Conflict
The Gladers (plus Aris) must find a way to survive the second set of the trials set up by WICKED. For this trial, they must cross a 200 mile deserted wasteland, pass a crank-filled town, and pass a mountain range to get to a "safe house". They must complete this mission in under two weeks. The mission might be easier if the world wasn't falling apart as they know it.
They can't avoid this mission all together. Every Glader has been given the Flare virus, a disease that slowly makes you go crazy. If they do not get to the "safe house", the Flare will take effect.
Also, according to the Rat Man, if they complete this mission they will have "played a part in saving the human race."
Also, according to the Rat Man, if they complete this mission they will have "played a part in saving the human race."
The group is trying to get through this mission not because they exactly want to, but because they have to. They have no idea how they will play a part in saving the human race. They don't even know if they will. What exactly is WICKED? "WICKED is good" is the one thing Teresa managed to remember from before the trials. This piece of knowledge must be important. Are they actually good? Or is this a thought planted on Teresa's mind by WICKED themselves?