The Death Cure Trials (TMR Love Triangle)

Seventeen - The Death Cure

unedited.
"Nobody hurt you like I hurt you, but ain't nobody love you like I do. Promise that I will not take it personal, baby, if you're moving on with someone new."

Penelope

"Brenda!" I call out, weaving through the waves of people rushing around, trying to get jobs done, as I found her standing by some heavy machinery guns, or at least what they looked like.

"Hey, Penny, look what I got for you." My head was running in a million different directions as I tried to initiate conversation, but she interrupted me when she pulled out a weapon from one of the crates. "Lawrence said we could take our pick..I reserved this one for you since Aris was eyeing it up."

When she pulled it out of the silver sheath, Brenda had revealed an axe with four holes for my fingers to grip onto it and throw it with ease. The axe itself was black and matte, far smoother than the ones I had used at the Right Arm camps. "You.." I grin, taking the axe and finding the perfect loop for it on my medjack belt. "Are an angel."

Brenda grinned to me now, placing her own dagger into her left boot, for protection I suppose. "So I've been told. What did you wanna talk about?"

"Right!" I blink a couple of times, having zoned out as I dug into my utility belt once again, taking out a tiny vile filled with blue liquid as Brenda stared at it with wide eyes.

"You made copies?"

"I worked with Mary, that was like our first rule. Of course I made copies."

"Is it done? How do you know it works?"

"I don't know if it's done.." I hesitate, pulling on the ends of my hair. "We need another blood sample from Thomas for it to work, like we did with yours. I have no idea if it'll work, but I need it to."

"Is somebody-..?"

"Yeah." I let out a small sigh, and Brenda thumps her fist against the wall, irritated by the news before she gently took the cure vile out of my hands, nodding her head. "I'll get the blood for you, I'll take care of it. You radio me when you need it and where, as soon as possible, yeah?"

"Thank you, Brenda." I felt nothing but gratefulness and couldn't help myself from throwing my arms around her with a small smile, and she froze before hugging me back.

"Now let's go show these guys how to actually make a plan."

"No, there's gotta be another way." I was greeted by the sound of Thomas' voice when I entered the room, noticing the boys around the table.

I didn't hesitate to move to the head of the table, next to Thomas and in between him and Newt, reaching into my medjack belt, noticing Gally and Brenda sending me reassuring grins as I pulled out the W.I.C.K.E.D. lanyard.