Feliciano looked up with fearful eyes at Alfred. The two had stayed, listening behind the closed doors, and as Alfred heard those words escape Romulus' lips he became stiff. His hands and jaws clenched with anger, while worry overcame Feliciano's own features. Alfred turned away, deciding he'd had enough of that topic for the day. He didn't care what happened to them. They were just cheap knockoffs anyway. He was a good distance away when he heard Feliciano call out to him. He ignored the other boy and went on his way.

"We can't let them do that to them, Alfred!" Feliciano scurried over to him, trapping one of Alfred's arms between his two.

Alfred considered shaking him off, but decided against it when he saw the boy's eyes begin to water. He sighed and stopped just before the door leading to the dorms. His eyes hardened as he addressed the auburn haired boy.

"Why not? They aren't real people anyway. They aren't even supposed to exist! And the one that looked like you was even trying to attack you!" Feliciano released Alfred's arm. His eyes narrowed and he glared at him through tearful eyes.

"You can't say that about your own brother! And my brother wasn't trying to attack me! He was just scared! You'd be scared too! Who knows what they went through before coming here! " He had stepped right in front of Alfred and began jabbing at his chest with every word, even though he knew it wouldn't faze Alfred in the least.

"Bro-?" Alfred stared at him shocked for an instant before shoving his hand off his chest. "Feliciano! Those aren't our brothers! They're clones! And if they did have such a bad time, then maybe it's better for all of us that their memories are wiped, even them! " Alfred stormed away, but just as he opened the door, Feliciano spoke up again, this time his voice sad and hardly above a whisper.

"He didn't mean to attack anyone, Alfred. He looked scared when he saw one of the medical robot things Eduard made drop. He didn't try to attack until Mr. Beilshmidt tried getting into his mind. And did you see, Alfred? He was worried about your brother. They haven't hurt anyone and they're going to be put into cages and their memories are going to be cleared."

"You don't know tha-"

"Yes I do!" The ferocity in his voice caused the blond to flinch, but he stood his ground. "They did it to Ludwig, Alfred! Don't you remember?! You were here a month before he was taken away! He got out of control so they took him and cleared his memory and when he was molded into a 'stable mutant' they let him out! Don't you realize how strangely he acts?! How he's always in need of proper instruction to do the simplest things?! He was practically an emotionless soldier! Alfred, I love him, but he's not the same..." Alfred had long since closed the door and was slowly making his way back to Feliciano who was hiccuping as tears slipped down his cheeks.

He sighed in defeat and glanced around, making sure no one else was present before he /"So then, what should we do?"

Feliciano looked up surprised, before he grinned up at Alfred and wiped his tears. br /"Ve, we break them out, of course! I'll meet you here at 3 a.m., no later!" He ran off to his room, before Alfred could even argue.

"Feliciano? Feliciano?" Alfred creeped through the dark dorms and into the common area just outside. He called for the little Italian in a hushed voice.

Anyone caught out of bed after curfew would be forced to undergo harsh training under Gilbert and he wasn't too keen on being caught; although the albino had been the one to teach him how to fight and was a pretty laid back guy, he was a monster as a trainer and one of the toughest teachers in the school.

Alfred let out an annoyed sigh as he combed a hand through his hair. It made it increasingly difficult to sneak out of their rooms when they were in a school full of superhumans.

He was in the center of the common area when he felt a sudden surge of wind against his back. He quickly turned, throwing a punch at whatever, or rather whoever, was behind only to find Feliciano ducking while smiling up at him.

"Damn it, Feli! You scared me, now hurry up before someone catches us." Feliciano nodded eagerly and was out of sight and back in a matter of seconds.

"Ve, Toni, Mathias, and Lars are the only ones keeping guard tonight so we only really need to watch out for Toni because of his hearing. We can just sneak past the others, right?" Alfred creased his brow in thought. With Antonio's enhanced hearing and sight, he would be the biggest problem, but it also meant that there was a lack of guards because the others were attending to a different matter, most likely the two they were trying to get to.

"What if we get there and the rest of them are there? Look, Feli, maybe this wasn't such a good idea. We'll be in some serious trouble if we get caught." Alfred looked around, suspiciously and unsure.

"Ve, but Alfred! We need to save our brothers! Don't you want to be a hero?" Alfred's head snapped back to Feliciano at the mention of the word. Of course he wanted to be a hero, they all did, that's what the school was meant for, although he did see the irony in going against the rules of a school meant to make you a hero to be a hero. Even still, with that sentence his hesitation crumbled and he walked past Feliciano and towards the doors leading into the school to investigate their situation.

"Do you even know where they are? " He opened the door slightly, finding a large wildcat pacing back and forth just a few feet away. He immediately closed the door and turned back to Feliciano.

"Ve, of course!" The cheerful boy's whisper rose in volume, making Alfred flinch.

Just behind the door a growl could be heard as the doors were thrown open. Feliciano was out the doors as soon as they opened, while Alfred rushed to hide behind them. His heart began to pound quickly and loudly against his chest. He tried to hold his breath so Antonio at least wouldn't hear it's frantic rhythm. He stared straight ahead at the wooden door that hid him from the large beast on the other side. He knew it was a matter of seconds before the man picked up on the strong scent of fear coming off of him and he mentally scolded himself for being scared in the first place.

Just as he heard the low rumble in the creatures throat draw closer until it was just beyond the door, a large crash down the hall caused it to break into a sprint in the direction of the commotion. Alfred closed his eyes and sighed in relief, slumping against the wall, but froze again when the door was torn away. He opened an eye to find his companion standing before him.

"Alfred! What are you doing? C'mon, we have to go before they realize it was just a distraction!" Feliciano ran in the opposite direction as their instructors at a considerably slower pace as Alfred followed. Behind them a conversation could be heard, no doubt the three guards attempting to figure out the cause of the noise. Alfred glanced behind to catch a peek, but was quickly pulled along by Feliciano into a sharp turn. Then, after running a few more feet, another. They came to a stop in front of the large arched wooden doors of the academy's library.

He raised a brow at Feliciano, who ignored him in favor of trying to open the door. He figured it probably wouldn't be open, so he wasn't too disappointed when the door refused to budge. Feliciano's body began to become blurry from its rapid movement. He slowly placed a hand on the doors wooden surface and slipped it through the door, unlocked it, and pushed it open from the inside. Alfred gave a quick glance around as he ducked into the library.

He had never really gone into the building, unless he was supposed to study with Arthur or was looking for Kiku, but even he thought the place was weird the few times he'd been in there. Its design was incredibly old and portraits of the school's top heroes and graduating classes hung all around dating back to the early nineteenth century. Alfred wandered around and came to a stop in front of a portrait of the school's first class.

"So, what? Is it going to be one of those movie cliches where the secret passageway is behind a book case or painting or something?" Alfred peeked behind the large painting, looking for any sign of a secret switch, or tile that pushed in. He was so focused with pushing at random places on the wall beneath the portrait, that he hadn't noticed Feliciano running to the circular center of the library that was a about a foot lower than the rest of the library. His body began to vibrate rapidly again and slowly sunk through the hollow ground.

"Hey, you sure this is the pla- Feli? Where'd you go?" Alfred began making his way towards the center of the library, darting his eyes about in an attempt to spot the boy.

"This is the second time you've abandoned me, dude. Not cool." Suddenly, the floor beneath him opened and Alfred landed with a thud at the base of the hidden staircase, denting the metal steps and breaking off a piece of the rail. Alfred groaned and sat up to find Feliciano staring at him with a look of guilt and worry. He ran over to him and attempted to help him up, but could not move the heavier boy. The ceiling closed over them and pure white lights buzzed on. Alfred waved Feliciano off and picked himself up with what was left of the destroyed rail and looked to Feliciano as if to ask what next.

The boy, realizing that the blond was fine, skipped away and down the long hall.

" So ... how do you know about this place again? And how did you open the door?" Alfred ran after him, stopping when he was walking beside him. The metal panels that lined the interior reflected their appearances and made Alfred uneasy. Every sudden movement sent his eyes darting rapidly to the wall, only to find that it was just him or Feliciano. Just a little ways ahead, Alfred could see a large door. He looked to Feliciano, but the boy looked unperturbed by it.

"Ve, Nonno brought me here a couple of times to visit Ludwig when I was younger. After a while he stopped, but I don't know why. I would sneak out and come by myself sometimes. I don't think nonno knew I could get in, or that I was watching him enter the pins, but I was." His eyes suddenly became sad and he looked to the ground beneath him. " Or maybe he didn't take me seriously enough to think I'd know what was going on... Anyway," his face lit up again, a rather forced carefree expression replacing his glum appearance." once we get past this door we won't have any powers and it'll feel a little funny, okay? " Alfred stared at the boy with a look of amazement. He couldn't comprehend how he could behave in such a way knowing what his grandfather did to his lover.

"Do you hate him? " Feliciano froze. He could feel Alfred watching him, but didn't look up, not wanting him to see the conflicted expression on his face.

"No... no, I don't think I can. He was doing what he thought was right and maybe it was right. Normal people are scared of us anyway and if Luddy got out of control and managed to escape, maybe they'd think we were real dangerous and come after us..." The auburn haired boy stared blankly at the ground before returning his attention to the heavy, metal door. He positioned his hands on it like he'd done before and slowly sank through, leaving Alfred behind once again.

The door opened with a load groan and Alfred stepped through to find black walls, unlike those on the outside. All throughout were clear holding cells, but all unoccupied as far as he could see. He turned to Feliciano, confused.

"Now what? Aren't they supposed to be here?"

"Venire. Per di qua." Feliciano waved his hand in a gesture that told him to follow, and Alfred complied, albeit unsure of what had been said.

"Um, dude, what language are you speaking? Why can't I understand you? " They walked past dozens of empty cells and came to a stop just a little ways before two containing two curled up figures, both still in hospital gowns.

Feliciano waved Alfred off and stopped in front of the cell containing the boy that resembled him. He tapped at the glass a couple of times, causing the figure to stir and sit up. He rubbed his eyes, pout present on his lips. Alfred watched as shock overcame his fearures when he spotted Feliciano. The boy dropped his hand and quickly crawled over to him. The two stared at each other in wonder and curiosity. Their similarities were uncanny, the only differences being that Feliciano had lighter hair and different colored eyes. The other boy's appeared to glow a gold color speckled with green. Alfred also noticed that their curls were on different sides making it appear as if Feliciano was looking into a mirror.

Feliciano broke their trance first. His lips broke into a wide grin as he let out a giddy laugh.

" Fratello! Tu sei mio fratello, non è vero? Si assomiglia a me e hanno poteri incredibili come me . Da dove vieni?" Alfred simply watched the two converse, Feliciano chatting away happily, while the other appeared more cautious.

A pout resurfaced on the other boy's lips and his brows wrinkled in concentration.

" Fratello? È per questo che ? Non so dove mi , no, da dove veniamo . C'era un laboratorio , e la gente , mi ma non so dove." Feliciano's happy mood dropped for an instant, but quickly recovered as he looked towards the other boy's cage.

" Egli è venuto con te ? È un tuo amico?" The other boy simply nodded, turning his attention to the sleeping blond.

" Perché siamo qui? Che cosa hai intenzione di fare per noi?" Feliciano's expression suddenly turned horrified.

" No niente! Siamo venuti qui per tirarti fuori !" He turned and signalled to Alfred to come forward.

" Questo è il suo fratello, " he said pointing to the blond. Alfred waved awkwardly, not knowing what had been said. He fidgeted as Feliciano's "brother" scrutinized him before turning to Feliciano and nodding, pleased with what he had said. He crawled over to the side of the cage connected with the blond's and began tapping at the glass until the boy's eyes fluttered open to reveal a glowing amethyst color. He looked up and smiled at the golden eyed boy, obviously relieved to see him. It was quite clear that the two didn't understand each other's languages, but they communicated through gestures and appeared to understand one another that way.

He waved shyly to their two "E-excuse me? W-would either of you happen to speak the same language as me? I think my friend is trying to say that you want to help us get out, b-but I'm not sure. Are you really going to help us?"

A look of relief overcame Alfred's features as he ran over to the boy.

"Yes! Exactly! We want to help you get out! We're going to help you get out!" The caged blond was taken aback by the other's enthusiasm, but he nodded.

Alfred looked to Feliciano who was running towards the entrance.

"Hey wait! Where are you going? Come back!" Feliciano held a single finger up, instructing the other to wait a moment. Alfred huffed and turned to the brunette, noticing that he had a rather bored look on his face. He turned to his companion and explained the situation to him in a series of gestures that Alfred could not decipher.

"I-I think your friend is going to break us out." A worried look coated the amethyst eyed boy's features as he looked to the brunette, then back to the direction Feliciano had gone.

"Break you out? As in break?"

All three turned at the sound of rapid foot steps, only to find Feliciano charging at the glass, armed with the broken rail. Alfred's face contorted into a look of horror and he quickly rushed forward to stop the boy, but was too slow, even when Feliciano was without his power. In a matter of seconds, that seemed to pass in slow motion for Alfred, the metal rail met the glass of the container causing it to burst, showering Alfred and Feliciano in tiny crystals. Blaring horns filled the dark room and the white glow was replaced by red, flashing lights.

"What did you do!? Now we're going to get caught!" His voice almost couldn't be made out above the alarms, but it didn't appear as if it would have mattered either way. Feliciano was too caught up in helping his brother stand and get over the glass without cutting his bare feet. As he passed him, Feliciano handed him the rail and pointed towards the other boy, who had a horrified look on his face.

The blue eyed boy let out an irritated sigh and put all his human strength into a swing that shattered the glass. He quickly went over to his brother and lifted him into his arms, much to the other's dismay.

"I-I can walk!"

"Not on the glass, dude. Feliciano! Hurry up, man, we gotta get outta here." Alfred set the other down and began dragging him towards the exit as all four weaved through the maze of cages. Feliciano quickly unlocked the first steel door and ran into the panel-lined hall.

As they stepped out, they felt as if a weight have been taken off their shoulders.

"Dude, now what?! No way are there not dudes with guns waiting out there!"

"Ve, I don't know. I didn't actually think this far ahead," he admitted.

"What do you mean you didn- wait. Why can I understand you now?"

"Ve, well, powers are cancelled in there so Mr. Beilshmidt's telepathic translation didn't work."

"That bastard that tried to get into my head is actually in my head?!"

"W-wouldn't that mean that we're f-found out already?"

"Seriously? I thought everyone here just spoke English?"

"Che, why would anyone want to speak such a gross language? Everyone should just speak Italian."

"Ve, actually the translation is something that just happens."

"No way, dude. English is awesome."

"I-I really think we should figure out a way to esca-"

"In your dreams, bastard!"

"Ve, I'm so happy I have a brother now!"

"G-get off me, fool."

"We're wasting time! " All eyes turned to the flustered violet eyed blond. Alfred was about to open his mouth to speak, when a booming voice echoed off the walls.

"There's no way they have gotten out yet. The others were waiting outside for them as soon as the alert went off and they haven't seen a thing. Scour the place!"

All four boys froze wide eyed. Reflecting off the metallic panel was the large, imposing figure of the school's founder.

Sorry for the cliffhanger, but the chapter seemed a little long to me and what better time to stop right? :D Anyway I think I should have listed the characters that have appeared so far and their abilities as they use them so I'm going to do that this chapter. I also need to translate the, probably poorly translated, Italian. (Sorry, I don't speak Italian so I kinda needed Google's help.) So if you do speak Italian and you see any mistakes please let me know :D thank you! Also! Thank you so much for the reviews, favorites, and follows. They made it way easier and faster to get this chapter finished.

Superpowers:

Mathias Køhler: forcefield generation, energy blasts, superhuman strength and endurance

Berwald Oxenstierna: Adamantine body armor, absorption, superhuman strength, endurance, and reflexes

Lukas Bondevik: Astral projection, summoning, telepathy, energy blasts

Tino Vainamoinen: duplication, echolocation, superhuman reflexes and agility, healing factor

Alfred F. Jones: Superhuman strength, agility, endurance, stamina

Feliciano Vargas: Superspeed, healing factor, superhuman stamina

Francis Bonnefoy: illusion, possession, power neutralization

Alaric Bielshmidt (Germania): superhuman strength, flight, telepathy, reduced aging

Romulus Vargas (Ancient Rome): Superhuman strength and endurance, flight, reduced aging

Lovino Vargas: Fire and heat manipulation, infrared vision

Antonio Fernandez Carriedo: animal communication, animal morphing, enhanced senses

Translations:

Venire. Per di qua- Come. This way.

Fratello! Tu sei mio fratello, non è vero? Si assomiglia a me e hanno poteri incredibili como me. Da dove vieni? - Brother! You are my brother, aren't you? You look like me and have cool powers like me. Where did you come from?

Fratello? È per questo che? Non so dove mi, no, da dove veniamo. C'era un laboratorio, e la gente, mi ma non so dove. -Brother? That's why? I don't know where I, no, where we came from. There was a laboratory and people, but I don't know where.

Egli è venito con te? È un tuo amico? -He came with you? Is he your friend?

Perché siamo qui? Che cosa hai intenzione di fare per noi? -Why are we here? What are you going to do to us?

No, niente! Siamo venuti qui per tirarti fuori! - Nothing! we came here to get you out!

Questo è il suo fratello- this is his brother

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