Eeey. I'm sorry for the late update! Writer's Block caught me by surprise. I was super excited to write this chapter too, but it took me like almost a week to even finish. Everyday I add like one or two paragraphs and everything just becomes blank. I wonder if this makes sense even. I did try my best to make make the points I wanted to make, but I worry that it's rushed or something. Anyway. I hope you guys still enjoy this!

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Hiro's fall was loud enough to wake everyone up, much to his dismay, and it was because Tadashi pulled on his ankle when he jumped. He turned around slowly, still gathering up the courage to face the probably angry college students, but to his surprise, they weren't angry. They were - shocked?

Tadashi sprang up the sofa, jumped off too and went to Hiro's side, worry printed all over his face. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry, Hiro!"

The young ravenette was confused. Why was he sorry? Shouldn't Hiro be the one who's sorry? He was the one who tried to escape without even saying thank you, even though it was for their well-being.

"You're supposed to be smart, Hamada!" Gogo barked at him as she stomped her way towards a table where a - first aid kit could be found.

"Baymax, scan Hiro." Tadashi ordered, but to his surprise, the marshmallow robot did not obey nor did it move even an inch. "Baymax?"

The health care companion just sat beside the couch while he stared at his creator and the young boy in front of him with his beady cyan eyes which Tadashi only noticed at that moment. The older eyed the younger one as if he was about to scold him, but to Hiro's relief, Gogo pushed him away and knelt in front of the younger one, pulling out some cotton, alcohol and bandages.

What for? Hiro ultimately thought, but then he touched his chest. It was damp.

His wound reopened.

And the pain just hit him then.

He slightly winced as contact was applied. It didn't help that the loss of phosphor was making him feel worse.

"Honey, help me out here." Gogo called and the blonde woman followed. They both reached out for Hiro, only making him back away.

"What do you think are you two going to do?" He eyed them skeptically.

The college female ravenette only raised an eyebrow at him and answered, "We're going to treat your wound, nerd. Now, remove your shirt."

Pink suddenly flashed in Hiro's cheeks as he continued to back away from the two girls. He quickly shook his head, heavily declining their offer.

"What's the matter, Hiro?" Honey asked, getting more worried.

The younger one got even more flustered. He snapped his head away and focused on anything else except for them. "N-nothing's wrong. B-but I'd be more comfortable if it was -uh-" he looked around, looking for someone who he could call out on. In the corner of his eye, of course he had to see the older male ravenette, "-I'd be more comfortable if Tadashi was the one who treated my wound!"

He ended up saying it louder than he planned, making him almost suspicious. Hiro just cleared his throat and tried to retrieve his composure, which wasn't easy at all, "T-that's right. He's the one who reopened it-" Tadashi flinched at the blame, but it was true so he made no effort on denying it, "-so he's the one who should treat it, don't you think?"

Gogo and Honey eyed each other, probably discussing with their eyes why it's such a big deal to have the older ravenette to heal his cut, but after a few secret girl blink codes - Hiro believed they had one - they agreed and threw the appliances to Tadashi.

A big sigh of relief escaped Hiro's lips, making the two girls more curious. Fred and Wasabi could only chuckle at the seams while Tadashi was still too guilty to even realize what was happening.

"So dudettes," Fred called out, "Want to get some dinner?" Then he offered.

"I'm kind of hungry too. I could use some food." Wasabi joined in.

The two females were surprised by the sudden offer, but still accepted it nonetheless. The four of them walked out, leaving Hiro, Tadashi and Baymax alone, not before Fred and Wasabi could give the young ravenette a wink. Hiro silently sent them his gratitude.

It was hard being a teenage male going through puberty.

"Okay. Remove your shirt." Tadashi ordered and that time around he obliged.

The older ravenette never thought that he'd see a glow-in-the dark bandage in his life, but he was seeing one at that moment in time. Hiro's wound was reopened again, the few stitches he did undone. The phosphor was alarmingly flowing out fast which made Tadashi even more worried.

"Hey uh," Hiro called out awkwardly as he snapped his head away, refusing to make eye contact, "C-could you make it quick? I'm getting light headed."

Tadashi let no more seconds go to waste. He did the medical procedures; cleaning the wound and then stitching it up. It was easier when the young boy was still unconscious and not writhing in pain every time the needle entered his skin.

"You know, you wouldn't be going through this again if you didn't try to run away." The older one stated, practically staring at Hiro trying to make eye contact, but the younger one's eyes were just shut close waiting for the whole ordeal to pass. "Why did you try to run away?"

The one last stitch was done and Tadashi carefully cut the thread, much to Hiro's relief. He then continued to re-dress the wound and clean everything else.

Hiro didn't seem so happy though, "You guys won't understand." He muttered lowly, only causing Tadashi's eyebrow to rise.

"How could we when you won't tell us anything."

"It's because I can't."

"Why Hiro?" Tadashi held him by the shoulders and tried to meet their eyes, the younger one still refused.

"I just can't!"

"Why?"

"Tadashi!"

"Come on, Hiro! We can't protect you if you won't tell us anything!"

"What if I don't want to be protected?!"

The both of them snapped, their voices echoing through the room filled with action figurines. And surprisingly, both were shocked by each other's statements.

Tadashi thought it was absurd that someone like Hiro didn't want protection. He was clearly afraid, terrified of that masked man and what he did to him and what he has become. If anything, he deserved protection. The thought of him acting so brave despite what he's going through harshly pulled on Tadashi's heart strings.

As for Hiro, it was a long time since he heard such a phrase. It's been more or less eight years since someone said that to him, that they'll protect him, but it still felt the same; warm and joyful.

And he was afraid that it'll turn out the same too; him being left behind and passed around by power crazy psychopaths.

"Hiro, you don't mean that." Tadashi said and it was entirely true, but the young ravenette still made effort to deny it.

"I mean it, Tadashi. I don't want to be protected." His voice strained. Even his own answers hurt him.

"You're lying. You want to be protected. No- you need to be protected." Tadashi placed his hands on both Hiro's shoulders as he tried to stare into his eyes that time succeeding. What he saw in Hiro's eyes broke his heart; hopelessness, fear, hurt, betrayed. There was no doubt in his mind that he needed their protection, that they needed to protect him whether he wants them to or not.

"Please change your minds. You don't need to protect me." Hiro sounded like he was begging, which confused the older raven, but didn't faze his ideals at all.

"We're not going to change our minds, Hiro. We're not."

The young ravenette wanted to fight, he wanted to tell them what they were getting themselves into, but the warmth of somebody caring and his selfishness was getting the best of him. He wanted to be cared for- and he hated himself for it. And Tadashi and the others will never know about it.

"Unbelievable," was all he could say.

Tadashi saw it as a sign of giving in. "Are you going to start explaining things to us?"

It was a thick wall of silence between them before a sigh from the younger one could cut through.

"When everyone's back. I don't want to be telling this story twice."

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The whole gang was back, they even brought both Tadashi and Hiro food, but it didn't seem to be the right time to enjoy the meal. When they entered the room, it was coated with a heavy atmosphere, with Hiro sitting on the couch while he nervously fiddled with his fingers while Tadashi comforted him for some reason.

Upon the sight of Honey, Gogo, Fred and Wasabi, the young ravenette paled and felt a cold wind blow near him. He wanted to back out so badly, but he knew it was too late. He got himself into that situation; there was no way he was getting himself out.

Tadashi approached his friends and informed them of what was about to happen. They were all honestly surprised, but happy that Hiro decided to open up to them. They also gave the older ravenette a pat on the back for doing such a great job on convincing him - he also felt a little proud of it too.

Soon enough the college students all sat on the couch while Hiro stood in front of them, nervously shifting on his foot.

Honey said that he didn't have to stand, but he said it was okay. He was too giddy to stay at one place anyway.

"Baymax." Hiro called out and just like that, the healthcare's eyes went back to their normal black.

"Hello, everyone," he greeted once he woke, giving everyone a timid robotic nod. The young ravenette smiled at the marshmallow bot and gave him a gentle pat on the arm.

"Could you show everyone my patient's record?" He asked.

"File locked." Baymax answered, " is protected by a complicated firewall and a password."

"Wait what?" Tadashi was almost outraged. Hiro was tampering with his science experiment behind his back?!

"It's just my files, don't worry." The younger one retorted back, sensing the little annoyance in the older one's voice. "Do you even know how detailed Baymax's Patient Records are? I swear I could have sworn he was interrogating me."

"I-" He was caught red-handed. Honestly, Tadashi just downloaded a form from the internet for a substitute while he made his own – which he probably forgot after the whole superhero thing started.

"Anyway," he held Baymax's hand and his eyes slowly kit with a dim shade of cyan. Blind from everyone's eyes, binary codes started to flash in Hiro's eyes. Secretly hacking his own system and entering the password, "I already told him the things I'm going to tell you, so I'll need his help in explaining."

"Wait, wait," Tadashi started again, "You told Baymax? Did he force you?"

Hiro just looked at him and blinked, "No. Baymax didn't force me. Why would he?"

"Well, you said no the first time we asked you. We figured you'd say no to Baymax too," Honey said.

The young ravenette was taken aback by what she said. It was logical. He should have said no, but there was something about Baymax that made him want to answer.

"Probably because he was the first smart robot I ever talked to in my life. I couldn't say no to the big guy for some reason as well." He answered, a little too passive. He would never admit that he was more comfortable with machine, but what he said wasn't entirely false anyway. "Done."

He let go of Baymax's hand and Hiro's patient record just flashed in his belly. It featured the boy's picture, and the usual started questions like his name, age, birthdate, gender, civil status, patient ID, blood type, family members, etc. Not surprisingly, the questions about his blood and parents were the only things standing out. Tadashi continued to study the file.

"It looks pretty normal," commented Wasabi. It made Hiro feel a little, more than a little, better.

"Glad to hear that, Wasabi. But unfortunately I'm not." He admitted, "I'm an experiment. Test Subject #40137 of Experiment TK121 to be exact."

"Experiment TK121? I heard that in a comic before!" shouted Fred, pointing an enthusiastic finger at the young ravenette and catching everyone's attention. "It's a comic book about an escapee, an experiment much like you little dude, and he gets taken in by a super hero squad who trains him to be good and he fights crime with them and –"

"Get to the point, nerd." Gogo barked.

"Okay okay, and he was from Experiment TK121 too! That experiment makes technopaths!" he ended with the 'amaze' hands and his usual amazed face; that wide grin and sparkling eyes.

Everyone stared at him, unconvinced.

"C'mon, Freddie. That's science fiction. There's no way Hiro's a technopath." Honey forced a laugh.

Only to be stopped by Hiro clearing his throat. "Uhm, actually. As fictional as it sounds, it's actually true. I am a genuine technopath." He said, feeling a little relieved that he didn't have to explain him that himself.

Everyone's head snap towards the young boy, except for Fred who punched the air out of victory, and was flabbergasted.

"I can' t believe this. This is the second time Fred got it right!" The black haired woman threw her hands up in exasperation, still refusing to believe that their science major enthusiast was getting all the right answers.

"Let me guess, these technopaths can influence the technology around them?" Wasabi asked.

"Or control," Fred added.

"More like understand." Hiro corrected. "Every piece of tech has a language it follows; may it be wires, circuits, binary codes or anything else- it has a system. I can understand those and gain control and influence any piece of technology around me easily. It's like my first language even. I can read it with ease just like how I read English and Japanese."

Everyone was speechless, partly because they were letting it sink in and partly because they were impressed that such a young boy could do such a thing. For the young ravenette though it wasn't impressive. He'd give it up any day for a normal life- but such a thing could only happen in fairy tales.

There was a price to pay, and he had to pay it by force.

"How is that possible?" Honey breathed out.

"A learning microchip." Tadashi answered, reading a part of the file allowed, "He has a learning microchip planted in his brain that increases his mental ability tenfold and affects his—body functions greatly." He turned to Hiro looked a little horrified, only to find the younger boy poker faced. "Is this true?"

He nodded.

"Is it also the reason why you're crying and bleeding out phosphor instead of tears and blood?" Honey asked.

He nodded again.

"Wait, why phosphor?"

Hiro shrugged his shoulders and kept his gaze away, refusing to see and know what their reactions were. He was pretty sure they weren't pleasant. "They always used the chemical to punish us when we won't obey them. Also so they could easily capture us when we try to escape at night time. Glow in the dark blood isn't something you want to have when you're sneaking out, especially if the guards have no second thoughts of shooting you."

Everyone cringed at his statement. What kind of facility was he kept in and how did he survive there so long? They're honestly relieved that he was with them at that moment of time, but they wished they could have saved him earlier.

Hiro waited for everyone to ask questions, but everyone seemed too nervous to say what was on their mind. He looked over to Tadashi who stared at the blank space Hiro was all too familiar with.

"I never knew my parents." He suddenly said, making everyone's attention fall on him "I've been in that testing site as long as I could remember."

"A-and when was that?" Honey Lemon squeaked.

The young boy turned away even more, "Since I was three."

The air escaped from everyone's lungs. Three. He has been trapped inside a lab since he was three! He has been experimented n since he was three. It was such a young age – studying at that age was even debated on, but to be dejected to injections, tests and maybe even surgery just for experiments at that part of life was unthinkable!

"Oh Hiro," Honey stood up and attempted to give him a hug, but he flinched and backed away from her, earning a disappointed look from the female blonde.

"I-I'm sorry. But I don't like hugs."

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"Dude, it's 2 am, you guys can crash here. Gogo, Honey and Wasabi are." Fred offered.

After declining Honey's hug, Hiro refused to say anything more. He allowed everyone to study his medical record, but there was nothing out of the blue other than his blood, his parents and well, his history, which they decided not to discuss any further because they forced out enough bad memories from the kid after such a tiring day. True enough, Hiro fell asleep just seconds after.

He was then on Tadashi's back again –with Baymax standing right next to them- who was bidding farewell to Fred, "Thanks man, but Aunt Cass is probably worried so we better get going."

"If you say so dude. Want a ride home?" the shaggy blonde offered.

"I would love that Fred. Let me just deactivate Bayma-ow!"

The ravenette sudden shout startled Fred, it confused him more when he glared at the sleeping boy behind him.

"I heard a sound of distress. What seems to be the problem?" The marshmallow bot asked.

Tadashi growled first before answering. "Nothing, Baymax."

"Uh dude?" The blonde called out, only to be answered with a sigh.

"Uhm, I think I'd have to say pass to the offer. I turns out we'll be walking."

"Are you sure, dude?"

"Yeah. Thanks anyway."

The door was closed. Tadashi and Baymax were left standing on the front porch. He then again glared at the seemingly sleeping boy on his back and said sternly, "By we, I literally mean all of us are walking home, Hiro."

A groan erupted from the messy haired raven as he lifted up his head. "C'mon. I'm tired."

"Geez. It's your fault why we have to walk. He was offering a ride home until you bit my neck!" he barked back.

"But you were going to deactivate Baymax! We agreed not to deactivate him!"

Tadashi only returned the groan, "Please, Hiro. Baymax can save much more energy when he's in his station. Plus he wouldn't mind because-"

"Because he's a robot?"

Hiro's voice sounded more upset than the older ravenette had expected.

"You just don't understand, do you, Tadashi?"

"What don't I understand, Hiro?"

He heard the young ravenette gulp as his grip around him tightened, burying his head more on Tadashi's shoulders.

"Being turned on and off isn't a pleasant feeling, you know? It's scary."

His statement shook the older male frozen.

"Hiro, how do you know the feeling of being turned off?"

It was pure silence between them, as if Hiro was battling in his mind whether he should tell the reason or not. While doing so, he was trembling. Tadashi hasn't even heard the answer yet, but he could feel his blood boil already. Like what they've already done to Hiro wasn't enough, they made him experience being 'turned off'? How is that even possible? What more could they have done to him?!

"You said it yourself, Tadashi. That learning microchip changed my body function."

"Hiro, don't tell me-"

"They can shut me down anytime they want, they can deactivate me. I'm more like Baymax than you think."

In his entire life, Tadashi swore not to cuss. Aunt Cass taught him better. At that moment of time though, every bad thing in the world just landed on him. His anger just exploded. He wanted to punch someone after what he heard, especially after Hiro's last statement.

"Tadashi, as much as I hate to admit it, even hear it! I-I'm not human anymore."

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