Chapter 4: It Has Begun

Ever since he put on the crown, Tadashi has been feeling different. For one, he can't get over the fact that he scared his little brother into a corner and he can't even remember what it was that he had said or done no matter how hard he had tried. And second, he knew that he should probably stay away from the crown or discard it, but there was something inside him telling him to put it back on and keep wearing it.

His logical brain however, knew that it wasn't a good idea, and his plan was to just steer clear of it. They didn't mention a word of it to Aunt Cass in fear of her stress eating. Hiro was currently out and about. He would probably never say it out loud, but Tadashi knew that Hiro wanted to get away from him in fear of him acting crazy again. He had tried to ask Hiro what he had said and done many times, but the younger Hamada could never bring himself to talk about it.

He just hoped that he didn't do anything to hurt his little brother. Deciding that he could use some time out of his room, Tadashi stood up to make his way downstairs. Hiro probably wasn't home yet, but it would still do him some good. He walked down the stairs and all the way down to the first floor where he found his Aunt Cass watching TV. He figured that all he probably needed was someone to talk to about it. He walked over to the couch and cleared his throat.

"Um, Aunt Cass, can I- can I talk to you?"

Cass turned around and saw her nephew with a hopeful look on his face. "Of course honey."

Tadashi joined his aunt on the couch while Cass used the remote to turn the TV off. "So, what's on your mind?"

Tadashi didn't really know how to tell his aunt about the incident with the magical crown, but he was going to try to keep it as low profile as possible without arousing her suspicions too much.

"So, let's say that there was this situation involving two people, and one of the two brought home this, let's say artifact, from somewhere else. The two were playing around with it, when one of them put it on their head, and after that, that person started seeing visions of things that weren't really there and then realizing that the cro- the artifact, was the one causing them all, and when they take the artifact off, the other person is frightened and huddled up in the corner, and the weirdest part is, that the person who was wearing the artifact, doesn't even remember what it was that they had said or done. If there was ever a situation like that, what would you recommend I- that person, should do?"

Cass had a bit of trouble at first, processing what her nephew was saying to her. "Tadashi, what are you trying to say?"

He didn't know whether or not his aunt would believe him if he told her the truth, but he hated lying to her. "Okay, so, I brought this crown home with me from Scandinavia and me and Hiro were joking around and then I put it on my head, and then, well, all of those events I described happened."

His aunt had to take a second to process whether or not this was real. "When I realized that the crown was giving me those strange visions, I immediately took it off, and when I did, I saw Hiro, huddled up in the corner, frightened. I couldn't remember what I did, but whatever it was, it must have been bad."

Tadashi looked down at the ground and his aunt noticed it. "Tadashi, sweetie, it's alright."

Tadashi looked up at her. "It's not alright. You should have seen how Hiro looked at me. He was truly afraid, and it's supposed to be my job to protect him, not scare him off." Tadashi sighed. "I just want a chance to fix my mistake, but one thing is for sure, I am never going near that thing again."

Cass nodded in understanding. "Don't worry Tadashi, I'm sure that Hiro will come around and realize that it wasn't your fault."

Tadashi smiled at her. "Thanks Aunt Cass."

She hugged him and he hugged her back. However, Aunt Cass yelped a little and pulled away. "Tadashi, your hands are freezing."

Tadashi looked at his hands and then touched his face to feel the cold. She was right, his hands were freezing. "Uh, I'm sorry Aunt Cass, just, hang on a second."

Tadashi started running up the stairs and back into his room. "Baymax! Baymax, I need your help!"

A few seconds later, the robot awoke from his charging case. "Hello Tadashi, what is it that you need?"

The robot noted that Tadashi seemed a little in a hurry. "Baymax, scan me!"

The robot blinked. "I will scan you now." He blinked again and moved his optics up and down. "Scan complete."

Tadashi waited for Baymax to reveal his newest scan. The robot blinked again. "This is very strange."

Tadashi was impatient. "What? What's strange?"

The scan appeared across Baymax's chest. "It appears that your body temperature has gone down."

Tadashi's eyes widened. He figured that it might be a side effect of the crown. Tadashi spotted the golden artifact lying on the floor. He opened his window and picked it up. He was going to throw it out the window, but something stopped him. He couldn't just throw it out the window. What if someone else picked it up and put it on and got the same curse that he probably had? He would have to dispose of it some other way, but he couldn't let anyone else have it.

He would probably have to hide it somewhere. He turned back to look at the healthcare companion who was still active and got an idea. "Hey Baymax, do you think you might be able to scan this crown?"

Baymax blinked and tilted his head to the side. "I do not think that I am able to scan objects other than humans and animals."

Tadashi placed the crown in front of him. "Could you at least try?"

Baymax moved his optics up and down. "Scan complete."

The crown's scan appeared across his belly. Baymax blinked. "This crown seems to be made with materials that I am not familiar with. These materials are not in my database."

Tadashi scratched his head. "Really, are you sure?"

Baymax nodded. Tadashi took a look at this crown. This thing was definitely not normal and he was starting to realize why the dock worker was so desperate to get rid of it. He opened up his shared closet and put it on the highest shelf.

He shut the door behind him and locked it. He would have to find out what to do with it on a later date, but for right now, it was staying in there, and he was determined to not let it go anywhere.