- "If you ain't scared, you ain't human"
- - Alby-
In
The Maze Runner, Alby is first seen after Thomas climbs out
of the box. He tells Thomas that he is the leader of the Glade. He
introduces Thomas to the Glade and the Gladers and then leaves Thomas
with Chuck so he can go and take care of Ben
Alby and Minho go out into the maze to check on Minho's sightings
of a dead Griever, however, Alby was stung. Minho tried to half-carry
him back to the Glade. However, they arrived outside the doors just as
they closed. Seeing this, Thomas slipped out just before the doors
closed for the night. Minho was very angry at him for this, and said he
had no hope. Minho ran off, leaving Thomas and the now unconscious Alby
alone together
Thomas, refusing to leave his friend behind, grabbed Alby and
started running through the Maze. He eventually realized he was too
tired to keep carrying Alby, but still wouldn't leave him, so he tied
himself and Alby in vines that hung from the walls and himself. As
Grievers rolled up the wall toward Alby, Thomas re-directed them towards
himself, and when the Grievers had picked up too much speed to miss
him, he moved aside, throwing the Griever past him.
Minho then returned, and seeing Thomas dodging the Grievers gave
him an idea. They left Alby tied up and ran towards the cliff together.
As they approached, they braced themselves and faced the Grievers that
had pursued them. They then used Thomas's dodging idea to lead the
Grievers over the Cliff, saving Alby and themselves. They then started
back towards the Glade, grabbing Alby on the way.
After the doors opened, Alby was immediately taken into
the Homestead and given the grief serum. Soon after, he went through
The Changing.
After the Changing, Alby asked to see Thomas. He started to tell
Thomas how he knew everything, such as who Thomas and Teresa were, and
remember what the outside world was like but in the middle he started
choking himself. As Alby was about to go into more detail, he had a
seizure, which was probably induced by WICKED to prevent him from
revealing too much information to Thomas.
When the Grievers start coming into the Glade to pick off one kid
a night Alby decides to go to the map room to "study" the maps more
closely. But when the griever takes one of the boys,
Winston
goes to check on Alby, he has a cut across his forehead and makes it
seem like he was attacked. He later confesses that he burned the maps,
then he starts going off about how they can't go back because there is a
disease in the world that he would rather die than get
The Flare.
After Alby had undergone the Changing, it appeared as if he
feared the outside world due to his memories. He became distant, and no
longer trusted himself to make any decisions for the glade, leaving
Newt in charge.
As the Gladers were attempting to escape the maze, they were
confronted by numerous Grievers. Perhaps, afraid to return to the real
world, or under the belief that the sacrifice of one
Glader
would stop the Grievers, Alby does the unthinkable. He sacrifices
himself to the Grievers, but unfortunately, his death was for nothing.
It's unknown if Alby was immune to the
The Flare
or not. Alby himself seem to truly fear the outside world after the
memories he got after the changing. He seem to really rather die in the
maze than getting the The Flare and die which could possibly mean that he remember that he was't immune.