Chapter 4: What Would They Do?

He went back. He actually went back.

Tadashi stood in front of the large warehouse where Mr.S had taken him. After encountering him the night before, and hearing his plan to rob a bank, Tadashi wanted nothing to do with him. But seeing his aunt so miserable, so torn apart, he knew he had to do something. And it was like Mr.S had said: this was the only way.

This was the only way he could possibly make anywhere near enough money to pay off the bill. Whatever amount he obtained, he knew it would be enough. Wow. Tadashi still couldn't get over the fact that he was really going through with this.

Aunt Cass was still passed out on the couch when he left. She would probably just assume Tadashi was at SFIT working on Baymax, as he usually was. When he was driving to the port on his moped, he got a call from Honey Lemon, which he didn't answer. That would probably look suspicious. Tadashi always answered his phone, and Honey Lemon would probably think that

While he was walking through the port, Tadashi had gotten some strange looks from the workers, but no one stopped him as he made his way to the warehouse. He began to wonder if anyone knew Mr.S was even here. The warehouse looked completely empty, so it must've been abandoned.

Tadashi walked through the large entrance to the warehouse. No one was there. How was that guy supposed to know Tadashi was there? Didn't he have a home?

"Uh… Mr.S," Tadashi said, the words echoing through the empty warehouse. "Hello?"

"Will you keep it down?" The man in question was suddenly right next to Tadashi.

"Oh jesus!" Tadashi screamed quietly, his brain somewhat listening to Mr.S's sudden words. "Where did you-"

"Don't worry about it, just don't yell. I've already had some inspectors come snooping around here. They find out i've been using this place, i'm screwed." Mr.S began walking to the back of the warehouse. "So, you came back."

Tadashi didn't register his words until a few moments later, when he began walking with Mr.S. "Oh, uh, yeah. Yeah."

"Well, it may not seem like it now, but it will turn out to be the best decision you'll ever make." Tadashi doubted that very much.

"So… so how is this gonna work?" Tadashi had two voices in his mind right now. One was telling him to turn back now while he had the chance. Run away to his normal life where he wasn't some soon to be bank robber. The other voice was reminding him why he was here… and what might happen if he left.

"Well that's what we're doing here today." Mr.S led Tadashi to a door in the back of the warehouse. He opened the door the reveal a small room that looked like it used to be used to give workers breaks. There was a large table with a map spread out across it, and other than that, there didn't really seem to be anything of crucial importance there.

It seemed as if Mr.S knew Tadashi was going to accept his offer. Was he that sure of himself?

"Today, we're here to plan out how this whole thing is going to go down." Mr.S went and leaned his head over the map on the table.

Tadashi wasn't expecting things to move this quickly. Just yesterday he was wondering how much money he could make from robbing a bank, and now, he was actually planning out a robbery.

Upon closer inspection, Tadashi realized that the map was a layout of the entire city. "Alright," Mr.S began, "now, remember yesterday, I told you that we weren't hitting Krei Bank just yet. Damn place is locked up tighter than… well anything. No, I picked out a smaller one on a quiet street that could never dream of being hit-"

"How much would I make?" Tadashi interrupted.

Mr.S stared at him for a minute. "Whoa, slow down there. The take all depends on how well you and your team do."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. What team?"

"Man, did you fall and hit your head on your way out last night? Remember? I said I was interested in you and your friends."

Shit, Tadashi thought to himself. His friends? He could barely imagine himself robbing a bank. He couldn't see the rest of them even accepting the offer, much less actually doing the job.

"My friends?" Tadashi said as he did in his mind. "That, uh… that might not work out so well. You were at the restaurant. Gogo got suspicious that I might actually do it, and here I am. God knows what they'd do if they found out."

"That's why I kidnapped you."

"Uh, thanks."

"From what I can tell from watching you, you seem to be someone your group listens to. You're persuasive. I figured if I got you in on this, you'd get your friends in as well."

"I can guarantee you that they're not in."

"Well maybe, but if they are, then everything's set. We have the location-"

"Which is?"

"Oh, right sorry." Mr.S pointed to a spot on the map. It was in the northern part of town Tadashi knew that place well, and it was quiet like Mr.S had said. "We're robbing the Silent Sparrow Repository on Barlow Road." Mr.S pointed to a marked spot on the map. "It's like a smaller branch of the Krei Bank, but not as secure. We're not hitting a vault, but there are safety deposit boxes inside. Some carry a hella lot of cash. That's where your friend Watani-"

"Wasabi."

"Right. That's where he comes in. From what I know, he's been working with laser induced plasma. Should be able to cut through the locks easy enough. You're gonna be the hacker. The place may look small, but it's got a pretty good security system. But, you seem like you're good with computers."

"I might be. What kind of security system are we talking about?"

"Well, there's an alarm button behind the teller's desk that'll alert the police. Someone's gonna have to watch out for any wise guys who've got the balls to push it. Then there are the cameras. Shouldn't be a problem. But, as soon as those safety deposit boxes are forcefully opened, an alarm will trip, the cops are gonna come for you. There's no getting past that, so you'll have to grab the cash and haul ass outta there.

"Okay, but how?"

"How what?"

"How are we getting out of there?"

"I had a few guys steal a van for me. It's has no license plate so it can't be traced back to anyone."

"I assume you're going to have Gogo as some kind of getaway driver."

"Hey, i've saw her drive, and I mean drive. And that was from two blocks away. You've been up close and personal with her. Tell me it was the wrong move giving her such a job."

"Well, I can't argue with that. What did you need Honey Lemon and Fred for?"

"The girl, Honey Lemon, she's working with chemical reactions, and that seemed promising. And Fred… well Fred seems enthusiastic."

"Enthusiastic?"

"Yeah. I mean, you got to have some moral."

"So you want to bring Fred along because he's a good source of moral."

"That, and that enthusiasm of his might make him more inclined to follow orders."

Tadashi let out a laugh. "Fred? Follow orders? Oh man, you clearly haven't been watching us closely enough."

"Okay, moving on now. First order of business is to get your friends on board. Afterwards, we'll go a little more in depth about what it is you'll be doing."

"I'm telling you, they're not gonna be on board."

"Well i'm just asking you to try. If it's a no go, i've got some guys on standby who are ready for the heat. But, it would most likely be more efficient if I had your friends in on this."

"Oh, wait. What about cops?"

"I'll gather some guns. not anything military grade, but they should get the job done."

Tadashi didn't like that. Guns meant bullets. Bullets meant shooting. Shooting meant Tadashi was going to have to shoot someone, or multiple someones.

"Whoa, i'm not shooting anyone."

"What?"

"I'm doing this to help my family. I don't want to have to kill anyone to do it."

"Well I don't know what to tell you. Jobs like these, there's gonna be casualties. The best you can do is get out of there quick before the cops show up, and hope that Gogo is good enough to lose 'em."

Tadashi had forgotten he was going to commit a serious crime, and that there was going to be cops. But he wouldn't let that discourage him. He had his chance to turn back before he entered the warehouse. Now that voice in his head that was telling him to quit was nothing but a distant echo.

"So what now?"

"Now, you go to your friends. You tell them to the offer. If they're interested, you bring them back here, if not, then I already said i've got some guys willing to take their place."

"So what do I say? Do I just tell 'em 'Hey guys, i'm about to commit one of the most illegal crimes in the world, and I need some help'?"

"Just be convincing. You're doing it because you want to help your family, and since you guys are all best friends and all that crap, they might want to join your cause… or something."

"Join my cause?"

"Yeah. If they know that that money is going to help your brother, don't you think that they'll want to help?"

"I… I guess."

"Atta boy." Mr.S began to roll up the map. "Now, get lost. There's a crew that's gonna be coming down here to clean the rest of the place out, so make yourself scarce."

Mr.S carried left the room after taking the map with him and turning the lights off. Tadashi left through the front door once again, and once again, no workers paid him enough attention to stop him as he made his way toward his moped.


"What?!" Gogo had said when Tadashi had told the group what had happened to him the night before.

He knew they were all going to be at SFIT working on their projects, so that's where he went. When he entered the building, they were all in the main lab area, and were luckily the only ones there. All of them in one place. Now was the time to tell them. Now was the only time he could.

He started chatting up with his friends, starting with simple topics like "what's up", and "how's it going". Then he delved into what had happened to him the night he decided to walk home. He talked about the man Mr.S and about the offer that he had given Tadashi. He didn't mention how he had been watching them for quite some time. That probably wouldn't sit well with them. He explained how he had decided to go along with the plan to rob the Silent Sparrow Repository, and that he needed help. That's where Gogo began with the questions.

"Tadashi Hamada," Gogo said all motherly, "you're actually doing this?"

"Ah, he's just messin' around," Fred said. "Right?"

"No," Tadashi said plainly. "I'm not. I don't want to see my aunt wake up with a hangover every morning because we don't have enough money. That's just when we have money. I don't want to see what my family will be like when we pay that bill. But to do this, I need you guys.

Everyone stood in silence for a moment. What would they say? What were they thinking? He was expecting all of them to say no. Why wouldn't they?

"Tadashi," Wasabi said calmly, "think about this. You're thinking of robbing a bank."

"Well… it's actually a repository. It's like a bank but, you know, smaller."

"Why should that matter?!" Gogo yelled. "Tadashi, you're thinking of committing a crime, and not like petty theft or jaywalking. You want to commit a crime that'll get you like life in jail. Don't you think you're becoming way too desperate?"

"You know Gogo," Tadashi said rather harshly. "This all started with my fourteen year old little brother almost dying on our bedroom floor. Then out of the blue, Aunt Cass tells me he has some sort of heart disease that, in which the only solution is a heart transplant. Then came the bill. Eight hundred thousand dollars. We can't pay for that. Then to top it all off, I find my aunt on the couch, because she passed out drinking away her problems." Tadashi didn't like talking this way to his friend, but it was how he was on a roll, and it was all how he felt. "So to answer your question, yes Gogo, i've become very desperate."

The room grew silent again. It was broken when Honey Lemon spoke.

"What if something happens to you? What if you get shot or something?"

"Well at least i'll know I died doing something for the little family I have left."

"I'll do it," Fred spoke out. All eyes turned toward him now.

"What?" Wasabi said.

"I wanna help Tadashi."

"You wanna rob a bank?" Gogo asked skeptically.

"If that's what it takes."

"Fred," Tadashi said. "If you really don't want to do this you don't have to."

"I want to. Hiro's a cool dude. And your aunt has to be the nicest person alive. If i'm given a chance to help them and you, I will."

Tadashi didn't know what to say. He wasn't expecting any of his friends to come, not even Fred.

"You're sure you want to do this?"

"Absolutely."

Tadashi looked to the rest of his friends.

"You're both insane," Gogo said as she walked away to her workspace. "You're better than this Tadashi."

"She's right," Wasabi said. "This isn't you man. And I hope you realize that before it's too late." Wasabi walked to his lab.

"Tadashi," Honey Lemon said, "you've made some pretty bad choices, and this is one of them." Tadashi let his head hang low. "But it's also one of the bravest." Tadashi looked up. "I mean, you'd rob a bank for your family. I don't know many people… any people who would do that. It's crazy, it's dangerous… but i'm in."

"Do you really-"

"If I say i'm in, then i'm in. Don't try talking me out of it."

Tadashi smiled. His friends actually wanted to help him with this. Well half of them anyways. He didn't blame Gogo and Wasabi for thinking he's crazy, and he was definitely desperate. But, he had two friends standing before him who were willing to help him.

"So how do we do this?" Fred asked.

"Oh, well, i've got this guy at the port. We'll go see him tomorrow. Just meet me outside the entrance to the port at like… one o'clock."

"Wait why the port?" Honey Lemon asked.

"Uh… I don't really know. He's got this warehouse, I think he lives there or something, but he's reliable. He's already got the whole thing set up."

"So, what now then?"

"Go home, get some rest, and don't tell anyone about this."

"Agreed," Honey Lemon and Fred said in unision.

With that, Tadashi left SFIT feeling somewhat accomplished. He had Fred and Honey Lemon on his side, but he wasn't sure if he could ever face Gogo or Wasabi again. Not only that, but the way Mr.S had explained it, Gogo and Wasabi were two very important factors in this job. He said Honey Lemon's work with chemicals sounded "promising, and his pith for Fred was that he was "enthusiastic". Damn, Tadashi did not think this through.

He rode home on his moped. It was about noon when Tadashi arrived home. When he walked upstairs to the living room, Cass was making some lunch, and almost didn't hear Tadashi come up.

"Oh hey hun," Cass said as she was powdering some chicken wings with various spices. "Long day in the lab this morning?"

"Uh, yeah," Tadashi lied. "Yeah. Professors are really pushing us to get our projects done."

"Well knowing you, you should get back."

"Uh, why is that?"

"Because whenever you have to finish something, you always put it off until the last minute."

"But i've been working on Baymax for months. I don't think I can put it off."

"Oh, you'll find a way. You want some lunch?"

"Maybe later Aunt Cass. I'm gonna go lie down for a while. I barely got any sleep last night."

"How long were you guys out? I fell asleep before you got home"

Tadashi tried not to think of his aunt passed out on the couch. "I'm not sure, but not early enough." Tadashi let out a yawn. He wasn't lying when he said he was tired. Tadashi must've arrived home at like three in the morning, only getting about three hours of sleep.

"Well when you get up, get back down here. I can't eat all of these myself." Aunt Cass gestured to the hot wings she had just prepared.

"Oh i'm coming back for those," Tadashi chuckled as he made his way to his room.

Once he reached the top of the stairs, he immediately flopped down on his bed.

He was actually doing this. He was robbing a bank, he had… somewhat of a plan. About twelve percent of a plan. He had two of his best friends helping him, and a man who could supposedly help him pull it all off. He didn't feel as if he should trust Mr.S. Maybe being abducted off the street was a red flag, but Tadashi was impressed so far.

Tadashi closed his eyes, letting sleep envelop him. He needed to be rested for tomorrow. He had planning to do.

If only he knew that everything he was doing would lead up to the hell he never saw coming.


(A/N) This chapter didn't seem as exciting to me as I thought it would be. The next chapter will involve a bit more excitement… I hope. Unlike Mr.S, i'm bad at planning. But anyways, thank you guys for reading and reviewing, and I hope you enjoyed this chapter. That's DaydreamDepartment out of your hair! )