#16 Helping During a Monster Crisis
It was late one evening during the last week of February as two reformed criminals sat in their living room, watching the local news before bed. Felony Carl and Globby had met at Joe's Diner earlier for dinner, where Globby talked about his meeting with Krei in the afternoon while Felony Carl went over his latest security gig. Going anywhere nowadays with the gelatinous hero meant being swarmed by countless fans wanting autographs or photos; fortunately, the people would typically be polite enough to leave him alone if he was eating or talking to Carl. It was a different experience for both of them, but neither one let it stop them from enjoying the other's company; besides, the two could always find time in the morning or evening to catchup if necessary. Now here they were a couple hours later, getting some last-minute TV programming.
When the news went on a break, Globby couldn't help but bring up his conversation with the tech CEO again. "I know I've already said it, but it's still crazy that Krei wants me to be in his new commercial and to pay me no less," the shapeshifter remarked as he turned towards Carl.
"As I said before, he is using your newfound popularity to boost sales for his flashy, expensive product," the motorcyclist pointed out as he gave a small smirk.
"Well, I know that; it's the fact that he even offered it at all despite kidnapping him and all the times I stole his stuff. It's nice to know that he's not holding a grudge about it anymore," Globby said rather optimistically.
"I think you making an exuberant amount of money for him helped squelch any past grievances towards you," Felony Carl noted.
"Fair enough."
The two then starts to share a brief chuckle at how things had worked out in regard to Alistair Krei when the news flashed back on.
"Breaking news! Reports are coming in all over the city of various monster menaces! The attack earlier on Torii Gate Bridge was evidently a preamble to the rampage we're seeing now! Police and emergency vehicles are halted due to the destruction these villains have caused and no sign of Big Hero 6's arrival as of yet," Bluff Dunder urgently informed his viewers as images of mutant High Voltage, Mr. Sparkles and others appeared on the screen.
Not even a second after the newscaster finished his last sentence, Globby was already getting up and rushing to leave through the fire escape window. Before he left, he quickly turned around and gave Felony Carl a confident, determined look and said, "I'll be back before you know it. Love ya." He then slid himself under the window as Felony Carl waved goodbye and responded with a brief "Love you too," knowing the shapeshifter had a job to do and would give it his all.
Once outside of his apartment, Globby proceeded to stretch his arm to the building's rooftop as fast as he could. In the cool night air, he then began to transform into his pterodactyl form in order to get a faster, more efficient view of the city. The gelatinous mutant's limb grew as they became transparent wings and clawed feet while he developed a pointy head and a stubby tail. After he had completed his change, he beat his arms to keep himself aloft as he launched off the apartment to begin helping. The wind rushed past him in a constant whistle while the late-night traffic honked and drove below. Globby continued to gain altitude as some of the buildings increased in height, hoping to gauge where the trouble was.
Something must be wrong if Big Hero 6 hasn't shown yet, and with so many bad guys on the rampage, who knows how much damage they've already caused, the shapeshifter anxiously wondered as he searched through the lit streets and giant clustered structures. Despite the late hour, Globby could see some pedestrians walking on the sidewalk as cars of various sizes and shapes drove by in opposite directions; it also appeared that his elevated position kept those below him from seeing the flying pterodactyl. He continued to look for a few minutes or so until he heard recurring crashing metal, car honking and what he thought was a roar coming to his left, making the pink and purple dinosaur do a sharp turn to the source of the sound. After weaving up and over a few buildings and dodging a clothesline, he gazed upon a street with several cars piled up. Oh, that's bad, Globby internally worried as he landed.
During his decent, the gelatinous mutant could now hear many people screaming too as they ran away in one direction, undoubtedly fleeing the rampaging monsters; their fear was so great that the citizens didn't even stop to try and get a photo or autograph from Globby. "Well, if they're all running that way, then those destructive guys must be the opposite way," he deduced. The shapeshifter heard another roar and started to turn in the monsters' direction, but glanced over at all the stuck cars, some with people still inside and completely blocking the road. No, they come first. I can't leave those people stranded for what could be hours. Police and emergency vehicles can't get through right now anyway to help and they'll be sitting ducks for whatever may be coming this way, Globby silently decided with determination as he already began rushing towards the nearest car.
The first vehicle he had set his sights on was a blue 4-door where in the panic driving state, had unfortunately wedged itself between a parked car and a green truck that crashed into it. Globby could see the driver of the small car trying to get out by feverishly pushing on the doors to no avail. He looked at the three cars before he got an idea. The shapeshifter quickly got around to the front of the parked car and turned into a bull, complete with horns and a sturdy build. He then lowered his head and using his increased strength, began pushing the car out of the way. "Come on, just a little further," he grunted as he dug into the ground and made some dents in the front grill. Less than 30 seconds later, the doors on the passenger side were free and the young woman driver, who looked to be in her late 20s with short dark brown hair, got out. The woman then leaned back inside to grab her purse, gave a quick "Thanks" and ran off.
Globby changed back to normal and sighed at thinking this might take too long if he kept doing it like this. There's got to be a better way. I'd normally go T-Rex, but that might be overkill; the people probably don't want to see those giant jaws snapping at them from above right now anyway, he rapidly thought as he looked around. The pink and purple man's eyes then popped open wide as he found inspiration and cunningly remark to himself, If I can't do it fast from above…I'll grab them from below.
Globby proceeded to melt his form into a large puddle and slithered under the stopped green truck. He worked and expanded his body until he was beneath all four tires before he began to move the vehicle. The shapeshifter was able to slide it by using himself as both a smooth, frictionless surface and the force pushing it along, much like someone using a polished floor or ice to move things easier. He felt and manipulated the truck until it was no longer in the center of the road. Phew. One down. Several to go, Globby thought as he was already moving to the car the young woman was in. He moved the small blue vehicle into the parking space he had previously freed up to let her out. While he was moving this car, he was unable to see Fred and Mini-Max overhead rushing towards the rampaging Orso Knox and Bessie.
After moving the 4-door, he formed himself up to gauge how many more cars to go; there were at least another dozen and a half, but he did note that the people on the sidewalks were gone, leaving him alone to complete his tasks in peace. Globby then heard a long set of loud, angry roars followed by cars smashing as he turned around and could swear there was a faint yellow-green and orange glow at the end of a long adjacent road. Oh man, that sounds nasty. Better hurry to see if I can help, but I guess if they're riled up again, that hopefully means the guys finally got here, he worriedly thought as he began to move the next car without delay.
The gelatinous mutant proceeded to spend the next 8-10 minutes working as diligently and quickly as he could to clear the road. Globby admittedly had to place a few up on the sidewalk and he wasn't going to get any awards for his parallel parking, but he managed to free the street up; he also managed to get a few more people out who had the bad luck of either being pinned in or were stuck in a position where they couldn't reach the door. All while he was working, he kept hearing the roaring and fighting continue, making him more anxious to finish and hoping dearly the others were okay. Once done, he looked down the way at his work and gave a tired smile. Okay, now I can…, Waaa. Waaa.
He stopped his train of thought and proceeded to turn back into a pterodactyl so he could see where the fire engine and ambulance sounds were coming from. Globby did a quick midair swivel and was able to find them by the flashing red and blue lights emanating from a couple blocks south. The gelatinous dinosaur glanced briefly to the faint monster roars behind him and gave a sad sigh before flying towards the emergency vehicles. Sorry guys. They may need help too, but I'll try to be back as fast as I can. I know you'll still find a way if I don't though, Globby remarked to himself with a touch of guilt as he followed the flashing cars below.
He could hear the wailing vehicles get louder as he managed to fly in closer, eventually settling into a gentle glide. The first responders below caught sight of the pink and purple pterodactyl in their side view mirrors and initially went wide-eyed when they saw him; they quickly calmed down though a second later after they realized it was Globby. The shapeshifter continued to follow them as they made their way up Acacia St., all while the streets themselves remained devoid of people. The emergency team proceeded to turn left onto Machi Rd and from his elevated position, he could see that there was another set of cars blocking the way; there weren't as many cars as last time, but several had been tossed off onto the sidewalk and into nearby buildings.
Yeesh. This is going to be a nightmare to clean up, Globby commented internally as he flapped harder to get ahead of the fire engines and ambulances. The wind whooshed by him as did the bright streetlights as he landed himself in front of the blockage, doing so just a few seconds before the vehicles pulled up. Now that he was on the ground, the shapeshifter could better see the scope of the damage the monsters had caused; broken glass, light posts bent or out of power, holes in the nearby businesses, and some busted cars strewn about. He also saw that there were still a few people on the sidewalk, clearly trying to recover and unable to get very far due to their cuts, bruises and possibly worse injuries.
Looks like I'm just behind where these rampaging hulks went yet again, but dang, according to what I saw on the news this was just what two of them did? Granted, Nega-Globby and I did a lot of damage too, Globby worriedly noted as he mentally traced the route he had followed. Globby quickly turned around as the uniformed men and women got out.
"Where do you need me?" he asked with concern and determination.
There was a second or so of glances shared between them as interacting with the gelatinous mutant was still not an everyday thing, but they recovered shortly as a woman whose name tag read "Haru" spoke first. "Clearing the streets and sidewalks of debris would reduce risk of injury, then removing the cars so we could get through would be a big help."
"Done," was all Globby said before he melted back down to a large puddle of slime before swiftly gliding along the road like a fuchsia wave. Some of the ambulance crew followed him as he rapidly went along the sidewalk using his body's stickiness to pick up the broken glass, metal, wood, and brick strewn about, then dissolving it away. If there were people present, he expertly split himself to avoid them as the paramedics could safely tend to the injured and get them out. After he made it down one section of wrecked pavement, Globby shot himself to the other side and began to work his way back to the emergency vehicles, where some victims could be seen being loaded on board.
His task was completed in just a couple minutes, but he knew he was far from done as he started towards the crashed cars. Okay. Just like before, he pep-talked himself as he slid under them and began shuffling them around, from the upside-down truck to the T-boned taxis. The pink and purple mutant heard some noises coming from inside a red convertible and formed himself upright to open the door, to find it stuck shut. With a gelatinous finger, he then put it along the door's lining and used himself to fill the crevice and force it to pop open. Inside, he found a grey and white Schnauzer jumping from the backseat into the front, panting and pacing back and forth on the cushion.
"Aww, poor guy. I hope your owner is nearby. Long night for you too I bet," Globby remarked as he looked around for someone and catching sight of a fireman 20ft away. "Hey! I got a dog here needing to find his owner," the shapeshifter called out before flattening back into a puddle to finish clearing the street.
In less than 10 minutes, Globby was able to find himself at the opposite end of the road, staring at the emergency vehicles as they drove by and stopped at the section with a few cars lodged 15-25ft up off the ground. He then rushed over to the firemen as he asked, "Need some assistance? Looks like you'd need a crane or something to move those."
The uniformed personnel looked at each other before one with a bald head replied, "We were actually just going to search inside for any injured and leave the cars to some construction crew or other special services, but you're welcome to try though."
"Okay, just a moment," Globby informed them as he backed away. He could see that the tossed vehicles were jutting out from their respective structures, much like candles on a cake. Globby then let a sly smile cross his face as he knew what form he wanted next. With a thought, the slimy mutant was stretching and changing his body into that of his favorite form, a Tyrannosaurus Rex. He grew ridges on his back as he created a long tail and a giant head with sharp teeth. When Globby was done, he stood standing half on the sidewalk and half on the street, towering over everything but the buildings themselves (admittedly, he was close though).
The giant dinosaur proceeded to bite down onto the closest car, a black 4-door, making it groan and screech as he pulled it as delicately as he could; his actions did cause more glass and rubble to fall to the ground below. Eh. I'll get that in a second, he casually thought. "Where do you want this?" Globby asked out the side of his massive mouth.
"Uhh…" came a general consensus from the firemen below as they looked at one another in uncertainty, obviously not used to this situation.
"I'm just gonna set it over here," he informed them after a few seconds, setting the car on the street next to the last car parked along the sidewalk and being careful to take a giant step back without hitting anything with his tail. After it made an audible clang upon being put down, Globby swept a giant foot over the freshly fallen debris as he absorbed it to make it safe again. He proceeded in this fashion as quickly as he could, getting three more vehicles plucked from the buildings and clearing one side of the cleanup.
Globby began moving to the other side of the road when he heard an insanely loud roar in the distance, like an animal in pain. The gelatinous dinosaur turned toward the sound and looked visibly worried as he thought, Oh, that did not sound anywhere close to good. What are they doing over there? I need to wrap this up now. He eyeballed the remaining cars left embedded in the side of the structures and counted three. Okay, over half done. Just a few more minutes. Please be okay guys, he dearly hoped as he focused on finishing his task.
All while he was removing the cars, the emergency crew had gone inside the damaged buildings to search for people. Of the offices they went through, they had been fortunate enough to have only found five in need so far as they were close to the windows when the cars struck the glass. There were two being carried out on stretchers and had neck braces to prevent spinal cord damage; the other three mainly suffered lacerations and some possible broken bones, but were being taken to the hospital for further evaluation. When they were being escorted/carried outside, Globby couldn't help but remark to himself, Too bad Baymax isn't here. Injured folks are definitely his area of expertise. He then noticed he was on the last car, a yellow Kaiju truck. Yes! Finally!
The shapeshifter snagged onto the vehicle, gave it a good pull, and freed it from its elevated position. He set it down next to the other damaged cars except this time, when he righted himself back up, he saw inside the fresh hole that opened up and found a middle-aged man coughing among the rubble. He appeared to be wearing khakis and a once white shirt now covered in dust and bits of pulverized plaster. The man was on his knees as if he had been trying to get up as well as had some small cuts on his hands from shielding his face. He was rubbing his eyes with the back of his wrists and upon seeing the pink and purple dinosaur, gave out an initial yelp.
"It's okay, it's okay! Not a real T-Rex," Globby rapidly tried to calm him down as he quickly began to shrink and surged himself through the hole forming back into his standard humanoid shape. He then leaned out the hole and yelled, "Hey! Got someone here!" The reformed mutant saw them already starting to move one of the other fire engines to their position as he turned back towards the injured man.
"Help's coming to get you down in no time," he informed the still coughing gentleman as he approached him. The room appeared to be in an office of some kind, but was half dark now from some broken lights overhead and had some scattered desks and chairs throughout. "Got a name?" Globby politely asked as he stood next to the dusty individual.
"Liam," he answered after he briefly managed to stop his fit.
"Well Liam, need some water, food, anything?" the gelatinous man inquired as he formed water, chocolate and some tissues in his left hand. Liam, who did want some water, admittedly was off putted by the source of it, so he decided to just request a tissue. "Here you go," Globby said as he created a small stack and set them next to him. While the injured man began delicately trying to blow his nose and clean himself a little with his lacerated hands, the shapeshifter heard some noise behind him and turned to find the firemen's ladder coming into view from the outside.
Better clean some of this up, Globby thought to himself as he proceeded to enlarge his hand and began wiping it along the floor, collecting glass, plaster and bits of metal as he went. Done, he contently remarked as he absorbed the material just as two uniformed people entered the room through the hole, one man and one woman.
"He's got some cuts and doing a bit of coughing. Can't diagnosis more than that because I'm clearly not a doctor," the gelatinous mutant stated as he put his hands to his hips and while the emergency personnel inspected Liam. The woman, who had short blonde hair and appeared to be in her 30s bent down, examined his hands and face, then checked his heart rate before speaking.
"Yeah, he'll probably need some stitches and we'll have to see if the coughing is an asthma attack or allergic reaction to the dust. We'll need to get a stretcher just to be safe on bringing him down."
"Hold on," Globby interjected as he held his hands out and in a matter of seconds, fabricated a carrier like the ones he saw outside. "This works?"
"Wow. Uh, yeah. Got anything for getting him out of here without taking the stairs?" the male fireman asked jokingly.
Globby on the other hand, gave it a couple seconds of thought before walking over to the large hole, pointing with a gelatinous thumb outside and saying, "How about an express elevator? I will need the ladder out of the way though to make it big enough."
The EMTs then looked at each other in both bewilderment and a touch of excitement at the prospect of this impromptu ride. The female officer proceeded to pull out her radio and call in with, "Hey Dante, were going to need you to bring the ladder in and pull forward about 20ft. Don't argue, just do it. Thanks."
They all turned as the sound of hissing and metal creaking indicated the request was being met. The two professionals then gently loaded Liam onto the stretcher and moving him to where Globby stood. The gelatinous mutant looked outside again as he saw the fire engine was completely out of the way as planned. Okay. Let's do this good and quick, he told himself before starting. He then stuck out his left hand, creating a large pink slime trail that dripped and stretched all the way to the ground. Once it touched the sidewalk, he let it pool until it made a 12ft across circle. With a thought, Globby then changed its composition to stone as the pillar rose, eventually gaining enough height to meet them 20ft up. He then gave it a secure lip against the building so there would be no gap to worry about. "All aboard," the shapeshifter said with a smile as he gestured to the EMTs, still being sure to maintain his connection to his creation.
The man and the woman, feeling a mix of excitement and nervousness, began cautiously carrying Liam onto Globby's pillar until they were all in the center.
"Going down," the reformed man informed the others as he focused on reducing the structure's height. The few people left on the street couldn't help but watch at the spectacle before them with a couple even pulling out their phones. Everyone's ride was only for about 30 seconds as Globby didn't want it to be too fast that it scared his passengers, but not too slow that they'd have to handle Liam for too long.
Once on the ground and the pillar completely reabsorbed, the EMTs started moving towards the nearest ambulance, but not before looking at the gelatinous mutant and both enthusiastically going, "Thanks."
Globby smiled and replied, "No problem at all." He was looking around to see if he had gotten everything when another round of roars made him cringe in worry and surprise. Darn it! That still sounds like it came from a couple streets over. I've got to see what's happening now! I've got to at least try and help them, Globby anxiously thought as he was already making a running start for takeoff. When the shapeshifter got a little speed and the pavement was clear of vehicles, he turned back into his pterodactyl form and began rapidly beating his wings. He proceeded to fly in an arching circle as he gained altitude so he could survey that everything was alright below.
Okay, looks like the cars are out of the way and nothing's close to falling, so here I come guys, Globby internally declared as he turned in the direction of the sound. Immediately catching his eye when he headed out was the plaza in Night Market Square as it was heavily lit despite the late hour. That's got to be it, he assessed as he kept flapping over a couple sets of corporate offices and alleyways. The gelatinous dinosaur managed to make it to his destination in record time at less than 30 seconds from when he left the accident scene. He proceeded to circle high up so he could briefly scope what was happening. Globby saw his friends' brightly colored outfits with Go Go standing near a couple retro-fashionable women with high volume hair while Wasabi, Honey Lemon and Fred stood on the sidewalk nearby. He could also make out a man in a grey-blue suit trying to get up, a small man in a purple outfit surrounded by little green things and finally…Wait, is that Momakase?! Maybe I should have watched more of that report because I clearly missed something, the flying mutant thought in bewilderment and hindsight as he began his descent.
He was only halfway to the ground before he was already changing back to normal. Globby's arrival did not go unnoticed as everyone present (except for the passed out Mayoi) turned their heads to him making a squishy landing less than 20ft away from his friends. "Oh, don't tell me I missed it! Darn it," he groaned as he slumped his shoulders, looking depressed and disappointed in himself; not two seconds later, he was already launching into his explanation/apology. "I'm really sorry guys. I swear I was on my way as soon as I saw the news, but there were a bunch of car crashes along the roads, so I helped cleaned that up along with getting some people out. Then, I heard some fire engines and ambulances, so I think 'Well, they may need help too,' and decided to follow them to where there was more damage and hurt people, but all the time I kept hearing all that horrible roaring and going 'That sounds bad and I should be there;' I couldn't just leave while clearing the ambulances' route though, and I-"
His rambling was stopped by Honey Lemon as she rushed over and hugged him tight, making him relax a little as he let out a sigh. "Sorry," he apologized again, but this time less guilt-ridden.
The chemist released him a few seconds later as she looked at him with a sweet smile and said, "There's nothing to be sorry for Globby. It sounds like you were plenty busy and we're all okay; besides, we didn't tell you where we were or what was going on, but thank you for still trying to get here."
Globby gave a small, appreciative smile in return before Wasabi then decided to blatantly add, "Well, for the most part we're okay. The psychological trauma is still very much present."
"Yeah, I only saw them briefly on the news, but what was up with this whole monster bit? Don't they know…" the gelatinous mutant stopped as due to his arrival, the other heroes weren't looking at the two criminals, Mr. Sparkles and Momakase, as they were trying to sneak away. He quickly raised his left arm and shot two pinkish, sticky globs at them with pinpoint accuracy. They both let out surprise grunts once the slime hit them and they found themselves to be stuck, with Momakase sounding more frustrated than Mr. Sparkles by the fact she was growling louder and struggling more.
"Rude to leave without saying goodbye. There. Now I can say I contributed something. Anyway, don't they know that I've got the monster part in this city covered? It's certainly not very original," Globby remarked with a cheeky grin on the last part.
Honey Lemon gave a little giggle as Go Go now approached while the mother-daughter duo of High Voltage and Orso Knox slowly walked over to where the other former monsters were waiting against their will. "Well, I just called the police and told them they've got a pickup. I also told those three not to run if they knew what was good for them, but I don't think they'll resist; they're even claiming they weren't in control of their actions and given all the crazy that's happened lately, even I'm not ready to dismiss that possibility," the speedster admitted with a shrug.
The gelatinous man nodded and said, "Yeah, it's a brand-new world it seems. Oh, and going back to the monster talk, I recognize the balding guy over there and it's hard not to know who High Voltage is, and I remember that's the Sparkles guy you were asking Felony Carl about a few weeks ago; now, I've seen them in their souped-up mutant state on the TV or news at some point, but I didn't get to see Momakase getup. Got any pics because seriously, I need to see."
"Hang on," Honey Lemon spoke up as she fished out her phone. (Fortunately, her phone like everyone else's, had been spared due to their super suits taking the damage from Bessie). The other heroes in the meantime were being more diligent and watching the former monsters either standing quietly or still struggling to break free with audible strain. The pink-clad hero then stopped her search, did a little browsing and a few seconds later told him, "Here you go. Got it from my suit's body-camera."
Globby took her cute fox phone and examined the image: Momakase's wild mane of hair, her yellowish cat-like eyes and her long graphene nails ready to slash. "Yeesh," the shapeshifter exclaimed as he visibly cringed. "And she thought I looked bad. She took the "crazy cat lady" term in a totally different direction; probably could have kept her at bay with a squirt bottle," he added as he leaned to the left slightly just to catch sight of Momakase again. He proceeded to shudder at just thinking about what it must have taken for her to get that way. Globby then viewed the picture a second time and realized something. "Wait. If this was from your suit, that means you had to deal with "Killer Claws" over there Honey Lemon?" he inquired with a look of deep concern as he pointed a thumb to the black and blue assailant.
The chemist nodded and put on a brave face as she commented she was fine, but the gelatinous mutant could tell it had shaken her up. "Well, I'm glad you're oaky," he said with complete sincerity as it was his turn now to give her a comforting hug. It's a good thing she's so smart and tough. I don't know what I'd do if she or any of them got hurt. He continued the embrace for a few seconds until he felt the need to ask, "So, how did you defeat them?"
Fred then stepped forward as he made a dramatic pose, indicating he had a recap to tell. "We all were facing the monsters in different parts of the city and they were all really tough and scary. We needed a plan to get rid of them and I was stuck in a vicious cycle of needing a plan but not having one; then, after repeatedly landing on my head, an idea came to me, and while Mini-Max carried it out, everyone else lured the villains here in what was supposed to be a rousing defeat of the bad guys. Unfortunately, all of our Ultra-Armor wound up getting "Bessied" and we were practically powerless," the comic book fan regaled while the others' expression ranged from annoyed to patient.
"'Bessied?'" Globby questioned as he raised a gelatinous eyebrow.
"Oh, Bessie's this meteorite-bear monster that blasts technology-frying lasers out of her mouth," Fred simply answered and causing the shapeshifter to just stare wide-eyed.
"It was her you probably hear roaring a couple roads over, in addition to Orso Knox that is," Honey Lemon added as she put a hand on Globby's shoulder.
"Oh, okay. That admittedly sounds strange/crazy even for me, but whatever. Well, she definitely doesn't sound like a pleasant monster to be around," he commented as he put a hand on his hip.
"Actually, she was key to defeating the villains. Fred's plan involved getting Bessie back in control using Ned Ludd, the guy who looked after her when she was just a meteorite. I'll spare you the weird details, but Bessie then hit everyone with her beam and disabled the chips that were keeping them as mutants and after that, you showed up," Wasabi informed him, finishing the story.
Honey Lemon's eyes then popped open as she turned to Globby in realization. "It may have actually been a good thing you weren't here Globby. If you got hit with that beam, your neurotransmitter would probably shut down and…" she trailed off as what she was implying was too horrible to say out loud.
The pink and purple man gulp and let an understandable nervous expression cross his face before replying, "Well, I guess I'll add that to the list of things I should avoid, but who am I kidding? I'd still show up anyway if you needed me as no one's ever accused me of making smart decisions with my life, but I'm still glad the plan worked out." He proceeded to punctuate his statement with a wink as he removed all trace of worry from his face. Then, a realization came to Globby as he asked, "Hey, speaking of plans, where's Baymax and Hiro in all of this? Aren't they usually here with the plan?"
Upon hearing his question, the other four froze for a brief moment before gasping, looking at each other and switching to panic mode.
"They're still at Sycorax!"
"We've got to go save them!"
"Globby, can you please stay here until the police arrive?" Honey Lemon rapidly requested as she turned to the aforementioned hero.
"Uh, yeah of course," he answered, taken slightly aback at how this situation had turned so quickly. The Big Hero 6 (or 4 as it were) members were already starting to run off in search of their friends when Globby called out, "I'll be sure to tell the cops to come to you if they have any more questions." He received a thumbs up (or rather a claws up) from Fred as he turned around for a moment before facing forward again and super jumping away.
The gelatinous mutant gave a small chuckle as he walked over to the former mutants still waiting for the police to show up; he stepped around and over the numerous Mayoi on his way to them. When he got there, all but one was quiet, either having given up or just wanting their monster nightmare to be over.
"Well, I'm certainly feeling a sense of déjà vu here, aren't you Momakase?" Globby couldn't help but inquire with a satisfied grin.
The sushi chef snarled as she struggled in her sticky prison. "You think that just because you bested me once you idiotic slime that makes you better? Oh, if I still had my claws, I'd cut you to ribbons and show you what it means to really wield power," she threatened with a scowl.
Globby proceeded to cross his arms, clearly unfazed. "First, I'm not a math major, but trapping you here seems like I've got you beat twice; secondly, I'm sure you would try to make a dent in me, but I'd just keep coming back since it's something I'm pretty good at; and lastly, don't tell me about wielding power when you clearly think that means it should only be used to benefit yourself; that, if anything, is what makes me better than you," he spouted as he glared at her. Momakase stared right back until she noticed they were being watched by the other four.
"Enjoying the show?" she snapped as she turned to Mr. Sparkles.
"Why yes actually. I take my drama where I can get it and whatever you two got going on is just ooo, too hard to resist," the pink haired man answered with a look of wild glee.
"Oh, she's just always hated me and is just mad because she's a sore loser who lost to someone she thinks is stupid," Globby casually replied as he uncrossed his arms.
Mr. Sparkles nodded and added, "Yeah, she did angrily call me a 'fool.' Got to say Momakase, insulting people is not a good way to make friends."
The blue and black ninja then growled before she barked, "I'm not in it to make friends you dolt! Ugh. I can't believe I'm stuck with this irritating company. The other heroes were at least kind enough to mostly stay quiet except for when they were screaming in fear."
The shapeshifter's eyes narrowed as he proceeded to lean closer to Momakase and tell her, "Just so you know, I saw the picture of you in the alleyway monster. I hope you have a nice, long stay in prison for what you did, preferably in the coldest cell they got."
She grimaced and said, "Your breath still smells like garbage, and if you're referring to the peppy girl in pink, well…consider it as I was playing with my food." She then finished her sentence with a smug smile of her own.
Globby frowned at her words, knowing full and well she was trying to mess with him, but still not liking what she was saying. The master thief smirked as she realized she struck a nerve. "Oh, don't like that I went after your dear friend, do you? She was right to be scared of me, and it's no wonder she had to have help from her other friends to try and stop me. If she were truly brave, she would have taken me on all on-" Momakase's taunting was stopped by Globby shooting a bit of glob over her mouth, further adding to the recreation of their previous encounter.
"Nobody talks about my friends like that," he stated in a steady, even tone as she looked disgusted by the slime over her mouth again. Suddenly, the air was filled with the sound of police sirens as they were finally making their way to pick up the perpetrators. 'Bout time. Maybe they took one of the streets I didn't get a chance to clear up, the gelatinous mutant wondered as he turned to his left to peer down the pavement.
Momakase continued to seethe in anger, scowling at her former teammate until she spotted something that made her lift an eyebrow in confusion. It looked like there was a small, blue swirl on his right shoulder and what she thought was a flash of red and black. But as soon as it appeared, it was gone and Globby seemed not to have noticed.
The moment was interrupted by the sound of a deep sigh and a small whimper, making everyone turn to the mother-daughter duo of High Voltage. "Oh Mama, what if they don't believe we were forced into helping that awful woman? We were so close to starting over," Juniper worried as she buried her head into her hands.
Barb patted her on the back before leaning over to gently hug her. "It'll be okay sweetie. Even if they don't believe us, we'll make our way in time."
Orso Knox then gave a small cough in order to interject with his two cents. "If it's any consolation to you two, I know I was a prisoner of Liv's too, forcing me to pay her so I wouldn't get changed back into a monster. I don't want to be charged either for being a part of her plan," the balding man told them as he gave a sympathetic smile.
Despite the wailing sirens growing louder, Globby overheard their conversation and decided to step towards the three people to hopefully help ease their worry. "Hey, if you're talking about that Sycorax place, Big Hero 6 is heading there now to save some other folks that are trapped there. Whatever happened to you all, I'm sure they'll help the truth come out; they're really good at their jobs," he informed them with a bright smile, which garnered some small ones from the trio.
A few seconds later, the red and blue flashing lights could be seen approaching, indicating the situation was almost over. The shapeshifter let out a deep sigh as the half dozen police cars screeched to a stop 15ft away from the lot and the officers came out. Okay, time for explanations, Globby said to himself as he waved and approached the cops, bracing for the long conversation to come.
Over the next 30 minutes, Globby talked to law enforcement, telling them it was Big Hero 6 that fought them and how he only was watching them while they went to Sycorax to get the mastermind behind this whole ordeal. He also mentioned Bessie, although he was short on details and that they should talk with his superhero friends if they needed to know more. In addition, the gelatinous man mentioned the car crash filled roads outside of Night Market Square that may still need help. He remained with the former mutants until they were in police custody being interviewed before going to the hospital for surgery and examinations; he did have to help release Mr. Sparkles and Momakase from their sticky prisons, making the sushi chef glare in hatred (and pain) as he freed her mouth; as for the Mayoi problem, they started to finally wake up and began to scatter, leaving everyone to just shrug as they weren't seen as a priority given all the damage.
Once he was sure the cops had everything under control, Globby finally felt guiltfree about heading home. He proceeded to stretch his arms to the nearest building and began to swing home in the late, late night. While most everything above him was dark, the streetlights below still glowed brightly as he made his way through the city, helping to keep him awake as he yawned loudly.
Man, it's been a while since I've stayed up this late. I'm gonna crash so hard when I get to bed, Globby remarked internally as he navigated his way onto Ichiba St. Still, the fact that they, or at least some of them, were wanting to turn themselves into monsters is crazy. I doubt the idea started because of me, but it does makes you wonder; besides, if they really wanted powers so bad, they should have gone the route I took and be in a freaky, painful accident initially due to poor life decisions and bad timing, the pink and purple man thought as he gave another yawn. A moment later, he could see their apartment come into view despite the less-than-ideal lighting. Globby proceeded to swing into the alleyway, where he found the right fire escape window and quietly squeezed through to the inside.
The interior was usually dark except for a plugin night light in the kitchen, but this time, Globby saw a glow coming from the living room. He walked in as silently as he could to find the TV on with Jasmine sleeping in her bed over by the wall and Felony Carl snoring on the couch. The gelatinous mutant shook his head as he gave a small loving smile before approaching his sleeping boyfriend. He then felt the need to fabricate a big, red blanket to drape over him so he would be warm. Globby smiled again as he walked past the couch and into the bedroom to get a well-deserved rest.
"Night Carl," he whispered as he left the living room, just barely hearing Felony Carl utter, "Night Globs" to him right after. The shapeshifter smiled again, knowing the two of them would catch up in the morning; for now though, sleep was the only thing that couldn't wait.
NOTES
Although we didn't hear anything about Globby helping out in "City of Monsters," I just don't think he'd be doing nothing if he heard what was going on. ;) I brought the whole K-Phone thing up too because it is crazy to think he went from stealing his neurotransmitter, kidnapping him and stealing again/wrecking Krei-Tech campus to being the face of his new product. (As to how much Globby was getting paid, if at all, is another matter XD). Also, even though Globby can fight, I noticed a lot of hero-wins for him have been in the rescue department, so I figured he'd keep at it no matter where he goes in the future. :)
I hope you enjoyed the little terror surprise of having Nega-Globby resurface briefly; but of course, Momakase wouldn't say anything even if she could, both out of confusion and because she hates him. In addition, I know the interactions between Globby and the former monsters wasn't long, but I hope you enjoyed the little bits of conversation, especially with Momakase because I wanted them to have a rematch so bad even though Globby would probably still easily win. :)
The next story will have Hiro and Karmi having a talk about how they feel about each other. ^_^