Chapter 3: Arrival

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Minho had fallen asleep on the helicopter as soon as they all stopped talking. It was nearly 2 a.m. and he had literally just run for his life, so as soon as the adrenaline had worn off, he passed out. He woke up suddenly when someone shook his shoulder, and he sat up quickly. It took him a moment to process his surroundings.

He looked to his left and saw it was Youngjae who woke him up. "We've landed at the academy. JYP is going to want to talk with you since you are going to be staying here for a while," he said calmly to Minho, causing him to relax. His grogginess was wearing off, and he began to remember all the events that took place just a few hours ago.

He sighed, still exhausted, but got up to exit the helicopter, anyways. Once outside, he noticed it was still slightly dark and the sun was only just starting to make its way into the sky. Jackson and Mark were already outside of the helicopter, checking the exterior for any damage. Everyone else exited behind Minho, and for the first time since meeting them, he could take a good look at them.

The first thing that stood out to him was how tall Yugyeom was. From listening to their conversation earlier, Minho knew he was born in 1997, which made him only a year older than himself, but the height difference between the two was laughable. Mark seemed a lot smaller than he initially thought, and Jackson had a lot more muscle than he was expecting. His eyes moved from Yugyeom to JB and noticed JB was sporting a mullet, which didn't look too bad on him. Jinyoung approached JB and gave him a kiss on the cheek which caused the former to blush a slight red. When he turned from JB towards the light with a slight smirk of satisfaction on his face, Minho could see how princely Jinyoung's features were, and he almost gasped. 

"They're together," Youngjae pointed out to Minho when he caught him staring at them.

Minho quickly looked away and turned towards Youngjae, realizing his ogling could be considered rude but was taken aback by the smile on Youngjae's face. He had similar facial features to JB, but his smile radiated as if he was sunshine himself.

Minho's thoughts were interrupted when a new guy came running towards them in an obvious state of rage, shouting, "I can't believe you guys went on a mission without me! Do I mean nothing to you guys?"

"Ahh, Bambam. Nice of you to join us. What are you doing awake this early?" Mark said with abundant sarcasm to his tone.

"I never went to sleep! I've been awake waiting for you lot to return and explain to me how you could betray me like this," says the man Minho assumed was the person they had left behind and were talking about in the helicopter.

"Chan is rubbing off on you, I see," Jackson says quietly just so a few could hear.

"But it's not our fault. We couldn't find you and we were in a rush," Jinyoung explained.

"I call bullshit. Mark hyung could have gotten in touch with me immediately if he really tried to, he just wanted to leave me behind," Bambam accused.

"Even if he had told you, it would have taken too long for you to get to us. I made the decision as the leader to just go ahead with the operation without you," JB finally said with a level head. Unfortunately, Bambam still had one more person to grill.

He stepped forwards toward Yugyeom with the aura of a prince about to go to war, aiming a pointed finger at the taller boy's chest. "And you! How could you let them leave me?! I'm your boyfriend for fuck's sake. You should be standing up for me," the shorter ridiculed as he poked his finger into Yugyeom's chest repeatedly.

"Kiss and make up?" he responded innocently with a mischievous smile on his face as he looked down and grabbed the hand that had been attacking him.

"Unbelievable," Bambam sighed and turned around quickly, so he wouldn't just straight out forgive the younger for the way he smiled at him. "We are supposed to be Got7. As in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7." He pointed to each of them and then himself on seven. "Not Got6."

"Better luck next time," Jackson said with a smile as he grabbed Bambam into a hug and messed up his hair. Minho was starting to think Jackson was just an affectionate guy.

"Umm..." Minho coughed, reminding them he was there.

"Oh, right! Follow me, I'll take you to JYP," JB said as he turned towards the confused boy. "What was your name again? I don't believe I got it."

"Minho."

"Alright Minho, right this way," and he took off down a stone path leading towards a stunning mansion Minho had completely not noticed a second ago. It had a magnificent courtyard with a giant fountain in the middle, beautiful landscaping consisting of plants he had never seen before, and enormous stone steps leading up to the main entrance.

It took a few minutes to reach the front of the building since the helicopter had landed a little bit away from the main grounds, but once he got closer, Minho counted four stories from the windows scaling the front of the house. Since it was so early in the morning, everything was quiet and also had a sort of eerie feel.

JB opened the front doors and guided Minho inside. If he thought the outside was incredible, then he was at a loss for words on how to describe the inside of the mansion. The entryway was a large hall with an extraordinary chandelier double his size hanging from the ceiling of it. The first rays from the sunrise made it through the window above the front door and caused the crystals that made up the chandelier to glimmer specks of light across the entry hall. At the back of the entrance was a large staircase with dark red carpet making its way upward into the house, splitting into two separate staircases to take one up to either the left wing or right ring of the house.

Off to the left side of the ground floor, Minho peeked through two double doors which both opened up into what appeared to be a massive dining room with multiple tables spread around, almost as if it were a café. On the right, there were the same two double doors that mirrored their counterparts on the left, but in this room, Minho saw a large, stone fireplace and a lot of lounge furniture scattered about, as well.

JB walked forward across the entry hall, towards the stairs, but he turned right before walking up them and made his way to a hallway which seemed like it went behind the lounge room and led deeper into the ground floor of the house. JB passed a few single doors as they walked down the hallway and only stopped when he reached a double door with carvings along its edges making it look ten times more important. He knocked and waited for a response. Once he heard a muffled 'Come in', he pushed the door open.

Inside what seemed to be an office space, Minho's eyes first went to the mess of papers, books, and random trinkets on the wooden desk at the center of the room. They were stacked so high, he could hardly see what was behind the desk. As he took in the rest of the room, he realized it was in a similar state. The entire left and right walls were lined with ginormous bookshelves that were also filled to capacity. There were two leather seats situated in front of the desk, but JB made no moves to sit in either of them, so Minho remained standing as well.

His examination of the room was interrupted when an older man suddenly stood up behind the desk. His hair was slightly messy, his semi-circle rimmed glasses were about to fall off his nose, and he was wearing a ridiculous looking sweater vest with a long sleeve shirt underneath. Minho immediately recognized the man as JYP, who he had seen many times on TV ever since he was a little boy, and took a step back at the Normie's sudden appearance.

"Jaebum, glad your back! Oh, and with someone new I see," he said with a curious tone to his voice as walked around his cluttered desk to stand in front of it. He eyed Minho up and down before turning back to JB. "How did it go?"

"Well, when we got there, the IPBA agents had already raided the hideout BTS were using, but Namjoon heard them coming just in time to get his team out. We are guessing they were somehow able to mask their movements up until they reached the hideout itself because Namjoon is usually able to hear anyone coming long before they get close. Whatever method they used to mask their presence can potentially be worrisome in the future." JYP nodded as he acknowledged what Jaebum was saying. "Unfortunately, since Namjoon didn't realize they were coming until seconds before, BTS wasn't able to warn the Gifteds they had taken in about the agents. Minho here was one of them," he said motioning towards Minho who shifted awkwardly under JYP's analytical gaze. "He was the only one we could save ourselves. Three boys got away on their own, but we couldn't pinpoint where they went. Only one of the boys was conscious and he was carrying two Gifteds who had been tranquilized."

"Ryujin and Yuna didn't make it out," Minho added quickly with an urgency to his voice. He has been extremely worried about his dongsaengs ever since he heard about their capture. Yuna was only 15 years old, so he was especially worried about her.

"Yes, two were captured by the agency before we could do anything. Mark also heard from Taehyung that BTS had an operation in the works before they were attacked, and they aren't going to be able to go through with it in time since they need to get new equipment now."

At the mention of the operation, Minho's mind went back to the conversation he was having with his comrades before the raid happened. "They were planning to break a group of three Gifted boys out of Seoul Reformatory. One of them is scheduled to be executed in two days for being a Rank 5," Minho explained, causing JYP and JB's eyes widened. "The other two, who I assume are his friends, are being locked up on the crime of not reporting their friend for being misranked. I think IPBA is worried his friends are going to try and stop the execution if they are left free."

"This is more serious than I initially thought," JYP said with urgency. "We need to free him before they can kill the poor boy, but this does work out nicely for you as well." Minho drew his brows together in confusion at the comment. "I think it is safe to assume the agency is taking your friends to the same reformatory. Ryujin and Yuna, I believe their names were?"

"You're right, Seoul Reformatory is the closest prison to the hideout that is equipped to house Gifteds," JB added.

"Do you know what ranks your friends are?" JYP questioned.

"Ryujin is a Rank 2, and Yuna is a Rank 3," Minho answered.

"Good. Neither are 4s, so they wouldn't have any reason to take them out of the city," JYP said relieved.

"I can inform Got7 immediately and get the operation ready by tomorrow," JB said as he turned to leave and inform his team.

"No," the oldest in the room said sternly. "Your team is better equipped for stealth operations and intel gathering. There is no way to avoid fighting on this mission, so I am going to have to send Chan's team instead."

"But..."

"No buts, Jaebum. Yes, you have Yugyeom, Bambam, and yourself who are plenty capable in a fight, but the rest of your team is lacking in offensive power. Chan has two 4s on his team and four 3s which I know doesn't mean much if they don't know how to fight, but Chan has assured me they are the best fighters he has ever seen. It is a big first mission for them, but Chan knows what he is doing and I think they have the best chance at getting everyone out. Alive."

JB sighed, but responded, "Yes sir."

"I am going, too," Minho stated matter of factly. Minho was still skeptical of a Normie being involved with an operation like the one they were planning, so he had made up his mind he was going to be their no matter what the older man said to him.

"I don't think that is a good idea, you just narrowly escaped being captured yourself and need time to recover," the oldest said with concern in his voice.

"No. I refuse to sit on my ass back here at this cushy mansion when someone else's life is at stake for no good reason. I was originally going to go on this mission anyways, my friends are now captured, as well, and I am a damn good fighter, so don't even try and stop me from going," Minho said in one breath.

Minho stared at JYP with determination in his eyes, just so the older can see how serious he was. After what seemed like an hour, JYP broke their staring contest and sighed. "If that is what you wish, then I won't try to stop you." Minho's mouth curved into a slight smile at the permission. "But, I have one condition," JYP added.

"What condition?" Minho questioned cautiously.

"You must join my academy."





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Alrighty! That is all for tonight folks.

I think I'll make it a goal to publish at least 3 chapters a week. They are kind of short chapters, so they don't take too long to write, but I usually end up going back and changing things when I get further into the story because I realize it didn't "properly develop a moment". But I feel confident in what I am doing now, so let us hope for the best.

Q: What is it you want to do? (Idk if ya'll care about this or not xD)

So I live in the USA, and here you can get full scholarships to college if you serve in the military for at least 4-6 years afterwards, so I am planning on majoring in Russian on an Air Force Foreign Language scholarship. I speak no Russia yet, but I love learning about other cultures and languages (hence Kpop). I want to either be a pilot in the Air Force and then do international commercial flights afterwards or do intelligence and end up in the FBI or CIA or something like that (like IPBA... jk jk jk, those guys are jerks).

I just like to write in my free time because I have always been super creative. Is it just me or do other people just make up entire stories/adventures in their head whenever they are bored? Or maybe I just watch too much TV....

Thank you my lovely readers!

~Shadow

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