( Playing Newt from the films as opposed to the books. I'm playing with the idea of him having environmental adaption/control, so like bringing the environment of the Scorch with him (dry and lightning-y) etc. )
Station 72
[ Newt's dreams were never as kind as he'd like them to be, more so now, after experiencing grievers, or the crank that nearly ripped his face off with his teeth. There was a lot to have nightmare about. Tonight, it seems, the lightning is what gets him, the same lightning that had struck Minho and gone out of its way to strike them too, like they'd angered some vengeful god by existing. It's the loud sound of an electrical strike that has him awake immediately and to his feet. Who knows how many times it's happened already, Newt doesn't have the ability to really tell, as his dream was full of lightning.
The air is dry and tense as wide brown eyes scan around him in an attempt to find his attacker. Panic and fear race through him. Nothing happens. He swallows hard, throat almost too dry for even saliva to help. The hairs on the back of his neck and his arms are standing up, and he needs to clear his mind.
His limp isn't nearly as bad as it used to be, but after sleeping, his ankle's a bit cramped up and it's obvious in the way he walks. He doesn't seem bothered by it, he can walk easier and faster than he could in a long time. He probably looks like a crazy person, blond hair sticking every which way, brown eyes flickering over things a bit too quickly. He scratches at his scalp, and it's not the same odd occasional itch that felt more like it was in his brain than his skin. ]
The Rescue
[ The city is foreign to him, though, to be fair, most would be. What isn't foreign to him is herding people away from the sound of gun fire -- well, if guns where energy weapons. He's holding onto the hand of a small child as he runs, urging people to go this way and that. It reminds him of the Maze. It reminds him of the Scorch.
His limp isn't as bad as it used to be, but he can't run fast at all dragging a child behind him. He can hear familiar voices yelling ahead of him, and most of them are saying to hurry up. Newt stops and scoops the smaller being up, running far easier now.
It isn't until a shot passes right by him that he decides he needs to make a sharp left turn, ducking behind a building and nearly bumping into someone. ]
newt | the maze runner (films)
Station 72
The Rescue
Wildcard