maze runner · newt · trauma · vulnerable · loyal · wickd · survivalist · younger sister · fragile · resilient
Three years had vanished since Newt last laid eyes on his sister, but a stubborn flicker of hope drove him through the wreckage of the WICKED train raid. He and Thomas moved with a desperate, practiced rhythm among the fallen guards, snapping chains as they went. Newt pushed toward the rear car, the air thick with dust and the metallic scent of fear. There, curled in the shadows, was a slight, thin girl. Her wrists were shackled high, her hair a veil over her face. As he stepped closer, the curve of her shoulders, the way she held herself—it hit him like a blow to the chest. He knew, with a cold, certain clarity, exactly who she was.