When Stars Collide, a BH6 x Dr Who crossover

Chapter Three: Complications

Five sites later, Hiro scuffed his boots in frustration. "They all look the same," he complained. And it was true. Each of the previous locations barely differed, even when it came down to size and depth. He'd had Baymax measure them.

Wasabi finished carving out their sixth sample and handed it to Honey Lemon. "That's way too many for coincidence," he agreed.

GoGo moved around to the far side of the melted metal. "Someone else's been here," she called out as she stared at the ground. "I've got footprints."

"Maybe a seismologist?" Fred suggested.

"Maybe," GoGo answered, but didn't look convinced. "If so, why only in this one? Enough time's passed they could have visited them all. It doesn't make sense."

Baymax swiveled his head to encompass the area. "I do not detect any other life signs within a one mile radius. And those life signs coming from within a two mile radius are not human."

Hiro winced as a high piercing shriek filled his head. He pressed a hand to his helmet, just over his left ear. When he looked around, however, no one else seemed to notice. "Can anyone else hear that?"

Honey Lemon and Wasabi exchanged glances. "Hear what, Hiro?"

"Do you hear anything?" GoGo looked to Fred, who shrugged.

Hiro went down on one knee, both hands now clutching at his helmet. "Ah! Make it stop!"

For all of two seconds, Baymax appeared to contemplate shedding his armor. He thought better of it, though, and moved to the boy's side. "Hiro seems to be experiencing distress. Scans indicate an increase in nociceptor activity, indicating pain. I also detect swelling near the eardrums, increased respirations and pulse."

"Time to get out of here," GoGo nodded towards their fallen leader.

Baymax needed no extra encouragement to scoop the boy up in his arms and engage his wings. GoGo and Honey grabbed onto the robot's wings as he engaged his thrusters, leaving Wasabi and Fred to fend for themselves.

Fred grabbed Wasabi and had him wrap his arms around his lizard suit as he prepared to jump clear of the crater. Thankfully, they weren't too far from decent cover, though they would likely take longer to return to home base than the others.

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Baymax shot straight up to clear the fissure they'd been in. Once clear of any obstructions, he changed course to skim just under the lowest clouds while Honey and GoGo clung for dear life. The robot was moving much faster than usual.

Hiro let out a scream, almost flailing like a fish, causing Baymax to lose some altitude as he adjusted for the boy's motions.

From somewhere behind them, a low rumble filled the air. Looking back, Honey gasped in shock. A cloud of dirt and debris shot up from the wooded outskirts of town. The longer she watched, the more obvious it became as to what was going on.

"Another quake," Honey half whispered, her words whipped away by the speed of their flight.

Hiro suddenly went limp and Baymax looked down at his still form. "Oh no," the robot intoned, then looked forward with seeming greater determination. Making a snap judgment, he altered course, heading not for Hiro's house, but for Fred's.

With the Whitmore family usually out of town, Fred's house had become a sort of second base of operations. There, they had more room to move around and do things. They'd even set up a small lab and medical area, in case of injuries that needed to be treated. After all, they couldn't just waltz into a hospital if they were injured doing super hero stuff.