So hello everyone and welcome to Shisen-san's(that's me ^_^) story. Well this is my first posting so...Fingers crossed.
As everyone here seems to do it I guess its my turn now.
DISCLAIMER- The characters int this story are all from TMR and is the property of James Dashner-sama. Though i wish they were. Only the plot is mine.
Well here goes...R&R
The New Member
The booming, ringing alarm sounded from all directions. A newbie had arrived. The muffled boom announced that the bizarre box had arrived.
Everyone watched as Newt and Alby took positions on opposite sides of the shaft doors – a crack split the metal squares right down in the middle.
Complete silence settled over the Gliders. Newt leaned over to get a better look into the box. With a sudden jerk, Newt pushed himself back into an upright position, his face scrunched up in confusion.
"Holy….," he breathed, looking around at nothing in particular.
By this time Alby had got a good look as well, with a similar reaction. "No, way," he murmured, almost in a trance.
A chorus of questions filled the air as everyone began pushing forward to get a look through the small opening. "Hold on!" Alby yelled, effectively silencing everyone. "Just hold on."
"Well, what's wrong?" someone yelled back.
Alby stood up. "Two years, nothing different. Now this?" "Why don't you tell us what the shuck is down there, Alby?" Gally asked. There were more murmurs and another surge forward.
" You shanks shut the fuck up!" Alby yelled. "You tell 'em, Newt." Newt looked down in the Box one more time, then turned towards the gathered crowd, his face grave.
"It's a…a baby," he finally said.
A pin drop silence engulfed the gathering.
Soon everyone started talking at once.
"A baby?"
"Who-? "
"Why-? "
"How old?" someone asked.
"Around three I'm guessing, give or take a couple of months or so," Alby answered.
A couple of boys grabbed some ropes made from ivy vines and lowered Alby and Newt inside the box to retrieve the child. The child was huddled at the innermost corner of the box, whimpering from most probably the pain received from being jostled about inside the box. As Alby and Newt came up, everyone in the glade stared at their newest member. He clung on to Newt's clothes as if he would disappear. The gladers all looked on in awe at the small and innocent little creature who was trying its very best not to cry. Seeing the child squirming uncomfortably due to the intense gaze from the mass, Newt gently shushed and rocked him.
"Do you know your name little one?" asked Newt in the gentlest of voice.
The child, realising that the warm and safe person that was holding him was asking him a question, directed his eyes to look up at his saviour and nodded vigorously.
"Thomas."
So how was it? I know the title sucks but I never was any good in it. Anyways, was the story any good?
I'm thinking of either
a) Making it only a one-shot or
b) Make it a short story
c) Full out novel
So my dear viewers and readers please be a darling and press the little thing down there and tell me what you thought about the story. Constructive criticism is very much welcomed.