This is based off of the movie because I haven't read the books in years yeee 😬

The Glade was a nice little pocket of safety within the middle of the ever changing and dangerous Maze. Cut off from the rest of the world a handful of boys made a stable home within the Glade. Each month a metal box will rise from the depths of the Earth to bring supplies and a new boy. Or so everyone thought.

The Box came as scheduled but this time, instead of a boy, it was a little girl no older than eight. She huddled in the corner of the Box terrified when Alby and the few other boys opened it. With caution, as if approaching a wounded animal, Alby lowered himself into the Box and slowly made his way to the girl.

"Hey. Hey, there. It's okay. You're okay. I'm not gonna hurt ya." He held a hand out to her and she hesitantly took it. As if a switch had flicked the girl flung herself into his arms and buried her face in his chest. He petted her hair a bit to calm her some more. "My name is Alby. Can you tell me yours?" He asked once he was able to pull away and look at her face more.

Her face scrunched up in thought until her lip trembled and her eyes watered again. "I don't know. I don't remember."

"It's okay, it's normal. It happened to me too. It'll come back to you in a day or two. Come on. Let's go meet my friends, yeah? They're nice." She nodded and he smiled at her. He held her and got help from the other boys to climb out of the Box.

"Hey there, little one. My name is Newt." The blonde introduced himself. She waved at him and he smiled. The other boys introduced themselves and after a while she began to get more comfortable. Of course it was frightening for a little girl to wake up disoriented in a box with no memory whatsoever but she seemed to bounce back quickly. A good quality for anyone living in the Glade.

Going through the contents of the Box they found a small box that held clothes that would fit the girl. That night the girl was running around the fire playing with the boys when she tripped. She faceplanted and hit her head on the ground.

"Are you okay?" Newt fretted over the girl as he kneeled down and helped her sit up.

She rubbed her forehead with a wince but then her eyes widened. "Y/n. My name is Y/n!" She yelled excitedly.

"And a pretty name it is, fitting for an adorable little girl." Newt poked her sides and she giggled, batting his hand away.

"I'm gonna go tell Alby!" She scurried to her feet and ran to where the mentioned boy was to tell him the exciting news.

Thomas watched the screens with a little smile that didn't reach his eyes. Sadness swirled in the brown depths as he thought about what he had done. He had sent his own sister into that god forsaken death trap. But, honestly, being in the Glade was far better than being in the hands of WICKED where she was tested and experimented on constantly. Because she was the little sister of the promising Thomas, they thought she would prove just as promising in other places.

Time went by and Y/n grew up in the little Glade. Every few months the Box would come up with clothes for the growing girl so she still had things that fit. And each month a new boy was brought up. No one understood why she was the only girl to have been sent but no one really questioned it anymore. They were just glad for the bit of carefree happiness that she brought with her.

She was always happy, always sporting a smile and playing with one of the boys when they had free time. Of course there were times when she would have to be comforted when she would cry because of the scary sounds coming from the Maze but most often than not she was the one comforting others. She was the little light that kept the Gladers from descending too far into darkness.

Y/n made sure that, whenever she wasn't busy helping Alby and the keepers with little chores, every new Greenie felt welcomed in the Glade. She took time to play with each one because she never wanted to see a sad face.

Y/n was walking with Alby today helping keep the Glade moving. Today a new Greenie would be sent up but it was also bonfire night so a lot of things needed to get done. The new Greenie had made a break for it but ended up tripping over his own feet. The boys put him in the pit until he calmed down.

"Hi." A young girl's voice greeted him. He jumped back startled and she winced a bit. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you." A young girl with h/c hair in two braids stood in front of the door to the pit.

"It's uh... It's okay." He said.

She smiled. "I can get you out of there, but you have to promise not to run again, okay?" He nodded and her smile widened a bit. She undid the strap holding the door closed and opened it, kneeling down in the opening. She braced herself with one hand and reached the other out for him to shake which he did. "My name is Y/n. Do you remember yours?" She asked once she sat back on her legs.

The boy furrowed his brows as he tried to think but nothing came. "I don't remember. Why can't I remember anything?" He fretted, voice fragile.

"It's okay!" She hurriedly assured and carefully climbed down into the pit with the Greenie. "It's okay. It's normal. It happened to me too. It's happened to everyone. It'll come back in a day or two, I promise."

"Y/n!" A voice called making the girl jump up and face the owner with a sheepish smile. Alby squatted down in front of the door and raised a brow at the girl. "What are you doing? You know you're not supposed to talk to the Greenies before I do."

"I know. I'm sorry. He just looked scared and I wanted to help."

Alby gave the girl a gentle smile. No one could really stay mad at her. She was just too good. "It's okay. But don't do it again." He said a bit sternly. She smiled and nodded. "Alright. Let's show the Greenie around, yeah?"

"Yeah!" She turned to the unnamed boy and grabbed his hand. "Come on!"

The day went by quickly with Y/n helping show the boy around with Newt after Alby had to go take care of some business. There was a small incident with Gally at the Maze doors but it was taken care of. But it was finally time for one of Y/n's favorite things about the Glade. Bonfire time!

Alby and a few boys each held a flaming stick in front of the giant pile of wood. "Ready Y/n?" Alby asked. She nodded. "Give the order."

"Light it up!" She yelled and the boys did exactly that. The bonfire went up in flames and a chorus of cheers was heard followed by a chanting of "light it up". Boys howled like wolves and Y/n copied them, running around laughing happily.

She noticed the new boy leaning against a log staring at the doors. Not wanting him to be alone she went over to him and sat next to him. "Hey. Are you having fun?" She asked. He glanced at her and nodded. She fiddled with her fingers for a moment. "I'm sorry about how Gally was earlier. He's actually really nice once you get to know him. He cares a lot about everyone. He just sometimes has a hard time expressing it. That's why he's hard on us. He wants us to be as tough as we can be. He was like that with me too."

"Did he stop?"

She shrugged a bit. "Not really. But he's really nice. You just have to get to know him." She smiled.

Before he could talk anymore Newt joined the two sitting on the other side of Y/n. "Hell of a first day, Greenie." The boy just slightly nods in agreement. "Here." Newt grabbed a jar filled with amber liquid and handed it to him. "Put some hair on your chest." He smirked.

The Greenie took a swig of the drink and immediately spit it back out. "Oh, my god! What is that?" He choked out holding the jar back out which Y/n took.

Newt laughed. "I don't even know. It's Gally's recipe. It's a trade secret." Y/n sniffed the jar and Newt noticed, quickly swiping it from her grasp. "Ah, ah, ah. Do not let her have any."

Y/n pouted a bit. "I just wanna know what it's like."

"Trust me. You don't want to know." The Greenie said making Y/n laugh.

"Hey, go on and play." He nudged Y/n and she got up with a laugh and ran to the wrestling ring to watch the boys. Gally won practically every time.

Newt chatted with the Greenie for a bit before making him get up and walk around the fire as he told him what people did. They stopped for a minute to watch Gally "wrestle" with Y/n which just consisted of Y/n dodging his attempts to catch her until he finally did, throwing her over his shoulder. She howled with laughter as he spun around and she called for any of the other boys to help but it was too entertaining to stop.

"What about her?" The Greenie asked. "What does she do?"

"She does a bit of everything really. She likes to help so she goes from place to place doing little things." Newt explained. They continued around the fire talking. They stopped again and Gally was wrestling with another boy when he accidentally sent the boy crashing into the Greenie, both going to the ground.

"Are you okay?" Y/n asked quickly running to their sides. They both got up and the Greenie looked to Gally.

"What do you say, Greenie?" He said. "Wanna see what you're made of?" The boys around them started chanting "Greenie" and, after Gally explained the rules, they started to wrestle. The boy had managed to knock Gally down and in retaliation Gally kicked the boy's foot out from under him, making him hit his head on the ground.

He groaned in pain but then his eyes widened. "Thomas." He muttered. "Thomas. Hey!" He jumped up onto his feet excitedly. "Thomas! I remember my name. I'm Thomas!"

"Thomas!" Y/n yelled happily and Alby did the same pointing at the now named boy. Y/n ran and hugged him and he picked her up in a hug. "Welcome home, Thomas." She smiled at him. Frypan handed him a jar of Gally's drink. Thomas drank a bit but grimaced and everyone laughed.

"Good job... Thomas." Gally said. Thomas nodded at him. Suddenly a horrifying screech filled the air from within Maze and Y/n's grip on Thomas tightened slightly.

"What the hell was that?" Thomas asked.

"That, my friend, was a Griever. Don't worry, you're safe here with us. Nothing gets through those walls."

"Alright, guys." Alby spoke up. "Let's tuck it in for the night. Come on. It was a good night. Come on, Y/n." Alby took the girl from Thomas's arms and started to walk away as the boys dispersed.

"Goodnight, Thomas." The girl waved over Alby's shoulder.

"Night." He waved back watching the girl be taken to bed. He frowned at the weird tug in his chest at the thought of how scared she seemed a moment ago. It made him want to keep her by his side and comfort her if she had nightmares. He shook his head and wandered off to where the other boys went to get some sleep himself.

A/n
Honestly I kinda want to make this into a full book 😶

Like I watched all of the movies again (2:30am and I was ugly sobbing over Newt like dammit 😭) and I was kinda seeing where a young Y/n would be. I seriously might do it. And I'm keeping Newt alive dammit 😡