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"Get them out of here!"

"Inside! Inside!" 

"Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!"

"W-Wait what's going on out there?!" 

"Nothing we can't handle!" 

And then nothing, complete silence echoed through the dark room as the Gladers stared at the door which was slammed right in their faces. While most or rather all of the teens were frozen or just trying to grasp the situation, Thomas was the only one who did anything 

"Hey! Let us out!" Thomas shouted as he kicked and hit the door with his hands only for nothing to happen 

"Is everyone here...?" (Y/n) asked, her voice quiet as she looked around the Gladers and started to silently count them under her breath 

"We're all here but..." Newt paused as he looked around, the room was dark, it looked like a storage area, and in the middle of the room was a long table which they still couldn't see "Where are we?"

"Somewhere those shanks decided to throw us too..." Minho grumbled with a glare at the door which Thomas stopped fighting "Can somebody turn on the light or something?" 

"Oh right, how silly of us not to think of that" Frypan lightly slapped his forehead as if in realization "What else would you like? Rice? Meat? Water?" He scoffed and then turned away from the door to look at the room 

"Yeah, that'd be pretty nice right about now... I'm starving" Jack mumbled as he stayed close to Frypan

"Here's the light switch" Teresa smiled as she walked away from (Y/n) and flicked on the switch 

"Well..." (Y/n) paused, her eyes slowly widened as the room gradually lit up with the lights "I-I don't think we'll be starving for much longer" She tried to joke but her voice quivered as a long table appeared before them with all different types of food on it 

The Gladers stood silently, not daring to make a move as they just stared at the food. Then the silence was quickly cut short by the sound of a growling stomach making everyone turn to the Keeper of the Sllicers, Winston.

"What? I'm a growing boy" He defended as he saw everyone look at him 

"Dibs on the rice!" Frypan shouted as he ran toward the table making everyone else follow

"Hey, No fair!" 

"Pass me the water!"

"I saw it first!" 

"Animals..." (Y/n) mumbled making Teresa chuckle as she stacked food onto her plate 

"Can you blame us?" Jack asked, his voice muffled as he stuffed his mouth full of chicken 

"...No" (Y/n) mumbled making the Gladers laugh "Pass me the rice," She said as Frypan handed her a plate 

"This's way better than Frypan's slop" Winston laughed 

"Like your cooking is so good" Teresa rolled her eyes as she threw some of the rice at the Slicer 

Laughing echoed through the room as the Gladers started throwing food around while Frypan frantically tried to collect the rice

"The rice, the RICE!" He squealed as he quickly took the bowl to himself 

"Sharing is caring, Fry!" (Y/n) laughed before gasping in shock when Teresa threw some of the food on her "Oh, now you've done it"

"N-No, No, I didn't mean to!" Teresa laughed as (Y/n) threw back the food while Minho was chugging down the water beside her

"Sure you didn't" (Y/n) grinned as Newt silently piled up the food onto her plate while she wasn't looking "Thomas! For shuck's sake!"

"Sorry, couldn't help it" 

Soon they started to settle down as everyone talked to one another, some yawned, some even cried a bit, but most of them relaxed in the room as they sat and talked to one another. That was until the door slid open and a man walked in 

"You kids doing alright?" The man asked, he was wearing a white turtle neck that (Y/n) felt like it would choke him "Sorry about all the fuss" He said as the Gladers started standing up and making their way toward him "We had ourselves a bit of a swarm..." He chuckled 

"And who are you?" Minho asked as he looked the man up and down 

"I'm the reason you're all still alive," He said with a smile as he looked at each one of them "And I intend to keep you that way, now, come with me — we'll get you kids squared away" 

The Gladers looked between one another in confusion as they all looked unsure of the trust they were about to put in this man, (Y/n) then was the first one to follow him when he exited the room 

"Let's go" (Y/n) smiled as she turned to look at the group "What other choice do we have?" She chuckled 

"She said, let's go," Minho said as he turned to the group of teenagers "That means, let's go" He scoffed as he walked out of the room with the rest following behind 

"You can call me Mr. Janson, I run this place," The man said as he walked in front of the group "For us it is a sanctuary, a safe from the horrors of the outside world" He called over the noises as they walked as if in a newly built area where there were still builders and sparks of electricity flying around 

"Look out" Newt whispered softly as he placed his hand on (Y/n)'s waist to guide her to his right before he continued walking like normal 

"R-Right..." 

"You all should think of it a train station, kind of a home between homes," Janson said as he glanced over his shoulder to make sure everyone was still following "Watch yourself," He warned as he pointed up while they walked under a plank 

"That means you're taking us home?" Thomas asked as he also glanced back to see if she was alright 

"A home of sorts..." Janson said "Sadly, there wouldn't be much left of wherever you came from, but we do have a place for you — a refuge, outside the Scorch, where Wicked will never find you again" He promised and then turned around to look at them "How does that sound?" 

"Honestly, like a dream" Frypan admitted as Minho looked at the Cook and then at the man 

"Why are you helping us?" Minho asked, or by the sound of his voice more like demanded 

"Let's just say the world out there is in a rather precarious situation," Janson said as he turned back around "We're all hanging on by a very thin thread — the fact that you kids can survive the Flare virus makes you're the best chance of humanity's continued survival..." 

They took a right turn while (Y/n) looked around, the whole area seemed to be under construction making her wonder where they'd be staying 

"Unfortunately, it also makes you a target, as no doubt by now you've noticed" Janson pointed out while they walked toward a door, it looked like a door to a garage but it was made out of iron with a camera above it "Beyond this door lies the beginning of your new lives," He said, scanning his card to which the door slowly open upwards while he turned to look at the group 

"First things first..." He clapped his hands as he looked at the group of teenagers up and down "Let's do something about that smell"

. . .

Water slowly dripped down (Y/n)'s body, she could feel every drop of it, feel the slight tingle on her forearm as the water ran there while her forehead was pressed against the wall

Her eyes were dull and her lips parted, they were dry and chapped. (Y/n)'s breathing was slow as she didn't even care how close the water got to her eyes, she just let it run all around her as she stood under the showerhead

Slowly the water at the bottom of her feet started turning red... For a brief moment the girl panicked, was she injured? Or did her period start early? 

But the panic didn't leave when it was neither of those options, (Y/n)'s heart fell to the bottom of her broken soul when she looked at her hands only to realize they were stained with blood 

Her slow breathing quickly picked up its pace as she took a step back and looked at her hands, it's as if she was stained forever with blood... With Chuck's blood 

Turning to look at her forearm (Y/n)'s eyes widened even more in fear as she saw more blood, It's like it grew on her, and even though it was washing off slowly... (Y/n) could clearly tell the difference between the two types of blood 

One... Was Chuck's, And the other one 

Was Gally's 

"(Y/n)?" Teresa called out as she noticed the panic building up in the (H/c) who quickly started scrubbing her body with soap "(Y/n)?" She called again but (Y/n)'s tears started running down her cheeks as they combined with the water "(Y/n)!" 

"Huh..." (Y/n) flinched as if she was punched out of the illusion, when she looked down at her body she didn't see any blood

"What's wrong?" Teresa asked as she turned off the water to her own shower and got out before grabbing a white towel and wrapping it around her torso 

"I... I..." (Y/n)'s whole body shook as the words were stuck in her throat, she couldn't even bear to look at Teresa "I'm..."

"Shh...." Teresa softly whispered as she picked up another towel and draped it over (Y/n)'s shoulders and naked body as she stood behind her "I'm here, you have all the time in the word" She assured as she reached forward and turned off (Y/n)'s shower 

"I'm..." She felt so annoyed with herself that she couldn't even get the words out of her throat, (Y/n) shook her head as water dripped from the ends of her locks "I'm... Scared" (Y/n) finally chocked out between hiccups as she turned around to look at Teresa "I'm so shucking scared right now"

Teresa's eyes slowly widened at the state of the girl before her, Her eyes and nose were a puffy red color as she looked up at her with tear-filled eyes making even Teresa want to shed a tear

 "Hey... It's alright, we're safe now — wicked won't get us here" Teresa smiled, she talked in a hushed tone as if fearing that if she spoke any louder (Y/n) would cry harder 

"I'm sorry" (Y/n) shook her head as she wiped away her tears, Or at least tried since they just kept on coming making her sniffle "I-I just... I want it to end so badly, it seems so good to be true that we got out and that now... That now we're going to a new home, all together" (Y/n) said with a dry chuckle as she looked at the ground 

"It might sound too good to be true but, it is the truth" Teresa smiled with a giggle as she lifted (Y/n)'s face up to look at her while she wiped away her tears "We're out of the Maze... For good, and like I said, Wicked won't get us now" 

"You're right..." (Y/n) took a deep breath as she smiled "They won't get us now" She forced a smile with a dry chuckle "I-I'm just overreacting, I'll be fine in a moment..." Wiping a tear away, (Y/n) suddenly realized something and blushed "C-Can we... Put on some clothes? I feel a little bit exposed" 

"You don't like what you see?" 

"What?! No! I don't!"

"Liar, you're blushing!" 

"That's because you're naked with nothing but a towel on!" 

"...You got a point"

. . .

(Y/n) walked through the hallway of the... The building? 

She was wearing new clothing that surprisingly fit her size, she had a pastel pink long-sleeved shirt with a few buttons below the collar. She was also wearing jeans which were a bit loose but not too big, they weren't tight either which worked out for the (H/c). Finally were her shoes which looked like they were made for long hikes through the mountains 

A guard was also walking beside (Y/n) while she rolled up the sleeves of her shirt 

"Here you go," The guard said, he opened the door to a lab, it was clean with blue colors making (Y/n) feel a bit uneasy 

"...Thanks" (Y/n) mumbled as she walked inside and the door closed behind her with a thud 

"There you are" Frypan smiled as he saw (Y/n) walk in "We were starting to worry" He laughed 

"Really now?" (Y/n) said with a teasing smile "You guys are becoming clingy" 

"I don't think you want to start this argument, love" New chuckled as he sat on a chair with a doctor walking up to him with a needle 

"You're still clingy" (Y/n) shrugged before she looked around "By the way, where is Teresa?" She asked after she didn't see her anywhere, she saw Minho running on a treadmill, Thomas who was sitting on a chair with his blood extracted, Jack who was doing some tests along with Winston... But Teresa was nowhere in sight 

"Oh, you must be (Y/n)," A woman said as she walked up to the girl, she was a little bit taller with ginger hair and piercing green eyes that looked like two emeralds "I'm Dr. Hansen" She smiled "Come with me, we need to take your blood and then inject a little cocktail with all the right vitamins for you — basically everything you've been deprived off in the Maze" She chuckled as she led (Y/n) though the lab 

"But where's Teresa? The other girl..." (Y/n) asked as she followed while continuing to look around as if she'd spot her 

"She went with Dr. Crawford, she's the head of our team" The ginger explained as she pulled aside a curtain to reveal a chair "Please sit here" She instructed as (Y/n) sat down on the chair with her feet dangling 

'Is this how normal doctor appointments are...?'  (Y/n) wondered as she swung her feet back and forth while looking around like a child 

"Must've been hard being one of the two girls in a group full of guys" Dr. Hansen said as she rolled toward the (H/c) on a chair and held an empty needle in her hand

"Yeah... It was hard, but it's over now"