Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (Fan Fiction) Newt X Casey

Chapter 21

Casey POV 

     I look through the car window at the blur of trees and mountains around me. The wind whistles past me as it plays and tugs at my hair. Since the car has no windows, we are completely exposed to the air around us. 

     Jorge drives us across the mountain side, looking for the Right Arm. I glance over at Newt, who is sitting beside me. He seems to be in his own thoughts, gazing at the mountains too. 

     Jorge suddenly stops, and I look out the car window to see what the problem is. Ahead of us on the road, is a giant pile of rocks, blocking the rest of the path. 

     We all get out of the car and stare at the rock pile ahead of us. "What do we do now?" Brenda asks Jorge. "We travel on foot." He answers. Just as he says that, several gun shots are fired at us somewhere from the canyon. 

     Newt grabs my wrist and pulls me back behind the car. We both crouch down and wait out the gun shots. Once we hear nothing for a few seconds, Newt calls out. "Can anyone tell me where those bloody shots came from?" A few seconds pass, then an unfamiliar voice speaks up. "Drop it!" Another few seconds pass, then the same voice says it again, more harshly this time. "Get up, all of you." She orders. Newt and I glance at each other before standing up with our hands raised slightly. 

     The rest of the group is here too, meaning no one got shot. There are two other people here now too. One girl with long dark hair in dreadlocks, and another girl with bright blonde hair. They both have cloth covering there faces, so we can only see their eyes. 

     The two of them appear to be scowling at us, before their eyes catch on Aris. "Aris?!" The blonde girl says, her eyes widening. She yanks down the cloth around her face to reveal the rest of it. "Sonya!" Aris cries, running towards each other. Aris and Sonya throw their arms around each other in a tight hug. 

     "I'm sorry, but who is this?" Newt speaks up, giving the two girls a confused look. "These are my friends, we were in the maze together." Aris explains, letting go of Sonya, but still smiling at her. "These are my friends too, we can trust them." He adds. A few seconds pass, then the girl with dreadlocks calls out. "It's okay, you can come out!" She calls out to the mountains. All around us people slowly come into view, all of them with some sort of gun. 

     "We're looking for the Right Arm, do you know where they are?" Brenda asks the other girls. Sonya smiles at the group. "Of course, we can take you right to them." 

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     We arrive at the Right Arm camp soon after our encounter with the two girls. They gave us a ride here, and now we are surrounded by other survivors. 

     Almost immediately, a man walks up to us with a somewhat friendly expression on his face. "Who did you bring with you this time?" He asks the girls. "This is our friend Aris, along with his friends." Sonya says, looking over at Aris. "Okay, as long as they're all immune. We can't have any cranks here." Almost as soon as those words left his mouth, Brenda makes a strange gasping sound. She then crumples to the ground and starts coughing up black blood.