Author's Note: Hello everyone! This is my first story on here so thanks for reading. Criticism is appreciated as long as it's not full of flames. Enjoy~! ^_^
She and the rest of her group of gladers ran through the high stone corridors of the maze. Just a little farther and we'll finally be free of this place she thought to herself as they jogged. A few of the girls in the back screamed as a mech-slug suddenly came around the corner and followed them. Her heart began to pound faster as she sprinted towards the exit. Seeing the marked square of the ivy covered wall she got a sudden burst of hope. This is it! It took a year and a half to find it, but we did. Not slowing down any, she jumped into the rock going straight through. She felt no ground beneath her and she began to fall. Landing on her feet she stumbled a ways coming to rest on her hands and knees before she heard the other 20 or so girls follow after her. Spinning around she saw the last of the group holding their spears up as they landed hoping to impale the monster following them. She looked around the dark room and saw a table in the center. The table had eight squares carved into it that glowed red. Scowling for a moment at the thought of another puzzle, she approached it. Running her fingers over the squares she could tell they were buttons. Eight numbers. Each most likely to be pressed in a certain order. She thought for a while, until it came to her. The maze sections, there were eight of them. Maybe it was the order they opened in. She pressed the one. It changed from a red color to a green one. Yes, this was the answer. Now sure of it she began rapidly punching them, still hearing the sounds of her friends fighting the disgusting and terrifying beings they called mech-slugs. One, seven, three, five, four, eight, two, six . The nightmares behind her shuddered then dropped as if they had been shut down, then a door at the other end of the room opened blinding them with bright light. The fighters panted in the silence and then there was an eruption of shouts and whoops of joy at the thought of their accomplishment. The girl smiled and laughed with relief turning to her best friend and hugging her. The group ran into the room with enthusiasm, but that died down when they saw the carnage behind the glass. What the shet? She thought. Suddenly they heard someone behind them. Turning around, she saw one of the girls who had previously disappeared, Beth. They looked in shock at her when she suddenly started ranting about how they couldn't leave and pulled out a gun. She raised her bow and aimed at her. The gun went off and shot the girl's best friend and fellow runner in the chest. She fired her arrow hitting the girl in the eye, and then dropped the bow and ran to her friends body hugging her with the boy named Aris who was also close to her. Letting out the cry of an animal in mourning as the girls heart stopped, she cried. After a minute or two she stood to address the others. She walked a few steps when another door burst open and people came running at them. One pushed past her. As they did she felt a blow to the back of her head and the ground rushed up towards her. Glancing to the side as the bright room dimmed she saw the others being ushered out by the people wielding guns. One must have accidently hit her.
After the agents left with the candidates of group B, the lifeless bodies began to reanimate, rubbing their sore muscles and standing from their slouched positions. One woman, with blonde hair in a tight bun walked through the destroyed control room spotting a red haired girl on the floor underneath the desk. Approaching the teenage figure, she called to the others, "There is an unconscious one here. If I remember correctly she performed extraordinarily well in the maze trials. She will be the perfect variable to throw into Group A's test. Wipe her memory of the escape and prepare her for the box." She smiled. The plan might have changed from Teresa to this one, but it actually would prove even more of a challenge for the teens during phase two...
Author's Note: I realize how short this is, but don't worry, once the story begins to develop they'll be much longer. Thanks again for reading, and I'll see ya in the next one!
