Ten Minutes Ago

18. Destruction and Escape

Diego helped Guinevere stand and made sure she was okay to stand on her own. The two of them, both holding a child, ran through the house as they did their best to avoid the explosions and debris falling. They rounded a corner and ran into Diego's siblings and Pogo.

"What the hell is going on?" Diego asked with a frown.

Pogo glanced at the ground. "Vanya. We need to get to safety outside the Academy."

Diego, Klaus and Guinevere made their way to the door as Luther yelled from behind, "Don't forget Mom!"

The twins shielded their faces into their parents' shoulders and began crying.

"Shh, it's okay, little ones," Guinevere consoled softly.

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Vanya walked through the Academy halls; the place that seemed like home, but ultimately became her prison. Vanya opened the door to Klaus's room and saw Klaus and Ben. They looked up at her and Ben frowned at her. "To go on a mission, Vanya, you have to have a power."

Klaus remained silent and Vanya destroyed the room.

She opened Diego's door and saw a teenage version of him sitting on his bed. He glared at her. "Vanya! What do you want?"

Vanya stared at him and closed the door. As she walked away, an explosion destroyed the room.

She came upon Allison's room and opened the door. Sitting on the bed, with their backs to the door, were Allison and Luther. Their faces were close. They looked back, hearing the door open, and jumped apart and turned to face her. "Just get out!" Allison yelled as Luther stood up to shut the door in her face. Vanya turned away from the room and it exploded.

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Diego, Klaus and Guinevere, the parents still holding their twins ran to the loveseat to see if Grace was there, but it was empty. "Mom!" Diego cried.

Another explosion rocked the house and the three of them continued to call for Grace. The ceiling started caving and rubble fell from it. The rubble hit Diego and he passed out. Guinevere set Liam down and rushed to her husband's side. She tried to duck from the falling rubble, but didn't get out in time. She fell to the ground and saw nothing but darkness.

"Mommy! Daddy!" the twins cried.

Klaus let out an annoyed groan. He pushed Guinevere out of the way first because she was lighter. He then tried to move Diego, but he couldn't. Diego was too heavy, and he couldn't get both of them out of the way in time. The crying, terrified twins most certainly didn't help.

Klaus looked up at the ceiling to see that it was cracking. He didn't have much time before it would completely cave.

Once again, he tried to move Diego out of the way, but he was still too heavy. If only Diego could wake up a little more.

The ceiling creaked, letting them know that it was close to falling. Diego was pulled and Klaus figured Ben had to be helping him. There was no other explanation. He glanced over at Guinevere to see that she was still unconscious.

He picked her up and noticed fear in Diego's eyes. "Klaus, is she-"

Klaus glanced up at Diego. "No, she's unconscious."

Diego let out a relieved sigh. He swept his unconscious wife in his arms. Klaus picked up the twins and they continued running from the falling debris. Klaus kept repeating to himself, "Come on. Come on, come on."

They reached the fire escape and Diego, with Guinevere slung over his shoulder, climbed down first. Guinevere's eyes slowly opened and Klaus lifted the twins over the railing, one by one. Diego grabbed the twins, holding them tightly. Klaus climbed down.