Part One

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Notes:

Since I may not be around this weekend, Happy early Birthday posting for Kim Seokjin!

Hope you guys enjoy!

~oooOooo~

"Com is a bust," Mathan said as he stepped through the door

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"Com is a bust," Mathan said as he stepped through the door. "The radio is out," he clarified at their confused looks. "Nothing's getting in or out. Not the radio or cell phones. Nothing. We'll have to try to walk more."

"How?" Jin asked, looking around at his members.

All of them had more color for sure, Taehyung's cheeks flushed with the adrenaline coursing through him, but all of them were still weak.

"One foot in front of the other til we get where we need to go," Mathan answered. "My team knows where to wait for us. That is where we have to go, even if it takes a while."

"How do we know no one followed us?" Yoongi asked.

"We don't," Mathan said. "I can try and scout for footsteps. The mud will be a dead giveaway but...I didn't see anyone when I climbed a tree for signal. I think we'll be okay for now."

"They'll come for us," Jimin said softly, fear almost paralyzing him as he remembered every promise of pain that Sven had whispered in his ear - recalled everything Sven had said he would do to them if they tried to run again.

'I have eyes and ears everywhere, my jewel. I will find you. So don't try...'

"Sven won't get his designer shoes dirty," Mathan said. "He'll be too busy trying to placate the people he sold missing product to. They won't be happy to know their purchases ran away."

"What...what about..." Jungkook tried.

"I took us off the beaten path," Mathan said. "No one is going to be able to follow us this way. It's not like they have search dogs and ground stompers. We're fine. Just...we'll take your old clothes and shred them. Scatter them as we go so it looks like you didn't make it. We can tatter shirts in trees and throw logs over cliffs with your clothes on them. No one will go down and check."

"Is there a shortcut to where we need to go?" Namjoon asked, but Mathan shook his head.

"We have to take the path we're on or we will run a risk of being caught. There's at least a dozen ATV trails that run all through here. I wouldn't put it past Carl to be on one of them looking for you so he can kiss Sven's ass," Mathan said.

He didn't miss the shudder that ran through Jungkook and Taehyung - didn't miss how terrified Jimin looked.

"You're safe," Mathan said, his tone soft. "I promise...nothing bad is going to happen to you. We stick to this path and when we get to the place we are going my team will be there to take you on. You'll be on the main road in no time and...back home before you know it."

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