Dearest readers~! Thank you so much for reading, reviewing, favoriting, and following my story :D I know I'm not the best writer, but I just wanted to take a moment to thank you all. So, onto the reading~! Also, PLEASE DON'T KILL MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I haven't had the chance to be writing, and I wanted to make this chapter REALLY great because it has my fav character in it and it's a greenie introduction, plus I've been really busy, cause I have a job, and stuff to catch up on and I was sick for a long time with Mono(I had it really bad) and then I was packing, and then I was gone for a week and I've been so tired since I've gotten back I haven't been able to write till now and I'm just really SOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
Gun Slick: Woah XD didn't realize how much it was affecting you, and I bet you are. Oh cool heh, yeah, I really didn't make it too hard to figure out huh? I dropped some pretty obvious junk in the last chapter, along with a lot of predictable stuff. Anyway, I hope you have fun! And guess what? :D the new greenie is finally here! I'm sure you can figure out why I'm so excited. Lol XD I hope this update wasn't too long. Sorry for driving you crazy. I was so excited to write it I had to make it perfect!
Lol, I'm glad I'm portraying Gally good enough for you, personally, he's one of my FAVORITE characters EVER, and I thought he could use a more in-depth back story.
Lol, 'm glad you like it!
A Friendly Girl: I'm really, really sorry I can't put your comment in the chapter- but I don't want to spoil anything for the readers who haven't figured everything out yet, I do hope you understand. Anyway, you were correct on your guess for Will, it was pretty obvious for those who know the actors name huh? Lol, anyway, I'm glad you like the Flashbacks! I thought they'd be fun to add in, there will be a few more coming in the future, I REALLY like writing them. I'm afraid you haven't Figured out Aiden quite yet- there was a clue in there, but it was probably hard to catch, I would have referred to him as his actors name, but there were a few complications with that... Dylan? I left a bunch of clues for that too, good luck figuring them out! But here's a little something to think about, peoples personality's before the Maze aren't always the same as in the Maze. OHMAHGLOB, I'm so happy you asked! GaGa is a fun Game I learned at Camp a number of years ago, basically you can only touch the ball with your hands, you can't pick it up or throw it, and you have to bat it around and get everyone else out- also, you can't sit down, it's like, the FUNNEST game ever((that's a bit of an exaggeration)) there are just a few small things in there- they're pretty hard to catch if you're not paying attention. Oh, and the whole A0 and B0 numbers I made up, but if you notice all the Gladers from either Group A or Group B have a number, that's the purpose of them- so basically each number/letter is a subject(Glader) such as A2((Dylan))
I did find you on Facebook btw, or at least I think I did...
Yes, I read Fire, and yes, I came up with the aging thing, it was just some weird idea that popped into my head, I have ideas like that a lot, though... they're usually pretty cliché or stupid
I know, sorry for making you wait so long, also, I like how deep you're getting into this, coming up with all these theory's and such, I do have everything planned out though, I just need to write it down.
Lol, I'm glad you figured it out. People do change when they loose their memories, after all, our experiences are part of our character
A NOT SO FRIENDLY GIRL: Pleaseeeeeeee don't kill me :(( I've been way busy and haven't had the time or energy to write, I finally just got to it again... I hope this chapter is satisfactory
DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING, because I'm sure every tmr book fan would know just how different it would turn out. Y'know, with my favorite character sharing the same name as a well known lizard like amphibian and all :3
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Waking up with a gasp, the boy rolled onto his stomach. Coughing, hacking, hurling up the contents of his stomach. The feeling of fear flooded through his veins, confusion. He stumbled around the Pitch black room, looking for some kind of escape. All he could feel was the iron walls of a lift, like the ones from Mine shafts.
Where... where am I? Hissing in pain after running into the corner of a box, he tried to make sense of all this I... I can't remember anything...eyebrows scrunching together, he felt around the room again Where in the bloody 'ell am I? Suddenly, the lift jolted into action, lifting into the air and knocking him off his feet, causing him to bang his head on the corner of a box. Curling against the side of a crate, the child let out a small whimper. Tears pooling in his eyes, he ground his teeth and slammed his first into the ground Why me...? Slamming his fist into the ground again, he bites his lip to hold back the tears Why me!? Finally he lets out a frustrated scream, pushing himself to his feet and kicking the crate with all his strength WHAT IS GOING ON!? Taking a deep breath, he moves over to the other side of the room, setting himself down on what felt to be a mattress. Calm it, a calm head equals logical thinking. So let's just wait and see what happens nerves increasing more and more, he waits for a long while before the Room suddenly jolts to a stop, causing the boy to fall onto the floor. And with that, the doors above him are suddenly yanked open, letting light flood down upon him, temporarily blinding him
" HAH! Look at that shank"
" Only one this time? What a disappointment"
" You call that a disappointment? Uhg, we ask for girls and all we get is female dogs and girlie boys?"
" Heh, at least we can dress 'em up. This one might just be as skinny as Mini-bean!"
" Slim it Jack! Or I'll bloody your shuck nose again, now lemme through, I wanna have a good look at the greenie"
" Sure thing Mini-bean!"
the boy's eyebrows scrunched together. Obviously confused by all the commotion and strange words, he tried pushing himself to his feet. Just when his vision was coming back however a load exclamation of joy broke out, sounding something very similar to ''it's here!" and with it something came slamming down onto the mattress next to him, causing the boy to scream and fall back down onto his face
" HAH! Looks like you scared the klunk outta him 'ay Greenie?"
" Slim it Nick! Don't make me come up there..." the boy nervously glanced behind him, afraid something else was gonna come crashing down from above. There, just sitting where he had moments ago, was a boy- er, what he thought was a boy, who looked just a tad bit younger than him. He had bright almost neon green-purple eyes, tanned skin, freckles, and seemed to be pretty thin. Soon as the boy caught him starring, he grinned at him, adjusting the beenie on top his head, and showing off his pearly white and almost animalistic looking teeth
" Day one Greenie, Welcome to the Glade!"
ANNE's POV
All the Gladers were gathered in front of the box, waiting for the new kid to come up. Just a moment ago, after the sirens started blaring around, all the boy's 'cept for the runners gathered around the box, awaiting what was soon to be the new green bean. On her side, Anne felt Winston sneak up beside her, and lean in to whisper in her ear
" He's still watching you y'know" The girl sighed, adjusting her beenie- a little habit of hers she tended to do when her hands needed something to mess with
" Yeah, I know" Anne and Gally hadn't spoken since the fight, at first she tried to apologize, but he just kept avoiding her, so eventually she started to just give up, but the builder wouldn't stop starring at her.
" You can't avoid him forever you know..."
" Yeah" Just... not right now... simply shrugging, the boy seemed to get the message and went over to hang around one of the other boys his age, he didn't seem that interested in what was going on. After a while, the sounds of the box quieted, and the boys began to open the lid- then of course, out came the hollers and teasing words of the onlookers, Anne couldn't help but feel bad for the poor boy- or, whatever it was
" HAH! Look at that shank" the boys began shoving people around to get a look
" Only one this time? What a disappointment"
" You call that a disappointment? Uhg, we ask for girls and all we get is female dogs and girlie boys?" that comment got a few laughs
" Heh, at least we can dress 'em up. This one might just be as skinny as Mini-bean!" hearing that comment coming from a certain Bagger she'd grown to hate, she couldn't help but snap at the remark
" Slim it Jack! Or I'll bloody your shuck nose again, now lemme through, I wanna have a good look at the greenie!"
" Sure thing Mini-bean!" after getting the others approval, and assistance, she skimmed her way through the crowd, looking to see what all the fuss is about, what she saw, nearly made her freeze That face... I don't know why, but somehow I know that face... however, when she saw a grin from Fry, and a teasing look appear on his face, she gave him a hard glare as if to say Not. One. Word. Looking back at the box, she suddenly get's a glance at something sitting on her side of the lift, and a giant grin etches itself across her face. Winnie's mattress! " It's finally here!" And with that, she jumps down into the box, landing on the soft bed with a thump, but much to her surprise and amusement, the greenie next to her screams, falling right onto his face, causing a cringe, and a laugh to escape her lips
" HAH! Looks like you scared the klunk outta him 'ay Greenie?" she glances back behind her, to see Nick standing on the edge of the box and smirking, his comment causing a mock glare to be sent his way
" Slim it Nick! Don't make me come up there..." the boys only laughed in response to her threat, she glanced around the box, looking for anything interesting, but it seemed this boy wasn't as reckless and wild as her when she came up, so most everything was intact. Looking at the boy, she noticed a few scrapes on him, with an ugly looking bruise on his forehead, rather near to his temple, though other than the fact that he looked like he was about to klunk his pants, he seemed fine, and that's when she noticed he was starring at her, something in between awe, fear, and familiarity in his eyes, she couldn't help but laugh and grin at the boy " Day one Greenie, Welcome to the Glade!"
BOY POV.
The strange boys pulled him out of the box, not a second after, he pulled himself away from them, feeling panicked and not knowing what to do, he just wishes there was someone he knew. Suddenly someone grabs his wrist and tries to lead him away somewhere, out of fear of what the boys might do to him, soon as they're out of the crowd, he yanks his hand out of the boys grip and breaks off into a run, heading straight for the first sign of salvation he see's, an open gate.
" Heh! Greenie's on the loose, someone go get that shank!" Not long after that comment, he hears someone yell ''got it!'' in reply, he tries to run faster, sprinting to as fast as he can to escape the savage like boys behind him, even as he hears footsteps catching up, he keeps running, but just before he can reach the gate, he feels something slam into his back, knocking him to the ground, he panics and tries to roll onto his back, to push the foreign weight off of him, but he's only pinned down. He struggles for only a second before he see's the face of the boy on top of him, and stares into his eyes... it was the same one from earlier...
" You know-" the boys pant's a bit, getting rather comfortable, and resting his head on his arms "You'd make a pretty good runner greenbean!"
ANNE POV.
Anne had just pulled herself out of the box when she heard it, a surprised exclamation from Nick, before he hollered out an order, seeming to only be able to laugh " Heh! Greenie's on the loose, someone go get that shank!" Turning around, she saw the newbie sprinting off towards the gate, no one made a move to stop him. Anne rolled her eyes, mumbling something along the lines of 'buggin lazy shuckfaces...' and sprinted after the boy
" I got it!" she caught up to him pretty fast, considering his speed that is, he was probably as fast as Minho if not faster, it was a good thing the Glade was so huge, and wonderful that the box was in the middle, otherwise she would have had to chase him into the Maze. Soon as she was in range she tackled the boy, just barely reaching him before her exited the gates, she sighed in relief but only smirked as he tried to struggle out from under her, she may be thin, but she's got some major strength. After rolling over, the boy barely seemed to struggle for a second before freezing and starring at her, she grinned and relaxed herself, laying on him and placing her head on her arms, giving him a teasing, but slightly impressed look " You know-" she stops to take a deep breath "You'd make a pretty good runner greenbean!" and with that, the boy sighs, letting his limbs flop onto the ground, as he finally surrenders, rubbing his forehead with his palm
" Bloody 'el..."
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After Nick came and gave his customary greeting to the greenie, he basically just made him, her responsibility, saying it's her job to give him the tour, she complains, but complies anyway, this Greenie interests her... she turns to the boy and grins " Okay Greenie, first things first, let's get that head of yours checked out!" he rolls his eyes
" Whatever, my bloody name isn't Greenie" She rolled her eyes in reply
" Well, of course I know that"
" Then why do you call me that?" he looks at her in confusion, but she just laughs
" Well, tell me smartiepants, do you remember your name?"he opens his mouth, but after a few seconds just closes it and starts to pout, she gives him a smirk "Didn't think so" he rolls his eyes
" Well, if your gonna be like that, what's your name mate?" Pausing, Anne has to think it over I've never told anyone other than Gally... but Anne is too girlie, so I needs a guy name, but what could I use...? what about... after a second She suddenly grins
" Adam, my name's Adam"
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After getting the Greenie patched up, they started on the Tour, starting with the Bloodhouse and making their way around from there, they made many stops as she explained the different jobs and workings of the Glade, at one point even, the newbie made a comment about how ''that guy with the weird nose keeps starring at you...'' to which she simply ignored, after a while of walking, they finally came to a stop at the mess hall, she turns to him and grins "-and that's basically the whole Glade!"
He raises a brow " That's quite a lot to learn in one day ain't it mate?"she only grins at the boy and heads into the mess hall "so, how long you been at this place?" Shrugging, she walks up to fry to get her food, saying a brief thank you before she turns to the kid
" About a month"
" A month?" he looks at her in surprise "you sure learned a lot about the workin's of this place in just a month" laughing, she nods in agreement
" Yeah, ya gotta learn buggin fast here, otherwise you'll just be a huge lunk o' klunk to the rest of the gladers"
" Buggin? Klunk? Gladers!?" he smacks his hand into his forehead "seriously, what kinda messed up language do you use here?"
" Yeah, confusing right? That's glader slang for ya" she give Fry a nod as she goes off to find a seat for the two of them, deciding outside is probably best- ya'know, just to let the boy have some time to get used to this whole messed up situation "Basically a 'Glader' is someone who's been living here for a month or more- basically we're the people of this place, this place is called the glade, for pretty reasonable reasons. Buggin is just like how we refer to somethin that frustrates us, or it can be used as an insult slash just how we jokingly refer to someone, it puts emphasis on something basically, like how we're all 'buggin' crazy for puttin up with this klunk on a day to day basis"
" I guess that makes sense..." seeming deep in thought, the boy slows down a bit without realizing it, so Anne simply rolls her eyes and pulls him off to the side and setting him down agaist a tree
" No need to break your brain kid, that's just the surface of what you're gonna learn this month, 'sides, if ya seem to take everything well they may make you a runner" a grin spreads across her face when he gives her a confused look
" A runner?"
" Yep, a runner, they're the only ones aloud outside the Glade" almost laughing at his expresion of suspicion she explains "it's a dangerous place out there, we wouldn't want all our greenie's bein eaten up by crazy bloodsucking monsters now would we?" He gives her a blank look
" Seriously, what could be out there that's so bad?" she simply sighs and shakes her head
" You'll see, I'll show you tomorrow, then we'll see if you still have the courage to go out there" at that, he gives her a thoughtful glance, getting comfortable as both dig into their food
" Are you a runner?"
" Part time" she laughs "I only go out when someone needs a break, or to train newbies, most of the time I help out with what I can in the Glade" humming, the boy looks at her
" Soooooo, do you think the outside is all that bad?" she laughs and shakes her head
" You shouldn't be askin me, the most it'll do is bore me to death, but most of the usual runners would tell you it's the kind of job that drives you insane, plus, there's a huge chance of you getting lost or stuck out there"
" What's out there anyway?" a strange glint of light passes through her eyes
" Gray." at his confused look she continues "Nothing but cement blocks and vines, it's a maze kid, one big maze that changes everyday, in other words, a humongous gray deathtrap"
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GREENIE'S POV
Gulping deeply, he stares at his guide with wide eyes, who only lets out a laugh at his face "No need to look so scared, 'don't worry, you'll be fine" 'greenie' as they'd so oftenly called him was about to speak up when suddenly he heard a name being called from his left, Adam turned to look at the speaker
" Mini-bean!" The greenie instantly noticed the look of elation appear on Adams face
" Minho, you're back from the Maze already? I thought you wouldn't be back until later" the Asian boy, now known as Minho, simply shrugs
" Eh, Nick said to come back early, the doors have started to close earlier so he wanted to be better safe than sorry" both laugh at that
" Yeah" Adam adjusts his beenie "I guess that's true, though not something i'd expect from the act first think second leader of ours" they grin at each other at some unknown inside joke, and the British boy sitting just a foot away from where they stand begins to become annoyed
" I don't mean to interrupt your... heartfelt conversation, but I'm pretty sick of seeing you two make lovey-dovey faces at each other" That comment gained both a hard kick from a flustered Adam, and a laugh from Minho
" You got spunk kid, I like spunk" the Asian boy reaches out his hand "The names Minho, I heard you ran pretty fast earlier today, almost to the point that Mini-bean here couldn't catch you" The boy gives Minho a nervous but also defensive look
" Yeah, what's it to you?" the two above him look at each other and laugh " seriously, what's so funny!?" The Brit began to grow in annoyance at the two
" Well it's pretty important to him 'cause he happens to be Keeper of the runners, kapeesh?" The boys face flushes at ''Mini-beans'' comment, but he only huffs and crosses his arms to disguise his embarrassment
" Whatever, doesn't matter to me" the two look at each other and laugh again, Minho speaking up first
" He remind you of anybody?" that causes Mini-bean to laugh harder
" Almost like a carbon copy, how do I get left with these types?" Minho shrugs
" Who knows?" after a bit more laughter, much to the newbie's embarrassment, Minho speaks again "anyway, I just came here to tell you that Nick want's to talk to us, somethin havin to do with all the runners I assume" the purple eyed boy sighs
" Fine" giving him an apologetic look, the boy ruffles the newbie's hair "I'll catch up with you later, come'n get me if you have any problems with the other guys, I'll beat the klunk out of them if they lay a finger on you" 'Greenie' nods, a slight look of fear in his eyes, the part-time runner simply laughed and gave him one final wave before running off to the homestead with Minho
After finishing his lunch and getting rid of his utensils, the boy went for a walk around the glade, when he went for a little break behind the tool shed, the Brit found himself being roughly shoved into the wall of the rather sturdy building. His eyes shot wide open as he looked up at his offender, the weird nosed kid from earlier? "Wh-who are you?" the boy gulped down his nervousness to glare at the boy in front of him, the other boy simply glared back
" My name isn't important, I'm just here to tell you I've been watching you, and I see you're rather close to Mini-bean" the two broke out into a glare fest, like a war of the eyes
" So what? He's my guide, is there a problem with being around Him?"
" Not necessarily" the boy in front of him shrugs " But I've made it my mission to protect the Kid, and I just wanted to make sure you don't pull anything funny, you see, this Kid is different than the rest, and needs some space, so if you don't want me to break your nose you better give him some space" the Brit glares back at the boy, suddenly becoming aware that the boy in front of him is just as scrawny as himself
" And what if I don't?" he pushes himself to his feet, standing as tall as he possibly can, the boy growls in response
" Then I'll break your buggin nose" the boys continue to glare at each other for a while before they hear someone calling
" Hey Gally! I need some help with repairing the bull's fence, where are ya!?" the Boy gives him one last glare before leaving, causing him to finally relax and fall to the ground, taking deep breaths of air What is wrong with that guy!?
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The Boy gasped in surprise as he felt a hand on his shoulder, before his eyes snapped open to see that Adam was sitting in front of him, neon Green-purple eyes filled with worry, and face scrunched up in confusion "You okay Greenie...?"
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ANNE'S POV
The Runners meeting took longer than expected, so they were all cramped in one room debating, talking and conversing till the walls closed and the sun was down, by the time Anne got out it was almost time for the greenie party(since some partying supplies came up in the box) it took a while to find the newbie, but luckily it wasn't too hard to find the gossip trail, after all, the Kid was the talk of the Glade, though she did become a bit worried when she found him, the boy was sitting behind the tool shed, curled up into a ball and sleeping, now that wasn't the unsettling part. The boy seemed to be having a nightmare, mumbling phrases under his breath and gasping, tears running down the sides of his face. As she drew closer she could hear her name being mumbled, something about 'don't take her away' or 'stop, you're hurting her' and though she was curious to find out more, that would simply be unfair to the poor boy, so she softly shook his shoulder, causing him to jolt awake, eyes wide and fearful, before they slowly relaxed. He stared into her eyes for a while, before she finally spoke up " You okay Greenie...?" He nodded slowly
" Y-yeah" her eyebrows shot up in surprise when his voice cracked "I'm fine"
" You sure?" he simply nodded, causing her to sigh and use her sleeve to wipe away the boy's tears, realizing she probably wasn't going to get anything else out of him, she gave him a soft smile " come on, everyone's waiting for the guest of honor" taking his hand and pulling him to his feet, she gave the Brit a reassuring smile "Don't worry, I won't throw you to the dogs just yet, let's have some fun!" after that comment she turned around and pulled the boy along, grinning back at him on the way, not noticing the awed , and yet familiar look in his eyes as they rushed over to the campfire