Neil was the best of the best.
He was the only guy in the Glade, Keeper of the Mappers, and the fastest person around, despite his small frame. But after he got stung, he started to have. . . dreams.
Disturbing dreams too. Mostly about the two Blondies, Aris and Rachel, who arrived less than a day apart from each other. Something was seriously wrong and no matter how much he tried to persuade everyone, nobody paid her any mind.
Finally, he decided to ignore it and try to concentrate on the present. But everything went terribly, terribly wrong. He had no idea how, but something controlling her body had made her to attack Rachel and it'd only stopped when Sonya had come to stop it. Sonya had thrown Neil in the Lockup and informed the Collective of his actions.
A day later, it was final. Neil, Keeper of the Mappers, was to be banished out into the Maze in an hour's time.
He was escorted into the Maze and the doors slammed shut, and complete darkness fell. He was alone in the Maze with the Grievers and no way out. As a Mapper, Neil knew his way around pretty well, but without any knives, food, or water, He wasn't sure that she could last the night.
Neil didn't want to die by the hands - or would stingers be more correct - of a Grievers. He wanted to die by his own terms. Scaling a wall, Neil closed his eyes and prepared to jump.
But when he fell off the wall, his arm got tangled in the ivy and snapped. His body slammed against the stone, but for some reason, he passed through the solid rock and fell smack into the Glade.
But it's not his Glade. Instead of girls, the place had boys. Neil, afraid and confused, hid in a tree and waited.
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Started: 6/24/2020
Completed:
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Newt x MaleOC
She was from Group B-an "original," one of the first thrown into the Maze and left to survive. Escape was never part of the plan. Not for her. Not after everything she'd seen. But somehow, they made it out.
Now, she's been relocated to a so-called Safe Haven-a sterile facility that is said to be their reward for surviving. But nothing about it feels safe. Aris, the only other survivor from her group, doesn't trust a word they say-and after a new group of boys bursts in with warnings of lies, manipulation, and something far worse lurking beneath the surface, neither does she.
One of the boys stands out amongst the chaos. There's something in the way he looks at her-like he's seen the same horrors, like he understands her in a way no one else has. And no matter how much danger they're in, she can't seem to stay away.
The deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes: escaping the Maze was just the beginning.
*I do not own most of the characters or a majority of the plot line! All credit to James Dashner and Wes Ball.*
Based off of the second and third movies: The Scorch Trials and The Death Cure!
Had to put a little warning, there is some cursing. Personally, I'd say it was medium to mild. I'll let you guys be the judge, but just be warned that it's there!
{Published 3-10-18}
{Completed 9-19-18}
{Started Editing 11-13-22}
{Finished Editing 07-07-25}