𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 ~ 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀

~ Chapter Thirty Five ~

"So you mean to tell me we brought this apocalypse with us? How is that even possible?" Dusk asked, stunned as Five explained to her and Vanya the situation they had once again found themselves in. "Yes Dusk, it's true. To be honest, I don't know how but eight days from now, the world ends in a nuclear doomsday," Five nodded. Dusk felt her heart race, anxiety filled her body from the top of her head to the tips of her toes. She had spent three years in the past, thinking wherever she and her siblings were, they were safe. But now she realized that was not the case at all.

"Y-you're lying. I got here three years ago, and nothing out of the ordinary has happened," she tried to deny, but she knew he was telling the truth, even if it sounded crazy. "I need to make a phone call," Vanya said, getting up from the counter and rushing to a nearby telephone. "So, how are we going to stop this doomsday?" Dusk questioned, lowering her voice so only Five could hear. "I don't know, but one thing's for sure. We need to find the rest of our siblings. Have you seen any of the others?" He asked.

"No, only you and Vanya. I have been keeping an eye out, though. What about you?" Dusk answered. "I found Diego, Luther, then Vanya, and then you showed up. Now, I need to find Klaus and Allison," He answered, making Dusk's heart sink a little. He could see her look of shriveled hope but spoke nothing of it. He had never really been good with comforting people, only giving her a subtle smile before going back to drinking his coffee and glancing at the clock above the counter.

"We need to go," He said, walking towards Vanya, Dusk following behind him. As Vanya continued talking on the phone, Five took the receiver from her hand and hung it up. "Vanya, we don't have time for this," Five said softly. "That was my friend you just hung up on!" She hissed. Five gently placed both hands on Vanya's shoulders, calmly explaining to her that whoever this person was, they couldn't be more important than saving the world.

Vanya looked back and forth between Five and Dusk, who silently pleaded with her. The seventh Hargreeves bit back a sigh before following them out of the restaurant and into the street.

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"Alright, so how are we going to get Allison's husband out of jail?" Ben asked as he sat in the back of the car with Klaus in front of the police station. "I'm going to need you to scare that guy at the front desk. I don't care what you do, just as long as it helps get Ray out," Klaus answered as he wiped the lenses of his sunglasses with his striped long-sleeved shirt. "Why do I always have to do everything?" Ben muttered to himself as he and Klaus exited the car, walking into the waiting area.

"Go get 'em," Klaus whispered to Ben as he sat in one of the waiting room chairs, trying to act as normal as possible while his dead brother worked his magic. The lights in the reception area began to flicker on and off, getting the attention of the officer standing at the desk. As the officer looked down both ends of the hall, He looked back at the desk to see a few holes poked into his sandwich. "What in tarnation?" He muttered, stunned to see the sandwich floating from its place on the napkin and thrown to the nearby doors across the hall.

The officer pressed his back against the wall, feeling fear course through his body. Suddenly, tapping noises came from the typewriter, writing out a message in black ink.

Free

Chestnut

Or...