"That's out business." Minho said firmly. Jorge looked at them before he jerked his head just a little. Two men suddenly stepped forward, grabbing Minho and Thomas.
"Hey!" Rachel shouted but more men grabbed the rest of them.
"Let go!" Rachel shouted as one grabbed her arms.
"Get your hands off her!" Newt shouted as he tried to shove his captor off to help her, but he was hit in the stomach while Aris and Frypan yelled at their captors.
"Get the hell off me!" Thomas shouted as the rest of them also continued yelling and squirmed in protest, but the men just pulled on them, dragging them to their knees with their arms clenched behind their backs.
Thomas yelled again: "Get the hell off me, man!"
But it was no use. The woman from earlier came over, grabbing Thomas's neck and shoving him down as she pointed something at the back of his neck.
"Shut up, you big baby." She mocked as she pressed the machine to Thomas's neck.
Rachel saw it scan something on Thomas's neck as he demanded: "What is that?"
Rachel twisted desperately in her captor's arms but he clenched his hands, pulling her arms tighter behind her and causing her to wince.
"Quiet, my pretty. Don't want to do something you'll regret, do ya?" The man breathed into her ear and she cringed away from his stench.
"Get off her!" Aris and Newt yelled, and Thomas and Minho tried to twist away from their captors as well.
The woman had stood up straight to look at the scanner and she said to Jorge: "You were right."
At those words, all the men let go of the teens and the woman handed the scanner over to Jorge. Newt grabbed Rachel, pulling her into his arms. The man snarled but both teens just glared at him. Minho checked everyone briefly, and Rachel glanced over at Aris.
The two exchanged curt nods as Thomas asked Jorge cautiously: "Right about what? What is she talking about?"
The group all looked at Jorge who'd smirked as he read the scanner. He looked at them as he said lightly: "I'm sorry hermano. Looks like you're tagged."
He indicated his scanner and they all glanced at it briefly before looking back at the man warily as he leered at them.
"You came from WCKD." He said, his face becoming serious as he stared at them.
"Which means..." He sneered, and Newt's grip on Rachel's shoulders tightened. Thomas and Minho's jaws set while Rachel's eyes narrowed. Jorge just finished darkly: "You're very... valuable."
The teens looked around uneasily as the men around them stepped closer once more. But this time, the men seemed to be enjoying making them nervous, coming closer slowly and threateningly. Newt's hands clenched and Rachel's stomach twisted. I knew this was a bad idea.
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"Great plan, Thomas." Minho griped.
Rachel rolled her eyes while Minho just continued sarcastically: "'Just hear what the man has to say.' Really working out for us."
"Oh, shut up, Minho." Thomas groaned from beside Rachel. The entire group was currently suspended in a circle over a hole in the warehouse, hanging upside down by their feet from the ceiling.
The hole went through several floors of the warehouse, making the drop from where they currently hung about fifty feet. Rachel was determinedly not looking down after having made that mistake once when they'd first been strung up. What was worse was that the blood was beginning to rush to her head, making it harder for her to think as the blood began to pound in her head.
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Sticks and Stones
FanfictionRachel was the girl stuck in Maze B who figures a way out, with the help of the only boy in their maze, Aris. Now, they're being held in a supposed anti-WCKD facility, and we know her to be lost there. But what if she was more? What if she was rescu...
