked back at Globby and smiled nervously.
"Hey!" Globby glared, "I said you had something of mine! I demand it back, now!"
"Alright," Honey Lemon feigned fright, leaning over to pick what fell onto the floor. When she sat up straight again, she quickly tossed what she was holding into Globby's hands, "Here!"
"Thank you –"
That was all Globby was able to get out before his entire body transformed into a gluey mass that stuck to the street. Honey Lemon threw a blue Chem-ball to encase him in ice just to be safe. She pressed her foot hard on the gas pedal and didn't slow down until she took several turns to throw Globby off in the event he absorbed the glue and ice at once.
She sighed with relief when no metaphorical pedestrian with either dog or rolling ball came in her way. But she still maintained the speed limit, just to be on the safe side.
The truck came to a halt as it was close to a gas station. Honey Lemon looked at the rear-view and side mirror in case she saw even the slightest hint of purple coming towards them.
"Is he gone?" Cass asked, her hands still covering her face.
Honey Lemon sighed in relief again, "Yeah, Cass, he's gone."
She smiled as she held up the box, "And he didn't get this, either."
Something clicked! when she squeezed the box. And then the box slowly began unfolding, like paper, and revealed a brass eye, twitching and blinking at them.
"What is that?" Cass gasped.
"I think," Honey Lemon muttered, "I think this is what Globby was really after…"
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Knock! Knock! Knock!
Hiro looked over to the door and smiled at the people coming in, "Hey, Go Go. Miss me?"
Go Go said nothing as she walked – no, heel-toed – over to his bed and leaned over, wrapping her arms around him. Hiro sighed into the embrace, wrapping his arms around Go Go and closed his eyes.
"You doing okay, Hiro?" Go Go asked quietly.
"Panic attack at least four hours ago, nothing good on T.V., wondering where Aunt Cass is," Hiro listed off and then shrugged, "But I've had worse days."
"Good," Go Go nodded. She pulled away, and Hiro winced, expecting a light whack on the head. When he didn't feel one, Hiro cracked open one eye and saw her adjusting his blanket.
For a brief moment, Hiro let himself look at Go Go, watching her move stiffly, as though metal prongs were injected into her body. He felt himself paying attention to how her hair shook ever so slightly, never noticing how soft it really looked in the light. What did it look like when it was long? Did Go Go ever have long hair?
"You know," Hiro started, "I was beginning to think you guys had forgotten all about me."
He made sure that Go Go saw his teasing smile when she turned around. It slipped from his face when he saw the glare.
"Okay, not funny, I get it," Hiro put up his hands defensively.
"You should have seen her earlier," Wasabi walked in, "And all I can say is I do not want to make her mad. Ever."
"Um…when you say 'mad'," Hiro made air quotes, "Do you mean tsundere mad or really mad?"
Go Go groaned, "For the last time, Hiro, I am not a tsundere."
"You're angry on the outside, sweet on the inside. A tsundere."
"No, I'm an ice queen," Go Go emphasized.
Wasabi looked lost, "Okay, weird question to ask, but…what's a tsundere?"
"A tsundere is someone who has a hard time expressing positive emotions around someone they like and so they act aggressive towards them to compensate," Go Go pointedly looked at Hiro, "And by aggressive, I mean act violent. Like punching someone through the ceiling. Which I don't do."
"Yet," Hiro mumbled loud enough for Go Go to heard. She shot him a look and he shut up.
"So, what did the doctor say?" Go Go sat at the foot of the bed.
"I'll be out by tomorrow," Hiro answered, "Just need to make sure I'm not going through anything other than a panic attack. Or PTSD."
Go Go and Wasabi shared a look of concern. Wasabi looked back at Hiro, "PTSD?"
"From…from…you know…" Hiro said helplessly.
"Oh," and Wasabi said nothing else.
"And then there was something he said about counseling," Hiro rubbed the back of his neck. The next part, he muttered quietly, "Don't know how I'm gonna balance that with Big Hero 6 and school, though…"
"Let's just focus on getting you out of the hospital in one piece," Wasabi said reassuringly. Hiro gave a small smile and looked to the television in front of him. He picked up the remote and clicked the power button.
The T.V. flashed to life and the screen showed someone reporting on a recent incident where witnesses saw a purple blob being run over by a truck and then proceeded regenerate itself and chase the people in the truck. Two women, one with long, blonde hair and the other with short, brown hair, were in the truck at the time.
Hiro let the remote slip from his grasp.
"Globby," he whispered. He looked to Go Go and Wasabi, who looked at each other, and then back at Hiro.
"We could try finding them," Go Go began, and then raised a finger for silence, "Or, we could call them."
She held up her phone, rectangular and black, and unlocked it, tapping it a few times before she held it up. Hiro could make out that the speaker was activated on the phone, letting them hear the electric ringing for a few moments before Honey Lemon's voice came through.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Honey Lemon, we saw the news. Are you two alright?" Go Go kept her voice level and calm, but Hiro noticed how tightly she gripped the phone.
"Yeah. We lost him. And, uh, we kinda took something from him by accident," Honey Lemon giggled nervously.
"…what was it?" Go Go sighed.
"Some kind of eye," Honey Lemon explained, "Like it was a part of some statue or something."
"Well, it isn't the first time Globby –" Wasabi started and stopped when Go Go elbowed him.
"Aunt Cass, remember?" She hissed.
"We're on our way to the hospital right now," Honey Lemon continued. There were some noises on her end, someone else speaking in a frantic whisper before Hiro picked up on Aunt Cass's voice, "Is Hiro alright?"
"Yeah, Aunt Cass, I'm awake," Hiro said.
"Hiro! I am so sorry I wasn't there, I needed to get some of your stuff from the bedroom and…and I brought Shiro with me!"
Hiro blushed, "My stuffed rabbit? I thought you threw it out."
"That was my first gift to you! There was no way I was going to throw it away just because you didn't want him anymore."
He looked at Go Go and Wasabi, expecting them to giggle. They were smiling, the kind that meant Aw-A-Stuffed-Animal-That's-So-Cute! Hiro wanted to think that was worse, but if he wanted to be honest, he kind of missed seeing Shiro, too. During the First Month, he wanted Shiro by his side so badly.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
"A-anyways, I'm just s-staying overnight for observation," Hiro stammered out, "So, um…are you two okay?"
"Well, that creep's gone now. Still don't know how it happened, I wasn't looking…"
Hiro noted to ask Honey Lemon about what happened when Aunt Cass was back home, later.
"…and we're almost there, so just sit tight, alright sweetie?"
"I will, Aunt Cass."
"Good. And Hiro? Don't overexert yourself. We'll…"
"I know, Aunt Cass," Hiro nodded, "See you in a few."
"See you in a few," Aunt Cass said in a falsely-cheer voice, "Gotta hang up, now."
Beep!
"First thing when I get out of here," Hiro began, shifting on the thin mattress, "is finding Globby and figuring out what he tried stealing and why."
"We'll take care of it, Hiro," Go Go insisted, "You need to relax."
"It was just a panic attack," Hiro began.
"And if you do something like go after Globby," Go Go added in a slightly raised voice,
"Tadashi's going to have the panic –"
BeepBeepBeepBeepBeepBeepBeep!
Dontthinkaboutitdontthinkaboutitdontthinkaboutitdontthinkaboutitdonthinkaboutit –
"Hiro? HIRO!"
He felt arms wrapped around him, pulling him into a warm chest. His breath slowly started coming back to him, his heart still fluttery. Everything else felt cold. Hiro could barely make out gentle whisperings and calming words, the inflating of Baymax being activated, or how scrunched up his face was feeling.
"Okay, okay, that was my bad," Go Go said as she held Hiro tightly, "I'm sorry…I'm so sorry…"
"Just take some time off, Hiro," Wasabi was by the bed, as well. He engulfed him and Go Go in a hug of his own, Hiro tightly hugging in return, "We'll take care of the city, you take care of yourself."
"Alright," Hiro whispered. He closed his eyes and tried to block out the image of him. Don't think about it, don't think about it, don't think about it, don't think about it….
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"So, now what?" Go Go asked Honey Lemon and Wasabi as they stepped out of the hospital. Cass had entered a few minutes later and wouldn't stop fussing over Hiro, leaving Honey Lemon only a few moments to see him before leaving aunt and nephew alone.
"Globby's out there and he's going to try again," Honey Lemon muttered, examining the eye she showed Wasabi and Go Go only a few moments ago, "And I don't think it will be safe to keep with me. He saw me use a Chem-ball. He'll know who I am!"
"Um, Honey Lemon? No offense, but we aren't exactly hiding our faces when we do patrols," Go Go muttered.
"And he probably put two and two together when he got your purse the first time and became….that," Wasabi shuddered.
"Oh," Honey Lemon blushed, "I still think we should keep an eye out for him. He might something sneaky."
"Well, Fred's on guard duty with…" Go Go paused for a moment before slowly continuing, "with You-Know-Who, Baymax is on Hiro-sitting duty, so that's half the team busy for a while."
"But without Fred's Super-Jumping and fire-breath, we're limiting what we can do on patrol," Wasabi sighed. He paused for a moment and added, "On the other hand, You-Know-Who lost it when we told him about…you know. Right now, Fred should definitely keep him from freaking out again…"
His eyes lit up and he pulled out his phone, "You know what? I'm just gonna tell him to avoid watching the news at all tonight."
"That's gonna be hard to do when we all know how bad Fred is with keeping a secret," Go Go pointed out.
Wasabi sighed and pinched his nose, "Anything else we could do?"
"We could slip something into his drink," Honey Lemon suggested, her fingers to the side of her purse, ready to type in the chemical formula.
"We are not doing that," Go Go glared. Honey Lemon deflated a little. Something vibrated in Go Go's pocket, "Hold on a sec."
She pulled out the phone and opened it up, looking at the text message sent.
Watching movies with T. How's Little Dude?
He's fine, Go Go texted back, Just woke up. Going on patrol. Don't. Let. Him. Know. She withdrew her phone and began running, "Let's grab our stuff from my apartment and we can get rolling!"
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"Hm…" Globby stared at the building, "Lucky Cat Café…"
Two things came to mind: First, he should go in and see if the tuna salads there were as good as everyone he knew said they were. Second, after testing the tuna salad, he should pay a visit to that woman later. See if she knew anything about the box her friend took from him.
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Author's Note: I promised monsterjamvadim a scene between Hiro and Go Go. The original request was a Ship Tease, but I decided to have it more one-sided with Hiro noticing how cute Go Go was for the first time. If you're reading this, monsterjamvadim, I hope you liked what I wrote.
Sorry this chapter isn't as exciting as it should be. Or as long. This was never meant to be long in the first place.
There is a link on Tumblr to watch the episodes of the series. A user by the name of atruehiro has the links. Thank Random Dragon Doodles for this information, it's how I knew about Globby. Globby, on the other hand, was really hard to write because he was just added to make sure this was entertaining.
On another note, this fic won't be going on forever. Hard to write this forever, so I'm aiming for maybe five more chapters before the fic ends. But, to be honest, these chapters will be a bit shorter than I would like them to be.
Please review, I want to know if there is anything I can do or add to make this more enjoyable for you guys!