CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN: I Promised You Forever

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The family reappeared outside in a park where the hotel once stood. A statue of Sir Reginald Hargreeves's head sat at the center with the engraving:

Obsidian Memorial Park
Generously donated by
Sir Reginald Hargreeves
the 1st day of October 1989.

Luther appeared once more, this time as a normal man, before he was injected with the serum. Viktor ran to him. "Luther? Luther!"

"You can see me? I'm alive!" He wrapped him in a hug. Bonnie looked around to see if there was a slim chance Gilligan and Cameron were back but they weren't. She gritted her teeth together and her throat burned.

"That's not all, big guy."

"Huh?" He looked down and noticed his much smaller muscles. "Oh shit! My body!" He admired his arm. "I look amazing."

"Luther's all svelte now," Klaus said.

"Wait, I gotta show Sloane. This is so cool."

Bonnie nudged Five. "Jo, your arm."

"I got my arm back." Five looked at the scenario suspiciously in contrast to the immense happiness that his brother was feeling at his jurassic change.

"W-Wait. Where's Sloane?"

"Oh, she was, uh... She was right behind me..." Klaus trailed off when he couldn't find her.

"We really need to keep a better body count on ourselves," Bonnie muttered as she studied her surroundings.

Lila looked to Diego. "When Allison hit the bloody button—"

"She's gone too," Two commented as he looked around.

Klaus stretched. "You know, I don't know about you guys, but I have not felt this good in years."

"Does anyone know where the hell we are?" Ben asked in his usual irritated tone.

"The hotel," Lila responded. "Or at least this is where it used to be."

Five gently picked up Bonnie's hair for her to see. She was in her true form. "Huh, okay." She tried changing back but couldn't. "Odd."

"I think the old man did it," Five said. "I think he reset the universe."

Bonnie glanced over herself. "We still look thirteen. Why don't we look our ages?"

Lila picked up Diego's hand. "You got your fingers back!" They gleefully laughed.

"Sloane!" Luther furiously grabbed ahold of Five and Bonnies arms. "Look, I don't care about any resets, all right? I want my wife back. Where is she?"

"I'm glad you're alive, but take your hand off of me," Five calmly told him.

He grabbed him tighter with both hands. "Not until you give me an answer."

"Luther, he doesn't know everything. He only acts like he does." Bonnie put a soothing hand on Luthers arm that was a warning all the same.

"Okay, screw this." Five tried to use his power too but it wouldn't work. His lips parted. "Something's wrong."

"That's right. You're about to get your ass kicked," Luther said. Bonnie tried to use her power again but she didn't feel it. Bonnie turned to Five with doey eyes and slowly shook her head.

"Yeah, kick his ass," Diego cheered with a smile.

"No, you moron. My power. I can't blink."

"A-And I can't shape-shift."

The Kraken scoffed. "Yeah, right." Diego tried spinning his knife on his fingers but it clattered to the ground. "That's not good."

Klaus flourished his hands. "Okay. Come on. Alakazam... ghosties." Same as the others, nothing happened. "This means I'm mortal again? Aw man!"

"Wait, wait, wait. How do we get 'em back, you idiots?" Ben snarled.

Luther dropped Fives shirt. "I gotta... I gotta go find my wife," Spaceboy stammered and took off.

"No! Luther, you can't go. You were dead five minutes ago. You're fragillle!" Klaus whined. "I gotta go after him."

"No. Wa—Klaus, wait!" Diego shouted.

"I'm out, bitches." Ben strode away too.

"Guys, come on. We should stick together and figure this out," Viktor said.

"What are we supposed to do?" Diego asked.

"Live our lives?" Lila replied with an increasing smile. He nodded and they took hands and left down their own separate path.

Bonnie sighed. "See you guys at the next funeral or wedding. Which ever comes first..." she muttered. Bonnie gave Five a faint smile. "Let's live." They took each other's hand and parted their direction together.

Gilligan sat in their apartment in front of the TV on the first old green couch that they'd shared

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Gilligan sat in their apartment in front of the TV on the first old green couch that they'd shared. Outside it was the bustling roaring '20s all over again. "Hey Cameroonie. What're you doin' here?" he asked with an increasing smile. Little Jimmy hopped down from the couch and his little feet padded over to hug her legs.

Cameron closed the rickety door behind her with watery eyes and a sigh of relief. "I promised you forever."

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