Wide Awake - The Story Untold | BTS ff

The journey "home"

A/N

Dear reader, with this chapter we are entering another part of this story. There may be questions answered and new ones asked. I hope you will find the new turns enjoyable!
Please comment and let me know your thoughts!

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Captain Grants pov.

"Nurse Jung, I'd like a word.
" Yes sir, I'll be right with you"
He walked back and forth in a restless pace , feeling edgy and frustrated.
There was a buzz at the door. He pressed a button and watched as Holly entered the room. She looked tired. He wondered how much time she spent with the irritating bunch of boys they had taken aboard. He intended to ask and put up guidelines.
They used to be colleagues, that was before the confrontation. He missed the atmosphere that they used to have.
Being captain wasn't his choice, he was just next in command, Nr 1.  Here he found an issue he had to deal with: discipline!

- I get straight to the point, the boys, you haven't told them anything?
- No sir, why do you ask?
- You know perfectly well why. I don't like the way you protect them. Sooner or later they will know the truth and we need to retrieve every possible fact they have. Don't you ever step in and correct me again!
- They were frightened sir, they are no marines!!!! What if they don't know? What if my....
the story they are telling is all they remember. Maybe we have to trust them and keep looking for the black box if it wasn't destroyed in the crash.
Grant looked at her, so much like her mother, intelligent, sharp and protective. He felt at loss, not all that powerful. Why did he take on this challenge?  He started biting the skin on his right thumb, a bad habit. He could clearly remember every word of the confrontation, the documents, the denial and the inevitable ending. The shock that followed , he knew that Captain Park never would be able to face a trial. He took the evidence with him, and they were all paralyzed. The orders came; complete mission, next in command leads the group. That was him.
- Sir?
- I'm sorry Holly, I'm so tired of this , all of this. You may leave.
He watched her leave, a bit reluctant, worried eyes. He knew she would return straight to those young fools. Poor souls. "They really are totally lost" he said to himself. "

Authors pov.

The last two days there had been an increasing activity on the panels. More scanning, more listening, more transmitting. The readings from the kryotubes were monitored around the clock, they would be docking in less than a day now. Singular knew that there would be a lot of commotion when they arrived. He would take the first confrontation.
First he would be summoned for maintenance and upgrading, he knew the routine.

Preparations
They hadn't found as much as they hoped, due to the severe damage on the hull.
As Jimin came back with Yoongi, they had to report at once, it was time to enter the kryotubes, the "fearboxes" as Taehung put it. They had all been through a full medical examination and where cleared for deep sleep. Shivering and breathless, they undressed and where motioned to go. Several of the other crewmembers where already asleep.
They had to use all power they could muster, 12 tubes would burden the ship.

Nurse Holly was leading the process, one by one the boys stood staring at their "cradle".
At her side however, Seokjin was taking care of his brothers. He was deadly afraid of the tube but kept it hidden, smiling, joking and holding hands. He hugged Jimin who was trying to take care of Yoongi. And it was badly needed.
Jimin cried so hard that he was shaking.  Yoongi on the other hand had cried enough.
He looked up when Jin a bit reluctantly approached him.
- I'm fine now hyung, Jimin helped me out there earlier today. Let's ride safely huh?
Jin smiled and gave the surprised Yoongi a kiss on the top of his head. Then he left .
Yoongi looked again at Jimin , nurse Holly was tending to him.
" I love you, Jimin, I hardly ever say it"  Yoongi smiled reassuringly. 

Finally Seokjin was ready for his tube, he looked at the lid with horror and couldn't let go of Namjoons hand. Namjoon looked at his hyung and best friend and panicked at the thought of never seeing him again. He was proud of Seokjin.
- We'll be alright Jin. We've done this before, and next you know it, we are on earth.
- I'll make your favourite seaweedsoup, Jin tried smiling.
- I'll be honoured.
One by one they calmed down, Holly taking care of them. She would be the last one, Singular waited by her tube.
She took one last look at Jungkook and Taehyung. The latter had refused for a longer time, causing panic but Kookie had talked to him, showing how much he had matured, just as Namjoon had told him. Kookie was afraid too,  but there was something about Taehyung that made him worried. Like he knew more than him. He talked to Taehyung and finally he calmed down, but...
He wanted to confide in Seokjin when he came over to hug him, but he didn't want to cause more worries.

Taehyung's pov. Meeting Singular

Taehyung went back to their room after finishing a meal, it was their 12th day since the awakening.  He was tired and didn't want company for once. Walking the corridor he suddenly heard a tune, it was a song, rapping. And he knew that voice, how could it be? It was Hoseok!  Flashes came attacking him, pictures, smell, sounds, music.....he pressed his hands against his ears and started running. He fainted . Singular opened his door and turned the music off.
He pulled Taehyung in and started waking him up.
- This was unfortunate,  you were not meant to hear this.
- That was Hoseok, why do you have his voice!!!!  Taehyung's voice pitched and faded out.
- I have something to tell you, if you can manage a secret....
He was speaking daegu dialect....

Arrival
And so the docking was complete and the Omelas was filled with people , busy preparing the ship for maintenance and the crew and guests for awakening. Shuttles were standing by for transport to the surface. The tension was tangeable . All readings were normal and Singular was first to go as soon as he had monitored the tubes .
Earth was waiting below, none of the brothers knew what was ahead. This used to be home but what was it now? 6 boys were facing an uncertain future.
One of them carried the burden of a secret.