We Fight To Protect

Chapter 13

San ran quickly, panting harshly as he dodged between trees. He glanced back briefly as he ran, catching sight of three men in white running after him, guns in hand. He groaned and ran quickly, vaulting over a fallen branch and slipping through a small gap between two trees. He skidded to a stop and turned around mustering up the energy inside him and forming his sabre. The sabre was just a precaution but he knew he wouldn't need to use it in the end. There was some rustling before the men in white climbed over the trees and dropped down, facing San. These men weren't just ordinary facility workers, these were the commanders trusted associates, the big guns brought in to recapture them. There were a total of 20 of them and they were well trained, wearing white uniforms with chained masks over their faces. The three of them slowly spanned out, trying to circle around San but he backed up, making sure to keep them in his sights. He just needed to keep them distracted for a few more minutes. Well, he hoped. There was a sudden bang and San cried out, falling to his knees as pain shot through his body, making him seize up. It wasn't a normal bullet given they didn't want to kill them but instead the taser with abnormally high voltage. It felt almost exactly like it did when they used to electrocuted him at the facility and his vision blurred over, his ears blocking as he felt like he was under water.

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"The car won't fucken start," Yunho yelled angrily, twisting the key desperately in the ignition.

"The car needs to start, San should be only a few minutes away from the clearing by now. The clearing we need to be in for this plan to work," Seonghwa said quickly.

"It's not starting," Yunho said frantically. Yeosang was panicking in the backseat as well. The plan was for San to get the facility workers to chase him to the clearing where Seonghwa could shield him and Yunho and Yeosang could take them out with their abilities. If they aren't there then the whole plan goes to shit.

"Yunho start the car," Yeosang yelled.

"I am trying to," Yunho snapped, twisting the key in the ignition again. There was noise but once again it didn't start. Yeosang whined before unbuckling his seat belt quickly and swinging the door open, jumping out the car. He sprinted off towards the woods. Seonghwa and Yunho glanced at each other before following quickly. If they can't drive and get there, then they'll have to run as fast as they can. Yeosang followed the walking path while Yunho and Seonghwa followed him. Yeosang's watch beeped, signalling that they should already be in the clearing and he sped up, going off the path and moving the plants out of the way. Yunho was quick to move other debris out of the way as well so they had a clear path. They found the clearing in about another three minutes but it was already too late. Yeosang's heart stopped in his chest as he saw San on the ground, shaking slightly as one of the guards reached towards him with a collar. Yunho was the quickest to react and lifted his hand, flinging a log straight at the mans head. He was quick enough to duck however and another turned, shooting towards him. Thankfully Seonghwa was prepared and drew up a shield, blocking the shot before it could hit any of them. Yeosang concentrated hard and yanked his hand up, merging plants together to build a netting of protection around San who still hadn't moved from the ground and was instead curled up slightly. Yunho took on the initiative and managed to impale a branch through one of the guards chest and flinging it off to the side. Seonghwa hid behind a tree and kept an eye out, making sure to draw up shields in front of Yeosang and Yunho to protect them whenever one of the guards fired at them. There was one shot that came extremely close to hitting Yeosang but he managed to dodge it just in time. He snagged one of the guard's ankles with some vines and yanked him to the ground, producing more to wrap around him neck and engulf his entire body, suffocating him until he stopped moving. Yunho took out the last guard with the same method he used the first one.

"We good," Seonghwa asked, glancing around the clearing.

"Yeah, we're good," Yeosang said with a nod. He turned back to the vines boxing around San and quickly undid them, showing San. He was still curled up, his arms covering his head and his entire body shivering.