ALICE P.O.V

"Does Anyone else see little five and a little girl or is it just me?" Klaus said, did I just teleport to the Umbrella Academy set or to the actual Umbrella Academy. I stood up as I walked up to the others but my body just went through them.

"What happened to me?" I said as I looked at my hands.

'Am I a ghost now?'

'Did I just die?'

But Klaus can see me so maybe I am a ghost? I saw all of them walk inside and I just sighed.

'Well I did always wish to escape reality, guess I got my wish'

A part of me was kind of happy because for starters, I don't have to deal with my parents who have anger issues and always liked to take it out on me, and two, I don't have to deal with Karens at work. If this is a dream—well thank you brain for making me experience this for a while.

"Well it would if you were smarter" Once Five said that Diego stood up from the table and was probably about to strangle him. But Luther placed his arm in front of him.

"How long were you there?" Luther asked

"forty-five years, give or take," Five replied.

Both of them sat back down in shock, probably processing what Five just said

"So what, are you saying that you're fifty-eight?" Luther said, Well he is, mentally.

"No, my consciousness is fifty-eight, apparently my body is now eighteen again" Five replied clearly annoyed.

"Wait, how does that even work?" Vanya asked, still confused.

"Dolores kept saying the equations were off, bet she's laughing now" Five said, taking a bite of his sandwich

"Delores?" Vanya said.

'Wait till they learn she was a mannequin all along'

I chuckled softly at the thought as Five continued talking.

"Hm, guess I missed the funeral," Five said, looking at the newspaper.

"how'd you know about that?" Luther said.

"Hey Klaus—oh Ben, hi! I have a question, has Luther always been this dumb?" I asked, Klaus laughed a bit at that.

"Yeah he is" Klaus said, Ben gave him an unimpressed look and rolled his eyes

"Sometimes he is," Ben said.

"Nice to see nothing's changed" Five said, taking another bite of his sandwich while walking out the kitchen.

I quickly tried to hide but he already saw me, well not like I can hide from a time traveling assassin.

"Who are you?" he asked, It's a shock that he can see me—well I guess I expected that since he did bring me here.

"Oh, you can see me, I did expect that considering that you brought me here" I said, chuckling nervously.

'I did have a crush on him, but it's not like I stayed up all night reading fanfics about him noo...'

"What do you mean I brought you here?" Five asked, I was about to answer but I saw his siblings looking at him weirdly.

"How about—we talk in your room" I said, gesturing for Five to move along before his siblings accuse him of being more crazy than he already seemed to be.

We walked into his room and I began explaining.

"So I came from an alternate universe where there aren't any superheroes or kids with special abilities. I think you messed up your equations and accidentally brought me here" I tried to explain.

"Ok then, I guess I'll just try to bring you back to your universe, after I stop the apocalypse" Five said.

'So I won't be staying here for very long, guess the least I can do is help him stop the apocalypse'

I walked out the room for a bit and stood outside his door. Maybe I can tell Five how to prevent the apocalypse! So that he can save the world.

Five walked out his room fully dressed in his umbrella academy uniform. "Hey Five, I can tell you who caused the apocalypse" I said, as soon as I said that his eyes went wide.

"Really!? who?" he said.

'Wait what if he kills Vanya? No wait he likes Vanya'

'Well here goes nothing'

"It was-" I suddenly lost my voice while saying Vanya's name.

"What's happening to me?" I somehow couldn't say the name—my voice suddenly went mute and no sounds came out of it.

"I can't say the name, I think this universe won't let me say it" I said trying again, but each time I tried my voice went mute as if I was being muted by the universe.

"Maybe you can give hints," Five suggested.

'Maybe I can tell who the fuse is'

"Ok there-" my voice vanished again, well this is gonna grow to be annoying someday.

"Looks like I can't do that either, sorry" I said. I hate when I can't do anything to help them, they've been through a lot especially Five and Klaus as well as Vanya.

"Well, that's a bummer, but you can still be useful to me," he said, as he continued to go back downstairs.

"Gee thanks" I said, rolling my eyes at him. I now remember how he doesn't have that many people skills, I mean being alone can do that to you.

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We were now downstairs with Five looking at his painting "nice to know dad didn't forget me" he said.

Vanya walked up to us as she stood beside Five.

"Read your book, by the way—found it in a library that was still standing." Five said as he walked around looking at the place.

"I thought it was good, all things considered. definitely ballsy giving up the family secrets, sure that went over well" Five said, I've always thought she only did that to vent out her emotions.

"They hate me." just give them a month or two they'll eventually understand—or maybe even a few days if the apocalypse kills them all.

"There are worse things that can happen," Five said.

"Like what happened to Ben?" she said "was it bad?" I left the room for a bit to give them some space to talk it out.

I was walking through the halls exploring the place a bit as I encountered Klaus in the kitchen, who looked high as usual.

"Oh hi random girl, nice to see you again" Klaus said, smoking a cigarette in his hand.

"Hello, my name is actually Alice," I said, distancing myself a bit from the smoke he puffed out since I didn't quite like the smell.

"Like Alice in Wonderland? Maybe that's the reason you got here, cause you know you were named after a girl who escapes reality" Klaus said giggling a bit, probably because of the drugs.

"Haha yeah, very funny, uh Ben did he take too much drugs? Is what he's smoking possibly marijuana or something? " I asked, Ben nodded and gave Klaus an unimpressed look.

"Oh c'mon! It feels great!" Klaus said waving his hand dramatically, I feel bad for him actually.

"Wanna go to the old man's funeral? I bet at least two of my dear siblings will get into a fight" he said.

"No need to bet it cuz they will" I said walking outside to see this funeral fight play out.

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We were all standing outside in the rain, everyone with umbrellas—well, except me, cause I'm a ghost. I zoned out for a bit when Luther and Diego started shouting at each other and shouting led to fighting, the fighting led to breaking Ben's statue.

"We don't have time for this" Five tried to grab my hand, and I thought it was just gonna phase through but it didn't.

"Wait you're actually touching me" I said, expecting for his hand to go through.

"what?" he turned around confused.

"People can't see or hear me, and when they try to get close to me they just phase through me" I explained.

"Well I did bring you here, maybe I'm the only one that can physically touch you" he said.

"Okay, and to save you time there's not a single drop of coffee here your dad hates caffeine" I said, maybe it was just an excuse to have some time to spare and get a donut maybe while waiting for the commission to 'try' to gun Five out.

"Fine, let's go, I know a place," he said as he grabbed my wrist and blinked us away to the donut shop.

'I think I'll get a glazed donut maybe-'