When Vanya was just Ordinary Vanya, father saw that she learned how to defend herself. He wouldn't allow the Ordinary one to be used against the family if she was ever attacked by someone outside the family. So he took her aside and had Mom teach her how to fight while everyone was learning how to harness their powers.
Most of it had faded by the time she'd become tutor for aspiring musicians. But some of it had stuck through the years.
Use your environment to your advantage.
Elbows and knees are the strongest parts of your body.
Fight dirty, anyone going after her would.
When Vanya heard the doors slam open, she knew they were here for them. Vanya swiped a knife and the napkin holder from the counter. She watched Ben grab his knife, and undo the bottom buttons out o the corner of her eye. Agnes ducked behind the counter and Vanya did her best to keep her eyes off where she was.
The men spread out behind them. The clatter of guns cocking and boots stomping made the voice perk up in the back of her head.
"Hargreeves, the Handler has decided you're too much of a threat to the timeline. But she is forgiving, subject yourselves to the mind wipe and everything will be swept under the rug." An authoritative voice cut through the noise. Vanya gulped and clutched the knife even tighter.
So many thoughts rushed through her head, she was struggling to contain them and quiet the voice. She almost missed what Ben said.
"And what if we don't?" They both knew what would happen if they didn't. Or at least a worst case. Ben was just stalling, his tentacles were slowly unfurling from his chest.
"You will be put down for the final time, and the girl will be locked away until it's her turn to cause the end of the world." Vanya cut her finger on her knife.
They knew.
Everything exploded into action when Ben sent his tentacles flying. Vanya launched herself at the nearest man. He wasn't expecting her to run at the man with the gun, and was easily knocked back. Vanya ripped off his helmet, and hit him in the temple with it. The man fell still.
Vanya picked up his gun and moved to the next.
The whole fight burred together and Vanya hardly remembered a thing in between trying to ignore Ben's slaughter, and voice urging her to join him in the killing. Vanya stuck to knockouts and incapacitating blows, even if she knew Ben would just finish them off for her. He couldn't have them coming after them again. She'd lost the gun sometime during the fight, and gained a knife.
She pried her hand of the knife and let if clatter to the ground.
She was sure she had been shot, but adrenaline swiped if from her mind. Eventually the fight stopped abruptly.
She should contact father. They'd need his influence to get out of this, she thought numbly. The police wouldn't take her and her bloody hands seriously. Her hands dropped and she focused on finding Ben in the mess.
It was hard, because he blended into the bloody walls and floors. Ben was drenched in blood and didn't seem regretful. In the process of tucking his tentacles back into his chest he made eye contact with her.
"Are you okay, Vanya?" She hesitated before nodding. Physically she was, for now. She'd need medial attention soon. And she didn't remember most of the fight. So maybe fine mentally.
Ben didn't smile but he did look content. Vanya pointed at the counter. Agnes was still there, and most definitely traumatized. Ben nodded in turn, they both made their way over. They both silently agreed he would speak while she was face. She was covered in the least amount of blood.
Least likely to scare the waitress caught up in a gun fight. Vanya tapped the counter and leaned over it. Her hair formed a curtain around her face. After tucking her hair behind her ears, Ben spoke up.
"Miss, are you alright?" Vanya made eye contact with Agnes, and tried not flinch when Agnes cowered away.
"Do you have someone you can contact, miss?" Agnes would need someone to take her home, someone to make sure was fine in the morning.
"My mom's not here. I should go visit her." Vanya turned back to Ben, confused. He shrugged and prompted Agnes again.
"Miss." Agnes seemed to snap out of it.
"I-I have a boyfriend." Vanya sighed. She would hate to leave Agnes like this, she needed some sort of support system after this.
"We'll walk you home, you don't need to worry about what happened today. We'll take care of it." Vanya smiled reassuringly at Agnes. Agnes processed that slowly.
"But you're just kids..." Ben seemed to sag behind her. He cleared his throat and got ready to give his spiel.
"Miss, have you ever heard of the Umbrella Academy?" Ben starts slowly. Some people haven't and some live vicariously through the six children. It's a tossup if people recognize them. Agnes shakes her head.
"The Umbrella Academy is made up of six children with superpowers who go out and fight crime under the watch of Reginald Hargreeves." Ben made eye contact with her, but continued on. "I am one of the children, and my sister is just as capable. We can escort you to your boyfriends house...?" Ben trailed off, waiting for Agnes's reply.
Agnes seemed to drift further and further away, paying less attention the longer the conversation went on. Vanya carefully reached down and touched her shoulder. Agnes jerked back into focus.
"Please..." Agnes finally replied. When she made to stand up, Vanya pushed her down. Vanya nudged Ben with her foot, then pointed around the room. He nodded.
"Is there a back way out of here miss?"
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The walk home was quiet. They were both thinking about and weighing what the men had said. They did not know a lot about who this Handler person was, but they did not trust her. She sent a full squad of men after them, just so she could assure that the apocalypse would happen.
The talk with father as even quieter.
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just to be clear, there is a new handler.
