Aversion (The Maze Runner, Newt / Sequel to Violation)

2 - Upside Down

"Holy shit." he whispered as his eyes scanned the hanging people, his hands clenching onto a nearby table as Thomas and Minho gasped at the sight.

"What the holy hell is this?"

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Newt wasn't exactly thrilled when he found out that Teresa and Wendy weren't in their room after weaving through the bodies and tumbling into the girls dormitory.

They had just found out also that they all had tattoos on the back of their neck, each one reading something different depending on the Glader. Newt had his read:

"Group A, Subject A5, The Glue."

They told him it was because he held everyone together, but he didn't care because he needed to find Wendy, especially after they found a piece of paper with Teresa's label on the floor and no trace of Wendy or her label anywhere.

Thomas and Newt were going insane to say the least when they found out that a bloke called Aris had slept in that room and said he hadn't seen any girls since he was brought in by the staff. The guy even had the nerves to say, "I would've noticed, trust me." to Newt's face after the blonde said that his girlfriend was supposed to be sleeping in that bed. Let's just say that Newt had to be held back from punching the guy, but then, one thought coursed through his head which made him stop wanting to hurt the bloody idiot.

"The bodies." he muttered out as Minho, Frypan, and Winston released their grip on the boy, Newt's voice loud enough for everyone to hear as he spoke, "What if Wendy..."

Thomas' eyes widened, getting what Newt was saying before he let out a shaky breath as well, "Teresa..."

The two raced out of the room seconds later, eyes big and hearts pounding as they dived straight into the rotting bodies that hung from the ceiling.

"Teresa!"

"Wendy!"

"Teresa!"

"Wendy?!" Newt called frantically again, searching amongst the dead bodies as he ran deeper into the room, pushing away corpses or ducking underneath them as he looked. His eyes roamed ever faster, checking clothing and hair color as Minho and Thomas followed, searching as well for the two missing brunette's in all of the unfamiliar faces that surrounded them.

"She's over here!" Newt heard Winston scream, and for the first time, he was actually glad to hear something come out of that guys mouth. He looked around until the spotted the Glader standing in front of a body, a look of concern and worry etched onto his face as all of the boys crowded around the hanging body.

Newt breathed in deeply as he finally stood in front of her, his hands quickly reaching onto her face and swiping away hair to see that the girl he loved was unconscious, Wendy's face red from the blood rushing to her head.

"Is she alive?" Newt heard Minho yell as he stood behind the boy, "Check her pulse!"

Newt quickly followed his instructions and pushed his fingertips on the girls neck. His face slowly relaxed in relief and happiness when he felt the faint beat of her existence. "She's alive, but barley." he announced, panic welling again as he realized that if they didn't move quickly, Wendy could be dead in minutes. "We need to get her down!" he yelled out.