—𝙍𝙀𝘼𝘿 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙁𝙄𝙇𝙀!

❛❛𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐓.❜❜

~ ☂︎︎ ~

"I know this Jenkins dude has to have a record. We just gotta get our hands on the files," Diego said while unbuckling his seat belt. "And your plan is to what? Go in there and just ask for it?" Allison questioned from her seat beside me in the back. "I know the station like the back of my hand, sis," Diego said. "I spend a lot of time in there."

"Handcuffed," I chimed in.

"Whatever, here's the plan," Diego continued. "Plan?" I looked over to Five. We were thinking the same thing. "Why don't I just jump in, grab the file, and jump out?" Diego just stared at him, trying to think of something to say. "You, um, you don't know the ins and outs of this this place," Diego said. Oh my god, why. "We actually did something just like this yesterday," I said, trying to get Diego to yield. "What?" Diego asked. "Oh, our yesterday, not yours," Five clarified.

"It'll take him like two seconds. Just let him go," I said, nudging Diego on the shoulder. "Listen to me, you are not going in there," Diego tried to persuade him. "I made a call. That's what a leader does." I just stared at him for a moment before bursting out in laughter. "Why are you laughing at me?" Diego said with a glare. "You really think you're a leader," I managed to gasp out between laughs. Diego just continued glare as he got out of the car and walked away.

Allison followed suit. "I need to call Vanya," she said, walking to a nearby phone booth. Five and I trailed behind her. Allison has already called multiple times, but Vanya has yet to pick up.

"Hey Vanya, it's me. I just wanted to...things have gotten so messed up. And all I ever wanted was to be a good sister to you. Guess I pretty much failed that."

Five and I listened in on her message, leaning against a brick wall. "For once, I kinda feel sorry for Allison," I said turning to Five. "Why? She fucked up, it's her fault," Five replied. "But she didn't mean to fuck up," I continued. "I just want to see the rest of our siblings happy. You know, not our normal dysfunctional ways, the druggie, the depressed one, the overwhelmed movie star, the angsty teen with knives, and the man on the moon. We're so weird and disbanded. Sometimes I wish we grew up with the slightest bit of normality." Five just rolled his eyes and turned to watch Allison.

I whacked him upside the head.

"Hey!"

I stuck my tongue out at him. We heard footsteps and looked to see Diego approaching us. Fucking finally. Guess he really knows the "ins and outs" of that place. "So?" Five asked, forgetting about our earlier squabble. "You're welcome," was the only thing he said before handing the file to Allison. She opened with a shocked look on her face. I looked over her shoulder to see the picture.

HA! I FREAKING KNEW IT!

Staring back at me was a picture of Leonard, Vanya's boyfriend. "Holy shit," Allison said in disbelief. I raised my hand, still reading the file.

"Called it."

"What?" Diego asked, trying to see the file. "Harold Jenkins is Leonard Peabody," she said, eyes scanning over the picture. So much was happening already. Five looked at us. "We have to go to his house."

~ ☂︎︎ ~

"Be careful, ok? We don't what Peabody is capable of," Allison advises as we all got out of our seats. "Yeah right, he didn't seem dangerous when we first met him," Diego scoffed. Apparently he thinks he so strong and smart.

"He killed his father."

Everyone stared at me, mouths open in shock. "What? I read the file, you should've too," I said with an eye roll. "Well, a lot of serial killers can be scrawny and not that scary looking," Allison nodded. "I mean, look at him," she said, pointing to Five. "And (Y/N). She looks so sweet but she can literally suck the life out of you."

"Thanks," Five and I said in unison.

"Good point," Diego agreed. "So what does this guy want with Vanya?" he asked. "I don't know, how about we ask him after we kill him?" Five said sarcastically. I noticed Allison sneaking through the bushes and inside the house through a window. "I'm gonna burst through the door-"

Diego stopped himself once he noticed that Allison had sneaked off. "You know, it would be nice for people to stick to-"

He was cut off again by Five teleporting into the house. Diego looked at me. "Don't you da-"

And I shadow traveled into the house.

Allison, Five, and I stood inside, looking around the house. I heard a crash and looked to the door to find that Diego had broke the glass and jumped inside. "Subtle," Allison noted with sarcasm. "You know the door was unlocked," Five said, stepping over the glass and outside to demonstrate. I snorted. "Yeah, well, my way works just fine," Diego said with a grunt as he got up from his position. "Ah, inspiring leadership," Five began, walking deeper into the house. "One of the greats," Allison said, following suit. I gave him a pat on the shoulder. "My hero," I feigned dramatically, putting the back of my hand to my head.

Diego glared at me before we continued to walk. We continued to look around until I heard a yell from upstairs. "Guys! You need to see this!" I made eye contact with Five before shadow traveling to Allison. Five was already there, but Allison opened the door of the attic for Diego. I walked around the room, in shock and disgust.

Woah.

Covering almost every inch of the attic was Umbrella Academy merchandise. "All our faces are burnt off," Allison said, walking around the room. It was true. I studied the various posters from 2001 and 2002. "Well that's not creepy," Diego started. "Yep, totally not fucking creepy at all," I added. "This guy's got some serious issues," Diego noted, looking at all of the toys, posters, and comics. "Shit. This was never about Vanya, this was about us," Allison said with realization. Suddenly, Five keeled over, grabbing his stomach. There was blood on his shirt I haven't noticed before. "When the hell did that happen?" I asked. "Something at the Commission after you left. I'm not the best at stitching," he gasped out. I immediately ran over to him.

"Why didn't you tell us?" Diego yelled. "Guys, just keep going," he said. "Five, you aren't going to die," I said, holding his free hand. Diego picked him and we began to rush out. We pulled in to the Academy. "We should have taken him to the hospital," Allison said as we walked inside. "A kid with a shrapnel wound might raise some questions," Five said. "Well, so does the murder shrine in Harold Jenkins' attic."

"He's still losing a lot of blood. What do we do?" Allison asked. "We have to get the shrapnel out," I heard Diego say. "Diego, where are you going?" I finally looked up from Five to see him walking away. "Mom?" Diego said. Mom? "Oh, hello Diego, dear," she said. "How are you still walking around?" Diego asked. I looked between the two of them. Did something happen that I was unaware of? "One foot in front of the other. Why? How do you do it?" Mom asked. I smirked at her response.

Mom had put Five into a bed. God bless her. "Anything?" Diego asked Allison, who was trying to get ahold of Vanya. "There's no answer at Vanya's place. And the receptionist at her music school said she was a no-show for practice today," Allison said worriedly. "She must be with Harold. I think I know where he took her," I said. "Where? And how?" Diego asked. "Jackpine Road." They looked at me like I was crazy. "What? Read the file idiots," I said. We walked down stairs, ready to go.

A/N:
Sorry about the late update! I was pretty busy last week teaching a summer camp and visiting my uncle at the hospital over the weekend. Just wanted to let you guys know that I'm going to Japan tomorrow (first time outside of the U.S!). That means there will not likely be  any updates for the next two weeks. I'll try to post some pictures if I can! Hope you enjoyed <3

-AJ

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