Alex was showering off the grime from the day. Newt was telling her about all the dumb things Thomas had asked him that day and what they were planting next. She loved to hear how passionate he was about something. She knew there was a long period where he had no passion, no light, no hope.

"Newt, I'm glad you found something that makes you happy!"

"Ya, me too. Speaking of happy- you seem to be happier." She could hear the smirk behind the question. "Have you had any more flashbacks?"

Alex ignored the first half of that. She dried off and put on some clean clothes and towel dried her hair. She opened the shower door. "Yes actually, but a different kind. Come on, let's go sit in the watch tower and I'll tell you."

"You want to go up there?" Newt seemed hesitant.

"Ya. The view is amazing and it's away from everyone. And if it breaks and we die we can come back and haunt Gally's shuck butt and tease him about his eyebrows!"

"Deal."

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They sat side by side, legs dangling over the side, watching the Glade below them. Newt turned his head to his sister.

"So Sis? What happened?"

Alex sighed.

"Well...On Tommy's first day, I had a small memory smash through. It was short. But it was weird!"

Newt was quietly waiting, he was leaning back on his hands, swinging his legs.

"I saw him in front of me, we were in some kind of computer or control room. I felt absolute anguish and despair! Newt, it was awful! Thomas had tears in his eyes, and was saying 'Alex, he's alive, he lived. Minho and Alby found him. He's going to be okay.' Or something like that..."

Newt had froze. His face twisted, Alex was right in guessing what she saw.

"Alex..."

"No Newt, please don't." Alex had placed a hand on his knee.

"No..I need to. I'm sorry. I'm sorry you had to watch me at my lowest. It was selfish and I regret it every day." He whispered sadly. She could hear the self disgust in his voice.

"Newt. I love you. You're my brother, no matter what. Please, be kind with yourself. Forgive yourself. You have a second chance at life. Use that! Live for the boys who can't."

He smiled sadly at her.

"Okay. So...any other's?"

She gave him a small smile. "I know it's going to sound weird, but here goes..."

She explained how she heard Sonya's voice, in the MedHut; how she somehow said a few words back. She told him about Minho and the cheeseburger flashback, too. She left out the part of Minho being sweet and tender, making it sound like it was not a date. She still wasn't sure how she felt about how she and Minho might have been together before all this. Newt's eyes were big as saucers while he listened, but when she mentioned the Minho cheeseburger thing his face changed into a smirk.

He was quiet for a moment, his thumb running along his bottom lip thinking. "So, it's like if you touch something you get a flashback? How does it work?" Newt asked.

Alex shrugged her shoulders, "Not sure how it works, it's random. Know how we all can remember things, like riding a bike, but not who taught us? We were talking about burgers, how Minho was drooling over the thought of one and then it hit me. It's like I have to touch something and it triggers a memory and it slams through that mental wall. Or while I'm sleeping it dreams."

Newt was thoughtful for a second.

"So how do you think you can talk with Sonya? Do you think you could do it again? Is it like a Twin Telepathy thing?"

Again Alex shook her head, "Newt I have no idea! She was in my head, it was like she was calling me! But...I guess I could try..."

She pulled her legs up, turned to face Newt, and crossed her legs. He did the same, so they were knee to knee. She placed her elbows on her knees and put her head in her hands. Alex closed her eyes, and concentrated. Newt sat quietly, patiently waiting. She reached far back into her thoughts, she tried picturing her sister and pictured using her mental hands to reach out. Nothing. Her mind was blank. She opened her eyes in frustration.

"Newt, I have no idea what I'm doing!"

He reached for her hands, holding them, "you CAN do this. Slim it and try again."

She inhaled deeply. Closed her eyes, relaxed her thoughts, and exhaled. This time she thought of it more like a phone. She pictured Sonya in her mind, and pictured her brain like a phone calling her.

"Sonya? Can you hear me?" She threw the words out. She felt a tickle at the back of her mind.

Sonya?

The tickle turned into a sharp sting for a moment, and then her head was buzzing, like a vibrating phone.

Sonya? Can you hear me?

Her eyes were squeezed shut, her face screwed up in concentration, squeezing Newt's hands. And then she heard it.

Alex?

It sounded like a bad connection, fuzzy and breaking up. Alex tilted her head to the side.

Sonya? Are you there? Can you hear me?

Yes! Alex I can hear you! But you're sort of cutting out!

Alex tilted her head the other way, and the fuzzy static disappeared.

Sonya?

Alex! Oh my gosh! Alex, you can hear me! You're talking inside my bloody head! How are we doing this?

I have no idea! Newt says maybe it's a twin thing?

Newt? Who's Newt?

Wait...you don't know?

Know what?

Newt...he's our older brother! We have a bloody brother! And he looks just like me..so I guess like you too!

I have a brother?

Alex could hear her laughing in her head. Alex smiled. Newt knew she had made contact, he whispered, "Alex, can you hear her? What's she saying?"

Sonya, Newt says hi. He's with me. I wish you could talk to him too.

Oh! Oh my. Newt! I can't believe you're with him! Where are you?

"Sonya says hi. And she wants to know where we are." Alex whispered back, her eyes still closed tight in concentration, scared she would lose the connection.

Newt let out a gasp and his eyes welled up with tears. "Sonya! My other baby sister! My other missing piece! I found it! I found you both!" Happy tears leaked over his lashes and slid slowly down his face. He placed his forehead against Alex's.

Newt says he finally found what he was missing. And that he finally found his baby sisters.

Aww. He sounds like a wonderful brother. Alex, where are you? You won't believe me when I tell you where I am! And it bloody sucks.

Ha. You won't believe me either. We are in the middle of a big shuckin maze, surrounded by stone walls that go up hundreds of feet. There are blood thirsty biomechanical monsters that try to stab us and inject us with poison.

Wait, hold up, Stick, you're inside a maze too, it has wood huts and a barn and stuff? There are about 60 girls here.

Huh? You're with a bunch of girls? No fair! I'm the only girl stuck with about 60 boys!

"Alex? What's she saying?" Newt asked quietly.

"Newt! She's also inside a maze too! But she says her's is all girls!" Alex opened her eyes, staring at her brother, both of their eyes wide.

A maze full of boys? Score. Any of 'em good looking?

Really? We just found out we're both stuck in a maze, and we can communicate with our shuck brains and you're asking me about if the guys I'm stuck living with are good looking? But yes. If you must know...they are shucking hot! Oh my gaawwwwwd! Sonya, SO HOT! Especially one-

I'm so jealous!

Ha. Well it wasn't always nice.The stories I could tell you. What do you do in your maze?

I'm second in command. You? What about our dear Newt?

Alex looked up to Newt. "Sonya is second in command! We are an awesome family of leaders, ey?"

Newt is second in command too! He's also a Track hoe. I have a few jobs. I help the slicers sometimes with the new animals when we get supplies, and help in the kitchens, my main job is MedJack. I'm also on the council. My first day as a runner is tomorrow.

That's a lot of weird words. But I think I got it. MedJack would be healer. Slicer.. would be rancher? And what the bloody hell is a Track hoe? Alex could hear Sonya giggling. Our dear brother is a hoe?

Alex snorted loudly, Newt looked puzzled. "Sonya also thinks Track hoe is a stupid name!"

Newt groaned. "Really? That's what you two are focused on right now?"

A track hoe, dear sister is the idiot boys name for famer. He works in the gardens.

She could feel Sonya howl with laughter. Alex also laughed. Sitting in a tree fort, leaning on her brother talking to her sister inside her head. It was a weird evening.

Oh snap. I gotta go. I guess laughing out loud to myself is causing some issues with the other sticks. Next time I'll have to be alone. I hope we can do this again and the designers don't do something about this. They seem to know everything that happens. Be careful sis. I love you. Give our brother a hug.

Ya, me too! I have so many questions. Like how did you contact me the first time! How did you even know about me?

Ya, I'll answer those next time. Bye!

The connection was cut. But instead of feeling a dead emptiness. Alex could almost feel her presence, just at the back of her mind. She put her head on Newt's shoulder and sighed.

"So, what did she say? Your face was fun to watch." He joked, nudging her knee. Then added sadly "I wish I could talk to her too."

Alex told him everything. Even Sonya's questions about the guys. Alex could feel her face flush, she was glad the sun was setting, it was harder to see.

Newt chuckled, "ya, sis. Are we hot? Maybe one Glader in particular? A certain Keeper..? Maybe one particular Glader...with a sarcastic mouth and obsessed with hair gel?" Newt smirked at her.

"Newt!" She smacked his arm.

Newt threw his head back and let a loud rumbling laugh escape.

"Come on Sis. It's so bloody obvious. Even Thomas, the oblivious, has asked what's going on with you two! When will you two just make it official?" Alex didn't answer, just fidgeted with a piece of her hair.

"Come on Alex. I KNOW he likes you. And everyone can see it. He has never acted like this around any other glader here. Kinda would be weird...but still. He's never been this protective, goofy, gentle, possessive, jealous... When you're around he's way more sassy- I think that's how he flirts...but you do the same thing. And you like him. I can see how both your eyes light up, how you both smile more and laugh louder. I also know he makes you feel safe."

Alex sighed. "I don't know Newt. What if it's just because I'm the only girl? He doesn't have a lot of options here. And if we get out of here? It seems...like we have bigger things to worry about. Also, you also make me feel safe. I'll always have a big brother to have my back. I love you!"

She gave him a side hug, resting her head on his shoulder, she sat bolt up again.

"Wait...how do you know he likes me? Did he say something?" She asked, giving him a side eye.

He just chuckled. "What is said and what happens at sleepovers...stays at sleepovers." He winked at her.

"Oh shuck you Newt!" She grumbled.

Newt chuckled, with a knowing look. They lapsed into a comfortable silence. The 2 siblings watched the sunset together, both lost in their own thoughts.