Study Guide

The Scorch Trials Chapter 14

By James Dashner

Chapter 14

Once in the Flat Trans, everyone counts off—all 20 kids are there.
It's pitch black in the Flat Trans.
The kids decide to travel through the Flat Trans by putting their hands on the walls to guide themselves and walking forward. Boy, this sounds tough.
Then a burst of weird whispering fills the air, and everyone's all like, Well that's spooky.
Then the kids hear the whispering again. Winston points out that somewhere in the middle, the whispering said, "Go back."
The boys all shut up for once, and they all hear it clearly: "One-chance deal. Go back now, you won't be sliced" (14.36).
Huh, sounds promising.
The kids all think about whether they should go back or not, but they remember that they can't trust anyone or anything, so they keep moving.
The voice whispers again, saying they're all going to be sliced, but the boys keep moving in silence.
After a mile or so, Thomas hears a boy shrieking ahead of him. Like, bloody-murder shrieking. Which makes sense: when Thomas gets to him, the boy is convulsing uncontrollably. Oh, and he has no head.
Yep, instead he has a cold metal ball for a head.
How's that for a surprise?

Ask questions, get answers, and discuss with others.

Join today and never see them again.

Get started