When Stars Collide, a BH6 x Dr Who crossover

Chapter Five: Patient

Far enough outside the city limits of San Fransokyo that no one really noticed, another crater lay with melted slag inside. And inside that crater, a man in dark clothes nodded to himself in satisfaction. Things were going according to plan. Mostly. He hadn't expected the projectiles to cause the earthquakes, but it was a happy bonus.

"Over there," he directed as several others rushed to extract the metal inside. It was unfortunate that so many had fallen in the City, but he could bide his time and go back for the metal deposits there. Maybe after nightfall, though some of them might be more difficult to approach now, what with the seismologists cornering off the areas. It wasn't insurmountable, though.

Plasma guns hissed as the metal was cut into fragments for easy transportation. This metal was going to make their next goals happen that much easier. After all, who couldn't use a good chunk of space rock?

It was a very happy event that had led to the discovery of the asteroid floating above the planet. Of course, it was a bit inconvenient that the debris seemed more bent on landing at will, and along the east coast at that. It would have been nice if the whole darn thing had come down all at once, but it was just as well. A space rock of that size would have probably caused another ice age. And they'd only hit a corner of it.

It didn't take more than an hour for the site to be cleared of all the slag. "Okay," the man nodded, his hard hat sliding a bit over his greased hair. "Let's head to the next one."

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Once the novelty of the strangers had worn off, Wasabi and GoGo took it upon themselves to show the Doctor and his companion their gear. Both had seemed impressed with the craftsmanship, especially since it had all pretty much been designed by Hiro. The boy blushed from his cot, where Baymax continued to fuss over him.

Fred had asked Heathcliff to whip up something for everyone from the kitchen and they all munched on turkey sandwiches and chips while the Doctor poked around. Baymax had forbidden any more questions addressed to Hiro, at least until his vitals had further stabilized.

Honey Lemon felt more than glad that she'd decided to nab samples of the strange metal they'd found in the craters. Once things had settled down a bit, and Hiro had dozed off again, she'd pulled out the samples for something to do.

The Doctor had looked at the metal with a critical eye, and then became excited. "Do you have any idea what you've got there? Just looking at it, if you were to use this for all your tools," he pointed to indicate their gear, "you could build something at least ten times more durable than your current design, and still be light enough to not weigh you down. This stuff, this space rock, is better than any alloy known to man."

With that declaration, GoGo volunteered herself, Wasabi, and Fred, to go retrieve more of the precious metal. It went without saying, but having more durable armor would be a definite plus. And if they could get enough to have for backup, that made it even better. They left it up to Honey Lemon to figure out how to use it.

Now in her element, the Latino chemist increased the flame of her Bunsen burner. "This is so exciting," she commented as she watched the metal begin to melt around the edges. "Who knew this stuff came from outer space. What did you call it again?"

The Doctor poked at her chemistry set, silently shaking his head. So far, he'd managed to scrape by with the excuse that he was a science enthusiast, much like Fred. But he knew it was only a matter of time before Baymax let the cat out of the bag, metaphorically speaking. He glanced over at the robot, now sitting on a stool next to the sleeping boy.