Solider X

Chapter 4: Re-Wired

Janson POV 

When Ava told me she'd found the perfect candidate for the Solider Programme I was elated. Surprised at the fact someone she believes could survive such and intense operation that would stretch over at the least a day. Then when I saw who it was I was even more surprised. 

A kid who was skinnier than the others from his maze but by no means weak looking. Blonde hair with a red tinge sat like a halo surrounding his face soft like feathers and an pale face which the solider would use to his advantage after he'd been properly trained to kill in anyway possible. But Ms. Paige didn't choose him for his charming qualities he was chosen because of his smarts his knowledge that would help him when fighting, his spirit and ferocity that he shows only when someone needs help. 

When he supposedly went missing I told them to find him a sedate him no matter if he put up a fight. He would soon be transported to the main WICKED headquarters to have the operation and become the solider he's meant to be, unless Ms. Paige decides she wants it done here and in which case the surgeons would come here along with the equipment nessesary to pull if the procedure. 

Once he'd been sedated I watched as the guards put him into a gurney whilst some kept Teresa from getting to him. They started attaching the breathing machines and heart monitors and some other medical things like an IV line but that didn't matter to me, all that mattered to me was that the Solider was kept safe. 

I left to read out the names of those we'd start extracting from. I saw Thomas among them who I'd been interviewing before I was told of the Solider. Suspicion was present in his eyes and I wondered. 

Wouldn't Thomas have been the better choice? 

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Thomas POV 

It was the next morning, our second day on this base and I was already planning to find out this places secrets, with the help of Aris of course. After what he'd shown me last night my main concerns were on Newt and Teresa, mostly Newt as he'd already been unconscious when they were being wheeled into the medical wing. Maybe I was paranoid  it I wasn't going to rest until my suspicion had either been confirmed or disproved. 

I'd gotten the pass from the guard who'd fallen for my ploy of just wanting to see my friends, partly true but I had multiple motives. We'd been taken back to our cells and the others started shouting at me. 

"Seriously Thomas your a shucking slinthead shank you idiot why did you do that?" Shouted Minho when we'd gotten to the cell we had been occupying. I held out the pass I'd gotten and they looked shocked at first but Minho face softened. "If this is about Newt and Teresa fine I get why your worried but they're probabaly fine just had something wrong with them or they were gonna fix Newts leg. But if this is about that Aris kid your out of your mind" Minho told me just as the grate came flying off the vent that was under my bunk. 

"It's about both" I Said as I lowered myself so I could follow Aris through the tunnels. "Cover for me" I Said and I knew they would as were all each other has. As we moved I wondered if I'd see Newt or Teresa through the doors. If they were alright and if what Minho said about Newts leg getting fixed was right. Maybe these people are good but until I know for sure I wasn't going to rust them, espeacially not with my friends. 

I'd jumped down the vent into the corridor quickly followed by Aris whilst I checked to make sure no one was coming our way. As we approached the door my anticipation grew as the question that had been bugging me since last night was about to be answered: what was behind the door? 

I swiped the key card through the scanner on the door and the door opened and me and Aris after sharing a look walked through. At first we were just in a small room holding scrubs that I'm guessing doctors wear but when we looked through the glass window what I saw horrified me. Grievers in glass containers floating in some liquid asleep, this was most likely WICKED but I had to investigate further. 

We walked through the second door and what I saw was much worse than the grievers, was worse than anything I thought possible. Kids strung up alive but not. They were being drained of blood to get a small amount of liquid, what it does I don't know and I don't care. As I was looking among the teenagers I saw something that chilled me to the bone. Teresa among the kids. 

"Teresa?" I Questioned in barely a whisper bit Aris somehow heard me and approached me as I moved hair out of the girls face, thankfully seeing someone who definitely wasn't Teresa. 

"Rachel" said Aris with tears in his eyes. "Her names Rachel we were in the maze together. She was taken the first night and I told her it would be alright" he said sadly tears in his eyes as he looked at the girl before us. I was about to reply but the doors slid open and me and Aris ran to hide. It was Ratman. 

After some bickering a call was made to the women I despise the most, Ava Paige. She's the reason all this happened, why Chuck died, why Alby died, he'll why even Gally died. She's the devil and I'm going to find her and stop her. 

I listened to them talk looking at something which didn't make any sense to me at all. "Sedate then all and prep for harvest" said Paige after some debate but Janson agreed. 

"Might I sugggest starting with the newest arrivals?" Said Janson the sadistic bastard. 

"Do what ever but tell me how's the Solider handled the transition?" She asked completely dismissing that she was going to kill some kids just for their blood. My main questions are: how is Ava Paige alive? Who is the Solider? 

"He's doing fine. Better than expected, full physical movement and you can see his appearance has changed due to the skeletal enhancements. He seems strong from what we can gather he's in perfect health, the perfect human being. His wounds from surgery have already healed. And as far as I'm aware complete amnesia, he's being very co-operative" Said Janson looking at some of the notes he was holding in his hand. 

With my curiousity spiked and desperation to save my friends again setting in after Janson left me and Aris quickly left as well. We made our way through the tunnels fighting to move quicker in wth restricted motion due to the confined space. When we got back to the cell I was quick to move and barricade the door even if only using a blanket and mattress. 

"Thomas what the hell is going on?" Shouted Minho and the others did as well but Minho shouted the loudest. 

"It's WICKED it's always been WICKED Ava she's alive" I told him and we quickly fled all making our way through the tunnels following Aris and we moved. We made our way closer to the medical wing where Teresa and Newt were most likely being held. Aris an Winston split up from us, Aris saying he had something important to do I just hope they don't get themselves killed or captured. 

"What are you kids doing out?" Asked a doctor lady and me and Minho shared a look after the alarms went off and we grabbed her telling her to take us to Teresa and Newt. We got shot at and Minho kicked the guy into a wall making his head smash open. 

"Dude!" Said Frypan grimacing at the guy cracked open skull. We continued in our way as doctor Crawford led us to hopefully the right room. 

"Doctor Crawford what are you doing here?" Exclaimed a bald man when she entered a room. I quickly pushed her inside holding out the gun we'd stolen from the guy Minho most likely killed. 

"Where is she?" I shouted to the doctor before I looked over and pulled the curtain back to reveal a sleeping Teresa. I woke her up and she looked around confused and dazed but I just told her that we were leaving. We blocked the door since Janson and some guards were coming towards us. I looked behin me and saw a window and quickly told Frypan to help me brake it. 

"What about Newt?" I shouted when everyone headed for the door and not further into the medical wing to find him. 

"We can't we don't have enough time they'd get us and kill us. We find some people willing to help us and then we get him out" Said Frypan and they all looked sorrowful but I nodded and we left. 

Leaving behind the person that we all need and would do anything for, like he would for us.