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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Katri stood there beside Newt what felt like minutes, holding the serum in her hand as she stares at Newt and tears streaming down her face. She didn't even hear her friends calling her from behind. Katri then lands on her knees near Newt and she touches his hand gently knowing he wasn't coming back.

Katri barely heard her friends coming up to her and Frypan and Minho both landed on their knees next to her while she feels James touch her shoulder. Katri then chokes back more sobs, and she begins crying again.

She didn't blame Thomas for what he did... She never would... Blaming Thomas wouldn't bring Newt back and she knew that...

James brought her back to him and hugged her close while she cried to his upper bicep, ignoring everything around her. James held her tight as tears threaten to leave his eyes. Minho and Frypan put their head down, mourning the loss of their friend too.

"We need to go back..." Brenda spoke to them softly.

"But..."

"I'm sorry, Kat, but we need to leave him. I'm sorry..." Gally told her as she looks at him and slowly nods looking back at the boy laying dead in front of her. Then looks up, hoping Thomas would come back. "Come on."

As everyone stands up, they took one more look at the boy. Katri's eyes lingering for one more moment. "I love you... Newt..."

~

They were in the berg flying up to the building Thomas and Teresa were in, unaware of what had perspired in the building. But the building was on fire, and they needed to save their friends. The berg pointed right at them, Katri was in front with James and Minho behind her, Frypan, Brenda and Gally on the other side. They could see Teresa putting Thomas's arm around her shoulder.

They stumbled their way to the berg, but then – Thomas fell, and he looked like he was in immense amount of pain. "Thomas!" Katri shrieked worriedly. Katri saw Thomas look up and see his friends standing there with worried looks on their faces.

"Come on!"

"Come on, Thomas!"

Teresa helped him up again, and then began walking to the edge of the building right where everyone was at. Vince leans out to him, holding out his hand to help them.

"Give me your hand!" Vince shouted.

"Get closer!" Teresa shouted back as Vince leans closer.

"Jump!" Thomas leans forward grabbing onto his hand and stumbled onto the ship while doing, losing balance.

Thomas lets go of his hand and Katri leans over holding out her hand for him, tears streaming down her face once more. Then, another explosion went off hitting the building beside them collapsing to the ground. Teresa picks Thomas up again, letting out a cry and pushes him to the berg as Katri and Vince grab him and brings him in and Katri hugs him close while James takes her place to get Teresa.

Thomas looks over and calls her name. A loud sound was heard off to the side and everyone turns seeing a bigger building collapsing on the W.I.C.K.E.D building Teresa stood on still. "Teresa!" Thomas cries her name worriedly.

Teresa turns around making eye contact with everyone heavily breathing. She slowly stood up not moving her feet. Thomas's eyes widen as did everyone else as her bright blue glassy eyes stared at everyone, tears falling down her face. The building started breaking down as Teresa now focuses on Thomas and she smiles at him before the building broke down below her, taking her with it.

"NO!" Thomas screams.

Katri keeps Thomas still as he moves to watch her falling figure disappear into the debris falling, reaching her hand up. Thomas's eyes had gotten blurry from the tears falling down his face while Katri brings him closer, putting her head on his, kissing his head, whispering into his ear letting him know she was there for him. The last thing Thomas felt was Katri petting his head gently, kissing his head again and rubs her thumb against her cheek wiping the tears falling down his face while trying to help him not bleed to death.

She couldn't lose him, too...

~

It was five days later after the whole incident in the Last City. Thomas hadn't woken up yet. Katri was with Vince shucking corn and picking it. Katri was wearing a simple green shirt with mini-straps on her shoulders and off-shoulder long sleeves, black pants and brown boots. Her hair was tied up in two simple French braids down to her tail bone. Katri could hear the seagulls in the sky and the ocean caressing the sand below.

"Hey..." Vince whispers as Katri looks over seeing Thomas walking by, her eyes widen, and she leaves the corn and rushes behind him.

Thomas walks forward seeing unfamiliar people and walked past some people building another house or something. Thomas looks forward again seeing Minho standing there, Brenda, Frypan, Jorge, James, Aris, and Gally standing behind him. Thomas and Minho shared the same look as they both walk forward and pulled each other into a hug that they desperately needed.

When Minho and Thomas broke away, Thomas began hugging everyone else and when he was done, he looks around looking for a familiar face. Frypan chuckles, touching his shoulder as Thomas looks at him while Frypan points to the direction of who he was looking for. Thomas follows his gaze seeing Katri standing there, tears falling down her face. She rushes up to him, careful not to hit his wound as they both bring each other into a big hug. His head against her neck while she buries her head into his shoulder. Her arms under his wrapping around his waist while his was around her shoulders.

"Oh, Thomas..." She whispers into his shoulder as he tightly hugs her as if not wanting to be away from her again.

James wraps his arm around Brenda's shoulder as she smiles at him.

Thomas and Katri lean away from one another and then share a long kiss. When they pull away from one another, they stare into each other's eyes not caring about anything else around them. It was just them. Thomas brings his hand to her cheek and slowly caresses it gently as she brings her hand and touches his.

It was blissfully peaceful...

~

It was evening as they all sat together as Vince stood in front of everyone, preparing for his speech. Katri sat between Minho and Thomas with her hands enlaced in his as they sat in his lap.

"We have come a long way. So many have sacrificed so much to make this place possible. Your friends and your family." Katri looks at Thomas who looks back at her and they both glance at Minho who touches her shoulder gently. "So, here's to the ones who couldn't be here." Vince lifted his cup with everyone else following his movements except Thomas and Katri. "Here's to the friends we lost. This place is for you. It's for all of us. But this." He pointed to the rock behind him. "This is for them. So, in your own time, in your own way, come make your peace. And welcome to the Safe Haven!" Everyone cheered loudly holding up their cups and now drank from them.

Brenda nudged Thomas from behind as he looks at her seeing her leaning against James and she gave him a small smile which he gave one back. Minho touched Thomas's shoulder while Katri slowly rubbed his knuckles and then stands up and begins walking off to the beach.

Minho and Thomas sat still looking at everyone having a good time while Katri was walking to the rock to write down a name. Thomas takes a silent, deep breath.

"This is gonna be a good home for us," Minho spoke up.

Thomas glanced at him as he did the same, nodding his head. "Yeah."

"You know," Minho digs into his pocket and grabs Newt's necklace from it. "You had this on you while you were passed out." Thomas softly took it from him, examining it. "Figured I'd keep it safe for ya."

"Thanks, Minho." said Thomas, not taking his eyes off the necklace while Minho touches his shoulder, getting up and heading out.

"See you out there."

"See ya..." Thomas muttered, glancing at his retreating figure. Thomas then looked back at the necklace, wrapping the rope around his fingers and he noticed something was off. The metal piece of the necklace popped off. It was a lid. Inside was a couple pieces of paper as Thomas gently takes it out and unrolled it seeing that it was a letter from Newt. Tears built up in his eyes as he looks away briefly and then takes a deep breath before reading.

"Dear Thomas... This is the first letter I can remember writing. Obviously, I don't know if I wrote any before the maze. But even if it's not my first, it's likely to be my last. I want you to know that I'm not scared. Well, not of dying, anyway. It's more forgetting. It's losing myself to this virus. That's what scares me." Thomas tears begin falling down his face while he reads it. "So, every night I've been saying their names out loud. Alby... Winston, Chuck. And I just repeat them over and over, like a prayer, and it all comes flooding back."

Katri looks at the ocean, taking in the salty air, not knowing what was going on behind her until a touch on her shoulder made her jump seeing Minho standing there, she gives him a small smile as they both look at the night sky surrounding them.

"Just the little things, like the way the sun used to hit the Glade at that perfect moment right before it slipped beneath the walls. And I remember the taste of Frypan's stew. I never thought I'd miss that stuff so much." Thomas chuckled at the thought of that. "And I remember you. I remember the first time you came up in the Box. Just a scared little Greenie who couldn't even remember his own name. But from that moment you ran into the maze, I knew I would follow you anywhere. And I have. We all have. If I could do it all over again, I would and I wouldn't change a thing. And my hope for you is that when you're looking back years from now, you'll be able to say the same. The future's in your hands now, Tommy. And I know you'll find a way to do what's right. You always have. Take care of everyone for me. And take care of yourself. You deserve to be happy, especially with Kat, she cares for you a lot you know? Thank you for being my friend. Goodbye, mate. Newt."

Thomas finished reading the letter with tears falling down his face. A quiet sob leaves his mouth as he folds the letter and begins putting the letter back into the necklace and around his neck. He gets up and walks to the bonfire his friends were sitting at and hugs all of them. When he was finally done, he sits by Katri taking her hand in his making her look at him as he looks back at her with a small smile on his face. Katri blinks a couple of times and then gently smiles back at him. They began laughing with their friends and enjoying the time at the Safe Haven.

Alby, Chuck, Winston, Jeff, Newt and Teresa. And everyone else they have lost should've been here, too...

This is for them.

~

In the morning, Katri was standing at the beach once more enjoying the slight breeze it was giving. Taking a deep breath while her naked feet was touching the sand beneath her, feeling the coolness of it between her toes. Katri watched the waves roll by.

She then felt someone touch her hand as Katri looks back seeing Thomas who stares down at her. They both smile at one another and begin walking along the beach enjoying the quiet. When they finally stopped, they were looking into the distance when Thomas brings out a vial of his blood Teresa gave him back on the roof. As he thought of his last moments and all the good memories from before he had with her. He felt tears coming to his eyes just thinking about it.

Katri then touches his hand while he looks at her softly. She then brings her arms around his waist and leans her head down on his shoulder while he takes a free hand bringing her in as he pecks her head as they look into the distance again.

They were home.