Disclaimer: Disney and Marvel own Big Hero 6. Disney and Pixar own The Incredibles (and another property in this chapter). Doctor Darth owns OCs.

Chapter 9: Assembled

As Heathcliff and Baymax cleared away the debris and went about reorganizing the backyard, everyone else was in the gazebo, and the Parrs told Stan and the gang about what went down last night.

Stan shook his head. "If she doesn't want Hiro to join and become a Super, then that's the end of it. The four of you can still work together and be a team, but still…"

The gang looked at each other with uncertainty. On one hand, Hiro really was the one that started it all, the one who led them during the Yokai incident and allowed them to accomplish a lot and get to where they are now. To not have him on board would be a real shame. On the other hand, Cass had every right to be worried about Hiro, especially after Tadashi.

Helen didn't disclose the personal conversation she had with Cass earlier, as that definitely would complicate matters. Instead, she asked "So what do we do now?"

Bob put her hand on her shoulder. "We wait. For all we know, the two might be talking right now and working things out."

Stan nodded, and went back to his tablet to look at the compiled data for today. Violet and Dash were restless, and the gang equally so. All they could do is hope for the best.

Hiro's name echoed throughout the empty mansion as Cass cried out in desperation. After a few minutes, she heard the sound of the sanctum elevator and rushed to the portrait entrance.

"Identification please," said the computer voice.

"Cassadee Hamada," she said impatiently. Earlier, Stan had entered Hiro, Cass (and the Parrs) into the system. She grumbled as she used the retinal scanner and waited for the elevator to head down. She forced her way through even before the walls slid open completely, where she found Hiro holding Honey's chem-purse, evidently finished, and perhaps looking it over a little too seriously.

"Hiro," she began, but he ignored her and slipped past without a word, and went to the gang's armor and looked them over, too.

Cass followed, but Hiro simply went the other direction to do something else, but he was quickly running dry of tasks. Finally out of things to do he went to the elevator to try and leave, when it dawned on him that he actually didn't know how to get out of the sanctum, at least, without help from Stan or the others. He tried fiddling with the master controls, but couldn't make heads or tails of it.

Hiro angrily slammed his fist onto the console, holding out on a sliver of hope that cliché would open up the elevator. Nothing happened.

"The service elevator…" he whispered. He dashed off to the far end of the sanctum as Cass sighed and chased after him. However, when he got there, he found nothing but a blank wall. Feeling around the wall, he discovered a single line crack through, but no button. He could only guess that Heathcliff had his own controls for the camouflaged service elevator.

Finally at his wits end with nowhere to run, he accepted that he would have to talk, and silently went to the conference table, with him at one end, and Cass adjacent.

"Hiro," she began. "Why are you doing this?"

Hiro didn't look at her, and instead asked his own question. "Why are you so suddenly so supportive?"

"Did you even listen to that recording I made for you?"

"Not all of it," he said bluntly. "Only the stuff about the meeting here."

Cass was stung. After all, she had poured her heart and soul into what she said and meant it with total sincerity. "I talked with Helen and she convinced me to give it a try and watch you."

Hiro scoffed and got out of his seat.

"Hiro, please," she pleaded. "What's wrong with you? Please, tell me!"

"Nothing's wrong," he lied. Then he rounded and pointed a finger at her. "Perhaps there's something wrong with YOU!"

"Something wrong with ME? How can you say that? You're one to talk! In fact, fine, do that! Tell me everything! Why have you been doing this to me all morning? I've done nothing but do my best to support you! Help you! Encourage you! But all you do is push me away and say nothing, as if I never existed!"

Hiro was livid as Cass ranted, and it was all he could do to not shout back. Instead, despite staying calm, there was ice in his voice, just like what happened at Akuma Island when they discovered who Yokai really was.

"You want to know?" he whispered.

"Yeah, I want to know!" Cass said.

"You want to know?!" he repeated, louder this time.

"I WANT TO KNOW!" she bellowed, knocking away her chair.

Hiro paced about. "After what you did last night, after all you said, do you really think I'm just gonna let all that drop? What right do you have to judge me for being selfish and stupid for what I want to do?! How can you say all you said about the Parrs? How can you say all you said about Tadashi?! And now do you just expect me to forget all of that? Go about this day and do all of this and not remember what you said and done?! Shower me with fake sincerity and concern?!

Cass shook her head, still ashamed by her actions, and went up to Hiro and tried to shake some sense into him. "OK. I messed up, alright? I'm so sorry for all that I said, but please understand Hiro, I just want to protect you, and I'm really concerned-"

Hiro pushed Cass's arms away and said venomously "Well you don't have to. You're not my mom."

Cass's fuse had finally blown, and she gritted her teeth with her hand at the ready. Hiro was scowling, unflinching at what his aunt was about to do again. But that, plus just being so emotionally exhausted, blew her fuse out. Arm limply falling to her side, she stepped back to try and sit down, only for her to collapse and fall back onto the floor.

"Yeah Hiro…I know. I know that I'm not your mo-Maemi," she stuttered. "I'm only your aunt. I knew I could never be a proper mom for you and Tadashi."

Hiro's face showed a brief flash of guilt, and he crossed his arms and tried to brush it off. "Yeah, well, I never knew my mom and dad. It was just you and Tadashi."

"Was it really just me and Tadashi?" she asked. Hiro was surprised at this, and Cass continued. "Please understand, I'm afraid for you, what you might do and what might happen to you. You may not have known your parents, but I did, and I loved them very much. When they died and I took you and Tadashi in, I swore that I would never let anything happen to you."

Hiro raised an eyebrow. As far as he knew, Cass had never talked about this to him before.

"You weren't the only one that suffered when Tadashi died. You just didn't know because you were cooped up, all alone." She shivered, and drew her legs in. "Your grandparents passed away when I was in college, and when your mom and dad died, that was when it dawned on me that I was truly alone. If it wasn't for my college life, I surely would've gone insane, and when I first opened the Lucky Cat and adopted you two, I don't remember being so happy for a long time."

Hiro's anger seems to have abated, and he hesitatingly took a seat on the floor next to Cass. "Um," he began, "That one time when you bailed us out…did you never really, actually pick up a book on parenting?"

Cass sadly shook her head, and that furthered simmered and calmed Hiro down. "Alright. Your turn."

"Huh?" asked a distracted Cass. In the midst of her maudlin thoughts, she was idly fiddling with the wheel of her fallen chair.

"I told you my beef. Your turn. Why you said all you said? Why your talk with Mrs. Parr suddenly changed your mind?"

Cass sniffed and dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief.

"Like I said, I'm afraid for you. I've always been afraid for you and Tadashi whenever you two would do crazy stunts."

"Really? But you never showed it-"

"But at the same time," cut in Cass, "I knew that Tadashi would look out for you. He always did. So when what happened at the school happened, I-I knew that there was no one to protect and look after you anymore."

"But you were still here, Aunt-"

"Really?" she challenged. Hiro didn't seem to comprehend the bitter tone of her voice, so she continued on. "I said that you and Tadashi were the only ones I had left, but sometimes I felt that Tadashi was all you had."

Hiro was aghast. "That's not true-!" he began, but by now Cass was beside herself. Sometime afterwards, Cass would look back at this moment, and would wonder how she could have said such things.

"You don't care for me. You never cared for me. You and Tadashi would always get into something-or-other, even though he looked for you. And Tadashi, he never let me try to give you support. When you were growing up, he'd always tell me that he'd take care of it, but how could I say no to that? He was just so happy to take that burden upon himself. All I could do whenever you two would do something is just put on a happy face and wish for the best. And then he built Baymax, who would look after you too. I felt like I wasn't even in your life, and then Tadashi ups and replaces me with a robot of all things!"

Hiro's face paled as his aunt's inner demons seemed to be unleashed before his eyes. Cass in turn shut hers.

"So when he died, I was afraid that you might drift, or do something completely reckless and stupid now that he wasn't there anymore. He was gone, now it was my turn. And then you and Helen's family tell me about you becoming some superhero, and I don't know what makes me angrier: that there were dozens of times where you could have died, or that I hear it from them instead of telling me yourself?!"

There was a short silence as Cass, for some reason, stopped, and that allowed Hiro to digest. In particular, he thought about some of the repeated remarks from their argument.

"Aunt Cass," said Hiro with uncertainty, "You've got it all wrong...Tadashi and I…we always loved you. I've always loved you, it's just that…" he paused.

"Just what?" she asked, warily.

"Just that-well, how did you expect me to act? Mom and Dad weren't around, and Tadashi, he was my bro. He was always going to look out for me."

Cass said nothing, and instead got her wallet and stared at her picture of the bros. "Please forgive me."

"For what?"

"For all I said, and for how I feel. I was stupid. I-I couldn't help it. I know Helen told me I should let you do what you want, but I'm still so afraid. T-Tadashi, he did such a good job looking out for you, I was afraid I couldn't live up to him after all he's done. I was jealous. All you did at Krei tech and all that happened, I was afraid I was going to lose you. I was nothing compared to Tadashi, what I would be if something happened to you and it was my fault…"

She sniffed, and all Hiro could do was just rub his aunt's shoulder. "N-no, Aunt Cass. None of this was your fault. Please, no." But when Cass violently shuddered again, Hiro's eyes started to sting, too.

"Aunt Cass," he moaned. "I'm sorry, alright? Sorry I treated you like dirt this whole morning. I really was going to tell you, but stuff just happened. I never did any of this to hurt you. Please, just stop crying! Please!"

By now, tears were starting to run down Hiro's cheeks too, and he shut his eyes. But in that brief darkness, he felt himself enveloped by a very fierce hug.

"Hiro…" Cass choked out. Hiro didn't say a word, and the two embraced as they cried their hearts out. When Tadashi died, the two were in completely different worlds and grieved alone. Finally, the weight of recent events and their airing of grievances had brought them together as what the two really are; a family. Hiro and Cass, orphans in their own ways, a family like they should be.

After a short (or long, it's uncertain) while, the two Hamadas broke apart and Cass whipped out some tissues from her purse.

"You know," said Hiro. "At the school where the lab used to be? They're putting up a new building. It's gonna be named after Tadashi."

"Really?" she weakly asked. She smiled in melancholic content. "That Tadashi. I guess in the end, he never truly will be gone."

"And that's why I want to do this," insisted Hiro. Cass nodded, remembering what was said last night, and that prompted her to give an abridged retelling of her talk with Helen. By the end, Hiro's jaw was hanging and his eyes were saucers.

"Did she really mean that? Does Mrs. Parr believe in me that much?"

"She certainly seems to, and the rest of her family does, too. She must if she'll go out of her way to say that her son and her daughter were inspired."

Hiro couldn't help but notice that Cass put a little too much emphasis on "daughter", and she was smiling a little too widely. Trying not to freak out, Hiro coughed and tried to act humble. "Well, I'm happy for them, I guess. I just did what I did."

Cass shook her head and faced Hiro. "If what you do really makes you happy and really does get to others…then what right did I ever have to deny you that?"

Hiro's heart skipped a beat. "So…does that mean you really...?"

Cass's smile was enough, and Hiro shouted a big "YES!", and then he gave Cass an equally fierce embrace back.

"You won't regret this, Aunt Cass."

"I sure hope I won't," she said, still a little uncertain.

"Trust me," he reassured her, "You definitely won't. I promise."

"Well, alright," said Cass. "Just a few more questions though."

They broke their embrace and Cass stared straight at Hiro. "Just promise me you won't do anything too reckless, OK? Just because the gang and Baymax are there it doesn't mean you have to do anything foolhardy, alright?"

Hiro straightened his posture. "Cross my heart, Aunt Cass," he said, and he made that motion on his chest.

"Also, just…" she cleared her throat," Let me be a part of your life, please? I may not be your actual mom, but gosh darn it we only have each other." Cass then said, in a mock-serious voice complete with over-exaggerated wagging finger, "And you may be in college, young man, but you're still a teenager and a lot of growing up to do."

Hiro laughed and did a mock salute. "Got it, ma'am."

Cass laughed in return and sighed as the two embraced again.

"Oh Hiro…Hiro…my hero…you'll do awesome out there, I'm sure of it."

Hiro felt his eyes moisten, but did his best to push the urge down. "Thanks for everything, Aunt Cass."

The two continued embracing, when they heard the sound of the sanctum elevator opening its doors. They looked up in surprise to find-

"Baymax?!" exclaimed the Hamadas. Baymax did his customary greeting and wave.

"Howdja get down here?" asked Hiro.

"I was helping Heathcliff clean up outside when I detected that you were in deep emotional stress. Mrs. Parr and Mr. Lebur allowed only me to come down here, and Mr. Lebur granted me access to this elevator so I can assess the situation." Baymax shone his light on the two. "It appears that you and Aunt Cass are doing much better now, Hiro."

Hiro and Cass smiled, and the two went to Baymax and gave him a big hug. After a few seconds, Baymax embraced his arms around the two as well.

"We certainly are, Baymax." Cass said, smiling with relief.

When the Hamadas and Baymax returned topside, Stan, the gang and the Parrs converged on them immediately. Cass felt rather embarrassed at everyone present knowing what went down these past few days, but Hiro spoke on behalf of her. He left out some of the more private and personal things, and instead got straight to the point: Hiro was allowed, but promised to take it easy and not get too reckless.

The gang immediately gave their support to Cass.

"You don't have to worry, Cass" said Wasabi.

"We always supported Tadashi. We'll support Hiro too," promised GoGo.

"We're a team, and teammates always look after each other!" added Fred.

"You can count on us Cass. He'll be safe with us," finished Honey, smiling.

"I am his healthcare companion," put in Baymax. "I will ensure that he will always return to you safe and sound."

Hiro chuckled, and faced his friends.

"You guys are the best, y'know that?"

"'Course we are," said Fred, rather cockily. "We're Big Hero 6! TEAM HUG!"

The gang (even GoGo for a change) laughed and complied. Hiro dragged Baymax into it as well. Cass's heart was just fit to burst with all the support, and she did her best not to let her eyes moisten. Helen meanwhile was actually having tears descend from her eyes, delighted and relieved that she did not, in the end, destroy Hiro's and Cass's familial bonds. She was staring at the Big Hero 6 team with such intensity that she was only vaguely aware that she was hugging Dash as hard as she could. The speedster youth grumbled and tired to wiggle out of her grasp. Stan and Bob were chatting away again, reminded of past super teams. And Violet was also glad for Hiro. Once again their eyes briefly met, and once again they looked away in embarrassment.

Just then, everyone jumped as a loud alarm emanated from Hiro's phone.

"5 already?" he said in wonder. "That means Baymax's armor is already done."

"5?" asked Stan in surprise. He looked out in the distance and saw indeed that it was already late afternoon. "Dang. We weren't even done yet. We still had a lot more to do. We're gonna have to leave it for now, I want to take Bob and his family around San Fran tonight."

"Aw jeez," muttered Hiro. "Sorry Stan. Didn't think Aunt Cass and I spent so much time-"

"Ah, don't sweat it," he waved dismissively. "We still got the rest of the week. But before we wrap up for today, there's at least one more thing I want you all to do…"

Cass's jaw dropped.

"Pretty cool, right?" grinned Hiro.

The Hamadas and Baymax were at their garage, with Hiro decked out in his purple armor, and Baymax in his fresh, gleaming red armor.

Cass spluttered for a few seconds before she finally said, "Do I even need to say anything? It speaks for itself!"

Hiro laughed, and checked the garage clock. "Alright, I think everyone else should be in their armor by now."

"You'll just fly over back to the mansion and meet up with them?" asked Cass.

Hiro nodded. "Still not sure what he wants us to do, but we'll see." Hiro ran outside, and Baymax and Cass followed. Soon, Hiro was mounted and magnetized onto Baymax's back.

"You sure you don't want to come?" asked Hiro.

Cass shook her head. "I think I've had enough excitement for one day. Need to unwind." She snapped her fingers in excitement. "Spicy wings and a movie when you get back?"

Hiro's eyes shone with anticipation. "Definitely."

"Come here…"

Hiro clambered down into Cass's outstretched arms. "Get that off for a second…" Cass muttered. Hiro complied and took off his helmet, just in time for Cass to kiss his forehead.

"Take care of yourself, alright?"

"Don't worry Aunt Cass, I will. 'sides, I got Baymax. Right Baymax?"

"Hello," said Baymax, waving in his usual motion. Hiro and Cass snorted. He just looked so silly doing his shtick while in the armor.

"Alright, gotta jet," said Hiro, remounting Baymax. At once, Baymax fired up his thrusters and rocketed away. Cass and Hiro continued waving to each other until they were out of each other's sights.

At the mansion, the jaws of Stan and the Parr family were hanging.

"Pretty cool, right?" grinned Hiro.

Stan closed his mouth and turned to the Parrs for any word, and Dash just simply said in wonder, "Awesome…"

Hiro laughed as he, Baymax and the gang stood in a single straight line, suited up. Stan had to admit, framed against the slowly-setting sun, they certainly looked impressive. He cleared his throat.

"Alright guys. So here's what I want you to do, just very basic stuff. I want you all to do a brief evening patrol around the city."

The gang stood at attention, and Fred asked "Together or separately?"

"Together." Stan replied. "People will undoubtedly remember you after what happened at Krei Tech and Odori Avenue."

"And if anything will happen?" asked Honey with concern.

"Then I'm afraid," admitted Stan. "You guys will have to wing it. I can't help you once things go from there. Just don't get your hopes up either way, nothing may happen after all.

The gang looked exchanged looks of uncertainty and nervousness, which prompted Helen to chime in.

"Hey, don't get all panicked. You guys have gotten this far, haven't you?"

"I guess," said an unconvinced Hiro. "Winging it's not really my style…"

"Then we'll see if tonight," continued Stan, "It's a style you can adapt to."

To Stan's surprise, he found the Parrs exchanging looks of concern, too. Before Stan could ask, Bob said. "Actually, I think perhaps it may be best if maybe we join in too."

"Why?" asked Stan. Before Bob could reply, Hiro cleared his throat, and he and the Parrs saw the gang coming out of a group huddle.

"Actually, Mr. Parr, I think Stan is right," said Hiro. "We're gonna have to learn how to this on our own someday, might as well be now."

"You sure?" asked Helen. The gang nodded, and so did Stan.

"Very well. So, how do you plan to go about it?"

In response, Hiro, Honey and GoGo clambered on top of Baymax, and after he took off for a bit, Wasabi and Fred hung onto his legs. Dash gave a very loud snort, prompting Violet to give a very disapproving look. Stan, Bob and Helen for their part kept straight faces, but were nonetheless amused.

"Um…" said Stan. "Well…"

GoGo huffed. "Do we really look that silly?"

"No, no!" said Stan. "Just that-er, I guess we can work on a more…convenient way of the six of you getting around without having to hang onto Baymax."

The gang gave murmurs of agreement, before Stan cleared his throat. "Alright you guys, let's show San Fransokyo what Big Hero 6 are made of!"

"Alright Baymax, let's fly!" yelled Hiro. At once, Baymax took off and rocketed away, leaving Stan and the Parrs behind as the afternoon rolled into evening.

Piled on top (and hanging off) of Baymax, Big Hero 6 flew amidst the San Fransokyo skyline, observing and keeping a lookout for anything out of the ordinary.

"Y'know," yelled Wasabi, hanging off of Baymax's leg, "We really need a better way to get around!"

"And a less ridiculous way, too" added GoGo. Hiro looked down, and indeed there were some folks down below pointing up at them. Some were amazed, while others were laughing. Hiro couldn't blame them; they were a multicolored bunch flying on top (and hanging off) of a red robot, and one of them looked like a movie monster.

"We'll figure something out," agreed Hiro. As the sun continued setting and the team flew around for another hour, everyone started to get bored and tired.

"Nothing yet, Baymax?" Hiro groaned. Honey was fiddling with her purse, GoGo started to look annoyed with nothing but the same view, Fred had actually fallen asleep, and Wasabi had long since stopped panicking about his mild Acrophobia.

"Negative, Hiro," said Baymax. "Nothing seems to be out of the ordinary." GoGo and Honey sighed. By now, a lot of the buildings and ads of San Fransokyo were lit and shining against the dark backdrop of the night sky.

"Well," began Hiro, trying to sound optimistic, "Stan said that this might happen." The others half-heartedly nodded and shrugged.

"Call it a day?"

Fred's loud snore seemed to speak for everyone. "Alright. Baymax, let's go home."

No sooner did they turn around though that a loud *PING* emitted from Baymax's sensors.

"Unusual activity detected five miles from our current position."

Everyone snapped at attention, and even Fred was jolted awake.

"What is it bud?" asked Hiro quickly. He activated his helmet's HUD to sync with Baymax's.

"Runaway cable car down an incline street. Around 10 passengers, one a child, inside the car. Cause unknown."

GoGo, whose helmet (like the others) didn't have the same advanced scanning capabilities as Hiro and Baymax, kept an eye out on the ground as they flew closer. Finally, she yelled "THERE!" and everyone looked.

The runaway cable car was careening down one of San Fran's signature hilly streets. Judging from the sparks that flew from the wheels and the tracks, something must have happened to the brakes. To make matters worse, the cable car was approaching a junction track, leading to a possible derailment. It was then that Honey gave a gasp of horror and pointed further along to where the cable car was heading. There was a traffic jam that was blocking both tracks. Even if the cable car managed to stay on the tracks, it would still crash. The gang heard screams as people got out of the cars stuck in traffic.

The gang all looked to Hiro, and the younger boy looked utterly flummoxed. He wished Mr. Incredible was here, at least he knew what to do. All Hiro could think of was Baymax using his strength to stop the trolley, but judging from its speed, it looked like that might not be enough.

"I-I" Hiro hesitated, and repeated what was on his mind, looking guilty and apologetic. Mr. Incredible was right. He should have brought him for help, but it was too late to call him now.

Just then, GoGo spoke up. "Hiro, fly us down closer to the ground!"

"But why-"

"JUST DO IT!" she yelled. Hiro immediately obliged, and no sooner did they fly low that GoGo leapt off of Baymax and zoomed away, past the trolley.

Hiro hastily opened their communications channel. "Yellow! Where are you-?!"

"Green, Blue, Pink!" she interrupted, ignoring Hiro's protests. "Meet me here."

Wasabi, Fred and Honey looked confused, but Fred, having been on the receiving end of GoGo's physical punishment often, knew that time was off the essence. He quickly adjusted his monster mask and likewise let go of Baymax's leg to run and meet with GoGo. Wasabi and Honey nodded and also leapt from their positions, acknowledging through the comm that they were on their way.

"Purple, you and Red can handle the cable car. I have an idea of what we can do down here."

Hiro tried to protest that they needed more time to think of what to do, but GoGo quickly cut him off again.

"Purple! We're a team, you are this team's leader, but you don't have to this alone! Just trust us! We're running out of time!"

Hiro knew that she was right, but he couldn't help but want to argue. He was so used to planning ahead, preparing for many kinds of possibilities and scenarios in many of his own projects. On-the-fly thinking wasn't his style, and he wished more than ever that Mr. Incredible was here, giving advice and plans like what happened at Odori Avenue.

"PURPLE!" GoGo bellowed. Hiro gasped and winced. GoGo's voice softened. "Purple. We believe in you. Just trust us. Please."

There was just a second's pause, but in another time, probably for some dramatic effect, it would've been a few seconds longer.

"OK." Hiro finally said. He blew out a breath, cleared his throat, straightened, and set his sights on the runaway trolley. "Good luck. Channels are open."

"Let's go, Red!"

Baymax acknowledged his temporary codename and fired all thrusters downhill. He rocketed past the trolley to briefly glance at the people inside. Everyone was screaming, crying and/or panicking. The child that Baymax picked up on sensors, a blond-haired preteen in a teal-green jersey, looked positively fearful.

"Hang on!" Hiro yelled. "We're here to help!" Over the comm, he heard the others yelling and talking to each other, but he ignored them and spoke to Baymax.

"Red, drop me on the roof of the cable car!" Taking a deep breath, he leapt off of Baymax and onto the roof. His magnetized gloves and boots let him stick onto the metallic roof casing, and he observed what was coming up in front of him.

They were cutting it very close. As the cable car drew ever closer to disaster, he finally saw what the rest of his teammates were up to: No doubt thanks to Honey Lemon, two gigantic piles of pink blobs were acting as barriers against the traffic jam blocking the rail lines and set right onto the junction line. He could see Wasabi cutting bits and pieces apart and giving them to Fred, who was breathing fire against them. GoGo was equally speeding to and away from Honey, setting up the blobs.

"Red! Red!" Hiro shouted quickly. "Get in front of the cable car!"

At once, Baymax flew at the front and pushed with all his might.

"Hang on!" Hiro repeated, and inside the cable car, everyone did just that. Within seconds, the cable car finally started to slow down. Just then, there was a large buckle as the cable car derailed. Despite this, all their efforts paid off, and Hiro signed with relief before his face was engulfed by pink goo.

Aside from a few cuts and bruises, none of the passengers were seriously hurt. Big Hero 6 in the meantime was completely winded and observing the aftermath. As traffic enforcers marshaled the cars away, ambulances and medical teams arrived to provide first aid to the passengers.

"Hold still…" Honey muttered. Hiro finally got Baymax's last bit of arm plating off of him so that he could work his healing magic on other passengers that were not picked up by the ambulances. Honey in the meantime was armed with a small pipette containing the necessary solution to dissolve the pink goo from the streets, and the team.

By this point, there was only one passenger left that needed to be healed: the blond-haired preteen girl. She was searching for an ambulance, but no one could be spared. So, Hiro waved and called her over. As she drew closer to the team, she felt slightly fearful and looked hesitantly at Baymax.

"Don't worry," laughed Hiro. "He won't bite."

"I do not bite," repeated Baymax. "I do not even have teeth, or any compulsion to eat. I am a robot, and a health care companion."

He waved his hands in a circular motion. "Hello."

Hiro chuckled, and that was enough to soothe the girl's fears. As she was being scanned by Baymax and being treated for her minor injuries, the events of the past few minutes finally caught up with her, her fear went into overload, and she started hyperventilating. In response, the heart scanner on Baymax's chest screen started beeping rapidly, and Baymax immediately sprayed his relaxant gas.

After a few seconds, she calmed down, and started crying.

Hiro looked alarmed and flustered. "Are-are you OK? Does anything else still hurt?"

"I…" the girl sobbed. "I could've died. It was just a normal day for me, another hockey game…we were about to get on the cable car, when it suddenly happened, and my parents were left behind…" She shivered.

Hiro could only look on at a loss of words. At once, Baymax started hugging the girl, and she hugged back in return before he broke out of Baymax's embrace and immediately did the same to Hiro.

"N-no, it's OK, it was nothing…" Hiro stammered, trying to politely push her away. Just then, the girl's attention was drawn to a voice.

"M-mom?!" she cried. She broke away from Hiro and ran to find her. Big Hero 6 looked at each other for a few seconds before they followed her. As they did, the crowd gave a wide berth.

The girl finally found her mother and father, and she ran up to them crying with happiness.

"RILEY!" exclaimed the mother as she collapsed and embraced her daughter. "I'm so glad you're safe!"

"How did it happen?" demanded the father. "How did you survive?"

Riley wordlessly pointed to Hiro and the gang, and except for the sirens of police cars and ambulances, the entire scene went quiet. The gang exchanged sideways glances at each other nervously as Hiro hurriedly reattached Baymax's arms.

"Let's get out of here…" Hiro muttered over the comm. The others nodded and they hastily clambered onto Baymax. As the healthcare robot took off, Riley broke out of her mother's embrace.

"Wait!" she yelled, waving. Hiro hesitatingly ordered Baymax to descend slightly. Riley's father stepped forward.

"Are you that same group from what happened at Krei Tech last week?" he asked. As Hiro and the gang nodded, there was a mild eruption of muttering from the crowd, remembering what happened. The amount of stares just made the gang even more uncomfortable, and Hiro was just about to order Baymax to take off when Riley ran up to her dad.

"Who are you?"

Hiro and the gang stared at the wide-eyed preteen. This was it. He exchanged glances with the gang…The gang. His friends. His team. After today, this would be the point of no return. They were all in this together.

Hiro exhaled and proclaimed, with as much courage and pride as he could:

"We're Big Hero 6!"

Riley mutedly repeated the name. Riley's mother stepped up as well now to be with her husband and daughter. And with that, Hiro nodded and ordered Baymax to lift off. Honey and Fred also waved goodbye. As they took off, they saw that Riley's parents were clapping, and a few more scattered claps started. As they turned and flew back to the Lebur mansion, Big Hero 6 distinctly heard the entire crowd applause and cheer.

In the air, Hiro blew out a breath with relief. Wordlessly, Honey and GoGo patted Hiro's back as the dangling Wasabi and Fred gave their thumbs up. Hiro finally took a glance at Baymax, and the boy and his robot just exchanged a simple nod.

It was enough. It was enough for Big Hero 6.

By this time of night, SFIT was normally closed to tourists, but it was still open to students who lived both on and off campus. So it was that before Honey, Wasabi, GoGo and Fred went back to their homes, they made a quick detour.

Flowers in hand, they approached the site where the building in honor of their dear, departed friend was going to be erected. After the fire that destroyed the original exhibition hall, the ruins were cordoned off and untouched, a grim reminder of that day. The four saw that a few small construction vehicles were already standing by on the side, indicating that the decision to start anew must've been fairly recent.

The four knelt down and laid the flowers onto the sign with Tadashi's name on it. There was a few seconds of uncomfortable silence before Fred finally stepped forward. Drawing upon his knowledge of comic book heroic diatribes, he began to give a speech to Tadashi, how his death would not be in vain, how they shall always honor Tadashi by their actions, how they see everything that Tadashi was in the young Hiro, how the gang is now even closer, how his spirit shall transcend time and space, and by the time Fred got into how Tadashi's spirit shall encompass every single room of the new building, Honey, Wasabi and GoGo wondered how Fred could say this stuff with utter sincerity?

As Fred continued his speechifying, GoGo rolled up her sleeve in preparation for her usual conk on the head, but she felt a tug on her shoulder. Honey held her back with a sad smile as she stepped forward and put her other hand on Fred's shoulder. Fred tensed and ceased as he returned her sad smile and stepped back to allow the others to give their own tributes.

Wasabi was next, and though they were words they already heard, hearing and speaking them again didn't make it any easier. Wasabi was the one among their group who gave a eulogy at Tadashi's funeral, and at that time he had immense difficulty saying what he'd written that it took a lot out of him to finish. Now however, he repeated his words with full confidence. He reminisced how he met Tadashi, and that in turn led him to meeting GoGo, Honey and Fred. Though they had different majors, they occasionally had classes where they crossed paths. Wasabi remembered how the four would often either hang out at the lab or chill at any number of restos, cafes, and bars. Finally, whereas he finished his eulogy with tears and a broken voice before, now he finished it with a look of calm content.

Honey was next, and she started off by thanking Tadashi for some of the times he helped in her chemical experiments, whether it was stopping her before she deliberately entered the wrong chemical, or offering to be a guinea pig of sorts when it came to (non-lethal) projects involving chemicals. Honey sighed and wished that that he was still alive to see the kind of person that Hiro has become and will be, now that he's turned their group into something much bigger. With a final promise that she'll take care of Hiro, Honey took out a framed photo of the gang. It was taken during Tadashi's birthday a few years back in front of the Lucky Cat, and Honey set it right next to the flowers.

No sooner was the photo set down however that the announcement of the campus's closure for the night rang over the various loudspeakers. The gang quickly gathered up the flowers save a few, and started rushing out to get to Wasabi's van. GoGo however stayed behind, promising she'll only be a few seconds. In her typical fashion, all she did was clasp onto the sign tightly, said a simple "Thank you," before she quickly vacated the campus.

From the hotel room, Stan stared at the night skyline.

"You've certainly picked a good place to stay while you're here, you two."

Bob and Helen smiled as they watched Stan pacing in front of the window.

"Good view of the city from here," he noted, before the three Supers sat down at the dining table. Though it was just shortly after 9pm, Violet and Dash were already asleep and exhausted by today's session. Jack-Jack was of course already asleep too.

"I presume," continued Stan, "That you've heard of what happened?"

Bob nodded. "Some of the TVs were showing the news bits in the lobby, and random folks there were also discussing it."

"According to the kids, though," Helen added, "It doesn't seem to be spreading on the social networks yet."

"That's fine," said Stan dismissively. "I don't want Hiro and the others to feel overwhelmed by the pressure. They'll get used to it over time."

The three stared at the San Fran nighttime skyline before Stan asked "So, what do you plan to do now?"

"Well," started Helen, "We did come here for vacation after all. Certainly didn't expect to encounter you or everything we've seen these past two days."

"You still can, though," put in Stan. "While I train the gang, they'll most certainly be doing daily patrols, and can pick up the slack. You don't have to get yourselves involved."

Bob crossed his arms and sadly shook his head. "Unfortunately, I think we might." Stan raised an eyebrow at this as Helen stretched her arm out to reach her handbag and pulled out the police report.

Stan's face paled at the sight of the photo, and Helen grimly nodded. "The gang only knows about the involvement of this Yama person, but if he's league with Bomb Voyage…" she wondered. She stopped, and together with Stan looked at Bob. The infamous bomber man was among Bob's own Rogues Gallery after all.

"Voyage has always been unpredictable," Bob pondered. "You never knew where he was going to strike, what he was going to do, and what his motives were. Why he'd partner with Yama…who knows?"

Helen then spoke up. "Stan, you know as well as we do that they're all a bunch of good kids. They're smart, dedicated, and willing to bring this Yama in, but going up against Bomb Voyage too?"

Stan put down the report and thought it over. He never went up against Voyage personally, but he knew that Helen encountered him once or twice, and back in the old days, Bob would sometimes make small talk about how he went up against the French bomber, describing his unpredictability and slipperiness. Stan remembered how frustrating it was that even with his super-brain, he could never find the logic in his patterns.

"OK," he finally decided. "If that's what you really want..."

The couple nodded with gratitude. "We'll still be vacationing," said Helen, "But we'll keep our eyes and ears open and let you know if something will come up for Voyage."

"And if things get too dicey for us," Stan continued, "we'll let you know in return. Whether it's you two or your kids, if you're up to it, we'll definitely appreciate it."

"Just don't push them too hard though OK Excelsior?" laughed Bob. "If our kids with their powers struggled, I can't imagine what Big Hero 6 might go through."

Stan grinned, and promised to lighten up…a little bit.

After that, the topic shifted back to the days of nostalgia, the glory days of the Supers. Soon after, Stan walked out for a bit to buy some wine from a nearby store, and the rest of the night was spent with the three veterans drinking and reminiscing. They laughed at old tales, cried at those gone, and toasted plenty of times to each other, and to lost friends. Eventually, late into the night with a few empty bottles between them, the three came to a sobering realization: Counting Lucius, and unless there were still others around the world, they were last of the old guard, the last of the old Supers.

And yet, with Stan and Big Hero 6, and Bob & Helen and their kids, they were far from done. If the old era was gone, it was up to them to guide the next generation into a new era.

"Our city has twice now-"

Calling themselves "Big Hero 6-"

"-not available for comment."

"-in league with the famous Mr.-"

"-we'd do if that boy and his robot weren't there-"

"-no comment on these heroes of Krei Tech-"

Cass leaned against the kitchen wall flipping through the channels while Hiro was downstairs in the café getting some sauce from its own kitchen. As she waited for the spicy wings to finish sizzling, Baymax was setting up a small table in front of the couch.

Hiro clambered up the stairs and called out "Got it!" Cass grinned as she took it and added the last touches to their dinner. Hiro grabbed the remote on the counter and plopped down onto the couch while Baymax similarly sat in the middle.

"I do not think it would be conducive to your studies and your health to watch a horror movie," said the robot. "You have classes scheduled tomorrow morning, and we have been through a most strenuous day. Any stress or nightmares brought about by this movie could be harmful to your psychosis."

Hiro laughed. "Lighten up, Baymax. You gotta learn to loosen yourself up sometimes." He straightened up as Cass put their plates on the table. "If it'll make you feel any better though bud, you can come with me to the school tomorrow and keep an eye out in case something goes wrong."

Baymax nodded. "I would like that. With everything that has happened and will happen, I require being a better healthcare companion."

Hiro gave a small fistbump. "Baymax," he said. "You're already a great healthcare companion."

Baymax just blinked in response and faced the TV. Whether or not he recognized Hiro's words, or he just simply didn't know what to say, no one knew except for Baymax. At this, Mochi leapt onto the couch, and Baymax started petting him.

"Aaaaaaalrighty!", sang Cass. She sat down and made sure they had everything for dinner. "You remember what channel Dracula is supposed to be on?"

"Yep, just give me a moment…"

Hiro flipped through a few more channels and landed on the correct one. Suddenly he did a double take and flipped one station back to A113 News doing a live interview on the streets. And the one being interviewed was the young blond-haired girl, Riley.

"That boy, his robot, his friends…Big Hero 6," she started. "They saved my life. Wherever he is, and wherever any of them are, I would just…" she sniffed and brushed some tears from her eyes, her emotions an utter whirlwind.

"I just want to say: Thank you."

Hiro quickly shut off the TV, and Cass got up and looked at him with concern.

"Honey, are you OK?"

Hiro nodded. "Yeah," he muttered. "I just-well-I…I guess I'll just have to get used to this, then. I just still have a hard time believing that I-we, saved those people, and saved that girl."

Cass gave a small sigh and kissed him on the forehead. "Well, whatever happens Hiro, just remember that I'll always be there for you." Hiro looked at her as she continued, "No matter what you do, whether succeeding in school or being a superhero, I'll always be proud of you. You've always been my hero, Hiro, and soon, the city may see you as theirs, too."

Hiro blinked for a few seconds, and then wordlessly hugged his aunt. And with that, as the two dug in and watched their movie, no further words were exchanged for the rest of the night.

In an undisclosed location in San Fransokyo, Yama's eyes narrowed as he watched the latest report on A113 News regarding a nighttime runaway cable car being rescued a purple-clad boy and his red flying robot. The anchors were just positively abuzz about the reappearance of the "Heroes of Krei Tech".

"Nice to see you again….Zero."

It wasn't long before Yama was released from prison shortly after the disastrous Bot fight. Despite charges of assault against a minor, he was able to be bailed out with no problems, mostly thanks to bribery. The loss of his Bot-fighting racket though was a big loss thanks to that kid. An announcement last week made by the San Fransokyo Sports Commission further put a dent in his profits. With the possibility of Bot-fighting becoming a legalized sport, the underground ring was soon going to be shut down.

Despite these problems, Yama couldn't help but feel glad. Things had become a little too comfortable for him after the mob operations normalized. His large girth that once made him feared almost made him comedic amongst his peers and fellow racketeers. The Bot-fight changes and the appearance of these heroes led by Zero made him feel so alive, and they motivated him to speed up his operations.

And what better way to show my appreciation to him than by crushing everyone and everything he holds dear?

The money obtained from the fire was going to help in acquiring further materials from overseas and other sources. He even made a few acquisitions from the company of a weapon's designer after his death (Rumored to have died in a plane crash), and was in the planning stages for a museum heist.

In the meantime, he needed to see just what he was going to be up against. He wasn't worried about Mr. Incredible and his lot; he put two- and-two together in regards to Voyage's old friend. So, he grabbed his phone and dialed a number.

"You rang, boss?"

"I assume you heard the news."

"Yes, boss. It's only been a few hours, but the news is spreading. By tomorrow, everyone will know about the kid, his robot, and his candy-colored friends."

"Good, good," said a satisfied Yama. "That'll make it easier for us to observe and see the enemy. Have you and the others been able to keep up with what the kid was up to?"

"By your orders, boss. We have. We've been keeping track of the kid ever since the bot-fight; the warehouse, the pier, Krei Tech, Odori."

Yama grinned. His contact's group certainly did their jobs well.

"Well," he continued. "Time for a change. Listen carefully."

The contact (and two other voices) laughed.

"The Fujitas are assembled and ready."

Author's Note: Well, for now at least, this is where the story will stop. As was said, I've been having difficulties lately, and trying to write two stories at once doesn't really help matters. I would like to at least try writing on a semi-regular basis and that can't really be done with two stories. But I hope you've enjoyed The Big and the Incredible up to this point so far! Hope to see you all again, either in Tangled Adventures in Arendelle, or back here!

Don't forget to read and review! Any and all kind of feedback is welcome to improve my-story telling and give you a better story!