Thomas wakes up with a gasp, turning to sit up and when he looks down at himself, he notices that he was wearing different clothes. He lifted his shirt up, looking at the wound that was wrapped covered by a gouge bandage. He furrowed his eyebrows when he realized he was somewhere unfamiliar. It looked like he was in some kind of a hut. He was sitting on a bed, and there was some cabinets across the room with what looked medicine and medical tools on it. 

"Hi." 

He looks over at the door, well, makeshift door since it just had a door opening and a sheet for privacy. He sighs with relieved when he saw someone familiar. "Lizzie."

"I was just gonna come check on you." Lizzie admits. A relieved smile tugs on her lips. "Glad to see you're awake." No one knew the exact time when Thomas would wake up so she was happy to see him up. 

"Where are we?" Thomas inquired, looking at her curiously.

Lizzie smirks, stepping to the side and gestures outside. "Why don't you see for yourself?"

Looking at her curiously, he steps outside, seeing that they were on a beach. He heard rushing waves and seagulls, so that explained why he heard those things. Then something in the distance caught his eye. A big boat that was a little ways out into sea.

"How are you feeling?" Lizzie questioned, tilting her head to the side and her eyes were filled with concern.

"Better." Thomas admits, looking at her with a small smile. Lizzie returns the smile, happy to know he was feeling better. He then looks over to his right when he heard distant talking and saw a village. "What's all this?" 

"Remember hearing about the place called Safe Haven?" Lizzie asks him and he nods in response. "Well, this is like our Safe Haven." She shrugs. "At least, for now, anyway."

Thomas looks at her with surprise. He couldn't believe that they were all actually safe. It's been so long since he felt that way. He looked back at the village with a smile.

"Come on," Lizzie pats his shoulder, gesturing him to follow her as she begins walking. "Let's go. I'm sure everyone will wanna see you."

Vince was picking up corn from the garden when he noticed Lizzie walking by with Thomas. He smiled, happy to see that Thomas was up and walking. While Thomas glanced around at everything that was new to him, Vince locked eyes with Lizzie and sent her a questioning glance, silently asking her if Thomas was doing okay after what had happened. Lizzie nodded, smiling and gave him a thumbs up. Vince smiled and returned the gesture before going back to his job. 

"Who are all these people?" Thomas questioned.

"All the subjects that we saved from WICKED," Lizzie answers. "Some are from the Right Arm," She smiles. "And some are new people we picked up along the way."

Nearby, Minho and Jorge sat on a big rock and while Minho was carving wood, Jorge was sharpening his knife. When he heard his girlfriend's voice, Minho glanced up from what the wood he was carving and smiled at seeing her walking by. His smile turned into a relieved one when he saw Thomas was up. Minho stood and walked over to them which got Jorge's attention. Jorge stood and walked over, along with Brenda and Frypan. 

Minho smiles at Lizzie, kissing her cheek which earned a smile from him. Minho and Thomas then hugged each other. As they hugged, Thomas noticed Aris, Gally, and someone else he thought wouldn't be alive walking over to them. 

"Newt?" Thomas questioned in disbelief, staring at the blonde with wide eyes as he and Minho pulled away from the hug.

Newt smiles at him. "Hi, Tommy." Newt was now completely cured all thanks to the serum Lizzie got to him. The two boys walked to each other and met half way before they pulled each other into a hug.

"I'm glad you're alive." Thomas smiled.

"Yeah, me too." Newt agrees while he and Newt pull away from the hug. He smiles at Lizzie. "All thanks to Lizzie."

Lizzie smiles widely and flips her hair over her shoulder dramatically. "Oh, it was nothing." She commented in a dramatic tone, earning a small laugh from some of her friends.

Minho chuckles softly and smiles at her, wrapping his arm around her waist. "You're a dork."

Lizzie grins at him, wrapping her arm around his waist and leans into his side. "Yeah, but I'm your dork."

****

Later that night everyone gathers around the campfire, listening to Vince speak. Lizzie sat between her boyfriend and Newt, her hand intertwined with Minho's as she listened to Vince. "We have come along way together. So many have sacrificed so much to make this place possible. Your friends. Your family." Lizzie shared a smile with the people she cares about who sat beside her. Thomas sat beside the right side of Newt, and Brenda sat next to Thomas. Sonya, Harriet, and Aris sat beside Brenda while Gally sat in front of them. Frypan sat behind Thomas and Minho and Jorge sat besides him. Lizzie, her boyfriend, and her friends have gone through a lot but they went through all the tough times and the good times together and that's what mattered.

Vince raises his glass with a smile. "So here's to the ones who couldn't be here," Everyone joins Vince in raising their glasses. "Here's to the friends we lost. This place is for you. It's for all of us." With a knife in his hand, he points at the stone a few feet behind him. "But this...This is for them. So in your own time, in your own way, come back your peace." He sticks the knife on the stump he was standing by before he faces the crowd with a smile and raises his glass again. "And welcome to the Safe Haven!"

With their glasses raised, everyone cheered and applauded, some even stood up as they cheered. Everyone there were relieved and happy to finally be somewhere that was safe. Somewhere they could continue to live their lives without having to worry about WICKED. The rest of the night was spent by celebrating, talking, laughing, and just everyone enjoying being together. 

Lizzie currently sat by herself on one of the logs, fiddling with the bracelet Newt had given her while watching everyone have fun with a smile on her face. "Hey." 

She glances to her left when she heard that familiar British voice. She smiles at the blonde who sits next to her. "Hi, Newt."

"I don't think I ever properly thanked you for saving my life." Newt said with a sheepish expression on his face. His eyes soften and he smiles at her. "Thank you for saving my life, Lizzie. If it wasn't for you making it back in time, I wouldn't be here right now."

Lizzie smiles softly. "You're welcome, Newt. I knew I couldn't just let you die." She chuckles lightly, shaking her head. "I mean, you're like a brother to me and," She points at him with a stern expression on her face. "Don't tell Minho, but you're my best friend." She smiles again. "You not only mean so much to me, but you mean so much to all of us. I don't know what we would do without you."

"I don't think I ever aid this but you're like a sister to me." Newt admits. He chuckles, pointing at her. "I won't tell Minho that if you don't tell Minho or Thomas this, but you're my best friend too."

Lizzie's smile widen and she pulled him in for a hug. When they pulled away from the hug, Newt looks at the bracelet she wore. "You're still wearing it?"

"Of course." Lizzie nods, smiling at the bracelet she wore. "I'll never take it off."

Newt smiles softly, but then he rubs the back of his neck with a sheepish expression on his face. "You should know that when you open the bracelet to put it on that way there's a note inside the capsule." He shrugs. "It was like a goodbye letter, I guess. I just didn't know how else to give you one, but when I found that bracelet one day I knew that would be a great way to give you the letter as well."

Lizzie's expression softens and she smiles slightly. "Well, guess what?" She said, taking her bracelet off by unscrewing the capsule that kept the bracelet connected. She had to admit she was curious as to what he written on the letter, but she didn't need it now that he was sitting right beside her alive and well. She gets the letter out, noticing that even though the paper was small there was a lot written on it. She rips the paper into two, putting the pieces in the pocket of her jacket. She smiles at Newt, gently nudging him with her elbow. "I don't need that letter anymore 'cause you're right here with me." Newt nodded and smiled back at her. 

Newt notices Minho walking over to them, so he stands up since he figured Minho and Lizzie would want some alone time. "I'm gonna go write Alby's name on the stone." He smiles slightly at her. "I'll talk to you later."

"Okay." Lizzie nodded. 

"Hey, babe." Minho greeted with a loving smile on his face as he sat beside her.

"Hi, honey." Lizzie smiled softly, ignoring her face heating up and the butterflies swarming her stomach when he wrapped his arm around her and kissed her forehead. Even though she and Minho have been together for a few months now hearing him calling her terms of endearments and doing sweet things like kissing her forehead still made her blush and her heart flutter.

"Have you written a name on the stone yet?" Minho questions. "I just finished writing Ben's name on there."

"I haven't yet." Lizzie admits. "But I know what name I'll write on there." She was planning on writing Jeff's name on the stone. Jeff was a fellow Med-Jack and a close friend of hers and she felt like she should be the one to write his name on the stone. She would've written Clint's name on there, but when she walked by the stone earlier she saw one of her fellow Gladers have already written his name on there. 

While he gently rubs her arm, Minho nods and a soft smile made its way to his lips "Well, there's no rush. Just write the name whenever you're ready."

Minho then offered for her to join him and the others since they were going to sit closer by the campfire, and she said she would join them in a while. She just needed some time to herself and Minho understood that. 

Lizzie closed her eyes, listening to everyone talk with each other and the sound of the waves in the distance. She couldn't believe that she was free from WICKED. That she was safe and this is what peace feels like. She was calm and not worried about WICKED or really anything at the moment. 

A few moments later, she opened her eyes and took a deep breath before she stood. She walked over to the stone, picking up the knife and began to carve Jeff's name. After finishing carving his name, she smiled sadly, running her hand over his name. She then left the knife on the stump where it originally was and went to join her boyfriend and friends at the campfire. 

They all smiled and some greeted her when they noticed she joined them. She sat besides her boyfriend, who smiled lovingly at her and wrapped an arm around her. Lizzie returned the smile and kissed his cheek which caused butterflies to swarm in Minho's stomach. 

****

The next morning when Lizzie woke up, she smiled upon seeing her boyfriend beside her. She loved waking up next to him. It always made her happy to know she was waking up next to someone she loves. 

Furrowing her eyebrows when she heard the sound of metal on the stone, she glanced over the hammock she and Minho were sleeping in and smiled slightly when she saw Thomas at the stone. She had a feeling she knew exactly the name he was writing and she thought it was sweet he was writing Teresa's name. Seeing most of everyone were still asleep, she figured she could go back to sleep for awhile and that's exactly what she did. She slept soundly with Minho's arm wrapped around her waist and her head laid on his chest.

Lizzie never believed in happily ever after's, but now she does. She believed that being here in the Safe Haven with the people she loves was her happily ever after.

A/N AH IT'S THE END!!! yes i ofc had to have newt live, i didnt wanna write that death scene & he just deserved to live in my opinion! omg im gonna miss writing lizzie & just her relationship with everyone, especially her & minho! they are beyond cute & i love them with my whole heart. thank you to everyone who loves this book, i really do appreciate it!! if you like this book, be sure to check out some of my other books, you guys are the best <3