3rd Person POV
FLASHBACK
The 8 siblings run into the dining room and stand by their chairs for breakfast. Vanya and Lilly stand by their shared chair.
Mr Hargreeves walk in and stands at his chair.
"Sit." Mr Hargreeves says.
They all sit down, Vanya and Lilly right next to each other on the same seat. They share food, but because of her meds, Lilly is rarely hungry.
Five taps her knee from under the table and Lilly looks up from her plate at him.
"I'll make you a peanut butter and marshmallow sandwich later." Five whispers.
"Thank you." Lilly says, smiling at her brother.
"Number Five?" Mr Hargreeves asks. Talking was unallowed at the table. Five looks up at him.
"I have a question." Five says.
"Knowledge is an admirable goal, but you know the rules." Mr Hargreeves says. "No talking during mealtimes. You are interrupting Herr Carlson."
"I want to time travel." Five says.
"No." Mr Hargreeves says.
"But I'm ready." Five argues. "I've been practicing my spatial jumps, just like you said." Five jumps. "See?"
"A spatial jump is trivial when compared with the unknowns of time travel." Mr Hargreeves says. "One is like sliding along the ice, the other is akin to descending blindly into the depths of the freezing water and reappearing as an acorn."
"Well, I don't get it." Five says.
"Hence the reason you're not ready." Mr Hargreeves.
"I'm not afraid." Five says.
"Fear isn't the issue." Mr Hargreeves says. "The effects it might have on your body, even on your mind, are far too unpredictable. Now, I forbid you to talk about this anymore."
Five leaves.
"Number Five!" Mr Hargreeves yells. "You haven't been excused! Come back here!"
Five is out the door.
"Uh-oh." Lilly whispers to Vanya.
END FLASHBACK
"I survived on scraps." Five tells Vanya and Lilly. "Canned food, cockroaches, anything I could find. You know that rumor that Twinkies have an endless shelf life? Well, it's total bullshit."
"I can't even imagine." Vanya says.
"You do whatever it takes to survive, or you die." Five says. "So we adapted. Whatever the world threw at us, we found a way to overcome it."
"We?" Lilly asks.
"You got anything stronger?" Five asks, holding up his cup.
Vanya pours Five a stronger drink.
"You think I'm crazy." Five says.
"No." Vanya says.
"It's just... it's a lot to take in." Lilly says.
"Exactly what don't you understand?" Five asks.
"Why didn't you just time travel back?" Vanya asks.
"Gee, wish I'd thought of that." Five says sarcastically. "Time travel is a crapshoot. I went into the ice and never acorn-ed. You think I didn't try everything to get back to my family?"
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The Blue Dancer //Book One// - Umbrella Academy - COMPLETED
FanfictionThe Blue Dancer - Number 7 and 1/2, Vanya's twin sister. Lilly Hargreeves, AKA 'Half', grew up much like her twin sister, constantly being told that she was ordinary. However, what no one, including Lilly, knows is that the twins are anything BUT or...
