Apocalypse | BTS

Chapter 21

Trigger warning: panic attack

Jimin has instructed the other three to take a back route through the building as he went off to create a 'distraction', which he suggested would give them enough time to get in the RV and escape. They creeped down a few flights of stairs, finally reaching the bottom as the came out the side of the building. Round the front of the building was where all the rebels stood, guns in hand and Taehyung and Kwan held captive inside the RV that was surrounded by people guarding it.

Yoongi could feel his heart rate increase as he took in the amount of people that stood there, each with the same intention.
'So many people.' He thought, his social anxiety eating away at his insides as he tried to stay calm for the squad's sake.
"So, what do we do?" Hoseok asked Jungkook as they peered round the side of the building. Jungkook shrugged and pulled his hidden pistol from his waistband, Yoongi following suit.
"We wait for Jimin to do his thing, and then we aim for the RV. They're gonna shoot at us, so be damn ready to shoot back." Jungkook replied, the other two simply nodding at his response.

Jimin walked over to the RV from the front of the building, capturing the attention of the leader.
"Well?" The large man boomed impatiently in an intimidating voice, and Jimin pulled up his hood, nodding his head slowly.
"They have surrendered, sir. Yet they wish to talk to you." Jimin lied, the rebel leader nodding in satisfaction as four other rebels followed him into the building. Jimin nimbly slipped away from the now thinner crowd of rebels, running to the side of the building where Jungkook, Yoongi and Hoseok stood. Almost at the same time as Jimin's arrival, Leanne and Yuri also came running through the back door, coming to the squad's side.

"We only have minutes until he realises that you're gone, so we've got to aim for the RV now! Ready your weapons and your fists, they're strong." Jimin said, the others doing so. In a split second, the six of them had run out of the shadows, the rebels not noticing until two of them had dropped to the floor at the mercy of Yoongi and Jungkook's pistols. Hoseok drew his axe from his back, narrowing his eyes in determination as he held it up.

Jungkook thought that it was strange and stupid for them to not have taken their weapons from them, so he was glad that they had managed to hide them quite well under their clothing. There were now less than ten rebels there, but with rifles and shotguns, they clearly had the upper-hand.
"Shoot them!" A rebel screamed to his companions, gunshots being fired in all directions as fists collided with jaws and people dropped to the floor.

Jungkook and Yoongi were the only ones with guns, yet their aim and speed must have been ten times better than the rebels as not one rebel managed to land a shot on them. Jimin, Leanne and Yuri focused solely on close combat, the blonde haired male so light on his feet that it seemed as if he was dancing through the fight.

However, Yoongi couldn't focus as all he could hear was his palpitating heart, and the world began spinning as he felt the adrenaline rushing into his system. he couldn't breathe. The small bullet wound in his shoulder was throbbing like hell, and he was very lucky that he hadn't been shot in his shooting arm.
'I've got to get out of here, I've got to get out of here' was all that he could think, a pain in his chest convincing his brain that he was dying. This really wasn't the time to be having a panic attack; not now.

Hoseok noticed the mint-haired male stumble to his knees, his whole body shaking as he gasped for air with tears pricking at his feline eyes. Hoseok let out a lace of curses as he noticed a rebel running towards Yoongi with a dagger in his hand, and began sprinting towards him from the other direction in a moment of panic.

"Yoongi move!" He shouted, Yoongi failing to respond to his plea as he felt like his whole body was shutting down from the fear. In a split second, Hoseok had thrown his body in between the two of them, axe thrown to the side and fists raised as he fought with the rebel. He'd always sworn that he would never kill another man, but had no problem in knocking one out, especially when someone he cared for was in danger. The scuffle landed a cut across Hoseok's cheek, but it didn't faze him as he only saw red.

He struck the man right across the jaw, sending him to the floor in an instant and leaving his knuckles stinging. When Hoseok looked up, he noticed that the others were already hurriedly getting into the van, only a few rebels left nearby that were strong enough to fight.
"Hobi come on!" Leanne shouted as she tackled a rebel near to the door of the RV, Jimin coming to her side and helping her to fight the man off. The orange-haired male turned to Yoongi, who felt like he was going to faint as the his surroundings began to get more and more hazy and unclear, and the colour had drained from his once porcelain skin.

"I've got you, hold on." Hoseok reassured in the calmest voice he could muster, bending down and picking up the smaller male in his arms, before breaking out in a full sprint towards the RV. Yuri had started the engine, and began to turn the vehicle around just as she heard that Yoongi and Hoseok had been pulled inside. Angry shouts from the outside were followed by more gunshots as the rebel leader had finally got back down after realising their disappearance, but by then he was too late.

The RV wheels skidded against the tarmac as Yuri pressed her foot down, going at full speed to get as far away from them as possible, the shouts getting more muffled and the gunshots residing as they finally escaped. Jungkook had rushed over to Taehyung's side to check that the older was alright after they had retrieved and freed the unconscious male, beyond relieved to find that his condition was still stable, but his breathing was getting weaker by the second.
"Did you get the sanberries?" Jungkook asked with urgency to Leanne, who ran over and pulled the small box from her pocket as she began to tend to Taehyung.

"Everybody out of the way!" Hoseok ordered, running to the back of the RV where there was room for him to lay Yoongi down. The others watched in concern as Hoseok slowly lowered the male to the floor, cradling his shaking body in his arms.
"It's okay, they're gone. You're safe." Hobi whispered reassuringly, Yoongi nodding as he gasped for air and clutched at Hobi's clothing.
"I f-feel like I'm g-gonna faint." He stuttered weakly, so Hobi allowed him to lay flat and called Kwan over as he knew that she was the only thing that seemed to calm the anxious male down.

The Labrador retriever ran over immediately, lying on top of Yoongi's trembling form and allowing his hands to find their way to her fur. A few minutes ago, Yoongi was worrying that he'd have lost Kwan, but to have her back was the biggest comfort in that particular moment. Hoseok sighed in relief as he saw Yoongi willingly close his eyes, his breathing gradually slowing while he stroked Kwan's soft fur. After carefully pulling Yoongis shirt back and bandaging the smaller male's arm, Hobi quickly grabbed a small tattered cushion from the sofa and slipped it under Yoongi's head, hoping that it would make him a little more comfortable as he dipped in and out of consciousness. The orange-haired male decided it would be best to leave him be, so he walked over to where the rest of the squad was, their worried eyes reaching him.

"Is he okay?" Jimin asked him quietly, Hobi nodding despite the evident frown on his face.
"It's a panic attack. He'll wake up soon enough, but he needs rest." He said, Jimin nodding understandingly and turning to Jungkook who was leaning over an unconscious stranger.
"So this is what you wanted the sanberries for then." He said in realisation, standing next to his old friend who was looking at Taehyung with anticipation.

"Yeah", Jungkook confirmed, stressfully running a hand through his hair, "we've administered the sanberry juice and he should wake up soon... I hope. He's been out for nearly two days and we'd only known him for one." Jungkook said with a small chuckle, watching as the brunette's chest rose and fell slowly.
"Boy, he's missed a lot." Jimin said with a dramatic sigh, and Jungkook rose his eyebrows and nodded.

"He really has."