A/N: Okay, so, I have five finished and I'm working on chpt six, just so's ya know. I am considering adding anothering fandom... some rescuees... I will be adding some rescuees by chpt 6 regardless, but by seven or eight I was thinking maybe add another fandom? I don't know. I just don't know which one I would want to add. It's going so well.
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When they exited the other side of the portal they found themselves in a large empty room with pale oak floors. It was decorated tastefully, and chairs were set up in rows. The blonde moved through them easily, heading to the front of the room where an older gentleman in tweed and glasses stood. She hopped onto a table before whistling loudly to draw their attention.
"Settle down everyone. My name is Buffy Summers, you met my sister Dawn, and the rest of our group who came through to get you guys was Xander, Faith, Rona and Vi. I know everyone is tired and wants to clean up and get some rest… I guess what I should be asking is do you want to do that first, before we have 'splainy time?"
"Splainy time?" Finn looked confused.
"I do believe she's indicating the period of time they've set aside to educate us on what is occurring in world events," Kurt murmured, not quite believing he was going to be depending on someone who used a term such as that for important matters.
Will was still holding onto Emma, and he could feel her tense at the mention of a shower. "Cleaning up would be really nice," he made sure he could be heard over Ken's grumblings. The football coach obviously did not want to clean up before finding out information. Will wondered if part of that was just trying to punish Emma.
Emma rewarded Will with a huge smile.
Buffy nodded sharply. "Completely understandable. I can grab a shower myself. If you look towards the doors, you'll see my sister Dawn, her friend Kit with the purple hair, Sam with the blonde ponytail, Anita is our shorter pregnant friend, and Nora has the short black pixie cut. They will make sure you all get room numbers and then tell you where to get clothing. And we'll get the little ones settled. Once you're all cleaned up, then come on back down. We'll get some food, Andrew is a terrific cook, and then we'll make with the explainin'."
"Rachel," Quinn moved to the other girl's side. "Can I… Would you mind if I shared a room with you?"
Rachel smiled. "Sure, that would be fine!"
The relief showed instantly on the pregnant girl's face. "Thank you."
"Let's go get some clothes, and then we can get a shower, then we can eat… I find myself quite hungry actually!"
"Hey, uh, Berry?"
They turned to see Finn, Puck and Sarah looking at them. "Yes, Noah?"
"Sarah was wonderin'…"
The little girl leaned in closer to whisper. "Could I stay with you?"
Rachel looked to Quinn for approval before nodding, "Of course you can!"
The Glee kids moved over to where Dawn was standing talking to a shorter girl with vibrant purple hair. "Hey all," she greeted them with a smile. "This is Kit Holburn. Kit, this is Finn, Quinn, Sarah, Puck and Rachel."
Kit grinned. "Ah, I'll bet they were happy to see you two!" She motioned to Brittany and Rachel. "Welcome all of you! We're glad to have you. I bet you all would like some rooms and some clothes."
"Safe bet," Matt answered.
"Follow us," Dawn told the group that had managed to find its way to them. She led them into another room right next to the room they'd been in. Long tables were set up on the perimeters of the room and clothing was set up on all the tables according to type and size. "Pajamas over here," Dawn motioned, "and jeans, shorts and tops over there."
While they were finding clothing in their sizes a shorter, Hispanic woman with a rounded belly approached them. "Hello," she greeted in a lightly accented voice.
"Hi," Rachel responded. Quinn still stood next to her on her right, Sarah on her left. "I'm Rachel, this is Quinn and Sarah."
"I'm Anita, Anita Sanchez," she answered shyly. "I noticed that you're pregnant," she told Quinn. "I'm a little over six months… if you'd like I could help you find some clothes… the maternity clothes are over there." Anita motioned to another long table.
"That's really nice of you, Mrs. Sanchez!" Rachel's smile widened. "Why don't you go get those and I'll get mine and finish getting Sarah taken care of. Brittany and Santana look like they're almost done, and then we'll meet back over near the door so Dawn and Kit can show us to our room?"
"You'll wait for me?" Quinn asked.
"Of course," Rachel promised. It made her sad seeing the normally bossy, take charge former Cheerios captain so unsure of herself. "We'll all head up as a group so we know where everyone is staying."
"I will introduce you to Samantha Finn," Anita told the younger girl as she led her away. "She has just recently found out she is expecting. Her husband is Riley, they were in the Army together, and fought evil. They were part of the team that came in to rescue us…"
Rachel found herself surprised at the variety of clothing choices available. Sarah was busy deliberating between a set of Muppet pajamas and pajamas with little green frogs all over them. "Those are both pretty cute," she told the little girl.
"It's hard choosing," Sarah said softly.
"Well, then, you should take both with you." Both girls looked up to see an extremely tall man with shaggy dark brown hair smiling at them. His hair curled a bit on the ends and was currently falling into his eyes. He held out his hand to first Sarah and then Rachel. "Hi there, I'm Sam Winchester."
"Rachel Berry and this is Sarah Puckerman."
"It's a pleasure to meet you both; always good to have another slayer on board. And I was serious, take both pairs of pajamas, and if you see two shirts you like take them both. We've stocked up, got several in each size and we're going to be taking another run on a mall soon. You're not going to be wearing the same thing every day or night," he shared before walking away.
Sarah and Rachel looked at each other for a moment before Sarah said, "Hubba hubba."
Rachel began laughing so hard tears began leaking from her eyes.
"Everything okay over here, Berry," Puck frowned at the tears running down her cheeks.
"Your sister is hilarious," Rachel chuckled, trying to catch her breath.
"Hey, I don't care if I am nine, I call 'em like I see 'em, and that guy was what Maci Armstrong would've called a total hottie!"
Puck looked around, "What guy?"
"Who was that guy you were talking to?" Santana asked as she and Brittany hurried up to them.
"His name was Sam," Sarah breathed out in awe.
Rachel held back a snicker. "Sam Winchester. He told Sarah to take both sets of pajamas and if we saw more than one outfit we wanted to take it. I think he's one of the guys who goes out on raids."
"He was beyond yummy," Santana stated.
"That guy does not even begin to approach my level of badassness," Puck scowled and walked away.
The girls all looked at each other for a moment before laughing. "Someone was feeling a bit threatened," Santana sang.
"Got your stuff?" Rachel asked Sarah and got a nod. "Good, let's go wait for Quinn."
Dawn and Kit found themselves looking at the group of Glee clubbers plus one. "I suppose you all would like your rooms now?"
"At this point I would take a couch," Mike deadpanned.
"Please," she snorted. "We totally surpass your couch expectations. At one point this hotel was something like the elite of the elite. The rooms and bathrooms are amazing. Even with bringing all you guys here we're still not even halfway full. Although, I think with bringing you all here, we as teenagers totally outnumber the so called 'adults'." Dawn and Kit high fived. "Sorry, sometimes it's nice having the power."
"What's really cool about it is that people here listen to you," Kit told them as they continued their trek. They'd made it to a large, ornate elevator, and it comfortably fit the twelve Glee kids, Sarah, Dawn and Kit. "You guys can have your own rooms, or you can have a room mate. Your choice," Kit told them. "Pretty much all of us teens are on this floor. Besides us there's Connor, Jordy, Carlos, and then the three boys who came with you guys, Dave, Jake and Scott."
It wasn't a surprise to Rachel that everyone wanted to room in pairs. Having that other person with them, that person from home that they knew in this new place probably made them feel better. Dawn handed out keys quickly, telling them she and Kit were the first door on the floor. Obviously it wasn't only their group that needed that extra comfort. Rachel, Quinn and Sarah moved into their room to find two queen sized beds. It was a nice room with a beautiful view of the golf course and mountains. The attached bathroom was spacious and luxurious.
Rachel let Quinn shower first and spent the free time getting their clothes folded and put away in the dresser. Then she stared out the window at the setting sun. Even though she didn't hear Quinn exit the bathroom, she wasn't surprised by the other girl's voice.
"What are you looking at?"
"Look… in the distance you can see the smoke… car crashes and fires from all the horrible things happening," Rachel murmured. They were close, she knew; all the feelings she had been holding back for the past few days. "Sarah, let's get you in the shower," she began and was surprised to see the girl was already in the bathroom.
"I already got her started," Quinn said softly. Both girls were quiet for a moment before Quinn spoke again, "Rachel, I'm… I'm stepping back… not that he's mine, but if you want Finn he's yours, I'm not going to keep trying to stand in the way."
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