Siren (Umbrella Academy 7.5)

13. The White Violin (Part One)

[I like to imagine this as the Siren song Madelina sings.]

Explosions rumbled throughout the Academy and glass shattered.

"Yo, what the hell is going on?" Diego asked. "Are those explosions coming f--"

"Vanya," Luther finished. "Madelina too, I expect. We need to get to safety outside the Academy."

Explosions echoed throughout the halls and Diego cried, "Don't forget Mom!"

"Yeah..."

Madelina ran up to August and jumped onto him, wrapping her arms around his waist.

"Mads. You're okay!" He cried softly, kissing her hair.

"Sari?" Madelina asked.

"She's okay."

"Baby, we gotta get her out of here."

"I'll take her. You find Vanya. And don't kill Luther, please."

"No promises. Same goes for you."

"Like you said, no promises. I love you, Madelina."

"I love you too, August."

Another explosion rattled the house and Madelina yelled, "Grab Saraya!"

As Vanya walked through the halls, she came upon each sibling room and flashed back.

"To go on a mission, Vanya, Madi, you have to have a power," Young Diego said.

The room rumbled and was destroyed.

The door to Luther's room opened and Luther asked, "Vanya! Madelina! What do you two want?"

"Just get out!" Allison cried.

The room was blown away.

Vanya came upon one last room.

Young Madelina smiled. "Hey, V. Are we gonna do our sing and play today?"

Vanya decided to spare the room of the one sibling who never shot her down; the one sibling who had always understood her.

Luther grabbed Madelina, yanking her out.

Madelina screamed, pulling herself from his grasp. "Don't touch me you bastard!"

"I saved your life, Madelina," Luther replied.

"Yeah, and you also locked me and Vanya in that chamber! Leave me the hell alone!"

Madelina turned to the window and watched as Grace waved to them moments before the Academy collapsed.

She tried rushing towards the Academy and August held her by the waist, struggling to keep his wife from escaping.

Madelina collapsed into August's arms and silent tears fell down her cheeks. August had always thought her silent tears were more heartbreaking. The last time he'd seen tears like that, Thomas had passed on.

Diego, meanwhile, was having a breakdown of his own and was being comforted by Klaus.

Luther stepped outside and Madelina tuned him out, turning to her husband.

"We need to take Sari somewhere safe."

"Where?" August asked.

Madelina sighed. "I-I don't know. But not here."

"I have an idea, and you might hate it."

"Well, that's better than nothing. What's the idea?"

"You remember Hazel?"