I have chosen that I will not be narrating this chapter. I don't deserve to. You might blame me for everything, but Krei is to blame. He destroyed paradise. He killed people. All for the sake of "science." He's to blame for everything.

Everything.

OPERATION: SUNFIRE

"Fred!"

Honey Lemon tackled Fred and they both went tumbling into the water. Fred yelped and Honey Lemon laughed in pure relief. She hugged his neck tightly and he draped his arms around her. The woman that Fred had brought with him scoffed next to Hiro.

"Nerds," she grinned, turning to Hiro and sticking her hand out. "My name's Leiko, but call me Gogo. You must be Hiro."

"Y-yeah," Hiro shook her hand. "What exactly is going on?"

"Don't worry, you'll get those answers you were promised. Finally. Everything will be explained. And we'll get Tadashi back, I promise."

Hiro couldn't help but trust Gogo, so he simply nodded and approached Fred and Honey Lemon.

"I thought you were DEAD!" Honey Lemon suddenly bellowed, shoving Fred off of her and standing up. "You abandoned me! What were you thinking?!"

"Honey Lemon, I'll explain-god! I will!"

Honey Lemon growled, taking Hiro's hand and leading him to the boat. They sat down in the back and waited to depart from the small island as Fred and Gogo hopped on, starting the engine and making sure they got everything. Then, they were heading toward the foggy outline of San Fransokyo.

Hiro had almost forgotten how pretty the city the city was because he found himself sighing in relief at the sight of it. This was his home, and he surprisingly glad to be going back. He smiled emotionally at it and Honey Lemon noticed.

"Glad to be going home?" she asked, rubbing Hiro's shoulder.

"Erhm, where is home exactly?" Hiro asked. "I mean, where are we going?"

"Mi casa!" Fred grinned from the stirring wheel. "That's french for 'home.'"

"It's really...not," Honey Lemon sighed, rubbing her arms to keep from the cold. As San Fransokyo got closer, Hiro's suspicions and questions grew. Did Fred really mean they were going back to the Microbot Mansion? And how were they gonna get Tadashi? That was his main concern. He shuddered in disgust at the thought. Krei had probably told Tadashi that Hiro had died at sea and now Krei was probably planning to get rid of him or something terrible. He couldn't bear the thought.

Fred pulled up to the San Fransokyo docks, tying the boat to a wooden column and helping everybody off. They walked to a white car in the parking lot ahead and Fred began driving them to the mansion. Hiro felt strange driving down the road again, especially without Tadashi by his side. He shook his head again.

Stop thinking about where he is now and start thinking about how to get him back.

They pulled up to the house, and Heathcliffe greeted the group at the front door. He beamed at Hiro in delight.

"Hiro! Where's your brother Tadashi?"

Honey Lemon scolded Heathcliffe and whispered a subtle "not now" to him, which he fully understood. He gave the group access to the house and led them to a room far down the hallway. Stan had told them it was the only room they weren't allowed to go inside of. Fred clapped his hands twice and the doors of the room opened automatically. Hiro couldn't believe what he saw inside.

Dozens of action figures, posters, and statues of superheroes surrounded the room in cases and display glasses. There was a large TV and a large white couch was in front of it. Honey Lemon rolled her eyes as she walked in.

"I can't believe you kept all of this junk, Freddie."

"Me neither," Gogo groaned.

"This is not junk!" Fred scolded, going to pick up one of his action figures. "They're collectibles!"

"Excuse me?" Hiro spoke up, making the three teenagers turn their heads towards him in an instant, almost forgetting he was even there. "Can someone tell me what exactly is going on? Or what will happen? Or what the hell Krei did with my brother?"

"Right, little dude!" Fred beamed, leading Hiro to the white couch and taking a seat next to him. "Yes, right, your answers. Gogo? Wanna help me out with the story a little?"

Gogo shrugged, walking around to sit on the other side of Hiro. Honey Lemon followed suit.

"Feel free to stop us at any time or ask questions," Honey Lemon assured him, grabbing his hand.

The gesture, though small and simple, made Hiro feel safe.

"Okay," Fred took a deep breath. "So. It all started seventeen years ago, shortly before Tadashi was born. Your parents worked for Alistar Krei. They were making plenty of money and everything was going great. Beatrice, your mother, got a promotion and was working side by side with Krei day after day. After a while, Krei began to reveal his dark side to her, and he learned about your fortune. The Hamada fortune had been in your family for generations. Why no one ever used it earlier, I don't know, but it's Tadashi's now. Beatrice eventually quit her job at Krei Tech to escape from his clutches. The Hamada fortune could have been a huge milestone for Alistar Krei, but luckily, your mother was smart enough to resign early. After she left, your father followed suit, and your parents invented the most brilliant thing. The Hamada spy glass."

"Like the one Alistar took from me?" Hiro asked in shock.

"Right, yes," Honey Lemon sighed, digging through her wet pocket and pulling out Hiro's spy glass. He gasped, taking it out of her hands and shaking the water off.

"Anyways, that spy glass is broken, but the complete thing was one of the profound inventions of all time. It could read DNA and detect illness from miles away, alerting the person using it if they were at risk of falling ill. It may sound simple, but at the time, it was genius. Krei eventually found out about the invention, stole their blueprints, and began selling the item as their own. That's why yours has that K on it, Hiro. Krei stole this product from your parents to get back at them for not giving Krei Tech the money he wanted. You may have noticed, but Baymax was built mainly off of reference to your parent's blueprints for the spyglass. Your parents kept the whole ordeal a secret from you and your brother to keep you safe. That plan didn't end up working. Krei began building an alliance a few years ago after his company began running out of money and a large project went horribly wrong.

"Robert Callaghan was a close friend of Krei's until Robert's daughter, Abigail, became a test subject for an important experiment; Project Silent Sparrow. The experiment involved transportation in the form of portals. She would go in one and come out of the other in a pod to keep her safe. Well, the day the project was launched, Abigail went in and never came back. Robert blamed it all on Krei.

"He began boycotting the company and plotting revenge. Last year he stole two whole cages of microbots and a transmitter from this very mansion and began building them on his own. He's attempted killing Krei a few times but hasn't succeeded. Last week he left a threatening message at the Krei Tech company, claiming he would be there for their grand reopening in two days. The company shut down for a few years due to the failed experiment and death of Abigail Callaghan. But this Wednesday, it opens, and we need to come up with a plan to stop Krei, Krei Tech, and Robert while still saving Tadashi. Do any of you guys have some ideas as to how we could pull this off?"

"So wait," Hiro started, voice shaky. "Did Krei kill my parents to keep them quiet about the spyglass?"

"Yes, and he did the same thing to my dad," Fred sighed, dropping his head. "That's why we have to come up with a plan quick. Find out more about this whole thing and get Tadashi the hell away from all those Krei Tech people. So now, you throw out ideas."

Hiro put his hand to his chin in thought. How could they stop a grieving man when he has the power of microbots and portals beside him? And how could they stop Krei when they'll be at a public ceremony?

"We rebuild Baymax," Hiro said. Fred, Honey Lemon, and Gogo lifted their heads in interest. "Improve his scanner. He'll find out where Tadashi is and even help us track down Krei. Then, we improve ourselves. I can build each of us an advanced kind of armor to protect us from microbots and bullets. We fight Robert at the grand opening. Save Tadashi. Arrest Krei and Robert."

The four sat in silence until Fred began laughing and jumping up and down.

"Like superheroes?" Fred asked excitedly. Hiro nodded, a grin slowly forming on his face. The first one since Tadashi was kidnapped.

"Like superheroes," Hiro said softly, a grin spreading.

"Well, we haven't got a second to lose," Honey Lemon said. "We're gonna have to pull and all-nighter. Take shifts sleeping. Gogo, you have the blueprints on Baymax. Hiro has his chip; start rebuilding him. Fred, help Hiro with the armor."

"And you?"

"I've got someone to recruit for the mission," Honey Lemon smirked, standing up and grabbing her bag. Hiro didn't how it survived the fall to the ocean, but he didn't ask questions.

"While you're all wet?" Fred asked in concern.

"It's raining anyways," Honey Lemon shrugged, walking up to the three and sticking her hand out. "What should we call this mission?"

"Operation...Sunfire," Hiro suggested awkwardly. The three others smiled.

"Operation Sunfire it is," Gogo smirked, putting her hand on top of Honey Lemon's. Hiro and Fred followed suit.

"Operation Sunfire!" they all shouted in unison, throwing their hands in the air.

Drip, drip, drip

What..?

Tadashi woke with a stir, squinting his eyes as he realized a bright light was shining on his face. He lifted his head, taking in his surroundings. He was still on the ferry, and there were people walking around loudly above him and shouting. He was in one of the cabins, bound to a chair tightly with his mouth taped shut. He tried to remember how he ended up here.

House fell apart, rain, cave, Honey Lemon, more rain, microbots, ferry ship...

Hiro.

Tadashi's eyes widened and he began struggling to get free, breathing heavily. Memories of Hiro sinking under the waves and swimming desperately in the rain as the storm thrashed on flooded his entire brain and it was too much to comprehend. Krei burst through the door in anger, glaring at Tadashi.

"Quit thrashing around like that, it won't do you any good at all," Krei said, rolling his eyes and ripping the duck tape off of Tadashi's mouth. Tadashi groaned in pain, piercing his anger-filled glare at Krei.

"Where is Hiro? Is he alright? And what about Honey Lemon? Did they make it to shore? Are they alive? Where are we?"

"Shut up," Krei spat. "Look, I don't know if Hiro survived or not. We sailed away too quickly. All I know is that you belong to me now, and no Hiro or Aiko or Wasabi will stop us now. But nevermind that, I need to tell you our plans for the next few days."

Tadashi gulped, staring at the ground with a worried gaze. Not even Krei was confident or sure that Hiro had survived. That storm had been dreadful, there was no chance of survival.

When that thought came into his head, tears slowly trickled down Tadashi's cheeks and he continued staring at the ground in dread.

What was the point anymore? What was the point if Hiro wasn't here?

Krei rolled his eyes again, standing up and going towards the door.

"I'll ask one of my associates to track Hiro down, and if he's alive or not, we'll let you know. But until then, you listen to everything I tell you, understood?"

Tadashi nodded eagerly, waiting as Krei ordered one of his associates to find Hiro but not to bring him here.

What he didn't know, however, was that Krei was telling the employee to do something entirely different.

"Don't really look for Hiro," he whispered. "Come in after I'm done telling Tadashi everything with a remote or a button or something. Tell him Hiro's alive and if Tadashi doesn't cooperate, we press the button and it kills Hiro. But it's all fake. Okay?"

The employee nodded, rushing off to the upstairs cabin as Krei walked back into Tadashi's cabin, pulled up a chair from across the room, and sighed.

"In two days, my company officially gets back on its feet. I obviously won't be having any speeches or toasts at this gathering; I'm still a wanted criminal, thanks to you. You, however, will be there, inside with me. We'll be watching from one of the upper floors. I'm expecting an old friend to show up, a friend who does not take much liking to you or me. He plans to come to this gathering and destroy everything I've built, but I can't let that happen. Do you understand?"

Tadashi nodded slowly, eyebrow raised at Krei. He understood but still had so many questions.

"Can I say something?" Tadashi asked. "Do I get to have answers?"

Krei groaned before the employee from before came bursting into the room, a remote with a red button in his hand.

"Your brother is alive," he said. Tadashi gasped. Krei smirked.

"He's-he survived? Where is he?"

"He's somewhere in Damocles. But listen here," he lifted the button and growled, "this button has the power to kill Hiro with one click of a button. The serum inside of Hiro can still be activated from here, and if you so much as slightly disobey us, Hiro dies."

Tadashi gulped, nodding with dread lacing his features.

His life now officially had no meaning.

Honey Lemon walked down the streets of San Fransokyo. She checked her watch; 3:22 AM. The rain still came down in sheets. She jogged down to Mulctuary Money Management, gasping in relief to see exactly the person she needed to see sitting on a bench outside of the building.

"Wasabi?"

Indeed, Wasabi raised his head at the call, taken aback by who had made it.

"Honey Lemon? What are you doing here? Well, nevermind, I won't be needing you as an assistant anymore."

"Why?" Honey asked.

"I've been fired," Wasabi sighed, leaning over to rest his head in his hands. "I lost Tadashi, Hiro, and Alistar, so they fired me. I don't blame them. I hated that job anyway. And besides, Eleanora broke up with me. So now I'm just a confused 21-year-old guy sitting outside of a bank with no place to go and no plan."

"Wasabi, this could NOT have worked out more perfectly!" Honey shrieked, taking Wasabi's hand.

"I'm sorry, what?"

"I need you. We need you. Wasabi, look, we both know you were bad at this job. And besides, your heart belongs in robotics! You know it, too. You're an expert in the field."

"Honey, what are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about coming to join Fred, Gogo, Hiro and I in saving Tadashi's life and stopping Alistar Krei!"

"You know where Hiro and Tadashi are?" Wasabi gasped.

"Kind of. We have Hiro. Freddie is alive, and Gogo is helping Hiro build armor for our team. We're gonna stop Krei and Callaghan."

"Armor? Stop Krei? What, like a superhero?"

"Exactly like a superhero! Wasabi, please, we need your muscle. Besides, I've seen you working on some weapon in your office during your breaks. What are you building? A laser?"

Wasabi stared at the ground before standing up with a beaming smile, running ahead of Honey Lemon.

"Come on! I'm in!"

Honey grinned, jogging after him and toward Fred's house.

Honey Lemon walked into the garage with Wasabi. Hiro gasped at the sight of him.

"Wasabi?" he asked in confusion. "What are you doing here?"

"Wasabi is now a part of Operation Sunfire. He's safe with us."

"Wasabi is the reason we were ever with Krei," Hiro scoffed. "If it weren't for him, Tadashi wouldn't have been tied to a chair on a ferry going through god knows what."

"I know, and I really am sorry," Wasabi defended, putting a hand to his chest. "My parents forced me into that job. It's not all my fault that I was bad at it. And besides, it's been my dream to major in robotics at SFIT. If I can't do that, can I at least do this?"

Hiro sighed but complied, walking up to Wasabi to shake his hand.

"Alright," Hiro said. "But if anything happens to Tadashi-"

"We'll get him back," Wasabi said hopefully. Hiro smiled just slightly.

"Alright, team, let's get to work!" Gogo shouted, checking her watch. "We've got approximately 39 hours until the Krei opening and Robert shows up to fight. Honey Lemon, I'll need your help rebuilding Baymax. Wasabi, Hiro and Fred, you work on the armor. Go!"

The five of them quickly went to their workstations, struggling to gather everything they needed. Hiro went to work with the 3D printer and informed the others that the armor would have to be different colors so that he could tell them apart. Because of this, the heroes each requested a unique design for each of their own suits, and Hiro worked as sharply as ever to get the job done.

In the end, Honey Lemon's suit was pink and yellow, Gogo's yellow and red, Fred's orange and blue, and Wasabi's blue and green. He incorporated each one of their talents into the process, giving Honey Lemon chemical weapons, Gogo electromagnetic skates, Wasabi laser-induced plasma swords, and Fred...

Springy shoes and fire breathing abilities.

Finally, after Gogo and Honey Lemon finished Baymax, Hiro got to work on his own suit and the large robot's suit. He gave Baymax much stronger armor because of his sensitive vinyl. He decided to make both of theirs incredibly similar, giving their suits splashes of purple and bright red. He gave Baymax the power of flight and even the ability to shoot his large fists at targets and objects. Hiro kept his own suit simple. His helmet held a visor that could zoom in and out of things. He wore thick black protective gloves that went halfway up his arm. He wore black cargo shorts with knee pads and his purple and black converse.

Then, it was time to test their weapons and suits in the backyard.

Honey Lemon blew some things up with her chemical bombs, Gogo did a few laps around the courtyard, Wasabi sliced some tennis balls, and Fred set some stuff on fire, much to Heathcliffe's disliking.

Hiro presented Baymax 2.0 to the group in excitement, introducing his rocket fist and wings. The gang gasped in wonder, watching Baymax and Hiro fly around a few times before they tiredly trudged inside to change, eat, and rest. Baymax informed the gang that Hiro was still sick, so he sent Hiro was sent to bed early, though he didn't mind. He trod the marble steps to his old room from his stay here with Stan and plopped onto the bed in exhaustion, looking out at the rainy city.

Tomorrow, he thought. I'll see you tomorrow, big brother.

Tadashi had been moved from the ferry and into one of the offices in Krei Tech. He sat at a desk watching the rainy outline of the busy city. People rain holding their umbrellas up to keep safe from the storm. The rain went from drizzly to heavy sheets in a quick second, and Tadashi slouched back in his seat, eating an ice cube from his styrofoam cup. It was all he'd been given besides a stale granola bar, so every few minutes he would go to the break room to grab more ice. The employees didn't seem to mind, seeing as they were also so busy making preparations for the opening tomorrow. They hustled around the office frantically, making calls and checking the weather on their phones. Tadashi groaned in annoyance. He wanted to be anywhere but here. He wanted to be with Hiro on Damocles island. Or was Hiro even there? He couldn't help but have a feeling that Krei's employee was lying when he said Hiro was alive in Damocles. What if he was alive in San Fransokyo? Was he even alive?

Tadashi sighed heavily, resting his head on his shoulders and touching the window.

Soon, he thought. I'll see you soon, Hiro.

With that thought in mind, he drifted off into a heavy sleep, haunted by nightmares of Hiro fighting to stay above 12-foot waves from the Damocles hurricane.

"Hiro, it's time to get up."

Hiro bolted upright the instant Honey Lemon called him. He hardly slept last night. He just couldn't wait to see Tadashi again. Three days they had been separated. Three days of constant worry and stress that would hopefully all end today. Hiro jumped out of his bed and raced down to the garage to suit up. He quickly snapped Baymax's armor on.

"Hiro, you are still very ill. Your fever has not yet broken. Bed rest and medication is suggested."

"No, Baymax," Hiro insisted, putting Baynax's helmet on. "I'm fine. It's Tadashi we need to be worried about. Let's get going before we're too late."

Baymax nodded in defeat, following Hiro out of the garage. The rain had passed and the air smelled fresh if it was even possible in such a busy city. Hiro took a deep breath in, looking around at the green grass and puddles. A few large purple clouds still hovered in the sky. Hiro hopped on Baymax's back, flying over to the front of the house. Gogo, Wasabi, Fred, and Honey Lemon waited for him there, armored up completely. The all climbed onto Baymax's back.

"Guys, we better hurry," Wasabi said, checking his watch. "It starts in fifteen minutes."

Hiro nodded, putting on his helmet and blasting the group off to Krei Tech.

"Tadashi!"

Tadashi jumped as he woke up from Krei's bellowing voice. He lifted his head at Krei who clutched the pamphlet for the grand opening. He wore a blue suit, as did a majority of his staff. He shoved a stack of clothes at Tadashi.

"Put those on," he sneered, pulling out two pairs of glasses from his pocket and throwing them on the desk. "The glasses will make you look smarter and they're fake anyway, found them lying around. I've decided that you will be outside when we reopen the campus. You'll stand with the staff. Clear?"

"Crystal," Tadashi mumbled, grabbing the clothes and walking to the bathroom to change. Krei had given Tadashi a blue plaid button down shirt with black jeans, blue converse, and a bow tie. He rolled his eyes. This wasn't really his fashion choice, but he was willing to make sacrifices if it saved Hiro's life. He slipped into his clothes slowly, dreading the ceremony and begging for it to be over with already. When he picked up the glasses, however, he gasped in shock at one of the pairs.

They were Hiro's reading glasses.

Tadashi swallowed hard; he could tell they were his brothers from his brother's initials marked on the side. Putting Hiro's in his pocket, he put on the other fake ones and walked out of the bathroom where an employee took his other clothes and rushed off with them. Krei met him at the front door.

"Tadashi, I've been more than patient with you. Those are not the glasses I wanted you to wear."

"You never said so," Tadashi argued. "And besides, the other ones weren't fake. I wouldn't be able to see."

Krei only glared, pulling out Hiro's death remote and slamming his finger on the button.

Tadashi's stomach dropped as he processed what had happened.

"No!" Tadashi cried, reaching for the remote only for Krei to throw it in a nearby trash bin. "You never said! How could you?!"

Tadashi dropped to his knees and hugged himself. When the day came, Tadashi was going to murder Krei. He didn't know when or how, but he was going to do it one way or another.

"Get up," Krei snarled, throwing Tadashi up by his arm. "Hiro is dead. You have nothing left to fight for."

With that, Krei shoved Tadashi toward the entrance, opening the door and demanding him to go stand with the other employees. One of them stepped up to a microphone holding a glass of champagne, tapping it to gather the guests and get everyone's attention. Tadashi hardly paid attention.

It should have been me. I should have been killed. I should have jumped into the ocean after him, just to hold him one last time. To see his eyes gazing into mine one last time. To hear him say my name. I was weak and because of that, Hiro is suffering somewhere, lost and alone.

"This beautiful new campus is the culmination of a lifelong dream," the employee continued on with his speech as Tadashi slowly came to terms with the present. "But none of this would have been possible without a few bumps in the road."

Tadashi scoffed at his words. Was Hiro just another bump in the road?

"Those setbacks made us stronger and set us on the path to a bright future!"

The crowd cheered, but not for long. A man in the crowd began screaming and pointing above the employee, causing the other audience members to panic. The employee looked up to see microbots crawling down the sides of the building. A man in a trenchcoat, the same man that had attacked Honey Lemon's house, went speeding towards the employee, wrapping his microbots around him and snarling in his face.

"SETBACK?!" the masked man roared. "Was my daughter a setback?!"

He threw the employee to the ground and sent a stream of microbots into the building, snatching Krei from the door and tying him up with microbots before bringing him back up in the air.

"Callaghan!" Krei gasped. "But you...your daughter, that...that was an accident!"

"NO! You KNEW it was unsafe! My daughter is gone because of your arrogance!"

Callaghan lifted his arm, sending three large columns of microbots over the Krei Tech building, each holding a different piece to a portal. Krei cried out in horror.

"What are you DOING?!"

"You took everything from me when you sent Abigail into that machine. Now I'm taking everything from you."

The pieces of the portal all hovered over the building before snapping into place, glowing pink and purple. Parts of the building began floating up towards the portal and getting sucked in. Tadashi stood shocked, sprinting away from the building.

"No! No, no! You can't!" Krei screamed.

"You're going to watch everything you've built disappear. Then, it's your turn."

"Robert Callaghan!"

All eyes darted toward a group of brightly colored figures landing on the roof of one of the Krei Tech wings. A pink, a yellow, a green, a blue, a red, and a purple. The purple figure jumped off of the red one's back, walking toward Robert.

"Let him go!" the purple hero said. Tadashi tilted his head in confusion. That voice sounded awfully familiar. "Is this what Abigail would have wanted?"

"Abigail is gone!" Robert sneered. The purple hero shook his head and dropped his shoulders.

"This won't change anything," the hero said softly but loud enough for everyone to hear. He took off his helmet, holding it tightly and sighing. "Trust me, I know."

Tadashi stumbled back, eyes as wide as saucer plates. Under the helmet, under the armor, was Hiro Hamada, Tadashi's "dead" little brother. Tadashi shot a look up at Krei. Krei only looked up at Robert in terror.

"Listen to the brat, Callaghan," Krei spat. "Please, let me go. I'll give you anything you want!"

"I want my daughter back!" Robert roared, raising his arm and sending a stream of microbots toward the heroes. They dodged them just in time, and Hiro snapped his helmet back on before jumping back on the red hero's back.

"Go for the mask!" Hiro ordered, flying away from the roof. Tadashi ran from the clashing microbots only for the pink and the blue heroes to come swooping in, grabbing Tadashi by the arms. They went jumping up high in the air.

"Stop! No! AH!" Tadashi yelled. The pink and the blue heroes landed on one of the roofs further away, and the pink one threw a bomb on the ground. It exploded and began forming a ball of protection around Tadashi. Then, the blue hero burned it, leaving large holes for Tadashi to see and breath out of.

"Hey! Let me out!" Tadashi cried, banging on the thick wall.

"Sorry, T-man!" the blue hero yelled, rushing off to stop Robert. Tadashi cursed in frustration, looking around to see where Hiro had gone. Hiro and who he assumed to be Baymax were flying toward Robert only to be grabbed from behind and yanked back. Hiro went flying into the Krei Tech building, smashing through one of the windows and getting sucked up to the ceiling.

"Oh, my god, no!" Tadashi frantically banged on the chemical wall the pink hero had formed around him. Baymax tried to get Hiro off the ceiling but was thrown to the ground by Robert.

"Baymax!" the four other heroes cried, running to attack Robert. Robert simply waved his hand up and trapped all of them with microbots. Tadashi looked back up at Hiro and let out a yelp as the ceiling above Hiro crumbled into nothing, sending him shooting up toward the portal. He grabbed onto a metal rod just in time. Tadashi began muttering in terror under his breath, banging the walls harder and harder until finally, it cracked. Tadashi kicked it down and went sprinting toward the Krei Tech doors, running to the top floor to save Hiro. When he reached the top, he was almost sucked up as well, but he grabbed onto a metal column supporting the building.

"Hiro!"

Hiro looked down through the open ceiling. Tadashi could almost see his shocked face through his helmet.

"Get back downstairs NOW!" Hiro demanded, struggling to hold on to the metal rod. "Tadashi, this building is unstable-"

"Hiro, the others are trapped and can't save you! I don't have any armor, so I can't save you either! What do we do?!"

"WE don't do anything!" Hiro cried. "Go back outside and find somewhere safe to hide until this is over-!"

"NO!" Tadashi screamed as the metal bar Hiro was holding onto broke. Hiro went flying back up to the portal, grabbing onto a large rope just in time. Hiro groaned as he struggled to keep his grip. Several microbots smacked him in the face, shooting up to the portal. An idea came to Hiro.

"That's it! Listen up, team. Use those big brains of yours to think your way around the problem!"

The four heroes below nodded, using their powers one way or another to take down Robert's bots and run away before he could stop them. Hiro grinned before turning back to the portal and realizing he was losing his grip.

Tadashi licked suddenly dry lips, grasping onto the metal column tighter and tighter in anxiety.

"Baymax!" Hiro shouted as a large chunk of debris smacked him in the shoulder and went into the portal after him. Baymax heard Hiro from below, bursting away from his trap of microbots and soaring towards Hiro. Hiro sighed in relief when he noticed him, winking at Tadashi before letting go, curling into a ball, and being caught by Baymax halfway.

"Stupid robot!" Krei growled. Robert threw him over to the Krei Tech sign, pinning him there helpless. Baymax and Hiro landed on one of the roofs, gathering the other four teammates.

"New plan! Forget the mask; take out the bots! They'll get sucked up into the portal! Honey, Fred! Can you give us some cover and go save Tadashi from the top floor?"

"Like you even have to ask," Fred grinned under his mask.

"Let's do this, Freddie!" Honey Lemon cheered, taking out four blue chemical orbs and throwing them into the air for Fred to set on fire. They exploded next to Robert, dissolving into puffy clouds and blocking almost everything from sight. "Smokescreen!"

Robert yelled in frustration, soaring above the cloud cover and looking around frantically for any sign of the heroes. He spotted Hiro and Baymax taunting him from nearby. He sent several streams of microbots after them as they went flying toward the portal.

"Ready...and...dive!"

Baymax followed his orders, turning away from the portal last second and slamming into the columns of microbots, sending them flying into the portal.

Meanwhile, on the ground, Wasabi and Gogo chopped microbots to pieces until they both started floating.

"Woah! Gravity's getting a little weird here, guys. Wait! Let's use this!" Wasabi cheered as he lunged himself around in mid-air, slashing microbots away with his swords. "These are green blades of fury!"

"Woman up!" Gogo yelled, destroying the bots with her sharp skates.

Honey Lemon and Fred found Tadashi on the top floor before he could be sucked away, grabbing him and putting another protective prison around him. They left him on one of the roofs far away from the portal so he could at least watch what happened. Fred grabbed two metal sheets and spun them with his fists.

"Double sign spin! Now my signs are on fire!" he slit the microbot columns in half, Honey Lemon cheering for him in the background and using her chemicals to form explosions. The microbots were sent up into the air.

"Now THAT'S a chemical reaction!"

Tadashi looked up at the sky. Callaghan was sending microbots crashing into Baymax's fist, which he destroyed with ease. He said aloud his fighting techniques.

"Back kick. Knifehand. Roundhouse. Hammer fist."

Robert groaned in difficulty, sending up more microbots and tying Baymax's arms to his sides.

"This ends NOW!" Robert yelled, throwing his arms up.

"NO!" Tadashi cried from below, reaching his hand out toward Baymax and Hiro. However, at Robert's gesture to destroy Hiro, no microbots were sent to kill him. In fact, nothing but silence and anxiousness met between Robert and Hiro.

"Looks like you're out of microbots," Hiro smirked. Robert gasped, looking down and realizing the only microbots left were the ones he was standing on and the ones keeping Hiro and Baymax in place. He growled. "Baymax!"

Baymax burst from the hold of the microbots, sticking his fist out and crashing down towards Robert. Robert held his arms around himself in fear, waiting for Baymax's fists. It never came.

When Robert looked up, Baymax's fist was inches from his own face, and Baymax flew completely still, holding his position as Hiro continued to smirk.

"Our programming prevents us from injuring a human being," Hiro informed the man. "But we'll take that."

Baymax simply took Callaghan's mask off, sending himself and the portal soaring towards the ground. Baymax and Hiro swooped in to catch him before he hit the ground.

The heroes cheered in victory. Krei was tied up, Tadashi was safe...somewhere, and Robert was lying on the ground defenseless.

When the smoke cleared, however, the gang lost their smiles, dread filling each one of their minds when they realized the portal was still running.

"It's still on!" Hiro yelled. "We have to shut it down!"

"We can't!" Krei called from far away, approaching the group. "The containment field is failing! The portal is going to tear itself apart!"

"We need to get out of here, now," Hiro decided. "Let's find Tadashi and go!"

The group nodded, running away from the portal. Baymax, however, stayed glued to his spot. Hiro ran back for him without the group knowing.

"My sensor is detecting signs of life," Baymax claimed.

"What?"

"Coming from there," he pointed at the portal. "The life signs are female. She appears to be in hypersleep."

"Callaghan's daughter," Hiro gasped. Krei and Callaghan turned around in an instant. "She's still alive!"

"Abigail," Robert muttered hopefully, running up to Hiro. Hiro hopped onto Baymax's back.

"Let's go get her," Hiro said.

"The portal is destabilizing!" Krei cried, adding a scoff. "You'll never make it."

"She's alive in there," Hiro sighed, turning back to Krei. "Someone has to help. What do you say, buddy?"

Baymax nodded and spread his wings, making Hiro grin. With that, Baymax lunged into the air, crashing through the portal.

"Hiro!" Honey Lemon approached Callaghan and Krei, followed by the three other heroes and Tadashi. "Where did Hiro go?"

Callaghan only stared at the portal, slowly raising his hand and pointing at it.

"What? No, no, no, there has to be some sort of mistake," Tadashi said, shaking his head and grabbing Callaghan by the arm. "Tell us where he really is!"

"He flew into the portal to save Callaghan's daughter!" Krei snapped at Tadashi. Tadashi shook his head again, falling to his knees.

"He couldn't have gone!" cried Tadashi. "He'll never make it! I just got him back!"

Nobody said anything as Tadashi let out a small sob, covering his mouth and sniffing. Honey Lemon walked up to Tadashi and put her hand on his shoulder.

"Hiro hardly slept while he stayed with us," she whispered. Tadashi raised his head, his eyebrow raised. "He worked in the garage the entire time on these suits. He mentioned that you always liked superheroes. He really, really loves you. And I know for a fact that because he loves you so much, he's gonna fight to come back home, safe with you."

Tadashi looked at the ground but nodded, thanking Honey quietly and smiling at her. Suddenly, the portal began shaking furiously, and the group jumped behind large piles of rock to protect themselves. After ten minutes of shaking, the portal exploded as Hiro, Baymax, and a large pod came flying out of it, crashing into the Krei Tech building. Hiro was sent flying through the window once again.

"Hiro!" cried Tadashi. The group all attempted to run to him, but suddenly, almost out of nowhere, Krei's employees circled the group, one holding a pistol. Krei laughed.

"Nice work, ladies and gentlemen, nice work," Krei clapped slowly. The group closed in a tight clump, gasping at the gun pointed their way. He walked over to the employee that had given the speech from before. "Keep them here. I'm going to finish what should have been finished a long time ago."

Krei pulled out his knife with a growl, running towards the Krei Tech building.

"NO! HIRO!" Tadashi screamed. One of the employees marched up to Tadashi with the pistol, angrily nudging it his way.

"Not so fast," the woman scolded, slowly backing up.

"Is that how it's gonna be?" Honey Lemon growled. "Fine."

Honey Lemon generated two bombs, throwing them to the ground. It created a toxic smell that temporarily held back the employees. Fred and Wasabi took their guns from them, running into the Krei Tech building after Hiro. Wasabi threw the gun into a gaping hole in the ground that went several feet deep. Before Tadashi could run someone grabbed his arm.

"Excuse me, sir, this building is extremely unstable; whatever you need in there will have to wait."

Tadashi gasped, realizing the man holding his arm was indeed a police officer. Tadashi looked beyond the man and realized the fire department, the police department, and the ambulance had arrived, sweeping the area for victims.

"Sir, there are people still in the building," Honey Lemon informed the man. "Hiro Hamada, Alistar Krei, and Abigail Callaghan. It is extremely important that Alistar is taken into custody. Hiro and Abigail will most likely need medical attention-"

"Yes, thank you, ma'am. We've got this under control."

The police officer ran into the building with his gun, followed by three firefighters. Tadashi couldn't hear, he couldn't think, he couldn't speak. He stood staring at the building until Honey Lemon took him by the arm and led him to an ambulance car. They wrapped him in a trauma blanket and sat him on the edge of the ambulance car, asking him questions about his capture with Alistar and what he knew about his plans to kill Hiro. He didn't feel comfortable answering questions about his little brother yet, which they understood. He asked Honey Lemon to leave him alone for a few minutes, so she went and joined the other heroes. They managed to get Abigail out of her large pod, strapping her to a gurney and carting her away. Robert begged to see her but was shoved into a police car before he could say anything else.

Now, all Tadashi could do was wait.

"Oh, Hiro?" Krei taunted, his voice echoing in the ruined building. Hiro hid on the third floor behind a ravaged file cabinet, covering his mouth so that Krei wouldn't hear his breathing. Baymax had lost his battery and died right on the spot, so Hiro had to run away by himself with no way of protecting himself. He would never admit it, but he was terrified out of his mind. He could see and hear sirens outside, so the police were obviously here, but the building must be too dangerous to just walk into, so maybe they were waiting.

"Hiro, you know this can be quick if you just let it," Krei laughed. "Tadashi is outside in the ambulance, all worked up about you. I would hate to be the one to tell him you'll be dead when we're through here, wouldn't you?"

Hiro gulped as Krei's voice got louder. He was definitely close, and he probably knew where he was and was just enjoying himself.

"Whether I have Tadashi or not, you don't matter to anyone. You were supposed to be dead the day you came to my house."

"I do matter to someone," Hiro spoke up, rising from behind the filing cabinet. Krei smirked, holding up his golden dagger. "I matter to Tadashi. That's the only thing that matters. Tadashi. So you better pray to god that I don't kill you the second I have my hands on a weapon because nobody hurts Tadashi except for me. You can keep your wealthy hands away from us and our inheritance. All for some stupid spyglass!"

"FREEZE!"

Krei whipped around as a police officer went running towards him, pistol out. Krei ran to Hiro, grabbing him by the neck and holding the dagger out.

"If you shoot, he dies!" Krei roared, backing away from the officer.

"Take the shot!" Hiro cried. "End it now! End this whole thing right here! Take the god damn shot!"

Hiro flung Krei's arms off from around him, ducking to miss the bullet. The police took the shot, shooting Krei in the chest. Krei screamed and went tumbling to the ground after Hiro.

On his way down, Alistar Krei stabbed Hiro in the stomach.

Hiro wasn't sure how to react at first; all he could feel was searing pain until he looked over as Krei toppled to the floor lifeless. His eyes remained open, staring at Hiro as though still alive. Hiro let out groans of pain and rolled onto his back, crawling to get to his feet. He looked up as the police officer rushed to help him, picking him up bridal style and sprinting out of the building, asking Hiro questions that slipped out of his mind just as quickly as they had entered. Going down the remaining three flights of stairs they had finally managed to make it out of Krei Tech. Hiro flinched at the bright flashing lights and loud noises. His head ached with pain and he realized he was still wearing his helmet. Feeling too weak to take it off, his eyes began to close in the police officers arms.

"Don't close your eyes on me, okay?" the officer said frantically. The entire campus was surrounded with crime tape, and Hiro, suddenly remembering Tadashi was here somewhere, jumped out of the police man's arms.

"What are you doing, son?!" the officer yelped.

"'Dashi," Hiro muttered, limping and looking around frantically. "Gotta find Tadashi."

Hiro's eyes trailed around the people kept away from the scene by barriers until they were caught on just the person he was looking for. Head in one of his hands, wrapped in a shock blanket and being calmed by Honey Lemon, was Tadashi, gripping the barrier with his other hand as if it would just disappear if he really gripped it hard enough. Hiro blinked, feeling something wet drip from the corner of his mouth and not really thinking to be concerned whether it was blood or not.

"Tadashi?"

In an instant Tadashi's head was snapping up toward the call, taking in a sharp inhale of air at the purple hero. Tadashi crawled under the barrier, sprinting toward him. Hiro grabbed his helmet and threw it off, jogging weakly towards his brother. Tadashi ran as fast as he could, engulfing Hiro in a protective hug and shaking in relief. Tadashi grabbed a handful of Hiro's hair and Hiro clutched a fistful of Tadashi's shirt. Hiro didn't realize just how much he'd missed Tadashi, but it was enough to make him forget how to breathe. He held onto Tadashi for his life, and Tadashi whispered Hiro's name over and over again.

"Hiro, you're okay," he repeated, but Hiro was certain it wasn't to reassure him but instead Tadashi. "You're okay, you're okay, thank God..."

That's when Hiro realized that physically, he was not okay.

His heart thumped loudly in his ears, and he limply lost the fistful of Tadashi's shirt he was holding onto. Tadashi pulled out of the hug, looking at Hiro in confusion. Hiro swayed slightly, eyes drooping.

"Hiro, what's wrong with you?"

Hiro's lip tugged up slightly in a sympathetic smile, looking over at the skyscrapers in San Fransokyo.

"The city is so beautiful," Hiro chuckled, but it quickly subsided. His smiled remained as he looked down at his torso and touched it, his glove covered in blood from touching the puddle. Tadashi gasped and covered his mouth.

"No!" Tadashi reached for Hiro as he tumbled to the ground. Hiro's eyes continued threatening to close, and Tadashi cupped his face.

"I'm sorry," Hiro whispered, breathing slowly.

"Shh, don't," Tadashi said as tears flowed down his face. Hiro's head began dropping but Tadashi cupped it in place. "You stay awake, do you hear me? Don't you dare close your eyes!"

Hiro couldn't fight anymore. He painfully deflated in Tadashi's arms, his own arm hanging weakly on the ground and his head dropping to the side.

"No, please! Hiro! Oh, my god, Hiro no! SOMEBODY, PLEASE HELP MY BROTHER!"

A paramedic pushed Tadashi on his back, took Hiro out of his arms, and sprinting to the ambulance truck. Several other doctors carried him into the car and strapped him on a gurney, taking off parts of his armor to stimulate the wound. Tadashi watched in tears from the ground as the truck tore out of the campus and to a hospital. Honey Lemon ran after Tadashi.

"Tadashi, they found Baymax, but he-what's wrong?"

Tadashi's said nothing, swallowing hard and holding his head in his hands.

"J-just as quickly as I saw him again, he was taken away," Tadashi hiccuped. "I've been thinking about him for days and he got hurt trying to protect m-me. Th-that's supposed to be my job. Not his."

"Tadashi. What Happened?"

"Hiro's r-really hurt. Krei must have done it. He tried to KILL him! I'll murder him-"

Honey Lemon grabbed his shoulders, a smile on her face.

"Tadashi, Alistar Krei was shot while he was in there. The police officer saved Hiro from him by shooting Krei, but the officer says Krei did something to hurt him. He wasn't sure; it was too dark."

Tadashi gulped, taking Honey Lemon's shoulder as well.

"Krei is dead?"

"Krei is dead!" Honey Lemon sighed in relief, pulling Tadashi into a tight hug. "Krei is dead. Shh, I know."

Tadashi melted in the hug for about five minutes before...

"We have to go to the hospital. NOW."

Hiro's eyes slowly opened, squinting from the bright light of a flashlight in his eyes. Adults were frantically talking over him, rushing around and touching at him. He didn't know how to react, lying on what felt like a stiff bed. One adult gasped when they saw Hiro's eyes and began asking questions.

"Son, what's your name?"

"H-Hiro Hamada," Hiro muttered with a cough, feeling a horrible pain in his stomach when he did. He lifted his head up slightly and looked down. He wasn't wearing a shirt but had a blanket draped around him, and there was a bandage strapped on the middle of his stomach, a large red dot seeping through it. Hiro dropped his head, looking around in confusion. What happened to him?

"Where's Tadashi?" he sputtered.

"Who? You just rest, we're gonna take you to surgery. I'm doing my job, but Hiro, you've got to do yours. Fight through it, okay?"

Hiro gulped before darkness overcame him again and he was being wheeled out of the room.

Tadashi tore through the hospital front doors, slamming his hands on the front desk and startling the receptionist, a man with red hair and a nametag that read "Jackson."

"I'm looking for 'Hiro Hamada,' can you tell me where he is?"

The man raised an eyebrow at Tadashi, clicking around on his computer and humming in thought.

"Uh, yeah, he just checked in," the man said. Tadashi sighed in annoyance.

"I figured that, but where is he?"

Jackson hummed in thought some more and scrolled down with his mouse.

"Hiro Hamada...he's in surgery, sir."

Tadashi gasped, grabbing his forehead and letting out a deep breath.

"Do you know when he'll be out? Or how long he'll be in there?"

"Probably a while. It says here on his list that he had a fever when he checked in so they've probably gotta be really careful with him over the surgery."

"Oh," Tadashi swallowed, licking suddenly dry lips and clearing his throat. "I'll just wait in here, probably stay the night..."

"Feel free, there are blankets and vending machines down that hallway. How do you know Hiro Hamada?"

"He's my brother," Tadashi said, pain lacing all three words. Jackson nodded and murmured something, turning back to his computer. Tadashi trudged to the empty waiting room, lit mainly by dim lamps and a few televisions hanging in the corners. Tadashi dropped into one of the chairs, yawning and holding his head in his hands. Even though he knew there was still going to be a lot to do after this whole ordeal was over, he couldn't help thinking it's over. You did it. Now you just have to help Hiro cross the finish line.

Tadashi had grabbed a blanket from one of the baskets in the waiting room and draped it over himself on one of the couches. Some sort of soap opera was playing softly in the background, but Tadashi didn't have any desire to pay attention to it. All he could think about was that haunting smile Hiro had given him after their hug. They way he looked longingly at the city. His wound. How large and bloody it had been. The way he just collapsed. But most vividly, the way he told Tadashi he was sorry. As if it was all Hiro's fault. Their parents dying, being with Krei, the microbots, Honey Lemon's house falling apart, Tadashi being kidnapped.

Tadashi felt that every little detail was his own fault, but not in any way Hiro's.

Several thoughts swam in his head. Who was going to pay for Hiro's hospital bills? Where were they going to stay after all of this? Was Krei really gone? Where had Hiro been staying while Tadashi was at Krei Tech? He shook his head, squeezing his eyes shut and swallowing hard. Whatever came after this, it wasn't going to be easy.

When Tadashi opened his eyes, he almost screamed.

Sitting in a chair across from him was Hiro, completely unharmed. He was leaning back in one of the chairs with his hands in his red hoodie pockets, and he smiled when Tadashi looked up at him.

"H-Hiro?" Tadashi croaked, throwing the blanket from off of himself and leaning closer off of the couch. Hiro nodded. Tadashi examined him. He looked a few years older, eighteen by the looks of it. His hair was still just as messy as it always had been, but he had several scars all over his arms and even a few on his face. "Hiro, what's wrong with you? And how are you here?"

"I'm obviously not really Hiro, genius," Hiro chuckled. "Just a version of him. Maybe from the future, maybe not. Either way, I'm only in your head."

"What do you mean?"

"Don't act like you haven't imagined me before. Or maybe Mom and Dad. We've met, I'm the Hiro that tells you everything you want to hear. Remember?"

"How come I don't remember you?"

"I don't come around a lot. You're too busy with the real Hiro. But I decided to drop by. Check in on you. You look tired and scared, what's gotten into you?"

"Hiro, I'm terrified," Tadashi confessed, leaning forward and rubbing his hands together. Fake Hiro's eyes were suddenly laced with worry and he leaned forward as well. He stared at Tadashi in anticipation.

"How so?"

"Hiro...my Hiro...he's really hurt. I'm pretty sure he stopped breathing before he was taken out of my arms. It all just happened so fast."

"Want to tell me what happened?" Hiro pressed on.

"You already know, you're in my head, remember?" Tadashi could only scoff.

"It's nice to have someone to talk to," Hiro smiled warmly. Tadashi sighed but continued.

"Long story short, I was kidnapped and Hiro was thrown into the ocean. I thought for sure Hiro was dead or that I wouldn't see him ever again, but out of some miracle, Honey Lemon and her friends managed to keep him safe in my absence. I didn't know he was alive, so I sat sulking at Krei Tech for hours until they lied to me and told me they were keeping tabs on him. They said they could kill him with a click of a button if I didn't do what they said. Krei pressed the button eventually, and all I remember was my life completely crumbling at that moment. Hiro was gone and I had nothing. But then Hiro returned in the most badass way," both Hiro and Tadashi laughed at this. "He literally stood there in shining armor and he saved the day. He took off his helmet and it was like all of the pieces to the puzzles just...clicked. He was okay. He would be all right.

"I should have known that wouldn't last long. Hiro may always be independent, but I never knew just how much. He hardly let his team help him the entire battle. He nearly got sucked into another dimension. That's how annoying he can be. Finally, the battle was over, and I was running to see Hiro. But Krei and Robert informed me that Hiro had gone to that other dimension just to save some lady he didn't know. Then he came back and went flying through the building next to us, and Krei ran after him to kill him. I still don't know what exactly happened in there, but whatever did, it was enough to only give Hiro a small amount of strength. Enough to talk and hug me, but not enough to keep breathing or standing. He gave me this sickly smile before he just collapsed. He told me he was sorry and then he was gone. And I..."

Tadashi hunched over and cried into his hands. His back bounced with each sob. Fake Hiro took his hand.

"Tadashi..." Hiro kneeled next to Tadashi and cupped his face, wiping his tears. Tadashi took his hand back and cried harder at the warm touch. It felt too real. "Tadashi, you worry too much. I'll be alright, I can guarantee you that. I'm gonna wake up and we'll get that reunion you really wanted. Neither of us will be taken from one another. Krei won't come in taking you away, and you and I can talk. It will be just us."

Hiro gasped and snatched his hand up to his face, his face becoming pale as his hand began to disappear slowly. Tadashi looked up slowly and stared in horror at him.

"Hiro? What's happening to you?"

"You're waking up," Hiro sighed. He lifted his arm as it gradually became nonexistent. Tadashi took his remaining hand. "I'll see you again. I'll tell you everything later. We'll hold each other again soon, Tadashi. I promise."

Tadashi let out another sob and watched in agonizing pain as Hiro faded away into the air, leaving nothing but the chair he had been sitting in.

Tadashi woke with a gasp, sitting up straight and frantically wiping tears off of his face. He glanced around the waiting room. There was a woman on the other side of the room, rocking back and forth nervously. She was gasping and crying and biting her nails. The sight of her was too stressful, so Tadashi threw his blanket off and went to check the front desk.

"Excuse me, is there any news on my brother yet?"

Andrew hummed and typed something into his computer.

"He's out of surgery."

"C-can I see him?" Tadashi croaked. "Is he okay? How did the surgery go? He didn't wake up during the procedure, did he?"

"Calm down, sir," Andrew said slowly. "There isn't a report on him yet, but a doctor will come and tell you when he can have visitors. In the meantime, why don't you go ahead and have a seat and-"

"Please," Tadashi was practically on his knees begging the man, hands. "I need to know. I need to see him and know if he's okay."

Andrew bit his lip but let out a deep breath of defeat.

"I'll go ask Dr. Faith," Andrew said, patting Tadashi's shoulder and rounding the desk to go ask Hiro's doctor. "If anyone comes up to the front desk, will you tell them where I am?"

"For sure," Tadashi nodded, rubbing his hands down his arms nervously. He could probably call Honey Lemon and the others while he was waiting.

He sighed with a quivering breath, walking around the desk to get to Andrew's desk phone. He dialed Wasabi's number he'd had from his business card.

"Hello?" a female voice asked.

"...Wasabi?"

"Sorry, no, Mr. 'Wasabi' was terminated last week."

"What?"

"Tadashi!"

Tadashi hung the phone back up and whipped around to see a panting Andrew clutching his chest.

"What? What happened?"

"It's Hiro," Andrew said sorrowfully. "He's having a seizure."

Tadashi choked before he could say anything and leaned over to check Andrew's computer. Hiro was in room 207. Tadashi sprinted past Andrew and towards the stairs.

"No, wait!"

Tadashi shut Andrew out, tearing through the flight of stairs and racing down the hallway to Hiro's room. The door was cracked open and there were doctors shouting from the inside. He could even hear Hiro crying out through all of the yelling.

He needs you now.

Tadashi ran into Hiro's room, horror overcoming him at the sight. Hiro was in the hospital bed, completely white as the sheets underneath him. His head jerked back and forth and cries of agony escaped his lips. Doctors were hooking him up to various machines and giving him a breathing mask. Only a few of them noticed Tadashi's presence and firmly told him to leave.

"Son, you have to get out. Now."

"That's my brother," Tadashi insisted, shoving the woman out of his way and rushing to Hiro's side, taking his hand. It was cold and drenched in sweat but he didn't care. "Hiro, we all need you to wake up."

Hiro's heart monitor picked up its pace and Tadashi's breath hitched in his throat. He didn't want to make any of this worse for Hiro than it already was.

"Hiro, please. Don't go. I need you to open your eyes. I need you to wake up, please!"

"Sir, get out!" the doctors were now grabbing him by his arms and trying to drag him out, but his hands stayed glued to Hiro's bed railing and Hiro's hand.

"No!" Tadashi roared, reaching up to cup Hiro's face. He felt one of Hiro's tears run down his palm and it broke his heart. He hated this, but it could all end if Hiro could just wake up, dammit.

As if on cue, Hiro gasped and sat up straight, eyes wide until he collapsed back down and fell unconscious again. His heart monitor returned to normal and all Tadashi and the doctors could do was gawk at Hiro. It was like nothing had ever happened. The rise and fall of his chest was slow and shaky, and the patch wrapped around his waist had blood seeping through it slowly. The doctors all slowly put their equipment away and went to check if Hiro was stable, which he was. A few doctors trudged out of the room, others looked at Tadashi with wide eyes.

"You...saved him," one of the doctors croaked out. The others just nodded. Tadashi didn't say a word, reaching for Hiro's hand and pulling a chair close to the side of the bed. He rested his head on the mattress and drew circles on Hiro's hand very gently. He tried to fight back tears as pure relief flooded through his veins.

It was all right.

Hiro swallowed and slowly opened his eyes. The first thing he felt was an unimaginable pain, then a warm hand squeezing his. He looked around the room he was in with confusion. He was wearing a breathing mask and he was definitely in a hospital. Someone was holding his hand.

When he looked to his left to see who it was, he nearly cried out in joy.

Tadashi was laying his head down next to him on the mattress, his hair unkempt and his hands shaking. He was muttering something under his breath. He sounded extremely frustrated. Hiro sat up straighter despite the horrible pain in his stomach and he tapped Tadashi's arm.

"T-Tadashi?" Hiro whispered, and Tadashi's head shot up so fast he was sure he had broken his neck. His eyes were wide and surrounded by purple and yellow bags. He gasped as Hiro's hazel eyes looked into his.

"Hiro!" Tadashi lurched forward and engulfed Hiro in a warm hug, laughing and crying at the same time. Hiro did the same, wrapping his small arms around his brother and fisting his shirt. He missed Tadashi so much. He missed his smell, his voice, his face. He hadn't really gotten to be with him since they were in that cave all those days ago. Tadashi pulled out of the hug and cupped Hiro's face.

"Are you okay? What happened to you in there? What did Krei do? How did you become a superhero? What happened in that portal?"

"Tadashi, please," Hiro calmed Tadashi and rubbed his arm. "I'm okay, it just hurts."

Tadashi nodded, sitting back down in his seat but grabbing a death hold on Hiro's hand.

"Can you tell me what happened? I need to know."

Hiro took a deep breath and closed his eyes, thinking about where he was before he was in this bed with Tadashi.

Let's see...save Tadashi, go into Robert's portal, slam into the building...

"Uh," Hiro licked suddenly dry lips, afraid to tell Tadashi in fear that he'd murder him. "Well...you see...after I crashed into the building with Abigail and Baymax, I ran to hide so that Krei wouldn't find me; I saw him follow me into the building. He did eventually find me but a police officer found me and raised his gun...then, Krei grabbed me and told the police officer that if he shot he'd kill me, but I demanded that he take the shot no matter what. I just wanted Krei gone. So I shoved him off of me and I heard the cop fire his gun. Krei screamed and tumbled to the ground, but on his way down..."

Tadashi's eyes were gleaming in anticipation, waiting for something, anything. He squeezed Hiro's hand slightly, reassuring him that he was right by his side.

"He pulled out his knife. He stabbed my stomach. He twisted it. Then, he died."

Tadashi looked pale. He felt as if he was going to vomit right on the spot. He never thought Krei was that sick. That even though he was sure to die, he wasn't going down without Hiro. He clenched his fist and rubbed Hiro's hand.

"Oh. Oh, Hiro, I'm so sorry," Tadashi said sorrowfully, brushing Hiro's bangs out of his eyes. "I never meant for this to happen. This is all my fault."

Hiro's head shot up and he looked at Tadashi, pain lacing his features.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that none of this would have happened if I had just reached for you when Krei threw you off the ship. I should have grabbed you. I should have dove in after you. You got yourself in danger more than once just for me, and it's all my fault."

"No," Hiro was basically growling. Tadashi gaped at him.

"What?"

"No. Stop that. Don't do that. You can't seriously be blaming yourself. I was wrecked with guilt for days and days when I was staying with Fred and Honey Lemon. I needed to get you back, and I acted carelessly. I went crashing into buildings and into dimensions and through people just to get to you. If it's anyone's fault, it's either Krei's or my own. But you can't blame yourself."

"Let's just both stop beating ourselves up, Hiro. And I swear to God if you go crashing through any more buildings after this, you're grounded!"

Hiro laughed before a look of panic spread across his face.

"Where are we staying after I get out of here? Who's paying for this? What are we gonna do?"

"Hiro, calm down," Tadashi warned, glancing over to Hiro's heart monitor as it picked up its pace. Hiro got out of the bed and made his way to the door. "Hiro, your stitches-!"

Hiro groaned in pain and reached for his stomach before tumbling forward and landing flat on the ground, crawling back to the bed.

"Hiro!" Tadashi rushed around to the other side of the bed and lifted Hiro up into his bed. Hiro gasped for breath and slammed his breathing mask on. Tadashi crossed his arms and huffed angrily at his brother.

"Hiro, what the hell?! You have a fever and a stab wound and who knows what the heck else? You can't just go around jumping out of bed for problems far out of your control-"

"Tadashi, we have to call Mulctuary Money Management," Hiro insisted, reaching over for the telephone by his bedside. "Give me Wasabi's card."

"Wasabi doesn't work there anymore, Hiro."

"I know, we were on a superhero team together, remember?" Hiro said, rolling his eyes and extending his hand out for the business card.

"That was Wasabi?!"

"Tadashi, the card!"

"Hiro, I said no. You need to rest, I'll take care of this. They've probably been wondering where the hell we are. We just kind of went off the grid for a few days. Besides, we've both been through so much. We need to calm down for just a few seconds and-"

"HIRO!"

Honey Lemon burst into the room and practically flew to Hiro's side, breathing heavily with panic.

"Where have you been? You're all over the news, people are going crazy! The team is worried sick, too. Nobody saw you leave Krei Tech because of all those doctors, and you're a missing person. Are you okay?!"

"Honey Lemon, I'm okay," Hiro reassured her with a nod, sitting up straighter only for Tadashi to insist he lay down. Hiro looked down at his hands and adjusted the irritating breathing mask around his head.

"Honey Lemon? Are we really out for a missing person's case?" Tadashi asked in worry.

"Not only that, Tadashi..." Honey Lemon sighed. "They think that Hiro is dead."

Tadashi's jaw dropped open and his eyes widened.

"What about the police officer that saved Hiro? And all of the doctors? They'll tell everyone he's alive, won't they?"

"I don't know, Tadashi, but that's still not the only news."

"What is it now?"

"Someone's filing to get custody. On the both of you. And she's a blood relative."

"What? Who is it?"

"Her name is Cassandra Hamada. She runs the Lucky Cat Cafe. And as far as Wasabi knows, she's been filing for custody ever since you left her neighborhood. She thought she would get the chance to tell you she was your aunt, but she was too late."

"Cass?!" Hiro choked, yanking his mask off. "The bakery shop owner? She's our aunt? And why do you know so much about her?"

"Cass and I go further back than you think. Even further than she thinks, too. She doesn't know it, but your parents used to talk about her all the time to me. Why they kept her a secret from you, I don't know. But she wants you back, now."

"We have to call Mulctuary Money Management," Tadashi said. "We have to tell Cass that we want to be with her. She's been protecting us all this time, and we didn't even know it! She's who we've wanted to be with this whole time. We've got to tell her. And we've got to let the media know that Hiro is okay. That I'm not missing."

"Right," Honey Lemon grinned. "Tadashi, why don't you come with me to Fred's? We've got a lot to tell you."

Tadashi opened his mouth to speak, but stopped short and turned to look at his brother. He couldn't just leave Hiro here by himself. He had a large gash in his stomach and a fever, he needed his company.

"Honey Lemon...I can't-"

"Go on, Tadashi," Hiro said with a pitiful smile. "You need to know. And trust me, you won't believe what they're gonna tell you. This is your chance to get answers."

Tadashi hesitated but nodded nonetheless, wrapping Hiro in a warm hug.

"I'll be back very soon," Tadashi said. "And when I get back, we'll be Cass's. You won't be dead and I won't be missing. I'll just be right back."

Hiro nodded and pulled his blanket over himself, laying down on his pillow.

"I'm exhausted anyway," he grinned sleepily. Tadashi chuckled, running out after Honey Lemon.

Hiro's smile slowly faded as he fell into a deep sleep, haunted by nightmares of Krei stabbing him and Tadashi being taken away.

"Okay, so let me get this straight."

Tadashi paced back and forth in Fred's living room under the nervous gazes of Wasabi, Gogo, Honey Lemon, and Fred. They had told him everything and more, and it was hard to comprehend. How long had he been so oblivious, so in the dark? He felt horrible for never being there for his parents or the rest of his family. He hadn't known he had so many relatives until now. Even with his parents around, Tadashi always felt the closest to Hiro. But now...he hardly even knew who he was.

"We know it's a lot," Honey Lemon said, rubbing her arms. "Hiro could hardly believe it either. But it all makes sense, right?"

"That's the thing," Tadashi sighed, sitting down in a chair across from the couch. "It doesn't. I don't even know who I am, who Hiro is, who my parents are. This is all so...much. And Wasabi...why are you even here? Didn't you ruin our lives?"

"I'm really sorry," Wasabi croaked. "I just wanted to be like my parents. I'm sorry I was so foolish."

Tadashi scoffed and rubbed the back of his neck. He'd wanted to be like his parents too, but he would never risk the safety of orphans for it. That was just cold.

"Wasabi, I just...And you!" he pointed at Fred. "You really fell out of the pond before you were poisoned? You lived through Krei's torment?"

"Yep," Fred smirked, popping his nonexistent collar up and laughing. "What can I say? I'm a natural spy. Got it from my dad."

"We're really sorry we couldn't save him," Tadashi said sadly. Fred waved his hand.

"He was a good man. At least he went down trying to protect you guys."

Tadashi smiled softly with a nod, turning to Gogo.

"And who are you again?"

"I've grown up mixed in with all of this," Gogo said. "Fred and I grew up on the same block, and our parents used to discuss your parents and their inventions. After my father passed when I was twelve, both our parents were always shaken. So we used to team up to find out what exactly they were talking about. The rest is history I guess."

"I guess," Tadashi whispered, looking to all of them with a heavy breath. "I feel like I should apologize for the things you went through because of my family, but..."

"No, don't," Honey Lemon insisted quickly. "We all basically chose to, and none of this is your fault. Robert, Krei, they're to blame."

Tadashi shrugged, checking his phone. He had said no, but Fred offered to give him one of his old phones and even gave him an extra for Hiro. Both of their phones had burned in the fire.

"We should probably head back to the hospital," Tadashi said, standing and looking to the others. "We need to call Cass and tell her we're agreeing to her full custody over us. And we need to call the police about Hiro and me."

"Right," Honey Lemon said, standing and grabbing her purse. The others stood and rounded the couch.

"We'll help," Wasabi said. "I still have connections with M.M.M., I'll give them a call and tell them you're coming by to talk about Cass. Fred and Gogo, why don't you stop by the cafe and tell Cass about everything? She probably thinks the Hamadas are either dead or kidnapped."

"Sure thing," Gogo said, grabbing her keys and nudging for Fred to follow.

"You guys go see Hiro. We'll call you and let you know about anything."

"Are you sure?" Tadashi asked. He hated Wasabi currently, but he felt bad for making all of them do all of this for him.

"Please. Go," Wasabi smiled. Tadashi and Honey nodded, going out to the car and heading toward the hospital.

As they got in the car and Honey Lemon began driving, Tadashi couldn't help but ask a question that had been ringing in his head for days.

"I have to ask," he sighed. Honey Lemon hummed. "Baymax looks familiar. Did you get the idea for him from my parents?"

"Well, they gave me the blueprints for their spyglass," Honey Lemon sighed. "And they told me how far I could take that idea. They said I could work with you on it. I was always so excited to meet you but never got the chance. On my way to ask you if you wanted to help me, I found out that your parent's house was burned down."

"Oh."

"After I got the news and I found out who you would be staying with, I built Baymax and worked tirelessly to get you out. I knew about everything Krei had planned, and I couldn't risk Hiro being killed. Baymax kept constant tabs on you guys while I was researching."

Tadashi looked out the window and held his breath. Wow. Honey Lemon really was involved in every little thing. He shook his head, checking his phone again. He didn't know why he was expecting anything. No on had his number except for his new friends, and they only just left. Still, Honey and Tadashi were almost to the hospital, so Tadashi sat up straighter and unbuckled his seat belt.

"I hope Hiro's okay," Tadashi said as they got out of the car.

"Why wouldn't he be? He's under constant supervision and he's hooked up to all of those machines," Honey Lemon laughed. "He's fine, Tadashi."

"I just have a weird feeling," Tadashi groaned, walking up the steps to the front.

"Brother instinct, huh?"

"I don't know. I guess. I've always had it. Hiro has a knack for always being in danger," Tadashi chuckled. "But when he is, I get a horrible feeling. Like something's just not right, and my body can tell."

"That's interesting," Honey Lemon said, walking to the front desk and telling Andrew they were there to visit Hiro. He nodded, nudging his head to the stairs. "I used to get that with my puppy, Chica. When she was hurt or hungry, I could tell."

"I guess Hiro is my puppy," Tadashi laughed as they walked up the stairs. "But anyway, you're right. It's probably nothing. I have no reason to worry."

"Right!" Honey Lemon grinned, pointing to room 207 and leading Tadashi to the door. She twisted the handle, squinting in the dark room.

"Hey, Hiro-"

"Shh," Honey Lemon warned, putting her hand up to Tadashi's mouth to shush him. He frowned, raising an eyebrow at Honey Lemon as she got into a defensive stance and listened. There was a slight shuffle in the room, making Tadashi's heart beat faster. Honey Lemon slowly pulled out her phone and turned on the flashlight. The light beamed and she flew it towards Hiro's bed, gasping in horror.

A dark, hooded figure hovered above Hiro's bed, replacing Hiro's liquid medicine in his tube with a dark red substance. Tadashi cried out, shoving Honey Lemon slightly away.

"Hey!" Tadashi yelled, racing toward the intruder. The figure jumped in surprise, running to the window and throwing the curtains over to jump out. Tadashi stood glued to his spot in defeat, watching the intruder leap away and turning to Hiro.

"Tadashi!" Honey yelled, running beside him and checking Hiro's medicine tube. The substance was still going into Hiro through his tubes. Tadashi ripped the needle out of Hiro's wrist as Honey Lemon called a doctor.

"Hiro! Hiro, please wake up," Tadashi begged, cupping Hiro's face. Hiro's eyes slowly fluttered open, squinting at Tadashi in confusion.

"Tadashi? What's going on?"

"Just calm down, the doctor is on her way."

"I'm calm, are you?" Hiro asked with a chuckle. "What happened?"

"Do you feel okay? Anything funny?"

"I feel like I got stabbed. Why?"

"Seriously, Hiro. Do you feel any different from when you woke up?"

"Well, I-" Hiro grimaced, looking down at his wrist and gazing at it in confusion as blood seeped out of it. "Well, my wrist hurts."

Tadashi cursed under his breath, grabbing a paper towel and rinsing it in the sink. He came back and pressed it on Hiro's wrist quickly. Hiro thanked him and sat up painfully.

"Tadashi, seriously, what the hell is going on?"

"Someone broke in, all right?" Tadashi said, wrapping Hiro's wrist. "He broke in and tampered with your meds. I had to take your tubes out. I think some of it still got in you. Now, tell me again; do you feel funny at all?"

"No, Tadashi, honest," Hiro said, shaking his head and looking at Tadashi in concern. Tadashi sighed in relief, looking back as Honey and Doctor Faith rushed in the room.

"What happened?" Doctor Faith asked in horror.

"Someone was in here tampering with the chemicals and the machines," Honey said, walking to Hiro's bed. "We got here just in time, but we don't know what the intruder did before we opened the door. He could have messed with the other medicine tubes or the IV."

Doctor Faith groaned in frustration, going over to give Hiro a thorough check up. Tadashi back away slightly.

"The security guards aren't here for some reason," she said with a shaky voice. "I can guarantee you this won't happen again, Hamadas. Now let's see here..."

She checked Hiro's heart monitor, his medicine tubes, his pills next to his bed, and the wound on his stomach.

"Everything seems fine," Doctor Faith shrugged. "In fact, there's no sign of anything unusual from what I can tell. But I'll run a few tests just in case."

"Thank you, Doctor," Honey said as the doctor grabbed a clipboard from the counter and wrote something down.

"Yes, thank you, doc-"

Before Hiro could finish, his heart monitor picked up its pace, and Hiro frowned before his eyes widened.

"ARGH!" Hiro cried, grabbing his head and falling back unconscious. The three adults all looked at him in horror.

"Doctor Sanchez!" Doctor Faith cried out as dozens of nurses rushed in, ushering Honey Lemon and Tadashi out of the room.

"HIRO! Wait, no, please!"

"You can't do this!" Honey cried, reaching out for Hiro as one of the nurses carefully picked him up and placed him on a gurney. The nurses shoved the two out, slamming the door in their faces and leaving them in the hallway completely dumbstruck.

Tadashi dropped to his knees, eyes wide in terror.

"No, no, no," Honey Lemon whispered, falling next to Tadashi and holding onto him. Tadashi pulled his phone out with a shaking hand, gasping at all of his missed phone calls and messages.

Wasabi: Congratulations! You and Hiro are Cassandra's!

Fred: How's Hiro? Gogo and I just told Cass about you guys, she's on her way to the hospital now.

Gogo: Hey, dude. Almost to the cafe. Wasabi's talking to his old boss. Let us know when you can about how Hiro is.

Tadashi put his arms around Honey Lemon protectively and sobbed into her shoulder. She cried too, clinging to his back.

Nobody questioned them. Nobody stopped to talk to them. They could only sit and cry because poor, innocent Hiro was hurt, and evil, guilty people were running around the city after his blood.

Honey Lemon pushed Tadashi away, grabbing his shirt and staring into his red eyes. She let out a small sniff before yanking him close and putting her lips on his. Tadashi's eyes widened but he quickly melted into it, cupping her face and wrapping his arm around her. They pulled away softly at the same time, staring into each other's eyes again before slowly standing up and walking to the waiting room. Honey Lemon grabbed a complimentary blanket and sat down on the couch with Tadashi, draping it around the both of them and immediately falling asleep.

Tadashi woke with a start at the sound of a woman sobbing, opening his eyes to see Cass sitting across from him. She was crying into a tissue and she had a pink box next to her. Tadashi raised an eyebrow and sat up straight, careful not to wake Honey Lemon.

"Cass?"

"Oh, Tadashi, thank goodness," Cass cried out in relief, sitting up straighter and pulling Tadashi into a hug. "I'm so sorry about Hiro passing, but we will get through this together, trust me, baby-"

"What are you talking about?" Tadashi asked. "Where's Hiro? He didn't die."

"He's not dead?" Cass gasped. "Your friends told me you were okay but I didn't stay to hear about Hiro, I assumed you'd be here together. I guess when I saw he wasn't here..."

"Oh, god no, Cass, he-"

The last time you saw him, he was being poisoned.

"Oh no," Tadashi gasped, jumping to his feet and going to the front desk. Andrew had been replaced by an older woman, her name tag reading "Sharon."

"Ma'am? I need to know the current condition of a young patient here. Room 207, Hiro Hamada."

The woman nodded brightly, typing something into her computer.

"He's still in there. They've been doing tests for a few hours but he should be good for visitors!"

"Thank you!" Tadashi breathed out in relief, yelling for Cass and jogging up the stairs to Hiro's hospital room. The door was wide open and the lights were off, but the light from the open window overlooking the city flooded into the room. Hiro's head was turned towards Tadashi and he was sleeping. Tadashi rushed to him and checked him over to make sure he was okay. A knock on the door made him snap his head towards the entrance, relieved to see Dr. Faith.

"Who would have poisoned him do you think?" she asked in concern. "We've filed a report to the police and gave them security footage. That's all we can really do for now."

"Dr. Faith? Is Hiro all right?" Tadashi asked.

"For now," she sighed. "We aren't positive what kind of poison was used on him, but it was extremely fatal. He had some internal bleeding, but he's a fighter. He should be just fine for the time being."

Tadashi nodded slowly, turning back to Hiro and rubbing his hand. Honey Lemon and Cass squeezed past Dr. Faith to join him.

"Is he okay?" Cass asked frantically. "Is he gonna be all right? What happened?"

"He'll be okay," Tadashi said quietly. "He'll be okay."

Cass said something under her breath, rubbing Hiro's other hand. Honey Lemon swayed uncomfortably.

"T-Tadashi?"

"Hum?" Tadashi asked, looking up at Honey Lemon. Her face was laced with worry and stress and she looked anxious about something.

"I...I think I know who could have done this," Honey Lemon gulped.

"Who?" Tadashi demanded, standing up quickly. "Who did it?"

"Krei's employees," Honey Lemon huffed, as if it were obvious they were to blame. "Don't you get it? Hiro is the reason Krei was killed. Hiro is the one who showed up to Krei Tech with us to save you. He completely ruined Krei and his employee's plans, and they still want your fortune. Hiro is almost completely to blame, besides Robert Callaghan."

Tadashi took in her words. She had a very valid point; Hiro was always behind Krei's failed plans. Hiro declared that Krei couldn't legally take their fortune at the showcase, he proved that the Incredibly Deadly Microbots weren't incredibly deadly, and he even saved the entire city from being sucked into another dimension because of Krei's stupid decision with a test pilot. Tadashi couldn't help but admit it. Hiro was always the exact hero that their story needed. But unfortunately, his decisions were catching up to him, and in a violent way.

"We have to do something," Tadashi said. "We have to stop them somehow. There's no telling what they'll do to get what they want."

"Tell the police," Dr. Faith said. "That's all you can do. Or at least make sure those new superheroes stop them."

"Don't you know that Hiro is one of the-"

"No!"

Tadashi gasped at Honey's shout, snapping his head towards her in utter confusion. She shook her head at him quickly, gesturing for him to come over to him. He slowly walked towards her and she whispered in his ear.

"Fred made sure that Hiro's armor was off when he was rushed to the ambulance, so the doctors don't know he's a superhero."

Tadashi hummed in understanding, going to sit back down next to Hiro. He didn't understand why Hiro needed to keep his superheroing a secret anymore.

I mean, Hiro...Hiro isn't actually planning to continue with his superhero team, is he?

Shaking his head, he put his hands to his mouth and sighed. The police wouldn't be able to stop Krei's employees; they were far too strong and violent and had far too many guns. And it wasn't like there was anyone else to stop them, what with Hiro injured. He was the brains of the team, and he didn't want the fate of his brother to be in the hands of Wasabi, the man he trusted the least. So how would they be stopped?

"We'll just have to tell the police that Krei had help and they'll understand," Tadashi shrugged. "And after that, we'll monitor Hiro at all costs. He can't be left alone, no matter what the scenario. We'll be safe in the Lucky Cat Cafe."

Cass nodded with a grin, and Honey Lemon smiled proudly at Tadashi. Hiro would be safe with all of their new friends and family, she knew it. It was just a matter of getting Hiro better and out of the hospital soon.

"I guess now that I have a legitimate guardian with Hiro now, we can talk about his condition," Dr. Faith said, pulling up a chair and sitting next to the edge of Hiro's bed. Tadashi, Cass, and Honey all leaned forward with a great interest in what she had to say. Dr. Faith eyed all of them cautiously before taking a deep breath.

"Tadashi, you were right," Dr. Faith said. "Hiro did stop breathing when he was taken away from you at the Krei Tech campus. His wounds were too much and he went into shock. When he was brought here he had a seizure which could very likely happen again, even when he leaves the hospital. It's good that he'll be under constant supervision, too, all things considering. He may have minor stomach pains later on, obviously. The weapon used to attempt murder was twisted around a few times and could have been far worse than he let it be. Hiro was very brave to do what he did from what I heard, but it's a shame he had to suffer from it the way he did. It will take time to heal but luckily all that will be left should be a scar and nothing more.

"As Andrew probably told you at the front desk, Hiro had a fever when he was brought to us and was also suffering from a severe lack of sleep. They were only hardly major, and with the proper medicine, he should recover. All we can really do is wait and-"

At that moment, Hiro stirred, sitting up and looking around in confusion. Tadashi's heart stopped, and the rest of the adults all stared at him, utterly bewildered. Hiro looked at them with complete and utter loss. What was going on?

"Are you okay...?" Doctor Faith asked, breaking the silence. Hiro tilted his head at her, looking down at his hands. What were all of these tubes doing all over him? And why were his paper hospital bracelets so incredibly itchy?

"Hiro?" Tadashi croaked.

...

"Who are you?"

and that's a wrap for the longest chapter i've ever written in my life (I think?) i'm really sorry that this chapter is lazy and kind of. well. trash. my brother left for the marines and my sister got engaged and my other brother got arrested and my foster sister is leaving us so life has been kind of hard lately if you don't mind me saying XD please leave reviews, they're so encouraging 3 i've really appreciated all of the positive feedback and i'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long. not cool :( i'll see you babes later ;)