The Academy

𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 5

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"𝚈𝚘𝚞'𝚟𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎,"

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With the exception of Diego and Luther, the Hargreeves and River held umbrellas above their heads as they surrounded Ben's statue. River frowned as she looked up at its face.

"Did something happen?" Grace asked with a smile.

"Dad died. Remember?" Allison asked.

"Oh yes, of course" Grace responded.

"Is mom okay?" Allison asked her brother.

Diego nodded slightly "Yeah, yeah, she's fine. She just needs to rest. You know, recharge"

Pogo joined the group and looked towards Luther " Whenever your ready dear boy"

Luther dropped the ashes onto the floor. "Probably would have better with some wind" Luther commented and looked over in rivers direction. The girl didn't respond she just took a long drag from her cigarette.

"Does anyone wish to speak?" Pogo asked no one responded "Very well. In all regards, Sir Reginald Hargreeves made me what I am today. For that alone, I shall forever be in his debt. He was my master and my friend and I shall miss him very much. He leaves behind a complicated legacy-"

"He was a monster" Diego cut Pogo off. Klaus started to laugh as Diego continued to speak "He was a bad person and a worse father. The worlds better off without him"

"Diego" Allison warned.

"My name is Number Two. You know why? Because our father couldn't be bothered to give us actual names he had mom do it and despite River already having a name and not being his child he still refused to use it" Diego snapped.

"Would anyone like something to eat?" Grace asked.

"No, it's okay, mom," Vanya told her.

"Oh," Grace said still smiling widely "Okay"

"Look, you wanna pay your respects?" Diego asked as he walked in front of everyone. "Go ahead. But at least be honest about the kind of man he was."

"You should stop talking now" Luther warned.

Diego turned to look at Luther "You know, you of all people should be on my side here, Number One"

"I am warning you" Luther responded.

"After everything, he did to you? He had to ship you a million miles away" Diego told him as he got closer to him.

"Diego, stop talking" Luther started to clench his fists.

"That's how much he couldn't stand the sight of you!" Diego shouted his shoved his finger into his chest. Luther punched Diego causing the two men to start fighting. River and Allison started to back up as Vanya pulled Grace away from the fighting.

"Boys, stop this at once!" Pogo shouted. They ignored Pogo and continued to fight. Klaus put his arm in front of Five and pushed him back but Five hit his arm away causing River to chuckle at them. Luther hit Diego back.

"Come on, big boy!" Diego shouted. Diego started to hit a hunched-over Luther.

"Stop it!" Vanya shouted.

"Hit him! Hit him!" Klaus shouted. Pogo shook his head and walked away. Luther then grabbed Diego by the neck.

"Get off of me!" Diego shouted.

Five rolled his eyes "We don't have time for this" He then walked back inside.

Diego stood in front of Ben's statue "Come here, big boy!"

"Wait!" River shouted "No" Luther charged at him but Diego moved out of the way before he could hit him causing Luther to hit Ben's statue to the ground causing the head to break off.

"No" River mumbled.

"And there goes Ben's statue" Allison sighed giving River a sympathetic smile before she walked inside. Diego pulled out a knife from his pocket and threw it at Luther.

"Diego no" Vanya shouted. River lifted her hand and stopped the knife before it cut Luther's skin. Luther gasped out in shock and started to go inside. River brought the knife back to her hand as Vanya walked up to Diego.

"You never know when to stop, do you?" Vanya asked.

"You got enough material for your sequel yet?" Diego responded.

"He was my father too," Vanya told him as she walked away. Diego walked up to his mom and started to guide her inside. Before he entered the house he looked over at River.

"Riv knife please" He called.

River shook her head "No"

"No?" He questioned.

"You heard me now go inside you've done enough damage," She told him.

Diego sighed and entered the house. Klaus walked up to his dad's ashes "I bet you're loving this. Hmm? The team at it's best. It's just like old times" He then took one last drag from his cigarette and then put it out in the ashes as River lifted Bens statue and reattached the head. "Best funeral ever!" Klaus called.

River just rolled her eyes "Your brothers are stupid" Klaus nodded in agreement. River walked closer to the ashes and spat in them "Thank god your gone" She then waved her hand and a strong gust of wind took his ashes away. Klaus put his arm around the girls shoulder and the two walked back inside.