Friday 13th - Doomsday

The four men were awoken that morning by a loud, violent clap of thunder. Shadow still haunted every space in the barn, and Yoongi had a feeling that it wouldn't be getting light any time soon.

The storm outside was raging, causing the barn to creak and clatter in the wind as rain hammered onto the roof.

Jimin crawled close to Yoongi in terror.

"I...It's today isn't it?" He squeaked.

"Yes." Yoongi said calmly. "After today, you can forget all about the bad things, and we can all be in eternal happiness along with your mother. Doesn't that sound nice? No more cops, no more hiding - we can just be ourselves."

Lightning ripped through the sky outside, making Jimin whimper and flinch into Yoongi's chest.

"I'm scared..."

"Don't be scared." Yoongi whispered softly into his ear. "Look.."

He held up a small, dainty object for Jimin to see.

Jimin looked at Yoongi's hand and gasped, looking at the object.

A golden leaf. A crisp, golden maple leaf with a tiny heart punched out of the middle.

Jimin choked back tears and took the leaf from the older's fingers.

"I...it's just like mum's..." He said, barely able to speak.

Yoongi smiled and stroked his hair.

Hoseok was very quiet. He didn't want to admit it, but he was scared too... did it hurt to die? Would it be quick or slow? What would happen after??

His hands were shaking, and as another loud crash of thunder tore through the earth, they all huddled together.

Yoongi lit a small fire and they gathered around it, warming their hands.

Meanwhile, Jungkook was endlessly fiddling with something small and shiny...

Taehyung's bullet....

He held it close to his mouth and kissed it discreetly as the rain pounded harder on the roof. The youngest was surprised the water didn't break through...

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Namjoon sat in his seat, waiting patiently for the countdown. He had managed to get an extra ticket on the rocket, and was all but ready to leave.

There were about 30 men in total on the shuttle, all of whom were respected scientists or intelligent men and women.

Soon, the sweet sweet sound of the count down met his ears, and he laid back in his chair, closing his eyes. Any time now, Park and Min would be nothing more than ashes, while he could survive.

Powerful vibrations began to shake the shuttle as the engines kicked in, and an automated voice gave everyone instructions about emergencies which they could probably never figure out how to solve anyway.

There was a deafening roar and the shaking got more violent as the shuttle lost contact with the ground and began to shoot upwards to safety.

At that moment, there was a sickening splutter and Namjoon felt his stomach fall from the vehicle. The engines coughed and choked, before giving out completely.

There is always a moment in your life, just before it ends, when your mind just goes blank. A void that doesn't even ask to be filled. Your thoughts just become a blur and everything just freezes...

There is none of this "life flashing before your eyes" nonsense..

Least not for Namjoon...

"MAYDAY! MAYDAY! MAYDAY!"

As the shuttle gained more and more speed, plummeting towards the ground, the voice in Namjoon's headset was screaming the same word at them over and over.

Like that was going to help...

The ex-officer unclipped his belt and stumbled around in the shuttle, looking for some sort of parachute... but there was nothing.

NASA had believed their shuttle to be perfect...

They hadn't accounted for proper safety precautions...

Sirens were wailing and people were screaming. This wasn't what was supposed to happen!

The capsule began to spin as it fell, and everyone inside was thrown around violently.

If any of them had been alive when the shuttle made contact with the hard soil, the immediate explosion would have snuffed all remaining life out like candles.

There was no chance for any of them...

At least it had ended swiftly.
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From the barn, the boys heard something.... crossed between a crash and an explosion. A sickening crunch...

Yoongi ran outside to see what was going on, but there was no meteorite in sight. However, in the distance, he could make out a small mushroom cloud, with smoke billowing up into the sky.

Jimin joined him in the storm.

"IS IT ANYTHING?!" He yelled over the furious wind.

"NO! JUST A MISTAKE." Yoongi replied, grabbing the younger man's wrist and pulling him back inside. "False alarm." He announced.

The wind picked up and became even more furious than before, making the half-broken windows whistle like ghosts...

"When do you think it will happen?" Jimin whispered softly.

"Who knows?" Hobi sighed. "It could be right above our heads this very second."

The room fell silent at that thought until Jungkook interrupted it.

"I don't know when we are going to die... so just in case... I wanted to say it now." The youngest said gently. "It was an honour knowing you all, and I wanted you to know that I-"

He was interrupted by a violent crash and the sound of snapping wood, crumbling bricks and panicked screams filled the barn...

Pained screams... terrified screams...

The meteorite had hit them, straight through the roof...

No one would ever find out what the young teen had wanted to say...

Hoseok and Jungkook were immediately out cold when it hit, and the pile of rubble that used to be a barn was attacked by a heavy blow of silence.

Yoongi choked on a mouthful of dust and felt his eyes closing as Jimin crawled desperately to him, burying himself under the older's arm....

"I love you..."

Nothing moved.

Not even an insect.

The world was still...

Finally ready to take his last breath, Yoongi slipped into eternal darkness, and the Earth's endless hum was brought to a dramatic finale.

Until there was a slight sound under the rubble of the barn...

A scuffle.

And someone moved...

Then another person!

Then a third!

Just then, Yoongi also stirred, and let out a soft groan. His eyes were full of dust, and his ears were ringing louder than his grandfather's hearing aid. Pain racked through his body every time he even tried to move, and many curses left his bleeding lips.

Sitting  up slowly, he wiped his eyes and looked around, confused and disorientated...

Where was he? The barn? It didn't look much like a barn any more...

Where were the others?

Just then, he heard someone shouting outside.

Groaning in pain, he stood up and limped to the half-collapsed doorway and looked out at the scene that lay before him.

Hoseok and Jungkook were standing around, confused, but Jimin was cursing at the sky, waving his arms and throwing bits of brick at the ground.

He limped over and grabbed the boy's arm.

"Jimin! Stop! What is going on?!" He asked weakly.

"IT WAS ONE F***ING ROCK!" Jimin yelled at the top of his lungs. "ONE!"

Yoongi looked around...

The mad boy was right...

Everything else seemed ok...

Laughing aloud, he moved closer to Jimin and pulled him into a tight hug, kissing his lips euphorically and spinning him around. Happiness flowed through his veins. They were alive! They had made it!

"I love you so much...." He whispered into the boy's ear, crying tears of joy.

Through all the stress and pain, they had come out of it alive!

Jimin smiled and wiped his tears with his dirty thumb. They were covered in dust and dirt, but who cared?

All the panic was for nothing! NASA had been wrong all along!!! They were alive!!!

Just then... he looked up at the sky behind them...

He let go of Jimin and stared, while the boy looked at him confused.

"Y...Yoongi?"

The older boy just pointed up at the sky, hand shaking with terror.

Jimin turned his head to look.

"Oh Shi-"

You have reached the end of the story! Thank you for reading, my wonderful people!  I love you all <3

V-Crazy