I feel like an idiot. Tommy is still alive, and just a few seconds ago, I was weeping for him. I get up and look at Chancellor Paige, daring her to laugh, but of course she doesn't. I don't think she ever could. Instead, she rummages in her bag and pulls out a small sealed metal container. It looks rather like a water bottle. 

" I forgot to give you this, " she says calmly, as if she's already completely forgotten what has just happened, (namely me crying my heart out over someone who isn't dead), and holds up the bottle for us to see, "Inside this bottle is a genetically made hallucination which takes the form of a gas. The seal automatically opens when the flask is thrown at something hard like a wall or a floor, and when it is, the hallucination is released. It can only be used once,"

"Why would we need that?" Interrupts Jane," I don't think Newt and I need any visions- particularly now there could be armed soldiers attacking any moment now."

" Well, I was hoping you'd ask that question Miss Seacole'" says Paige, obviously pleased," As I know through Mr Newton's chip, which has now been removed, the Right Arm will be attacking by air. This means that plenty of the ceiling, which wasn't that stable beforehand, will be caused to collapse and fall down. The force of the hallucination, when released, throws the, shall we say, 'victim' back the opposite direction to which the bottle was thrown, and hopefully, if all goes to plan, away from any falling ceiling, and will target their brain.

It will instead show them that it was their loved one who pushed them out of the way and that they have been crushed instead. Their 'beloved' will say a few words to them before falling silent- dead. After this occurs, the vision dispersed after a minute, and I am pleased to inform you that there are no side efffects."

Jane and I stare at each other in bewilderment.

" Why put someone through that misery," Jane asks," Why would you make them think that the person they love is dead? You just saw Newt's reaction with Thomas. That person would probably commit suicide."

"Yes," I agree," Not to mention that the person would probably have a bloody heart attack if their boy/girlfriend came up to them minutes after being crushed to death. You can hardly pretend that they just grazed themselves."

" Well, then it will be down to you two to explain, won't it?" Replies Paige placidly, handing Jane the bottle, which she carefully takes and puts in her bag," I originally made it to be used on Teresa in the Scorch Trials to see her reaction of the Variable of Thomas's death, but instead I modified it so that I can be used on anyone."

She consults her watch," we're out of time. You two better go. Follow your maps and you'll be fine. Good luck."

She turns to Tommy and begins saying his name to wake him up. Jane runs out the door, looking at her map, I go to follow, but turn to have one last glance at Tommy.

When he is asleep, he looks just like a normal teenager. No signs of stress can be seen, nothing to show that he has faced Grievers, ' killed' his best friend, nor that he has just sacrificed himself in order to find the Cure. It's only now I realise how close I am to Tommy.

"Newt?" It's Jane standing in the doorway.

"Coming." I reply and leave the room just as my friend stirs and shows signs of waking up.

"See you soon Tommy," I whisper and close the door behind me.