Wastelands → Newt [Movie Trilogy]

22 → "AMBUSHED"

22 → "AMBUSHED"

The sun had begun to dip down the horizon, and it had begun to grow cold. Vince decided to let them stay, which made them all relax a little more. For the first time in a very long time, Adeline felt safe. Adeline went off, sometime later, to find Thomas. Or Mary Cooper, for that matter. She found them, in a tent, not long later. I need to know what they know. Pulling open the makeshift tent door, Adeline stepped through. On a nearby cot, Brenda laid, almost as if she was peacefully asleep. Mary Cooper, who stood by a table of equipment, peered up, and Thomas twisted around. A grimace tugged up at his mouth as he noticed her.

"Adeline." Mary Cooper responded. "I see you need me to answer your questions."

Adeline nodded. "You both know something about me, don't you?"

"I will not answer for Thomas, but I can say this; we met, back at WCKD. You weren't like the others sent up into the Maze." Mary explained. "You were never intended to go up, like the others. Neither was Thomas, or Teresa, as I'm sure you gathered. But, you were once loyal to WCKD. At least, until you weren't."

"And what about me having something to do with helping Thomas?" Adeline questioned. Mary peered over at Thomas. Thomas grimaced once more. "Did I ... help you give all that information?"

"Adeline ... I don't remember a whole lot, but I remember you giving me a note." Thomas stated. "A note that told me to get into contact with Mary Cooper. Something to get into their database with her help with the code."

"And he did." Mary nodded. "He gave me the code. Then, days later ..."

"He gave you the coordinates of every WICKED compound, trial and lab." Adeline answered. Mary nodded. "And then, they erased your memories and sent you up."

"Just like they had done with you." Thomas responded.

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When Adeline left the tent, she found that Aris was still seated alongside Harriet and Sonya, laughing away. Adeline's mind reeled from everything she had learnt about her life before the Maze. I had done something to help Thomas, and it earned me a one - way trip up the Box into the Glade. Just like Thomas. As Adeline's mind processed everything, Newt found her. He had found her, clasped her by the hand, and questioned if she was OK. Adeline explained everything, the pair wandering around for a good while, talking, fingers intertwined as they did so. Newt listened, didn't say much about what she had learnt, except reassuringly embracing her. Soon enough, they found that Frypan and Minho had gone off and sat away from the group up on a small cliff of rock that overlooked the base. They climbed up to join their two friends as nighttime slowly drew closer, it becoming increasingly colder. Newt had found a pair of fingerless gloves in the pile of new clothes and a black zip up jacket. Adeline, on the other hand, found a grey pair of gloves and a similar matching jacket to the one Newt found and wore. Back in the tent, Adeline had also scooped her hair back up into a high ponytail, to keep it out of her face, although it'd been up and out of her face most of the time out in the Scorch. As they joined them, the wind picked up, making it even chillier.