Hello! We are back with another chapter. It's been a while since my last update. Please don't forget to vote. I want everyone to have a say in what happens in this story. Also, all of these tech and stuff is pretty much made up because it's easier for me than finding something the fits exactly to what I picture in my head. With that in mind, let's get into this chapter!

Namjoon nods his head and says somewhat cockily, "Step aside boys. Let the masters show you how it's done..." The cousins and friends take a step back. The brothers flash them smirks and they walk towards the large safe in front of them. "Ready, Jimin?" Namjoon questions.

"Of course," Jimin states, "Can I show off a little?"

"You really want to give them a show, don't you?" Namjoon says. Jimin nods his head enthusiastically. "Go ahead," Namjoon says, "Maybe you'll give Jin hyung a heart attack in the process..."

Jimin lets out a cheery laugh, "Join me on the stage, Joon hyung! We will conquer it like kings!!!" Namjoon rolls his eyes, but laughs a little. They approach the safe and Namjoon gets to his knees. "Nice..." Namjoon mutters, "This is high tech crap..."

"Should we use the machine?" Jimin questions. Namjoon shakes his head and takes a small device out from his jacket. "It's not that high tech. This is one of the smaller vaults...probably has some shiny gems in it," Namjoon says, placing the tech against the safe. He watches it scan and eventually show the gears of the safe. "I like gems..." Jimin states, his eyes shining.

Namjoon nods, "I know. Find something for eomma..." Jimin nods his head and bounces on the balls of his feet. "Find something for me!!!" Taehyung calls, "I like diamonds!"

"Don't we all..." Namjoon mutters. He takes something else out of his pocket. He presses buttons on the touch screen and watches as the image of the safe changes. "What are you doing!?" Hoseok yells.

"Trying to focus and open the freaking vault," Namjoon states, "It's kind of hard with you yelling!"

Hoseok rolls his eyes, "You said you were good at this. You should be able to do this no matter how loud it is. Hell, if you were good at this you should already have the safe open." Just as he finishes his sentence, Namjoon takes a step back and he pulls the vault door open. Hoseok scowls and crosses his arms in front of his chest. Namjoon smirks and looks to the others that stand a couple of feet away. "You don't have to stand that far away," Namjoon says, "You need to see what we're doing to get the other safes open...not to mention you get front row seats of us at work."

Jin scoffs, "I am not interested in your illegal exploits. I also don't wish to participate in any way."

"Fine by me," Jimin states, "Those who don't participate have to carry all our goodies back to the truck."

Jin sighs, "I'd rather my back break than stoop so low as to steal..."

"You're going to regret saying that," Yoongi states, moving closer to the safe. The others do the same. The only one who doesn't budge is Jin. He stands in the same spot with a grimace on his face and arms crossed over his chest. Namjoon stares at the inside of the safe and lets out a low whistle. "I underestimated this one..." Namjoon says, "No wonder the vault was so easy to break into." Inside the vault is moving red lasers that pass by every single safe. Against the walls are golden colored safes stacked upon one another, each safe with their own lock to pick. Jimin stares at it with wide eyes, "Do you think you can hack it?"

Namjoon nods, "Already on it..." He has a laptop in his hand and he types at a quick speed. The others watch him work and after a minute he lets out a sigh. He places the laptop on the floor and runs a hand through his hair. "Okay, so I disabled all of the other laser fields in this place. Except for this one...it's not connected to the mainframe," Namjoon says, "I'm guessing it's because this is the only vault with jewels. It's operated by a code. There's a keypad at the end to disable the alarm that's supposed to go off if a laser hits someone or if any of the safes are opened."

"I can shut that off easily," Jimin states.

Namjoon nods, "I know. The issue being that we still need to disable the lasers itself. If one of them hits you, it's supposed to fire off a taser that leads to pretty much instant paralysis."

"That's a bit much, isn't it?" Jimin questions.

"Yeah, it just makes it harder for us..." Namjoon sighs, "It's older tech, extremely rare now and days, because it isn't linked up to the mainframe. It is activated only by a single button that is in the capacity of who knows who. I can't disable it without the button and I'm pretty sure the machine would need it as well..."

"So, what now?" Jimin asks, "We can't exactly just walk into the safe and start picking locks...."

"That's what I'm trying to figure out," Namjoon says, "You can turn off the alarm without any trouble, but you're not much of a lock picker. You would probably get hit by one of the lasers because your attention would be on opening one of the safes."

"True..." Jimin nods, "And you can't exactly do it either. You're the better safe opener, but you have no control over your limbs. You would fall onto the lasers just by trying to dodge them."

"I'm a tad bit offended, but you're pretty accurate with your description," Namjoon states. The brothers both frown and try to think of a viable course of action. They come up with a couple of ideas and speak of how they would carry each one out. There are issues with each one and the brothers continue to come up with a working plan for another couple of minutes. The others look at the discussing siblings. "Are they stuck?" Taehyung questions, "I thought they knew what they were doing...."

"Me too..." Hoseok mutters, before yelling, "Yo! I thought you nutjobs said you knew what you were doing! You look pretty stuck to me!"

"Shut up!" Namjoon exclaims, "You don't get to talk when you don't even know how to properly hold a lock pick. As I said before, you yelling is extremely obnoxious and is making it hard for me to concentrate. So, if you want to get this done before the end of the purge, I suggest you learn to keep your mouth closed." Hoseok rolls his eyes again and mutters complaints under his breath. "We could always go with the first idea," Jimin states, "It's risky, but it's one of the few plans that I think will work."

"You better keep a watch out for me than," Namjoon says, "We need to work well or this is going to be a huge mess..."

Jimin nods his head, "Trust me, hyungie." Namjoon nods his head and pats Jimin on the shoulder. "Want to fill us in?" Yoongi questions.

Jimin looks at them with a small smile, "I'm going to disable the alarms first. Then, I'll come back and we'll both go in together. I'll be watching Joon hyung's back while he picks the lock of the safes as well as avoiding the lasers myself."

"That's dangerous, isn't it? Jungkook questions, "You need to worry about both yourself and your brother."

Namjoon nods, "Yeah, it is. It always is, but it's all part of the job. We know what we're doing, so the chances of us making errors are slimmer..."

"What about the jewels within the safe?" Taehyung asks, "How are you going to get it out?"

"Yeah...it's not like you can just bring a bag in there with you," Yoongi states, "Then, you would need to keep track of even more stuff..." The brothers nod and look at one another. They speak in quick whispered voices, leaving the rest of the group confused. After a few more seconds, they face the group again. "Any of you have gymnastics experience?" Jimin questions. The group all shake their heads except Jungkook, who raises a tentative hand. They fire questions at him and Jungkook answers just as quickly. They're simple questions such as when did you start or do you know how to do a somersault. After their brief evaluation of the young man, the brothers have come to a consensus. "I think he'll work," Namjoon says.

"Me too," Jimin states.

"No way!" Jin exclaims stomping from his position and shoving his face close to the brothers. They take a step back and look at him as if he's lost his mind. "It sounds like you want my Jungkookie to go into there!" Jin says, pointing to the vault.

"Yeah, well, someone needs to get the gems from in there to out here," Namjoon says, "Since none of you know how to do acrobatics besides Jungkook, he's the only option. He needs to go in there."

"No. No, he does not," Jin states, firmly, "He doesn't need to go in there just so you can get your ridiculous bounty out of the safe. Why can't you just throw them out here?"

Namjoon sighs, "Well, for one the lasers move and they would definitely hit the gem if we were to throw it, leading to us getting hit with a freaking taser. And two, if I were to throw it, the gem would hit the floor and crack. Basically depleting it of its overall value..."

"Hyung..." Jungkook says in a quiet tone.

"Not right now, Jungkookie," Jin states, "I don't need the money or even a single gem. I also could care less about you getting shot."

"That's great, but we don't really care what you think," Jimin says, "We're asking Jungkook to go in. Not you."

"Hyung," Jungkook says again, a little louder.

"I know, Kook. Don't worry I won't let them make you go in there. It's too unpredictable," Jin states.

Namjoon rolls his eyes, "We're not making him do anything. It's his choice whether he wants to do it or not."

"Well, his answer is most definitely no," Jin states.

"Jin hyung," Jungkook says his voice raising.

Jin shakes his head, "Don't you worry, I'll protect you. You don't have to worry about risking your life like that. I'll make sure you stay safe, right by my side and nowhere near those shiny lasers."

"I find it ironic that you're accusing us of forcing Jungkook to go into the vault, when you're the one basically shoving words down his throat," Jimin states.

"I am doing no such thing," Jin frowns, "Jungkook doesn't want to do this. Right, Jungkook. Right?" He looks to Jungkook, who has a sheepish look on his face. Jungkook shakes his head, "I'm sorry Jin hyung, but I want to give this a try."

"What!?" Jin exclaims, "Why would you want to do something this stupid?"

Jungkook sighs, "I don't know. We came out here to experience the purge. Stealing is a part of that. Not to mention, I would be lying if I said I'm not a tad bit intrigued by the idea of stealing priceless jewels."

"Love the enthusiasm, kid," Namjoon states.

Jin glares at him, "Don't encourage him. C'mon, Jungkook. This isn't a joke. You could die if you do this!"

Jimin shakes his head, "He would only get tased. He would wake up soon enough. He definitely wouldn't bite the bullet."

"He would still be on the floor," Jin states, "Think this through, Kookie. Please...."

"I have thought it through, hyung. I want to do this. You need to let me do this," Jungkook says, "Remember what we talked about earlier..." Jin opens his mouth to refute his answer, but ends up closing his mouth. He nods his head with a grim expression upon his face. Jungkook smiles, "Thank you, Jin hyung." Jin sighs and takes a few steps back so that he is standing behind Yoongi. The brothers lead Jungkook toward the vault and go over how this will go. The cousins glance back at the oldest member of the group in curiosity. He is trying his hardest to force himself not intervene. Suddenly, a quiet sobbing can be heard coming from Jin. "Is he crying?" Hoseok questions.

"Yes," Yoongi states. Jin starts to speak to himself to a high pitched voice. "How could I have been such a terrible father?" I should be keeping my children close! Not letting them run free!!!" Jin exclaims

"What is he even talking about?" Taehyung asks in a hushed tone, "He knows that Jungkook is going to be fine and is definitely not related to him in anyway...right..."

Yoongi shrugs, "He's a nut. And he's extremely overprotective...." Jin starts to sob even louder. "How do you deal with this?" Hoseok asks Yoongi as Jin sniffles behind them.

"I ask myself that question every day," Yoongi states in a dry tone.

"We're getting started!" Namjoon tells the others, "So, pay attention." Taehyung watches with an eager face while Hoseok looks rather indifferent to the whole thing. Yoongi is interested, but tries his best not to show it. Jin wipes tears from his eyes and watches Jungkook like a hawk. Jimin stretches a little as he walks towards the vault. His eyes scan the laser field in front of him. He counts within his head, getting a good feel as to the pattern the lasers move in. "You ready, Chim?" Namjoon asks. Jimin nods his head. "Be careful," Namjoon states.

"When am I not?" Jimin says with a grin before launching himself into the vault. The entire group holds their breath as a Jimin backflips over a moving laser. He drops to the floor as another passes close to the ground. He pushes himself back to his feet and performs a simple cartwheel. "Jimin!" Namjoon calls out as a laser barely misses his arm.

"I'm fine!" Jimin calls out as he does a handspring over a couple of lasers. He tumbles on the ground as multiple lasers pass over him. He pushes himself up and runs into a handspring. Namjoon shakes his head at his brother's antics. "Watch your legs, Chim!" Namjoon exclaims. Jimin does a walkover to dodge some more lasers and smiles as he pushes into a round off back handspring. Jimin bends his back down as a laser crosses right above his chest. "Are you even listening to me?" Namjoon yells out.

"Nope," Jimin states as he does another cartwheel, "Don't be a backseat thief, hyung. As you can see, I've gotten here all on my own." As these words leave Jimin's mouth, a laser starts coming right at his mid chest. Jimin doesn't notice it, having already turned around to deal with the keypad. Namjoon's eyes widen and he shouts to his brother, "Jimin! Aerial! Now!" Jimin reacts instantly, propelling himself into the air and out of the reach of the laser. He lands a bit closer to the keypad, completely out of reach of the still moving lasers. Namjoon lets out a sigh of relief, "What was that about being a backseat thief?"

Jimin flashes him a sheepish glance, "Thanks, hyung..."

"You're welcome," Namjoon shake his head, "Just get to working on that keypad...do you have something to pry it open?" Jimin nods his head and reaches into his side pocket. He takes out a switchblade and snaps it out. He moves to the panel and sticks the knife into its side. He wiggles it, trying to get it to pop out. Yoongi lets out a low whistle, "How the hell did that knife not fall out of his pocket while he was doing all of that?"

"Maybe it was deep in his pocket..." Hoseok suggests.

"Or, it's just lazy writing," Taehyung mutters. There is a loud clatter sound as the front of the keypad drops and hits the wall. It's not entirely out, wires still keep it suspended in the air. Jimin grabs some of the wires and picks through them, trying to find one specific one. He does this for a couple of minutes. The others watch with bored expressions. Yoongi yawns and lets out a sigh. Taehyung shuffles his feet and Jin is trying to keep his emotions in check. Namjoon is speaking in a quiet voice to Jungkook, who is filled with nerves. Hoseok groans, "Take all day, why don't you....is it that hard to just pick a damn wire and cut it..."

"If I chose the wrong wire, anything could happen. Alarms could go off, bullets could fire out of nowhere....we could be dead if I just chose some random one and go snip," Jimin huffs, "But, you wouldn't know that, would you, Hoseok...." Hoseok snaps his mouth closed and scowls a little. "Why is everyone picking on me?" Hoseok grumbles.

"Maybe, if you stopped talking you wouldn't get made fun of," Namjoon states.

"Maybe, if you stop being an idiot it would help too," Yoongi nods, "That may be hard though...it's hard to change who you are..." Hoseok glares at Yoongi. Taehyung chuckles and quickly hides his amusement from his cousin. "Got it!" Jimin exclaim. He grabs a dark green wire and slices it with one fell swoop of his knife. Taehyung blinks a couple of times, waiting for something to happen. "Is that it? Yoongi questions, "That was sort of anticlimactic."

"You don't want there to be a beep of any sort," Jimin states, "That would mean I did something wrong. C'mon, hyung and Kook. Let's get into these safes." Namjoon nods and leads Jungkook towards the vault's opening. "Be careful, Kook," Yoongi states. Jungkook give him a toothy smile and flashes him a thumbs up. The rest of the group watches as the three dodge the moving lasers and pick the locks of the safe. They wince as Jungkook stumbles a little, but thankfully doesn't get hit by a laser. They breathe a sigh of relief as the three figures start to get into a rhythm. Taehyung watches in awe as they start to work faster. Soon enough, they have emptied the entire vault. "That's how it's done," Namjoon says with a smirk, "Think you guys can do what we just did." The group hesitates before slowly nodding. They split into groups and head off in different directions.

———time skip———

The group walk towards the truck, their arms filled with the loot they stole. They've been in the bank for a considerable amount of time, they did raid the entire place though, so the amount of minutes spent made sense. Jimin and Namjoon have matching grins upon their faces. "I think we have enough for a couple of years now, hyung," Jimin states.

Namjoon nods, "We did grab a lot...didn't we...this was fun...we should hit banks like this from now on." Jimin nods and lets out a laugh. Taehyung has a huge grin across his face and his arm is thrown over Jungkook's shoulder. Jin is massaging his temples and Yoongi has a calm face on, even though it is clear that he enjoyed himself. Hoseok has an annoyed expression, he had struggled the most when they were stealing. He won't admit that, of course, but it didn't come as easy to him as he had hoped. After a few minutes, they near the truck. It is exactly like they left it, except this time there are a bunch of guys surrounding it. "Can we help you?" Hoseok says with a frown.

The man, that is clearly the leader, smirks, "It took you all long enough to come out of there. We were waiting a long time..."

"Do we know you?" Jungkook questions.

"No...no..." The leader shakes his head, "You don't know me. I do know you though, specifically the two of you." He points to Namjoon and Jimin, who look at him warily. "Who are you?" Jimin questions, "You're not with the RAGE gang are you?" The rest of the men gather around the leader and glare at the group of seven. The leader scoffs, "No, that group has issues. I'm surprised you don't recognize my men...especially since you beat a few of them up..." He gestures to a couple of guys, who definitely look worse for wear. Namjoon glances at them and frowns, starting to realize who they are speaking with. "These were the men that shot you," Namjoon says to Jimin through gritted teeth.

"Bingo..." The leader states, "You attacked my best men...you shot my brother...my little brother."

"Well, they had it coming," Namjoon states, "You messed with me. More importantly, you hurt my little brother." The leaders scoffs and walks so he is mere centimeters away from Namjoon. They glare at one another. "My brother almost died. You're going to have to pay for that," The leader says, "We'll start with all of those things you took. Give them to us." Namjoon rolls his eyes and steps away from the leader. He gestures for the others to gather around him, which they do. Jungkook and Taehyung's eyes are wide open, shocked at what is happening. Hoseok and Yoongi glare at the men, who have started to surround their group. Jin shakes his head, not believing that this is happening to him. "Do you actually think I'm going to hand over all this to you? Because I feel guilty? Because I shot your brain dead brother?" Namjoon questions, mockingly.

"Do not refer to my brother in that way," The leader says, "I won't ask again. Give me the money and we can all just walk away.

Namjoon shakes his head, "You're just as stupid as he is. I didn't give the money to your brother, what makes you think I would ever hand it over to you?"

"You're asking for a fight, you know that?" The leader states, "My brother hasn't always been the best shot, so that's the only reason your brother is still alive. I'm a much better with a gun. I can hit him right in the heart and he would be dead...just like that." The group all glance at Namjoon, who is fuming with anger. Jimin glares at the leader, "Funny...you think I'm just going to let you shoot at me. It's kind of amusing you think you can. I'm a lot stronger than you think. I'm a lot quicker too. You're brother got lucky....that's not going to happen again..."

"Or maybe you just overestimate your abilities," The leader states, "I could have my men kill you all with one simple command. You don't stand a chance against me."

"It's funny that you think you have power..." Namjoon frowns, "It sounds to me like you're the one asking for a fight..." The men start to close in on the boys. They shift their positions a little, knowing that a fight is inevitable at this point. Jin tuts, "No. We're not getting into a ridiculous brawl. I won't take part in that. We can talk this through. Solve this like civilized humans."

The leader sighs, "We're way past talking this through. Civilized people can go screw themselves. And, I could care less if you want to fight us or not...it would just mean an advantage for my men and I...."

You choose!-Do they fight?

Option 1-To the death!!!

Option 2-We have legs for a reason...run!

Option 3-Talk it out. We're still people with common sense

That's the end of that. This is the first chapter with three options instead of two, so please don't forget to comment below what you want the boys to do. This chapter is fairly long and another reason why I had a time skip and didn't highlight a lot of the stealing. I still hope you liked it nonetheless. Please vote, follow me, add this story to your library and check out my other BTS AU Ripple. I will see you in the next chapter! Bye!