|Doppelgänger| Five Hargreeves

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟖𝟖

First person POV

It was the next day, and the first time in many years I had slept without Five near me. For that reason, I was already not in a good mood, and if that wasn't enough, I was supposed to watch Diego and Luther while they visited the CIA quarters, like Five had asked me to. Apparently, he had also made a deal with his boss, Mr. Ribbons, so he'd take care of us, which meant I at least wasn't babysitting them alone.

We stood inside the elevator, me, Diego, Luther and Mr. Ribbons. The four of us wore suits, even though me and my brothers were just visiting. Diego had called me before we met telling me we had to look presentable. Luckily, I did have a formal two piece in the very back of my wardrobe, a gift from Five from some time ago. As already previously stated, the boy was indeed obsessed with suits.

_"We really get to keep these?"-Diego asked, holding his identification badge. The three of us had received one to enter the building.

_"Absolutely."-Ribbons answered, the elevator door opening as we arrived at our floor. We all stepped out, and trailed after the man.

_"At least your eyes are open."-Luther muttered, unhappily. The picture in his badge didn't come out exactly perfect.

_"Gentlemen, lady. I wanna introduce you to our elite unit."-Ribbons said, signaling to the glass door in front of us, before opening it. It was a completely normal office, I'd say it was even a bit below average. But again, he was just distracting my brothers and keeping them busy, especially Diego. Would be a problem if he thought too much about Lila's absence.

_"Welcome to Sector R."-We walked inside the office, looking around, Diego clearly being the one most excited about it.

_"Hell yes. I mean, this is what I'm talking about. These are the guys."-My brother said, failing to realize that we were clearly in the lowest section. But if he was happy, it was fine.

_"Agent Parnell here will show you guys the ropes."-Ribbons introduced us to one of the guys working in that office. He was a common man.

_"Frank Parnell. Everyone around here calls me bud."-He said, and Diego immediately offered his hand for him to shake.

_"Pleasure to meet you, Bud."-I said with a neutral tone. Didn't feel the need to shake hands, neither did he.

_"It's my pleasure."

_"Bud. I'm gonna hit you straight, okay? We're gonna need a chopper ASAP. Okay? I want a two-perimeter and a lockdown around the hot zone. I want boots on the ground. No stone is left unturned. You feel me?"-Diego, of course, already started treating the situation like an animated Batman episode. I pinched the bridge of my nose, letting out a sigh and feeling the eyes of every person there on us. Then, the employees started to laugh, as if Diego was joking, which was better than them taking him seriously.

_"Yeah, we don't really do that here."-Bud responded to the man after his breathy laugh.

_"Not even the chopper?"-My brother seemed a bit confused.

_"We got a white cube van, but you need department approval for that."-Diego hummed with his response, trying to act naturally despite his disappointment.

_"Why don't you all grab a chair? Make yourselves comfortable. Lunch order's about to go in."-Bud said before sitting back down on his desk, letting us free to roam around. Diego took the chance to start walking around as if he was the most influential person there. He was clearly feeling himself. Luther and I could only follow him, my brother not really knowing what else to do, and me needing to keep an eye on them.

_"Maybe we should go back to looking for Ben."-Luther whispered to us. 

_"We just got here."-Diego brushed him off, before starting to walk again. Luther stayed put, and looked around. He was now realizing that we weren't exactly in a place that seemed to be full of amazing elite agents. Also, I'm pretty sure I saw a guy sniffing mimeograph alcohol on his desk.