Living in Crank Place wasn't as good as people had said it to be. Gus had learned that as he took his first step into the hell home for cranks both sane and those who were long gone. The place had seemed like a real hell until Gus met the sad, blonde haired teen with a handsome square jaw. Newt as the older teen had sad his name was, was a really depressing guy. He looked as if he had sold the butter and lost the money, like everything was just falling apart and everything was already over. Gus understood the guys feelings as he himself was starting to become something he didn't even wanna imagine but then, Gus had always been weird and even now he was positive that everything was about to change because he himself would change it. They were in what Gus supposed was a old bowling room and was sitting on a bench surrounded by cranks who was either sleeping or just dozing ofh or whatever cranks liked to do.

"I'm gonna get out of here later today, I think I know a way to fix us before we go truly insane"

Gus didn't actually 'think' he knew how to fix it, he knew how to fix them but he couldn't do it here and he couldn't change all cranks. Newt looked at him with clear confusion in his eyes.

"Don't joke about anything like that"

Well, it wasn't like Gus didn't expect that response as Newt knew that Gus was born crazy even if they had only known each other for a few days. Gus smiled at his friend.

"I'm not lying, I know a place not to far from here were I can make a cure and don't think that just because I'm crazy I don't know anything about the flare! You know it's the craziest people that are the smartest and that the reason you of all those friends of yours got infected! Because you're smart and the others are not, they would never be able to handle the flare like you and I promise that I won't let you or for god sake ME day by this illness!"

Wow, the longest speech Gus had ever done in his life and he sounded so mature! The flare really must have started taking a tool and his poor brain. Gus felt a little relieved when he saw a small smile forming on his blonde friends lips.

"Thanks Gus"

Gus smiled back as Newt gently patted hos shoulder, he almost felt like a puppy getting praised by its owner. Strange. They both looked up as they saw two of the guards walking into the room and looked towards their direction. Gus smirked as he saw that it was Mustache and Short Baldy, two of the more regular guards. The two guards carefully approached them and Gus put on a crazy grin just to scare the two.

"Well well, if it isn't our two favorite guards! What makes me the honour of your humble preesence?"

The two guards hesitated as they shared a quiet look with each other while Gus kept on staring at them, not letting his big grin disappear from his lips.

"Some people arrived a while ago and they told us that they were looking for Newt, they're waiting for you in the apartment sections"

Gus frowned and could see the anger that formed in his friends eyes, he didn't know the details but what he knew was that Newt didn't wanna met or go with those people.

"Tell them to get the bloody hell out of here"

Gus and the guards looked at him for a while but then Gus turned his gaze back to the two guards who looked puzzled to what they should do.

"Do they pay you to do this, if so I hope you know that's it's enough for how far you gonna go, because we all know that it comes a risk with every movement you people make in here"

Hell, Gus had started to get really smart! Sixteen and he sounded like a damn adult maybe even a grandpa! The guards though for a moment before a huge brawl between some cranks broke loss in the bigger part of the 'Palace'. Gus looked with interest in his eyes as cranks started to leave the room to either watch or join the fight. The guard that Gus called Mustache sighed as he ran a hand through his hair, even if he seems calm Gus could tell that the guard was freaking out over the big fight that had started.

"Alright, we will give them your message"

The guard then slinked out through a back door. As the guards had left, Gus looked as Newt got to his feet and headed towards the brawl, most probably to try and cool his head. Not that Gus was a coward but he wasn't going to take the risk to follow the blonde. His better judgement told him that Newt would come back when he felt calmer and then they would talk. Just as he though, ten minutes later Newt came back and sat down beside him looking much calmer than before. Gus couldn't help but notice the gun he had in his hand and raised a eyebrow for Newt to explain how he suddenly was in ownership to such a thing.

"I took it from one of the guards"

Simple but just that told Gus the whole story and he didn't need to push his friend for more. He knew very well that Newt was actually a very harmless person and wouldn't do anything stupid as long as he had some sanity still in his body. Gus shrugged and let his gaze roam around the room, he stilled when he saw the returning from of the two guards Mustache and Short Baldy. But the guards wasn't alone this time as they were followed by three young adults, probably near Newts age and then a older man in the back of their little group.

"Seems like they didn't listen to your words"

Gus could see the slight hurt in Newts eyes as the teen would have to face his friends once again. He really felt sorry for his blonde friend but then, he didn't really know how to help him either. He turned around with a smirk on his lips just as the small group stopped. The group in front of him seemed to be four immune people one girl, one brown haired teen, one Asian dude and then an old man. He tilted his head to the side as he stared at the four unknown people and they did the same to him. The silent stare was broken by Newts voice.

"I told you shanks to get lost!"

Gus knew that this could become a very dangerous situation so he slowly stood up, aware that the two guards were pointing their weapons at his head and chest. He smirked in amusement and raised both his arms to show that he wasn't up to anything.

"I guess that's my call, se ya later Newt!"

He saw Newt making a small waving motion and he chuckled as he walked past the people who had come for his friend but Gus already knew that they would go back disappointed.

Gus decided to get to higher grounds as he had heard cranks talking about some kind of uproar and he wanted to be on the safe side. As most cranks on the 'Palace' knew, Gus wasn't a fighter but more like a onlooker like the joker in cards. He never did much of the work himself but he had the power to change the outcome of a lot of things. Just as he had predicted, the cranks started to attack the guards and a uproar quickly escalated. Gus smirked as he jumped down to the ground and headed back towards were he had left Newt, this was the opportunity he had waited for and he knew that if they wanted to escape they had to do it now.

Gus found Newt sitting on the sofa on the exact same spot he had left him. The blonde had a whole lot of emotions in his face and Gus got a headache just at the sight of his friend.

"Eyy Newt, we getting out of here now and we gonna fix ourselves up and then you can join your friends again, nothing's over or impossible until we're dead you know"

Newt looked up at him with a sad smile on his lips and Gus reached down his hand for his friend to grad, Newt did and Gus smirked as the teen was now on his feet and actually looked determined and ready for what would happen in the future.

"I hope that you ain't afraid of death because that's one very crucial thing in the process, I mean it's the last step to get yourself truly free from the flare"

Gus could see the slight flinch Newt made but the blonde didn't waver and slowly nodded. Of some reason Gus felt proud over his friend's courage, even thought Newt was older than Gus by one year. Gus patted his friends shoulder as they headed out of the 'Palace' and towards the direction of the city.

A/N

Eyyho! I'm been so stuck in this shuck story that I haven't been upptadeting my other two! So I decided to just shuck it all and finish this story and just put it up so I can continue with my other ones! ;P

I have already written the whole story but I don't really know how many chapters it will have but I sure will be a few xD

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