DYSTOPIA: STRICTLAND | ATEEZ (DISCONTINUED)
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"WE'RE PIRATES?!" they cried out simultaneously.

Sea pirates. The story of the stage they brought last time is indeed the theme of pirates. With Hongjoong and Mingi being his captains. If it was only in a staging, they would not worry. Everything is set in a screenplay written by the author.

But now it's different. They became pirates in real life. Either in what life or in which hemisphere they are now grounded.

Pirates are not easy things to do as a job. Piracy on ships that are both at sea is not an easy matter. There will be a lot of things to consider. In terms of strength, weaponry, cohesiveness even given command.

The threat of becoming a pirate is not just from humans. Ferocious ocean currents, sea monsters-may just be in the middle of stalking them, storms and many other things. Especially if the existence of pirates hunted by the government.

The eight youths were still dumbfounded. It never crossed their minds to become a real pirate. No one's making a sound. A blank look, an open mouth, is what they are doing right now. Only the song of seagulls heard from a distance became their accompaniment.

"Friends, I know, this is hard to believe. I also can't understand what really happened. But, here we are now. In an ocean that is somewhere on earth. We have to do something. At least to survive", Hongjoong was the first to open his voice after a greeting silence.

His airborne voice restored their consciousness. Hongjoong knows, knows. His friends could not understand and digest what happened to them. On the other hand, they must also be able to understand and survive to find a solution.

"Haaahh, Hongjoong*h*yung correct. We cannot keep quiet. Inevitably, dislikes, here we are", Wooyoung said. He then moved from his seat. Circling the ship that was his current foothold.

"What can we do? This is not a drama that has all been planned" Mingi lamented.

Wooyoung stopped stepping. He turned his body. Look at one by one his friends. Stare sharpens. Why did his friends become so soft like this? All he knew all along, his friend was a tough young man. Never once did he see them complain of helplessness like this. In fact, when they did not yet have a large audience at the staging, they never complained like this.

Noticing Wooyoung's gaze being so eye-catching, Yeosang stood up as well. Someone has to make a decision between them. If everything is silent, it will be in vain. Sooner or later, they could die silly.

Seeing Yeosang move on and invite Wooyoung to discuss, making them fully aware. The eight young men are now separated. Find anything that can be used as a clue. Especially compasses and maps.

Jongho closely watched the clouds perched sweetly in space. Predict whether it will rain or not. His fondness for objects in space turned out to be applicable now. Had his schoolmates been with him, Jongho would have boasted. How useful he was to study the heavenly bodies.

Yunho and Mingi entered the ship. They're looking for clues about how ships work, weaponry, and so on. Collect a variety of items that if useful to accompany their long journey. With various babbles Yunho filled Mingi's eardrum.

Hongjoong, Seonghwa and San participated in the Wooyoung-Yeosang talks.

"Listen. One pirate group needs a captain. So that someone leads us. Dividing tasks and organizing strategies. We have to appoint someone as captain" Wooyoung said.

"Do we really need a captain?" san's voice resuscitates Wooyoung and Yeosang about the whereabouts of his other three friends.

Both are compact nodding. Without anyone leading, they could lose their way. Acting as you please, without thinking about anything else. The existence of a captain would also indicate which level, the pirate was at. A captain must be a person of great strength, charisma, and authority. Because he should be able to make the ship's crew submit to his orders.

"The problem about the captain, we'll talk about it later. We better explore this ship first. The day has gone by and my stomach has begun to wrangle to be filled with food", Hongjoong said as he passed.

"Hongjoong's right. Let's find something to eat. I'm sure we have the right person to be captain of", Seonghwa said with a smile adorning his face. He stepped following Hongjoong in the back. Making the three young men curious, who was meant by Seonghwa.

Not lingering on that, the three followed the older one. Entering the inside of the ship.

"What's going on here?" it was the first sentence that came out of Jongho's lips. He reached the inside of the ship along with San, Yeosang and Wooyoung. The four of them were surprised by the appearance of the inside of the ship that was very messy. It was like a storm had ruffled the room.

Seonghwa ruffled waist. His mouth was already ready to spout words of pearl for Yunho and Mingi. While the two young men just put on an innocent face, with a big smile as an ornament. Instead of being scared, they were looking forward to Seonghwa's nagging.

"THAT TIME!!! WHY IS THE ROOM IN A MESS?! CAN'T YOU GUYS SEARCH FOR STUFF PROPERLY?!" seonghwa's two hands clenched Yunho and Mingi's ears together. Groans of pain began to be hurled by two troublemakers at that time. Making Wooyoung laugh blaring.

"Haishis... Nevermind Hwa. Don't extend. We better get this room cleaned up. Me, Yunho, Mingi and Jongho will clean up this room, all looking for things that we can use. You guys go find food" I don't know what power Hongjoong has. The eight immediately went and granted Hongjoong's words just like that. There was an aura that made them agree to Hongjoong's request.

There are only four young men there. Four others went to look for food. Commanded by Hongjoong, they began to reorganize the place.

The four men were trying to find a compass and a map. Two things are their priority at the moment. It is very dangerous to sail without knowing the direction and destination. After a long search, they finally found a pile of maps and some compasses.

BRAK!!

The door opened violently. San appeared, carrying a variety of food in his hand. Followed by Yeosang who brought in just as much other food. While Wooyoung and Seonghwa stepped lightly without carrying anything.

Their stomachs were rumbling when they saw so much food. Therefore, right after the food was placed in the middle of the table, they immediately scrambled for a seat. Until Yunho was pushed and accidentally exposed the black curtain that covered an object.

Netra they caught that thing. The eighth was equally surprised to see a foreign object he had just encountered this time. It was a golden color that reflected the sunlight. The sand drops from top to bottom. Move a pile of sand from one container to another in one place. That thing, an hourglass.