Chapter 1

Hiro Hamada: college graduate, an achievement he was proud of and if his brother had lived, he would be proud too. Hiro stood with the rest of his friends as their ceremony was coming to an end. The valedictorian finished the speech as everyone cheered and threw their graduation caps high into the air. Hiro threw his cap high and watched for it as hundreds of other caps were raining down around him. His hand touched a cap and he looked at it. His cap was ordinary, but this cap was decorative. The top of the cap had a yellow circle and the tassel was braided. He looked to the woman next to him, knowing already exactly who it belonged to. Gogo looked up at him, smiling. He grinned back, marveling in the fact that he was finally taller than her, and happily traded caps with her. Fred stood to his left taking his phone out for a selfie. Fred put his arm around Hiro as Gogo, Wasabi, and Honey Lemon all leaned in for the picture.

A month after their graduation, Gogo sat on a stool in Hiro's garage as she examined her wheels. Still not fast enough, she thought to herself. She slumped her shoulders and let out an audible sigh pulling the attention of Hiro.

"Let me guess, still not fast enough?" Hiro's voice came behind her.

She hid her smile from him as she sat up straighter. She flung her wheel towards her bike and it attached with a fling and slowly spun to a stop. Hiro walked over to her bike and continued the wheel on its rotation.

They had worked tirelessly in his garage for months after the lab at the school blew up from an armature's experiment. Everyone seemed to gravitate to Hiro as he was their fearless leader, even if he was a couple years younger than everyone. Gogo, Wasabi, and Honey Lemon and finalized their senior projects in Hiro's garage while Fred sat on the sidelines cheering for the group to finish.

Hiro's senior project was completing Baymax, making final improvements for his brother's project. Baymax's database was maxed out with information to help people. Hiro always found small details that were relevant to Baymax's programming. His project had been a success, but Baymax was much more than a project to Hiro. They were companions and the best of friends. Baymax always reminded him of his brother and Hiro felt a deep love for the machine and Hiro kept him on all day, charging his batteries at night. Baymax appeared very popular to the medical professionals, so Hiro volunteered Baymax's services at a nearby health clinic during the day.

Gogo directed her attention toward Baymax where he stood quietly charging his batteries.

"How's Baymax doing at the clinic?" Gogo asked changing the subject off her bike.

"He's helping so many people. Tadashi would have been so proud," Hiro said a bit sad.

Gogo smiled sympathetically at Hiro. "He was proud," she said quietly.

Tadashi was her best friend and she missed him dearly. At one point, she felt something with him as he did with her. They had come so close to almost sharing their feelings with each other when they were interrupted. They had been late in the lab working on their projects and Gogo was helping Tadashi build Baymax's skeleton when she accidentally let her screwdriver slip and it pierced her finger. Tadashi was at her side immediately with ointment and a bandage and as he held her injured hand in his, their eyes locked, and as he softly let her name slip from his lips, Fred burst through the lab doors babbling about how he had forgotten his skateboard and noticed the pair sitting very closely. He then said something embarrassing to Tadashi and ran off with Tadashi chasing after him to silence him.

Hiro ceased the spinning of Gogo's wheel. She took note of his stillness as she stood and walked over to him.

"Have you tried using aluminum instead of steel?" Hiro questioned her with his hand still on the wheel.

"That was one of my first ideas, but it was too fragile to retain the shape. The magnets warped it," she replied.

Hiro smiled as he glanced down at her. Two great minds at work, still trying to process their ideas.

"Have you tried shaking it up?" Hiro asked.

"Shaking it up?" Gogo asked taking a step back and placing her hand on her hip.

Hiro grinned. He leaned toward her and quickly picked her up, one hand supporting he back, the other gripping her legs, and swung her upside down on his back. His brother had done this many times with him.

"Hiro! Stop! Put me down!" she yelled.

Hiro would not listen to her. Instead he started bouncing around his garage and spinning her around.

"You need a new angle!" he said to her.

"Hiro!" Gogo cried.

Finally Hiro stopped. His brother had done this many times with him. He wondered if he had done the same with her, but the way she grabbed for him made him think not. He smiled and slowly put her down.

"Did it work?" Hiro asked looking back at Gogo. She was on her back with her hips in the air and legs placed close to her neck. Her arms were sprawled on either side of her in an attempt to push herself upright. Hiro burst out in laughter at the sight of her.

Gogo blew her bangs out of her face with a frown.

"Just wait. I'm going to get you for that!" she said scrambling to sit upright.

Hiro composed himself and held out a hand to help her stand up. She grasped his extended hand and he pulled Gogo to her feet. He let out a small laugh and grasped her by both shoulders.

"So?" he asked.

"No. Of course that didn't work!" Gogo said, playfully shoving him away. "Ow!" she said, rubbing the back of her head.

Baymax activated from his charging station and stepped towards the pair before they could stop him.

"I am Baymax, your personal healthcare companion. I was alerted that you need medical attention when you said the word 'Ow'. I will scan you now," Baymax said.

"No, Baymax, no need for a scan, I am fine," Gogo said holding out a hand to stop him.

"Scan complete," Baymax said.

Same old Baymax, Hiro thought to himself. He smiled as he watched Gogo and Baymax, wishing that life could stay like this forever.