Beep! Beep! Beep!
Felony Carl whistled a tune as he emptied out the bag of popcorn into a bowl, and added a light seasoning of pepper. Globs has a point, this does make the popcorn taste better. He recalled how it was his boyfriend's choice of seasoning for the popcorn when they watched evening shows together.
But Globby was running late this evening, Felony Carl figured it was because he was at Krei-Tech to help advertise their newest model of phones. The company even shipped them both a free model for helping them increase sales, though Felony Carl had to get a phone case before using his new phone, as they were rather slippery, he blamed the oval shape of the K Phone for that.
"Meow!" He looked down, noticing Blizzard hopping onto the couch. The white feline crawled onto his lap, and Felony Carl treated him with some ear scratches.
"Who's a good kitty? You, of course, are the bestest kitty of them all." Felony Carl hummed as he petted Blizzard. The cat was like a child to him and Globby, they loved to spoil him with love and affection.
"Whoo!" He grinned, seeing his boyfriend enter the room. "What a day Felony Carl!"
Felony Carl waved him down. "Yo Globs, you're just in time, Extreme Celebrity Whistling is on."
"Oooh." Globby took a seat. "I'm rooting for Bluff Dunder."
"His trilling is impeccable, reminiscent of a turtle dove." Felony Carl added. Blizzard hopped onto his shoulder and lovingly nuzzled him. "How are you feeling, Globs?"
Globby flashed him a smile. "I feel great! For the first time in my life, I feel truly happy with how I'm going in life."
"I am elated to hear that." Felony Carl wrapped his arm around his boyfriend's shoulder. "Popcorn?"
"Nah, I'm good." Globby turned his left hand into a chocolate bar, his favorite snack of choice when watching tv.
"And now for our next contestant." One of the judges panned the camera to the well-known news reporter walking on-stage and grabbing the mic. "Bluff Dunder!"
"Thank you, here's a little something I like to call: Ominous Doodle." Both boyfriends watched the program with content as Bluff Dunder whistled a rather spooky tune.
As if his small musical number was foreshadowing, a familiar blue-purple glob swirled around at the back of Globby's head. Blizzard opened his multi-colored eyes and bared his teeth at the intruder in one of his dad's bodies.
But Nega-Globby just laughed at the cat, no feline would stop it from its plans.
Ferns and Nerds group chat:
Wasabi: Who here is upset about Bluff Dunder's elimination in Extreme Celebrity Whistling?
Mikan Ferns: No one
Wasabi: : (
Sara Ferns: Hey! I was also sad about it! He did good!
TheLittleMermaid: Yeah he did wayyy better than Bolton Gramercy, idk why Aunt Cass thought he deserved the W
Hiro Hamada: Bolton's whistle was more uplifting
Honey Lemon: It lacked character!
Rachel Rosemary: its a whistle
TheLittleMermaid: Hey Rach! You agree that Bluff Dunder should've won the next round, right?
Hiro Hamada: No Bolton deserved the win!
Rachel Rosemary: I don't like whistling guys. Its loud and hurts my ears?
Fredzilla: That's fair!
TheLittleMermaid: But it's music!
Rachel Rosemary: Not to me lol
Hiro Hamada: can we switch the topic?
Hiro Hamada: cat,jpeg look at Mochi
Sara Ferns: KITTY
Mikan Ferns: Draw me like one of your french cats Katie
Rachel Rosemary: NO-
TheLittleMermaid: Mikan W H Y
Hiro grimaced and put down his phone. "Remind me to never send cat pictures in a chat with Mikan."
"Yeah, that's a recipe for disaster." Ari nodded. She then noticed who was entering the cafe and gagged. "Uch, Cruz alert."
"Uhg." Hiro groaned as the chief of police walked up to the counter. Diego had been coming in for the past week, and it was driving them nuts.
"Good morning Cass." He tipped his hat off to her.
"Good morning, Diego!" She handed him a cup. "I have your order ready. Half-caf latte with whole milk."
He chuckled. "Am I that predictable?"
"Yeah." They both laughed. But when Diego sipped his coffee, face turned into disgust when she wasn't looking.
"He doesn't even like our aunt's coffee." Hiro pointed out. "Why does he drink it?"
"That's what I'd like to know, too." He jumped up a little in his chair at the sudden comment from-
"Megan!" Ari yelped. "You scared us."
The reporter nervously chuckled. "Sorry, what's up guys?"
"Does your dad have a crush on Aunt Cass?" Fred asked her.
Megan blinked.
Hiro and Ari also blinked.
Then all three of them gagged. "Bleh!" Ari stuck her tongue out. "No way! He's probably just snooping in the cafe on a stakeout."
"Fred is correct." Baymax told them. "Chief Cruz is showing physiological signs of attraction. An excess of norepinephrine is causing sweat glands in his palms too-"
"Baymax, buddy, please stop." Hiro cut him off. "I don't want to imagine a romance between my aunt and Diego."
"Me neither." Megan added. "My dad dating? No thank you!"
Ari snorted. "That's ironic considering-"
"We have sweat glands in our palms?" Wasabi questioned. Meanwhile Megan shot Ari a glare, the bandana girl realized what she was about to slip and sent her an apologetic look.
Baymax nodded. "Yes. Over 3,000 per square inch."
"No wonder I sweat a lot…"
"So." The gang turned their heads as Cass continued to chat with Diego while she restocked the muffins. "How are things out on the streets of San Fransokyo?"
"Challenging, thanks to Big Hero 6." Diego sighed.
Cass frowned. "Really? Don't they make your job easier by helping solve crime? I mean if it wasn't for them, the monster crisis would've ended way worse."
"Or it wouldn't have happened at all if they didn't exist." He scoffed. "Once superheroes show up, it's only a matter of time until the supervillains follow."
The cafe owner shook her head. "That's not true. They showed up when the supervillains started appearing, it's the opposite."
But Diego was convinced of his theory. "Sure it seems like that at first. But then villains like High Voltage showed up after they did, and they caused a lot of destruction during the monster crisis."
Ari growled at the mention of the crime-dancers. They didn't ask to be involved with that! She got up from her chair to storm up to the counter, but Megan held her back. "Don't, even if I know that's false, he's stuck on that theory."
"And then we got ones like Globby, and that one mech wrestler that caused a lot of destruction because he wanted to fight one of Big Hero 6." Diego continued ranting. "He even harmed your niece, if Big Hero 6 wasn't around, she wouldn't have gotten hurt."
"Well if Big Hero 6 didn't exist, I wouldn't have a niece either." Cass frowned. "And both Globby and High Voltage aren't villains anymore, I wish you understood that, they're really nice people according to my kids."
Diego frowned. "Once a villain, always a villain Cassie, I wouldn't let your guard down if I were you."
Megan let out a sigh. "Dad, I wish you didn't believe that…" Hiro placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I'm sure he'll change his mind soon." He reassured her. "My aunt can knock some sense into him if it'll help."
Sure enough, Cass was doing her best to debunk the chief's crazy conspiracy. "Well, you do know that my nephew wasn't the most model citizen, right? So by your logic that means he's still a criminal."
Diego paled. "Cassie I didn't mean it like that-"
"Then what did you mean?" Cass placed her hands on her hips. "I don't have a clean record either, does that make me a criminal too?"
The look on his face was priceless in Ari's book. "Well I-" His eyes flickered to the door. "Gotta run, police business!" It was satisfying to watch him run out of the door with his tail between his legs.
"I better go." Megan gestured to the door. "I have a date-" Her face turned red as she noticed the gang's reactions. "A date with lunch!"
"But it's breakfast!" Fred protested.
"It is technically 11:20 AM." Baymax clarified.
Megan just nervously chuckled. "Did I say lunch? I mean brunch, gotta go!" And before any more questions were thrown her way, she bolted out of the cafe.
"I wonder if Megan's seeing anyone." Honey Lemon raised an eyebrow. She was used to seeing that behavior when she was a high schooler too.
"Well don't ask me because I don't know." Hiro sweatdropped. Ari rolled her eyes at her brother's obvious lie. Both of them knew who Megan was seeing, but both girls had requested their relationship to be kept secret, and that included the rest of the gang.
Fred and Gogo raised eyebrows but they didn't push it. "Anyways, the Chief Cruz situation is starting to be a problem." The comic fan switched the topic. "First he's encouraging Megan to find our identities, then he makes comments like that, and now he's at our usual hang-out. This is becoming an issue people!"
Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that. Ari glanced at the door, she hadn't thought about Megan's news article in awhile. Kind of funny, Megan says that she's fine with Big Hero 6 while her dad isn't, plus she's trying to find out who they are. She wasn't thinking that the reporter was lying, but Megan wasn't being truthful either.
"I don't think it's an issue compared to what else we got on our plate." Gogo shrugged. "But agreed. It's annoying."
"Which is why we need a secret headquarters."
"Again?" Wasabi questioned. The comic fan had been pushing the idea since getting Mini-Max back- scratch that, since the monster crisis.
"Freddie brings up a lot of good points though." Honey Lemon defended the comic fan. "It'd be a good spot to talk about superhero stuff without being eavesdropped."
Hiro nodded. "Plus, I'd have somewhere to work on our gear privately, and to keep track of information we have on villains."
"And it's a secret headquarters!" Ari chimed in. They all looked at her. "What? I never got to play in a treehouse growing up, can you blame me for being on Team Fred?"
The gang stared, Wasabi in particular stared at her with watery eyes. "Okay, maybe the secret headquarters is a good idea outside of comic books."
"So it's settled then." Hiro smiled. "Fred, you're in charge of finding a place to use as a secret headquarters."
Fred had the biggest grin on his face. "YES!"
Crash!
He had slammed his fist on the table and sent his plate flying and it crashed onto an empty table. "Oh, sorry."
Ari sighed, getting up to find a broom. "I'll get it."
As for Megan, she had broken into a sprint once getting off of her bus stop. Her dad didn't mind if she grabbed a bite to eat at Joe's Diner after all.
But he would've minded if he knew who she was eating with. All it took for her to recognize her girlfriend was her fluffy blonde hair and blue blazer.
"Hey Juni!" She waved as she walked to the booth Juniper was sitting in, pulling her into a side-hug.
"Great to see you too Meg." Juniper smiled, and the reporter noticed that she had her emotional support rabbit with her, he even was given a little kid's menu. Jackie was trying his best drawing with his paws. "I haven't ordered here, so I'm kind of stuck on what to eat."
"Well lucky for you, I've become somewhat of a regular." Megan winked at her girlfriend.
Juniper playfully rolled her eyes, and unfolded the menu she had. "So, a lot of these choices are hard for me since I don't eat meat."
"Have you thought about getting a vegan burger?" The reporter suggested.
Her girlfriend shook her head. "Not yet, but I had them the other day so I wanna try something else." She flipped open a page. "Does the onion soup taste good?"
Megan made a face. "Not really." She stuck her tongue out as they flipped to the next page. "Oooh, they got veggie wraps!"
Squeak! Jackie's eyes lit up in approval.
"Huh." Juniper titled the page. "I didn't notice that. Great catch."
"No problem." A waitress came over to order their drinks, so they both decided to split a chocolate-strawberry milkshake.
They were chatting about their morning for a good while, until the sound of cheering made both of them look up. Globby had entered the diner with his boyfriend Felony Carl. "Globby! Good to see you again!" Joe greeted the old regulars. "Your favorite table is reserved today."
"Thanks Joe." Globby waved as he and Felony Carl took a seat. They both started chatting amongst themselves, while some of the diners asked for autographs and complimented the glob monster for his appearance on the K Phone commercial.
Megan whistled. "Wow, someone's mister popular." She gestured to the reformed villain. "Hey Juni, do you happen to have any fans about to pop out of a trash can?"
"Ohhh nooo don't joke about it." Juniper hid in her blazer. "I've gotten my fair share of press lately, I don't want anyone to recognize me right now."
"Don't worry, I'm not gonna do that." Megan reassured her. Their hands were brushing against each other now.
And as Megan brushed a lock of Juniper's hair away, staring into her cocoa brown eyes and leaning in for a kiss on the cheek-
CRASH!
That was when disaster struck. Globby's left arm was dyed a menacing purple as it flailed around the diner and broke everything in its path. "Globs!" Felony Carl had his arms trying to hold down Globby's, but it was too strong.
"Globby! What are you doing?!" Joe exclaimed in horror. "Is this because I didn't buy the K Phone?!"
"It's not me!" Globby shrieked in genuine fear. "I've lost control of my arm!"
Megan shrieked as the arm crashed into their table, and knocked the contents of the strawberry milkshake onto them. "Aww, my blazer." Juniper groaned. But quickly got up to shove Megan out of the way of another strike. "What's going on with Globby? It's almost as if he's not in… not in control of himself." She clutched Jackie close to her chest.
That's when Megan realized what was so familiar about that shade of purple. "June, that's the same color as Nega-Globby!"
"Who's Nega-Globby?"
"I have no idea but Globby ate it and now it's back."
"Wait Globby did what-?!"
There was no time to recap Juniper of the previous attacks, as just when Globby managed to regain control of his arm, the SFPD stormed in. Chief Cruz took a look at the scene, Globby's purple arm turning back to normal, Felony Carl trying to help him, the diner a mess, and the money in Joe's cash register spilled out as the chief of police came to a conclusion.
A terrible conclusion. "I knew it!" Diego armed his taser. "Once a villain always a villain! You're under arrest Globby!"
Felony Carl stood up. "It's not what it looks like. Globs was not in control of his actions, plus you're supposed to read him his rights."
"Step out of the way before you're charged with aiding a criminal." Diego snarled.
Megan stood up in anger. I can't let Dad arrest an innocent person! She gestured for Juniper to go out of eyesight from her dad, before running up and standing in front of Globby just as he was about to fire his taser. "No Dad! He's telling the truth, I saw what really happened, it was-"
"Megan, get away from that monster!" Diego grabbed her and pulled her away from Felony Carl. "Officer Flynn, arrest him."
"No!"
But as Officer Flynn reluctantly grabbed the handcuffs equipped to her belt, Globby turned himself into water and slipped into the nearest drain, escaping the wrath of the chief of police for now.
As for Megan… "What were you thinking?!" Her father had a look that was a mixture of concern, fear, and anger. "He could have attacked you!"
"Dad, you didn't listen!" She protested. "He wasn't in control of himself, it was because of Nega-"
He placed a hand on her shoulder. "Megan, I know you like to see the good in everyone. But Globby worked with the same person who tried blowing up the city with a star, he probably changed his mind at the last minute to make himself look good." Diego told her. "Don't worry, we'll catch him though."
"But you're not-"
"Never pull a stunt like this again though." He frowned. "Or else you're grounded for a week."
Megan opened her mouth to protest once more but decided against it, considering her dad wasn't listening to logic at the moment. Criminal past or not, Globby shouldn't be immediately hunted down like a wild animal.
Felony Carl tapping her shoulder brought her out of her thoughts. "Thank you for trying to stick up for Globs." His eyes were glassy and his voice was thick. "I'm sure that it will be cleared up soon, for his sake."
"I hope so too." Although Megan wasn't personally close to Globby, she knew that if it wasn't for the glob monster, San Fransokyo wouldn't be around anymore.
So even if her dad wasn't going to, she'd make sure Globby's name was cleared and the truth was shown.
Ferns and Nerds group chat:
Rachel Rosemary: Hey so everyone don't freak out
Sienna Kline: ?!
Sara Ferns: Oh boy.
Wasabi: I already know where this is going. Just rip the band-aid off Rach
TheLittleMermaid: What happened?
Rachel Rosemary: Okay so Nega-Globby is back and it possessed Globby's arm and forced him to wreck Joe's Diner. Megan was there and she texted me what happened but when the SFPD showed up they didn't listen to reason and now Chief Cruz has told the news that Globby is a fugitive and anyone aiding him is gonna get arrested
Sara Ferns: Oh man that's rough
Mikan Ferns: ….
Hiro Hamada: Mikan?
Mikan Ferns: WHAT
Mikan Ferns: THE
Mikan Ferns: ACTUAL
Mikan Ferns: [redacted]
Gogo: I see the chat censor is working
TheLittleMermaid: Is Mikan okay?
Sara Ferns: She's screaming a rant in the house rn brb
Sienna Kline: I should get her comfort food. I know she and Globby were good friends
Honey Lemon: This is the worst! It wasn't Globby's fault!
Rachel Rosemary: Yeah. Dad's p' angry at the chief for this.
TheLittleMermaid: So am I! I'm gonna whack him with a broom next time he enters the cafe!
Wasabi: Why would you whack your dad?
TheLittleMermaid: NOT HIM. CRUZ!
Wasabi: Oh. Right. Sorry.
Sara sighed as she put down the phone. "That slimy little f-"
"Language!" Her uncle chastised her.
"Tell that to Mikan." She deadpanned, gesturing to her older sister who was cursing up a literal storm in the kitchen.
The rest of their siblings were chilling in the living room. Juniper, who had witnessed the diner incident, was leaning on David's shoulder while she petted Jackie. Sienna had come over and brought snacks to cheer them all up. "Well, I'm sure things will be fixed, they can't arrest the guy that saved the city." The artist tried cheering the mood.
"Pretty sure they've done that with Boss Awesome." Sally pointed out. "He had troubles with the police back in the day, until it was revealed the officer gunning for his arrest was a supervillain himself!"
Momakase paused from chopping carrots. "Well you know what they say, those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it."
"I hope that's not the case for Megan's dad!" Juniper exclaimed. "She'd be devastated!"
"Says the person who's freaking out on the couch because of Mr. Anti-Vigilante." David grumbled.
Mikan eventually stopped wasting her oxygen on screaming, because she rounded back to the living room. "Man I feel so bad for Felony Carl, he and Globby were doing so well together and this happens-" She crashed her entire body onto the couch, nearly hitting Sienna. "Mhmm npht fhr."
"There there." Sara knew how she felt. Even if she wasn't close with Globby as Mikan was, they had spent the holidays with him and Felony Carl. "It'll be okay, Mika."
Her older sister lifted her head up. "Yeah, I know Big Hero 6 will fix it." There was something glimmering in her green eyes that made Sara realize she knew that it was going to happen, she just didn't know why her sister thought that.
But Sara knew that Mikan was telling the truth, and that made her have a bit more faith.
As for the superheroes themselves, they were on the hunt for Globby. "We got to find him before Cruz does." Honey Lemon skated across to another building. They had started searching in the evening, and it was now nighttime. Luckily, Felony Carl had given them a hint on where the glob monster could be, wanting his boyfriend to be safe too.
Honey Lemon could relate. If anything bad happened to Gogo… I don't know how I could keep it together.
"We've looked everywhere." Hiro pointed out through the comms. "The city, the sewers, I've even tried poking through the abandoned subway."
"Did you check Obake's old base?" Fred suggested.
Wasabi groaned on his head. "Y'know there's only so much you can see when your car is part submarine, I've been driving around the area and nothing! Not even an inch of slime."
"Well we got to keep looking!" Honey Lemon felt worry pierce through her chest. "With Nega-Globby back, it's only a matter of time until-"
Splat!
She froze as her boots stepped in something squishy, and she looked down to see a mixture of pink and purple globs. "Honey?" Gogo brought her back to reality.
"I found something."
A few minutes later…
"Yep." Hiro picked up the sample. "Globby's been here." He held it up to Baynax. "Can you scan this?"
"Scanning." Baymax's eyes flashed blue. "I detect traces of Globby and Nega-Globby's DNA within this sample. It appears that Nega-Globby's DNA is slowly rewriting Globby's DNA."
They all paled. "Well, that's not good." Wasabi gulped. "How much?"
"23.6% of Globby's DNA has been rewritten." His calm eyes zoomed in on the brick wall behind them. "It is safe for you to come out now."
"Baymax what-" Before Hiro could finish his sentence, the brick wall turned magenta, and Globby slid down and formed his humanoid shape, albeit somewhat ragged.
Honey Lemon was the first one to approach their friend. "Globby!" She instantly gave him a big hug. "You're okay!"
"Yeah, for now." He pulled away. "You should stay back, I'm not myself."
The chemist stared at him with concern. "What happened?"
"I just lost control of my arm, I don't know what happened." He explained. "I tried to tell people that, but they didn't listen."
Hiro calmly approached. "The SFPD might've ignored you, but some of the witnesses figured it out." He explained. "One of my friends was there, and she figured out what was going on with your arm."
A glimmer of hope shone in Globby's eyes. "Really? Then what's-" But then he groaned in pain, his left arm turning a sickening purple. "No, not again!" As he turned around and grabbed his arm, the gang gasped as they saw the parasite infecting their friend.
Nega-Globby let out a cackle as it sent the arm swinging at the gang. They shrieked and jumped out of the way. "Oh man, Megan was right!" Fred shrieked. "Nega-Globby is back!"
"That's it! Hands off our buddy!" Wasabi armed his plasma dagger and sliced the arm in half, temporarily severing Nega-Globby's control and Globby sighed with relief as his arm returned to its normal pink coloring.
"Thanks for that. I was hoping someone would do that." Globby stretched his arms. "But did you say Nega-Globby's back?"
They nodded, the parasite let out another cackle. "It is on your head." Baymax pointed to the small purple glob attached to the back of Globby's head.
"Wha-" Globby started trying to grab Nega-Globby off. "Get off! This is my brain!"
"That is so wrong." Wasabi grimaced.
Somehow Globby managed to rip Nega-Globby off of his head but it slidded down his arm and disappeared somewhere into his upper body. "How could this have happened?"
"Well, you did defeat Nega-Globby by eating him." Hiro explained. "A part of it must've survived."
"And fed off of your energy until it became strong enough to take over your body." Honey Lemon added.
Globby frowned. "No wonder I've been so tired lately, does that mean he's gonna eventually take over my entire body?! Not just my arm? What'll happen then?!"
The gang paled. "I don't think I want to know that answer." Wasabi stated. If Nega-Globby managed to take over all of Globby… then they would only have one Globby again, but this time, it'd be a more violent threat. And who knows if we could even get our friend back if that happens! "But it's not gonna happen, 'cause we'll stop it."
"Law enforcement has arrived." Baymax pointed out as sirens filled the air.
Hiro groaned. "Oh come on!"
Tires screeched, and fear crawled up their spines. "Get behind me guys." Globby ordered them. They all ran behind the glob monster as he turned into a brick wall just as they heard car doors opening.
"-r eyes peeled." Diego's voice grew closer. "Several reports of Globby in the area."
The footsteps got close to them, then stopped. "Looks like he's been here." One officer picked up the globs that were a mixture of magenta and purple.
"More like Nega-Globby's been here." The heroes relaxed as the knowing voice of Detective Rosemary chimed in. "Doesn't it look like he's trying to fight it off?"
Diego scoffed. "It's ridiculous you keep believing that theory your kid's been telling you."
"It came from your daughter! You should listen to your kid, she has a point! If you just look back at the footage we got from the diner, you'll see that it was Nega-Globby!"
"Big difference."
Clunk! A flashlight was dropped to the ground. "I cannot believe you just said that." Elio said in disbelief. "What kind of police chief are you? Not even giving Globby a chance to explain himself?"
"That'll be enough insubordination from you, Detective Rosemary." Diego replied. "The kind of police chief I am is one that will protect the city from villains, I thought you'd have learned that by now." The footsteps grew away from the brick wall. "We're getting warmer, let's spread out."
"Yes Chief Cruz." The rest of the officers stated, and they heard the cars driving away.
Globby shifted back to his regular shape. "Oh boy, sounds like Chief Cruz is barking up the wrong tree." He mumbled.
"Yeah, poor Elio." Honey Lemon sighed. "I hope he doesn't get fired or anything."
"Well let's deal with this first, we need a place to hide Globby." Hiro pointed out.
"Ooh he can stay with me and-"
"Honey, no."
Fred raised his hand. "You can stay at my house! I'd hide you at our secret base but we don't have one yet!"
"Aww, thanks Fred." Globby placed a hand to his chest.
"In the meantime, Globby can you lift your arm?" Honey Lemon pulled out a vial and grabbed some slime off of his arm as he extended it. "I'm gonna solve this. Don't worry, everything is going to be okay-" She froze as Globby whimpered. "Oh did I accidentally take too much?"
He sniffled. "I'm fine it's just-" He wiped away a few tears. "What did I ever do to deserve great friends like you?" He pulled all of them into a group hug.
"Well, you did save millions of people in San Fransokyo from an exploding star." Wasabi pointed out.
"Oh yeah, I earned this."
They all laughed at that, a hearty chuckle to lift up their spirits.
The next day at Bridgeton was irritating at best in Ari's case. She didn't want to have to go, seeing how her aunt looked worn down running the cafe today and wanted to stay and help, but Cass insisted that she was fine.
However, what made this today annoying was that everyone was gossiping about "The Globby Incident" as it had been dubbed by Ambrose, who instantly poked his nose in the latest event in the city and put it on blast through the school newspaper.
"Man I wonder if that guy was just pretending to be good all along, y'know?"
"No way! He wouldn't have prevented the giant flood if he was bad, if he didn't do that, my aunt's family would've lost their homes or worse!"
"This whole thing is dumb, clearly there's another crazy monster person out there and we're getting a repeat of the last crisis."
"I feel bad for Globby, he's really nice." Ari herself even added. She didn't mind partaking in the gossip with some of her friends, as long as they were keeping their heads about it.
It was around lunch when things had gone to the dogs.
Janice continued bringing up the incident as she stirred her half-warm chili. "Can you believe the nerve of some people? My classmates in ceramics have been spreading that Globby was evil all along and that this was some ploy to let our guards down!" She slammed her spoon down into her bowl. "Uhg!"
"Chill Jan, what did your lunch ever do to you?" Chad winced.
"It was cold."
Claira then spoke up. "I don't think Globby would've saved the city for some ploy, he's not an evil mastermind, I think maybe he was having a bad day or something."
Oh yeah he had a bad day alright. Ari wanted to say that it was because of Nega-Globby, but that was a bad idea.
She didn't want to make the student body go into a panic, especially how some of her peers were now scared for the city since Chief Cruz decided Globby was guilty without proof. And he claims that poor Globby is the monster, tch. Ari scowled. He has no idea what truly makes a monster.
"You could say that again." They all turned as Megan walked up to the table, with her lunch consisting of pizza and the free cookies they all got. "Mind if I sit here?"
Chad and Claira scooted their seats a little. "Sure, come on down!" Chad waved her down.
She smiled and sat between the two. "Thanks, so you guys are talking about the Globby incident, right?"
"Sort of." Ari shrugged. "I think we're about done." She honestly wanted to change the subject, shooting a glance at Megan. "What about it?"
"Well, I was actually there, so I saw what happened." Megan explained.
Everyone at the table except Ari turned to Megan with curious eyes. "Really?" Janice questioned. "Spill the deets then!"
"Well, the reason Globby trashed Joe's Diner was because it wasn't actually him in control, it was Nega-Globby." The reporter told them.
"Wait, you mean that Nega-Globby is back?!" Claira paled. "Oh man, I hope Big Hero 6 stops that thing!"
Ari scoffed. "Obviously they will." They all turned to her. "What? Is there something on my face?"
"Are you okay? You seem off today." Megan frowned.
"Gee, maybe it's because you're inciting panic today?" Ari snapped back. "Did you have to talk about Nega-Globby? You gonna put that in your Big Hero 6 article?"
The reporter had her mouth gaped open like a fish, only for a brief moment. "Excuse me?!" Megan slammed her hands on the table.
"No, you're not excused." Ari got up. "How dare you talk about Globby. It's your stupid dad that has him on the run for no good reason!"
"And that's my fault?!"
"You're his kid, you were there! You could've done something to stop him!"
Everyone else at the table stared at each other awkwardly. "Uh, should we intervene or-" Chad gestured.
"If they get violent, we'll grab a teacher." Janice reassured him.
Megan continued to stare at Ari like she had grown a second head. "That is not how it works! I don't know what's your problem, but I tried my hardest to get my dad to listen that it was Nega-Globby and not Globby that wrecked Joe's Diner. I've been trying to get him to listen since then but he's stubborn as a mule!"
"Well you should've tried harder!" Ari snapped back. "If he ends up trying to arrest my-Big Hero 6 after this… well you probably wouldn't care about that, would you?"
"Ari honestly what the heck?! I don't want him to arrest Big Hero 6!"
"Then why do you keep trying to find out their identities?! So your dad knows which house to go to when he arrests them?" Ari gestured with her hands. "Forget it, until you're done being an enabler, don't talk to me." Before anyone else could say anything, the bandana girl stomped off.
Claira was the first to speak up. "Well… That happened."
Megan groaned as she sat back down. "Hey, you did nothing wrong." Chad reassured her. "I don't know why Ari said that stuff, but it's not your fault that your dad's trying to arrest Globby. I'm sure you did your best to get him to stop."
"I did." Megan crossed her arms. "But I don't know why she's blaming me."
Superhero Squad group chat:
Flame Jumper: Hey guys good news! I found a place for our new HQ
Chem Girl: Yayyyyy
Captain Cutie: Good job Fred!
Flame Jumper: But also I got bad news
Ariel: Uh oh
Flame Jumper: So Nega-Globby managed to control both of Globby's arms, so that's a big problem and I had to instantly take Globby to our new HQ spot. Sadly I can't like leave him bc we're worried his legs are gonna get controlled next ;-;
Red Panda: Oh no D :
Chem Girl: Nooooo omg poor Globby!
Flame Jumper: I hope that cure your working on is going well soon HL, he's gonna need it soon
Captain Cutie: I was just about to check
Chem Girl: Oh yeah feel free to come over Hiro, I could use a second opinion.
Chem Girl: I vaguely texted Karmi about the issue, she gave me some advice but I'm still stuck XP
Ariel: Aw. I wish I could help
Flame Jumper: You could come over with donuts if you want
Ariel: Oh okay then : D
"Huh." Hiro hummed as he looked down at his GPS, then up at the abandoned building. "I should've figured Fred would've picked a place like this."
"What is this place?" Ari stood behind him, carrying a box of Lucky Cat pastries for Globby to sample.
Baymax scanned the area. "I detect traces of chocolate, nougat, caramel, and tree nuts."
Ari tilted her head. "A chocolate factory?" She turned to Hiro. "Like... in Willy Wonka?"
"Seems like it." Hiro shrugged. "Can't stay long though, I have to check on Honey Lemon, but let's make sure Globby can stay up."
"Okay then."
They opened the doors to the old factory, vines decorated the old machines, the scent of chocolate wafted in the air, and Fred was chilling in the middle playing Uno with Globby and Mini-Max.
The comic fan perked up once seeing them. "Hey guys!" He was in his ultra armor and he drooled at the sight of the box Ari brought. "Oooh, you brought treats!" He reached his hand to take one but Ari smacked it away.
"These are for Globby! He needs energy to keep that pest away." Ari huffed.
"She's not in a good mood." Hiro explained, shooting her a glare. "She and Megan got into an argument."
Ari crossed her arms. "It was not an argument! I'm right and she's wrong."
Fred winced. "Oof, sounds rough."
"Yeah, I've been trying to get her to back down but she's stubborn." Hiro gestured to her. "I keep telling you Ari, Megan's not responsible for keeping Chief Cruz in check, leave it be." He hoped they talked it out soon, otherwise it would make things in the group chat very awkward…
Ari ignored him and handed the pastry box to Globby. "Here, are you doing okay?"
Globby took a chocolate frosted donut. "I've been doing fine, Nega-Globby hasn't tried taking over-"
Splat! A purple glob smacked Ari in the face. "Except for that, it's settled for slowly driving me insane."
"I can see that." Ari wiped away the gunk off of her face. "Fred? Why did you pick a chocolate factory? Do you just want a chocolate river? Are you gonna recreate that creepy tunnel scene?"
"No I'm not!" He protested. "This was built by my great-grandfather Fredediah Frederickson. No one uses it anymore since it's outdated, but my family still owns the property so we can use it as a secret base!" He tapped his claws on the rusty machines. "Still gotta hire a contractor, Heathcliff is helping me find a good guy for the job."
"Huh, neat." Ari smiled. "So do I get an invite?"
"Of course!" Hiro wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "But wait until this place is fixed up a little, I don't want you to fall into any of the machines and turn into a chocolate bar, you'd try eating yourself!"
"I would not!"
Globby turned his arm into chocolate and nibbled some of it. "I mean, it's not that much of a problem."
"Until then! I will stay and guard our gelatinous friend from the fiend inside of himself!" Mini-Max jumped on the table, scattering the Uno cards. "For justice and friendship!"
"Aw man, I had two cards left." Fred huffed.
Later…
Hiro watched with boredom at the glass tubes of the lab while Honey Lemon fiddled with the petri dish. Man, I bet if Karmi was here, she'd be able to help. But due to distance, the biotech major could only assist with a phone call.
He had eavesdropped a little when Honey Lemon called Karmi for some more advice on the biotech side of the issue. Thankfully, Karmi didn't press too many sensitive details about things, and did the best she could to advise Honey Lemon on what to do.
But that just made the reality of her not being here to help hit harder for Hiro once the call ended. "So, still stuck?"
"Yeah, I can't destroy Nega-Globby's cells without destroying Globby's cells." Honey Lemon sighed. "I could try and turn Globby human again, but there's a high chance of Nega-Globby taking him down with it."
Then, a lightbulb hit Hiro. "What if we didn't destroy Nega-Globby, but instead made it stronger?"
"So that it'd be able to burst out of Globby and we wouldn't have to risk hurting our friend, it's gross, but genius!" Honey Lemon added. "I can totally do that!"
"It is very dangerous though." Baymax warned them. "The stronger Nega-Globby becomes, the more difficult it will be to contain."
"I can work with Wasabi on just the solution for that problem." Hiro clapped his hands. "But after that, we'll get our ultra armor, find a nice isolated spot, and say goodbye to our sticky situation!"
The chemist snickered a little at the pun. "Oh, I can't wait to tell Globby! He'll be so happy!"
But with Globby, he was anything but happy.
He didn't finish off Nega-Globby, who trashed his favorite diner and got him on the run, and worried not only his friends, but he didn't even know how his boyfriend was doing. A part of him feared the last time he'd ever see Felony Carl was when he put him in danger.
"There's only one way I can make things right." Globby sighed. He used one of his arms to make a sheet of paper, and then turned one of his fingers into a pencil as he wrote a farewell note.
Dear Big Hero 6,
Thanks for trying to help me but I'm too dangerous. I don't think Nega-Globby can be defeated this time so I'm going far, far away so it doesn't hurt you and the city and everyone in it. This will be the last time you ever hear from me. I know what will happen when Nega-Globby gets complete control over me, please tell Felony Carl that I love him and that he was my whole list.
From Globby.
Finished with his note. Globby placed it next to Mini-Max, the small robot had drained out of battery and was recharging. By the time he woke up or if his friends came back to check on him, he'd be long gone and it'd be for the better.
The familiar burning sensation of Nega-Globby crawling up his arms made him flinch. "I hope you're happy." He whined, as he shifted his form into a pterodactyl and took flight. "But I'm not gonna let you destroy everyone I love that easily."
Nega-Globby just laughed at him as he flew to the docks. Globby didn't want to exhaust all his strength, so as he flew over the bay, he decided to take a break at a nearby island.
Or what was left of it, Akuma Island was somehow still afloat after its secret lab was destroyed, but it was a former shell of itself. Nothing remained of any of the buildings that were on the island, it was nothing but a pile of rocks and shrubbery. Globby hoped maybe one day the trees would regrow.
Not as if he'd get to see it. "I miss everyone already." He sighed, whistling a tune on a harmonica he created.
As he stared into the faint outline of the city, memories flickered in his head.
Memories of when he was Dibs, struggling to survive with what little skills he had. Memories of when he first became Globby, of how he was approached by Obake in his newfound confidence. Then the memories of his battles with Big Hero 6, his turn to good to save the city from Obake's true plan, when he and Felony Carl moved in, when he became Dibs for a brief moment, and when he spent the holidays with his friends.
Globby didn't know how much time had left, but considering he was starting to feel Nega-Globby crawl down to his left ankle, it wasn't very long.
"I just wish I could've said goodbye to Felony Carl…"
Whoosh!
"Huh?" He looked up and there was Baymax, flying in with the rest of the team on his back. Oh no… "Leave! Go on, get! I'm a monster in exile!"
"Calm down drama glob." Gogo rolled her eyes at him. "We're here to help."
Globby sighed. "I don't have much more time! The best thing I can do to help is to get as far away as possible before I-"
"Woah, hey! We already have a solution, oh my gosh no need to self-sacrifice yourself!" Honey Lemon shouted, horror in her eyes. "We would've never let it come to that. Please give it a try."
He was hesitant, and nervous, but… he didn't want to have to say goodbye anytime soon. "Okay, I will." He gulped.
And thus, Globby stood in the center of the island, Honey Lemon digging through the dirt to create a small ring. Just as she finished, a purple bot flew in. "Right on time, Skymax!" Hiro ran up to him, pulling out a vacuum.
"What's that?" Globby questioned.
"This is the Glob Vac, it's what we'll use to trap Nega-Globby after we expel it out of your body." Wasabi explained.
Honey Lemon tapped her chem purse. "So what we're gonna do is strengthen Nega-Globby so it'll burst out of you-"
"Burst out of what?!" The glob monster looked very unsure. "Isn't that the opposite of what we're doing?!"
"Either way, we'll have to fight him. But at least this way is the least dangerous." Fred pointed out. "And we're far away from the city so no one else will get hurt."
"Can we just go with Plan B? You have Plan B, right?"
Baymax shook his head. "We do not. Globby, do you still want to go through this?"
"Well like you said, either way you'll have to deal with Nega-Globby." He shrugged. "Better get it over with."
The gang got into positions behind debris, ready to pounce. "Ready, Globby?" Honey Lemon asked him.
Globby looked hesitant. "No, but let's do it anyway."
"Okay." Honey Lemon walked to where Wasabi was positioned, and armed her bazooka. "One… Two…"
Beep!
A chem ball fired straight into Globby's chest, and dissolved into his body in green fizzles. He waited a moment, then another. "Um, I don't think it worked-"
Then he screamed as the burning sensation returned tenfold and he felt Nega-Globby trying to push out of him again. But this time it was stronger and it felt like the stuff keeping him together was about to tear apart as he struggled to keep Nega-Globby down.
It couldn't last forever, and as he felt it crawl up his throat, he gagged and threw up the invading glob monster out of his body for good, collapsing next to him into a pile of purple gloop.
"Blech, I don't think I wanna eat yogurt anytime soon." Fred gagged.
On the other hand, Globby felt relief as he no longer felt Nega-Globby squirming around in his body. "Hey, I'm just regular Globby again! It worked!"
"Now Hiro!" Gogo shouted. Hiro quickly activated the Glob Vac and began sucking Nega-Globby in. However, Nega-Globby then used its newfound strength to grab the Glob Vac with his hand to cease the vacuuming.
Hiro screamed as he was tossed into the air but was luckily caught by Baymax, who flew up to catch him and he scrambled onto the robot's back. "The Glob Vac!" Nega-Globby had it in its arms and effortlessly tossed the machine behind it.
"I'm on it!" Gogo activated her hover disk and flew to the rubble where the Glob Vac was buried. She titled the disk as Nega-Globy swung at her right, but then it used its other arm and smacked her back into the others. "Gogo!" Honey Lemon tossed up a chem ball that created a soft surface for the engineer to crash into. "Are you okay?" She skated over.
Gogo brushed off bits of dust on her shoulders. "Barely even a scratch, don't worry."
"Well we have things to worry about now, it's getting bigger." Hiro pointed to Nega-Globby, who was growing in height, even bigger than its first rampage. "Surround it!"
Baymax flew overhead of the rampaging glob monster as Fred bounced in, flashing it with headlights. Nega-Globby screeched while Wasabi and Gogo flung disks and laser blasts at it respectively. Honey Lemon stood atop the rubble and fired rapid attacks with her bazooka.
With their foe distracted, Hiro grabbed the Glob Vac and once again tried sucking in Nega-Globby. "Just a little bit more…" He murmured as Nega-Globby started growing smaller and smaller due to the constant attacks.
Despite the bright light flashed its way, Nega-Globby opened its red eye, grabbed a nearby rock, and threw it at the Glob Vac. This time, it snapped the tube of the Glob Vac in half.
"Oh no." Baymax stated as Hiro realized what happened and the vacuuming ceased.
"Oh come on!" Hiro groaned. Thankfully he anticipated this and pulled out his phone to call Skymax to bring the backup Glob Vac, but he wasn't sure how long it'd be until Skymax arrived.
Meanwhile…
Elio internally groaned as he and his fellow officers scouted the docks. I really wish I was home with Sarah and our girls right now. But no, someone noticed Globby flying over to the docks and they had to search for him because Diego still wasn't listening to reason.
"Hey, Elio!" He turned around as Kato walked over to him, carrying a box of donuts. "There's no sign of Globby, so some of us broke out the snacks, want one?"
"Sure." Elio took a chocolate frosted donut. "Please tell me that Diego is calling it in for a night, right?"
Kato shook his head. "Nah, I'm also skeptical if Nega-Globby is back or not. But still, I'd have rather gotten Globby's side of the story than instantly pull the trigger."
"Agreed." Flynn, the officer who had witnessed the diner incident, chimed in. "Surprised you're not starting a riot by now Elio, you're all about justice n' stuff."
"I'd like to keep my job, thank you very much." He sweatdropped. "Can we change the subject?" Besides, he had already called the mayor and the city council about Diego instantly condemning Globby, and the fact that he knew that if the chief caught Big Hero 6 helping their friend… Well, he did not like that answer so he didn't think about it. "Have any of you guys noticed any GP activity lately?"
"Not from my end, no." Flynn shook her head. "You've encountered the Galaxian Pirates the most out of all of us, are they really spying on the city?"
Elio nodded. "Yes, my team has noticed them around, not to mention their attack on Krei-Tech and the snakes." He wasn't going to let his guard down, last time he did, he almost lost his oldest daughter again. I'm not going to let any one of those monsters take away more of my children, or anyone else's for that matter.
"Well, good thing we have Big Hero 6 to also handle those creeps." Kato added. "From what you've told me Elio, they're really-"
ROAR!
They looked up as in the faint distance, where Akuma Island was barely visible, a large purple monster was clearly seen and causing a rampage. "Okay I take back what I said about Nega-Globby not being back." Kato stated.
"I'll call the chief." Flynn ran to alert Diego about what was going on.
"And I'll get the helicopter ready." Elio sighed, already knowing where this was going. I just hope the real Globby is okay…
Spoiler alert: Globby himself was not okay right now.
Nega-Globby had got its second wind after destroying the Glob Vac, it absorbed the rocky terrain to rebuild its size before the gang could knock it down. Then it also began catching the team one by one and sticking them onto its back.
Now, Globby was the only one left, and fear crept up his back as the larger glob monster loomed over, roaring at him as he was backed towards the edge of a cliff.
"Run Globby, run for your life!" Fred shouted to him.
"If he runs, Nega-Globby is probably going to eat us." Wasabi pointed out.
"Oh yeah, I wonder if we'll taste good to it, do you think it'll melt us quickly or will it be slow and painful?"
They shot Fred morbid looks of horror. "Fred, what the heck kind of movies do you watch?" Gogo questioned.
Nega-Globby roared once more, as if to silence them. The gang titled their heads to see Globby curled into a ball into the ground, it was just too much for their friend.
"Globby c'mon, you can do it!" Honey Lemon tried calling out to him.
"Yeah, you beat him once, you can do it again!" Hiro added.
"I also believe in you, we all believe that you can defeat Nega-Globby once more." Even Baymax said his own words of encouragement.
And then, Globby flew into the air.
"Huh?!" Nega-Globby roared.
He himself was having his second wind, turning himself into a butterfly. "Hey, that's pretty good!" Globby circled around Nega-Globby, the larger glob monster turning its body to try and knock him out of the sky, but missing. Globby brought a hand to his lips and let out a sharp whistle to get its attention.
"Nice extreme whistle!" Wasabi cheered, but he yelped as Nega-Globby glared its red eye at him.
Nega-Globby turned into some sort of serpent and lunged its entire body at Globby, who just continued to fly out of arm's reach as thunder boomed overhead. He quickly flew down, making Nega-Globby crash face-first into the ground, but it was quick to pick itself back up and lunged.
"Woah!" Globby yelped as Nega-Globby was practically nipping at his heels. So as he twisted and turned in the air, he jumped onto its back.
I guess we're back
To you and me
He ran to where Wasabi was trapped and pulled him out.
You and me, me and you
Doing this dumb thing we do
Globby also managed to grab Honey Lemon and Gogo too as he sprinted down Nega-Globby's back.
A rematch it will be
To suck up Nega-Globby
Honey Lemon shot chem balls to the ground so as Globby tossed them down, they'd have a safe space to land. "Hold on!" She shouted, shooting chem balls so Hiro and Fred could land safely as well.
Sadly she overshot for Hiro but luckily Baymax was able to catch him. As Fred landed, he noticed Skymax flying in, carrying the backup Glob Vac. He grabbed it out of Skymax's hands but paled as he wasn't sure which button to push. "Hiro! I don't know how to use this, Heathcliff does the vacuuming!"
"I got it." Hiro pulled the Glob Vac to him using one of his magnets, and armed it.
So danger's there but act I don't know
Globby continued to fly high in the sky and avoid Nega-Globby's attacks.
Might feel a bunch of fear
Come on!
It's time for you to go.
He turned and shot himself at Nega-Globby, latching onto its head as it tried to shake him off.
Stand tall, winner takes all
I've earned the right
But one of the sharp ends on Nega-Globby's face pierced through Globby, he yelped as the spears circled and sliced him off.
Gonna grab that right
And take the fight
To my own worst enemy
He crashed into the ground, and Nega-Globby slammed down into him with its mouth open agape.
"NO!" They all shouted as dust filled their vision and the large serpent-like body of Nega-Globby loomed over them, its eye hungrily gazing over for its next meal.
They clenched their teeth and readied themselves. But just as it was about to strike-
A pink spike emerged from its head, and continued down its entire body. Nega-Globby roared as its body was torn apart by none other than-
'Cause my name is Globby!
Globby yowled as he burst threw and landed back down. "QUICK! Use your thing to stop that thing!"
Hiro instantly activated the Glob Vac and fired, sucking up all of the leftover goop so Nega-Globby had no leg to stand on. As it pushed its tiny body up, it faced the entire team.
"You can't beat the original Globby!" The magenta glob monster exclaimed as Hiro sucked up Nega-Globby and it was at last trapped into the Glob Vac.
It roared in frustration as Globby made faces at it. "So was it just me, or did anyone else hear really cool music while we were fighting?" Fred questioned aloud.
"Probably just you." Gogo shook her head.
"Nah I think I heard some too." Honey Lemon nodded.
Hiro chuckled. "Okay random music aside, who's ready to go home?"
"I know I am!" Globby exclaimed.
"You're not going anywhere!" They looked up to see a police helicopter flying above them, with Diego poking his head from the window with a megaphone.
Oh come on… Hiro groaned. "Globby was telling the truth!"
"I know what I saw!"
"Are you sure about that?!"
Fred placed a hand on his shoulder before he could shout back at the police chief. "Let's not antagonize the guy in charge of the police force." The comic fan warned.
"All that happened was that Nega-Globby was trying to take over his body, but it's gone now!" Honey Lemon shouted to Diego.
He didn't listen. "Are you telling me you've been helping this wanted criminal?"
"Yes." Baymax flashed a thumbs up.
"This is not going to end well." Gogo placed a hand on her helmet, already sensing what was gonna happen.
Then, that's when Diego shouted something that shocked the team to the core. "Big Hero 6, you are under arrest!"
Eyes widened, jaws hit the floor, they knew Diego didn't like them, but did he just really use Globby as an excuse to warrant their arrest? It would've been impossible for him to show up right after they vacuumed Nega-Globby, so he must've seen the larger monster on Akuma Island but was just ignoring that.
"We can't go to prison!" Wasabi hissed as Baymax lifted his hands up in surrender. "We have midterms!"
Hiro clicked a button on his phone. "Jetpack boosters!" As soon as he said it, Baymax's jetpack boosters flew in and latched themselves onto the robot's back.
As fast as they could, they all scrambled onto Baymax's back and escaped the island, with Diego glaring at their retreating forms inside the helicopter.
"Sir?" An officer called out to him from the pilot seat. "Should we pursue?"
"No, we'll get them next time." Diego replied. "Head back to the station, I have an arrest warrant to make."
Later…
When Diego got back to the police station, he was surprised to see the city mayor standing at the front desk. "Mayor Saito." He bowed his head to her. "Is everything alright?"
"Unfortunately not." Saito had her hands on her hips as she stared at him unimpressed. "I got a few reports that you were about to issue a warrant for Big Hero 6's arrest, on what grounds?"
"They were aiding the fugitive known as Globby!" He exclaimed. "They bring nothing but trouble to the city, they need to be brought to justice for the good of the people in San Fransokyo."
To his surprise, Saito shook her head. "That may be your opinion, but Big Hero 6 hasn't broken any official laws, according to one of the officers, they were just trying to defeat that Nega-Globby creature." She placed a stack of papers on the front desk. "You may have the right to pursue Globby, as his situation is different, but you have no grounds to attempt any arrests upon any of the members of Big Hero 6."
"Mayor Saito I-" But he was cut off once more.
"This isn't the first time I've gotten reports of you acting in aggression over the superhero issue, it may be more productive of you to focus that energy on improving the police force like you said you planned on doing when you first were elected to this position." Saito told him. "The city council and I's decision are final, you will not, under any circumstance, attempt to arrest Big Hero 6 or antagonize them in any interactions. Is that clear?"
Diego wanted to protest, to tell the mayor the truth, but she had power over him, and if he wanted to continue protecting the city, he'd have to delay his plans for now. "Yes, Mayor Saito." He sighed.
Saito smiled at him. "Then that's all I wanted to say, have a good evening Chief Cruz." She nodded to the man at the front desk, and then exited the station.
While he was angry that she didn't realize how dangerous Big Hero 6 was for the city, he was lucky that the conversation didn't get any worse. Still, none of this villain stuff would've happened if Big Hero 6 hadn't gone into power.
He also had reports of the damage that had been to the city by superhero and supervillain battles, and what if a villain tried to get to Big Hero 6 by taking someone hostage? Like with what happened with his-
He shook his head, thinking about the past wasn't going to change anything, but he could change what would happen in the future, and he wouldn't let the city be hurt by dangerous villains anymore.
Even if that meant having to get rid of the city's "protectors."
Superhero Squad group chat:
Ariel: DID DIEGO REALLY TRY AND ARREST YOU GUYS FOR HELPING GLOBBY OUT?!
Speed Queen: Good evening to you too Ari
Sora: Wait what happened?
Chem Girl: Hi Sora! Is Donald and Goofy there?
Goofy: I am! Donald is driving the gummi ship so he can't be on the phone. He says hi : D
Captain Cutie: Okay so to sum it up, our friend was having a problem with a monster taking control of his body, and after we captured said monster, the chief police, Deigo Cruz, tried arresting us bc Globby ended up being a fugitive bc of the monster controlling him
Sora: Oh no that's awful D: are you guys fugitives too?
Speed Queen: Fred is making a few calls rn so hopefully not
Chop Chop: Man I don't think the Avengers had to deal with this -_-
Captain Cutie: I think the Hulk had a few problems, but not as if we can call SHIELD or anything
Captain Cutie: We'll get there when we get there
Ariel: If he gets to issue your arrest, I'm gonna riot
Chem Girl: Ari please calm down n.n;
Flame Jumper: Good news everyone!
Goofy: Does that mean you guys are safe?
Flame Jumper: Hi Goofy. And YES! We are not fugitives
Sora: Yay!
Ariel: OH THANK GOD
Captain Cutie: She says as the non-superhero
Ariel: Silence
Chop Chop: Phew!
Speed Queen: So how did it go?
Flame Jumper: So I called my dad and the mayor about Chief Cruz's anti-vigilante behavior, and then later my dad called the mayor to get the inside story. And the mayor told him that she told Chief Cruz that he can't arrest us, sadly her hands are tied about Globby but as long as we can clear his name, he'll be good too!
Ariel: Is Globby okay?
Flame Jumper: Dw, he's fine rn. He can stay at our new secret base until his name is cleared!
Chem Girl: Also he has a new trick that'll help him stay hidden!
Chem Girl: dibs,jpeg
Ariel: ? how?
Speed Queen: You know he can turn into ice, or make stuff with his body? Yeah he can also shapeshift into someone to disguise himself.
Speed Queen: We're planning on going to Joe's reopening to celebrate. He's gonna use a different disguise
Chem Girl: I'm really happy it worked out, he can still stay in contact with Felony Carl for now!
Sora: Are you guys okay though?
Goofy: I hope you guys are doing well
Captain Cute: We are, hbu?
Sora: ehhhh, I'm pretty exhausted, ttyl
Chop Chop: So Ari, do you wanna go to Joe's?
Ariel: Do I get chocolate?
Captain Cutie: *groan* Wasabi y
In a different secret base, the screen footage played the scene of Big Hero 6 and Globby fighting Nega-Globby, and then flying away from Chief Cruz. "Huh." Flare commented aloud, gesturing to her older half-brother Burner. "I hope Father doesn't try recreating that mess of a monster, amiright?"
"Do not elbow me." Burner hissed.
His twin Smokey rolled his eyes. "Oh I bet if we can get our hands on that thing, we could maybe try making our own Globby! I could be Smokey-Globby and destroy the city with dynamite I create from my own body!"
His siblings laughed at him. "Haha, if anyone's getting an upgrade, it's me." Flare gestured. "I'm the strongest."
"No, I'm the oldest and strongest, I should get an upgrade." Smokey glared at her.
"No, I'm the one with the most fire!"
"You're the whiniest, you keep getting beat easily."
"Why you-"
The screen turned off. "Silence!" Their father's booming voice made all three siblings quiet down. "We are not pursuing the matter, Lord Indigo wants us to stand by until Lady Voltrax returns."
"But it's been weeks! She's probably long gone at this point." Bruner protested.
Smokey punched him. "How dare you! Lady Voltrax wouldn't be beaten that easily!"
"Exactly." their father, a man with bright auburn hair, fiery red beard, and brown eyes stared at his offspring with amusement. "Don't worry, even if Lord Indigo isn't up to scheming, I'll be sure to step in. After-all, there are more interesting mutants to play with."
Flare stared at her older twin brothers with concern, as their father began to cackle maniacally. "I hate it when Father gets into mad scientist mode…"
"Same." They nodded.
With Dr. Lancer as a father? All three of them knew that they were going to be the test dummies for whatever plan he was cooking up.
AN: hooo boy this was interesting to deal with
first off, no fugitive arc! Seriously I hate that arc sm, mostly because Chief Cruz gets 0 consequences for almost getting the city destroyed bc he was focused more on bh6 than the literal SUPERVILLAINS! sighhhh, like y'all saw what happened in Hardlight, right? Get your priorities straight, dude!
And dw Globby will be showing up more, but hope you enjoyed how I wrote this episode
Be sure to check out Karmi's Camden Adventure next week, which takes place the same time as this story!
