Gally lead the group down the hall and stairs to the main floor and then down a few more halls to the very back of the warehouse in a small room, he pulled a key out and unlocked the door. Before he opened he turned around to face us, well to face me.

"Okay...so you know how I told you a while ago we were working on something to try get Minho out?"

I slowly nodded, narrowing my eyes, I glanced at everyone around me, all of them didn't look surprised. I was the only one out of the loop. I understood, but it still stung.

"Well, it's not just a find a way to get Minho out. It's also the start of the take down of WICKED." He continued.

"And this magic answer is behind this door?"

He nodded.

"And you called Minho dramatic. Sheesh, man, get on with it!" I threw my hands into the air. I saw a slight smirk trying to work its way onto his face.

"This is serious Pipsqueak!"

"AWWWW PIPSQUEAK!?! GUYS THAT'S SO FUCKEN' CUTE! OH MY GOSH!" Sophie gushed. She turned to the guys and, "Did you guys know about the cute nickname? Come on! Big bad Gally the grump goes all heart eyed and all mushy!"

I rolled my eyes, but my face went pink and I tried to hid the smile that tried to formed. Gally was watching me and he gave me a lopsided smirk, he looked quite proud. Magnus cleared his throat.

"Okay, ANYWAYS."

"Yeah...we have been working on this for a few month now. And we finally finished. So we need to work on the second part of the plan-"

"Are you gonna talk about it or will you finally show me?" I interrupted and rolled my eyes.

"It's a good thing I like you."

I just smiled sweetly. He finally opened the door, it swung open. I blinked. And looked back at him and then at the others, and then back into the room.

"The shuck am I looking at?"

Gally sighed dramatically, and pulled me into the room.

"We've been working on a tunnel." Zayn said, and swept his arm over to the corner.

I stepped up and looked down into the dark hole. It was about 5 feet in width and it went so far down I couldn't see the bottom. There were rungs and foot holds screwed into the concrete. It was cold.

"And this dark tunnel of doom leads where?" I asked.

Sophie sniggered.

"It goes straight down into an abandoned maintenance tunnel, and that tunnel leads to the Train tunnels, and that leads into the Last City." Zayn explained.

"Wait..." I said, holding up my hand, my brain needed to catch up with what they were saying.

"You guys found a way from the Crank city into The Last City? Into...you found a way into WICKED?" I muttered.

"No, not into WICKED, but into the city, and that's a huge step forwards, because no one else has found a way through those walls." Gally corrected.

"It was actually Magnus who came up with the idea." Sophie added, nodding towards Magnus.

"So...what's the plan from here?" I asked.

"Well, we just finished the tunnel, we have only gone once, but never made it into the city. That's what the plan is tomorrow." Zayn said, shoving his hands into his pockets.

"That's if your up for it." Gally added.

I opened my mouth to answer, but then a small spark of fear lit in my chest. Inside the walls was even closer to WICKED and Him. I bit my lip, and furrowed my eyebrows.

"Wont...wont they recognize me?" I asked. I twisted a lock of hair nervously, "He liked to show me off...Everyone there knew who I was..." I said quietly.

"No more then me." Magnus said, "We have ways to disguise our selves. And we aren't going to go knock on their front door Squirt. We are just going to go explore the city."

I nodded. I could feel Gally's worried eyes on me, but I didn't meet them, instead I looked down at my sneakers. I slowly nodded.

"Yeah..." I said slowly. "Yes." I nodded, my voice becoming stronger. The fear flickered into hate and anger. "Yes. On one condition."

Everyone raised their eyebrows.

I narrowed my eyes, and my hands clenched into fists, and my jaw clenched, I straightened all the way up.

"I get to kill him." I hissed.

There was silence.

"I think that's fare." Magnus shrugged.

Gally was still watching me wearily. I knew he worried about me, but he had shown the last few months I've been here that he trusts me, and he believed in me and my abilities. He was there when I needed him ready to hold me or jump in front of me, but for the most part, he was there beside me. He had grown a lot since the Glade, and it showed how much WICKED had messed with him.

"I'm okay Gally, but I'll also see how I'm doing tomorrow morning. Promise, I wont jeopardize you guys if I'm feeling off." I reassured him, placing my hand on his arm, and giving it a squeeze.

"It's not me I'm worried about." He said quietly.

"I know."

"Okay, so we meet here tomorrow afternoon. We'll travel light. We want to blend into the crowds, and that seems to be between 330 and the curfew at 8pm." Zayn said.

"So, were going behind the WICKED built walls to explode city streets... and make maps...?" I raised an eyebrow at Gally.

He gave me a sly smile.

"That's why you wanted me, isn't it?!" I gasped.

"That's not the ONLY reason!" He said in defense.

"Please, you guys can't map and memorize to save your shuck lives. I got you guys." I rolled my eyes, with a smirk.

Sophie pushed off the wall, and clapped her hands, "All right. Now, girl we need to make sure no one will recognize you. Gally I'll have her back for supper. Mr Warrior Viking do our privet training sessions start tomorrow morning?"

Magnus grinned and nodded. I kissed Gally quickly on the cheek and waved, Sophie was pulling me out of the room. She pulled me down the hall, to the girls locker room. She sat me down, and stood in front of me with her arms crossed and she was assessing me.

"Do you trust me?" She asked.

"Uhh...depends...what do I trust you with?" I leaned away slightly, eyeing up her look of mischief.

"Oh come on!"

I relented and threw my hands up into the air. "Fine. Do your worst!"

She jumped and clapped, and then raced out the door with a wild "Just a minute!"

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"Okay, The big reveal!" Sophie squealed.

She had dyed my hair and took tweezers to my eyebrows, that stung like shuck! And somehow she got a hold of a piercing gun... She gave Sophie permission to add some piercings, two one each ear and after a bit of persuading, her nose too. I hardly flinched with the piercings, the torture I had endured from Janson was worse. But she was happy and chatted the whole time. She bugged me for the latest spicy details.

"Girl, you need a boyfriend. Stop living through me and mine!" I laughed, and she dried my hair.

"Well, tell me about this Minho." She nudged me, "Gally told a bit, but I want a girls perspective."

I laughed so loudly it echoed off the wall. I sighed and then told her all about the Keepers of the Runners.

"Well, I said it before, when Gally was describing you...I think I'm in love!"

"What?" I laughed.

"Yeah! You swung fists, could drink like a beast...mouthed off...I was totally in love!" She laughd back, "I mean if chicks were my thing."

"Uh Thanks?"

"Ahh if chicks were I'd fight Gally for ya."

I rolled my eyes. I loved Sophie, I was so glad she forced her way into my life. I obviously had girl friends before the maze, but I couldn't remember any of them, well the blond with a braid kept coming up in my memories, but I don't know who she was or her relationship to me. There was Teresa ...but I do not count her as a friend. At all. Never.

"Okay, come look in the mirror! I think the colour looks great!"

Sophie broke me out if my thoughts. She was pulling me off the bench and over to the mirror. I froze and my eyes went wide. I looked like me, but yet not. I actually really liked it. Sophie had added rose pink into my hair and I loved it!

**Imagine hair something like this and outfit like the top picture in the chapter**

I smiled at Sophie through the mirror. I know hair can't change the trauma but I felt different, I felt...better, I felt different.

"Sophie...you always know how to make me feel better! I love you so shucken much! Seriously...I don't know what I would do without you!" I felt the sting of tears.

Sophie spun me around and pulled me into a tight hug.

"Dido." she whispered, "Besties! Sisters for life!"

"Shuck ya!" I grinned, hugging her tight.

"Come on you, lets go show your love sick boyfriend your new look!" She squealed, jumping up and down. I grinned, suddenly nervous with what Gally would actually think. She had her favourite baggy ripped jeans, and her sneakers, and one of Gally's old t shirts. And now with the hair and earings...Sophie also added some black eye liner and mascara. I felt... different , good different.

She pulled me out of the bathroom and down the hall towards the mess hall. She was almost vibrating, she paused at the door, and fussed a few more times over my hair and then flung the door open and dragged me inside.

Most people ignored us, as always, a few heads turned and looked and then went back to their food. Except one head stayed up, and his mouth dropped and his eyes were wide. His intense eyes held me in my place. I couldn't move my feet. His eyes looked me up and down and back up, taking in every detail. I nervously tucked a piece of my pink hair behind my ear, and gave Gally a small grin. Zayn reached over and used his fingers to close his mouth. Magnus glanced up and then did a double take and then gave me a sly smirk.

Sophie pushed my back and I walked over as Gally stood up, his eyes still roving me up and down. I looked shyly looked up into his steal blue eyes.

"Wow." He whispered.

"Ya..?" I asked him nervously, feeling my stomach twist.

"Shuck woman, you show me here in the mess hall?" he whispered, "I can't even pin you to a wall." He growled stepping closer.

I grinned even bigger. And bit my bottom lip, knowing it drove him crazy when I do. He growled, and his eyes narrowed. I knew I was teasing him. I stepped closer, and looked up at him through my eyelashes.

"Can I help you?"

"Shuck yes! But not here! After supper..." He growled again, he tipped my head up and kissed me quickly, and then pulled me down onto the bench beside him. As we are supper we went over plans for tomorrow. Magnus produced a map of the city, it wasn't complete, but it had the majority of the major roads. I pulled it towards me, my eyes scanned the map, memorizing it. Gally leaned over and kissed the top of my head.

"Just like memorizing the maps, remember that one time you were so distracted by the map in your hand you walked right into me?" Gally chuckled.

I finally looked up, narrowing my eyes, "I'm pretty sure you walked into me."

"Nope!"

"Whatever dude, keep telling yourself that. You just wanted an excuse to be all over me."

"Well I don't need one now!|

"Dude! Stop! Please! You're embarrassing yourself!" Zayn whined.

I rolled my eyes, and went back to studying the map of the city. Gally ran his hand through my hair, and then gently rubbed the back of my neck.

"Aww stop being such a sour puss, you're just lonely." Sophie whispered and smacked his arm. "I think it's really sweet! Look how much they like each other!"

"Bro!" Magnus groaned, and went back to his supper.

I tried to hide my smile. My eyes never left the map,

"Hey, Magnus?"

He hummed and looked up from his food.

"Where did you say that tunnel comes out of? There are a few train stations."

Magnus leaned over and then pointed to a spot. I hummed in response and then frowned, chewing the inside of my cheek.

"That's your thinking face, almost as bad as Thomas's thinking face."

I smacked him in the chest, with a roll of my eyes.

"Just trying to see different routes to other stations and how long it would take and different ways to get back to ours, if were being chased or whatever. Also, it seems their stupid big building is dead centre in the city..."

"This is why I recruited you babe."

"It's just another shuck maze. Think of it like that; and WICKED soldiers are Grievers, avoid them are we're good." I said distractedly. I frowned as I looked up into Gally's intense eyes.

"Let the second round of the Maze trials begin." I announced with a dry sarcastic tone.

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** Weird mix of things in this chapter. Sorry...Promise it'll get better!**