EXO: "EXOPLANETS"
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It is risky but isn't the risk worth it? I listened to him and decided not to do anything. They took us to a black van and after we all piled up, they slammed the door shut. Before I could voice my opinion, Baekhyun urged, "this is our chance, man, this is the best chance we should avoid."

"It was too risky, there were guards everywhere. We have to think about this since we are completely outnumbered" Xiumin replied.

"We will always be outnumbered, so that is not a factor to consider. There are only nine of us and hundreds of them but we have the ability now, so we can use them to defeat the guards" Baekhyun assured. Nodding my head, I completely agreed with him.

Although we do have powers, we can only control them to a certain extent. Small things are easy: manipulating the air area, creating mini tornadoes or breezes. However, I don't know the limits of my abilities and the extent to which I can push them. How can one fight with the wind? I don't know, maybe I can blow them all up .. like a big bad wolf. God, what am I gonna do in a fight?

"I agree with Xiumin, it's a risk. The chance of failure is too great. Plus, if we don't succeed, there will be consequences. You know how cruel they are, they'll beat us to death and don't care, "Suho reasoned. The front door of the truck slammed and the car started moving. I don't know where they took us, but I want to know.

"What can they do to us that they've never done? We've been tortured day after day for months now. Wouldn't death be a mercy? I say we vote," Chanyeol whispered hotly in disagreement.

"I want to escape from this place just like you, but I also have to make sure we all get out of here alive . You are all so busy trying to risk your life to fight no matter if you are safe or not. I'm just trying to protect you from your own despair because if I don't, who else? If you don't care about your own life, you'll just end up dead and then what? Is it worth it for that? " Said Suho resigning, trying to be as silent as possible.

I realize he's just trying to keep us because he cares. If one of us dies, I don't know how I'm going to accept it. We only knew each other for a few months but we spent so much time together, it felt like I had known them all my life.

We have entered strangers and become brothers, we are like an unconventional family. Suho was right, we let our desperation get in the way of logic, but I still don't think we should sit down and do nothing. It's ironic that we think running away means survival, but that's what will get us killed.

We took the vote and five of us voted and four voted against. I chose because even though it was a risk, I was willing to take it. We were outside, we were too close to do nothing. We continued juggling the plan and honestly saying it was a bullshit plan. At least we had one and we could only do so much in a short time before the car stopped.

Stepping out of the van, a large building in the open space began to be seen. There was nothing but a field above the fields, we were really in the middle of nowhere. We walked towards the entrance and as we got closer I realized how big the building really was. It was completely black on the outside and looked too modern to be here. The most prominent is the word 'EVOLVE' printed in bold in the upper left corner.

"Today, we'll start with Phase Three. From now on you will practice until you are all honed to the highest potential you can achieve. Until you become an unstoppable weapon" Vic explained. A gun? For what, for whom, who will we use to fight? Is this the real motivation behind the EXO Experiment? I have too many questions and no answers that are really frustrating.

"We'll start today with the basics" Vic announced interrupting my thoughts. We were taken to one side of the room where there was a mat placed on the ground and he continued, "inhibiting. One of the most important things you will learn in battle. If you can't defend yourself, then you can run. "

He showed us how about bringing in guards for a demonstration. First, he showed us how to block a punch and then a kick. I tried my best to memorize his body position and attitude. I've never fought before, I didn't even do Taekwondo as a kid so it's all new to me. But it doesn't seem too difficult, put your hands on top to block a blow, avoid or avoid a blow if it's possible to weaken your promise, watch their posture and keep your tension in check.

After that, we were each assigned a coach, mine was a Japanese man who was a little smaller than me, but he made up for it in the form of his muscles. He was actually very civilian compared to some of the other guards I met, he introduced himself as Yamamoto Haru and even shook my hand. But my defense increased because after everything I could not believe in first impressions, humans cheated.

We spent at least an hour discussing positions and positions, making sure I understood the basics well. I try my best because I never know when this will be useful. I'm gonna fight my way out of here so I have to be ready as I can.

I take back what I said before, the more technical battles I expected. There's a lot to think about, though, not only should you worry about your own position but also how your opponents are holding back because by learning that you can deduce what type of attack they will make.

The next two hours were much more brutal, this was when the actual training began. We had to fend off attack after attack from our instructors by blocking and trying to predict their movements. They say it is the most effective way to learn because if you do not block it properly then you will have to bear the consequences yourself. Besides, they want us to learn how to do the punches. How to tilt the body so that the impact is smaller and they teach us which body parts are a priority to protect.

I don't even know how to punch but I tried it a few times with instinct and it just made me sicker. Haru will always find a gap for my ribs or stomach and deliver a stronger blow. After that, I learned that it must be an area that I should always protect.

In the end I was completely exhausted and sweating. I haven't done any exercise in a few months and I know my body will be sore and bruised the next day. Before today, I never even fought but now my skin hurts to the touch from the number of hits I took. But now, this is my least concern, we have a plan to execute.

We were taken back to the entrance, where there were metal detectors and guards stationed everywhere. We went through security checks and the guards came to put handcuffs on our wrists. However, just before they were able to, a short whistle came from Baekhyun as planned. Then all the chaos broke out.