The only one! - Newt

Chapter twenty-four

"Wake up beautiful, we are leaving this horrible place." Newt says softly rubbing my arm. I open my eyes and smile at him. I slept good in his arms and I missed it as well even though my memory was wiped for only two days. I stand up and we all leave.

After a while we arrive at a city, a ruined one. "Seems like no one has been here in a really long time." Frypan says. We walk inside and look around, Newt holding my hand.

"Guys stop! Do you hear that?" Thomas asks all of a sudden. We turn around and look at him.

"Hear what?" I ask. Then it gets louder, it sounds like a plane or something like that. It gets louder and louder.

"Quick hide!" Thomas screams. We all run under a small place with a roof on it. The plane flies over the city and passes us. Everyone let's out a sigh of relief.

"Okay let's get going then." Winston says being the first one to get out of there. We all walk through the city and it honestly scares me a lot. We climb another sandy mountain once we passes the city.

"So what was the plan?" Newt asks.

"I heard them talking about people in the mountains, maybe they can help us." Thomas explains.

"People in the mountains? Mountain people?" Newt asks in disbelief. "That's your amazing plan?"

At that moment Winston falls to the ground. We run up to him and squat next to him. "We don't have another choice, we need to get to the mountains." Teresa says.

"But that's a really long way away and we can't leave him." Minho replies. Frypan has an idea and we get Winston on a slide two boys pull. We walk through the desert, through the burning sun and annoying sand.

"Let's rest for some time under this bridge." Aris says. We agree and sit down underneath it. Thomas and Teresa stand a while further to look out how far it is.

"Well what do you day Thomas, how far is it?" Newt screams at Thomas so he can hear him.

"A while away." Thomas screams back.

"Well that's not really convincing is it?" Newt asks turning to us and sitting down next to me.

"At least we have a plan now and we don't run around like chickens." Frypan replies.

"We are chickens." Aris jokes. It makes everyone chuckle a bit.

"What's up luv?" Newt asks softly looking at my serious face.

"I'm trying to remember something from the laboratory, from before they brainwashed me." I reply staring at the ground in front of me.

"Don't worry, you're other memories are back which is a huge relief already." Newt says, placing his arm over my shoulder and kissing my cheek.

"Aris you okay?" I ask as I see his facial expression grow sadder with every second.

"Yeah I just... I miss her you know! She is out there somewhere and I didn't do anything to protect her."

The boys look confused and Thomas and Teresa are back. "Don't worry Aris, we'll find Sonya, I promise." I reply.

"Sonya?" Minho asks confused.

"I'll explain later." I reply. All of a sudden Winston start coughing up this messy black drought.

"Winston hey buddy, hold on." Frypan says calmly but shaking a bit.

"No! I can't come with you guys, shoot me. Don't let me become one of them." Winston says in a deep growling voice.

"No there must be another way..." Thomas gets interrupted by Winston.

"Hey it's fine, I'm going to a nice place." Winston says. Newt gets the gun and squats down next to Winston. He takes his hand and gives him the gun. "Thanks buddy, thanks." He says softly.

Newt stands up and embraces me, before everyone gets their stuff and sadly walk away. We walk for a few minutes in silence before we hear the gunshot.

We all stop and look at the little hill covering our view. We walk further in silence. I think about Winston. I didn't really spend a lot of time with him but we talked some time and it was fun having him around.

We stop in the middle of an open area and lay on the ground. "Let's spend the night here." Minho suggests which is the first thing any of us said after Winston...

We all lay down and look at the sky, remaining silent. "I just hope he watches over Aaron and Chuck together with Jeff, Clint and Alby." I say softly.

"He will, and he will look over us." Newt whispers but everyone hears it.

"We may have to try and get to sleep." Teresa informs.

"Easy for you to say greenie, you didn't know Winston as good as we did." Frypan says.

"I didn't even know him that well." I say softly.

"Me either." Thomas adds.

"No Hunter, remember this one time when he slaughtered himself and you had to take care of his wounds? He was so happy you did it." Newt says.

"I remember Jeff being proud of me that day and I was just happy I could help." I reply smiling at the thought of that.

"Or the time Winston accidentally let a pig escape and that poor animal ran up to you, Winston wanted to slaughter it but you didn't want that to happen in front of your eyes." Minho says laughing a bit.

"Oh yeah, you cried seeing Winston pulling away the pig and hearing it hurt him." Newt says actually laughing.

"I'm sorry but the pig looked cute." I reply softly.