Hello there ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) So I finally decided to make a Maze Runner Story. I hope you like the character I created. I'm always open for suggestions and criticism. Enjoy the first chapter of my story!

Darkness. That was everything I could see. Absolute and eternal darkness. The ground I laid on was moving, I seemed to be in some kind of lift. As I sat up, a stinging pain on my forehead was unignorable. Some sticky liquid ran down my face and I tasted the metal flavour of my own blood. I looked around, but I couldn't make out anything except several boxes next to me. They seemed to be no threat so I concentrated on the bigger danger. Well, was I in danger? Sure, spending a lot of time in a dark lift wasn't my dream but it could be worse I suppose.

I couldn't remember how I got here, in fact I couldn't remember anything. Where was I? How did I get here? What about my family? Did I have family? Who was I? Alexis. That was the only thought that seemed to return to my mind. I looked down at myself, which was useless since I was sat in utter darkness.

The lift began to shake even more than before, making the boxes slip against the wall and me desperately trying to get a grip on something. Finally it stopped. Loud noises made me protect my ears, and suddenly light flooded the small place I as located in. I quickly shielded my eyes.

A lot of voices shouted and talked, called things I couldn't even understand and all the noise was too much for me. I felt like passing out, but it didn't seem to be the best idea in a situation like mine. Suddenly there was a loud noise next to me. Undoubtedly the noise of someone jumping down next to me.

"Hello? Are you okay?", the voice of a boy asked me. His voice, seemed somewhat familiar.

"I'm not gonna hurt, you're safe now.", the boy continued while he shifted closer to me. You're safe now. These words seemed familiar too, like a mantra in my head. I slowly put my hands down. The boy who faced me was blonde, apparently very tall, and had the sincerest brown eyes I ever saw. Well, I couldn't remember how many brown eyes I saw before but he seemed nice.

"I'm Newt. It's alright Greenie. I know it's confusing at first."

"I'm not a Greenie.", I replied my voice higher than I expected it to be.

"Well do you remember your name?", he asked, there was an undertone in his voice I disliked, it sounded teasing, like it was highly unlikely for me to remember my name.

"Alexis.", I said confidentely.

"What's taking so long down there?", a voice shouted from upon us. The voice wasn't as familiar as Newt's was. It was the way he talked. The accent.

"We don't have time for this Newt! Bring this shank up whether he wants it or not.", another voice yelled. They were all male.

"It's a girl.", Newt yelled back, apparently annoyed. I huffed and crossed my arms. Well thank you Captain obvious. A rope was thrown down, it nearly hit my face but I finally decided to move. I got up as Newt secured himself on the rope before waiting for me to do the same. Since I hadn't really a chance of going somwhere else, I joined him. We were pulled up rather quickly, which surprised me because it sure wasn't automatically. When I freed myself, I begant to have a look at my surroundings. A bunch of boys waited for us. They were all boys, I quickly noticed, and every single one seemed to wear dirty clothes. Clothes that looked like none of them would care what they'd look like while working.

"That shank looks like a girl!"

"That's because she is one slinthead."

"Shuckface!"

"I call dibs!"

"What's with her hair colour?"

"That's one pretty shank!"

"Why did they sent a girl?"

That question was the only one I thought about.

"Who do you mean with 'they'?", I asked, turning, so I could detect the boy who said it. It turned out to be a mean-looking boy who was built like a buffalo. Also his eyebrows were anything but delicate.

"You heard me shank."

"Alright. That's enough. Everybody back to work!", A dark skinned boy shouted. He seemed to be the boss since everyone immediately went back to whatever they did before.

"Name's Alby, greenie. Welcome to the glade." I looked at him with confusion. Newt was the only other person who hadn't walked away. I turned to the only boy witht the same accent.

"What's a shank?", I asked confused. Newt and Alby started to chuckle.

"You'll get used to the Glader slang. Do you remember your name?"

"Alexis.", I repeated my name and gave him a little smile. The corner of his mouth twitched, as if they tried to form a smile but failed miserably. He did not seem to smile a lot.

"Okay we'll start with the tour. Newt, you show her around; Runners'll be back me the earlier you accept that you live here now, the easier it will be for you.", Alby said and started walking away. Newt looked at me before he started walking. I stumbled after him, still confused. Several boys stopped working to look at us. Newt glared at them sternly, which made them return to their work quickly. The looks they gave me weren't that delightful, so I didn't mind. The huge walls were unmissable, everything seemed to be kept aay from these walls. Only a gate showed what layed behind them.

"These walls protect us.", Newt said, as he had seen me glancing over at them. I nodded, it looked like questions weren't desirable. But what would anyone need to be protected of? Who put all those boys in here? And why was I here? More and more questions were forming in my head and I wanted to get an answer for every single one.

Okay, I know this was rather short and weird, but yeah. I'm looking forward to your opinions! Please let me know if you liked it or you have any useful ideas!

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