Evermore ღ Newt TMR³

3. It's Too Easy

So much happening already, and it's only been two chapters!

I also want to take a moment to thank @allyyargent and @fiestybeta who have voted and commented on each update! Thanks guys, it means a lot to me!

Question of the Chapter: I'm running out of questions. Who's your favorite singer? I'm loving Lorde, Ellie Goulding and Halsey at the moment.

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The girls have been sitting in a waiting room for almost half an hour. There only a few guards in the room, waiting for Janson and the boys to arrive. Lori couldn't believe it. She knew on some level that WICKED would deceive them again, but she didn't want it to be a lie about them having a choice.

Minho and Newt are dragged in, and they're kept on the other side of the room. Probably so the girls can't talk to them. The Rat Man informs them that Thomas has been taken for his operation, and that they'll all be taking turns.

They sit in silence, guards standing beside the door, their Launchers ready to shoot anyone who moves. It feels like forever that they're waiting, until they hear something in the hallway. A door opening somewhere.
Moments later, the door to the room containing them opens, revealing Thomas and Brenda who both hold Launchers.

Janson jumps up from his chair, outraged. "What in God's name are you doing?"

Brenda doesn't reply, just shoots both the guards. They fall to the ground, wisps of electricity travelling across their bodies. All the mean while, Thomas is aiming his Launcher at Janson. "Give me your key card, then get on the ground, hands on your head."

"This is complete lunacy." The man is completely baffled, somehow shocked as to why they would do such a thing. "You have zero chance of getting out of this complex. More guards are already on their way."

"After what we've been put through, this is nothing." Thomas' mouth forms a smile, one that almost seems genuine. "Thanks for the training. Now, another word and you'll get to experience - how did you put it? The worst five minutes of your life?"

"How can-"

But before Janson can say any more, Thomas has pulled the trigger and released one of the grenades upon the rodent-like man. He screams as he collapses to the ground, his body unable to be still as it is pulsed with electricity. To top it off, smoke rises from his hair and clothing. It's so much better seeing it happen to him, Lori smiles to herself.

"That can't feel good," Thomas says as he looks at his friends, no look of regret on his face.

"It supposedly won't kill him," Brenda lets them know.

"That's a shame," Minho answers. He straightens up after tying the guard who hadn't been electrocuted with his belt. "The world would've been better off."

"Maybe we should just shoot him with another one," Lori mutters, crossing her arms in front of her chest.

Thomas looks at all the people on the ground, and the to his friends. "We're leaving. Now."

"I'll bloody drink to that," Newt says.

Minho laughs slightly, "That's exactly what I was thinking."

Brenda nods, "I hate these people just as much as all of you. I'm in."
Lori can't help but smile. She considers Brenda as a friend. They would never have made it out of the Scorch without her and Jorge. Whether they were working with WICKED or not, they didn't have to save some of them; the ones that WICKED see as unimportant.
"I don't know how long a blast from one of these lasts, and he's definitely going to wake up angry. We better get out of here."