Newt replies that Alby went to retrace Ben's footsteps before sundown. Later, Thomas asks Newt why Alby would go into the Maze, as he is not a Runner. The next day, Thomas wakes up and sees Minho and Alby running into the Maze. When Thomas asks Chuck if Ben will survive the night in the Maze, Chuck replies that he won't and that no one has survived a night in the Maze. Later, Thomas watches on as the Gladers banish Ben from the Glade.ДЄt night, Chuck tells Thomas that Ben belongs to the Maze.

The Gladers manage to restrain Ben, see the Griever sting on his stomach, and take him to the Pit. Thomas manages to escape from him, but Ben catches up to him. The next day, Thomas goes into the woods to get fertilizer, but is attacked by Ben, who is stung by a Griever. Thomas wrestles with Gally, before Thomas knocks him down to the ground, but Gally knocks Thomas down to the ground as well, causing him to remember his name. Alby tells Thomas 'Welcome to the Glade'.ДЄt night, at the bonfire, Newt tells Thomas about the Runners, who are trying to find a way out of the Maze, the Maze changing every night, and the Grievers, When Thomas asks Newt if he wants to to be a Runner, Newt replies that he needs to be chosen. Thomas watches the doors of the Maze close. The Gladers run to them and tell Thomas that he can't leave the Glade. Thomas starts to walk into the Maze, but Gally shoves him down to the ground, but Thomas manages to get back up. When Ben asks Chuck how it feels to be promoted, Chuck replies that it feels great to be promoted.

Thomas and Chuck see Minho and Ben returning to the Glade and running past them. Thomas walks towards the Maze, causing Chuck to chase after him and tell him that no one leaves the Glade.

While setting up a hammock for Thomas, Chuck tells him that when he and the Gladers arrived in the Glade, Alby gave them a tour. Chuck arrives at the tower and is asked by Alby to set a hammock up for Thomas. Alby takes Thomas up to the tower and tells him the rules of the Glade. He introduces Thomas to Newt, the second-in-command of the Gladers, who he says will be in charge when Alby isn't around. Alby, the leader of the Gladers, approaches the Pit, introduces himself to Thomas, gets him out of the Pit, and gives him a tour of the Glade. Thomas gets thrown into the Pit by two boys. Thomas gets up and looks around the Glade. The Gladers, who have arrived in the Glade three years before Thomas arrived, gather around Thomas, who gets up and starts to run, but trips and falls, causing the Gladers to laugh at this. Gally opens the doors of the Box and gets Thomas out of the Box. Thomas wakes up in the Box with no memory. He is Teresa, Newt, Minho, and Frypan's best friend and fellow Glader, Gally's former rival, current best friend, and fellow Glader, Aris, Brenda, Jorge, Vince, Sonya, and Harriet's best friend and fellow Right Arm member, and the last male Glader.ДЄs a young adult, Thomas is portrayed by Dylan O'Brien, who also portrays Stiles Stilinski in Teen Wolf, Mitch Rapp in American Assassin, Sam Taylor in Amazing Stories, and Joel Dawson in Love and Monsters, and voices Bumblebee in the 2018 film of the same name.ДЄs a young child, he is portrayed by Luke Gallegos. Thomas, originally named Stephen, is the titular main protagonist ofВ the Maze Runner series. ~ Thomas to Gally before stopping him from cutting off Teresa's finger. (Gally: What are you, squeamish? I guarantee you she's done a lot worse to Minho.) We don't necessarily need her, right? Not all of her. ~ Thomas vowing to rescue Minho after he was captured by the World In Catastrophe Killzone Experiment Department (WICKED/WCKD). It's about everyone WCKD has ever taken, everyone they WILL take. It's not just about Minho, it's about all of us. This, what you're talking about, is impossible.) So if there is any way that we could help him, trust me, I would be up there, standing next to you. (Vince: Hey, kid, look around you, alright? WCKD just kicked our ass.

I made a promise to Minho that I wouldn't leave him behind. ~ Thomas explaining that there will not be a cure for the Flare. (Teresa Agnes: It stops when we find a cure.) How many more people is it gonna take? How many more kids do they have to round up, torture, kill? Huh? When the hell does it stop? I remember watching my friends die in front of me. I remember that they sent me into the Maze. We were put here, okay? We were trapped here. ~ Thomas's reaction after Teresa betrays them. Teresa, what have you done? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!

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