BONJOUR! BUTTFACE RIPPED ONE OF THE CARDS IN MY DECK IN HALF AND LOST LIKE SIX OF THEM SO NOW I'M ANGRY BUT THAT'S OKAY!

ROBERTS POV

I sat shocked, I was sure that I wouldn't speak or move ever again.

My entire life was a lie? An experiment?

I remembered reading a book, before my parents hadn't banned books from the house, where these boys were put in a maze and it turned out that they were actually part of a huge experiment.

But this was real life, not some book.

People started shouting and yelling at no one.

Peters little sister was crying. Her world had come crashing down in a matter of minutes.

I could see why this information wasn't shared with everyone. It would cause... well, what was happening right now. Pure chaos.

"Robert, tell me I'm dreaming," whispered Cassia, snapping me out of my stupor.

"I wish I could," I said. "I really, truely wish I could."

xXx

After a few days, people had calmed down, at least a little about the Factions being an experiment. I went back to Amity, with my friends, and all of Cassia's sisters.

My life felt empty. I even considered eating the drugged bread.

Joy wasn't trying to cheer people up. Nick barely ever spoke and the scowl was gone from his face. Madi stopped drawing pictures. Cassia almost completely stopped eating. Marco barely ever came out of his room.

The entire place felt like it had all the life sucked out of it.

That went on until Johanna called a Gathering, a few days later.

"Marco you need to come. Johanna doesn't hold a Gathering for no reason," I called through the locked door, trying to coax him out of the room.

There was silence.

"Okay, fine, I'm picking the lock," said Stella. "Does anyone have a hairpin?"

"What if he's changing?" asked Joy, making a lame attempt at a joke.

"I do," said Madi, pulling one out of her hair.

"Excellent," said Stella. She began to jiggle the pin in the lock. After a minute, she got it open.

Inside, we saw Marco, curled up under his sheets.

"Okay, get up," said Verity, one of Cassia's sisters, poking him.

"Go away," said his muffled voice.

"Come on. There could be good news," offered Charity, Cassia's other sister.

Marco just made an 'mph' sound.

"Okay, I've had it. We're dragging him out, no matter how much he struggles, he is coming to this Gathering!" said Nick, breaking his silence.

He and Verity pulled the covers off of Marco then proceeded to drag him out of the bed. He just lay limp.

They managed to get them out the door, where all of us pulled him to his feet. He had a bit of a beard and dark circles under his eyes.

Marco half walked to the Gathering. The other half was us dragging him. By the time we were there, everyone was slightly out of breath.

A moment after we arrived, Johanna began to speak.

"As all of you must know, Amity will no longer be included in the decision making process of the people living here in Chicago. You must also know that the Factionless have broken the Faction system."

A few dismayed murmurs rippled through the crowd.

"Now, I would like all of you to consider what I am about to say. I am forming a group of people which I am calling Allegiant. We will try and restore the Faction system. I know that it may not have been the best way to run things, but it will be more peaceful than the Factionless running the government," she said.

"I am asking you to join me. Meet me back here by 12:00 midnight. We don't have a second to lose."

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