𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙈𝘼𝙕𝙀 𝙍𝙐𝙉𝙉𝙀𝙍 ━ 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘰

𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒚-𝒕𝒘𝒐

"Newt said no one's ever seen a griever and lived to tell about it, right? And, Minho, now we have one. You're telling me you're not even a little bit curious?" Thomas motioned to the maze, Minho glancing at it with a quirked eyebrow. Katherine stood behind the two, listening quietly.

"Not really, no," Minho answered. Thomas turned to Katherine with an expectant look. She stuck her hands up in defence.

"I mean, I think that maybe we could use it, but it's dangerous." She answered. Thomas nodded.

"Will you come with me to see what we can find?" He asked the girl. She opened her mouth but Minho interrupted.

"You ain't takin' her nowhere. Got me, shank?" Thomas sighed and nodded. Katherine walked up to the two.

"He has a point, Minho." She said softly. Thomas waited for a few seconds and when Minho didn't say anything Thomas began to walk away which made Minho stop him again.

"So, what's the plan? You gonna go out and dissect that thing all by yourself?" He questioned. Katherine took a few steps forward to stand beside the two once again.

Thomas nodded, "I will if I have to." He answered. "Have the other runners left yet?" He questioned.

"The other runners quit this morning. After Alby got stung, they're not even in a hurry to get back out there. Why are you?" He finished his explanation with a question.

"I-I think it's time we find out what we're really up against," Thomas answered.

"I like that idea." Katherine nodded, finally speaking up. "I mean, if we don't, we may not find a way out of here." She shrugged.

Minho nodded, thinking about the two's words. "All right. But you're not going back out there alone and taking Katherine with you ain't an option. Meet me and Katherine out in the woods in half an hour." Minho nodded before walking away with Katherine by his side.

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Katherine and Minho had managed to get Zart, Winston, and Frypan to tag along and Thomas was standing there waiting for the two as he was told. "Will this be enough?" Minho asked. Thomas nodded just barely enough for them to catch it.

"Ok. Let's go." Thomas said looking at the other boys. They ran out of the woods and towards the doors. Minho stayed in front, to show the group where to go. Katherine stayed behind him eager to try to take another step closer to finding a way out.

The group looked around amazed at seeing the inside of the maze for the first time as Minho kept jogging ahead. They finally reached the corridor where the griever had been crushed and they all walked towards it. "That's disgusting." Zart scrunched up his face looking at the squashed griever, its guts spilling around it.

"Hey, there's something in there," Thomas said moving closer slightly.

"You mean besides a griever pancake?" Frypan questioned sounding disgusted at the sight. Katherine looked at Minho before moving toward it.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, wh-what are you doing?" Zart said as he saw the small girl walk to the side of the griever. She paused looking at the boys quickly.

      "What does it look like? Someone's gotta get whatever's in there." she rolled her eyes before standing on her tippy toes and reaching inside. She could see the griever face right beside her own and she looked away trying not to look at the horrid sight, her face scrunching in disgust.

The griever seemed to come alive and Katherine retracted her arm and stumbled back with a shriek. Minho pulled her away from the monster as the boys gasped taking a step back. "I thought you said it was dead," Frypan complained. The boys and girl all huddled together against the back wall, Minho shielding the small girl slightly.

"Was it a reflex?" Zart questioned as the boys moved apart and closer to the now completely still griever.

"You hope." Winston sassed back.

"Ok, come on, let's try and pull it out," Thomas said motioning for the boys to help him. "All right, let's go, everyone get a hand on it. Come on." Thomas instructed. The boys grabbed the leg and Katherine pushed herself in between Thomas and Minho. The brunette boy counted down and they all pushed their weight onto their feet and leaned back trying to pull the monster from between the two walls.

The boys and Katherine fell back, the girl falling into Thomas. "Sorry, Thomas," she said, the boy waving her off. She pushed herself up as she inspected the leg and what came out with it.

      "You ok, Fry?" Thomas questioned sticking his hand out the boy.

"Yeah. Thanks, brother." Frypan responded as he took Thomas's hand to help him up. Katherine stepped forward, seeing the metal stuck inside some part of the griever. Minho put his arm in front of her, stopping her.

The runner took her place and walked toward it, stepping over the metal. He grabbed the organ or whatever part it was, making a squelching sound. Katherine grimaced as the boy stuck his hand inside and pulled the device out. "What the hell is that?" Thomas asked the question that everyone was thinking.

The device had a small red light blinked. "Interesting." Minho thought out loud.

"Ok, whatever it is, can we take this up back at the Glade? 'Cause I don't wanna meet this guy's friends." Frypan questioned, really not liking being in the maze.

"He's right. It's getting late. Come on." Minho standing up from his spot on the ground. Thomas and Minho lead the group, Katherine staying at the rear of the group to make sure no one was left behind. She was filled with hope that maybe this device could be the key to escaping the maze.

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hiiiiiii its me actively_inactive as y'all know i'm running gossip girls account for a little while due to some device difficulties so here you go, it was pre-written if ya'll were wondering lol

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