"A joke can brighten any situation"

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Jane was walking down the street until she stopped and she looked around before she blinked away causing Ben to let out sigh before he walk back to the Academy.

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Allison and Vanya was looking around in their room.

Their room had a couch and two chairs that was standing in front of a fire place where there was a mirror above the fireplace.

The wallpaper was a dark green oddly decorated and there was also two windows.

A bed was up against a wall next to fireplace and under the window and another bed was next to the bed on the right side of the room. It was also standing up against the wall.

"It's not too small. It's definitely ugly" Allison said as the two looked around.

Vanya let out a sigh as they lay down on the beds.

"Last night, I was sleeping in my own bed next to my amazing husband" Allison said "I kissed Sissy goodbye a few hours ago. Give or take 50 years" Vanya said and Allison turned her head to look at her "I'm glad you finally found somebody that treated you right" she said with a smile.

"She saw me for who I really am. I'm not ready to give that up" Vanya said as she turned her head towards Allison a little bit.

"I feel the same about Ray. We better not have left them just to die in some superhero turf war" Allison said and Vanya looked at her "You need to go home. Hug your daughter" she said and Allison thought for a bit before she sat up.

"What if Diego's right and the Sparrows attack?" she asked "We fought the entire Commission. I mean, we can handle, what? Eight jerks in uniforms? They just caught us off guard" Vanya said "Yeah, but they have Jane on their side and we know how a skilled fighter she is and with those powers she have now" Allison said and Vanya sat up "Don't worry. Five can handle her. He is the only one that can hold her in check. I don't think he is ready to give up on her. He is going to make her remember and then she will join his side again" she said "Yeah" Allison said before she looked down.

"You should go to the airport" Vanya said and Allison looked at her "And get back to your real life. I would if I could" she said.

Allison nodded before she got up and opened up her arms as she walked over to her.

Vanya got up before she opened up her arms "Thank you" Allison said as they wrapped their arms around each other "You're a good sister" Allison said before they both pulled away and she left.

Vanya lay back down on the bed and she looked out the window to see a billboard with the Sparrows on.

As she was looking at the billboard, a plan came to her, what if she could got their leader Marcus to hand them the briefcase since he was the one that let them leave.

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Marcus was standing on the rooftop of the Academy, training at the at the edge of the Academy's rooftop while a crowd of fans was standing by the Academy, cheering.

Marcus wipe some sweet off his forehead with a white rag before he threw the rag down from the roof to the crowd of fans.

But then he spotted Vanya standing in the middle of the crowd, looking right up at him.

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Vanya and Marcus entered a café before they both sat down with their cup of coffee.

"I'm glad we're doing this" Marcus said as he took off his gloves, before putting them on the table "Whatever happens between our two families, the Number Ones should orchestrate it" he said "I'm Number Seven, actually" Vanya said.

"Well, then somebody screwed up" Marcus said before he took a sip of his coffee "My brothers think you're gonna come after us" Vanya said and Marcus looked at her as he put down his coffee cup.

"I don't want a war. We've lost enough" Vanya said "Then you shouldn't have attacked us in our own house" Marcus said, raising his voice a little bit before he took a deep breath.

"Look, this isn't personal, but we're the only superhero game in town. We have this place under complete control. But if your people start taking shots at us, it will give the sheep ideas" he said and she shook her head "We won't. That's--" "And I'm just supposed to take your word on that?" he said, cutting her off.

"For your whole family? You're not even their Number One. And I'm sorry, but I can't risk that. So if you came here to beg me not to make the next move...." he said before he grabbed his gloves.

"I came here to tell you mine" she said and he looked at her before he narrowed his eyes.

"Tomorrow morning, when your busloads of fans show up, I'm gonna be there on your front lawn, and I'm gonna call you out for a fight, just you and me" she said and he let out a scoff as the lights in the ceiling started flickering on and off for a second.

"Why?" he asked "Because your team is good. Better than mine, maybe" she said as the sound of electricity crackled was heard and he looked up to see the light flickering on and off as he heard a low rumbling sound.

"And my brother Five will get Jane to remember him and once he have done that, she will stand by his side again and you guys will lose to the partners in crime" she said before she took a deep breath.

"But I don't think you are better than me, Marcus" she said and he looked at her "I ended the world twice. And you?" she said and he looked looked at his coffee cup to see that it started shaking a little bit "You're just meat in spandex" she said and she could feel that he was getting a bit frightened.

"And I bet you don't want the whole world watching, when I prove that to you" she said as the quite sound of high-pitched tone resonating was heard while the sound of cup and saucer clattering was heard.

Calmly and slowly Marcus put his hand on the cup causing it to stop shaking as the sound of high-pitched tone resonating stopped.

Vanya then leaned back calmly as she kept her eyes at him.

"What do you really want, Vanya?" he asked "You have something I need, and I want it back" she said "And what is that?" he asked "A black briefcase. We left it st your house. Once we have it back, we will leave" she said "Alright. I will see what I can do. I will meet you tomorrow with it and then you and your siblings will leave?" he asked "You have my word" she said.

"About Jane, do you guys know her?" he asked "Yeah, we do, well actually, my brother Five knows her the best. Those two were partners in crime for seven years. They are best friend, each other's half" she said "So it's true, she help you into our house" he said "No" she said as she shook her head "Then what?" he asked "Jane was with us long before all of this happen. But she sacrificed her life for us. We thought she died. But now we found out she was alive" she said "That's explained most of it" he said "Do you know why she can't remember us?" she asked and he shook his head "No" he said.

"If you give me the briefcase, we will take Jane with us and leave" she said "I will give you the briefcase but I can't allow Jane to leave with you and also I don't think she want to" he said "But if my brother Five can get her to remember him, will you allow her to leave with us?" she asked and he nodded "Yeah. If she want to leave with you guys, I wouldn't stop you or her" he said "I will just say good luck to those who try and stop her" she said and he nodded "Yeah" he said.

But what the two didn't know that just outside by the window of the cafe was a crow and it was looking into the café at Vanya and Marcus.

The crow flew up and towards the academy where Ben and Fei was standing on the roof.

Fei turned around and the crow flew into her back.

"He's making a deal with them. And I think they said something about taking Jane with them" Fei said "No in hell I'm letting her go with them" Ben said "What will you do?" Fei asked "I'll handle it" he said and she nodded before leaving.

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Light jazz music was playing in the background as Diego, Luther and Klaus was sitting down in the lobby eating.

"I'm just saying, we can try and talk to her, it wouldn't hurt" Klaus said "Actually it would" Diego said "She will cut off our fingers if we make a wrong move" Luther said with his mouth full.

"You should try chewing. You might actually taste the food" Klaus said to Luther "I haven't eaten in days" Luther said as Five came walking over to them wearing a white bathrobe and sat down.

"What's wrong? You look...happy" Luther said as he looked at Five "I am happy. Had a nap and a shvitz. The woman I love is alive, she don't remember me, but she is alive and safe. What does a man need?" Five asked "Brothers who don't eat like barn animals?" Klaus said causing Diego and Luther to look at him while noodles was hanging out of their mouths.

"How can you be so happy when you're soulmate Jane, has no clue who you are?" Klaus asked "She don't know who any of us are" Five said "Which makes this whole things worse" Klaus said "I'm obviously torn up about it. But lucky I almost have a plan for that" Five said "And that is?" Diego asked "I have to find a way to make her remember me" he said "How?" Luther asked "Tell her our story from the beginning if I have to" Five answered "Are you sure that would work?" Klaus asked and Five tilted his head "I hope" he said.

"And if that doesn't work?" Diego asked "I will have to make her fall in with me all over again" Five said "Are you sure you can do that?" Luther asked "She fell in love with me before, I can make her fall in love with me again" Five said "She will beat your ass everytime you try. Why don't you just give up?" Luther asked "She would never give up on me, therefore I'm not giving up on her" Five said before he let out a sigh "Beside, I made her a promise and I'm not gonna break it" he said "Well, if you need any help, I'm here" Klaus said "Thanks" Five mumbled before he let out a sigh.

"So I've been thinking through our little timeline snafu, and I'm pleased to report that in my professional, expert opinion, we are totally in the clear" he said "Awesome" Klaus said "Huh!" Diego said "Great" Klaus said "So everything's totally fine?" Luther asked "More or less. I mean, there is one...small thing. It's nothing we can't manage" Five said and the others sighed before they waited for him to say more.

But Five didn't say anything as he got ready to eat "So spit it out, Boomer!" Diego said out loud with his mouth full with food.

"Fine, Diego, it's like this. Dad didn't adopt us as babies, but those babies still existed here" Five said "Aww!" Klaus said "We just grew up in different places with different people" Five said "So?" Diego asked.

"So where are they now? Odds are, we each have identical versions of ourselves walking around out there, living completely different lives" Five said and Luther gasps "Our doppelgängers!" he said with widened eyes "That's a made-up word" Klaus said "No, no! I learned all about this in Texas. Tell them about the paranoid psychosis, Five" Luther said "Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa! I though you said this wasn't a problem" Diego said "Okay, yes, technically, if you're near your doppel for long, you'll go insane. So, if you see your other self--" Five said but got cut off by Diego and Klaus "Kill them" Diego said at the same time Klaus said "Sleep with them"

"Avoid them" Five said with a concern voice "What the hell is wrong with you two?" Luther asked as he was looking between Diego and Klaus "Come on. As if you wouldn't climb Luther Mountain" Klaus said as he was looking at Luther.

"Wait. How are we supposed to guarantee we don't cross path with ourselves?" Diego asked "Easy. We're the Benetton ad of superheroes, born all around the world until Dad brought us here, which he no longer did. Doppels probably aren't even in the same time zone as us" Five said "That's true" Luther said "Yeah" Diego said "Would you pass the moo shu?" Five asked.

Then a knife hit Diego's chair and he turned around to see Lila with blonde hair and a briefcase in her hand.

"I don't know. Doesn't it seem kind of rude that Dad unadopting us didn't change anything? I'm offended" Klaus said "I never said that, Klaus" Five said "How are we gonna know where it changed?" Klaus asked.

"I'll be right back" Diego said before running after her.

"The point is, we did it. We saved the world. We stopped the apocalypse. And made it home safe in time for dinner. So whatever Dad changed, whatever timeline we're in now...we can handle it. We won. And now all I have to do is find a way to made Jane remember me so we can spend the rest of your life together" Five said before he lifted his glass "We won" Luther said "Yeah" Klaus said "All right" they all said before the three cheered.

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Jane walked into Hotel Obsidian before walking over to the front desk "Miss Jane, welcome back" Chet said as he walked over to the counter "Hey, Chet" she said "Family problems again?" he asked and she nodded "It never stop. I just need to get away" she said "We all have family problems, therefore is good to have a place where you can escape to" Chet said with a smile "Your usually room?" he asked and she nodded.

Chet walked over to grab a platinum color key before he walked back to the counter "Here you go" he said as he put the key on the counter "Thank you, Chet" she said as she grabbed the key "Don't tell Reginald or my siblings that I'm here, otherwise I will kill you" she said "Of course. I wouldn't say anything" he said and she turned around before walking towards the elevator without her noticing Five who was sitting with Luther and Klaus.

Five got a feelings through his body, causing him to turn around but he didn't reach to see Jane as the elevator door closed.

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Diego ran down the hallway, trying to look for Lila, he turned around a corner to find her standing with her back leaned against the wall and her legs crossed.

She turned her head to look at him "Hello, lover" she said "Holy shit" Diego said as he step forward "You really came back" he said "You miss me already?" she asked as he took a step closer to her "That's too bad. I'm not here to stick around. I'm just doing a quick little drop-off" she said "Of what?" Diego asked and Lila stepped aside to reveal a young boy standing behind her.

"Our son. Diego, meet Stan" Lila said and Diego's eyes widened.

Lila then looked at Stan before she push him a little bit with her hand "Say hello, Stanley!" she said and Stan looked at Diego "Hello, Stanley" Stan said.

"Wait. What?" Diego asked confused as Lila picked up the briefcase before she turned around to the elevator door.

"Hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, this is--" Diego said as he ran up to her before he put his hand on her shoulder.

Lila turned around before they both looked at Stan "Hey, this is...It's joke, right?" Diego asked "That your boys can swim fast? Yeah" she said with a chuckled "Joke's on me there. I've had Stan for 12 years" she said and he looked at Stan.

Lila put her hand on Diego's chin before she turned his head to look at her as the elevator's bell ding.

"It's time for you to do your part" she said as the elevator door opened "Have fun bonding" she said and she let go of him as she turned to the side "Be good for Mommy" she said as she was looking at Stan and she stepped into the elevator before the door closed.

"So..." Stan said causing Diego to look at him "Do you got any food?" Stan asked.

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At the same time Five was asleep, Jane was laying in her hotel room, her eyes closed as she was laying in her bed, trying to sleep, but Five kept appearing in her dreams and the time they shared together.

"We're partners in crime, where you go I go. Is best we stay together, for survival"

"Partners in crime, till death do us apart"

"You are the closest thing I have had to a family and a home in a very long time"

"Don't worry about me losing feelings, I'm not going to find someone better. I'm not going anywhere"

"You were the first person that I have met that saw me as the one I really was. And you were the one that painted my world in color when I though that it would be gray forever"

"I promise that no matter what, we will always be partners in crime"

"I don't know what I would do without you" "You will always have me for I'm not planning on leaving"

"Jane, as long as I have you, that's all I ever need"

"You are my tomorrow"

"Let's protect each other"

"I love you and I will never stop loving you. I will love you, all day, everyday, in every timeline and in every universe"

"You brought me back to life and you brought out the light in me again"

"When we find a way back to 2019. I'm gonna retire with you"

"You are my home and you're the greatest gift I have ever received"

"Goodbye Five. Thank you for everything. I love--"

"NOOO!"

"JANE" Five said as he woke up with a gasps exactly the same time Jane woke up with gasps before she looked around the room.

"You might meet people you don't like before you even know them. The person might remind you of a bad experience or someone who has hurt you, you can't blame a person for past experiences that they had nothing to do with. Don't judge or compare other people before you get to know them"

A/N: Hope you like this chapter. Vote or comment if you did.