The Futuristic Four- Heroes of Time

Chapter 8: Side Quests

"Hey bro, what's up? I didn't hear you come in," Hiro greeted Tadashi a bit nervously. Tadashi looked up from petting Bolt and smiled.

"I wanted to talk to you about something," he replied and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Oh, you must want to be alone then," Penny told them and turned around to leave.

"It's alright. You might actually be able to help," Tadashi admitted. "Wait, where are your other two friends? Is it just you two here?"

"No-I mean yes! Well, they were here but they went to buy some snacks. They'll be back in a few minutes," Hiro explained.

"Yeah, so what happened?" Penny asked. They all sat down in the chairs in the lab's sitting room.

"Nothing, which is exactly the problem. It has to do with Honey Lemon," Tadashi replied sheepishly.

"So you do like her!" Penny exclaimed happily. Tadashi laughed nervously and rubbed the back of his neck before nodding sheepishly.

"I knew it!" Hiro exclaimed and high-fived Penny.

"You came to the right people. Now, what would you like to ask?" Penny asked and laced her fingers together.

"Well, I don't know. I just- I don't know how to admit my feelings to her. She's heard how you guys have teased me but that's not the same," Tadashi told them a bit frustrated.

"You don't have to just say it. You could show her," Penny suggested. "Sometimes actions are far more romantic than words."

"Penny's right! You could create something maybe even a small robot with a recording of you telling her how you feel," Hiro agreed and added.

"You're right... You're right! That's a great idea! Thank you so much!" Tadashi exclaimed and gave them both a bone-crushing hug.

"I'll see you at home!" he exclaimed as he tried to run out of the lab. He accidentally tripped over a trash can but managed not fall.

"Heh, sorry," he apologized and picked it up before quickly leaving.

"How are you such a love expert?" Penny teasingly asked as they ran to the hidden elevator. Bolt jumped in right as the doors closed.

"I am just full of surprises," Hiro stated confidently.

"I'd like to see your love advice put to the test," Penny challenged him.

"Oh, well I could- wait, what do you mean-?" Hiro asked as the elevator doors opened but Penny ran out with Bolt close behind.

"Unbelievable," Hiro sighed before following her.

"How is Violet?" Penny asked as she ran inside of the training area.

"I'm fine," Violet replied from the couch.

"Are you sure? It must have taken a lot of energy," Penny asked with concern.

"Yeah, don't worry about it. Heroes can do this sort of stuff for long periods of time," Violet assured her.

"Wilbur, what are you doing?" Hiro asked as he saw Wilbur typing away on his computer.

"Hiro! Come here I need you to see this," Wilbur called him. Hiro walked over to see what happened. Violet got up but swung slightly so Penny helped her walk over to the computer.

"I had Baymax scan Violet and me to see if maybe he could see what happened that teleported us from the simulation room to here," Wilbur explained and scrolled through Baymax's results. " I compared the results of the current scan to the first scan Baymax made back in your room and found that I have a gene that was inactive until now."