Forty Eight:
Car had piled up broken and unused for ages as Aris, Jorge and Newt took to the front of the line. I pace myself between the middle.
"Well, I guess we're on foot." He said staring ahead.
Something was wrong with Brenda who's been short of breath of late. She appears lifeless in the sense she having issues breathing. We all continue to walk onwards, Cure and Jacob side by side study the area. I was still beside Brenda but behind Teresa.
The wind blew slightly everyone taking notice of the area, anything could be living here. Prehaps Cranks. But I didn't worry to much. Thomas didn't say much, no one really did. After what we've over came, it's nothing to say but study our surroundings.
I think we've been lucky at all the vehicles at our disposal through the journey, now seeing this massive pull of heap junk, worthless cars.
I searched in a few cars myself following Newt and Jorge. Still the eerie quiet was something unwelcoming as you can hear tiny rocks falling down the sides. The wind rapping against the metal of the cars. Jorge still kept the lead. Thomas slowly rubbing his fingers against a car when suddenly a shot rang out hitting the car Thomas next to.
"Get down!" Thomas screams as I hide aside Newt and Minho.
"Take cover," yells Newt as we all are hiding at this point.
Someone was shooting at us in the distance, it was familiar to when Claire did the exact same.
Windows shattered, people yelled. It was chaos. Then with a final roaring thunderous shot, it came to an end echoing in the canyon below.
"What the hell!" Cried Cure who was frightened.
"Hey is everyone okay out there." Called Thomas.
"Where fine." Teresa answers.
"Anyone know where those bloody shots came from?" Newt asked.
"I'm pretty sure where going to find out!" I yelled a bit frazzled.
"What now?" Calls out Jacob.
"Try not to get riddle with bullet's," said Aris.
Once again a volley of bullet's pelted more cars and windows as something must of triggered them. All I know is that everyone is fine for the most part. I can see the worry on Newts eyes and the anger in Minho.
"Everybody get set to sprint back to the truck!" Jorge yelled. "And hold your ears."
The next I hear is a gun reloading ahead of us an then someone saying, "Drop it." In a menacing voice. "Now!" This time they scream. "I said drop it!"
Instantly I spur and peer over the edge of a car.
"On your feet let's go," the voice said again. "Let's go! Move, back up."
Two people where welding a sniper rifle as they usher Thomas and Jorge to start moving before detecting us. Repeating the same line.
"You three over here now!" They were commanding us.
The two people yelled over and over threatening us as we huddle togther as we formed into a circle as there weapons aim on. Then abruptly the dark skin girl with the black braided hair lowers her weapon and speaks.
"Aris?" She lowers her scarf and Aris pushes through.
"Oh my God, Harriet?"
"Oh my God, Aris." She replied hugging him tight. "What the hell are you doing here?" The two exchange a reunion of smiles and hugs as the blonde lowers her scarf and walks over as well hugging him.
"Sonya." He says envelope in a hug.
"Aris you're lucky we didn't shoot your dumb ass." She said smiling releasing their hug.
"Um, what's happening?" Minho retorts.
"We where in the Maze together." He turns to face us.
"Wait so there part of Group B?" I asked seeing as if this was the first time any of them meet. I remember clearly Minho saying Group B attacked them and kindnap Thomas, but this was different.
Aris nodded as Harriet whistle pretty loud, probably a signal.
"We're clear guy's, c'mon out" Harriet shouted.
In the distance on the mountain top I could hear stand down, as people with rifles stood over in a great numbers.
I was shocked and surprised as Nyx and the others walk up to me, Curie hugging my leg. There was confusion but it seem to be this was a safe place.
I didn't follow in front but stood behind with my friends as Sonya got the guards to pull out a truck from blocking a pathway into the tunnel and out of the other side.
Men and women all dressed pretty warm and snug stood guard or tended to the vehicles all armed to the teeth. I was pretty at ease seeing who these where people Aris knew. Suddenly we walked faster as I caught up to Thomas and Jorge keeping a fine pace. Everyone was together at the same speed.
"We're taking them to base," Sonya said to a guard.
"So wait how did you guys get here?" Aris asked his friends.
"The Right Arm got us out?" Harriet said walking us to a pair of short truck's.
"Wait, wait. The Right Arm? Do you know who they are?" Thomas asked.
"Seriously do you? We've been through enough this past few weeks looking for them." I chime in.
"Hop in." Harriet said as she pulls open the door.
I couldn't believe it, was this really it? There were warry smiles but we all piled into two truck's very tightly and drove out into the Scorching wilderness of the mountain range.