Questions | Five Hargreeves • The Umbrella Academy •

Ch. 5

Luther—who was abducted and knocked out—opened his eyes to someone humming, "Mom?" He asked.

"Why do people keep calling me that?" The woman asked with a smile.

And the man just groaned, "Where am I?" He asked instead.

"The Academy, silly. Everybody's waiting for you."

Luther furrowed his eyebrows at that, "The Academy?" He asked again but wasn't answered anymore.

Grace just continued humming as the Umbrella No. 1 sat up from the Academy clinic's bed.

And from there, he could hear the blending whirring and people chattering from the other side of the door.

As a way to defend himself, Luther took the mop from the clinic as a weapon before going out of the room.

"Ah, there he is." Alphonso said when he saw the man with a cleaning tool.

Even Sloane stopped blending to smile at Luther.

"Please, join us." Fei stated, as the others sat down to eat.

The undistinguishable man even pulled a chair for the larger.

"It's okay. Nobody's gonna hurt you." Ben told him.

"Smoothie?" Sloane asked and gave him a glass.

"Oh. Yeah, thanks." Luther said with a smile as he put the mop down to take the glass.

Which the woman took to place it on the side.

"You must be starving." The blind woman told him while Luther, despite declining, had approach the table.

"Oh, uh... No, I... I probably shouldn't. Is that cashew butter?"

"Cashew butter, almond butter, sunflower butter, tahini, Brazil nut." Sloane answered.

"Wow. You know what? Now that you mention it, I am feeling a little bit, uh, peckish, actually." The man awkwardly said as the Sparrows continued to eat.

"Help yourself." Alphonso said that gave Luther the signal to go and sit with them.

"Thanks." The man said and drank his smoothie, "Wow."

The only Umbrella member then went and took some food with a smile. The others just tried to ignore the awkward tension and eat their own meals.

"So, we know you're Number One, but we haven't been formally introduced yet." The man in front of Luther stated.

"I'm Ben, Number Two."

"It is so good to see you again, buddy." The larger said and chuckled.

"Why does everyone keep looking at me like that?" Ben angrily asked.

In which Luther answered without any thoughts, "Because you've been dead for 15 years."

"Dead? What do you mean, dead?" The man who was so different than which Luther known as his brother asked with a snarl.

Everyone was quiet as they waited for the larger to answer, in which he just smiled and answered with, "Kind of a long story."

"Anyway, I'm Fei, Number Three."

"Alphonso, cuatro."

"Sloane. Five. Hey."

Luther couldn't help but smile at the woman and greet as well, "Hey."

"I'm Jayme, Six."

And Ben introduced the box creature, "That's Christopher, of course. Number Seven."