

He holds up a sign which says "WICKED is good". They also meet the former Chancellor John Michael, who is infected. They are led to the Crank pits (all except Newt, who isn't immune) and forced to walk along a narrow corridor with Cranks pressing against the fences to their left an right. But the first time their new friends show Thomas and Teresa the way outside the building, they get caught by Randall. They become close friends who secretly meet every night. But on the same night, a boy named Newt came to introduce him and Teresa to his friends Minho and Alby. That night, Thomas decides to sneak out of his room and find Teresa so he can talk to her about this new development. They form a close bond, and as they grew older, they were promoted to designing and building the Maze. Three years after the incident with Randall, he is allowed to meet a girl named Teresa, whose room was next to his. Ava Paige, as she treats him with the most kindness out of all the WICKED staff members. Throughout the course of several years, Thomas spends much of his time attending advanced classes with different teachers. After this, Thomas does not see Randall for years, which he is thankful for, as he hated him. Randall administers a final wave of torture to remind Stephen (now Thomas) that he can always inject a new stimulator if he even mentions his old name. Giving up hope, he responds with 'Thomas' and accepts his new name. Randall then continuously asks Stephen his name. Randall then responds saying "I don't believe you." and presses the button, causing more and more pain. Stephen tries to fake accepting his new name. This happens several times, after four waves of pain, Stephen gets used to the torture's never-ending pain. Randall is in front of him with the button, Stephen starts to cry, and then Randall presses the button. Seconds after the first wave of pain, Stephen wakes up, strapped with leather to the chair. Stephen tries to stay with his old name, but, at the touch of a button, Randall activates the Stimulator, causing excruciating pain. However, Stephen continues to prove adamant until a man named Randall Spilker takes him to a chair, then injects a pain stimulator into Stephen's neck. Two days have passed since Stephen has been taken from his family by WICKED, the same organization that wants Stephen to accept a new name: Thomas. In The Fever Code, Thomas is referred to as Stephen early on in the book.
THOMAS EDISON THINKING ROCK SERIES
He is the protagonist of the series and presumably named after Thomas Edison. Thomas, originally named Stephen, is the last male Glader and one of the creators of the Maze along with Teresa Agnes. It's freaking crazy." - Minho describing Thomas' actions in the Maze, The Maze Runner

Think about the willpower and strength it took him to push Alby up that wall, centimetre-by-centimetre. So when Thomas saw me give up, he shouldn't have questioned it. And I was the veteran - the one with all the experience and knowledge. after that, he saw me give up on Alby, leave him for dead. And he still stepped out there, just as the Door was closing, only caring that two people needed help. But plenty of people had told him what it's like in the Maze, especially at night. All this klunk about him breaking a rule is just beyond stupid. Just a few days after this guy shows up, he steps out into the Maze to save two shanks he hardly knows. We were all like that, for weeks and months, till we had no choice but to shuck it and live. Huddling in corners, disoriented, crying every hour, not trusting anybody, refusing to do anything. Think about what we were all like in the beginning. Dude, he'd been here for just a few days. He didn't whine and cry, never seemed scared. To redeem myself." - Thomas to Newt, The Maze Runner " Anyway, listen to me.
