A/N: A new multi-chapter fic! Yay! It may not be a sequel to Returned, but it is more alive!Tadashi!

A lone figure watched the five of them walk into a small café. He stood hidden, with a cap over his short hair, and his face showing no emotion.

Their names were Hiro, Honey Lemon, Wasabi, and Fred. They all joked they all laughed, and they were all happy.

A slow smile slipped onto the figure's face. This was all he had ever wanted for them, all he ever wanted for anyone. He wished he could walk up, and join them in their laugher, in their happiness. But that time of life was over. He was not allowed to be happy; he was not allowed to have friends.

The lone figure let his gaze linger on the youngest of the group. Hiro Hamada, the boy genius. He had gotten into SFIT at fourteen, and in just two years, he was graduating with his friends, having worked thoroughly to get where he was.

He was a good kid, and the lone figure couldn't be any more proud. Satisfied with what he had seen, the figure turned away, and walked in the opposite direction, leaving the café behind.

Hiro shivered, turning around to look out the front window of the café.

"Weird…" He said, his eyes narrowing as he surveyed the scene.

"What's wrong?" Honey Lemon asked.

"It just felt like someone was watching me…" Hiro said, before shrugging. "Whatever. It was probably nothing."

"Hey, exams start tomorrow." Gogo said, popping a bubble of gum. "I gotta get home if I want to pass the semester."

"Yeah, I should probably go too." Wasabi said. "It's pretty late."

"Alright." Hiro said. "Fred, Honey, you going too?"

"Yeah, I need to drop the by lab for something." Honey said.

"And my dad's back from his vay-cay. If I'm not home, he won't give me my allowance for the year." Fred said.

Hiro nodded. "Okay, I'll see you all tomorrow in class."

Hiro stayed in the café to watch his friends leave. When they were all out his sight, he walked up stairs, swiping a donut in the process.

"You home, Hiro?" Aunt Cass asked from the couch.

"Yeah." Hiro replied, and he plopped down next to her. "Thanks for letting me stay out so late."

"You're graduating college in a few weeks." Aunt Cass said. "I think I can trust you now."

Hiro chuckled, before letting his eyes be caught by the TV. Aunt Cass was watching a horror movie, one that Hiro hadn't seen yet. Back when he was fourteen, Hiro hated them. In fact, he was scared to even see a poster for one.

But that was then. And now, Hiro was a crime fighting superhero, and he had seen about everything. Aunt Cass didn't know that though; no one did. She just thought her nephew was growing up.

An hour later, the credits began to play and Hiro noticed that Aunt Cass had fallen asleep.

With a small smile on his face, Hiro stood up. Experience with his friends told him that their couch was not comfortable to sleep on, and Hiro would feel bad if he left her there.

Another perk to being a superhero, was that Hiro was generously built. Last week, when he had visited the gym with Wasabi, he had been able to bench press 150 pounds, a new record. Of course, just as Hiro got into it, Baymax took the weight, saying that if he dropped it, he could hurt himself.

Hiro smiled at the memory, and lifted his Aunt Cass up, carrying her without much difficulty to her room. After making sure everything was alright, he locked the house up, and went upstairs.

He sat at his computer, looking through all of his notes for his exam tomorrow. Behind him, Baymax inflated. Hiro had given him free will to do so six months ago.

"Hello, Hiro." The robot said. "How was your outing with friends?"

"Fine." Hiro replied. He read the last page of notes before shutting his computer off, turning to the robot. "How was your day stuck here?"

"It was splendid." Baymax replied. "While your Aunt was working, I got to play with the hairy baby."

Hiro chuckled at Baymax's name for Mochi. "I swear that cat owns you."

"I like him too." Baymax said. "Do you need anything at the moment, Hiro?"

"Oh, no Baymax." Hiro said. "I was just about to try and get some sleep for tomorrow. Big exam day."

"My sensors indicate you are not nervous." Baymax said. "You will do fine."

"Thanks." Hiro said. "You're welcome to stay up if you want. Play with Mochi some more or something."

"May I continue to watch the movies I chose?" Baymax said.

"Mhm." Hiro said, laying down. "Just keep the volume down."

Hiro always found it ironic that Baymax loved to watch movies. Baymax had long since figured out how to work his computer, and was typically content with watching whatever he could find. Hiro always found, though, that he repeated the ones he liked to most.

Baymax loved violent movies, which at first worried the boy, but Hiro had grown accustomed to it.

No one at the lab expected Baymax's extreme free will. In the new robot nurses that Hiro had been working on, he knew this would have to be fixed. Hiro couldn't have the robots developing their own personalities.

But Baymax was special. Hiro didn't mind his robotic friend gained a personality, and a free will. It seemed to only expand his already flawless character.

Hiro gave another smile as he remembered Tadashi, and then rolled over, facing away from Baymax as the robot started his movie.

Hiro wound up turning over maybe ten minutes later. He could hear the words of what everyone was saying, and was actually interested in what Baymax was watching.

The boy wound up sitting up with Baymax for hours watching the movie. He popped popcorn sometime through the night, which had been forgotten about as Hiro got more and more into the movies. After they were over, he and the robot discussed what they liked best about them, and what could be improved. At about four in the morning, Hiro fell asleep on Baymax, waking up a few hours later in his bed.

The popcorn was cleaned up, and Baymax was charging, leaving Hiro to rush out of the house with a warm smile to his best friend.

Hiro grabbed his backpack and bolted down the walkway.

It was a fire.

Normally, this was something that Big Hero Six left to the fire department. Fires never held good memories for Hiro Hamada. He preferred to stay away from them.

"It is at a dangerous chemical facility, and it is in danger of exploding, which will cause many lives to be lost." Baymax had said on the phone.

Hiro sighed. "And what makes you think we can stop it?"

"Honey Lemon has made a formula to stop a fire such as this. She will need cover to make sure she does not receive bodily harm."

Hiro had sighed, and ran for it, knowing he and the team needed to get suited up.

It was a mess, and even though their suits were made for anything, falling beams and debris would still leave a mark, especially if it was on fire.

"I have to find the source of the flame." Honey Lemon said, "If I find it, it can spread and stop this whole thing from going supernova."

"How long do we have, buddy?" Hiro asked Baymax.

"Five minutes." Baymax replied.

"Think we can get it done in time, Honey Lemon?"

"Yes." Honey replied. "But that does mean we don't have time to wait for-"

"Yeah, I know." Hiro said. "Baymax and I will cover you, go!"

Honey Lemon nodded, and they walked into the flames. Firefighters were blowing water on the heated structure, which was doing nothing. This was a kind of fire that water could not fix.

As water and fire rained down on them, Honey Lemon began their search, with Hiro and Baymax beginning their watch. With debris and flames everywhere, it was a hard job.

"Wait!" Hiro said, suddenly. "There's someone in here!"

Hiro pointed in front of him, where he had seen a figure darting past.

"Hiro-" Honey said, trying to stop him.

"I'm going after him! Baymax, you stay here and make sure Honey finds the source of the flames."

"Hiro, you could get hurt." Baymax said.

"I'll be fine."

"We have to get out of here once I drop the chemical." Honey said. "If not, you could-"

"Baymax, let me know when she finds it." Hiro said, before running off.

Hiro ran through the flames, trying to find where this man had run to.

"Hey!" He called. "Where are you? I can save you!"

When there was no response, he took off running, going deeper into the building. Hiro looked around wildly, knowing he wasn't crazy when he saw him.

Unfortunately, Hiro was not looking at his surroundings. A steel beam from the ceiling gave way, falling right above the boy. He looked up, just as he was pulled out of the way.

Hiro whirled around to face the person.

"Get out of here!" The man said, the same shadow from earlier. "I've got this."

Hiro could not move. He could only stare at the figure in front of him.

Short, black hair. Baseball cap. Tall figure.

It was Tadashi Hamada, his older brother. And Hiro knew it was impossible, he knew it. But, his brother stood in front of him, whole and alive.

"Hey, you listening to me?" Tadashi said, and Hiro realized that he had his mask on, and that Tadashi had no idea who it was. Before he could take it off, someone spoke to him through his ear piece.

"Hiro! I haven't found the source yet, but I think it's going to explode soon!" Honey Lemon said in his ear.

Hiro was about to grab his brother, when suddenly the world around him turned hot. Everything was in slow motion, and he could see the explosion happening around him. He could feel the heat through his suit.

Hiro wondered if this was how Tadashi felt when he died.

Hiro looked next to him, prepared to see that Tadashi was gone. Maybe that he was a figment of Hiro's imagination, but saw instead that Tadashi was there, his arms up. Hiro looked back at the flames to see them receding, seeming to simply burn themselves out.

In a few seconds he was in a burnt warehouse, damaged, but not on fire. Hiro looked at Tadashi, with his mask still on, before the older Hamada brother bolted out of the warehouse, leaving Hiro alone.

Hiro sunk to his knees, wondering if he was dead, and dreaming, or alive and seeing the real world.

A/N: And that starts it off! I don't know if I will be updating as regularly as I did with Returned, but I will be quick and efficient at it. Also, this story may be a little darker than my previous stories. Everyone is older, something major is changed with Tadashi... there are just so many things that will come together for these characters. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed!

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