Chapter 30: Picking up a Piece

"Steady like the stars
Constant like the rain falls down
Fold it like a flag
Hold it til the dark runs out
You find yourself
You find yourself
You find yourself
Holding on"

Fry basically scrambled out of the jeep, stumbling as he walked over to Newt and Thomas. "Wow. Fry, you alright?" Thomas asked.

"I see where Clara gets her reckless driving from." He told them with wide eyes.

"Oh, come on. I wasn't even going that fast." Aaron raised an eyebrow.

"Crazy! Never getting in that jeep with you again! Never!" Fry pointed at him dramatically.

"Right." Aaron chuckled as he pulled up his green bandana over his face, Clara doing the same with her black one.

"Is that necessary?"  Fry asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yes."

"Fry don't ask stupid questions."

Aaron and Clara said at the same time before the group started to make their way through people walking around.

"We are the voice of the voiceless!"

The sound of someone on a speaker sounded and the group stopped, turning around as they saw two cars coming their way with people sitting on it, gas masks covering their faces.

"They hide behind walls, thinking they can keep the cure for themselves.  While they watch the rest of us-"

Aaron and Clara glanced at each other, wondering who exactly this group was.  When the first car came by, one of the people sitting on top of the car took a second glance at the group as his eyes never left them.

"We fight and take back what is ours!"

"Come on.  Through here."  Aaron directed as they started to walk through a different direction.

Thomas was the first to exit as he looked at the chaos all around them.  "That's it!  That's our way!"  Thomas shouted.

"Let us in!"  The people chanted over and over again.

Thomas led the group while Aaron was behind Jorge, looking at the others behind him.  "Stay close."  He told them as they all began to get closer to the wall.

"What the hell have we got ourselves into?"  Fry asked.  Clara adjusted her bandana around her face as she was right behind Fry and Newt, Aaron leading them.

Clara turned around as she saw the same guy as earlier staring at them with someone else next to him.  "You've got to be kidding me."  She groaned.

"Aaron!"  She called out, but he didn't hear her.  She reached for Newt, and grabbed his shoulder as he turned to her.  She whispered in his ear before he turned his head to one direction then the other.

"We can't catch a break?"  Newt asked and she nodded.  "Right?"

They quickly made their way to the front where Thomas, Jorge and the rest were.  "Hey!  Guys we got to go now.  Look!"  Newt pointed to the ones with the gas masks coming closer to them.

Jorge and Aaron pulled out a gun while Clara flipped a knife out as they prepared for a fight.  However, that fight never came when a sound from the walls filled their ears.

A bomb went off first, making the group jump as everyone started to scatter. "Go!  Go!"  Thomas shouted as Aaron pushed Clara in front of him.

They all started to run and Aaron pulled a radio from his jacket, Clara turning her head back slightly.  "YOU BROUGHT A RADIO?!"  She screamed at him.

"IM SURE VINCE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHATS GOING ON!"  Aaron yelled back at her as the two ran, Aaron trying to turn on the radio.

"YOURE SUCH AN IDIOT!"

Clara reached back and grabbed the radio from his hand and threw it behind them.  "Really?!"  Aaron gave her a look through his bandana.

"IT WOULDNT HAVE WORKED ANYWAYS-"
Clara quickly moved to the side as someone fell in front of her.  "IT WAS THE BROKEN RADIO!  WHY DO YOU HAVE THE BROKEN RADIO?!"

"I FIXED IT BUT NOW ITS DEAD FOR SURE!  GO THAT WAY!"  Aaron pointed before pushing Thomas to a different direction.

Another bomb went off towards Clara and Newt quickly pulled her in an alleyway before she could get hit by it, dust going everywhere.  "Come on!"  Newt pulled her through as the group made it out of the war zone.

A man with a gas mask grabbed Newt while someone went to grab Clara but she swung her knife at them.  "Try me."  She hissed and swung a few more times as they kept dodging her swipes.  She then jumped on top of them and tried to rip their face mask off, but another one grabbed her around the waist, yanking her off.

A whistle went off from behind the guy that grabbed Clara and he was met with a wooden plank hitting him in the face, luckily for him he had his mask on.

The masks face people started to shove the group in the cars, and sadly for Aaron and Clara they were out numbered. 

Aaron was shoved in the same car as Jorge, Fry, and Newt while Clara was the last one standing.  "No!"  She shouted and quickly went on the ground.

"Armadillo!"  She yelled as someone tried to pull her but failed to get her up.  Another guy had to grab her as the two dragged her over to the open car.

"I will stab you two!  Each in an eye!"  She threatened.

"TWO EYES FOR ONE DEAL!"  Was the last thing she yelled before she was thrown in the car, the door slamming shut.

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Clara sat next to Brenda while Thomas was on the other side.  Clara glared through her bandana at each of the three guys in front of her.

"Take it off."  The one she threatened to take an eye out told her and she raised an eyebrow.

"You first."  She continued to glare at him.  "Can I have my knife back?"  She asked.

"What do you think?"  The one in the middle questioned, something about his voice sounded familiar but she couldn't put her finger on it.

"That's ok."  A smirk appeared behind her bandana.  It was only one knife...if you knew Clara, she always had more than one knife on her.

When the car came to a stop the back door opened.  "Get out!"  The guy who opened it ordered, Brenda and Thomas getting out while Clara just sat there. 

"Get.  Out."  The one sitting in front of her hissed and Clara nodded.  "Ok.  Ok."  She said slowly, putting her hands up in surrender and looked at him before she lunged forward and grabbed him, yanking him out of the car with her.

"Hey!"  The guy who was sitting in the middle shouted before he jumped out.

Clara took her other knife and was about to stab the guy below her but Thomas was shouting at her.  "Clara!  Stop!  Stop!  Stop!" 

Chaos was going all around them.  Guns were being pointed at the group while shouting was being thrown around.  Clara had a knife, ready to use while someone had her at gun point.  Jorge was beating up one guy while Aaron was hitting another.

"Where is she?"  Jorge yelled.

"I'm your worst fucking nightmare."  Aaron growled, his bandana around his neck before shaking the man in his grip.

"Everybody relax.  We're on the same side here."  The one guy said to the others.  Everyone started to calm down slightly, the man shoved Clara off him before taking her knife away.   "Bitch."  He mumbled.

"What was that?  Huh?!"  She hissed before standing next to Aaron while Thomas shoved someone else away from him.

"Hey!  What do you mean same side?  Who the hell are you?"  Thomas asked, stepping forward while the others were somewhat close to one another.

He didn't say anything at first, looking at them through his mask.  Then he put his hand on it, taking it off and tossing it on the ground, looking at the group.

"Hey greenie."

Gally.

Clara's eyes widened as she saw her best friend in front of her.  The one who everyone else said was dead.  The one that Minho said he speared in the chest.  The one who screamed for her when she was being sacrificed.  He was here.  He here...right in front of her.

Clara pulled her bandana down around her neck as Aaron saw the look on her face.  This was a look where you haven't seen a friend in awhile.  Aaron wondered who it could be, after all, all her friends were dead.

"Gally?"  Thomas whispered.

"Oh, man."  Fry mumbled.

Thomas immediately lunged forward, punching Gally in the face.  The sound of guns cocking went off as Newt ran in front of Thomas, stopping him from going any further.

Clara couldn't even think straight.  Everything was happening at once.  Different emotions were flooding in front of her.  She swore she was hallucinating because how was he here.  How was he alive?

Thomas walked away as Gally stood up, holding his cheek for a second.  "Kinda had that coming."  He said then looked at the ones in front of him.

"Anyone else?  Fry?  Newt?"  His eyes then traveled to anyone else from his maze.  "Clara?"  He asked casually, the same tone he did when asking Newt and Fry.  He looked away from her but his eyes immediately snapped back over to her.

"C...?"  He asked, her nickname slipping through his lips, but only this time it was filled with shock.

"Hey Captain Gally."  She smiled, tears in her eyes as she basically ran over to him, hugging him tightly.

It didn't take long for Gally to return the hug.  Oh, how he missed her hugs.  "What?"  Gally asked, confusion in his voice as he pulled away from her, getting a good look at her.  He even moved her hair out of her face as he looked at the scars on her skin.

"You're alive?"  He looked down at her.

"I should be asking you that."  She let out a nervous laugh.

"Yeah.  How is this possible?  We watched you die?"  Newt asked him.

"No.  You left me to die and if we haven't found you when we did.  You would be dead right not."  Gally told them all.

Clara turned back around, moving her hands in a gesture as she looked at Newt then to Fry.  "Do you have a thing for killing others?" 

"Here we go again."  Fry muttered.  Even though Clara forgave them, she would still use that card to tease them.

"Seems like it." Gally mumbled.

"You know these people, Gally?" The guy who Clara tackled asked, taking his mask off.

"I was in the maze with them.  This is actually who I was telling you about."  Gally nudged Clara softly, smiling.

"That's your best friend?"  He asked, pointing at her with a shock expression.

"Yes, Lucas."

Clara smiled innocently and gave him a wave.  Acting like she just didn't try to murder him a few minutes ago.

"I thought you said she died."

If on cue, both Clara and Gally rolled their eyes.  "Maybe you're just seeing things Luuuucas."  Clara drawled out.

"I don't like you."  Lucas said seriously, looking at her.

"Well I don't like you."  Clara took a step forward, ready to fight him again.

"Stop acting like children, please."  Newt rubbed his face, clearly annoyed.

"Quiet Newt."  Aaron and Gally said at the same time, the two looking at one another while Newt gave them both an offended look.

"I think I'll like you..."  Gally looked at Aaron, not knowing what his name was. 

"Aaron."  Aaron answered, walking over and shaking his hand.  "Clara's brother."  He smiled.  "Well, not biological of course."  He nodded.

"Gally.  Clara's best friend."  Gally gave him a nod before letting go of Aaron's friend. 

"What are you guys doing here anyways?" Gally asked.

"Minho, WCKD has him." Newt answered and Gally gave him a nod before looking at the others once again.  "Follow me."  He told them.

"We're not going anywhere with you." Thomas told him.

"Thomas, really?" Clara groaned, giving the boy a look.

"Suit yourself. But I can get you through those walls." Gally stared at Thomas.

"Thomas." Clara said and he looked over to her. "If I can forgive Fry, Minho, and Newt. You can forgive Gally." Clara told him seriously.

"I still haven't forgave them." Gally murmured and Clara hit his stomach, indicating for him to be quiet.

"Me neither." Aaron whispered.

Thomas thought for a moment but then gave a nod. "Alright then." Gally nodded back before grabbing Clara's hand and walking in a different direction. Clara flipped Lucas off when she walked past him with her free hand while she smiled brightly.

**SHUCKING YES!  I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS REUNION!  I LOVE them so😭
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(The Originals)  Clara & Minho & Newt
(Group Coastal)  Clara & Aaron & Carter
(Survivors) Clara & Gally

**Dark Runs Out ~ Amy Stroup**

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