A/N: Remember last chapter, how Tadashi was all, "I'll have plenty of time to think about this..."? Yeah, that's happening now. This chapter is kinda choppy (sorry) but it's a reflection of Tadashi and how he's handling all of this.

Also, I have a basic idea, but I seriously need help with this story. I am not kidding, I might make it another chapter and have to stop completely because I have no idea what to do. Suggestions, theories, character analysis, I need anything you got. I'm doing my best over here, I really am, but I NEED help from across the screen. All ideas will, of course, be acknowledged in the next Author's Note, and I'll try to think of a reward for any helpers I get.

[Chapter 9- Released]

It would be another month before Hiro was released.

But during that time, Tadashi visited every day. After a week, non-family visitors could come, and Tadashi had finally convinced his otouto that he was really alive.

Tadashi spent the first half of his day at SFIT. He went about his classes like he usually did, talked with his friends, and worked on Baymax. Then lunch would come.

At noon, Tadashi took his motorcycle to the hospital and visited Hiro until visiting hours ended. They talked about what was on the news recently, updates for Baymax, and inventions they could make that they'd never had the time for. Baymax sometimes came with Tadashi. Hiro liked to curl up in the robot's arms or lay on top of him.

That first week was the hardest. Hiro had problems adjusting to people and the outside world again. His lungs faltered from time to time, and once, he had hidden under the bed to get away from the doctor. Luckily, the staff was very patient with him and tended to him as he needed.

When that first week had finally passed, Hiro seemed to be on his way to real recovery. His mental state was already showing signs of improvement, and the doctor had approved his use of a wheelchair. Hiro seemed to come alive, chattering excitedly sometimes or watching Tadashi with bright, brown eyes.

From their combined work, Baymax had already improved substantially. Callaghan suggested he would soon be ready for testing, and after that he could be manufactured for hospital use. The marshmallow robot no longer malfunctioned when he had low battery, and his understanding of human speech and interaction much better.

Another improvement had been the involvement of Tadashi's friends. The issues with Hiro's dream had quickly been resolved, and real bonding had been able to take place between all of them. Hiro even made connections between things from his dream world and reality, how he could have guessed about Callaghan's daughter and Baymax's unique character.

Everything was going well. Hiro was becoming happy and healthy once more, Aunt Cass's cafe was doing well, everyone was bonding, Baymax would be in business... But Tadashi knew something was up.

The first few days had been perfectly normal. Tadashi had been developing his schedule with Hiro and the university. Hiro was just starting his road to recovery. Nothing strange happened.

But then Tadashi started to notice. The way Callaghan moved, the way he spoke, the way his eyes glinted sometimes or glared into nothing. Now that he held suspicions, he noticed the things that had been invisible before. Callaghan's teaching was fine. It was when the students looked away his true colors were revealed.

It was a simple lesson, with simple class work. Everyone else turned to gather their materials and begin the assignment. Tadashi hesitated a moment, watching. Callaghan sat down at his desk and turned to the window. Gradually, a manic darkness settled over his face. Tadashi shuddered and started his assignment before he was noticed. Glancing at the students around him, he realized no one had seen the terrifying expression.

From that moment on, Tadashi began to watch more closely. He studied his professor for a week at least, and when he got too suspicious, he started looking up things on the Internet. (He wanted to search the man's desk, but he wasn't stupid enough for that... yet.)

There wasn't much- and Tadashi wondered if that itself was proof that there had been some kind of top secret government project- but he managed to find one article. One of the scientists on the team had written up a formal, scientific report of their findings and the happenings of the experiment.

The professional lingo was a little difficult to decipher at first, but Tadashi clearly recognized the name Abigail Callaghan. It struck a cord in his memory, because wait, yes, hadn't someone visited the university? There was only one time Tadashi could remember Callaghan talking about his daughter in a positive light, and it had only been to mention that she'd stopped by to drop off his lunch. That had been back before Tadashi even got into SFIT; he was taking a test to get into the university, and Callaghan had been administering the test. The grey-haired man had laughed at his own forgetfulness, and Tadashi had let the information be forgotten in the midst of his test.

Tadashi read through the article in horror. There was a lot of scientific mumbo-jumbo about 'atomic particles' and 'electromagnetic force', but the basic information was still there. In simpler terms, they attempted teleportation. And failed.

Callaghan's daughter had been lost to the dimension between portals, and Mr. Krei of Krei Industries seemed to be to blame. He had pushed the experiment when it was unstable; the portal's collapse was inevitable.

Tadashi had stared at his computer, horrified at what he had learned and shocked at how his brother could have guessed such a thing. Hiro couldn't possibly have known about this from Callaghan's hints about his daughter, his jabs at Krei and a bird symbol...

Forcing himself to search further, the older Hamada learned that the project had taken place on an island in the middle of the bay. After it's failure, the place had been closed down entirely. A little bell chimed somewhere and Tadashi remembered something. Another quick search proved his memory correct.

They had heard about the island closing down on the news. Aunt Cass had a television in the cafe so she could be informed about current happenings even as she worked. He remembered now...

They were sitting at "their" table, doing their homework. Hiro had just gotten into high school as a ten year old, and Tadashi had his own homework as a senior. He was also getting ready for his first year at SFIT. He'd just gotten his test results back, and he's been accept-

Aunt Cass made a disappointed sound. Tadashi looked up from his internal cheering, wondering what the matter was. His aunt had stopped in the middle of wiping down a table and stood up with her hands on her hips, watching the news. An island nearby was being shut down. Apparently, some kind of dangerous chemicals had been found in the area, and it was no longer safe for people to visit.

"What's the matter, Auntie?" Hiro asked in his little voice.

[Gosh was it really so much higher back then?]

"That's the island where your mother met your father," the brunette said sadly. Hiro's legs had stopping swinging under the table.

"Oh."

Tadashi quietly turned off his computer. They all knew a lot more about this than they thought. It seems Hiro just needed the right push to put it together.

And if he was right about this? What else could he be right about...?

-{[(•)]}-

After a night of good sleep, Tadashi scoffed at his own thoughts. So Hiro had been right about Project Sparrow. He couldn't possibly be right about Callaghan being evil. Being bitter? Sure. Holding a grudge? Probably. Evil? It was doubtable.

Besides, for Callaghan to use Hiro's microbots, he would need the neural transmitter, and that had been destroyed in the building's collapse. Right? Even Hiro had confirmed that it wasn't with him in his little cave. Callaghan hadn't even been to the site after he was rescued. He had no opportunity to get the device, and he wouldn't have a chance of controlling the microbots.

Besides, surely the government would have dismantled and properly disposed of such a dangerous experiment? Callaghan wouldn't even be able to get the pieces needed to rebuild the portal.

But watching the news, Tadashi did notice Mr. Krei building the new tower for his corporation on the news, and it worried him that Hiro had also been right about that. It should be impossible for the thirteen year old to predict all these things, shouldn't it?

Hesitantly, the dark haired man approached his brother that day, subtly asking about his concerns. Hiro, playing with a few action figures, reminded Tadashi that Krei had been at the Science Hall the night it collapsed, and the businessman had been snooping around everyone's projects like he was interested in making a new branch of his company. Tadashi almost smiled at Hiro's childish actions and know-it-all attitude.

But the reminder helped the young man finally connect the dots. Hiro was a genius, and though he didn't say them aloud, he made connections all the time. He could have easily guessed Krei was improving his business, and remembering the right information could give him all he needed to know about Project Sparrow.

Maybe there wasn't much more to this than an oxygen-deprived dream. But there was too much evidence against Callaghan for Tadashi to ignore, and he would keep his brother safe for sure this time.

A/N: Aw, Tadashi's such a nice older brother. Does anyone else love how seriously he's taking Hiro's "dream world"? And yes, their parents are dead because of Hiro and he feels a lot of guilt for it. (Even though it wasn't really his fault and he was, like, 3.)

QUESTION OF THE UPDATE: What is your favorite video game? I love Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. That game literally taught me how to read and got me interested in music. Without it, I'm sure I would be a completely different person. *listening to game soundtracks*

And please please please, guys! I need a lot of help! Anything! I will seriously take anything! I need inspiration for what to do next, and your ideas and comments are always helpful.