CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT: BUNKER

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Luther and Sloane was in a room sitting in front of each other.

"All right" Luther said as he grabbed a plastic bag with ice before he put it on Sloane's shoulder but she push his hand away before holding the bag on her shoulder.

"I hate your family" Sloane said "That's cool. Not a super fan of yours right now" Luther said.

"Were you part of it?" she asked "Of what?" he asked "Ambushing us with Superman's grandpa" she said "Sloane..." he said with a sigh "My family can't decide whether or not to put mushroom on a pizza. I have no idea who that old guy is. He just showed up" he said and she removed plastic bag from her shoulder "You expect me to believe that?" she asked "Hold on here. You attacked us" he said "I tried to warn you" she said "Yeah, pfft, at the last second. You almost took us out" he said "Yeah, but we didn't. And your stupid family's fine, and half of mine is dead" she said and Luther's face fell.

"Where you just...using me? Getting close to gather information?" she asked with tears in her eyes "Do you really believe that?" he said and she looked down before she let out a sigh and looked back at him.

"Sloane, you need to know something about me. I don't really have any friends. Or...romances. I just have my family, and I would do anything to protect them except betray you, because that's not who I wanna be. So, if you're playing me right now, you win. But if this...if this is for real, we have to trust each other, because we're not our families" he said and she grabbed his hand "Okay" she said "Okay" he said before he lifted his hand and wipe away her tear.

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Stan was cleaning in a room while Klaus was leaning against the door frame drinking.

"Hey, you missed a spot" Klaus said and pointed on the spot "You missed a spot on your face, and I'm not complaining" Stan said, looking at him "Hey, hey, hey. Listen to me, buddy. This is nothing compared to what I endured when I was your age. You know he once gave me six months' laundry duty. Six months! Just for pawning one of his stupid priceless artifacts from Mexico" Klaus said and Stan grabbed something before putting it in his pocket without Klaus saw it.

"Well, it turns out it did have a price, Dad, and that price was $35 for meth, thank you very much" Klaus said "Laundry doesn't seem that bad" Stan said "Well, it is when you know what your brothers do to their socks" Klaus said "Did you get in a lot of trouble at my age?" Stan asked "Oh, tons. Truancy, larceny, arsony. You know, a lot of the stuff I was doing wasn't even illegal at the time. Have you heard of Klaus's Law?" Klaus asked "Nope" Stan said as Klaus lay down on the bed.

"Oh, whatever. It doesn't matter. Half the time, I was just trying to piss off my dad. Luther, Diego, or Ben" Klaus said "Yeah, oppositional defiant disorder" Stan said as he grabbed a watch before putting it in his pocket.

"Huh?" Klaus said.

"At least that's what my shrink calls it" Stan said "Go on" Klaus said "It's typically associated with an argumentative, aggressive..." Stan said "...Irritable mood" the two said at the same time "Exactly" Stan said "Yeah" Klaus said "Antisocial...risk-seeking behavior, and impulsivity" Stan said "Ding-dong, who's at the door? Me. I have the...Wow! You know, and it feels so good to put a name to it, so all the drugs and the manipulation and my cult and..." Klaus said "You had a cult?" Stan asked "Well, it was the '60s, babe. Everybody had one. But the point is that all of that was a reaction to my father and his obscenely high expectations of me" Klaus said.

While he was talking Stan was stealing things in the room "And then, after Dad, I had Ben haunting my every move" Klaus said "Who's Ben?" Stan asked "Ben is your dead uncle. Who's alive in this timeline. But he's dead to me. It doesn't matter. But, I mean, if I set this room on fire..." Klaus said as he sat up and Stan looked at him "Yeah" he said "...would it be fulfilling? I don't know. If I was to act out now, I mean, who would it even be in opposition to?" Klaus said before he let out a laugh.

"Maybe this whole new timeline thingy is a blessing in disguise, except of you, obviously. But maybe now I can have, like, a normal-ish relationship with my cold and emotionless father" Klaus said before he lay back down in bed.

Stan then lifted up some car keys "Stanley" Klaus said before he sat up "Hey! Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay!" he said as he pointed on Stan that was putting the keys in his pocket "Ch-pff! Ch-pff!" Klaus said "Come on!" Stan said "No, put it back" Klaus said "Okay, you caught me" Stan said as he put the keys back "All of it, please" Klaus said and Stan put the things back "Yes. Yes" Klaus said "I thought you were supposed to be the fun uncle" Stan said "I know, me too" Klaus said before he chuckled "Can I just keep one thing?" Stan asked "All right, you can keep the panties" Klaus said.

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"I really should get home" Sloane said "I can't let you go" Luther said "I don't wanna let you go either, but Jayme and Alphonso, they deserve a proper burial" Sloane said before she lowered her hand "No, I mean, I can't let you leave. You're a hostage" he said "Oh, right. That" she said "My family already thinks I'm a traitor. So, I can't..." he said "No, I totally get it" she said "Good" he said "My family probably is plotting vengeance" she said and they both nodded "So, I guess we just go back to fighting until everybody's dead" he said "We can put an end to this and still be together" she said "How?" he asked.

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Viktor and Harlan was in Harlan's room "I need you to stay in here until I figure some things out" Viktor said as he gave Harlan a glasses of water.

"Your sister called you Viktor. Is that what I should call you?" Harlan asked before he looked at all his tapes that was in his briefcase "I'd like that" Viktor said before he sat down next to him on the bed.

"You know, your mom's a...a big part of who I am. She was the first person to truly see me" Viktor said "It's okay if you wanna ask about her" Harlan said "Did Sissy hate me for what I did to you?" Viktor asked and Harlan looked at him "She said you saved her life" he said "Did she have a good life?" Viktor asked "Wasn't easy. Not with...me there. But she was free in a way she never was on the farm. She never stopped thinking about you, and she never gave up hope that you'd come back to us one day. Why did you leave us? I needed you" Harlan said "We thought you'd be safer away from me" Viktor said and Harlan nodded "But I wish I had stayed. I should have stayed" Viktor said and Harlan grabbed his hand.

Then the door opened and Luther entered "Meeting in the poolroom. Family only" he said before he left "Stay here. I'll be right back" Viktor told Harlan before leaving.

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You, Diego, Allison and Viktor were standing by the pool ball table on the second floor listening to Luther's and Sloane's plan.

"You can't be serious?" Allison asked as her hands were tucked into her pockets.

"We use Sloane as an olive branch. We let her go as a gesture of peace, along with the bodies of Jayme and Alphonso" Luther said "Once I'm back with my family, I can convince them the old guy had nothing to do with you and get them to stand down" Sloane said.

"You wanna let her go after attacking us? Uh-uh" Diego said as he shook his head while he was holding a pool ball stick "Me?" Sloane said as she pointed on herself "I lost two of my siblings to you and your murder troll" she said "And again, Harlan not with us" Luther said "Well, he's not not with us" Diego said "He was just trying to protect me" Viktor said.

"This only works if I can convince my family he isn't a part of your team, so is he with you or not?" Sloane asked "Harlan saved our asses. He can stay as long as he wants" Diego said before he looked at Luther "You know what, Luther? He can take your bed. Since you're sleeping with the enemy" Diego said "Watch it" Luther said as he took a step towards him.

"Stop" you said before you glanced at them "We don't need a fight. Offering Sloane back to the Sparrow could work" you said "You're not in charge here" Allison said "Well, the only person who ever gets shirt sorted in this family is currently had going MIA and after spending a lot of time with him, I think he'd say that Luther's plan isn't completely terrible" you said.

"See it's a good plan" Luther said "Five's not in charged either" Allison said "But he is when you guys cause the end of the world?" you asked as you glanced at them "You guys will happily use him when you want saving but any other time you don't care. Five saved your guys asses three times, maybe even more" you said before you looked at Allison "Also, you're not in charge either" you said "Little bitch" Allison said.

"Guys, come on" Viktor said, stopping them from fighting.

"Having an ally on the inside could help us right now" Viktor said "Right?" Luther said with a nod while he extending his arms out to side.

"Yeah, but how do we know we can trust Gravity Barbie?" Allison asked "I trust her" Luther said "Yeah, you trusted emails from a Nigerian prince" Diego said "Tunde was not a prince, he was a king, and he was unjustly deposed" Luther said "Okay" Sloane said before she stepped closer to them "So rumor me again" she said as she looked at Allison "Go on, not hiding anything. Whatever it takes" Sloane said "Do whatever you wanna do, Luther. That's on you. I've got bigger shit to deal with" Allison said before walking away.

"Allison, wait up" Diego called out before walking after her.

Viktor then left after telling Luther that he would go with him to return Sloane to her family and Luther left you by the pool tables with Sloane while he went down to the lobby to make a call to the Sparrows.

"I never got to say thank you" she said making you looked at her "For earlier when Allison rumored me. So thank you" she said "You're welcome" you said and Sloane let out a small smile.

"Why did you help me, I mean I was the enemy" she said "I wouldn't call you an enemey" you said "So you don't believe that I'm the enemy?" she asked "No" you shook your head "Why?" she asked "I can just see it in you, that you don't want a war" you said and she smiled.

"So while we wait, what do you say that we have some girl talk making time go faster" you said "I would love that" she smiled and the two of you started telling about yourself and you also told Sloane that you, Five and his siblings created something by accident, something you had to fix. And Five was trying to find a way to stop this, but you think you need a plan B. You need help.

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"This is just like a bunch of bureaucratic bullshit" Five complained as him and Lila was walking up the stairs to look for the operations bunker.

"There's no clear directives in here about crisis management" he said a little bit annoyed as he closed the book angrily.

"You know, Lila, I shouldn't even be here. I was...I was out. I was done and yet here I am, swept back into chaos. Why can't I just escape this hellhole?" he asked and itched the back of his head as they walked up the last step.

"Because you love it" Lila replied.

But then the sound of flatulence was heard causing the two to stop in their tracks and Five turned around to look at Lila who was looking at him "My bad" he said.

"Face it, Five, apocalypse problems are the only things that get your heart pumping" she said as he scratched his neck and cheek "That and then probably shagging your girlfriend" she said causing him to glanced at her as he scratched his chin "I am not going to do that to Y/n. I don't know why people keep saying that. I don't actually like chaos" he said a little bit aggressive "I don't want to disorder. I...I want retirement" he said and she laughed "Yeah, right" she said "No, I want retirement with Y/n/n" he said "A normal life of groceries and taxes with your girlfriend? You would die of boredom" she said.

"Yeah, well, you're not exactly out for domestic bliss either" he said as he opened a door before entering.

"'Course I'm bloody not. Thank God!" Lila said before walking after him.

"I don't know, but you could really work on, like, the way you speak" she said as he looked down a dark and empty hallway and he walked to the left before walking over a metal shelf that was laying on the floor "It's very...It's irritating" she said as she followed after him.

"More than your accent? I hardly doubt that" Five said, getting annoying from Lila constant nagging against him.

"I'm just saying it's something you can work on, you know. For the future" she said as he stopped before he let out a sigh while he smiled as he looked forward.

"Why are you smiling, you little pisspot?" she asked as she was looking at him.

He looked at her still smiling before he looked forward "Cause of that" he said and pointed at a door.

'OPERATIONS BUNKER'

"Well, you could have led with that" she said before the two walked over to the door.

"So you and Y/n, huh?" she asked "Yeah" Five nodded "I actually didn't expect you and her together" she said "Well, either did I. I will never understand why she fell for me, I mean who wants to be with me" he said "I actually never expected anyone with you, she really must be spcieal" she said "She is" he nodded.

"She's warm, and kind, she is caring and she's selfless. And it's real. And honestly when I'm around her...I...I completely forget who I am. Where I am. Who I was. Her hands are the most safe place I have ever came across, making me want to hold them forever. Just watching her do simple things makes me feel so much comfort to the point I don't feel pain. Spending time with her is the best thing I could ever ask for and wishing that it could last forever. The way she is just so perfect for me, the way she outshine others, the way she heals me, the way she acts, the way she loves me and just her makes her so different from others. She's that kind of person you'd do anything for. Sacrifice everything for. Even change for. I will do anything, become anyone, just to be by her side. Thanks to her I've realized I wanna become a better person. I want to change for her" Five said which cause Lila's eyes to widened "Oh my God. You are really in love with her" she said "Yeah. I am" he nodded.
"Why?" she asked "Because with her, I've experienced true love. Now I know what it's like to have someone I want to spend the rest of my life with. She loved me through my fears, mistake, scars, my questions and uncertainties. She's will be the one I'll wake up to for the rest of my life. And I'll wake up with a smile on my face and her cheeks on my lips. She is the best things that have ever happen to me" he said as he glanced at her.
"She is my life and my world, she means everything to me, and I will do anything to protect her and keep her safe. She is my purpose in life. Of all the women in time and space she is the one that won my heart. She is the only person that truly sees me. She sees the light in me, she bring that out" he took a deep breath "I thought love was just something idiots thought they felt, but this woman has a hold on my heart that I could not break, even if I wanted to and there have been times that I wanted to, it has been...overwhelming, and humbling...and even painful at times, but I could not stop loving her anymore than I could stop breathing. I am hopelessly...irretrievably in love with her, more than she knows and now I can't imagine my life without her" he said.
"Woah" shesaid "Yeah. Who would have thought that someone like me could say those words" he said before looking at her.
"You know I thought I would never be happy, but then I met her. She brought me back to life. She gave me something to fight for, something to live for. She is my home. I just wish I could have met her when I was younger cause then I had the joy in knowing and loving her longer" he said "You sound like you really love her" she said "I do" he said "Does she know?" she asked "We actually never said those three words to each other, I don't know if we are quite there yet" he said "Are you scared that she wouldn't say it back?" she looked at him "A little bit yeah" he nodded "That is stupid, she loves you" she said "How do you know that?" he asked "She wouldn't be leaving behind her old life and come with you here if she didn't love you" she said.  

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Luther was standing with his arm around Sloane's shoulder as the two, you and Viktor was at the meeting place to meet with the Sparrows.

Then you saw a car came driving around a corner before it stopped in front of them.

Ben, Fei and Chris stepped out of the car before they walked closer to the others.

Luther then put Jayme's and Alphonso's body in the Sparrows' car's trunk.

Sloane then walked over to the Sparrows before her and Fei hugged.

"Well, that is it" you said "This puts an end to it" Viktor said "No. We want the old man too" Ben said "What are you doing?" Fei asked "You wanted a plan. Here it is" Ben said "It's a stupid plan" Fei said "He isn't part of the deal" Viktor said "He is now" Ben said "Ben, they aren't working with him. They had nothing to do with the attacks--" Sloane said but Ben cut her off "Then they won't mind finding him and handing him over. It's simple. Bring us the man who killed our siblings, and this will all be over. If not..." Ben said before he turned around and walked over to the car with Chris, Fei and Sloane.

"Well, that went well" you said sarcastically "So now what?" you looked at the two. 

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