CHAPTER THIRTY: 743

"Crying is how your body speaks when your mouth can't explain the pain you feel"

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THIRD PERSON'S POV.

The Handler was in her office as a tailor was fixing her dress.

"Careful. I want that hem straight enough to cut throats" The Handler said as she was looking herself in the mirror to see her silver dress.

The door then opened and Lila entered "Nice frock" she said and The Handler chuckled "Is this a swearing in or a...a coronation?" Lila asked "How's your new hire working out? I heard he lasted all of then minutes in orientation before he started running amok" The Handler said "Oh, you know boys. He's probably around here somewhere eating a...a very large sandwich" Lila said as she walked around the room.

"Mm-hmm. Herb!" The Handler said and Herb entered the room.

"Tell Lila what you told me" The Handler said "I, uh, didn't actually offer it up" Herb said as his breath was trembling "You put a knife to my throat" he said "Go on" The Handler said "Diego commandeered the Infinite Switchboard, then hijacked a briefcase...and left The Commission" Herb said "Told you" The Handler said "He also held a knife to my throat" Herb said "I knew he was a grifting little gonad. So, what are you gonna do about him?" The Handler asked and Lila looked at her "Me?" she asked and The Handler turned to her "Your puppy, your responsibility. Or are you forgetting our little agreement?" The Handler asked.

"You only let him stay hoping I'd have to kill him" Lila said "Hmm" The Handler said "Was this all a test?" Lila asked "Everything is a test, darling. The question is...why are you falling it?" The Handler asked.

Then Herb heard AJ clinking on the glass softly and he slowly moved over to the fishbowl.

"I'm not failing. Let me handle it my way" Lila said "Does your way include decapitation? Quartering, boiling, thumbscrews, burning at the stake, or Chinese water toture?" The Handler asked.

Herb looked down at the button of the fishbowl to see that AJ have made a number out of the yellow stones.

743.

"I wanna let him go" Lila said "Peons...out" The Handler said and the people walked out leaving The Handler and Lila.

The Handler walked closer to Lila "Darling, blood is thicker than water, but...you can drown in either, Lila" she said as she stroke her hands down Lila's cheeks before she removed them.

"I am officially about to become the most powerful woman in time and you will be my right hand" The Handler said as she stroke her right hand down Lila's left cheeks.

"But I need to know..." she said as she put her hand on Lila's throat, squeezing her face a little causing her to let out a softly grunt.

"...That I can trust you...at all times...in all ways" The Handler said as she tighten her grip.

"You can" Lila said softly.

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High-pitched tone resonating and energy thrumming was heard as Ben entered the room where Vanya was.

Vanya tied to a chair with something around her forehead that was giving her electricity chock while her feet was in a tray with water.

Her skin was pale and her eyes was white.

Electricity was crackling as Ben grabbed Vanya's hand and he felt the electricity. He grunted as he grabbed her other hand.

Ben know that he have to saved his sister now, so he grabbed her other hand before he sat down, going inside her.

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Herb had found the file with the number 743 on and he was now walking up the stairs but then he stopped when he saw Lila standing above the stairs.

"Uh..." Herb said as she walk down towards him before she grabbed him by the collar and he let out a grunt as she press him against the wall.

"All right, sweaty gerbil man. Tell me where Diego went or I'll stab your colon to your nose and let you die on your own farts" she said.

"That's...so..vivid" Herb said and she press him more against the wall "Wait, wait, wait, wait! No, no, no! I'm on your side. No, I helped him escape. If you..." Herb said and she let go of him "Escape?" she asked as she took a step back "Well, he was supposed to stay here with me. Where did he go?" she asked "Back to help his family" he said and she turned her head a bit.

"Are you really going to kill him?" he asked and she looked at him "Of course not. I love him" she said "Oh, that--" he said but she cut him off when she grabbed his collar again, pressing him against the wall "Say a word and I'll crush you" she said "I won't. I swear, I won't" he said and she let go of him again.

She then turned around "Uh, wait" he said and she turned to him "I hate to rain on your parade, but there's something I have to show you. Something big" he said before put his hands by his pants.

"Ugh!" she said "Wait, no. It's..." he said as he pulled out a file "It's this" he said as he stretched it to her and she grabbed it before she opened it, to read it.

Her eyes widened and she let out a gasp "Oh, my God" she said as she sat down before her breath trembles, shocked over what she read.

She put her hands to her mouth as she gasp softly, trying not cry.

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YOUR POV.

"This is my favorite part" past Five said as he preparing and assembling his sniper gun as the radio beside him was playing "The calm before the storm" past me said.

Present Five and Luther was standing next to each other looking at past Five and past me.

Present Five and I was breathing heavily as we were sweating and were looking more aggressive.

"Look. The briefcase" present Five said as his eyes was focused on the briefcase that was just beside past Five "Let's take it" I said "Good idea Love. I will take it" Five said.

"No, don't. You two won't be able to get there in time" Luther said "Of course we will. This is our only chance" present Five said "Hey, uh, just remind me...what was the final stage of paradox psychosis again?" Luther asked "Homicidal rage" Five and I answered "Right. That's great" Luther said with a smile but that smile disappeared as fast as it appeared.

"That's great....Five, Y/n, listen to me...I" Luther said but Five ignored his brother as him and I began creeping towards past Five and past you "No. No!" Luther whispered.

But what present Five and I didn't know, was that past Five was watching them through the scope of the rifle. And just as present Five blinked with me, past Five also blinked with past me before they both appeared behind present Five and I.

"Oh...Shit" Luther said as past Five aimed the rifle at present Five "Bad idea, shit-heel" past Five said "Yeah, trying using your smart side of your brain, if you really have one. You would have seen this coming if you really were me" past me said.

Luther let out a sigh before he walked over to past Five, ripping the rifle out of his hands "Stop it! All right? The both of you" he said as present Five and I walked over to them while we itch the back of our head.

"Pull it together. Now, Kennedy is gonna be coming around that corner any minute. Okay? So, everyone, let's just take a deep breath..." Luther said to you before he inhale deeply and exhale.

Past Five inhaled a shaky breath as he itched his neck and present Five did the same while he glanced at his brother.

"Now, we're all family here, okay? So can we all just try to get alone for a few more minutes?" Luther said.

Present Five then turned to past Five "You want it?" he asked "Go ahead" past Five said with a hint of happiness in his voice and present Five looked at you "Together" he said "Together" you said.

"What's that?" Luther asked as he look at present Five and me but we both kicked him right in his groin causing Luther to groan in pain as he bent over "Shit" he said.

Present Five fixed his blazer as he looked at his past self "Now..." past Five and you said "Where were we?" present Five and you asked.

Both Fives blinked before they started fighting around Luther as they tried to kill each other while both versions of me charged at each other.

Past me threw a punch at me who dodged it before I threw a punch at past me but she moved to the side dodging the punch.

I threw a punch at past me who dodged before she kicked me in the waist, causing me to stumbled back.

She let out a smile before she threw a punch at me, but I grabbed her wrist and kicked her in the stomach but she dodged it by stepping back.

She threw punch at me but I grabbed her arm and turned it around, before I went behind her back, wrapping my arm around her throat.

But then she headbutted me causing me to stumble back, before she swung her legs under mine but I reach to jump to the side.

I then threw a punch at her but she grabbed my arm and turned it around, before she went behind me and wrapped her arm around my throat.

But then I leaned forward lifting her up in the air before throwing her down on the ground, making her hit the ground with a grunt.

As I threw a kick against her, she wrapped her legs around my neck and with her strength, she pulled me down on the ground so she was standing up while I was on the ground.

But then I threw a kick at her waist causing her to stumble back.

I jumped up and landed on my feet before I threw a punch at her but she block it.

I threw a punch at her but she dodged it before she grabbed my arm and punched me in the face before she kicked me in the waist.

She threw a punch at me but I quickly dodged it before I grabbed her arm, jumped up and spin around, swinging a kick towards her, hitting her in the stomach causing her to stumble back.

I then jumped up in the air and swung a kick at her, hitting her one time before she reach to dodged the other kick.

She then swung a kick at me but I ducked down before I swept my legs, causing her to fell to the ground.

I then put my foot on her throat but she grabbed my foot before she push me off causing me to fell to the ground.

THIRD PERSON'S POV.

Luther kept groaning in pain while the two Fives and the two Y/n was fighting

Present Five had a grip around past Five's throat. But then past Five teleported causing present Five to teleported as well.

They both appeared again and present Five threw a punch at past Five while he swung a kick.

But they both blinked before they could hit each other.

Then they appeared again and past Five throw a punch at present Five, hitting him in the face.

Then they both blinked again before they appeared again and present Five threw a punch at past Five, hitting him the face before he swung a kick at him.

Then both Five appeared on each side of Luther "Would you please--" Luther said but got cut off when they both kicked him again causing him to groan in pain again before they both blinked again.

"Hey! I'm getting really sick of this!" Luther said.

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In Vanya's head.

Ben walked down some stairs and noticed that he was at the Academy but it was like was under water.

"Vanya?" he called out as he looked around trying to find his sister.

He walked into the living room and spotted a white violin laying on the dinner table.

He looked at the violin and saw that Vanya was inside of it.

Vanya was laying leaning against a pillar when Ben approach her "Vanya?" he asked and she turned to the side. Her breath was trembling as she looked up to see Ben standing in front of her, looking down at her.

"Do you remember me?" he asked as he kneeled down in front of her.

Vanya's breaths was trembling increase as she sat up, her back leaned against the pillar.

"I remember everything" she said before she started whimpered "And I'm doing it again, aren't I?" she asked with tears in her eyes and he looked down in sadness "What's wrong with me?" she asked as she started sobbing "Why can't I control myself like the rest of you guys?" she asked as he sat down on the floor, his leg on crossed.

"It's not too late. You can go back. There's still time" he said "I don't deserve to live. I killed Pogo" she said, sobbing "I almost killed Allison" she said as she let out gasping breaths "I destroyed the world. I'm a monster" she said while sobbing as she looked down.

Ben then moved closer to her "Dad treated you like a bomb before you ever were one" he said as she looked at him "He was...so scared of your power, he never let you use it. Drugged you up, kept you numb for years" he said and grabbed her hand "That's messed up, Vanya" he said and the sound of soft energy pulse was heard as Vanya wrapped her fingers around his fingers.

"No wonder you couldn't control it. Dad couldn't handle your anger. That doesn't mean you can't. And maybe you have a right to be pissed off and sad and messed up, but...it's a shitty world full of shitty people sometimes. You aren't a monster. You're my sister. And right now, our siblings are risking everything out there trying to save you. You aren't alone at the table anymore, Vanya. You can do this" he said and she nodded with a smile.

The sound of gentle whooshing and soft ethereal tinkling was heard as blue light started appearing on Ben and he slowly started turning into small blue light.

Vanya was still holding Ben's hand as she got up but Ben knew what was about to happen, so he just sat still. "Ben, what's happening to you" she asked as she noticed that it look like he was turning into blue light.

Ben let out a sigh as he got up "I can't go back with you" he said "What do you mean?" she asked but he didn't answer as he continued turning to small blue light.

"I'm hurting you, aren't I?" she asked "It's not your fault. I've been holding on as long as I can in here, but..." he said with a sigh as the ethereal tinkling continued.

"You shouldn't have come for me" she said "Vanya...I died 17 years ago. All the rest of this...these years with Klaus..." he said before he looked up with smile.

"It's all been gravy. At least this time I get to say goodbye" he said and she nodded sadly.

"Can I ask you a weird favor?" he asked "Anything" she said "Can you hug me as I go? It's been a long time since--" but he got cut off by her wrapping her arms around him, hugging while crying.

Ben closed his eyes as he lower his head while his arms was wrapped around his sister.

Tears ran down from Vanya's eyes as she was hugging her beloved brother Ben.

"Tell Klaus something for me, will you?" he said and she pulled away to look at him.

They both let out a smile before they hugged again and he whispered something to her while she kept crying as he disappeared, turning into the blue lights that flew up before disappearing.

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The Handler was in her office, practice her speech "...'Take this institution to the heights it reached--'" but got cut off when Lila entered the office "My parents didn't die in a robbery" she said as she closed the door.

"They were executed. Kill order 743" Lila said and The Handler turned around to look at her "And I know who did it" Lila said as she stepped closer to The Handler and she held the kill order up so The Handler could see it and The Handler remember the day she signed the kill order.

Lila lowered the paper before taking another step closer to The Handler who took her hand behind her, grabbing a small knife that was laying on the desk.

Lila then leaned her head closer to The Handler "Five and his bitch of a wife Y/n killed my family and AJ Carmichael gave the order" she said before she turned around and put the paper on the desk before she sat down on her chair while The Handler let out a sigh as she let go of the knife.

Lila put her feet on the chair as she looked at The Handler with tears in her eyes.

"It was them who made me an orphan" Lila said, her voice trembles "Darling" The Handler said as she walked over to her "Little one...your family is right here" she said as she put her hands on Lila's knees "Yeah" The Handler whispered as Lila did a small nod.

The Handler let out a sigh as she took a step back while Lila let out a sob "I wonder...if that's what Diego was sneaking around here looking for" The Handler said as she was looking out the window before she turned around to look at Lila "Trying to bury the evidence so you'd never find out" she said "What...What're you talking about. Diego doesn't know what Five and Y/n did" Lila said "Darling, I'm gonna need you to be a titch more clever about this" The Handler said before she took a step towards her "That clown school that Five calls 'Umbrella Academy' it may be full of assholes, but it's not full of fools" she said as she grabbed the paper on the desk before looking at it "They're family. What one knows, they all know" she said "No, no, no, no. I...I was playing Diego, he wasn't playing me" Lila said and The Handler looked at her "Is that why you're crying in my office while he's out roaming free, laughing at you?" she said before she let out a softly scoffs.

"I didn't think he was smart enough to pull this off" Lila said "He isn't...but Five and Y/n is" The Handler said and Lila looked up at her before The Handler put her finger under Lila's chin "And Diego listens to him and trusts him" she said before she walked around the chair, stopping behind it.

"Five and Y/n...has been playing puppet master all this time" The Handler said and you see that Lila's face changed into anger "I'd say it's time that we solved this problem..." The Handler said before she put her right hand on Lila's right shoulder and Lila turned around to look at her "Once and for all" The Handler said and Lila nodded.

Lila then got up before she walked over to The Handler, kissing her on the cheek before walking out of the door.

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YOUR POV.

The two Fives appeared in front of each other while panting and sweating.

"Getting tired yet?" past Five asked "I can do this all day" present Five said as he rolled his shoulders "SHUT IT STEVE ROGERS AND JUST END HIM!" I shouted at him.

"You ready to give up?" past me asked "Not until you do it first" I said as we were glancing at each other with a death look.

But suddenly the psychosis on us disappeared causing us both to step back from each other.

"What just happen?" past me asked "The psychosis is gone, I don't feel the urge to punch or kill you" I said "Me neither" she said.

"Guys, this has to stop" Luther said "Eat shit, Ape Man" the two Fives said and we looked at each other "Be better stop this before the psychosis return to us" past me said and I nodded "Let's get our boys back on the leash" I said.

The two Fives blinked towards each other, but then a bright blue light appeared in between them, knocking them off their feet.

Luther then grabbed the rifle "Hey! Assholes!" he said to them "I'm done listening to you both. I'm in charge now" he said as he pointed the rifle from one Five to another.

"Now, Luther! Shoot him!" past Five shouted "No! Luther, shoot him!" present Five shouted as they both got up.

"Shoot him!" past Five said "No, Luther, shoot him!" present Five said "Luther, shoot him!" past Five said "Luther, shoot him!" present Five said "Now, Luther!" past Five said.

Luther went from one to the other, unsure of which Five to point the rifle at.

But then he aimed the rifle at present Five who started panting as his eyes widened.

"Luther..." present Five said as his eyes widened "I'm sorry, buddy" Luther said and got ready to pull the trigger.

"Stop!" past me and present me shouted before we both stepped between the two Fives.

Past me stepped in front of her Five while I stepped in front of my Five.

"You are acting like children now" she said "You're so childish" I said.

"I'm so sorry for this, Honey" past me said before she punched unexpectedly her Five in his nose.

Past Five groaned in pain, his hand holding his nose as it began bleeding and she then grabbed his arm to hold him still before she gave him a knee in his groin while she apologized under her breath.

Past Five hunched before falling to his knees.

"Woah, I think I just fell in love all over again" present Five said but then I gave him a slap across the cheek "I'm your wife, asshole" I said "I know, it was also you I meant" he said as he was rubbing his cheek.

"Now, man the fuck up and open that portal while the psychosis in me and the other version of me is gone because I don't think you can stop both of us. So open the damn portal, old man" I said.

"Right" Five said as Luther grabbed the black briefcase while Five turned around before he closed his eyes and he clenched his fists as blue light appeared around them.

The sound of energy churning was heard and a blue portal opened while it was making a crackling noise.

Five was panting heavily as he opened the portal more.

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THIRD PERSON'S POV.

The force wave had stopped and Vanya looked around before she got up and ran over to Klaus, Allison and Diego that laying on the floor who had come to consciousness.

"Are you okay?" Vanya asked them "Vanya" Allison said "Physically or emotionally?" Klaus asked "You're alive" Diego said and Allison chuckled while Klaus and Diego let out a sigh.

"Did we save the world or what?" Klaus asked "I think so" Allison said "Building's still here" Diego said before he looked at his watch "Kennedy's few minutes away" he said as he got up "I can still save him" he said as he started walking away "No, Diego, wait!" Allison said as she ran after him.

Diego open the blinds on the window so he could look down on the grassy knoll "I still time to stop Dad before Kennedy make his final turn" he said before he started walking away but Allison grabbed his arm "No, no, where are you going?" she asked and Diego turned to her "Look, I saw the explosion. I saw the tapes, Allison. The explosion causes doomsday. You're safe now" he said before he inhaled sharply "He doesn't have to die" he said before he turned around "No, no, Diego--" Allison shouted as he left.

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YOUR POV.

Both versions of me itch our neck which mean that the psychosis would soon return.

"Five, hurry!" I said and Five started panting as he opened the portal more causing it to make a surging noise while the energy started making a crackling noise.

But then past Five regained back his consciousness and he look at the portal that got bigger while present Five let out a grunt.

Past Five then tried to get the briefcase but Luther pointed the rifle at him "Don't even think about it" he said.

"Into the vortex you go, asshole" present Five said as he pointed on the vortex.

"Fine!" past Five said as he got up "But give me the math. So I don't end up looking like Tiger Beat over here" he said "And I also want to stay looking like this" past me said "You guys stand next to the vortex and I'll tell ya" present Five said and past Five and past me glanced at the vortex.

"Go!" present Five and I said and past me and Five walked over to the vortex.

"Closer!" present Five and I shouted to past Five and me "This is close enough!" past me said "Now give it to us" past Five said and present Five looked at me and I nodded.

"It was a typo" present Five said "Typo?" past Five asked "Five put the decimal in the wrong spot in our proof of the existence of a bound for the number of limit cycles of planar polynomial vector fields of fixed degree" present me said "Yeah. We wrote down five-point-seven. It should be..."

"...Zero-point-five-seven" the two Fives said "Son of a bitch. I knew that didn't look right" past Five said before him and past me looked back at the vortex "All right...I guess this is it" they said "This is it. Go" present Five said "Hurry, cause the psychosis is back again and I know you feel it too. So you guys better leave before it ends in a fight again" I said.

But then a fire extinguisher was throwing through the portal, flying past Five before it hit Luther in the head causing him to fell to fall backwards, falling to the ground while he dropped the rifle.

Past Five and me looked at the briefcase before running towards it "No" present Five and I said as we ran towards the briefcase.

The four of us grabbed the briefcase and started pulling it each way while we both grunting.

"FIVE! Y/N!" Luther shouted and present Five and I looked at him "It's shrinking!" Luther said as he pointed at the portal that was getting smaller and smaller.

Present Five and I tried to pull the briefcase out of past Five's and mine hands but they wouldn't let go.

"Listen, if you don't do this, you will never be with our family again, they will never meet Five. So, please let go" I said as I looked at past me cause her to lose focus while releasing the grib a little bit.

Luther then stood up before he kick past Five, causing him to stumble backward and into the portal while shouting.

Five's and mine hands slipped form the briefcase as it flew through the air with past Five and the briefcase felled to the ground.

"FIVE" past me shouted before she jumped into the portal, following after her husband just as the portal closed.

"We did it" Luther said proudly as the sound of electricity crackling was heard and Five and I look down on the ground to see the briefcase sliced in half "The briefcase, you idiot" Five said "What?" Luther said before looking down to see the damaged briefcase while we let out a sigh as we ran our fingers through our hair "Fuck" I said.

"Hey, you know what? A thank-you for preserving your existence would be nice" Luther said as he turned to Five "'A thank-you'" Five said.

But then we heard over the radio that the president's car was coming.

"Y/n, Luther! Here he comes!" Five said and he took the brown briefcase that was the gun case, before he dragged it across the grass to the corner of the fence and stepped on it, so he could look over the fence while Luther and I walked over to the fence.

Five grabbed my hand before pulled me up to stand next to him. The briefcase was so small that we had to stand really close.

The three of us looked over the fence to see the president's car came driving.

THIRD PERSON'S POV.

Allison, Klaus and Vanya was looking out of the window as they saw the president's car came driving "Kennedy's turning" Allison said.

"Look, there's Dad" Luther said and pointed on a man in a black suit, holding a black umbrella.

"What do we do?" Luther asked "There's Diego" Y/n said as she pointed on Diego who was running across the field. "Uh-oh" Five said as he spotted Diego.

"Oh, shit" Luther said "Diego" Five said as the three of them were looking at Diego who was panting as he was running as fast as he could.

"It's happening again" Allison said "Oh, Jackie" Klaus said.

Diego tackled the man to the ground but only to see that it was not Reginald "What?" he said and the man chuckled.

Then the sound of gunshots ring out was heard causing the crowd to scream while running.

"No!" Diego said as he got up while people was screaming and police sirens wailing was heard.

"KLIF bulletin, from Dallas, three shots reportedly were fired at the motorcade of President Kennedy today, near the downtown section" the man over the radio said.

Diego then grabbed the man's collar "What the hell is he?" he asked and the man handed Diego a piece of paper.

Diego unfolded the paper.

'I TOLD YOU SO'

"Your life isn't yours if you constantly care what others think"

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