NOTE: I'M GOING TO SAY THIS NOW, I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE MAZE RUNNER, I AM TRYING AND IF I MAKE ANY MISTAKES, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! I LOVE YOU ALL!

THE MAZE RUNNER STORYLINE AND CHARACTERS BELONGS TO JAMES DASHNER. KATRI, HER STORYLINE AND ANY OTHER CHARACTER BELONG TO ME<3 HAPPY READING!

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It had been a couple of hours, Katri had hugged everyone possible and then Katri was eating some food in what seemed like forever. She had changed into a different outfit as well. A black tank top with an olive-green jacket, faded black jeans with her socks and boots, she put on some black fingerless gloves and her garter belt on her with two pistols and she packed some knives as well. Katri got to thinking that Minho should be here too...

She would've rather it be Minho that was saved... not her...

She didn't feel like sleeping so she's by the jeep with Frypan and Newt while Thomas was off doing something by himself, she knew he was going to go after Minho himself and they weren't going to let him go by himself. Letting out a small sigh, she continues packing for the trip. Her lose and messy braid falling over her shoulder

"How are you doing, Kat?" questioned Newt not looking at her while he continues packing.

"Yeah, you've been through a lot." Frypan added to the conversation. "I'm surprised you haven't gone crazy."

"I stayed in the Maze by myself for a whole month and I haven't gone crazy." Katri stated to them as she continued packing. "Besides, I'm fine." Katri was lying through her teeth and Newt knew but he knew not to push it. But he walks up and touches her shoulder making her look at him. "Newt..."

"I've known you forever at this point, Kat. You can't hide your feelings from me." Newt told her. "Besides, you were there when I attempted to take my own life in the Maze. Let me do the same for you."

Katri smiles and nods to him and touches his hand with hers, gently squeezing it. Happy that he was there.

"Don't forget about me, Kat." Frypan touches her other shoulder, and she looks at him with a smile still on her face. "You've helped me more than I can count. Just like Newt, let me do the same."

They heard shuffling in the distance and Katri and Newt look at one another and then they both turn to Frypan who nods. Sighing a little bit as she packs her knives

"Where do you think you're going then?"

She heard a pause and then Newt turned on the light showing him, Katri and Frypan standing there. A smirk was on Newt's face.

"Newt..."

"Don't be a twat about it." Newt stated with grabbing some things and then opening the door. "I'm already in, come on."

"No, no." Thomas shakes his head after Katri grabs his bag and puts it in the vehicle. "Not this time. Look, even we did find Minho there's no guarantee we make it back from this." Thomas objects.

"Well, you'll need all the help you can get then, won't you?" Newt said before opening the driver side of the jeep revealing Frypan on the other side and smiling at Thomas. Thomas scoffs a little, a small smile laying on his lips.

"We're in this together." Katri told him as she touched his hand while Thomas looks at her. "We started this together, may as well end it that way, too."

"I concur," Newt said crossing his arms.

Thomas sighs, gently squeezing her hand while Katri smiles at him. "Okay. Let's go get him back."

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Katri was sitting next to Thomas while Newt sat by Frypan who was driving. It was silent for the drive. Katri was deep in her thoughts about what happened to her in the last several months, but she'd rather not get into it. Taking a deep breath and looking at her hands intently as they were white against her legs. She releases the grip she had on her pants and looks at her hands seeing minor cuts and bruises, indicating that she did attempt to fight back against W.I.C.K.E.D.

The sun had come up maybe a half an hour ago and they were still driving on the road going to their destination. Swallowing thickly, Katri looks up and sees Thomas staring ahead of him. Katri looks down at his hand as he was clenching as hard as she was just moments ago. Reaching out and touching his hand, he jumps and looks at her.

"We will get him back, Thomas." Katri assured him quietly now gently squeezing his hand gently. "You're not alone in this..."

"I know," Thomas whispers to her as she leans her head against his shoulder. She closes her eyes for a moment, enjoying being close to him. Taking a deep breath, she falls into a light sleep. "I wonder when the last time she slept was?"

"Probably months ago, before this whole thing." Newt answered him, looking back seeing her sleeping. "She's been through hell."

"Yeah, she'll probably be up here in the next hour, that just how she functions if I remember correctly." Frypan added and Thomas nodded looking down at her.

~

What felt like hours later, Katri wakes up and sees the jeep stopped in front of a tunnel. Katri rubs her eyes gently and raises a brow when the sleep was gone from her eyes.

"Where the hell are we?"

Everyone got out to see the very dark tunnel in front of them. "You want us to go in there?" Newt asks Thomas glancing at the boy and the tunnel, motioning to it.

Thomas had a map in his hands not looking up from it while walking forwards. "Look, Thomas, we don't wanna come off as too negative, but I mean, if I was a Crank, that's exactly where I would be." Katri admitted to him.

"I don't think we have much of a choice," Thomas replied looking at the map in his hands.

They all stayed silent for a moment while Thomas put the map away. All you could hear was their breathing while they contemplated on what they needed to do. Katri reached for her pistols and touched them gently.

"Alright, I get shotgun." Newt spoke up walking back to the jeep.

Thomas, Katri, and Frypan all glanced at one another before following Newt back to the jeep. Frypan gets in the driver side, Thomas and Katri in the back once more. Frypan started the jeep and started moving forward into the tunnel. Frypan turned on the car lights so they could see better while driving. Katri took a deep breath while she grips Thomas's shirt gently. They all look out the windows, seeing rusted, old, and abandoned piles of cars and junk everywhere. So far, no signs of Cranks. But, Katri had a feeling they would probably run into them soon.

"Here we go." Frypan muttered while driving further into the tunnel and turned on the remaining lights with the jeep.

Katri squeezed Thomas's shirt trying to find some comfort, something about this tunnel terrifies her. Swallowing thickly, Katri looks at Thomas who was looking outside as if trying to find something. Frypan was driving slowly, trying not to attract any unwanted attention.

"Yeah, just take it nice and slow." Newt told him as he looked with his flashlight looking around for any sign of Cranks.

They continue driving slowly, looking around the tunnel. Katri releases Thomas's shirt and turns on her flashlight as well and looks around. It was silent until Frypan slammed on the brakes. "Whoa! Whoa!"

"What?" asked Katri confused, looking at him.

Katri maneuvered her head gently seeing a person standing right in front of them, hunched over while twitching. Katri pinches her lips tightly knowing what that was. Just seeing that thing sent shivers down her spine as she takes a deep breath.

"It's okay." Thomas assures them. "It's just one, right?"

"We'll be fine," Newt spoke looking at it.

"Take it slow," Frypan repeated, starting to drive again.

They had turned off their flashlights, rolling up their windows before Frypan started driving slowly again as they make their way around the Crank that was in front of them. Then, suddenly, a bang on Katri's side of the window making her jump and lean back to Thomas who grabbed her upper arm gently bringing her back to him.

"Help me, please," Her muffled voice begged. They saw the woman try to pry the door handle and open but luckily it was locked from the inside. They tried to ignore it, but she begged once more. "Help me!"

Just then, another bang on Thomas's window causing Thomas and Katri to turn to see a man banging on it again making Katri wide eyed. The man started growling and snarling at Thomas while Thomas wrapped an arm around Katri as he looked at Frypan.

"Fry, we gotta go!" Thomas spoke in a panic as more Cranks started appearing outside the car surrounding them.

"Floor it!" Katri shouts jumping when someone bangs on the window again. "Dammit, floor it!"

"Okay!" Frypan says before slamming his foot on the gas pedal. "Okay!"

They started driving fast, making all the Cranks fly off the jeep except for one. There was still one Crank on the hood of the jeep. It looked pissed. It started banging on the windshield making a large crack in it. They all started to panic while Frypan began swerving through the rusted piles of cars that were in the tunnel. He swerved into an abandoned truck making the Crank fall off the jeep.

Katri sighed quietly in relief looking at where the Crank was until she heard Thomas shout; "Frypan! Watch out!"