In chapter fifty-three, the keepers all agreed that they would take the risk and go for the Griever Hole. They all packed lunches, weapons, and got everyone ready to go tonight. Thomas was in the Deadheads with Teresa and they discussed about what they’ll do tonight. Teresa asked Thomas what he thought WICKED stood for. Teresa was still looking at a note that she wrote saying ‘WICKED is Good.’ It took Thomas a while but he remembered the Label in the Maze ‘World In Catastrophe: Killzone Experiment Department.’
In chapter fifty-four, everyone was ready for the battle. Everyone had what could possibly be their last dinner. Newt made an inspiring speech causing everyone to yell out their battle cry. With that they walked into the Maze leaving those who didn’t want to come in Glade.
When they arrived to the Cliff they already saw a dozen Grievers blocking the path to the Griever Hole. However none of the Grievers moved. Alby thought that maybe if the Grievers still followed their killing one person per night would still be applied here. Thus he ran up to the Grievers sacrificing himself. But the Grievers didn’t stop with him they started coming towards the forty people who came with them. Thomas was discouraged that Alby’s sacrifice was all for nothing.
The new plan was that everyone would push towards the Grievers and move them out of way to let Thomas and Teresa into the Griever Hole. Everyone followed that plan and started to push. Thomas saw Chuck about to attack the Grievers as well but Thomas grabbed him and told him to enter the Griever hole with him and Teresa. He told Chuck that it was because he would need him to protect Thomas and Teresa as they enter the code; however the real reason is because he didn’t want Chuck to be killed in the attack. Once they reached the edge of the Cliff Thomas made Teresa and Chuck jump first then he would jump in last making sure any Grievers didn’t follow them in.
It kind of irritated me that it took Thomas that long to realize that WICKED stood for World In Catastrophe: Killzone Experiment Department. I was really sad that Alby died and that he tried to die a noble death but it ended up being all for nothing. Throughout reading this book I realized that Thomas sees Chuck as a figure for a younger brother. In Thomas’ position I would have done the same and made sure that Chuck would be by my side. It also seems like Chuck is depressed about this because it sort of devalued himself since he’s a slopper (who are people that couldn’t find a job so all they do is clean up after people) and Thomas is a Runner which is a Jock in everyone’s eyes.
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