Quinn had spent most of her time in the study, she kept checking the routs that they could use to escape, the best store to search and how to survey the area to know exactly where the zombies were most concentrated at so they could avoid those places. There was so much to do that she needed a break.
She stares out of the window of the office. It's one in the morning, she has been working on it for about 5 hours already and she is still afraid of what could go wrong but then what coud be worse than a zombie apocalypse? Losing the people she cares about that's for sure and that's exactly what is keeping her from relaxing.
She doesn't want to lose one person and she is trying her best to stop that from happening. She looks up and wonders about her mother. She hadn't had time to properly mourn her since she has a job to do but now at this time, she wonders if her mother is in a good place watching over her and if she would be proud of Quinn.
She thinks a bit more before deciding that is best if she goes to sleeps since the next day she will talk with the team that is going on the mission about what they will do. She goes to her room and goes to give her daughter a last look before moving to her bed and going to sleep, it doesn't come easily but after a couple of minutes, she is finally asleep and resting after such a long day.
In the morning, Quinn is already up when the first signs of the sun reach the bedroom, she has picked on that habit since they needed to be prepared at every hour. She got ready and went downstairs since most of the people were still sleeping, she took the chance and went to check the bedroom to see if everyone was okay and after that round checking, she went into the study to check a few things.
She ended up losing a bit the track of time since she only came back from her thoughts when she heard a soft knock on the door. "Come in." She said and the door opened to reveal Puck, Sam, Santana and Mike as they entered the study. She nodded and they came to stand in front of the desk.
"So is everything ready, Quinn?" Sam asked and she nodded. "Well, I did my best to come up with a plan that will guarantee that we get the things we need and that we don't have any casualties. I just hope we can make it." She said as she stood up.
"Don't worry, Quinn. We are sure you did your best since you practically lived here for the past 3 days planning this. If something does go wrong, it will not be your fault." Mike said and the others agreed with him.
"Chang is right, Baby mamma. This is on the people who will go, not on you. You did the best you could and everyone knows that. We can see how hard you're working on this, no one is going to blame you for anything." Puck said.
Well, I hope you guys are right but let's try our best to make sure everything goes smoothly and that we don't lose anyone. So I have orders for you guys." She said and they nodded. "Come, fire away, Captain." Sam said and they smiled.
"Puck, I want you to go check the cars. We need to make sure that there is enough fuel for the trip and that the supplies and the tires are all okay." She said and he nodded. "Consider it done." He said and she smiled.
"Sam and Mike, I want you to go check the ammo and the guns. This is the things you will take for the team that is going." She gives them a paper with a few instructions on what to take. "Count on it." They said and she nodded. "S, I want you to come with me and get everyone in the living room, it's time to see who is going and who is staying. Come on." Quinn said and they started moving.
They all went to do what she asked and it didn't take long before everyone was in the living room. Santana was the best for this and Quinn could only smile thinking of the ways the brunette found to get everyone here so quickly but now is not the time for that. Once everyone was settled, she stole a quick glance at Rachel's direction and smiled before returning to the task at hand. Santana got everyone to be quiet and listen to her.
"Tomorrow, it's the day the attack team is going to town for a supply run. I have been planning for a few days what the team is going to do but what hasn't been established yet is who the team's components are. I decided that is best to let you guys decided who are and who are not going to go so if anyone has the desire to be a part of the team, please say so." Quinn said as everyone looked at her and then at each other.
"How many people are going?" Mercedes asked. "We think that 4 people are enough. 3 of the teens and 1 from the adults." She said and the brunette nodded. "Why only one from the adults?" Will asked and Quinn looked at him.
"No offense, Mr. Schue but the adults don't have the agility that the teens have and think can get ugly really fast and if you have to run with the supplies, I believe the teens are more fit for the job especially the boys who were on the football team and are more familiar with running fast while carrying heavy weight." Quinn said and everyone agreed with her logic.
"And the adult that is going is more to keep an eye out and be responsible to follow the plan. I know that some may believe that it's too dangerous for us out there, that we should let you guys do the work but this is a group and we all have to compromise with something and we may be young but we are not kids anymore. We can hold our own out there, you need to trust us. We can do this." She said and all the teens nodded. They didn't want to be treated as the actual kids were.
"Quinn is right. They can do everything we can and maybe even better. We need to be here only to guide them and with them." Leroy said and they nodded. "If you don't mind, I would like to go with the attack team." He said firmly. "Daddy." Rachel said suddenly afraid for her father. "Leroy." Hiram said also with the same feeling.
"Don't worry. Everything will be fine even because you two someday are going to go either and I will have to accept it as well so don't worry." He said and the other two could only nod and encourage him.
"Well, if no one has objections, then you are welcomed to the team, Mr. Berry." Quinn smiled at him and he smiled back at her. "Well, something we have already agreed on is that Puck is going to go with the team. He has already gone with me and the other the first time; he will know what to do so that leaves two other spots." Quinn said.
"I can go too, right?" Blaine asked and Kurt held his hands. Quinn nodded. "Okay, so Leroy, Puck, Blaine and the last one?" Quinn asked and it was silent until someone raised their hand. "I'll go." Quinn looked at Finn. "I'm not sure I trust you enough for that, Finn." She said and he looked at her defiantly. "If anyone can go, I can go too." He said.
"Okay, if you want to go, fine. But if you screw this up, there won't be a second chance for you, Finn. This is not a game, this is real life and your actions will influence the whole team so remember that before you do something stupid." Quinn warned and before he could say anything, she turned to the rest of the group.
"If everything is decided, I want the attack team to follow me so that I can explain everything to you." She said and made her way to the study with the team following her. Once they were all in, she started explaining.
"First of all, the food. Our group is big and there are little kids so that should be our priority. Here, take a look." She said showing them the map that she has been working on. "This is where we are and this is the nearest store. From what I remember this is a considerably big store. It has food, clothes, medicines but they are all in different floors which could be danger so you will split into two teams." She said while they focused on her and the map.
"The food is on the first floor so on that one, I want the four of you, the more you can get the better so four pair of hands are ideal so that you can take as much as possible. If you do that, it will mean not having to go back frequently. We can have a few weeks or even a couple of months without having to risk ourselves out there so the food, I want everyone working together. Okay?" She looks up at each one of them and they nodded.
"Okay, the next floor is a drug store. I had Carole made a list of medicines and things that she believes is important for us to have and on this, Leroy and Finn, you two can take care of this, right?" She asked and Leroy looked at her. "No problem, Quinn." He said while Finn only nodded.
"Very well. The next floor is clothes and a tools store. Now, Blaine, you will go to the clothes part and get a few items, since it's always good to have a few more, I would appreciate if yyou could search for kids' stuff as well as baby stuff. Beth is growing and so is the rest of the kids and soon Terri will give birth and we will need stuff like that. And Puck, you will go to the tools section and search for every knife, big or small you can find."
"As much as our guns are effective, they draw to much sound and from what we know, the walkers are attracted by sound so we need silent weapons as well. So you will try to find any kind of weapons that doesn't make a sound and bring it to us, leave nothing behind." Quinn explained and he nodded.
"Don't worry, Captain I will bring any useful weapon I can find." He said and she nodded. "Okay. Now that we have covered what you will do, let's talk about the routes you can take if something goes wrong." She said and started explaining every single thing she could possibly know. Every escape path they could take if they were surrounded by walkers, where to go in each case and everything.
Later when everyone was together, Leroy said. "I don't know for everyone but I'm glad that Quinn is in charge. She is the best, she had everything nailed down from beginning to end, a really perfect plan and all we need is to execute as she has instructed and we will be fine." He said and Blaine agreed.
"Yeah, Quinn is a genius. She knew everywhere we needed to go if we were in trouble and it was amazing. She really is the best leader we could have." He said and the other agreed while Finn continued to sulk about it.
Rachel agreed with everyone, of course. But she couldn't voice her opinion because she knew how much it would hurt Finn to know that even his own girlfriend supported Quinn for the role and not him so she just stayed quiet while everyone continued to have small talks here and there , trying to take off the edge for what was coming tomorrow.
But tomorrow came and everyone was up by the time the team had to leave. They said goodbyes to their family and to the group and made their way out, promising to come back unharmed and now, wait was all the group could do. Quinn who was the most nervous one went to be with her daughter who was the only one who could calm her nerves down from all the tension she was feeling and everyone went to do their household chores as usual.
The team made their way in silence through the rode Quinn had instructed them to go and it took about 30 minutes for them to arrive at their destination. As she had instructed, it was good for them to stay in the car for a little while after they turned off the car to see if there was any group of walkers coming on their direction because if there was, they could always leave unharmed so they all gripped their weapons and waited for 10 minutes, after it they all decided that it was time to go.
They carefully made their way out of the car and while checking every corner made their way to the store, they stood on the door and Puck looked up to them. "Remember, Blaine, you are going to stay here and make sure that there are no walkers coming our way. Leroy, Finn and I will enter and start collecting the food. You see something, you warn us and if they are to close, start shooting like I have explained before how to do it." Puck said and Blaine nodded.
"As for us, we use the knives we have, we don't shoot unless is extremely necessary. We do a ground check and only when is clear is that we start collecting the things okay. Remember, aim for the head." Puck said and the other two nodded. "Okay, let's go." He opened the door and they entered slowly, trying to see if there were any walkers inside.
They all grip their knives when they hear a groan coming from the left and when they look is a walker coming slowly to them, Puck goes in first and comes closer to the walker and plunge the knife into the head, killing it. Leroy and Finn entered next and did the same thing to the other two walkers they found.
After almost 10 minutes checking the floor, they were sure it was clear the opened the bags and started collecting the food. Quinn had given them 12 bags. 5 for food, 2 for clothes, 3 for the tools and 2 for medicines. They filled the five bags of food until the max and since outside the coast was clear as Blaine had warned them, they brought the bags to the car and them the four of them made their ways to their other tasks.
Leroy and Finn followed the steps to the second floor where the medicines were and after checking the perimeter and killing three walkers , the coast was clear and they started collecting the medicines and things on Carole lists. With Blaine and Puck, their stores were besides each other so they cleared both of them before going separately to collect what Quinn had asked them to.
Everything was going smoothly, they had gotten everything they wanted and as they made their way out of the building, Finn heard a noise coming from behind a door. Intrigued by the sound, he started to make his way to the door.
Puck was finishing putting the bags in the car when he noticed that Finn was missing. "Where is Finn?" The other two looked around and at each other. "He was just behind us." Blaine said and Puck sighed. "Of course Finn had to go rooming around." He said and they went back when they heard a noise they rushed in and went to the noise's direction. Leroy was the first to find the source of the noise.
"Finn. Watch out!"
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