"You mean all this will just stop?" says Jane gesturing to her head," I can go back to my group, and Aris will look after me and everything will be alright again?"

Chancellor Paige nods.  Jane was friendly with Aris? I try to remember the relationship between Chuck and Teresa. It hadn't struck me as an obvious one, but in the Maze, Teresa had been looking out for him.  Aris had clearly been looking out for Jane and she wants to go back to him. I want to see all my friends again, Minho, Tommy, Frypan, and just live a normal life. My headache's the worst its ever felt, and Paige can stop it.  But what if this is a trick?  

"What's the catch?" I ask, leaning forward. Jane looks at me.

"I'm sorry?" Paige says.

The pressure in my head's -unbelievably- building up.

"What. Is. The. Catch?" I say with difficulty, as the headache gets even worse.

"There is no catch," replies Paige, calmly, acting oblivious to the pain I'm feeling," However, you may have a hard time convincing your friends, you're sane again. The chips have been removed, but they were all there when it was announced who wasn't Immune. "

"Why would you want to help us?" Presses Jane. That's probably a better question than the one I asked.

"Fortunately, although I have not informed my colleagues, but the trials and variables are  officially over." The Chancellor replies," Thanks to you two, as you are Cranks your decisions and results has enabled me to make the final blueprint. I now have everything I need to make the Final Cure. "

We both stare at her, saying nothing.

"Which means whatever Janson is doing to Thomas, doesn't need to continue," she says," But first, we need to sort out your chips. Once you are unconscious, I will inject you with the temporary cure."

She turns to the computer and types in multiple passcodes.  As she does so, she tells us that only she can shut it down completely, as she's the one who has ultimate control over the chips. Just before she clicks a button, she warns, "This will hurt."

Sure enough, the moment she clicks it, my headache expands and immense pain shoots through my body. I collapse onto the floor.

Newt is thirteen. He's leaning against a wall and standing in a line of boys watching Thomas, saying nothing.  There's an argument going on between Minho and Alby and Thomas and Teresa.

"Were you ever going to tell us?" snaps Alby," Or just let you think you were going in, then, surprise!"

Thomas and Teresa say nothing. They both look shame-faced. Alby continues his rant," What? Forget the script you're supposed to follow? Or just worried about upsetting your buddies?"

He nods furiously towards the doctors.

"Guys, come on," says Teresa, finally," We're no different from anyone else- we just do what they ask."

"Say whatever makes you feel better," answers Alby, folding his arms, looking the other way and leaning against the wall.

Minho's breathing heavily now, getting ready to fight. And Newt's not much better. His eyes searching Thomas, desperate for some slither of hope that Thomas is entering the Maze with them.

"Tommy," he whispers, distraught, but is unheard because Minho steps forward.  

He flings off the hand which Teresa had laid on his shoulder," Alby's right. I've tried and tried to give you guys the benefit of the doubt. Figured you were going to be able to help us. But now it's obvious what you were doing. You've been helping them the whole time. It's been about getting ready to do this to us, hasn't it!"

He pounds his chest twice to emphasis the words.

"Minho listen," begins Teresa

"Get out my face!" Minho literally screams.

In front of Newt, someone gets out of line and begins to run towards Thomas. It's Gally. Two nurses run after him.

"Thomas!" he screams, begging," You have to help us! Can't you help us!" He's grabbed by the nurses," We know you have some power with them! Help us!"

Thomas opens his mouth to speak, but it's clear he doesn't know what to say. It's obvious he's in distress-it's written all over his face. Out of him and Teresa, Thomas is an open book.

He opens his mouth, eyes pleading with them, and then a shudder runs through him. As if he's fighting something. His eyes widen, and he twists his neck. Then his eyes settle on the four them; Newt, Minho, Alby and Gally. As if he's being controlled.

He says in a voice that doesn't sound like his own," I'm sorry. There's nothing I can do."

The nurses and doctors start to move the Group A kids towards a door, they start to protest but fall silent when they hear a scream. A girl's scream. Which means only one thing; very nearby, the Group B girls are going through the exact same process.

The doctors try to usher them away faster so that they  don't hear anything else, but unfortunately, Newt recognised that scream .

Something inside him clicks," Lizzy!" he yells, finally breaking away from the line," Lizzy! I'm here!"

He grabs a doctor's arm and begs," Please don't hurt her. Not my sister. Please-she's only 11."

The doctor looks at him impassively," Don't worry kid. Pretty soon you'll have forgotten all about her."  He pushes him back into the line.

Newt stares at him," No. Not her. I'll never forget Lizzy."

The doctor watches as they lead him away along with his kicking and screaming rebelling friends- most notably Minho and Alby. 

 A nurse walks up to the doctor," Amazing isn't it?" she says," Just how selfless that kid can be. He forgot his real name, yet remembered hers. You really wouldn't know that he's a Crank."

"Indeed. This is going to be a very interesting turn of events."