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Tingles erupted throughout her body as Lynn stepped into the wall. She could barely hold onto Lily's hand as the chills ran down her neck and spine, making her arms and legs numb. Lynn felt as if she was taking a step into the void, vanishing into the darkness. But the hard ground found its way underneath Lynn's feet. A metal 'clang' ringing through the air as the loud sound of her and Lily's feet landing on the floor.
They were immersed in black. Only being able to see a few inches in front of themselves. The air was cool, but felt thick at the same time. Lynn let out a breath she didn't know she was holding, quickly filling her lungs seconds after. She blinked rapidly for a few seconds, trying to get her eyes to adjust to the darkness that was enveloping all twenty of the girls. Giving Lily's hand a tight squeeze, she released her hold on her friend's hand.
"I take it that was Lynn?" Teresa's voice came from further into the hallway, echoing off the metal walls.
Lynn drew in another deep breath, "Yes! and Lily came with me too."
"Great."
Silence came over the room, the only noise being the almost silent chatter of the puzzled girls in front of the two girls. Lynn could hear the louder voices of Teresa, Sonya, and Harriet over the others, the trio exchanging frustrated words with each other.
"All right!" The sound of Teresa's loud, obnoxious voice came again. "We are gonna count off, Sonya and Harriet insist that we should see if everyone made it through. I'll go first, One!"
"Two!"
"Three!"
They proceeded to go down the line, every girl calling out a number. It finally ended when Lynn shouted, "Twenty!"
"C'mon!" Lynn could see the outline of Teresa's hand as she beckoned everyone to follow her, the heavy sound of her boots pounding the floor making it obvious she was progressing down the hallway.
As all of them started to move forward, Lynn could hear someone heading back towards where her and Lily were. The pair continued forward, ignoring the feeling of the floor rippling underneath them as the footsteps grew closer.
"Lynn!"
It was notable that Sonya and Harriet were the ones making their way towards the two, lightly shoving the girls in the way to make a path for them to pass through. Just as Lynn was about to take another step forward, a tall, thin mass stood in her way, Sonya to be exact. She crashed into the taller girl's chest, stumbling back slightly. "Oh, sorry Lynn." Sonya said, quickly grabbing the blonde's forearm before she could fall backwards.
Getting her feet under her again, Lynn regained her balance. "It's all right." She patted Sonya's hand that was resting on her arm.
After letting Harriet make her way up to them, the quartet stayed towards the back. Traveling a few inches behind the last couple of girls. The four were squashed between the tiny space that the two walls left for them.
"What's going on?" Lily questioned, bringing them all out of the uneasy silent reverie that they had been entranced in.
Sonya cleared her throat, notifying them that she was the one to answer. "Well...this 'Flat Trans' thing that we're in, seems to be a hallway. So Teresa decided that we are going to go to the end and get into the Scorch. She wants to find Thomas as soon as possible and in her words get rid of him as soon as possible so we can get to the cure." Sonya imitated Teresa's voice by raising her voice several octaves and scrunching up her face. "It seems that's all she cares about."
Lynn snorted quietly, "Of course it is, I think she wants to kiss it, marry it, and live happily ever after."
Harriet, who was squished in between the wall and Sonya, reached around her friend and tugged on Lynn's ponytail, making the younger girl's pull herself backwards. "Careful what ya say there Lynn, she might be able to hear you with those bat ears of her's."
With a wave of her hand, Lynn scoffed, "Trust me, if I knew her royal highness Queen Teresa could hear me, I would've said many other things worse than that."
"No you wouldn't." Sonya reprimanded.
"Yes I would, I'd like to call her a giant pain in the ass, but I'm afraid I'd get yelled at by Lily if I said that one."
Lily nodded her head in agreement, "Yeah, that sounds like something I would do."
"It does."
"But...isn't anyone worried about what we might find out in the Scorch? I mean c'mon, the name sounds pretty intimidating."
"Getting cold feet Lily?" Lynn asked in a humorous tone, possibly trying to shed some light on the current situation.
"No." The redhead answered with a matter-of-fact way of speaking. "Just...worried."
"Trust me Lils, everything is gonna being fine. Once we get out of this thing," Lynn motioned to the space around them. "of course."
xxx
The sun was unbearable.
Everything was far from okay when they had gotten out of the Flat Trans.
When they all had reached the end of the hallway, a staircase awaited them, leading them up to a trap door that opened up to this barren wasteland they were in now.
They found the world was covered in sand. The tops of buildings and halves of bridges sunken into the dust. No grass, water, flowers, nothing. Lily was right, the Scorch sounded and looked pretty intimidating. The sun was beating down on the land, the heat making all the girls perspire the moment they stepped out of the Trans. Using Harriet's idea, they took their bed sheets and hung them over their heads, protecting their eyes from the harsh sunlight.
Teresa lead them through the desert, promising a break as soon as night time arrived. Sonya, Lynn, and Harriet walked in front of the pack, leaving Lily to stay with a few other of her nurses. Lynn didn't agree to walking with Teresa, she wanted absolutely nothing to do with the their new 'leader'. But Sonya had insisted they did, acting as, Lynn put it, Queen Teresa's Royal Court. Or in this case, all of Teresa's second-in-commands. But it seemed as if all the girls still listened to Sonya, Lynn, and Harriet, which was something the trio was happy about it.
No one wanted to engage in any conversation. Seeing as their mouths were dry enough and half the water packs were gone. Also, if Teresa even heard a clear of a throat she would tell them to shut up only seconds after.
Lynn was tempted to ask Sonya or Harriet if she could hitch a ride on their backs, but she was too weak and tired to even start any chit-chat with someone. They had been walking for seven hours straight, only making one or two stops for people to use the bathroom or rest. Everyone was traveling on aching feet by now, begging for this day to end. But Lynn could sense through the sheet that was on top of her head that the sun was setting, meaning the day was finally coming to an end.
It had been a long journey from the Trans to where they were now, in the middle of a desert. They still haven't found shelter yet, leaving them to sleep in a valley made in between two sand dunes. Lynn would have to thank Christine later about thinking to bring the bed sheets for them to sleep on.
She had placed her sleeping mat next to Lily's, seeing as Sonya and Harriet had placed theirs near Teresa's. And to be honest, Lynn didn't feel like putting up with the black-haired girl's talk of the secret place in the mountains they were going to take Thomas in order to kill him. Lynn would rather listen to Lily rant about the latest disease, besides the Flare, that she thinks she has. Hopefully it wasn't about how the redhead thought she needed to have her appendix taken out and wanted to operate on herself. But Lynn had managed to calm her friend down and told the Nurse that Lynn doubted she had 'appendicitis'.
Lynn laid on her back, staring up at the night sky. It was the perfect shade of dark blue, the bright, shining stars that were sprinkled across the canvas of midnight blue. She could make out the constellations, looking up at them in awe as she let Lily ramble to her in a whisper about how she thought she had strep throat.
"I swear Lynn! My throat has been dry, itchy, and sore all day!"
Rolling onto her side, Lynn faced her long-time friend, a small smile spread across her face. "I doubt you have strep throat Lily." she sighed, "You've been traveling through desert all day with limited amounts of water, of course you throat is going to be dry."
Lily nodded with her lips pressed together in a thin line, "I guess you're right."
"Just go to sleep, I bet ya you'll be fine in the morning stick."
"Okay, goodnight Lynn.
"Goodnight Lily,"
xxx
Newt couldn't sleep.
Rat Man had given him a folder, about his sister.
Yes, Rat Man had left a folder behind after the white mist came and changed everything back to normal.
It was just lying there on the floor. Lynn's full name written across the top, Icelyn Newton. Newt could already tell that Lynn probably didn't like her full name, hence why she was called Lynn instead of Icelyn. They had called her Subject B5, The Guardian. Something that kept popping up again and again. He was tempted to open it, see what's inside.
Curiousity got the better of him.
Sitting up in bed, he pulled the yellow folder out from under his pillow, gingerly opening it. About ten papers were placed neatly in a stack, just sitting there. Newt looked up from the folder, peering around the room to make sure everyone was asleep before continuing. He had to make this quick, for he had to get up early the next morning to go through the Flat Trans.
The papers read:
Subject B5 entered the Group B Glade along with Subjects B6, B9, B10, and B25.
Subject B5 has entered the Maze for the first time.
Subject B5 became the second-in-command of Group B.
Subject B5 has been trapped in the Maze with Subject B10 stung.
Subject B5 has successfully killed a Greiver.
Subject B5 made out of the Maze with Subject B10, both alive.
Subject B5 survived another night in the Maze.
Subject A1 triggered the end for Group B by mistake.
Subject B5 was transferred to Group A in place of Subject A1.
Subject B5 has been put into a coma for three days.
Subject B5 remembers Subject A5.
Subject B5 officially became a part of Group A's Glade.
Subject B5 bonds with Subject A7.
Subject B5 meets Subject A2.
Subject B5 ran into the Maze with Subject A2 in order to save Subject A7 and A36.
Subject B5, A2, A7, and A36 survive the night.
Subject B5 and A2 become 'Runners'.
Subject B5 gets stuck in the Maze overnight...again.
Subject B5 has been stabbed, not stung, by a Greiver.
Subject B5 past out from blood loss at exactly 2:54am.
Subject B5 was found by Subjects A7 and A2.
...
Subject B5 has created a relationship with Subject A7.
...
Group A and Subject B5 have escaped the Maze.
Phase One was a success.
...
Group A, with the addition of Subject B5, have been carefully transported to the WICKED safe house 50 miles south of the Maze Trials.
The transfer of Subject B5 has been made.
Subject B5 woke up in the safe house Group B had been placed in.
Subject B5 has been reunited with Subjects bB6, B10, and B25
...
Group B was sent into the Scorch yesterday as approximately 6:00am. Group B has officially begun Phase Two of the Trials.
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By the time Newt finished reading, his jaw had dropped. He just read the outline of his sister's life in the Maze. A feeling of reassurance washed over him, knowing Lynn was alive was really all he needed. But at the bottom of the page is what shocked Newt. He already saw it on Tommy's neck, but the thought of his sister and her friends doing what was implied, made his heart race.
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In order to get the cure for the Flare, Group B MUST eliminate Subject A2.
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