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Chapter 1: New Cycle New Faces.

Quinn Fabray stood near the window of her office. Looking out she observed all the new soldiers as they stood out in formation. She could see the fear, anxiety, sadness, and even some excitement from the new soldiers.

This was just another cycle of soldiers going through the harsh 9 weeks of Basic Training. She watched as a few Drill Sergeants yelled out orders to the new privates. She smirked, remembering her first time in boot camp, and how much she was underestimated because she was just the "pretty girl" who thought it would be cool to join the Army. How wrong they were, till this day she was proving to be more than another pretty face.

Noticing that it was almost time to go out and meet her new Soldiers, Quinn walked over to a tanned locker. She opened it, made sure her bun was up to standard, and straightened out her uniform. Looking at her-self through the mirror she smiled, it had been 6 years since she took oath and joined the Army and things had been great since then. Shaking herself out of her thoughts, Quinn grabbed her patrol cap and walked out of her office.

As she came closer to the main doors she halted for a few seconds, hearing one of the Drill Sergeants yell "company attention!" she stepped out into the brutal sun of South Carolina. Once she was outside she saluted the head Drill Sergeant, DS Gomez, and walked to the center of the formation.

"At ease, privates." She tried not to smile when she noticed how tense these new soldiers were. "I am Captain Fabray, your company commander. Welcome privates, as of today you are now and Alpha Gator." As Quinn continued to speak she moved back and forth, trying to memorize each soldiers face.

"I'm sure many of you have heard of Fort Jackson, I know that some privates like to call this place 'Relaxin Jackson'. Let it be known now that there will nothing 'relaxing' about this place, that I can promise you." She smirked as she noticed the mood shift to that of a nervous one.

"I want you all to know this now, because later on: I won't give a damn about none of your little bull shit and personal problems." As Quinn reached one end of the formation, she looked over and saw something that made her stomach churn. At first she thought she was seeing things, but another look and her suspicions were confirmed.

Standing in the back of her formation was none other than Finn Hudson. Quinn couldn't believe it. It felt kind of like a nightmare. Seeing Finn standing there with a nervous expression, Quinn couldn't help but think of a certain short brunette. She couldn't help but grit her teeth at the thought of everything that happened between the three.

Shaking herself out of her thoughts Quinn quickly recovered, she continued walking and continued her orientation. "Let me remind you all that no one made you sign that paperwork, no one made you raise your right hand and take oath. So as of today you no longer think for yourself. We think for you, we tell you when you are hungry, we tell you when to shower, we tell you when to sleep."

Returning to the middle of the formation Quinn carried on, "I know the Drill Sergeants already went through a few of these things, but for emphasis, I will mention a few again. Don't forget to always have a battle buddy with you; otherwise you will be in deep shit. I can always kick you out of my Army if I don't feel that you are fit to be here." She looked briefly towards Finn's direction when she said that.

"Another thing, you will salute all officers and stand at attention when they speak to you. You will stand at parade rest when you talk to any non commissioned officer. I hope you all know that we have zero tolerance towards hazing and fraternization; you will be recycled, and if I can help it, discharged. Finally, you are all privates; I don't give a damn what rank you have on your chest. As of today you are all equals, males and females will get the same treatment."

Quinn nodded to DS Gomez, signaling she was done. The DS turned towards the soldiers and yelled out "company attention". Quinn straightened up, saluted back to DS Gomez, turned around and headed back into the long building. As soon as she was back in the safety of her office, Quinn let out a deep breath she didn't know she was even holding in.

Quinn ran her hands through her bun, letting a few blonde locks stray. She headed to her large oak desk and looked trough the files that belonged to the new soldiers. Quickly she found the one she was looking for, as she set it in front of her she sighed. Not knowing if she should look through it or not, figuring that she would have to do it any way, Quinn opened the folder and started reading.

Finn Hudson

Army Active Duty

Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Alpha Company 3rd Battalion 13th Infantry Regiment

Alpha Gators 3rd Platoon

Quinn sighed realizing that she wasn't seeing things and that yes that was Finn fucking Hudson. Taking a deep breath Quinn quietly spoke to herself "alright Fabray, pull it together. You're starting to act like those privates out there. Who cares if he's here in your company?" Quinn groaned and sat back on her chair. "Okay fine, we are just going to act like he's any other soldier, were going to forget all the shit he's done and pretend its not Finn out there."

Quinn nodded at her resolution, she knew she could do it. She would act like he was just any other person trying to be a soldier. It was then that Quinn just happened to look down and see something that made her want to find Finn and beat the crap out of him. That one little filled out block in his paperwork made Quinn feel something she hadn't felt in years, heart broken.

Spouse: Rachel Hudson

Quinn quickly closed the folder, grabbed her keys and patrol cap. She walked down the long hallway that lead to the Drill Sergeant offices. She knocked twice, the male DS sitting at the desk quickly stood up "ma'am". "Drill Sergeant Vaughn, I'm heading out now. So if you need anything just call my cell." The DS nodded "yes ma'am, we're just taking the soldiers to chow and then we are giving them an orientation about the barracks, so we shouldn't have to call."

Quinn nodded, turned, and walked back down the white hallway. Once at the main doors she pulled her PC on and walked across the street towards the parking lot. Saluting a few NCOs that walked by, she quickly made it to her black jeep. Once she was inside she pulled her seatbelt on and drove out of the parking lot towards the main gates. She couldn't wait to get to her off base apartment and mull over her day.

A/N: okay, so I haven't written anything for FF in years, I lost all my previous stories when my computer crashed so this one is entirely new. In fact I honestly didn't want to write it but the thought wouldn't leave my head. I am a bit rusty with my writing and I have no Beta, so please excuse my mistakes. I think I want to make this a short story so it might move a bit faster after this chapter. This will be a Faberry story so I want to get Rachel in ASAP. I am not sure when I will be able to update because college does take a lot of my time. I was in the Army for 3 years so I tried to be as accurate as possible, but its bee a while since I did BCT.

DS- Drill Sergeant

PC- patrol cap

Recycle- restarting basic training

Nco- non commissioned officers