TITANS 2150 - The New Era (Disney Monster Universe Phase 2)

Chapter 10 - Truth and Facts

When Honey Lemon, Go Go, Wasabi, and Fred finally arrived at the warehouse after receiving the call from Baymax, they were rather baffled by the presence of agents from the Monarch organization, which was considered illegal. Hiro had to explain to them as best he could to reassure them, and also tell them that the Shockwave bomb was no longer a problem thanks to the Monarch agents.

Following some explanations in order to dispel certain misunderstandings and reassured the spirits a little, Elsa and the Big Hero 6 had returned to Hiro's house, in the company of this professor Henri Serizawa and the doctor Jennifer Lewis. The other Monarch agents had not come with them, at Henri's request, and had returned to the helicopter to await the return of the two scientists.

In order not to worry his aunt Cass who was busy serving the customers in the cafe, Hiro had chosen to bring everyone in through the courtyard behind the house and the group had gone up to the apartment on the first floor and had all gathered in the living room. Baymax, however, had to get back into his box to recharge his batteries, but stayed awake to listen. Hiro, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, Go Go and Fred, all in their civilian clothes, sat on the living room couch, still puzzled and waiting for explanations to come from the scientists at Monarch. Elsa had stepped aside a little, her eyes pensive and dark, her arms crossed and her back leaning against a wall.

Henri Serizawa and Jennifer Lewis, for their part, also remained standing, facing the sofa. The man held in his hand what looked like a laptop computer, but of a model hitherto completely unknown, even to Hiro.

A heavy and awkward silence had fallen over the living room for endless minutes, but it was Hiro who finally decided to break it by looking up at the two Monarch members.

_ "Okay, now you owe us an explanation. What does that mean and what exactly do you want from Elsa?" demanded the teenager eager for answers.

Henri understood well the insistence of the young hero, and after a look shared with his scientific colleague, decided to finally give them what they demand. He set down and opened the ultra-sophisticated laptop on the small living room table. A blue screen lit up, and sporting a small included holographic projector on its top.

Hiro and his friends shared the same wary looks, while Elsa stood back, still with her arms folded.

_ "If governments and big corporations, like Apex, present Monarch as an illegal and eco-terrorist organization, it is for a reason ... they are afraid." explained Henri Serizawa.

_ "Afraid of what? Of you?" Honey Lemon asked, her curiosity stirred.

_ "No. They're afraid of the truth." said Doctor Lewis in turn, stepping forward. "A truth about our world, that its leaders, over the centuries, tried to hide and permanently erased from our history ... Elsa, here present, is for example one of those truths that our society would like to hide, without want to disrespect you, your majesty."

Elsa didn't answer but made it clear that she wasn't offended. Hiro and the others looked at her with some puzzlement, making her feel uncomfortable.

_ "And what is this truth?" Hiro asked in turn.

_ "Magic and monsters exist." replied Henri Serizawa, who without further delay activated the holographic projector of the computer which projected, on the living room wall, a series of rather old-looking photos. The first showed that of an old military submarine, named Nautilus. Being really disturbed, the Big Hero 6 watched in silent.

_ "In 1954, for the very first time, a US Navy submarine, the Nautilus, managed to beat the deep diving record ... but during this test ... it woke up something. A very ancient thing, of the order of the myth, and yet it turned out to be very real." Henri said while scrolling through the images.