4A fair few people asking why the Handler would encourage Vanya to make amends with her family? All part of the plan. She knows full well, the best way to set off the bomb? Surround it with lit fuses like her siblings.
I feel I keep saying this but I'm so sorry updates have gone from daily to sporadic. Work has increased hours at the minute with a few people quitting so I'm working more recently, means less time to write, especially when I just want to go to sleep when I get home.
Five looked around the quiet street, Vanya watching him carefully. Was he alright? He seemed on edge since she told him about that strange woman she'd met. His eyes kept darting wildly, he seemed too panicked to try jump with her. Had she said something?
Five was freaking out. How had she survived? He'd seen a grenade blow up at her feet. How did anyone survive such a close range blast as that? Furthermore, what was she doing with Vanya? Harold Jenkins was dead, surely it was over. But if the Handler was hanging around Vanya, it meant it still had to be on, and Vanya was somehow mixed up with it.
Five felt his world come crashing down with a single realising thought.
'Vanya causes the apocalypse." Five realised with a shudder.
Five looked into Vanya's eyes and saw a small gleam in them, a gleam of hope and happiness, a soothing idea until Five realised that within a few days, those eyes would be filled with madness, fire, fear...and death.
"So, back home?" Vanya asked him, a small frown forming on her face when she saw Five's eyes widen and a sheen of sweat appear on his forehead. "Five...are you alright?"
"What? Yes, I'm fine." Five told her, waving her off as internally he panicked.
Vanya looked at him in worry but held her tongue. If it was truly serious, Five would talk to her, wouldn't he? Part of her was still irritated by them, why would they dismiss her and having powers out of hand? Now they were all alike, they could move on from their past, couldn't they? They could all be a real family? Why were they scared when she first showed them her powers?
"Come on, Five." Vanya said, standing. "We need to get back, is the apocalypse still on?"
"I don't know." Five lied. "I'm hoping not but I've learnt life isn't easy, they'll be some way for it to still be on I'm sure. We'll find it and stop it in time."
"Five, come on, we need to go." Vanya told him. Nodding, Five grabbed her hand and jumped the two of them back to the Academy gates, opening the door, they heard Allison's voice.
"Five? Is that you?"
"We're back!" Five called, hearing footsteps, they saw the others coming out of the main room, along with Pogo and Grace, seeing Five with Vanya, they rushed forward.
"Vanya!" Allison called out as she saw her sister, rushing forward to embrace her. Klaus bounced over as well to try join in the hug, whilst Five moved to the side to avoid being swept up. Diego and Luther kept back, smiling but aloof.
"Are you alright? What happened?" Allison asked as she wrapped Vanya up in her arms, ignoring her protests. Five looked over to see Klaus turning, not towards Vanya, but towards him.
"Oh no, Klaus, what are you doing?" Five yelped as Klaus gripped him tightly as well, pinning his arms to his side as Klaus engulfed him in a hug.
"Shush, this is happening." Klaus told him as Five wriggled and struggled within his grip before going limp after a moment.
"Oh, fine." Five said, contemplating for a moment.
'This is actually nice, this is good.' Five thought to himself as he let Klaus hug him for a moment before deciding enough was enough and freeing his arms, he pushed Klaus back.
"I'm sorry I snapped at everyone and left." Vanya said, disentangling herself from Allison's arms.
"Vanya, don't be, we're the ones who are sorry." Allison told her with a smile.
"Yeah, we freaked out, we were idiots, we're sorry." Klaus told her.
"Yeah, I mean, who knew? I shouldn't have judged, I know what it's like to be alone." Luther apologised.
"We all do, but yeah, I'm sorry too, Van. We all are." Diego told her with a small smile as Vanya beamed at them all.
Maybe this would turn out to be alright after all?
"So, what are your powers?" Klaus asked after a moment of everyone just feeling sorry for each other and themselves.
"I...I'm not sure." Vanya said softly. What were her powers exactly?
"We'll figure them out, together." Allison assured her with a smile.
"I'm just glad I'm not ordinary." Vanya admitted softly, as Allison froze.
"I heard a rumour that you think you're just ordinary."
"Oh no..." Allison mumbled softly, loud enough that Vanya could hear her.
"What's wrong, Allison?" She asked, worried.
"When we were kids, just before you started taking your meds, you were quarantined for a while." Allison started to explain, Vanya nodded as memories came back to her, the others mulled on it as well and nodded, slightly remembering.
"When you were down there, I remember Dad sent me down with him and Mom one night. I thought I was just visiting you, Dad said it was a reward for good behaviour, it was a way for me to help you get better." Allison said, her voice starting to shake.
"Allison?" Luther asked, looking at her worriedly.
"Are you alright? Whatever it is, it's ok." Vanya told her with a small smile, trying to reassure her.
Five got a sinking feeling in his stomach. If Allison was about to say what he thought she may be about to say, he may need to grab Vanya and jump, before something really bad happened to the rest of his siblings.
"When we got there, he told me to tell you a rumour that you thought you were just ordinary." Allison admitted sadly. "I swear, I didn't understand it at the time and I'm so sorry Vanya, please, can you forgive me?"
Vanya stood quietly as she processed what Allison said, the others looking between giving Vanya pity or giving Allison looks of shock and horror. After a moment that felt like an eternity to Allison, Vanya finally spoke.
"I….I'm not sure." She said, her insides felt like they were in a blender, part of her wanted to rush over to Allison, seeing the hesitation and hurt on her face and hug her, promise her it was ok, that dad was always a bastard and he's rotting in hell, another part of her, the part she could sense was linked most to her powers, wanted to rip the place apart, destroy anyone around her, especially Allison, for daring to try make her less than she was, for hurting her like this for decades.
She could feel a wind starting to blow around her as she struggled to keep herself in check, the others looked at her in worry as they too began to feel the air around them.
"Vanya." Five said in a soft tone, trying to warn yet comfort her.
"What? Oh." Vanya said, seeing what she was doing, and trying to focus on her breathing to stop it. After a few moments, the winds began to subside.
"Vanya.." Allison started, before Vanya held up a hand to stop her.
"No, Allison. I'm sorry, but no. I'm not sure I can forgive you. Like Pogo, you hurt me, you may not have meant too, but you did. For now, please...just leave me alone." Vanya said sadly, tears in her eyes as she turned and left the room, leaving her siblings staring after her.
