Hi everyone! The next chapter of The Maze Runner: The Untold Story is up and ready! Enjoy and review if you can!
Previously:
"I'd like to go with you tomorrow, but since I'm banned, I'll watch your girlfriend for you while your away," she broke down in giggles at Thomas's face. "She's not my girlfriend!" he whined and soon joined her in laughing hysterically.
The Next Day...
Kiera had fallen asleep by the pit and was woken up by gentle shaking. She sat up and rubbed her eyes focusing on Minho.
"Keeping Thomas some company?" he mused and she muttered under her breath and stood as he let Thomas out.
"You stood with me all night?" Thomas asked and she smiled lightly.
"The pit can be a lonely place, I know," she said and he smiled at her.
"Thanks," he said and she nodded.
"I'm taking Thomas with me today. Got to show him some stuff before we head into the maze," Minho said and Kiera nodded.
"See you later," she waved them off.
Later that Day...The Lookout Tree…
She didn't know when the girl had woken up, but she knew the boys just didn't know how to handle her. And it was pretty funny. The girl had hidden herself in the lookout tree and refused to let anyone up, throwing down food and stones they kept up there. One tomato hit Gally right in the face as he was talking and Kiera bit her tongue, trying hard not to laugh. Newt found this hilarious and didn't hide his amusement for the whole thing. It was a trait she loved about him.
"You're a feisty one!" Kiera called up and the food stopped flying.
The girl peeked over the edge.
"Do you want to speak to Thomas? You know him, right?" she called and the girl disappeared again.
"Can someone go get Thomas?" Kiera asked and a tomato flew down.
Newt blocked it, covering her with some wood. Kiera laughed, seeing Newt thoroughly amused. She gently let her hand graze his shirt and he chuckled. She loved it when he laughed and he looked like he had let earlier go. Thomas came out of the woods with Minho and once he announced it was him he was allowed safe passage up to the lookout tree.
"Let's leave them be for now," Newt said and the group dispersed.
Later That Day…The Council Hall…
Kiera walked into the hut and stared at Alby softly. He was still out and she was glad for that. She sat down beside him and hesitantly took his hand in hers. The group had walked in, but stopped short seeing her in there. She wiped at her eyes, trying to be strong.
"I'm s-sorry. I'm sorry," she mumbled weakly.
"Our last talk was a disagreement and that shouldn't be how we end things between us," she admitted, the guilt weighing on her.
Silence.
"Do you know why I fought you every time you wanted to give an infected a chance? It's because I've seen firsthand the changing and what happens after," she whispered and Newt shook his head.
"This isn't right, we shouldn't be here," he whispered quickly about to usher them all out, but Gally wouldn't move.
"I watched Sam go through it until the very end. I lied when I told you she killed herself so that she wouldn't hurt me," she spoke softly.
Newt froze.
"When she was beginning to change she begged me to stop her before she hurt others...hurt you. I tried to reason with her, tried to convince her to help me get to you guys. Maybe you could have thought of something I couldn't. But she was changing so fast and the begging...she told me she didn't even feel like herself anymore. That they had taken her from us already and I needed to do what had to be done. I wanted you to know this before you disappear from us completely. I told you what I wished had happened. What I could have lived with. What wouldn't have made me have dreams about running or nightmares about staying," she admitted.
Silence.
Thomas cleared his throat and she whirled around startled to see everyone standing there.
"We may have found an antidote for the infection," Thomas said quietly before anyone else.
Kiera wiped at her eyes quickly and stood.
"A cure?" she questioned and he nodded.
"Or a death sentence. It could kill him," Gally snapped.
Thomas sighed and rolled his eyes.
"He's already dying!" he tried.
Kiera glanced at Newt, but he kept his head down, not looking at her. Thomas took the syringe and stepped over Alby, hesitating briefly. Suddenly, Alby lunged forward and Kiera moved back startled. Newt and Gally held him down, prying Thomas from his grip. Teresa injected him with the needle and he passed out again.
"Well...that seemed to work," Thomas said shocked.
They left the hut and Thomas filled Kiera in on Teresa and their connection.
"Looks like I was right about you. You are special," she said and he nudged her, causing her to look at him.
"Don't worry about what happened back there. We all know you didn't have a choice. He knows you didn't have a choice," he said and Kiera smiled at him weakly.
"Alby loved Samantha," she whispered and Thomas stopped walking as she did.
Silence.
"Like really loved her. And Newt respected her more than anyone here. And I killed her. They thought she died honorably, but she died begging and angry," she said and Thomas hugged her.
And finally Kiera crumbled; tears falling from her eyes.
"I don't want to die begging and angry," she mumbled and Thomas' grip tightened.
"We're not going to die here, do you hear me?" he asked pulling away and looking at her.
"Minho and I are going into the maze to find that red blinking light," he admitted and her eyes widened.
Then they saw Minho heading towards them. He walked up to them and took in a deep breath.
"I've found a small group. Meet me in the woods in an hour," Minho said and left the two.
Kiera turned to Thomas.
"Make sure you come back," she whispered and he nodded.
Into the Night...The Med Hut…
Dusk was settling in and the small group had returned. Teresa let them know Alby was awake and now they all crammed into the Med Hut, watching him. Newt swallowed and stepped forward.
"Alby?" he called to his friend and tears fell from Alby's eyes.
"I got my memories back," he whispered and all eyes widened.
Alby locked eyes with Thomas.
"W-Why Thomas?" he choked out through sobs.
"Why w-would you do this to us?" he asked desperately.
Thomas stared at him wide eyed and all eyes fell on him.
"H-He did this to us. I remember," he cried into his hands.
Before anyone could speak, screams and yelling were heard from outside causing the attention to divert.
"What the hell is going on out there?" Gally asked and they stepped outside.
All eyes widened as they watched the maze doors begin to open.
"Why are the doors opening?!" Minho yelled nervously.
"They shouldn't be," Newt said staring at the doors in shock.
And then the doors to the south began to open. And then to the east. And last to the west. Newt turned when he heard a whimper seeing Kiera staring at the open doors with wide, teary eyes.
"Kiera?" he questioned and her eyes snapped to his.
"We have to run. We have to run!" she yelled and as soon as she did grievers came out of the maze through all four doors.
"Grievers!" someone yelled and Kiera's mind blanked.
Flashback... "I don't understand," she muttered tiredly. Janis had come back from a run and was hostile throughout the day. Margret had patched up her leg wound so that it wouldn't get infected and Janis hit her hard, leaving a nasty mark on her face. Janis was probably the nicest of the girls. It was odd behavior to say the least. Looking down at the girl now she looked monstrous, with black veins all over her body. "It looks like she was poisoned. Maybe the grievers are poisonous?" Kiera asked and Samantha frowned. "A griever isn't known to attack in the day," she muttered, still looking at Janis. "Maybe it wasn't a griever?" Kiera suggested and Samantha rubbed her eyes. "Now that's a scary thought," Samantha said quietly. Silence. "You're supposed to head over to the boys' glade today, correct?" Samantha asked and Kiera nodded.
Kiera and Samantha stood looking down at Janis tied to the cot in their medical hut. The girl hissed and growled and when anyone approached her, she tried to attack them. Samantha shook her head.
Samantha took in a deep breath.
"I'm having doubts about sending you out there right now," she admitted.
"I can stay until we figure this out. But maybe the boys will know something?" she suggested. Samantha shook her head. "Alby would have told me," she said softly. Kiera looked at Janis. "Is she going to die?" she whispered and Samantha looked at her friend. "I'm not sure," she answered honestly. Silence. "Maybe we should send someone..." Samantha wondered out loud. Kiera touched her arm gently and she looked at her. "I don't know what to do," Samantha admitted and Kiera nodded. Silence. "Do you think we're being punished?" Samantha asked softly and Kiera frowned. "I'm not sure," she said and Samantha looked at her. Kiera smiled weakly. "Maybe tested," she shrugged. And then they heard screams. "Grievers!" someone yelled. Samantha and Kiera ran outside the hut to see Grievers piling in through the main north gate. Then they watched the south, east, and west gate open and more grievers poured in. "Run," Samantha spoke quickly. "But Janis—" "—run Kiera!" she yelled and they took off down the hill into the long grass.
Kiera was snapped from the past when she felt a strong hand grab hers tightly.
"Kiera, come on, we need to go!" Newt yelled and she blinked and took off with him and the others into the tall grass where they hid and remained still as stone, listening to the screams of their friends.
Kiera closed her eyes tightly, tears falling freely.
Flashback...
Samantha and Kiera stood low in the grass with a few others, hearing their friends being slaughtered by the grievers. "Sam…what do we do now?" Kiera whispered terrified. Samantha gripped her blade so tightly her knuckles were turning white. "W-We fight through it, Kiera," she whispered. "We fight or we're going to die. We have to get to the maze. We have to warn the boys," she spoke low and quick. Kiera held her blade tightly and Samantha grabbed her hand.
"You all run no matter what. Don't go back for anyone. Not even me, you understand?" she whispered and Kiera blinked back her tears as they all nodded. "We can be afraid later. Right now be angry," she said and they nodded again.
They took off for the north maze with the others.End Flashback.
Newt hadn't let go of her hand and she realized they were both shaking. Boys were being taken by the grievers near them and they knew they had to run again.
"Head for the council hall. Go, go, go!" Thomas whispered quickly.
They all took off for the hut and hid, trying to erase the screams and looks of fear on their friends' faces. Kiera buried her face in Newt's shoulder as a griever lurked around the hut.
"N-Newt..." she trailed off in a whisper and he looked at her.
"I'm sorry I lied to you," she whispered and his eyes softened.
They flinched as the griever began climbing on the roof.
"There's nothing to forgive, you understand?" he asked and she closed her eyes, tears falling and nodded.
He pressed his lips to her forehead and she held his hand tighter.
Suddenly, the griever came crashing through the ceiling and the boys began to hack at it with their blades and spears. It grabbed Marco and pulled him out viciously. Another was approaching fast. As they fought to hold the griever back, one got Chuck.
"Chuck!" Thomas yelled trying to grab him.
But the griever pulled back and flung Chuck out of the hut. He hit the ground and rolled. People were screaming and Kiera couldn't focus. She turned to Newt, who was fending off a griever with the others.
Then she ran out of the hut.
"Kiera!" Newt yelled panicked.
She ran passed the griever and right up to Chuck.
"On your feet Chuck," she said, helping the boy up.
"Over here! Run to us!" they heard and looked up seeing Gally motioning to them quickly from inside the box with some others.
Kiera turned to see one of the grievers coming right at them.
"Run to Gally, Chuck! Go!" she yelled and he took off towards the box with her not far behind.
Chuck was slower than her so she kept a small distance behind him in case she had to shove him forward. Chuck cursed as his foot hit something and he went tumbling. She grabbed his shoulder and pulled him up with all her strength.
"Come on!" she yelled and Chuck winced, his ankle sprained.
She looked behind her and noticed the griever after them was limping slightly. The Griever was marked on its right leg. It was a mark familiar to Kiera.
"Run to Gally! Get to Gally!" Thomas yelled.
She could see Minho holding Newt as he struggled in his friend's bear hug.
"Kiera, come on!" Chuck yelled and she looked at him.
"We're both not going to make it with your ankle sprained like that," she said suddenly calm.
Chuck paled.
"Kiera, run!" Newt screamed as Kiera stared at the griever approaching.
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