Thomas came sprinting out of his hiding place, holding the explosive high above his head.

"Everyone, stand back!" Thomas screamed again. Swinging the explosive around.

"Stand back!"

Soldiers panicked, guns were flailing, everyone was yelling. It was chaos. No one wanted to pull a trigger, in case it set off the explosive Thomas was flailing around.

"Is this the plan?" Minho yelled, throwing off the guard holding him.

"Well...we came up with a plan, we tried to execute the plan. Honestly I expect the plan to go off the rails...now we just throw away the plan. I think we're in-between off the rails and throw it away! We're wiggling it now!" Alex yelled back, she swung her elbow back into the soldier holding her, he finally backed up, holding his bloody nose.

Minho rolled his eyes, "ya sounds about right."

"Hold your fire!" Janson called.

"Everyone, stand back!" Thomas screamed, creeping closer to Alex, and the guys at the front.

"Hold your fire!" Janson called again, trying to get his men under control.

Alex noticed Captain Ronin was standing back, not doing anything, his gun hung loosely in his hands at his side. He wasn't yelling orders either.

"Stand back. Let 'em go." Thomas yelled.

"Thomas, put it down!" Ava called desperately. She had spun back around when Thomas came screaming and sprinting.

"Let 'em all go!" Thomas bellowed, his body coiled and tense.

"Tommy!" Alex yelled, "When I said blow shit up, I didn't mean us!" Alex screamed, throwing her hands up in the air, exasperated.

"You know I can't do that, I can't let them go!" Ava yelled, panicking.

"Thomas. Please. Stop." Teresa called, her body didn't move, her eyes staring straight ahead, it was very unsettling. "I made a deal with them. They promised we'd be safe. All of us." She continued in a monitored robotic voice.

"It's true. It was her only condition." Ava added, trying to reason.

"SHUT UP!" Alex yelled rounding on Ava, "you have no right! How is she supposed to make a deal when you can shucken control her!"

"How are we supposed to be safe when you shoot people in cold blood?" Newt yelled at Ava, gesturing to Mary laying on the ground in a pool of blood.

"Everything can go back to the way it was. Thomas..." Ava tried a different tactic, she tried the gentle gas lighting approach. Thomas was still holding the explosive out in one hand and his thumb over the trigger.

"Do you really want all of them to die?" Ava nodded to all the kids lined up, some being held by soldiers, some were slowly inching away from WICKED soldiers.

"Think about what you're doing." Ava had taken another step forward trying the guilt trip on him. It seemed to work for a moment, because Thomas hesitated. He quickly glanced at the kids around him. Alex met Minho's eyes. In a silent split second conversation, they agreed.

"We're with you, Thomas." Minho called.

His eyes never leaving Alex's determined ones. He laced his fingers with her and they stepped over to stand beside Thomas. They turned to face Ava and Janson. The rest of the soldiers slowly backed up, they didn't feel like getting blown up. Newt and Frypan also moved over towards Thomas.

"No." Ava whispered, "Don't!"

"Do it, Thomas!" Alex encouraged gently, "I'd rather be blown to pieces then go back with them!"

"We're ready!" Newt said grimly.

"We're not going back there." Thomas said, desperately. His resolve coming back.

"Thomas?" Teresa's face broke from the void of emotionless staring, she looked in pain, her head twitching, "Alex? Tom! Do...it!" She let out a choked sob. "Please Tommy... Please!"

"It's the only way!" Sonya agreed. She had pushed her way over too, her soldier let go of her when Thomas showed up with a bomb. When Sonya came forward, Aris and Harriet also stepped up. The other kids behind them also came forward, crowding around the Gladers.

"Looks like being blown apart is a better option to us than going back with you! What does that tell you?" Alex asked a panicked Ava, "Doctor" she mocked again.

Minho squeezed her hand. She felt calm all of a sudden. Dying...it wasn't all bad. No more pain. No more suffering, or running. No more fighting for survival, she would see Chuck again, and Matt and Alby and Bark and Jeff and Clint. Minho was with her, her anchor, the person who knew her best, who loved her for her. Newt was beside her too, her glue, her big brother. Her twin sister held her other hand, she finally found her, and they would take a final stand together. Her Tommy, her clueless reckless loveable leader. Frypan, her favorite Glad gossip, her big squishy teddy bear friend. Her family. There was no one she would rather die beside. She looked up at Minho with a sad but determined smile. He looked down at her.

He mouthed "I love you Sunshine."

"I love you too Shuck Face." She kissed him quickly, "see ya in hell." And winked at him, he smirked back at her.

"Absalutly." He chuckled.

"Thomas!" Janson yelled.

Thomas's thumb hovered over the detonator. Alex squeezed Sonya and Minho's hands. They were ready.

A loud engine roared to life, the horn blared. One of the big Right Arm trucks came speeding down the hill towards them. It picked up speed as the horn kept blaring. Jorge poked his head out the window and yelled a long drawn out battle cry. He jumped out the door and rolled as the truck launched over some boxes and slammed into a helicopter, sending it flying backwards. The truck and helicopter exploded. Chopper blades cut into the earth, metal exploded everywhere. Alex was pushed to the ground, a body fell over her. She felt warm breath on her neck.

"At least buy me dinner first before you climb on top!"

Despite their horrible situation, again, Minho laughed.

"You know I do what I want." He sassed back.

"It's just you...so it's fine. Your lucky Shank!"

They scrambled to their feet.

"THAT'S MORE OF 'THE BLOW SHIT UP', I HAD IN MIND, THOMAS!" Alex yelled as she helped Newt up and pushed him away from the explosion.

"Come on. COME ON!" Thomas yelled as he rolled his eyes at her, pushing Frypan forward.

"You good?" Minho asked her, grabbing her hand and pulling her. She nodded.

"Freeze! Drop it, kid!" A soldier yelled.

They all froze and turned. The soldier pointing a gun at them was none other than Captain Ronin himself. His face was free of a mask, but he had that stone cold look. Behind him was a rather large group of soldiers all pointing guns at them. His eyes made contact with Alex, he looked at the explosive in Thomas's hand then back to Alex, then back to the explosive. When he looked back at Alex he nodded his head towards the soilders ever so slightly.

"Do it kid!" He yelled.

To everyone around it sounded like he was demanding they drop it and back off. But Alex knew better. She understood what he wanted. She trusted him, she lunged forwards, grabbed the explosive from Thomas's hands, as she ran towards the danger she screamed, "NOW TOMMY!"

Thomas pressed the button as she chucked it behind the Captain.

"Run! Get down!" Captain Ronin called.

Alex and the Caption were too close, when it exploded. Throwing Alex and the Caption into the air. They landed hard on the ground. Alex smacked her head hard. The captain landed beside her. He didn't move. Alex sat up slightly disoriented, her head spinning, still scrambled to his side, he was breathing.

Thank the heavens! Shuck sakes. Where did everyone go?

Alex got up onto her knees, looking around. A pain shot threw her head again. She landed on her stomach, she felt something warm and wet at the back of her head. She rolled over onto her back. Jason had pistol whipped her, splitting her head open. He stood over her, his gun cocked and loaded. He pointed it at her face.

If I die now...

"I'll save you a special seat in hell, you slimy ugly disease ridden sewer rat!" Alex smiled at him.

"Such a waste." He hissed.

There was a gunshot. Janson stumbled forward. Captain Ronin had woken up, pulled his gun from his belt, and shot Janson in the shoulder. Janson spun around, only to have another shot fired at him from somewhere up high. Another shot at him made him scramble away, leaving Alex behind. The Captain struggled to his feet, he was very unsteady. Alex grabbed onto his huge arm and pulled him, trying to get away from the explosions, gun fire and WICKED soldiers.

"KEEP GOIN'! I GOT YA!"

Alex heard a female voice yell. Alex looked up to see Brenda crouched behind a box, a rifle in hand, snipping the soldiers.

"DEAL!" She yelled back.

Alex saw her swivel and take out a soldier while Thomas ran. Alex followed Thomas, or tried to. Having to duck and dive to the ground a few times. It was a challenge trying to make sure The Captain didn't get shot, he was a big guy, hard to hide and about as easy to move as a brick wall. Alex had to hit the ground again when she heard screaming.

She heard constant screaming and gunfire and struggle, but this voice, this scream made Alex turn towards it. There was something familiar, and it made her panic. She spun on her heel, scrambling as fast as she could towards her sister.

A soldier had her in their clutches, pulling her towards the Berg. Sonya was fighting as hard as she could.

"SONYA!" Alex screamed. Sonya's head jerked towards Alex.

"NOOO! SONYA! NO!"

Alex kept falling, gunfire whizzing past her, bright blue electricity firing at her. Adrenaline flowing like liquid fire in her veins. A blue ball of electricity hit her right in the chest. She stumbled backwards from the impact. Alex had to drop to her knee, her breath caught in her chest. She shook her head trying to dislodge the fuzzy feeling. Alex felt her heart speed up. She felt her pupils dilated and a surge of wild energy; with a loud scream of defiance, she sprung forwards.

I can do this all shucken day! I will NOT stay down!

Blue electricity jumped over her body. Alex looked down at herself.

Huh. Legit superhero. Electric power. Cool. I should be called Flash! Too bad I can't call it down from the sky or shoot it from my hands.

"SIR! NON LETHAL SHOTS DO NOTHING! SHE WON'T DROP!"

Alex saw Janson turn, a look of horror on his face before he screamed, "THEN JUST SHOOT HER DAMMIT!"

"JANSON! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" She screamed at him.

And like the sewer rat he is, he scrambled back into the safety of the Berg.

"SONYA!" Alex screamed, lunging forward, body pumping with electricity and adrenaline.

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Minho

He saw Captain Ronin make eye contact with Alex and then go back and forth between the explosive and Alex, and then he nodded. Alex also nodded.

Shuck. This can't be good!

"DO IT KID!" Captain Ronin hollard.

He saw Alex lunge forward, grab the explosive from Thomas's hand and run forwards towards the Captain.

"NOW TOMMY!" she screamed, as she threw it.

It exploded behind the Captain. The force of it threw everyone back. Minho landed on his side. He scrambled to his feet, grabbing Thomas and Newt.

"Get outta here! Go! Go!" He yelled, pushing them towards Vince, who had got back to the truck with the gun.

"WHERE'S ALEX?" He yelled.

"WITH CAPTAIN!" Frypan yelled back, pointing.

Minho saw Alex scrambling to her feet.

She's okay...she's okay. She'll follow.

He helped Newt forwards. They had to run and duck a few times, diving to the ground. The guys made it to Harriet and a few other Right Arms members. Harriet threw him a gun. He spun around and started shooting, covering his friends, his brothers. He hadn't seen Alex behind them.

Where the shuck is she?

He heard a scream.

"ALEX!" Minho screamed, desperately searching the wreckage for her.

He swore that was her scream! Thomas had also stopped and turned around when he heard the scream.

"COME ON, THOMAS! GET OUTTA HERE!" Minho yelled at him. He had to shoot another WICKED guard, his blue electric bullets whizzing passed them.

"Get out of here! Go!"

"Minho, let's go!" Thomas called as he ran past.

No way I'm leaving Alex.

He did another quick sweep of the hill. He saw another volley of blue electricity hit someone. His mouth dropped as he recognized the fiery red hair. She dropped to her knee, head down.

"NOOOO! ALEX NO!" He screamed.

Minho jumped forwards, but stopped when she stood back up. She lifted her hands to face height, twisting them, watching the electricity jump all over her body. The soldiers stopped and took a step backwards, shocked. He could see their mouths open, eyes wide. These things knock ANYONE out, even Captain Ronin...but not Alex. It seemed to fuel her. She screamed and lunged forward. Minho ran after her down the hill. Thomas was right behind him.

"JANSON! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Minho heard her scream with vengeance.

He saw her take one guy out with a solidly placed kick to the face, he dropped with blue electricity jumping over him now. She had a knife in her hand and he watched, desperately trying to reach her as she spun and slashed another soldier and he dropped in a spray of blood. She dropped to her knees, spinning under another attempt at them grabbing her. She lashed out and took another soldier down. She was a wild graceful absolutely stunning murderous little creature to behold. Minho was equally impressed, slightly turned on and terrified.

"USE LETHAL YOU IDIOT!" Janson screamed.

Alex had to dive out of the way when the guns went off. He finally caught up to her, it wasn't far to go, but having to dodge bullets and fire slowed him down. He reached her as she scrambled back to her feet, only for Minho to tackle her back to the ground. The electracy had disappeared.

"Get down!" He shouted at her. Covering her with his body. Minho finally saw why Alex was going towards the Berg. Sonya was being hauled up the Berg walk.

"GO! I'LL GET HER!" He pushed her away.

"SHUCK NO!" Alex protested.

Minho pushed her violently again.

"GET HER OUTTA HERE!"

Captain Ronin was right behind her, Minho shoved her roughly towards him. Ronin wrapped her up kicking and screaming.

Minho spun and took off towards Sonya. A blue ball of electricity hit him. But unlike Alex, he couldn't absorb it. Pain seared through his body. It was like being struck by lightning again. He could feel his body collapse, he had zero control over his limbs. They jerked and twitched. He let out a cry of pain.

"Minho!"

He heard his name being screamed.

With all the effort he could muster, he lifted his head and made eye contact with big beautiful hazel ones, shining with fear and tears.

"MINHO!" Alex screamed again.

The scream ripped through him. Ripping his heart apart. He could hear the storming of boots behind him. But he couldn't get up, he couldn't move. Hands grabbed him, picking him up, his head wouldn't work, but his eyes remained open. He could see Alex screaming his name, fighting to be released. She reached her hands towards him, with a heart wrenching sob.

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Alex

Alex was shoved backwards into a solid body, instantly she was picked up around the waist.

"Come back!" Alex screamed.

"THOMAS! Get back!"

Someone had pushed Thomas backwards. Alex didn't care. She had just seen Minho drop to the ground shaking and convulsing, blue electricity jumping over him.

"No! Thomas, no!"

"MINHO!" Alex was sobbing, fighting the arms that clamped around her.

"LET ME SHUCKEN GO SLINT HEAD! LET ME GO!"

"Thomas!"

"SONYA! NO! SONYA!"

"PLEASE MINHO! PLEASE!"

WICKED soldiers had picked him up and were dragging him towards the Berg, where she had seen Sonya being dragged. Alex's eyes meet his coffee brown eyes and with the last of her strength she crossed her heart with her finger. Minho's head dropped, the guards had pulled him up into the Berg.

The arms around her didn't let go. The fight left her exhausted body. She couldn't get to him. She couldn't save him. Or Sonya. She saw Ava Page marching a struggling Teresa up the Berg ramp. Alex saw Teresa drop to her knees, and lifted Minho's head holding his head in her lap. Her head swiveled around. Alex's tear filled hazel eyes made contact with electric blue ones, shining with tears, rimmed red. The Berg door shut and it lifted into the sky. Taking her twin sister, her other half and her best friend with them. The berg flew away taking Minho with it, her anchor, her love.

Her body sagged and she let out the most agonizing soul crushing sob. The arms around her pulled her close into a hug. Her legs buckled, if the arms weren't holding her she would have collapsed. She was set on the ground, and another hand grabbed her, she lifted her head and was met with chocolate brown eyes and shaggy golden blond hair. Alex threw herself into Newt's arms. They both let out a sob. They sat in the middle of the wreckage, in the middle of the devastation and cried.

"They took him, Newt! They took him!"

"I know Alex...I know."

"I want him back. They took him!"

"I know."

"Newt...they have Sonya! They took her too!"

"I saw...I know."

She buried her face into his chest and sobbed harder, a heart wrenching anguished sob. She actually felt her heart break, it was finally being pieces back together, the glue was drying in-between the cracks. But now it was shattering into tiny pieces that would never be able to be glued back together.

They were so close. So close to freedom and safety. So close to not having to run and fight. But like everything in her life it was ripped from her. Happiness didn't exist in the same world as WICKED. WICKED made sure of that. She knew now, it's better to not believe, or have hope. Hope was for the foolish. She could never believe in something like freedom or safety. Not anymore. They took her happiness. They took her peace. They ripped her belief in anything good away from her. Again. She wouldn't let them do it again. She pulled away from Newt.

"Alex?" He questioned.

Alex stood up and walked away without a word.