Thomas chuckles at my confirming gesture, but I sit up straight, remembering what had occured before I loss consciousness "woah, woah, easy", Thomas places a hand on my back "Newt", my voice is horse from the coughing, but direct "where's Newt?", just as my words register in Thomas's ears, a head surfaces the water, followed by a loud gasp, I direct my attention to the figure as he strokes his way towards us, grunting from the effort, instantly, I spring to my feet, ignoring Thomas's protests, the halo of artificial light radiating from a nearby street lamp reveals Minho gliding towards us. I run towards Minho, gasping as he pulls an unmoving Newt onto the street, coughing violently as he attempts to regain his stolen air, I fall to my knees beside them, realizing Newt isn't breathing, I place my hand on his chest, not feeling his thump of life "no, no, no, no, no, no, come on, Newt", I worriedly place his head on my lap, flickering my downcasted gaze about his features frantically "come on, wake up, come on!" I urge him, his unfazed state only worsens my fear and causes my chest to clench with grief "Newt?" I whisper. I begin to shake his chest, only for my heart to sink as he remains unresponsive to my attempts, I shake him a bit harder, my hands clutching his shoulders "Newt!" I scream, feeling my eyes brim with tears, I struggle to restrain them and my throat congest with an immense wave of collective sobs that threaten to escape me as I continue shaking his shoulders harder now, feeling my heart shatter as I feel the world around me come crashing down upon my shoulders "NEWT!", he suddenly gasps, his eyes unlatching as he sits up, rasping violently. I instantly relax and rub Newt's back, embracing him close as he sputters out the water invading his lungs, breathing heavily as he catches his breath, I feel myself shake a bit as I squeeze Newt, my orbs wide from the fright, my body overcome with emotion of what occurred "shuck you, Newt" I whimper, his coughing finally subsiding and his breathing leveling, he continues to take deep breaths, but notices how I'm shaking and returns my embrace "shuck you, Newt, you were gone, your heart stopped" I whimper, feeling my quaking worsen "it's okay, Love, it's working now" he whispers. Rubbing my back in a comforting manner, I chuckle emotionally, adversely separating myself from him to assist him to his feet, ensuring that I keep an arm wrapped around his waist as he stumbles momentarily, but the sound of multiple clicks and the hums of Launchers being activated behind us causes me to flicker my attention away from him, my wide gaze flickers towards the street, clinging Newt close to me as four WICKED troopers advance towards us, their Launchers trained onto us "YOU FOUR DON'T MOVE!" One WICKED guard commands as him and the rest of his group of men march closer. "Oh you have got to be shucking kidding me" I mumble out exasperatedly, keeping a secure arm wrapped around Newt's waist so that he could be balanced on his own two feet, noticing how Thomas and Minho begin to slowly back me and Newt behind them, placing themselves directly in the line of danger as a thoughtful act of protection towards the two most treasured members of the grounp, even indisposed Newt places a secure hand around my waist as he attempts to push me further away from the line of fire, my shoulders tensing subconsciously. "Take it easy" another one orders agitatedly, I notice Thomas begin to slowly move, his hand slowly moving towards the single gun that he has tucked away in the waistband of his pants, my eyes widen in terror, understanding such an advancement would only aggrivate the already anxious WICKED officers that are standing before us, one of the WICKED guards notices the movement and instantly turns his gun towards Thomas, causing the brunette boy to freeze instantaneously "oh no you don't" he sneers towards Thomas, causing the muscles in his shoulders to strain "don't even think about it" another cautions. The four masked men advance towards us in a menacing and threatening manner, their electrical weapons remaining locked onto the four vigilantes that have caused so much chaos in WICKED before them "get on your knees, with your hands in the air" the one with his weapon trained on Thomas barks menacingly, motioning for us to follow, even with their masks concealing their identities and faces, I can effortlessly notice the sudden severity of the situation, knowing if we don't comply, it could very well be fatal for any of us, but before anyone has a chance to even move. A single WICKED guard turns towards the other three, not even allowing them time to realize what's happening as he unhesitantly solider fires three accurate shots at the other WICKED men who were just alongside him, the three who were shot at immediately collapse to the ground, releasing curses through their teeth as they begin to convulse uncontrollably from the electric bolts that are now dancing on their forms, now that the threat has been removed, the rogue guard steps forward, throwing off his mask to reveal his identity, which to much of the relief of me, Newt and Thomas is Gally. The three of us release a sigh of relief, relaxing upon the sight of the familiar boy, I even manage to send a smile in his general direction, keeping a tight arm wrapped around Newt "never have I been so glad to see your face" I send his way, causing him to scoff and roll his eyes "your welcome" he retorts, his expression matching my own, despite having rescued us from what could have been very catastrophic for the four of us, my irritation and dislike for him remains, and it seems his feelings towards me are mutual.
Author's info- Hello, fellow reader! Oh my goodness I know it's been a while since I last published anything, I apologize for how long you guys have been left without any chapters without an explanation! I have been super busy and not to mention just overwhelmed with all that has happened as of late. I had a lot of pressure on me with work and school being too overwhelming on me. But I promise the small hiatus was worth it! I am back and ready to finish this book! I have so many other projects that have been on my mind at the moment and I understand I can't start those until I finish this book! Besides, this book deserves the ending I have in plan for it. Of course I just needed a brief moment of rest and relaxation! But now that I'm better, I am feeling ready for this book to finally get the attention it needs! I hope you guys are still interested as much as I am and I hope you guys are excited to see where this goes! I know I am! I love you all! Stay safe and I will see you next chapter!!
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