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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚃𝚠𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚢 𝚃𝚠𝚘 | 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚎𝚕𝚜𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚊𝚗𝚎?

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"You guys, am I still high, or do you see them too?"

I blinked, trying to adjust to the light that stung my eyes. I groaned painfully, feeling the sharp pieces of broken glass and the hardness of the floor beneath my back. I heard Five let out a tired sigh as well.

Just like the first time travel with the briefcase, this one wasn't fun either. It lasted only a few seconds, but these seconds had a no less painful impact on me. I felt like I was being ripped in half, twisted, and my bones were breaking with each tug.

I wouldn't recommend this experience to anyone. At that very moment I swore to myself that I would never do it again.

"Five, (Y/N), where have you been?"

"Are you guys alright?"

I heard Luther and Allison's voices, but I still couldn't see them. I raised my hands to rub my eyes when suddenly I felt something heavy fall on my stomach. I gasped and pushed Five's legs off me. I finally got my sight back. I noticed that we ended up in our house, specifically in the living room. Four people stood over me: Allison, Luther, Diego, and Klaus, all staring at me in surprise.

I saw Five leaning on the bar, trying to regain his balance.

"Who did this to you?" Luther asked another question, trying to hold the boy up.

"Irrelevant," Five said, turning around and snatching the plastic cup from Allison's hand.

Diego ignored the situation and ran over to help me up. I groaned as I felt the shards of glass leaving small wounds on my back. My brother helped me brush off the dust and glass fragments and we both leaned against the bar.

Five emptied the contents of his cup in one gulp, sighed, and threw it against the wall.

He turned around and looked at us all.

"So, the apocalypse is in three days," he announced. "The only chance we have to save our world is, well, us."

We were all staring at him. Most of my siblings – bewildered and frustrated. I, on the other hand, had a great time.

'Karma is a bitch, my dears. Now you'll go through shit I did.'

"The Umbrella Academy," I heard Luther again.

"Yes, with me, obviously" he reminded. "So, if y'all don't get your sideshow acts together and get over yourselves, we're screwed."

I pushed myself off the bar and stood next to him, trying to keep my balance. However, it was difficult enough that I leaned on Five's shoulder.

"We have a lead that will help us make it to the next week," I added as Five pulled a sheet of paper folded in half from his jacket pocket.

"In other words, we know who will cause the apocalypse."

Allison held out her hand without a word. Without hesitation, Five handed her the piece of paper that the woman unfolded. A circle of our siblings surrounded her.

After a few seconds, all four of them had confusion on their faces.

"Harold Jenkins?"

"Who the hell is Harold Jenkins?"

We were all silent for a moment.

"I'm sorry. Am I the only one who is skeptical here?"

I stared intently at Allison. I wasn't surprised at all, I even felt like hugging her. However, I held back and only forced myself to raise my left eyebrow slightly.