Separated

by WhiskersAndMazes

The sequel to 'If Things Didn't Change', set in the time of the Scorch, still told in Emma's POV. You'll need to read my first two fanfics to fully understand what's happening in this one. Ends before the end of 'If Things Didn't Change', at the start of 'The Death Cure'. There's a few lines stolen from 'The Scorch Trials' in here which I do not own

7. Chapter 7

The group has reached the so called 'safe haven'. They've met up with the others, Teresa and Thomas both looking heartbroken and miserable. Now everyone is battling the bulb monsters…

I swing my bow into the monster as hard as I can, and the third orange bulb pops loudly. I hear popping and screaming all around me, but I don't look to see how everyone else is going. My only concern right now is the horrific sight standing right before me. I swing my bow again with a grunt, and I manage to pop another bulb out. The gruesome monster lunges down at me. I roll behind it and shoot an arrow into a bulb in its back. The monster swings around to attack, but I already have another arrow ready. I pop the sixth bulb with the arrow, and the seventh with my bow. Not many to go now. I go to take another swing when I hear a yell to my left, where I know Newt is battling his bulbous monster. I fire another few arrows into my foe, and sneak a look. I scream at what I see. Newt is on the floor, his monster yanking his foot.

'NEWT!' I scream so loudly it rips my throat.

'EMMY!' He yells as the monster tears of his shoe, causing Newt's leg to collapse back on the floor, his whole face contorts with pain and he grabs it - I realise that's his injured leg.

'I'M COMING!' I tell him, and turn back to finish off my monster. I got extremely lucky and the few arrows I fired blindly hit more bulbs, the monster is kneeling on the floor. Only three to go. One swing of my bow, one bulb gone. One arrow fired, another bulb gone. I only have one left now. I reach to grab another arrow, but realise I'm all out. I'm stunned still for a second. The monster takes advantage of this and pushes me down to the floor. The monster's now sitting on top of me. I put both my hands on its face in an attempt to push it away. I scream in pain from its weight on me. I pull myself together and wriggle one foot free, I finish it off with a swift kick in the last bulb. My monster crumples to the floor and I shove it off me.

My triumph is brief. I rush over to Newt straight away, he's trying to scramble back onto his feet. The monster is advancing on him.

I throw myself in front of Newt.

'Oh no you don't,' I snarl at the monster.

Kick, swing, shoot, scream, kick, swing, shoot - I end the vicious mutation's life within seconds. Just then I feel a massive wind sweep through our group, my hair flies back and my eyes water. A huge airplane or helicopter or something like that is landing right in front of us. I look around, everyone's monsters are on the floor, and everyone is rushing towards the massive helicopter thing. I look down at Newt, he's on his knees now, with a hypnotised look on his face as he watches everyone pile onto the plane. I grab him by the arms and haul him up. He shakes his head and mutters 'sorry' and 'thank you', I clutch his hand tightly and we follow everyone onto what must be the real safe haven.