"Vanya?"

Vanya looked up to see her brother that had been dead for 17 years, now. She immediately sat up.

"Do you remember me?"

"I remember everything," Vanya sobs. "And I'm doing it again, aren't I? What is wrong with me? Why can't I control myself like the rest of you?"

Vanya looked down as she sobbed. Ben couldn't help but crouch down, such a heartbreaking view that he hears her cry like this. It shouldn't be her fault that Reginald alienated her from the rest of them, yet she's blaming herself for her lack of control. She should've blamed Reginald for locking her away, to not teach her how to embrace her powers and have better control, not herself.

"You can still go back," Ben assured her. "There's still time."

"I killed Pogo," Vanya continued. "I almost killed Allison. I ended the world. I don't deserve to live!"

Ben closed his eyes, her words sound so familiar to his ears. Luther blamed himself for Ben's fate the same way and repeatedly say the exact same words those first few years after he died. Ben has to help her now, he can't let her go down a similar path- or a worse one. No, she shouldn't follow him at all- but she will if he doesn't stop her. Just like Luther would've been if he didn't warn Klaus.

"Dad treated you like a bomb before you ever were one. He was so afraid of your power that he never allowed you to use it." Vanya shifts her head to the side, looking so defeated and so tired. "Drugged you, made you numb for years."

Ben held Vanya's hand and squeezed it, earning a small smile from Vanya. "No wonder you couldn't control it. Dad couldn't control your anger." Vanya looked up to face her brother. "But it doesn't mean you can't."

"And maybe you have a right to be angry, sad, and messed up, but-" Ben bit his bottom lip. "It's a shitty world filled with shitty people sometimes. And right now, our siblings are sacrificing everything to get to you. To help you."

"W-what's happening?" Vanya widened her eyes as specks of bright blue start appearing all over Ben's body. Ben also looked down, confused about his own body reacting this way. He knew what'll happen, though. "Are you hurt? Did I do this?"

"I've been trying to hold off as much as I can, but-" he looked up to face Vanya. "I died 17 years ago, Vanya. All the rest of this, all the years with Klaus-" Ben widened his smile, remembering all the shit he did with his sibling. "It's all been gravy."

Vanya squinted her eyes, her facial expressions basically translates to horror. Ben smiled again, hopefully, it can make her feel better. "At least this time I get to say goodbye. Can I ask you a weird favour?"

"Anything-" Vanya nods vigorously. "Anything."

"Will you hug me as I go?" Ben requested. "It's been so long since-"

Ben didn't need to finish his sentence as Vanya attacked him with a bone-crushing hug. Ben smiled; Vanya's hug really feels so good. It feels so good to be hugged again, to be a man again.

"Tell something to Klaus and Luther for me, will you?" Ben requested. Vanya nods, still hugging Ben. "Tell Klaus that I was too scared to go to the light, that it's not his fault why I didn't go to the light."

"And for Luther?"

"Tell him that he didn't kill me," Ben advised. "My death is never his fault. I'm really grateful to die beside him."

"Ok-" Vanya nods as she cried on his shoulder. "I promise I'll tell them." Ben smiled again as he felt Vanya's warm tears on his shoulders, he can really feel again. They separated from each other a bit for a moment, nodding, before hugging each other again. Ben intertwined his fingers to hug her tighter as he feels less and less alive each time, before finally, Vanya was just hugging the air.

She woke up on the electric chair, all the wires still on her. The room seemed so quiet, the lights all off, the two CIA agents who are torturing her are dead. As electricity is dead, she can't feel any of the electricity hurting her. Vanya looked around as she tried to untie herself to no avail. Allison, Diego, and Klaus walked closer to her, Allison immediately grabbing Vanya's wheelchair that's also in the room, however unaffected.

"Allison!" Vanya called out. "Help me out!"

"Wait!" Allison signed back, running with her wheelchair. As soon as she gets there, Allison tried to take off Vanya's straps to no avail. Allison tapped on Vanya's shoulders to face her. "Call Diego. Tell him to use his knife here."

"Diego!" Vanya called. Diego faced her, both he and Klaus running to her. "Cut these straps for me!"

"What's the magic word?"

"Please?" Vanya grinned. Diego chuckled and handed a knife to Allison, using another one to cut open the strap closest to him. Diego crouched down and worked on Vanya's foot shackles too (doesn't the CIA agent know that she's fucking paralysed and wouldn't be able to run off either way?!).

"There," Diego revealed as he worked on the last shackle. "Allison, help me!"

Klaus pushed her wheelchair closer as both Diego and Allison carried Vanya up, getting her back to her wheelchair. Vanya grinned, looking at her three siblings here. It feels so good, being included.

"Oh shit!" Klaus exclaimed, causing the other three to look at him. "The electricity's off."

"So?" Diego shook his head, still confused. So what if the electricity's dead, it's day so there's still sunlight! They can all see!

"So the lift won't work!" Klaus continued. "How will we bring her down?"

"You can at least lift your arse, right?" Diego asked. Vanya nodded. "Right. Allison and I will bring her down, you bring down the wheelchair. Vanya, brace yourself."