Ironically, Newt, Thomas, and Minho were more than friends because of their experiences and dependence on each other for survival. During one escape attempt, a grenade that struck Thomas electrocuting him resulted in Minho, Newt, and Brenda pulling him onto the “Berg,” which is a combination of a plane and helicopter, despite being fired upon, to save his life. When Newt was captured, because he had the Flare, he wrote a note to his friends, “Thanks for being my friends” (166) as well as explained that he was relocated to Crank Palace, a place that housed people infected by the Flare. Together, the friends maneuvered their way through all of the infected individuals to locate their comrade, however Newt orders them to leave because he doesn’t want them to observe him metamorphosis any further into a Crank. “I