The night was peaceful. The rain had stop and the gladers were sound asleep in their beds without any worries that a griever would attack them. Newt had easily fallen asleep right after making love with his girl and for the first time in a long time didn't have to listen to Fry Pan's loud snore. He was in such a deep slumber that his arm was dangling on the edge of the bed, not having a care in the world about grievers or the maze anymore. Holly, on the other hand, kept tossing and turning on her side of the bed. She was having a nightmare. In her dream she could see her older brother, Jake, and best friend Minho walking along a narrow hallway while dragging a man's unconscious body. She couldn't tell if the man was dead or not but, he was obviously not in a good situation. They were also wearing identical outfits, which was black like they were a part of special service but she couldn't remember TAIMN having that kind of uniform for any employee.
"Beware of the cranks! And stay safe in the Scorch!" she heard Minho said. But he didn't seem to be talking to Jake.
He was more like talking to her, if that was even possible.
It was like he was giving her a warning or a sign with what was about to happen.
Jake and Minho finally reached the end of the hallway and found a small door leading to a storage room. Jake quickly opened the door and dragged the body inside with Minho tiredly and closed the door behind them before wiping the beads of sweat that formed on his forehead. Minho got on one knee and pulled out a black duct tape from his pocket and began tying the unconscious man's hands together while Jake had put on a white lab coat just like the one he wore when he's on Clock Master duty.
"You go ahead" Minho said and started taping the man's mouth. "I'll finish this one up. Don't get yourself killed"
Jake smirked and clipped a fake I.D. on the lab coat he was wearing.
"I'll try my best then. Meet me in the common room in about an hour" Jake said and gave Minho a pat on the shoulder then walked out of the storage room trying to blend in with the people passing along the hallway.
Holly grunted and continued tossing and turning. What was her dream all about? What were her brother and best friend doing? Minho's warning sounded too real as if he was saying it to her ear. She couldn't help but worry that it might be a sign something bad was happening to the both of them back at the present time. She slowly opened her eyes, her blurred vision seeing nothing but the dark room illuminated by the moonlight coming from the barred window. She slowly sat up and looked at the young man beside her, happy that he was there and sleeping peacefully. She carefully got out of bed and bent down to grab her backpack that was just under it. She sat down on the floor comfortably as she unzipped her bag, pulling the familiar black notebook. From one page to another, Holly kept turning them until she found something that was useful. Written in big letters was the word Crank, the same thing Minho said in her dream. She took a quick glance behind her when Newt shifted his position but went back to reading the notebook after realizing he was still asleep.
Beware of the Cranks. These are the people that are infected with the virus. At first, they are normal but as soon as the virus spreads in their system, they can go out of control. They'll be like zombies who won't hesitate killing any human being. Any Cranks can be saved but I suggest you help those in the early stage. The ones past the Gone are too dangerous. Give the remaining vaccines to those who need it.
After reading, Holly took the photo that was inserted between two pages of the notebook. She smiled just by seeing the happy faces of her older brother and best friend. Now that she was doing a mission relating to what had happened to Minho in the past, she appreciated him more. He had always been nice and caring to her when they became friends but, knowing the hardships he had gone through and the losses he had made her respect him even more. She closed the notebook and put it back in the bag, pushed it under the bed, then crawled back next to Newt and hugged him tight. With eyes still closed, Newt held her tightly and continued to sleep. Holly watched him closely and couldn't help but smile. Despite the mission still not finished, the mere fact that she had given Newt the vaccine for the virus already made her feel like she succeeded. They still had a long way to go but at least she could feel at ease knowing that Newt won't be infected anymore.