When they finally stop, a girl appears from behind a building. The newcomers turn and run back toward the town.Īs dark falls, a terrible scream is heard. The others want to kill Thomas and his friends. They also say another group like them has arrived in the Scorch. They must quickly learn who is safe, and who will kill them. They warn the boys that there are several stages of the Flare. Two Cranks from the city run out to investigate them. ![]() They see buildings in the distance and head for them. Unfortunately, it leads to a desert of scorching heat and blinding light. Another boy is killed and a third wounded before the Gladers find a stairway out of the dark hall. The ball disengages from the boy’s body and rolls down the hall. As the screaming gurgles to a stop, Thomas realizes the boy has a ball of metal instead of a head. Thomas can feel the boy thrashing, convulsing. A few moments later, one of the boys shrieks. As they feel their way along, a disembodied voice warns them to turn back now or be sliced. They pass through it, and find themselves in a pitch-black corridor. The following morning, a wall of gray appears in the common area. Anyone who doesn’t pass through the Flat Trans within the designated period will be executed. The man warns them that this is their only chance of survival. If they don’t survive the trial, they will eventually die a horrible death from the disease. If they make it to the safe haven within two weeks, they will be given the cure for the disease. After that, they have to find open air and head north for 100 miles. They will have to pass through the Flat Trans at that time. They will begin The Scorch Trials at 6 in the morning. He informs the boys that they have all been infected with the Flare. Governments of the surviving nations have banded together to form WICKED, and everything they learn from the trials will help the world to survive. A disease called the Flare is decimating the population. The man tells them the world has been ravaged by sun flares. The boys must now survive the more difficult Phase Two trials. Everything they experienced in the Maze was part of a research trial, nothing happened without WICKED’s forethought and approval, including the murder of Thomas’ friend. The man warns the boys to never believe what they see because their minds can be manipulated. They have unlimited power, resources and technology. The department exists for one purpose: to save the world from catastrophe. Thomas spends a few minutes trying to reach Teresa telepathically, but when he does, she insists she doesn’t know him, and threatens to kill him, before disappearing from his thoughts.Īfter Thomas sleeps, he finds someone has delivered food to the common room. When they re-enter the common area, they discover the bodies hanging from the ceiling have been removed. The boys know WICKED was responsible for the Maze, and now they wonder what else is in store for them. All of the tattoos label the boys as property of WICKED, World in Catastrophe: Killzone Experiment Department. Minho is labeled “The Leader,” Newt “The Glue.” Thomas’ tattoo says that he is to be killed by Group B. Aris says that he is in Group B and is labeled as The Partner. ![]() The boys notice that they’ve been tattooed. Aris and Thomas discover they can communicate with their minds as well. He could communicate with one of the girls telepathically, but she was murdered before they escaped. Aris relates a story that mimics their own, only instead of being in a maze with all boys, he was the only male in a maze with girls. Thomas searches for Teresa, but she’s disappeared. ![]() He claims to be from the Maze as well, although the others have never seen him. It also labels her as “The Betrayer.” But Teresa isn’t inside. A sign outside her door says she is in Group A. The people who had helped rescue them from the Maze are strung up from the ceiling, dead. When they finally break through the locked door, a new horror awaits. The Cranks can’t get through the barred windows, but the boys still want to get out of the dormitory and into the common area. Cranks, zombie-like people covered in sores and scars, pound at the windows and beg to be killed. As he struggles to come fully conscious, the other boys in the dormitory start yelling. Then her presence disappears from his mind. She tells him he has been chosen for a purpose. When he finally goes back to sleep, Thomas has a memory/dream of being a young boy. He and the other boys sleep in one area, while Teresa sleeps somewhere else. He and his fellow Gladers have survived the Maze, and now they find themselves ensconced in a warehouse/dormitory. He’s still not sure how it works, but finds comfort in “speaking” with his friend without using words. Thomas is awakened in the middle of the night by Teresa’s voice in his head.
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