"Ha ha. No. We're all going. Who knows if she is held hostage by psycho girl ninjas hiding in that shack of hers, who are waiting for us to come so that they can throw their ninja-star blades on us. Or slice us in a clean half from our waist in one...
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NEWT
Tommy slides the card down the scanner, repeatedly, his hands shaking like crazy but the door remains stubbornly remains closed.
Why isn't it opening? Why isn't it working?!
"No, no, no, no, no, no!"
"Thomas!" Janson walks down the hall slowly, his hands raised up. Behind him, seven to eight guards have their electric guns trained on us. Two of them also have a riot shields up against us.
Addie quickly pushes Beatrix behind her, keeping her out of sight.
Tommy runs down the card one last time, but the door remains closed. He tosses the card away with a grunt of frustration and shifts the gun to his shoulder, aiming at Janson.
"Open the door, Janson."
"You don't want me to do that."
"Open the damn door!" Neither of them back down and Tommy keeps taking a step closer, every time Janson and his group takes, putting himself before us, in danger for us.
What is taking Winston so long?
"Listen to me! I'm trying to save you! The maze was one thing...but you kids won't survive a day in the Scorch and the little girl?" he looks at Beatrix, who snarls at Janson.
" You think she can survive the heat and whatever there's out there? If the elements won't kill you, the Cranks will. I just trying to save your lives."
"Yeah, let me guess. WICKED is good?" Tommy's voice shakes with barely controlled anger.
Janson smirks. All the act of sympathy washes down from his face. "You are not going through that door, Thomas." But miracles of all miracles, with an electric whoosh, the door behind us slides open. Aris and Winston stand there, with a proud smiles on their face. A wave of relief swims over me.
Janson's face turns into a shock and then morphs into an outrage as he starts to rush to us, the soldiers following him.
I grab Addie's forearm and run forward to the other side of the door.
"Thomas, let's go!"
"Come on, Thomas! Let's leave!" Tommy glances at us and to the threats from Janson. He starts shooting at the guards, backing up rapidly. The guards too, fire back in response, advancing on the boy.
Empty of all charges, Thomas tosses the gun towards Janson. He turns tail and bolts towards us.
"Come on, Tommy! Fast!"
"Shut the main vault door! Shut the main vault door! They've got the Semi-Immunes!" Janson screams at the small device latched on his wrist, as he and his men runs after Tommy.
