Another month past, and I had slowly started to get to know the other members. I hated being in crowds for long. I tried, I really did, Doctor Hans was impressed with my progress. I had taken Gally's advice and started meeting with Nurse Connie, twice a week. It took a while to trust Doctor Hans to the point I could go to my follow up appointments alone. I always had either Gally or Sophie with me. My palms still went sweety and itchy, my mouth was dry and I was more jumpy, but Hans was very patient with me. 

I had started helping the Resistance members with their humanitarian outings. Usually in the background, so I didn't have to deal directly with so many people. But it was nice to get out of the building, out into the sun and heat and learn about the wild world. It was unsettling being in the city, when there was a huge grey stone wall that went hundreds of feet into the air. This time these walls were keeping us out and WICKED inside. I had that going for me, WICKED refused to come outside the walls. My heart still beat way too hard and I started to shake if I got too close to the wall. But for the sake of the others, and our efforts to help the people, I bottled it up, and kept a tight lid on it, until I was back in the safety of my room. 

I had also got to know Zayn better. He had slowly grown on me, his quiet brooding presence was similar to mine, but where he was calm, I had the quiet anxiety, he kept me calm. I was grateful for the people in my life. Magnus, Sophie, Zayn, Gally, Doctor Hans and Nurse Connie, they were my family. I had no idea where Tommy and the others were and it hurt my heart every time I thought of it. I could feel the knife twist a bit deeper. I would also panic and usually have a full blown panic attack when I thought of Minho still stuck in WICKED with Janson. I felt incredibly guilty he was left behind. Magnus constantly told me it wasn't my fault. I had no idea of the plan he and Minho worked out. I was still drugged when this all went down. Magnus kept saying he takes full responsibility for what happened, but I still had that survivors guilt. Gally reassured me they were working on something, it was just taking a while. 

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I had just finished showering when there was a loud bang on the door. I jumped and fell back into the wall. My eyes went wide and I was instantly back in WICKED. I slid down the wall, cowering in the corner. Biting my lip to keep from crying, he never liked when I cried, I had to learn to keep the pain inside. There was another loud bang on the door.

"Hurry up!" Came a loud voice on the other side of the door. 

I couldn't take a breath deep enough to say anything. There was stabbing pain in my legs my vision had black spots, silent tears slid down my face. I couldn't stand up to unlock the door, My legs hurt, the pain got worse the more I thought about needing to get up. I had to unlock the door, to let Him in..the longer I stayed hidden the worse my punishments would be, but I couldn't get up, because the pain, I was frozen in fear, I couldn't move, and if I couldn't move then it would be worse...

I heard some scuffling and loud voices. It made me cry harder. I clamped hands over my mouth, to keep the sobs to myself. I had no idea how long I stayed cowering in the corner, sobbing and shaking. I vaguely heard thuds and scraping, loud voices calling out, but it made no scene to me. I tried to push myself into the wall and disappear. Two hands grabbed me and I screamed. I was instantly in the fight and flight, I thrashed and twisted, fighting the hands, screaming and sobbing. 

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Please no! Please! I won't do it again!"

"Charlie!"

 "Don't hurt me, please! I'm sorry!" 

"Go get Gally!"

"I didn't mean to! I'm sorry!" 

"Charlie!" 

I felt the hands shaking me roughly. Which made me scream and cry harder. My eyes were dilated as big as they possibly could. But I wasn't seeing anything. I couldn't see anything. I was just waiting for Janson to storm into the room, hands in fists his wild twisted smile of glee when I did something he didn't like. 

"I'm sorry! Please don't! I won't do it again! I won't! I won't! Please don't!"

  I felt the hands shacking me again, I thrashed and screamed, trying to escape the hands, I think I slammed my head into the wall in my attempt to escape the rough hands.

"Movie."

I felt another set of hands grab my face, keeping my face still. I felt the the body of someone right in front of me. They had my legs trapped, I could fit back, just my hands. I tried twisting and fighting. The hands left my face, and grabbed my wrists and pulled them close to their chest rendering my fighting useless. I continued to sob and fight, suddenly my breathing stopped all together. My sobbing and screaming was immediately cut off. Something was blocking my air way. My eyes, if possible went wider. 

It took a my brain a moment to function, through the wild clouds of fear and flashbacks, I slowly registered what was in front of me. My hands formed fists, grabbing onto the shirt, clutching it like a life line. I took a wild gasping breath. It was the smell that shook my brain. Musky spicey deodorant, clean fresh laundry soap and mint...Gally. 

The wild fight slowly left, his aggressive forceful kiss turned into a soft gentle one once he knew I had stopped fighting. He slowly pulled away, his steel blue eyes only a few inches from mine, they were looking right into my soul, which felt broken right now. 

"Gally..." I choked. 

"Hey. Charlie, Sweetie, your safe. You are here with me. You are safe with me." 

I hung my head, ashamed that someone pounding on the bathroom door set me off. 

He cupped the back of my head and pulled it to his chest. I closed my eyes and took a few deep breaths, breathing in the familiar scent that made me feel safe.  He twisted his head, and looked over his shoulder, to the bathroom door. I lifted my head and peeked around him to see what was happening. 

Zayn and Magnus were standing in the doorway. Zayn had his arms crossed and a scowl on his face. Magnus looked like he was going to rip a head or two off.

"What the hell happened?" Gally growled, he looked very much like his older brother right now.

"I came around the corner and two guys were standing outside the door, laughing and slamming on it-"

"Who?" Gally growled. I could feel his muscles tensing and the anger radiated off him. 

"Scott and Steve."

"Where are they now?" 

"Took off when we came around the corner. I had to go find the spare key, its the girls bathroom, obviously she locked the door." 

"Go get them and met me in Sarg's office." He demanded. Gally didn't wait for an answer, he turned back towards me, his anger softening into worry. He went to cup my cheek, but I flinched out of reflex. 

"Sorry." I whispered, when he froze. 

"Come on, lets get you dressed." Gally gently pulled me up, I was still only wrapped in a towel. 

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Gally held my hand tightly in his as he stormed down the hall, and threw the Sarg's office door open. Sarg was sitting at his desk, looking bemused. Magnus was standing in front of the door, and Zayn was leaning on the door, his scowl still on his face. Sophie was also there, leaning against the wall, her arms crossed a look of murder in her blue eyes. Scott and Steve stood in the middle of the office, trying not to look guilt. 

My shame came flashing back, but along with it was a wild rage. 

"The hell is your problem?" Gally yelled at them, the second he was over the threshold. 

"What do you mean?" one of them asked, the surprise on his face was laughable. 

"You know exactly what! Were you purposely trying to set her off? Everyone was given strict orders regarding Charlie." Gally growled, stepping closer, "You wanted to what? Feel like you had some power? Have a laugh? The shuck is your problem?" 

"We didn't know she was in there! We didn't know she would fly off the handle like a loony crank!"

I felt my anger surging. It was just like back in the Glade. Everyone  picking on me. To my surprise Sophie pushed off the wall.

"Bull shit. You guys do shit like this all the time to the girls, especially when were in the showers." She spat, "It was me yesterday, Annie the other day, Charlie today..." 

"No one had an issue until this nut job lost it!" 

I did loose it then. Before anyone stopped me I shoved forwards and swung my fist, and slammed it into Scott's face, sending him flying backwards. Steve tried to back up, but I guess my anger fueled my energy, and I was faster. I ducked under the arm that tried to catch me, and I swung again. Slamming my left fist into his face. Someone finally got ahold of me, pulling me backwards. 

"You want to be sexually harassed for an entire year and then held by a twisted sick man who does nothing but beats you? You want to have your wrists tied to a wall and have him laugh while he kicks you? How about a rope tied around your neck so tight you can't breath and then he pulls you around the halls of WICKED like a shucken dog? punched, kicked, whipped, strangled, electrocuted, starved and poisoned! How about strapped to a metal chair and have all kinds of poison pumped into you, and then you can watch all your fears come to life." I screamed, tears ran down my face, but they were angry bitter tears.

"And you think it's fun to harass the girls here? Oh yeah, your a real big man, aren't you?! COWARDS! You wouldn't last one week with him! I've seen the two of you leering at the few girls here." I screamed, trying to swing my fists again. 

"I've heard enough, take her out." 

I was hulled out of the room, still fighting. The door closed behind me. I was released. Breathing hard I slid down the wall. A huge form of Magnus crouched in front of me. He had an amused smirk on his scared face. 

"I knew they called you scrappy and Snips. Girl that was fantastic!" He chuckled, "I also get why Gally picked ya." 

I just huffed.  

"They needed a good smack, if you didn't I woulda."

The door opened behind him and Sophie walked out and closed the door. She also had a smirk.

"Nice! Girl, you gotta teach me those moves! Broke Scott's nose and knocked out Steve's tooth!" 

I cracked a small smile. 

"I could do that! Give you two lessons! " Magnus nodded. 

"Seriously? We get privet lessons by the Viking Warrior? Nice!" Sophie grinned. I smiled up at Magnus. 

The door opened again behind us, and two bloody boys left and scurried down the hall. 

Gally poked his head out and motioned for us to come in. Magnus pulled me up and me and Sophie followed. Gally slipped his arm around my back when I passed. He pulled me close and kissed my temple. 

"I'm proud of you." He whispered. 

"Oh yeah? I'm allowed to throw fists now?" I whispered back and looked up at him. His yes sparkled in amusement.

"As long as you don't sucker punch me again." 

"Well...don't be a jackass and I'll keep my fists to my self." 

He laughed loudly, causing the others to look over at us. I smiled up at him. 

"Noted, Pipsqueak. Noted." 

"Alright. They are on kitchen duties for the foreseeable future,  their privileges have been revoked for a while and if I hear of something else like this again they will be transferred to a smaller outlaying post. Is that fare with you two girls?" Sarg looked between us. 

Sarg was a gruff, no nonsense man, short to the point, but he was fare. I nodded, so did Sophie. He nodded back, 

"All right. Now that that's over. Girl!" He pointed at me, "That was a slick right hook! I see why Gally is head and heels over you." 

I felt my face heat up, and I looked at the ground, to avoid the eyes that were watching. I felt Gally's hand put some pressure on my lower back. 

"I think you'd make a good asset to this team," Sarg gestured to the group in the room, "Yes, I know you still have some...things to work through... I think that's typical in this world. Anyways. I want you to join them." 

I looked up sharply, and my mouth opened and closed a few times. The shock of what he said made my brain malfunction. After everything this man saw me do, all the times I feel apart, he still thought I was capable of doing things? 

"Wh...why?" I stuttered, "Why..me?" 

He leaned back in his chair, folding his arms behind his head and propping his feet up, his eyes scanned me up and down. 

"Because I think, out of everyone here...you have more reason to bring them down." He said evenly.

I understood were he was going with this and I let a vindictive smile form on my mouth.  

"You want my help to take him and wicked down?"

He nodded, matching my smile.

"You good sir, would be correct."

"Welcome to the team, Charlie. Gally, I trust you will always be there if...something happens?"

Gally nodded solemnly. "We'll take precautions. And we'll catch her up."     

Sarg nodded, "Good. I trust you guys to do your thing, as always just keep me informed and I'll keep Laurence informed." 

The group left the office and headed down the hall. Gally had kept his arm around me the whole time in the office, and again down the hall.

"You doing okay now?" 

I looked up at him. Surprisingly yes, I was doing okay. I had a goal, I had something to do, some form of vengeance against what they did to me, and what they were doing to Minho. I smiled evilly up at him.

"Shuck ya I am."  I said quietly. 

His had slid a bit lower from my back, and then slid down into my back pocket of my jeans. 

"Shuck! That feisty vengeful girl is shucken hot!" He growled. 

"Shuck ya she is!" 

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**Getting back into the TMR timeline**

**How are we feeling so far with Charlie's story? It had to be different than a regular TMR Fic, I wanted it to follow more of Gally's story, and because he's absent in book 2 and most of 3, I had to spin my own idea. But still throwing in major events, like when Jorge's building blew up- Gally's perspective..**

**Now we will get the tunnel under the wall back story and such into meeting Tommy and crew. ;) **