Chapter 19
In order to optimize Baymax’s scan range, he and Hiro flew up to the top of a tall wind turbine that overlooked the city.
Hiro couldn’t stop thinking of their amazing flight. “Wow. That was ... that was ... ”
“Sick,” Baymax finished his sentence.
Hiro looked at him in surprise. “It is just an expression,” Baymax said.
The boy couldn’t help but laugh. “Yeah, that’s right, buddy.”
The view from the top of the wind turbine was stunning. They could see the whole city and even parts beyond the bay that surrounded it.
Hiro sighed at the beauty. “I am never taking a bus again.”
Baymax turned to Hiro and blinked. “Your emotional state has improved.”
Hiro frowned, surprised by the comment.
“I can deactivate if you say you are satisfied with your care.”
“What? No, I don’t want you to deactivate!” Hiro exclaimed. “We still have to find that guy. So fire up that super sensor.”
New lenses dropped over Baymax’s eyes.He scanned the entire city, gathering readings on hundreds of thousands of people and eliminating those that didn’t match Yokai’s profile.“Functionality improved. One thousand percent increase in range,” Baymax said. “But there is no match in San Fransokyo.”
Hiro was disappointed for a moment, then—
“I have found a match on that island.” Baymax pointed to the bay. Hiro looked up at Baymax’s digital medical readout. It was blinking match.
“Akuma Island!” Hiro exclaimed.
That night, they all jumped on Baymax’s back. He deployed his red carbon-fiber wings. He wasn’t used to the weight of the whole team on his back and wobbled a bit as he took off.
“Killer view,” Go Go commented, as if she spent every day skimming the water of the bay on the back of a robot.
“Yeah,” Wasabi agreed, his voice wavering slightly. “If I wasn’t terrified of heights, I’d probably love this. But I’m terrified of heights, so I don’t love it.”
Fred was his usual over-eager self. “I can’t believe this. We’re going to bring an evil doer to justice! In cool outfits! I mean, we’re superheroes!”
His statement made Wasabi frown. “We’re not superheroes,” he corrected Fred. “We’re nerds.”
Flying only inches above the water, they got closer to Akuma Island. Hiro found an empty stretch of land. “There, Baymax. Take us in.”
The robot turned and landed near a group of military-type buildings.
“Awesome!” Fred said. “Our first landing as a team!”
Everyone scrambled to their feet. “Guys, come on,” Hiro called, leading them toward a concrete bunker.
But Wasabi was staring at a sign on a nearby fence. “Quarantine? Do you know what ‘quarantine’ means?” he asked in a trembling voice.
Baymax turned and said, “Quarantine: enforced isolation to prevent the spread of contamination.”
Wasabi rolled his eyes and threw his hands up. “I know what it means!” he shouted. “Tell them!”
They ignored Wasabi and approached a large steel door. “Be ready,” Hiro whispered. “He could be anywhere.”
Just then, a twig snapped behind them!
Instantly, they spun around and unleashed their weapons. Honey threw a dozen chem-balls, while Fred shot a huge breath of fire. Go Go threw one of her discs, and Hiro ducked out of the way. Wasabi windmilled his laser blades, and Baymax struck a karate pose.
“Did I get it?” Wasabi cried.
As the smoke cleared, the team looked into the haze and saw a seagull staring back at them.It shook its head and flew off into the night.
“Well, there goes the element of surprise,” Go Go said, picking up the discs she’d thrown.
“Well, at least we know our gear works,” Honey declared as Baymax reached over to extinguish a fire on Hiro’s helmet with his fingers.
Wasabi stepped up and cut through the door with his laser blades. The team hesitated for a moment. They knew once they stepped inside, the game was on. They peeked in and saw a stairwell that led down into blackness.
第 19 章
為了優(yōu)化大白的掃描范圍,他和小宏飛到了一座風力發(fā)電渦輪機的頂端,那里可以俯瞰整座城市。
小宏不停地想表達他對這次神奇飛行的看法:“哇哦!那真是……那真是……”
“酷斃了,”大白幫他把話說完整。
小宏驚訝地看著他。“這只是種措辭方式。”大白說道。
這個男孩忍不住笑起來:“是的,沒錯,伙計。”
從風力發(fā)電渦輪機上往下看風景好極了。他們能夠看到整座城市,甚至能看到海灣外圍繞著它的地方。
小宏對著美景感嘆道:“我以后再也不坐公交車了。”
大白轉向小宏眨了眨眼睛:“你的情緒狀態(tài)有所改善了。”
小宏皺起眉頭,對這樣的評價感到吃驚。
“如果你說對我本次護理感到滿意,我就可以待機了。”
“什么?不,我不想讓你待機!”小宏驚呼道。“我們還要去找那個家伙。開始運行那臺超級探測裝置吧。
新鏡片滑落到大白的眼睛上。他掃描了整座城市,讀取了成千上萬人的身體數(shù)據,并且刪除了那些和妖怪不匹配的數(shù)據。“功能升級。掃描范圍增加十倍。”大白說道,“但是在舊金山沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)與其匹配的人。”
小宏一陣失意,突然……
“我發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個與之匹配的人在那個島上。”大白指著海灣那邊說道。小宏看了看大白身上的電子醫(yī)療讀取器,上面閃現(xiàn)著匹配。
“是惡魔島!”小宏驚叫道。
當晚,他們都跳上了大白的背。大白展開了他紅色的碳纖維翅膀,他還沒習慣團隊所有人的重量都壓在他身上,所以起飛時有些搖晃。
“視野真棒,”神行御姐評價道,就好像她每天都騎著機器人飛行劃過海灣的水面似的。
“是啊,”芥末無疆贊同道,他的聲音有些顫抖。“如果我不恐高,我可能會愛上這個。但是我恐高,所以我不喜歡這個。”
弗雷德還是像平常一樣亢奮。“我簡直不能相信這一切。我們將要把為惡者正法!穿著超酷的盔甲!我是說,我們是超級英雄!”
他的說法讓芥末無疆皺起了眉頭。“我們不是超級英雄,”他糾正弗雷德道,“我們是書呆子。”
他們在距離水面只有幾英寸的高度飛行著,逐漸接近了惡魔島。小宏發(fā)現(xiàn)了一片空地。“那里,大白,帶我們進去。”
機器人轉過方向并降落在一個類似軍事建筑群的附近。
“太棒了!”弗雷德說道。“我們超能陸戰(zhàn)隊第一次著陸。”
所有人掙扎著站了起來。“伙計們,走吧。”小宏喊道,帶領著他們朝一處混凝土的地壘走去。
可是芥末無疆盯著旁邊籬笆上的一處標記。“隔離區(qū)?你們誰知道‘隔離區(qū)’是什么意思嗎?”他用顫抖的聲音問道。
大白轉過來說道:“隔離區(qū):強制隔離污染物以防止傳播。”
芥末無疆轉動著眼睛舉起雙手。“我知道這是什么意思了!”他大喊道,“我是為了告訴他們!”
大家沒有理會芥末無疆所說的話,慢慢靠近一扇巨大的鋼鐵門。“準備好,”小宏低聲說道,“他隨時可能出現(xiàn)。”
突然,他們身后的樹枝啪的一聲斷了!
他們瞬間就轉過身來,放出他們的武器:哈妮檸檬扔出了一大堆化學球;弗雷德噴射出了一束巨大的火焰;神行御姐扔出了一片飛盤,小宏躲了起來;芥末無疆旋風般揮舞著他的激光刀;大白則擺出了空手道的招式。
“我擊中了嗎?”芥末無疆大聲喊道。
當煙霧散去,陸戰(zhàn)隊的隊員們看到薄霧里有一只海鷗正回視著他們。它搖了搖頭,飛入夜色之中。
“好啦,虛驚一場,”神行御姐邊說邊撿回了她剛剛扔出去的飛盤。
“至少知道了咱們的裝備是管用的。”在哈妮檸檬說的同時大白越過她,用手撲滅了小宏頭盔上的火。
芥末無疆走上前,用激光刀把門切割開了。陸戰(zhàn)隊員猶豫了一下,因為他們知道只要他們邁進了這扇門,游戲就開始了。他們向里看了一下,只看到了一條通往黑暗處的樓梯。