Little Wolf (NewtxReader)

Chapter 4 - Sis

"Please, she needs help!" Thomas begs, brown eyes pleading and body hunched. He's in the video room where all the beetle blades send their findings. He's just been watching Y/N in the maze with Newt and Ben, fighting the Grievers till she drops.

"You need to do something!" Thomas screeches, panic and horror fighting for control over him as they watch Y/N get struck to the ground, banging her head.

Chancellor Ava Paige, looking amused, asks, "Why?"

Thomas stares at her blankly. "What?"

"Why do I 'need to do something', as you put it?" She asks calmly - the complete opposite of Thomas.

"She'll die!" He yells, scrambling for any way he could threaten her. "If you don't help her, I'm going to refuse to work or be a part of this organization." He states, hoping that sounds worse than he knows it is. But, to his surprise, the chancellor nods to Janson, who was also in the room, and says, "Do as Thomas asks."

Janson looks confused, glancing between the two of them and pondering out loud, "Just save her? It's not like we have control of death!"

Ava smiles and says, "Janson, make the Grievers weaker. Give the girl a boost of energy and clear the pain from her head."

Janson hesitated, then muttered, "Alright, then, Ava," and started pushing a couple buttons. After a few minutes, Janson stepped back and Thomas asked breathlessly, "Did you do it? Is Y/N going to survive?"

Janson strained a painful smile and murmered, "Just watch, Thomas."

Much to Thomas' relief, shortly after Y/N loses conciousness, she shoots right back up and starts fighting the Grievers, defeating them too easily, then dragging Newt and Ben to the doors with ease. Once they make it, Janson leans forward and presses a button, which immediately makes Y/N drop to the ground and lose conciousness - but Thomas knows he'll get in trouble if he pushes for anything more, so he sits back quietly, satisfied. Chancellor Ava signals for Janson to leave, and he happily obliges. Then, Ava turns back to Thomas, who gives her a scrutinizing look. He knows she's about to test him, and he'll be as difficult as he can about it, he decides.

"So, Thomas, why so desperate? You're not even like that for Newt - and you two were best buddies!" She asks, and Thomas scoffs.

"You know why, Ava. Don't ask me stuff you already know." Ava plasters that fake smile on again and tries again, but Thomas asks first.

"Why did you save her? You know I have no power over you; Why'd you save her?" Ava smiles and says, "Everything is a test Thomas. Whether it's meant to be it not. Remember that. Everything, everything is a test. The Flare is a test - but that's a story for another time. Goodnight, Thomas, I can see we're getting nowhere with questions right now."

Thomas is left in the video room alone, watching the unconcious girl. He doesn't really know why he's so angry. It's all probably left over from when they sent her into the Glade against his wishes. Seeing her almost get killed was stressful, too. Either way, he had promised to protect her, and he doesn't like to break promises. He would keep her safe, no matter what.

Thomas gets up slowly, and mournfully flips the switch to turn the videos off. On his way out, he stops and gazes back at the empty screens. Quietly, he whispers, "I'm protecting you, sis, don't worry."

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Ava Paige walks briskly to her office, thinking about what she said. It's true. Everything is a test. A test of logic; a test of emotions... a test of sanity.

Slowly, Ava brings up a picture on her computer. Sharing a brief moment of human feelings, Ava sheds a tear at the picture of Thomas and Y/N, side by side, brother and sister, with their mother smiling in the background. The kids never knew it, of course, but Ava was actually a good friend of their mom's, before...

It's all a test. A test of sanity. Shaking the memories of the loving woman out of her head, Ava clicks off the computer and hastily wipes the moisture off her face - but not before staring at the profiles for half a second.

Y/N (Your Name) Y/L/N (Your Last Name), Thomas Y/L/N, and Grace Y/L/N

Grace status: Deseaced by Flare

Thomas status: Immune

Y/N status: ... Ava sits back and realizes what Y/N's status was. It would not bode well with Thomas' testing if Y/N was to die. And yet they now needed to do more tests on her...

Y/N status: |UNKNOWN|