Chapter Summary: Tadashi builds the new gears, and the group tested out their new skills and equipment. Tadashi soon gets a panic attack during a practice.

Disclaimer: I don't own Big Hero 6 and its characters.


It took a week for Tadashi to upgrade his friends into becoming superheroes. While he's still worried of the idea of them getting seriously hurt, he feels confident enough in his skills to build better armor suits and weapons to protect them.

The day after he started the new team, he went over to Hiro's files on the computer for ideas and decided to borrow the scrapped designs of the four robots that piqued his interest. He even got his friends to gather up their projects they made at SFIT and bring them to the garage. Tadashi looked from the robot designs to Gogo's bike, Wasabi's laser, Honey's chemical concoctions, and Fred's Kaiju costume. Already, his head is filled with bright ideas.

"Yep, we can work with these," he said as he began designing the costumes by hand on pieces of paper.

"Tadashi, do you think this is going to work?" Honey asked as she began cleaning up her chemical messes.

"It will," he replied as he began constructing up the Kabuki mask which the masked man wore to control the microbots. "With six of us, we can have an easier time catching this guy."

"He still has those microbots to stop us," Wasabi pointed out. "Do you have a plan about how we deal with that?"

Tadashi spun around and showed everyone the neural transmitter located inside the Kabuki mask. "Simple. We get mask, he can't control the bots. He'll be helpless."

"It sounds easy, but we can't expect him to go down that easy," Gogo said.

"And he can't know we're after his mask, he will try to stop us before we can try to do that." Tadashi bit his lower lip and looked over the screen. "Look, if you guys still want to back down from this, I won't stop you-"

"No way, we're all in this together like amigos!" Fred stopped him.

Tadashi smiled at the group and began going straight to work. He turned on six screens in order to modify and design all the new gear. The 3-D printer was working overtime printing out armor for everyone. The college group worked with Tadashi to give him some help improving and redesigning their tech. Baymax watched over his creator day and night, and sometimes interacted with Aunt Cass to make sure she doesn't come into the garage to see her nephew working. Tadashi even fixed Baymax's hyperspectral cameras so the robot can scan better now.

Speaking of Baymax, Tadashi soon found out that coming up for a new gear for the caregiver robot became difficult. While he could replicated Baymax's first armor, he realized that Baymax is still too slow and would not be able to keep up the others no matter how tough or strong he is. And he lacked no weapons.

One night, Tadashi was already losing his mind since he found nothing Hiro's files or toy robot collections that would give him ideas.

"Baymax, I think you should sit this one out," Tadashi told him as he slumped defeated in front of his computer. "All five of us will take care of the guy."

"Tadashi, my programming does not allow me to leave my patient unattended," Baymax insisted. "I have already decided to help you to apprehend the masked man, and aid you in your healing process."

"I know, but…" Tadashi groaned in frustration. "But I got nothing! I don't want to see you end up as a sitting duck."

Baymax tilted his head in confusion. "I was under the assumption that ducks can swim and fly. While I do float in water, I cannot perform the latter."

His last words sparked something inside Tadashi's head. He quickly grabbed a pencil and paper, and began drawing Baymax with a new look. After a few minutes. He managed to make what looks like a flying robot with wings and rocket thrusters. It came out perfect; Tadashi not only could use Baymax to fly around San Fransokyo, they can catch criminals easily. Without taking a break, he ran down the garage and began to make the armor.

He almost had trouble fitting Baymax into the suit. Luckily, he ordered the robot deflate himself, get put inside the armor pieces, then re-inflate until the suit won't let him go any further.


When the suits and gear are ready, everyone took their tech out to Fred's estate, where they could refine their new skills within the walls of the private garden. Tadashi watch his friends practice their new weapons and try to steal a substitute Kabuki from Heathcliff, Fred's butler, who silently plays along with the others without a complaint. Everyone had suited up and they look like a group of sentai superheros.

Tadashi and Baymax both wore matching red and black armor, and black helmets with red linings that amplified their stature and strength. Tadashi's gauntlets are filled with cable wire and his gloves became lightweight electroshock weapons that delivers a powerful electrical shock capable of rendering any individual unconscious. Tadashi called his new gloves his "extreme" version of Baymax's defibrillators.

"Now this will give anyone a heart attack," Tadashi chuckled as he watch electrical discharged sparked briefly in his glove.

Honey's outfit consists of a yellow dress with white linings, dark sleeves and leggings, and pink platform heels and armor. She even forgoes her glasses and instead wore a yellow helmet with pink highlights over her head. Slung over her chest is her chem purse and she was so thrilled with it.

"Tadashi, this is perfect~! I love it~!" She exclaimed. She then kissed both Tadashi's cheeks in happiness, and the inventor slightly blushed.

"Getting paid in smooches, Mr. Hamada?" Gogo smirked, while she watched Honey began testing out with her chem-ball which popped out of her purse.

Gogo is wearing a black-and-white suit of armor with white maglev discs on her wrists and boots, a matching helmet, and red linings over her suit and helmet.

Tadashi rubbed his face, laughing sarcastically. "Nobody's asking you to kiss me." Then he fell into an awkward pause at this sentence.

Gogo shrugged and popped her bubblegum. "Gotta say, I like what you did with my bike wheels."

She tried to find her balance while slowly moving on the maglev discs fitted to her feet. She started to lean forward too far and started to fall. Tadashi managed to grab her in time and her face landed on his chest, and her arms over his shoulders. The two had their eyes locked to each other in a deep stare.

"Ahem," Fred cleared his throat and got both their attention. He was standing nearby, sipping from a soda cup and there was a devilish grin on his face. "Are you getting paid in that too?"

"Shaddup, Fred!" Tadashi yelled.

Gogo ignored the school mascot and skated around the hedges, going faster without stopping or losing her balance.

Fred's armor looks more of a costume of a blue traditional Japanese Kaiju monster based on his favorite Kaiju, Krogar. The suit mostly consists of the colors blue and orange, in addition to having black, spiky, claw-like nails, a tail with similar features, and three eyes Its four-fanged "mouth" is the only opening the suit has and that's where Fred shoots out his flames

Wasabi came back after his practice and joined up with his friends. He donned on a dark green armor, pants and samurai-like helmet with turquoise linings. He wore Japanese cropped pants, with particular patterns layered over it. His turquoise gauntlets was equipped with high-powered laser blades, and he was terrified using them at first but he soon got comfortable with them.

"Did you guys saw what I did with that marble pillar?" Wasabi asked, smiling. "I sliced it in two!"

"What happened to that shimmering cape that came with your suit?" Tadashi asked.

"It keeps distracting me," Wasabi replied, shrugging sheepishly. "And I looked rather silly wearing it."

"Just wear it next time, alright?" Tadashi sighed and rubbed his temple. "It's non-conductive, so it'll protect you from heat and electricity."

"Speaking of heat," Fred piped up and tossed away his soda cup after finishing it. "Now it's my turn to check out my superhero moves!"

Fred stepped forward and began bouncing higher until he jumped so high in the sky, and everyone had to stretch their necks back to see him. Fred then started jetting out a huge blast fire around him. Gogo, Honey, and Wasabi oohed in unison as they watch Fred shooting flames down on the ground to form a ring around Heathcliff who seemed to barely notice.

However, Tadashi began staring at the flames with a blank expression and his eyes went wide. He began to sweat and shake all over; breathing very rapidly, he felt as though his heart is jumping around in his chest. Nausea came over him, he felt like he was being smothered… Then in a flash of white, he saw the scene of the fire of the showcase, and the explosion happens.

Baymax was quickly alerted and saw his creator falling on his knees, doubling over and having trouble breathing.

"Tadashi is experiencing a panic attack," Baymax said urgently.

The others stopped their training and gasped in fear when they saw their friend on the ground. They hurried over to him and Heathcliff took this moment to extinguish the flames.

"Tadashi, are you okay?!" Honey asked, now deeply worried.

"We got to call 911!" Wasabi cried. "Does anyone have a paper bag?!"

"What happened to him?" Gogo wondered out loud. "He was fine earlier…"

Fred realized what exactly happened to Tadashi and he removed the top head of his suit.

"Oh, gosh! I forgot!" he moaned in panic. "The fire… I didn't mean… Tadashi, I'm sorry!"

Tadashi couldn't seem to hear them but he felt Baymax's reassuring soft touch on his shoulder.

"Tadashi," Baymax began in a soft tone. His robot is trying to help him. "Relax and slow down your breathing. I recommend placing your hands on your stomach to feel the rapidity of your breathing."

Tadashi did what he's told and in half an hour, his breathing became normal again and his body fully relaxed. He glanced up and saw his friends haven't left his side by the looks of their relieved expressions.

"You really scared us," Wasabi told him.

"I didn't know my fire-breathing power with give you a panic attack, Tadashi!" Fred apologized. "Had I known, I wouldn't have asked you to include it. I would be satisfied with my super-jump and claws…!"

"I'm okay, n-no need to be sorry," Tadashi said weakly as he gets up with Baymax's support. "Besides, it's m-mostly my fault, since I didn't realize the effect it would have on me."

Feeling lightheaded, he clutched his head. Gogo took this a moment to stop for the day.

"We did a lot of training, we'll continue the rest tomorrow," she said to the others.

Tadashi protested, "I'm okay, really! I'm not hurt…"

"Tadashi, you need a break. You've been working all week on this stuff," she said in a firm tone. "And you're in no position to practice right now."

"I agree with her," Baymax said.

Tadashi was irritated that he didn't get to show off more of his new skills, as well as Baymax's new upgrades, but he listened to them. He gave everyone a huge smile.

"You guys did great on our first day of training," he said. "You know, we should give a name to our team that inspires us and unite us."

"Ooh, what about the Incredi-Rangers?" Fred suggested. "Or the Super Nerd Squad? … Mystery Dudes?"

Wasabi face-palmed at all these suggestions while Honey looked a little embarrassed.

"Sorry, Freddie, but they're kind of… cheesy," she said.

"Fantastic Cheesy Chums doesn't sound bad," Fred grinned, without listening to her completely.

"Please stop," Wasabi warned him.

Tadashi thought for a while and he remembered his superhero alias, and how there are six members in this team.

"How about… Big Hero 6?" he suggested. Everyone stared at him. Gogo smirked and nodded.

"I like it," she said. The rest nodded in agreement.

And thus, Big Hero 6 is born.


Soon everyone removed their equipment and suits, and left them in Fred's room so they wouldn't be discovered by the rest of the group's families for their own safety. Though Tadashi insisted he brings his suit home so he can make some adjustments to it. Then everyone went home for the day.

Tadashi didn't collapse on his bed straightaway; he began to make six special GPS trackers using the single microbot's schematic so he can add them to the supersuits. He had done this on all of Hiro's hoodies so he can keep tabs on him if he tries to sneak out to go botfighting. It feels strangely nostalgic doing this again for different reasons.

Baymax was in his charging station, keeping a close eye on him. "Are you sure you are alright?"

"I am, Baymax," Tadashi answered without looking at him.

He then placed one of the trackers inside his helmet to see if it worked. He turned it on and faint radar appeared on his eyeshield. So far, nothing is shown. Maybe it'll work if he went to a different part of the city?

"Where are you going, Tadashi?" Baymax inquired when he saw his creator putting on his blazer and carrying his helmet under his arm.

"I'm going to test out the microbot tracker to find the masked man," Tadashi replied. "And maybe do a little patrolling around the city in my moped."

"You had a long day today, you experienced your first panic attack," Baymax stated as he stepped out of his red suitcase. He walked over to Tadashi. "I suggest a good night's rest to rejuvenate your body and mind."

"I can't rest now!" Tadashi snapped angrily. "Besides, what happened to me earlier was nothing. It won't happen to me again!"

He didn't want to admit to his robot, but this isn't the first time he's been seeing flashes of that traumatic memory. It happened before when he and the others were being chased by the masked man, and it nearly got Tadashi into jumping out of a moving car like a reckless idiot.

"Tadashi, I want to help you with your trigger, otherwise it would cause problems not only for you, but for the rest of the team. Especially if you're planning to confront the masked man."

Tadashi felt cold all over when he realized that possibility; he can't afford to break down and hyperventilate while Big Hero 6 fights the Kabuki-masked man. He needs to get this particular trigger treated.

"Well, what do I do?" he asked.

"I downloaded information about psychotherapy treatments, and I think we should try exposure therapy." Baymax began to explain, "It is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy that involves having the person re-live the traumatic experience, or exposing the person to objects or situations that cause anxiety."

Tadashi's eyes widen. "Wait… That would mean I would have to go to the ruined showcase!"

"Exposure therapy helps the person confront the fear and gradually become more comfortable with situations that are frightening and cause anxiety," the nursebot continued. "This has been very successful at treating PTSD."

"Baymax, I don't think… I can't go back there! Hiro died in that place!" Tadashi cried.

"Unless you confront your fears, it would be harder to cope with your loss and grief."

Tadashi stared at him and his hands hold the helmet tight. As much he doesn't want to go back to the showcase building, even though most of it is probably burned down, he had to take control of his fears as soon as possible.


Soon the two arrived and came to a stop in front of the ruined, blackened building. Tadashi drove on his moped while Baymax rode in his red suitcase. He robot rose out his box and followed his creator closely behind as they carefully entered the building.

Tadashi's footsteps were muffled as they stepped over the ashes and dust that covered the entire floor of the lobby. The room is dark, the air is stifling; empty and devoid of life. Scent of smoke no lingers on the walls and ceilings, though the student could still remembered how the room smell and how hard it was to breathe through the thick clouds of smoke.

His body already started shaking but he kept his cool as best as he can. He turned to Baymax. "What do I do now?" he asked.

"I suggest meditating to clear your mind," the robot answered.

Tadashi sat on the floor, cross-legged and inhaled slowly before closing his eyes. He began seeing flashes of bright orange flames dancing and roaring in the corner, eating everything in its path… The burning air is suffocating him…

He began to feel dizzy, breathing rapidly and heart racing in fear.

"Oh god, everything is burning hot here…" he whimpered as sweat began to form in his skin. "There's no exit and the flames are rising…"

"Tadashi, take deep breaths slowly," Baymax suggested. "Stay calm and focused on my voice…"

"I can't…! I have to get out of here!" Tadashi cried.

"Don't focus on what could have happened. Let it ride out. Accept that it happened."

The explosion flashed before his eyes and Tadashi crashed backwards on the floor. Baymax hurried over to his side and gently lifted him up.

"I fear that we went too fast in this treatment," Baymax said. "I regret bringing you here and causing you pain."

"No, you were helpful," Tadashi said softly as he sat up. "Let me try again… I came this far already."

He quietly concentrating on his breathing and began to meditate. He didn't know how long he sat in the dark, ruined lobby but Baymax kept vigilant watch over him. Tadashi eventually found himself trembling less and feeling his chest and muscles relaxing. A peaceful feeling washed over him and it was like his entire body felt light as a feather.

When he opened his eyes, he looked up to Baymax with a kind smile.

"I think I feel a little better," he muttered. "I don't think I'm completely trigger-free but it's a start. I guess I'll be doing a little more meditation. … Thanks, Baymax."

Baymax said nothing but he crouched down to give his creator a comforting hug. Tadashi returned it.


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Notes: Yeah, Tadashi is slowly getting different kinds of treatments to overcome his fears and guilt thanks to the traumatic incident at the showcase. Not much has happened in this chapter, but maybe there'll be in the next one? *sweatdrops*

Oh, yes! Gogo, Honey, and Wasabi's suits are way different from how Hiro would've designed them. It makes sense that the brothers would have different ideas of what a super suit looks like.