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This is the longest chapter yet. Ohhhh.

Notice: will not strictly follow the movie. Close but not perfect

Also, I have rewritten this twice so I would recommend reading it again.

Disclaimer: I hate doing these things...*glares at a man across the table*...I don't own anything. ...*looking at the man*...happy?...*he just continues to stare...

Chapter 26 - WICKED is Back, for Round 2

Previously...

I climbed as quickly as I could.

I found her sitting on the ledge. She was crying.

"Sky! You have to help me. WICKED is coming and I can't do anything to stop them." She sobbed. "They said if I told them the location they'd spare us but I knew they were lying. They never spare rebels. They'll take us all and start the Trials again. They're desperate for a cure."

I hugged her, trying to reassure her. "It'll be alright. We're packing as we speak so as long as they don't come in the next twenty minutes we're safe. I think that they will leave some tents up, no supplies, just to fool bloody WICKED. It's not your fault and I'm glad you didn't listen to them. They never keep their word. It's not your fault."

Teresa wiped her eyes, giving me a small smile.

"Do you know how long until they get here?"

Teresa shook her head. "No, but I stalled them for a good amount of time and I told them you weren't leaving so I think they'll get here in thirty minutes or so. It's a good hike away from their precious complex."

I nodded, holding out my hand to her. "How 'bout we go help pack up?"

We came down the mountain smiling.

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Vince set us to work clearing all the supplies out. He decided to leave four empty tents up to fool WICKED. We left some extra boxes and sleeping bags inside just in case WICKED was smart enough to look.

We had all sat down to eat our dinner, apples with a granola bar, when we heard the drones. We all scattered for effect.

I felt true fear when the screaming started.

I'd lost Newt in the chaos. And Minho had tacked someone when Sonya was being dragged away. I hadn't seen Thomas or Teresa yet. But I knew where Teresa would be. And I knew what my job was in the worst case scenario.

I prayed that everyone survived this. We'd just discovered a cure. No more death. Not when we were so close to peace.

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"Well look who we have here. The escaped subject. Ava will be glad to have you back."

I turned at the familiar voice. "Rat Man." I'd picked up on the name the Gladers called him, finding the name spot on. "Or should I say, Mr. Janson?" I smirked at his annoyed look. I tried to run but a man grabbed me from behind.

I kicked and struggled but they dragged me over to the others. I was one of the last to arrive, Harriet was thrown next to Sonya a minute after I was none so gently thrown to the ground.

Newt was beside me. He glared at the men for their rough handling but we were in no position to protest. " Are you alright?" He asked, concern clear in his brown eyes.

I nodded, trying not to think about my bruised backside before they came back. They were identifying us.

They roughly checked my neck but Rat Man was called over since my chip had been removed. "Clever girlie. But it won't save you." He sneered at me. "Subject A13, finally caught." He told the henchmen. They moved through us quickly but Rat Man still seemed dissatisfied. "Where's Thomas?"

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I looked around, knowing Newt was doing the same. I was glad Tommy got away. If he was gone there was still hope.

"Right here." A voice called from my left. I didn't need to look to know Tommy had voluntarily come forward. I mentally groaned. He was shoved into line next to Minho.

"Why didn't you run?" Minho asked. He'd been brought in before me. I wanted to know Tommy's answer too. He didn't seem to put off by being captured.

"I'm tired of running." He answered, looking ahead as his neck was roughly checked.

I looked at Newt. "What's he talkin' about?"

Newt shook his head, frowning. "Probably something brave and incredibly stupid."

I smiled slightly before being jerked into a standing position. "Load them in!" I saw Teresa come out with Chancellor Paige.

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Teresa was silent while Chancellor Paige walked over to us.

I knew without looking that all the Gladers, especially Tommy were looking at Teresa in betrayal.

"Janson. I see we've caught up with A13. Good job." She continued to look us over. "I want you all to know that what we're doing is for humanity's sake. We're trying to save the human race." She paused for effect. " Remember: WICKED Is Good. We're looking for a cure. I swore an oath to find one." She didn't flinch from all the glares that were being directed at her from the resistance. "I'm not evil I'm a Doctor. I just need more time." She walked away and Teresa looked at me. This was my cue.

I stomped on my captor's foot and made my way to my feet I felt Newt's eyes follow my every move. "And what if we don't have more time? You can't keep using us! We are the only hope for humanity." I went to tell Ava Paige about our breakthrough, that was the plan, but I couldn't speak.

The pain was unbearable. I grabbed my shoulder, grimacing when my hand came back bloody. I looked at Janson in shock. His gun was still smoking.

Newt moved to help me as Janson stormed over. He glanced at Ava for a moment before she spoke. "I want everyone ready to be brought back to the compound."

Janson pulled me from Newt's arms, pushing me out of line. "Skylar!" Newt shouted from behind me. I turned to give him a reassuring look but turning my head seemed to aggravate the bullet wound.

"You know, I never liked you." Janson hissed in my ear. "You were a risk we never should have taken."

I saw Tommy move from the corner of my eye. I smirked in spite of myself. "Well I guess I've lived up to my title."

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Everything happened so fast.

Tommy broke from the guards when they started loading people in. He grabbed something from his jacket shouting, "stand back. I said stand back!" I looked up to see Tommy standing there holding some dynamite.

"Thomas, don't do this!" Ava Paige warned. Tommy wasn't going to listen. I saw all my friends move to him too. "We're ready Thomas." They were going to go out on their terms.

I struggled to break away from Janson when he kicked the back of my shins, knocking my feet right out from under me. He grabbed the back of my jacket, pulling me into a kneeling position. He kept his foot just on the side of my injured ankle. I struggled until I felt the metal barrel of a gun. I stilled.

Janson pressed the gun to my head, his hand pressing against my injured shoulder. "Thomas drop it...or she dies."

I stared defiantly ahead. I would not let him win. Janson saw this and applied even more pressure to my injuries.

I whimpered. I saw Newt waver as Janson taunted them. "Come on Thomas, don't you want to save her? I promise that if you drop the dynamite I will not harm her." My eyes widened in fear. He basically just said he'd kill me whether or not Tommy dropped it. Janson never kept his promises.

Tommy was valuable to their experiments but I wasn't. Janson didn't care if I lived or died as long as Tommy was within their grasp. Even if he was broken.

"Tommy, don't believe him! He's lying!...ahh" Janson dug his fingers into my bloody shoulder. I tried to keep from screaming in pain. All of my friends could see through my act.

Tommy dropped the dynamite. "Now, let her go." Newt inched toward me, ready to accept me into his arms. I gazed at him sadly, never breaking eye contact. My lips moved, trying to tell him that I loved him. I knew what would happen next. Janson didn't lose.

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Janson smiled as he reasier the gun. "You're so easily fooled."

He pulled the trigger.

"BANG!"

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What happened next was a blur.

I saw Newt and Tommy run forward and I heard Janson pull the trigger.

Next thing I know I'm falling face first into the dirt. My ears rang from the bullet but I didn't feel a thing. Shock coursed through me, numbing any pain I might have felt.

Newt rushed over to me. "Are you alright Sky? I'll bloody kill him if he hurt you!"

I nodded shakily, checking myself for any wounds. I certainly didn't feel like I'd been shot. "I think I'm fine. Just shaken." I realized what'd I'd just escaped. All the pain came back like a thundering herd.

I grimaced as I felt my shoulder throb. "My shoulder is killing me but I'll live." I looked into his eyes, searching for answers. "What the bloody hell just happened?" Newt looked over at Janson. I followed his gaze.

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"Teresa?" I tried to get up but my foot wouldn't let me.

Teresa was lying on the ground. Blood was slowly pooling around her. Janson sat near her, he was looking at the gun in satisfaction. There was an odd gleam in his eyes. "Well. it missed its target but one traitor less is nothing."

Red clouded my vision. If I wasn't sitting down I'd have rushed at him. I growled in rage. "How dare you! You just bloody shot someone!" I wanted to rip his shuck face off...but Tommy beat me to it.

Tommy howled in rage and sadness before pouncing on Rat Man.

Minho pulled him off before he could kill him(pity) but Janson definitely came off looking worse for wear.

Everyone else was still frozen.

I stared sadly at Teresa. 'She can't be dead.' I watched with baited breath as Teresa's chest rose the tiniest bit. I tugged on Newt. "Newt, help me closer. Please." Maybe we might just have a miracle.

Newt helped me over and I checked her pulse, as well as checking her body to find the bullet. Her pulse was beating, if faintly. "Bloody hell! Guys, she's alive!" I moved my hand against her stomach, trying to ignore the blood as I searched for metal. Bingo!

"The bullet didn't hit her heart. It must've hit her stomach!" Teresa was lucky. The bullet didn't feel too deep. How it happened is beyond me. "She has a chance. Mary, we need you now!" Tommy rushed over, followed by Mary.

Mary did a double check and pronounced my findings true. "We need to get her stabilized. You too Sky, you need treatment before infection can set in. Ava, if you care for these kids you better call off your men. At least until we stabilize Teresa. We also need to discuss something with you." Ava Paige complied with Mary's orders, shocked by what had happened. Janson was being tied up by Minho and Vince. He wasn't right in the head at the moment and he was a danger to others.

Newt helped me to the medical tent. Tommy was in front of us carrying Teresa while Doctor Paige and Mary led the way.

As soon as we were situated, me in a bed and Teresa being cared for, Mary went straight to the truth. "What would you do if we said we found a cure?"

Doctor Paige looked stunned at Mary's words. "I would ask you to prove it."

Mary nodded, smiling at her old friend. "I wouldn't expect any less. Sky, after I check you over and stabilize Teresa get Brenda please."

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As soon as I was patched up and Teresa was stabilized I left in search of Brenda. Tommy mentioned that she'd left the medical tent as soon as WICKED came. Jorge helped keep her from danger.

I'd have asked Tommy if he'd seen my sister but he'd been kicked out of the tent when he kept getting in the way.

Newt joined me in my search. "Are you sure you're alright?" He asked, glancing worriedly at my arm. Mary had cleaned and bandaged my shoulder before creating a makeshift sling so I didn't damage my muscles and more than I have already.

"Right as rain. Mary is one of the best doctors WICKED had. Don't worry."

Newt nodded reluctantly. He hated when others were in pain and he couldn't do anything to help. I kissed his cheek. "How 'bout we think of something happier. Like the possible cure.." I prompted.

Newt chuckled but went along with me. "You know, if this cure works we can have a semi-normal life now."

I tried to imagine life without fear. It seemed pretty nice. Maybe we'd all live on the same street and have small campouts every month just like back in the Glade. "Yeah, we'll all have houses near each other and meeet at least once a week."

Newt nodded, smiling as he imagined the future. "It'll be great. Maybe we'll find our families." Newt desperately wanted to know how he'd been brought to WICKED. If he had a family.

I smiled sadly. I knew what Newt wanted but the truth was most kids had been found after their parents were killed. "And maybe we'll make new ones." I tried to ignore the blush that crept onto my face. Newt smiled gently before leaning in for a kiss.

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We eventually found Brenda talking with Tommy and Minho, or more like calming Tommy down while Minho watched. It was quite hilarious. "Brenda, Mary needs you. I'll deal with Tommy." Brenda nodded gratefully. Newt raised his eyebrows but I just smirked evilly.

I walked up to Tommy, pretending like I wanted to whisper something to him. When he leaned down to hear me I screamed: "Calm the hell down Tommy!"

Newt and Minho burst out laughing while Tommy rubbed his ear. I smirked before laughing with my friends. Tommy glared at us grumbling the whole time. Finally, we calmed down. I felt a bit bad for what I'd done but Tommy needed a shock to help him calm down.

"Tommy, Teresa will be fine. Your girlfriend will live." He blushed when I said girlfriend and Minho started whispering to Newt. They were going to give Tommy a very hard time after that comment.

I turned away, intending on finding out Ava Paige's reaction. I tried to hide my evil smile.

"What's with calling me, Tommy?" He looked desperate to change the subject. "It's a British thing," I called back to him, still walking away.

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I made it to the medical tent just as Mary was explaining to Doctor Ava Paige what we had done. "So you see Ava, we might have a cure - that doesn't involve draining kids!" Ever since I'd told Mary what they were doing to the kids she'd been waiting to let her anger out.

Doctor Paige looked stunned. She'd never thought a cure could have been found. That's why she'd okayed the harvesting of the only semi-cure they'd discovered.

"Is there any way to revive the kids you drained?" Mary demanded.

Doctor Paige shook her head sadly. She hated herself for what she'd allowed to be done. Especially to those poor children. "Not that I know of. I mean, it should be theoretically possible. But I'm not sure if they'd be alive. It's one of the things I regret most." She sat down in a nearby chair. "You have truly opened my eyes, Mary. If this works I'll gladly devote my time to finding a way to revive those kids and giving everyone their memories back, if they want them of course."

I came in and sat with Brenda. Brenda had a bored expression on her face as she sat on the bed next to Teresa. "What's happened?"

Brenda shrugged, watching the two women. "They've been talking for the last 15 minutes. I was just needed as proof. I still have scars so Paige could see what the cure had done."

I bit my lip, allowing some worry to show. "Do you think it'll really be the cure?"

She gave me a gentle one-armed hug. "I hope so."

This was originally two separate chapters but I decided this deserved to be a nice long chapter

Only two chapters left! Can you believe it?

I will post the last chapters soon. Any ideas for a sequel? I have some ideas but none that are good.

If I do make a sequel it'll be called Dark as the 'Night'

It will be set five years in the future and Janson has to make a return. He'll be the main antagonist. The flare also has to make a reappearance.

Any ideas will help

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Also, I noticed when I was rereading this that I missed several crucial parts of the Scorch Trials movie. For plot's sake, Mary will not die. Also, Jorge will not courageously ride over a helicopter in a truck. Sorry to disappoint. It just doesn't fit into my storyline.

Anyway, that should cover any movie issues anyone has.

Later Gladers