#REGINALD NOOOO

[cosmicdenro]

heheee (last doodle's referencing the clip of puff talking as rhm and reg playing among us. remember.)

[the-4-horsegents]

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[ambcass]

INVINCIBLE X MALE READER BRO IT COULD BE ANYTBING HERO X VILLAIN OLS IM CRHIGN MY EYES OUT

hello everypony. this is my brother. he decided to SPAM my inbox for a fanfic for his twink. as the amazing sister I am I will write smth for him (after 1.5 weeks of this sitting in my inbox) I'll make a pt.2 if u want

"No, it can't be. You can't be *villain name*." is the same thing every guy you've dated said after you told them about your secret. The truth is, the world classified you as a villain. Everyone watching the news considered you a cold, no-good killing machine.

Being a villain with telepathy, telekinesis, fire abilities, and mind-altering powers is never a good mix for anyone! Would you kill your ex's after finding out you're a villain? No, you cared too much for them. Altering their mind until you erase yourself from their minds and everyone they knew.

This time is different. You met a dorky-looking boy with slicked-back dark hair and blue eyes on your first day at Reginald Vel Johnson High School. You two had chemistry together, and the second you stepped foot in that class, he couldn't keep his eyes off you. You were so handsome in his eyes. He told William all about you every since! Crazy how much someone can be so obsessed with someone even without mind-altering.

Did you notice at first? No. Bad as feelings as you were, you could not give a fuck about Mark. He didn't interest you in any way until one day.

You were not in a good mood that day at all. Last night you were running off rooftops, trying to escape the hero in yellow and blue. You got away by creating a firewall and going into his mind, making him forget why he was there in the first place. This stunned him and you receive plenty of time to escape. The next, you got to Chem and sat behind Mark and William's lab table. You close your eyes and rest your head on the table while using your arms as support.

"*Name*? Him? The boy behind us?" William's words caught your attention. You looked up and glared at the two. Intrigued, you pretended to sleep. Keeping out for what they were about to say. Mark forcefully turned William's head,

"Noooo. Why would it be! You're so funny! hahaha," Mark grinned awkwardly. He grabbed William's face and spoke quietly but loud enough for you to hear. "Of course it's *name* you moron! Don't say it out loud-" You cut him off.

"Will you two stop talking about me?" you asked. Mark's face turned tomato red as he sank to his chair in embarrassment. Both William and Mark would look back at you but Mark would just stare at you, smiling. "Okay. Creepy...but he's kinda cute." You smiled softly.

Time past by and you couldn't stop wondering why they were talking about you! It's not like you actually knew them. Your eyes lit up as a idea was formed. If he wouldn't tell you, then why not find out for yourself. A smirk appeared on your face. "He wouldn't mind if I just- " Focusing on Mark's mind, you wonder why he's been staring at you ever since your first day, why he's talking about you like he's got some type of crush on you.

"I really like *name* but don't know how to tell him. He seems cool and I want to be closer to him but I'm scared he will shut me out... I have to tell him how I feel eventually. Right?" You're shocked. Lost for words even. Were you flattered? Maybe. It's been a while since you've been in a romantic relationship. This might be it.

A few minutes before class was about to end, an idea came to your mind. Why not give Mark some help confessing to you? Was it wrong? Yes. Did you care? No. You focused on his mind again. First, you thought of Mark confessing to you. Then, you sent it off to his brain. Lastly, you watch everything come into play. The bell rang and you packed up your stuff. Mark was lost in a trance while William was trying to figure out what was going on.

"Earth to Mark! Hellooo? Is anyone home?" You walked past the two without saying a word but stopped at the door frame. Mark snapped out of it and sprung up from his seat with a joyous smile. William raised his brows to an overly happy Mark. "Hey, are you okay-" William was cut off,

"I think I'm gonna do it, Will. I think I'll tell him how I feel."

[neahtrix]

Thinking about how so many points from the comics could’ve easily been added to the show, even if the writers didn’t know they’d set it up perfectly

Five’s killer DNA? They had time to put a tracker in hin, they had medical access to him. And the way his whole demeanour changes when he’s killing? That’s the DNA bro

Reginald’s monocle? He only decided to control Viktor’s powers once Vik broke the monocle, it obviously had some importance. How’d he know there was an apocalypse, how’d he know killing himself would unite the siblings? The monocle, duh

There’s so much they could’ve added that would’ve helped link it to the orbital source material but noooo we got that shitty S4 instead

[arcadekitten]

The autism is too strong looking at him and consuming his content isn't enough I need to CHEW on Reginald Tetra.

noooo you'll get poisoned!!

[brellafaun]

tuamre episode 4 megamix

i wasn't able to watch yesterday's episode and to spare everyone getting a double feature's worth of spam, i'm compiling all of the episode 4 thoughts into one. here there be yapping

regular luther just looks. incorrect. i'm so used to him being part gorilla lol

just realized that the others' rooms are wayyy stripped down-- did grace end up making all of their beds as soon as reggie died in preparation for them coming back?? did they strip their rooms by themselves, or was it done after they left, against their will?

STOP DRINKING STRAIGHT FROM THE GALLON YOU ANIMAL

luther, he was never not going to call you number one, dude :(

grace's expressions here HURT. her hesitation especially when reggie uses the serum is so... telling? almost like some part of her does have 1960s grace's memories and remembers all that happened to pogo afterward

you think reggie just. put the jack in the box there to be a dick?? was it pogo????

grace's endoskeleton looks eerily like bone in the close up shot of her exposed arm... still pushing the theory that robo-grace started out as her human counterpart and got turned into this

"hope i wasn't being too loud" bitch you know you were

if he weren't a homicidal liar leonard would have a single ounce of charm. however he sucks butt so i'm allowed to be his greatest hater

VIKTOR NOOOO THE TOXIC YAOI ISN'T WORTH IT

hazel snacking during the torture sesh is lowkey real of him

if i had a nickel for every time diego had an emotional moment on a porch with someone, i'd have two, which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice. that being said, him opening up to eudora hurts so much because of what's coming :((

"no wonder we didn't last" "yep" STOPPPPP STOP IT NOWWWW

allison no. go for the kill. he's earned it

ooh leonard was barely holding back when he handed over the keys. this man makes my SKIN CRAWL RAAAGHHH

divine punishment but it's a random supernatural 13 year old that keeps appearing in your life and WILL NOT LEAVE

,,,why is this chimp so AGGRESSIVELY BRITISH,,,

hazel is so me!!!! <3 <3 (wrist brace havers)

elaborate counter coming next since viktor pill slamming is at an all time low

groovin with the bestie!!!! (15 dead, 6 injured)

for real though, i love hazel and cha-cha's dancing. such a silly sequence for the worsties and it really does show how unhinged they are <3

five getting LAUNCHED will never not get a little giggle out of me. you are so chuckable dude

not only do i need a copy of extra-ordinary, i NEED a copy of acclaimed magazine from the tua universe, Whippet Snippets

love the bullet holes on the wall near cha-cha in griddy's still being there. must be a really fun story for all the regulars

ben trying to coach klaus through his withdrawals is so, so sad because you know it's happened countless times. him being able to recognize when klaus is in the worst of it is just,, augh. especially with the way he gets aggro at the end (kinda fair. maybe. not really.)

and baby klaus in the mausoleum is just. god. poor little dude. wtf was up with reggie and shoving his kids into confined spaces

the diego/luther beef in this episode is so juicy but i also want to reach out and shake em by the shoulders like. YOU'RE BOTH THE PRODUCT OF AN ABUSIVE ENVIRONMENT AND COPE IN DIFFERING BUT EQUALLY UNHEALTHY WAYS. YOU DINGUSES

five hugging delores,,, owie. the way she's posed almost looking at the other two knowingly... cinema

"leonard wouldn't" king. he's been in your life for like three days. he's so creepy on the surface level when he's trying to play nice with you. the toxic yaoi isn't worth it i prommy

LEAVE MR. SNUGGLES OUT OF THIS (<- i want the lore on him so bad. stupid tiny detail mentioned once but i want the mr. snuggles backstory so bad)

"men are irredeemable shits" top ten worst conversations to have with your brother approx. one month from him coming out

YAY SISTERS!!!! THIS WILL DEFINITELY LAST!!!!!!!!

reginald and his fuckass hat/coat combo can shove it. i need to beat him up for everything he put them through

"just two?" lmao icon

"i don't think you can read" ILY EUDORA PATCH

drunk five is such a goober. he's like a cooked noodle.

allison. girl. no way in hell are any of vik's pairs of sweatpants fitting you

"i like you and i'm not sorry" NEGATIVE RIZZ. BOOOOOOO. THAT'S SOME MIDDLE SCHOOL FLIRTING

looking at the label (or what we can see) of vik's meds, he was only supposed to take two daily at the least, probably more as needed. dude. how tf is your throat still intact if you were DRY SWALLOWING THEM THE WHOLE TIME

utilizing klaus's powers to commune with all of the ghosts haunting hazel and cha-cha (and the fact that they have so many) is one of the coolest uses fr!!!!! absolutely adore all of the ghosts' appearances and the shots where they're crowded around, closing in

hazel sweetie foreshadowing with the mentions of him sparing people. it's a nice detail even if he's still a homicidal maniac <3

EUDORA. TURN AROUND

worsties arc for hazel and cha-cha commence >:)

klaus woodpecker kin????? i kid i jest but jesus this family is prone to so many head injuries

EUDORA.

hargreeves rat tendencies strike again with klaus venting...

EUDORAAAA. FUCK

hi kenny's mom. you've been privy to so many horrors

"before someone else dies" oh :(

honestly some of the meanest shit the writers pulled. the way diego gently tilts her and checks for a pulse in between punching the ground. "i was on my way, why didn't you wait?" what if i jumped off a cliff. "i gotta go, okay?" NOT OKAY. WHAT THE HELL.

^ most justified faun crashout

[lottspiderlee]

MY FAVOURITE CHARACTERS FROM DIFFERENT FANDOMS

(MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THESE SHOWS BTW)

SQUID GAMES - NAM GYU/ PLAYER 124

why:

he's a complex character whose actions are logical and make sense for the story

tragic mental state (relatable)

requires validation from those around him but doesn't get it

GAY LOVER WHO IS DEAD-

uuhh i mean- who said that? 💥👶🔫

drug addiction (I LOVE ME MY JUNKIE CHARACTERS -KLAUS-), i can't wait for him to go wild on those pills next season now that Thanos isn't there to limit it.

I LOVE VILLIAN CHARACTERS

get a man who can do both (murderous activities + gossip)

narcissist (also relatable)

ADORABLE (sometimes)

MINI SKIRT (those who know 💀)

STRANGER THINGS - WILL BYERS

why:

MY CHILD!!!

main character energy

has never done anything wrong EVER

has great fashion sense (i'm looking at you season 5 wardrobe)

tragic gay story

GAY LOVE REQUITED!!!

is adorable but also sassy (love a man who can do both)

PSTD + anxiety (relatable)

GORGEOUS HAZEL EYES

BYLER 4 LYFF

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY - SIR REGINALD HARGREEVES

why:

OMFG I HATE SEASON 4 SO MUCH ISTG THOSE LITTLE SHITS DESERVED TO DIE I DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT THEM ANYMORE THEY KEEP CAUSING THE END OF THE WORLD HAVING SO MUCH TRAUMA I FIGURED THAT THEY'D GET A HAPPY ENDING BUT NOOOO- BEN DESERVED TO DIE, DIDNT FOLLOW ORDERS!!

serves cunt 💅

#ILOVEMYDEADWIFE

YELLOWJACKETS - VAN PALMER

why:

funny

READHEADED LESBIAN!

hot

saved the love of her life :3

has so much aura and rizz

deserved so much better :(

REASONABLE - unlike most other characters in yellowjackets *rolls eyes angstily*

gets the coolest scenes (wolf attack + cave hallucination)

HOT GIRL x HOT GIRL relationship (if only it was me instead of Taissa)

TAIVAN 4 LYFFF

IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILIDELPHIA - DENNIS REYNOLDS

why:

BASTARD MAN

serves cunt

anger issues (relatable)

incredibly vain (well deserved ego - he is beautiful)

grew up rich - doesn't understand finances

has feelings (REAL, DEFINETELY NOT FAKE - NO ONION)

bisexual

has full control over his body

alcoholic

hates loud chewing + buzzers (SO RELATABLE OMG)

has had a situationship with his best friend for over 20 years

sick Victorian boy (in 'the gang quarantines' + 'dee day' + when they were in Ireland)

MACDENNIS 4 LYFF

ALICE IN BORDERLAND - MORIZONO AGUNI + TAKERU DANMA/ THE HATTER

why:

I COULDN'T POSSIBLY SEPERATE THEM

HAGUNI 4 LYFF

Takeru:

power hungry

knows a lot about hats ig

murdered people with his bare hands

THERE WERE NO BULLETS 😭😭😭

lost his will to live *cries*

calls Aguni 'mori-chan' before he dies and when he stops haunting Aguni :( (so cute honestly)

haunts Aguni's narrative (Jackie Taylor core)

Aguni:

SOMEHOW SURVIVED GETTING SHOT A MILLION TIMES + GETTING ATTACKED WITH AN AXE OR SOMEHING + A TIGER + AN EXPLOSION + A FIRE + GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE

goated (was aura farming the entire time)

basically killed a bunch of people cuz he's a little sook

grief has torn away at this man so much that there's barely anything left :(

lost his best friend/ killed him

GAY LOVER DEAD 😭😭😭

refuses to date a [teenager?] /High school girl (bare minimum)

was haunted by Takeru in a way that made me want to cry

SHOP: A POP OPERA - PAPER TOWEL GUY

why:

a poet and he knows it

made me pull the thinker pose

PAPER TOWELS (the song) IS SOOOOO GOOOD

made me laugh the most

i know this is random but i am really not in that many fandoms lol 😅

eyebags (relatable)

#EMPLOYMENT

SOUTH PARK - GERALD BROFLOVSKI

why:

trans ally (I think...)

DOLPHIN

addicted to cheesing + boob land

kind of bisexual... I guess?

I HONESTLY AM HAVING SUCH A HARD TIME THINKING OF FANDOMS I'M IN

lawyer (I LOVE LAWYERS)

Mustache

BI WIFE ENERGY

ADOPTS CANADIAN CHILDREN

THAT'S IT BECAUSE I CAN'T THINK OF ANY MORE :(((((

i honestly love these characters sm

i can't wait for SQUID GAMES 3 + STRANGER THINGS 5 + IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY 17 + ALICE IN BORDERLAND 3, all of these are getting new seasons this year i can't believe it!!

in less than a week + July + September + November + December + the first day of January I WILL BE FREAKING TF OUT

[discountlittlebro]

Oh, please don't be insecure about your name, sweetheart. I'm just picking at you, but I love your name. If you want me to lay off, I 100% will. Just say the word.

-🐾

Noooo I know you’re teasing pls, the Reginald joke is really cute. I mean there’s people who will genuinely 100% full heartedly tell me my name is stupid or cringe ffffff

[thewittyphantom]

Got another Vector event in Duel Links!

Vector: Hahahahaha! Every time you play, Sargasso makes you pay! Shark: You Barians loooooove to play dirty! Dumon: I am not here to participate in Vector's pursuits. I am only here for you, Reginald. Shark: For me? What do you mean? Mizar: Arise! Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon! Gaaaaaaah! Kite: You don't have that card that negates the damage, like your other Barian buddies? Mizar: I do. But that is not the way I Duel. We must Duel on a level playing field if we are to prove who is the one true master of Galaxy-Eyes! Kite: Which is me. Yuma: I know what I have to do... Astral: Wait, Yuma! Yuma: What're you stopping me for? I'm gonna lose LP no matter what, but I won't go down without a fight! Astral: I am convinced there is something strange about this Duel...Yuma, you must stay calm! Yuma: Enough! I activate Rank-Up-Magic Limited Barian's Force! Come on out! Number C39: Utopia Ray V! I'm gonna do to you what you did to Ray! Utopia Ray V! Spinning Blades of Destruction! Vector: Gah...Ahhhhhhhhhh! Yuma: .......Huh? Where'd Vector go? Astral: It is possible that your attack sent Vector into another dimension. Yuma: That means I won...Ray...I won it for you...But Ray isn't coming back... Ray: ...Yuma... Yuma: Ray!? Ray! Rayyy! You're okay! Ray: ...Heh heh heh. I'm more than just "okay." Yuma: Ray...What's wrong with you? Ray: Nothing's wrong, Yuma. Nothing at all. Yuma: Then why... Ray: Were you really shedding tears for me? Hahahahahaha! Want me to show you something even more funny? Go! Barian Battlemorph! Vector: Yumaaaa! Yuma: You disguised yourself as Ray!? What did you do with him, Vector? Where's the real Ray? Vector: The real Ray? You mean you still don't get it!? I'm Vector...and your little friend Ray too! I am guessing you did not see THAT coming, did you Yuma! Yuma: There is no way you're Ray! Ray is a real friend! I could tell if he was a phony! Vector: Then how do I know there are Barian cards in your Deck? Because I'm the one who gave them to you! Yuma: What...? Astral: Yuma...Ray gave you Barian cards? You knew he was a Barian!? Yuma: Astral...I'm sorry... Vector: You promised your special friend Ray you wouldn't reveal his identity! Because I asked you not to! Thanks for keeping our promise and not telling anyone our little secret! Hahaha! Hahahahaha! Yuma: Aaaaaaaaagh! Utopia Ray V! Attack him directly! Vector: I activate the Continuous Trap, Vain Betrayer! It not only negates your monster's attack and effects, all V cards in your Deck go to the Graveyard! Yuma: What! Noooo! Vector: There's more! For every "V" card sent to the Graveyard, five more cards go to the Graveyard too! Astral: He destroyed your Deck. Vector: I knew Yuma would never part with the cards I gave him. What a friend. So loyal. So gullible! Poor Yuma. You only have three cards left. But you won't quit fighting, will you. Only it doesn't matter if you quit or not. Because the game's already over for all of you.

[ambrosia-ghostie]

i am so upset.

here are my real-time thoughts from tua series finale, i guess:

- is gun control not a thing in this timeline? jeez

- i don’t even know where i’d get a gun lmao

- this is giving MAGA… yikes

- i love meghan so much. national treasure. AND she can sing. EGOT, please.

- lila isn’t the only one hiding stuff from her husband 👀

- diego talking about lila with a new lease on life 🥺

- awh this is very “it’s a wonderful life”

- lila’s family is fab. the spinoff we need.

- i love how many actors get to perform as other actors performing another role on this show

- the whistle !!! call him out dr. jean !!!

- THAT WAS SO UNNECESSARY

- dr. jean deserved better !!! 😭

- i love the fast food lady (featured extra). she understood the assignment.

- “it smells so nice in here!” why are me and klaus the same person but completely different?

- call back to viktor drawing the umbrella tattoo as a kid !!!

- holy shit, ben is the fly

- body horror is so cool

- oh hey! they’re seeing each other and it’s neither a wedding nor a funeral

- klaus still eating because he deserves it - just give him all the nourishment, please

- why do they always wait to tell each other the most important thing ??? one brain cell - i stg

- “not during christmas” - oh, diego. for those of us with chaotic families, it’s always on christmas

- klaus scooping up five’s empty seat is such big family/sibling energy

- “i didn’t see that one coming!” klaus, luther, and allison look just as confused as i still am

- THIS IS SO WEIRD AND RANDOM

- LITTLE GRACE NOOOO

- time travel is wild. five was right in s1 - i am not smart enough for it.

- “do you love him?” 🥺

- cronenberg would love this. i wonder how much of the virus effect is practical vs. cgi

- klaus’s clothes make a lot more sense for the final showdown since he probably borrowed from one of lila’s relatives

- luther’s borrowed clothing is a bit too luther to be believably borrowed tho

- this is my favorite van 🚐 set piece since little miss sunshine

- allison pulling the emergency brake is the ultimate mom arm 💪

- i too, like five, always end up in the subway (as a new yorker)

- oh shit, i just realized that no one probably told klaus how ben really died - ugh

- but, you know what, allison probably didn’t want to overwhelm the poor guy with more trauma so i’ll let the lack of communication slide this time

- “i can fly now! oh it hurts”

- aim for the tanks… like jaws… the… 🦈 ?

- sigh, five and diego beef is just really not necessary - i’m annoyed

- “my hand is stuck in its ass” !!!

- FIVE AND DIEGO STOP THIS NONSENSE

- WHO CARES ??? this romance is not that important, dude. you’ve been trying to save your family for decades, my guy 😭

- oh damn - is five going to find the right subway station now?

- if they all forget everything like fucking dorothy in kansas, i’m going to be so mad

- holy shit - PET CEMETARY, but like PET SEMETERY !!! you can’t bring someone back, not really… that’s the show 😭

- netflix loves their stephen king

- this is also the lesson in 11/22/63… JFK… yeah

- i could write a thesis on this rn

- we got our coffee shop AU ?!?!

- can i be “cheesecake five”?

- oh… oh no

- THE COMMISSION! THE FOUNDER! AHHHH

- no no no

- don’t make my children not exist 😭

- THIS ISN’T WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR

- i’m sobbing… out of hurt and anger, tbh

- the children/family are on the lifeboats 💔

….

….

…

i’m not going to be ok for a while

klaus didn’t find out how ben died ???

wouldn’t ghost ben have been able to tell him ???

they really did borrow from stephen king because the alien reginald plot was pointless (i’m looking at you, under the dome)

all in all, i’m glad i got to spend time with these characters… we could have gotten even fewer seasons based on how netflix operates. but this ending could have been written/executed so much better.

i would have even smiled if the last scene was with everyone in the void. but no. we get the original ending of the little mermaid with the marigolds instead of sea foam 😫

there were parts of it i did like - especially the cleanse - but i feel like we all deserved better…

i dedicate this post to the memory of dave, sissy, ray, and every other beautiful character who ultimately became disposable. 💔

[jeremiahthree]

...Must I say this again, dear?

If you want my attention you can always ask. It's not like I could ever refuse your face, no matter what you ask of me..

That being said, all the smoke is already wafting over to the cabin. Won't you be a darling and put all those away? Give them to Catarina if you refuse to waste the insane amount you've already lit up!

Theres much better things to be doing with your mouth over here anyways. hmhm!

Much love,

Rootbeer Reginald Two

nnnnnnoOnioooooooooonkoo no noooo iono one fffuckkingb🌫️COUGH COUGHHH 🌫️HACK HACK COUGH HACK ACGHK HHACK COUGH🌫️ COYGHH AUGH🌫️ HACKS CIAUHH🌫️ no onefyuckinh 🌫️COUXGHHH🌫️

Guys no one fucking move.

[jmsketches9]

DWD: The Grimey Gecko

Chapter 1: Disaster First Meeting

A gecko woman lies on her couch with a piece of cake by her side. Another lonesome year in the city.

She moved back to St. Canard against her own family’s wishes. Their faces were filled with horror when she didn’t say a word of her move.

Her reasons for the move is how often they trained her as if she’s going to die at the very moment and evade her questions for her biological parents. It was an exhausting environment to be in.

‘Why were they afraid? Why can’t they answer my questions that I sought for answers for years?’

Relda had enough time sulking in her apartment. It’s a cloudy day, so best time to be out and meet new people possibly.

She got off her couch and set her usual outfit for the day. A turtleneck, pants, and boots. She grab her essentials and took a stroll down to St. Canard Library.

Of course, it was nice and quiet. The sounds of whispering, clicking, and turning pages are only to be heard. Relda kept exploring until she comes across a book that peaks her interest. It is out of her reach and she starts climbing the rolling ladder.

An unsuspecting duck man is walking by holding a book with his left arm and the other arm is in his lab coat’s pocket.

‘Those jerks! They ruined my experiment and I’ve have to restart all over again. What can be done? Now, how I’m going to get my phd at this point?’

While he was in his own thoughts, the ladder was stuck and the book is a bit far off from Relda’s arm. Her best idea is to get as close as she can to reach the book. It’s close to her fingertips.

‘Just a little more closer!’

She moves slightly and lost her grasp on the ladder. She closes her eyes.

‘Shit! Stupid move, Relda! Could’ve asked an employee for assistance, but noooo! Please, nobody be down there!’

“Ah!”

The duck man stops his thoughts when he looks up to see a green gecko woman losing her balance and is about to go down.

‘What can I do? Catch her? Better than nothing.’

He rushes to lay out his arms to catch the woman. Both of them went down from the impact.

Relda wasn’t expecting help until she felt someone’s arms caught her. She opens her eyes and met with blue eyes looking at her with concern. Her cheeks blushes from the embarrassment.

“You’re okay miss?” The duck man questions.

“Mhm!” She jumps out his arms immediately and helps him up. Relda picks up a book with a title called Botantism: Easy Way To Get Your PhD!

‘Get yourself together, girl! Thank him for fuck’s sake!’

“Thank you, Mr…um,” she pauses for moment and he replies, “Reginald Bushroot.”

“Thank you, Mr. Bushroot.”

“Reginald is fine. What’s your name miss?”

“Relda Grymes. Call me Relda.”

There’s a moment of silence between them both until Relda breaks it.

“So, botantism? You’re studying to get your phd?”

“Yeah.” Reginald sadly says and then asks, “What book were you trying to get?”

Relda rubs her neck at the question with embarrassment.

“It’s a book about meeting new friends at your 30s.”

There’s silence again.

‘He thinks I’m a sad loner, huh.’

“Trouble getting friends in the city, right? I know the feeling. It sucks being a loner.”

Relda nods in response. Then, a single thought came to her head.

“Want to hangout after you’re done with studying? I’ve got nothing planned afterwards.”

Reginald’s eyes lit up from the invite.

“Sure! I will love to!”

It was the start of a two loners’ strong bond.

[dawn-vampyra]

They missed dinner for being asleep, and now they didn't seemed to be getting up either, and this was worrying Reginald

Skyler never, EVER, missed a food before

Oh noooo

[trashmanderek]

MY SON!!! HE’S AN ALCOHOLIC!!

[cookiebunker]

Me when Five apologized to Reginald even though he was abused by him and had nothing to apologize for:

[super-unpredictable98]

The Eighth Child (~TUA AU~) - Season 3

Chapter 12: More Valuable Than The World and The End of All Things (Season 3 Finale)

Warning: Strong language, mention of death, violence, a little bit of gore, angst

a/n: So another season comes to an end... I'm so grateful for everything TEC brought me, for all the support you still give me. Thank you for coming on this journey with me, I hope to see everyone again in the meantime with the short stories and season 4 <3

(The Eighth Child Masterlist)

"You look familiar," Klaus approached a tall woman with pale skin, sunkissed on her shoulders and cheeks, both covered in freckles. Her long brown hair was wild with curls and her eyes were green like mint leaves. "Noooo, Maria Fernanda? You look so much better in person than in pictures!" 

"And you look much better in person than when I'm watching you. Safado, leading my Lisbela astray..." she joked.

"Lisbela? That's the name you were gonna give her?"

"Yeah, but Victoria isn't bad, Victoria Maria is even better."

"She looks like you."

"I know. Sometimes I wish I never gave her away, but then she wouldn't have met you," Maria Fernanda took a good look at him. "You're not supposed to be here. You need to go back."

"I know, our brother keeps telling me as well, but I have no idea how."

"My girl has good taste, I'm so proud of who she became, so I trust you too."

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"Where's Klaus?" I asked as soon as the door closed behind us on the other side of the tunnel.

"I'm sorry children, but your brother- I did all I could, but he didn't make it through in time," Reginald panted. "The Kugelblitz has claimed its last victim."

"You are lying!" I screamed, crying even harder. "He was right behind me! You are the one who left him behind! I knew I couldn't trust you, you fucking demon, I'm gonna kill you!"

I jumped with all the strength I had left, wrapping my hands around his throat while Allison and Ben tried to pull me away. I saw a glimpse of fear in those eyes and it only made my bloodthirst worse, I was seeing red. 

"Let him go, he's your father! He wouldn't lie!" Alli yelled.

"He's not my father, I'm basically a human trafficking victim! You're gonna die, you piece of shit! Not my husband, not my Klaus!" 

"Let go!" She demanded and her power washed over me, forcing me to drop Reggie. "You're crazy, Victoria!"

"Victoria isn't crazy and she is right," Five muttered. "First Luther, and now Klaus."

"There will be time for tears later, now we need to keep moving," dad pointed at the door, trying to collect himself.

"You won't keep moving for long! I can knock Allison out and then I'll disembowel you, I'll carry you around by the trachea like a suitcase. Nobody hurts my husband, and he trusted you! You fucking monster!" I growled.

"This is probably not good for the baby," Diego whispered, pulling me outside and dragging me to the lobby. "You need to calm down, I know this whole situation is fucked up, but the baby is part of Klaus you're carrying. If dad can fix shit and bring everyone back, he'll be back too, so the best you can do right now is cooperate. If it doesn't work, I'll help you end dad."

"We should've stayed here, it's much nicer," Ben commented as the others followed out of the elevator. 

"Lila and I barely got out alive last time," Diego scoffed.

"But I'm here now, and the numbers are in our favor."

"Big fucking deal, you are a joke!" I spat before turning to ring the bell, but Diego held my wrist.

"Whatever you do, do not ring this bell!" He warned.

"I know what happens, the guardian comes out with his big scary sword. I can handle him, I need to kill something right now."

"Yeah, I'll take my chances," Sloane agreed, trying to ring it, but Lila stood in front of her.

"Don't, to take down this thing we need to be in the right state of mind. You two are so emotional, that's no good in a fight."

"STATE OF MIND? The man I've been in love with for over three decades is gone! Gone for real this time, and you want me to be in a good state of mind?"

"We have to be smart about this, Vicky," Viktor tried to comfort me. "I'm angry too, but if you act right now, you'll get tired too fast and lose control."

"Fine, whatever, I'll see if I can communicate with him somehow."

My head was radio silent. I couldn't hear Klaus, I couldn't even feel his presence, maybe he didn't even exist anymore. The universe turned his whole life, his beautiful smile, his kind eyes into emptiness. Now the only place where he existed was in my memory. 

Dad's mind was still a blank, he kept thinking in codes about a sigil, nothing useful at the moment, but someone was feeling really guilty in that room. And I was pretty sure I knew why.

"Allison! Why are you feeling like it's your fault? Did you know something about this?" I joined her at the stairs.

"What? Of course not!" she tried her best to look offended.

"The father of my child is dead, my brother is dead, and you... You definitely have something to do with it. You've been a different person ever since we landed here. You're not my sister, the person I loved so much and trusted with my secrets, with my life. It feels like I'm losing you too and it hurts, because I know you are a good person deep inside. So please, please tell me what you know."

"I had no idea that Luther and Klaus were gonna die," she said, emphasizing each word and I started to cry again when I realized it was true. She was guilty of something, but she didn't plan for this to happen. "They were my brothers too. And I'm sorry I haven't been the same, it's hard to keep being optimistic after you lose everyone you love. You still have your baby, what do I have?"

"I might sound like the worst mother ever, but... I'd rather lose my baby than lose Klaus," I admitted, and in the most genuinely Allison moment of that week, she hugged me. "I wanted to kill everyone here, I would if it would bring him back."

"You're not a bad person, you've spent almost every single day with Klaus ever since you were babies. He loved you more than he ever loved anything, look at him after you two got together! He's sober and happy, more powerful, more confident. You were so good to him and he was so good to you, I'm sorry. Killing me or anyone else won't bring him back, just like me killing Harlan didn't bring Claire back. I know you probably hate me right now, but I understand this gut-wrenching feeling, this resentment."

"I miss you so much, Alli," I hugged her back as we both sobbed.

"I miss me too."

"How are you holding up?" Sloane joined us, equally sad.

"I wish I stayed back too, I wish I was with him wherever he is," I pulled her closer too. "He said in the afterlife there's a beach, I wish I was there with him. He was my life."

"And you were his, I know, just by seeing the way he looked at you." 

"I'm sorry I was harsh when you first started dating Luther, I'm sorry for what I did to Jayme, and I'm sorry for walking out of our bachelorette party. You are part of this family and I love my family."

"I know everything is ending, but I thought we'd be together when it happened," she murmured, cleaning the blood from her hands. I didn't even get to say goodbye, Vicky never got to say goodbye..."

"I got to say goodbye, to my daughter and my husband, but that wasn't enough. Feelings are just too big for words," Allison rubbed my back while the others discussed the revolving doors and the 'do not ring the bell' sign. "Will you two be okay if I just go have a word with dad for a second?"

"Yeah," Sloane nodded as she left. "Vicky, how was Luther growing up?"

"Luther..." I laughed sadly. "Spacey was a pain in my ass, he was a goody-two-shoes, always had to be right. He was funny when he didn't mean to be, he was brave, he loved my red velvet cake but almost never made it to the kitchen in time. I grew up telling him that he was my least favorite, but that was never true. I love him so much and even when he hurt me, I knew that was our dad's indoctrination speaking. He was a really nice guy when he wasn't trying to be Number One. I missed him a lot when he was up there, and it was all for nothing."

"I know you don't like to talk about it, but... What made you fall for Klaus and not one of the others?"

"They say in a healthy relationship two wholes need to complement one another, but it was never like that for us, none of us was a full person on our own. We were two broken parts of one person. Call it codependency, it's how we were happy." 

In Plato's myth for the origin of love (also the Hedwig myth for the origin of love, depending on your preference), Zeus felt threatened by humans as they were, whole. Those whole humans were then split into two and sewn up, destined to roam the world looking for their other half. 

A girl born under the scalding sun of Rio de Janeiro, a boy born under the... Cow shit smell from some Amish community in Pennsylvania. Two halves of a whole who were able to find one another by a miracle, for that I was grateful to dad. And while it was wonderful to love someone like that, losing him would mean I was destined to fall apart.

"Children, gather up!" Reginald called. "Now that we've had a chance to catch our breath, the real work can begin."

"I know why I'm here and Klaus isn't. He's a distraction, and I'm useful to fight the guardian," I groaned, rubbing my red eyes. "But I'm not in any condition to look for your stupid bells, old man."

"No, the bells are simply a metaphor for this," he held up his notebook with a weird pattern drawn on it.

"The sigil," Five murmured.

"Correct, Number Five. The sigil is the key to the seven bells, once we find this symbol, we're one step closer to resetting the universe."

"And what do we do once we find it?" Sloane asked.

"I don't know."

"Excuse me? We're here because you said you had a plan," Viktor glanced at me, prepared to intervene if that last sentence made me go berserk.

"I do, up to a point."

"Finding the sigil is our best chance at resetting the universe, so let's do that," Allison suggested.

"Funny how you and dad are on the same page again..." Five mocked.

"You need to split into groups. I will go with Allison and Sloane. Ben and Five go with Viktor," Reggie ordered.

"No, you take Ben and we take Allison. We trained together so it makes more sense if we take her," he protested.

"Splendid idea... Allison you go with the Umbrellas, Sparrows stick together," dad tried to make it seem like he wasn't incredibly bothered by the changes in his perfect plan. "Everyone take a different floor, we must find that sigil."

"What about the rest of us?" Diego asked.

"You and Lila are a duo, nobody wants to listen to your endless bickering. And Victoria, you are our wild card. Your stamina and resistance are unmatched, you will help whoever needs help and keep yourself occupied."

"You're gonna leave me unsupervised?" I laughed bitterly as I headed to the stairs. "So be it."

I didn't believe dad for a second. I may not be able to read his mind, but I knew that old bastard well enough to understand it wouldn't be so easy, so I hid in one of the corners to watch his next move.

Just as I suspected, he gave Ben and Sloane some bullshit excuse to stay behind and read his stupid notes, probably preparing to ring that damn bell and send the guardian after us without any warning.

"You're not what I asked for, If I'm honest I know I would give it all back for a chance to start over, and rewrite an ending or two for the girl that I knew... Who was reckless just enough, who gets hurt but who learns how to toughen up when she's bruised, and gets used by a man who can't love. And then she'll get stuck and be scared of the life that's inside her, getting stronger each day 'til it finally reminds her to fight just a little, to bring back the fire in her eyes that's been gone but it used to be mine," I sang quietly to push away that queasy feeling that threatened to overwhelm me again. How would I ever get through all that without him?

"Problem, dad?" I heard Klaus' voice. At least I could pick up his signal now. Maybe my existence wouldn't be so lonely if I could hear his thoughts like I did when we got separated in the '60s.

"You!" Reggie exclaimed. 

Wait a second, if dad was able to see him... Was Klaus actually there? Did he manage to come back?"

"You missed me." 

"There's only one way into Oblivion, this is not possible!"

"Well, here I am. Did you really think I'd leave my wife alone in Oblivion? I might be a coward, I might be sexy trash, but I'll do anything for her. Remember you said Vicky underestimates me? I guess you're the one who does. More trouble than I'm worth... You have no idea of the trouble I'm about to bring into your life!"

"Fascinating! I wish I could explore this more, my boy, but this is not a good time."

"KLAUS!" I couldn't wait any longer to run into his arms, my chest aching with emotion. "I thought you were gone forever, I can't believe you're here! I can't live without you."

"Even if that was the case, I would be right there waiting for you when the time came," he smiled gently at me in between kisses. "Met your mom, she's just as amazing as I suspected. She called me safado."

"You are!" I giggled.

"She said she's proud of you... But I'll show you everything later," he nodded reassuringly and turned to Reggie. "You used us, dad, to get the family back together. You used me and when I was no use to you you left me to die on the floor?"

"Leave you to die? I did you a favor! I knew you'd find your way back to the void where you belong," Reginald said as if he actually believed that.

"I do like it there, but not without my wife! And not after you murdered Luther! I have things to do here, many many things before I can take my leave."

"It was necessary and effective."

"I knew it! You are literally the worst person I've ever met in my life, you are the scum of the scum!" I cried. "You killed my brother! And you were gonna kill all of us too!"

"Stop this at once, everyone's in position except for you, Victoria! Go find your siblings, the battle must begin. I am one bell ring away from my prize and you're gonna ruin everything!"

"Don't talk to her like that! If I had a nickel for every time we heard that, I'd have... A dollar!" Klaus growled. "Doesn't seem like much money, but then again there are those dollar stores that are quite-"

Before he could finish, dad hit him in the head with a huge metal vase, killing him once again and I screamed. My stomach couldn't take that, I was hormonal and my morning sickness was kicking my ass... Just as I tried to recover to kill that crusty son of a bitch, he rang the bell and a loud echoing gong resonated all around the hotel.

"NO! You absolute idiot!" I managed to say, trying not to gag. "Now the guardians-! FUCK!"

"No more distractions, Victoria! If you don't want your siblings to get hurt go help them and remember everything I taught you. Klaus will be just fine, he dies time and time again and still comes back to pester the rest of us every single time!"

"Oh, you want me to go fight?" I asked.

"Yes!"

"Then fuck you! I'm staying right here with Klaus."

"And let your siblings suffer the consequences?"

"The world was gonna end anyway, we were all gonna die and I feel sick. Besides, if you don't trust them, why did you ring that fucking bell? I'm staying here, you go fight if you want to. And if you try to touch me or my husband again, I will kill you without a second thought."

"Very well, you may carry the weight of their deaths if that eventually happens."

"No, dad, you may carry the weight of their deaths."

This time wasn't like the others, Klaus didn't come back immediately after dying. He probably had stuff to discuss with Luther, coming up with a plan to fix everything. It's very Luther to try and fix everything when it's completely hopeless.

When Klausie finally did wake up, he groaned and squirmed on my lap. "I feel like there's a lot more death than sex in this marriage, we should fix that..."

"Your brilliant plan to get us out of this is to get laid?" I asked as he stretched and sat up.

"What is it that thing you say in Brazil? What's a fart when you already shit yourself?"

"Klaus?" Diego asked, thankfully he was still alive after dad's dumbass strategy.

"Oh my God, Klaus, are you okay?" Viktor was the next one to show up, Lila came next.

"What happened?" Allison ran down the stairs. "We thought you died!"

"My husband always finds a way back to me," I said before realizing how insensitive that would sound to Alli and Sloane. "Because that's his power, I'm sure if your husbands were princes of death, they would come back too..."

The rest of the family arrived shortly after, they all looked like hell. I know it wasn't my fault that the guardian was after them, but maybe dad was right, I felt that weight on my shoulders. Maybe if I decided to help instead of waiting on my husband, they would all be fine.

"Why didn't you help?" Ben growled. "You are all tough, be useful!"

"I'm sorry," I murmured. "When Klaus showed up, I couldn't think of anything else and I wasn't feeling well."

"How did you get here, Klaus?" Sloane asked.

"I have my ways, a couple of aces up my sleeve. I'm alive and amazing, despite dad's attempts to bash my brains in. But tearful reunions later, what you need to know right now is that dad killed Luther, and he locked me out of the tunnel, and he rang that stupid bell," Klausie explained.

"Vicky was right then," Viktor remarked.

"When will you start listening to me? I'm always right! I can see what you think, I can see what you see, I'm a... Master of puppets," I folded my arms defiantly. "I told you I wasn't crazy! It was that sadistic fuck!"

I pointed at the entrance where Reginald waited patiently and finally the others decided to corner him and demand answers.

"What's your plan, old man?" Five asked.

"We don't have time for this," Reggie said.

"You killed Luther!" Sloane cried.

"I had no choice, you refused to come together as a team."

"All of that bullshit about bells and Norseman... It was all a lie, you brought us here to die!" Ben blurted out and for the first time, I saw a glimpse of my brother in there.

"That is not so! Somewhere in this hotel is the key to resetting the universe, we just need to find the sigil."

"And who can guarantee that once we do you won't just erase us from existence completely?" I asked. "You clearly hate us, you have no consideration for any of us. We could be the most perfect children a father could ask for. It would still not be enough for you and you wouldn't love us!"

"Right! You made us believe Vicky was crazy when she was the only one in her right mind!" Diego shouted. "We don't give a shit about that sigil! We barely survived that fucking guardian with the stupid helmet and the sickle!"

"The guardian we killed had an axe," Viktor frowned in confusion.

"Ours had a sword," Sloane pointed at the cut on her stomach.

"There's one left," Lila looked back at Diego. "We have to go after it. We have Vicky now and I can replicate her power, it'll be easy!"

"Oh, I'm sure Ms. Crybaby will be such great help against that giant!" Ben mocked. 

"Mrs. Crybaby to you," I rolled my eyes. "And I'm perfectly fine to fight, just show me where this piece of shit is."

"Do any of you have painkillers? Or could you just shut up?" Klaus held his head. "I told you, celestial comedown is a bitch... Everyone is so loud, I feel like my brain is about to liquefy and come out of my ears."

"I'm sorry, baby, but this is a really important discussion. Everyone is fucked up, looks like I'm the only one left to fight-"

"I found the sigil!" Five called, but before he could show us where it was, the glass ceiling crashed above him, letting down the last guardian and his sickle. 

The blade chopped Five's arm clean off and I had to cover my mouth not to scream and make things worse. While I was busy looking up at the mezzanine to make sure my brother was okay, the guardian threw the sickle and sliced Klaus' stomach open. 

"That's just what I needed..." I grumbled. "How do I say torniquete in English?"

"What about fornicating?" Diego asked while the guardian hit Ben right on his weak spot, the place where his portal opened.

"Ugh, forget it! Sloane, lift me up! I need to go for the head," I asked.

As my feet left the ground, I didn't have much control of where I was going, but I stopped the blade with my forearm and it flew to the other side of the room. Unfortunately, it wasn't lost, it was still attached to a chain that he was holding. He pulled it back to try and kill me again, once more unsuccessfully. 

Each time this thing would hit me, I made sure the impact was not wasted. I sent it right back, but it didn't seem to help much beyond damaging the armor. I was right about this fight, it would come down to who had more stamina, and it wasn't looking good for me. 

That thing was not human, it couldn't be, and it had way more energy to spare than I did right after my honeymoon and the most stressful day of my life, all while constructing a whole human being inside my body.

"Nobody messes with my wife or my sister, you son of a bitch," Luther's voice made my heart stop for a second. He lifted the guardian without any trouble and threw that thing over his head. 

"Klaus, are you doing this?" I watched that blue glow emanating from his hand like he did that once in the theatre with Ben. "Oh fuck, you must be in so much pain!" I kneeled to apply pressure on the wound and stop the bleeding, not that it mattered anyway. 

"Only when I breathe," he gasped.

"Then don't breathe," I chuckled. 

In the end, Reginald was wrong. Luther was the most qualified to fight the guardian, not me. My super resistance is only useful when paired with his super strength, he was always the one taking the bad guys from behind while I distracted them or throwing me like a missile to destroy whatever was in our way. We are only good as a team, I could never win on my own. 

"I really hope he didn't hear all the stuff I said about not hating him, he'll be so cocky."

"Oh, I heard it. Didn't know you loved me so much, Die Hard," Luther teased before taking Sloane in his arms and directing a glare at our father. "All those years I stayed loyal to you. You wasted my life on the moon, and for what? To use me on this stupid mission?"

"You did have a purpose, I left you to guard the most precious thing in the universe," dad managed to say firmly, even though he was very much shocked. 

"And what was it? Clearly not your children!" 

"You'll soon understand, you all will!"

"I can't hold it anymore..." Klaus breathed. "I'm gonna die."

"It's okay, honey, you can die. Just be careful, don't leave me here alone!" I begged, turning to watch as Luther slowly faded from his wife's arms. I had felt the same way Sloane was feeling, gutted, hopeless. Losing the person that matters the most, and I couldn't stand to do it again.

"Don't worry about me Liebling, I'll come back," Klaus said right before letting go.

"The sigil is on the lobby floor!" Five screamed just as the guardian seemed about ready to wake up and I prepared for another round. "It's the stars!"

"Children, find a star on the sigil and stand on it!" Dad asked. 

"Seven points, seven of us... We're the bells," Viktor quickly stepped onto one of the spots.

"Go ahead, I'll hold him up," I jumped on top of the guardian, ready to throw the first punch, but that face made me recoil. It was covered in holes from where roaches came out. "Shit, I could've used a trypophobia warning, you nasty asshole! Klaus, go stand on a star!"

"What? Star? Okay," he dragged himself as soon as he woke up.

"No, not you," dad stopped Allison before she could find hers. "Five, hurry is the only way to stop him!"

Five analyzed his options as the sound of engines got louder and louder. He was most likely remembering how his older self warned him not to save the world, but he decided to give the plan a chance, blinking to reach the last star while I gouged the guardian's eyes out with my nails. I was scratching his face and trying not to gag once again when the roaches ran up and down my arms.

"Hey! If you guys could get this over with it would be great," I screamed. "This is fucking disgusting!"

"Why is it not working?" Reginald turned the pages in his notebook looking for answers. All the seven bells were in place, something was supposed to happen, but it wasn't. 

"I know why," Sloane sobbed. "That thing Vicky said to me earlier, about being one half of a whole. Part of Klaus is missing, he's no good by himself."

"Victoria! Come here right now and stand next to Klaus!" Father asked and this time I was more than glad to obey. 

"Aww, my other half," he embraced me and the stars finally lit up.

A powerful electric current connected all of us, zapping the guardian like it was nothing and the hotel around us slowly disappeared giving place to some sort of extraterrestrial backroom. Somewhere that couldn't possibly be on earth. 

That's when the pain started. I couldn't move, I couldn't fight it, my last bit of energy was being sucked out of me just like the day when Viktor blew up the moon. Everyone seemed to be in the same situation, except for Allison, who simply watched as Reggie programmed a machine.

I could hear them faintly arguing in the background, for a person who wasn't used to pain at all outside of my monthly cramps, it was excruciating. It was torture and I couldn't even think straight, but then I remembered:

"Fortune!" I whimpered. "Klaus, what's gonna happen to Fortune?"

"I... Don't know," he moaned, never letting go of me as if we were glued together. "We can't lose her."

"He killed Luther, tried to kill Klaus, he won't stop until we're all dead," Five choked out.

"You are killing them!" Allison finally seemed to notice the huge mistake she made with that deal. "Stop!" 

"Everything in life has a price," dad continued what he was doing, unbothered by our cries of agony and her mind control.

Tired of his indifference, Alli took the sickle from the floor and sliced his head in half. When he let go, the engine stopped and we all fell down. The eight of us looked more like a bunch of extras in The Walking Dead.

"Klaus, are you okay?" I asked despite knowing the answer.

"Are you okay?" He returned the question. 

"Not at all..."

"Yeah, me neither."

"Allison, don't touch that button, you don't know what it does!" Five warned and I turned to see our sister heading to the controls to push a red button on the screen.

"Don't do this!" Viktor tried to use his power even though we were all so weak we could barely stand.

"Do you trust me?" She asked.

"Let her do it!" I groaned. "It can't get any worse than this."

Everyone was talking at the same time, we all had different opinions on what Alli was supposed to do, but she went ahead and pressed the button. I don't know exactly what it did, what I know is that everything stopped existing for a little bit. I stopped existing for a little bit.

And when I opened my eyes, expecting to see the beautiful beach in the afterlife, I saw an elevator door. 

"What the fuck?" I grimaced, looking around to find Klaus standing right next to me, as handsome as ever. 

"Hey there, Schnucki," he smirked as the door opened, leading us to a park where the Hotel Obsidian used to be.

It was a normal night, no sign of apocalypse or Kugelblitz. The stars and the moon were in place like they've always been and a gentle breeze licked my skin letting me know I was alive.

"Thank God!" I ran out and took a deep breath. 

A bust of Reginald grabbed Five's attention and I looked over his shoulder to understand what that was about. Apparently, that was the Obsidian memorial, donated by him on the day we were all born.

"Luther?" Viktor called and my head never turned so fast in my life.

He was the last one to come out of the elevator and he looked at us just as surprised. His huge gorilla physique wasn't there anymore, he looked exactly like he did the last time I saw him before the accident. 

"Spacey!" I threw myself into his arms almost at the same time as Viktor, Luther lifted us both easily. "You're here!"

"I'm here! I'm alive!" 

"Not just alive... You look hot!" I laughed. "Check out those totally human muscles! You look like my brother again! Oh, I'm gonna make you all the red velvet cakes you want and I promise I'll never say I hate you again, I never hated you! Well, I might say it if you annoy me enough, but I won't mean it!"

"Shit, I look amazing," he mused at his new form once he put me back down. 

"Lulu is all svelte now," Klaus giggled before taking a better look at me. "And you! You don't look a day over 25, darling! Your hair, your body..."

He was right, my hair that was cut short back in the '60s was long and wild again and all the weight I lost back then found its way back into my body. I didn't know how I felt about that part, but Klausie seemed to like it, not wasting a second before grabbing my ass and my thighs to feel me up.

"Guess you can't lift me up anymore," I mumbled.

"You underestimate me... Again!" 

"I got my arm back," Five narrowed his eyes.

"I gotta show Sloane," Luther turned, but she wasn't there. "Where's Sloane?"

"She was right behind us," Klaus looked at me, but I knew as much as he did. "Can you try to find her?"

"I'm not picking up any signal," I shook my head. "Allison isn't here either, where is she?"

"I don't know about you guys, but I haven't felt this good in years..." Klaus tried to see the bright side. "I'm sober, but it's not a burden. No voices in my head, no haunting feeling of being observed."

"Does anyone know where the hell we are?" Ben asked and I huffed, a little disappointed that he was still stupid Sparrow Ben.

"The hotel, or at least that's where it used to be," Lila pointed at the bust.

Could it be that it actually worked? The universe was brand new and we all had our lives back just the way it was before everything went downhill? Wow, I never imagined dad would be able to do something good for us. 

"You got your fingers back!" Lila took Diego's hand.

"Do you think that whole thing with the machine could've made me... Lose the baby?" I whispered, suddenly terrified. If my entire body was different, maybe I wasn't pregnant anymore.

"We'll find a doctor and make sure she's okay," Klaus held me against his chest. 

"I don't care about any resets! I want my wife back, where is she?" Luther grabbed Five by the collar.

"I'm glad you're alive, but please take your hands off me," he sneered.

"Not until I get an answer!"

"You know what? Screw this!" Five surged forward like he always did when he was about to blink, but this time he didn't disappear. "Something's wrong..."

"Damn right something's wrong, I'm gonna kick your ass!"

"Yeah, kick his ass!" Diego cheered and I slapped the back of his head. 

"No, you moron, my power! I can't blink," Five's voice was thick with concern.

Diego grabbed one of his knives and tried to flip it between his fingers, but it escaped his grasp and fell with a click. "That's not good," he murmured.

While everyone else tried to use their powers to no avail, Klaus put his hand out and waved it around. "Okay, come on... Alakazam ghosties!" he called, but instead of terrifying spirits I saw something even worse:

"KLAUSIE! Your tattoos are gone!" I took his hand, inspecting his palm which was completely clear. "We need to get them redone, they were so sexy."

"I know, they always get you going," he stared at his blank palms with discontent. "It's gonna hurt so bad, but yeah let's redo them. At least we don't have those horrid umbrellas on our wrists anymore."

"I kinda liked that, it was our team logo," I frowned, looking at my arm.

"Did you lose your power too?" Ben asked before slapping me across the face to test it out.

"Ai, seu filho da puta!" I hissed, covering my cheek. "Oh no... Now I'll be scared of everything, anything can hurt me now and I can't protect anyone."

"This means I'm mortal again?" Klaus moaned. "I better be careful, without you to protect me if I die, I'm gone for good. Shit... We better choose the tattoo artist well and pay normal price this time."

"How do we get them back, you idiots?" Ben asked as if one of us would know.

"I- I gotta go find my wife," Luther muttered before leaving us.

"No! You can't go, you were dead five minutes ago, you're fragile!" Klaus warned, but it was too late. 

"I'm out, bitches," Ben was the next one to bounce.

"No, come on, we should stick together and figure this out," Viktor called.

"What are we supposed to do?" Diego asked.

"Live our lives?" Lila suggested.

"That doesn't sound so bad," Klaus locked arms with me. "Let's go find that doctor, get my tattoos back, then maybe we can get married. Legally this time, and schedule a nice honeymoon. Wanna go to Brazil? Or Berlin? Or... Disneyland?"

"Calm down, let's find a hospital first and then Disneyland. You'll have to propose to me again if you wanna get married."

"Again? Okay, I just need a minute to organize a flashmob," he joked. "Come on, let's check on our Fortune."

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