II. In San Fransoyo...

Hiro paced outside of Callaghan's former office, biting his lip and holding onto his request slip in both hands. There'd been a shuffling of people several times over since the fall out of the professor and Hiro needed a signature approval if he was ever going to proceed with his next project. The boy stopped and looked down wistfully at the paper that could help him begin work on an offical line of Baymax-like bots.

This would be exactly what his big brother would approve of; another thought came to Hiro now. Would this finally be enough to erase the lingering guilt he harbored in his heart?

"Can I help you?" Cindy Keller peeked out her neat brown hair and pointy-rimmed glasses. "Mr. Hamada, it's so early."

"Yes, ma'am, you know my brother was a late kind of guy and I'm a, well, I was hoping I could get your approval to begin my new line of Baymax Bots and hopefully move beyond the prototype my brother built...uh, is that, um, is that something I could get clearance for here. I've still got half my grant money and so funding it wouldn't be a prob."

"Oh..." The thirty-something lady walked out. "Bless your soul, you know my cousin Beth was on the same panel that, well, that's not important. The point is I couldn't even begin to place myself in your situation if something like that were to happen to my big sister. Well, Bethany isn't really my...

Um, where were we? Your proposition? Oh! I think that an absolutely wonderful idea, Mr. Hamada. Tadashi Tech is a real addition to the Institute and..." She noticed Hiro's look of barely-concealed anxiety and began hesistantly. "As of right now, we don't have a specific agenda for the field of medical science beyond what our students initially learn. I think you may want to try Henderson Health Tech out in San Bejinndino or perhaps a sponsor like Krei Tech... or-,"

"It's okay," Hiro dodged her concerned look, "I was just thinking of something like this down the road, I still have several other projects in the pipeline. Maybe I'll just go."

"We still push the boundaries here, Mr. Hamada." Hiro turned to her suddenly confident approach. "Do you still not recognize me?" he blinked. "Cinder Block and Storm Wave?" she raised her brows and smiled at Hiro impishly.

"You're... you're the original champions of the generation one bot fighters. I-," he actually kneeled before her on his hands and knees, then stood and shook her hand. "You two pioneered the underground bot fighting world at age ten and eleven. I-I read about you growing up! Whatever happened to the Buzzin' Bot Cousins? You both are legends, ma'am."

She shrugged. "We grew up. I travelled the world and got my teaching degree and she worked behind the scenes in the last twenty years with Mr. Alistar Krei." Hiro blinked with wide eyes as Cindy "Cinder Block" Keller took out a flash drive, beamed something at his forearm and smiled at his perplexity. "My offical signature emailed directly to the Dean of Admissions at S.B., you should be receiving word any time in the next few seconds. Now if you'll excuse me."

Hiro checked the thin SharpPhone around his arm and saw a pending acceptance letter. His eyes widened; he was on his way to getting accepted to one of the top three schools in the world for medical technolgy and development. But now in the next second, Hiro wilted. This would mean he would have to leave his friends, home and San Fransoyko behind. He would be leaving his pre-superhero career and it's merits behind. But most of all, he would be leaving his older brother behind. Even if this meant honoring him and continuing his legacy; his friends could continue it here too.

But there was one little thing Hiro was going to have to sort out before he left, one particular person who might object if it meant breaking up the team and one potential problem as Hiro was unaware of how they might react to his leaving on the next flight out to H.H.T. It used to be Aunt Cass. but in her mind it would be just another step in the right direction.

It wasn't even that it was about healthcare, it was about the fact that Hiro was leaving. No, what was really nagging at Hiro was how was he going to tell Baymax goodbye again.

To be continued...