Taste of Freedom - [TXT FF]

EPISODE 16 (Finale 2/3)

To their great relief, Taehyun's legs healed within two and a half weeks. That was one perk of being a crossover; your body regenerates very quickly. And with the proper rest and good conditions, the job became twice as easy.

Right now, the five were sitting in a circle around a campfire they made, contemplating their plan to free the remaining circus animals and burn the whole damn thing down, while eating some delicious meat that Beomgyu hunted.

"What we didn't plan when we first made our escape was that someone was constantly on the lookout for any humans, besides maybe Hueningkai for a moment. Let's remember this as we continue our plan," Yeonjun suggested.

The rest nodded.

"We should split up. Three of us go inside the circus to save the animals, and two of us stay behind to immediately set fire to the building," Taehyun said.

"That's a good idea," the eldest replied.

"Should we take any extra tools to help us break the locks? I doubt we can only rely on finger strength for this one," Beomgyu asked.

"Why do you say that?" Soobin questioned.

"If you think about it, they probably added more security on the cages after we broke out. Whether we like it or not, humans most of the time have a plan B down their sleeves."

"Plan B... we should have one too," Taehyun said.

"Like what?" Hueningkai finally spoke.

"Like... what we should do if the first half of the mission fails? Do we make a run for it again?"

Soobin shrugged.

"It's probably the best option."

Yeonjun shook his head in response.

"That won't be easy. The humans aren't stupid; they will most likely be armed with even better and more effective pistols or guns this time because of our escape. I myself am surprised that we didn't get shot in the first place."

"Right."

Beomgyu then finally had an idea.

"How about we do this: the team of two will stand guard outside the circus building. One of them is right outside of it, the second one near the exit closest to the cages. The team of three goes inside, and two of them break the cage locks with something while one stands guard. That way, we can be alerted with whatever may happen."

"And what if we someone tries to, or succeeds in capturing us?" Hueningkai quietly asked.

It was silent.

"Then we gotta kill," Soobin replied.

"But that goes against our nature hyung."

"Imprisoning innocent animals for human entertainment goes against the apparent human nature too, Hyuka," Yeonjun replied.

The youngest sighed.

"Okay."

"As for Plan B; if something happens to one of us, we all try to get that person out. Even the team guarding the entrance," Taehyun added.

"Okay. Then that's our plan," Soobin responded. 

The five crossovers had that same determination burning in their eyes, ready to embark on their last encounter with that damned circus.

When twilight was only an hour away, yet the sun was already beginning to slightly turn the sky pink, the five crossovers armed themselves with a few tools.