6. Chapter ✓
Sparrow timeline
... "Did it work?" Sara asked cautiously. "I don't know," Alex gasped. "Let's hope so," said Emil. "If it didn't work. We've failed!" Ben Soraya said somewhat harshly. "We're about to find out. Finn: How does it look?" asked Diego. "Your cut was clean, just as it should be. So I assume it worked." Finn replied. "In three, two, one, ..." Alex counted down.
The lifeless body of Sparrow Ben one vanished into thin air. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They had made it successfully. Now there was only one Sparrow Ben left. The Sparrow Ben that was left was lying unconscious on the floor. The group quickly and carefully lifted Sparrow Ben back to bed. When he woke up the next morning, he would think it was all just a bad dream and that nobody had reset the universe. The group clapped each other off and vanished into thin air.
Out of time
Of course, Five hadn't listened to this Leon and tried to escape. But the first problem was already in this hospital bed. Sitting up was possible. But getting out of bed was not possible. It was as if there were invisible shackles. Or some kind of prison dome. He had no choice but to wait for something to happen. At some point, the door really did open again.
Another boy with orange hair entered the room. Somehow the five looked familiar. Very familiar. Then the scales fell from Five's eyes. It was the young man from the park! "You! What have you done to me?" asked Five angrily. "I'm not allowed to answer you yet. I only have instructions to take you to the boss." said Emil.
Five was suddenly lifted into the air. Confused, Five looked around. Suddenly, a kind of protective dome became visible around him. (Could that be why he couldn't leave the bed?) Five wondered. "Where are you taking me?" asked Five demandingly. But Emil didn't answer. The two bent into several corridors. Above all, they all looked the same. (How could anyone find their way through this labyrinth?) Five asked himself mentally.
At some point, Emil opened a room and a kind of office or study appeared behind it. Someone Five knew was sitting behind the desk. His eyes were wide. "Nora Soraya." was the only thing Five managed to get out. "That's right." Nora confirmed the statement with a cool demeanor.
Umbrella timeline
Umbrella Ben was still fighting with the mysterious person. Suddenly the light came back on and Ben could recognize his opponent. It was a boy Ben didn't know. Ben used his tentacles, but the mysterious boy was able to fend off the tentacles with vines. Ben hadn't seen that coming.
After a few more minutes of back and forth fighting. Suddenly, loud flashes shot through the room. Ben was so startled that he didn't pay attention for a moment and was caught by the tendrils. "That's enough now! He's passed the test, Leon! You can put him down again." A girl suddenly shouted.
The girl had fair skin. Storm gray eyes. White, long blonde hair that stood on end and looked charged.
(Where did the girl suddenly come from?) Ben asked himself in surprise. Then he suddenly fell roughly to the ground. Ouch. That wasn't exactly gentle. "Who are you and what do you want?" Ben asked suspiciously. He quickly pulled himself together again. The girl smiled cheekily. "This is Leon Soraya, and I am Tiara Soraya. We were sent by Nora." clarified the girl called Tiara with a mocking grin.
"Then why the fight here?" Ben got slightly upset. "We should test you to see how well you're getting on with your training," Leon replied. "For what?" Ben asked. "We should check whether you're ready for a mission." Tiara explained. "Oh, really?", Ben asked curiously. "Yes, exactly," confirmed Leon. "Did I pass?", Ben asked with a little hope in his voice. "Yes. You passed." Tiara replied. "Yes!" Ben was pleased. "But now we're going to train together for a bit," said Leon. "Why? I've been training all day." Ben asked uncomprehendingly.
"Yes. That's true, but you didn't have a partner for a duel. So Nora sent us to you, and here we are." Tiara clarified. "Ah okay. That's right. That kind of makes sense." Ben agreed thoughtfully. "Okay. Then let's get going." said Leon enthusiastically. "Wait a minute!", said Ben. "Why?", asked Tiara. "Before we start, I have one more question." Ben began. "What's that?" Leon asked with interest. "What are your powers anyway?", Ben asked curiously.
"I see. That. That's right. So. I have laser eyes and can give electric shocks. I can generate lightning as well as conduct electricity." Tiara revealed her superpower.
"That's amazing!", Ben said to Tiara in amazement. "What can you do, Leon?" Ben asked in awe. Leon began to grin.
"I'm an earth elemental," Leon said curtly.
"Cool. That explains the tendrils you used to keep my tentacles in check." grinned Ben. "Yup. Exactly." Leon confirmed with a grin. "Okay, boys. Then I'd say we start with the duel training. You two fight and I'll evaluate. Then we'll switch!" Tiara ordered. "Okay. Let's go." Leon said, ready to fight. Ben just high-fived the two of them and they started the duel. ...
Third timeline
Luther and Klaus passed a store. "Hey Luther! Wait a minute!" Klaus called out to Luther. "What's wrong, Klaus?" asked Luther sadly. "I'll be right back!", replied Klaus. "Where are you going?", asked Luther. But Klaus was already gone.
Luther just missed Sloane so much. He had only just married her, and then they were already separated again. What was all that crap about! He was angry and mad at Reginald. He would show Reginald! Luther had had enough of being tricked by Reginald!
In the meantime, Klaus had gone into a store. He had found some money somewhere on the street. Klaus looked around the store. "Where are you?", Klaus muttered to himself with a grin. After a while, Klaus found what he was looking for. He was no longer immortal, but he was still in the mood for alcohol. Klaus grabbed a bottle of whiskey from the shelf and took it to the till. He paid with the money he had found.
"Where have you been?", Luther asked, a little pissed off. After Klaus had returned from the store. "In the store. Over there." Klaus replied and pointed to the store he was in. Luther looked in that direction. In the direction Klaus was pointing. "What, did you steal something?" asked Luther in alarm. "No! Of course not." grinned Klaus. "Then how did you pay?" asked Luther suspiciously. "With money, of course," replied Klaus. "Where did you get the money from, please?" Luther followed up. (Did they really have to take everything out of Klaus' nose?) Luther asked himself mentally.
"I found the money on the way." Klaus finally spoke up. "What! Is there anything left?" Luther suddenly asked excitedly. "Yes, it was 200 dollars," replied Klaus in unison. "Klaus, you're really ... oh, give it to me," said Luther. "Why?", asked Klaus. "The two of us are going to a café now," replied Luther. "Okay, I'm in," said Klaus excitedly as well. So the two of them set off for the café.
Out of time
Five simply couldn't believe he was seeing Nora here in front of him. They looked into each other's eyes for a minute. He scrutinized her closely. Nora also looked closely at Five. After a few minutes, the tense silence was broken. "So we meet again," Nora said calmly with a smile. Then Nora looked at Emil. "Emil, you can release Five and then leave the two of us alone, please." Nora instructed Emil. Emil snapped his fingers and Five fell roughly to the ground. "Oops, sorry," Emil said to Five and left Nora's office.
Five straightened up with difficulty. "What does it all mean, Nora? First, I get mugged in the park and then kidnapped. Secondly, I get locked up without knowing what's coming and thirdly. I find out that you're behind this!" Five enumerated angrily. "Take it easy. Why don't you sit down first, and I'll tell you a story and answer your questions." Nora said calmly, ignoring Five's pissed-off tone. Five reluctantly sat down on the chair. He probably had no other choice. The chance of escaping without his powers was nil.
"Tell me. I'm curious to hear what you have to tell me," said Five, slightly pissed off. "That direct? Listen, it would have been less bloody if you hadn't punched everyone straight away." Nora began preaching. "How would it have gone otherwise?", Five asked snippily. "They would have talked to you. Like normal people would." Nora replied. "Oh. That would have been all?" said Five in surprise. "Yes. It would have been much more pleasant for both sides, anyway." Nora confirmed. "All right, next question," said Five. "Sure, just say it. I'm all ears." Nora said patiently. "Where am I?" asked Five seriously, but also with a little curiosity.
"You are outside of time. Even the Commission doesn't reach this far. By the way, this has existed much longer than the Commission." Nora Soraya clarified. "Okay. Next question. Why do I look sixteen now? Was I in a coma?" asked Five suspiciously. "You're thinking the wrong way. You weren't in a coma either, you were really just passed out." Nora said, amused. "Then how do you explain that! That I look like 16 now?" Five got slightly upset again.
"As I said before. You're out of time here. Your body has been a little worn out, which is probably why you were unconscious a little longer than expected. But it wasn't three years, it was actually only three hours." Nora clarified, still amused. "Okay, so the complicated rules of time again! All right then! It's not that I think it's bad. But I'm actually still older than the body. Namely, 58!" said Five. "Do you have any other questions? Or is that it?" Nora asked slowly and impatiently.
"Yes, there really is one more question," said Five. "What would that be? Spit it out." Nora asked with exaggerated curiosity. Which seemed almost creepy. "Why am I here?", Five asked the crucial question. "Funny you should ask. Because that's exactly what I wanted to talk to you about. But not alone." Nora now said a little more sternly. Five suddenly blanched. Because there was something in Nora's expression that everyone should somehow be afraid of. It looked as if Nora's gaze alone was enough to kill anyone. If looks killed, Five would have been dead on the ground long ago. Somehow it reminded him strongly of the leader.
Nora pressed a button and spoke into a microphone on the table. "I'm calling Laura Soraya to my office and Aidan Soraya with the requested file!", Nora said through the loudspeaker. Five looked uncomprehending. (What's it going to be when it's finished?) Five asked himself nervously. "What do you want from me, Nora?" asked Five, a little nervously now. "You'll find out in a moment," Nora said with a creepy grin. "That reminds me of another question. Who were the people who kidnapped me in the park?", asked Five.
"Oh, do you mean us?" mocked a male voice. This voice was identical to Five's. Goose bumps crawled up Five's spine. (When had the door opened, please?) (This couldn't be true.) (This couldn't be true.) Five's thoughts were racing. Five slowly turned around. Indeed! There was a twenty-year-old version of himself there! Wait a minute! (Why twenty?) (What was going on here?) This was getting weirder and weirder. Five sighed.
Aidan and Laura, who had heard Five's last question, appeared behind him. "Well, we can answer that for you," Laura said to Five with a mocking grin. "I'd really like to know," Five said again calmly. Laura and Aidan stepped over to Nora on the other side of the desk and gave her the file she wanted. Then the two of them stood upright next to Nora. Five also turned back to Nora and looked at all three of them expectantly.
"You really want to know who we are. So pay attention now." Nora said with a mysterious grin. "We are the One Classics," said Laura seriously. "To be precise. We are the elite." Aidan added with a mocking grinning. ...
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