Chapter 21-
Hey hey! So, here's chapter 21! And this one is gonna be from Jo's POV.
Disclaimer: Don't own Maze Runner. Don't own any of the characters created by anyone else.
Crossing over with The Real World is Scary's The Group Before A. (Highly recommended)
Oh, quickly: Runnow11, I know that you said that Emily didn't have any scars, but I figured no one could escape without scars, so I'm giving Emily one. I hope that's okay.
So, I will dive right into it.
5 Minutes After Amy Jumps Into the Portal (10 Minutes Before the Three Screams)
Jo's legs shook from holding up Emily as Addy tried to bandage her up. Emily was pale and sweaty and could barely stand, and Jo was struggling to keep her on her feet. The two Runners had become close friends—practically sisters—since they had met, and Jo wasn't letting her die now. Chris, Mitch, Charlie, Cleo, Kahlo, Tati and even Luisa were hording off Grievers that approached the Runners and the Med-Jack.
Chris originally used a spear, but it was quickly thrown and lost, and he now swung a long machete. Mitch's arm was bleeding, and growing pale, but she continued to stab any Grievers that attacked with her dagger. Charlie ferociously swung two knives, lashing out at anything that got within 5 feet. Cleo clutched a long blade, and more reluctantly attacked the Grievers, being the ex-Greenie. Kahlo had two butchers' knives, one in each hand, from her kitchen and was mercilessly slashing across a Griever's side. Tati was fighting, full force, with a long sword-like blade she had taken from the Gardens and seemed to be doing quite well. And finally, Luisa was currently trying to pry her spear from a dead Griever.
All of the Gladers were worn out and tired, most of their faces pale from the effort. Jo grunted as Emily's knees buckled and all of the weight fell onto her at the same time.
Jo couldn't believe that Amy had jumped through the shuck hole. Just because she had 'heard Liz' it was probably just some WICKED scam. In fact, it was probably just an updated Griever. Amy was probably dead. She was probably at Heaven's Gates right now thinking, 'thank shuck! I finally escaped! Those suckers down there should jump in to! Then we can all throw a big old party and celebrate our freedom! We can even invite Gale, and Helen, and Katie, and—even though Jo never knew him—Josh!'
Jo sighed in annoyance. She wasn't one for quitters.
"Hey! Ya bloody Shuck faces! It's Liz again! Hurry up and get in here!" Liz's voice shouted.
No one made a move towards the Cliff.
Then. Abruptly. All of the Grievers collapsed. Three screams rang out and Jo felt Emily jerk towards her. Jo stumbled sideways, taken off guard. One of the screams had been from Emily. Addy had skimmed her wound, while taking care of the stitches and Emily had let out an earsplitting shriek. The second was from Chris, and Amy turned to see him clutching his chest. Oh no! Not again! Are you serious?! Jo internally shouted. The final scream had been Charlie's and Jo snapped her head around to see the one of the Grievers had an after death reflex and it's leg had snapped outwards, slicing across his thigh. The boy was now sitting down, his hands trying to block out the bleeding, and his eyes sealed shut.
"You good?" Jo double checked with Emily.
Emily nodded weakly, and Jo passed her over to Addy. Jo then ran over to Charlie and kneeled next to him, she saw Kahlo and Tati run with her. Addy was sort of occupied with Emily, but Charlie was a Med-Jack so maybe he could tell her what to do. She turned back around briefly and saw part of Chris, Mitch and Cleo's conversation:
"He did something!" Chris yelped frantically.
"What'd you mean?" Mitch demanded.
"Newt! He did something, and I felt it!" Chris explained.
"Does it hurt?" Cleo demanded, trying to figure out where and what to do.
"Shuck! He did something! Something big! It wasn't just a trip or a slip with the knife! He did something!" Chris was on his knees now, seemingly in pain.
"What!? WHAT DID HE DO!?" Cleo shouted, getting a little frustrated.
"Shuck…his leg…something's wrong with his leg now…I can feel it…" Chris said.
Jo stopped listening to the conversation and looked back at Charlie.
"What do I do?!" Jo demanded.
"We have to stop the bleeding, maybe we can cut off the circulation for a little bit," Charlie said through gritted teeth.
"What should we use chico?" Kahlo asked.
"You got any rope handy?" Charlie questioned.
"Ya Charlie! I just have some rope with me, for no apparent reason!" Jo shouted angrily.
"I have idea!" Tati yelped and got up, running over to one of the walls. She tore off a piece of ivy and ran back, beginning to tie it around Charlie's leg. Kahlo got up and grabbed some more, and Jo pulled out her bandanna that she kept with her for when she ran. She gave it to Kahlo and the Cook shoved it onto the injury, earning a hiss from Charlie. Kahlo then tied the folded bandanna on with some vine.
"Thanks, now 'elp me up," Charlie ordered.
Jo and Kahlo grabbed an arm each, while Tati grabbed under Charlie's arms, and together the three lifted the Med-Jack to his feet. Charlie limped over to the rest of the Gladers, who has gathered in a group in front of the Cliff.
"Well, we haven't really got a choice," Cleo announced, gesturing to the Cliff.
"The only odder (ud-er, other in a Russian accent ((I tried))) place we can go is da Glade," Tati agreed.
"I'll go first," Jo volunteered.
"No way! After Amy and Liz, I'm first in command!" Mitch said, although she shouted she seemed to have more of a concerned tone than a selfish one.
"Exactly why if I don't make it you can be their Leader," Jo responded.
Mitch sighed, defeated.
Jo took a deep breath and watched as as everyone cleared a path for her.
"Alright, if I give the code word…umm…" Jo shrugged.
"Peanut Butter!" Tati yelped.
"Right…umm…Peanut Butter…then you know it's me," Jo agreed, "And not WICKED."
Man, I really wish I knew what Peanut Butter tasted like…Jo! Focus! Jo backed up, and took a running start. She jumped into the openness and felt a tingling sensation as she leapt into nothingness. Suddenly she was harshly thrown onto a cold tile floor.
"PEANUT BUTTER! PEANUT BUTTER! PEANUT BUTTER, PEANUT BUTTER, PEANUT BUTTER!" Jo shouted absentmindedly, tingling running up and down her body.
"Excuse me?" Jo looked up to see Amy and Liz looking down at her.
"Sorry. Code word," Jo explained quickly.
"Oh," Amy realized. As Amy helped Jo to her feet, Kahlo came tumbling through the portal.
"Ay! Que paso!? Por que estoy temblando?! Estupido MALVADO!" Kahlo shouted angrily at no one in specific, she shouted in a language that sounded familiar, but Jo couldn't name it.
"What?" Bear demanded, from where he stood.
"Nothing chico. Nothing," Kahlo replied.
"Were you guys the one's that turned off the Grievers?" Jo questioned.
"Yup. Just call me the Griever Terminator" Liz replied, putting her hands on her hips.
"Ya right, I did all the work," Bear rolled his eyes.
"Uh huh, sure, typing numbers," Amy agreed sarcastically.
A moment later Emily came flying through the portal, rolling a few times before coming to a stop. She groaned in pain and clutched her side.
"How did you make that jump?!" Jo demanded, racing to her side and helping her up.
"I pulled out my Rocket Boots and flew," Emily joked.
"What?" Jo snapped.
After a minute Emily continued, "Charlie chucked me at the portal."
"Oh," Jo muttered.
Jo barely managed to grasp Emily and avoid getting pummeled by Charlie and Chris, who came in basically on top of each other. They landed in a tangled knot on the tile.
"Get yer foot out of my face Chris!" Charlie shouted.
"Get your hand off of my leg!" Chris retorted.
"Only if you take your hand—"
"STOP!" the girls shouted at the same time.
Addy shot out of the doorway and barely missed Charlie and Chris. Charlie helped her to her feet and the three of them moved out of the way.
Not even a split second after Charlie, Chris and Addy had moved Cleo and Luisa were spat out of the portal. Both girls landed harshly on their backs, getting the wind knocked out of them.
Cleo grunted with the impact, "Okay, so, never doing that again." Luisa just gave an annoyed look.
Before the two girls could get up Tati came flying in, landing horizontally across Cleo and Luisa. The two newer Gladers yelped and—at the same time—shoved Tati off. Tati rolled off of the girls and onto the floor and the three teens quickly unknotted themselves and jumped out of the way as Mitch came crashing through the portal. That was everyone. Although, Mitch came in laughing.
"Aw man! Ya! Let's do that again!" Mitch looked around at the annoyed and shocked looks she received, "I mean…ooh…that hurt…" she plastered a fake 'in pain look' on her face.
Just then…two figures walked in.
Alright! Cliff hanger! I have one more chapter to go before we finish the Maze Trials! Now, time for the replies!
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