BH6 Series AU-Ish Thing

[microbrobotics]

[ Liv Amara is lying. He can feel it in his gut, darnit, and he isn't going to let something like a false positive sway him from that. Because like heck Mr. Sparkles is behind the city suddenly filling up with monsters. That guy couldn't bio-tech his way out of a paper bag.

So when Baymax picks up a massive power surge from Sycorax while they're out on patrol, Hiro already knows what he has to do. Sneak in. Alone. Could he get help from the others? Probably, but they're (rightfully) a little bit skeptical of both Hiro's assumptions and his tendency to suggest sneaking in undercover, especially when his rivalry with Karmi is involved. Which - okay, fine, yes, it would be great to show up Liv's mentor as being a massive fraud, but it's not why he's here today.

He doesn't quite convince her to help him sneak in. That would have been smarter, probably, but it's much faster to have Baymax distract her while Hiro swipes her keycard. That gets him past the initial security and into the parts of the facility he's bypassed before. A few wires pulled here, a console override there, and he's descending deep into the facility. Past sublevel 9, down ... well, he's not sure which level he's on? The elevator indicates sublevel 10, but it's such a long drop past 9 that he's wondering exactly how big this level is. And what the hell even needs to be down this far into the ground.

When the elevator finally comes to a halt, Hiro carefully creeps out into the underground vault. It's almost completely dark down here, save for the occasional flicker from a distant panel. The ceiling is somewhere high overhead - he can't see it, though whether that's from distance or darkness, he can't tell. ]

Baymax? I made it in.

[ Static answers him. The portable scanner he brought still works, but he's so far underground that he can't get a strong enough signal to contact Baymax. Or anyone else. If there's a monster down here ... He swallows nervously, trying not to think about it. He can hide if he has to, right? There's a forest of cylinders down here. Some filled with liquid, some filled with god knows what else, but more than a few of them are empty. He could hide in one of those, right? Totally safe. Yep. Definitely a great idea coming down here ... ]

Keep it together, Hiro. You've got this. Amara's up to something, and I'm gonna find out what it is.

[ His scanner still detects an energy surge coming from the opposite side of the vault. Something hot and volatile? It isn't clear on what the energy is, just that it's massive. And that it matches what he scanned the other day. Whatever it is, he's going to come face to face with it real soon. ]

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[microbrobotics]

Oh yeah. We're a whole team now. Big Hero Six?

[tadeadshi]

[Oh his eyes light right up.]

That's you guys? [Hiro, remember eager happy Tadashi who got excited over new tech? That's Tadashi looking at you right now, only with a little heat in his hands.]

That's-- That's amazing!

[microbrobotics]

[ Okay, that's - good? That's really good. He wasn't sure how Tadashi was gonna react, but that glow is definitely good. He can't help but beam a little back. ]

Right? What d'you think of my new tech, huh? Super sweet, right?

my icons won't load so this is a surprise

[tadeadshi]

[Tadashi takes a seat on the end of his bed, fidgeting a little nervously. But his tone is all warm and proud.]

It is. It's - really cool, gotta admit.

didn't do too badly!

[microbrobotics]

You haven't even seen half of it yet. Wait until I tell you everything I've been up to. I gave myself super strength once.

[tadeadshi]

[That gets a light chuckle.]

I definitely wanna hear everything. Maybe not all at once, though.

[microbrobotics]

One at a time, bro. I swear.

Lemme go get some food, okay?

[tadeadshi]

Sure, sure. I just... I need a few minutes?

[It's his room! He hasn't seen his own bedroom in months...]

[microbrobotics]

You can have 'em while I go get something to eat.

[ But he doesn't quite leave, just hovers by the door. Looking at ... well. His brother, alive and well in his bedroom again. ]

[tadeadshi]

[Tadashi is sitting right there, smiling at him.

Then before he goes, looking around.]

Is, um. Are any of my clothes still here?

[microbrobotics]

[ Oh ... oh. Hiro looks pained, but he nods. ]

Same dresser and everything. We ... we didn't really touch most of your stuff.

[tadeadshi]

[He looks to it and nods getting to his feet.]

Perfect. I'll, uh. See you in a few minutes?

[microbrobotics]

Yeah, totally. Just - y'know, don't disappear. Okay?

[tadeadshi]

I won't. Promise you that.

[microbrobotics]

Right. Yeah. Holding you to it.

[ With that, he disappears down the stairs for a moment. ]

[tadeadshi]

[Tadashi watches him go, leans to make sure he's out the door. Then sighs and flops back onto the bed - his bed. Just for a few breaths, then sits up to start digging through and find clothes he remembers liking.

Probably by the time Hiro comes back, Tadashi's got a clean shirt and some sweats on. He's hurriedly tugging the pant leg down but there isn't a whole lot he can do to hide the strangeness of the left foot. Maybe he can casually put his socks on and Hiro won't notice immediately.]

[microbrobotics]

[ Uh, no way bro. Hiro immediately zooms in on that, even with breakfast tray in hand. ]

What's up with your leg?

[tadeadshi]

Rude.

[It's said with that half-crooked smile of his though.]

Just some leftover problem from the fire, I think.

[It isn't entirely a lie.]

[microbrobotics]

Let's get Baymax up to take a look at you then.

[tadeadshi]

I mean, Liv's team already had doctors looking at it. It's okay, Hiro.

[microbrobotics]

Dude. I do NOT trust Liv at all.

[tadeadshi]

Well, she helped me recover and back on my feet so. I trust her enough.

[microbrobotics]

I -

[ Where did he start with Liv? He didn't really want to get into it yet. ]

Just let me get Baymax? Please?

[tadeadshi]

[Tadashi's expression settles somewhere in the canyon of exasperated at his little brother, and worried.]

Would you trust me?

[microbrobotics]

[ NOT FAIR. Not fair at all. ]

Of course I trust you, bro. But I'm worried. You - you were dead, as far as I knew.