NEPENTHE - Maze Runner , Minho

013 - 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

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(This is in Lana's POV. Only this part. )

I saw a lot of people outside the fence, my mom was just in front of me talking to a coworker. It was crowded. I hated crowded places, it just feels so hard to breathe when you're stuck with a lot of people. There were also soldiers guarding the entrance, I didn't know what was happening until my mom asked me something.

"Lana, honey?" She asked me.

"Yes, mommy?" I responded.

"Can you go on, inside the train and wait for me?"

"Mommy's gonna do important stuff."

"Okay!" I said.

I hopped on the train and found a seat, there were some kids there. There were also soldiers inside, so I just minded my own business, one kid walked in then my mom. She caught a glimpse of me and started walking to where I was, she sat down right next to me.

A kid was right in front of me, he looked Asian. He caught my attention but suddenly, out of nowhere my mom, my my mom approached one of the kids, he had brown hair and a red jacket on. He looked scared and surprised as she approached him.

"Thomas.."

"It's okay."

She then sat on a vacant seat near him, I couldn't help but feel jealous. The Asian boy sat next to and me then nudged my shoulder so that I could tell that he was there.

"Hello." He said in a quiet tone.

"I'm Minho."

"Nice to meet you, Minho."

"I'm Lana," I responded.

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Lana woke up, breathing heavily. Just in time since they asked them to get out of the helicopter immediately, Minho stayed behind to wake up Thomas.

"Thomas!" He yelled.

"Wake up! We gotta go! Come on!"

They started to run far from the helicopter and were shocked to see a big base right in front of them, the guards were guiding them towards the entrance, but Thomas was the way in the back. a lot of soldiers ran out of the base with guns and started shooting, but what were they shooting at?

Thomas was just in time as the doors were about to close, Thomas walked in front. They were so shocked to see how big the base was with some things they'd never seen before.

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A guard led them to a room, as they walked in he closed the doors on them. It was pitch black, so they couldn't see a thing.

"Hey, can someone find the light switch?!" Lana spoke.

"We are!" Both Minho and Thomas said in unison.

"Doesn't seem like to me." She whispered to herself.

Lana was walking around trying to find the light switch but as she was walking, she accidentally walked on a slippery floor which caused her to slip. She yelped thinking that she was about to fall but someone caught her. His arms wrapped around her waist, and immediately her heart started beating rapidly as her breath turned hot. She never had this feeling before, it was something new for her.

"Lana!"

"You okay?" Newt called out.

"Y- yea, I'm fine." She stuttered.

"Found it!" Thomas announced.

The person helped her up, and the light from the bulb flashed throughout the room. She looked up to see Minho towering over her.

"You okay?" He asked.

"I'm fine-" She said.

It had been more than 30 minutes since they ate the food on the table, it was a complete mess. They heard the door open and a man walked in, they stood up  and approached the man.

"You kids alright?"

"Sorry about the fuss a while ago. We had ourselves a swarm." He said.

"Who are you?" Thomas asked.

"I'm the reason you're all still alive."

"I intend to keep you safe." He replied, a smile mixed with a grin on his face. "Now, come with me. We'll get you kids squared immediately."

"Wait, wait-" Lana interrupted as she stood in front with her arm out, clearly stopping them from following the man.

"How do we know that we can trust you?" She asked.

"I saved you, didn't I?" He responded.

She let out a sigh as the other started following him then she soon caught up with them too, while she was walking she felt that same feeling when she was in the Glade. A bad feeling.

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"You can call me Mr. Janson." He said.

"For this is a safe sanctuary, safe from the horrors of the outside world."

"You all should think of it as a way station."

"Kind of a home between homes." He explained, while leading them to where they need to be.

"Watch yourselves." He pointed out.

"So you're taking us home?" Thomas asked.

"A home of sorts," Janson responded as he turned to look at them, with a small smile. "Sadly, there wouldn't be much left of wherever you came from."

"But we do have a place for you, A refuge. Think of it as a safe place, where WCKD will never find you again."

"How does that sound?"

"Why are you helping us?" Lana spoke up.

"Let's just say the world out there is full of horrors or rather things that you wouldn't want to see."

"We're all hanging on by a very thin thread."

"The fact that you kids can survive the Flare virus, makes you the best chance of humanity's survival."

"Unfortunately, that makes you a target."

"Beyond this door lies the beginning of your new lives." He swipes his keycard to open the door in front of them.

"First things first." He clasped his hands together as he turned to look at us. "Let's do something about that smell." He said, raising an eyebrow.

"Wow, a hallway." Lana mumbled.

"Now, girls follow me. Boys, the guards will show you where you need to go." Janson ordered.

"Hey! We're not going anywhere without them." Lana said her voice stern.

"I assure you. No one will get hurt, we just want to help you."

Both Teresa and Lana looked at Thomas, he nodded his head knowing what Thomas meant, they walked towards Janson but someone stopped Lana by holding her wrist. She turned around to see Minho with a worried look on his face.

"Yell if something happens. I promise we will be there." He whispered as he let go of her wrist. She nodded agreeing, as she walked with Janson in the hallway.

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A/N :
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