Love in the Scorch (Newt x Reader)

7. Attacks

"Alright, shuckheads!", the dark-haired leader shouted to the group, "Here's the plan. We are going to head out and follow Jorge and Brenda to these underground systems they found a while back. We will travel through those as far as we can and possibly stay there when the storm hits, depending on where we are. If we are fast enough, we will get out of those tunnels and pop out in an old business building, which is close to the base of the mountains. We will stay there and then the next day, we will head for those mountains and to the safe haven. Is that clear, shanks? Alright, good. Take it away, Jorge". And they were off, following the older, tanned boy and the smaller, dark-haired girl into the dry, desolate land known as the Scorch.

~Time Skip~

12:30pm
Y/N sighed in annoyance and continued walking. The tunnels seemed to go on forever, always twisting a turning all sorts of directions. The group of Gladers and the two Cranks had found the tunnel systems soon after their departure from the building, quickly getting in and walking through them. But now they had been underground for about 3 hours now, Y/N was starting to think that the Cranks had gotten them lost. 'I'm just happy we haven't encountered any of those things again...', Y/N shivered at the thought of encountering one of the crazed people again. The first time was bad, the second time would possibly be worse. The Glader just kept walking, her flashlight on and lighting up the gloomy, dark corridors of the underground system.

"Hi", Y/N turned to see that Brenda had slowed down to walk alongside her. The girl just nodded her head and turned back to the front. Y/N was usually a talkative, interactive and friendly person and would introduce herself to anyone! But this 'Brenda' chick gave off a bad feeling, just like Teresa...
'I don't trust her', the E/C eyed Glader confirmed to herself, concentrating on walking without tripping.
"I, um, just wanted to introduce my self. We really haven't got to introduce each other because of  the whole you being knocked out and everything. I just wanted to talk and get to know you. It would be good to talk to another girl, for once..". Y/N turned her head in surprise, she was not expecting that. Y/N looked at Brenda's face to study it for any lies or plans to deceive. But she saw none, only genuine hope in talking to another girl! So Y/N decided to talk with her, even if she didn't fully trust her. 'I'll keep an eye on her though...', Y/N thought to herself, happily chatting with the dark-haired Crank.

Newt was walking slightly behind the two girls and he smiled. There weren't any other girls in the Glade when Y/N came up and then she wasn't there when Teresa showed up. So to see her conversing with another female made him smile a happy smile. The E/C eyed Glader seemed to be enjoying herself, 'I'm just glad she's happy at a time like this'. But Newt was pulled from his thoughts when he suddenly heard a thud coming from behind the group. Everyone stopped and turned, silence deafening everyone's ears.
"Nobody...move", Jorge commanded, taking out his flashlight. He shone it down the tunnel they had been travelling through for the past few hours to see what had made the sound, but nothing.
"It was probably some old piece of stone thats finally broken off the wall", Jorge muttered a conclusion, turning back to the front and continued walking.

Everyone seemed to shrug it off and move on, but the same noise vibrated through the tunnel. Except, this time, it came from in front of them. Jorge flung his arms out to stop everyone, silencing them too. He looked to Brenda and Minho and flung his head in the direction in front of them. All three stepped forward with their flashlights and carefully started walking through the dark. Y/N, Newt and Frypan walked to the back of the group and flashed their lights like Jorge did only moments ago. More thuds, much louder now, erupted from both ends, causing the group to jump in surprise. 'What is going on...?', Y/N thought to herself, confused as to what could possibly be making those sounds.