You're not Him

A New Alliance

"We better get going." Jorge softly said, starting to walk off. The Gladers looked at the man and then each other.

"Should we trust him?" Frypan softly asked. Newt looked at the man, who looked at the boys.

"He did save us from Wicked." Newt softly said.

"Yeah, after he made us hang upside down." Minho mumbled.

"What choice do we have?" Newt asked. "It's either trusting him or risk getting caught by Wicked."

"He's right." Aris said. They all started to walk after Jorge.

"I think he made it." Minho said, coming to Newt. Newt sadly smiled.

"Well, if he survived the body maze, there is hope." Newt said. They followed Jorge into a rundown city. It was empty.

"Keep a lookout." Jorge told the kids.

"What's the relationship with you and Brenda?" Frypan asked Jorge after they'd been walking for a while.

"She is like a daughter to me. When she was young, she was taken from her family. They died, but when I found her, I always protected her." Jorge said.

"So where are we going again?" Aris asked.

"A man named Marcus. He helped smuggle kids to the Right Arm. If the two survive, that is where they will be headed." They all walked for a while."What about you kids? I didn't catch your names."

"I'm Newt. This is Minho, Frypan, Teresa, and Aris." Newt said.

"Why would Wicked be chasing just you guys?"

"Most likely Thomas. He used to work for Wicked." Minho said.

"Used to?"

"Yeah. I don't even think he knows what he did that made him get sent into the maze."

They got to the city that was busy. They went to a place, crowded with people. Newt saw Thomas on the ground.

"Tommy!" Newt yelled out, running through the crowd. Newt ran over to him and fell next to him. Jorge grabbed his gun and started to shoot it. Everyone started to run out. Frypan and Minho dragged Thomas onto a couch. Jorge took Marcus and tied him up, trying to find out information. Newt sat next to Thomas, holding his hand. Newt felt the hand shift and he looked down and saw Thomas waking up. Newt slightly smiled at the boy.

"Hey." Newt said. Thomas slightly smiled as Minho came over.

"Welcome back, you ugly shank." Minho said.

"You ok?" Newt nodded and Thomas sighed. They listened to Jorge and Marcus. Later, Jorge led them to a car. Newt claimed a shotgun. Thomas smiled as he saw Newt smiling. They drove until they saw cars, blocking the entryway.

"Well, I guess we're on foot." Everyone got out of the car. Suddenly, they were being shot at.

"Get down!" Jorge yelled.

"Take cover!" Newt yelled. Everyone hid behind a car.The shooting stopped.

"Hey, is everyone okay out there?" Thomas asked.

"We're fine." Teresa called back.

"Anyone know where those bloody shots came from?" Newt asked.

"Marcus. He led us into an ambush." Jorge grabbed his bag and started to open it."Here. Hold this." He gave Thomas a bomb."We gotta create a diversion. You get ready to chuck it." Jorge grabbed the remote."Everybody! Get set to sprint back to the truck! And hold your ears!" Jorge turned to Thomas." Ready? One... Two..."They heard a gun cock. They all froze.