S4 Episode 12- Goldilocks and the Three Bears:

Soobin's pov:

"NO!!!".

I jumped up startled as I rested my hand against my burning head. No. That didn't happen. It's just my mind playing games on me!

It's got to be.

This place... We need to get out. I need to get out!

I looked around to see no one beside me, only Taehyun.

Rushing to get out of the little bed, my eyes locked onto his face to see his eyes laying there unconsciously closed.

Whilst mumbling, I rested my palm gently on his forehead only to realise it was deadly cold. Startled, my breaths became heavier. "Taehyun? Taehyun, wake up. This isn't funny at all".

I drifted over him, panicking as I blocked the bright light from reaching his face. My fingers searched across his neck trying to find a pulse. Starting to lose hope, I dropped my arms to my side whilst tears rolled down and splattered onto his shirt.

"No... Not you too... First it was everyone, then Soyou, now you!? NO. Taehyun don't leave me...".

I backed away slowly, my eyebrows scrunched as I turned away. I was alone, how the Hell was I meant to make it out alive and still in one piece? I was just going to suffer and die like everyone else.

Suddenly, I heard a wail. A cry. Immediately I turned to see Taehyun right before me breathing. Alive! A wave of happiness and relief flushed over me. I wasn't alone!

"DAD! NO!!" His voice quavered as he yelled. I sat softly onto the edge of the bed and slowly became overwhelmed with the same pain as him. The pain of losing someone you loved.

"Taehyun, it's okay. I'm here. It's over... It's all over". His eyes stared at me viciously swollen, red and sore.

"NO. He's NOT gone!! He's not SAFE!!" He looked at me with the eyes of a Hawk as fear flowed through me.

"Whose not gone? Taehyun what are you talking about-".

"Th-That CREATURE! T-That THING! He's going to kill my dad too! I need to save him!!".

"Taehyun..." Before I could continue, he was already pouncing on the tinted window, hoping to somehow break it whilst I stood there watching, wanting to tell him that it wasn't real. That it was all a mind trick. That they were trying to make us lose our sanity slowly by making us go through stimulations of what felt like it was real. But I kept on getting interrupted.

"Taehyun, STOP!" His attention quickly shifted on me as I steadily walked to him hoping not to drive him out of his mind more than he already was. "They're playing mind games! They just want to trick us. You CAN'T let them get to you, please Taehyun. You're only hurting yourself". I gently reached out for his hand to see that his knuckles were rose-red and some dripping with blood.

"Let me go Soobin," He pulled back aggressively sending me to topple a little. "I need to help my dad! Otherwise I won't EVER forgive myself".

"I know you feel like that! I felt the same with Soyou, my sister. I had to WATCH her blood drip onto the floor, WATCH her legs dangle unconsciously to the ground. BUT IT'S ALL MIND GAMES. I KNOW Soyou's out there searching restlessly for me. They're NOT DEAD, Taehyun. It's just what they want us to think so we can slowly lose our sanity." I explained. "We're the only one's alive, listen to me. They got everyone, you could be next or even me! We-".

"We've been here for days Soobin... DAYS! I don't care if I lose my sanity or not at this point, I'm not going to sit around and wait for a miracle to come and save me, I'm not going to sit around and wait for you to disappear like everyone else including HUENING KAI, you've realised that right?".

"Yes." I nodded slowly. I didn't really want to think about it since I thought that he was lost or would eventually come back, but I never thought of it in the way that he could have died. I didn't... I couldn't... I don't know how I would react if I found out that Huening Kai was dead.

I didn't want to think about it either. He had a valid point, an undeniable one.

We needed each other or we'd never make it out of here. But we also can't wait around for one of us to go as Taehyun said.

"You're right," I sighed, "Let's find a way out". I wandered around the room which had an enormously high ceiling, I didn't want to hang around and see why though. I tried to find a hatch, an escape route, anything that could help us because at this point, I'm not leaving Taehyun behind, he'll only end up hurting himself even more.

As I continued to look around, it then hit me.

"Goldilocks and the Three Bears...".