Find Your Anchor - Part 1

3. What Have You Bloody Done to Tommy?

Newt was shouting to the New Gladers to take cover and prepare. He was trying not to freak out about Thomas. He was trying not to worry about his little brother. As Minho said, New Gladers first, and Thomas second.

But a group of people who got guns that was loaded, came out of nowhere. They grabbed the teens, not roughly but also not gently. Newt's friends screamed. Screamed on top of their lungs. It made Newt's ears hurt. 

He looked for his closest friends. Minho and Brenda was fighting hard to get free from a soldier's grip. Even though they punched and kicked, those soldier's grip was iron. They didn't stand a chance. 

Newt grabbed a dagger that was abandoned at the ground. He sneaked up from behind, and tried to stab the soldier... But miserably failed. That soldier had a bulletproof vest, so the blade never got to the heart.

A man of late forty pointed the gun at Newt's head. The British stopped in his middle of the track. He knew what it could do. He dropped the dagger, and quietly followed the man. 

A new version of Ratman? He thought.

His name should be Dogman. He looks like a angry bulldog.

He dropped to his knees with Minho and Brenda at his sides. 

"Do you know who they are?" Newt whispered.

Minho shook his head.

"Dunno, shank. Something like FBI. Flare Beating Institution maybe? Probably one of the department of WICKED. Wanna bet?"

Brenda also joined in.

"It's like the time when we were on the Right Arm's mountain. You, Minho, Fry and countless others were sitting neatly in  a row. Me and Jorge wasn't there, though. What about Thomas? I never got to hear the full story."

"Thomas just revealed himself. I didn't knew why. He just said he was tired of running away. Janson then punched him in the stomach. Oh how much I wanted to punch him back at the face. I'm glad he's dead and rotting in hell." Newt chuckled. It was not a good memory, but Newt was glad that he was still alive to tell the tale.

"And then he tried to bomb himself to death. And being the typical heroes, Minho, Fry and I joined him. We almost commited suicide." Minho teased. He pretended it was not a big deal, but when he stood next to Thomas at that moment, he really prepared to die. 

"But then you and Jorge came to rescue. You two was great, you know? Honking and head-butting and everything. Even Minho admitted it was awesome." Newt sniggered at that memory. It was so fun to tease Minho. His reactions was great.

"This situation is similar to that moment. Thomas's missing and everything. But except the fact that he's not going to the rescue." Brenda felt bitter. He had saved so many lives, including herself, but when he needed their hep they disappointed him. 

Now Fry, Jorge, Sonya, Harriet and Vince was with them too. They had some bruises, but except that they were fine. Sonya and Harriet tried to shoot some of the men, but eventually they got captured also. 

"Where's Thomas?" Vince asked. "He should be here somewhere?"

"Yeah. He's always the first to get captured, aren't he?" Sonya laughed without humor. Sometimes, Newt thought she was surprisingly similar to him. But it's because she's his sister. He loved her deeply, and cared for her safety.

"You are half right, and half wrong." Minho replied without much enthusiasm.

"Why?" Fry asked curiously.