Saving Minho!

"Is there no way to convince you to stick with me for the mission?" Gally asks me, pulling me aside from the others as we walk through the tunnel. 

"Sorry Gally, but I need to help them rescue Minho. I haven't seen him in so long, and I want to make sure that he's okay" I say, interlocking our hands as we follow the others. "I also want to make sure that Teresa doesn't betray us again. I don't trust her, and I sure as hell don't trust Thomas not to get himself and Newt in trouble. Someone needs to keep them in check". 

Gally shakes his head with a small smile on his face. "I understand that you want to see Minho, but it worries me that i'm not there to protect you", he explains. 

"Awww, you're so sweet when you worry" I say teasingly, causing him to blush slightly. "I'll be fine. I don't need anyone to protect me". 

"I know. You're very capable of protecting yourself. Just be careful, and if anything happens to you, I swear Thomas, Newt, Teresa, i'll kill them all" Gally says, his tone serious. His face hardens as he glares at the back of their heads. 

I let out a chuckle. "You can't hurt the boys. Teresa, however, I wouldn't give a damn". 

Gally pulls me towards him gently, by my arm. We come to a stop, chest to chest. His gaze softens as his eyes meet mine. My breath catches, and my pulse quickens in anticipation as he slowly leans down, connecting our lips. I wrap my arms around his neck, and he puts both hands on my waist as we kiss passionately, taking a moment to forget about the danger awaiting us and instead, enjoying the small moment of bliss between us. 

We only pull apart to breathe, and he rests his forehead on mine. "Madeline, I-", he starts to say but gets cut off by Newt. 

"Stop with the kissing lovebirds. It's making me feel sick" Newt says, his tone playful. 

Gally groans in annoyance, and I roll my eyes. "Sorry to be such an inconvenience to you, Newt". 

We catch up to them, getting to the end of the tunnel soon enough. We walk in silence, but I can't help but think about what Gally wanted to say. I'll have to find out later. 

"Look after her" Gally pointing to me as he addresses Thomas and Newt. "If you don't. You don't wanna know what I plan to do".

"Of course we'll bloody look after her" Newt replies in a sassy tone, rolling his eyes. 

"Good" Gally says, letting go of my hand and watching as the four of us walk into the city with out WCKD masks covering our faces. Teresa walks in between Thomas and Newt, and I walk just behind her, leaving hardly any ways to escape from us. 

Thomas walks through the entrance with Teresa, whilst Newt and I make our way in through another way, so that we don't arouse any suspicion. I try to ease my nerves as we make our way over to Thomas and Teresa, noticing how small I look compared to the other guards. Hopefully no one will notice, but it's hard not to when I stick out like a sore thumb. Newt and I stop directly in front of Thomas and Teresa. We nod at him, and he seems to realise it's us after glancing at me. Newt gestures with his head for him to follow us. We lead them down the stairs, walking down a corridor with glass windows that show a large garage. 

Another WCKD soldier walks into the corridor. I know that it's Gally, and he leads the way. Soon enough, we get to the door to the stairwell. Teresa uses her key card to unlock the door, and the rest of us go in with our guns raised. Luckily for us, there's no guards around. We go to walk down the stairs, but Gally's voice stops us. 

"Hold on. Hold on" Gally calls out to us. "I can get in here" he says, looking at an electrical box connected to the wall. He lifts his mask up. 

"Throw me the walkie" Thomas says to Gally. He catches it effortlessly, and is first to head further down the stairs with his gun raised. I move to follow, but pause at the sight of Newt leaning on the railing, coughing quite a bit. I start to worry about how pale he seems to be looking already. 

The virus is working fast. 

I ignore Teresa's gaze in Newt. "How you holding up, Newt?" I ask in concern. 

"Fine" he replies in between coughs, as he tries to compose himself. 

"You still have time. We'll have the serum really soon" I reassure him. He gives me a half smile in return, but it's no where near enough to ease my worry. 

Thomas comes back up the stairs, talking into the walkie talkie. 

"Frypan, we're in. How you doing?" Thomas asks. 

"Yeah, yeah, I'm getting there. Tell Minho 'Hi' from me" I hear Frypan's voice crackle through the airwaves. 

"Hang in there, buddy" Thomas replies. 

Gally finally gets the electrical box open, revealing many wires. "This'll work" he says, grabbing a wire. 

"Brenda, what's your status?" Thomas asks her through the walkie talkie. 

"Status is, I'm working on it" she replies. 

"Copy. Just make sure you're ready on your end" Thomas says. 

"Don't worry. You know I'm gonna be there" I hear her say, making me smile slightly. 

Gally shuts the electrical box after connecting something to it. I have absolutely no idea what it is or what it does. I can only hope that it works. "Alright, let's go" he says to us. 

We all head down the stairs, keeping a close eye on Teresa. We swiftly get to the closed door where they're keeping the kids. The door buzzes open, revealing a guard. Newt, Thomas, Gally and I instantly aim our guns in the surprised guards direction with our masks down. Thomas shoots him, knocking him straight to the floor, grunting as he's electrocuted. We slowly inch further into the room, shooting a couple of other guards caught off guard by our presence. We quickly take control of the room, and knocking them unconscious. 

Thomas, Newt and I open each door to reveal the small bunks that the kids are being kept in. 

"We're not going to hurt you. Come on" I say, ushering the confused and frightened kids out of the room, my eyes scanning for Minho but having no luck in finding him amongst the crowd of kids. 

"He's not in this one" I alert Thomas, who tells Newt to get the last door open. I look over to Gally, who holds a barely conscious guard at gunpoint. 

"The vault. How do I get in?" he asks sternly, I try not to stare at him but it's difficult when he looks so damn attractive threatening people. 

God, I need to stop thinking like this. 

"You can't" The guard says. Gally lets go of him, letting him drop to floor and passing out. 

That was hot. 

"Guys, this might take some time" Gally informs us, getting to work on opening the vault that should have the serum in. 

"Shit. He's not here" Thomas says to us after checking each room again. He walks straight over to Teresa, looking beyond pissed. "Where is he?". 

"I swear I don't know" Teresa replies, walking over to the computers. 

"Well you better hurry up and find out" I say, gritting my teeth as she types some nonsense into the computers, pulling up a file with Minho's face on it. My heart clenches at his dishevelled state, and puffy eyes. 

"Somebody's moved him up to the medical wing" Teresa informs us. "Thomas, that's on the other side of the building". 

"Who cares where it is. We came here to get him back, so that's what we're gonna do" I say to her, frustrated at her stupidity. Did she really think that we were gonna give up so easily?

"Okay, take me to him. Right now" he orders her. 

"Alright, I'm coming with you" Newt says to Thomas. 

"Newt, no, you're not. You have to stay here, wait with Gally for the serum" Thomas argues. 

"He's right, Newt. You need the serum asap. I'll go with Thomas" I tell him. 

"You two can't do this on your own. You're gonna need help. Minho comes first, remember?" Newt says, his gaze stubborn. 

"Just go. We're wasting time. I'll get the serum, and we'll meet you out back" Gally says to us. 

Thomas takes a second to contemplate. "Ok, fine. Let's go, come on" he says, forcing Teresa forward as Newt and I follow him with our guns held tightly in our grips. 

"Hey greenie! Look after her, and goodluck" Gally says, pointing at me. 

"I'll be fine, Gally!" I call back to him. Thomas doesn't reply as we walk away to find the medical wing. 

We walk through the building as Teresa guides us to where Minho is being kept. Thomas grabs her arm, urging her to move faster. "Keep moving" he says to her. 

Thomas presses the button for the elevator, and we all wait for it to get to our level. 

"Come on, come on" Thomas says, pressing the button again after seeing a guard slowly walking towards us. 

"For fuck sake" I mutter, noticing the guard inching closer towards us. I almost let out a sigh of relief when the elevator doors open. We all step inside, as Teresa presses the button to our level. I stand directly behind her, trying to hide so guards can't see the big difference in height compared to Newt and Thomas. 

I really shouldn't have dressed as a guard. I was too stupid to realise how out of place I look compared to the others. It's times like this that I wish I was taller. 

I almost jump out of my skin when an arm sticks itself in between the closing doors to force them open again. My heart plummets, and I hold my breath at the sight of Janson stepping into the elevator. Out of all people, it had to be him. He's gonna notice me and then I'm gonna be the reason we get caught. I should've just gone with Brenda to steal a bus. Why didn't I do that? 

Janson presses a button, and turns to stand next to Teresa, his back facing us. At least he didn't really look at us. I pray that he gets off soon, and doesn't turn to look at us. 

"You're working late" Janson says to Teresa, who lets out a small, awkward chuckle. 

"See, that's what I like about you Teresa. No matter how bleak things get, you just... well, you never give up" he says. 

God, stop talking and get off the damn elevator. 

"Times like this, you need a friends that you can count on" he explains. 

"I'll keep that in mind" Teresa replies, trying to stay composed. 

You better sell this act Teresa. Do not not look guilty. 

"There is one thing you should know" Janson says. "One friend to another. Thomas is here".

Thomas and Newt glance at each other, and then down at me. I hold my breath again, the anxiety of getting caught makes me feel faint. There's not enough space in this fucking elevator. I can't breathe. 

"Surveillance picked him up outside the walls. Ava didn't want you to know... but there is a chance he may try to contact you. And if he does, well, I'd like to think I would be your first call" Janson says. 

Teresa looks at him. "Are you going to kill him?" she asks. 

"Would that be a problem?" Janson questions her. 

Alright, so he's definitely going to kill us if he sees us. That's just amazing. I'm not even surprised, after all, he is one sadistic bastard. 

Before Teresa can answer, the heavens seem to answer my prayers as the door buzzes open on our floor. 

"This is me" Teresa tells him, slowly walking out of the elevator. Newt, Thomas and I are quick to follow. I try to hide myself from Janson's view as I walk. 

"Thomas, you have to listen to me" Teresa says to him as we follow her through the building. "Getting that serum won't save Newt. It might buy him some time, but...".

Newt cuts her off. "Just ignore her. She's trying to get inside your head". 

"Thomas listen. You know what's going on out there. People are dying. The world is dying" Teresa explains. 

"Can you please, shut the fuck up?" I ask, although it doesn't come out as a question, but more as a demand. 

She ignores me. "There's something about your blood, I don't understand" she explains to Thomas. 

"Open it" Thomas orders when we get to a locked door. 

"If you let me run some tests..." Teresa says, opening the door. "I promise I can protect you".

"Bullshit" I say through a fake cough. 

Thomas rips off his mask. "Yeah? Like you protected Minho?" he asks in anger. Newt grabs his arm in attempt to calm him down. 

"What are you doing?" Newt asks. 

"Put your mask back on, Thomas" I say, looking around in panic. He's just exposed us. 

"How many more people is it gonna take? How many more people do they have to round up, torture, kill? Huh? When the hell does it stop?" Thomas asks. 

"It stops when we find a cure?" Teresa says, making my blood boil. I refuse to say anything, not wanting to bring any attention to us, since Thomas is already on the verge of getting us caught. 

"There is no goddamn cure!" Thomas exclaims. 

"Don't waste your breath, Teresa" Janson's voice calls out from behind her. I look up to see Janson, pointing his gun at us. 

Oh, that's just what we need. 

"Great work, Thomas" I grumble. 

"He made his choice long ago" Janson says. 

"Drop it, kid!" A guard shout to us, three of them rushing towards us. Thomas grabs Teresa and holds her at gun point. Newt and I point our weapons at the three guards and Janson. 

"Back up. Tell them to back off" Thomas orders Janson, keeping his gun to Teresa's temple. 

"Hey, Thomas, come on. It's me. I've known you longer than you can remember. You're not gonna shoot her" Janson says to him. 

"You don't think so?" Thomas questions. 

"Okay. Go on then" Janson says, lifting his gun away from us. "Shoot her. Prove me wrong". 

"Shoot her" Janson says, his words laced with venom. 

Teresa pushes Thomas through the doorway, then Newt. She pushes me, but I manage to shoot Janson, temporarily electrocuting him just as Teresa pulls a red lever, shutting the door on us. 

"Nice shot" Newt says. 

"Thanks. I couldn't resist" I replied as we all look at Teresa slightly confused. The guards help Janson up, and they all rush over to the door, not being able to open it as lights begin to flash. 

Teresa ducks as Janson attempts to shoot at us, but the glass is bulletproof. Suck on that, Janson!

Newt and I take off our masks, and follow Thomas down the hall. I send a taunting smirk at Janson as I leave. The satisfaction of watching him try to recover from being electrocuted is amazing. We walk through the corridors, trying to ignore the curious stares from many people in lab coats. The alarms are blaring and lights are flashing. I hope Gally managed to get to Brenda with the kids without being caught. We hide in a room, watching through the glass as WCKD guards run through the hallways. We wait for the hallway to clear, then carry on walking to find Minho. 

Newt and I stop when we see Thomas not behind us. We look to see him staring at Ava Paige. He pulls out his gun, aiming it at her. We look to our left to see Janson make his appearance. 

"Thomas! No!" Newt shouts, grabbing Thomas and pushing him behind the wall. We narrowly miss bullets as we take refuge behind the wall. We rush down the corridor, aiming our gun at doctors as they scream and clear the way for us. A guard runs right in front of us. 

"Freeze!" He shouts, but we all shoot him at the same time, causing him to drop to the floor. 

We shoot at the other guards showing up, running down a different corridor as they shoot at us. 

"Minho!" Thomas calls out. 

"Minho!".

"Minho!" Newt and I shout with Thomas as we run through the corridors. 

We shoot at the guards, narrowly avoiding shots fired at us as we try to move further down the corridor. 

"Shit!" Thomas says as his gun stops working. He discards it carelessly to ground, pulling out his handgun. The guards shout as we shoot them down one-by-one. 

"Newt, Maddie. Get down!" Thomas shouts as we all drop to the floor, leaning against a wall. 

"Shit. I'm almost out!" Thomas says. 

"Get back!" Newt shouts out to Thomas and I. We stop shooting, hiding behind the wall as newt throws a grenade into the hall with the guards. 

"Nice. All right" Thomas says, as we all take this chance to run down the hall. We turn a corner, and Thomas immediately stands in front of Newt and I at the sight of a guard aiming his gun at us. 

"Get down on the ground! I said get..." The guard gets cut off when Minho shows up yelling. He pushes the guard into the wall, and I watch in shock as he grabs the guard again and throws him through the window. 

Goddamn!

"Minho!" I exclaim with a shocked smile. He looks at us panting. We all pull him into a group hug. He looks at us all, uttering words that break my heart. "Is this real?" he asks. 

"It's very real" I reply, all of us smiling at him. Three more guards show up, and we run with Minho down the corridor. We sprint, but come to a stop when Janson turns the corner, aiming his gun at us. We turn and run the opposite way, around the corner as three guards chase us. 

Janson shows up again in front of us, and Thomas opens a door and we all rush into a random room. "In here!" Thomas shouts. He locks the door, Minho rushes over to a metal cabinet. 

"Newt, come on!" He says. 

Newt and Minho push it over, in front of the door so Janson can't get in. All four of us stand together, finding no way out. 

"What do we do now?" I ask, watching in fear as sparks fly through the edge of the door. 

"Yeah, any ideas?" Minho asks. 

"Maybe" Thomas says, and I can tell by the look on his face that I'm not going to like whatever idea he has. 

Thomas and Newt break the glass window, and we watch as the metal tank drops into a large pool looking thing below. The four of us walk to the edge, looking down at our only way to escape. 

"That's a long way down" I comment fearfully. 

"It's okay. It's doable" Thomas reassures me, but his voice wavers. 

"Oh, is it?" I ask, raising a brow at him, unimpressed. 

"Yeah. We just need a running start" Thomas replies. Minho, Newt and I share a look between concern and disbelief. We walk back towards Thomas, who's bouncing on his feet. Preparing to jump. 

"Are you sure about this?" Minho asks him. 

"Not really" Thomas replies honestly. 

"Well, that's reassuring" I comment sarcastically. 

"Nice pep talk" Minho adds, matching my sarcasm. 

"Yeah, we're all bloody inspired" Newt comments sassily. I would laugh if I wasn't so terrified. 

One of the WCKD guards manage to open the door. We all look back just as the door swings open. 

"Shit" Thomas says. We all run towards the window, jumping out and falling towards the ground. My heart is in my throat and my stomach coils with fear as I feel myself falling. 

"Thomas!" Minho shouts. 

"Damn you, Thomas!" I scream. 

"Oh, shit!" I hear Thomas shout. 

Within a few short seconds, I'm completely underwater, trying to swim my way back up. I start to panic, thrashing around as I feel myself running out of air. 

Author's Note:

I enjoyed writing this chapter, so I hope you all like it. We're almost at the end of the film, where it gets depressing. Let me know what you think is gonna happen!

I hope you all enjoyed the chapter. Remember to look after yourselves and I promise to update again within the next couple of days :)

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