"The Chancellor has arrived, sir." One of the soldiers says to Janson, indicating to the Berg flying overhead. I cover my eyes from the dust flying around as the Berg lands gently on the ground, and the door hisses open. Out of it comes Ava Paige, who strides out to greet Janson, her strawberry blonde hair twisted up into a tight knot just like it was in the staged video where she supposedly shot herself. Something was quite unsettling seeing her alive even when I was so sure back then that she had just killed herself in a video she was showing to a bunch of teenagers.
"Hello, ma'am." Janson says, bowing his head slightly at the woman. "This is the majority of them."
Ava nods, turning her attention to us. "Load them up."
Immediately, the WICKED soldiers start grabbing people by the shoulders, pulling them towards the open Bergs. The Chancellor watches, then shifts her eyes to Thomas.
"Hello Thomas." She says flatly. He doesn't reply, just scowls at her with his jaw clenched.
"Ah, Teresa." Ava says, directing her attention to the figure moving through the crowd of guards to stand next to the woman. "I'm so glad you're safe."
"Sorry what?" Gzi says from a few people along from me. "What the hell is this?"
"She's with them." I say, locking eyes with the girl who's betrayed her own. She lowers her eyes slightly, trying to avoid my gaze.
"What?" Minho exclaims. "For how long?"
"Oh, Teresa's been with us for a while now." Janson purrs, moving to stand next to the girl. "Unlike the rest of you, she knows what the right thing to do is."
"Teresa, how could you?" Thomas says in a strained voice. I shift my eyes to the boy and see that his eyes have clouded over with unshed tears as he stares at the girl.
"Thomas, this is the only way." Teresa replies. "We need to find a cure."
"She's right." Ava adds. "You have to understand, I'm a scientist, not a monster. I swore an oath to find a cure. I just need more time."
"You mean more blood." A voice interrupts. I turn my head and see Mary standing by the edge of the rows of people, staring at the Chancellor.
"Hello Mary." Ava says calmly, turning her body to face the woman. "I'm sorry we had to meet under these circumstances."
"I'm sorry about a lot of things too." Mary says. "But this is not right, Ava. You know that this isn't the only way to handle things, I know you do."
Ava stares coldly at the doctor, shaking her head. "I believe it is."
A gunshot suddenly rings out through the campsite, causing me to jolt as I look around the group to see who took the bullet, only to see that it was Mary.
I watch with horror as a pool of blood starts to form on Mary's shirt as she grabs the wound, her breath coming out in short gasps.
"MARY!" Vince screams, shaking off the guard holding him down and running over to the woman, catching her just as her body hits the ground. "MARY NO! PLEASE NO!" He frantically shakes the dying woman, tears streaming down his face as Mary's body goes limp, her face a sickly white.
I turn my head and see Janson lower his gun, a smirk slowly forming across his mouth.
Teresa stares horrified at the woman's body, and I hope that the sight of Mary makes her feel some sort of remorse for siding with WICKED.
"Time to go for you as well." A soldier says, grabbing Aris by one hand and Sonya by the other, dragging them towards the Berg.
"No!" I yell out, looking at Aris with panicked eyes. "Aris! Sonya!"
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Subject B3 (newt x reader)
FanfictionY/N was in group B, until, just like Group A, WICKED took them out of their maze and brought them to their facility, which they think is a safe place. After her friend Aris works with Group A's leader Thomas to find a way out after they suspect not...
