I Promise | The Maze Runner

Chapter 22: 6 Months Later ✔️

*6 months Later* (Now onto Death Cure)

I look at Newt, who looks nervous. He glances down at his watch before looking over the rock we're hiding behind again for the 10th time in the past two minutes. "They're late." He says, glancing at me.

I look down at my watch. "By a minute." I say, looking back up at Newt. "They'll be here."

As if on cue, a train comes chugging down the rail. The train comes to a screeching stop right in front of us. The echo of a loud whistle has Newt and I both up.

"Hurry up!" Thomas yells, running towards the train car.

"Aright, let's go!" Newt yells, picking up his welding stuff. I grab mine and we run towards Thomas. 

Thomas hits the side of the train car. "Minho?! Minho?!" He yells. There's yelling from inside the car. "This one!" He yells, pointing to the car. I pull my goggles up over my eyes, pull the scarf over my mouth and nose, and put my gloves on before grabbing the welding device. I get started on the piece of metal holding the train to the car.

"Newt, how you doing?!" Thomas yells from the top of the car.

"Don't rush me!" I hear Newt yell back from the opposite side of the car.

"Spencer?!" Thomas yells.

"Almost! Just give me a minute!" I yell, halfway through the metal piece.

The sound of gunshots and metal hitting metal startles me a little.

"Newt! Spencer! Get up here!" Thomas yells.

"Hold on!" I yell, inches away from being done.

"Spencer! Get up!" Vince yells at me as he passes, going to hide behind the back of the car. I finish as he says it, dropping the welder and the gloves before pulling my gun out of my holster, pointing it towards the WICKED guards advancing on us.

"Spence!" Newt yells from above me. I ignore him and continue shooting. "Spencer!!!"

I shoot once more before turning, grabbing a ring of the ladder and pulling myself up. When I get to the top I flatten myself against the roof as bullets fly past my head.

"Where are they?!" Newt yells, glancing at me to make sure I'm safe.

"I don't know!" Thomas yells back, shooting another guard.

As if on cue, again, a berg flies over us. Thomas cheers as the bottom opens and a rope lowers. He grabs the rope and attaches it to the other ropes he attached to the car.

"Vince get up here!" I yell over the edge as the car starts lifting off the train. He gets on as the berg starts flying away, carrying the car with it.

We all cheer and hug each other. 

We saved them.

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I drop the welding device as Thomas kicks the door opens and walks into the train car. I follow him in, taking my scarf down. Thomas goes down the isle, looking for his friend.

"Aris!" Thomas steps towards the boy. "Are you alright?"

Aris, Sonya; who's sitting next to him, and Luna; who's sitting next to her, nod. "We're alright." Sonya answers.

Thomas nods, continuing down the isle. "Thomas." I say, my voice breaking. "They're not here."

Thomas slowly turn to me. I can see the tears in his eyes. He broke the promise. He starts walking past me, trying to get out. "Thomas." He ignores me and continues out of the car. I glance over at Newt. He looks just as bad as Thomas.

"Just give him some time." Newt whispers, sadly.

I nod, turning back to Aris, Sonya, and Luna. "Let's get some bolt cutters!" I yell.

Newt glances as Sonya and Luna and I know what he's thinking.

"Newt." He snaps back into reality and looks at me. "Let's get them outta here and cleaned up." I say. He nods, grabbing the bolt cutters and cutting the three free.

I lead the three of them into a tent. "Here." Harriet says, handing them cups with some water in them. "Drink this."

They take them and drink them. I get a cloth wet and start cleaning Aris' cheek where he has a cut.

"They're back?!" I look at Sonya, Luna, and Aris as the tent flap is pushed aside and Pip runs in. "Guys!" She rushes to the three, pulling them into a hug. She even pulls Aris into a hug and he grunts in pain. She mumbles an apology. 

"You look older." Sonya says, looking at the, still young, girl.

"That's what happens in 6 months. You get older." Pip replies.

The three exchange a glance. "6 months?"

The flap gets pushes to the side again and Thomas walks in.

Aris looks up at him. "Took you guys long enough to rescue us." 

"It's good to see you too." Thomas says, trying to sound light-hearted. "So, what happened?" Thomas asks, looking at Aris' cut.

"I fought back." Aris says before laughing lightly. "Tried to, at least."

"Lucky you found us at all. Had us on the move a lot." Sonya says. "Felt like something big was happening."

"Any idea where they were heading?" Newt asks, glancing at Sonya.

"All I know is, they kept talking about a city." Aris says, sounding a little confused.

"I didn't think there were any cities left." Harriet speaks up.

"Because there aren't." Brenda says, looking around the group. "At least, none that I know of."

"What about Minho?" Thomas asks, glancing back at Aris. "Why wasn't he on the train?"

"I'm sorry, Thomas." Aris says, sadly. "He was."