Gen was just as shocked as the Glader's around her that all listened to Aris who had told them about the second group made entirely of girls and also, the most shocking thing, he was able to talk with Thomas in his head. Teresa was nowhere to be found and when she had asked Newt about her, Newt had replied saying that she was just gone and that Aris seemed to have taken her place. Newt had also told her about the sign outside of her door that read 'Teresa Agnes: Group A Subject A1. The Betrayer.' Thomas had been through the entire room himself. There was nowhere else to look for Teresa. She was just gone. As the conversation and the explanations from the boy continued, there were a number of times when Gen was convinced Minho was going to attack the boy. Judging by the look in his eye, Aris was terrified of Minho and rightfully so.

"Look," Aris said, "I'm just as confused as everyone else. About thirty of us survived, they took us to that gym, fed us, cleaned us up. Then they brought me to this place last night, saying I should be separated since I'm the only guy. That's it. Then you sticks showed up." There was a moment of silence as Gen, Newt, Minho and Thomas all exchanged looks,

"Sticks?" Minho repeated with a scoff. Aris shook his head,

"Never mind, I don't even know what it means. Just a word they used when I got there." He explained. Gen tried her best to stifle a laugh.

"We use 'Shank'" She told the boy who turned his gaze to her,

"Why are you here?" He asked. Just as Minho spun on his heel to abuse the poor boy, he quickly moved back, "No, no. I mean, since you're a girl. I swear, that's what I meant." He rushed, his eyes locked onto Minho who didn't stop glaring at Aris until Newt and Thomas both placed a hand on his shoulder, "I just figured, seeing as how they moved me, they would've moved you." Looking around, he then turned his gaze back to Thomas,

"Have you seen another guy around here?" He asked. Thomas and Newt exchanged looked before they shook their heads,

"No. Just you." They answered. Aris' brow furrowed as he looked around him,

"There's another guy in Group B with me." He said, "His name's Nikola... But, we just call him Nik."

"You've gotta be freaking kidding me." Minho groaned, looking to Gen who stood frozen, her eyes fixated onto Aris,

"Nik and Gen." Newt smirked, looking to Gen who forced a small smile, "Looks like we have boy Teresa and boy Gen." He said. Aris kept his gaze locked onto Gen,

"Hey." A Glader called out, "What's that on the side of your neck? Something black, right below your collar." Aris attempted to see what it was the Glader was talking about, causing Gen to wince as he tried to bend his neck in a way it wasn't supposed to.

"Here, let me look." Newt offered, moving towards the boy. Gen couldn't help but allow her eyes to lower towards his limp... it seemed worse than ever. As Newt pulled Aris' collar down, he squinted,

"Looks like a tattoo." He said.

"Well..." Gen began, her eyes flicking back up to Newt's face, "What's it say?"

"Property of WICKED. Group B, Subject B1. The Partner" Newt read out loud to the crowd.

"I swear that wasn't there last night." Aris rushed, pulling away from Newt, who repeated the words to himself.

"Property of WICKED?" He mumbled, his brow furrowed a clear look of frustration on his face, "I thought we'd escaped them. Or you'd escaped them too. Whatever." Turning away from Aris, Newt moved away and went back to sit on the bed. Gen couldn't help but frown at him and as the pair locked eyes, she raised her eyebrow in question causing him to look away from her completely.

"Well... why does it call you the Partner?" Minho asked, causing Gen to turn her attention back to he and Aris.

"I don't have a clue. I swear. And there's no way that it was there last night. I showered, looked in the mirror. I would've seen it. And someone would have noticed it back in the Maze for sure." He said.

"You're telling me they tattooed you in the middle of the night?" Minho asked, with a slight growl, "Without you noticing? Come on, dude." He hissed,

"Minho, back off." Gen snapped, her arms crossed her her chest as Minho looked over his shoulder at her,

"I don't believe a shuck word he has to say." He muttered,

"He's not lying. Trust me." She told him, before her gaze shifted toward Aris who watched Minho uneasily.

"Whoa." Thomas said, cutting off Minho before he could argue.

"What?" Both he and Gen snapped, looking towards Thomas like he was completely insane.

"Your- You neck." Thomas stammered. Before he could speak once more, Gen raced forward, pulling down his shirt. As Thomas had began to say, Minho had a tattoo similar to the one that was on Aris' neck.

"Whoa, Gen. Not in front of everyone." Minho teased.

"Shut up, shuck." Gen muttered, "You've got a tattoo too."

"Liar." Minho snapped back in reply. There was a slight pause before he spoke once more, "What's it say?"

"Property of WICKED, Group A. Subject A7. The Leader." She read out. "I think they made a mistake." She added, causing Minho to give out a fake laugh,

"Oh funny. Let's see what yours has to say." He smirked, pushing her hair out of the way and pulling her collar down.

"What the hell's a Phoenix?" Minho asked, looking around to Thomas and Newt who both gathered to look at her tattoo,

"It's the same name that was on the screen back at WICKED's headquarters." Newt muttered.

"That still doesn't tell me what a Phoenix is." Minho said.

"It's a mythical bird that dies and then is reborn again from the ashes." She explained. Earning a weird look from the boys around her, she shrugged. "You asked. I answered. Don't question it."

"So... you're gonna die and then be reborn again?" Thomas asked.

"I said don't question it, Thomas." She said, "Just like I won't question why on earth they put Minho down as the leader." She mocked, causing Minho to grin,

"You're just jealous." He said. As the room erupted into chaos, Minho and Gen quickly moved and pressed their backs against the wall as the boys ran towards each other, reading each others tattoos

"Well, this is just great." Gen muttered from where she stood beside Minho. "Now we've been branded."

"What's Newt's and Thomas' say?" He asked. Shrugging her shoulder, she moved towards Newt who was looking at Thomas' tattoo. As the pair of them moved apart, they looked towards her,

"Hey. What's your tattoo say?" She asked. Newt and Thomas exchanged looks before Newt smiled,

"Mine says 'The Glue'. After reading the letter back in the Glade, I'm not surprised." He said. Glancing at Thomas who looked confused, Newt shrugged, "You're not gonna understand, Tommy. It's okay. Can I have a chat with Gen?" He asked. Thomas gave a nod, moving towards Aris, who stood by himself. Gen shrugged,

"I didn't know the letter was about us." She said.

"It said you had to choose between Minho and I." He said lightly, avoiding eye-contact with her. "Why would it say something like that?"

"I don't know." Gen replied, "I was just as confused as you were. Plus, pretty sure it was from Peter so... who cares? The guy is nuts. Trust me, I've had to deal with him plenty of times inside of my shucking dreams." Newt said nothing, instead he took a step towards her,

"I have something to tell you... I-" As soon as the words escaped his lips, he was cut off by a loud alarm. One that they had all heard before. It was the Newbie alarm.