Maze Runner Reprise: Path of Truth

Chapter 1: Welcome to the Glade

         

A ride of chatters and group of teenage boys were staring down at the weary creature inside the Box. A blonde boy jumped down as soon as the doors opened

"Newt, what do you see?" a scratchy voice asked

"What do you bloody think I see?" that boy had a British accent. He was tall compared to her height, slender with fairly muscular arms, and quite good-looking. "We came here the same time, right?"

"We just wanted to make sure our eyes weren't playing tricks on us" another sarcastic voiced added it was later followed by a wave of laughs.

The newbie wrapped her hands around herself as she was pointing daggers at Newt.

"Shank face" he murmured looking at his comrades then averting his gaze towards the female "Its a girl, about our age I guess"

Newt took a step forward, she rapidly plunged in response. Newt can clearly tell that she was having cold feet. He raised his hands up and tried to start a conversation with her.

"I mean you no-"

"Where am I?" the new girl utterly interrupted. Not keeping her guard down "And what do you want from me?"

The Glader gave her a confused expression. Newt was fishing for the right words inside his brain but he cant seem to pick up any.

"Just calm down-"

"Are you one of them?!"

The more she asked questions the more baffled Newt gets. "Are you one the people who sent me here?"

"Listen, we've all been through what you're experiencing right now. We don't know who sent us here"

"Why can't I remember anything?" she asks

Newt sighs, scratching the nape of his neck "Like I said, no one remembers anything when they first come up in this bloody box"

"The name's Newt, nice to meet you" he offers his hands

The girl shot around her, ignoring his introduction "Where am I?"

"Look, we won't go any further if you keep asking me questions-"

"Then just answer me!" she raised her voice giving the gladers standing above them a shocked expression planted on their faces.

No one has ever yelled at a boy before especially not in front of their Second-in-command.

Newt gave her a half smile "Welcome to the Glade"

Surprisingly Newt found her interesting in the good way. He too thought maybe she could be one of them but it was too early to be concluded. He offered his hands once more and sent her a gentle grin.

"Let me show you around, Greenie"

His attitude was farfetched. She never idealised a guy with a serious look like him can be so calm and heartfelt. She reaches her hands to his slowly but surely. With just a simple touch Newt pulls her towards him, her hands lands on his broad chest with her face heating up. She faced the other side of the cage to avoid the awkward level.

"Hey Newt, don't let it escalate so quickly!" a boy above them snickered.

The tall British boy couldn't help but titter with her cutesy. Boy, he wanted to rest his chin on her shoulder. It was the first time having a female in the glade.

The ginger head coughs, breaking the contact. She couldn't look at him straight in the eye. By the corner of her marble she could see him pressing his lips together holding his  mirth.

Two boys volunteered to pull her out of the box while the rest of the Gladers jumped down to collect the monthly items.

The girl looked around her surroundings and saw ivy covered walls that are at least a hundred feet tall.

'If were trapped here, those walls must be served as boundaries. But I wonder what's beyond them' she wondered.

"Enjoying the view, Greenie?" a voice behind her asked

"Greenie?" she looked behind him and saw another blonde boy. He had a deep voice and was a wee bit taller than Newt.

"I apologize, Im Gally. Keeper of the Builders" he places his hands on his hips, looking back and forth at the girl and Newt.

"I guess you two know each other already?"

"She knows me but I don't know her" the Second-in-command stands him corrected.

She roamed around, reckoning the boys on their daily assignments. " Aren't there any other girls here?"

"Girls?" Gally repeated "I wonder what got into their minds sending us a girl as a newbie"

She walked away from them while they were busy talking. Unknowingly, she jogged towards the the open southern walls without grudge. She was later intercepted by a dark-skinned man who came to stop her.

"So you're the Greenie of the month." he eyed on her from top to bottom "Im Alby, the leader of the Glade. I hope the rest of the boys treated you well."

She twisted her head back to Newt and Gally who noticed her disappearance. They came running towards her direction.

"Newt, I want you to show Greenbean around. Get her to know the others"

Newt didn't response but gave him a positive nod. He took her by the hand and directed his eyes to the Homestead.

"Newt" That was the very first name she said when she arrived at the Glade. She felt seemingly threaten when both Alby and Gally introduced themselves to her.

"What lies beyonds those walls?"

"You don't wanna know, trust me. Its a dangerous world out there" they kept walking towards the garden.

Her eyes landed on two boys watering the crops. One of them was sandy blonde like Newt, he had large biceps and was in greater heights than her. He was wearing a sweaty blue shirt with some kind of body bag strap attached to it. The other one was shorter, he was the first raven head she saw in the Glade. He was a wearing a three-forth cut cream coloured shirt covered in fertilizer.

She stopped on her tracks.

'What's going on?' her mind wandered off

Her vison was blurry and her eyes seems to drop. The poor girl couldn't seem to breath normally than she could. She felt a huge pang on her chest, like someone just stabbed her in the back. Both her body and head became heavy, her hands were shaking and her lips turned paled and trembled. The Greenbean was too blind to see what was in front of her. She could hear Newt's voice calling out but her membrane didn't seem to receive his message.

"Wicked is Good"

"Wicked is Good"

"Wicked is Good"

Without warning, she lost her balance. Newt was able to grab hold of her body before she hit the ground. Her universe started spinning, she's starting to see robotic monsters surrounding her.

'Its just an illusion. Don't let it fool you, Mia' someone talked to her telepathically.

Telepathically...

She took her last breath before the sight dissolved and blacken out.