When Stars Collide, a BH6 x Dr Who crossover

Chapter Twenty Two: Sleepy Time

By the time Hiro finished relating his dreams, lunchtime had come. Stomach rumbling, the boy was more than happy for the interruption when Heathcliff entered the room, announcing that lunch was ready. He'd held back some of the details, mostly about how he'd been told he was in pain and lost, and that the alien entity could help him with that. He wasn't sure he was ready to tell them that part just yet, if ever.

"That's quite the mental ordeal," the Doctor commented as Hiro finished up with the snake incident. He rubbed at his chin as everyone got to their feet. "Not quite sure what to make of all of it. But, seems to be that this entity is getting a better grasp of communicating with you as time goes on. Though it's still pretty vague on many points."

Hiro shrugged. He almost felt more tired now than he had before passing out. He felt rather grateful for Honey's arm around his shoulder. Without it, he felt he might fall over.

"It does give us some information, though," Jack spoke up. Hiro winced slightly as he did. "We at least know more of what they're supposed to be capable of doing."

Ms. Smith straightened her jacket. "It doesn't tell us how to defeat them," she pointed out. "And from what we've already observed, that's going to be the biggest problem."

Fred headed towards the door. "I don't know about you, but I could really use a breather. And some lunch." His stomach growled, reminding the rest of his team that they all hadn't eaten in some time.

"Good idea," Rose chimed in. "I'm famished."

GoGo, Wasabi, Rose, and Jack followed Fred out of the room, hoping he'd lead them to the dining room. Heathcliff stood just outside the door, as if making sure they all made it out.

Hiro stumbled a little as he moved to follow. His bruised leg felt stiff and swollen. He gave a faint grunt as he corrected his balance, ignoring the looks of concern coming from Honey and the Doctor. Ms. Smith remained impassive, though she, too, observed the boy's discomfort.

"I'm fine," Hiro said, pushing past the two staring at him. "My leg's just a little sore."

Honey glanced towards Baymax, who remained silent. Reasoning that the robot would say something if things were amiss, she dismissed the notion and followed her friend out of the room. The Doctor and Ms. Smith were right behind her.

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Alistair Krei frowned as he double-checked the data. With his assistant on an admittedly well-deserved vacation, he felt a little overwhelmed. It was easy to remember how bad things had been before Ms. Smith arrived. And he hoped the woman would be back soon, but he set that thought aside to look at another.

Rumors said someone had recently seen the Big Heroes teaming up with another group. There were even a few mentions of strange mechanical monsters in the same area. He felt sure they were connected.

With some difficulty, he turned his attention back to the file he'd been scanning. It was the original report given him when the exoskeletons had begun life as something more than just an idea. Rough sketches of what the finished product would look like filled the pages, including technical data on how to pull it off. It wasn't the actual plans, but it was close enough.

Originally intended to aid those in the space program, the exoskeletons were designed to be self-contained units, more sturdy than just a space suit. And with all the bells and whistles needed for any decent exploration mission, it wouldn't be hard for someone to weaponize them.

Krei sighed as he set the file back down to rub at his eyes. This was all one big mess. But if the mechanical monsters Hiro's group had fought were based off his company's original design, getting this information to them would be beneficial.