The First Glader |Gally X Reader|

into the maze we go

Chapter 16

~ THIRD PERSON POV ~

After the banishing all the gladers walked to the wall of names and marked out Bens.

"You think he might make it?"
Thomas asked Chuck.

"Ben? No. No one survives a night in the maze. We just gotta forget about him."

Chuck replied. Truthfully. He didn't know about Alex's time in the maze. Not about Willie's time in the maze. No one knew except those who watched it happen.

Thomas looked over and saw Alby and Alex sitting by a small fire. Alby had a book in his hands while Alex stared at the floor. They both seemed to be thinking.

Thomas went to sleep that night and had more dreams, or memories.

He was back in the box, then in a lab with a girl.

"Thomas."
Someone spoke.

"W.I.C.K.E.D is good. Don't make it easy on them."

Another voice from before spoke.

Faces started to flash in front of him. More voices started talking. More images started flashing. But a girl was always there. Black hair and blue eyes. Then he saw them. The gladers, they were in tubes filled with water, drowning over and over again. Then he was on a medical table, surrounded by doctors.

"No, this is going to hurt a little."
One doctor spoke.

The girl was on another table next to him. He reached out and grabbed her hand.

He shot up, finally awake. He looked around and saw the doors opening. He looked closer and noticed Alby and Minho were dressed with a weird leather harness. Newt and Alex were there talking to them.

"I still don't understand why I can't go with you instead of Alby."
Alex said.

"Because they listen to you more than me."
Alby retorted.

"That's a lie and you know it."

"It doesn't matter he's already dressed. We're wasting time. Good luck. And don't die."

Newt said as he shook both their hands. Alex hugged them instead. And then they were off. Minho and Alby ran into the maze for the day.

~ TIME SKIP ~
Newt, Thomas, and Chuck were all cutting up a tree trunk for supplies.

"But why would Alby go into the maze? I mean he's not a runner."
Thomas asked.

"Things are different now."
Newt said.

"Alby went to retrace Ben's steps before sundown. Are you going to help?"
Newt asked, rather irritated by the whole situation.

"So he's going back were Ben got stung-"
Thomas was interrupted.

"Alby knows what he's doing. Alright. He knows better than any of us."
Newt said

"What does it even mean?'
Thomas kept asking questions.

"It's like you've heard. Every month the box sends up a new arrival. But someone had to be first. Someone had to spend a whole month in the glade alone. That was Alex. But when Alby showed up they knew. They knew that the most important thing was to stick together. Because we're in this together."

Newt finished and went back to chopping.

Thomas stood up and helped.

"There you go greenie. Now you're getting it."
Newt praised.