Author's Note: This chapter is admittedly not the best one, but I wanted to get a few plot points out for the future, so yeah…
The police quickly handcuffed Callaghan.
"This criminal is going to jail for good." One of the two scoffed. "I hope he didn't do any serious damage to you kids."
"He didn't." Tadashi lied, putting his hands behind his back. Extra questioning was the last thing Hiro needed right now. "At least, nothing worth noting at the moment. Though, I'd be more than happy to answer any questions you may have while you investigate."
"Thank you, young man."
"I should be thanking you. Oh, and I just need to warn you, a man named Johnathan Cooper has been working with him. He's hiding out in a secret laboratory under Callaghan's house."
"We'll handle him. Is there anything else we can do for you?"
"Not at the moment. Thank you again, officers." Tadashi smiled.
"You're welcome, son. Have a nice day."
"You too." With a respectful nod, he closed the door and watched them drive away with Callaghan scowling in the back seat. Instantly, he turned around and hugged his brother again, as gently as possible. "You okay, Knucklehead?"
"I'm better now." He smiled. "Promise you'll never leave again..."
"Cross my heart." He smiled. Hiro slowly pulled away, and wiped a tear from his eye. "Now, come on. You still need to lie down."
"Hiro is right." Baymax added. "You have sustained several injuries, and should refrain from excessive motion."
"I'm fine, really."
"You still need to relax. Come on." He took his hand and pulled his brother upstairs. Tadashi smiled when they entered the bedroom, and plopped down on his bed with a relaxed sigh.
"It's good to be home."
"And it's good to have you home." Hiro sat down on his own bed slowly. The rest of the gang remained standing. "I just can't believe this is all over."
"I'm not sure it is…" Tadashi sighed.
"Well, the police are handling Johnathan, you're back to your normal self if you don't count the extra robotics, and Callaghan is going back to jail. What else could be wrong?"
"I don't know. I've just got a bad feeling…" He let out a sigh. "It's probably just a little bit of brainwashing left over. They had me completely paranoid 24/7. That doesn't go away so quickly. But, it's all good, really. I'm fine." GoGo walked up to him, putting a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"You don't have to pretend to be okay. We know how much you've been through."
"I said I'm fine." He snapped. GoGo let out a sigh.
"Hiro, can you leave for a second? We need to talk to Tadashi alone."
"A-alright…" Hiro walked out of the room and into the hallway.
"Tadashi, we see what you're doing." Wasabi said, crossing his arms.
"I'm not doing anything."
"You're trying to be strong for Hiro." Honey argued. "It's a noble thing to do, but right now, you've been through too much to just bottle up your feelings."
"Guys…"
"No." GoGo interrupted. "You need to listen to us. In the last few months, you nearly died, lost your memory, got brainwashed and beaten by two complete psychos who turned you into a literal weapon, and you expect us to believe that you're unaffected by it? We know you want to make Hiro happy, but it'll just hurt you."
"Guys, really. Everything's fine now, and I'm alright." He stood up and walked across the room. "I appreciate your concern, but it's really-" He started to turn towards them, then stopped mid-sentence at the sight of his reflection in a mirror on the wall. His eyes widened, and his face went pale at the sight of his appearance.
"Tadashi?" Wasabi asked with concern in his voice. He didn't respond, and tears filled his eyes almost instantly.
"They really turned me into a monster…" He said after what felt like forever. It was then that the others realized that it was probably the first time he'd seen himself since before the fire. He looked away, letting a sob escape his lips. Honey quickly ran up and hugged him tight.
"You're not a monster, Tadashi."
"Yes…I am…" He tried to pull away.
"No. You're not." A voice behind him said firmly.
"Hiro… You were supposed to wait in the hallway!"
"I was in the hallway, but the door isn't exactly soundproof." Tadashi put on a brave face once again, and started to wipe away his tears, but Hiro grabbed his arm to stop him. "They're right, you know." He said softly. "You can't bottle up your emotions. I know from experience." Tadashi looked at him for a moment, expressionless. Then suddenly, he wrapped his arms around his little brother and buried his face in his shoulder, weeping.
"Hiro, I'm so s-sorry. I never wanted to h-hurt you, and now that's all I've d-done, and I… I'm nothing but a m-monster."
"I told you, you're not…" He said softly.
"Yes, I am! All I ever w-wanted was to help people, and n-now Callaghan turned me into nothing but but a w-weapon of mass destruction!"
"Tadashi, listen to me. Just because you're able to cause harm doesn't mean you will. We all could do bad things if we wanted to. Even Baymax could. Do you think Baymax is a monster?"
"No…"
"Then, neither are you. So stop saying that you are. Callaghan did horrible things to you, and that should be what you're upset over, not this. We all love you, no matter what. So stop thinking of yourself as anything less than human, okay?" Tadashi didn't respond for a few moments, but then, after what felt like forever, his quiet voice mumbled:
"Okay…"