Stiles stumbled to his jeep, the wound seeping through his shirt, that hurt so bad and no one thought to check on him. This was the last thing that he needed for his ties with them to break completely, so as he drives sloppily, nearly crashing as the last bond breaks; he feels free. The feeling lasts half way to his house until he blacks out ever so slightly, the darkness welcoming him in like a close friend. He crashes.
"Thomas!" he hears shouts calling out to him, running out of his, Newt, and Mihnos hut gun in hand he's met with bright lights and helicopters swarming safe haven. Newt and Mihno follow up closely, allowing for moral support silently as the leader watches their home get raided. Thomas forces his way through the crowds, coming face to face with a man in office gear much like the ones they had to wear in the city.
"Stiles?" The man stares as Thomas meets his eyes.
"What is a Stiles?" The man freezes completely from his spot as he motions for people to get on the helicopter behind him.
"Sorry you looked like someone I knew, who is the leader?" The man asks as he tries to follow his training.
"I am"
"..No seriously who's the leader"
"Its him" Newt steps in, making the man nod choppily.
"Right, right, well. We are here to bring you guys back home, all of you"
"We are home" Thomas states stubbornly, crossing his arms, swiftly putting his gun back in the holster.
"Yeah no this is not your home, right now you're on an island in the middle of the ocean. Your home is in the states"
"The world is scorched, there are no states."
"You're wrong" The man argues, making the ivy trio agitated. "There is a whole world out there, there is no scorch. It was a controlled experiment, like this island here. We took down what is it called? Wicked? WCKD? Well we got rid of what was left of it, and we found camera footage of you guys here."
"And how do we know you're not WCKD?" Minho asks, his mind flashing back at the simulation.
"Easy, ill be giving you your freedom back"
The ivy trio sit in the barracks, Aris, Frypan, Sonya and Gally sharing the room with the three of them. They had fought the agents on being separated.
"Do you think we have families?" Sonya asks as she cuddles into frypan,
"Agent McCall seemed very certain that we did, He seems like he recognizes us for some reason" Thomas points out as he slaps away Gally's approaching hand.
"I hope we get to meet them soon, I cant believe it's all been fake" Aris says as he shares a soft smile with Minho.
"Felt real" Newt and Thomas say as they hover their hands at their respective wounds.
"Well you know what I mean, like everything was real, but not you know?" The group all stare owlish at the boy, making him stutter. "I mean everything we went through was real, but it was in a controlled area, like the maze!" That has the group nodding along.
The group shuffled into the medical room, it was time for them to do their respective blood tests, to find their family. They had been at the complex for about three months now, going through extensive therapy, on top of studying with the complex teacher, well they only did that for one day; Until the agents realized WCKD taught them everything they could ever need to know. Everyone was excited except for the ivy trio and their pest Gally, they didn't want to be separated. Gally felt a loyalty to Thomas, even though they have never seen eye to eye, one things for certain being shot and almost killed really changes a man.
"Alright we should get results in a few days!" The nurse cheers, making the group roll their eyes.
"You just want to get rid of us Samantha" Sonya accuses, making the nurse chuckle.
"Yes well you guys come in every day with new injuries because you think it's fine to fight each other, i'm ready for my vaca!"
The group all hesitate to walk out of the complex they have made their home, right outside of these doors are their family. Their birth family.
Thomas was not excited, he didn't want to separate from the other gladers, nor did they but they sadly had no choice.
"This is goodbye" Thomas starts earning a slap from Gally.
"No shank this is just a new beginning"
(768 words uploaded 08-01-2024)
