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Epilogue

It was the day of the missions. Oddly Seokjin began feeling uneasy from when he woke up. Those feelings usually does subside after a while, but it just worsened into a pit of roaring turmoil. It had made Seokjin want to cancel the operation just to be safe, but looking at the circumstances he would probably be dismissed with the speed of light. They never believed much in intuition, unless it came in the heat of the battle.

Seokjin sat on the couch as he faintly registered the others running around, gettting their weapons ready and plans memorised. He was ready by all means, but he still needed to arm himself at least a little. He stood up and went into his room, pressing on the lights button. A door opened in the wall beside his closet. He walked in and surveyed the weapons hanging on the wall. He grabbed a taser, baton, and several smoke grenades. After much pondering, he hesitatingly grabbed a small gun and loaded it.

"Hyung!" A faint call from the living room made Seokjin hurry out. He saw all the members sitting there, all geared up. He stride to the end of the table and looked at them. "Remember, don't die on me. Move out." They all stood and filed out into their respective vans. Lights flashed through the dark nights as the vans set off towards their destinations.

The first and second were successfully, easily accomplished with sniper rifles and silenced shots to the chest of their targets. Seokjin could hear their muffled screams of celebration through his earpiece and he smiled. A while later, Jimin and Taehyung piled into his van. "Ready?" He tapped his earpiece. "Yes." The voices of Yoongi, Hoseok, Namjoon and Jungkook chorused and he pulled the gear stick, ready to set off towards their last location. It was the most dangerous one hence it was placed the last. Hey, who doesn't know the best is saved for the last?

Parking their vans in abandoned alley a few blocks away, Seokjin turned to face Jimin and Taehyung. They both looked nervous, which took Seokjin by surprise. "Hey," he called them, watching their unfocused gazes snap to him. "You'll be fine." He looked at them, willing his eyes to give them the reassurance they need. Patting their shoulders, he gave them a nod and opened the door. "Go and kill them, yeah?" He smiled. The two hopped out and went off into the night, starting their missions. Seokjin turned to his computer and observed the security footages. Their target was located on the top floors, and they got an hour before the security changes rounds.

"Hoseok." Seokjin called, pressing his earpiece. "Yeah," his bright voice echoed, which set Seokjin's frazzled mind at ease. "Can everyone hear?" He said. A chorus of hums replied, and he continued. "I checked and found we only have an hour before security changes rounds so we need to do it quickly. A quick inside and out operation. Minimise the errors and we can go home to collapse on our bed."

"Ready for the second team." Jimin's voice softly said. "Team 2, move out." Seokjin said and he went back to observing the footages. Something was wrong and his instinct kept warning him but he can't find anything amiss. His eyes darted around the screen, trying to find and at the same time hoping he was wrong.

But he wasn't. The footage he had was a loop, for fuck's sake. "Yoongi, we've been played. Reboot!" he urgently said, while doing the same for his computer. A boom outside caught Seokjin's attention and he pressed his earpiece, "Jimin? Taehyung? Namjoon? Hoseok? Jungkook? Report your status, now!" he half-yelled. His heartbeat was thudding loudly and he was praying that everything was fine. Those uneasy feelings are just an-

"Hyung?" a voice croaked. "I-" Static sounds buzzed through Seokjin's earpiece, sending alarm bells ringing in his head. Everything was chaotic now, but he needed to pull them out right now. "Yoongi, can you hear?" Seokjin said, placing his computer aside. "Roger that. Any orders?"

"Keep monitoring the footage and sending instructions if they are doing their missions. If there's a need to pull out, do it immediately with no hesitation. Everyone's safety is the top priority." He relayed his instructions and went out of the van, running towards Jimin's and Taehyung's location. There was white smoke everywhere and Seokjin coughed, waving his hands to clear the smoke. He could vaguely see some figures and he ran towards them. His sight cleared up as he went into the mist and he saw Taehyung caught in a chokehold. The poor boy was gasping and and clawing at the person's arm, trying to wiggle his way out but to no avail. Taking out his taser, he lunged for the man's neck and sent jolts of electricity into his system. The man jerked and his arm loosened, making Taehyung collapse to the ground panting.