Namjoon and Jungkook walked on either side of Jimin, helping the boy walk as they made their way back through the tunnels. Dowon was in front, leading the way. The shaman was limping slightly, but thankfully wasn't badly hurt from the fall he made.
Jimin, however, had likely broken his leg and with the way his vision swayed and blurred, they figured he was seriously concussed as well. They wouldn't let him walk by himself. Namjoon even offered to carry him on his back, but Jimin had just laughed and shaken his head, saying something about how he knew Namjoon had hurt his back.
Now that the adrenaline was gone, Namjoon indeed felt his back burn more and more. He didn't care much about it, though. He wanted to get out of these tunnels, get back to their members.
When they went through the multiple doors and out into the street, a total of three ambulances were waiting there for them. There were police, there were paramedics all around the place, and a whole crowd watching and trying to figure out what had happened.
"Hyung, I don't see Taehyungie-hyung," Jungkook said. His eyebrows were set in a deep frown as he peered through the crowd.
"Maybe he's already inside one of the ambulances?" Namjoon softly suggested, also looking around trying to find one of their friends. That's when he spotted Hoseok at the back of one of the ambulances, talking to a few of the paramedics. The dancer seemed to be speaking frantically, taking glances inside the ambulance every few seconds.
"Hobi is over there, let's go!" Namjoon said, and helped Jimin walk along with Jungkook.
"He looks stressed, hyung," Jimin said.
"It's probably fine," Namjoon replied absentmindedly, focused on the way Hoseok seemed to be panicking. Was it Yoongi inside the ambulance? His eyes widened and he turned to Jungkook and Jimin. "O-Okay, wait here, I'm gonna find out what's going on. Dowon-ssi, please stay with them."
"What about- wait-" Jungkook tried, but Namjoon had already taken off and Jungkook and Jimin were both softly held back by the shaman, who calmly started talking to them to lessen their worries.
Namjoon hurried to Hoseok, who spotted him and let out a relieved sound.
"Namjoon-ah! You're here! Thank god, oh my god, how did- did everything...?" he struggled to find the right words in the presence of the paramedics. He couldn't outright ask about the demon, of course.
"We fought Taehyung's attacker," Namjoon said with a knowing look and side-eye to the paramedics, to which Hoseok nodded.
"Right, t-the attacker!"
"Yeah, he put up quite the fight. Jimin is hurt the most, Jungkook's arm is... not looking good. But they'll be alright, I'm sure. What's the deal here, why do you look so panicked?" Namjoon asked, putting a hand on Hoseok's shoulder in an attempt to calm him down and get him to look at him, instead of glancing at the ambulance the whole time.
"Y-Yoongi-hyung, they won't let me ride the ambulance with him," Hoseok said, giving the paramedics an accusing look. The man and woman had their lips in a thin line, not budging one bit.
"Is he okay?" Namjoon asked, then turned to the paramedics. "Why can't someone ride with Yoongi?"
"Our staff needs their space tending to Min Yoongi. He is just as hurt as your friend who the ambulance was called for, so we had to bring in more help, especially after Hoseok-ssi explained that a group of you were fighting in there. Adding to Yoongi-ssi's injuries, he was in a state of panic once your friends appeared from the tunnel. We had to give him something to calm him down, and we are slightly worried about his vitals."
Namjoon looked at Hoseok. "He panicked when Jin-hyung and Taehyung got out?"
"Yes, he saw how hurt Taehyungie was, he lost it Joon..." Hoseok said with tears in his eyes. Namjoon could hardly imagine what that must've been like for Hoseok to see Yoongi like that.
"You will get to see him at the hospital. But first, we need to have our space to tend to his serious injuries."
"What if he panics again? Wouldn't he want one of us to be with him?" Namjoon asked.
"He is calm now," the woman replied. "It's going to be okay, boys. I would advise you to help your other friends who got hurt and let us help Min Yoongi."
"Wait, no-" Hoseok started, but Namjoon shook his head and turned him away by grabbing his shoulder.
"C'mon, Hope-ah. Jimin and Jungkook need us too, we have to help them get to an ambulance too. See," he said, pointing at Jungkook and Jimin as they sat on the ground, various medics fussing over them as they refused to leave without Namjoon and Hoseok, "they need us. Let's go, Yoongi-hyung will be safe in their hands."
"Joon, I just... I don't want him to be alone again," Hoseok said, the tears now falling freely.
Namjoon grimaced. "It's only for a moment. We'll be with him in the hospital, alright? And Hoseok-ah, don't worry about the demon. We fought it, and we won. It's not going to hurt hyung again."
Hoseok just pulled Namjoon into a hug and pressed his face into his shoulder. Namjoon softly patted his back, but he pulled away after a moment. "C'mon, let's help our brothers."
They walked back to where Jimin and Jungkook were, and this time it was the paramedics who let out sighs of relief, yelling about how finally these two would cooperate. Dowon stood on the side, looking a little unsure of how to help any further.
They all helped the two injured boys to the back of an ambulance and sat them down there so the paramedics could tend to wounds that required immediate care.
Jimin and Jungkook asked Hoseok about Yoongi too, but since the dancer was still crying, Namjoon explained to them that Yoongi was quite hurt and had a panic attack, so he was on his way to the hospital.
"What about Taehyungie-hyung? Is he in the other ambulance over there?" Jungkook asked, nodding at the second vehicle. Now that the one with Yoongi had left, there were two ambulances still there.
Namjoon turned to Hoseok this time, because he hadn't heard about Jin or Taehyung yet. They couldn't see them anywhere, so they had to be inside an ambulance, right? Or already moved to the hospital?
The latter was proved right when Hoseok grimaced and shook his head, rubbing the tears from his eyes. "Since he's the 'missing person' in the story the public knows, as soon as he got out with Jin-hyung, hyung was questioned by the police and they were rushed into an ambulance. They left before I even got to ask Jin-hyung what happened, or where you guys were."
Jungkook pouted and it was obvious he was very nervous about everything. Jimin was rather quiet, only groaning when the paramedics tended to his broken leg. He was very out of it, but insisted on holding Hoseok's hand the entire time.
"Alright, it's time for these two to go to the hospital too. You can ride along if you want, there is no further need for immediate care," a male paramedic told Hoseok and Namjoon. There was a moment of relief again, especially after not being able to ride along with Yoongi, nor even getting to talk to Jin or Taehyung.
"One moment," Namjoon said then, hurrying to the shaman, who was still there for support. Namjoon bowed, a little deeper than the shaman had expected. "Thank you, from all of us. Thank you so much for your help, Dowon-ssi. Without you, we really wouldn't have stood a chance against that demon. If there is anything we can do to repay you..."
Dowon let out a soft chuckle and put a hand on Namjoon's shoulder. "No need for that, Namjoon-ssi. I am thankful that I got to help you and your friends. I can see that you all care deeply about one another, it was only a blessing that I could help get things back to normal for you."
Namjoon straightened his back again and smiled at the shaman. "I never believed in anything supernatural, so it is strange for me to now live in this world in which I have seen proof of it. If possible, I might contact you again to talk about this? Perhaps my friends too. In order to... process things?"
Dowon nodded. "That sounds good. You are always welcome for a visit."
"Thank you."
With that, Namjoon bowed again and hurried back to the ambulance where the members were waiting for him.
Jimin was laid down on the stretcher inside the ambulance, while Jungkook, Hoseok, and Namjoon sat on the sides. There was one paramedic still with them, keeping an eye on Jimin's consciousness because of how concussed he seemed.
"He's going to be fine, right?" Namjoon asked. "He just... hit his head very hard. But that doesn't- he's still awake, so he'll be fine right?" Jungkook and Hoseok also looked at the paramedic, both worried and curious.
The paramedic smiled sympathetically. "I think there's no need to worry, but we will recommend having some scans done to be sure."
They all turned quiet at that point, mindlessly staring at nothing in particular as their thoughts were in fact filled with worries.