Author's Note: Told u I wouldn't forget :) Here's the next chapter! I really have nothing to say except thank you so much! It's a lot shorter, but most of my chapters are around this length- just so much happened in the last few that it was a lot longer :) Anyways, thanks again!

Onto the next chapter!


Everyone had a different reaction. Fred fell- literally fell onto the ground. Wasabi gave a girlish shriek and covered his mouth. Gogo's eyes widened and she went pale. Honey shuddered at the memories. Tadashi just stared at the map, one cold, hard thought keeping him from moving.

Hiro is there.

Hiro was at the School- as terrible as that is, Tadashi knows where he is. He knows where the School is. He can get to Hiro.

He will get to Hiro.

Taking a breath, Tadashi looked around at the group. "That's where Hiro is..." He said slowly.

Gogo finished his sentence. "And that's where we're going to get him back."

Wasabi's eyes widened. Fred's brow furrowed, until it hurt his head and he stopped. Gogo stared at the map, try to memorize it. Honey stared at Tadashi, waiting for further instruction. Tadashi met her gaze and he sighed.

"Yes," he said, barely audible.

"So when are we going?" Fred asked, standing up. He was a little unsteady and dizzy and Tadashi could see that plainly. He bit the inside of his lip before replying.

"Actually... Fred..." He sighed. "I think it'd be better if you and Wasabi stayed-"

"What?!" Both boys cried out, Wasabi standing up abruptly.

"Fred's hurt!" Tadashi added, raising his voice a little. "Can you not see that? It's not that I don't trust either of you- I trust all of you-, but I don't think it's a good idea for Fred to be flying around with his forehead cut like that, and he needs someone to stay here with him." He took a breath. "So Gogo, Honey, and I will go. You guys can stay here, hold down the fort. Who knows," Tadashi added hopefully, "maybe Hiro'll escape and come back."

"But they know we're here." Wasabi protested. "They tracked us down and kidnapped Hiro. We can't stay here anymore, they know-"

"But they didn't make it a necessity to kill us, now did they?" Tadashi added. "If they wanted us dead, they would have killed us then."

"So they wanted Hiro for some reason... Not us..." Honey added, finishing Tadasi's thought.

Tadashi nodded. "Exactly..."

"This is so unfair-" Fred started, although he seemed to be getting paler by the second. Wasabi pulled him down onto the couch and Fred glared up at Tadashi as Wasabi finished bandaging up his cut.

"And I'm sorry." Tadashi sighed again. "I just don't want you getting hurt worse and Wasabi can help you here. You'll be okay- we'll meet you back here once we get Hiro."

"I don't know if Duncan would have wanted this..." Wasabi muttered. "He would have wanted us to stick together."

Tadashi felt himself snap inside. "Well, we won't know because Duncan's dead and there's nothing we can do about it." He took a deep breath, then walked from the room and called over his shoulder, "Honey, Gogo, get your stuff together. We leave in an hour."


Hiro could feel his anxiety getting the better of him. He couldn't breath- not just because he had been running for what seemed like a good 3 hours. He was shaking all over. His head still hurt a little from his earlier migraine, which didn't help at all.

Plus if he tried to stop or slow down, he'd feel a sharp ZAP on his ankles and wrists and he'd be forced to run faster. But he wasn't sure how much longer he could go for.
"How long...for?" A voice floated into Hiro's consciousness, becoming louder, then softer, then louder again.

"A long time...hours?" Another voice replied, doing the same thing.

Everything was starting to spin in front of Hiro and he felt sick and dizzy and scared and anxious and he wanted to go home and see Dashi and Gogo and Honey and Wasabi and Fred and be free and not here... Anywhere but here...

Hiro didn't realize he'd been slowing down until the ZAP came. It hurt so much... But he couldn't keep going- he just couldn't. He felt another ZAP, but it didn't hurt as much. Then another, this one he barely felt. Then finally everything stopped swimming and he passed out.

But when he opened his eyes again, a white coat was pulling a band off his arm. Immediately, Hiro started to panic. He could feel the man's fingers brushing against his arm and he didn't care that he was taking off the thing that was zapping him, he just wanted away. But he couldn't move- he was too tired and hot. It felt like his heart was exploding inside his chest and his head was hurting again.

He started coughing then, trying to suck in air at a really fast speed, but it was too much. He couldn't breathe. He was choking on air, but he couldn't stop. He coughed and coughed for a long time, his throat hurting and his chest heaving by the end of it. Everything had went fuzzy and it had finally come into focus. Someone was trying to stick a straw into his mouth. He tried to recoil, but a hand gently pressed on the back of his head. Hiro felt himself shudder at the touch, but sucked in and tasted ice cold water. He kept drinking, trying to smooth his aching throat and trying to calm himself down.

"There... Hiro, calm down..."

Hiro knew that voice. He hadn't heard it in 5 years. Slowly he looked up, his eyes meeting the cold, grayish-blue eyes he used to see daily. The curly mop of untamed red hair was the same, hanging by his ears. His smile was the same, his face the same as Hiro recognized.

Hiro knew it...


The fresh air definitely helped Tadashi calm down, but he was still extremely focused. Hiro- Hiro was his main goal. Well, getting to the School was. Then getting Hiro, not matter what.

"So guys..." Tadashi said, clearing his throat. "We all clear on the plan?"

"You mean the plan we've went over 15 thousand times?!" Gogo asked, rolling her eyes as she flew a little closer to Tadashi.

"We're clear." Honey added with a smile towards Tadashi.

Tadashi nodded, taking a breath as he glanced behind him. The E shaped house was long since out of his view, but he couldn't help thinking about Wasabi and Fred. He hoped they were okay, because they weren't very happy when he left. And plus Fred was hurt...

The oldest boy sighed, looking back down. There was some more forest up ahead... And more forest... And more... Tadashi couldn't help but feel like they weren't going fast enough. They could be doing anything to Hiro right now...

For the first time since the attack, Tadashi's mind went to his old friend- Baymax. He had been another bird kid with them in the cages. He'd been an unofficial part of the flock. Tadashi had promised that everyone would get out of the School together. But when Duncan had taken Tadashi, his mind had been on Hiro once again. It had been about a week after Hiro had... Almost died. And they had brought him back shivering and crying again. Duncan got them all out- except for Baymax. He'd just been taken in for experimentation.

"What, don't recognize me anymore, you traitor?"

As soon as he realized that Duncan had left Baymax, Tadashi had protested Duncan go back. But Duncan never could- he didn't want to leave them alone.

Surely Tadashi could help Baymax see...

He shut his eyes for a moment, feeling the cool air brush his face. It relaxed him a little bit. He opened his eyes, looking over at Honey's concerned expression. He took a breath. "Hey guys... When we were trying save Hiro before... An Eraser-"

"Threatened you with a gun, we saw..." Gogo gritted her teeth.

"No, it wasn't just an Eraser..." Tadashi sighed. "It was Baymax."

Dead silence.

"You mean... Baymax Baymax?" Honey said after a minute. "You don't mean they turned him into an Eraser..."

"I think they did." Tadashi said softly.

"How did you know it was Baymax?" Gogo asked after a minute.

Tadashi was silent. He didn't really want to tell them what Baymax had said... "His eyes..." Tadashi cleared his throat. "They just... Looked like his..." Tadashi was sure neither girl believed that's why he really knew, but they didn't question him further. Tadashi was thankful for that.

"That's just another reason..." Gogo said, sighing.

"What?" Honey asked.

"If- When we get to Hiro, we can get Baymax back too. Sure he might be an Eraser... But still." Gogo sighed. "If he's still there... We have to get him back."


"This SUCKS!" Fred howled. "I can't believe we're being left behind while they go off to save Hiro..." Fred growled, rubbing his aching forehead. "We can help! It's not like they're the only ones who care about the little man!"

"I know..." Wasabi sighed, shaking his head. He turned so he was facing Fred. "But Tadashi's orders-"

"Since when has Tadashi been able to boss us around?!" Fred demanded. "You can just heal me now and we can go after them!"

"What?!" Wasabi's eyes widened at the mention of his powers and disobeying their leader. "Freddie- you know I hate using them unless I have too... And Tadashi-"

"Can be wrong sometimes!" Fred said eagerly. "I don't care what you say, but I'm going after Hiro!"