Chapter 23-

Hey guys, so I'm really sorry but…I'm disbanding the story…

HA! GOT YOU! I hope I didn't give you all fatal heart attacks. I'm just messing with y'all. I would never do that to you. (especially knowing that you all would probably hunt me down and kill me for it. XD)

Alright guys! We're into the Flashback Chapters! So, because I couldn't post the last chapter for a while I might not be able to fit in the five chapters that I wanted to; I might have to stick to three. I hope that's okay. Oh! Btw, this is a flashback, but I'm not going to italicize it all, because I don't really want to…XD

Disclaimer: I don't own the Maze Runner, or the characters that were sent in for the story.

P.S. If you see any characters that you don't recognize, read The Real World is Scary's The Group Before A.

1 year before the Maze Trials

Tatiana jogged down the white corridor, her leather messenger bag slung over her shoulder. She had just finished her first class in WICKED, today. She was late for lunch. Earlier today her best friend, a Spanish girl named Kahlo, had invited Tatiana to join her for lunch. Kahlo had said that a few of her friends would be joining them as well.

Tatiana turned the final corner to the lunch room of the WICKED facility and saw that the room was filled to the brim with chattering kids from ages 5-18. Almost every table was full, everyone was happy, and almost everyone could—for once—forget about their pasts, at least for a little while. All of the girls and boys in this room had gone through tragic loss, seeing their parents, friends, and siblings get wiped away by the sun flares and the Flare.

Tatiana herself had seen her sister, Olga, get swept away by a river only a week earlier, and seen her parents die a few months back. She looked up at the sound of Kahlo waving at her from across the room, and calling her over. The 15 year old—one year older than Tatiana, who was 14—was smiling widely.

Tatiana jogged over to her friends table and sat down. The table itself was a circular cafeteria table that could seat 14 people. Tatiana took the last seat, sitting in between Kahlo and another boy that she had never met before.

All of the tables seemed to separate themselves into ages and personalities. All of the young girls sat together, all of the young boys hung out together, the older boys and their girlfriends seemed to sit at one table, all of the jerks seemed to sit at one table, all of the computer obsessives sat at another, and then there was just groups of friends that stayed together, like Kahlo's table.

"Sorry I'm late," Tatiana apologized quietly.

"Ay its fine, happens to the best," Kahlo replied, grinning, "Let me introduce you to all of my amigos!"

Kahlo gestured to everyone, "This is my group. We've got Dan," she gestured to the boy next to Tatiana. He was older, probably 15 maybe 16 at the time. He had raggedy brown hair and green eyes. He was relatively muscular and was grinning when she looked.

"Pleasure I'm sure," he said politely, kissing her hand. "Oh, and if you were wondering, I am single."

The boy next to Dan smacked him in the back of the head, "Oh come on! You couldn't 'elp yourself could you!" the boy scolded jokingly.

Kahlo and Tatiana laughed, "That's Charlie. He keeps Dan in check. The two are practically hermanos (Brothers)." Kahlo informed.

Charlie had warm brown eyes, messy red hair and he smiled kindly. He was around the same age as Dan, "Yeah sorry about 'im. Glad to meet ya." Charlie shook Tatiana's hand firmly.

"You to," Tatiana replied.

"Next up we have Lizzy and Betsy," Kahlo pointed at two girls that looked practically the same: both had blonde hair, blue eyes, pale skin, full lips, and small nose, both around 15, they were both relatively attractive. The only way Tatiana could tell them apart was that one had a pony tail in, and the other let her blonde hair fall down to the middle of chest.

"Oh! Right! The one of the left is Lizzy and the one on the right is Betsy," Kahlo face palmed, mumbling 'estupido' to herself.

"Nice to meet you," Lizzy said politely, a strong British accent showing. It was too far for Tatiana to shake hands, but she waved a little.

"Ya, I'm sure you're gonna love it here," Tatiana would almost say that Betsy was being sarcastic, if not for the smile on her face.

"Next to them es Mitch y Jaekyung," Kahlo looked at two girls that appeared to be loading a bottle of ketchup and a can of baking soda into one of their backpacks. One of the girls—Mitch judging by who Kahlo looked at—put a finger to her mouth, telling Tatiana to keep it a secret, and grinned mischievously. Mitch had short—somewhat tidy—black hair, while Jaekyung had short raggedly cut black hair. The two could have been sisters if not for the difference in nationality that was apparent. They both appeared to be around the same age as Dan and Charlie.

"Nice to meet you, maybe we can have a sleepover some time," Jaekyung offered.

Tatiana was about to agree, but Kahlo beat her to it.

"Ya, um, never—ever—have a sleepover with them. They're the prank reinas (queens). If you have a sleepover with them you'll most likely wake up with a mustache, you'll probably have wet yourself and there'll be cups filled with water covering the floor," Kahlo warned.

Mitch and Jaekyung laughed.

Kahlo shook her head, and grinned, "Next to them son (are) Rose and Emily, two of the fastest people here—"

"Fastest girls!" Dan corrected.

Kahlo rolled her eyes, "Fastest girls here."

Emily had shoulder length blonde hair that had a single braid in the bangs, and Rose had long brown hair that was in a long braid. They looked to be around Tatiana's age, maybe a year older. The two smiled kindly.

"Ya, you should think about trying out for the Track Team! It's one of WICKED's extracurricular options," Rose explained.

"Oh my gosh! Yes! You totally should!" Emily agreed enthusiastically.

"Ya, sound fun," Tatiana replied.

"Then we have Vani, she has an hermana named Addy, but she's in class," Kahlo continued.

"Nice to meet you," Addy was a pretty Indian girl with a friendly attitude, looked like she was 14 just like Tatiana.

"You as well," Tatiana nodded.

"You're from Russia, right?" the next boy down the line asked.

"Tatiana, meet Chris," Kahlo introduced. Chris was a muscular boy that looked like he was Dan's age. He kind of looked like Dan as well, brown hair, a charming smile, tall, except he had blue eyes rather than Dan's green ones.

"Yes, Russia," Tatiana agreed.

"Oh! And finally, this is Newt—Liz and Betsy's brother, and Chris's best friend—and Minho, Newt's best friend," Kahlo finished. Newt was a younger boy—maybe 13—and Minho appeared to be the same age as Newt.

"Hello," Newt greeted kindly.

"Sup," Minho nodded in a somewhat friendly gesture.

"Ignore 'im, he's a bloody grump," Newt rolled his eyes.

Tatiana laughed as Minho glared daggers at Newt, and flushed with embarrassment.

"Well, this is it, this is our group," Kahlo finished, "If you all didn't hear, this wonderful chica is Tatiana."

"You should come to the party tonight. Apparently every two months at around the middle of the month a big party is held outside," Chris recommended.

Newt and Minho's eyes widened, Newt yelped excitedly, "Liz, Betsy can we—"

"No," Liz and Betsy said in sync.

The two boys frowned, and sunk down on their stools.

Tatiana laughed, "Yes, sounds interesting."

Well, what do you guys think? I think I did okay. You like 'the group'? You like Newt and Minho's appearance? Let me know. (Also, btw, I made Newt and Minho younger because these trials take place BEFORE group A and B. ((Thus TRWIS's name: The Group Before A. XD)))

The next chapter will go a little deeper into everyone's pasts. I hope that anyone who submitted a character to The Real World is Scary's The Group Before A is okay if I use your character, I asked TRWIS but I forgot to ask all of you (XD). Let me know if you're not okay with it.

ALSO. A few of the character's personalities/appearances may be slightly altered. For example: I tried to make Kahlo a little looser and Jaekyung a bit more fun. The only reason is: in my opinion I believe that WICKED would have made everyone believe that were safe and sound in WICKED and didn't tell them about the Trials, that's why they're having parties and such. I'm going to treat the WICKED facility as kind of a school, sort of a like a high school because—as part of the backstory I believe in—WICKED wanted the subjects to feel like it was their normal lives, and be comfortable, so that they didn't freak out and leave.

Okay! SO I have a shout-out to EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT IS CURRENTLY WRITING A SYOOC (Submit your own oc) STORY! Guys! Please update! I—and all of your fans—miss reading them! Don't rush, but if you are putting it off please pick it back up! I do not say this as an annoyed angry fan, I mean it as a loving caring fan that doesn't want your stories to die! If you guys are stuck, or you have a case of Writer's Block then PM me! I'd be happy to help!

So, my school was off yesterday and today so I spent all day (both days) writing, and finished this chapter. I'm starting up on the next one right away and who knows maybe we can get through 4 or 5 chapters! Hope for the best everyone. Fingers crossed (well, not really, because otherwise I wouldn't be able to type). XD

Time for the replies:

Wafflelover06: And the award for Longest Review So Far goes to….WAFFLELOVER06! XD Yes, I missed you! I miss all of my fans whenever they disappear to who knows where. And yes, I tried to make it seem like everything happened really fast. I tried to make it so that you were experiencing what the characters were experiencing. I'm glad it worked. Ya, I thought it'd be good to have someone have a mental breakdown and realize 'YOU SHUCKING KILLED EVERY SHUCKING PERSON WE SHUCKING KNEW FOR A SHUCKING TEST!' I am super excited as well, and I'll keep updating whenever possible.

MazeRunnerLover2002: I do this to confuse y'all! I'd love to hear that story. You mean bows like 'bow and arrow bows' or bows like 'hair bows bows'?

Scarlett the Second: Ya no problem!

May A Chance: I try to keep everything a surprise. You named Tilas after a horse? XD Thanks! I'm glad you're excited! Tilas will be important. *smiles like the Cheshire cat*

Runnow11: Well, I couldn't do it right at that second, but I did my best. XD I'm SUPER EXCITED FOR THE SCORCH to! #ScorchExcitement

Kaylachappy: Glad you like Kahlo, I realized that she hadn't been in the story to much (sorry about that) and so I brought her in a bit more, same thing with Tati.

Datgirl45: I looked it up. It was hilarious. Have you watched 'YouTubers React to Try to Watch this Without Laughing or Grinning'? I highly recommend it if you haven't.

AN EXPLANATION FOR CHARLIE, FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE ASKED: Alright, so the question on everyone's mind 'what the shuck happened to Charlie!?' Well, to answer your question I'm going to give you three hints:

What happened to him will change things forever

He does NOT have a pulse

He is NOT dead

There. Bet I just took your brain and tied it in a knot. XD

Alright! I'll update soon guys! Let me know how you liked Newt and Minho's appearance and what you think happened to Charlie.

So, I noticed that lately people have been asking questions in their fanfictions like 'what's your fav color' or 'what's your favorite school subject'. Well, I'm gonna try a little more diverse question. My question is: what are your two weapons of choice for a Zombie Apocalypse (I'm obsessed with the Walking Dead)? NO GUNS (that's the tricky part). You can choose one far weapon (shovel, baseball bat, axe, etc) and one close weapon (knife, screw driver, fork, spork, etc) Let me know!

-AG