The Beginning Of Us

4.

They had finally gotten to Roberts, a few of them now having slight scratches and wounds thanks to the small fights they'd gotten in on the way there.

"Okay, Roberts guys are gonna be everywhere. Be careful and stay alert." Joel instructs them, handing all of them some ammo he'd picked up on the way. Quinn loads her gun and jumps down, ignoring Joel's warnings for her not too.

The others jump down as well and Quinn reaches into her bag, Pulling out a bottle filled with alcohol and a rag stuck in the top.

"Where the hell did you get a Molotov?!" Parker whisper-yells, looking over at Joel who holds his hands up by his head.

"It wasn't me.."

"Sure it wasn't Joel." Quinn grins and lights the rag on fire, waiting a few seconds, and then throwing the Molotov as hard as she can at the small group of guys. It explodes and lights all the guys on fire.

"Now everybody spread out!" Joel shouts, loading his gun and running off. Parker follows after him and Quinn and Vivian climb on top of a shopping container.

"Where the fuck did you get a Molotov?!" Vivian says through laughter.

"I took it from Tess last time I saw her. I'm surprised Joel hadn't found it sooner." She hands Vivian one of her knives and Joel's gunshots ring out throughout the area.

"Let's kill some men." Quinn smirks and ruffles Vivian's hair before jumping down and launching herself at one of the guys, tackling him and, shoving her knife into his neck.

"YOU GAVE HER A FUCKING MOLOTOV?!" Parker yells at Joel, shooting a guy in the chest.

"I DIDN'T GIVE HER ANYTHING! SHE STOLE IT FROM TESS!"

"DON'T YOU PUT THIS SHIT ON ME JOEL." Tess yells over at them, shooting and missing a guy.

"YOU COULD'VE FUCKING CHECKED HER POCKETS AND BAG!" Joel rolls his eyes and the three turn their heads at a scream.

There's two guys holding Quinn and Vivian, knives against their necks.

Quinn bites the guys hand as hard as she can and he drops the knife. She whips around and punches him hard in the face, him falling to the ground. Tess shoots the guy holding Vivian and that being the last guy the three adults run to the kids.

Joel grabs Quinn by her shoulders, her having pinned the guy to the ground and beating the shit out of him.

"Hey hey hey! Look at me!" Joel says, turning her around and holding her by the shoulders. "It's okay Quinn. You're okay." Quinn hugs Joel tightly and Parker runs over, hugging the both of them.

"Now let's go get Robert. Parker you wait here with these two." Joel instructs, letting go of the hug and nodding to Tess.

"Wait Joel-" Parker blurts out, grabbing onto Joel's hand, "Are you gonna be okay..?" Joel smiles and gives Parker's hand a reassure squeeze before running off with Tess.

"Ay so you and Joel huh?" Quinn asks with a smirk. Parker smacks Quinn on the back of the head lightly, causing her to burst out laughing.

They wait there for a bit, Hearing gunshots and yelling before Joel yells for them to come over. Quinn doesn't not hesitate and runs over to Joel, vaulting over anything in her way.

"Oh shit.." Parker mumbles as he sees Robert dead on the floor.

"I needed him alive." A voice says from behind them, Quinn whipping around and pointing her gun at the person before anyone else could react.

"Stand down Quinn. You know me." Quinns eyes widen and she lowers her gun slowly.

"Well there you go. Queen Firefly." Joel mutters to Tess.

"You aren't looking to good." Quinn mumbles, In shock she'd see Marlene again.

"I'll survive."

"The guns he sold you, weren't his to sell. We want them back." Tess gets straight to the point.

"I paid for those guns. But..I'll give them back to you if you smuggle something across the city for me."

"SEARCH THE AREA!" Yelling can be heard throughout the warehouse, The group knowing their time is up.

"Follow me, Hurry!" Marlene runs off, Quinn and Vivian noticing her hand resting over her bleeding side. They run through the alleyways and up onto the roof of a building where there's a large explosion.

"Holy shit..is that your people?" Tess asks, all of their attention turning to the explosion.

"What's left of them. Why do you think I'm turning to you guys? This way.." She leads them across the roof and down.

Quinn and Vivian completely ignoring the adults conversation.

"So I used to work for her..?" Quinn asks hesitantly and quietly, none of them knew she'd worked for the Fireflies other then Vivian.

"Yeah you did, She's really nice don't worry." The group climbs down into an attic space.

Joel helps Marlene slide a large shelf out of the way and they walk down some stairs and into an alley.

"Shh shh, Heads down everybody." Marlene whispers, crouching down. Quinn notices Joel holding Parkers hand and smirks, nudging Vivian with her elbow and pointing to them. Vivian smiles and nods.

"Soldiers. That's the way out, the door under the bridge." She turns to the group.

"I'm not a big fan of these odds." Joel says, holding tighter onto Parker's hand.

"We can sneak by them, even though I know that's not your style." She throws back, a slight smirk on her face.

"We'll see how it goes. Let's get moving."