Baymax and Hiro dodged¹ debris² as they flew through the swirling³ portal at high speed. "Look out!" Hiro called when a huge chunk⁴ of cement whistled by them.

"I have located the patient." Baymax's sensor⁵ was picking up stronger life readings the deeper they traveled into the portal. The pull of the vortex was growing stronger, too. Hiro pointed⁶ straight ahead. A shiny object was coming at them fast. It was the pod. Baymax wrapped his arms around it as Hiro climbed on. He wiped off the windshield and saw Abigail's face. Her eyes were closed and her face was pale.

Hiro was relieved to see the faint mist her breathing created on the glass. "C'mon, buddy⁷. Let's get her home."

Using his rocket thrusters, Baymax began to push the pod out of the portal. Hiro could see the light from the exit up ahead. But a large chunk of debris headed straight for Hiro. Baymax got between Hiro and the flying debris, saving him from the hit, and the debris slammed into Baymax.

"Oh, no," Baymax said as most of the armor broke off his body. He was floating in the whirlwind of the portal, badly damaged.

Hiro reached for him. "Baymax! Grab hold!" he yelled, and they reconnected.

But Baymax had bad news. "My thrusters are inoperable," he said.

Hiro's heart sank. He knew it meant they were stranded⁸.

"There is still a way I can get you both to safety," Baymax said, and he began to fire up his rocket fist. He aimed it toward the exit.

"What about you?" Hiro asked, knowing it was the last bit of power Baymax had left. If he used it, he wouldn't have the power to get himself out. He'd be lost in the vortex forever.

"You are my patient. Your health is my only concern," Baymax said.

"No!" Hiro shouted. "There's got to be another way. I'm not going to leave you here. I'll think of something!"

"Hiro, there is no time," Baymax said.

"Please, no," Hiro begged. "I lost Tadashi. I can't lose you, too."

"Tadashi is not gone," he responded, touching⁹ Hiro's chest. "Tadashi is here. I am here."

Tears welled up in Hiro's eyes as the seconds ticked away.

"I cannot deactivate¹⁰ until you say you are satisfied with my care," Baymax said.

Hiro shook his head, and tears fell down his cheeks.

"Hiro, are you satisfied with your care?"

Hiro threw his arms around Baymax and finally said, "I am satisfied with my care."

The two friends hugged for as long as they could. Then Baymax nodded, and Hiro attached his magnets to Abigail's pod. Baymax fully¹¹ poweredup his rocket fist and, whoosh¹², in an instant, Abigail and Hiro were pushed toward the portal opening.

Hiro looked back. With his rocket fist and the last of his armor gone, Baymax looked just like he did when Hiro first saw him, all soft and marshmallow-white. He watched as his friend faded slowly into the distance. Then he closed his eyes.

 

大白和小宏一边躲避着碎片一边高速飞入旋转的传送门。“当心！”当一块巨大的混凝土残骸冲着他们呼啸而过时，小宏大喊道。

“我定位到病人了。”随着他们越来越深入传送门, 大白的探测装置搜索到的生命信号也越来越强烈。漩涡的引力也变得越来越强。小宏直指前方，一个有光泽的物体快速朝他们飞过来。那正是吊舱。大白用胳膊抱住它，小宏爬了上去。他擦了擦挡风玻璃看到了艾比盖尔的脸。她闭着双眼，脸色苍白。

看到玻璃窗上因她的呼吸所产生的薄雾，小宏感到很安心。“来吧，伙计，咱们带她回家。”

大白打开推进器，想把飞行吊舱推出传送门。小宏能看到头顶出口处散发的光芒。突然一块巨大的残骸径直向小宏撞了过来。为了保护小宏不受伤害，大白挡在了小宏和飞过来的残骸之间。残骸狠狠地撞向了大白。

“噢，不，”大白说道，他身上大部分的盔甲都被撞落了。严重损毁的大白飘进了传送门的漩涡中。

小宏伸手去够他。“大白！抓紧！”他喊道，他们又重新连在了一起。

可是大白告诉了他一个坏消息：“我的推进器不能运转了。”他说道。

小宏的心沉了下去。他知道这意味着他们陷入了困境。

“我还有个办法能把你们俩安全送出去。”大白说道，他开始启动他的火箭拳，并瞄准了出口的方向。

“那你呢？”小宏问道，他知道这是大白所剩的唯一动力了。如果他使用了这一动力，他就再也没有动力把他自己带出去了。他将永远消失在这漩涡中。

“你是我的病人，你的健康是我唯一的牵挂，”大白说道。

“不！”小宏喊道，“肯定还有别的方法的。我不会把你一个人留在这里。我再想别的方法！”

“小宏，没有时间了。”大白说道。

“求你了，别，”小宏乞求道，“我已经失去了泰迪，我不能再失去你了。”

“泰迪没有走，”他抚摸着小宏的胸口回应道。“泰迪在这，我也在这。”

瞬间，小宏的眼泪从他眼睛涌出。

“你不说对我本次护理感到很满意，我就不能待机。”大白说道。

小宏摇着头，泪水从他的脸颊流了下来。

“小宏，你对我的本次护理感到满意吗？”

小宏用胳膊环抱着大白，最后说道：“我对你的护理感到很满意。”

两个朋友尽可能地相拥着。随后大白点了点头，小宏把自己的磁铁吸在了艾比盖尔的吊舱上。大白用尽全力将自己的火箭拳发射了出去，嗖的一声，艾比盖尔和小宏瞬间就被推向了传送门。

小宏向后望去。发射火箭拳后，大白身上的盔甲已经一片不剩。他看上去就像小宏第一次见到他时的样子。全身软软的像一大朵白色的棉花糖。他看着自己的朋友慢慢地消失在远方。他闭上了双眼。

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