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Lynn's body stiffened, her eyes fixed on Rat Man. Did he just say, Kill Thomas? There was no way, how could killing Thomas be the only way to getting to the Safe Haven and get the cure to the Flare. Why would WICKED want Thomas dead? He was one of the Creators, he built the Maze. How could Lynn kill her best friend?

The room had gone dead silent after those two words had been spoken. Teresa had admitted a loud gasp, her knees giving out on her and leaning onto the wall for support. Lynn could feel Sonya place a gentle hand on her shoulder, squeezing it tightly. Lynn raised a shaky hand to cover her mouth, eyes widened in shock.

Everyone in the room glared at the man behind the desk. Sending him pointed looks and glares. Hating him, hating the world, hating WICKED. How could something so wrong, produce something good? It just didn't seem logical.

"One hundred miles." Rat Man continued, pretending as if he had not just spoken those two words. "North. Hope you make it. Remember-you all have the Flare now. We gave it to you to provide any incentive you may be lacking. And reaching the safe haven means receiving a cure.

"Don't think you'll avoid the Scorch Trials if you decide not to enter the Flat Trans between six and six-oh-five tomorrow morning. Those who stay behind will be executed immediately in the most...unpleasant manner. Better off taking your chances in the world beyond this building. Good luck to all of you."

With that, Rat Man got up from his chair, pushing it up against the desk before turning around. He walked right through the wall behind him, vanishing from the room.

Before anyone could do anything, the invisible barrier that stood between the girls and the area Rat Man had been in started to produce fog. It had spread through the room quickly, blurring everyone's line of vision. When it had cleared, everything was they way it was before. Well, not really. But the desk and chair were gone, and Rat Man was no where in sight.

"Just great." Sonya whispered next to Lynn.

It took everyone a minute to absorb what had just happened before the room came back to life again. The quiet rumble of the girls questions sounding throughout the common room. Teresa was talking fiercely with a few of her peers, Lynn could hear Thomas' name being spoken more than a few times.

"What are we gonna do?" Harriet asked, the older girl seemed to have remained quiet during Rat Man's little speech.

"No idea." Sonya's shoulders slumped, leaning her back up against the wall behind her. "At least Lynn and Teresa know what he looks like. And we have an idea with what we're dealing with. I'm sure Lynn could point him out when we find him, right Lynn?"

Said blonde was still looking at the floor, knees drawn to her chest.

"Lynn?" Lily's voice drawed the younger girl's attention, looking at her friends with wide eyes. "Lynn, you all right?"

Lynn shook her head, "No, no I-I'm not." She stood up from the floor, hands shaking by her sides. "I'm really not." Lynn walked away from her friends, weaving around the other girls in the room as she made her way towards the dorm she had been placed in all those nights ago. She decided to hide in the bathroom, closing the door halfway. The blonde needed a minute to think.

Why couldn't she just have a normal life? Away from the madness that is the world today. She had just been told that she has this deadly disease and that she has to kill her friend. Why was Thomas a Variable that needed to be destroyed? He was one of the Creators. Then there was the fact that he could have the Flare as well. And if Lynn and everyone else had the disease, that means there is a ninety-nine percent chance that Newt, Minho, and all the other Gladers could have it as well.

This was all maddening. Lynn turned on the water faucet in the sink and cupped her hands, splashing the cold water onto her face.

"You gonna be okay Lynn?" Sonya's voice said from the doorway. The younger girl shook her head, taking a nearby towel and wiping the water droplets from her face.

"No." Lynn answered, placing her hands on the counter and bowing her head. "This all is..."

"Insane?" Sonya took a step forward into the bathroom, leaning up against wall. "I know what ya mean." The taller blonde patted Lynn on the shoulder, letting her hand rest there for a few seconds.

Harriet had appeared in the doorway seconds later, looking slightly frazzled. "Everyone is goin' crazy out there." she said with a sigh, "All of'em are preparing for tomorrow, Isabella's guarding the food like her life depends on it. That stick is freakin' worships food."

Lynn chuckled softly, knowing of the cooks antics.

"So," Harriet sighed, crossing her arms. "What are we going to do?"

The second command cleared her throat, rubbing her hands together as she straightened her back. "Well," Lynn began, "Tomorrow, we're gonna do as Rat Man said and go through that bloody Flat Trans. We're gonna get out of this stupid three-room prison. And all of us are gonna do what we gotta do to get the cure."

"Even if that means killing Thomas?" Sonya asked.

Before Lynn could even open her mouth, Teresa had appeared in the bathroom with them. "I'll be taking care of that." said she, "I know a place where we can take him and get rid of him so we can get into the safe haven."

"Excuse me?" Lynn was appalled, how could Teresa say something like that? She talked about him as if he was a spider that had to be killed because it was resting on the wall in her room. "We are going to try to avoid killing him at all costs."

"But, the cure-"

"I really don't care about the cure Teresa!"

The outburst surprised the older girl, causing her to take a step back.

"I care more about one of my best friends living than getting some bloody cure for a disease."

"You know nothing about Thomas!"

"Oh yeah?" Lynn placed her hands on her hips taking a step closer to Teresa. "What do you know about him? You don't even know him Teresa!"

Lynn pushed herself off the counter, storming towards the door. But before she could step one foot into the other room, Sonya had grabbed the girl's arm.

"Lynn-"

"No!" Lynn turned around to face the three, her hands shaking. "Just...leave me alone for a while."

With a nod of her head, Sonya let go of the Lynn's arm, letting her flee to the other room.

Hey guys,

The Scroch Trials trailer has me a little bit worried. I know the Maze Runner fandom loves it but, I'm a little bit skeptical. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love the trailer (especially seeing Dylan shirtless). But, I feel like it isn't like the book at all. The big thing was that Teresa is in the movie. I know, I know, you probably all love Teresa. But she was supposed to be with Group B. And then there was that the Gladers went into the Scorch, in my opinion, by there own decision. It seemed as if in the book, it was more forced than it was.

Anyway, I have found someone who will be doing fanart for the story! My best friend Ilana, she always leaves coments on my story, her username is mxdnxghtlxve, has a friend named Jess that will be doing a drawing of Lynn and Minho. There also might be some Lewt (which is Ilana and Newt's ship name) in there, but I have no idea. So if you guys are interested in doing some fanart for this story, please let me know. I would love to see it. I would draw some but, the only thing I can draw is stick figures and butterflies.

Thank you to newt5horse for following the story. Hopefully we'll be able to get to 50 followers soon!

Embers to Ashes: I wouldn't say that Lynn and Teresa have swapped roles. Teresa's tattoo still says 'The Betrayer' and all the stuff that happens between her and Thomas. Well, some of it. It will definitely be interesting since I'm writing Group B's part of the Scorch Trials. I know Teresa doesn't seem to be close to Thomas in this, but Thomas and Teresa are closer than you think. Since it isn't clear in the story, Teresa still remembers some of her life before the Maze and she remembers Thomas. I can gurantee that the minute Thomas sees her that he'll remember who she is.