Because Of Us Chapter 1
A/N: Alright guys so I saw how many of you loved Because of You so I decided to write a sequel called Because Of Us. After this there will be a third book titled Because Of Love. So fasten your seatbelts because we're gonna go find us some Gladers!-MoonlitShadow
Suddenly the door to the room opened and in walked the one person they never expected to see again. Newt. Dressed in an all-white outfit just like them, he stood nervously in the doorway as his eyes filled with tears. "Hi guys…" He whispered.
There was a blur of motion as Gally jumped to his feet and tackled Newt to the floor. The builder began beating the blonde senseless as he screamed beneath him. Lacee watched in horror as blood began to run down Newt's lips and onto the pristine white floors beneath them. "GALLY! STOP!" She cried but knew that he wouldn't. Newt had caused the deaths of so many. Gally was only doing what he thought was right. Suddenly an alarm started blaring through the air and armed guards began quickly filling the room. "Stop! Stop this instant!" A familiar voice screamed as four guards pulled Gally off of an unconscious Newt.
"What in the hell do you think you're doing?!" Marcus Janson screamed as Lacee shakily got to her feet and quietly made her way over to where Newt lay in a pool of fresh blood on the ground. "None of your business, old man!"Gally growled back as Lacee rolled her eyes in frustration. Leave it to Gally to beat his already apparently injured lover to a pulp AND manage to piss off the one person who was probably going to help them.
Wiping the blood from Newt's mouth she gently pulled his head into her lap and patted his back lightly until he started to come to. Newt coughed specks of blood up all over her white outfit but she didn't care. As long as he was safe in her arms it didn't matter. Nothing mattered except another one of her family members was safe. "Lacee…" He gasped and then let out a groan as he tried and failed to sit up. "Shhh…Now's not the time." She said quietly as they both watched Marcus and Gally get into yet another screaming match.
"Why is it that YOU are always the one to DISRESPECT my authority?!" Marcus yelled as Gally opened his mouth to say yet again another retort that would get him deeper into trouble. "ENOUGH!" A woman's voice shouted from the hallway before a fairly young woman in her late thirties appeared before them. Lacee began to smile when she saw that it was indeed Eloisa, Gally's older sister. "Ellie…" Gally gasped making both Marcus and Eloisa roll their eyes.
"Yes, little brother it's me." She sighed as she looked around the room and spotted Lacee and Newt in a pool of blood on the floor. Pointing her finger to Newt who had finally gained enough consciousness to look put out, she turned to her younger brother with the glare of the century. Gally shrugged and looked down at the floor with his arms crossed making her quirk an eyebrow at his odd behavior. "If I remember correctly, that is Isaac Newton who is YOUR boyfriend and that is Lacee the MOTHER of your CHILD laying on the floor in a mess that you caused am I correct?" She said as Gally blushed and nodded.
"Why must you be so idiotic? You're supposed to be the smart one." She grumbled as she turned and bent down to where Lacee and Newt were sitting with a smile. "I'm terribly sorry about him, dear. I can imagine he is confused and angry about what happened in the maze with our poor Newt. Come on, let's get you clean up Mr. Newton and then we'll discuss what's going on." She said gently as she and Lacee helped Newt to his feet while Gally glared at the guards that were still holding him.
Marcus sighed and ran his fingers through his now gray hair and gestured for the guards to follow them and a still perturbed Gally to the infirmary wing. As soon as they turned the corner, they were in the hospital wing of the compound where bright fluorescent lights shined down on rows and rows of white hospital beds and shelves filled with medical supplies. Sitting Newt down on one of the beds, Eloisa went over to one of the cabinets on the wall and took a first aid kit before coming back over to them. Lacee found it odd being back at the compound with not only Gally and Newt but also Marcus and Eloisa.
"I suppose I should explain first why I'm here." Eloisa said as Gally hesitantly took a seat beside her as she began to patch up the cut lip and several swollen bruises that Newt had acquired just moments before. "I thought you left." Gally said simply before looking away in a huff. Lacee took hold of his hand and he gave her a partial smile in gratitude. "The compound was attacked by a rogue group of city survivors. They believe that Wicked caused the flare and that we all need to be destroyed. They will stop at nothing to destroy us all. They attacked the compound and apparently had a programmer who reprogramed Newt's swipe to make him be controlled by them. Newt had no idea that he had set the fire and killed the Gladers until we managed to rescue him in the maze after the attack. As you can see he knew nothing about what happened and you certainly owe him an apology little brother." She said as she glanced over at Gally who looked like a lightbulb had finally gone off in his burly brain.
Gally felt utterly terrible that he had caused harm to Newt who had no idea what had happened. Catching the injured blonde's eye he mouthed sorry before scooting over and giving him a gentle kiss on his cheek. Lacee rested her head on Newt's shoulder as Eloisa continued. "The rogues managed to destroy most of the compound. We would've been able to get all of the Glader's out of the Glade without any problem if they hadn't messed with the controls on the Grievers and food supply. I can't tell you how sorry we are that your friends were lost in the process. This was never supposed to be part of the plan. The plan was to send Lacee down so you all could have a family and then eventually send more female Immunes down so the Glade could prosper into its own self-sustaining community. But now we've lost both the Glade, the Gladers and more than 80 percent of the compound leaving us unsure of how to continue."
Gally, Newt and Lacee looked at each other before looking over at Marcus who had joined them. "Are Thomas and the others still alive?" Lacee asked as her voice became uneven with emotion making both Newt and Gally grab her hands in comfort. Marcus and Eloisa exchanged a look before nodding. "They managed to escape but unfortunately they didn't manage to do it well." Marcus said as they all looked elated but confused. "Thomas and the others managed to break out of the compound and into the outside world. They're currently in a place called the Scorch and are making their way towards the city of Denver. Unfortunately, the Scorch is unlivable and the flare is rampant everywhere. Also, the city of Denver is where the rogues are mainly located so that's another problem. We need to find them and bring them back here so we can gather our resources from the other facilities in the country and eliminate the rogues before things get worse." He said as Lacee sighed heavily. Here they go again.
"So what are you saying?" Gally asked as they dreaded what was coming. Marcus and Eloisa looked at each other before giving them looks of pity. "You need to travel to the Scorch and find them before it's too late." Eloisa said softly making Lacee give a little whimper into Newt's shoulder. "Isn't there anything you can do to help us?" Newt asked as they watched both Creators shake their heads. "No. Unfortunately all we can do is drop you near where the group was last seen. We need to stay and contact the other Wicked facilities so we can band together and stop this before it turns into a complete genocide." Eloisa said carefully as Newt and Gally shared a look of identical frustration. "You have two nights here to rest while we try to find and locate the others. In three days you're going to pack up and take a berg to where the group was last seen. From there you will make your way into the Scorch and search for your friends before they make it Denver because the closer they get to Denver, the less likely they are to survive. I suggest that you all prepare yourselves for your mission and rest up because you'll need every ounce of energy you've ever had to survive and save your friends and daughter." Marcus said as the group looked to each other before nodding in agreement. "Three days." Eloisa said before she and Marcus disappeared off into the main control room. Gally and Newt wrapped their arms around Lacee who had laid back against the pillows in the stark hospital bed. "Well the good news is we're alive." Newt said lightly making Lacee snort with laughter. "And the bad news is we might die again. For the second time." Gally quipped making Lacee and Newt roll their eyes. Lacee yawned as her eyes began to become heavy with sleep. "And the best news, is that we're together." She said quietly as both Newt and Gally snuggled in beside her for one of the last times before their new journey started.