So I had started working on this chapter just as I finished the last chapter, which is why I was so quick to update. Now, I decided I'm going to moderate the reviews, cause some people or person are quick to judge a story and start trying to trash talk. That's not going to work with me. If you don't like my story, just don't read it. Stop reading. It's as simple as that. You don't need to leave your negativity here cause no one needs it. I'm writing this fic however I want, and I am trying to keep a sense of realism in this story. We can't expect for Quinn to start right away as an official bad ass. I want to build her character as the story goes on, since she is the main character of the story. You also have to keep in mind, that in the long run, Quinn is a woman. I'm not saying that she's weak. I'm saying that we need to keep that in mind. There will be moments, like in this chapter, where Quinn shows she's better, or superior, or whatever you want to think, than Puck. Anyways, I'll stop with the rambling.

Alexbass: Thanks! I'm glad you liked the previous chapter! And I agree! For some reason, reading it rather than playing it can be pretty awesome too. Hahaha. Don't worry, I get what you're trying to say. Haha. And I'm so sorry for that! I almost cried when I read it. I wasn't really paying attention until I finished writing it.

And for the guest who asked: I never really said how old Quinn was, but I'd like to think that she is in her mid or late 30s. I leave it to you the readers to say how old she is.

The Last Of Us

Chapter Five

Dani stepped away from the edge and walked over to one of the burned down buildings. Quinn sighed as she backed away and followed after her and Puck. She didn't want to go through the buildings. She waited for Puck to jump into the collided building that was near them before she jumped in. She glanced behind to make sure Dani was following behind them. "Lights out." Puck announced, turning on his flashlight. Quinn hummed in response and connected her flashlight to her strap as did Dani as well. "Let's try to keep quiet and be fast about it." Quinn whispered. Puck gulped and nodded as they quietly opened the door that led them to the hallway. "Let's just hope there aren't many infected…" She added quietly…

Puck waited a moment before stepping into the hallway and looked both ways before anything. "Alright, this place seems clear for now." He said. Quinn let out a sigh of relief and stepped into the hallway more calmly. She had no problem fighting infected. She was used to it. There was just something about being out in the dark though that made infected much more violent and frightening. Quinn looked down the hallway and saw an exit sign up ahead. She knew there would be stairs there; she just hoped they wouldn't run into infected along the way. The trio walked down the hallway and carefully walked down the stairs, until they had to stop. Quinn began to have a bad feeling about the place and wanted to get out of there as soon as they could.

"What now?" Dani asked when she saw the lower stairs barricaded, preventing them from taking the easy route. Quinn looked at the door to the current floor they were on and sighed. It looked like they would have to go through more of the building and find another way out. As if reading her mind, Puck walked over to the door and readied himself to open the door. Quinn pulled out her pistol and nodded at Puck. He tried to push the door open but it was as if something were leaning against the door. The two froze in place, in fear that it could've been an infected and stayed as quiet as they could. "What?-""Shut up!" Quinn snapped at Dani. She took a deep breath and nodded at Puck again to push the door open.

Puck nodded and used his weight to push the door open, causing a loud slam echo through the hall. "Ah fuck…" Quinn heard Puck mutter. She quickly stepped into the hallway, thinking there were infected in there, when she turned to see what was on the other side of the door. "We need to get out, now Puckerman." She said.

Dani walked to them to see what they were staring at. "What the fuck is that? What's wrong with its face?" She asked when she saw fungus and mushrooms coming out of the dead infected body. Quinn sighed and looked around the hallway while Puck knelt a little closer to it. "You see those mushrooms coming out of its body?" He asked Dani. Dani leaned closer and nodded as she saw. "Well, that only happens to an infected when they've been one for too long. Mushroom and fungus starts to grow on them. It grows all over that it basically blinds them, so they can't really see anymore, but they use sound to find you." He explained. Dani scowled and felt a shiver run down her spine as she looked at it. "That shit is disgusting." She commented.

Quinn had come back and sighed as she heard Dani. "Must you talk so crude all the time?" She asked annoyingly. "That's what we call Clickers. They're worse than regular infected." Quinn answered. Puck and Dani both stood up and waited for Quinn's plan. "There's a caving on the floor down this side. We can go down through there but there also might be some infected. I'm low on ammo. We need to find any we can find." Quinn instructed.

Puck frowned as he saw the caving in the floor. He didn't want to go down there with Dani with them. "Are we going through there?" He asked Quinn. Quinn stopped and sighed at Puckerman. She was about to say something when they heard a few clicking noises, followed with a groan. Puck quickly backed away, pulling Dani with him while Quinn quickly kneeled down, covering the light from her flashlight. "We can't go there Quinn. There's Clickers!" Puck whispered sharply. Quinn only answered by raising her arm at him, stopping him from moving. She only shushed him and stayed kneeling.

Dani looked at the two adults questioningly, but didn't dare ask what was going on. She tilted her head when she saw Quinn close her eyes and press her head closer to the floor. "What is she-"She started to whisper, but stopped when she saw Quinn open her eyes to glare at her. Puck chuckled quietly and took another step back with Dani. "She's listening. She's trying to figure out how many of them are down there." Puck quietly whispered.

He smirked when he saw Quinn strap her gun back into its holster and pull a dagger out. He nodded when the blonde woman gave him a look before quietly jumping down the opening. "What is she doing?" Dani asked with wide eyes. Puck quietly walked to the opening and kneeled down. He covered his light in a way that it didn't beam far off. Dani stepped behind him, looking over his head, trying to find Quinn. "From the both of us, I might be stronger in muscle, but she's stronger mentally. I don't know how she does it, but her senses are much stronger than mine… and mine are pretty good to start with. If you want to look at things in a simple way, I'm basically the muscles while she's the brains. She does have a pretty good right hook though." He said quietly, chuckling as he remembered the time when Quinn punched him.

"So we just wait while she deals with them? That's bullshit!" Dani exclaimed, remembering to keep her voice down. Puck closed his eyes and sighed at the young girl. She was just a kid, he had to remind himself. He had to be patient with her. He knew Quinn was more than capable. Between him and Quinn, he knew Quinn was the one who could go longer in this world. Hell, he was still alive because of Quinn. "You don't need to worry about anything, Dani. She can handle a few Infected and Clickers. Besides, we'd only get in her way." He said, giving her a reassuring smile.

Quinn let out a soft grunt as she landed. She quickly crouched down and stood against the closest wall. She unhooked her flashlight, turning it off before taking a peek to the other side of the wall. She narrowed her eyes slightly when she saw an Infected a few feet away from her. Luckily, it was facing the other way, so she could easily sneak up on it without being spotted from any other Infected. She slowly walked into the other room, and grabbed the Infected in a chokehold.

She tightened her hold on it, making its groans weaker, and pushed her neck back to avoid being clawed by its nails. As she felt the Infected losing strength, she slowly and quietly lowered it to the ground, until it no longer moved and quietly pushed her dagger into its head. 'One down, four more to go…' She thought to herself. She stayed in a crouched position as she walked deeper into the large room, and hid behind a wooden desk when she heard clicking. She peeked from her position and saw one Clicker with three wandering Infected. "Great…" She mumbled. The Clicker was standing on its own, but there were two Infected walking around. She saw a brick near her and grabbed it. She was about to throw it when she remembered… "Where's the last one?" She asked herself. She felt a chill run down when she figured where the other one was. Slowly, very slowly, she turned around, only to see a quick form run back into the shadows. "Damn Stalker…" She mumbled.

She knew she had to act quickly for what was going to happen next. She tightened her grip on the brick as she readied herself. She threw the brick to the other side of the room, distracting the two Infected and Clicker. She knew that the other one was waiting for her to let her guard down, so she quickly pulled her pistol out, and shot at the two Infected first, killing them instantly. She then turned around when she heard the loud shriek, and saw the Stalker coming at her. She ducked when it charged at her, and pushed it over her, making it flip and land on the desk.

She quickly lifted her gun and immediately put a bullet in the Stalker's head before turning her attention to the Clicker, who was only a few feet away from her now. She knew it wasn't going to die with just one bullet from her pistol, so she shot it twice, before running to another desk and hiding behind it. She took a deep breath and peeked up. The Clicker let out a pained growl as it stopped to try to listen to where Quinn was. Quinn looked around, and saw a glass bottle in a small trash bin a few feet from her.

Clicking noises were heard, as the Clicker tried to pin point Quinn's position. The blonde only stayed still, until the clicking noises quieted down. She peeked over to it, and saw it slowly walking towards the other way, so she took that as her chance to very slowly and quietly crawl towards the trash bin. She reached into the bin and pulled the bottle out. She took another deep breath and threw the bottle at the wall opposite of her, making the Clicker growl and run over to where the bottle broke.

As it clicked to see what it was, Quinn took her opening and snuck behind it. She pulled her dagger out and quickly jammed it in the deformed head of the Clicker. She breathed out in relief as she stepped back and wiped at her forehead. "Alright, you guys can come down now!" Quinn yelled out.

A few moments later, Dani and Puck appeared and looked at the room. Puck whistled while Dani looked at Quinn with wide eyes. "You were able to handle five of them all together?!" She asked, clearly impressed. Quinn smirked slightly and looked at the bodies. "Three Infected, one Clicker, and one Stalker… It was nothing." She said. Puck looked at her surprised. "There was a Stalker?" He asked.

Quinn's smirk fell and turned into a serious look. She walked over to the desk where the body was and pointed at it. "I saw it try to hide from me. That's why I had to use my gun. I'm nearly out of ammo." She admitted. Puck hummed in response and looked at the bodies. "We should get going then." He said. Quinn nodded and walked ahead of them. Dani chuckled as she looked at the bodies. "She's pretty good." She commented to Puck. Puck chuckled at Dani and patted her head. "I'm telling you, Quinn is a survivor. You'd be surprised with the things she can do." He said.

The trio continued going down the building with no problem at all. There were a couple of barricades they had to get through, but it was nothing they couldn't get passed through. It wasn't until they reached about the eighth floor that they came to a stop again. "Come on Puck…" Quinn said in a bored tone. The stairs to the next floor were completely blocked, and Puck was having trouble trying to open the door to take another hallway. "It's shut tight Quinn. You want to give it a try? They lodged it with who knows what." He said a bit irked. Quinn sighed and leaned against the wall. She glanced out the window and noticed a makeshift bridge from the building they were in, to the next building.

"Puck look…" She said. Puck walked over to Quinn and saw to where the blonde was looking. "We can step on the ledge and carefully get to that bridge. Hopefully the window isn't locked." He mumbled. Quinn hummed in response and opened the window. Dani's eyes went wide when she saw Quinn climb out of the window and quickly followed behind, sticking her head out as she saw Quinn carefully walk on the ledge. "Holy shit… she's fucking crazy!" She said. Puck chuckled and shook his head as he climbed out of the window. "Well it's either this way or more Infected to deal with." He said. Dani groaned when she realized she would have to follow them and slowly climbed out of the window. "Holy shit… we're actually going to do this. You two are crazy ass fuck!" She exclaimed, pressing her back as much as she could to the wall.

She didn't dare look down. They might not be as high as they first were when they got into the building, but she knew they were still pretty high up. She took a deep breath as she got on her knees and crawled onto the bridge. "Hurry up Dani!" She heard Puck yell. Dani looked up to see both Puck and Quinn already inside the other building. "Man… this is some bullshit…" Dani mumbled as she crawled inside. She wasn't expecting a slap to the back of her head though once Puck pulled her in. She clutched at her head and glared at Quinn. "What the fuck is your problem?!" Dani shrieked. Quinn only grunted and turned away from the young girl as she looked around the room.

"Watch your mouth." Quinn muttered. She ignored Dani's mumbles and walked around the room, looking for a way out. She sighed when she saw all the doorways blocked, except for one. "We can crawl through there." She suggested. Puck looked over to where Quinn was referring to, and arched his eyebrow at her. "You want us to go through there?" He asked in disbelief. It was a tight fit, but they would be able to squeeze through, however, they were most likely going to encounter Infected if this place was barricaded.

"If you go through there, you can lift up the door covering the way, and Dani and I will go through." Quinn explained. Both glanced at Dani, who was looking at a vase that was on a drawer. "Come on Dani." Puck said. The young blonde looked up and quickly went to Puck's side. "Alright, help Quinn lift this thing up so I can squeeze through. I'll hold it up for you afterwards." Puck instructed. Dani hummed and stood by Quinn as the two of them pulled the heavy door up. Puck crawled between them and under through the other room.

Once Puck was in the other side, he quickly went to hold the door up. "Holy hell, this thing is heavy!" He grunted when the girl's let the door go. Dani smirked at Puck while Quinn chuckled at him. "Okay, go on Dani." Quinn said.

Dani then crouched down and crawled through under the door. "You better not drop that thing while I go through Puckerman." Quinn warned. Puck only grunted as he held onto the door. Quinn was about to crawl under, when the door broke down from the weight it had on top of it. "Shit!" Quinn exclaimed, quickly backing up as more wood fell down between them.

"Oh fuck!" Dani yelled. "Quinn! Quinn! You okay?" Puck asked. Quinn sighed as she looked through the really small opening that was left. It was too small even for her to go through now. "Yeah, I'm alright." She said. The two of them looked at each other and sighed. They both knew Clickers and Infected would be in this building, and getting separated wasn't going to make things better for them.

Quinn looked at Puck through the small opening when she heard clicking not too far from her. "Puck, get her out of here, now! I'll find a way to you guys. Just stay quiet and hurry." She said sternly. Puck was about to question her but when he saw her expression, he figured she heard a few Clickers, so instead, he nodded. He pulled Dani away from the rubble and dragged her away. Quinn sighed as she looked around. She had to find a way out and soon.

She looked out from the window and looked around. "I can go through another window…" She mumbled to herself. She climbed out of the window and pressed her back against the wall. She slowly walked against the ledge until she reached the next window. "Please be open… please be open…" She mumbled to herself. She nudged the window open, sighing in relief when it opened. She tapped on the window three times and waited before going through. She didn't just want to barge in with Clickers or Infected in there.

She carefully walked to the door, hesitating before opening the door. "Holy hell…" She quietly mumbled when the first thing she saw was a Clicker. She quickly crouched down and stepped back, careful to not attract it towards her. The Clicker began to turn its head towards where Quinn was, but stood still, as if checking if someone was in there or not. After a few moments of silence, the Clicker turned around and walked away to another room. Quinn took that as her chance and carefully walked to the hallway. She stopped, however, when she saw two more Clickers. 'Just great.' She thought to herself.

Quinn looked around, finding anything she could use to throw. She settled with a small trophy that was in a glass case in front of her. She went to one side of the hallway, staying pressed against the wall, and threw the trophy hard enough to break. She held her breath when the Clickers growled and ran past her to where the trophy had landed. Quinn didn't move until all three of them were on the other side. She quickly went into the room where Puck and Dani were, only to find them gone. 'Good, they didn't stick around.' She thought. She glanced back to the hallway to see the Clickers still on the other side of the hallway, so she headed to the closed door across from her.

Luckily, it was unlocked, so she quietly opened it and stepped inside. She closed the door and looked to the set of stairs. The lower staircase was blocked, so she went up. She was going up slowly, when she heard banging come through the next flight of stairs. Quinn picked up her pace and stopped when she reached to the top. She waited a few moments, hearing for any more noises, when she heard the growls after the bangs. "Shit…" Quinn mumbled, pulling out her dagger. She then stepped into the hall and saw an Infected trying to open the door. Figuring Dani and Puck were in there or had gone through there, she quickly ran up to the Infected and jammed her dagger in its jugular, before ripping it out and stabbing it back into the Infected's head. She then slammed the door open to see Puck struggling against two Infected.

"Quinn!" He exclaimed. Quinn looked around the room, beginning to panic when she didn't see Dani. "She's safe, don't worry!" Puck yelled. Quinn quickly went to Puck's aid and dealt with one Infected while Puck finished off the other. "Quinn!" Quinn heard Dani yell. The older blonde quickly ran into the other room to see Dani running towards her. "There's more Infected!" She yelled. Quinn groaned as she quickly looked around the room. She didn't have much ammo left and she definitely didn't have anything she could use to fight with. She settled with a pool stick that was leaning against the wall and swung it on the first Infected that came to her.

The stick broke from the impact, but she used it to stab it into the Infected's head. "Take this fucker!" Dani yelled from behind her. Quinn looked up to see a small statue hit an Infected's head, slowing it down. Quinn smirked slightly as she took her chance to pull her dagger and kill the Infected. 'Well, look at that, kid isn't exactly helpless.' She thought to herself.

Her smirk soon fell when she saw six more Infected coming her way. A loud bang was heard and one Infected fell down. Quinn looked back in surprise when she saw Puck aiming his gun. "Well I just used the last of my ammo. I wasted most of what I had when we got separated." He admitted. Quinn grunted and quickly kicked back an Infected. She was about to pull her gun out and finish her clip when a couple of bangs went off with the rest of the Infected falling dead. "What the-"She started, but stopped when she saw a figure across from them.

Quinn went to pull her pistol out but stopped when the figure pointed their gun at her. "I wouldn't pull that out if you still cherish your life." The person said. Quinn tilted her head when she heard the feminine voice. "And who are you?" She asked. The woman stepped up, with a mask covering the lower half of her face. "Who I am doesn't really matter for now. What's your business coming to this part of the town?" The woman asked. Quinn stayed quiet, not wanting to bring up Dani, but apparently that didn't work out, as Dani pushed past Quinn. "Dani!" Puck called.

The girl ignored Puck though and eyed the strange woman carefully. Quinn narrowed her eyes when she saw the other woman's eyes widen. "D-Dani?" Said woman questioned. Dani's eyes began to glisten as she stared at the woman in front of her. "M-mom?" Dani questioned.

Both Puck and Quinn's eyes widened as they heard Dani. From what the kid had told Quinn, everyone she knew had either left her or died. The woman then pulled her mask down, and it was then that Quinn noticed the beautiful face. Dani let out a choked sob as she ran towards the tan woman and tackled her into a hug. "I thought you were dead. Rachel said-""Rachel didn't know. I thought I was a goner. I told her to leave me behind… to keep you safe." The woman said.

Dani pulled away to wipe at her eyes and then turned towards Puck and Quinn with a grin on her face. "This is my mom, Santana. Mom, this is Puck and Quinn. They were trying to help me get out of the city." Dani explained. Santana stared at the other two before giving them a nod, the other two returning it. "So, you guys are the ones who run the black market, am I right?" Santana questioned.

Quinn smirked slightly and crossed her arms. "So you know us." She stated. Santana returned the smirk and put a hand on her waist. "I know all about you two. I'd like to thank you guys for getting my daughter this far, but there's no need to keep going. I'll take it from here." Santana said.

Puck frowned at this and stepped forward. "Sorry, but we promised Rache-""Let it go Puckerman. If she says she's got it, then she's got it." Quinn said. Santana grinned at her and chuckled. Puck, however, wasn't too keen with the idea. "But we promised…" He started, only to stop when Santana scoffed. "I'm her mother. I think there's no one better for this job than me. I know why you were trying to take me daughter out of the city. I can take it from here." Santana said. "Dani, we should get on the move." Santana said, leading her daughter away.

Dani only looked back towards Puck and Quinn. For some reason, she didn't want to part with them just yet. With a sigh, she gave them a weary smile. "Thanks for getting me this far." She mumbled before walking after her mother.

Puck and Quinn only stared as the two Latinas walked away. They stood there after a few minutes of silence, before Puck let out a bitter chuckle. Quinn furrowed her eyebrows and looked at him quizzically. "What's so funny?" She asked. Puck sighed and pulled off his jacket. "I want you to go with Dani…" He said. Quinn quirked her eyebrow and turned to face him. "What?" She asked.

Puck only chuckled again and turned to her, showing her his arm. A large bite mark was on his left forearm as he looked at her guilty. "This is it for me Q… I can't go on, or back…" He said. Quinn opened her mouth to protest but stopped when Puck shook his head. "Do this for me please. If you ever felt something for me, help Santana get Dani out of here. Do this for Beth! I know we didn't have the best relationship… but even as the father of your child, I know you felt something for me. Don't give up okay?" Puck said.

By now, Quinn's eyes began to glisten as Puck gave her a watery smile. She pushed him back, trying to fight the tears. "You asshole…" She muttered. Puck chuckled at her insult and smirked. "Is that all you can do? Come on Q. I know you can do better than that." He joked, earning a watery laugh from the blonde. He pulled her close to him and leaned down a bit so he could see her hazel green eyes. "You're gonna make it, okay? You want to know how I know." He asked. "…Because you're a survivor Q." He said.

Quinn looked at him with glistening eyes. She couldn't lose Puck. She just couldn't. He was all she had left… all she had to stay close to Beth… "Hurry up… I don't know how much time I have left, but it's better if you go now. You know deep down that Dani was right. It's only been about an hour since I've gotten bitten and look how worse it's gotten… Help Santana and Dani for me." Puck said, pushing Quinn out of the room.

She couldn't even argue with the man as he closed the door on her. She felt a trail of water fall down to her cheek. Subconsciously, she went to touch it and looked at her finger. She wiped her eyes and sniffled a couple of times, but refused to cry. She wasn't going to cry. Not now… First, she had to get Dani out of the city. She pushed all her sorrowful emotions down and turned around, running to catch up to the Latinas. As much as she didn't want to leave Puck behind, she had to. Puck wouldn't want her to come back for him. At least not yet…

Please don't hate me! I assure you, this isn't the last of Puck! At least not yet! So Santana has finally made her entrance! Even if it was small, she's finally in the plot! Now we got things in motion. So as far as you've read, it's clear that Quinn and Dani didn't get along all too well. Dani was more attached to Puck, and you will definitely see that in the next chapter! Now, 'd really like to hear from more of you guys. Whether it be your thoughts on the story, or if you got some helpful tips to make my writing and this story even better! You can always leave a review, or just leave me a pm, and I will always respond to you, my fellow readers! Until next time!