AN: This is an extreme fanfiction full of angst, abuse, and emotional stress. Please read with caution. Below the cut, you will find the chapter warnings, each chapter will have them. telling you what to expect from this particular post.

Chapter warnings: Talks of abuse, blood, angst.

As much as Sue wanted to stay with them for their entire healing process, she needed to keep working. If she disappeared for any number of days, it would cause some suspicion. When she came back for the day and found out what happened to Santana, she became furious. She took a bat and had every intention of bashing Tanaka's skull in but the boys blocked her swings. "Move out of my way," She swung and Finn caught the bat in his hand, crushing it. "Just because you have this strength doesn't mean you should abuse it!" The boys started to circle her but she held her ground, "Back off, don't-"

"Easy boys, down." They backed off without question and Sue relaxed, "Sue, the boys regret what they have done. It was a mistake on my part to leave them alone and they won't be doing it again. Isn't that right boys?" In unison, they all said 'yes coach'. "See, it's a shame of what happened but they won't be touching her again." Tanaka smiled and took the broken bat from Sue's hand.

"The serum doesn't do this kind of change, Ken, what did you do to these boys?"

"It's a side effect, nothing more. As long as I'm here I can take care of it, don't worry." But Sue did worry, she worried about what this might mean for the others in the school. She never imagined turning these young men into anything but winners and now she had a bunch of strong horny teenage boys.

"They violated that girl, tore her up- how is this okay?"

"As I said, it's regrettable and I'm sorry." Sue didn't believe him for a second.

"Keep them away from my girls," She leaned in to stare down into his little pudgy face. "They can't always be there to protect you, sweat sock." Sue did not trust Tanaka and for good reasons, he was untrustworthy in her eyes. He held very little loyalty to anything or anyone but the project and his own boys.

Sue decided to work from the basement as much as possible, making plans for the girls cover. She sent many emails from there as she helped Peggy nurse the girls back to health. She only had to leave once to talk to Figgins, locking the door behind her. "If this door opens while I'm gone, you will all suffer." Finn and Puck watched Sue leave, glaring at her but Tanaka had a smile.

"No worries boys, they'll be other opportunities. I'll always take care of you but for now, we wait."

The girls were surprised to see how much Sue watched over them. How serious she was about keeping the boys away from them. They had not seen this kind of care or comfort from Sue before and it was validating to know she really did care. They were mostly back to full strength but the serum worked different on them. The pain wasn't terrible but the abuse was fresh, especially for Santana.

When it was time to leave the basement, Sue got them dressed in clean clothes. She led them from the room and over towards the basement stairs. Santana clung to Brittany and Quinn stood beside, they waited for Sue to guide them up. Coach Tanaka came closer but Sue blocked his path, refusing to let him get closer.

"I trust you'll keep your mouth shut." Quinn glared at him but Tanaka was not phased and stared right back at her. "I hope we learned our lesson? You'll want to make sure everyone is on the same page. If this gets out and your family finds out, they will be in danger."

"Is that a threat?" Quinn growled.

"A promise, Quinn. A promise I will be forced to keep." Quinn moved around Sue and face Tanaka down, staring right into his eyes.

"I made a promise and I intend to keep it. You and everyone else involved will regret what has happened here." She turned and helped Brittany get Santana up the stairs. It was the weekend and the school was abandoned and empty. The light filtered into the hallway, it hurt their eyes but they were free. They stepped outside into the cool autumn air and it felt good on their skin. They could finally breathe, they were free and it felt good. When Quinn heard sobs, she turned to see Brittany holding onto Santana. Slowly, lowering herself onto the grass, "I got you," She heard her say, the words that Brittany had whispered to both of them. She made her way over and knelt down next to Santana, "I got you," Brittany reached over and brought Quinn into the hug.

Sue knew they were not ready to face the world yet. She had a place for them to hide, a home she turned into a safe house. A house that would have held recovering Cheerio Girls, not anymore. Sue got them settled into their room, a room that was made for her three best. Quinn knew the room was meant for them because of the beds. Each headboard held their initials; QF, SL, BP. Brittany pushed her bed right next to Santana's, which didn't surprise Sue. "Thanks, Coach," Brittany smiled as Sue helped get Santana into bed.

"Sue, how are we going to explain this to our parents?" Quinn was sure they wouldn't get away with all this time out of school.

"That is already taken care of," Sue stood arms by her side as the girls settled into their beds. "The Cheerio's trip came early this year and you three were in attendance. The entire squad believes you three were given special privileges and allowed to remain on your own." Sue smirked.

"They believed you?" Brittany looked confused.

"You three are the only ones who question everything I do these days. The rest of the mindless drones obey without question and don't get injected with a dangerous serum." Sue sighed.

"Fair enough," Quinn crossed her arms like a scolded child, "but it won't explain why we look like death."

"The Cheerios return in two days at the airport, all of them will be suffering from food poisoning. You three will be there at the hospital when everyone else arrives. The food they eat before the flight will be laced with an untraceable vomit-inducing drug. It makes it look like food poisoning, the story will be believable."

"You're going to poison the Cheerios?" Brittany's eyes went wide.

"The school board made these plans and I'm to follow them. You have everything you need here, food, clothes, everything else. Take a couple of days for yourselves," Sue paused at the door and turned to face them, "I will pick you girls up in two days, I will text you. Call me if you need anything," Sue went to leave but Quinn called out to her, "Yes?"

"Thank you for keeping us breathing," Quinn swore she saw a flash of emotion on Sue's face, just for a second.

"What would I do without my three best Cheerios? Can't win nations with a mediocre squad." Sue did her best to keep the harshness to her voice but they saw right through it. The last week they had seen the true side of Sue Sylvester and no matter how she acted now- they would always know she cared.

"Coach," Sue watched as Santana got up from the bed and walked over to her. "Thanks," She wrapped her arms around her and didn't let go.

Sue couldn't help but return the hug as her resolve failed her. "Damn it, Lopez." Sue rubbed the girls back, keeping her face as stone like as she could. "You girls are some of the best Cheerios I have ever known. I never wanted this for you and I'm sorry I couldn't protect you from those boys." Sue helped Santana back into Brittany's arms after a few moments of silence. The hug from Brittany was expected and she returned it, "How about you, might as well get it over with." Quinn smirked and got up to hug her, "More emotion I have shown in over a decade." She sighed and actually chuckled.

"I should have listened," Brittany started to talk but Sue wouldn't have any more tears shed.

"Stop it, you need to continue to be strong. No more tears, no more whining about what happened. This fight has just begun and you need to be ready for a fight. Those boys changed overnight and not for the better. Tanaka did something to them and I'm going to find out what, when you girls are healed I'll need your help."

"You got it," Was all Quinn said as Sue headed for the door.

"Good, now get some rest girls and I will see you in two days."

Once Sue was gone, Brittany pushed Quinn's bed close to Santana's side of the bed. Quinn rolled her eyes at but didn't try and move it back, knowing Brittany wanted them both close. She would want to take care of them if they needed it and Quinn was sure Santana needed the extra support.

"I need a shower," A week of constant pain and all Santana wanted to do was climb into a hot shower. It had been over a week since she was allowed to clean her body properly, she felt dirty. Everything was fresh in her mind and she wanted it all washed away, gone. She started to clean her body, scrubbing away the sounds, the feeling, the tastes. She couldn't shake the smell of their aftershave, their body spray, the stink of stale cigarette smoke. These were all reminders of what she had gone through in her life, past, and present. "Off me, off me!" She cried out, sobbing on the bottom of the shower.

Brittany heard her cries and made her way over, becoming alarmed at not only the sounds but the blood. Santana scrubbed so hard she broke the skin, blood ran down the drain with the water. "Santana, stop," She turned the shower off and wrapped her up in a towel and just held her as she cried. "I'm here, just stay with me."

Brittany made sure Santana was dry, dressed, and in something comfy before getting her in bed. She felt so much guilt over this, responsible for all of this pain she was reliving. She stuck her nose in and now Santana and Quinn were suffering because of her and she couldn't bear the thought of leaving them for one second. "Stay close," Santana grabbed her hand and she instantly crawled in next to her. She let Santana hold her and she returned it without question, "I still feel them."

Quinn brought in some food for them to share, still unsure of what to say to make it better. Instead, she just crawled into bed and passed out the plates of grilled cheese. "What can we do?"

"Nothing."

TBC...