Different (The Maze Runner)

Chapter 13

**A/N I'm BAAAAAACK! My mom's all moved back into my dad's so I'm with wifi again :)

I trace my claws through the carving again. It's not possible, if I did this it means I was in on all this. No, it can't be true. No. I refuse to believe it. I put my backpack on my back and begin to run the rest of my route. I run for a few more hours, then turn to head back to the Glade. When I'm about halfway there, I hear a small clicking sound that causes me to stop. I know that sound.

It's the sound of a griever.

I quickly hide behind some vines and let my claws out. The sound begins to get closer, and panic floods through me. No, I can't let this thing kill me. I'm supposed to be a werecoyote, I'm not going down like this. As the sound gets closer, I begin to shake. Soon, I see the figure of a Griever right on the other side of the vines I'm hiding behind.

Alyssa, a voice says in my mind. You need to be brave. I have no clue who's speaking into my head, and it's freaking me out. Putting my fear aside, I take a deep breath and slowly start to step to the left, away from the Griever. It turns to face me. Is it tracking me or something? How does it know where I am?

It approaches the vines. Oh god, this is it. It's going to eat me.

Use your abilities, Alyssa. The voice speaks again. This time, I can tell it's a male voice.

Alyssa, run! Another voice, a female's.

RUN! Both voices scream in my head. Who even are these people? But since it'll probably save my life, I decide to take their advice. I turn and run as fast as I can away from the Griever. It chases after me, following closely behind me. A sharp thing is sticking out of its body, reaching out towards me. A stinger of sorts. I continue to run, and soon I'm near the Glade. I need to throw the Griever off my trail, I can't lead it there. I continue to run, running in a square.

Until I trip and fall.

I get up as quickly as I fell down and continue running, the Griever just far away enough that it can't sting me. One inch closer and it's over. I let my claws out and try to slash at it. The stinger just misses my arm. My eyes widen in fear, and I scream "HELP!"

I hear someone else yell "COYOTE WHERE ARE YOU?!" It's Minho.

As I open my mouth to say something else, I'm cut off by an immense pain in my gut. I look down, and the Griever stung me. "AHH! MINHO HELP ME!"

I fall to the ground in agony as the Griever looms over me.

It's not listening! The female voice says in my head.

Your friend is on his way, just hold on for that long. You can do this, Alyssa, says the male voice.

I look at the Griever in fear as I hear Minho's racing footsteps come towards me. My vision blurs, and begins to slowly go black.

The Griever suddenly turns and runs away. Someone picks me up and says "c'mon Coyote, hang in there."

"I-I can't..." My voice is low and sounds strained, which it is.

"Please Coyote, we'll be in the Glade in just a few minutes. We'll get you the Grief Serum. You're gonna be alright."

I begin seeing double blurs. By now, the edges of my vision are black. The darkness slowly moves towards the center of my eyes.

In only minutes, we're back in the Glade. My vision is almost completely black now, and everything I can see is extremely blurry.

"Oh my god what the shuck happened to her?!" I hear someone runs over to us, as Minho carries me towards the Medjacks.

"She got stung."

Someone pushes some of my hair out of my face, and I'm put down on a table. I can hardly see, so I can't see who's there.

"Jeff! Grief Serum! Now!" It's Newt.

I quietly say "Newt..."

"I'm here, love. Don't talk, that'll make it hurt more. Hang in there, please." I feel him grab both of my hands.

Something is stuck into my stomach, and the pain lightly dulls. The blackness in my vision finally covers the final blurry stops, and I pass out.

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