A/N Heres the second chapter of the story. These first few chapter are going to be setting up the storyline and after this chapter you will get to see the glade and all the gladers as we learn more about their time in the glade pre-thomas. As always hope you like it and review if you want.
Those first few months on the glade were hard. The gladers would later on refer to them as the dark days. The glade was chaotic with gladers running about stealing each others food and supplies when the owner would go into the maze. Some of the boys had taken to moving boys they didn't like into the maze right before the doors closed. Em was beyond frightened and she, frypan, newt and ably had taken to hiding in the woods during the night time. When they were there they would plot about how to restore order to the glade. Alby had decided that because he had been the first there that he should lead the gladers. Em and newt would be his lieutenants. Em and alby bickered over every little detail of how to rule the glade, and newt would stand off to the side and mediate when needed. After a 2 weeks of planning Alby was ready to get to work. A few days later when it was beginning to get dark the plan began.
"Ready frypan?" Em asked as the two gladers approached the small group of sleeping boys. Their part of the plan was simple. Frypan had placed some sleeping meds into the food of the boys that had caused trouble. Now Em and Frypan just had to drag them out towards the doors. With a grunt Em grabbed the ankles of one of the three boys causing trouble.
"How is it that these shanks weigh so much?" She asked as frypan dragged the other boy a few steps behind her.
"My cooking is just so good they come back for seconds." Frypan grumbled as they slowly got closer to the maze.
"Your food is pretty good frypan" Em said with a final grunt as she finished dragging her boy.
"Do we need to go get the third shank? Whats his name…. uh Mark?" Em asked as she wiped her brow with her shirt.
"No, we need to send a message" Alby said as he grabbed one of the boys ankles and dragged him out into the maze. Em began to realize what alby mean as he came back for the other boy.
"Alby I thought we were just gonna give them a scare. Not send them out there permanently." Em whispered as the older boy dragged the second boy out and waited for the doors to begin to close.
"It had to be done Em, I tried to get him to think of another option." Newt mumbled as he came to stand by her.
"We needed order but order should not come with violence." Em said as she walked up to Alby.
"Violence was the only way to get to these shanks Em. Or did you want to wake up one morning in the maze, with no food and a griever right in front of you?" Albys voice began to rise as he explained his plan to the girl. After a moment Em acquiesced and nodded that she understood why alby had to do what he did. The four gladers sat in the grass and waited for the inevitable. As the sun went down they heard the maze begin to change and they heard the beginning screams of the two boys in the maze.
"No! How could you do such a thing?!" The final boy, Mark came running to the closed doors and then turned towards the small group sitting in the grass.
"You boys were causing trouble and we needed it to stop." Alby said as he stood up.
"Now you can either learn the new rules or you can end up like your friends out there" Alby's voice got louder as he noticed the other gladers come trickling over to the doors. He started at the boys until one finally asked the question he had been waiting for.
"What are the rules Alby?"