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Thomas Awakes
Thomas, the main character awakes inside a room padded with white cushions and no door. There is only a desk and a chair inside this room. Thomas is fed daily and tries to keep track of how many days he is in this room. "On the twenty-sixth day, the door opened." -
Freedom
A man from the last book in the series named Rat Man enters Thomas' room and has a discussion with him. Thomas learns that he is immune to a disease called "the Flare" and "Rat Man" explains why Thomas was locked in this room for four weeks. "Rat Man" leads Thomas out of the room and to bathe because he has not showered in four weeks. -
Family Reunion
"Rat Man" takes Thomas to an auditorium after he showers. In this auditorium, Thomas finds his friends, the "Gladers," and notices some people missing. The missing people include Thomas' love, Brenda, and her partner, Jorge. "Rat Man" explains how all of the "Gladers" are important variables in the trials and their ability to regain their memories. "You're about to get all your memories back. Every last one of them." -
Escape Plan
Thomas, Newt, Minho, and others are forced to get their memories back. Luckily, Brenda (Thomas' old friend) is the doctor and helps them try to escape. Brenda punctures a guard with a needle and Thomas kicks the other guard over while tackling Janson who is also know as "Rat Man." -
Finding Jorge
The group of friends enter a room full of computers and other machines and discover Jorge waiting there. The alarm shuts off and the lights come back on. Soon after, "At least a dozen of the black-clad guards were pouring through the opening, weapons raised. They started firing." -
Gally is Alive?!
The rest of the group that survives takes the Berg to Denver. They wish to go there because Brenda says that somebody can remove the WICKED chips implanted in there brains. Thomas receives a note from Gally that says to meet him in an apartment there. Turns out, Gally is working for an organization to defeat WICKED. This organization is called the "Right Arm." -
Exploring a Real City
Thomas doesn't remember what a real city is like because his memory was erased. Brenda and the bunch look for the man who can rid of the chip in their minds. There are "Cranks," people who've actually lost their minds and are probably cannibals, in this city and Thomas witnesses one eating a person in the streets. After that, they group wonders around to find Newt (a slowly changing Crank) who is with the other Cranks. -
Crank Palace
They arrive at the "Crank Palace" or the place where all the Cranks go until they die. They guards outside are filthy and covered in scars and scratches. They ask the guards about Newt and the guards locate him inside. The Gladers enter and follow the guards to an abandoned bowling alley. Newt just argues with them and the group progresses to the door. Fights amongst Cranks begin to break out. -
Cranks and Arguements Do Not Mix
Newt, the Gladers, and some of the Cranks begin to fight. "But [Thomas] twisted around to see that Newt was holding his Launcher in shooting position." Newt begins firing randomly as Brenda, Jorge, and the rest run out the doors and to the Berg. They leave the Crank Palace and wait. -
Secrets Revealed
Thomas finally open Newt's letter that was given a bit earlier. It read, " Kill me. If you've ever been my friend, kill me." Thomas felt nauseous after reading it. He didn't tell the others about it for Newt's sake. " He didn't see what possible purpose it could serve." The group continues on back to Denver to meet Gally. -
Surprise!
The group heads to a building in a van and a woman jumps on the hood of their car. They hit several sharp turns to throw her off and then go through a series of tunnels. The group sees something in front of them and their van breaks down. They have no weapons or anything to protect themselves. "There are Cranks everywhere. They're killing anything that moves." -
Innumerable Cranks
They spot many Cranks standing still in front of them. Brenda, Thomas, and a guard hop in the car. An arm cracks through the windshield and Thomas beats the arm out. The group attempts to start the van but it refuses to cooperate. Suddenly, as the Cranks were quickly approaching, the van begins working and they speed forward passing all of the Cranks. They go through more tunnels and stop. Newt is now in front of them. Newt sprints toward them, ready to kill. -
Thomas Steps In
Thomas shoots Newt because he begged him to. Yes, Thomas just shot his best friend. He is upset but the team must drive away from them. They go on to find Gally. In the apartment, Thomas and his friends find it surprising to meet Aris there. -
Teresa Too?
Teresa is there with Aris. Teresa forces Thomas to speak with her. She said that "[the rest of the group had] probably been already been taken back and sold to WICKED. including Frypan. I'm sorry." That's when the conversation begins. The two finish it privately. -
WICKED Is Not Good
Teresa also warns Thomas that WICKED needs him for what is said to be another set of trials. Minho is shooting at a guard at Gally's apartment for answers to questions. Gally is no where to be found. -
WICKED H.Q.
The guard swears that he will not hurt the group including Aris and Teresa. The group piles in the Berg and they go to the WICKED headquarters. They arrive and enter the building. They find some officials and wait. -
Tricksters
A woman on Gally's team announces the Thomas' brain is needed. She also says that he should report to the Berg outside. This is obviously a trick to get him out of the headquarters. WICKED gave Thomas drugs that he was unconscious. -
WICKED Forces Thomas
Thomas is told to take medicine which is said from the "Right Arm" and his body goes numb. He is awake enough to feel an explosion in the room he is in. He awakes to a map and a letter from a man named Chancellor Paigge. -
Into the Maze, Round Two
The Right Arm picks up Thomas and they are told to go into another maze for another set of trials from WICKED. Minho leads them into this maze and the group reunites with Frypan. Brenda and Jorge assist Minho because they know the map from working with WICKED. They all search for the exit and all of the walls begin to shift. There are these devices planted around that Thomas needs to destroy. The fourth one blows up and shakes the ground. -
It's Going Down
The Maze walls begin to crumble and Thomas finally kills the fourth pod before another explosion. Before Thomas could kill it, the animal suffocated Teresa. Teresa, unfortunately, dies. The ones left of the group escape the maze and the The guard swears that he will not hurt the group including Aris and Teresa. The group piles in the Berg and they go to the WICKED headquarters and the WICKED H.Q. before it burns and collapses down. The lasting Gladers begin to create a new civilization.
