Wastelands → Newt [Movie Trilogy]

19 → "LOOKING FOR GHOSTS."

19 → "LOOKING FOR GHOSTS."

The girl guides them all up another set of stairs, into a large area at the top of the building. The lighting inside the area is dull, but gives enough light to be able to see. There's different furniture scattered around the area, and the Gladers come to a stop by an old, fading brown coloured couch.

"Jorge, they're here." The girl announces. Before them, turning a dial on what appears to be an old communication device, a man stood. The man, Jorge, shushes her, right as the sound of static from the device turns to indistinct chattering. But, the chattering turns back to static, and Jorge switches it off in discouragement. He proceeds to then give a huff, at the same time as lightning flickers behind the panes of the glass window before him, and thunder booms. The man turn to the group, revealing the man to be in his 50's. Jorge's group of friends, those who'd followed them up there and didn't appear all that friendly, remained behind them. Their presence was making Adeline extremely anxious, her heart beginning to thump in her chest. The girl plopped down on the couch as Jorge turned to them.

"Do you ever get the feeling that the whole world is against you?" The Gladers exchange glances, right as more thunder rumbles. They don't utter a word, unsure on what this man wants from them. He moves forward them, before coming to a stop at a pitcher, pouring himself a glass of water. "Three questions; where did you come from? Where are you going? How can I profit?"

They stare at the man as if he's crazy. But, then again, they didn't know him at all, and he could as very well be. When they don't respond, still exchanging glances at each other in confusion, Jorge speaks up once more, replying sarcastically; "Don't all answer at once."

"We're headed for the mountains." Thomas speaks up. "Looking for the Right Arm."

Around them, men laugh at Thomas' words. Jorge snickers. "You're looking for ghosts, you mean." He pauses for a moment to take a sip from his glass, before continuing. "Question number two. Where did you come from?"

"That's our business." Minho sasses back, not giving away any information. Fortunately, his answer to the man's question was smarter than Thomas'. We shouldn't be telling these people anything. The man gives a shrug, as if not fazed, before Jorge's allies shove Thomas to the ground, whilst others hold the group back from their attempts at stopping them from hurting Thomas. A man shoves Thomas to his knees, and the girl rushes forward.

"Get the hell off me!" Thomas screams, flailing at the man holding him down. The girl moves forward to hold some strange device at Thomas neck, holding Thomas down, too. "Get the hell off of me, man!"

"Shutup, you big baby." She snaps. The device, Adeline realises, is a scanner and a red light scans across the back of Thomas' neck. On the back of his neck, is some weird looking tattoo of sorts.