29. The other side of the passage

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply give you courage

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

"Let's never do that again" Viktor said as he was panting "I agree with you there, my friend" Jane said "What, narrowly escapes the apocalypse?" Five asked sarcastically "For the third time" Jane said and Five walked over to her "I got her" he said to Ben and Lila who nodded before they carefully let go of Jane and Five wrapped her left arm around his shoulders before he grabbed her left wrist with his left hand.

"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" Jane 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.

"Ben stop trying to touch your twin, your asshole" Jane said and Ben snapped his head towards her, glancing at Jane but Five immediately return his glare with his own. Jane furrowed her eyebrows in confusion on why Five is becoming incredibly overprotective all of a sudden over her being attack.

It was not the first time, she have being injured in a fight.

"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, 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.

"No, we need to get rid of the threat. WHICH IS HIM!" Jane snapped as she pointed at Reginald but then she groan from the pain in her shoulder and brain.

"There's nothing to go back to. Children, there will be time for tears later. Right now, we have to keep moving" Reginald said "Not a good idea" Lila said before she pointed on Jane "Jane's shoulder is bleeding bad and even so we had tied the cut, she is still injured and is dizzy. She have a concussion, so she have to rest or else she will faint" she said "I'm fine" Jane said.

"Yeah, is because you don't feel physical pain anymore, but your body can still shot down" Lila said "Lila is right, you need to rest. You are dizzy and you have a concussion, your brain had being damaged a lot which mean you can't use your powers, so you need to rest" Five said "I'm fine" Jane said.

"That's a fighter" Reginald said with a smile "Let's go" he said before he walked 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.

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

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

Jane's arm was still around Five's shoulder as he was supporting her in walking and standing.

"I can walk on my own" Jane said told him "I know. I will let you go in a minute" Five said.

"It's magnificent" Reginald said as they 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" Jane said sarcastic.

"What are you gonna do? Jane who is very powerful almost died, running into one of them" Viktor said.

"Well, whatever, it was, it was strong, fast, and super pissed" Lila said while Diego lead the others 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 cause 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 and my sister" she said as she was raising her voice while trying to hold back her tears.

Five looked at Jane "I will let you go now, just take it easy" he said and she nodded as he slowly and gently removed her arm from his shoulders before he started walking over to the hotel's doors which shine a strange white.

"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.

"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" Jane said before she groan in pain again as she had her left hand press against the towel that was tied around her right shoulder.

"What do we do? Does anybody know?" Five asked as Reginald walked away from them 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 "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.

Sloane looked at Jane who grits her teeth in pain as she let out a few grunts while she took some heavily breaths "Maybe we should rest for a few minutes, Jane need it" she said "I'm fine" Jane said again "No you are not, you have a injured shoulder with a huge cut, you are dizzy and have a concussed. I'm surprise that you are still standing up and have not passed out" Sloane said "Well, being trained as a living weapon for 27 years, you learn not to feel physical pain" Jane said "Yeah, but in the end your body will give up, so you have to sit down" Five said. It hurts him seeing her in pain like that.

"Let's rest for a moment" Five said before him and Viktor helped Jane over to a corner before the three sat down.

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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" she said with her mouth full "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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Jane was sitting next to Five as him and Viktor was talking about that they think Reginald killed Luther and Klaus and injured Jane.

"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 and injured Jane" 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. 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, Five " Viktor said "No. He lost the vote to come through the tunnel, yet here we are" Five said "Are you really sure that he could kill Luther and injured Jane?" Viktor asked "I am" Jane said and the two looked at her "The attacker went straight for my right shoulder, hurting my right arm which is the arm I use the most when I swing a weapon and then straight for my head to hurt my brain so I can't use my powers without it hurting" she said "Exactly" Five said in anger.

He wanted to kill Reginald for almost killing his girlfriend, but he knew that he had to be careful.

"I know a killer when I see one, Viktor" Jane said and Viktor looked at her "And Reginald is a killer and I 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" she said and Five nodded "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" he said before the two looked over at Allison.

"And what's worse I think Allison is involved in this plan of his" Five 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 the two "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 killed Harlan" 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 "I can" Jane said and Five looked at her "I know that it was Reginald who attack me, to made me injured and weak, so I wouldn't be able to stop him and save you guys, but he forgot one little thing" Jane said "And what is that?" Viktor asked "That I was trained to that no matter what enemy I face, no matter what situation I'm in, no matter how injured I am, even if I was dying, still being able to fight and get back up" Jane replied as she lifted her head "Star, I can't let you get anywhere near them" Five said "I can handle it and if they try anything I will break every single bone in their body" Jane said before she got up and 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 it get that close again. But once Jane 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 Jane is in her 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 girlfriend" Viktor said "You would too, if you knew what she is cable of and what she can do to someone" he said.

Jane was feeling powerless cause of what had happen to Luther and Klaus, if she have put her guard up, she would have being able to fight back against the one that attack her.

Jane closed her eyes before she took a deep breath.

She would never let her guard down again and if she need to awake the homicidal killer and the living weapon in her to save the man she loved the most and the rest of her family, then so be it. She just hope that it wouldn't take over her completely, cause then she might hurt the ones she wanted to protect, but she still think it was time to show what she is really made of.

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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 "In the deal, I told you I wanted Jane dead so why is she still breathing" Allison said "And I told you that it couldn't be done since I need her alive" Reginald said "If I find out you're bullshitting me, old man, the deal is off and I'm going to kill Jane, so you can't use her" 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 she 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 killed Harlan, and I united the families. What did you do, Number Two?" Reginald asked before he walked downstairs.

"Gather up, children" Reginald 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 everyone 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 the others.

Both Jane and Five noticed that the sigil was matching with that tattoo that Five have inked into his chest.

"The sigil" Five and Jane said "Correct, Number Five and Jane. 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 "Of course not" Jane mumbled.

"Excuse me? We're here because you said you have a plan" Viktor said "I do, up to a point" Reginald said "Ah! There it is" Jane said "Great. So we'll just stay in the hotel forever, staring at the walls and eating bad sushi" Lila said sarcastic "I'm in, that sounds cozy" Jane said also sarcastic.

"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 Jane and Five to get more suspicious of her.

"Okay, uh, where we do start?" Viktor asked "We'll split into groups. I will go with Allison, Jane 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 Jane too" Five said and Reginald looked at him "Jane and I are partners in crime and we have trained together, so it only makes sense that we stay together, beside I don't trust you with her for even a second" Five said as he gave Reginald a fake smile.

"I will be fine, Five. You don't have to worry about me all the time" Jane said "I would always worry about you" Five said as he looked at her "I will be fine with Sloane. I can still kick some ass even so I'm injured, I have being fighting in worst condition than this. Beside my headache has stopped and so have the bleeding and even so I can't use my powers now, I can still fight" she said and Five looked at her, not really happy about this.

Jane let out a smile as she walked over to him "I will be fine. I promise, you don't have to follow me all the time even so you promise. It wouldn't be long and then we are together again" she said "Just be careful" he said "I will, I promise. You know me" she said before she gave him a quick kiss.

"Don't worry Five, I will not let anyone hurt Jane, I will protect her" Sloane said "So will I" Ben said and Jane rolled her eyes "I might be injured, but I can still fight" she said as she walked over to the two.

"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 they all started to split up.

Five let out a secret whistle causing Jane to turn around before she replied with a secret whistle and the two sent each other a nod before walking each way.

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

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

Jane, Ben and Sloane made their way to the elevator but Reginald stopped when the three entered.

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

Before they 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" Five said "Sorry, what's that supposed to mean?" Allison asked as she turned to look at him "Jane and I saw you and him 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 and Jane 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 Allison.

"You and Reginald 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? 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 "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 and Jane is injured and then you tried framing Jane for killing Luther" he said "She said that she is fine" Allison said "She is not, she have being trained to not feel and show physical pain, but I can read her and she is not fine" Five said "Okay" Allison said and chuckled "Luther was killed and Jane was injured by whatever that thing is" she said "And Klaus?" Five asked "He didn't make it into the tunnel" Allison said "You know, your deal is costing people their lives" Five said "Do you really think that I made a deal with Dad to kill Luther and Klaus and injured your coldhearted killing bitch of a girlfriend?" Allison asked and you could see the anger rising in Five.

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

"I'm done. 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.

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

"Sometimes two people have to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together"

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