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ꜰʟʏ ʜɪɢʜ

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I shoot my eyes open as fast as possible, was it possible that I had lived after all? I open my eyes, only to see Gally on the ground with blood on his chest as Minho's spear was through him. I gasped shakily in horror as I dropped to the ground next to Gally, I shouldn't be grieving for him, he was going to kill me...

"Y/n, we have to get out of here" Thomas guided me, gently nudging me away from Gally. I may not have been Gally's best friend, but we were still friends in the end. He didn't have to die this way, no one should be stung and have to be forced to die. No one.

"Th-Thomas..."

I recognize the familiar shaky words from Chuck, I whip my head around and see a blood stain on his shirt suddenly growing like a pool. My eyes widen as I completely freeze up, Thomas as soon as possible grabs Chuck and helps him lay down instead of collapsing. I hear the short and rapid gasps of panic coming from Chuck's body, each gasp sending a sense of horror down my spine. I slowly crawl towards Chuck and Thomas, seeing Chuck grab something out of his pocket, and immediately my heart dropped.

"Chuck no, remember you're supposed to give them that yourself" Thomas murmured through his sob, trying to push the toy away from him. I glanced up at the others, all I could hear was now my own racing heartbeat, my vision was blurry as my face was absolutely horrified, after everything we've been through, this is how it ends? Teresa covers her mouth with her hand as she tries not to cry, Frypan and Newt are completely stunned and heartbroken, and the others are just as horrified.

As I look back down, Chuck has already stilled.

He was just a kid....

Thomas's sobs cut through the air as a guest of wind hits all of us, drawing all of our attention, seeing soldiers come marching in and drag each of us away. All of this passed by like a blurry flash, I couldn't think properly. I still sat next to Gally as I stared blankly down at Chuck, when suddenly I felt a tug at my arm and I glanced down at Gally slowly, feeling completely numb.

"Y/n... Don't become one of them again... Save us all..." Gally grunted out, my eyes were wide as I stared blankly down at him, my heartbeat drumming loudly into my ears to the point that I wasn't even sure if I had imagined him saying those words. Before I could react to anything, one of the soldiers rough hands gripped my forearm and dragged me away without any sense of compassion within his body. And I didn't even fight him off. What was I supposed to do? What had Gally meant by don't become one of them again? That I was apart of W.I.C.K.D?

Thomas and I were the last to be dragged out, Thomas fought more as his screaming sobs filled the air in my lungs, I felt completely and utterly traumatized. After everything that we have been through, through the game of hide and seek, to holding hands in the field, to kisses, to bonfires, to fights, after everything, this is how it all ends.

The doors swung open, and Im hit with pure sand, I glance around in alarm, there was absolutely nothing around us besides the discomforting orange of sand. I hadn't even thought about the fact that we escaped finally, all I could think about was Gally's words.

Next thing I go, were being dragged into a helicopter, guns are being fired from a distance, a shrieking scream of death around us but nowhere to be seen, I get thrown into a seat next to Thomas. I look at Thomas, seeing him look at the soldier in confusion, his eyes still full of cloudy tears. Out of us all, he was the closest to Chuck, Chuck had a place in all of our hearts, but he had a bound connection with Thomas from the moment I first saw it.

"Don't worry, everything is going to change..." The soldier yelled as the helicopters drumming of wings flew us all into the air. The tension was unsettling, I looked over at Thomas, who was now already looking at me, and the way he looked at me, I knew that this was in fact, not the end. I know, that somewhere in the future, Thomas and I will find each other, and we will save our friends as best as we can, until we can finally be free.

I feel Newts hand on my hand and I glanced over at him hesitantly, this certainly wasn't the time to tell Newt that I had chosen Thomas, but I didn't want to make any more confusion. I simply slipped my hand away, causing a cloud of confusion on Newt's expression. I couldn't bear to look at him, I loved Newt. I love Newt very much, but the love I feel for Thomas, is completely different. And with everything that has just happened, I know now for the rest of my life, that I wanna be with Thomas.

I drag my eyes away from the two teenage boys, and I look over at Teresa, who is simply staring down at the ground completely in her own world, seeming out of it. And I didn't even care about the hatred I felt towards her, cause when I look outside now, and I see how big the world really is- all of the small problems we had in the maze, are so small that its irrelevant to what's in front of us right now.

W.I.C.K.D is going to pay for what they've done. I will do everything in my power to save us, I will not become one of them, I will try my best to stay away from them. Even if we are right in the palm of their hand... W.I.C.K.D can't hold onto us forever.

"I'm going to kill them all..." I muttered the words darkly under my breath, causing everyone to look at me, the soldier didn't seem to hear as he talked to the pilot. But I felt the pure coldness delve into my soul, and all I wanted in this moment was revenge for Gally and Chuck, and all of our lives that have been locked away for 17 years.

This wasn't the end.

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I have completed the story Sky High! And I may have left it on a cliffhanger, but oh well guess we will see if there's a second book coming soon...

Thank you all so much for reading this story, and PLEASE drop down your opinions in the comments so I know if I should use any of the tips for my future in writing stories for you all.

Sky High is now a completed story! Love you all! 🎉