"Come on, Al. Only you can do it."

Spinebreaker stands in the living room along with Diego, Allison, Five, Vanya, and Klaus. Diego confirmed his suspicions with Allison and urged her to free him from her rumour.

"But he doesn't refer to himself in third-person anymore! Isn't that our objective?" Allison placed her human-y hand on Vanya's shoulder, her robotic hand to her side.

"Free him," Vanya added, her hand reaching out to hold Allison's hand. "Dad forced you to rumour me. I understood where he's coming from, but it hurt. I understand where you're coming from, but we have to."

Allison sighed, letting go of Vanya and closer to Spinebreaker and Five, Five loosening their grip on Spinebreaker's right hand. "Look at Allison."

Spinebreaker did as he's told and look up to Allison. Allison signed, "I rumoured you to call yourself 'Luther' and to stop referring yourself in third-person point of view." Spinebreaker's eyes turned milky white before the sapphire in his eyes return, looking up to Allison with emptiness in his eyes.

"Say something, Luther."

Spinebreaker didn't respond. Allison bit her bottom lip, right. She needs to be specific. "Who's memorial did you see in the backyard and who took you there?"

"It was Ms Allison who took Spinebreaker to see Benjamin's memorial in the backyard," Spinebreaker answered. Allison sighed as she walked back, her face somewhat remorseful. At least he didn't lash out and be missing for 6 years this time.

"Spinebreaker, follow me," Five commanded. "Come on, you must eat."

"I know it's h-hard, Al. It's h-hard for me too-" Diego nodded, looking at how Allison had to stabilise her shaking hand with her steady robotic one. "But we must, or L-Luther wouldn't really be heal-ling."

"Come on-" Five held Spinebreaker's hands, Spinebreaker turning his head from facing Allison, Diego, and Vanya. Klaus holding the other side of Spinebreaker's hand. "You need to eat."

"Did Spinebreaker hurt Ms Allison?"

"Not at all!" Klaus shook their head, moving Spinebreaker's cheeks so he faces them. "Let's eat, Spinebreaker. Come on."

Spinebreaker followed, guilt gnawed inside him as he recalled the moment over and over again. Never in his stay have the Hargreeves ever cried so openly to him, they always remain so stoic around him. For Allison to cry like that, there must be something Spinebreaker did to prompt her to react as such, right? What did he do?

"May Spinebreaker go to the bathroom?"

"Sure, we'll wait for you here-" Klaus nodded, loosening their grip on him and Five did the same. Spinebreaker nodded, his hands still on his sides. Spinebreaker turned his head, directing himself to the bathroom.

"How long will this go on, Five?" Klaus asked Five as soon as they're sure Spinebreaker isn't listening anymore. "How long are we going to pretend that it doesn't hurt us?"

"For as long as it takes-" Five sighed deeply. "It's not his fault he was brainwashed."

"I'm not saying that-" Klaus shook their head. "It hurts to see him like this, he used to be the one who fought the most for us."

"I know, Klaus-" Five patted Klaus' back with ease. Now that they're no longer physically thirteen years old, they're about as tall as Klaus is of 180-ish metres. Klaus sighed and bit their bottom lip. "He is my twin, the one who helped me the most in preventing the apocalypses. There's nothing I wouldn't do to get him to remember again, but there's nothing else to be done."

Status update?

Day 42. The Hargreeves are accepting Rückenbrecher better amongst them. Rückenbrecher manages to conclude that there are 6 people, one paralysed, one mute and an amputee, and one has autism and uses a fake eye.

Any new information about them?

Ms Allison used her power on Rückenbrecher in ASL, to do so she uses the phrase 'there's a rumour' followed with the command, but someone found out about it and forced Ms Allison to free Rückenbrecher from the rumour.

Who found out about it?

Mr Diego.

Is it safe to barge in?

Yes, because everyone is here and too distracted to fight properly.

We will attack today.
You will no longer follow their commands.
This conversation is over.

Spinebreaker pocketed the phone and washed his hands before he left the bathroom back to Klaus and Five, both still looking the same way as Luther left them. Klaus took a deep breath in and smiled at Spinebreaker.

"Let's go, Spinebreaker-" Klaus pats his arm, cocking their head to the side. Klaus began to leave with Five, Spinebreaker following behind.

"Sit," Five commanded as soon as they've reached the dining table. Spinebreaker complied, Five sitting next to him.

"Uhh, I can make you scrambled eggs. Do you like scrambled eggs?"

"Spinebreaker will eat anything Mx Klaus gives Spinebreaker."

"That's a yes, then-" Klaus nodded, wearing their pink-and-white polo 'Kiss the Cook' apron Diego got them two years ago. "Only if Five would."

"Would what?"

"Do what the apron said!" Klaus continued. "Come on, here's my cheek."

"I'd much rather drink spoilt milk-" Five rolled their eyes. Klaus grinned as they opened the fridge, taking out a carton of milk.

"You're in luck!" Klaus takes a glass from the counter and filled it with the lumpy milk up to the brim before presenting it to Five. Five cringed, they can smell the foul smell from afar. "Kiss the cook or drink it."

Five and Klaus shared a 'fuck you' look at each other before Five lets out a 'ck' and drank the glass, gagging halfway, but finishing it nonetheless. Spinebreaker choked laughter watching one of his temporary masters gagging like that.

"I'm so hated-" Klaus lifts their brow, holding laughter. "You should've seen your face, Nummer Fünf."

"I hate you-" Five glares at Klaus who is freely laughing. Five gave a glance at Spinebreaker to see amusement in their eyes as he stifles in laughter.

About time.