-P I P E R-

The first bomb wiped out an entire section of the Right Arm. The many other explosions that followed destroyed everything else. People's screams were heard from miles away, as their temporary homes were disintegrated with no warning. Another WCKD helicopter flew over the camp, as multiple armed soldiers climbed out; lining up innocent people and shooting the people who got in their way. 

"Where's Jade?" Piper asked worriedly, as she sprinted over to Vince who was shooting back at the WCKD workers. She was handed a gun by Harriet, as her friends rushed over to her.

"Where's Thomas?" Newt questioned, as he loaded his gun.  Piper caught a glimpse of Jade running in the distance, so attempted to run after her. Newt grabbed her arm, "No! Piper, don't be bloody stupid."

"What are you doing?" Minho shouted, but Piper had already continued sprinting towards Jade.

Jade was attempting to enter a tent which had been caught on fire, whilst dodging the people running around screaming for help. Piper grabbed her by the shoulders, before shouting at her, "You dumbass, you're gonna get shot!"

"That's his tent!" Jade shouted, and for the first time Piper saw sadness in her expression. She pulled out of Piper's grasp, and attempted to go inside of the tent- a spark of fire sizzled on her raw skin, causing her to step back.

"Jade! Stop. Stop!" Piper insisted, grabbing her wrist in warning, "We have to leave now, or they'll catch us. We can come back for-"

"It will be gone!" Jade shouted, "All of what's left of Diego will be gone!"

Thomas and Brenda, who was back to perfect health, sprinted towards the two girls. Brenda pulled Jade away from the tent forcefully, as Thomas and Piper ran towards Jorge who was hiding behind a vehicle.

"How the fuck did they find us?" Piper panted, the reflection of flames reflecting in her dark eyes, "I thought- I thought we were safe here." She looked at Thomas for an answer, but the boy just stared at her in betrayal and sadness.

"We have to go." Jorge insisted, "Now. Before it's too late-"

"No!" Jade argued, as tears raced down her cheeks, "This is my home-"

"Not anymore, look!" Jorge interrupted sympathetically, "Lo lamento, kid, I'm sorry."

Jorge spoke in Spanish to Jade reassuringly, though Piper couldn't understand what they were saying. She peered over the vehicle with Thomas and Brenda, watching as their friends were captured by multiple soldiers and lined up on their knees outside of the aircraft.

"Go without us." Thomas insisted, "I can't leave without them."

Jade sighed, "Thomas-"

"He's right." Piper added reassuringly, placing her hand on top of Jade's, "Go with your family, okay? Go."

The three reluctantly ran away towards the mountains while they could, leaving Thomas and Piper alone to try and save their friends. By now, WCKD had captured almost all of the Right Arm, all lining them up and scanning the back of their necks to see what subject they were.

Janson asked curiously, "Where's Piper and Thomas?"

"Right here." Thomas spoke up, and Piper cautiously followed his lead- the boy didn't explain his plan properly, but she knew it involved Jorge's explosive device.

A soldier grabbed Piper by the arm roughly, as she tried to break free, "Let go! You fuck-"

The two teenagers were both chucked in front of Janson, as he placed an arm on Thomas' shoulder in welcoming, only to suddenly punch the boy in the stomach. Piper shoved the man back, as Thomas stumbled to the floor in pain, though Janson unexpectedly turned around and punch the girl around the jaw.

"Get them in line." Janson ordered, as he watched the blood trickle down from Piper's nose as she knelt down on the floor, glaring up at him.

"Why didn't you run?" Minho questioned quietly.

"I'm tired of running." Thomas replied.

Unexpectedly, Ava Paige walked out of the aircraft, ordering Janson to start loading the people inside. Ava stood in front of the group of teenagers, before a guard gently guided Teresa over to the woman- she was unharmed.

"I'm glad you're safe." Ava Paige held her shoulder gently.

Frypan frowned, "What the hell, Teresa?"

"You did this?" Piper's voice trembled.

"Wait, what's going on?" Newt questioned in concern.

Thomas said bitterly, "She's with them."

"Since when?" Minho frowned.

"Teresa's always had an evolved appreciation of the greater good." Janson explained, "Once we restored her memories, it was only a matter of time-"

"Fuck you!" Piper exploded with anger.

"I'm sorry." Teresa tried to reason with her, "I had no choice. This is the only way-"

"You're a selfish, fucking traitor!" Piper raged, as tears ran down her cheeks and stung the fresh cut on her lip.

Normally, back in the Glade, when Piper exploded like this the boys would punish her by forcing her into the Pit with no dinner. However, this time, they seemed to agree with what Piper was saying and even understand her rage. They felt as much anger as she did, for once.

Piper's voice trembled, and for a moment all of her rage had vanished-only sadness remained. She cried, "I trusted you. You were my friend."

"Teresa's right, Piper. Whether you want to believe it or not." Ava explained calmly, "This is all just a means to an end. No matter what you think of me-  I'm not a monster. I'm a doctor. I swore an oath to find a cure!"

"You mean, more blood." Mary retorted, as she walked towards the group, "I'm sorry about a lot of things... but not this. At least my conscious is clear."

Ava snarled, "So is mine."

BANG!
A gunshot ripped through the air, causing more people to scream in fear. There was a long silence, as Mary looked down and noticed the blood leaking through her shirt.

"Mary? Mary!" Vince yelled, cradling his wife, "Mary! No, get off me! No!" He screamed, "No!"

Piper's breathing had become a lot faster now, as she turned to look back at Ava, only to notice Janson holding the gun confidently. Piper's eyes filled with tears, all of her anger had washed away and a tsunami of sadness had drowned her. A high-pitch ringing buzzed through her eyes, and the whole world seemed to move in slow-motion.

Piper was brought back to reality when Minho pulled her towards him quickly, as Thomas threatened WCKD with the explosive. He shouted, "Get back! Get back!"

Janson panicked, warning his guards to drop their guns, "Don't shoot. Don't shoot!"

"Let them go!" Thomas shouted, "Let them all go!"

Ava replied, "You know I can't do that!"

"Thomas, stop!" Teresa pleaded, "I made a deal with them. They promised we'd be safe. All of us."

"Look around, Teresa!" Piper's voice broke as she yelled, "Does this look safe to you? They blew up this whole camp because they're sick! Every one of them are sick fucks!"

"Do it, Thomas." Minho said.

Fry added, "We're ready."

Newt agreed, "We're with you, Thomas."

"Don't do it, Thomas." Ava worried, "All of this can go back to the way it was-"

"Shut up!" Thomas panicked, "We're not going back there."

"Press it." Piper cried, "This is the only way."

"Don't!" Ava shouted.

Piper closed her eyes, grasping onto Newt's hand tightly as she accepted her fate. She would rather die than go back to WCKD- Piper just wanted it all to end.

A bright light shone in the distance, and Piper hoped it was eternal peace, though she then heard multiple gunshots which made her believe she wasn't in heaven at all. Jorge and Brenda rode towards the group in a vehicle, as Jade poked through the top of the roof and started shooting at WCKD. Jorge's laugh could be heard from the distance, as he crashed the vehicle into a WCKD helicopter and the three dispersed to help their friends. They all sprinted for freedom, as Piper attempted to join them, though she was shoved to the floor by Janson.

Piper tried to squirm away, though Janson's foot squished down on her chest. He loaded his gun, "What a waste-"

A gunshot fired through the air and, for a moment, Piper thought his bullet had landed straight in her skull. Abruptly, Janson fell back, his shoulder grazed with a bullet sent from a distance. Piper looked around in confusion, as she quickly stood up... she noticed Jade in the distance, aiming her gun at Janson.

"Come on!" Minho rushed Piper out of the open area, as she joined Newt, Thomas, and Fry behind a vehicle. However, Minho stayed in the open space, firing bullets until he was out of ammo. Suddenly, a bullet of electricity shocked Minho as he seizured to the floor. His body was carried away by two guards, who loaded him into the aircraft.

"Minho!"

Piper sprinted after him, shouting his name. Thomas was stopped by Jorge, though the girl had managed to slip through his grasp as she continued to sprint towards the aircraft. Piper was stopped, meeting face to face with Jade.

"You're gonna get yourself killed!" Jade shouted, then realised she was crying, "We need to go! Piper, listen to me." Jade pulled the hysterical girl back, as she screamed, "You have to let him go! It's too late. I'm sorry! Come on."

The aircraft doors closed shut, as the group stared at Teresa as she looked at them sadly. Teresa was the first girl that Piper had met after WCKD took her past memories away- she had a different bond with Teresa than she did the boys. Having another girl in the Maze made her feel less alone, even if they only knew each other for less than a month.

Piper's mind raced with thoughts, one of which was blowing up the whole WCKD facility- the other idea was to shoot Janson multiple times in his sick head. Piper was sure the group wouldn't approve of those plans.