Songbird [An Umbrella Academy Story]

Number Five

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Diego kicked in the door to his room, shocking Luther and Five out of there conversation. He sneering, "Piece of shit." Diego marched over towards them, hissing towards Five, "Do you have any idea what you just did?!"
Once getting close enough he lunged towards Five to have Luther immediately catch him. Diego struggled against the giant man, grunting, "Nope, let me-- Get your ape hands off me!" "I can do this as long as it takes you to calm down." Luther said not batting an eyelash at Diego flailing about.
But after a few moments the flailing stopped without a word and Luther hesitantly puts him down, still on defense thinking his going to try to lunge again, "Now, you wanna tell us--" His words fell short as shock went over him to see his 'badass' brother breaking down into sobs... that when noticed something that made his stomach drop, Diego was covered in blood. He looks over to Five who had the same look of shock and confusion.
Luther turned back to Diego, repeating his question, "You wanna tell us what you're talking about?" Diego wiped his face with his arm, taking a shakey breath before glaring at Five, answering Luther's question, "Our brother's been pretty busy since he got back. He was in the middle of that shootout at Griddy's, and then at Gimble Brothers, after those guys in the masks attacked the Academy, looking for him!" Each word added more and more venom behind it when Five simply answered, "None of which is any of your concern." "It is now. They just killed my friend and they almost killed..." Diego sniffed, trying not to break down as the flashes of Dovie laying in a pool of her own blood flashed through his mind.
The other two waited in anticipation for Diego to continue when Five's patience thinned, "And?" "Songbird...." Diego whispered, going to wipe his face again, but stopped looking at the red coating his hands. Making him sick to his stomach.
Luther didn't quite hear or more like didn't want to believe what he heard, making him asked, "W--who?" "Songbird! They almost killed Dovie! And probably did! Last I saw of her she was coding on the table as Pogo was trying to restart her heart!" Diego roared in anger as Five's breath left his body.
They dare try to kill his sweet innocent Birdie?!
He could feel the blood drain from his body, not knowing how his brother felt...
Well he did as the boy flashed back to see Dovie's dead body clutching onto Klaus' hand at the end of the apocalypse...
But to see her clutching onto life is different.
Something he never wants to witness....

He'll kill them.

His attention was diverted to Luther's stern voice, asking, "Who are they Five?" He takes a moment before answering, "They work for my formal employer. A women called The Handler. She sent them... to stop me. Then, when Diego's friend and... Dovie got in there way, they well became... fair game." "And now they're my fair game. And I'm going to see they pay." Diego spat before turning around to leave when he felt a bit spiteful, saying over shoulder, "And to say that Dovie is fair game... is she so insignificant that she's just someone who got in the way." The rage boiled in Five's blood, making him snap as he spatial jumps to Diego, slamming him into a wall. Five hissed through his teeth, "Don't you dare say Dovie is insignificant." "Isn't that what you just insinuated?" Diego sneered, flipping them over shoving Five into the wall by his collar. Luther flinched, waiting to have to defuse the situation when Five spatial jumps back to the bed.
Diego chuckles in disbelief, placing his fist on the wall, holding back the urge to punch it before turning back the door, "Help or not. I don't really care, but I'm going hunt down those bastards." He began walking towards the door as Five called out, "That would be a mistake, Diego. They've killed people more dangerous than you." "Yeah, we'll see about that." Diego said, walking out the room with a slam of the door.

Diego hops into his car, starting the engine when he looked over at the passenger seat. There's a dark red spot... Dovie's blood. He felt tears fall down his face as the nightmare flashes back through his mind;