I may or may not procrastinate. Okay, I do. I admit it. It took me quite a lot of time to write this chapter, so sorry if I made you guys wait.

The Glade was quiet, to quiet for Ellie's liking. Sure, it was in the middle of the night, but where was all the snoring?

Normally, that would be a good thing, but when Ellie laid in her hammock wide awake, it was down right creepy.

The stillness added to the effect. Nothing moved except for the occasional Beetle Blade scurrying up and down the Homestead.

No nightmares today. Just peaceful and happy dreams. Or no dreams at all.

Everyone seemed so peaceful, it would be rude for Ellie to make a sound. So she laid there, in her hammock staring at the moon and stars.

It all looked to perfect to be real. The moon, full again. Just like every other day, or night. If Ellie recalled correctly, full moons only happened once or twice a month. And the stars, they were all equally bright. Almost as if they were all the same distance from, Earth.

Sure, it was a nice view, but Ellie decided that the real moon and stars were prettier. Not that she remembers seeing any before the Glade, but she still came to that conclusion.

Here, everything seemed, fake. Really fake. So Ellie concluded that she was staring at an artificial moon, and fake stars. The sun must have been fake too.

That bothered Ellie. If they were stuck in a giant maze, the least they could do was give them the real sun, moon, and stars. But no.

Let's put these kids in a giant maze. Handcrafted from the finest stone in the world. And while your at it, let's give them a fake sun and moon. Stars too.

Ellie could imagine the people saying that. In there fancy suites laughing at a bunch of kids who haven't figured out a way out. Enjoying the world, the big cities, maybe a hamburger or something along those lines. Cause why not, we're rich.

If Ellie hadn't hated them before, she hated them so much now.

But she wasn't going to let these people, laugh at them, and she wasn't going to stand by and let her new friends spend eternity in here.

Ellie decided that she would help everyone escape.

Not by becoming a Runner. That seemed pointless, they already had enough anyways.

Not by becoming a Med-Jack either. Doctoring people wasn't her forte.

Cooking was out the picture. So was a Bagger.

Slicer made Ellie want to puke, and building required strength, something Ellie had very little of.

That only left Track-Hoes. Ellie wasn't bad at farming, but that didn't really burst a bubble.

That only left one other option. Something Ellie thought would really make a difference.

She would propose her idea to Nicole tomorrow, after the Runners left.

For now, Ellie needed rest. And thankfully, she was tired.

Before Ellie could sleep, she needed to plan. It wouldn't work if Ellie walked up to them and causally told them her idea. They would probably laugh at her ridiculous idea. It was far-fetched, but it could work. Ellie would make it work.

That's why she needed to plan. Not all of it of course, that she needed Nicole's help on. Only the beginning was all Ellie needed for now. The rest she could do with Nicole during the time frame Ellie would soon come up with.

If they planned correctly, it could all work. And they would be able to escape this place forever.

Ellie thought out the first part, what she would tell Nicole, how she would explain it, and how Nicole was needed.

After she told Nicole, she would approach Nick and tell him that she wanted to become a Track Hoe. He would most likely say yes, so that was probably be the easiest part.

Ellie smiled, it could work. If everything went smoothly, it could actually work.

Her friends could live a better life out the maze. Like the images she pictured in her mind, the world was beautiful. They deserved a better life.

They were good people. Some of them still kids. Actually, they were all still kids. Herself included. That's why Ellie wanted to help them escape.

Ellie fell asleep with her new plan ready for action.

Ooh, a cliff hanger. Don't you just love those? I know I do. Just kidding, I don't. I kinda hate them. But that dosent mean I won't use the, in my stories. They add texture to the story, in my opinion at least. One last thing, thank you Embers to Ashes for the idea of track hoes. I didn't think of that as a job for Ellie. Have a great day and or night!