The rivers daughter

5- what a waste

The sound of screams, gun shots, and helicopters fill my ears. Minho, Frypan, Newt, and I run down to the main area. W.C.K.D guards drop down, beginning to shoot those taser guns they use.

We run over to where Harriet and the man from earlier were shooting at the guards. "How can we help?!" Frypan yells as we duck down beside the truck. "You need to cover us!" Harriet yells back, setting some stuff up.

We each grab a gun and surround the bottom of the vehicle, shooting at any guards we can see. I do my best with the gun, struggling due to inexperience. "Vince, hurry up, there's too many of 'em!" Newt yells as he reloads his gun.

"I'm out!" Frypan yells, holding his gun up. All of a sudden, an electric bomb lands in the truck. Before we have time to react, it goes off, electrocuting all six of us.

We fall to the ground, our bodies tense and trembling slightly. A few W.C.K.D guards walk over to us, dragging us by our arms. I try to muster up the strength to fight back but my body betrays me.

I'm forced down onto my knees, lined up next to all the others. I glance to my left, seeing the equally as worried and panicked expressions on the others' faces.

A W.C.K.D guard comes up behind Sonya, forcing her head to look at the ground. I watch in concern as he scans the back of her neck with something. "B4!" The guard calls out, moving onto Aris.

He works his way down the line but as he gets to Newt, Janson speaks up. "Where's Thomas?" He asks, glancing around. I hear Thomas's voice come from behind me, "right here," he says.

I look over my shoulder at him, seeing him looking defeated, standing with his hands in the air. A few guards walk over to him, grabbing him in a tight hold. They bring him over to Janson, who's standing there with a cruel smirk on his face.

"Thomas..." he punches Thomas in the stomach, causing him to bend over, clutching his stomach in pain. "Get him in line," Janson says, a terrifyingly uninterested tone in his voice. My eyes widen as he forces Thomas down onto his knees, making him kneel next to me.

"Why didn't you run?" Minho asks Thomas as Janson walks away. Thomas is quiet for a moment before speaking up in an irritated and exhausted tone, "I'm tired of running." He stares at Janson.

All of a sudden, the sound of another plane type of thing fills the air. We all look up in unison, our eyes landing on a large W.C.K.D vehicle flying above us. Dust flies around due to the propellers and we're slightly blinded by the light.

The plane thing lands, causing the ground to rumble slightly. The back door to the vehicle opens and Ava Paige walks out. A weird feeling washes over me as I see her again - a mix of anger, confusion, regret, and for some reason, nostalgia.

The slight nostalgia in me quickly fades to guilt. I know why she's here, and I know it's not good. She makes her way over to Janson, "is this all of them?" Ava asks. "Most of them," Janson says. "It'll be enough."

"Start loading them," Ava orders. Without hesitation, Janson nods, "yes ma'am," he says as he walks off. Ava walks over to where Thomas and I are, gesturing for a guard to bring Thomas to her.

"Hello Thomas," she says. Thomas looks her up and down, an unreadable expression on his face. She glances to the side and in walks Teresa, a guilty look on her face. We stand up and walk over to Thomas. "The hell..?" Frypan asks, "Teresa?"

"Wait, what's going on?" Newt asks, staring at Teresa with a confused frown. "What happened?" I ask, my voice shaky and small. "She's with them," Thomas says, not daring to look at us.

"Since when?" Minho asks, glancing at Thomas. Janson walks out next to Teresa with a smug look on his face, "oh, Teresa's always had an evolved appreciation of the greater good," he says. "Once we restored her memories, it was only a matter of time."