Chapter 4

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Jungkook shuddered in realization of what he just did. He used his powers without even trying to. It just happened!

He was able to fight back the men from OSRO who were probably close to knocking him out, but he had never tried using his powers on them until that moment.

He wasn't supposed to use them unless it was necessary. He remembered Jimin told him that.

This was necessary, right? Oh, I hope Jimin won't be mad at me.

Jungkook looked at his hands, which trembled slightly from the chill running through his body. He was brought back to reality by the man in the ground groaning and staggering to his knees.

He stepped back slowly, gulping. Now they definitely knew he was the one they were looking for. 

The man reached under his suit for something and Jungkook flinched automatically.

A gun clicking sound was heard before Jungkook shut his eyes tightly, expecting to be shot.

Just then, the man was thrown into a wall by a dark figure. The gun flew out of his hands, but fired at the ground.

Jungkook gasped and opened his eyes. He looked to where the man was being slammed into the wall multiple times. His breath hitched as the shadows surrounding him all moved in parallel motion, but did not touch him; their main target was the OSRO agent.

The man fell to the ground, coughing and gasping for air. He reached his hand out for the gun, but was stopped by a shadowy hand gripping his wrist tightly and twisting it. 

A howl of pain resonated through the alley as Jungkook saw two young men making their way toward him.

One held up his hand, clenching it into a fist to create a tighter grip on the man's wrist. It was Yoongi. "Ah, you guys are really annoying."

The man struggled to break free. "Let...go!"

"If I do, will you let the kid go?" 

Jungkook's eyes widened as he realized they referred to him. 

The man didn't respond to him. He only tried to pull his hand away. 

"That's what I thought." The young man sighed and flicked his wrist.

The shadow bent the man's hand until a disturbing crack was heard. The man screamed in pain. Another shadow hit the back of his neck to knock him out.

"That should take care of them for a while." Yoongi shrugged before lowering his hand.

"That was a bit harsh, hyung." Namjoon winced as he got closer.

Jungkook looked at the two in surprise. "W-who are you guys?" He stepped back defensively. 

Both looked at the younger male with the same plain look on their faces.

Namjoon stepped forward, "Those guys were trying to take you, right?"

Jungkook's body tensed. He was still alarmed, and he didn't exactly hide it. He didn't even know where these two came from!

Jungkook opened his mouth, as if about to speak, then he seemed to disappear from sight. All that they felt was a quick breeze pass between them.

"What? Where did he go?" Yoongi frowned and turned his head.

Namjoon spun around and saw Jungkook standing at the entrance of the alleyway. "Oh, don't tell me…"

Jungkook took one more curious glance at them before he dashed away.

Namjoon took a moment to process what happened before he sprinted after him. Yoongi huffed, taking off behind him with a groan of frustration.

Jungkook didn't show any sign of exhaustion, despite running probably 3 blocks away from those men from OSRO. He ran into an alleyway again, hoping to lose Yoongi and Namjoon, who were catching up quickly behind.

Namjoon knew neither of them could use their powers, especially when they were in public. It was already risky using them outside at all. His, however, were discreet enough to use in this situation.

He took a deep breath as he slowed down. "Hyung, keep up with him. I gotta focus." He turned into the same alley he saw Jungkook go into.

Yoongi grunted, "Yeah, send the slowest of us, why don't you?" He panted and unzipped his jacket then took off ahead of Namjoon.

Namjoon kept up behind but concentrated on something else. 

Taehyung? Taehyung, are you nearby?

...Namjoon?

The male smirked as he felt the mental connection click.

You're close to where we are, right? By the shopping outlet and the closed furniture shop?

Yeah. Is that why you're able to communicate?

Yes. Look, go across the street and between that shop and the one next to it. Jungkook is trying to get away from us and we're losing him. We're close to that spot so if you run into that alley, you might be able to stop him.

That doesn't sound too hard. I'm on my way now.

Great. 

J Namjoon breathed out as he blinked and got back to focusing on the task at hand.


Taehyung rushed across the sidewalk, trying to find where his friends had gone or where Jungkook was. He looked side to side before dashing through the crosswalk and between two buildings.

The luggage he carried in his arms only seemed to slow him down, which frustrated Taehyung. He finally just let the bags go and set them next to the door in the back of a store.

"This is where Namjoon said they were, right?" He questioned and looked ahead. Passing a few exits and entrances to new alleys, he spotted something nearby.

Taehyung jogged up to it then examined it. "Hyung?" He mumbled as he picked up a black jacket, which was the same as the one he saw Yoongi wearing earlier.

He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion then took it in his arms. He looked behind him to where the alley went on. He sprinted forward on the path. 

They should be around here somewhere. He thought. A few minutes after running back and forth, he heard multiple footsteps nearby.

Taehyung lifted his beanie off his ear to hear more clearly where the footsteps came from. That's when a sharp cracking sound echoed off the walls. His eyes narrowed as he drew a breath.

"Hyung?" He asked before running to the direction of the sound. "Namjoon-hyung!" He looked to his left and saw Jungkook run across the path. After him were Namjoon and Yoongi, who seemed out of breath.

"There you guys are." Taehyung said before he went the same direction he saw them run. He knew he would probably distract them if he tried to get their attention, and he didn't want to make them lose Jungkook.

He stopped at a four way path when he saw Jungkook turn right into his direction.

Yoongi and Namjoon slid as they turned right behind the younger male. "Taehyung?" They said at the same time.

This made Jungkook look forward and gasp. He yelped in surprise and held his hands forward, shooting a beam of ice at Taehyung.

Taehyung's eyes widened, but he didn't move from his spot. He stretched out his hands and opened his palms to release a storm of red flames. The flames engulfed the ice, evaporating it.

Jungkook slid to a stop and stumbled forward. He fell onto his hands which caused the floor to freeze over with a thin layer of ice.

Yoongi and Namjoon slipped on the ice and fell on top of each other.

Taehyung looked back and forth from his friends to Jungkook. He sighed in relief, "I'm sorry, I didn't burn you, right??" He approached them cautiously, trying not to slip.

Jungkook panted softly and looked up. He saw Taehyung approaching and frowned. 

Taehyung crouched down as he offered his hand. "Are you okay?" He looked concerned for him, surprisingly.

"Mm…" Jungkook sat up and nodded. He exhaled, which released a cool puff of air from his mouth. Before he could do anything else, his arms were caught and held back. He gasped when he was yanked back and restrained by shadowy limbs.

Yoongi held his hands out as if gripping something. He glared at Jungkook and stood up, making the shadows pull him closer.

"Oi, why did you run away from us like that?" Yoongi interrogated with a tired voice..

Namjoon got to his feet and shook his head. "Hyung, let him go."

Taehyung walked up to Yoongi. "Hyung, don't hurt him. That's not what we're supposed to do."

"I'm not hurting him. Just making sure he doesn't get away. He's quick." 

Jungkook frowned as he looked back at them. "Wait, you're not trying to hurt me?'

"What did you think when we finished off those guys from OSRO?" Namjoon asked then gestured for Yoongi to release him.

Yoongi rolled his eyes. "If he teleports away again, I'm not going after him. I'm too tired." He sighed and stopped controlling the shadows.

Jungkook stood up with shaky legs. He looked down at himself then back up at the others. "I don't teleport, actually."

Yoongi gave a disapproving glance which made Jungkook bow in apology. "Sorry, sir."

"You're Jeon Jungkook, right?" Taehyung stepped forward, trying to dissolve the tension in the air.

"Yes. How do you know that?" Jungkook's voice quivered a little, which showed that he did not mean to offend anyone by asking.

Namjoon answered. "We know why those people were after you. We actually came here for you, because we figured out their plan beforehand. I guess they already know where to search for you guys though."

Taehyung nodded. "We're superhumans too. You do remember us, right?"

Jungkook examined their appearances for a moment and hummed. "I-I'm sorry. Not really." He rubbed his arm and looked down. 

"You were pretty young. We helped you get out of that lab. We didn't know where you went, though." Namjoon shrugged.

Jungkook turned his head to him then gasped. "Wait," he pointed at him. "I think I recognize you!"

"You do?"

"You do?!" Taehyung and Yoongi simultaneously said.

Jungkook nodded as he smiled a little. "Yeah! You were one of the stronger kids in that lab." He furrowed his eyebrows and looked up. "Kim… ah, I can't remember your name."

"Kim Namjoon." 

"Yes!" 

"Whoa. He actually recognized you, hyung." Taehyung marveled. 

Yoongi tilted his head. "Do you remember anyone else?"

Jungkook shook his head. "My memories of that place are kind of foggy. I'm sorry." He fidgeted with his hands timidly. "I bet my roommate could recognize you two, though." He added.

"Park Jimin?" Namjoon's expression brightened as Jungkook looked over at him. "You remembered him too?" He asked.

"Sort of. We saw him on your social media pages. You two are roommates, right?" Taehyung questioned.

Jungkook nodded and grinned a little. "Yeah." He looked down and noticed the floor was still covered in a layer of ice. "Oh!" He turned toward Yoongi and Namjoon. "I'm sorry for causing you trouble, hyungs. If I hadn't panicked, I wouldn't have made you chase after me like that." He bowed respectfully.

Yoongi sighed. "Yeah, well, now I have an excuse to sleep for the rest of the day." He pursed his lips.

"Don't worry, it's okay. We're just glad that we got to you first before those men took you away." Namjoon grinned.

"Yeah me too." Jungkook chuckled, before he felt a mysterious breeze pass by. He turned around and looked past Taehyung, eyes widening.

A forceful wind came through the alley and sent Yoongi, Namjoon, and Taehyung into a wall. They all groaned and grunted.

"What is that?!" Yoongi asked as he was barely able to tilt his head down from how powerful the wind was.

Namjoon grunted, "I don't… know!" He looked forward, narrowing his eyes so he could at least see a little bit.

Jungkook stared behind him at the young man who strolled up to them. 

The young man was none other than the other they were looking for: Park Jimin. He held out his hand as he commanded the force of air to press against the three.

"Jimin!" Jungkook marveled to his roommate. 

"I got suspicious when your location froze." Jimin murmured, keeping his eyes on Namjoon, Yoongi, and Taehyung. "I guess I was just in time."

Yoongi glared through the wind. He knew he couldn't activate his powers, especially with the air pushing him back. Neither he nor his friends could do anything.

"Now I need to ask; who are you?" Jimin interrogated and gave them a suspicious look.

Jungkook frowned. "Jimin, no! They're not the guys from OSRO!" He pulled Jimin's arm down to make him stop.

And soon enough, the air did stop, and the three of them were dropped to the ground.

"Ow!" Taehyung exclaimed while he got up to his knees.

Jimin gave Jungkook a confused expression. "Jungkook, what are you doing?"

"They helped me, Jimin!" Jungkook blurted. "They beat up those government guys so I wouldn't be taken away. They're like us." He whispered the last part into Jimin's ear.

Realization came upon Jimin's face as he turned to look at the others. "You guys are superhumans?"

Namjoon groaned and stood up. "Yes. Yes we are." He helped Yoongi up and winced. "I'm assuming you're Park Jimin."

"We were trying to help you." Yoongi sighed in an annoyed tone. "But you obviously didn't get that."

Jimin's cheeks turned pink in embarrassment. Now that he got a better look at them, they looked older than he was. "Oh…"

"You know, for someone small like you, you have a big power." Taehyung looked Jimin up and down. 

Jungkook couldn't help but chortle at Taehyung's comment, making Jimin scrunch his nose up in annoyance.

"Wait, I know you." Jimin stepped forward at Taehyung, to which Taehyung backed up.

"Really?"

Jimin nodded. "Yeah! Kim Taehyung. I remember you were always in the lab with me."

Taehyung grinned and nodded excitedly. "Yeah! We were friends back then."

Yoongi interjected, "So everyone remembers each other, yet no one remembers me?"

Namjoon rolled his eyes. "Ah, hyung." 

Jimin glanced at Yoongi and tilted his head. "I feel like I should know you." He then looked at Namjoon. "Did you guys really come here to Busan for us?"

"Yes. Taehyung found you online and since we're kind of in danger, we figured we might warn you. You know, since we're kind of all hiding from the government."

"So…" Jungkook began, "Those guys… They were targeting me from the beginning. Like, it wasn't just a coincidence?"

Namjoon shook his head. "I'm afraid not. For some reason, OSRO is after us."

"Why now, though? Why didn't they go after us when we first got out of that lab in the first place?" Jimin asked.

"We aren't sure yet, but all we know is we're in danger. We wanted to warn all the people that escaped that day and let them know what's coming."

"Do you know what the other two are up to or anything about them?" Taehyung questioned.

Jimin and Jungkook both looked at each other and shook their heads.

"We thought so." Namjoon said. "No worries. We already have a good idea of where they are. Would you two want to join us?"

"Join you?"

Yoongi explained, "We're going to various places to find all the superhumans and warn them about the government's attempt to take us back. After that, our plan is to go into hiding. You're welcome to come with us."

"Where are you going?"

Namjoon shrugged. "We're not sure. Our next closest trip is to Gwangju. We just wanted to warn you and let you know what's happening. What you do next is up to you."

Jimin sighed and looked down.

"We'll go with you!"

Jungkook's excited voice piped up before Jimin could think. 

"Really?" Taehyung asked excitedly.

"Eh?" Jimin raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Jungkook nodded and turned to Jimin. "Yeah! It's a great idea, Jimin!"

Yoongi stated, "I mean, it is better if we stick together since there's not a lot of us." He shrugged.

Jimin put his hands out. "Wait," he turned to his roommate and pulled him further away from the others. "Jungkook, we need to talk and think about this a little, don't you think?"

"What is there to think about? They obviously have a better plan than we do. We can help each other so none of us are in danger!" Jungkook reasoned quietly.

"Yeah, but-"

"And I trust Namjoon-hyung, too." Jungkook added with a smile. "He's a strong person."

Jimin blinked in surprise. "Jungkook, you hardly even remember them."

"Yeah. I was a small kid. But I do remember he was the one to get us out of that lab in the first place." 

He was taken aback by this response. He didn't think about that. He didn't even know Jungkook remembered that. But how was he supposed to talk him out of it?

"They are in the same boat as us, though." Jimin looked down. He glanced back up to see Jungkook smiling and nodding.

"Exactly. So why not just join them?"

".....Okay," Jimin gave in. "We really don't have a lot of options."

Jungkook grinned at him. Jimin turned to the others. "We'll join you guys."

Namjoon looked at his friends and smiled. "Great!"

"It's good to see you all again, Namjoon-hyung." Jimin bowed to each one respectively. "Taehyung. And…" he paused at Yoongi.

"I'm Min Yoongi." The older male clarified. "I was in the older groups, so I know you probably wouldn't recognize me."

Jimin nodded and turned his head to the side. "Anyways, when were you planning to leave Busan?"

Namjoon answered, "As soon as possible. Though we're not sure about traveling at night." He scratched his head.

"We'd be there really late at night. The next train there isn't leaving until 8 o'clock." Taehyung stated with a sigh as he put his phone back in his pocket.

"You can stay at our place for the night. We get up early so we can catch the first train to Gwangju." Jimin offered. "That way you don't have to spend money at a hotel."

Yoongi asked. "Are you sure? We wouldn't want to make you two uncomfortable."

Jungkook shook his head. "Don't worry, hyung. We have two rooms and I can always sleep on the couch."

"Ah, you don't have to." Taehyung argued. "I can sleep there."

Jimin stroked his hair back. "Why don't we take you there and you guys can figure out which places you want?"

Yoongi and Namjoon looked at each other and nodded. "Sounds good to us." 

"Wait," Namjoon lifted a hand. "Where are our bags?"

Taehyung winced, "Oh, yeah… I had to let those go after I heard you needed help. But don't worry," he said before anyone could respond in alarm.

"I left them somewhere around here."

"Somewhere? Please clarify that."

"In the alleyway close to your guys' motorcycle."

Jungkook gasped and smiled. "I can find them!" He said.

"You can?" Yoongi questioned before Jungkook nodded then left in the blink of an eye.

The four remaining jumped.

"Jungkook, don't use your powers like that!" Jimin shouted but sighed once he knew the boy was way out of earshot.

Yoongi furrowed his eyebrows. "So he doesn't have teleportation?"

Jimin shook his head. "No, he has-"

"Are these your bags?" Jungkook seemed to just appear out of nowhere. He stood right beside Jimin as he held the three duffel bags in his arms.

"Enhanced speed." Jimin finished and pursed his lips.

Taehyung nodded. "Ah, that makes sense now."

"That explains so much." Yoongi said.

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No more continuous cliffhangers this time XD which I think is good so I give you guys a bit of time before things get even more crazy lol. I bet you guys can guess who the next character to be revealed issss.
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