When Stars Collide, a BH6 x Dr Who crossover

Chapter Thirty Four: Closure

The Rift beckoned like a slithering snake of light in the otherwise darkened sky. Baymax aimed directly for the largest part of the tear. Despite being a robot, a strange sense of déjà vu filled him as he plunged inside the rent in space.

Cotton candy clouds of varying pastel hues filled the horizon, constantly changing like a kaleidoscope. Ahead, chunks of debris floated aimlessly in space, the remains of Krei Tech's building that had been pulled in through the failed portal. But it was not in that direction that Baymax turned.

Off to one side loomed an area darker than the others, apart from the silently moving space junk. Baymax shot towards it, his scanner picking up a distinct signal that only he could make. "Approaching target," he informed his passenger as they moved forward at an incredible speed.

When they were within a dozen or so yards of the floating vinyl, Baymax reversed his thrusters to slow them down. Despite this precaution, they overshot their mark and had to turn around to come up alongside the white body, the remains of the red armor still on its lower section.

"We have arrived," Baymax said, not reaching out to touch the look-a-like. Instead, he looked down at his passenger. "I do not know what you intend to do, but I suggest doing so quickly."

Hiro's body arched back, his helmet hitting against Baymax's black armor as his legs floated free. If it hadn't been for the robot's firm hold on the suit, he would have floated off.

Heat began to radiate off of the boy and his arms and legs shot straight out, like someone had sent a jolt of electricity through his system. Baymax blinked as his scanner registered a large level of energy gathering near the boy's heart. Then, like someone had opened a dam, the energy shot out of him like a beam of light, piercing the vacant robot in front of them.

Once all of the energy had left Hiro's body, the boy went limp, his head lulling forward, the motion threatening to carry him from Baymax's body. But the robot's grip was firm and he pulled him back towards himself.

Something was happening with the robot in front of them. Having previously been deactivated by Hiro's words all those months ago, its eyes flew open as the energy life forms coursed through its skeletal structure.

"Hiro?"

The boy groaned as his eyes flickered open and he looked up at the sound. "Baymax?"

The robot blinked, its half destroyed red armor somehow looking newer than when he'd created it. "Thank you, Hiro. You have done us a great service. Are you sure you do not wish for us to fulfill the wish of your heart?"

Hiro moved to wipe his eyes, realizing he was wearing a space suit. He felt so groggy and heavy, like his entire body had melted then been poured back into the mold. Don't ask them to bring me back. He groaned again as those words echoed in his mind. "That's okay," he managed to say.

A few stray tears slid down his cheek under the glass of the helmet. It was weird seeing the original Baymax again. It felt like they'd come full circle somehow. But he now had his own Baymax by his side, one he'd created with his own two hands. He hadn't done the coding. That was a gift from Tadashi, but he still had his friend.

"I'm going to miss you," he admitted as he reached out a hand towards the white figure in front of him.

The robot reached back with his three-fingered hand, momentarily clasping Hiro's with its own. "We will always remember you," it said. "If you wish to change your mind, just wish on a star and we will give you the opportunity to change things."

Hiro smiled back, his expression more sad than anything. "Yeah. I'll do that." If he changed his mind.

"We need to return to the TARDIS,' his Baymax informed. "Your exposure to this environment has already exceeded the recommended allotment."