Chapter 2

The familiar sound of grinding metal echoed through the glade.

"We've got a greenie coming up!" One of the gladers shouted, as everyone started to gather around the box.

"Alright, step aside, shanks." Alby's voice rumbled through the still air.

Everyone was anxious and excited, all wondering who the new greenbean could be.

Newt pushed through the crowd, hopped onto the large metal box and  opened it.

Everyone around craned their necks to see who the Greenie was, but Newt came out of the box holding nothing but a slip of paper.

"What the shuck is going on here?" Alby asked, confusion clear on his face.

Murmurs started to rise from the Gladers. No one understood what was going on.

Then someone shouted from the crowd, "What does the paper say!"

Newt looked at Alby for approval. After receiving a nod, Newt unfolded the paper and read it aloud.

"Better find her before the grievers do."

The silent murmurs turned into an uproar.

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"It means she's in the maze shuck-face!"

"Wait the greenbean is a girl...?'

" A GIRL?!"

"ALL RIGHT YOU SHANKS SHUT YOUR SHUCK-FACES BEFORE I LOCK YOU ALL UP." Alby bellowed.

The noise instantly died.

"The keepers will meet immediately at the homestead. The rest of you - get back to work."

"What about the runners?" Thomas asked.

Alby pondered for a moment then said, "The runners wait until further instruction. We might need you."

Within two minutes the keepers were gathered in the homestead, conduting the emergency meeting.

Alby began, "Well obviously those shuck face Creators decided it would be a great idea to play this little game with us."

"We have to weigh our options. She might not be worth it. We might end up losing more runners looking for her. "

Minho stepped up, "Alby, this is a life we're talking about here, not some shuck-face animal or anything. It's a life. I say we send out a couple of runners to look for her, hold off mapping at least for today."

"Minho's right. Gladers look out for each other. She was sent here. That technically makes her a Glader doesn't it?" Newt added.

"No it doesn't." Frypan shot back.

"It's a life we are talking about here." Newt retorted, glaring at Frypan.

"Well I think it's a freaking waste of resources and time. The greenbean's probably met with a griever by now. She's a greenie. Which greenie has survived a day in the maze?" Gally scoffed.

Minho glared at Gally. "Shut it shuck face."

"Look Alby, give it one day - just today. Anyway if we don't find her by the time the doors close, she'd porbably be dead anyway." Minho looked Alby straight in the eye, extremely determined to find the Greenbean.

"Fine. But I dont want any runners risking their life out there for her. They're too precious." Alby said, before dismissing the meeting.

"Understood."

Minho walked out of the homestead and briefed the runners on their mission.

Thomas volunteered to go, so Minho picked two other runners to go along.

This was a first - that runners were actually volunteering to go into the maze and not waiting to be assigned. They were eager to meet the greenie - just because she was a girl, and it seemed like they were willing to risk their lives to go.