CHAPTER SEVENTY: SPLIT INTO GROUPS

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You walked through the long passage, only glancing over your shoulder two times in search for your husband who promised that he would right behind you.

Lila kicked the door opened at the other end of the passage before she and Ben entered.

"Let's never do that again" Viktor said as he was panting "I agree with you there" you said "What, narrowly escapes the apocalypse?" Five asked sarcastically "For the third time for you, the second time for me" you said as Five walked over to you and grabbed your hand "You okay?" he asked and you nodded "I'm fine, but for some strange reason I'm feeling a little bit weak and exhausted" you said "Don't worry, we will get out of here" he said. 

"It's kind of our thing, isn't it" Diego said as he scanned the room while Lila poked her head out into the hallways, checking for the guardian.

"Not a good thing" you said "There's something very wrong about that" Allison said as she was looking at the buffalo's ass which hung up on the wall.

"Same suit, just ass-backaward" Lila said "No hyperbole there" Five said "This is some hardcore Alice in Wonderland shit" Ben said as he lightly played with the tail "Yeah, it only gets weirder" Diego said.

Then Reginald came through the passage before he closed the door to the tunnel "At last, on the other side" he said out of breath as he stood with his back up against the door.

"Wait. Where's Klaus?" Viktor asked "Children, I'm sorry, but your brother...I did all I could, but he didn't make it through in time. The Kugelblitz has claimed its last victim" Reginald said "No" you said as tears was showed in your eyes.

"No, he was right behind me when I enter the tunnel" Five said "We need to go back" Sloane said as she took a step towards Reginald.

"There's nothing to go back to" Reginald said while you glanced at him. You knew that Reginald have also killed Klaus now. This was not part of the plan. And that only meant one thing.

Reginald have lied to you

You glanced at Reginald while clenching your fist. 

"Children, there will be time for tears later. Right now, we have to keep moving" Reginald said before walking out of the room.

"Wait. Luther and Klaus?" Viktor asked and the siblings all looked down, mourning over the death of two members of their family.

Tears ran down from your eyes. You really love Klaus, he was annoying sometimes, but in a sweet way and he was so kind to you.

You started sobbing and Five wrapped his arms around you, pulling you into a hug.

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The elevator's bell dings before the door opened and Reginald stepped out with you and the others behind him.

You all entered the lobby which had orange pillar instead of blue.

"It's magnificent" Reginald said as you entered the lobby "You guys should've stayed here. This placer is way nicer" Ben said "Lila and I barely got out alive last time. Remember" Diego said "But I'm here this time, and the numbers are in our favor" Ben said  "Yeah, that will make a difference" you said sarcastic.

"Well, whatever, it was, it was strong, fast, and super pissed" Lila said while Diego lead you all to the reception's desk.

"Alright, so, whatever you do, do not ring this bell" Diego said and pointed on the bell on the receptions' desk "Unless you wanna lose a finger or a tentacle" he said and looked at Ben when he said the world 'tentacle' which caused Ben to roll his eyes.

"I'll take my chances--" Sloane said and was about to walk closer to the desk but Lila put herself between the bell and Sloane "Don't!" she said "Get out of my way" Sloane said and Lila shook her head "To take out this thing, we need to be in the right state of mind" she said "State of mind? Do you mean, am I angry?" Sloane asked before she nodded "Yes, I am angry. I wanna kill whatever it is that hurt Luther" she said as she was raising her voice while trying to hold back her tears.

"Luther, isn't the only one that's gone. We lost Klaus too. I'm angry, okay? We all are. But we have to be smart about this" Viktor said "Yeah. When the time is right, we'll act" Lila said while Five started walking over to the hotel's doors which shine a strange white.

"Don't even try it Five. Doors won't let you out" Diego called to Five as he saw him walked over to the doors.

"So, what, we're stuck here?" Allison asked as Five walked back to them.

"This place is a test and a trap and a means of salvation, all at once" Reginald said "Does anyone know what that sign says?" Viktor asked as he pointed at the sign next to the bell that was writing in a language that none of them understand.

"Yeah, it says 'Do not ring that bell' That's what that means" Diego answered "We get it, Diego. Bell bad" you said.

"What do we do? Does anybody know?" Five asked as Reginald walked away from you all before he pulled his notebook out of his jacket.

"Reggie?" Allison asked as she looked at Reginald who was standing in the middel of the lobby with his notebook, flipping through the pages "Reggie" she said again.

"I'm hungry. Does anyone fancy an unagi roll?" Lila asked before she was walked towards the bar "I do" you said.

"How can you possibly eat at a time like this?" Ben asked her and she turned to him "I don't know. How can you be a dick at a time like this?" she asked "Oh, you'll--" but Ben was cut off by Diego "Hey!" he said as he walked over to them "Back off, all right?" he said to Ben before he looked at Lila "She's eating for--" "Strength" she finished his sentence before he could expose her being pregnant to the rest of the family.

"In these trying times" she said before she looked at Diego "Diego, can you come with me for a second?" she said as she grabbed his arm before the two walked over to the bar, away from the others.

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"I can't believe you were just gonna blurt it out" Lila said "I'm sorry, alright? But maybe we should tell them about the baby" Diego said "No. Beside my sister know" she said with her mouth full "Y/n knows" Diego said "Yeah. And she is not going to tell anyone, she promised me. Beside I'd like to get through the mission before you throw a gender-reveal party" she said "Yeah, but imagine--" "Can you pass me the soy sauce, please?" she asked, cutting him off and Diego gave her the soy sauce.

"I don't get it. Like, we're with the people that loves us the most, okay? So why wouldn't we tell them? Huh? Things suck right now. And it would be nice to give the family something to fight for" he said "Can you shut up and eat your fish?" she said and he smiled "Okay. Okay" he said and kissed her on the cheek.

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You were sitting over in a corner when Five walked over to you.

"What's going on with you?" he asked "I didn't think anyone would die. If someone was supposed to die, it should have being me" you said "Did Reginald put you up to this?" Five asked "Up to what?" you asked "Killing Klaus. Did you use your powers so he couldn't move?" Five asked "No" you shook your head "Reginald push him. I know it" you said before looking at him.

"Why do you want me to be the bad guy so bad?" you asked "I'm not. Reginald is the bad guy here, he seemed like he was on a mission to kill someone as soon as possible" Five said and you looked at him "Can't you see what he is doing. I think that one of his plan is to tear us apart. Getting you over on his side, putting us up against each other, he only want you because of powers, because he know that even I would have trouble in defeating you, even so I would never hurt you" a single tear fell from his eyes.

"Why are you so kind to me, after everything I had said and done why?" you asked "Because my love for you is strong enough to overcome any hate and other feelings that I have for you" your eyes widened as he grab your hand and the two of you stared into each other's eyes.

He slid a piece of your hair away from your face and behind your ear before you lean closer.

But then Viktor walked over to you before sitting down which caused you and Five to pull away before your lips could touch.

"So it seems like we got here anyway" he sighed "Nah, it's like Reginald said. Once is incident, twice is coincidence and three time ain't gonna happen 'cause I'm not gibbering idiots" Five said "Well, we can't be sure he killed Klaus or Luther" Viktor said "You serious? This is his modus operandi. We've seen this before. Have you forgotten how we all came together in the first place?" Five asked "Dad's funeral" Viktor said "Exactly. He pulled this on you rubes before, and he's doing it again now" Five said "I agree with Five, Reginald must have somehow lured Luther into the Suite and then killed him. Beside I also think, no I know that he killed Klaus" you said.

"Yeah and he knew about how I time traveled, that I didn't listen to him and that the first time I did something went wrong. How...." "How would he know that unless..." Viktor trailed "We can't trust him" Five murmured.

"Come on you two" Viktor said "No. He lost the vote to come through the tunnel, yet here we are" Five said "Are you two really sure that he would kill Luther?" Viktor asked "We think he could kill Luther, Klaus, and the rest of us without breaking a moral sweat. He has no remorse for the lives he is taken. I know a killer when I see one and Reginald is a killer" you said.

"Yeah. Reginald only saw us as weapons of varying usefulness, and only cared about what benefits, if any, we would provide him. He was a cold and emotionally distant parent to us. He emotionally abused us. When we were kids all we ever wanted was for him to love us and he fed us to the wolves...He never cared if we lived or died, as long as it fit in with his plans. He never loved us. He had so little love, that he treats people like objects. Especially us, because for him we were just things, objects for him to use in his plan" Five said before he took a deep breath "And what's worse we think Allison is involved in this plan of his" he said "No. No" Viktor said with a scoff as he looked over at Allison who was sitting with Sloane by the stairs, cleaning the blood off their hands.

"I hate to say the things everyone says" Sloane said "Mourning in cliché is the last thing you need to worry about" Allison said and Sloane let out a sniff "I know everything is ending but I thought we'd be together when it happened" she said while sobbing "I didn't even get to say goodbye" she said and Allison grabbed her hand "I got to say goodbye to my daughter...and my husband. But it wasn't enough. Feelings are just...They're too big for words. Luther loved you to the moon and back" Allison said and Sloane chuckled "You made him so happy" Allison said and Sloane let out a sob.

"No, she...she was with Sloane in the tunnel" Viktor said as he looked back at Five "We're not talking about Klaus" Five said.

"Luther?" Viktor asked before he shook his head "What? No, she would never do that" he said "She's been unraveling since we got to this timeline" Five said "Yeah, she lost her daughter" Viktor said "And she was on Y/ns' side in killing Harlan. She was about to kill you" Five said "Allison wouldn't do this" Viktor said "This Allison would" Five said "Even if you two are right. I can't imagine they're just gonna come clean if we confront them" Viktor said "I agree" Five said before he looked at you "Did you know?" he asked "No. This wasn't part of the plan" you said.

"Tell me what the original plan was" Five said "The plan was to get everyone to go through the tunnel and go here" you said and Five raise a brow "That's it. That's all" you said "That's absolute bullshit Y/n. Tell me the full truth or I will kill you" Five hissed through his teeth.

"Then do it" you looked at him which causde him to scoff before looking away.

"Listen I'll talk to her and Reginald. They will talk to me. Not you two" you said "Listen, is not a good idea. You're weak right now. Reginald is capable of killing both Luther and Klaus, he is capable of killing you too" he said "I don't care, no one have being able to kill me and god people have tried" you said before getting up "Beside Reginald wouldn't kill me, not yet" you said and Five's eyes widened "What do you mean with 'Not yet'?" he asked but you didn't answer as you walked away.

"You need to keep an eye on her Five" Viktor said to him "I know and I will, because I'm not letting anyone hurt her. But once Y/n is in that mood, you shall be careful what step you take and what you say to her" Five said before he turned his head to look at Viktor "When Y/n is in her angry or killer mood, no one can stop her" he said "Not even you?" Viktor asked "Sometimes, but not all the times, she almost cut off my finger one time when she was in her full killer mood 'cause she was really pissed off. I tried to calm her down and I almost lost a finger. I still have it, 'cause my reflex was fast enough" Five replied "Are you scared of her?" Viktor asked "Sometimes, when she is really mad and is in her killing mood" Five answered "I don't get it, you have dealt and survived three apocalypses but you are scared of your own wife" Viktor said "You would too, if you knew what she is cable of and what she can do to someone" he said.

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Allison followed after Reginald up on the second floor "We need to talk" she said "I'm quite busy. Can it wait?" Reginald asked "No, it can't. Luther and Klaus, did you kill them?" Allison asked "There's a guardian lurking in the corridors of this hotel. We have to defeat it for this mission to succeed. What benefit would I gain killing two members of our team?" Reginald asked "Answer the question" Allison said "I believe I just did" Reginald said "If I find out you're bullshitting me, old man, the deal is off" Allison said "I can assure you I will keep my side of our agreement, and I expect you to do the same" Reginald said.

Then Ben walked up to them and Allison walked away, angry bumping her shoulder into Ben as he walked downstairs.

"What was that all about?" Ben asked "That's none of your concern" Reginald said "Not my concern? We're here now, in the Hotel Oblivion. Just like you wanted. I made that happen" Ben said "Don't be ridiculous. Allison brought Harlan to Y/n so she could kill him, and I united the families. What did you do, Number Two?" Reginald asked before he walked downstairs.

"Gather up, children" he said as he walked down the stairs "Now that we've had a chance to catch our breath, the real work can begin" he said "Ah, the myth of the seven bells, eh?" Five asked as you all gather up "Exactly. Somebody's been paying attention" Reginald said as Five put his hands in his pockets.

"Okay, so we find the bells, then what?" Diego asked and Reginald shook his head "No, no, no. The bells are just a metaphor for this" Reginald said before he turned his book around and showed the page to you and the others.

Five noticed that the sigil was matching with that tattoo that he have inked into his chest.

"The sigil" he said "Correct, Number Five. The sigil is the key to the seven bells. Once we find this symbol, we're one step closer to resetting the universe" Reginald said "What do we do when we find it?" Sloane asked "I don't know" Reginald said.

"I'm sorry...You don't know!? What the hell do you mean 'You don't know'?" you asked "Excuse me? We're here because you said you have a plan" Viktor said "Yeah, what exactly is your plan?" you asked "I do have a plan" Reginald said "A full plan?" you asked.

"Up to a point" Reginald said "Great. So we'll just stay in the hotel forever, staring at the walls and eating bad sushi" Lila said sarcastically "I'm in" you said also sarcastically.

"Finding the sigil is our only way out of here and the best chance we have of resetting the universe" Allison said "Funny how you and Reginald are on the same page again" Five said.

As Allison didn't respond and she only glare at Five, 'cause him to get more suspicious of her.

"Okay, uh, where we do start?" Viktor asked "We'll split into groups. I will go with Allison, Y/n and Sloane. Ben and Five with Viktor" Reginald said.

"No, we want Allison" Viktor said "Ben for Allison. We've trained together, so it makes more sense if we take Allison" Five said as he pointed between himself, Viktor and Allison.

"Yeah. No, thanks" Allison said "Why not?" Viktor asked but Allison didn't answer.

"Splendid idea. Allison, you go with the Umbrellas. Sparrows, stick together" Reginald said.

"I want my wife on my side too. We have being together for years. We have trained and survived together, so it makes senes we go together too" Five said.

"I will be fine. I promise" you and Five looked at each other and he nodded with a sigh.

 "Everyone take a different floor. We must find that sigil" Reginald said.

"What about us?" Diego asked him "You're duo. Nobody wants to listen to your endless bickering. Now, spread out, leave no stone unturned, and meet back here in 30 minutes" Reginald said as you all started to split up.

"So what is your plan? That I would die while fighting off a guardian. We both know that's not what we agree on" you whispered to Reginald "We agree that you would be sacrifice by my hands, like you were supposed to" he said and you glanced at him before walking up to Sloane and Ben. 

Your mind raced with a mix of fear and determination. This was your last chance and you knew that whatever happended next would change everything. This was a gamble, a dangerous, near-impossible mission, but you were ready to face it. For Five. For you both. This beautiful tragedy was yours to live, even if it was only for a fleeting moment.   

"This is total waste of time" Ben said "Shut up, Ben" you said.

"Did you hear that? He called us a duo. I think your father is starting to grow on me" Lila said to Diego.

"I forgot my journal. Go on. I'll meet you on five" Reginald told the three of you.

Before you could answer, the elevator door closed and Reginald turned to look at the bell on the receptions' desk.

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Allison opened the door to a bedroom and walked inside in order to search for the symbol.

"Someone went through a lot of trouble to hide this thing" Allison said "How big is it supposed to be?" Viktor asked as he looked around "You know, dear old Reg didn't say" Allison said "Really? Hm. That's surprising. We figured you'd know more about his plan. Y/n seems to know more than she's letting on" Five said "So take it out on her" Allison said "Why not you?" Five asked "Sorry, what's that supposed to mean?" Allison asked as she turned to look at him "I saw you and dad in the White Buffalo Suite during the wedding" Five said "I don't know if now's the right time--" Viktor said "You know, I heard that you blacked out last night" Allison said "I did, and it took me a while to remember what I saw, but I do remember, Allison" Five said as he approach his sister.

"You, dad and Y/n made some kind of deal" he said and Allison chuckled "What did you agree to?" he asked "A deal?" she asked "Mm-hmm" he said with a nod "With Dad and your wife? Please tell me you're joking" she said and Viktor shook his head "He's not" he said and Allison let out a scoffed.

"Answer the question" Five hissed and Allison let out a scoff again "Quite scoffing it off. It's just making me seem more right than I already am" Five said.

"You're out of your mind" Allison said "Nice try. I know that trick and it doesn't work on me. You and Reginald made a deal, now Luther is dead" Five said "Okay" Allison said and chuckled "Luther was killed by whatever that thing is" she said.

"And Klaus?" Five asked "He didn't make it into the tunnel" Allison said "You're lying. He was killed, Y/n told me. You know, your deal is costing people their live. Your family lives. For most parts. Y/n kept her mouth shut and I have sneaking suspicion it has to do with the deal" he said "Do you really think that I made a deal with Dad to kill Luther and Klaus?" she asked.

Allison glanced at Viktor who looked away and Allison looked back at Five who stared calmly at her.

"I would like to know what exactly the deal is so I can save my wife and free her from Dad's brainwash" Five said.

"I'm done" Allison said "Done with the deal with Reginald, or done with us so we're next on your little hitlist?" Five asked her.

"I'll meet you in the lobby" she said as she walked past Five and out of the room "Hey...hey, wait, no" Viktor said as he tried to call Allison but she kept walking and Viktor sighed.

"Allison...No, just listen to me" Viktor called out as he ran after her.

Five stepped out of the room but then he froze when he saw that he had being transferred to a different floor.

"Viktor? Allison?" he called out as he looked at a wall "Okay" he said before he turned around and started walking the other way with a sigh while the sound of energy fluctuating was heard.

He walked over to another wall and push it to see if was just an illusion but it wasn't "All right, so now the fun starts" he said.

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"No, I'm done with everyone and your conspiracy theories" Allison said as she walked down the hallways towards the elevator while Viktor followed behind "Come. Just listen to me" he said.

"Allison pressed the button before she faced Viktor "Why should I, huh?" she asked "You're the one who votes to stay and die. You're the ones who said to hell with family and the whole universe. I'm the only one fighting to save both" she said "We just need to know what Dad is planning before more of us get killed" he said.

But then Allison moved her eyes behind him, to check the hallways "Where the hell is Five?" she asked and Viktor turned around to look down at the empty hallway "He was right behind me" he said before he walked into the room where they left Five 

"Five?" he called out "Five?" Allison called out as she walked past Viktor to check the other hallways.

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The elevator stopped on the 6th floor before the door opened and Diego and Lila stepped out.

Diego was holding the harpoon gun as he was on the lookout for the guardian.

Diego looked at Lila as she walking next to him. "Hey. We're gonna make it out of this mess, all right? The three of us are gonna be fine" he said "And then what?" Lila asked "And then we'll be a happy family" he said "No, we won't" she said "Is this more of that bullshit proving-yourself-to-be-a-good-dad stuff? I'm over it, all right" he said and grabbed her arm as they stopped "You passed, okay" she said.

"Oh, this isn't about me, huh? Oh, you're scared" he said and she chuckled "It was easier with Stan, okay? You could have just said 'sod off' and then I wouldn't have had to tell you about the baby or asked you to stay with me. Why tell the truth when you can mindfuck someone into getting what you want without having to be truly vulnerable?" she asked and he place his hand on the back of her head.

"Do you know how crazy that is?" he asked "But what if I fail our baby like...my mum failed me and Y/n?" she asked "Then you won't. Because behind the crazy bullshit, there's a good and decent person" he said "You sure?" she asked "One thousand percent" he said causing her to let out a small laugh and Diego smiled before the two kissed.

While they were kissing, Diego pulled the trigger and the harpoon in the rifle shot up into the ceiling.

They pulled away and Diego put down the rifle before he grabbed her hand "Come on" he said before the two walked down the hallways.

But as they turned around the corner they were transferred to another floor causing them to stop when they saw the elevator "Did we end up back at the same elevator?" he asked as they looked confused at the elevator.

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