Returning to the Past
A/n: this is a story that I adopted.. This story was originally done by dshortkluz. I hope that I continue it how that she wanted it. The first few chapters will be her original work. I was a long time fan of this fan fiction before I ever adopted it.
Summary: a time travel story. Future versions of Puck, Rachel, and eventually Quinn come back ten years to 2011to stop a tragic event that destroyed their lives. How will they interact with their younger selves and the rest of the New Directions? Will they succeed in saving someone close to them? This story contains Finchel and Quick.
February 14th,2021
Lima, Ohio
Twenty six year old Rachel Berry stood in the town's only graveyard. She was staring at a headstone that had faded in the ten years that it had been standing there. Just looking at the headstone brought tears to her eyes even after ten years. Taking in the name on the headstone felt like she was being stabbed a million times over in the heart. The polished stone read:
Finn Christopher Hudson
1994-2011
Beloved son, brother and friend
The day that he had been taken from all of them played over and over in her mind as the former members of the New Directions, including Matt Rutherford, Will Schuster and his wife, Emma and Finn's mother Carole and her husband Burt all stood beside her. The sobs coming from all of them carried across the cemetery as the pain of Finn's death was just as strong as it had been the day that he had been so horribly taken from them.
When everyone else had left, Rachel was still standing there with Noah Puckerman and his wife, Quinn. That day had brought them together as they had both banded together to keep Rachel from slowly killing herself in an effort to join the boy that she had still loved with everything that was inside of her. They had never gotten back together after their horrible breakup because she cheated on him with Puck just to hurt him for sleeping with Santana. They never had the chance because three and a half months later, Finn had been taken from her. He died trying to save her from being killed herself in a horrible accident caused by the actions of the one person she hasn't been able to forgive in close to ten tears.
It was Noah and Quinn's exclamations of anger that drew Rachel back to reality and she turned to see Jacob Ben Israel walking towards them. He was wearing jeans and a polo shirt, his Jew fro long cut off into a more stylish manner.
"What the hell are you doing here Ben Israel? Haven't you caused enough pain to last a lifetime? You are the reason that he's lying in the ground! Leave. If it wasn't for you he and I would be married and possibly have kids by now." I said starting to get hysterical as I told off the man who had been the cause of Finn being taken from us. It was everything Quinn and Puck could do to keep her from going for Jacob's throat. After ten years I still wanted him dead for what he did.
"Wait! Please just hear me out! I can fix this! We can save him!" Ben Israel said.
"You heard her, Jewfro, leave or we will let her hurt you." Quinn shot back at him nastily. She hated Jacob herself because her feelings for Finn had never died and they had been close to getting back together the day that he died. She had since admitted to herself that it would have never worked because Finn was had been still hurting over Rachel kissing Puck; especially when he had died saving Rachel from a falling light in the auditorium that Jacob had accidentally sent falling to the stage in his quest to stalk Rachel.
The love between Finn and Rachel had been more powerful than anything that Quinn had ever seen. After the accident I had stayed single for ten years. None of the guys that the rest of them, including Finn's mother, had set me with had been good enough for me. All I wanted was Finn back, so I merely existed, because instead of going to Julliard, NYADA or another performing arts College. I had changed my career path much to my parents' dismay. The career path that I chose was working towards medicine so that I could help those that need it. Where I am due to graduate from medical school and start my Internship in five months here in Lima. Without him, the loud arrogant girl had become an emotionally shattered woman who quit the New Directions that very day, vowing to never sing again. If Finn was around today he would hardly recognize me.
"I have a way to go back and save Finn. To make right what my selfish actions caused. Please hear me out and then if you don't believe what I am telling you then I will let Puckerman hit me because I deserve it." Jacob begged, falling to his knees with tears falling from his eyes.
"Get up." My voice was very harsh as I spoke to the man that basically destroyed my life. "You have five minutes and after that you are leaving, even if Noah has to drag you out of here." I said.
"What I caused to happen to Finn has stayed with me for ten years and five years ago, I met a man named Dr. Jace McKenzie. He was working on a machine that could take a person back to a certain place in time." Jacob said.
"Get the fuck out of here, Jacob! Time travel isn't real!" Noah was furious and ready to kill the man who had taken his best friend/ brother away from him. And to tell you the truth I don't blame him.
"Yes it is! I have tried, Puck. The only catch is it takes you back three months before the event you want to stop happens and you can't use the button that brings you back until you have done what you set out to do." Jacob turned to face Rachel, who was starring right at him in disbelief. " I wouldn't lie about this, Rachel. You can go back and save him. You can even prevent the events that lead to your breakup you can make things right with him. It works and is waiting for you and whoever you choose to take with you because the machine only fits two people." Jacob said.
"Fine, take me to meet this doctor." I said.
"Rachel, please don't tell me that you believe this shit!" Noah exclaimed.
"Noah, I want Finn back and if Jacob's doctor can bring him back to us, I want to try and if die then I will be with Finn again either way. I am doing this."
I turned and followed Jacob out of the graveyard while Quinn and Puck exchanged a look of disbelief.
"Go with her, Puck and if Jacob is right and that machine works, she is going to need you to keep her from doing something stupid." Quinn said squeezing Puck's hand.
Puck kissed his wife gently on the lips, savoring her touch because he had a feeling it would be a while before he saw her again. He then followed Rachel to Jacob's car, hoping that this quest wouldn't cause his friend more than she had already suffered.
November 14 2010
Right before the events of The Substitute
Finn Hudson was walking down the hall of McKinley High School, going to the locker of his girlfriend, Rachel. He could see her standing there looking beautiful in a red dress that looked amazing on her. But before he could get to where she was standing, someone shoved him into an empty classroom and slammed the door closed behind him.
When he finally go over the shock of being pushed into this room, Finn noticed the person standing beside the door. It was his friend Puck but something wasn't right with him, even as slow as he could be, it was clear that something was wrong with his friend.
Movements in the corner of the room made him turn his head to face a young woman stepping out of the darkened corner of the classroom. He felt himself go pale in shock as the face of the girl he loved in this beautiful woman in front of him. He was going to go with that but then the woman opened her mouth to speak.
"You aren't going crazy, Finn. It's me, Rachel just not yours. I'm from the future."
At that moment, Finn passed out onto the floor, hitting his head on the chair on the way down.