A/N: Warning: A lot of this is from the movie, with a few tweaks. Also, I don't actually have a good explanation for why Hiro is suddenly acting like he has autism.

[Chapter 12- Mansion]

"Where are we?" Honey Lemon murmured, taking a good look around. This neighborhood did seem entirely too fancy for Fred to have any connection with... Hiro was beaming.

"Fred..." Wasabi started as the geek started up the stairs to a gorgeous mansion. "W-Wait, where are you going?"

Fred looked at then for a moment; he was clearly confused, as though the answer would be obvious.

"Oh!" He grinned. "Welcome to mi casa!" Hiro mouthed the words as they were said. "That's French for front door."

"It's really... not," Honey Lemon sighed. Tadashi stared at Hiro in wonder, then to Fred's surprise mansion, not saying a word.

"Listen, nitwit," GoGo growled. "Hiro and Tadashi think Callaghan's trying to kill someone. I'm not in the mood for any-"

Just as she was speaking, a butler opened the door and welcomed 'Master Fredrick' to the house. He led them all inside, where everyone could see family portraits of Fred and a wealthy looking couple.

"Freddy, this is your house?" Honey Lemon's shock was evident. GoGo seemed more frustrated that she had been interrupted.

"I always thought you lived under a bridge."

Fred began to explain where his parents were as he led them to his room. Which was, not at all kidding, a nightmare for a normal person, and a dream for a geek of any kind. Actions figures! Cosplays! Posters! Game consoles! Comic books!

Hiro moved to a low table and began to draw, gripping the pencil in his hand like a kindergartener. Tadashi rubbed his hands through his hair worriedly. Hiro seriously needed a doctor. Everyone thought he was getting better; he shouldn't be acting like this. It was like something had caused him to revert.

"What are you drawing?" Tadashi asked as he kneeled next to his brother. He rubbed the smaller boy's back, ignoring his friends for now. Hiro turned the paper to Tadashi and started on another drawing.

The one he turned to Tadashi was of a dark figure in a mask, throwing a large rectangle (a cargo container?) at a few cartoonish figures on the ground. The figures were obviously their friends, Baymax (in the weird armor Hiro had described), and Hiro. Tadashi was not in the picture.

Tadashi focused on the dark man in the mask. He was using a swirly dark mass to elevate himself and throw the cargo container. If he took what he already knew about Hiro's dream world, the swirly mass was probably the microbots. The masked man was Callaghan.

But what was with the cargo container?

When he thought about it, he almost smacked himself in the head. Of course! Hiro had just taken him to the docks- the only place in town where you could find cargo containers! Hiro was trying to lead Tadashi to Callaghan and catch him in the act.

That "boat" he had seen on the water earlier...

"So, are we gonna work this out or what?" GoGo demanded, throwing her body into the couch.

Tadashi took a deep breath and began to explain Hiro's dream, holding up the bird symbols and drawings as they came into the story. He detailed his own research, Callaghan's behavior, and everything that had happened today.

Everyone was silent when they reached the end.

"That. Is. Amazing!" Fred piped up. He began to dance around the room, yelling about becoming superheroes and stopping Callaghan.

"No, it. Is. Not!" Wasabi cried. His hands gestured wildly as he continued. "Tadashi, all of your evidence is based off your brother's nightmare, an article you found on the Internet, and Callaghan acting a little odd! You couldn't use that in court! It doesn't make sense!"

"It does seem odd that it all comes together like that, you have to admit," GoGo muttered, pinching the bridge of her nose. All of this craziness was giving her a migraine.

"But Professor Callaghan?" Honey Lemon whispered. "He got hurt in the fire, and Hiro's microbots were destroyed... He couldn't..."

"I know, I know," Tadashi sighed. He scrubbed his face roughly and took a few deep breaths. He didn't know what to do. He thought telling his friends everything might clear some things up, but it was just as confusing and intimidating as before.

What if Hiro was right, and people's lives were at stake? What if they were wrong, and they hurt a grieving man?

Hiro pushed a drawing into Tadashi's lap before he crawled under the table. Tadashi sighed again and considered leaning down to pull him out, but he was stopped by the detailed drawing of the island. He had heard the story of the place where his parents had met, had seen pictures in albums. But that was before they died, and the island closed.

Hiro's drawing gave off a sense of desperation and misery. He needed them to believe him, to stop Callaghan, to end this nightmare. This was the place where Callaghan had been revealed as Tadashi's "killer". Where Hiro's big dreams had been crushed under the cruelty of a single man. Where everything really fell apart.

"I know where we can get real evidence," Tadashi said, and turned the drawing to his friends.

Fred began to cheer. "Our origin story begins!"

A/N: I realized recently that there are a lot of plot holes and inconsistencies in this story. If you would like to question me about any of them, I will gladly have a talk with you.

QUESTION OF THE UPDATE: What is your favorite snack? I adore popcorn, but my friend recently introduced me to some wonderful Asian treats. I can't say the names for the life of me though.