40. Fugitives

As the car came to a stop, dust blowing through the wind, the group climbed out of the car looking ahead. Seeing at first, a rundown abandoned city burnt to the ground, but further on a majestic clean, city surrounded by tall walls.

"Funny..." Newt started spent three years trapped behind these walls, trying to break out, and now we wanna break back in." he finished.

"Yeah. it's hilarious." Fry added.

"Jorge, how are we gonna get in?" Thomas asked.

"Don't look at me, Hermano." he said, taking his gloves off, "Those walls are new. But Finn did say last time he was here they were doing construction. I guess that's Wicked's answer for everything."

"Where is Finn?" Newt asked.

"Handling stuff back at base." Jorge answered giving Athena a look.

"Well, we ain't going to figure it out from up here." Brenda said walking back to the car. "Let's go."

As everyone else got into the car newt saw Thomas walking forwards slightly, "You really think he's in there?" Newt asked, standing beside Thomas.

"I guess we'll find out." Thomas answered, still looking at the city.

"You know she's gonna be there too."

Without getting a reply the two turned to walk back to the car, Newt quickle crouched down and picked something up, as they were all in the car again, Newt looked at Athena and handed her a single white flower. "What's this for?" she asked with a smile on her face.

"No reason, just felt like it." Newt replied as he put his arm along the back of her seat, and she leaned against his chest, the daisy in hand. A small tear going down her cheek going unnoticed by the group.

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The long drive finally coming to an end, the group were now in the outer city, walking along with the unknown people. With Thomas leading the way, Athena was behind Newt and in front of Jorge, knife hidden up her sleeve, and backpack on her shoulders.

"This place has really gone through hell." Jorge said jogging past Athena and Newt now next to Thomas.

"We just gotta stay together." Thomas said.

"We are the voice of the voiceless." A person spoke through a megaphone behind them. "They hide behind their walls, thinking they can keep the cure for themselves, While they watch us wither and rot!" The owner of that voice was in a car along with other men, their faces covered, driving through the crowd making the group move to the side.

As the cars drove past a few men glanced at the group, some of them specifically Athena.

A little light going off the back of Thomas' and Athena's necks, he looked up to see three drones above the group.

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In the control room as two beeps went off on the computer next to the man, he turned to look. "Get Janson," he said to the other man. On the screen two faces appeared one being Thomas the writing above saying level 5 fugitive and Athena's say level 10 fugitive.

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Play - Hit the Road Jack by 2WEI, Jon, Bri Bryant

Following the crowd the protesters walked towards the wall all shouting their rights. "That's it. That's our way in." Thomas said.

"I don't think it is." Athena replied, coming out of the tunnel after Newt.

"Thomas!" Jorge shouted as the group tried to push their way to the front of the crowd. "This is not what you're looking for. All these people trying to find a way in, you think you're going to find something they can't ?" Jorge tried to reason.

"I came this far. I'm not turning back now." Thomas stated continuing to go forwards.

"What the hell did we get ourselves into?" Frypan asked as Brenda grabbed his hand.

"Why is it we always follow Thomas. It doesn't lead us anywhere good." Athena said, as she looked behind her seeing the same men from earlier, causing her to grab Newt's hand tighter.

"Thomas, this doesn't feel right." Jorge said as the two were now at the front of the crowd.

Seeing the men walk towards them, Athena tugged on Newts jacket, as he went to turn round to talk to her he saw the men coming up behind her, pulling on her arm he moved Athena in front of him. Only to see more of them at the side. "Just keep walking." Newt whispered into her ear.

"Hey, guys, we gotta go now." Newt said, grabbing onto Thomas shoulder. "Look," he said, gesturing to the men walking towards them.

As Jorge pulled out his gun, their attention was diverted when loud creaking sounded behind them. Causing everyone to shut up. Machines started to move, the crowd started to run back the way they came.

"Thomas, let's go!" Fry shouted and started to go with the crowd.

Before anyone else moved the machine shot an explosive towards the crowd, causing them to all run faster. "Go! Go!Go! Come on!" Thomas ushered. As more fired towards them.

"Move!"

"Keep going!"

"Let's go!"

"Oh Shit!"

"Come on! Get in! Get in!" Fry shouted as they were back to the little tunnel from before.

Running out of the small tunnel a group of men grabbed them. As one went to grab Athena, she went to where he thought was punch but she sliced his cheek with the knife causing him to stumble back, a man from behind grabbed bother her arm and held them behind her back the man with now a sliced cheek grabbing her legs and throwing her into the back of a truck by herself.

Hearing the shouts from the others after hearing two cars pull off so did hers, the two men holding her still there. As the drive carried on, becoming uncomfortable, Athena used her legs and kicked the man holding them, his head hitting the metal wall, and throwing her head back into the man's face, causing him to let go of her arm. Turning round with her bandaged wrist punching the man in the face knocking him out too.

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As the first van pulled up a man opened the door, to reveal Brenda and Thomas after getting out, a second van pulled up, shaking. Hearing groans inside the van, the doors were pushed open and a man fell out onto the ground Jorge jumping out of the van and onto the man "Where are you son of a bitch!" he exclaimed

"Hey! Hey! Hey!" Brenda shouted, as Jorge punched the man.

Everyone ran towards Jorge to split them up. "Alright okay." Newt stated as a guard pulled him away. As he looked around he realised he couldn't see Athena anywhere, "Tommy!" he said, grabbing Thomas' attention "Is Thea with you?" Thomas shook his head, causing panic to go through Newt's body.

"I'm right here. I'm right here." Brenda exclaimed causing Jorge to look at her, as he looked around the group he saw no Athena. Turning back to the man he punched him again.

"Where's Athena!"

As if on cue a third van pulled up, causing everyone to freeze, as a man walked up and opened the door he was forcefully kicked back and onto the ground. The door blocking the group's view saw a pair of black boots jump out and walk past the door revealing an uncut or bruised Athena, but as the doors opened more they saw the two knocked out men in the van.

"Everybody relax, we're on the same side here." A man said, as Athena walked up to join the group.

"What do you mean by the same side? Who are you?" Thomas asked, getting out of another man's grip.

After a glance at the group the man took off his mask to reveal. Gally.

"Hey, Greenie." he said to Thomas.

Thomas started to walk threateningly walking towards Gally causing Athena to do the same from the side of the group to Thomas. "Gally?" he asked.

The four Gladers looked at each other in shock. "No way." Fry whispered.

Seeing a switch turn in Thomas, Athena ran forwards as Thomas punched Gally in the face, Newt following Athena's actions as Gally fell to the floor.

"Thomas!" She shouted, holding fist so he couldn't swing it at Gally. But Thomas continued to fight, "Newt!" she shouted, needing the boys help.

"No, wait!" Newt said as he came up on the other side of Thomas. "Woah, woah, woah. Stop it! Stop it!" Newt scolded.

"He killed Chuck." Thomas said through gritted teeth trying to get his hand out of Athena's grip.

"Yeah, I know." Newt agreed. "I remember. I was there too, all right? But I also remember he was stung and half out of his mind." he carried on "Just calm down, alright."

He really is the glue- Athena thought in her head as she watched Newt convince Thomas.

Thomas' breathing still heavy, he pushed himself out of Athena's grip causing the crouched down girl to fall on her ass. As Gally got up he put his hand out to help her up which she warily took, as he pulled her up "It's good to see you, Thea."

"You too." she replied, as she patted his arm and walked back to the group.

"Kind of had that coming." he said as he held his chin. "Anybody else? Fry? Newt? Thea for old times sake?"

"I'm still thinkin' about it." She replied as she stood next to Newt.

"Do you know this guy?" Jorge asked Frypan.

"He was an old friend." Fry replied looking like he was about to cry.

"How?" Newt asked. "H-how is this possible? We watched you die."

"No- you left me to die." Gally corrected. "And if we hadn't found you when we did, you'd be dead right now."

"No,no,no we watched you stop breathing." Athena said remembering the incident like it was yesterday.

"What the hell are you doing here?" he asked, ignoring Athena.

"Minho" Newt breathed out. "Wicked has him here. We're looking for a way in."

"I can help with that."

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