Before I start the story I wanted you to know that my best friend and I came up with this idea because we couldn't deal with all the deaths in the book. So... we changed it from the moment on where Alby wanted to sacrifice himself. So it's kind of an AU. I'm also not english so you might meet some mistakes. I hope you guys enjoy :) Oh and also... NALBY :))

Remember. Survive. Run

"Tonight, they'd make their stand, once and for all."

Part 1:

The Maze Runner

Chapter 1

Newt gripped Alby's hand before the other boy could step closer to the Griever.

"Don't!" the blond said. Alby looked at him but didn't move back yet. He felt like he was meant to do this. He had to sacrifice himself. He didn't move forward, though. He just stayed there and looked at Newt. He looked at the other Gladers that stood behind his best friend. No one dared to move.

"If you do this I will never forgive you, Alby. Never." Newt continued. He looked at Alby with pleading eyes and Alby knew that he couldn't do this to Newt. The leader remembered the night he found Newt in the maze. How he thought he had been too late. He couldn't do this to Newt. That boy meant everything to him and he couldn't watch his heart get broken.

Alby took a step back and didn't let go of Newt's hand. "You heard him, shanks. Let's find our way out of this buggin' place."

Just as Alby wanted to step forward Minho returned, sweat glistening on his forehead. "It's gone!" the Asian kid shouted. "The shuckin' Griever hole vanished!"

Alby looked at Newt. "I'm going to take a look at that." Alby announced.

"I'm comin' with you" Newt said. Minho nodded and looked at Alby and Newt's joined hands and grinned. Newt blushed and let go of his best friends' hand. The three of them got joined by Thomas and made their way to the cliff. "I just threw stones down there." Minho explained "But they won't vanish. I can hear them fall on the floor down there somewhere."

"The Creators must have known we found out about the hole. " Thomas guessed.

"How do you make disappear a bloody hole in a wall?" Newt asked no one in particular. The blond took a stone from the floor and threw it down the cliff. Just like Minho said the stone hit the floor of the cliff after a few seconds.

"What do we do now?" asked Thomas and looked at his fellow Gladers.

"We have to get back." Alby declared "We don't stand a shuckin' chance against all those Grievers." The other three nodded. "Minho I need you at the beginning of those shanks. Newt: You're with me and Thomas you stay at the end."

The three nodded again and made their way back to the other Gladers.

"We're going back. Shuck-faces" Minho declared. Dozens of shanks suddenly felt the need to express their doubts to the four of them just as Alby yelled at them to stop. "We're going back to the Glade! The Griever hole is gone. We will do whatever it takes but we can't stay here. We stay here. We die. End of discussion."

Minho hurried the Gladers to follow him out of the Glade when Alby took a hold of Newts hand again. Alby swore that he saw Newt blush when the blond looked at him surprised. Alby smiled at his friend and followed the others. It didn't take long when another Glader ran into Alby and the leader nearly went down. When he got his balance back he looked for Newt but couldn't find the blond anywhere. "Newt?" Alby searched for Newts blond hair in the crowd. "NEWT!" he yelled again. He had to find him. He wouldn't leave this place without Newt. No before he could tell him how h- Thomas! "Thomas!"

Thomas looked at him questioning "What's up?"

"Have you seen Newt?"

Thomas shook his head. "No. I thought he was with you."

They had nearly reached the door. "I'm going back in. I'm going to find Newt." Alby explained.

"No! It's too dangerous!"

"I'm going to find Newt." Alby repeated and left no room for discussion. He hurried of back into the depths of the maze.