Comments to Your Reviews!:
~ to FistfulofFire: Thanks! I was a bit on the fence about the Fred idea, glad to know you like it. Yep, Fury's going crazy (not that he really shows it) and I have no remorse in making his life miserable, it's just too much fun!
~ to Rochana: Thanks as well and have no fear, I finish what I start. Thank you for adding me to your favorites, it gives me more motivation to keep going.
~ to TryMe626: Your enthusiasm makes me smile, and (of course) thank you!
~ to DeathStar5799: Your request is my command! BTW I love your profile picture, very cute.
~ to PeekABoo (guest): Thanks, like I said above, I was on the fence about Fred's character so it's nice to know others like what I did. Yes, they'll meet the Avengers. Might take a few chapters, and I think you'll be surprised who hits it off with who and why (I hope) but I don't want to spoil anything so that's all you're getting for now.
~ to EiraLuna: Tony and Hiro's 'relationship' will be interesting and amusing for the others to watch, I hope. As for SHIELD, it's not 'bad' but it's not strictly 'good' either. It was made by governments, run by spies, for spies to take care of things no one country could take care of alone. It does a lot of dirty work. It does a lot of good things too. Mostly, Fred gave it such a bad overview because he has issues with it that I'll explain in later chapters.
~ to all readers: up dates come once a week, right now Sunday night/Monday morning, but that might change since I have 3/4 stories in the works so I might have to spread the updates out over the week. If it changes I'll let you know.
And the Conditions Are:
Fury strode through the halls of the mansion, instinctively cataloging everything of value, assessing possible threat, and noting weakness in the design and layout of the building. It was a habit, one that had saved his life many times and one he made sure to keep. Overall, the place looked much like every other wealthy individual's home: clean, stuffy, and utterly impersonal.
Fury was not surprised that this group of vigilantes had asked him to meet here. From what he'd gathered during their meeting the day before and the reports he'd read, Fury expected them to want to meet somewhere more private. Fury was a bit surprised at the lack of Big Hero 6 memorabilia. All the reports had indicated that the mansions main occupant, Fred, was a fanatic when it came to comics, super heroes, and such.
Fury shrugged off the slight surprise; he had other things to worry about. Such as the upcoming meeting to discuss Big Hero 6's 'conditions.' According to his analysts Fury was told to expect conditions involving their identities and school for certain with a high possibility of conditions barring S.H.I.E.L.D from taking their equipment and making copies for their agents use. Fury could respect those conditions and, to a degree, he could accept them. Of course, if they got to make conditions so did he.
"They are in here, sir."
Fury gaze a slight nod to the butler, Heathcliff if his sources were accurate, and brushed past him into the room.
'Ah, so this is where he keeps his collection,' Fury thought glancing around the room at all of Fred's comics and collectables, before settling his gaze on the people staring at him.
"Let's hear the conditions," Fury said bluntly, he wasn't in the mood to play games today.
"Right, the conditions." Hiro licked his lips nervously. "No interfering. San Fransokyo, school, and keeping our identities a secret are our priorities. We don't want you interfering with any of them."
Fury nodded, those were expected, but he needed the exact details.
"Elaborate. . . please." It was almost painful not to make that an order.
"One of us will always be here in San Fransokyo, to keep up our work," Hiro explained. "If something comes up that needs all of us, we'll go. San Fransokyo is our home and our home comes first."
"Of course," Honey Lemon interrupted, seeing Fury's expression become increasingly stonier. "San Fransokyo is only a small part of the world, so naturally saving the world is a higher priority."
Fury nodded stiffly at her before turning his attention back to Hiro.
"School, Aunt Cass will kill me if I don't get good grades," Hiro mumbled. "And I have to finish."
Fury raised a brow. There had been nothing in the reports to indicate Cassandra Hamada was strict.
"I don't see any reason to interfere with your education," Fury said, striving to keep his tone polite. He hated dealing with children. "Intelligence is often more valuable than skill."
Expressions ranging from surprise to amusement flashed across the faces of Big Hero 6, and Fury wondered if he shouldn't have kept that thought to himself.
"And our identities," Hiro continued. "They need to stay a secret."
"I work for a government agency, kid," Fury said dryly. "I think I can keep a secret."
"Yeah," Hiro snorted. "'Cause nobody knows who the Avengers are."
Fury glowered at him, pointedly ignoring the amused looks on the other's faces.
"Now that I have your three conditions–"
"That was only condition one," Hiro corrected.
"Condition one?" Fury repeated, not bothering to hide his irritation. It was quite rewarding to see the boy squirm as he glared at him.
Hiro swallowed and under the table Honey gave his hand a reassuring squeeze. If the man was already mad at them then he really wasn't going to like conditions 2 and 3.
"Yes. School, work, and our names all fall under condition one: no interfering." Hiro took a steadying breath and looked Fury straight in the eye, resisting the urge to hide under the table. "Condition two. We can leave whenever we want. If we decide we've had enough and don't want anything to do with you, you let us go and leave us alone."
Hiro's face whitened as Fury released the full force of his glare.
"And what," Fury asked, voice as deadly as poison. "Is your third condition?"
Hiro shivered and opened his mouth, but it was Fred that answered.
"We'll let ya know."
Fury snapped his gaze to Fred who was lounging in the arms chair, feet dangling over one of the armrests and idly flipping through a comic.
"Let me know?" Fury spat. If looks could kill, Fred would have been vaporized.
"Yep." Fred lazily looked over at Fury. "Consider condition three a 'you owe us a favor' condition."
Fury stared at the boy. Everything about Fred screamed 'lazy idiot' but there was something in his eyes Fury didn't like. There was a glint there, a barely noticeable calculating gleam that Fury didn't trust. It was almost as if the boy was daring him not to accept the condition.
"Fine," Fury ground out. "I accept your terms. Now, it's time you heard mine."
The door slammed shut as Fury left and Hiro slumped onto the table.
"That," Hiro mumbled. "Was terrifying."
"Studies have shown that after stressful encounters it is best to relax," Baymax informed them. "Relaxing with those you trust, in company you enjoy is highly recommend, as are hugs."
Baymax flopped onto of Hiro and patted him on the head. "There, there."
"We need to work on your definition of 'hugs.'" Hiro's voice was muffled, but he didn't bother to push Baymax off.
"You did good, Hiro," Honey said. "You too, Fred."
Fred grinned at her.
"Yeah, but what was up with the third condition?" Wasabi asked. "I thought we agreed–"
"This way we can change it," Fred interrupted, standing up and stretching. "Well, I'm starving. Let's eat."
"Pizza," Hiro groaned, still buried under Baymax.
"Good idea," Wasabi said. "Fred, why don't we go get it."
Wasabi grabbed Fred's arm and Fred let his friend drag him out of the room.
"Boys," Go-Go sighed. "Didn't even ask what we wanted."
Honey laughed and both women ignored Hiro's squawk of indignation.
"You want to tell me the truth now?"
Fred sighed, shoving his hands into his pockets and slouching. There was no point in lying to Wasabi, he would see straight through him. Wasabi was the one who figured out Fred's home life wasn't exactly ideal and the only one of the group Fred didn't mind being open with.
"About what?"
"Why did you really change the last condition?"
"Because Fury pissed me off," Fred snapped.
Wasabi looked at Fred in surprise. He was used to Fred being a bit more open with his emotion instead of hiding them behind that lazy, carefree attitude, but he'd never heard Fred sound so harsh before.
"How so?"
"You saw what he did! After Hiro told him the first condition he nodded like he was expecting it, because he was, and then when Hiro told him there was more. . ." Fred trailed off, scowling at the sidewalk. "If looks could kill Hiro'd be dead right now!"
"If looks could kill, you'd be a smear on the wall with the way that man was looking at you," Wasabi said dryly.
"Yeah, I don't think he likes me much." Fred laughed. "Ya think he'll go all evil villain and try to kill me for real or something?"
Shaking his head at his friend's attitude, Wasabi threw an arm over Fred's shoulder.
"Come on. We should hurry so we can get back before Honey and Go-Go get bored and try to braid Hiro's hair again."
Laughing, the two men traded grins and took the long way.
Author's Notes:
Well, there they are, 2 of the 3 conditions. I've got plans for the what the group's 'favor' condition should be but I'm willing to listen to any suggestions. As for Fury's conditions, those will be introduced in the next few chapters. They're not all that important to the story, mostly just the rules S.H.I.E.L.D. expects their people to follow.