Out of time

Five was sitting in Nora's Soraya's office with a version of himself and a girl whose name he didn't even know yet. Something had just been revealed to him that he didn't quite understand yet. "The what, please?", Five asked uncomprehendingly. "You've got it right. We are the One Classics, or to put it another way. The Elite." Laura repeated herself, but this time a little annoyed. "What are the One Classics, please?", Five asked more clearly. "You'll find out soon enough. But not now. Not until everyone is here." Nora replied. "What the hell do you mean by that?" Five's patience was wearing thin. He had really had enough of riddles and half answers that raised new questions.

"All in good time, dear Five. Now there's a lot of work to do." Nora said with a mysterious, creepy smile, and again that look reminded Five of the leader. "What kind of work?" asked Five, annoyed. "That's enough. Laura. Aidan. Take him away and bring him to room number 7, on the tenth floor." Nora suddenly ordered somewhat harshly. "Wait a minute! What?" asked Five in alarm. (What would happen to him now?) (Was it even the Nora he knew?) (Or another parallel version?) The whole story got weirder and weirder.

Before Five could react, he was grabbed by himself and the girl called Laura and dragged away by force. Five, of course, tried to free himself from the grips. "Aidan, I think this is going to be exhausting. Let's keep it short." Laura said to Aidan. "You're right." Aidan grinned nastily. "What are you up to?" asked Five suspiciously. "You'll see in a moment." Laura grinned nastily back. Before Five could say anything else, he felt a familiar tug and disappeared in a blue-violet light. Aidan had teleported away with Laura and Five.

Umbrella timeline

Meanwhile with Ben, Leon and Tiara. "Ben. Leon and I have to go now." Tiara began to speak. "Why? Can I come with you?" asked Ben. "Em, no, not yet," said Leon evasively. "Why is everyone saying no? Not yet? Or what do I know?" Ben got upset. "Okay, listen to me for once. It's important that you stay in line during this time." Tiara began. "Why?" Ben cut her off. "You're maintaining this timeline for your siblings. If you were to leave it, there would be another problem." Leon tried to explain to Ben. "What other problem would there be?" Ben asked thoughtfully.

"This timeline we're in would collapse for you and your siblings. It's like locking a door with a key and throwing the key away. You wouldn't be able to go back. Secondly, because of the paradox psychosis." Tiara tried a metaphorical comparison. "Ah, I see. Can you tell me anymore?" Ben asked curiously. "No, unfortunately not. We have to go now." said Leon. "We're in a hurry. But don't worry. Nora will let you know if she needs you." Tiara tried to comfort her. "Ok, well then, good luck. In whatever you have to do." Ben said a little sadly. Leon and Tiara waved goodbye. They pressed a button on her bracelet and disappeared.

Nora Soraya's Office

As Aidan skipped off with Laura and Five, Nora pressed the speaker button again. "I'm calling Thalia, Sara, Diego, and Lila to my office!" Nora said through the loudspeaker and waited. When the requested people came into the office after a while, Nora began to smile.

Thalia was a girl with wavy brown hair tied in a plait. Her eyes were blood-red, and her skin was pale as a corpse.

The team approached Nora's and sat down on the chairs Nora directed them to. "Nice of you to come. I have a mission for you." Nora began without hesitation. "What kind of mission?" Thalia, Murder, asked merrily. "Your mission is one of strict secrecy and confidentiality. The latest events that happened are in this letter. The protocol report was written by our time team. Read it, the letter will burn itself afterwards," said Nora in a serious tone. Curious, the team read the letter.

When they had finished reading, their mouths were agape and their eyes were as big as soup plates. "Oh, you bloody ****!" Lila uttered in shock. "Okay, what's our mission?" Diego asked in a ready voice. Nora began to grin creepily. "Save Alison Hargreeves from the aliens and..." Nora began with a dramatic pause. "Then what?" Sara asked excitedly. Nora took a deep breath. "... Let Allison live. But don't take her yet. She's still important for the plan." Nora finished her sentence. The team left the office and got ready for the upcoming mission.

Room number 7th floor 10

Aidan, Laura, and Five reappeared in another corridor. Probably the tenth floor. "Where are you taking me?", Five asked. "You'll see in a minute, and it would go faster if you didn't try to fight back," Aiden said snippily. "Sure, I'll stop resisting because I get kidnapped by strangers every day and I have nothing to fear." scoffed Five. "The former no and the latter yes. We don't want to hurt you." said Aidan unconcernedly. "Of course. Can you at least tell me where you're taking me?" snorted Five angrily. "You'll find out soon enough." Aidan repeated to himself, annoyed.

"Aidan, couldn't you have teleported us right outside the door?" Laura asked, straining a little. As Five tried to defend herself. Aidan ignored the comment. "We're almost there anyway," Aidan said instead, pointing down the corridor. "Oh, let me guess, it's a prison cell, isn't it?" Five mocked further. "Yeah, you know! You can stay there until death takes you!" said Laura ironically. "It's not like the order was to keep five alive!", Aidan said sarcastically.

"Why was the order to let me live? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH ME?" asked Five in alarm. "You'll find out soon enough." Laura repeated the words angrily for the third time. "No, it's not a prison cell," Aidan said, also sourly. "Mmh, something tells me you're lying. You're definitely worse at it than I am. We only seem to be the same on the outside." Five continued. "You don't know anything about me. But I know everything about you. So be careful what you say." Aidan said dangerously.

"By the way, Aidan's not lying, you'll see," Laura said grimly. "Oh yes! Really? Whoever believes it is blessed!" continued to mock Five without really thinking about it. "Shut up already!", Laura shouted through the corridor. "If I can't get out of here, what superpower do you have?", Five asked Laura curiously. Five tried to cooperate with the girl and her image. But that backfired. Five literally hit a brick wall. "That's really none of your business right now. You know?" replied Laura, annoyed. "Shut up, Five!" Aidan now said, annoyed.

After a few more minutes of silence, which didn't actually last long, a well-groomed Luther without a monkey body came around the corner the next moment. Five couldn't believe his eyes. "This is getting better and better. My brother. But not so inhuman. What's the problem?" Five continued. "Shut the hell up. You'll get your answers soon enough." Laura repeated once more. This was becoming unbearable for Laura and Aidan!

But Luther came at just the right time for both of them. "I doubt that. So why is it that..." Five couldn't finish the question because Aidan kicked Five in the stomach. Five convulsed painfully and glared angrily at Aidan's likeness. "Luther? What ...? What are you doing here?" asked Five, irritated. Luther just looked at Five quizzically, but then ignored him and turned to his two siblings. "You guys need help?", Luther asked, addressing Laura and Aidan. "Luther, you've come just in time," Laura exclaimed with relief. "Yes, could you please take my double off our hands and bring him to room number 7?" Aidan gasped slightly.

Luther didn't hesitate and took five from the two and threw him over his head. Over his shoulder and held him tightly. "What are you doing here?", Laura asked in passing. "I've just come from the training room, and Nora has called me and a few other siblings to her office. But I'm sure it wouldn't hurt you to help for a moment." Luther said. "The timing was just perfect. Thanks again for the help." Aidan thanked Luther. "Oh, no problem," Luther replied. Luther took Five and threw him over his shoulder. "Hey! What's this going to be when it's done?" asked Five in a panic. "Shut up," Luther said coldly to Five. Five didn't even think about staying quiet. He tried to wriggle out of Luther's grip, but to no avail. Five protested for all he was worth. Until Luther forcefully shut his mouth.

After a few minutes, they arrived at a door labeled no. 7. Aidan opened the door and Five was pushed through with all his might by Luther Soraya. Five immediately tried to run back out, but the door was immediately shut and locked. "Hey! Let me out!" shouted Five, banging his fists against the locked door with rage. But no one answered. After a while, he gave up and tried to calm down and think. (How could he get out of here?) Then he turned around and registered the room.

The first thing you immediately noticed was that he was shrouded in absolute darkness, that you couldn't see your own hand in front of your eyes. (That's great! What's the point of all this now?) Five thought mockingly. But before Five could think any further, he heard something strange in the darkness. Was he not alone here? "Hello, is there anyone else here?", another voice asked through the darkness ...

In hospital

Lila was lying in her hospital bed, totally exhausted and not moving. She had a single room. So no flatmates. That was very convenient. You could go in undisturbed without being seen by other patients. Suddenly, a light appeared, forming a kind of portal. Two people came through the portal. One was Luther Soraya and the other a boy named Nico.

Nico was a boy with almost white short hair. His skin was almost pale, but still had some color. His eyes were storm gray.

The two of them headed towards the unconscious Lila. Luther wanted to grab Lila just like that, but Nico stopped him. "Luther stop! That's not how it works. I didn't come along for nothing!" Nico hissed at Luther. "Yeah, sorry, what are you going to do to make sure we get this right?" asked Luther in a huff. "Okay, so first we have to get her off all those tubes properly, because if we make one mistake, Lila's dead and the plan won't go the way Nora had planned." Nico explained sharply. "Okay, got it. What do you want me to do while you disconnect the tubes?" Luther asked, raising his hands defensively.

"You help me, I'll tell you how to do what. I advise you to do as I say, or we've blown the job. When we're done, you have to take it carefully, and we'll get out of here as quickly as possible." Nico explained, a little stressed. They didn't have that much time, they had to hurry but be careful. They couldn't make a mistake or Lila would be dead. "Okay, fine, but who's going to be the lookout?" asked Luther. "The air does that for me." Nico replied with a mischievous grin.

Nico created a small gust of wind and sent it through the keyhole. Nico was an air elemental and could therefore do a lot of things.

The two of them began to encapsulate Lila from the tubes. ...