She with The Flowers in Her Hair| Number Five

🌺CHAPTER 43: Motel Meet-up🌺

Klaus's little demonstration didn't go anywhere with any of his siblings. And in the Hargreeves fashion it ended up in an argument. The snowball effect was definitely their strong suit as Number Four began to ramble nonstop about Luther popping his cherry recently, while being high off his mind. This earned horrified looks from those in the dark, the man even tried to justify it but ended up failing. Allison tried to hide her expression but it was evident, beyond so, even. The altercation ended with Allison taking her leave and Luther going after her. Not a moment later a woman came near the group of Hargreeves left. She dragged with her a boy, with thick rimmed glasses, his awkward demeanor couldn't be more than sixteen.

"Excuse me... excuse me." She said, her attempts in getting their attention succeeding as eight pairs of eyes went to them. "It's my son Kenny's Birthday today, and... uh... wouldn't your kids be happier playing with kids their own age. Assuming it's okay with your dads." Their gazes only turned steely at her assumption, Klaus and Diego even glancing at each other.

The boy waved shyly at Elle, who only gave him an awkward smile. Five though, didn't appreciate the action and replied with as much bile he could possibly muster in his adolescent body while pulling Ellie to his side, asserting his dominance. "I'd rather chew on my own foot." It was safe to say that the woman was surprised to hear those words from the young man, fear erupted on her face as she pulled her son close to her when they walked away.

Not long after, a distinct, familiar whooshing sound caught the pair's attention. They walked towards the aisle next to them, opening a compartment, to see the unmistakable cylinder of The Commission. They shared a look before Five went to take it. On the surface was a piece of paper, both their names written on it, and it only allowed suspicion to simmer in them.

"How the hell did she find us?" the boy asked out loud, still looking at the tube. Ellie thought for a moment before she grabbed onto Five. Her husband was startled at first, not really knowing what she meant to do. Ellie began to rummage through his pockets and fished out the pieces of candy. She unraveled the parchment and showed a blinking tracker.

"She's good" Ellie scoffed at the complement, rolling her eyes as well.

"Premium grade bitch." She said under her breath before dropping it onto the floor, allowing Five to smash it with his foot. Five then opened the canister to take out a fortune cookie, much to their surprise. He crushed the pastry to reveal the piece of paper inside. 'TIME MARCHES ON... OR DOES IT? Rain Quial, Rm 12" The little it had on there easily brought a chill to their spines. And just like that without another word, the pair were gone.

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Let's admit it, from the get go, The Handler was sketchy. The run down motel she asked them to go was just proof to it. They walked around the halls hand in hand, Five being completely oblivious to Ellies fury, correlating from the fact that the woman really had the nerve to call them to a freaking motel. Music played in the background when they arrived at room twelve. They were just outside the door when the Handler's voice called out to them. "I've been waiting for you two."

Five pushed the already agape door, to see Agnes, tied up and taped at the mouth. The waitress's eyes widened at the sight of the teenagers, letting out muffled cries of help.

"You must really like donuts." Five said, tightening his grasp on Ellie. The girl though couldn't keep her eyes on Agnes. She wasn't wearing her usual uniform, opting for a much more casual look, but what the green eyed girl couldn't ignore was the fear she had in her heart. I mean who wouldn't be scared out of their mind, when they're mind when they're tied up, in some random motel by some psychopath.

"It's been a while." The handler pointed out, puffing her cigarette one last time and placing it on the ash tray.

"Three days." Five replied, getting a little fidgety with his own words.

"For you, maybe. But for me, it's been a lot longer since I've seen those adorable uniforms."

"Well you've had time to heal." Elle stiffened when the woman decided to stand up. She stalked towards them going on about time, and how the Commission had a shit ton of it. Five seemed not to care though, he was unfazed and held his strong demeanor. "We got your package by the way. Nice packaging, but so much for Commission protocol."

The piece of paper was still in his hand to prove his point, the woman chuckled at his quip. She took a fry, shoving it into her mouth before taking her place in front of the pair.

"There have been... a lot of changes since you left the commission. You really did some damage." unexpectedly, the woman placed a hand on Ellie's cheek, the girl flinching at the thought. Those were the same hands that had wanted to extract every ounce of blood in her system for her own selfish pursuits and no matter how hard Ellie tried to not be scared of the woman, those events seemed to haunt her still. "The briefcases were all but destroyed. To say nothing of the... highly trained personnel you killed. Afterall, what is an institution if not--"

"What do you want?" Ellie spit out, surprising both The Handler and Five. Her outburst even caught her off guard. The woman removed her hand from her cheek and smirked. Impressed by the returning vengeance the murderous girl once had, before she had placed her hands on her.

"To be happy, Eleanor. To have a simple... unfettered life, to... do the work my superior requires. But... you being here, complicates things." She ended up sitting on the couch, her eyes still on them as she spoke. This brought Five to a fit of rage seeing the woman, unbothered by it all.

"Billions of people are about to die tonight. You can change that." He said matter of factly. But still the woman was relentless. An eerie smile came to her face.

"Tonight, tomorrow. So little difference in the scheme of things." She said bored, she watched as the boy scoffed at her explanation. "Don't you remember the Commission's Raison detre? What's meant to be is meant to be, or how I like to say it, que sera sera."

"It's bullshit in every language. Why did you call us here?" Agnes whimpered a few feet away from them, none of them really acknowledging her.

"I wanna offer you a choice. Everyone's gonna die tonight. But, unlike the rest of the world, you have a way out. You can abandon your family and skip ahead to the apocalypse, take a walkabout for a few decades, think about maybe starting a family of your own, wonder if I'm gonna offer you the job again. Or you can stay here with them, and die a horrible death." She remained unbothered, popping a bottle of champagne in the process. "While you weigh your options, just know that your siblings are fighting for their lives, without you."

Ellie gasped at the revelation "You brought us here to pull us away." She whispered to herself. Her suspicion confirmed by the smirk on the Handler's face. Ellie grabbed onto Five's hand quickly.

"It's nice knowing you both." The pair didn't even hear it as they were taken by space again.

God, how they hoped that none of them were dead.

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