random maze runner what if….what if Minho got stung instead of Alby?
Would Alby be able to find his way back? Would they just die in the maze?
If Alby made it almost back dragging Minho and Thomas ran into the maze with them, would they survive the night?
Alby probably wouldn’t bolt like Minho did, he’s not the type.
I bet he’d help Thomas tie Minho up in the vines.
If they did survive, how would other events change?
Alby is more of a rule follower, I don’t think he’d recommend Thomas for running immediately like Minho did because he broke the Number One Rule.
Probably a harsher sentence in the Slammer and then he gets to be a runner, since they need a new one and Alby probably also saw how Thomas is a natural, but with Minho down who trains him?
Alby and Thomas would become better friends (thalby?? I kinda like Nalby as an established relationship in the Glade maybe…) and he’d likely escape the Maze. Minho might die in the first book in Alby’s place, but I don’t know if he’s the type to throw himself at Grievers like that.
Alternatively, they might actually make it back in time. Alby strikes me as a physically strong person. Maybe he’s able to carry Minho back in the nick of time. Or he throws Minho through the doors just as they close and dies in the maze by himself.
Ship-wise, some fun possibilities include Thominho, Minalby, Thalby, Nalby, and Minewt.
I almost wanna write an AU of this now….has this been done before?