chapter twenty two
Standing in the Medical Wing, Prime observed Luther holding Allison's hand while Grace removed the stitches from Allison's wound.
Prime felt intense anger, citing four reasons: the individual responsible for her murder and attempted murder of Allison should be held accountable; her own demise; her brother, who failed to express sorrow over her demise; and, finally, her death.
"Is she going to be okay?" Luther asked with concern, casting a worried glance at Grace as Prime continued her glare.
"Allison is okay, Luther, please look at her vitals." Prime shouted angrily, pointing to her ashes, "I am dead. DEAD!!! And not once, not ONCE, have you shown any remorse whatsoever! You are a FUCKING ASSHOLE!!!!!!!"
Prime huffed in frustration as she muttered to herself, "Sure, shout as much as you want, Prime, your jerkwad twin brother isn't doing a damn thing when Allison is fine, while I'm literally a pile of ashes just behind him."
"Yes. But her vocal cords were badly damaged. It's a miracle that, somehow, her carotid artery wasn't severed" Grace explained.
"Allison, when you regain consciousness, please beat Luther to a bloody pulp a million times for me, seeing as I can't." Prime seethed, glaring at her dickhead brother.
"Will she be able to talk?" Luther inquired
And Grace spoke,"It's too early to tell"
"More importantly, thanks to you and your brothers, she's still with us. Grace and I can take it from here, Master Luther" Pogo said trying to be strong.
Prime locked eyes with Pogo as he glanced at her ashes and noticed an unmistakable anguish in his expression. "At least Pogo cares. And our brothers, too. But not you, you don't give a damn," She spat out, furious, "Is it possible that I have turned into a vengeful spirit?"
"Prime?" Prime jumped as Ben suddenly appeared before her.
"Damn it, Benny. If I wasn't already dead," she huffed, placing a hand over her chest as she struggled to catch her breath.
"Are you okay?" He asked her.
She sighed, "No, just angrily yelling at our asshole brother Luther over how he never acknowledged my death, not once. My ashes are literally right here behind him, and Allison is fine, but yet he still chooses to ignore me completely. I just can't believe him!" Prime complained as Ben looked over to Luther.
"Perhaps he's grieving in his own way," Ben said, unsure.
"Yeah, or he's just a jerk that ignores the demise of his own twin sister," Prime grumbled in response.
"You're the last person I would trust here. I'm not going anywhere" Luther said
Prime looked at Ben as she said, "I rest my case, he is a definite jerk, 100% to the freakin' bones." Ben put an arm over her shoulder to comfort her.
"Master Luther, I do not care if you dislike me or feel a great deal of animosity towards me, yet I must mention that Prime is dead, her ashes are directly behind you, and she is gone forever. Never since her passing has been announced have you expressed any sympathy, grief, or remorse. She is your blood sister, after all. I am extremely disappointed in your conduct, as given everything she did for you and the sacrifices she made on your behalf, this is what she receives in return upon her death? Prime doesn't deserve your incompetence, not even your father would be this heartless." Pogo chastened Luther as Prime covered her mouth while Pogo marched out with pride.
"Did Pogo seriously just—
"You bet your ass he did," Ben stated, perplexed.
"I adore him, I adore Pogo," Prime replied happily.
Ben laughed and said, "Oh totally. Pogo has certainly had his faults, but this, this I can get behind. In my opinion, he has definitely hit a new high."
Grace turned to look at Luther as she began to speak. "Your sister, though you may not believe it, was never dishonest. She was actually incapable of performing the act of lying. Every instance in which she attempted to defy her power of Vunerable Brainwashing resulted in agonizing discomfort. Every time she attempted to unravel the mystery surrounding your initial exile to the moon, she did so with great diligence. On one occasion, she was nearly successful, yet your father intervened and commanded her to forget the very existence of Ben for an entire year. As punishment, she spent a year with no recollection of him." Upon delivering her speech, Grace turned to depart the room, leaving only Luther and Allison behind.
Ben suddenly pivoted his head towards Prime as she closed her eyes, and she was transported by her thoughts back to the agonizing memories of that entire year.
Prime attempted to go on with her life while still feeling a sense of a void. Reginald exerted effort to ensure any remnants of Ben's presence were concealed. Prime stared at Luther, who remained silent as she redirected her gaze. "Let us depart and seek Klaus, I can no longer stay here. I cannot bear to stare at Luther anymore." she asserted before vanishing into thin air.
Prime arrived with Ben at her side as Klaus strolled in their direction, heading over to interact with Five and Diego.
"No sign of Vanya" added Five
Diego exclaimed," She's not in any of the rooms"
"She's not downstairs either," said Klaus
"Wait, can't we like, appear next to her and tell Klaus?" Prime inquired, turning to address both Ben and Klaus," Yeah why not do that with your ghostly thing uh, however that works?"
"Klaus?" Diego questioned Klaus as he raised an eyebrow and the latter looked his way," Primey just asked if she could appear where ever Vanya is, she can tell me where we can find her"
"Klaus stop—
"Prime can you do it?" Diego inquired cutting off Five," Since when do you start bel—
Diego reprimanded Five as he said, "You trusted his conjuring ability with Dad, yet can't comprehend the possibility when it concerns Prime?"
"I—" Five paused and turned his gaze downwards as Prime sighed. "He is refusing to acknowledge my death, isn't he?" Prime voiced.
"Five, she is dead, and, you know what, she seems so happy right now, despite her not alive, but she is with Ben, she's not alone, and she wants us to save the world together, I think we owe that to her" Klaus asserted, as Prime's mouth gaped open and her eyebrows shot upwards in shock as a result of hearing his words.
"Did Klaus just lecture Five?" she asked while Ben appeared equally dumbfounded by the incident himself, as he also maintained a gaping mouth.
Diego walked away as Five called out," Where are you going? Vanya's still out there, and so are Hazel and Cha-Cha"
"I know. I'm gonna get my things and then I'm outta here. I got some unfinished business" Diego walked away as Five sighed turning to Klaus
"Hey, did Dad say anything about the apocalypse when you spoke to him?" Prime faced Five as she let out a sigh, signifying her discontent with his lack of recognition for Klaus's speech. The latter then proceeded to descend the stairs along with Prime and the rest of the group.
"You know, come to think of it, he did mention something about my potential, and how I've barely even scratched the surface of it and I don't know, but listen. This whole jumping through time thing of yours, how did you know how to do that?" asked Klaus
"I didn't, you'd realize that if you were actually sober," Five retorted, sounding both irritated and frustrated as he did so.
"Hey, I am sober. I've been sober for two almost two days now" Klaus attempted to defend himself
"Alright, I'm going to go look for Vanya. I'm not sure if I can find her, but my head feels like it's gonna split in half listening to this." Prime said as she looked at Ben, "Can you keep an eye on Klaus for me?"
"Yeah, be careful." He said while gently stroking her cheek. Prime glanced at him, looking a little confused, "I mean, I am already dead, so Unless there are ghosts that can harm each other, I imagine I am safe." He giggled as she blew a kiss to him and disappeared.
Prime arrived at Vanya's apartment, taking on her sister's appearance. Something about the place felt... off. Prime watched her cautiously approached the answering machine and pressed the button.
The answering machine beeped as Vanya approached her couch.,"You have three new voice messages. First Message." It said, "Vanya, this is Mrs. Kowalski. Mr. Puddles is missing again. If you see him, will you please call me? Thanks."
Prime walked over to Vanya, slowly opening her violin case., "This is Peter from the Icarus Theater. Just wanted to remind you that we've left the concert tickets you requested at the box office. Your guests can pick them up anytime."
Prime sat down on the couch, feeling a little uneasy. She wasn't quite sure why she felt this way, but there was a strange force keeping her there. She should go back to the house and tell the guys that Vanya is here at her own home, but she couldn't bring herself to leave.
"Hey, Vanya, it's me" Prime closed her eyes for a moment realizing that was Allison's voice, "I just wanted to— Things have gotten so messed up. All I ever wanted was to be a good sister to you. Guess I pretty much failed at that" Prime noticed how odd Vanya seemed to flinch as she kept still listening "But you need to call me, okay? I love you, sis"
Vanya reached into her violin case and pulled out her bow. It was bloody, and Prime felt a throbbing pain in her head," What in the—." Prime's vision started to blur as the memories began flooding back.
...
"We have a chance to start over" Allision claimed loudly
"You both destroyed my life!!" She yelled enraged
"Oh, please, Vanya. Everything is out in the open. We can move on!" said Allision irritated
"Oh, I'm moving on. But not with you, with Leonard—
Prime cut her off," with Harold, you mean—
"With Leonard! The only person who has ever loved me for me" said Vanya and Prime let out a dry laugh, as if Vanya's found his explanation pathetic.
"Look me in the eye and tell me you're not threatened now" Prime followed what she said as Allision spoke
"I don't wanna argue with you" The wind started to pick up
"Then go!!" She shouted as the sound of glass shattering was heard somewhere in the distance
"We're only trying to help you," Prime said calmly
"I don't want your help!"
"Vanya, I love you! We love you!" Allison said as her voice was shaking
"Stop saying that!!!" The sound of breaking glass continued to grow louder around them, the wind whistling through the trees outside. Everything was creaky, adding to the eerie atmosphere.
"Are you— Are you okay?" Prime asked slowly as she saw Vanya shaking
"I said go!!!" She screeched loudly as the wind picked up
"Please don't make me do this." Prime turned to Allison and back to Vanya," I heard a Rumor— The scene suddenly slowed down as Vanya raised her hand and a beam of light flew straight towards them. Prime felt the impact of it hitting her eyes, piercing through them. Prime let out a piercing scream with sheer agony and terror.
Prime fell back onto the ground, hitting her head, as the pain was excruciating, and she could no longer see. Vanya's power destroyed her eyesight.
Prime was now blind. She felt the blood running down her face, but her physical mobility was hindered. She reached for Allison, but her body was shutting down from the impact on the back of her head and the blood gushing out of her damaged eyes.
"Allison!! Prime!" Prime heard Vanya shouting, but the sound was distorted. She yelled a second time, this time clearer, "Prime! Allison!!"
"Vanya — wait —" Prime tried to remain conscious, but she began to lose energy and the shouts became more distorted. She reached out to find Allison's hand and hold on to it as she eventually lost consciousness.
...
Prime gasped as the memories flowed through her mind, "Vanya killed me." She felt her face as tears streamed down her cheeks, 'She... her powers..."
Vanya began to cry as Prime looked at her. She was hyperventilating, but Prime couldn't feel anger toward her sister. Despite her death, she couldn't hate her. Instead, she only felt sympathy for her sibling.
"P—
"Prim—
"Prime"
Prime looked up and suddenly felt a pulling force, transporting her in front of Klaus. He looked at her excitedly, "Oh my god, it worked!" She looked over at Ben, who was facepalming.
Prime looked at Klaus, puzzled, "Wait... what the hell happened? Why am I suddenly here?"
Klaus as he looked at me confused," I conjured you, why?"
"I was trying to practice my powers, I mean I know how but I was—
Prime sighed and looked back at Klaus. "It's fine, sorry, I didn't mean to sound rude. But I found Vanya. She was at her apartment, and... " She paused, realizing that she didn't know how to tell him that Vanya had killed her, so she simply looked down.
"And what? Is she okay?" Ben echoed. He came over to her as well, looking concerned.
"O- oh, yeah, she is perfectly safe," Prime added, her voice trembling.
"Is something wrong?" They asked and I hugged myself," I'm sorry I need to, be alone for a while" After Prime vanished, the two boys looked after her, concerned. They tried calling out to her, but she didn't seem to hear them.
Prime and Allison were the only ones who knew about their sister's power. What would the boys do if she told them that Vanya had killed her, without the context of her powers? It was hard to tell.
...
Prime suddenly appeared next to Klaus, her breath caught in her throat as she saw Vanya slamming her hands. She was inside a vault, completely trapped.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?!!?" Prime shouted as Klaus shrieked," Primey! Don't just shout like that!"
"You locked up our sister because you think she has powers," Diego said frustrated and confused at Luther
"Of course, it was fucking Luther who locked her inside!!! YOU ASS!!" Prime thrashed her arms to him obviously going through him and she groaned
"I hate being dead," She paused, thinking over what Luther had just said to her. She finally asked," Did he just say what I "think" he said?"
"Prime?" Luther asked
Klaus looked at her," TELL LUTHER TO STICK A LARGE ASS BRANCH IN HIS ASS!"
"I'm not saying that" Klaus shook his head
"Why not?!! He deserves it look! He locked Vanya up!"
"What are you saying, Klaus? That you can see Prime?" Luther asked
"Uh yeah, and, uh, she, uh—
"Spill it Klaus" Luther interrupted
"Look, she is like really pissed at you, and, okay right now she is trying to choke you and—
Prime was trying to grab Luther, hoping that she could somehow lay hands on him. She screamed at him," You piece of shit, I wish you were back on the moon!"
Klaus watched as Prime continued to insult and threaten Luther, her hands outstretched, although unable to touch him.
Diego spoke up, offering his take on the situation. "I can't blame her for hating you, Luther," He said, his tone sympathetic towards Prime.
"Why?" Luther asked, his brow knitting slightly.
Klaus let out a humorless laugh, his voice dripping with sarcasm, "You...you realize that she died, and the entire time, you did not once acknowledge it," he said, looking at Luther angrily.
"I'll stop, let that asshole ape brother talk, he has things to say." she grumbled. She walked over to the side and leaned against the wall, cursing quietly under her breath.
Klaus turned his attention to Luther, "Right, Primey said to say what you know."
"Pogo told me. He's always known, and so did Dad, and Prime" After Luther finished speaking, Klaus looked back at Prime, who silently nodded, affirming that the news was accurate.
"Why would they hide this from us? I mean, am I the only one that didn't know this place existed?" Diego said
"Well you can exclude Primey, she couldn't," Klaus said
Diego nodded," Yeah, excluding Prime"
"He hid too much from us," Klaus spoke quietly, his demeanor slightly subdued.
"He hid it because he was afraid of her," Luther took a step closer, and Klaus turned to look at Prime.
"Oh, that's ridiculous" Klaus rolled his eyes, clearly disagreeing with Luther's statement.
"Is it? Dad's lied about everything else, why is this so far-fetched?" Klaus looked over at Prime, who was still glaring at Luther. Meanwhile, Ben came walking over, standing next to her.
"If you're right, then maybe she's the one who killed Peabody," said Diego
"and cut Allison's throat and...k-killed Prime"
Klaus shot his head to her," She did?!!"
"Hey! She was scared! I don't blame her, Luther is just too stubborn to believe it, I mean shit, Allison is alive, tell him to deal with it" Prime said
Klaus groaned "Whoa, there I think locking her up is hardly necessary" He said trying to reason with Luther
"Yeah Luther, even if you're right, she needs our help, and we can't do that if she's locked in a cage!" Diego argued
"Yeah, and for all we know, she might be struggling with this new power. I mean, it must be scary. Terrifying, really, to discover that you can do something that you never thought you could do" Klaus shouted trying to get into Luther's thick skull. Ben and Prime cheered for him as he tried to keep a straight face from their antics.
"Look, if what Pogo told me is even half true, then she is not just a danger to us" Luther seethed
"YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE LUTHER!! UGH! I JUST WANT TO STRANGLE YOU!!" Prime shouted and Klaus looked to see Allison walking over "Allison, what are you doing down here? You should be in bed"
Allison lifted her notepad writing something and lifted it," Let her go"
"YEAH SHIT HEAD LET HER GO!" Prime shouted
"I can't do that. She hurt you and killed Prime" Klaus sighed rubbing his face at Luther
Allison then wrote," Our Fault" and Prime nodded," Yeah it was! We approached her wrongly and she got scared and it's not her fault!" Prime argued, Kluas repeated it for her but Luther seemed to be really dismissive.
"I'm sorry, but she's staying put" Luther raised his hand stopping Allison from opening the vault," Just until we know what we're dealing with"
"Shit, if I was alive right now, I'd beat the shit out of Luther, but I can't ask you to try and stop him, he is strong" Prime said and Klaus nodded knowing she was right, even if they all tried to break Vanya out, Luther was stronger and Prime's powers were the only one that stood a chance.
Allison punched and pushed Luther angrily repeatedly," She stays put," Luther said pulling Allison away making sure they all walk ahead so they don't try and break her out.
Prime spoke up calmly, her tone shifting to a more pragmatic approach. She wanted them to focus on figuring out Klaus' powers, "Klaus, while we can, why don't we try and figure out your powers? For now at least," she said.
Ben agreed with her, nodding his head, "Yeah, I think that'd be a good idea," he added
Klaus didn't say much in response, simply scratching his head and nodding in agreement.
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