BTS Kidnapped

Part Seventy

Summary:

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Notes:

***Special thanks to LoreHappy, Sandra and HollowSans for their fan submissions!***

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[South Korea]

In his modest apartment, Bang Si-Hyuk sat glued to the TV, shock freezing him in place as his brain tried to process the sounds coming out of the speakers.

"...we at SME will not be allowed to pay the new ransom demand..."

Some part of him wanted to smash the electronic device, to scream in rage at the shadiness of it all. Lee Soo Man had never intended to save the seven brave boys he had stolen from Bang Si-Hyuk. He never intended to help them see their families again...to return them home where they belong...to have a chance to grow old and overcome everything they had suffered in their short lives. It broke Hitman's heart.

Jumping at the sound of his phone going off, he stared at the caller ID for only a moment before answering.

"Hitman...we need to talk...NOW!" Inspector Kwon growled through the phone as soon as the call connected.

"It's bad. Isn't it?" Hitman asked softly, his head hung as the words of SME's President rang loud in his head.

"It's over," Danny said, the rage in his tone barely concealed.

"Not for me," Bang Si-Hyuk said firmly. "It will never be over for me. Not until those boys are home."

"This is a recovery mission for bodies only, sir," Danny said, defeat starting to seep into his bones.

"They still live. They're stronger than you think they are. I know it in my heart that we can get them home."

"And risk our lives by negotiating with terrorists?" Danny asked, wondering just how far the man on the other end was willing to go.

"Everyone participates in terrorism at one point in their life," Hitman said. "You negotiate with terrorists every day that you negotiate with yourself."

Danny heaved a sigh on the other end.

"What do you suggest we do?" he asked.

"Bring Bangtan Sonyeondan home," Hitman said simply.

"How?" Danny asked, sounding tired.

"There is something we are missing somewhere. Some clue we have overlooked. Some resource we haven't tapped into."

"We have exhausted all of our resources, sir."

"Someone, somewhere...someone knows something or...saw something. We just...haven't made that connection yet, Inspector. We need to look harder. Use fresh eyes. Appeal to people who love and miss the boys as much as I do..."

"Their fans?" Danny asked in confusion.

"Their fans," Hitman agreed. "ARMY is a force to be reckoned with. They aren't all twelve years old like most of the world believes. If they have just enough information...they can solve anything. BTS believes in ARMY's universe and ARMY believes in BTS. Without one...there are none. BTS is ARMY, and ARMY is BTS."

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[Somewhere, USA]

Jase 'Demon' Morgan sat in the pre-dawn light watching news story after news story about the South Korean boy-band thought dead all these past months. Damn Danny Kwon for dragging him into this mess. If it weren't for him and the fact that his teenage daughter loved this group to the point of obsession, Jase wouldn't be sitting here contemplating a decision that could get him killed. Or worse...put his family in serious danger.