CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN: TWO DIFFERENT SIDES

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Allison have taking Harlan away from the hotel and to a drive-in bio that was empty to wait on Viktor.

Allison was sitting on the car's trunk while Harlan was sitting down leaned against a building's wall with his eyes closed, listening to music.

"What are you listening to?" Allison asked him but Harlan didn't answer.

"Harlan!" Allison said out loud and Harlan opened his eyes "Headphones" she said before she pointed on her ear and he took his headphones.

"What's playing?" Allison asked "You. Everyone has their own vibration. Like a sonic fingerprint" Harlan said "Oh, yeah? What's mine sound like?" Allison asked "Wrong" Harlan said "You're unpleasant to be around, you know that" Allison said.

Then a car arrived at the drive-in bio before it stopped and Viktor stepped out of the car.

"Hey" he said as he stepped out of the car "You two getting alone?" he asked "Oh, yeah. Two peas in a pod" Allison said with a nod "How'd the others take you going AWOL?" she asked "Wouldn't say I'm their favorite sibling right now. And I know that I'm not on Y/n's good side,  I think the only reason she have not killed me yet is because of Five, I hope he can keep her on leash" he said "He can't, not for long, so you better be careful" Allison said "I know" Viktor nodded before he walked closer to Harlan.

"You okay, Harlan?" he asked but he didn't answer and he rubbed his knees as he glanced over at his briefcase next to him.

Allison jumped off the car and walked over to Viktor "Mr. Conversation" she said and she dropped her cigarette on the ground before she stomped on it with her foot.

"Doing all right?" she asked as she looked at Viktor "Yeah, I'm fine" he said with a nod "Things are getting really bad out there. There's not much time until everything falls apart" he said and Allison looked towards the city which some places was in flames.

"Okay, so what's the plan?" she asked as she looked back at Viktor "Harlan helps me figure out how to take his powers back" he said "And if that doesn't work?" she asked "Uh..." Viktor said not knowing what to answer.

"Look Viktor, I got your back, okay, but there's a limit. The others are right. We have to face this Kugelblitz" Allison said "Yeah, I know, I know..." Viktor said "You have till tonight. Otherwise, I swear, I'm gonna rumor your ass to come back with me, okay?" Allison said before she tilted her head "Yes, yeah. Sibling swear" Viktor said "I'm serious. Don't mess with me, tiny" Allison said before she walked over to the car.

Viktor then walked over to Harlan "Let's go this" he said as he helped him up.

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Sloane was walking towards her bedroom, holding some food with her powers.

She opened the door before entering and Luther who was sitting on her bed let out a gasp "Oh, good. You remember the nut butter" he quietly as she closed the door with her powers before they put the things on the bed.

"All right" Luther said and exhales as he took a bite of the bread while Sloane sat down on the bed "Anybody see you?" he asked "No, but I don't think I can keep you hidden up here forever" she said as she eat a some cereal "Well, I can't go back to the hotel" he said "Why not?" she asked "I don't know" he answered before he began to eat the nut butter with a spoon.

"Luther" she said "Mm-hmm?" he said "You're stress eating like you do" she said "No, I'm not" he said and was about to eat another huge spoon filled with nut butter "All right, what..." she said and lowered the spoon from his mouth "What's really going on?" she asked and he let out a sigh.

"I had a...fight with my sibling" he said "Which one?" she asked "A couple of 'em, actually" he said and sighed "Okay" he said as he put down the nut butter "Remember when I told you that my family is all that I have?" he asked and she nodded "Yeah" she said "I'm starting to wonder if I even have that" he said and she put her hand on his cheek "I'm so sorry" she said "It's fine" he said and she lowered her hand "I'm just so tired of fighting it. The only thing we really have in common is childhood trauma" he said and chuckled "I just...I'm not sure if that's enough to keep us together anymore, you know?" he said "Actually, I do" she said "Yeah" he said and they smiled to each other.

"You know, there is one thing I'm 1,000% sure about" he said as he put his hand on her knee "Your math isn't great but we can work with that" she said and they smiled to each other.

But then there was knock on the door "Shit" Luther said before they both jumped out of bed and Luther press his back against the wall before Sloane opened the door to see Fei "Hey. Hi" Sloane said almost out of breath "Ben needs a world" Fei said "Great. I'll be down in...in ten" Sloane said "Not with you" Fei said before she put her hand on the door, pushing it more opened to see Luther with his back pressed up against the wall.

"Him" she said as she pointed at him and Luther let out a chuckled "Oh! Hey, Fei. How's it going?" he said "How did you know?" Sloane asked "We share a wall. And your bed squeaks. Kept me up all night" Fei said before she looked at Luther "Phew" she said with a smile before she chuckled and walked away.

Sloane and Luther looked at each other "I told you!" she said as she closed the door.

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"How do we start?" Viktor asked Harlan as the two was standing in front of each other "I don't know. Maybe start with what you did in the barn back in 1963" Harlan said "But that didn't work" Viktor said "I'm not a kid anymore. I can help you" Harlan said "Okay, how?" Viktor asked "Let me show you" Harlan said and the sound of energy resonating was heard as Harlan powered a little bit up.

Viktor looked around as the sound of win howling was heard and Harlan powered down again "Can you hear it?" he asked "I hear the wind" Viktor said "No. Deeper than that. Beneath the wind. Every living thing has an energy wave. A sound of its own" Harlan said and Viktor closed his eyes before the sound of energy resonating was heard again as Harlan powered up again.

"I...I...No, I...I can't" Viktor said "Concentrate. I want you to hear it" Harlan said and Viktor closed his eyes powers his skin turned icy blue and the sound of energy resonating was heard as Viktor powered up a little bit.

Allison was sitting in the car before she looked over her shoulder when she heard a familiar sound of Viktor's energy as both Harlan and Viktor powered up.

Harlan surrounded him and Viktor with an orange force field and Viktor let out a groan as he put his hands to his head while he hunched over "It's...It's hurting!" he said "You need to relax. Let it in" Harlan said and Allison looked out of the car to look at them.

Viktor had his eyes closed and he grits his teeth and Harlan hit him with small blasts of energy causing Viktor to let our a groan.

"Viktor" Allison called out as she stepped out of the car, walking over to them "Viktor?" she called out again as Viktor started gasping.

"Harlan, stop!" Allison said "I can take it" Viktor said before he let out a groan.

"Harlan, that's enough!" Allison shouted "I heard a rumour you let him go" she said as her voice echoing and a energy wave travled out of her mouth and around the force field.

"Listen harder, Viktor! You have to listen!" Harlan said as Viktor kept groaning while his body shook violently "I can...hear...it" he said, his voice straining while he kept groaning.

"Focus on it. Let it flow through your body!" Harlan shouted.

When Viktor focused on the sound the force field grew and it pulled Allison into it causing her to start screaming as she covered her eyes to block out the high pitched whistles.

Allison let out a groan as she opened her eyes and they were glowing orange as the light was absorbed into her skin.

Viktor started panting while his body was shaking more "Harlan! Harlan, stop! It's too much!" Allison shouted, her voice echoing and an energy sound wave left her mouth before it travled into Harlan's ears, making him stop causing the force field to disappear and Viktor fell forwards as Harlan stopping glowing.

Allison was panting as she stumbled on her feet while looking at her hands as she have realised that she had rumored Harlan to stop without saying 'I heard a rumor' first.

"How the hell did I just do that?" she asked.

"You had no right! We were making progress" Harlan shouted at Allison "Progress? You were killing him!" she shouted back before she walked over to Viktor and help him to his feet.

"You said we could try till tonight. There's still time. You promised" Viktor said and Allison looked at Harlan "No. No, there's something else going on here" she said before she looked back at Viktor "You wouldn't be risking your life like this" she said before she took a step closer to Viktor "Look, whatever it is, you can tell me" she said as Viktor was panting.

"You don't have to be here" Viktor told her "Well, I don't have anywhere else to go. But I'm not gonna stand here and watch you try to kill yourself" she said before she walked away.

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Luther and Sloane was sitting on the couch in the living room "How much longer do we have to wait?" he asked "Are you in a rush to be somewhere else?" she asked "No, it's just...I'm not supposed to be here. For all I know, Ben and Fei can jump up from behind that couch and stab me to death" Luther said, worried "I'd never let them lay a finger on you" Sloane said before she kissed him.

"Okay"

Then Ben enter the room "Give us a minute" he said and Sloane got up "You. Be nice" she said as she looked at Ben before leaving.

"Listen, I'm sorry, man. I didn't mean to creep into your house. Don't blame Sloane---" "What's your game?" Ben asked "Big fan of Yahtzee" Luther said and Ben rolled his eyes "You know, old Ben would have laughed at that joke" Luther said "Okay, Gigantor, out with it" Ben said as he sat down on the coffee table in front of Luther.

"What's with your family's weird brother Ben fetish?" he asked "He...you...were the best of us, and you died too soon" Luther said and let out a sigh "The Jennifer incident--" "The what?" Ben asked, cutting him off "It doesn't matter. Just know that we were never the same without you. So, I'll take every second of whatever version of you we've got" Luther said "I'm not him, you moron" Ben said "Yes, I know" Luther said with a nod "He cared about people. He was selfless and...and kind--" "Don't forget funny" Ben said, cutting Luther off and they both chuckled.

"You know, maybe...maybe there's a little bit of him inside of you" Luther said "Nope. Not at all" Ben said "Well, genetically you are the same person just raised in a different environment" Luther said "Oh, here we go" Ben said as he got up "The old nature versus nurture argument" he said and Luther got up before he walked closer to him "Deny it, but he's in there...somewhere" Luther said with his finger on Ben's chest.

 "Okay" Ben said as he removed the finger "I've already had one big dumb brother telling me what to do. I don't need another. But the team might" Ben said and Luther looked confused at him "Grace!" Ben said out loud and Grace entered the room, holding a black box "Mom?" Luther asked, looking at her confused as he saw that she was missing an eye.

"Are you all right?" he asked "Of course. Why do you ask?" Grace said as she gave him a box.

"Open it" Ben said and Luther opened it to see a Sparrow suit causing his eyes to widen while Fei and you entered the room.

"I can't take this" Luther said "Oh my God" Sloane said as she entered the room with Chris "Are you serious?" she asked as she looked at Ben.

"I'd rather have him with us than against us" Ben said as he looked at Sloane before he looked back at Luther "Aren't you gonna try it on? You're about Marcus's size" Ben said "Hey. What's wrong?" Sloane asked "I'm honored. Really, I am. I just...I'm still an Umbrella" Luther said "Are you?" Sloane asked as she looked at him.

"You can stay as long as you like" Ben said before he left.

"What the hell was that?" Fei asked Ben "Wouldn't you like to know" Ben said before he walked away.

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Five was driving down the road that was in the middle of the forest until he turned left when he spotted an RV in the forest.

He stopped his bike as he saw Pogo's bike and he stopped the engines before he both got off.

A woman was sitting on her bench reading while smoking "Can I help you?" she asked "Need a word with Pogo" Five said "Ain't no Pogo here, pumpkin" the woman said.

"Okay" Five huffed before e stepped closer and the woman stood up "So I suggest you get your ass of my property before I call a truant officer" she said

"It's okay, Tammy. Let him in" Pogo said from inside the RV.

Five gave the woman a small smirk and raised his eyebrows before he walked towards the RV.

Five entered the RV to see Pogo sitting by a table and he walked over before taking a seat in front of him while Tammy closed the door before she sat on the other side of the RV, continuing to read her book.

As soon as Five sat down he heard a pistol cocking but he remain calm.

"You're either dumb or desperate" Pogo said and Five moved his hand into his inner pocket "Which is it?" Pogo asked.

"You tell me" Five said and he took out the piece of skin with the tattoo before he put it on the table.

Pogo put down his glass before he picked up the tattoo "That looks like my work, but I never did that tattoo" he said "Not yet, you haven't. I cut it off my 100-year-old self" Five said "Ah, so desperate it is" Pogo said "You would be too if you knew the entire universe were at stake" Five said and and Pogo inhale sharply "So it's happened" he said before the sound of a pistol de-cocks was heard.

Pogo opened a small box next to him before he took out a journal "Ah, here it is" he opened it on a page, before he lay it on the table to show it to Five "Look familiar?" he asked as Five grabbed the journal before he lay the skin down next to the journal to compare the tattoo with the sigil on in journal.

Five saw that the tattoo matched with the symbols on the page.

"Reggie was obsessed with these symbols. It's a sigil. A symbol thought to have magical powers" Pogo said "Reginald believed in science, facts" Five said as he looked at Pogo "I didn't respect much about the old man, but I respected that. Hoo-ha was not his thing. It's gotta have a rational meaning" he said as he looked back at the symbols.

"I don't know, but he referred to it as Project Oblivion" Pogo said and Five looked at him as he remember that his old self said the same.

"This project. I need to know more" Five said and Pogo poured him a drink before he started telling him more about it.

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"It was a kamikaze mission. He was preparing the Sparrow children with the expectation they might never return" he said as Five took a sip of a glass "That's why I gave the children those pills, to keep them safe from him and I hope that Y/n will continues it" Pogo said "Y/n?" Five asked and Pogo nodded "Yeah, she help me trained the children. Then after I left she took over my job. Reginald beg her to join him. He saw something special in her, he was desperate in getting her to join which she did. She was incredibly talented and loved the children. She have a daughter herself name Kayla that was just like the other kids even so she was born in 2000. Y/n also trained Kayla together with the kids when she was old enough but I don't think she knew the real reason why Reginald was so desperate in having her on his side. I don't think she know the deal about Oblivion. You gotta be careful about her, don't let Reginald get in her head and manipulate her which I hope is not too late" Pogo said "I know. Well, my druggie brother just got him sober. Go figure" Five said "Then Project Oblivion is starting again, and you are all in danger" Pogo said as he pointed at him.

Five let out a sigh as he took a sip of his glass before he put it down "Then I should probably get that ink. Complete the loop" he said before he got up and began removing his blazer.

"Are you sure?" Pogo asked "Oh, I don't think destiny cares whether I am or not" Five said "Bitch is cruel, ain't she?" Tammy said as she got up before she grabbed Pogo's things while Five sat down on the couch.

"Well then, let's get started" Pogo said as Five took off his tie.

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"He is on to you, Reginald" you said as you walked into Reginald's office.

"Who?" Reginald asked "Number Five from the Umbrella. My husband" you said "How is he on to me?" he asked "He is talking to Pogo" you said "And you didn't stop him?" Reginald asked as he looked at you "I told you to distract him" he said "I tried, beside he will know something is wrong and up and get suspicious if I'm all lovely around him 'cause he know that is not me. Beside remember I work with you not for you, don't make me remind you of that" you said.

"In our lines of work, we can't have him destroy it. The fate of the whole universe is resting on our shoulders" he said "Well, you win some and you lose some. Don't you trust me?" you asked as you looked at him.

"I do trust you" he said "Good. You know that Pogo will probably tell him about this Oblivion and I know if Five finds out that it's about you have to sacrifice me but you need seven to do it, he will do anything in his powers to stop you, he will not let me near you. He wouldn't let you finish your little suicide mission you have for me" you said "Understandably. But then we have to make sure he don't find out the truth" he said and you nodded "You know that not many are willing to surrender themselves for the fate of the humanity. But what is your point?" he asked.

"Well I know Five. And he wouldn't go on board unless it's the last possible solution. He will do anything to stop the apocalypse. It's kinda have been his thing since he ended up in the post-apocalypse future" you said "What about the rest of them?" he asked "You only need seven right? And then me" you said and he nodded "You have Ben, Fei who is willing to go and since I can't be part of that. You need five more. We know Sloane might not go without Luther and after his little meeting with you in the 60' he is not a daddy's boy anymore so I doubt that it would be easy to convince him. Allison might be on board but you have to talk to her. She wants nothing more than have her daughter back and probably also her husband Ray that she married back in 60', then that leaves you with the others, including my sister Lila. Viktor wouldn't be on board after everything you did to him when he was a kid. Klaus I don't know and either with Diego, but he is a fighter, he is someone who wants to show that he can be a hero, so maybe he can be on board, and Lila might follow him since I know that my sister love him" you said and he nodded.

"That's excluding Five, but with enough convincing I think he'll go on the mission" you said "How much convincing?" he asked "A lot, and I don't even think that would make him go, he is the smartest person I know, it is not easy to trick him and he is really hard in reading, but that's not much of an issue" you said "And you know what your cost for this is, correct?" he asked "I do, which is why I support you in this plan" you said "Are you fully prepared to die for this universe?" he asked "If you promise that Sam and Kayla will come back and I can be with them again, live that life I was supposed to live with Five and our kids. That Five and I could have that life together with our kids that we were supposed to" you said before nodding.

"Then yeah, I'm willing to do anything for that to happen" you said before you turned around and walked out of the office.

As you walk down the hallway you saw Ben "So about Luther?" you asked "He told me that he will gather his family so we can fix this" Ben said "Finally. Then we can do something about that thing in the basement" you said "You think we can fix this?" he asked "Probably, but I need to talk to Five about this. He might have a better idea than we do. However the chances of that are small" you said before letting out a sigh.

"So are you in on this plan?" Ben asked "I don't want to go through this plan without Five. He is my husband and the father of my dead kids after all" you said "Doesn't he know a lot about this too? Didn't you tell us about their powers. He did cause all of this" Ben said "Actually he didn't. But Five's knowledge of time travel and its effects is limited. Just because Five have the power to travel through time, then it doesn't mean he is good at it. But other than me, he is the smartest person I know and he is the master of time" you said "Well, hopefully Luther can get his family together so we can stop this" Ben said and you nodded before you walk away.

Both you and Five now knew about Reginald's Project Oblivion, but you have both heard two different sides of the plan, Five have heard Pogo's knowledge of Project Oblivion which was only some of it while you have heard Reginald's side of the Project Oblivion. 

The real question is which side is the truth? And what is the whole truth about Reginald Hargreeves' Project Oblivion?

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Viktor had succeeded taking back his powers from Harlan.

Allison was standing outside the building when Harlan walked outside "How's Viktor?" she asked "Sleeping. He is exhausted. Thank you for before, letting us finish what we needed to do" Harlan said "He's my brother. I'd do anything for him" Allison said "What happens to me now?" Harlan asked "You go home. We clean up your mess" Allison said "With the Sparrows" Harlan said and Allison nodded "Yeah" she said.

"It's okay. I know why you don't like me" Harlan said and Allison turned around to look at him "I don't like the hold you have on him" she said "It's because of what I did. To all of you" Harlan said "And what is that exactly?" Allison asked "I...I...thought Viktor told you. About the mothers" Harlan said "It was you. You're the reason they're all dead" she said "It was an accident. I didn't meant to hurt them" he said "You're the reason Claire's dead" Allison said angry "My powers spilled over. Got in my head" he said "And the reason the whole world is ending!" she said more aggressive "I...I couldn't stop myself" he said "Viktor knew" she said "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I didn't want..." he said, shaking with the sound of sadness and pain in his voice "Sorry is what you say when you spill a glass of milk, not obliterate somebody's child!" she said before she took a deep breath and looked down on the ground "What are you gonna do?" he asked and she looked at him.

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You were in your guest room at the Academy when suddenly someone opened the window.

You turned your head to see Allison "What are you doing here?" you asked "I was looking for you" Allison answered "Why?" you asked "'Cause there is something I need to tell you, so come on" Allison said and you followed after her out the window and down the fire escape to an alleyway. 

"What is it, Allison?" you asked and she turned to you "It's Harlan" she said "What about Harlan?" you asked "He was the one that killed all our mothers" Allison said and your eyes widened "What?" you asked "He told me himself" Allison said "He is the reason the universe is ending" you said "And he is the one that killed two people you care about, he cause this Kugelblitz" Allison said "So he is the reason Kayla is gone" you clenched your first as the anger in you raise.

Harlan was behind all of this, he was the reason your daughter was dead and the universe ending.

You looked up at Allison "Do you have him?" you asked "I do" she nodded "Take me to him" you said.

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Ben and Fei was looking down at Harlan's bloody mutilated dead body while you were standing by it, hands and face covered in blood and a dagger in your hand that was also covered in blood while Allison was standing next to you.

"Jayme and Alphonso have being revenge, it's over" you wipe some blood off your face with your sleeve.

"You got what you wanted. This is done" Allison said before walking over to the front door to see Luther wearing the Sparrow suit. She scoffed before she walked into the Academy.

Ben looked at Reginald with a nod and he smiled before he walked back into the Academy.   

Luther then looked at you, "Did you really....?" he stuttered in fear and you nodded "I don't think Viktor is going to like this" he said "I don't fucking care about him. He just be lucky I don't want him dead" you said "What do you think Five will say to this?" he asked "I don't care what anyone think. Harlan deserve it, you just be lucky that I don't also blame you" you pointed the bloody dagger at Luther who gulp in fear as you walk past him to go wash yourself.

A/N: So Y/n is on with Reginald's plan and she killed Harlan.

Do you think Y/n knows Reginald's whole plan about Project Oblivion?

Do you think that Five will find out that Y/n is on with Reginald's plan? And that she will be sacrificed in the end?

How will he react if he does find out?

How do you think Viktor will react when he finds out that Y/n killed Harlan?

How do you think Five will react, will he be on Viktor's side or Y/n's?

In the next chapter there will be a small argument between Viktor and Y/n.

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