Hiro stopped at the base of a large pair of double-sliding doors. Cautiously looking through the tented glass, seeing a small majority of people sitting in the waiting chairs and little kids digging in the deep toy chest. He took a breath and slowly walked inside, he was greeted by a middle-aged grumpy looking woman sitting at the front desk.
"What can I help you with, kid?" she said not taking her eyes off the paper in front of her.
"Um, I'm here to see Dr. Gilbert, we had a meeting set for today." Hiro said nervously.
"He'll be in the lab section, down that hall there." she said pointing to the left at a narrow passage leading down a long stretch of doors and glass bulletin boards.
"Thanks." he said quickly walking down the hall. He saw quite a few doctors walking out of different rooms wearing blue scrubs and caps. And as he suspected, the lab was not just down the hall like the lady had said. Ugh, this happens everytime he visits a hospital, someone says 'it's just right down that hall' but in reality, you have to take about 5 or 6 twists and turns before getting to your destination.
Finally, he found the lab section and saw Dr. Gilbert sitting at a desk working on paperwork. Dressed in a fancy lab coat and large black reading glasses.
"Dr. Gilbert?" Hiro said, slowly walking into the space.
"Ah, Hiro." He said looking up from the desk, Hiro couldn't really tell his age, probably around 40-50.
"Um, you said to meet you here?" Hiro asked.
"Yes, yes. Please, sit." Dr. Gilbert said gesturing to the chair on the opposite end of his workspace. Hiro sat. "Now, have you given some thought about my offer?"
"Yes, and, I've decided that Baymax is ready to work in the ICU. He should help a lot of people." Hiro replied.
"Great, I'm sure he will, and remember you can pick him up to go home whenever you need." Dr. Gilbert said smiling.
"Thank you, I guess, it just won't be the same without him with me all the time." Hiro said looking down.
"Don't worry about it, like I said, you can see him anytime. And just remember he'll be helping save hundreds of lives each day. All because of you." He said.
"Acctually it was my brother, he's...well no longer here." Hiro said.
"Oh, I see. And I'm very sorry to hear that." He replied.
"It's okay, so anyways, when should I move Baymax in?" Hiro asked.
"Well it will take us a few weeks to get everything ready for when he comes. So I'll contact you when we do. Let's shoot for somewhere about, a month from now." Dr. Gilbert said.
"Alright, I'll be listening." Hiro said standing up, walking towards the door.
"Oh, and Hiro," Dr. Gilbert said, making Hiro stop and turn around. "I'm sorry about your brother." Hiro just nodded slightly, before exiting the room, and getting lost once again in the maze of hospital hallways.
"So, a month huh?" Mika asked, taking a seat next to Hiro at his lab desk.
"Yeah, I guess it just, won't be the same without him here. I knew it was coming, but now that it's finally here, I-" He didn't know what else to say.
"Well you're doing a great thing, I hope you know that." she said scooting closer.
"Everyone keeps saying that, but, I don't know. I feel like Baymax being here with us helping to protect the city, is also doing a great thing." he replied.
"Well, maybe that's true, but think of all the people Baymax will help. I promise this is the right thing to do." she said, putting a hand on his shoulder. Just then, Hiro's cell phone rang, he was quick to pick it up and answer it. Seeing that it was from Aunt Cass.
"Hello?" he asked putting the phone to his ear.
"Hiro! Honey you have to get home now!" she said rushing her words.
"Aunt Cass? What's wrong?" Hiro asked starting to get worried.
"Just have one of your friends take you home and get here as soon as possibe! I love you!" she said before hanging up.
"What's the matter?" Mika asked.
"I need to get home, now." He said.
"What happened?" she asked again.
"I don't know, she hung up before I could ask her. She said to get a ride from someone, but everyone's gone already, it's Sunday." He said.
"Come on, I'll go with you." Mika said starting towards the door, Hiro grabbed Baymax's charger station and walked out with her. When they got outside, they noticed the sky was getting darker and darker with every block they walked through. When they finally arrived at the cafe', it was almost completely empty, aside from Aunt Cass, who was standing behind the counter when they walked in.
"Hiro, thank goodness you're here!" she said running over and hugging him. She looked up and noticed Mika.
"Uh, should I go back home?" Mika asked, motioning towards the door.
"No honey, you'll have to stay here. We'll call your parents when it's over." she said.
"When what's over? You never told us what's going on." Hiro said.
"We're under severe hurricane warning, it'll start any minute. We have to get off the main floor, now." she said pushing the pair towards the stairs. They didn't hesitate to climb up to the highest level, within a few minutes, they could see the water forming on the streets and the wind blowing over heavy objects. To be honest, they were getting a little scared. Their fear increased when the power had ceased and left them to be in the light only provided by the window.
Hiro looked outside again, only to see the streets lined with access tattered mailboxes and signs that had blown away as if they were made of nothing but paper. They heard a large crash coming from downstairs, making Mika jump and quickly run over to Hiro. As if it were a nateral instinct, lacing both her arms around one of his. He put his arm around her for comfort, which seemed to help.
Nightfall soon took over, and the wind didn't stop. Although the water died down, it was still unsafe to leave the top floor. And that was one of the longest, scariest nights that Hiro would ever remember.
A/N OMG...WHY SO BUSY YOU ASK? BECAUSE THINGS! SORRY FOR THE WAIT. WINTERGUARD WINTERGUARD WINTERGUARD! UHH! BUT ANYWAYS, THIS CHAPTER WAS MORE SUSPENSFUL THAN ANYTHING. TWIST? POSSIBLY, BE SURE TO REVIEW, I LOVE READING THEM! TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK! THANKS!
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