The bed is kind of hard and the sheets smell old' was the first thing that came to Tadashi, turning on to his side.

"Ow!"

A sharp burning sensation on his arm pulled him farther away from sleep. Groggily he cracked an eye open to realize that his burning appendage had a large bandaid on it. Within his still half awake state Tadashi frowned at the offending strip of plastic for a few seconds before deciding he could't stay in bed any longer. He had to get up and get ready for class. The mystery of the bandaid could wait.

From his position on the bed he glanced at the wall across him and noticed a object hanging from the ceiling. Sitting up he continued to stare at the object, his head cocking to the side.

"Huh….When did Hiro install a security camera?"…'Wait a min-..A security camera?!'' Tadashi was now fully awake.

"Wha….What the hell?" What he mistook for his and Hiro's bedroom was actually a small studio apartment, or even a small hotel room. However there were no windows and no doors on either the tiny closet or the small bathroom save for the one that Tadashi assumed lead out to a hallway. The room itself was simply furnished with a single bed, a old television that sat on top of a small dresser, a flimsy night stand, a lamp, a phone, a small circular table and two hard chairs.

Scrambling out of bed he ran a hand through his short hair, going over the events before waking up in this strange room. He remembered the showcase, Hiro getting his acceptance letter, them hanging out afterwards and then the fire. With the reminder of the fire he began to pace. He remembered running into the burning building to find Callaghan and found someone, (most likely his professor) using his brother's microbots as a shield, an explosion, a presence of someone of someones around him and then nothing.

His mind immediately jumped to Hiro. Was he okay? When the explosion hit did he get hurt ? Did he run in after him? A chill ran down his spine at the last thought and quickly tried to not think too much into the possibility. He only hoped that at the very worst his brother got a few scrapes and bruises.

Shaking his head he pushed all worries about the events of last night to the side and began to question why he was in a hotel room in the first place let alone one that had a security camera. Wasn't that type of thing illegal? The more he took into account of his surroundings more it felt like a prison cell than a hotel room. If that wasn't weird enough after patting himself down his wallet, phone and house keys were missing. Heck the clothes he was wearing wasn't even his. He still had his shoes but so far that was it.

Tadashi stopped pacing and took a deep breath to calm his nerves.

"There has to be a logical reason for all of this. I just need to stay calm and look for any type of identification of my location." With determined nod Tadashi walked over to the nightstand and reached out to open one of the drawers when the phone that sat in front of him began ringing. Hesitantly he reached out and lifted the phone from it's cradle, placing the worn plastic next to his ear.

"Hello?" He asked quietly.

"Ah..Mr. Hamada glad to see you're awake." Came a voice from the other side of the line. As if on que the only door in the room opened revealing two rather intimidating looking men in tactical gear. The voice continued. "These gentleman will escort you to another location where we can meet face to face. We have much to discuss."

Tadashi placed the phone back onto the cradle and exited the room, smiling a little at the two burly men. Neither of them returned his gesture of friendliness but instead shoved a hood over his head sending him into mild darkness. With only the feeling of being roughly maneuvered though what seemed like a maze of halls he tried to get a grasp on his surroundings from the minimal light that shone though the fabric. After a right turn and a elevator ride later a door opened in front of him, one of the men shoved him inside and yanked the hood off of his head the brightness of the room temporarily blinding him.

As the spots in his eyes began to fade Tadashi took in the richly furnished office and a man in his late 40's standing behind a deep mahogany desk. A large toothy smile broke out on the man's face at the sight of his guest.

"I do apologize for the bag. But one can never be too careful these days." He extended his hand which Tadashi hesitantly took and lightly flinched. The guy had a strong grip.

"But where are my manners. My name is Adam Schmit a lover of science and robotics." He motion for Tadashi to sit in the chair opposite of his. The young man obeyed, aware that the men who escorted him to this office were only a few feet behind him.

From behind Adam, Tadashi noticed a large emblem of a skull with octopus legs hanging on the wall. A red flag went off in his brain. He knew that symbol yet he couldn't remember the name for it. Fred being the comic book and kaiju enthusiast had mentioned it once after the alien attack on New York. Despite not remembering the name Tadashi knew that was probably one of the few times Fred looked genuinely serious if not terrified. If that name alone made his usually happy go lucky friend fearful that symbol certainly stood for something horrible.

"You must be wondering why you are here Mr. Hamada." Said Adam, breaking Tadashi out of his thoughts. The older man placed his hands on to the surface of the desk and leaned forward, his eyes gleaming in anticipation.

"And the answer is simple….I'd like to make a proposition." Tadashi raised an eyebrow.

"What kind of proposition?"

"Work for us. We can give you access to the latest technology. The opportunity to work on the most advanced projects. You'll learn ten times more than what your university can offer you." Replied Adam, in a enthusiastic tone. Tadashi was certain that this spiel had been said dozens if not hundreds of times before him.

"And if I refuse?" A quirk of a sinister smile flicked on Adam's lips.

"That depends…..How many of your loved ones and acquaintances do you want to die? I could imagine it would be quite disappointing for them once realizing there was no Tadashi to greet them on the other side…" Tadashi stared at Adam as if he had another head.

"O-other side? What are you talking about?"

"Oh of course you wouldn't know. Silly me….." Adam picked up a thick newspaper from the side of his desk and tossed it towards Tadashi. The young man reached out to pick up the paper; the large image of the University's Exposition Hall ablaze and the article's title in huge bold letters.

"Student showcase ends in fiery tragedy!. Last night a chemical fire destroyed the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology's Exposition Hall mere hours after the showcase. The fire and explosion injuring dozens and killed two people a Professor Robert Callaghan and student Tadashi….Hamada….."

His heart hammered in his chest and the newspaper plopped back onto the table from his slack grip. He looked at the other man, a thousand questions running through his mind. However, at that moment he didn't know what was more disturbing the fact that his friends and family most likely thought he was dead or the fact their lives were at stake if he didn't accept Adam's offer.

"But how…But Professor Callaghan he is…." The older man smirked.

"Did he actually die Tadashi? You obviously remember what happened….You do the math." Tadashi's eyes widened at the realization that Professor Callaghan was indeed the one using his brother's microbots as a shield. Yet,Callaghan most likely didn't know he was there….So if it wasn't him that saved him…Then?…Oh no….

"I see you're putting the pieces together now….." Tadashi's brows furrowed in confusion. Something didn't add up.

"But why? What exactly do you want from me?" Adam simply smiled.

"I can answer that question or perhaps I can show you." He pressed a button somewhere on his desk and with a small beep a screen slid out from the ceiling. What happened to be on said screen ran Tadashi's blood cold.

"That's my office at the University…How?" He began to ask feeling a bit violated that someone was secretly taking photos of his construction of Baymax. Adam hummed wistfully at the young man's confusion.

"Just a simple hacking job…" ,' Of course, how stupid of me' thought Tadashi sarcastically. Adam continued.

"And, we also have a few of our people working undercover. Wouldn't want the other side snatching up potential employees before we do now would we?" Tadashi suppressed a shudder. Who else were they were watching and how far?

"But yes…That is the reason we have been keeping tabs on you and why we took the opportunity to fake your death rather than leave you to die. That brain of yours Tadashi Hamada is useful to us and all we're asking is that you work on a few projects then you're free to go. That seems like a fair trade right? " Said Adam, staring down at the younger man.

Tadashi on the other hand was somewhat skeptical of that trade. Chances were his freedom would most likely be staring down the barrel of a gun.

"….So you want me to build something like Baymax….In exchange for not murdering my friends and family?" Tadashi asked coldly. Palms sweating at the idea of multiple copies of his creation running around the world doing the exact opposite of Baymax's original purpose.

If his situation at that moment wasn't so dire the very thought of Baymax in all of his squishy non threatening glory causing chaos oddly would've made him smile. Then again thinking back on all the trial and errors of getting Baymax to work properly plus any type of deadly addition was definitely something not to be smiling about. If that's what they wanted him to do perhaps he should make multiple Baymaxes in their unfinished state and set them loose in god knows where he was at the moment. Or perhaps he shouldn't…That wouldn't be unfair to the robots.

"Something of the sort…So….Are you on board Mr. Hamada?" Adam asked, once again extending his hand. With a defeated sigh Tadashi stood up from his seat, and took the hand. Allowing the other to firmly shake it.

"Yes…I'm in." Adam grinned his million watt grin..

"Excellent. Welcome to HYDRA."

Tadashi felt his heart plummet at the name and everything Fred mentioned about the organization and their origins came flooding back.

Woo! Chapter 2 is done. Please let me know what you guys think.