CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO: CAR DRIVE

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The song 'Baby shark' by Pinkfong was playing in the radio of the van as it was driving down the long and empty road.

"Baby shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Baby shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo" a child sang over the radio.

"Baby shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo shark. Mommy shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Mommy shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo. Mommy shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Mommy Shark" the child sang as Diego was driving down the snowy road as you and the others was all sitting in the van.

"Daddy Shark doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo. Daddy Shark"

"God! Will you please turn that song off?" Viktor asked "I can't. It's stuck" Diego replied "Grandma Shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, Grandma Shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo" the song continued and Klaus moved his head to the music which caused Allison to roll her eyes.

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ONE HOUR LATER.

"Grandpa Shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Grandpa Shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo" the song kept playing on repeat.

As the song kept playing you looked at your husband and you could see that he was not feeling well "You okay?" you asked "I'm fine, just taken it slow" he replied.

"Grandma Shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Grandma Shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo"

Five turned his head to lok at Diego as he could feel he was getting worse. He felt nausea.

"Let's go hunt..."

Ben's stomach started gurgling.

"Let's go hunt, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, let's go hunt!..."

THREE HOURS LATER

"Run away doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, run away doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo" the song kept playing.

"Run away doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, run away"

The sound of turbulent gurgling was heard as everyone except for you and Klaus was getting worse.

"Diego will you change that song?" Luther asked out a little loud "I can't!" Diego snapped.

"Safe at least, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo"

"How can you two not lose your mind over that song?" Luther asked you and Five "When you have two small children, you get use to hear a song like that on repeat" you said.

Klaus then opened something to drink he have brought with him "Oh my God, that smells rancid" Lila said as she was sitting in between Allison and Klaus while Ben was sitting behind them and Luther sitting in the trunk.

"What? You don't like my kale-kiwi-carrot-cabbage kombucha?" Klaus asked and Viktor made a face in disgust while Ben smell to himself "It's good for the soul and great for the bowels" he said.

"Diego?" Five said as the sound of wet gurgling was heard "Uh...Maybe, uh, pull over" you suggested as you could see that Five felt worse and he felt like he was about to throw up just like the rest.

"Can't" Diego shook his had "We're making good time" he said "Okay. Well, I'm gonna hurl" Five said "Can you pull over? I need to pee" Lila said "Please pull over Diego, I need to stretch my legs, and the others are not feeling well, they look worse than me when I was pregnant, so I think they are gonna throw up, so unless you want vomit all over your van, I suggest pull over" you said.

"You don't want a sippy of this potenit elixir?" Klaus stretched the bottle forward to Five who was sitting in front of him "So good for you" Klaus said "No" Five push it away with his left arm.

"All right" Diego lifted something up from his feet "Heads up. Here" he showed them a bottle "Oh no" Viktor said.

"You what it is. Right. Use it" Diego said "Not the pee bottle" Lila said "Have you even clean it?" you asked.

But Diego just throw it back to Lila, Allison and Klaus and all made disgusted clamoring as they past it each other, trying to get rid of it.

"Pull over man" Five said "We are sticking and shaking to the itinerary" Diego said as the song kept going.

"Five, open the window" Luther said "Open the window" Ben said "Oh God!" Allison hold her nose.

"Open it!" Luther snapped "Please" Viktor said and Five started rolling down the window.

But by accident the handle came off which caused Five's eyes to widened.

"What the---Did you just break the window, man?" Diego hissed as he reach over to Five's side to grab the handle which cause him to turn the wheel and that made the van began to veer to the left which made Klaus spilled his drink.

"Hey, you spilled my kombucha!" Klaus said but then Lila threw up and the same did Allison "Hey" Klaus said.

Then Five started throwing up "Aww, Sweety" you started rubbing your husband's back while Diego let out a yell "Told you" you hissed at him.

"Everyone, hold it in!" Diego shouted as Five lifted his head "They can't, it's like morning sickness, you can't hold it in" you snapped at Diego before wiping a rag around Five's mouth "Thanks Love" he said "Of course Sweety, anytime" you kissed his cheek.

"Run away, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo"

Lila and Allison threw up again while Klaus made a face in disgust "Pull over, pull over!" he said.

"We're making good time!" Diego said before Five and Allison threw up again.

Viktor covered his ears as the sound of energy thrumming was heard "Stop puking!" Klaus shouted "They can't!" you shouted back.

Then suddenly some energy sound came out of Viktor which broke all the windows in the passenger seat as the others let out a scream.

"Son of a bitch!" Diego shouted before he pulled over and stop the van causing the brakes to make a screech noise.

"All right, enough! Okay?" Diego said before he turned to look at the others "No more fighting! And no more puking, all right? And no...no more powers. Not until we get to Maine. We'll get there. We'll find this girl. After that, we'll go back to our regular lives. Are we clear?" he asked the group.

"Are we clear?" he asked "Yes" Klaus said "Yeah" Viktor said "Good" Diego said.

But then his stomach started gurgling and he felt he was about to throw up.

"It's your turn now" you smiled at him and some small vomit came out of his mouth "Ahh!" Klaus said "Wipe?" Diego asked "We've run our of baby wipes" Lila said.

"Here you go" Klaus lifted up a small wipe "I gotcha buddy" he handed it to Diego who grab it before stepping out of the car.

"Where's he going?" Klaus asked "What are we supposed to do? Turn around?" Allison asked "No. We've come this far" Luther said "It's only another 13 hours to New Grumpson" you sighed "Jesus" Ben said as they all groaning.

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Day turn into night and while you were asleep on the passager seat next to Lila, Five was sitting next to Diego on the front seat.

Diego slap himself to keep him awake as he was still driving while everyone except him and Five was asleep.

"Do you want me to drive?" Five asked "No, I'm good" Diego answered.

"How can you keep yourself awake?" Diego asked his brother who was looking like he was wide awake "Spend some of your life alone in an apocalypse, and some of it in the Commission, you get use to stay up all night if you have to. But the kids can take the energy out of you sometimes, but I love them" Five said "Yeah" Diego nodded.

"Do you miss it?" he glanced at Five "The old days, with missions?" he asked "I do a bit, and when you have spend most of your life doing what I did, it take a long time to really get use to the normal life and you kinda miss the old life a bit" Five said before he took a deep breath.

"But I wouldn't trade what I have now for my old life. I love Y/n and I love the kids more than anything else in the whole universe, more than life itself. And I will do anything I can to protect them. And I know Y/n feels the same, I know she also miss the old life, but we are more than beyond happy with this life we have now. Then I know that everything Y/n and I have done was worth it" Five said and Diego nodded before silence took over again.

Diego then looked over his shoulder to make sure that Lila was asleep "I think she's cheating on me" he said softly as he looked at Five "Lila" Diego said and Five looked at him "She goes places at night. She goes places, and she lies about it" Diego said "You know, she's got that book club" Five said "Yeah, what is it? A book club for two, Five?" Diego asked "What are you talking about?" Five asked "Last night. I followed her. She was in some café with some guy. Some Greek-looking son of a bitch with a creepy mustache" Diego said and Five realized that the guy Diego was talking about was Five himself, but in his undercover outfit and Five realized that Diego must have seen Lila talking with Five about that meeting they were at with Gene and Jean. But then he would have seeing you too, but maybe he first saw Lila when you went to the counter to get another cup of coffee. 

"The mustache was creepy?" Five asked "Oh yeah" Diego nodded "Sleazy as hell. Just pencil-thin. You know what I mean?" Diego glanced at him.

Five couldn't tell Diego the truth. He was nervous that Diego would think that Five was the one Lila was cheating with. And he wouldn't believe if he told him the truth. And Five also think Lila should said it herself, it should come from her and not Five. Also this was between Lila and Diego.

"Diego, whatever this is, trust me...it's nothing" Five looked at his brother before looking forward again "You guys got the house, a family. Just like me" he said before he glanced over his shoulder to look at his wife that was asleep.

"I would never throw everything I have away for anything else. I have gotten everything I always dream about, something I thought I would never have, and now I have it, therefore I will not change it for anything" Five looked back forward again.

"Only an idiot throws that away. Lila is no idiot" he said "So am I supposed to just ignore it? Say nothing?" Diego asked "That would be correct. Bury it. Deep. Cover that shit with concrete" Five said and Diego looked at him while you and Lila opened your eyes as you have heard their conversation.

"What if it was Y/n?" Diego asked "I trust her and she trust me. It's as simple as that. I wouldn't trade her or the kids for the world. I'm sure you and Lila feel the same about each other. You'd have to be an absolute idiot to throw that kind of love away. All I'm saying is your suspicions could be wrong in the end" Five said.   

"You speak like a true love expert" Diego chuckled softly "You've changed Five, in a good way" he said "Well, when you are with the right person they change you into the person you really are deep inside" Five took a deep breath "Also after the hotel after I thought my wife was dead, I grew tried of being angry all the time. I mean I can still feel angry but..." he sighed "I'm mostly miserable when I thought she was dead" he said.

"Well, I'm glad she is back with you and she came back to life" Diego said "So am I, I don't think I would still be here if she wasn't" Five said before taken a deep breath "Holding her dead body in my arms, it still haunt me, and then the thought of ever seeing her again, it scared me, it still does" Five said and Diego looked at him with a sympathy look, remembering Five's pain back at the hotel.

"And I'm not going to lose her again, I will not let what happen at the hotel happen again" Five said.

"Do you and Y/n miss it? I mean, your old job in the Commission?" Diego asked.

"The killing? We don't miss that at all. But if I have to kill someone or anyone again to save her, the kids,  or you guys? I'd do it in a heartbeat and I know Y/n will do the same" Five said.

"You're good brother" Diego said which made Five glanced at him.

That was the second person from his family that have told him that. And still he didn't know what to say or how to react.

"I'm glad that you have Y/n have each other. You deserve it" Diego looked at Five "I'm happy for you, that you have Y/n and the two of you are now have a family of your own" he said. 

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The next morning, the van drove past a sign saying 'New Grumpson' before Diego stopped the van by a phone booth and you and the others all got out so you could call someone that could check if either Sy or Jennifer lived in the town.

You ended the call before you turned to the family "No Sy Grossman listed. No Jennifer Grossman either" you told them.

"Well, we'll have a look around. If she's here, we'll find her" Allison said "This is why you do recon, asshole" Ben said and the others look at him "Recon? Why are you saying 'Recon'? We're not the A-Team" Viktor said "Oh really? Shit. You fooled me" Ben said sarcastically.

"Are least we still have a team" Diego said "What's that supposed to mean?" Ben asked and Diego grabbed Ben's collar.

"Okay, everybody. Look over here and smile" Luther smiled as he was holding up a small camera as everyone turned to look at him.

"What?" Allison asked "No" Viktor said "Smile!" Luther said and Diego wrapped an arm around Ben who leaned his head on his shoulder while smiling. Lila covered her eyes with her hands while Viktor touch his forehead. Five wrapped an arm around his wife's shoulders and you kissed him on the check while he smiled as Luther took a picture of them.

"You know what? Screw this" Ben got away from Diego as soon as Luther have taken the picture "One or two of you are fine. But all of you together? You're a bunch of drooling stunted toddlers. I'm going back to my penthouse downtown" Ben started walking away from the group.

"Ben, that penthouse belong to the federal government now" Luther said "Shut the hell up, Luther" Ben said as he walked away "All right" Luther respond.

As Ben walked away one of his tentacles came out which cause the other to stifle snickering while giggling "Aw. Poor Ben-arino" Klaus said "We're better off without him!" Diego said as he was standing behind the van, putting his holster with knives on him.

"He's right" Viktor said "All right, everyone. Let's split up and look for this girl" Luther said while Diego was putting his belt with the knives which cause the belt to start straining cause Diego have put some weight on since the last time he had the holster on.

"Let's be discreet. If you find her or the dry cleaner guy, don't do anything on your own" Luther said "I can't feel my legs" Diego said "Let's wait for the team" Luther said.

"Oh, sweet Jesus" you said as you saw Diego came back and you tried to hold your laugh "Like a glove" Diego said "Sure. Like OJ's glove" Lila said sarcastically.

"Diego, you look ridiculous in those" you said "She is right Sweety" Lila said to her husband. 

"Here" Diego threw the keys to Klaus but instead of catching them he jump back "You're in charge of Wanda. Don't go anywhere without us" Diego told him and the others started walking away.

"You do realize you're waddling? Yeah" Allison asked Diego who was waddling because his clothes was too tight "Yeah. Just trying to walk like you" Diego said "Hey" Allison gave him a small kick "Guys stop. Let's just find this Jennifer and get out of here" you said "Use one of those knives...." Luther said "Good luck. Don't get killed" Klaus said as he stayed behind.

As you and the others enter the town, you started splitting up, Luther, Viktor and Allison went down the street while, you, Five, Lila and Diego went to the place where a carousel was.

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A group of people were signing a Christmas carol while Diego was thorwing axes as a target and he hit right in the middle.

He looked at Lila who was standing next him holding a cup of coffee.

Then while looking at Lila, Diego threw another axe, hitting right in the middle again. But Lila just kept looking at him annoying before rolling her eyes.

Diego covered his eyes before throwing the last axe toward the target and hit in the middle again.

He then pointed an another stuff reindeer wearing a red Christmas shirt.

The guy by the target grab the reindeer before giving it to Diego who already had two "All right. I got Grace and the twins covered" Diego put the reindeer with the other two that he was holding with his left arm "You want one?" he looked at his wife "No, thanks" she said before walking away.

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