Lizzie did her best to stay quiet as she hid in the Council Hall along with some of the other Gladers. Minho glances over at her with concern, whispering, "You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm okay." She quietly replied and nodded even though her heart beat was still beating like crazy. She knew that the Griever was still outside because they heard it. She jumped backwards, startled whenever a loud noise was heard on the roof of the Council Hall and she realized it was the Griever trying to break through. 

Lizzie moved closer to the door along with the others as dusk fell down from the roof since the Griever was trying to break it. She let out a yell when the Griever's claw broke through and she covered her head when the roof fell apart. She closed her eyes tight, just wishing the Griever's would leave. Minho pulled her to his side, trying his best to cover both of them from the falling pieces of wood. Another Griever claw broke through one part of the wall got Lizzie's attention. She opened her eyes when the Griever's claw broke through and screamed with everyone else. Everyone backed up and Lizzie's eyes widened with fear when she saw it was going to Chuck. 

"Chuck!" She exclaimed, going to move forward as the claw grabbed onto his back. Lizzie helped Thomas, Newt, and Minho pull Chuck back to them, but the Griever had a tight grip.

A shocked expression appeared on her face when she noticed the stinger and she hoped they could get Chuck before he got stung. She looked over when she heard a yell that was from Alby, surprised to see him running forward with a plank of wood, starting to hit the claw. It eventually let go and they pulled Chuck towards them. It went away as Alby yelled at it.

"Chuck, you okay?" Thomas asks while Chuck nods. He wasn't hurt, he was just shaken up about what just happened. "Yeah, I'm okay." Chuck responded.

Chuck looks over at Alby with a small smile. "Thanks, Alby." He said while Alby nodded.

"Alby, look out!" Thomas yelled when he noticed the Griever breaking through the roof behind Alby. "Alby!" Lizzie shouted with panic laced in her voice as the Griever grabbed Alby.

Thomas rushes forward and grabs Alby's hand. Tears formed in Lizzie's eyes as she watched Thomas try to pull him back. She would've gone to help Thomas if Alby didn't say, "Thomas, get them out." Then Alby was pulled away by the Griever, causing everyone to watch with disbelief and sadness. 

"No!" Thomas shouted with an upset expression on his face. He walked out of the Council Hall, ignoring everyone trying to talk to him. Everyone followed him and Lizzie was surprised to see most of the Glade destroyed and some parts were even on fire.

"Everyone is gone..." She whispered, not seeing anyone. It was possible that there could still be some left hiding, but she doubted that. She then noticed three Gladers walking towards them and realized it was Gally and two of the Builders.

"Gally-" Thomas started, but Gally interrupted him by punching him in the face making him fall to the ground. Lizzie's eyes widen and she gasped, not expecting this to happen. Newt, Minho, and Frypan held Gally back. They backed away as Thomas stood up, but Winston and Frypan made sure that Gally wouldn't try to hit Thomas again.

"It's your fault, Thomas!" Gally yells, angrily glaring at Thomas. "You heard what Alby said. You're one of them!"

"One of who?" Frypan asked.

"He's one of them and they sent him here to destroy everything and now he has!" Gally exclaims. "Look around, Thomas! Look around!"

Gally continued shouting that it was Thomas' fault, trying to get to him so he could hit him, but Winston and Frypan made sure to stop him. Lizzie looked over at Thomas, noticing him looking at the stinger that broke off that Chuck had. Thomas then took the stinger from Chuck and glanced at the stinger.

"Maybe he's right." Thomas said.

"Thomas..." Teresa said, hoping he wouldn't do what she thought he was about to do.

"I need to remember, Teresa." Thomas told her.

"Thomas!" Lizzie exclaimed worriedly, her eyes widening as he stuck the stinger in his leg. She rushed over to him along with some of the others as he fell to the ground.

****

After debating on what they were going to do with Thomas and with a lot of yelling from Gally, they decided to put him in the pit. Teresa decided to stay with him so someone was with him when he woke up. Lizzie, Minho, Newt, and Chuck went to the pit to check on Thomas seeing that he was now awake.

"Thomas, are you stupid?! What were you thinking?" Lizzie was the first to say something as she knelt besides Minho and Chuck. Lizzie rolls her eyes. "Clearly you weren't thinking 'cause what you did was stupid."

"I'm sorry, Liz." Thomas apologizes. "I had to remember." He sits up, glancing at everyone curiously. "What happened?" 

"Gally's taken control." Newt replies. "He said we had to make a choice. Either join him, or get banished at sun down with you."

Thomas' eyes widens. "And everyone else agreed to that?"

"Everyone's convinced that you're the reason why all of this has happened." Teresa told him.

Thomas sighs. "Well, he's been right so far."

Minho furrows his eyebrows. "What are you talking about?"

"This place...it's not what we thought it was." Thomas answers. "It's not a prison. It's a test. It all started when we were kids. They'd give us these challenges. They were experimenting on us." Thomas explained. Lizzie's eyes widened and her mouth opened in shock. She was shocked at what she was hearing and by looking at the other's expressions she knew they were shocked too. "And then people started disappearing. Everyone. Just like clockwork."

"Sent them up in the maze." Newt realized.

Thomas nods. "Yeah, but not all of us."

Lizzie looks at him with confusion as Newt asks, "What do you mean?"

Guilt fills Thomas' eyes while he looks at everyone. "Guys, I'm one of them. The people who put you here. I worked with them. I've watched you guys for years."

Lizzie ran a hand through her hair and shook her head, thinking it was crazy what he was saying was true. She just couldn't wrap her head around the fact that Thomas would help the people who put them there. "While you guys were in the maze, I was on the other side of it." Thomas looks over at Teresa. "So were you."

Teresa stares at him with wide eyes. "What?"

Thomas nods with a sad expression on his face. "Teresa, we did this to them."

Teresa shakes her head in disbelief as tears starts to form in her eyes. "No..." She whispers and a tear fell down her face. "That can't be true."

"It is. I saw it." Thomas told her.

Teresa takes a shaky breath before she asks, "Why would they send us up if we were with them?"

"It doesn't matter." Thomas sighed.

"He's right." Newt speaks  up. "It doesn't matter. Any of it. The people we were before the maze, they don't even exist anymore. These Creators took care of that. What does matter is who we are now and what we do, right now. You went into the maze and found a way out."

Shaking his head, Thomas shrugs. "Yeah, but if I didn't Alby would still be alive."

"Maybe." Newt nods. "But I know if he were here he would be telling you the same thing. Finish what you started. 'Cause if we do nothing, then Alby had died for nothing and I can't have that."

Thomas was quiet for a minute before he nods. "Okay. But we gotta get through Gally first."

Lizzie's eyes widen when she thought of an idea and then she smirks. Minho glances at her with a raised eyebrow. "Oh, I know that look." He nods in realization and smirks. "So, what's your idea?"

Once Lizzie told everyone her idea three of the builders came over. Thomas pretended to still be out and so two of them had to carry him while another Builder had a tight grip on Teresa's arms so she wouldn't escape as they brought them towards the door. Lizzie stood off to the side with her arms crossed as the two carrying Thomas dropped him on the ground. 

"Such a waste." Gally mumbled.

"Gally," Winston speaks up, getting Gally's attention. He shakes his head with a nervous expression. "It doesn't feel right, man."

"Yeah, what if Thomas was right?" Jeff said. "Maybe he can lead us home."

"We are home." Gally tells him. "I don't want to have to cross anymore names off of that wall."

"You really think banishing us is gonna solve anything?" Teresa asked him.

"No." Gally shakes his head. "This isn't a banishing. It's a offering."

"What?" Teresa furrowed her eyebrows and then the Builder that held her arms pushed her towards a poll nearby and tied her wrists to it despite her struggle.

"You really think I'm going to let Thomas back into the maze after what he's done?" Gally questions, turning to face the others. "Look around you. Look at our Glade. This is the only way."

Lizzie shared a look with Minho. He nodded at her and she shared a look with Newt who also nodded. It was their way of telling her they were ready to start her plan.

"And when the Grievers get what they came here for, everything goes back to the way it was." Gally said.

Teresa scoffs, looking at everyone with disbelief. "Are you listening to this? Why are you just standing there? He's crazy."

Gally told her to shut up, but she didn't listen. "If you're going to stay here the Grievers are going to come back. They're gonna keep coming back until you're all dead."

"Shut up!" Gally yelled at her. He then pointed to Thomas and told two of the Gladers to tie him up.

As the two Gladers went to pick up Thomas he hit one of the Gladers and grabbed the stick one of them was holding, using it to hit the other Glader. Newt rushed forward, taking out his weapon, hitting one of the Gladers while Lizzie did the same. Tersea kicked the Glader in front of her as Gally went to step forward, but Minho stepped behind him and stopped him as Thomas stood in front of him, aiming his weapon at him while Frypan cut Teresa free. Lizzie stood by Teresa as Minho kept his knife aimed at Gally, making sure he wouldn't try to do anything as he backed up towards the others by the open door.

Gally scoffs. looking at the group in front of him with annoyance. "Full of surprises, aren't ya?"

"You don't have to come with us, but we are leaving. Anyone else wants to come, now's your last chance." Thomas said to everyone.

Everyone seemed to be hesitant while Gally speaks. "Don't listen to him, he's just trying to scare you."

Thomas shakes his head. "I'm not trying to scare you. You're already scared. Alright? I'm scared." He admits. "But I'd rather risk my life out there than spend the rest of it in here."

"We don't belong here. This isn't our home. We were put here. We were trapped here. At least out there we have a choice." Thomas said. "We can make it out of here. I know that."

Everyone was quiet, sharing looks with each other. A small smile tugged on Lizzie's lips as Winston walked towards them. Jeff walked towards them and some of the other Gladers also walked to them. Now, there were only a few left.

"It's over, Gally." Thomas informs him as he lowers his weapon. "Just come with us."

For a second, Lizzie thought Gally might actually go with them, but she frowned when he said, "Good luck against the Grievers."

Lizzie then started running into the maze along with the others.

A/N There's just one or two more chapters left of the first movie!