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

5 - Forcefield

Newt, who had widened his eyes slightly, "Are you feeling okay?"

"Yeah? I think. I don't know." Wendy questioned back.

"You seem—you know what? Do whatever you bloody want." Newt told her, "But if you step on my shoe I'm going to throw you in the front with Minho."

Wendy snorted, "Wouldn't want that." she replied as Minho slowly made his way to the front and began to say his speech. Wendy was very amused if she was going to be honest, especially when Minho bashed Newt's comment on his leadership skills, though she did defend him because it felt like an instinct and also got bashed on by Minho.

They waited for a few minutes silently, all of them watching their watches silently until finally, it struck six o'clock.

"It's time!" Wendy yelled, and as if her voice triggered it, a white and foggy texture took over the wall in front of them and then disappeared, revealing a murky and shadowy gray entrance as a result.

"Come on!" Minho yelled, "We've only got five minutes to get through. I'll go first." he told everyone before he looked over at Thomas. "You go last—make sure everyone follows me before you come."

Thomas nodded at him, agreeing before Minho walked right through the surface, disappearing automatically. Everyone then followed, hesitating slightly before they eventually stepped through and disappeared too.

Soon, the only people left in the room were Newt, Thomas, and Wendy.

"My turn." she huffed, about to step through until Newt and Thomas pulled her back together.

"No, I go first. You and then Thomas. Stay between us." Newt instructed, and Wendy furrowed her brows.

"Why?" she questioned, eyes flickering between the two.

"Wendy." Newt warned.

"Jesus okay, I'll go inbetween my two saviors." she said sarcastically before she placed her hands on Newt's shoulders. "Your turn, Newt."

He sent her a strange glance before he stepped through, but Wendy didn't even notice when Newt pulled her in too.

"I was supposed to go after, not with you!" Wendy chuckled when she tumbled into a dark pit, Newt's hand in hers still. She wasn't even surprised when she looked around and saw absolutely nothing but a dark void to glance into.

"It's dark in here." she said loudly.

"Wendy." half of the boys in front of her groaned, and she found herself smiling in the dark when Thomas finally came through and groaned as well.

"Well, at least we know the old Wendy is back." someone commented, making her grin even wider.

Time for Phase Two.

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"All right, listen up." Minho said loudly, seconds later. "We're in some kind of hallway—I can feel the walls on both sides, and as far as I can tell, most of you are to my right. Thomas, where you're standing is where we came in. We better not take any chances of accidentally going back through the Flat Trans, so everyone follow my voice and come toward me. Not much choice but to head down this way and see what we find."