Chapter Forty Nine:

Thomas, Teresa, Jorge, Brenda Aris, myself and Harriet was one truck, while Sonya has the rest. I felt very fatigue but Brenda seem worse for ware, as we sat and talked. There on endless flat ground was a nice stretch of road where dead bushes and orange sandy patches of Earth were strumed about.

It went on forever as the ride seem to come to a end on a turn and sharp stop. Everyone got out one at a time, there out into yonder was a massive camp ground. Tents strown up and in use, many different trucks and hardware pilled togther.

People undertaking a series of tasks. And above was a sharp jagged cliff the over look the camp site. This was it, hopefully they wouldn't turn us away.

As we walked in more people with weapons went about their way, suddenly I felt naked without my spear. People ate big portions everyone looked healthy, it made my stomach churned. But it was settled right after, knowing our time struggling was at an end.

Suddenly Sonya broke the slience whilst her and Harriet lead the way. "They've been planning this for over a year now."

"This is all for us." Harriet added.

"Guys are lucky you found us when you did. We're moving out at first light." Sonya said. "Where's Vince?" She asks a different person who was walking past us.

"Somewhere over there I think." The man pointed.

"Who's Vince?" Thomas asks beating me to it.

"He's the one who decides if you get to stay." Harriet said pushing onward.

"I thought the Right Arm was an Army?" Minho said with sarcastic tone.

"Yeah we were." A man said stepping forward. He wasn't tall nor to short his brown hair flowed to his neck as he wore comfortable clothing. "There's all that left of us."

"You must be Vince." I said but he cut me off as he wasn't done talking.

"Alot of good people died getting us here." He said in a stoic tone, then face Harriet and Sonya. "Who are they?"

"There immunes, caught them coming up the mountain." Harriet said in our defense.

"Did you check'em?"

"I know this guy Aris." Harriet said point at him. "I trust him.

"Well I don't." Vince said. "Check'em."

Standing still beside Thomas I heard heavy wheezing and breathing as man spoke up. "Hey boss?" With a final gasp Brenda collapsed into me and Thomas before hitting the ground.

"Brenda, Brenda!" Jorge shouted, running up to her. We all turn to help her.

"What's going on?" Vince said confused and anxious.

"Brenda, Brenda, Brenda," Jorge calls out in concern holding her up as Vince walk up to her.

"Where all here Brenda." I said reaching down to her to see what was happening. I've notice how she been acting lately.

"Brenda, Brenda… Look at me." Jorge begs.

"I'm sorry…" She said through heavy breathes and strained wheezing.

"What's going on?" Vince asks reaching out for her and Jorge.

"I don't know. Brenda."

"Brenda, hold on." I spoke softly to her.

"Brenda, your alright?" Jorge asks her as I watch Vince pull up a white piece of linen, that I haven't noticed to now. She was doing a good job of hiding it.

"Oh shit!" Vince said jumping back to reveal a dark tooth mark covered in a black and blue flesh. "Crank, we got a Crank." He shouted pulling out a side pistol.

"No! No!" Thomas screams jumping into action as Jorge and I fight back two guys who manages to spearte the pair. I quickly swoop in an hold her up.

Everyone is in a screaming match as Vince in dead set on shooting her. I then turn over and cover her with my body, they would have to shoot me first.

"Step back kid!"

"Listen, listen this just happened. Ok look, it just happened she isn't dangerous yet." Thomas pleeded.

"Well you shouldn't had brought her here."

"You'll have to shot me first before you get to her regardless." I turn still leaning as I stare intensely at Vince.

"Let me go," Jorge said struggling with the guys holding him back.

"We let Cranks in now, our safe doesn't even last a week. Step back!" He yelled.

"I understand okay, I understand I just. Listen I please, please okay. I told her you could help." Thomas says trying to stop the tension.

Brenda convulsed in my arms like a wounded animal as she struggles to breathe. Everyone is standing away from her, as I try to help her ease up although she was suffering termedously. "Hang in there, you're gonna make it." I said holding on to her for dear life. I felt as if I was lying to her. She has the Flare and was on the onset of changing. But still I stood there steadfast in Jorge place.

"Look at her she barely breathing, how is that a threat." I scream yet the gun still pointed at us. Suddenly Nyx, Jacob, Curie and Jane stood aside me.

"Might as well shot us as well. WICKED supposedly give us the Flare, even though we're immune." Nyx said loudly.

"If you shot her, you better make sure you get us too." Jacob grin with a nasty smirk.

"What they said!" Curie joined.

"What type a game are you playing?" Vince said looking at Thomas then back at us.

"Look there gotta be something you can do. Whatever Cure WICKED promise my friends, I assure you we wouldn't be having this conversation.

"Yeah there is." Vince said before loading his gun for a shot. "I can put her out of her misery, them too.

"Noo, noo." Jorge screams trying to break free.

"Vince that's enough!" A voice cried out from behind him. A female. "Let them go, let them go."

"She infected doc, they might be as well. Nothing we can do for her."

"No but he can." The lady smiled. "Hello Thomas."

"What?" Vince gasps.

"You know me?" Thomas asks.

"Interesting…. Makes sense they put you in the Maze. Though I must admit, I worried they killed you, after what you did." The woman started to exam Brenda as Jorge took over hold her, she looks at me then blinks trying to focus. "I know you to, don't I?" She said staring at me. "It couldn't be? Is it? You're Ross right?

"As far as I remember?"

"Even more concerning, but why you, why now?" She said as she looked over Brenda.

"What I did?" Thomas finally said after moments of slience.

"The first time we spoke, you couldn't take it anymore. Watching your friends die one by one. The last time we spoke, you gave me the coordinates of every WICKED compound, trial and lab." She said.

"He was our source…" Vince said.

I barely wrapped my head around all of this, everyone stood shoulder to shoulder at this revelation.

"They couldn't pulled all this off without him. And this one here," she points to me. "Well he's part of reason, Thomas began to realise what WICKED had been doing was wrong. But take her to the tent, get these guys some warm clothes."

"Thank you." I said to her.

"When you're done changing, meet us there too and truth be told, a immune can't be given the Flare, it was prehaps all a lie in their game.

I nodded as everyone sprung into action, Thomas, a helper, the woman and Jorge carry away Brenda.

Everyone was for a lost of words.. I could see the concern look on Teresa eyes, she didn't feel comfortable. Not after what she did, I don't care but still I walked up to her.

"This is insane, isn't it?"

"It's not what I had in mind, but then neither we're those creatures."

"Look, let's put the last few days behind us, we're safe now, no more WICKED."

"Yeah..." She said with a faint expression on her face.

Vince escorted us to a small tent riffle with clothing. I took a pair of skinny black jeans, black combat boots. I grab a long sleeve grey shirt and white tank top, lastly I grabbed a dark blue denim jacket which I wore.

Everyone was changed and comfy, Newt, Fry and Minho went to gather some food, as Jacob and Nyx tagged along. Jane and Curie were the last to change. They looked stunning with their new outfits. Curie put her hair back into a bun. She had white sneaks blue jeans and overly large black sweater that had snags and tears along or which looked cute on her and she quickly put on a hoodie. Jane was the same in outfit but had fishnet stockings along her legs.

"I can't believe we let WICKED lie to us, we nearly died on countless occasions, in the persuit of a lie."

"I know but we're safe, Flare free." Curie spoke softly.

'I hope Brenda okay?' Jane messages.

'Same.'

"Well we won't keep you, see you after your meeting?"

"After the meeting." I waved taking off.. I just hope everything is going well.

So I headed for the tent. As I drew close I saw Thomas heading my direction.

"How it go?" I said as meet in the middle.

"She should be fine for now, and before I really never got to properly thank you, so thanks."

"Thomas, no matter what happens. I'll away have your back."

"I know. And you can count on me to see us through."

The two of us briefly hugged then parted.

"I'll see you for dinner?"

"Of course, but we made it, we really did." Thomas called back in a cheer.

"I hadn't a doubt in my mind," I call back as well.

Once again I walked off and soon I was at the tent. Things seem to be coming to end, hopefully by tomorrow we'll be heading somewhere new, our lives are about to stari a new.