𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗧𝗛, gally (tmr)

Chapter Twenty Eight

Ada and Gally chose not to mention the kiss.

They walked side by side into the parking lot of the WCKD facility, not questioned by anyone because of the uniform they wore. Ada was trying to make herself look taller and scarier than she really was, but Gally was managing it perfectly fine without trying.

There was an odd tension hanging in the air between them, but they didn't have the time to mention it. There was too much at stake.

They caught sight of Teresa, accompanied by two guards they knew to be Thomas and Newt, coming down from a higher level in the building. They were making their way towards a back stairwell that Teresa told them to be constantly deserted, therefore perfect for them to use.

Teresa used her thumbprint to unlock the door to the stairwell, and then they were free to follow her in afterwards. When the door closed shut behind them, and they checked to ensure they were alone, they could relax a little.

Thomas led Teresa straight down a flight of stairs but Gally hung back, his eyes latched onto an electrical box on the wall. He called out for them to wait as he checked it over with his hands.

"I can use this." He announced, pulling his mask up to reveal his already concentrated expression.

"Chuck me the walky-talky." Thomas asked, civilly, and Gally did so without argument.

It was still so peculiar to see them both working together - and well. No one could deny the fact that when Thomas and Gally weren't arguing, they made a good team. Although, they both still had small hints of resentment towards one another: that may or may not be to do with the girl they were both head over heels for.

Newt doubled over as he freed himself from his mask, coughing and spluttering until he was panting for breath. It was hard for Ada to mask her worry for him, but she had to, for Newt's sake. Her concern would only heighten his stress.

As Gally began to break into the electrical box, Thomas spoke to Fry over the walky-talky. Ada couldn't help but crack a smile at the sound of her friend's voice, easily telling from his slightly panicked tone that he was at a somewhat precarious height above the ground.

Thomas then checked in with Brenda, who relayed back that she was working on her part of the plan. Gally finished up on whatever he was doing with the electricals, and then hurried the group up the stairs and on with their rescue mission.

Ada felt nervous as they marched the corridors towards the section of the building that the subjects were being kept in. She knew it was a mixture of excitement to see Minho again, but also terror that they could possibly get caught.

"This is it." Teresa announced, stopping beside a sliding door.

They stared at it for a few long moments, uncertain what to do or whether to open it. But then, their next moves were planned out for them. The door was opened from the other side, and an actual WCKD guard stood before them.

Thomas' reflexes were quicker than the man's, and he immediately shot him down to the ground, where he writhed in pain from the electric bullet. Ada knew that the man was in immense pain, but she also felt grateful for having a weapon that didn't kill anyone.

She shot ahead of her; ashamed to say that it was pretty much blindly. She didn't stop first to look at the people she would be hurting, but why should she? They were all part of WCKD's scheme of torturing innocent kids.

And their surprise ambush seemed to have worked.

They knocked all of the soldiers out cold, finishing the fight with no casualties of their own. Without missing a beat, Ada jogged towards one of the doors the guards seemed to have been keeping an eye on, peering in to see if there were kids inside.