Ever since they were young they've been constantly tested, over and over. Now they run while they can. Charlotte was in group B of the maze trials, an all girls maze. Most of her friends were selected to go to 'the save haven' Charlotte, Mackenzie a...
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The group of those who hadn't been taken by WCKD wandered and sat around the dusty, clouded area they had previously fought in. Their friends were taken from them and they felt as though there was nothing they could do. Maybe they were right. Mackenzie was killed, Teresa was a traitor, and many people they cared for were dragged away by WCKD.
"What do we do now?" Frypan spoke up, breaking the painful silence as he sat up on a rock.
A moment of silence followed the boys question as they looked around one another, nobody really knew how to respond because they didn't know themselves. "Well we pick up what's left of us. We stick to the plan and we get you kids to the safe haven" Vince stated finally as he slowly stood up. His eyes scanned over his old home and what was left of the right arm. "We start over I guess" He added as he looked into the distance.
Once again, nobody spoke as silence looked over the group. Then Thomas rose to his feet from his crouched position as he slung a bag over his shoulder. The noise of his movements causing the group to turn around and watch him.
"I'm not going with you" Thomas said as he looked towards Vince. Harriets face covered with confusion from beside her leader as she tilted her head.
"I made a promise to Minho. I wouldn't leave him behind, I have to go after him" Thomas said sternly.
"Kid, look around you. Al right? WCKD just kicked our asses. Think about where you're headed" The older man replied.
Thomas shrugged slightly and squinted his eyes, "I'm not asking anyone to come with me"
"Thomas listen to me, I've known Minho for... well as long as I can remember. I've not known Charlotte anywhere near as long but I care. And we may not know Keira all too well either but if there was anyway we could save them trust me, I would be up there standing next to you. This, what you're talking about...is impossible" Newt told him as he walked towards Thomas.
"I hate to say it Thomas but he's got a point. In what world would we ever have a chance at saving them?" Miles added from beside Brenda. Jorje, Brenda and him all standing up as they walked towards Thomas. The older man walking slightly ahead.
"More like suicide" Jorge told him.
Thomas glanced their way before looking ahead. "Maybe...But I know what I'm supposed to do now. It's not just about Minho or Charlotte, it's about all of us. It's about everyone WCKD has ever taken and everyone they will take. They'll never stop, so I'm gonna stop them. I'm gonna kill Ava Paige" Thomas nodded. Everybody stared at him, knowing he was right.
"Charlotte, Sonya, Aris and Keira have been my friends for as long as I can remember, I don't care what they do to me but I'm doing whatever it takes to save them. So whatever-your-name is, if you're doing this, I'm all in" Amber spoke as she strode towards the group with a small limp as she grinned up at Thomas.
Harriet's long silence broke as she concluded her decision. WCKD had taken everything and everyone from her. Sonya, Charlotte, Aris, Keira. She wanted justice. They had murdered Mackenzie. She grinded her teeth as she looked to the ground. "I have to admit, I'd like some revenge" She told them as she stepped forwards and looked to Vince.
"Let's save their dumbasses" Miles said through a smile. Jorge and Brenda nodding in agreement as Vince looked up at Thomas in respect.
"Well that's a good speech kid, what's your plan?"
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"Let me go!" Charlotte screamed as another electrical current was shot through her body.
"Sir, she needs time to recover-" A voice spoke but it was quickly interrupted.
"Go again" Janson spoke through a microphone from the other side of the glass window that looked into the room.
"Janson, I told you"
"And I told you to go again"
Once again the taser was struck against the girls weak body as she gasped in pain. "What do you want from me?!" She shouted in anger as her eyes stung.
She never got an answer, instead she got struck again as she yelped in pain. A door suddenly opened in her enclosure, the familiar lady in white appeared as she strutted towards the girl. Coming to a stop a couple metres in front as Charlotte glared at her. The chains around her wrist slicing her skin as she tried to wrestle her way out of them. "Stop" Ava ordered as the man let the weapon drop to his side before moving towards the door as Ava nodded, signalling for him to leave.
"Why...are you...doing...this?" Charlotte asked through deep breaths. "I'm trying to help Charlotte. You've been damaged beyond repair. I simply want to fix you"
"By beating me half to death?" The girl questioned with a raised eyebrow.
Ava Paige sighed. "The only way to truly fix something is to break it completely only to build it back up"
"That right there is some shitty logic" The girl shot back.
"If you don't want your tone, you could end up like the others. Drained. Be thankful you have a purpose"
"Oh how privileged I am to truly have purpose in your work, is that what you want to hear huh? You want me to thank you? You want me to thank you? For what? For keeping me and my friends, my family, locked in a maze for what, 3 years? You want me to thank you for creating giant monsters to kill us off? For letting my friends think we were lucky because we made it out only to take half of them into a lab to drain them out? For destroying the right arm? For killing my friend? For taking me and my other friends to this hell hole? Oh yeah, of course all of that. Thank you. Thank you so fucking much for destroying our lives Doctor Ava Paige" Charlotte sneered.
The lady was left speechless at the girls speech as she stared at the girl dumbfounded. She couldn't figure out how to respond so instead she turned on her heel and began making her way towards the exit, she stopped at the doorway as she glanced over at the girl. "I don't want anybody to be in pain Lottie"
"Don't you dare call me that. Don't act like you know me. You don't. You don't know me or any of the other kids here. To you we're just toys. But we're people. And to us, you're monsters"
"And yet to the rest of the world, we will be saviours, and so will you" Ava told her before turning towards the door.
"What happened to Molly?" Charlotte questioned.
Ava Paige turned around once again as she met the girls gaze. "Subject B10?"
"No. We're not subjects. We're people. Now what happened to Molly?"
"Molly was one of the strongest we've seen yet. Find comfort in the fact that she put up a strong fight" Ava Paige smiled sadly.
"What do you mean?" Charlotte asked as her throat ran dry.
"She had the virus, the flare. We tried to save her...we really did" Ava told her before slowly stepping out of the room as she dialled in the code to lock the door. The sounds of Charlottes pained sobs and screams and angry shouts going silent the minute the doors closed. The women was thrown off by her conversation with the girl. She felt a tear slowly run down her cheek which she quickly disposed of as she wiped it away with the back of her hand.
She took a deep breath before reminding herself aloud, "We're not monsters. We're doctors"
a/n: i'm finally done! i'll start working on the second book for the death cure at some point and I'm so sorry it took me like a month to update this lol i've been really busy with school and tests, thanks to everybody who took the time to read the book and i hope you enjoyed :)
