You're not Him

Lightning and Shadows

A boy was sitting down in the dark room, filled with bunkbeds. He heard a door opening and he saw another boy being pushed into the room. The boy stood up and came to him.

"What is it?" He asked. The taller boy looked at him.

"I'm being put in the maze tomorrow." He softly said. The shorter boys frowned.

"What?" He had tears in his eyes." This early?" The taller boy nodded. "You can't leave." The taller one looked at him.

"I can't do anything about it." The shorter boy suddenly hugged the taller boy.

"They can't." The taller boy wrapped his arms around the short boy.

"Hey, it's going to be ok. We are going to see each other again, I promise."

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Aris woke up, looking at the sky. He had no idea what that dream meant. Maybe it was a memory. He closed his eyes, trying to go back to sleep when he heard Thomas waking everyone up. Aris stood up, trying to figure out why Thomas sounded so stressed. He then looked at the sky and saw lightning.

Everyone started to run to the light, away from the storm. Minho suddenly got struck by lightning. Newt turned around and saw both Thomas and Minho on the ground.

"Come on!" Newt said. Aris followed him. Thomas ran to Minho and Newt and Aris helped drag Minho back into the building. They all closed the door. They laid Minho on the floor, and all gathered around him.

"Come on, Minho. Come on, man." Everyone was saying. Minho opened his eyes."There he is. There you go. Here you are."

"Are you okay?" Thomas asked.

"What happened?" Minho asked.

"I think you got struck by lightning."

"Oh." Minho said, smirking. Everyone smiled.

"Come on, let's get him up. Nice and slow. Okay. Let's get him up. Think you can get up?"

"Thanks, guys." Minho stood up.

"Hey. What's that smell?" Thomas asked.

"Behind you!" Frypan said. A crank went towards them but was stopped by a chain. Teresa shinned her flashlight and saw other cranks chained up. A door opened and they saw someone coming to them.

"I see you've met our guard dogs." She said. She got to them."You guys look like crap. Come on. Follow me." They didn't follow her."Unless you want to stay here with them." They followed her one by one so they wouldn't be attacked. She led them through the building."Come on, keep up. Jorge wants to meet you."

"Who's Jorge?" Thomas asked.

You'll see. No one's come out of the Scorch in a long time. You've just got him curious. And me, too." Some men surrounded them as they kept on walking.

"Anyone else starting to get a bad feeling about this place?" Newt asked.

"Let's just hear him out. See what he has to say." Thomas said. They followed the girl until they came to a man.

"Jorge, they're here." She said. The man turned around.

"Do you ever get the feeling the whole world's against you?" The gladers all looked at each other, leaving the storm to fill the silence. Jorge walked to the group."Three questions. Where did you come from? Where are you going? How can I profit? Don't all answer at once."

"We're headed for the mountains. Looking for the Right Arm." Thomas said.

"You're looking for ghosts, you mean. Question number two. Where did you come from?"

"That's our business." Minho said. Jorge stayed silent. Suddenly, the men grabbed the gladers. They scanned Thomas's neck.

"Get off me!" Thomas said.

"You were right." The men let go of the gladers. The girl gave the scanner to Jorge.

"Right about what? What is she talking about?" Thomas asked.

"I'm sorry, hermano. Looks like you're tagged. You came from WICKED. Which means... you're very valuable." They hung the gladers by their legs.

"Good plan, Thomas. "Just hear what the man has to say." Minho said, when they were alone. "Really working out for us."

"Shut up, Minho." Thomas said. Maybe I can reach the rope." Thomas tried to reach the rope wrapped around his ankles but couldn't. Jorge came to them.

"Enjoying the view?" Jorge asked.

"What the hell do you want?"

"That is the question. My men want to sell you back to WICKED. Life has taught them to think small. I'm not like that. Something tells me that you're not either."

"Is the blood rushing to my head or is this shank not making any sense?" Minho asked.

"Tell me what you know about the Right Arm." Jorge said.

"I thought you said they were ghosts." Newt said.

"I happen to believe in ghosts." Jorge went to the crank with the rope connecting the gladers."You tell me what you know, and maybe we can make a deal."

"We don't know much." Thomas said. Jorge pulled the crank and the ropes dropped the gladers a foot."Okay! Okay, all right. They're hiding in the mountains. And they attacked WICKED. They got out a bunch of kids. That's it. That's all we know." Thomas said fast. A man came to them.

"Yo, Jorge. What's going on?" The man asked.

"Me and my new friends were just getting acquainted. We're done now." Jorge started to walk away.

"Hey, wait. You're not gonna help us?" Thomas called after him.

"Don't worry, hermano. We'll get you back to where you belong. Hang tight." Jorge left.

"Was that supposed to be funny?" Newt groaned.

"Maybe we can push Teresa towards the crank. She is the closest to it. She will pull the crank, untie herself then get that pole and pull us over to let us all go." Newt said.

"His plan is better than yours Thomas." Minho said. Thomas rolled his eyes.

"Let's do it." Thomas said. They had to pass Teresa around to Minho. They tried a couple of times. After a while, they finally got it. Teresa pulled the crank so she was able to set herself free. She grabbed a pole and Thomas grabbed it. She pulled him to the floor. They heard Jansons voice.

"You find yourself in possession of Wicked property. Return them, unharmed, and we will go our separate ways."

"Can he just leave us alone?" Minho grumbled. Thomas shoved a pole to Minho, and he grabbed it. They were about to leave when a man came to them, his gun pointing at them.

"Janson, I've got them." He spoke into a walkie talkie. They heard a gunshot. Thomas grabbed Newt and pulled him behind him. The man fell down and they saw the girl with her gun up.

"Follow me." She said, The gladers followed her. They saw Jorge waiting for them. He told them to follow him. He grabbed something and ziplined across to another building. They all did the same. "Go. I'm right behind you." Thomas told Newt. He grabbed something and ziplined across to another building. They all did the same. Newt looked around and didn't see Thomas.

"Where's Thomas?" Newt asked.

"Brenda." Jorge said. They all waited for the two to come. Then, the building exploded.

"Thomas!" Minho yelled. Newt just looked at the building up in flames.

"Tommy." Newt softly said.