Yoo! I'm back for the second time today. Two chapters in one day. I'm proud of myself. I also promised not to keep y'all waiting.

P.S. My eyes are burning like crazy so pardon any grammatical errors. And if a sentence doesn't make sense, just tell me.


I groan as I groggily open my eyes. Then, I'm wide awake as I sit straight up in the bed. A bed. A bed with nice comfy sheets and a fluffy pillow. I look around the room and it's a bright white with fluorescent lights. There is a plain, metal table near the door, with a chair that looks like it would be cold to sit on. The bed's sheets are the only thing that adds color to the bright room, and that's because they are a sky blue; just like the color of my shirt the first day in the Glade.

Where the hell am I?

I move to stand up, preparing myself for pain that never comes. My foot. It's healed. No Glader could have done this. No room in the Glade looks like this. Am I in WICKED? Did WICKED save me from the maze? Newt, Minho, Chuck, Frypan. Am I ever going to see them again?

The thoughts are so dizzying I have to sit down. Why am I not in the Maze?

The door across from the bed slides open and a boy that looks to be 18 walks in. He's wearing a white lab coat, and has a clipboard. His brown hair falls in waves that just barely fall over his glasses. He notices I'm awake, and smiles.

" Oh, Ms. Kittredge. I see you're awake. " He says in a smooth voice. Kittredge? Is that my last name? " My name is Noah. "

" Where am I? " I ask, my voice shaky. I feel a twinge of recognition in the back of my head, but I ignore it. I can't remember the damn guy if I've met him before.

" You're in WICKED's headquarters. " He says while glancing down at his clip board. " In the Maze, you had a foot injury. Is that correct? "

" Yea. "

" How is it feeling? We had some of our best doctors operating on it. I do hope they fixed it. " He says, setting his clipboard down on the table and pushing his glasses up his nose.

" It's fine. " I mumble. Who is this guy? Should I trust him?

" I've been studying your file Louisa. " Noah says, his tone dead serious. " I know about everything that happened in the Maze. I know you killed Reed. "

" Well damn. " I say, exasperated. " That follows me where ever I go, doesn't it? "

" I'm not criticizing you or anything in that area. " He says. " Everyone here is quite grateful that the little prick is dead. "

" Uh-huh. So where is this conversation headed? " I ask.

" Well. We were so impressed with you, particularly your mother, that we agreed to getting you out of the Trials. " Noah says, and my heart beats faster.

" W-what did I do? " I ask, too stunned to say anything else.

" You dealt with fairly difficult situations with ease. For heavens sake you were in the Maze for a week, and lived! No one has ever done that, and I don't think anyone will ever do stuff like that again. " Noah says, admiration clouding his eyes.

" Woah woah, back it up a minute. You said that you agreed to get me out of the Trials. " I say. " Who did you agree with? "

Noah glances down at the silver watch on his wrist. " Ah. " He says, ignoring my question. " Time for breakfast. If you would be so kind as to follow me? "

I nod, and stand up. I follow him out the door, and realize that I am putting my blind trust in the guy. This is probably all some elaborate set up. They are tricking me. They have to be.

I nearly trip, and I wait for the searing pain in my foot, but it never comes. I'm not used to the painless walking so it feels weird. This can't be my body. My body is bruised and broken. Not perfectly healed.

The door to the cafeteria slides open, and we walk in. People in lab coats are sitting at round tables, eating plain food. There is a group of teenagers not far off, and I recognize two of them: Thomas and Teresa.

Noah leads me over to the line, and I grab a plate and patiently wait. I let him get his food first, since I'm guessing he's my superior. He simply gets some eggs and bacon. I grab a plan bagel and some cream cheese.

I expect him to lead me to a table and sit me down, but, he pulls me right in front of everyone.

" Ladies and gentlemen. I would like to introduce Louisa Kittredge, the first survivor of the Maze! " He shouts. Every one stands and cheers. They clap their hands and raise their voices. Me on the other hand, I can feel a blush creeping up onto my cheeks. So many people staring at me.

I manage a smile and a wave. I look over at the table where the teenagers were, to see them staring up in shock. Teresa looks so happy she might combust and Thomas looks shocked and confused. The rest, just look like they are seeing a ghost. None of them probably expected to see me again.

Everyone quiets down and I make my way over to the table with the teenagers. Noah went to a different table, but I don't care. Teresa squeals in delight when I get five feet away from her, and she runs up and hugs me. I stumble back a bit, but she continues to squeeze me. I feel like I might burst.

I send a look of help over her shoulder, and Thomas comes to pry her off of me. I mouth a thank you to him.

" Awe Tom! Why did you do that? " Teresa whines.

" Did you forget? She has the Swipe. " Thomas says like it's the most obvious thing in the world. I sit down in a chair while putting my breakfast on the table.

" What's the Swipe? " I ask as the other four sit down. Teresa sits to my left while the other two sit to my right. Thomas sits next to Teresa, completing the circle.

" See? That only proves my point. " Thomas says.

" It's something WICKED put in you to block all of your memories. " A boy with pure, white hair says.

" So that's why I can't remember anything before I got sent up to the Glade. " I say before biting into my bagel.

" Pretty much. " He says. " I'm Nathaniel by the way. "

" How did you survive a whole week in the Maze? " The other boy that I don't know says. He has black hair, and his eyes are so enticing. They are almost red. But his hair, reminds me too much of Reed.

" I, Uh, Honestly? I couldn't tell you. " I say with a chuckle. " Most of it was a blur. "

" Yea, Lee, don't be such a douche. " Nathaniel says, shoving Lee out of his chair. I smile, remembering the Gladers.

" Do you guys know what happened to the Gladers? " I ask, fidgeting with my fingers. Everybody looks at each other knowingly.

" You mean Newt, right? " They all say in perfect unison.

" Not just Newt. " I mumble, dropping my head.

" Sorry we don't know anything. " Lee says, a look of pity in his eyes.

" It's okay! " I say, trying to sound positive. " I just want to know what the hell I'm doing here. "

" Well obviously you were to pretty to be in the Maze. " Lee says, winking. I roll my eyes.

" Lee stop flirting. You know she's taken. Right Lo? " Teresa says, and I wish she hadn't called me Lo. I feel like only the Gladers can call me that.

I shrug my shoulders in response.

" What do you mean? " Teresa asks, copying my movements.

" We had a fight. " I say, the blonde brit flashing through my mind.

" Oh, Lo. " Teresa says, giving me a side hug. " It'll be okay. "

" I don't even know if I'll see him again. " I say, staring at my empty plate.

The three guys seem to be in their own little bubble as Teresa continues to babble useless information into my ear. I am in my own little world, and Teresa's talking is nothing but white noise. My thoughts are everywhere. Newt. Minho. The fight that was going on. With me gone, will the Glade go back to normal? What will Newt do? He was already preparing himself to stay away from me, but then, he stood up for me. Will he become suicidal now that I'm gone? Will I become suicidal now that he's not around?

And then there's Minho. Those butterflies I got when he looked at me like I was the most important girl in the world will most likely never happen again. The way he caught me when I fell, and the way he supported me through everything I went through was just amazing. He was just amazing.

" Louisa. " I hear Noah say. " I need you to come with me. "

I silently get up and follow him out of the cafeteria. I wave goodbye to my new friends as I pass through the door. They all wear puzzled expressions on their faces, but I ignore that.

" Where are we going? " I ask as we go down the white corridor.

" To see Chancellor Ava Paige. " Noah says. " She won't be the most excited to see you, but she tells me that she has a job for you. "

" Perfect. " I mumble.

" You should be more grateful. " He says, surprising me. " You were saved. "

" I was drugged then kidnapped. " I snap while crossing my arms over my chest.

Noah stays silent as we go left, into another white corridor. It must be easy to get lost here. Everything looks the same. You could make a wrong turn and never know it. At least in the Maze there was a rock, or a vine, or a crack in the concrete that let you know where you were. Here, there was no such thing.

" Here we are. " Noah says, stopping in front of a door. " I am not allowed to go in with you. I wish you the best of luck. "

Noah turns on his heel, and walks away. I look at the door, trying to figure out how in the world you get it open. Do you press a button? Is there some type of tripwire? Maybe if I just walk forward it would open. Then again, I could just walk into a door and get a bloody nose if I did that.

I take a step forward, just to try and investigate. Then the door swooshes open, and I am left staring into a dark grey room. The table is made of glass, and the chairs are made of metal. There are three people in the room, but their backs are facing me. There are two women, and one man.

" Hello? " I ask, tentatively take a step forward.

All three people jump, as if I have startled them. Then they turn around, wearing bright expressions. I tense upon seeing Chancellor Ava Paige, remembering that she is the one that created this whole mess. The man next to her has a crooked nose, and makes me shiver with disgust. The woman on the far right has sandy blonde hair, and grey eyes—just like mine. That's my mom. The one I worked to protect.

" Louisa, so glad you could join us. Please, sit. " Ava says.

I sit in the only empty chair, and then I begin to feel uncomfortable under their calculating stares. The only one that doesn't make me uncomfortable is my mom, and that's because she is looking at me with love.

" I bet you are wondering why we have saved you from the Maze. " Ava says. " Let's just say, I owed your mother a favor. "

" We weren't going to save you at first. You seemed perfectly fine in the Maze. Then we saw all the tension in the Maze while you were there. People began arguing about whether or not you are evil. We knew that if the tensions got to high a fight would break out, and the trials would be ruined. So, we saved you because you were a bug in the trials. I didn't kill you because I owed your mother. " The Chancellor says, folding her hands in her lap.

" That's very generous of you. " I say in a monotone voice. They only saved me because it was convenient.

" We can't have a useless sack of blood running around WICKED head quarters, so, we have assigned you a job. One ranked higher than your previous job, which was monitoring the subjects. " The man says.

" What is it? " I ask, leaning forward in my chair a little bit.

" You are to run into the Maze, and fix the broken Grievers and Beetleblades. " Ava says.

" Of course, you can't be seen by the subjects. " The man says.

" We will also be removing the Swipe, and you will get your memories back. " My mom says.

My heart is racing. I got pulled from the Maze, only to be assigned to running the Maze and fixing things? That makes no sense. And the memories. What memories will I get back? Will they be like the ones I have imagined?

" Okay. " I say quietly. I'll be so close to my friends, yet so far.

" You may leave. " Chancellor Ava Paige says. I get up, and head towards the door. " Oh and before I forget. If one of the subjects do see you, we will be forced to kill that subject. "

I stop, my stomach dropping. They'll go that far to hide me? My first thoughts go to Minho, who runs the Maze everyday. He would most likely see me. If he does, WICKED will kill him, and I'll be responsible for another one of my friend's deaths.

I'm screwed.


Alright! Was it a plot twist? Did anyone see it coming? I didn't. I just thought of this today, and I was like woah. There will probably be a time skip in chapter 32 or 33, maybe 31. I don't know yet. All I know is that I don't want the story to start dragging on.

Sooo, Nathaniel and Lee. The two characters might be based off of two other characters in a couple of other fandoms ( The Mortal Instruments and the gender bent version of Adventure Time. ) See if you can guess who!

Thank you all so much for the reviews! I hope this lived up to your expectations. Sorry for killing your nerves :P

Have a great day, night, evening, morning, afternoon, I'm going to sleep because my eyes feel like I used hot sauce for eye drops. Next chapter up soon, hopefully!