Lotus |1| The Umbrella Academy

Twenty Nine

Twenty Nine:

By the time they pulled up the the Academy and got Allison out, Luther was panicking.

"I don't think she's breathing!"

Lotus was out and rushing up the stairs with Klaus, holding open the doors.

"If we don't get her upstairs, she's gonna die." Klaus yelled as Luther slipped through the door, not hesitating to take the stairs two at a time.

"Grace!" Lotus yelled as she trailed behind the group, "Pogo!"

Grace came from nowhere on the second floor, stopping in her tracks as her eyes landed on Allison's torn throat. The women regained her composure and raced towards her, leading the group into a room and told Luther to place her on a bed. Grace placed a plastic apron over her clothes as Pogo leaped in, face falling as he stared at Allison.

"She's suffered a severe laceration to her larynx." Grace announced.

"One of you will need to give blood." Pogo stood beside Lotus.

"I will." All the guys said at the same time. But Luther glared at his brothers as he rolled up his sleeve, "I'm doing it."

Pogo raised a hand, "I'm afraid that's not possible, dear boy. Your blood is more compatible with mine.

Klaus nodded, "I got this, big guy. I love needles."

"Your blood is, how should I say this, too polluted."

"Move." Diego took a step forward. "I'll do it."

But as soon as Grace turned to face him with a giant needle he fainted, and Pogo sighed.

"I can do it, if you need it." Lotus looked to Grace, but the women shook her head.

"Stick him." Pogo said turning around, "Everyone else follow me."

Luther protested but ended up following everyone out, to which everyone went their separate ways. Klaus disappeared to his room and Luther stormed off. Diego was still unconscious, and she realized they had left him behind. Five stood awkwardly next to Lotus, his foot tapping on the ground.

"We need to find that man." She turned to him, "And we need to do it soon."

"Find whoever you can again and meet me in the living room. Family meeting."

Lotus opened her mouth to protest but he was already down the hall and gone. She pursed her lips, deciding to go after Klaus first. His room was the closest and what she found was Klaus holding a hand to his cheek and staring wide eyed at nothing.

"Lotus!" He exclaimed when he saw her, "He just Patrick Swayzeed me!"

Lotus looked to where he was staring, and nothing was there. That's when she remembered Ben, the one he could only see.

"How is that possible?"

"Don't know."

She blinked, not seeing Klaus' mouth move but heard a voice nevertheless. "Uhm." She mumbled looking around, "Did you hear that?"

"Hear what?"

"You didn't hear that?"

"No."

"Oh."

Klaus' lips formed a straight line, "Ben says hi."

She laughed, "And where is he right now?"

He pointed towards the window, Lotus took a step forward and faced it, hoping she was looking at him.