Elements - A BTS fanfic

Chapter 39 - Power

"You can do this, Gabi." Jungkook whispered in my ear as he engulfed me for a final hug.

I tried not to burst out in tears as he pulled back to give me his cute smile. "After you've defeated your parents - which you will - we'll go on a holiday, ok?"

I couldn't help but laugh at that. Going on a holiday was the last thing on my mind. "Sounds good." I spoke instead, not wanting to make Jungkook feel bad. He only meant well.

My smile fell as Namjoon interrupted us. "Right, the drones have detected something in the east, so you probably want to head in that direction." He spoke with a serious tone, referring to the government drones that they had just launched to detect my parents.

I inhaled sharply as Sir Tsumin joined us, grabbing Taehyung as well, who was sheepishly staring at the sky. "Now, remember what I said. Stick to the plan. They are too dangerous to give them benefit of the doubt." Sir Tsumin shot me a knowing look before continuing. "There's no time to spare their lives this time, as you did with Xavier. You need to take their lives if they don't surrender."

It was silent for a while as everyone watched Sir Tsumin carefully. 

Finally, it was Taehyung who spoke. "Sure." He shrugged. "Easy peasy." His gaze indicating that he really thought it was, not appearing anxious at all

To that, everyone burst out in nervous laughter, me included. Taehyung might not be the most skilled bender of us all, he did have the right mindset that I needed in this moment. Besides, he was one of my best friends. It gave me comfort that I wouldn't have to face my parents on my own, or have to be worried about someone being even more emotional than me - that person being Jungkook.

"Right, let's go, now." President Kim beckoned, Namjoon visibly swallowing next to him.

"I've got your back, Gabs." Taehyung whispered as we positioned ourselves, ready to launch in the sky. 

I shot one more look at everyone, Sir Tsumin, the many parents and government employees, Krystal, Baekhyun, Yuta, Yoongi, Jin, Namjoon, Jimin, Hoseok, and finally, Jungkook. My Jungkook. 

They all gave us a soft nod, Jungkook giving another dazzling smile, before we finally set off. I led the way, Taehyung following just behind me. I made sure not to look back, preventing myself from either falling to death or shitting my pants as the situation dawned upon me.

We silently glided through the air, heading east, Seoul becoming smaller and smaller underneath our feet.

Then we saw it. Taehyung gasped softly as the object became larger, moving dangerously closer towards Seoul.

"Is that... a zeppelin?" Taehyung muttered in disbelieve, reducing his speed as we approached it. "I haven't seen those since... forever I guess." He scrunched his face in distaste. "Didn't they stop making them after 1937?"

I couldn't help but chuckle at Taehyung who decided now was a good moment to think about the history of zeppelins. I decided to ignore it, and go straight to the strategy.

"We need to stop them from dropping whatever they're planning to when they approach Seoul." I inhaled sharply. "I can see a little ladder on the left flank of the cabin. We should try to reach it so we can get inside."

Taehyung nodded. "Let's bend the clouds so that they can't detect us."

"Good idea." I agreed, joining Taehying in moving my arms to make sure the grey clouds surrounded us.

Swiftly, I glided to the ladder. Luckily, there was a small emergency exit nearby, allowing me to enter the vehicle smoothly, without anyone noticing.