Song, Apocalypse by: Cigaretts After Sex
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"Why can't we go in there, just the four of us?"
"That would mean certain failure. There must be eight. Children, I can't say I'm happy with this. But I see now the blame falls on me. I failed you when you were young, and I have failed you now. And in doing so, I have doomed the entire universe. If anyone needs me, I'll be in the courtyard... awaiting the end."
"Idiots."
I flipped off Ben as he walked past me and followed Reg.
"Was that a real apology?"
"The man's never apologized for anything in his life."
"I actually feel bad for him."
"Don't worry. It'll pass."
"So now what?"
"We wait for the end." I said, getting up and grabbing Five's hand.
"See you around. It's been interesting." Five said, leading me upstairs.
He pinned me against the wall again and kissed down my neck. He brought my leg up to his waist, "Jump."
I jumped up and wrapped my legs around his torso. One of his hands rested on my ass, the other hand on my back. We teleported to my room, he was on top of me.
I gripped a handful of his hair, my other hand was un-buttoning his shirt. He took off my shirt. Five pulled away, "holy shit, you were right."
"What?"
"It was Allison-"
Sloane screamed. I pushed Five off and grabbed my shirt. we both ran to Sloane's room. We came in and saw everyone upset. Sloane was holding onto Luther's lifeless body. He was bleeding out.
I put my shirt on as Five was buttoning up his shirt.
"What happened?" I asked.
"He went to go get ice. I couldn't-- he didn't come back. I... I don't know."
"It must have been him. The guardian."
"She's right. Whatever did this had a long curved blade."
"How can you be sure?"
"I don't know much, but I know knives."
"Children, what's going on?" He gasped as he saw Luther.
That was the fakest fucking reaction I have ever seen.
"Oh, god. Luther."
"If we attacked first, he would still be alive."
The room began to shake. "Hey, guys!" Ben yelled, looking out the hallway.
"What are we gonna do with Luther?"
"Okay, we're out of time! The Kugelblitz is here."
"Everyone into the passage! It's the only way!"
Five and I stayed as Allison and Klaus helped Sloane. Klaus came up to us, "What are you two waiting for?"
Five grabbed my hand and walked towards the passage, "This isn't over!"
We ran through the tunnel to the other side.
"Let's never do that again."
"What, narrowly escape the apocalypse?"
"It's kind of our thing, isn't it?"
"There's something very wrong about that."
"Same suite, just ass-backward."
"No hyperbole there."
"This is giving me Deja Vu of Alice in Wonderland shit." I said.
"It only gets weirder, N/n."
Reg came in and shut the door behind him. "At last, the other side."
"Where's Klaus?" I asked.
"Children, I'm sorry, but your brother... I did all I could, but he didn't make it through in time. The Kugelblitz has claimed its last victim."
"No, he was right behind Y/n and I when we entered the tunnel."
"We need to go back."
"There's nothing to go back to by now, sweetheart." I told Sloane.
"She's right, children, there will be time for tears later. Right now, we have to keep moving." Reg walked away.
"Wait. Luther and Klaus?"
Five put his arm around me and kissed my cheek.
We got into an elevator and got to the last floor. "It's magnificent!"
"You guys should've stayed here. This place is way nicer."
"Lila and I barely got out last time. Remember?"
"Yeah, but I'm here this time, and the numbers are in our favor."
"Well, whatever it was, it was strong, fast, and super pissed."
"Alright, so whatever you do, do not ring that bell. Unless you wanna lose a finger or a tentacle."
"I'll take my chances--"
I teleported in front of Sloane. "Don't."
"Get out of my way."
"Listen, sweetheart, to take out this thing, we need to be in the right state of mind." I said to her.
"State of mind? Do you mean, am I angry? Yes, I am angry. I wanna kill whatever it is that hurt Luther."
"Luther isn't the only one that's gone, Sloane. They lost Klaus too. Alright? Everyone in this room has lost someone. We have to be smart about this, when the timing is right, we'll act." I told her.
"Don't even try it, Five. Doors won't let you out."
"So, what, we're stuck here?"
"This place is a test and a trap and a means of salvation, all at once."
"Does anyone know what that sign says?"
"Yeah, it says 'Do not ring the bell'. That's what that means."
"We get it, Diego. Bell bad. What do we do? Does anybody know?"
"Reggie?"
He flipped pages in his book.
"Reggie."
"I'm hungry. Does anyone fancy an unagi roll?" Lila asked.
"How can you possibly eat at a time like this?"
"I don't know. How can you be a dickhead at a time like this?" I defended.
"Oh, you'll--"
"Hey! Back off, alright? She's eating for--"
"Strength. In these trying times. Diego, can you come with me for a second?" They walked away.
I teleported upstairs. I sat on a couch and thought about a few things. I saw Reg and Allison talking. Ben then came up, Allison walked away.
I teleported to Five and Viktor. "Gather up, children. Now that we've had a chance to catch our breath, the real work can begin."
"Mhm, the myth of the eight bells, huh?"
"Exactly. Somebody's been paying attention."
"Okay, so we find the bells, then what?"
"No, no, no. The bells are just a metaphor for this." He showed as a drawing.
"Ah, the sigil." I said.
"Correct, Y/n. The sigil is the key to the eight bells. Once we find this symbol, we're one step closer to resetting the universe."
