Project Silent Sparrow

Tadashi had slept fitfully, his mind racing as he fought to find yet another new angle to the problem at hand. He ran through what he knew trying to make sense of it all. Everything Fred had told him appeared to be true. Callaghan's daughter was lost in a mysterious experiment. He started the showcase fire so he could steal Hiro's micro-bots. He then used the micro-bots to try to hurt Alistair Krei. A mysterious group of Hero's; Big Hero 6; appeared out of nowhere, saved Abigail Callaghan and Alistair Krei. Hiro's micro-bots were destroyed in the process. The various articles he'd read had all substantiated Fred's statements but what they hadn't mentioned was Project Silent Sparrow.

Wait! Tadashi sat up in bed, eyes wide at the sudden realization. Tadashi slipped out of bed and made his way to Hiro's PC and booted it up. Opening up an internet search browser he quickly entered his search term: Project Silent Sparrow

Nothing.

The search did not return anything of value. The browser returned pages and pages of references to sparrows providing various information including what they ate, how they mated, their lifespans, their environments and photographic galleries. Although interesting, it was not relevant to what he was actually looking for so he tried to change the search term: Abigail Callaghan, Silent Sparrow

The results returned by the second search were even less relevant so he changed it yet again.

Two hours of searching later, Tadashi was ready to throw in the towel. As far as the internet was concerned there was no connection between Abigail Callaghan and sparrows in any shape or form. Nor was there any link between sparrows and scientific experiments of any kind. Tadashi couldn't, for the life of him figure out where Fred had gotten the term from. For all intents and purposes Project Silent Sparrow, didn't exist. Maybe it was just something Fred had read in a comic book but that didn't make sense. Everything else Fred had told him had been accurate.

Tadashi got up and began to pace glaring at the main source of his current frustration, Hiro's PC. He was convinced Fred had been telling him the truth. He'd found ample evidence thereof but the missing piece was driving him crazy. Why couldn't he find reference to Project Silent Sparrow? He'd searched everywhere, the internet, academic sites, SFIT's databases as well as scientific forums and communities only to come up blank. That wasn't possible. The information had to be somewhere! He had to be missing something obvious seeing as it was information Fred had access to. No insult to Fred but he wasn't exactly the most academic person around. His only real connection to the world of science was his passion and his friends. Wait a minute. Fred's friends! Hiro! Tadashi hadn't searched Hiro's machine yet.

Energized once more, Tadashi threw himself into Hiro's swivel chair, fingers flying across the keyboard. He launched Hiro's security application and typed in the pass codes he'd hacked in order to access the data Hiro used during his bot fighting career. The passwords Hiro was using three years ago still worked. Tadashi now had access to all of Hiro's hidden files. He shook his head, the knucklehead really should know better. Opening the search window, Tadashi once again entered his search term: Project Silent Sparrow

His eyebrows shot up in surprise when the PC began to return a multitude of files, filling the screen with the sheer volume of information that Hiro had gathered on the Top Secret Project.

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Pop.

A large pink bubble burst, breaking the awkward silence that hung heavy in Hiro's room. "So, what did you want to talk to us about?" Gogo demanded, crossing her arms and returning the glare Tadashi was aiming in their direction. Tadashi had called the entire gang over, informing them they really needed to talk but had yet to do more than glare in their direction since their arrival.

"What do you know about Project Silent Sparrow?"

Honey Lemon gasped, hand immediately moving to cover her mouth. "Fred!" She exclaimed catching the guilty expression on his face. "You told him?"

"Look, man," Fred raised his arms defensively, "He asked me about Callaghan and I told him what happened. He deserves to know."

"But that's top secret information! You could have told him what happened without mentioning Project Silent Sparrow!" Honey nervously adjusted her glasses. "We can't just leak that kind of information to anyone and everyone that asks about Callaghan!"

"Fred's right." Wasabi placed a hand on Honey's shoulder effectively cutting off her rant. "Tadashi deserves to know." Wasabi turned to face Tadashi before continuing. "Project Silent Sparrow was the code name for a teleportation experiment. Alistair Krei and Robert Callaghan were working together to create inter-dimensional doors that could be used to teleport quickly between different locations. The experiment went wrong and…"

Tadashi raised a hand, interrupting Wasabi's explanation. "I've already got the details. Why does Hiro have classified information regarding this project on his machine?" Tadashi's friends exchanged glances, shifting nervously but it was the guilt on their faces that really caught Tadashi's attention driving him to ask his next question. "What else are you guys hiding from me?"

"We're not deliberately hiding things from you, man." Fred launched into an explanation. "It's just things we're not really supposed to tell anyone. You gotta believe me. We'd tell you everything if we could but it's not really our place and…"

Honey Lemon shook her head, placing a hand on Fred's arm. "Hiro took your death pretty hard." She informed Tadashi. "It was almost as if he'd died right along with you except he didn't. When he found out that his micro-bots had been stolen he found something to live for. He became a little obsessive. He did everything he could to find out why you had died."

"He's the one that found out about Project Silent Sparrow." Tadashi stated, yet another piece of the puzzle falling into place. The information was, after all, on Hiro's machine and his friends would have received the information from his brother.

Honey Lemon nodded. "He tracked his micro-bots to a warehouse where he stumbled upon the project's logo. The rest is history. You know what your brother's like when he discovers something he needs to know about."

Tadashi nodded. "Stubborn, obsessive and determined. So Hiro researched Project Silent Sparrow. I'll assume he hacked a few government systems to gather the information I found on his machine?"

Honey Lemon shifted sending a guilty glance Gogo's way.

Pop.

Another pink bubble burst as Gogo finally joined the conversation. "Did you ever finish the repairs to Baymax?" She asked, quirking an eyebrow at him.

Tadashi blinked, the change in topic taking him by surprise. "No, I… uh… put them on hold when Fred told me about Callaghan."

"Will you be able to repair him?" Gogo fired the next question at him at a rapid pace.

"I've taken care of most of the damage. I just need to reconnect his hardrive to his sensors and he'll be good to go." Tadashi explained, wondering where Gogo was going with this. What did Baymax have to do with their current topic of conversation?

"Then I suggest you finish those repairs." Gogo said standing up. She blew another pink bubble and popped it, pointedly staring at him. It felt like she was silently trying to tell him something but for the life of him Tadashi couldn't figure out what it could be.

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A/N: I know this is not exactly one of my best chapters but I need it in order to move the story forward. I promise, the next one will be more exciting. Please accept my apologies for the late upload. This weekend started off as awesomely busy and has ended on a rather terrible far too dramatic note. I didn't really have time to write on the weekend and today I have been in a very bad head space.

Rizard13: Does that mean you'll agree to marry me if I propose to you right now? Just kidding :P. I agree, Hiro calling Tadashi a knucklehead is ironic but also very very right. For me it brings the brothers relationship a full circle which is why I loved that note so much. I really wanted to get that chapter posted because for me it's a key turning point in the mood of the story.

RazzlePazzleDooDot: It should all make sense eventually... I hope. The logistics of this story are seriously convoluted. I explained them to my friend and she said they are very involved. I'm glad you are enjoying Tadashi. Ironically I've always been a bigger fan of Hiro but for some reason Tadashi has taken over this story and now my opinion is changing XD

Ern Estine 13624: My work here is done XD XD XD. The review changed! Thank you so much for your constant support!

snarky snark: Thank you for the constructive criticism. I know I could have written more interactions between Hiro and Inquisitor before bringing the story to the point where some of the plans are revealed but they all would have been filled with Inquisitor hurting Hiro in order to get him to give in. I didn't feel those scenes would have added much to the story at that stage. I chose that name because he never introduces himself to Hiro. Hiro is the one that names him and the name is meant to reflect Hiro's state of mind as well as how he perceives the man (hence it being an 'evil' name). As for revealing the plans, all I revealed was the fact that the villain in this story is trying to build a time portal in order to bring things and/or people through it. This is the reason Hiro was kidnapped in the first place as well as the backbone on which the rest of my story rests. The only way I could have revealed the fact later was to eliminate Hiro's point of view entirely and I need Hiro's point of view to explain things that will be happening later on. Besides the fact that there was some kind of time device in play was already revealed in chapter 1. As for having Inquisitor sing be prepared? I shall take that under advisement and see if I can maybe work that into a later chapter ;P

Dreamer: Sounds like you should trust yourself more. You may very well be on the right track here XD. Hiro doesn't think you're stupid. Sometimes a new angle can come from the most unexpected places. Don't give up.

Alexissenpai: Glad you enjoyed the twist. Thank you so much for the constant support. I really appreciate it.

shooting2stars: Sorry love. The answer to how the note got onto the PC is not in this chapter and won't be revealed soon. I need to have at least a little suspense in this story, ne?

Guest: The note is my favorite moment of the story so far and, like you, I also can't fully explain why. I'm glad you like my twist on the time travel thing. I agree with you. The concept is ridiculously hard to write. My mind has been racing ever since I started this story in an attempt to find ways that I can spin this so it makes at least some kind of sense. I think Tadashi's guild and conflict gives the character an interesting more human twist. I also felt that the impact of the time Tadashi was away was an important aspect that this story had to be cognizant of which is why I keep working how he feels about the time he's missed out on into the story.

Wolfwind97: Thanks! you could say that Tadashi is an exception only there is a lot more to it than just that. Hope it all makes sense in the end.