Insanity

The next morning after staying the night at that motel Thomas and his group decided to go to a place called the Crank Palace, this was a special place where cranks were kept before going insane. They wanted to go there since Newt was taken there by the police of Denver.
As they reached the Crank Palace, Thomas realized this was an incredible facility it was huge. But when they arrived the peacekeepers acted aggressively on them, luckily Jorge was able to convince the guards to let them in, in exchange for some money. When the enter the facility they could hear screams or random laughters that scared even more. The facility itself was wrecked since most of the guards were injured form confronting the cranks. When they looked up on where Newt was located, they were told he was on the center of the facility on the bowling alley. When they went to see Newt his eyes showed madness, he wasn't the same as he was before. He started screaming at them since they wanted him to come with them to find a cure. But obviously he refused and pointed a Launcher at them and threatened them to leave. It was a hard decision for Thomas but they had to let their friend go. When they arrived back to Denver they were kidnapped by the Right Arm. That's when Thomas got to talk with the Right Arm leader of what was happening, and Vince the leader told him they were planing on sending the immunes the captured to WICKED as a decoy in order to attack the main facility. And that Thomas would be essential to this plan.


A part of the book that shocked me the most was when they were at the Crank Palace and Newt was screaming at his friends to leave him alone.

"Newt let's go outside..."
"Go!" Newt stepped closer and aimed more fiercely. "Get out of here!"
Thomas hated what he was seeing, the complete wildness that had taken over Newt. His whole body trembled and his eyes had lost any hint of sanity. He was losing it completely
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This was a very intense moment for Thomas, he had come all the way from Denver to here to be pointed with a Launcher by hi best friend. I have two thoughts about this, why does a crank such as Newt have a Launcher? It could possibly means that the guards are being overruned by the cranks making some of the guards lose their weapons. And if this is happening then it won't take long before the crank break out of the facility, meaning that Thomas and Newt will meat again.


Another quote that made me be even more shocked was when Thomas opens the envelope that Newt gave him from the beginning of the book.

"He pulled the envelope out of his pocket and ripped it open, then took out the slip of paper. The soft lights that ringed the mirror lit up the message in a warm glow, It had two short sentences:
Kill me. If you've ever been my friend, kill me." 

I'm pretty sure that if there ever is a recounter with Newt, Thomas will kill him, since it was the last sane wish Newt wanted him to do. And it will also be an act of mercy upon on Newt since he doesn't want to turn into one of them.


This part of the book has centered a lot around the Flare meaning that the author really wants to give significance to this disease in order for Thomas to make a choice and give a little bit more of a conflict. And I'm pretty sure that there is going to be a moment of doubt in Thomas's mind whether if WICKED is good.