What is Love?(Newt x reader)

Chapter 28: WICKED

YN POV

As Minho told us to, we left the room to look around.

Once we walked out of the door we noticed that everything was pitch black, nothing but a dark abyss.

"Try to find a light." Minho said. We all then went around the room, stumbling in the dark looking for a light switch.

A grunt from Newt somewhere to the right was followed by the squeal of metal dragging across the floor. "Tables." Newt announced. "Watch out for the tables."

We walked around in the dark for a while longer when, "Found it." Newt told us. He then proceeded to flip a switch and a blinding white light turned on, making me unable to see for a couple of seconds. Once my eyes adjusted to the light a gasp escaped my mouth, all around the room were bodies of people hanging from the ceiling; ropes tightly holding onto their necks, they all had swollen blue faces with their tongs hanging from their mouths.

I could see from the corner of my eyes a couple of people throwing up at the sight.

For the next hour we looked around the compound looking for any sort of exit. When no one found anything we all went back to the room that I woke up in.

"Lets just get some sleep. We'll see if we can find anything tomorrow." Minho said.

We all obligated and I laid down on one of the beds with Newt. My head was resting on his chest whilst his hand gently stroked my back, he kissed my forehead trying to sooth me.

"Good nigh Newt-" I was cut off by a yawn, "-I love you." I finished.

"Goodnight darling, I love you too." He replied. With his sweet words my eyes closed and I dossed off into a peaceful sleep.

-----TIME SKIP-----

It's been 3 days since we found the bodies, when we woke up the next morning they were all gone, as if they disappeared. It's also been 3 days since we've eaten anything, our rescuers seem to have completely abandoned us.

"Ugh." I heard Winston grunt.

We were all currently sitting in the canteen type place on the floor, my head rested on Newt's shoulder.

"I never thought I'd say this but, I miss Frypans stew." Minho groaned, I saw Anna nod her head which was rested on Minho's shoulder.

"Hello kids." We heard a loud voice say making us all jump.

I looked up and saw a man, his feet rested on a wooden desk with a book in his hands sitting in the corner of the room.

"Ratman." Minho said.

I then noticed that it was the same man that had shown us around when we came here, Janson I think his name was.

"A7." The man replied without even looking up.

We all got off our feet and walked towards the man, Thomas suddenly sprinted up to him, but before he could reach him, he face planted into an invisible barrier.

"Listen here ratman, you better tell us what the hell is going on." I commanded.

"Well that's not how you speak to a person who has the upper hand, now is it?" Ratman said making me roll my eyes.

"Just answer the question." Minho said. The man was silent like he didn't hear what Minho had just said. "Look buddy, I know you can here me. Why are you here?" Minho asked. Nothing, no reply. "Start talking shuckface or I'll-"

"Or you'll what?" Ratman asked, we were all taken aback by his sudden words. "Please, be patient, and eat the food we've provided. I may not interact with you for another hour." Ratman said.

That's when I turned my head and noticed the tables were now full of food. We all ran towards the tables and sat down, (I sat down with Frypan, Minho, Anna, Thomas, Aris and Newt) most people started eating straight away but I only took an apple.

"YN, why are you only eating an apple?" Minho asked in disbelief.

"Because, if I eat loads of food after I haven't eaten for 3 days I'll be sick." I replied, everyone at the table stared at me in shock. As if on queue one boy at a different table suddenly vomited.

"How the hell do you know that?" Anna asked.

"After Newt's umm- accident he could only eat small portions of food and once when he ate to much he was sick." I replied, I could feel Newt tense so I took his hand and gave it a squeeze.

"Oh." Is all she replied, after that they all slowed down.

After we all finished our food we sat back down on the ground against one of the walls, waiting for ratman to explain everything. We waited for what seemed like forever when finally Janson's watch went off signifying that an hour had passed. He then opened one of his desk drawers and took out a file.

He then looked up at us, "You're the lucky ones. You've survived the first trial; the maze. Most of what you went through was a strategically planned test, we wanted your brains responses." Ratman started.

"How can living in a maze save the world?" Minho asked.

"Well as part of WICKED I am here to inform you that by testing your brain activities we can find what makes you different from the rest, what makes you immune. The maze was phase one. Everything you went through, every emotion you felt was necessary and every action you made was needed. Sadly we are still short of what we need. It's time for phase two. It's time for things to get difficult." He explained.

Everything we went through, everything we felt, it was all only a test. Everything Newt went through was only a variable in this sick experiment.

"Difficult? So everything we went through in the maze wasn't difficult?" Minho asked.

"One day you'll understand. One day you'll be grateful for WICKED." Ratman answered. "And now for extra motivation, you have all been infected with the flare."

I could feel my heart drop to my feet, we were all infected and there was no cure.

"Now, now don't be worried, the flare takes a while to set in. You will all be cured before you even see the effects. The cure is your reward." Ratman said. "Phase Two. The Scorch Trials. It begins tomorrow at six in the morning, you'll come into this room and you'll find a flat trans. It will look like a shimmering grey wall. Each of you must step through it within 5 minutes of its appearance. Do you understand?" We all nodded. "The moment you step through the flat trans the scorch trials will begin. The task is simple, find your way into open air and then go 100 miles North into the mountains. Survive, make it to the safe haven within two weeks and you'll get the cure." Ratman finished.

"What happens if we don't go through it in time?" Fry asked.

"Staying here will result in immediate death in the worst way possible." Ratman replied. "Good luck, may the odds be in your favour." Ratman said and then disappeared, everything going with him; the desk, the food the only thing that was left were about 24 strange boxes on one of the tables.

"That's something you don't see everyday." Thomas muttered.

"I guess we should check what's is the boxes." Newt said loud enough for everyone to hear.

We all stood up and went up to the table.

"Who wants to go first?" Minho asked.

"I'll do it." I replied. I then slowly picked up one of the white boxes and started opening it, inside, to my surprise was a black digital watch. "Oh, they're just watches. I guess Ratman wants us to leave on time." Everyone else soon had a watch and Minho declared that we should all go to bed so we are ready for tomorrow.