Chapter 5: Secrets

Jackie's POV

Walking in alone into the Fransokyo Institute of Technology, Jackie suddenly felt a wave of fear wash over her, which was replaced by exhilaration. She walked to the desk in the lobby, as the receptionist looked up and said with a smile, "Oh, I'm sorry, classes are taking place right now and we cannot accept visitors."

Jackie smiled and slid a piece of paper towards her. The receptionist looked at the paper, and had a startled look on her face. She looked up at Jackie.

"Oh, yes, of course, miss. I should have known", the receptionist said while getting up, holding the door open for Jackie.

Jackie smiled and nodded. "Oh, it's fine, I get that a lot."

Jackie was about to walk down the hall before she remembered. "Oh, could you tell me what room Tadashi Hamada is in right now?"

The receptionist looked for the information on her iPad she was carrying. "Walk down the hall, turn left, and it's the second door on the right", she said, who was scurrying back towards her desk.

Jackie walked towards her destination, her plan already in mind. She swung open the door, looking around to see many shocked faces, for nobody just barged into class like that, especially Mr. Douglas's class.

"Who are you, and what do you think you're doing here?!" Mr. Douglas asked angrily.

"Um, I was sent here by some Hiro Hamada? He said he needed his brother. Something about needing him for an important decision, but I have no idea what he's talking about. Which one of you is Tadashi Hamada?" Jackie said while scanning the room for a raised hand. She spotted it. A tall, muscular teenager was walking towards her. The resemblance between them is almost uncanny, she thought.

"Who are you?" Tadashi asked.

"Just a friend of Hiro's", Jackie answered calmly. "Just come with me. He's right outside, waiting for you."

Tadashi followed Jackie down the hall. Just as she said, Hiro was waiting for them outside the building. When Hiro turned around and saw his brother, he nearly broke into tears. Hiro ran up to hug him.

"Um, okay. What was it you needed to talk to me about?" Tadashi said, not understanding the sudden change in Hiro.

"Oh. Just follow me", Hiro said as he began to run off.

"You know I'm not allowed off campus, right?" Tadashi called to him.

"Then check out of school. Say it's for 'family business', okay?"

Tadashi did exactly that. "So what exactly-?"

"No questions right now. They will be answered soon", Hiro said, not wanting him to find out their secret yet.

"But-"

"Nope."

"Can't I even-"

"Sorry, I'll explain everything later."

They walked towards the hotel they were staying at.

"Why...", Tadashi started, but trailed off when Jackie glared at him.

At the hotel room was the entire group, sitting on a couch together, watching television.

"Hey, you guys, why aren't you at school?" Tadashi asked his friends.

When they noticed him, they all ran up to him, all in a group hug, with Honey Lemon crying her eyes out.

"I guess this is just an emotional day, I guess?" Tadashi said, looking confused.

"So guys, what do we tell him?" Jackie said, trying to urge on the conversation.

"Umm...Okay...well, how do I say this", Wasabi said, somewhat embarrased.

"We're from the future", GoGo said, wanting to get this over with, and wanting to get back to their time to practice some new sick skateboard tricks.

Tadshi looked around with a pale and blank face and saw all the serious faces. He suddenly burst out laughing.

"Ha ha! You really had me there guys. I had no idea you were such great actors!" Tadshi said as he flopped onto the couch. "How did you guys afford this place anyway?"

Everyone gave him a blank stare.

"No, but-", Hiro began. But was interrupted by Tadashi.

"You can stop trying to fool me, I got it."

"Really, we're telling the truth. We got the technology from Krei to build the time teleporter, so we could come back here and save you", Wasabi said solemnly.

"Oh. Really. You guys aren't lying. Well, if that's true well then...I guess I have to. But I was planning to take Hiro to my 'Nerd' school tonight. You know, for the presentation to get into school, you know? Is that going to explode the universe if I don't? Tadashi asked, playing along with their game.

"Yes yes it will. Umm, well, how will we do this? You have to go in with Hiro, um not this Hiro, the other one. Anyways, you do that, and what happened last time, afterwards, well, you...kinda..., anyways, all that matters is that Hiro got in, okay?" Honey Lemon explained.

"Right. So I just be normal and do whatever I was going to do before. Okay, if there's no further 'instructions', I'll just leave and 'plan' for tonight. Goodbye, guys..."

"*sighs* You just don't get it, do you?! This is actually happening!"

"Sure...I'll see you guys tonight, okay?" Tadashi said as he walked towards the door. As he exited, everyone in the room was stunned. That did not go according to plan. At all. As they reflected, they realized they sounded pretty crazy. I mean, who would just outright tell them that their from the future? Suddenly, Tadashi popped back into the room.

"Hey, who is this, anyways?" Tadashi asked, indicating Jackie.

"Just a friend, Tadshi. I met her a few days ago at some...place. Don't worry about her, okay?" Hiro said, waving off any further conversation.

"Okay, then. See ya guys."

Tadashi exited out the door slowly. As the door clicked shut, everyone sat on the couch and began discussing plans.

"All we need to do is to make him leave the school before the explosion" Gogo said, before popping another bubble of bubblegum.

"Yes, but how, without the past Hiro noticing he's gone?"

"Someone has to take him somewhere else. While we do that, but who?"

"I will!" Wasabi said, raising his hand.

"All right, it's settled. All the rest of us take Tadashi, while Wasabi distracts Hiro."

"What if i run into my past self? How will I get around without anyone noticing two different Wasabis in different clothes? My style was terrible back then! Nowadays, my clothes are good-looking, like my face. But still, how do I pull that off? The plan I mean, not my face." Wasabi asked and rambled on, while Jackie was looking at Wasabi strangely, wondering what was wrong with him sometimes. But still, she thought that Wasabi's question was an important topic. In fact, she was about to ask that herself.

An hour before the presentation at the school, everyone was on the floor, knocked out, with Jackie standing above them smirking.

"Thanks for telling me your secrets. If I hadn't believed you at first, I might have not gotten this information. At least you told me the location of the teleport. Imagine if I got that to my boss...Oh, wait, I am the boss!"

She turned and left the room, with her hair whipping the air behind her.

Wasabi slowly woke up. The poison wasn't strong enough for his larger body. Hey opened his eyes just in time to see dark hair swish behind the closing door.