The Hidden Number (008) | F. Hargreeves

All or Nothing

Hey! Got a lot of nice comments and feedback about yesterday's update, so I wanna thank y'all for that. 

Also, I finished season 2.....

And ffs, I'm pissed off as hell. That's all I'll say for now.

Anyways, here's the next chapter!

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"I mean, do you really think mom would hurt dad?" Vanya asks as she and her siblings watch the tape Allison found.

Luther glances back at her. "You haven't been home in a long time, Vanya. Maybe you don't know Grace anymore," He says.

"If he was poisoned, it would've shown in the coroner's report," Diego says drily.

Luther squints at him. "Well, I don't need a report to tell me what I can see with my own eyes," He argues back.

Diego gives him his usual ridiculing look that he reserves for Luther and Luther only. "Maybe all that low gravity in space messed with your vision," He says, moving to the VCR to speed back the tape. "Look closer; dad has his monocle. Mom stands up. Monocle's gone."

Klaus grins. "Oh yeah!" He says exuberantly, pointing at the tv.

"She wasn't poisoning him, she was...taking it," Diego says, sitting back on the counter. "To clean it."

"Then where is it?" Luther asks with a hint of frustration. "No, I've searched the house, including all her things, she doesn't have it."

Diego looks down, looking thoughtful. "That's because I took it from her," he admits shamelessly. "After the funeral."

His siblings look at him in shock. "You've had the monocle this whole time?" Allison asks him sharply. "What the hell, Diego?"

"Give it to me," Luther demands angrily.

"I threw it away."

Luther blinks in shock. "You what?" He hisses.

Allison scoffs, not at all surprised by Diego's antics. Of course that prick would pull something like this.

"Look, I know that if you found it on mom, you'd lose your shit," Diego says prudently. "Just like you're doing right now."

"Diego, you son of a bitch," Luther growls, stalking towards him. Diego gets into a fighting position, looking more than anticipatory for his brother to attack, but Vanya steps in-between them.

"Hey, no. Calm down," she says and, to her slight surprise, Luther listens to her. She sighs slightly. "Look, I know dad wasn't exactly an open book," she says, "but I do remember one thing he said: mom was, well, designed to be a caretaker, but...also as a protector."

"What does that mean?" Allison queries.

"She was programmed to intervene when someone's life was in jeopardy," Vanya explains.

"Well, if her hardware is degrading, then..." Luther looks at all of them and sighs. "We need to turn her off."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait," Diego protests, starting at Luther like he's gone mad, "she's not just a vacuum cleaner that you can throw in a closet. She feels things, I've seen it!"

"She just stood there, Diego, and watched our father die," Luther says pointedly.

"I'm with Luther," Allison chips in, fiddling with her cup.

Diego turns to look back at her. "Surprise surprise," he sneers and Allison scowls at him. "Shut up," she snaps back.

Diego and Luther looks back at Vanya, who seems surprised that they're even considering her opinion. She looks between them and shakes her head. "I—I don't—"