NEPENTHE - Maze Runner , Minho

015 - 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲.

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LANA woke up in darkness, the lamp in front of her the only source of light. She scanned her surroundings, realizing that they were no longer in the scorch. Glancing at Teresa beside her, Lana asked, "What happened?"

"You passed out," Teresa replied, standing up and walking away. "Guys, she's awake," she announced, and the others walked in.

Newt looked at her. "What did you do?"

"What?" Lana was confused.

"How did you do it?"

"Okay, can someone tell me what's going on here?" Lana asked, nervously laughing.

"You owe us an explanation," Frypan added.

"I still don't get what you're talking about," Lana said, standing up to get a better look.

"When we were in the scorch," Newt began, "the guards stopped, and you started ordering them around. Then, after you got out the door, both you and Janson passed out, with your nose bleeding."

"Oh," Lana murmured.

"I can't really explain right now because Minho and Thomas are about to do something stupid," Lana stated. Suddenly, the bulbs around them lit up. "And that's our cue to start running." She faked a smile, grabbed a flashlight, and ran out of the shelter.

"Start running!" Lana ordered.

They hesitated at first but then obeyed. Lana waited until Minho and Thomas were in sight before she started running. As she saw them, she ran towards the escalator, and the duo quickly caught up.

"What stupid shit did you guys do?" Lana asked angrily.

"Ask your innocent boyfriend over there," Thomas panted.

"He's not my boyfriend!" Lana shouted.

They managed to catch up with the group, a swarm of cranks behind them. Suddenly, they ran into a crank.

"Shit, really?" Lana complained as she stared at the crank intensely that it exploded in front of them.

"No shit, this is cool," she muttered as Thomas and Teresa got separated from the group.

The cranks followed Lana's group. "Go around!" Thomas commanded.

They reached the escalator with a crank chasing them. "Minho, come on!" Lana yelled as she climbed.

"Where the hell are we gonna go?!" Thomas yelled.

"We'll find a way out!" Frypan said.

"Just go, slintheads!" Lana shouted.

She heard glass shattering and saw a crank on top of Newt, attacking him. She stared at the crank, and it started floating. Newt stood up with Thomas's help.

"Throw it," a voice in her head commanded, and the crank was hurled into the others chasing them.

"Oh shit!"

"Lana!"

"Lana, come on!" Minho yelled, pulling her hand to get her moving again.

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They sprinted down a narrow hallway, Thomas desperately trying to open the first door he saw. It was locked. The cranks were close behind. Reaching the end of the hallway, they found a fire exit. But it too was locked. Thomas noticed the door was beginning to give way.