THROUGH DIFFERENT WORLDS [SKZ]

03 The Hellevator

"The Healing Therapy"

You felt yourself unexpectedly fall, this time it was not a velvet carpet but a hard tar road. You were attempting to stand up when another body collided with your back. "So much for the landing" You groan as the person rolls down from you. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry!" Changbin says, helping you up. Realizing he was the one who fell on you, your eyes almost rolled out on the ground. A few more groans were heard as the rest of the Stray Kids were laying on the ground. The time was still night, but thankfully there were street lights present.

Everyone had finally stood up and were looking right and left. "Hyung where are we?" You heard Hyunjin asks Minho, who looked just as confused. "That place," Jisung says and points his hand up in the air. Following his eye, all of you turned in the said direction. In the distance, a tall and huge building was resting. It looked like it was a run-down facility, constructed in a circular shape.

"W-wait, that building, it's familiar," Says seungmin. Suddenly a scream was heard as all of you turned around to see Jeongin. "Hyungs our clothes!" Everyone only noticed now, how their clothes were changed. Even yours, you were no longer wearing the scratched leather jacket nor those thin clothes. Your current attire was black and a grey jacket. "these are our outfits from Hellevator" Bangchan says as he pulled on his white clothes. "No shit sherlock" Felix mutters before walking off.

"Let's go there," He says as the rest of you follow him. All the guys walked in front as you waddled behind them, occasionally tripping on the large jeans. You did notice their clothes were old but they were not younger. So no time-traveling shit, you thought.

Sliding open the rusty door, Felix was the first one to enter. "We're literally in Hellevator music video?!" Yells seungmin as he pulled on his hair. You slightly pushed Hyunjin to a side and walked forward trying your best to see over the tall men. Upon reaching the front, you almost cried. That same old pink striped couch, graffiti walls, torn up pages, an exit sign. Lol, you're in their mv.

"This is what we call a therapy gone wrong" Ignoring Changbin the rest huddled up beside Bang Chan. "Okay guys, listen" Your attention was dragged on to the leader as well as everyone else s. He looked across everyone's faces and said. "I don't know why this happened and don't expect me to do shit" Minho rolls his eyes before walking over to the couch. Jeongin and Seungmin gave a weird face to their leader and wandered off. Chan sighed defeated and started to search around the place.

Minho was laying on the couch as Felix sat on the armrest, both looking lost in thoughts. The rest were spread around, amazed by the similarity the place showed. Shuffling to your feet, you walked over to the exit sign and placed one foot on it, then you began to fold up the ends of your pants. The jacket repeatedly continued to come down your hand.

"What are we gonna do now? Sit here and wait?" Hyunjin suddenly asks as he came around you. With a soft thud, you sat down on the mattress laid on the floor. "I don't know," You said before pulling your knees closer. Your luggage, phone, and even the leather jacket were gone and you honestly missed those stuff. Hyunjin sat next to your leg and watched as Bang Chan paced around the hall, kicking and poking the stuff around him. "I thought meeting you guys will be impossible. And here I'm stuck in your music video with y'all" You laughed before laying on your back, not caring for the dusty place.

"Is that so?" Hyunjin asks as he eyed your laying figure. You nodded back as an answer. "Oh! And I'm really happy you are okay. STAYs were going crazy without knowing about you" Hyunjin's lips twitched to a smile as he heard that. He missed his STAYs more than anything, performing for them was like healing the world. The way how all of them sang along to their songs, excitedly waving the light stick with big fat smiles. "I wish I could at least say a 'hi I'm okay' to them" He mumbles as his smile fades away. Though he was talking to himself you heard it and became instantly soft. He just burst the UwU.

"Hello?" Someone's voice called out making you sit up. Everyone looked around confused, not knowing who said that. "Hi... kids," The voice said again. "Who are you?!" Jisung asks, panicking at the foreign voice which held no source. "I'm Master J. I believe what caused you to be there is Jimin's therapy" All of you started to look around, trying to find the source of the voice. "No no, you won't find me there. I'm talking to you from the earth" Master J says as you started to worry internally. What did he mean by he's from earth? You are not on earth?

"Until I find a way to bring you back, please do as he says" With that being said, the voice disappeared. "what the actual hell?" Changbin mutters before walking over to the nearest wall and leaning onto it. He knew the shop was trouble and now they are not even on Earth. "Who's this 'he'?" Seungmin furrowed his brows.

"I am," says a familiar voice. At the end of the hall stood Jimin himself.

"You idiot! You put us in here!" Minho yells and grabs the man by his collar. Bang Chan immediately runs over and separates the two, specifically holding down a fuming Minho. "How did you get here?" He asks as Jimin shifts in place re-adjusting his silky clothes. "I came in with the help of Master J. But I can go back as I wish but I won't"

"Why won't you go?" You curiously asked as the blondie smiled at you. "Because I'm the one who put you here. So I can't sit and watch!" BangChan lets out a loud sigh of relief, feeling glad to know they can escape. "But can't your master J just pull us out?" Jeongin questions, to which the blonde shakes his head as a no and states. "I'm the one who discovered this therapy, only I can help you get out. And the only way to do it is..."

"It is?" Dragged on Felix, sounding a little excited about the situation rather than worried.

"You see, this therapy was meant to cure your boredom, so I set up an adventure where you have to complete a mission to exit this place" Hyunjin gasped before shouting "MISSIONS?!" Jimin nods calmly and takes out the nine sheets you all had written your names. "The therapy was supposed to end when you are free from boredom. But my research went wrong and now you'll only get out of here after finishing the last alternative universe"

The room was silent as each of you processed the presented information. "You can destroy those then right?" Butted in Changbin but only received a disappointing answer. "Even if I destroy these, the therapy will still go on, you'll solve missions and travel to the next world" Everyone stared at the man in disbelief.

"This is nuts"

"Please tell me I'm dreaming"

"I'm never sneaking out again"

"My cats will starve if I don't go back"

"Okay guys calm down!" You clapped your hands together as all of them looked over at you. "If the only way we can exit this place is to do missions, let's do it" Though no one protested, everyone mirrored hesitation and concern. Jimin gave you a thankful smile and you returned a glare. He was the cause of everything, unlike Minho you would've surely punched him. "Then by worlds you mean our music Videos?" asks Jisung to which the therapist nods.

"I thought of making everyone go to the place where they never found adventure. And music videos hold a lot of plots you know?" Your feet were giving out as he continued to explain. Sitting back down onto the mattress, you watched the others from the floor. "I agree actually, we were always watched and taken care of while we shot the videos. We were safe" Jisung, the most unexpected person to make sense said. "I was not at their shooting location or something- why am I here then?" You asked the guys also looked at the blondie for an answer. Jimin laughs before speaking "You took the therapy with them, so you came here too" You groaned and looked down while Changbin rose his hand to question. "So.... we're not safe now?" Changbin leans forward.

"You'll only leave this place after you complete the mission. You don't have any food or accommodation here, so... yeah, you're not safe" Jimin says as he put the parchments back in his pocket. "Great" Seungmin rolls his eyes. "Ok fine, what is the mission?" You impatiently asked as Jimin instantly took out a small notebook; the size of a phone. He flips the first three pages and reads. Then he proceeded to look up. "The first mission is simple" "How Simple?" Jeongin ushered, cutting off Jimin. The blonde tightened his smile and answered.

"Jisung has to take the Hellevator"