THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY
fragments || five hargreeves x reader

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: LET'S PROTECT EACH OTHER THEN

Written By: peachyhxlland

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You watched the snow covering the farm of Vanya's friend. It was only affecting the farm while outside was all green and warm. You hugged yourself. "I'm so glad you gave me this hoodie." You muttered. You saw lightning on the barn's roof so you assumed the boy's inside the barn since the snow was caused by the boy's powers.

You and Nico got out of the car as well as your siblings on the other car. "You think whatever's going on inside is causing the cold front?" Diego questioned.

"Well, the correlation is high." Five said.

A blonde woman suddenly rushed outside with a gun aiming at you and your siblings. "Sissy!" Vanya yelled.

"Get back!" Sissy warned. "All of you, just get the hell back!"

"Sissy!" Vanya approached her. "Hey! Hey! What's wrong?"

"Carl."

"What did he do to you?"

Sissy was breathing shakily. "He's... dead. Harlan tossed him aside like a rag doll, the same way you sent those policemen flyin'. What did you do to him?"

"No—"

"What the hell did you do to my son?"

"We don't have time for this," Diego stated until Sissy pointed the gun at him. "Where you think you're going?"

"To help your son," Diego reassured.

"Look, Sissy, I found my family," Vanya told Sissy. "These are my brothers and sisters."

Sissy looked at all of you in disbelief and turned to Luther who waved at her. She shook her head and turned to Vanya. "Were you lyin' to me the whole time?"

"Of course not," Vanya replied. "Look, I didn't know who I was. But I do now. And we are not the monsters that they say we are. We did not kill the president. We are not terrorists. We're not here to hurt anyone."

"Then... who are you?"

"The only one who can help Harlan."

Sissy softly nodded, agreeing to let Vanya help her son. All of you including Nico and Sissy went inside the barn to find Harlan inside a tornado-like force field around him. "Harlan?" Vanya asked. "Harlan, it's Vanya!" Vanya tried to calm Harlan and even entering the force field using her powers. Then you noticed Klaus looking outside. You approached him and held his arm. "Hey, you alright, buddy?"

"Uh..." He pointed at a two small figures from the distance. You squinted your eyes to see it clearly and saw Lila and the Handler. "Not a great fucking time." You hissed.

"Guys?" Klaus asked for the others.

"What?" Diego questioned.

"Who are they?" Klaus asked.

"One's the Handler, the other's Diego's girlfriend." Five answered.

Klaus gasped. "What?"

"Lila. That's my ex-girlfriend." Diego corrected.

"You know what?" Luther said. "Doesn't matter. They both look angry."

"Our brother has that effect on people," Allison added.

"I'm gonna go find out what they want. You guys stay with Vanya and the kid." Five instructed but you grabbed his hand. "What? Alone?"

"No, I'm coming with him," Diego said. "Come on."

Diego came out of the barn while Five stayed for a while and brushed a strand of your hair away from your face. "I'll be fine. Just stay here and stay safe." He quickly pecked your forehead before following Diego.

You blinked twice before looking at your siblings and Nico who has a playful smirk. You cleared your throat, crossing your arms. "It's cold isn't it, huh?"

Five and Diego approached Lila and the Handler. The Handler sighed. "I love the smell of that fresh country air, don't you darling?"

"Makes me want to vomit," Lila responded.

"What do you want?" Five asked.

"To watch you suffer," Lila answered with a glare.

"What about me?" Diego asked.

Lila glared at Diego. "You're not even worth my wrath."

Your three siblings, Luther, Allison, and Klaus, got outside the barn to see closely what was happening. After few moments of talking and glaring, the Handler snapped her fingers, hundreds of thousands of men and women with guns appearing from behind Lila and the Handler.

You, who were staying at the barn with Vanya, Sissy, Nico, and Harlan, saw what was happening. Klaus, Allison, and Luther who were out of the barn also saw it. You and Nico looked everywhere. "What. The. Fuck." He whispered.

You saw Five and Diego running when the Handler brought out a red cloth from her pocket. Allison, Luther, and Klaus started running as well. You turned to the people in the barn. "Vanya! There's a bunch of men and women coming to kill us!"

The Handler dropped the cloth, overlapping battle cries were heard as thousands of men and women ran towards the farm.

Vanya managed to calm Harlan down but suddenly bullets went through the barn. "Get down!" You yelled. Everyone got down while Harlan and Vanya were pushed away from each other by their powers. You built a force field around the people inside the barn to prevent them from getting hurt.

Harlan was brought to the ground. Vanya instructed Sissy to go check on Harlan. "What are you gonna do?" Sissy asked.

"I'm gonna end this thing." Vanya turned to you. "Lower your force field and get down. I'll finish this."

You hesitated but nodded. You lower your force field and quickly got down with Nico. Vanya closed her eyes until opening them, her white eyes coming back. She turned pale as she used her powers. She got outside and faced the Commission's assassins.

Vanya was flying and shining brightly causing Nico to cover his and your eyes. Vanya singlehandedly wiped out the assassins. Everything was quiet. No gunshots were heard. The assassins were all dead. "Is it over?" Nico asked.

You immediately stood up and looked at the distance to see the same two figures still standing, protected with a force field that... Lila created. "What the fuck?" You gasped. Your siblings noticed this too.

"Your turn, dear." The Handler said calmly. Suddenly, Lila floated, her eyes turning white, her skin turning pale. Just like Vanya's.

"What the hell?" Vanya asked.

Your eyes glowed red, mist-like shapes forming around your hands. "Nico, you find Sissy and Harlan."

"What about you?"

"I'm going to face her."

Lila released her absorbed powers, flying everyone including your siblings to different places. You, on the other hand, tried to stand still and almost falling down.

Once Lila was done, you saw her walking towards the house. You jumped off from the barn, landing right in front of Lila, your eyes glowing. Lila smiled, her eyes glowing red too. Your eyebrows furrowed in confusion but you pushed her away with your powers. However, Lila has just moved just a few feet away because she used a force field. You clenched your fists. "Mimicry." You predicted.

Lila tilted her head to the side. "Of course you would know that easily. You're the smartest of the group." Lila then pushed you away too with your own powers. It was like fighting against yourself.

You created a shield in front of you before blasting her but she dodged and hit you instead. You flew backward and landed on the ground. Sitting up, you spat some blood off of your mouth. "Did I ever tell you that I never missed you?"

"No but the feeling's mutual." Lila threw a quick punch which you stopped with your powers. "God, I should've killed you." Lila hissed before throwing another blast at you.

You stood up, wiping the blood off your lips. "Well, the last time we met you were too weak to try."

"Then I should've killed you from the moment I brought you on this timeline."

You froze as you stared at her in disbelief. "You brought me here?"

"Well, I took you away from your family before the Academy fall into ruins and we figured that we should bring you here and kill you. So, be thankful I didn't kill you right then and there."

You raised your hand up, floating Lila mid-air. "But you took me away from my family." You threw her away like a rag doll. "And it caused me to lose my own memories too." You threw a blast but Lila deflected it by also releasing out a blast.

You both struggled to push your powers to each other, to hit each other, until it created a small explosion, sending you both away a few meters away. Before you could do more damage, Lila quickly spatial jumped. You were about to find Lila but saw Vanya on the ground. You quickly flew towards her using your powers to check on her. "Vanya? Vanya!"

Vanya sat up, groaning. "(Y/n). Are you okay?"

"Yeah, yeah. You?"

"Little hurt but I'll do fine. Where are the others?"

"Haven't check on them."

You looked back at the house. "I'll check if someone's inside or if Lila's there. You go look for the others." Vanya nodded and watched you walk away to check the house. You checked the house and just got in time to see Lila and Five spatial jumping out of the house.

The Handler sneakily came down inside the barn to look for the child. Nico, Sissy, and Harlan's down the barn. When they heard footsteps, Sissy turned to Nico. "Hide." Nico nodded and quickly hid behind some wood.

"Is that you, Vanya?" Sissy asked, approaching the person who came down. Sissy saw the Handler smiling brightly. "Who the hell are you?" Sissy asked.

"I'm his new mama." The Handler said, imitating how she spoke before punching Sissy out of conscious. Nico got down, looking everywhere to protect him and the kid. Then he saw the gun. Nico shakily sighed. 'Nico, I know you told yourself no more killings. But the kid's in danger...'

Nico watched as the Handler approached Harlan and crouched down, talking to him. He quietly got out of his hiding spot, crawling, to get the gun. When he grabbed the handle, he heard someone standing up. "You thought I wouldn't notice you?"

Nico quickly stood up, aiming the gun at her. The Handler faced Nico with a smile. "Nicholas Russell, am I right?"

"Get the fuck away from the kid or I'll blast that brain of yours." Nico threatened.

"Oh, but we both know you don't want to kill anyone anymore."

Nico's grip tightened. "You know nothin' about me."

"Of course I do. Both parents are dead leaving you all alone with your grandmother's care with your sister Lenora. I know you, Nico."

"You don't get to call me Nico."

"Fine. Nicholas. I know your pain."

Nico quickly gave a warning shot, just beside the Handler. "That 'knowing-your-pain' talk won't affect me. Now, get out."

The Handler's facade faded and had glare and frown on her face. "Fine." She walked away, glancing at Harlan one last time, before heading out. Nico took a deep breath before approaching the unconscious Sissy.

You looked everywhere for Lila and Five until eventually finding them inside the barn with Lila crushing Five's throat. You stretched your arms out, flying Lila away from Five for him to breathe.

Five gasped for air while Lila winced in pain. You approached Five, helping him to stand. "You okay?" You asked Five earning a nod from him. Lila stood up by herself and her eyes glowed red like yours. "Oh, would you look at that. Come to save your prince?"

"You should really get your hands off him." You said as you float a shovel threateningly to Lila. "Stay the fuck away from him and finish this."

Lila shook her head, her glowing red eyes returning back to normal. "No. This isn't gonna be quick. He's going to suffer for what he did."

You turned to Five who was confused just as you are. "What the hell did you do, Five?"

Five shook his head. "I don't know." He scoffed at Lila. "Lady, I got no idea what you're talkin' about."

"Ronnie and Anita Gill," Lila stated, her voice trembling.

"Mean nothing to me."

"1993, East London. You hog-tied them and you shot them in the head."

Five thought about it for a moment before realizing and recalling the events that happened. "The flower merchants." His eyes widened in realization, stepping back a bit. "They were your parents?"

"What the fuck, Five." You whispered.

"And they never did anything to anyone. They didn't deserve to die like that." Lila told Five as her eyes welled up in tears.

"You're right, all right?" Five nodded. "I killed them. But I killed a lot of people over the years. It was all just a job. All right? That was never personal."

Lila laughed. "'Never personal', my ass. Yeah, I've killed. It's always, always personal."

"That's why you're not cut out to be an assassin."

"Five!" You scolded.

Lila pulled out a knife off her boot and aimed it at Five. "Bet your life on that?"

Five pulled you towards him and standing in front of you as you both stepped back from Lila. "You wanna blame someone? Blame the Handler, all right? She faked the kill order."

"Bullshit. I saw the kill order. AJ Carmichael ordered it, and you carried it out."

"Lila, listen to what I'm telling you, all right? The Handler gave me the kill order. She came on the job, which she'd never done before. You're Commission. You know execs never go on jobs, but that day in London, she was there. Ask yourself why."

"Stop trying to muddy the waters."

"I never realized what she was up to at the time, but... now it all makes sense."

"What?"

"She never cared about your parents. She was looking for you."

"Why?" Lila whispered.

"'Cause, you're one of us." You and Five looked at the person who talked while Lila turned to see who it was. It was Diego. Five stepped back a bit, still in front of you, and holding your hand. "The Handler stole you, Lila." Diego continued. "Just like our asshole father took all of us."

Lila shook her head. "No. It's not the same thing."

"You're right. Because he didn't have our parents murdered. Listen to me, Lila. You were born October 1, 1989, the same day as all of us." Diego explained as everyone stepped closer to Lila.

"Stay back!" Lila yelled as she noticed everyone surrounding her.

"Hey!" Diego exclaimed. "Hey, stop! Wait. Lila, stop."

"I trusted you. I got you a job, I even introduced you to my mother, and then you took off on me."

"Because I needed to save the world!" Diego replied. He sighed. "She's using you, Lila. The Handler."

"You're wrong. She raised me."

"She raised you because she wanted how powerful you are." You told her, stepping beside Five. "She didn't care. With you by her side, she feels powerful because she has an ally with powers."

"She loves me!" Lila exclaimed.

"Yeah, you know what?" Luther asked. "Love shouldn't have to hurt this much."

Lila stared at him before opening her mouth, pretending to gag. Luther's smile faded. "All right. I tried."

"He's right. We have to kill her." Five was about to tackle Lila but you stopped him. "Five! Stop it." You held his shoulders and looked at him. "No more killings. Calm down. Diego's got it." You turned to Diego. "Right?"

Diego nodded, smiling at you. "Thanks, sis." Diego looked back at Lila to catch her attention again. "Hey, Lila. Truth? She's dangerous. And you're scared of what she'll do with all that new power. That's why you dragged me to the Commission. Because I know what it's like to love dangerous people."

You looked at Five who looked down on the ground. 'Yeah. I know that feeling.' You said mentally. Five glanced at you, giving you a quick smile.

"Difference is..." Diego continued as he looked around at his brothers and sisters, smiling. "... they love me back."

Lila instantly shot her knife up threateningly to Diego. "Shut up."

"The only thing she loves is power, Lila." You spoke.

"(Y/n)'s right," Diego replied. "Now, the minute she can't use you, she will turn on you, and deep down, I know you know that."

Lila shook her head. "You don't know me, Diego."

You watched as Diego stepped closer to Lila, not caring if the knife was poking on his chest. "Don't I?" He asked as Lila's eyes filled in tears. "I know that we can be your family... if you just let us."

Lila sniffed as she looked at every one, unsure about the idea. But your siblings, including you, were looking at her, welcoming her. Lila looked at Vanya, then Klaus who nodded at smiled at her, Allison who smiled warmly at her, and then you. Lila shakily took a deep breath as you two stared at each other. "You're always welcome, Lila." You said, softly smiling at her. "Even though you wanted to kill us."

Suddenly, gunfire was heard. Before you could even react and since all of you have your guards down, you were all hit by bullets, unable to protect yourselves. All of you drop dead, bleeding all over the place.

Five gasped softly, still alive and breathing, and suddenly heard another gunshot. The Handler just shot everyone including Lila. He looked to his side to see your eyes opened, your hands was stretched out as if you were reaching out to him. He noticed that you were no longer breathing. He also noticed blood dripping out from your mouth.

"Oh, good." The Handler noticed Five still alive, breathing. "You're still alive." Then she looked down at your lifeless corpse. "But she's dead. Lucky for you. Not for her, though." She aimed the gun at you. "One more for good measure?"

Unable to protest, the Handler shot another bullet to your already dead body. "Oh, definitely dead." Unknowingly to the Handler, a tear slipped out from Five's eyes. The Handler faced him. "You got to see how this all played out."

The Handler aimed her gun at Five but didn't get a chance to shoot him because someone else shot the Handler. Five gasped. The Handler turned around to see Axel with a gun, aiming at her. He shot her again, finally killing the Handler.

Axel approached the Handler's dead body, looking down at her then to Five who was still struggling to stay alive. Axel aimed his gun at him, ready to put Five out of his misery.

"This doesn't have to be the end. We use my ability to time travel."

"You're the genius who said we should jump. Right? You're the one who got us stuck here."

"Maybe your appetite is disproportionate to the size of your abilities. Start small. Seconds, not decades."

Five started using his powers, blue aura surrounded his body as he watched everyone who was shot being alive again. He focused on going back in time for just a few seconds and glanced at you as the bullets came out from your body. 'Oh thank God.' He got up slowly running to turn back time until finally, they were all back to Diego saying to Lila about being a family.

Five looked around at his body and spotted no bullet wounds. You looked around and found Five no longer beside you but just beside the entrance of the barn. 'Now how the did he got there so qui—'

Suddenly, the Handler appeared to shoot you all but Five stopped her by taking the gun, pointing it towards her. The Handler raised her hands in surrender while you and your siblings were alarmed. 'How the fuck—'

"It's true, isn't it?" Lila asked the Handler. "What Five said."

When the Handler didn't answer and instead glared at Five, Lila got pissed. "Answer me! Is it true?"

"Well—"

And the Handler was unable to finish her sentence when Axel suddenly fired his gun at the Handler, killing her instantly. The Handler fell to the ground, blood spurting out from her mouth. Lila gasped, her tears slipping down from her eyes while you and your siblings were stunned by what happened.

Lila quickly ran after the briefcase causing Luther to run and chase after her but Diego stopped him by