Chapter seven
A/N: I again thank everyone for the amazing reviews! :D I'm so happy you all like this so much, I wasn't sure if anyone would read it because when I explain it, it sounds like "And then all the characters are alive and happy and get comforted and everything is right in the world!" :P Get what I mean? Anyway, you were all practically BEGGING for another update so here it is. Enjoy! :D
To Guest's review: How many seconds did this next update take? 45,896,234,456,079?... and a half? :P
It probably took a good hour for Thomas, with the help of Minho and Newt, to explain everything. They didn't go into much detail, but eventually the story was told.
"So, what did Newt have to say when we were escaping Wicked? You never told us," Gally spoke up, Newt's eyes widening in slight panic as he turned towards Thomas. He didn't want them to know the truth.
"Uh," Newt stalled, his brain working as quickly as possible to come up with a good lie. "I told him to make sure you guys weren't around when I started to turn into a Crank…"
Thomas nodded his head in agreement, even though he was filled with questions. Why did Newt give him the note? Why not give it to Minho? And why didn't Newt just kill himself?
"Oh," Chuck whispered while nodding his head. He didn't want to admit it, but Chuck was actually glad he had died before he could meet the Cranks. The room fell silent after that, none of the really sure how to continue the conversation. They didn't need to continue the conversation though, because Head Nurse Raven entered the room, walking straight for the group, followed closely by scary men in white coats.
"These are the Doctors who work here," Head Nurse Raven announced to the room, an uncomfortable feeling settling into each and every Gladers stomachs. "They are going to start examining you, to test how strong you are, your mental state, your health, if you need any injections and so on. Who would like to go first?"
Dead silence. A couple Gladers lay on their beds, pretending to be asleep, others just avoided eye contact and in Galley's case, he glared at them threateningly. Head Nurse Raven raised an eyebrow as Thomas found an interesting string on his pants, Chuck started to snore, Newt inspected his fingers, Minho found an interesting spot on the ceiling and Alby stared at the wall unblinking, Gally continued to glare at them, the Doctors avoiding eye contact with him.
"Shouldn't the girls go first?" Someone, Winston, suggested with a small smile. "After all, we are gentlemen are we not? Ladies first!"
A couple Gladers snickered as Head Nurse Raven rolled her eyes.
"For your information, the girls already got their checkups. In fact, they were a lot braver than you lot and got it over with a lot quicker," almost everyone narrowed their eyes as they glared at the head Nurse.
"Well, I don't know about you, but I'm not about to be out-done by a bunch of shucking sissy's," Minho announced as he stood up, hands crossed firmly over his chest. "I'll go first."
"Thank you Ki Hong Lee," Head Nurse Raven smiled, Minho narrowing his eyes.
"Don't call me that," he stated as Nurse Anna came in with a black wheel chair. "And what's that for?"
"We still don't know how weak your legs are and if you might randomly pass out from walking too much," A doctor explained as Nurse Anna brought up the wheel chair. "Please, take a seat."
Minho was not happy. With a frown he slumped into the seat, glaring at Newt who was obviously smiling, though his head was turned towards the ground so no one except Minho really noticed.
"There are five other doctors," Head Nurse Raven announced as more wheel chairs were brought in, Minho getting wheeled out by Nurse Anna, a doctor following closely behind. "Who's next?"
Slowly, but bravely, Chuck rose out of his bed and sat in the wheel chair. It was at that moment that every single boy in that room started to respect the brave child. Thomas gave him a thumbs up as he started to get wheeled out and Newt gave him the nod of respect. As Chuck left the room, Thomas took a deep breath and got up, his head spinning from standing too quickly.
"This chair Dylan," a nurse rolled the chair towards him, Thomas sitting down. The nurse had long, shiny black hair with pale skin. As Thomas got rolled out, he glanced behind him and saw Newt getting into the next chair.
*Break line!*
They had rolled him into a white room, taken his comfortable white shirt and sat him on the table. Then they left. Thomas had no idea where they went and he had no idea what he was supposed to do. He sat in the room, with nothing on but some grey shorts, for perhaps twenty minutes before he decided something. This absolutely had to be a test for his strength or stability of mind. With a sigh and eye roll he got off the bench, opened the door and glanced down the hallway. In the door next to him, Minho's head could be seen.
"Hey dude," Minho greeted nonchalantly with a nod of the head. "Got any idea what we're supposed to do?"
"Not a clue…" Thomas frowned as he slowly stepped into the hall, hugging himself to try and keep warm. "Why the shuck do they keep it so cold?"
"Maybe they're making us into popsicles," Chuck suggested, his head poking out from the door to the left. "I feel like a popsicle."
"Th-this is c-clunk," a shaky voice whispered from the right, all three heads turning to look at Newt. His teeth were chattering as he tried to keep warm, holding himself in a hug as he shook uncontrollably. Thomas also took note that his entire body was soaking wet.
"What happened to you?" Thomas asked with a raised eyebrow. He could have sworn Newt's lips were blue.
"Th-there is a v-vile creature in there!" Newt pointed into the room as he backed away, hitting the hallway wall, opposite of the door. "It-it shoots w-water that's m-most likely p-poisoned!"
Minho quickly ducked back into his room and then emerged moments later, a small smirk on his face.
"Does it happen to be called a sink?" Chuck and Thomas snickered as Newt narrowed his eyes, trying to look intimidating, though it wasn't working. He reminded Thomas of a Chihuahua.
"It-it is v-vile," Newt hissed, a small pool of water forming around his feet from his dripping body. "A-and wet."
The three boys glanced at each other before making a decision. They would go see what this vile creature was. Minho was the first to enter Newts room. The entire wall was dripping, a huge puddle of freezing cold water had gathered in the middle of the room. Newt's head could be seen, peeking in from the doorway as he shivered.
"How did this even happen?" Thomas asked as he walked in, jumping over the puddle.
"T-turn the s-sink on," Newt stated, then as an afterthought. "D-don't stand in f-front of it."
Slowly, Minho reached over and turned it on, water instantly shooting from the sink and spraying the wall. They stood there, watching the water spray against the wall and splash onto the floor.
"What are you doing?!" The four boys turned with surprise to find Nurse Anna along with one of the doctors standing in the doorway. Both of their mouths were hanging open. Quickly, Minho turned off the water. An awkward silence soon followed, the only sound was that of Newts teeth chattering. Finally, the Doctor slowly held up his clipboard, clicked open his pen and started writing.
"I'm not a plumber," Minho stated as he leaned against the counter. "But I'm pretty you're your sink is broken."
"Go back to your rooms please," Nurse Anna face palmed. Chuck glanced down at the floor and slowly walked back to his own room, followed by Minho and then Thomas. It was then, as he was leaving Newts room, Thomas noticed something. Newt wasn't showing the inside of his arm. He always had them facing towards his body so the white lines Thomas had seen were hidden. This only left more questions for him.
"So…" Head Nurse Raven stated as Thomas entered his room. "Would you care to explain to me what that was about?"
"I'm not really sure…" Thomas stated as he went over and sat back onto the large examining table. With a frown, Thomas narrowed his eyes. "Was that a test?"
"No," Head Nurse Raven stated with a sigh as she got up. "There was an… issue in the girls Recovery Room. We have it under control now but we needed all the nurses. The Doctor will be in here any moment now."
As if on cue, the large brown door shot open, causing Thomas's heart to jump. It was time for his examination.
A/N: Allllrighty guys! :D Since you are all lovely reviewers I will be taking requests as long as they follow the basics of this story! So like, if you want a scene where Newt and Thomas have a heart to heart discussion I shall plan it in a future chapter! Or maybe, you wish to have Teresa or Brenda catch all the Gladers at an embarrassing moment? Or maybe you just want one of them to get a nice long hug. Please leave your suggestions in the reviews! (Note: I will choose which ones and stuff. I will not choose any with kissing or where a Glader is crushing on another Glader. )
