INT. STARK EXPO – STAGE – MOMENTS AFTER BAYMAX DEMO
APPLAUSE ERUPTS. Nolan stands still, eyes forward, letting the crowd react on their own.
PEPPER, proud but composed, watches from offstage.
HAPPY HOGAN stands beside her, arms folded like a bouncer, nodding slightly.
OBADIAH STANE, sunglasses low, stares at Nolan with a mix of surprise... and something harder to define.
RHODEY, dressed sharp in his Air Force blues, watches intently.
INT. STAGE – NOLAN FACES THE CROWD
NOLAN:
Baymax isn't just for shows. He's ready for hospitals, homes, field emergencies — anywhere humans need help.
He taps his wristpad. Baymax's chest glows, projecting a 3D anatomical scan.
NOLAN:
He detects disease before symptoms.
Performs CPR.
Dispenses basic meds.
And he won't hurt anyone. Ever.
INT. CROWD – REACTIONS
OBADIAH STANE (to Happy, low):
Cute trick. But the kid just gave away a multi-billion-dollar industry for free.
HAPPY:
Yeah, well… hard to boo a robot that hugs sick kids.
RHODEY (to Pepper):
That AI's got medical clearance, military potential, and zero combat hardware. He's not building weapons. That's gonna rattle some cages.
PEPPER (smiling):
Exactly.
INT. STAGE – BAYMAX LIFTS BARBELL
BAYMAX:
Emergency lifting assistance activated.
Maximum threshold: 2,000 pounds.
RHODEY (half-grinning):
Okay… now I'm a little rattled.
INT. CROWD – VIP SECTION
INVESTOR 1:
"We can't let him license this. We have to own it."
OBADIAH:
"He's fourteen. And he's a Stark. That makes him unpredictable."
INT. BACKSTAGE – AFTER THE DEMO
Nolan steps offstage. The crowd still roars.
TONY approaches, flanked by RHODEY and OBADIAH.
TONY (half-grinning):
Well… you didn't just steal the show. You set the place on fire.
NOLAN (deadpan):
That's illegal in 41 states.
RHODEY (grinning):
You're not wrong.
OBADIAH (cool, watching):
Not bad, Nolan. But you're still a Stark. Just make sure you don't forget who signs the checks around here.
PEPPER (cutting in):
Actually, Obadiah, he's not signing anything. Not without me. Or a parent.
OBADIAH (scoffs):
You really think you can protect him from what comes next?
TONY (serious now):
Yeah. I do.
Long beat.
OBADIAH walks away, sunglasses on. Watching. Thinking.
INT. HALLWAY – MOMENTS LATER
RHODEY and NOLAN walk side by side.
RHODEY:
You've got something here. And not just the bot. You've got vision.
NOLAN (quietly):
That's the scary part, isn't it?
RHODEY:
Only if you stop now.
INT. STARK TOWER – LATER THAT NIGHT
Nolan sits alone, hoodie up, tinkering with a Baymax calibration module.
Tony walks in.
TONY:
Server meltdown. Half a billion views. Kids around the world want a robot named after a marshmallow.
NOLAN:
It's not a product. It's a promise.
TONY (quietly):
I know.
Tony hands him a keycard.
TONY:
Access to the secure material vault. Everything except vibranium.
NOLAN:
What's the catch?
TONY:
You keep building things that help people. And you let me brag a little at parties.
They smile.
INT. VARIOUS LOCATIONS – GLOBAL REACTIONS MONTAGE
• MILITARY BRIEFING ROOM:
Generals watching Baymax scans on a screen.
• HOSPITAL TRIAGE UNIT:
Doctors begging for prototypes.
• BOARDROOMS:
Executives yelling over each other about licensing rights.
• NEWS HEADLINES SCROLL:
"Who Is Nolan Stark?"
"Tony's Son May Be the Future of Tech — And It's Not Military."
"Baymax Breaks the Internet."
INT. STARK TOWER – PRIVATE MEETING ROOM
OBADIAH sits alone, fingers steepled, watching replay footage of Nolan.
He pauses on a frame — Nolan smiling as Baymax hugs a child.
OBADIAH:
Too soft… or too smart?
He presses a button on his tablet. The screen flips to surveillance footage from the Stark Expo — unedited. Tracking Nolan's eyes, gestures, Atlas in his ear.
OBADIAH:
I'll find out what you're hiding.
FINAL MONTAGE
NOLAN leans back in his chair.
BAYMAX sits beside him, powering down.
ATLAS (V.O.):
Public sentiment: 92% approval.
Risk projection: Increasing.
NOLAN:
One spark. That's all it takes.
He stares at the schematics for something new...
Larger. Armored. Looming.
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