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Chapter 64: The Death Cure

"It's nothing we haven't done before," Thomas argued.

"Yeah with months of planning and reliable information, the element of surprise, none of which we have now," Vince said sternly.

"Vince, I've thought this through. Would you just hear me out?"

"The last time we went off half-cocked, I lost everything! You remember that?" Vince harshly reminded him. He took a moment to calm
down, then continued. "Look, I know it's Minho, alright? But you can't ask me to put those kids on the line for one man. I won't do it."

Chatter on the radio shut everyone up. WCKD was near us.

Jorge cut off all the power so it would be harder to find where we were. Thank god we were so near the switch.

~*~

I fell asleep on the hammock next to Brenda's after thinking about what we thought the Safe Haven would be like.

However, just as I had drifted off, Newt woke me up, telling me to come with him and Fry now, that it was urgent, that it had something to do with Minho.

As quickly as I could, I pulled on my shoes and followed the two boys. We were next to a car. I climbed in the driver's seat, while Fry sat on the one next to me.

Not long after, Thomas entered where we were and Newt flicked on a light.

"Where do you think you're going then?" Newt asked Thomas.

"Newt..." Thomas started.

"Don't be a twat about it. I'm already in. Come on."

"No. No, not this time. Look, even if we find Minho, there's no guarantee we'll make it back from this."

"Well, you'll need all the help you can get, then, won't you?" Newt opened the door to reveal Fry and me. "We started this together. May as well end it that way too."

"Ok. Let's go get him back."

They got in the car and I started driving us away from safety, away from comfort, away from any supplies and chances of survival. But towards Minho.

~*~

It was a long drive, to say the least.

I stuck to the roads for as long as I could, but we reached a long tunnel, a rusted sign reading 'Mandatory Infection Check' hanging on a broken fence just before it.

"You want us to go in there?" Newt asked, pointing towards the tunnel. "I don't wanna come across as too negative, but if I was a Crank, that's exactly where I would be."

"I don't think we have much of a choice," Thomas sighed.

"Alright. I get shotgun."

I carefully drove through this impending doom, weaving through abandoned cars. So far so good.

"Woah, woah, woah," Newt said, signalling for me to stop the car as he spotted a figure. Most likely a Crank.

"It's ok. It's just one, so take it slow, go around it. We'll be fine," Thomas reassured.

However, before I could start driving, a woman - who looked like she was half Crank, half human - pounded on Thomas' window.