The Boy and The Psycho

The Majestic 12

As Five and I wait outside for Vanya and Luther, the brick building in front of us shakes violently. The two of us look up to see a large hole in the wall with Luther's face poking out. Five smirks as Luther looks at us angrily.

Vanya comes rushing out after a minute or two and looks angry.

"Well, that clearly went well. You ready to go?" Five turns to follow Vanya pulling me along.

"I'm going back to the farm," Vanya says passing us.

"Hey. Unacceptable, Vanya. Remember, we need to stick together," Five says forcefully.

"Oh, why, so I don't end the world again?" She turns to face us quickly then turns back to get in the car.

"Were you even gonna tell me?" Vanya questions angrily.

"You know what? In our defense, no. All right? And can you blame us? When you... you get angry, shit blows up," I butt in, getting angry about everything.

"Great. Are there any other family secrets you two failed to mention?"

"A boatload, Vanya, which we don't have the luxury of sharing them with the-"

Vanya slams the door in Five's face before he finishes his rant. He politely knocks on the window, waiting for her to let him continue. She rolls down the window, not once looking in our direction.

"The clock is ticking on doomsday. Just tell me that when we need you, you'll be ready," Five says calmly.

"I can't help you, Five. I don't even know who I am," Vanya starts up the car and prepares to leave us.

"You're our sister. And a member of the Umbrella Academy. Like it or not, that's who you are," I explain, coming closer into the window.

"Look, that's who I was, okay? New timeline, new me," she says before taking off.

"No, that's not how it work-" Five sighs as Vanya drives off, leaving Five and I.

Five and I both look up at Luther's hole in the wall, and he flips us off.

"Wonder if it's too late to be un-adopted," I mumble as we walk away.

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Five and I get back to Elliot's apartment with Diego and Lila as she tears off Diego's bandage.

"So, what, you guys just let her go?" Diego asks as we finish our story about Vanya.

"Well, Vanya had a lot to process," Five sighs.

"She'll come around. I know she will," I say confidently as I take a seat on the arm of the couch closest to Diego.

"What about the guys that went after her?" Diego asks.

"The Swedes?" Five questions.

"Yeah, I mean, how do you know they won't go after her again?" Diego questions.

"We don't," I answer, snatching Diego's toast from his hand and taking a bite before handing it back to him.

"Mm. Any idea who sent them?" Lila asks.

"Oh, I have my suspicions. But right now, our priority is finding Dad and getting answers, 'cause everything else depends on it," Five explains.

"Which, for the record, I found him already-"

"And then let him go before we could have a meaningful conversation," I correct.

"He stabbed me."