Puck and the others rush to the garage through the storming rain only to find the door is locked. Puck lets out of a grunt as he kicks it a few times hoping it would break open but there was no luck. "God damn it!" He shouts discouraged at the fact that maybe Blaine was right in staying in the house.
Mike points up at the window that was left slightly opened, "One of us can climb up there and open the door… someone small can probably fit through."
They all look at Santana knowing she was the smallest of them all.
"Fine, I'll do it but I swear to God if i get hacked to death my ghost will come back and haunt all of your asses" She hissed slowly letting go of Brittany's hand as Puck lifted her up towards the window. She climbed through easily landing on her feet to the other side. She unlocked the door quickly letting everyone in as Brittany rushed over to her side linking their arms once more.
Puck rushed over to the old ford pick up that lay in the center of the garage. Grabbing an old wrench he broke the window and unlocked the door as he tried to start the truck but nothing happened.
"What's wrong?" Tina asked popping her head through the trucks window watching as Puck tried to start the car again.
"I don't know, something's wrong with the truck" He said in a muffled voice as he kicked the dashboard.
Mike went around popping the hood of the truck, "well I found the problem, there's no engine." They all sighed as their hope began to drain from their bodies.
"Okay let's go back inside and look for Blaine" Mike said as he pushed the hood back down. Brittany and Santana were already outside while Puck followed behind them. Mike was searching for more than a wrench, he didn't feel safe without a weapon to protect himself. Tina followed behind Puck when the door slammed shut leaving Mike trapped inside. Tina banged on the door screaming for Mike as Puck tried his best to push the door down but it failed.
Mike realized he was in trouble as he looked around carrying a hammer in his hand. He gulped down hard as he began walking around the truck hoping nothing would come out but it was too late. All that could be heard from the other side was a sudden shriek and then silence. Tina banged on the door furiously as the tears began to stroll down her cheeks. "I cant lose him… I already lost Artie and I cant lose Mike too" She said through her sobs as she climbed some old tires and through the window. Puck tried to stop her but she kicked him in the jaw causing him to fall to the ground. "What the hell, Tina you cant go in there!" He yelled as Brittany and Santana helped him up. "We have to leave her, if she doesn't want to live then that's her problem" Santana's words seemed harsh but they all knew it was the truth, they had to go back inside, it was safer than being out there completely exposed. They rushed back to the house hoping to find the others.
Meanwhile, inside Blaine, Kurt, Quinn, and Rachel were down in the attic searching for a phone or radio they could use. To their surprise the attic was huge, it had many doorways and rooms that they began to think it would be impossible to find what they were looking for. They each began searching the main room of the attic that was mostly covered in cobwebs and old desks with ruffled papers. Kurt walked down the hallway looking at the pictures that covered the wall of instruments and people playing music as he tried to take his mind off of everything. Quinn and Rachel began moving papers and chairs looking for a stray phone wire. Blaine began looking in the rooms, opening the door slightly to see what was inside and then going on to the next room. Blaine finally found the old phone in one of the rooms as he shouted for everyone. Quinn and Rachel came in relieved that there was a phone they could use. Blaine tried dialing the police station but it didn't work. Rachel crawled under the table trying to find the plug for the phone which proved difficult because there were hundreds of wires from old computers.
She sighed, "this might take a while seeing as the excessive amount of wires and lack of organization-."
"Just hurry up" Quinn said not meaning to come off as rude but she was desperate for a way out of here and that phone was there only chance now.
Blaine turned to Quinn, "where's Kurt?" He said looking down at Rachel who shrugged her shoulders with a look of concern, "I thought he was with you?"
A look of terror overcame Blaine's face as he darted out of the room down the hallway screaming for Kurt.
Quinn tried to go after him but stopped in front of the door as Rachel rose from under the table whispering something, "Please, Quinn. Don't go after him, I don't want to be alone."
Quinn went back in the room staring into the hallway hoping Blaine would come to his senses and come back but she knew deep inside he wouldn't.
Blaine had never told anyone that he cared about Kurt, that he loved Kurt, but was so scared that he'd ruin their friendship to ever tell him. He heard some noise from one of the room as he opened the door letting himself in. It was dark and he could barely see anything but before he even had a chance to cry out Kurt's name someone had hit him over the head with a lamp and he was knocked out, crashing to the floor.
Kurt made it to the end of the hallway where he noticed one of the pictures wasn't as old as the other, in fact the closer he got to it the more it resembled the picture of the glee club. He rubbed his eyes as he stood there in disbelief. He put his hand to the frame as if to make sure it was real. He grabbed the picture frame from the wall taking a better look at it but realized that behind the frame was a lever. His curiosity got the best of him as he pulled it releasing a secret door from the wall. It was a small opening and he barely fit through as he found himself on the inside of one of the rooms. The door closed behind him as he dropped the picture frame, the glass scattering all over the floor. And that's when he saw him. He held his hand up to his mouth as the shock began to sink in.
"Finn" He said in a low whisper mostly to himself as Finn stood in front of him with blood stained hands and a knife by his side.
Finn turned around with a devilish smirk on his face as he held the knife in one hand, "Kurt, I've got a surprise for you."
Brittany, Santana, and Puck finally reached the house as they made their way down stairs to the attic. After shuffling through the hallways and rooms they finally found Rachel and Quinn.
"Oh, thank God. What happened, was the car there?" Quinn asked as she pulled Brittany and Santana into a hug. They had never been the best of friends but they were still friends and she was glad they were still alive.
Santana sighed as she looked down at her feet, "there was no engine in the damn truck…"
Brittany looked at Santana, seeing the coldness she once had begin to fade into a sadness, "Mike and Tina, they're gone… he got them" She finally said as if they all didn't already know but somehow it needed to be verbalized.
Rachel rose from under the table wiping the sweat from her brow, "Blaine went to look for Kurt… we have to go find them."
Puck stepped in knowing that Rachel would want to forget about the phone and look for Kurt, "Okay, we'll find him, just keep working on that phone, Santana and I will go look for them. The rest of you stay here." He said grabbing Santana's hand and headed back out of the door.
Santana let go of Brittany's arm as she rolled her eyes obviously disappointed that Puck had practically volunteered her. Brittany walked closer to Rachel and Quinn as she looped her arm through theres.
"Be careful" Rachel said in a mere whisper before Puck and Santana exited the door. Puck gave her a small smile as if to tell her he would be okay and then they were gone.
Kurt's hands were now shaking more than the last time they were at regionals. His eyes were watering as he watched Finn play with the knife in his hand. The look of satisfaction written on his face as if he was proud of the murders. There were three chairs in the center of the room, two people sitting in each with a sack over their head, the last one was empty. Finn walked over standing behind the first chair where a hefty body sat. When he lifted the sack from his head it revealed Karofsky with bruises and cuts around his face as he slowly opened his eyes regaining consciousness.
Kurt took a step back until his back hit the wall. He was in a state of shock unable to move or talk.
"I got him Kurt, I got him for you. He's been bullying you and tormenting you and I knew you thought I didn't care but I do… and now he's going to pay for what he put you through" Finn's words were like spears tearing through Kurt's heart as he finally managed to mutter something, "Finn, no. You don't have to do this, please, just let him go" He said tears rolling down his face as he could see the terror in Karofsky's eyes.
Finn tilted his head slightly to the left confused, "But he threatened to kill you Kurt, I cant just let him get away with that. You're my brother and i love you, but this, this has to be done." And with those final words Finn rammed the long knife into Karofsky's back as blood now dripped to the floor. Karofsky let out a shriek of pain before coughing on his own blood trying desperately breathe but it was too late and within moments his heart stopped beating.
Kurt stepped forward as his words came out through his sobs "please, Finn. Just stop."
Finn only wiped the blood from the knife on his jeans as he stepped towards the next chair removing the sack cloth that covered the mans face. It was Blaine.
Kurt felt his bones begin to ache as his fists clenched, "…Blaine!" He cried out as if his shouting would save him.
"I know you love him Kurt, that's probably the only reason why you went to Dalton Academy… he stole you away from me, from our family… and for that i'm stealing his life" Blaine tried shaking out of the ropes but it was no use all he could do was stare at Kurt, the pain in his eyes causing him to tear up.
Kurt couldn't allow this he couldn't let Finn kill Blaine so he rushed at the tall boy as he tried his best to throw a punch. Finn didn't even flinch, it was obvious he had done no damage. Instead Finn chuckled at the attempt then pushed Kurt aside causing him to fall back into the wall.
Blaine could tell there was no saving him now, but he did appreciate the way Kurt had finally stood up to Finn even though he wasn't able to bring him down he showed a courage that had been dying to be let out, "…be brave, Kurt" He managed to whisper before Finn drew a clean slice through his neck. Kurt fell to his knees as he watched the blood pour from Blaine's neck. He had successfully been broken apart.
"Finn, stop it! What have you done, it's been you this whole time. You took Mr. Shue to the back and killed him, you hung Mercedes… why, just tell me why?" Kurt didn't hold back the tears as he clutched his knees.
Finn cleaned the blade of his knife against his shirt taking a few steps towards Kurt, "why? because you needed this Kurt. Karofsky did nothing but bully you and Blaine was just going to break your heart. It's better this way, trust me" He said in a low voice as he knelt down and rested a hand on Kurt's shoulder.
Kurt was disgusted with Finn, he couldn't even bare looking him in the eye, "but you killed the others, you killed your friends, why didn't you just let them go?" He managed to say in a whisper still clutching his knees as if to take out all his anger.
Finn chuckled once more as he rose from the ground and walked back to the other side of the room, "don't you get it Kurt, there are scholarships out there for thousands of dollars and my only competition right now are the other glee club members… i need that scholarship, we don't have enough money to send you and me to college, my mom and Burt can only do so much… i'm doing this for both of us, you'll thank me in the long run" He said as he headed towards the door. "I have one more surprise for you" And with that he had exited the room leaving Kurt alone with the bodies. Kurt curled into a ball on the floor as he tried to process all that had just happened. He had just lost Blaine, he had just found out his step brother had been the killer the whole time.
Puck and Santana began searching for Kurt, they started down the first hallway where they began checking each room and calling for Kurt but there was no answer. They began walking down the second hallway.
"You scared Lopez?" Puck asks half out of curiosity and half out of not wanting to listen to the silence.
"…never Puckerman" She said with the same snappy tone she usually had but this time Puck could tell she was lying. The way her lip quivered and her hands shook, he could tell she was scared, probably more scared than any of them, but she was brave.
"...It's gonna be okay" He said trying to offer comforting words even though he barely believed them himself.
"…not its not" She said in a whisper as she shrugged her shoulders. She could feel the coldness in the air as if already knowing things wouldn't end well for any of them and it was pointless to have hope, yet she still carried on.
Puck tried opening one of the doors but it was locked. He pressed his ear against it hearing something, he couldn't quite put his finger on it but he knew he had to get through the door. There was a small window on the front of the door and so he stuck his hand through trying to unlock it. Santana leaned on the wall across from the door not really wanting to know what was on the other side. She gave a sigh but before she could even make a comment on Puck's inability to crack open a door Finn's hand was over her mouth as he dragged her into another secret door that opened from a book case in the wall. Her heels dragged on the floor as she bit Finn's hand, he grabbed her by the back of her neck slamming her face into the wall as she was left unconscious.
Puck turned back realizing it was too quiet and finally noticed Santana was gone. He gave up trying to open the door as he called out her name but there was no reply. "damn it" he whispered to himself as he punched the wall out of frustration. He noticed that the wall left an indent where a crack had split all the way through, it was an entrance somewhere. He rushed back to the phone room in a panic, "Santana, she's gone… I just… I was trying to open a door and then she disappeared…" He said disappointed in himself, he was supposed to protect her and he failed. Brittany's eyes began to water as she stepped towards Puck and began throwing punches against his chest, the tears rolling down her face, "No, go find her, you have to go find her… she said she would come back… she said she would never leave me" Puck grabbed Brittany's hands until the blonde gave up and collapsed in Puck's arms hugging him tightly.
"i'm sorry" He managed to say as he stared at Rachel and Quinn who pulled Brittany out of Puck's arms trying to calm her down.
"Look I think I know where she might be, there was this opening in the wall, like some sort of secret passage, I bet whoever's been killing everyone took her through there… we can work on the phone later" And with that they all followed Puck until they reached the passage way. Taking a deep breath as they all entered hoping to find the others.
"well aren't you a feisty one" Finn said to himself a he carried Santana back to the room where Kurt was. Throwing her on the floor in front of Kurt he smiled as he soon tossed over a small knife by Kurt's leg. "go ahead, do it… she's the one who always makes fun of you, always pushing you around and making you feel terrible… you know you want to" Finn said with the same smirk across his face as he waited for Kurt.
Kurt grabbed the knife holding it in his hand firmly as he rose to his feet. Santana was bleeding from her head as she slowly began to crawl towards him unaware of what was going on. "… Kurt" She said in a mumble as she tried to lift herself from the floor. Kurt stood still looking down at her, how weak she was now. Funny, he had always imagined her as bulletproof, as someone who no one could break down but here she was in front of him completely helpless.
Finn walked towards Santana as she let out a scream, "Get the fuck away from me you tall son of a bitch." He grabbed her leg dragging her closer to Kurt as she continued to squirm and shout. "Come on Kurt, she's right there, she deserves it… all those times she made fun of you because you were gay, and you wanna know something? She's in love with a girl, Brittany… what a filthy little hypocrite." He said as he kicked her in the stomach watching her let out another cry, the tears rolling down her face.
Kurt sighed as he held up the knife, "You're right Finn, she's just as pathetic as Karofsky. But i've known for a long time that you were gay Santana, I've just been a good friend and kept quiet while you just take any chance you get to torment me… it's okay though" The words sounded harsh coming from Kurt as a grin appeared on Finn's face. Kurt lifted the knife in the air as Santana looked up at him her eyes were puffy and her insides felt like they were on fire and she couldn't defend herself, she was too weak now, "You deserve everything you're going to get" Kurt said as he suddenly turned to Finn lodging the knife through his chest causing him to step backwards. Finn then pulled Kurt by his shirt pushing him against the wall, "we were supposed to be a family… we were supposed to help each other" He said as he soon fell to the ground as the blood spewed from his chest. Santana rose from the floor with a limp as she clung to the wall for support.
Just then Puck, Rachel, Quinn, and Brittany walked through the door. Quinn let out a scream as she saw the bodies while Brittany rushed over to Santana helping her stand up. Rachel walked over to Kurt, "are you okay? What happened?" She said rubbing the side of Kurt's face seeing the terror in his eyes.
Puck looked down at the floor where Finn was laying in a puddle of his own blood, "It was Finn? This whole time?" Kurt nodded in confirmation.
"Come on lets get out of here for good" Puck said as Santana wrapped one arm around his neck and the other around Brittany to keep her balance.
They all headed for the door except Kurt. Rachel looked back confused, "Kurt come on lets go" She said grabbing his hand but Kurt winced in pain as he moved his hand that covered his stomach revealing the steel bar that had successfully been lodged through his ribcage when Finn pushed him against the wall, "I cant come with you guys" He said with tears coming down his face.
They all looked at him with horror and disbelief. "No" rachel shouted. "we'll find help Kurt, we'll save you" Her words were kind but they all knew he wouldn't make it, his wound was too deep and blood had already accumulated on the floor.
Kurt took light breaths as he managed to smile, "Rachel you cant fix everything you know… it's okay, you guys need to find help… i'm not going to make it… a part of me doesn't want to anyway… Finn was my brother and it's only right that I stay with him. I know he did this but you have to believe his intentions were good… he just wanted to help me" The tears began rolling down his face as he started to cough out blood. His eyes drifted and within minutes he was gone.