y/n covered her mouth with her hand, surprised by the result. what kind of nonsense is this? she thought to herself.

on the stage, there were mixed emotions; group a felt proud, but group b felt bummed out.

"i'm sorry, i didn't mean that." hyungwon quickly apologized. "group b, you are the group to debut!"

all of the trainees' eyes widened, surprised. y/n let out a silent groan, wondering why her father said something wrong like that.

group b decided to stay silent and humble, not wanting anything else to happen.

"do you have anything to say, group b?" hyungwon asked, smiling.

"i would like to say thank you so much for this great opportunity." shownu replied. "although we were a bit surprised by the mix-up, i think we are all very lucky to have this chance."

"now, group a. what about you?"

kwangji took the microphone. "i would like to say congratulations to them. they all worked hard no matter what, and they deserve this. i'm a little torn up by how me and my other groupmates will be separating soon because this training period for the five of us meant so much to me."

hyungwon nodded, becoming a little sad. "now trainees, please say a word to the viewers!"

a camera focused on each trainee, filming the words that were coming out of their mouths.

"thank you for watching this show, which brought many memories for me." yoonho started.

"it's such a shame that this was only a survival show, but i will remember the moments i had with the other trainees." seokwan passed the microphone to the next.

"thank you for the compliments and the cheers, i won't give up!" minkyun continued.

"i will keep fighting, and i will make my dream come true. thank you for all of the motivation." gunhee gave the microphone to the leader.

kwangji took a deep breath. "i would like to say thank you for keeping up with all of us. as their leader, i feel like i let down my members, but i promise that i will do better in the future."

he then passed the microphone to the next group, starting with shownu.

"i'm a man with little words, but i just want to thank everyone who supported my members and i." he gave the microphone to jooheon.

"today is a day i'll never forget, and i will cherish this forever. i love you all, thank you!"

"thank you for letting my inner child come out, i feel like the others are tired of me already." minhyuk said, laughing a bit at the end.

"this was not possible without hyungwon hyung and my other teammates. as the youngest, i will do my best!" changkyun thanked, then giving the microphone to kihyun.

kihyun sighed and glanced at y/n, then looked back at the camera. "this has been a rollercoaster ride, mentally and physically. i wouldn't be here if it were not for my friends and family. i'm glad that my vocals were music to your ears these past months, and let's all keep on fighting!"

"thank you, that was very beautiful." hyungwon told the trainees. the camera pointing back to hyungwon, he also wanting to say something. "and i would also like to say to the viewers, thank you for supporting this show and the trainees. i hope this gave some background for all of them, and i'm glad you loved it. please keep on encouraging them, and goodbye!"

the camera crane focused on the trainees, then slowly backed away, shooting the outro of the show. all of the trainees pulled each other into a group hug, mixing the tears that dreaded to come out while saying their last words.

the cameras all stopped their filming, and the crew gave their final applause for the trainees. hyungwon called y/n over from the back row, and she quickly walked to her father.

"could you get the cake from the back?" he asked her. she nodded and walked to the back of the stage, and came out again with a large cake in her hands. she felt happy when the trainees all looked at her and clapped, as she gave the cake to shownu.

"tomorrow, let's meet over here again at noon. a surprise for you all will be here." hyungwon announced. "trainees, you are all dismissed!"

they all bowed and exited the warehouse, going into their vans.

without really saying anything to each other, they arrived at their building. they got out of the van and entered the building, the other group following them.

"congratulations." kwangji said, giving all of them a hug. they hugged him and his members back tightly.

"it sucks that we won't be seeing you guys anymore." minhyuk told them.

"don't worry, we'll keep in touch with you all." yoonho replied. "only if you guys aren't busy with your debut."

they all laughed, then remembered everything now is happening in reality.

"well, we'll see you all tomorrow." seokwan and his team waved to group b and entered their dorm. they also went into their dorm and quickly got ready to go to sleep, their energy all burnt out. without eating much, they all fell asleep, looking forward to the days ahead of them.