A Lovers Journey (Newt x Reader ~ Sequel to Him)

Chapter 8: Captured and Hung

Thomas and the guard push each other back and forth, until eventually Thomas sends the guard to the ground. However, he's quick to get back up, cocking the gun once more and taking long strides to our group.

"You little bastard!" The guard raged, and Thomas put his hands in front of the group. All of us had come to a stop when a sudden gun shot rings through the air. Most of us flinched, and some of us nearly jumped ten feet.

I look down at myself, making sure that I wasn't the one who got shot. I turn to my left, scanning Teresa's body for any gunshot wounds as she scanned me for the same thing. But that's when I feel a sudden pull on my arm, and Newt is suddenly scanning my body for any gunshot wounds as I scan his for the same thing. I then turn to face the group, scanning their bodies for any gunshot wounds as some of their eyes scanned mine for the same thing.

Then without warning, the guard falls to his knees and the girl from earlier appears behind him. Holding a gun and watching the guard meet his death.

"Okay, come on." She says to us moving away, but like earlier, none of us move a muscle out of complete shock and awe. "Come on! Let's go!" This time, we all run out and follow her.

I notice that Teresa had fallen back some, but it didn't matter anymore as she soon caught up with the rest of us. It kind of looked like she was putting something in the pocket of her jacket, but I didn't question it much.

The girl leads us throughout the building and back to Jorge's office, but on the way there, a song suddenly starting playing out of the blue. It sounded like an old song in my opinion, something that would not be playing during todays times, I was certainly confused on why a song was playing in a time like this.

"Brenda, hurry!" Jorge orders from the top of the steps. Brenda...honestly the name fit her. Coming into view, it doesn't take long for me to notice that Jorge is carrying quite a large sack. "We don't have much time!" He worries. "Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!"

Jorge leads us to a set of windows, "Right this way!" He pushes them open to reveal a zipline to the next abandoned building. I immediately swallowed that feeling of fear in my throat.

"Oh, you gotta be kidding me." Frypan complains, and I'm sure that's what we're all thinking. Above us, Jorge shakes the odd contraption that is meant to carry our weight and bring us down to the next building. From what it looked like, we would be holding onto a piece of cloth.

"Plan B, hermano." Jorge quickly explains to Frypan, "You kids wanna get to the Right Arm? I'll lead you to them. But you're gonna owe me." Following after that, Jorge pulls on the piece of cloth above him, revealing some sort of long rope and he slides down. "Follow me!"

All of us watch him go in shock. "Alright! Let's go!" Brenda shouts, pulling down the remaining pieces of cloth, or rope. I don't even know what to call it anymore.

Thomas pushes Minho forward. "Okay, go! Everyone go!" I watch as Minho slides down, following him shortly after are Aris and Frypan. Newt stood behind me, and I feel a gentle push on my back, he wanted me to go next. "I'll be right behind you." He whispers to me, and I nod.

But suddenly, before I'm even able to move. Brenda comes rushing past me and behind us, running back into the building that is filled with WICKED guards. "What the bloody-" Newt begins to question, but he doesn't have the chance to finish when I suddenly run after her.

I don't know what came over me. But the sudden thought of Jorge losing Brenda had hit too close to home. Their relationship reminded me of Teresa and I, and obviously I didn't know if the two were actually related, but they treated each other like family. I needed to make sure that Brenda would make it back, that she would make it back to Jorge. Actual family or not, I couldn't let Jorge go through the pain of losing Brenda, and I know that I would be going through the same exact pain if I ever lost Teresa.

"Y/n!" Newt shouts, reaching out to grab my hand. But all I feel is a single brush against my skin before I'm too far away for him to reach. "It's alright!" Thomas reassures, "I'll get them both, just go and we'll meet you down there!"

The sound of their voices lessen and lessen as I follow Brenda, I know that the upcoming footsteps behind me is Thomas. "Brenda, where are you going?" I yell after her, and she eventually stops at a counter in a corner, hurriedly looking through the number of drawers.

"Brenda, what are you doing?" Thomas shouts, "Let's go!" Brenda suddenly grabs something out of one of the drawers, quickly shutting it and turning around. "I got it! I got it!" She shouts as Thomas pulls her away, me on his other side as we run back to the zipline.

We turn the corner and suddenly come face-to-face with the sight of WICKED guards, slowly moving through the top floor with their guns cocked and pointed in the direction of wherever they moved. Brenda suddenly pulls out a gun, she cocks it and begins to shoot at them.

The WICKED guards quickly hide behind whatever is near them, and this was our chance to make a run for it. Brenda takes the lead, Thomas following closely behind her, and I-

A sudden shock runs through my whole body, sending me down to my knees and crashing onto the cold floor. "Y/n!" I hear Thomas shout, but Brenda is quick to intervene, "Thomas! We have to leave her! We don't have enough time!"

I didn't have the strength to move, to even turn my head and watch Thomas and Brenda leave. They left me, I thought. They actually left me.

Before I knew it, a pair of black boots come into view. "We got one, Janson." The faint voice says, and it finally hit me with how screwed I actually am. Two pairs of hands grab at my elbows and lift me up, they begin to quickly drag me through the building as I fight to keep my eyes open.

But I couldn't. The pain was too strong, and the numbness was slowly beginning to envelop me. I had no choice but to close my eyes and drift away from reality, it was all that I could do.