Solider X

Chapter 6: Come With Me Now

Thomas POV 

The day after Winston died consisted of walking, walking and more walking. I spent this time reflecting on what has happened since I woke up. Not just this morning but from when I woke up in the box hurtling towards the glade to seal mine and so many others fate. I tried to recall all the good times, most were with Chuck some with Newt and Minho, some with Teresa and others with people I didn't even know the names of. Maybe if I learnt their names I would have grieved them more  it it's too late now, all I can do is move forward one agonising step at a time. 

We walked until sundown when we all decided to stop and rest, sleep since most were too busy thinking of Winston and Newt to sleep. Winston since she's just died and Newt since he was still in WICKED's grasps. Who knows what they could be doing to him. They could have strung him up like the other teens like Rachel. They could have straight out killed or could have put him with the cranks. 

I shook my head to clear my myself of those thoughts as I woke up in the middle of the night looking at the dark sky and continuing my reflection on our problems and that kept me busy since we had a lot. I shifted to lay on my side  and saw something I never thought I'd see. 

Lights.

Lights in buildings showing human life. People who could help people who could help rescue Newt and take down WICKED. I quickly woke the others who all seemed as shocked as me. We were just looking on in shock until we heard a loud distracting noise behind us. The strike of lightening and the boom of thunder rolled over us. We moved that much quicker to grab our things. We help each other passing everything aroundso we could all run at our fastest and not be slowed down too much. It only took us a matter of seconds to distribute everything and then we ran. 

We ran like our lives depended on it which technically it did. We ran in a group spread out but still close enough to communicate. The storm in all its ferocity is nearing down on us as retribution of sorts. For leaving Newt, for not saving Winston, for not being able to save anyone. Maybe that's all in my head but I feel like this storm is the catalyst for another storm but one much worse than this one that is a force of nature stuck into a single being. 

That single being being WICKED with all their fury and power who will find us and take us back or kill us. If that happened we'd be strung up and harvested for our blood. I wouldn't let that happen, I'd rather die than have any part of WICKED again. 

We kept running until one lightening strike for too close and nearly hit Minho knocking him unconscious and sending us both flying a good few feet. I went to grab Minho but was pushed off by Aris and Frypan who carried him inside to where Teresa was holding open a door. We got inside and the door slammed closed and Teresa pushed her way forward so she could help check on Minho. 

"Minho! Minho wake up!" I shouted at him shaking him as others shunned a light onto his face to see when or if he woke up. He groaned out and we all sighed in relief, he was okay. 

"What the shuck happened?" He said and we all just laughed at him patting his shoulder helping him stand up. I looked over a Teresa who was a few steps away and she was looking around confused. 

"What's that smell?" She said quietly to nobody in particular  but just after she finished talking someone shunned a light infront of her and we all screamed. It was a motherfucking crank. We shunned the torches around the rest of the room we were in and saw cranks chained up all over trying to get to us. As we were looking around for escape a light came on  showing the silhouette of a young women around our age. She walked forward casually like she wasn't but surrounded by cranks trying to eat her. 

"Well you guys look like shit. Come on Jorge will want to meet you" he said not introducing herself but insulting us, nice. We hesitated and she noticed. "Unless you want to stay with them" she said and we followed her cause yeah we didn't want to stay with the cranks. We followed her and I learned her name was Brenda whilst everyone else just followed silently. 

"Let's just meet the guy what's the worst that can happen" I Said when Minho followed by the others started voicing their doubts. 

-TIMESKIP- 

"'What's the worst that can happen?' He said yeah never listening to you again Thomas" Said Minho from where he was strung up behind me. So yeah my plan didn't work very well but at least we weren't alone with cranks anymore plus you can bargain with anyone. 

"So Hermano I want to know who you are, where you came from and where your going and can I make a profit?" Asked Jorge when he came to see all of us from where we hung. 

"We are looking for the right arm we heard about them, you know them?" Asked Minho shouting up from behind me. Jorge looked at Minho with a monotone face but I could see the peaked interest in his eyes. 

"Ghost my friend" Was all he said and Minho scoffed. I seriously wish Newt was here he could always get him to watch what he said. 

"Ooooh ghosts then why were WICKED afraid of them?" He shouted just as I was about to say something to try help the situation not make it worse like Minho is currently doing. 

"The right arm are ghosts but I happen to believe in ghosts Hermano. I hear them chattering on the air waves but nobody knows where to find them they move too often" he said seeming bored  it I could tell he found either amusement or interest. 

"We think their in the mountains if you let us go we can take you with us" I said trying to reason with him. I just hope they didn't go through with their original plan of selling us back to WICKED cause that would suck, big time. 

"I'll consider" Was Jorge reply before he left. Great just great now we're stuck here until he either lets us go or sells us back to WICKED. 

"Thomas grab Teresa's hand and pull her to your other side" Said Minho and this is where Minho is helpful. Escape plans and strength. 

"Alright let's go" I Said once we were all free. WICKED had shown up and we all needed to move quickly. 

"Not so fast" said that really annoying guy from before I can't remember his name but god he's annoying. We tried to fight him off that was until Brenda killed him. 

"Come on let's go" she shouted and we happily followed her as she led us back to the area where Jorge was. He had a bag and smiled at us before heading towards a record player, Seriously. 

It started to play music throughout the building and we all headed over to some doors which had a zip line. Everyone went down but Brenda ran back so I went after he although everyone else had already gone across. She grabbed something and as we were about to head back to the zip line we got shot at so we had to go a different way. 

We ended up going down an abandoned elevator shaft which was soon filled with rubble and debris.