# — ❞ WHAT DO YOU MEAN PROTECT TIME AND SPACE ?  ❞
╰┈➤ CHAPTER TEN ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*
⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ 𝙐𝙈𝘽𝙍𝙀𝙇𝙇𝘼 𝘼𝘾𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙈𝙔┊🕰️☔️🎻
8:15 ( again )
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         STARR WAS LEANING OVER THE TABLE WITH HER HEAD buried in shoulders, having never been up this early just to hear arguing over the moon and who's going to die. As much as she wanted to, she didn't even bother getting involved in this one and instead let the adults argue over the end of the world.

Klaus sighed as he sat up, "Hold the phone," Luther turned to face his brother, "We all died fighting this thing the first time around, remember?"

"Klaus, shockingly, has a point," Starr gasped at Diego's statement in a sarcastic manner, "What gives us a win this time?"

Just then, the same blue ball of light from the sky the Hargeeves saw from the first day Starr arrived to this mansion appeared in the corner beside Klaus and unsurprisingly, Five was the first thing to pop out of it, falling onto the table, causing everyone to step back. Allison gasped as Five fell onto the floor, "Jesus!"

"Guys, am I still high or do you see him too?"

As Five tried getting up, he stumbled back onto the floor, causing the others to help, "Five where have you been?" Starr, Luther and Allison all helped him off the floor, "Who did this?"

"Irrelevant,"

For a moment, Starr and Five's eyes met and he let out a cough, as he stood up, "Hey.."

Starr waved, "What up?"

Everyone shared a confused glance at the awkward interaction before Five immediately went to take the cup of coffee out of Allison's hand and chug it. They alls started at him in confusion as he dropped the coffee onto the floor and turned around, "So the apocalypse is in three days," he said, "The only chance we have to save our world is, well, us."

"The Umbrella Academy," Luther coughed. "And Starr Diaz with what said name implies."

"Yeah, but with me, obviously. So if y'all don't get your sideshow acts together and get over yourselves, we're screwed," Five continued. "Who cares if dad messed us up? Are we gonna let that define us? No," Klaus shook his head while the other three just sat frozen in place, Starr only shrugged since she wasn't apart of said family, "And to give us a fighting chance to see next week, I've come back with a lead."

He lifted up a piece of paper in his hand and handed it to Allison, "I know who's responsible for the apocalypse," Diego, Allison, Luther, Klaus and Starr all leaned in to see the name on Five's paper.

"Harold Jenkins?"

Diego looked up, "Who the hell is Harold Jenkins?"

"I don't know yet," Five shrugged, taking some more coffee, "But I do know he's responsible for the apocalypse," he chugged that one down as well and threw it aside, "So we have to find him and we gotta do it now."

Starr crossed her arms against her chest, "Okay, how is one guy named Harold Jenkins responsible for the apocalypse?"

"And how is he connected to what's gonna happen?"

"I don't know," Five replied.

Diego then stepped out from behind Klaus, "Wait, so you just know his name? That's it?"

"That's enough,"

"There's probably dozens of Harold Kenkinses in the city," Diego added."

"Well, we better start looking, then."

Allison sighed with a head shake, "I'm sorry, am I the only one who's skeptical here? I mean, how exactly do you know all of this about what's his name?" Allison questioned as Five sat up behind the couch.

"Harold Jenkins," Five replied. "You know those lunatics in the masks who attacked the house?"

"Oh, yeah, I think I remember those guys," Klaus replied as he went to sit back down on the floor.

Diego turned to Klaus, "Yeah, the ones who attacked us while you were getting drunk."

Five nodded and Starr looked at the three in confusion, "I'm sorry — drunk?"

"Long story," Five replied before turning back to the others, "They were sent by the Temps Commission to stop me from coming back and preventing the end of life on Earth."

Allison frowned in confusion, 'The temps what?"

"My former employer," Five explained, "They monitor all of time and space to make curse that whatever is supposed to happen... happens," as he went on, Starr leaned against the table behind the four and crossed her arm against her chest, "They believe the apocalypse is coming in three days. So I went to Commission headquarters and intercepted a message that was meant for said lunatics protecting Harold Jenkins," the Hargeeves siblings and Starr shared a confused look, "So he must be responsible for the apocalypse."

"What do you mean, protect time and space?" Allison snapped. "Do you have any idea how insane this sounds?!" Allison yelled.

"You know what else is insane? I look like a thirteen year old boy," Five stated. "Klaus talks to the dead, Starr has glow sticks for hands with a side of mommy issues and Luther thinks he's fooling everybody with that overcoat," they all turned to Luther after the last remark, "Everything about us is insane. It always has been."

"He's got a point there," Klaus agreed.

Starr lowered her head, "Did we have to bring my mom into this?"

"We didn't choose this life, we're just living it," Five continued. "For the next three days, anyway."

"But last time we tried to stop it, we all died," Allison chimed in. "Why is this time any different? Why shouldn't I go home to my daughter?"

"Because this time, I'm here," Five stated. "We have the name of the man responsible. Guys, we actually have the chance of saving the lives of billions of people. Including Claire."

Allison stepped forward with her arms crossed against her chest, "You know her name?"

"I do, and I'd like to live long enough to meet her,"

"All right. Let's get this bastard," Allison shrugged, starting to walk away.

"You had me had Gerald Jenkins," Diego spoke up.

"Harold Jenkins," Five corrected.

"Whatever. I've already lost two people this week, I'm not losing anyone else,"

"Luther?"

Luther nodded, "Yeah, you guys go. I'm gonna stay and go through dad's files," Diego stopped on his tracks and turned around, "I still think this has something to do with why he sent me to the moon."

"Seriously? Now you wanna make the end of the world about you and dad?"

"No watch for threats that's what he told me," Luther stated. "You think that's a coincidence? This all has to be connected somehow."

Starr shrugged, "I just wished you'd shut up about the moon."

Allison walked up to Luther, "No, we should all stick together."

"We don't have time for this," Five stated.

"Let's roll," Diego said. "I know where we can find this asshole. Klaus, Starr, you two are with me."

"Yes!" Starr gave a fist-bump to the air and walked up to Diego with a bright smile forming on her features.

Then, from his spot on the floor, Klaus lifted his head, "Yeah. I — I'm good. I think I'll, uh... I think I'll pass," he then sat up and walked away from the group, "I'm feeling a little under the weather, so, uh..."

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     LATER IN THE MORNING, STARR, DIEGO, Allison and Five were all in the car together, sitting by the end of the sidewalk. Starr and Allison were in the back while Diego and Five were up front; Allison and Starr looked behind them to see if the police behind them didn't see anything. Although, Allison had a better view of the two behind them since she was on the left seat and Starr could barely see anything from the right.

"I know this Jenkins dude has to have a record," Diego stated as he unbuckled. "We gotta get our hands on this file."

"And your plan is to what? Waltz in there and just ask for it?" Allison questioned.

"I know the station like the back of my hand, sis," Diego replied. "I've spent a lot of time inside."

"Handcuffed,"

"Whatever. Here's the plan,"

Five raised an eyebrow, "Plan? I'm just gonna blink in and get the file."

"No, that's not... you don't know the ins and outs of this place, okay?"

"I literally just did this yesterday," Five replied, only to make Diego more confused. "My yesterday, not your yesterday. It'll take me two seconds."

Diego and Five continued arguing before eventually they came to the agreement that Diego should be the one to go and get the files. As Diego got out the car, Starr let out a bye! in which he ignored on his way out, causing Starr to form a frown on her features. Once Diego left, the remaining trio got out the car so Allison could find a pay phone to call Vanya.

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    "HEY, VANYA. IT'S ME," Allison said as the phone beeped. While Allison was calling Vanya, Five and Starr were leaning against the wall watching as she did. As Allison continued the phone call, Starr got bored to the point where she let herself sit on the ground, still leaning against the wall with her legs up and her arms against her chest. Eventually, Allison ended the call and put the phone up just in time for Diego to come.

As Diego walked over to the trio, Allison turned around from the phone and Five looked up, "So?"

"You're welcome," Diego said, presenting blue files to everyone.

Allison snatched the files out of Diego's hands and opened them to examine what's inside, "Holy shit."

"What?"

"Harold Jenkins is Leonard Peabody," Allison replied.

Starr raised an eyebrow, "You mean the guy we met at Vanya's apartment?"

Allison nodded and then the group of four rushed back to the car and drove over to find Harold's house. Once they parked by the sidewalk, they walked out and headed up the driveway, "Be careful, okay? We don't know what Peabody's capable of."

"Yeah, he didn't seem dangerous when I first saw him," Diego stated. "Looked kinda scrawny."

"Yeah, well, so are most serial killers and mass murderers," Allison remarked. "I mean, look at him."

"Thanks,"

"Can't argue with that," Starr shrugged.

"Good point. So what's this guy what with Vanya?"

"I don't know," Five responded. "How about we ask him after we kill him?"

"Hey, you know why don't you guys —"

Instead of sticking to the plan, Allison went her own way, Five took Starr by the arm and blinked themselves into the house only to be welcomed by Diego who had broken through the door, causing the glass to shatter across the floor, "Subtle," Allison quipped, causing Starr to chuckle.

"You know, the door was unlocked?" Five signaled to the door.

Starr sighed, crossing her arms against her chest, "Just Diego doing the most."

"Yeah, well, my way works just fine," Diego grunted as he stood up. "Spread out. Yell if you, uh... you know, you're in trouble."

"Ah, inspiring leadership," Five said in a sarcastic tone.

"One of the greats," Allison added.

Starr chuckled and the trio split up to search through Leonard's/ Harold's house. Starr went into a few rooms while Allison went into the hallway and that's when they heard her call, "Guys! You need to see this," everyone ran back to where Allison was and walked upstairs where they saw what was practically a shrine to the Umbrella Academy.

The four all stood in front of a cork board with posters of the Umbrella Academy, some of them were when they were kids, but with their eyes carved out, "This was never about Vanya," she turned to the trio behind her, "This was about us."

Just then Five passed out, collapsing to the floor with a groan. The three in from of him turned around, "Five!" They all kneeled down and their eyes widened spotting, "Blood."

"When did this happen?" Starr questioned.

"You have to keep going," Five muttered to them. "So... close."

"Five... Five!" Allison yelled as she shook him.

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    THANKFULLY, THEY AVOIDED VANYA AND LEONARD / HAROLD and went back to the Umbrella Academy so Grace could patch up a wounded Five. Starr, Diego and Allison stood by the door and watched as Grace was finishing banding him up on the bed. Starr stood in between while Allison and Diego were leaning on the sides of the door.

"Anything?" Diego asked.

"There's no answer at Vanya's place," Allison replied. "And the receptionist at her music school said she was a no show for her lessons today."

"Maybe she's at Leonard... Howard's place? I honestly don't know what to call him anymore," Starr insisted.

Allison only shrugged and Diego gave a nod before stepping away from the door, "Hey, you okay?" This caused Diego to stop on his tracks and turn around to the girls behind him.

"Yeah. I don't know, it's just surreal seeing her," Diego signaled to Grace. "I just wanna tell her that I'm s... we don't have enough time, we gotta go."

"I don't know, Diego," Allison sighed. "Five is lying there, unconscious. We need him."

"We can do this ourselves."

Starr scoffed, "I'm sorry — you remember that we tried that already and died, right?"

"Starr's right," Allison nodded. "I don't know... I'm thinking I should go and see Claire and Starr should see her mom before — "

"You can't run away from this, Allison," Diego told her. "That's what started this whole mess in the first place and with the little information I know about this kid I think seeing her mom is the last thing she wants to do before the apocalypse."

Starr nodded, "He's right."

The trio turned to Five before facing Diego, "Luther's right."

Allison scoffed with a smirk forming on her features, 'I didn't think I would ever hear you say those words."

"Yeah, well... we gotta stick together,"

Allison crossed her arms against her chest, "Where do we start?"

➥ AUTHOR'S NOTE
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didn't think i'd be writing this fic again, but it's been revived. i just rlly wanna have one fic that hadn't been left and forgotten about 😭😭

anyway, i think we know what happens next ep with allison so stay tuned for the tea 🍵👀

— see you soon, meg!