Zelia woke up from the Glade without her memories from her past - only her name she knows.
What will happen to her? Is she's willing to give up everything? Will she face all of her challenges?
"Why did you do that? I thought you hate me since day 1...
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When Thomas finally opened the door, the room was filled with desks, screens, and equipment; weirdly enough, it didn't look abandoned to their eyes. And then they see it: bodies scattered across the floor, slumped over desks, leaning against walls, and lying in pools of blood. The dead bodies are dressed in lab coats, hinting that they were scientists or researchers.
"What happened here?" A colleague of theirs asked a question that Zelia couldn't identify who asked.
Zelia saw a gun on the floor, so she kicked it to the side. They just continued to walk and see what they could see. Something caught her attention, so she approached the screens where the entire Glade could be seen.
"So they were watching us. This whole time." Newt said that Zelia didn't notice that he was next to her, just looking at the screen.
Thomas and the others move cautiously through the room, their faces a mix of shock and confusion. The sight of the lifeless bodies, the smell of death hanging in the air, and the eeriness of the silent, cold room create a haunting, unsettling atmosphere.
While Zelia was still looking inside the room, they suddenly heard a female voice and saw a video in front of them, so they slowly approached Thomas's side—it looks like he was the one who pressed to activate the video—to find out what it has to say.
"Hello. My name is Doctor Ava Paige. I'm Director of Operations of the World Catastrophe Killzone Department. If you're watching this, that means you have successfully completed the Maze Trials." She started while showing no other emotions.
She talks about the Flare, the Solar Flares that devastated the planet, and the deadly virus that followed, wiping out much of humanity. She refers to the Maze trials, explaining that the Gladers were part of an experiment designed to find a cure. She also said that their trials are just beginning.
Little by little, they see the soldiers in the back wearing all black with masks and shooting the people behind Ava, but she still continues to speak. Zelia noticed that Ava had pulled out a gun.
"It may be too late for us...for me...but not for you. The outside world awaits. Remember...WICKED is good," It's the last thing that Ava said before shooting herself in the head so Zelia's eyes closed as she pulled the trigger.
"Is it over?" She heard Maggie's question and she slowly opened her eyes, tried her best not to look at the screen.
"She said we were important," said Newt. It is obvious on their faces that there is a mixture of fear, nervousness, and joy that their suffering is over because the person who sent them to the Maze is no longer in this world.
