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"Play with me,"  I yell to my new friend.  He barks and jumps around, chasing after me as I run.  He wags his yellow tail, staying close to me.  I grab him by the neck and give him a big hug.  

The yellow dog barks again and soon there is a bigger dog with black fur who also joins us.  He whines and I hug him, too. 

"Play with me,"  I tell him.  He jumps around and tries to push me with his head back the way I came.  But I don't want to go back there.  That place was boring, this is fun playing in the trees. I don't want to go back to the grownups and school.  I like it here.

"Let's play hide and seek," I yell and I take off running.  I hear two barks. One high pitched and one low.  They give chase and I squeal, happy they are playing with me.

I run in the opposite direction and soon find a cave to hide in.  This cave has teeth pointing up and down and I hide behind a big one.  I bet the dogs can't find me in here.  I want to giggle but I will give myself away if they hear me.  I put my hands to my mouth, trying to be quiet.

I hear a noise down by my feet and I look down and see a cute little bunny. "Oh, bunny,"  I say and I scoop him up.  I nuzzle him into my face and smile.  I love bunnies. They are so soft.

Soon I hear a whine from the yellow dog who finds me.  I was so busy with the bunny, I forgot about my game.  Now I lost because they found me.  I pout at being the loser.  I wanted to win.

I look down at the bunny, "Now look what you did, you made me lose." 

"He didn't make you lose, he loves you and wants you to be safe."   A tall man with white hair bends down next to me.  He has really pretty eyes, they look like the red stone in my mommy's ring.

"Who are you?" I hold the bunny close and lean into the yellow dog for safety.

"I'm the animal's friend.  But it's not safe in this cave and I know you have people looking for you."  His eyes are kind and he's nice.

"But I want to play." I hold the bunny tighter, I don't want to let him go

"I know, baby girl, but it's time to go home now.  The animals will always be here waiting for you.

"Can I keep bunny?"  I ask.

The man smiles, "No baby, this is bunny's home and he would be sad if you took him away."

"Oh, alright,"  I say and I put the bunny down, letting my fingers run through its fur one last time.

"Now I want you to follow my friend here back to your friends so you can be safe."

I see another tall man with black hair standing next to the man with white hair. He also looks friendly. Two strangers make me scared though, I hug the bunny tighter.

"Don't be scared little one. Want to know a secret?" The man whispers.

"What secret?" I ask.

"This forest is magic. My friend is the black dog you were playing hide and seek with." He whispers.

"Really? I wanna see!"

The black-haired man slowly blurs and becomes a dog and I almost drop bunny clapping my hands.

"it's time to go little one. Playtime is over."

I look at the big black dog as the man rubs his head and I nod sadly and follow him out of the cave.  I wave to the man with white hair and return to the boring building where my class is waiting.

Everybody yells at me, but I can't forget the magic of the forest.  I love the forest.

I open my eyes, blinking as the last dregs of my dream fade from my memory.  I focus in front of my eyes and see a furry black and white nose on my pillow.  I jerk up in surprise and laugh at the cute animal sitting on my pillow. 

"Jungkook!"   I laugh, picking up the rabbit and giving him the cuddles I know he needs.

"He was making a racket, so I let him in," Jimin replies from the doorway to my bedroom.

"That's okay Jimin, I don't mind."  I rub my face into the fluff balls' fur. The rabbit tries to snuggle in as close to me as he can.

"Yoongi is going to kill him."  Jimin comments.

"Why?"  I ask, putting the rabbit in my lap, still stroking his fur.  The rabbit kept shivering with each stroke of my hand.

"Jungkook has a problem keeping a distance when he gets attached."  

I smile at those words, "Well, I'm already attached to him, so I don't mind.  Besides, it's not like I"m going to make out with him."

A sudden blurring in my arms changes the adorable fluff ball into a sexy stud in my lap.  Jungkook wraps his arms around my waist and snuggles his head into my lap.  A pout on his face, "if I wasn't poisonous..."  he leaves the promise hanging. 

I run my fingers through Jungkook's hair and he hums in pleasure. "Have you guys tried to find out if you can neutralize the poison?"

"So far we've had no luck on that front." Jimin quips.  Well, damn.

A knock on my door interrupts our conversation and I get up to see who it is.  Both men stay in my room so they can't be seen but can hear what is said.

I get up and answer the door in my PJs.  Ceren is outside my door. "Hey, sorry to bother you, but there has been a big accident and one of the work crews is now stuck in the mountain.  I'm heading over to the office now, thought you'd want to know."

"What happened?"

"An idiot was not watching where he was going and now their truck is on the side of the cliff.  Rescue crews are already dispatched."

"I'll be right in,"  I close the door and rush to get changed.

"We're on it," Jimin says.  I see both of them transform and Jungkook jumps on Jimin's back. Throwing my hair into a quick ponytail,  I open the porch door and they take off,  I head in quickly to the office to find most of the employees already there.

"A team is stuck on the side of a cliff.  They will have to be rescued by helicopter.  They are too far down the side to be reached by rope."  Daniel informs me when I get there.

"Did they have a full load on their truck?"  I ask concerned.

"They did, but thankfully the logs slipped out and fell when the cliff gave way.  The semi is still too heavy, but we don't have to worry about loose logs rolling over the team."

"Any warning that the side of the cliff was unstable?"  I ask.

"Not that I've seen."  Daniel comments.  He looks at me and motions for me to join him in his office.  I follow him and he closes the door.

"Namjoon informed me that you are now fully aware of what is going on here."  He looks at me with a concerned look.

"Yes, Jungkook ended up pulling me into all of this."  I return his look with a calm one of my own.

"Will I have to worry about you?  Their situation is really dangerous and we minimize problems by not letting people get too close to them.  I can't let them be at risk." 

"Daniel, I'm not scared of them.  I want to help them."  I answer honestly. The sounds of heavy blades cutting through the air fill our ears.

A knock sounds on the door and Ceren pokes her head in, "The rescue team has arrived."

We left Daniel's office to watch the team gather.  Daniel meets with the captain and brings them up to speed.  Half the team returns to the helicopters and takes off.  Two crew members set up a small communication station so they can keep in touch with the helicopter team and watch from the cameras on them.  An ambulance drives past the center and into the woods, heading to where the team may need medical attention.  Daniel and I share a look and race to his car.  We follow behind them.

Other POV

Meanwhile,  7 animals run and fly toward the collapsed cliff.  This is their team that is in danger and they aren't going to just sit by and do nothing. 

Namjoon flies aerial surveillance, making sure the team is safe. He sees some signs that all is not well, "Jungkook, stay hidden, A rescue team should be coming, but let Daniel know that the shelf the team is on is not stable."

Jungkook transforms and pulls a cellphone from the pack that Jin carried to the site. 

"Hosoek, fly around and check out the team, make sure the team is not in danger of slipping. There should be five of them, get an eyeball on each of them."

"On it." Hobi flies off the side of the cliff to get a better look at the team.

"The rest of you carefully investigate the cliff face.  We had no warning this was unstable. See if you can tell what is causing it."

"The team is safe for the moment. I count five heads. Damnit, Brenden is down there."

Namjoon curses under his breath. Brenden was their best guy. He'd been running these teams successfully and he was a valued partner.  He let out a loud eagle cry, hopefully letting Brenden know they were on site.

A loud cracking sound could be heard and the cliff shelf started to move a little.  The men yelled and backed away from the semi and closer to the rock.

"Too bad we can't get that semi off the rock. Its weight is making things more dangerous." Hobi remarked.  "I spotted Brenden and he gave me a salute so he knows we're here."

"There appears to be an underground cave bubble that is the cause of the instability." V's raspy baritone sounds in their minds. "I can see an exposed opening behind the semi."

"I thought the cave system was farther north"  Namjoon replied.

"We'll have to go over the survey again more carefully,"  V replied.  They could hear Yoongi cursing in their heads.

"That's enough, Yoongi, that doesn't solve the situation."

"No, but it makes me feel better,"  he quipped.

Namjoon spotted the helicopter coming in over the trees. "Incoming,"  he said even though he knew that everyone would be able to hear it.

V turns and hides near Jungkook. Tigers aren't supposed to be found in the Pacific Northwest. The others continue scouting the area.  An ambulance and a car drive past their hiding spot and park a safe distance from the cliff.  The helicopter takes note of the area and then starts to maneuver so they can resume the team before the semi and rock shelf fall.   Namjoon and Hoseok take shelter in the trees near where Daniel has parked.  When Daniel and Y/N get out of the car,  Namjoon cries out so they know where he is.  Daniel nods to him and then joins the ambulance team.

Y/N walks over to the tree and looks around, eventually spotting Jungkook and V in their hiding spot.

"What happened?"  Y/N asks them.

"It looks like there is a cave bubble below and with the Semi full of trees, it was just too much for the weak rock face to handle. "  V explains.

"The cave system is further north, isn't it?"  she asks them.

"Guess they missed one," Jungkook says as he watches the first of the team lifted from the rock face.  He is immediately rushed over to the ambulance for a check-up.

One by one, the team is rescued, with Brenden the last one up the cliff, insisting his team be saved before himself. 

"Idiot," Yoongi says behind Y/N.  She turns around and sees his expression. "He's far more important than the others."

"I'm surprised at you, Yoongi, aren't you a doctor?"

"Look at me, does it look like I get to practice medicine?  Besides, that was 500 years ago." He blurs back into his coyote and lumbers off.

Y/N POV

I watch Yoongi melt into the woods.  It can't be easy for him.  To be a doctor and never able to do what he can to help because of his appearance.  I can only imagine how frustrating that must be.

A hand squeezes my own and I look over at Jungkook.  He gives me a sad smile and then returns his attention to the rescue efforts.  I leave them and walk over to where Daniel and Brenden are talking.

"...You can see the cave system from the break in the rocks.  We had no warning it was here. The survey said the cave system was to the north.  They didn't find anything here.  This shouldn't be here." Brenden was explaining.

"I don't care about the truck," Daniel replied. "I'm just glad your team is safe." 

"That semi will be expensive to replace." Brenden pointed out.

"I've already talked to Bangtan and they're already going to replace the truck. So don't worry. Until then, this area is off-limits until we know the area is stabilized and it's safe. "

The ambulance left with a couple of people since there were some broken limbs, but the rest of the team got back into their cars and left.  The helicopter team left and soon it was just Brenden, Daniel, and me. 

Brenden looks hard at Daniel, "I saw the animals here today.  The eagle and owl were looking out for us.  I saw the tiger and canines checking out the cliff face." 

Daniel nods, "Yeah, I know."

Brenden looks hard at Daniel and then looked into the trees.  His eyes widen for a second and then he returns to looking at Daniel. "Their secret is safe with me."   He then turns to his truck and drives off.

Daniel and I look over to where Brenden had looked and saw 6 red-eyed people standing there.  Namjoon nods and then they melted back into the trees.

"Damn, now I have to worry about another one. In 40 years nobody ever found out and in two days, I get you and Brenden.  Nobody is supposed to know.  It's too risky."  Daniel stomps off and heads to his car.  I follow quickly and we drive back to the center.


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