Fifth

The evening at the Umbrella Academy house ended in a loud argument.

Reginald: Time travel is beyond your capabilities.

Fifth: It's better to take a risk than to live by your rules all your life.

Reginald: Then go away. And don't come back until you realize your mistake.

The fifth one silently left the mansion. You caught up with him.

You: I won't leave you alone.

At that moment, a blue glow flashed around the Fifth.

Fifth: Damn... Not now...

You grabbed his hand and the space around you disappeared.

When you woke up, you saw a destroyed city: empty streets, ruins and ash instead of snow.

You: Where are we?..

Fifth: In the future... And there is no way back yet.

Several days passed.

You took refuge in a dilapidated building. To keep warm, you maintained a magical barrier around yourself, expending almost all your strength. The Five spent the entire time searching for a way to bring you home, studying the books he found among the ruins.

You sat back to back.

You: Maybe I should cover you with a barrier too?

Fifth: No need.

You: But you'll freeze.

Fifth: You need strength more. If the barrier disappears, you won't survive. And then I'll have to save both of us.

He opened the book again.

Fifth: I will find a way to get us home. No matter the cost.