I Need You (Five Hargreeves x Reader) Number Five

Chapter 94

"Five... You look like you have seen a ghost. You look horrified. What is wrong? Tell me", Y/n said concerned holding onto his hand softly. "It's me", he said making Y/n's eyes widen in shock too. 

"A-as in t-this man lying here...? That's you?", she asked making him nod as there was complete silence for a second which was quickly cut short by Lila laughing while clapping her hands. 

"No way. This whole time you've been complaining about the Commission, and you're the one who founded it... Classic", Lila finally got over her laughing fit. 

"H-how is this even possible? You were the one who found the Commission?", Y/n asked. "If I did... I have no memory of it", Five said still struggling to grasp onto this reality of him being the founder... Or laying there helplessly looking very... well dead. 

"So here I was thinking you were a maverick, but you're a company man, down to the bone. I mean, you... You literally cannot breathe without this place", Lila started chuckling again. 

"What is wrong with you?", Y/n asked Five. "What?", he asked. 

"You were sweating and going all crazy outside... How are you so okay now if this is you?", Y/n asked. "You are right... Something's not right", Five said. 

"You both really need therapy. What are you both losers talking about?", Lila asked. 

"I don't have paradox psychosis. I could feel it outside, but in here, it's... nothing", Five whispered the last part trying to make sense of it. "This... this is absurd", Y/n mumbled. 

"Never were too bright, were we?", the raspy voice of the Old Five spoke up as they looked at him to see his eyes were now open and he was looking at them. 

"The operations bunker is paradox-proof", Old Five tried to take in a deep breath. "I constructed it as a panic room... in case of a collapse... in the time continuum. In this room... all permutations of yourself... can exist", he explained very slowly as his eyes fell on Y/n. 

"Y-y/n", he whispered as Five saw his older self looking at Y/n. "Y-yes", she said. "I-it's been so long since I saw you... I... I missed you so bad", he said as Y/n looked at Five and Lila. 

"Don't tell me... I d-died?... Like way before you?", Y/n asked slightly nervous as she loved at the younger Five. 

"You aren't suppose to know your future... You cause more paradoxes that way", younger Five mumbled. "You must be here because of a... Kugelblitz", Older Five said. 

"Is that like a cheese blintz?", Lila asked as Y/n shook her head sighing. 

"It's German...", Y/n said. "What does it mean?", Lila asked. "I am not sure", Y/n said. 

"It's German for "ball of lightning"", Five said. "What does that do?", Y/n asked. 

"It's an extra kinky kind of black hole", Five explained.