25/7/16
Summary:

The New Directions find out about Quinn,meanwhile Brittany again faces a challenge.Blaine remembers how he lost his family as everyone needs to go through the five stages of grief,some are worse than others.

Notes:
Songs:Ghost Town by Adam Lambert

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~There are five stages of loss and grief.People do not necessary experience them in that order but what is crucial is to understand that no one is alone~

Mckinley high,Cafeteria 7:58

At first it seemed like a sign from the skies.A sign that everything would actually work out.The New Directions gave their friends new clothes,food,water and whatever they could.They took care of them,they asked them how they had been and how they got there.

"We met here actually"Blaine began and took another sip of water"I guess Brittany had the same idea with us"

"You know what they say-when things get bad,return to highschool"Brittany laughed.Santana was ready to explain how nobody says that but decided to let it go.She wasn't gonna pick a fight with Brittany,not anymore.

Though to be fair,Santana had no right to be the one who would fight with Brittany.She was after all the one who messed things up.But this wasn't really the right time to have this conversation.

However,maybe if they had opened that conversation,they would have avoided the one that followed.

Tina listened to them talking about what they had been through.She would look around at the survivors and wondered what happened.

"What about Unique?"

"Crank"Kitty stated"One month after we got in WCKD"

"Jake?"

"Murdered"the word sent shivers through Brittany's spine.She knew how Jake died,she witnessed his death and it would forever haunt her.She should have done something back then.

"Where is Quinn?"

The group turned to face Noah sitting in the back.He played with his knife drawing circles on the floor.Puck's voice was bitter and rough and though the question was general they all knew who he was asking.

"So Rachel"he began"she was with you when I left.Where is she?"

The short brunnette didn't reply,didn't look at him she just stared at the ground.Many of them knew why she did it,at least they could imagine,but none was to say anything.

"Quinn is dead"Blaine cut in.He stood up and walked towards Noah"We all lost people we loved.I know that and you know that better than anyone"

"How did she die?"Noah barked at them.Rachel looked at him with tears in her eyes"It isn't important"

"Shut it Anderson!"Santana yelled and stood beside Noah"What happened to Quinn,Berry?"

"I-I-I"

"Answer me!"

"I killed her!"Rachel shout in frusturation"Is that what you wanted to hear?That I murdered her?That she begged me to shoot her?"

"Let me see your ankle"

"What?No!"the diva protested.Santana ignored her whining and lift the bottom part of Rachel's pants.Santana let out a chuckle mixed of laughter and crying.

"Kill me"she whispered"You realized that you loved her then?You had your fucking feelings figure out when you planted a bullet inside my best friend?"

"At least I did figure out my feelings"Rachel replied and wiped away the tears from her eyes.She was done taking Santana's bullshit,hell,she was enough guilty without the Latina.

"Don't make this about me"Santana sneered at her.She grabbed a blanket and walked away with Noah.Rachel let out a sigh as she left too with Blaine.

Mike wrapped an arm around Tina while the rest stared in silent.Even if highschool was over,the drama never would.

"It's a bit random but"Brittany began and turned to face Marley"you need to lose weight.You look like an elephant ate a shark"

The other woman burried her head inside Ryder's shirt.The second one laughed and turned to Brittany"That's because she is pregnant"

"He just couldn't control your hormones"Kitty laughed.Tina and Brittany smiled at their friend and rubbed her back.

"So how many months is she?"

"Eight"

"No nine"Marley corrected him"I just told you a month after"

"But wait,what happens when the baby will come?"Mike questioned.The couple looked at each other for a while,they hadn't really thought about what would happen.A baby would mean one more person to be fed and protected,one more soul that could be lost,one mo--

"You spilled some water over there"Brittany blurted out breaking the silence.Tina looked at where Brittany was pointing at and gulped"Brit I don't think that's spilled water"

"Oh my God"Marley winched in pain while digging her nails to the ground"Which one of you knows how to deliver a baby?"

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Mckinley high,football field 8:35 am

Blaine sat in the middle of the field gazing at the morning sun.He never came there often-except one or two times when the Cheerios wanted Kurt and The Unholy Trinity to show them some moves(and who was Blaine to refuse to see Kurt in a cheerleader outfit?)-and being there felt weird.It was odd and unatural in so many ways.

But maybe that was the reason why he was there in the first place.He didn't want to do something to remember himself,he wanted to remember his family.He wanted to remember Kurt...

Kurt liked the football field-though he could feel nostalgic at times-it reminded him of his brother.Their daughter wanted to become a cheerleader when she grew up meanwhile their younger son liked football.As for the oldest,well,he was dating a football player so.

Blaine:Died last night in my dreams

Walking the streets

Of some old ghost town

I tried to believe in God and James Dean

But Hollywood sold out

These memories hurt him more than anything,his family had been torn apart in a very brutal way for him to handle.He still remembered every single detail of it.WCKD took his two sons for their experiment that would save the world.But it also took his husband,leaving him and his daughter alone.

Saw all of the saints

Lock up the gates I could not enter

He saw her turning...

Walked into the flames

Called out your name

But there was no answer

And now I know my heart is a ghost town

My heart is a ghost town

My heart is a ghost town

My heart is a ghost town

Many parents had lost their children,especially from WCKD and the Flare,but this was a whole different situation.He saw his little girl turning into a Crank and slowly loosing her sanity until there was nothing left.Hell,he should have killed her before it had gotten too ugly.But instead he kept her until the very last moment,until the moment he had turned into some kind of Psycho like the guy in TWD who kept his Walker-Daughter,eventually Mike and Tina had to take her out.

Died last night in my dreams

All the machines

Had been disconnected

Time was thrown at the wind

And all of my friends

Had been disaffected

In a way,this was why he wanted to help Rachel.After all,she was the only family he had left.For a while she,Mike and Tina were the only ones he had-even if now he had everyone-some things could not be forgotten.

Now, I'm searching for trust

In a city of rust

A city of vampires

Tonight, Elvis is dead

And everyone's spread

And love is a satire

He walks through Mckinley's halls until he reaches Kurt's locker.Back when they were younger he had made some kind of time capsule so he would,quote,have a reason to come back here.Of course you would expect someone to have tossed these things away but knowing the school's principal had its ups.

And now I know my heart is a ghost town

My heart is a ghost town

My heart is a ghost town

My heart is a ghost town

He gently opened the box and put his wedding ring inside.If things were ever to become better,he would come and get it.If not...

There's no one left in the world I'm gunslingin'

Don't give a care if I go down, down, down

I got a voice in my head that keeps singing

There was no way he would let a Crank get to it.

Oh, my heart is a ghost town

My heart is a ghost town

Oh, my heart is a ghost town

 My heart is a ghost town

My heart is a ghost town

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1)Denial and Isolation

Mckinley,Nurse's Office 10:35

Brittany couldn't believe what had just happened.Sure she had repeatidly made it clear that she was tired of being naive but...this was not what she meant.She had witnessed something horrible and she would occasionally curse herself for knowing medics.But with Rachel and Santana nowhere to be seen and with both Kitty and Tina passed out who was supposed to help Marley?The boys sure weren't offering any assistance.

So she did deliver a baby with Artie's help.Ryder would have helped too but he was busy offering his hand for Marley to break it.At least,she did managed to bring a healthy little boy to the world.

"He seems to be fine"a voice behind her laughed.Brittany stopped daydreaming and faced Sam who was standing outside the door"I heard you help with the birth"

"Yeah,I wish I hadn't seen that"Brittany chuckled as he sat down next to her"How is she?"

"Mercedes is helping her clean him up"Sam replied"Did you heard how they are going to name him?"

"George"the blonde simply answered with a half smile"George William Lynn"There was a moment of silence before Brittany could feel Sam's staring at her.

"You were also best friends with Quinn"he blurted out.Brittany gave him a confused look as he continued speaking.The blonde man explained to her how both Santana and Rachel were devasted about Quinn's death and even how himself was dealing with it.He looked at her and put took her hand"You are the only one who hasn't said a thing about it"

"Why should I?"Brittany questioned and laid her head down to the ground"She's going to be back"

"Brittany--"

"Finn once said that people we love return to us the moment we need them the most"she explained"Plus you can't break the Unholy Trinity.We started together and we are going to end together"

"Brit,Quinn is dead"he replied"I need you to understand that she won't come back"

"Yes she will"

"No she won't!"he shout"Don't you see?None of them will!She is just one more dead body to the pile"

Brittany got up and looked at him with tearfull eyes"Leave"

"Brit--"

"I said leave!"she barked at him"Quinn will come back,they all will!"

Quinn was fine

They were all fine

She was going to be fine

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2)Anger 

Somewhere in Lima,11:09

He was angry.That was the most simple way to describe what Thomas' was feeling at the moment.His friends were dead for quite some time but it seemed as if he had just realized it.Thomas needed to see their Safe Heaven burning to ashes,he had to become hopeless and watch his friends suffer before he could realize that they were dead.

He walked fast and forward from the rest while searching the area,what he was looking for not even him knew.Both Brenda and Mihno kept silent during their search,Gally wanted to speak at times but decided otherwise.Sonya and Aris were carrying their guns and equipment as Harriet walked slowly behind them.

"We need to stop"the dark skinned girl stated"Unless you have a plan,I don't see why we should continue"

"I don't know Harriet,maybe we should continue to survive"he replied sharply.The younger boy had an angry tone Harriet didn't enjoy and she was going to let him know that exact thing.

"The only reason I followed you was because they trust you"she said and pointed at the rest of the Gladers"and I,myself,also trust you to lead us.But I am not going to trust you with my life"

Thomas chuckled.It was a small laugh full of bitterness that reminded you the one of a human losing his sanity and turning into a Crank.

No

Thomas was fine in the head.He might have been broken outside and inside but he kept his reasoning going.He wasn't crazy and he sure as hell wasn't turning into a Crank.He was just a messed up boy but...could you blame him?

"I kept you safe,didn't I?"

"That depends"

"Harriet!"Sonya snapped at her friend who lifted her arms in defense.She wasn't going to start a fight-not with Thomas at least-she was just tired of everything.Harriet was looking for stability,they all were.

But the girl triggered something inside of the boy and it was too late to put that fire out.His eyes were burning as he clenched his fist"And what exactly is that supposed to mean?"

"I didn't mean it like that"

"I know exactly what the shuck you meant"he snarled at her.

"Thomas,we know it wasn't your fault"Brenda comforted him as softly as she could.The boy ignored her as he began pacing back forth.

"But it was!"

"Thomas--"

"They all died because of me"he began.Mihno didn't face him or even bothered to help,simply because deep down-even though he would never admitted-he also blamed Thomas for it.He didn't blame him for Gally killing Chuck,but he did for Teresa's and Newt's deaths.

"WCKD put them in there,it destroyed them and I was part of it.I was the one that pulled the trigger in the end!"

"Do you really think this is the right time?"Sonya shout back at him"The Cranks will surround us in less than two minutes if you keep going with the drama"

"Look who's talking"he barked"At least I do regret what I did,didn't see you regretting murdering Rachel"

"Don't you dare bringing that up!"she yelled in frusturation as she slightly pushed him.She immediately regretted and went to reach for his hand when

Bam!

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There are five stages of grief.No,there isn't a particular order and just because most people experience all five of them it doesn't mean that all of them do.Either way,experience grief is hard for everyone.

However,each stage can be more difficult depending on the person.For Daisy,this meant one thing:Bargaining

 And sure,she could go on and blame herself-to be honest that was her plan A-but when you are in the same car with an awful driver your plans can be turned upside down.

"Are we dead?"Hunter questioned as he lifted his gaze to face Daisy.The brunnette laughed a bit beforee watching outside the window.

"Nah we're good,but I think this guy over here might be dead"

The two friends got out of the car to see a group of young teenagers standing on top of a brunnette boy.Daisy punched Hunter slightly in the arm for being a careless driver-who obviously considered The Fray to be more important than someone's life.Ironic enough,he was listening to How to save a life when he decided to take away one.

"Are you okay?"Hunter asked the young boy who held his head and flinched as soon as a blonde girl touched his forehead.

"I did got hit by a car"he explained"but I have been through worse"

"Thomas,I'm so sorry!"the blonde girl cried and hugged him"I didn't mean to almost kill you!I just wanted you to stop being an-erm,how do you call it?"

"Slinthead"another boy-with might she added-extremely weird eyebrows replied.Daisy turned to Hunter who shrugged his shoulders uncertain of what they meant.

"I'm fine,okay?"Thomas said with a half smile.He brushed off the dust of his shirt and got up.

"You kids shouldn't be here"great,she was starting to sound like Coulson.This apocalypse/end of the world thing had taken away a part of her she longed for.Little did she know that this fun part of her had been dead way earlier.

"We don't really have another place to go"another girl explained.She took a step closer to them as she faced the car behind them.The girl saw the government sign-Daisy had figured out this very easily-the question was what was her feelings towards it.

"My name is Brenda"she introduced"The girls are Harriet and Sonya"the other two girls waved awkwardly and seemed unpleased with Brenda's introduction.She ignored them and turned to the boys"These are Gally,Mihno and Aris.And as you probably have guessed the slinthead is Thomas"

Daisy thought of it for a second.She shouldn't give these kids her name,it would be unprof--

"Hunter Clarington,ex military"Hunter told them"and this is secret agent Daisy Johnson"And there went her plan-thrown out the window-he even used the word secret.

 "Do all secret agents say who they are to random strangers or are you shuck-face the exception?"

Daisy didn't bother to reply to Mihno,though she was pretty sure that shuck-face is something bad.

"Um,anyway,I feel bad for hitting on your friend"Hunter apologized"So since you don't really seem to have a place to stay,how about we help you?"

Was this guy for real?

These teens could easily be psychopaths!Okay maybe not but this didn't mean that they could trust them.

"Are you serious?Yes,thank you!"Aris exclaimed and hugged Hunter.Sonya and Gally smiled as they nodded in agreement.

"Okay we'll take your offer"Thomas announced with a fake smile.The boy was obviosly as suspcious as she about this.

Somewhere in Lima,13:43

The Gladers were soon led inside an old abandoned restaurant.Hunter smirked as he pulled out the curtains letting the light enter the room"This is Breadstixs"

The walls were full of spider webs and there was dust everywhere.Hunter had moved away the tables and chairs to make room for the sleeping bags"I used to go here as a child all the time"

Thomas walked closer to the big sign of Breadstix as a feeling of longing was drowning him.The place was familiar from somewhere,he just couldn't place from where.

"I'm going to lay down"Daisy stated and slipped away.Harriet sighed with relief and threw her bag on the floor.

This was going to be a long night