Prompt: *Plus Size Reader*
"It’s not as bad as it looks.”
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Y/N stood beside Brenda, holding tightly onto the girl’s arm. She couldn’t believe what she seeing.
“How are you alive...we saw you die.” Newt spoke, breaking the silence.
“No...you left me to die. I was was rescued not long after you by Lawrence. He is the leader of The Right Arm.” Gally answered.
“So what you are a good guy now?” Thomas spat, he was growing more and more angry.
“I was never the bad guy Greenie.” Gally replied, within seconds Thomas lunged for Gally, punching him to the ground. Y/N shouted at Thomas to stop, every ounce of her didn’t want to defend Gally but she couldn’t help it. Frypan and Jorge both pulled Thomas away. Gally stood up and wiped his lip of blood.
“I deserved that.” Gally stated.
“Gally if you say you are a good guy than can you help us? WCKD took Minho and we need to get him back.” Newt explained. “We need to get into the city.”
Gally thought for a moment.
“Lawrence can help...you have to get permission from him to enter and if he does...he knows the best ways.” Thomas knew better than to trust Gally but he could be their only way of saving Minho.
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The ride to where The Right Arm was located was rough and bumpy. Y/N never let go of Brenda and refused to look at Gally, she couldn’t bring herself too.
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They arrived to an old warehouse that Y/N didn’t want to enter.
“Before we see Lawrence...just don’t stare at him.” Gally warned, everyone shared glances. Y/N linked her hand with Newt as they began their way towards Lawrence. They stopped at a large metal door where Gally opened in.
“Gally...who have you brought back?” The man asked, as soon as Y/N looked, se understood exactly why Gally said not to stare. She felt Newt grip her hand tighter, assuring her she was fine. She looked at her friend and gave a faint smile.
“Friends...from the maze. They need help entering the city to save someone important to them...to me too.” Gally explained, Y/N looked at Gally.
“How important can be?” Lawrence asked. He approached the group and stopped at Y/N.
“V...Very.” Y/N whispered, avoiding looking at him.
“Well then...I guess you do need my help. I can get you into the city no issue but only two of you go with Gally...the rest stay incase this is some trick.” Lawrence told them. “I can’t put my full trust in people I don’t know.”
“Newt and I will go.” Thomas spoke.
“Come in and we will talk about how you are getting in.” Lawrence told them.
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Y/N sat in silence beside Frypan as they began to discuss their options.
“Underground tunnels are the way in...but once we reach WCKD we need to have a way in the building.” Gally said to them. “And I know that way.” Gally took Thomas and Newt outside onto the balcony.
“You ever going to talk to him?” Frypan asked. Y/N looked down.
“He...he hasn’t even looked at me.” Y/N spoke softly. “I can understand why.”
“He made his choice not to leave and you made yours...don’t blame yourself.” Frypan assured her, she nodded her head.
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“Come back safely...both of you.” Y/N said to Thomas and Newt before giving them both hugs. Y/N looked at Gally who was opening the way to the tunnels, she wanted to badly to hug him, to hold him, but she gave a soft smile to the boys and backed away.
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After what felt like hours Thomas, Newt, and Gally returned but not alone, they had Teresa. Y/N ran over to Teresa to hug her but Gally quickly blocked Y/N from doing so. He glared down at the girl.
“It’s okay Y/N.” Teresa said. Y/N fought back tears and moved away. It wasn’t till Gally sat Teresa down that she noticed Teresa’s hands were bound together.
“You are going to help us get Minho.” Gally spoke. Teresa looked over to Thomas. “Don’t look at him, what are you looking at him? Look at me.”
“Even if I could get you in...Minho isn’t where my access card will let me in.” Teresa told them.
“You get us in that building and I can handle the rest.” Gally told her. Y/N looked at Thomas who remained silent, letting Gally intimidate her with no remorse.
“Have to be what? She is the reason Minho was taken Y/N!” Newt shouted, he had never risen his voice at her before.
“He’s right...she isn’t who she said she was back in the maze.” Gally added. Y/N not being able to fight her tears back turned away and left the group, she rushed outside and welcomed the cold air. She wiped the tears that still formed.
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“Y/N...” She quickly turned and saw Newt looking at her. She turned away and said nothing. “I am sorry I shouted at you love.” He approached her gently.
“Then why did you?” She asked. “No matter what she did...she is my friend...the first friend I made...”
“I...I haven’t been completely honest with you all and I know telling Thomas will be hard.” She looked at him, confused. Instead of telling her, he showed her. He rolled up his sleeve and there was a large scratch mark that looked infected.
“Newt...” The tears began to form again, it explained why he had lashed out on her. Without saying anything else, she wrapped her arms around his waist and hugged him. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer in.
“I will tell the others.” He assured her.
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When they returned inside they were all gathering supplies to start their mission of getting Minho. Y/N walked past Gally and straight towards Brenda and Jorge.
“You are going to be with us...apparently there are others that have been captured. We are going to use a bus to get them all here safely.” Brenda explained. Y/N isn’t tough like Brenda or brave like Teresa. She isn’t sure how she had lasted this long without being killed.
“You are going to be alright.” Jorge told her, placing his hand on her shoulder.
“I can’t imagine I will be much help...” Y/N told them. She looked over at Gally, for the first time he looked at her, she quickly looked away.
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Waiting outside the city walls with the bus was hard for Y/N. She knew knowing that her friends within the walls could be in trouble made her heart ache. She worried about Newt, she was scared for Minho, she felt guilty for Teresa.
“They should be in there by now.” Lawrence who joined Brenda and Jorge said. “Gally knows what he is doing.”
“Why did you save Gally?” Y/N blurted out.
“When we found him he was barely breathing, I could have left him to die, but I also saw he was infected...leaving him there alone wasn’t something I could do...just a kid.” Lawrence explained. “And now he is one of my strongest guys and most trusting too.” Y/N nodded her head, agreeing with everything he was telling her, because he was right. In the maze he was the strongest and everyone trusted him, including her. Just as she was about to say something else, the four of them heard a burst of gun shots and an explosion.
“It’s happening...they must be in.” Jorge said.
“That’s are sign to go in.” Lawrence said, Brenda hopped into the driving seat and the they all piled into the bus.
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The city was in shambles. Y/N looked out the window of the bus and saw fire everywhere, places destroyed, and bodies on the ground.
She hated death and she hated violence. The bus came to a stop when another large explosion went off, it was close enough to shake the large vehicle. Y/N felt useless like always just waiting in the bus while her friends were risking their lives.
She began to have this feeling inside of her. She needed off the bus. She rushed from her seat and began to leave.
“Y/N stop!” Frypan shouted. Y/N snatched a gun from one the nearest bags they had prepared and went outside. She wasn’t sure what this feeling was but it was only growing. She ignored the calls from Brenda and Jorge and ran towards the chaos.
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The smoke from the explosions made it difficult for Y/N to see. She heard constant cries for help, people pushing past her. She had just reached the end of a large crowed when a large man came past her, pushing her to the ground.
She fell hard, hitting her head.
The noises around her were muffled.
Her vision was blurry. She pulled all her strength together and managed to stand on up. She clutched the gun which she had no idea how to use in her hand tightly and pushed on.
She noticed the WCKD building and rushed towards it but stopped when she saw three men standing outside of it on the top floor. She looked up and shook her head.
“Y/N?” She heard someone shout, she turned and saw a man dressed as a guard rushing towards her. She raised the gun and closed her eyes. She felt the gun ripped from her hands. She opened her eyes and saw Gally, he took of the mask.
“Why the hell are you here!?” She didn’t answer, she turned back to Minho, Newt, and Thomas. Gally noticed. “What are those Shanks doing?”
His question was quickly answered when the three boys jumped, Y/N placed her hands over her eyes, but opened them when she heard splashing. Gally pulled her roughly by the arm, towards the water fountain.
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“That was pretty crazy Greenie.” Gally told Thomas while helping him out of the fountain. Y/N grabbed onto Newt’s hand and helped him out. She could tell the effects of the scratch was starting to takes it’s toll even worse now. He was pale, his eyes were a dark color, and he had veins all over his hands, face, and neck.
“Why are you here?” Newt asked.
“I asked the same thing.” Gally added.
“Minho!” Y/N once again ignored the question and hugged her friend. He glady returned the hug.
“We need to get Newt back.” Thomas said, they all agreed.
“I know the way to the bus.” Y/N spoke. As they nodded their heads a group of guards rushed out from the building, their guns aiming straight at them.
“Let’s go!” Gally shouted. Minho and Thomas both helped Newt as they rushed to find cover. The gun shots were close.
Gally grabbed onto Y/N and pulled her down as they hid behind a flipped car.
They got separated from the others.
“Why aren’t you with the bus?” He asked her. She leaned against the car and closed her eyes. She has been trying to find the right answer since she left the bus honestly.
“I d...don’t know...I h...had this feeling.” She told him.
“And that feeling told you to run straight into this mess?” He was still angry.
“Yes! Alright! I have been with you guys since the beginning and if anything...” She stopped and looked down, tears forming. “If any of you left me and I wasn’t there-”
“Like when you left me back at the maze.” He spat. She looked at him, hurt by his comment.
“I wanted you to come with us...and when you killed Chuck...and seeing Minho kill you...I couldn’t get that imagine out of my head for the longest time.” She looked at him, really looked at him for the first time since reuniting. He was older, his features matured.
“I didn’t want to kill Chuck.” He told her.
“I know...I know you were infected. I trusted you more than anyone Gally...I still do.” She admitted.
“I thought you hated me.” He told her, she shook her head.
“I was scared to talk to you...it took everything in me not to run to you when we first saw you.” He looked down and chuckled. Just as he was about to say something, more gun shots went off. He took her by the hand and the two peaked over the car.
“We have to get to the bus.” Gally told her.
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They ran. Gally still holding onto her hand.
The city was on it’s last limb and they needed to get out. Y/N was so distracted by everything around her that she didn’t know Gally had stopped running till she had bumped straight into him. She looked up at him, noticing he was looking down an alley that lead to a large open bridge. She went to look but he stopped her.
“Hey, why don’t you go ahead and get to the bus?” He asked her. She knew something was wrong. Who was on the bridge.
“I don’t want to go without you...w...what’s wrong?” She tried to look again but he blocked her way. “Gally s...stop.” She managed to get by him and saw Thomas and Minho.
Newt was laying on the ground.
Without hesitation she ran towards them, tears blurring her vision.
“Y/N.” Thomas stopped her and hugged her close, not letting her see him. “You don’t want to see him...not like this, this is now what you want to remember.” He was hurting, she could feel it.
“I have to get back and get Teresa.” Thomas said aloud.
“We will get to the bus.” Gally spoke. Y/N pulled away from Thomas and looked up at him.
“How we will meet up?” She asked Thomas, he looked down at her, still holding her.
“Don’t worry about that...I have this. You guys can keep in touch.” He told her. He handed Minho a walkie talkie.
“Make sure you and Teresa both get back...please.” She warned him. He leaned down and kissed her forehead.
“I will.” He told her. She back away and went walked over to Minho, forcing everything she has in her not to look back at Newt.
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At the bus Y/N was greeted by Brenda with a huge hug. Minho went straight to Frypan to tell him about Newt, Y/N pulled away form Brenda and sat down for a moment. Gally sat beside her.
“You know if there was a way to save Newt Thomas would have.” Gally told her. She thought about Newt and only felt tears form.
“I know...Newt would have done the same thing...he just...it shouldn’t have been him.” She told him. “Newt has done so much for us and now he is gone.” She felt him wrap his arm around her shoulders, she leaned into him and closed her eyes. She was tired.
“Thomas went back into the building...I don’t think that building will last any longer.” Minho said.
“How would we get to him if he can’t make it out?” Brenda asked. Gally looked at Lawrence.
“I have a way.” Lawrence told them.
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“Why can’t I stay with you?” Y/N asked Gally. “We all work better when we are together.”
“Knowing you are safe on the ground and away from this city will be better. Make your way to safe haven with these Shanks.” He told her referring to Frypan, Brenda, and Jorge.
“You promise you will be there?” She asked. He had no words. Was that a promise he could keep? Instead he cupped her face and pressed his lips against hers. She was taken back but didn’t hesitate to return the kiss.
“We gotta’ go!” Lawrence shouted. Gally kissed quickly one more time before running off with Minho and Lawrence.
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Safe Haven was everything Y/N thought it would. It was a gust of fresh air. She felt like she could relax without the constant fear.
“Guys...guys they are here!” She heard Frypan shout. Y/N rushed to her friend and saw Minho, Gally, and Thomas. Thomas wasn’t awake. They all looked rough and beaten.
“Thomas needs medical.” Minho told them, a group of people helped to take Thomas away. She looked around and her heart sank.
“Y/N...” Gally spoke approaching her. She engulfed him in a light hug, afraid he was hurt, and she was right. She walked him to medical and sat him down.
“It’s not as bad as it looks.” He told her with a faint smile.
“You look exhausted.” She told him. He laid back on the soft cot and closed his eyes. She sat beside him and gently stroked his hair. He began to snore softly which made her smile.
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“I’m sorry.” Thomas told Y/N as they sat around the fire with a bunch of others that she has yet to officially meet.
“You did what you could. She knew what she was doing.” She told him. She knew his feeling towards Teresa. She knew how much he loved her, despite her being apart of WCKD.
“Y/N...Greenie!” They both looked up and saw Gally, Frypan, and Minho standing by a large rock. The two walked over and joined them.
“Here.” Gally handed Y/N a sharp stone, on the large rock was all the names of their friends that they had lost. She carefully carved in Newt’s name while Thomas carved Teresa’s. Gally took Y/N’s hand and led her back to the fire.
“It’s a new start.” He told her, she looked at him and smiled. He was right.
