Well I did the cosplay, it was a bit meh, could have looked much better, but HOLY SHIT JUSTIN MIN, AKA BEN NOTICED ME ON TWITTER! I CAN DIE HAPPY!

I'm so sorry I haven't updated this weekend at all, I've been away from the laptop most of the weekend so I haven't had the chance. I'll try get an update to The Day That Was or Happy Together out tonight as well, then it'll probably be an update every day or two for the others.

Does anyone know the fic "Lazarus" where Five and the other five Academy kids end up in the future together? It only had about 3 chapters but was promising, but it's vanished from the site in the last week :/ If anyone knows the writer, mind asking them if I can adopt it? I can't remember their user unfortunately.

"Number Five?" Reginald asked as the others stared at him in shock. Merely raising an eyebrow, Reginald continued with "How are you here?"

"What's the date. Exact date." Five said, ignoring his father.

"February 12th." Vanya tells him.

"Good." Five nods. "Now, what's happening here? Why are you all together?"

"We all found ourselves back here at the Academy, with a note saying these DVD's will tell us about events to come and help us ensure we save the world." Klaus said as Reginald fumed he was being ignored. "As if that's a thing."

"Klaus. Shut up. Play them." Five said as the rest of the siblings looked confused, but Reginald looked contemplative. Did Number Five know about the apocalypse? If so, how?

"Touchy, alright." Klaus said, heading to the television and kicking it.

"What was that supposed to do?" Diego asked before the screen suddenly turned on, showing a swimming pool with the text "Russia. October 1st, 1989."

"Wait, is this the day we were born?" Allison asked.

"It seems so." Luther noted, watching the screen for any clues. If they were all brought here, clearly it was important.

"Why are we seeing this?" Diego enquired. "I thought this was about dad's old obsession with the apocalypse?"

"Well we won't find out by talking, Diego, just watch." Five growled as the scene changed, and Pogo began to narrate about the births of the children.

"Do I hear my voice? Why am I speaking?" Pogo asked.

"I don't know, but I don't like this. It could give away too much." Reginald whispered to him.

"They aren't children anymore, Sir." Pogo told him. "Maybe if you told them some of the secrets you've kept from them, it'll make them more willing to come to you for guidance in stopping whatever this is."

"I'll consider it, Pogo." Reginald said in a dismissive tone, Pogo simply frowning as Reginald turned back to the screen.

"This is really weird, Klaus." Ben piped up from behind Klaus as they saw the scene change again to show Reginald leading a line of nannies.

"Jesus, Ben, you scared me to death!" Klaus hissed at him as Ben smirked.

"Oooh, low blow brother."

"Shut it. Let's listen in to what the old fart is about to do next." Klaus said, eyeing his father warily. He didn't trust this at all, it reeked of his dad manipulating his life and the lives of his siblings all over again.

"PRESENT DAY"

"So, this today or what?" Diego asked.

They watched as they saw a woman with a violin on a stage begin to perform, gasping when they got a clearer look at her.

"Is that...me?" Vanya asked, bewildered. Why would it start with her? She's the ordinary one, the one who isn't important to the story.

"Why are we focusing on Vanya?" Diego spat.

"Di, back off." Klaus said, seeing the look of hurt on Vanya's face.

"Klaus, you know what she did, what she did to you." Diego argued.

"No, this isn't the time or the place for that." Allison asserted. "We need to find out what all this is about and get out of here, then we can have that talk if you want."

"Guys, shut up!" Luther said as it changed to see a man scratching himself. "Wait...that's me?!"

"Wow, Luther, you let yourself go." Diego snorted as Luther glared at him. Reginald just shook his head in disapproval when Diego looked over to him, Diego looked away, refusing to let Reginald see the pain that his disappointment brought to Diego, even now.

"Can we focus on this, Diego?" Luther asked as the scene changed again.

"Number Two. Diego."

"Still going for your one man spandex look I see?" Klaus remarked.

"This hasn't happened yet..." Diego said warily as the scene unfolded.

"I see you've kept up with your work, even if your execution is a bit sloppy without Number One giving you orders, Number Two." Reginald nodded.

"Gee, thanks." Diego said, inside stinging from the underhanded insult from his father.

"Yeah this is definitely the future, my premiere for this film isn't for another two weeks." Allison said as the scene changed again, showing her on a red carpet.

"Another film? Hope it goes better than your marriage." Diego snarled as the others looked away, Luther however looked confused.

"What do you mean? What happened with you and Patrick?"

"We're getting divorced, and he got custody of Claire." Allison told him sadly as Luther looked stunned.

"Oh God, Allison, I'm so sorry."

"It's my own fault." Allison admitted. "It did teach me one lesson, I don't use my powers anymore, I can't risk it."

"I had hoped you admitting fault was showing you were developing beyond the narcissist of your youth, Number Three, but abandoning your gifts? I refuse to hear of it. You will begin using them again if the apocalypse is truly upon us, understood?" Reginald demanded as Allison glared at him.

"No. If I don't want to use them, I won't. Got it?" Allison said.

"You will stop this petulance at once, Number Three!" Reginald told her but Luther moved between the two of them.

"Dad, leave it." Luther told him, Reginald looked stunned that his Number One would defy him until Luther elaborated. "If Allison and the others see you're telling the truth about the end of the world, she'll help with her powers." Luther told him.

"I see your point, Number One. I won't press Number Three, for now at least." Reginald agreed as Luther released a breath he didn't realise h was holding.

The scene continued to unfold as it introduced Klaus, heading out of rehab.

"I thought I should still be there." Klaus said.

"How long have you been there?" Vanya asked him.

"A few days, darling sister." Klaus drawled. "Guess I do stick it out the full thirty this time."

"Well I'm proud of you, Klaus." Luther said, Diego nodding as well.

"We're all proud of you, Klaus." Allison said as Vanya just gave him a small smile.

Hovering behind Klaus, Ben put his hands on Klaus' shoulder comfortingly as the others parroted their approval of his choices.

"I must say, I am pleased you decided to sort yourself out, Master Klaus." Pogo beamed at him.

"Thanks Pogo." Klaus said, feeling a little bad as he knew he wouldn't keep at it. Once this was over, he'd be returning to taking the drugs, just to keep the voices away and keep the spirits gone.

Reginald said nothing and nobody commented on it, but if they looked they could see a pleased gleam in his eyes at Klaus on the screen.

The scene shifted again to show all of the children with shock on their faces as they received news reports or were told by others.

"What's happening, who died?" Vanya asked.

"It doesn't matter, what matters is how this leads to the apocalypse." Five said.

"You don't really believe the crap he's spewed our entire lives, do you?" Diego scoffed.

"I do, now shut up." Five said as Diego looked scandalised.

It turned to show Klaus in the back of an ambulance, sitting up as he was resuscitated.

"Holy shit, Klaus, are you alright?!" Diego yelled.

"What the hell was that?" Luther demanded to know.

"It's fine, don't worry about it." Klaus said quietly.

"What do you mean, don't worry about it?" Vanya asked. "Klaus, you just died."

"You're our brother, Klaus, of course we're worried about you." Allison said. "Please, let us help you Klaus."

"I don't need help, I'm fine." Klaus argued back, turning away from the others. Sensing he wanted to be left alone, the rest wisely decided to just continue the show, but kept casting glances over to him every few seconds.

Finally, the introductions finished with a flourish as the music stopped.

"Number Seven. Vanya."

"You have a real talent with the violin, Vanya." Five noted with a small smile as she beamed at him.

"Thank you, Five."

"I'd love to hear you play, once this is all over."

"I'm sure we can do that." Vanya told him.

"I'm glad to see you've kept up with your studies, Number Seven." Reginald said as the scene showed her heading outside, stopping at a television store she noticed the leading news story.

"Reginald Hargreeves found dead."

"What?"

"You're dead?"

"Dad?!"

"About time."

"You can't die, can you?"

"Children, even the best of us are not here forever. You must use my death, take it as an opportunity, to come together, to achieve your potential. If this film about stopping the end starts with my death, then it must be important to it."

"When does it happen? How will we know?" Luther asked, absorbing his father's words. Use his death, don't mourn him until they had done what they needed to do.

"Does it matter? He's dead and we can ignore him." Diego said.

"Diego, shut up, now." Luther hissed at him.

"Boys!" Pogo interjected, trying to diffuse a fight from happening here and now.

"Why does it matter?" Allison asked, getting Diego and Luther's attentions.

"What do you mean?" Luther asked.

"Dad's dead, but why does it matter when it happens, we'll be told, we'll come back. If we need to do this, to save the world, then we will. It won't matter when or where, if we can do it, we will, won't we?"

"I guess." Diego and Luther both said.

"Thank you, for thinking of your duty, Number Three." Klaus remarked with a sneer as Allison recoiled.

"Stop it, Klaus!" Vanya told him.

"No, Dad is a prick. Fuck him and fuck whatever supposed destiny he has in store for us." Klaus said.

"Dad.." Vanya breathed as she absorbed the news.