Teresa tells Thomas that the Maze is a code. Thomas realizes that the Glade is a fabricated place. The next day the sun has disappeared from the sky, replaced with a dull gray sky. That night Teresa tells Thomas that she has triggered the end. He learns how the Runners map the Maze, looking for patterns as the walls move each night. He eventually returns to the Maze.Īfter spending a day in jail Thomas begins his training under Minho. She tells him that the two of them were involved in the implementation of the Maze. This frightens Thomas and he runs into the Maze to escape her voice. She begins to communicate with him telepathically. Thomas also visits Teresa who is still comatose. It is believed Thomas played some part in the design or building of the Maze. He too believes he has seen Thomas before. Minho and Gally come to blows and Gally runs away after vowing revenge.Īlby is also recovering from the Changing. He accuses Thomas of being a spy for the Creators, those who imprisoned the Gladers in the first place. Gally objects to Thomas's presence in the Glade. Some political maneuvering by Minho allows Thomas to become a Runner trainee upon his release. Thomas is tried for breaking the rule and is sentenced to one day in the Glade jail. It makes Thomas a hero in some eyes, a suspect in others. The three survive the night in the Maze, something no one has ever done before. Thomas refuses to leave Alby and manages to save his life and his own. Despite being the most experienced Minho panics when the Grievers approach and runs away. That is when the monsters that inhabit the Maze are most active. He finds himself trapped outside in the Maze with them. Thomas sees them and races out into the Maze to help, breaking a cardinal rule. Minho attempts to get him back into the Glade before the walls close but they are not going to make it. While exploring the Maze Alby is stung by a Griever. Alby banishes Ben for attempting to murder Thomas. He states that he remembers Thomas from before and knows who he really is. Shortly after deciding this, Thomas is attacked by a boy named Ben, who has gone through the Changing. He is drawn to the role but he still has to learn much about the Glade and the Maze outside. Thomas decides that he wants to be a Runner as well. Thomas feels a connection to her, as if he knows her. She will be the last one sent to the Glade. Teresa tells everyone that everything is about to change. The day after Thomas arrives a girl is sent up into the Glade, the first ever. Minho is the leader of the Runners, the Gladers who go out into the Maze in an attempt to map it and find a way out. Gally emerges as a rival who is suspicious of Thomas. There is also Chuck who becomes his friend. Thomas meets the leader of the Glade, Alby, and his second in command, Newt. If a Griever stings you, you will go through a process known as the Changing, which is quite traumatic.
Thomas learns that in the Maze outside are monsters known as Grievers. Each week supplies come up through the elevator that Thomas rides. Every month a new boy is sent to the Glade.
Outside the Glade, beyond the walls is a massive Maze populated with monsters, known as Grievers. Doors open overhead revealing a community of young boys all living on a type of farm surrounded by very high walls. Thomas wakes up in a metal box with no memory of who he is.