Hiro jerked awake when he heard a shout from across the room, watching Baymax inflate and waddle over to Tadashi's bed, trying to comfort him.
"Tadashi?" Hiro asked, switching on the lights and hurrying over to him, glancing at the clock as he passed it.
Two A.M.
"I will scan you now. Scan complete." Baymax said, and Hiro had to push him out of the way to get to his brother, who was on the floor beside the bed, his knees pulled to his chest and his head in his hands.
"You have suffered cranial trauma. I recommend hospitalization."
If Baymax said it was that serious….
Tadashi looked up; his eyes wide like a cornered animal.
"Hiro…" He said quietly, looking up in fear. "I don't know what's wrong… I didn't hit my head, but…" He trailed off with another yelp of pain.
"Uh… Come on, Tadashi, we need to go." He leaned down, trying to heave his brother up, but stopping after a few tries. He felt… heavier than he remembered.
"Come on, help me help you." He mumbled, and Tadashi slowly stood, stumbling a bit.
"I… I think there's something wrong with me." He said, leaning on his little brother. Hiro grunted, holding him up as they headed towards the stairs, grabbing a sweatshirt for Tadashi on the way down.
"Yeah, there's something broken in your head." Hiro said, looking up as the two carefully headed down the stairs.
"No, I mean with all of me." Tadashi groaned, rubbing his temple.
"All of you?"
"Yeah. I just feel… wrong." He sighed, plopping into the armchair as Hiro went to get Aunt Cass up. It took a few minutes to get her out of bed, and Tadashi had leaned over, groaning in pain. Cass gasped, rushing over in her bathrobe, holding his face in her hands and inspecting him.
"Alright, come on, come on." She helped her nephew up, heading downstairs, trailed by Hiro and Baymax, who kept offering bits of advice, only to be completely ignored. He didn't seem to mind though. He simply followed the family out to the truck, squeezing into the cabin with them. What with Tadashi groaning in pain, Aunt Cass chattering on and on, Hiro watching his brother anxiously and Baymax throwing around random fun facts, it was a fun ride.
"Aunt Cass, I love you, but… Please. Be quiet." Tadashi said, and even Hiro was a little surprised. Tadashi must have been in real pain.
As they pulled up to the hospital, Hiro helped Tadashi out of the car and towards the doors. The both of them looked kind of ridiculous. Hiro was wearing robot pajamas from two years ago, looking like a five year old. Tadashi looked slightly less juvenile in sweatpants and a cardigan over a tee shirt, but he was still leaning on Hiro as they walked.
As soon as they walked in, Hiro signed his brother in, and he was taken back to a room. Hiro tried to follow, but the doctor told him to stay in the waiting room, calling him a kid.
Aunt Cass and Baymax followed quickly. Cass squabbled with a nurse for a moment before sitting down next to Hiro. Baymax had squeezed into a metal chair beside the two, staring straight ahead.
Hiro laid his head on Aunt Cass's shoulder, sighing.
"He'll be fine. He'll be fine." She whispered, hugging Hiro gently.
After about an hour, a frazzled doctor walked into the waiting room, looking at Cass and Hiro.
"You're going to have to see this." He said, eyes wide with shock and awe.