"You think this is hard? I was stuck in the Sahara Desert for a month with nothing but a camel and a stick. That was hard!" Sue Sylvester yelled at the Cheerios through her giant megaphone as they, once again, fell to a big heap on the football field. For the past hour they had been trying to successfully pull off a pyramid with no success. It was hot and all the girls were covered in dirt, sweat and tears. Except for Brittany Pierce.

Brittany was the only one out of the large group not crying. In fact, she thought of this as a game they were playing and just hadn't won yet. Every time the pyramid fell, she laughed even though it kind of hurt her to have a pile of girls falling from ten feet in the air fall on her. Nonetheless, she was happing being a senior Cheerio for the second year in the row. It gave her an odd seniority over the rest of the girls.

"Blondie." Sue called through the megaphone. Half of the girls wearily turned their heads. "Blonde dancer." Brittany quickly got up and trotted over happily.

"Yea Coach?"

"I want you to try being on top of the pyramid. Sophie can take your spot at the bottom; she's too fat to be on top." Brittany shot a sad glance at a brunette who was now self consciously glaring at her stomach and thighs. "Alright losers, try it again." With a conjoined sigh, the girls took their positions.

Slowly, Brittany began to make her way to the top. Trying not to hurt anyone, she climbed slowly up the first and second row. "Hurry up!" someone hissed and the pyramid began to wobble. Brittany hurried up the next row and a girl pulled her up to the top. Sure of herself, the tall girl stood up and put her arms out in a perfect high V.

Brittany felt like she was flying. She was at least 15 feet off the ground and could see almost all the small town of Lima. She squinted and thought she could see a meadow filled with Unicorns in the distance, and couldn't help but feel her smile grow bigger. While the blonde was imagining a meadow full of Unicorns pooping out Cotton Candy, she was oblivious to a bee flying closer and closer to her. The tiny buzzzzzz snapped her back into reality.

"BEE!" she wailed wildly flailing her hands at the miniscule yellow and black creature. The pyramid wobbled dangerously back and forth, but everyone managed to stay up. Except for Brittany.

To her it felt like a scene out of a movie; everything was happening in slow motion. She fell back, then forward, and that pattern continued for a few more seconds until her knees bent. She fell forward, but the only thing 'forward' was the ground, which was 15 feet below her. She blinked. The ground was closer. She blinked again. Closer. Blink. Closer. Blink. Closer. Blink. Crack. She wasn't expecting the impact to be hurt that much. Whenever she fell, she just got back up without being hurt except for that one time Lord Tubbington tripped her and she bruised her elbow. This time was different. Her head hit the ground, bounced back up and hit it again. She let out a small moan and curled up into a fetal position. She couldn't tell if her eyes were open or not, but everything around her was black. Like a bomb had gone off, her ears were ringing, but there was mass panic around her.

Most of the girls were full out crying; Brittany was such a sweet girl and they didn't understand why this happened to her. Sue had already called 911 and sent a few girls to lead the ambulance to the football field. In all her years of being coach, she knew someone couldn't get up and walk away after a fall like that. The crack her head made on impact echoed through her head. She silently began to cry. The red and blue lights of the ambulance were blurred through her tears, but she couldn't be happier they lived in a small town since that meant the hospital was closer.

Sue pushed through the huddle of girls around Brittany and kneeled next to her. "Brittany, I'm not sure if you can hear me. This is the first time I've cried since my sister's death. I didn't know I was capable of crying this much in my lifetime. There are two nice men here and they're going to take you to the hospital. I'm going to call your parents and they're going to meet you there." The two hospital workers lifted Brittany up with barely any effort, which didn't surprise anyone; she looked like a lifeless doll. "Everything is going to be ok. It's going to be fine." Even as they wheeled the gurney into the back of the ambulance and the loud sirens signaled they were driving to the hospital, Sue found herself repeating those words to herself over and over.

Santana walked hand in hand with Quinn out of their shared apartment in New Haven. After Will and Emma's wedding, Santana and Quinn had made it a two time thing, then a three, four and five time thing. In the course of two weeks they had gone from 'friends' to 'friends with benefits' to 'girlfriends'. It was definitely a new experience for Quinn, but she wasn't complaining. College girls experiment for a reason, and they were both glad they did. "So what are we going to do today?" Santana smiled at Quinn.

Quinn smiled back and pushed Santana against the wall next to their apartment door. "Well, it's Saturday. We have the weekend. We could always, you know…" Quinn drifted off and shot a glance back at the door. She placed her mouth on Santana's neck and sucked on it for a moment before the Latina gently shoved her off. "Baby, as much as I want to, you know I'm still tired from last night." She said breathily. Quinn sighed a little, but backed off.

"What about-" Alicia Keys cut her off as Santana's phone began to ring. "Girl On Fire?" Quinn raised an eyebrow at her ringtone choice. "Don't act like you don't like the song Quinnie." She shot back with a nickname she knew the other girl didn't like. Quinn huffed and glanced at her screen. "Okay, real question, why is Sue Sylvester calling you?" Santana shrugged and ignored the call. The two began walking to Quinn's car before her phone rang again. Santana declined it.

Santana opened the passenger door and climbed inside, but not before her phone rang again. "Just take it! You know how hardheaded Sue is; she won't leave you alone until you do for whatever reason." Quinn snapped annoyed. Santana touched the little green button and put the phone to her ear.

"What the hell do you want Sylvester? I'm not in high school anymore." No one responded and she was about to hang up the phone, when she heard four words that sent her into hysteria.

"There's been an accident."

Shortly after the ambulance arrived, Brittany's family stood at her bedside. A nurse came in and pinned up pictures of her X-rays on a board. Her mother stared at them, trying to make sense of what she was seeing. Brittany wasn't waking up, and although her heart was beating at its' normal rate, her mother felt as if part of her was dead. Someone knocked on the door and a man in white scrubs stepped in.

"I'm doctor Zeigler and I'll be taking care of Brittany while she stays here. You must be Mr. and Mrs. Piece." He held out his hand for them to shake, and they shook his hand with gratitude. "Will she be okay?" her father whispered solemnly. Dr. Ziegler walked over to the X-rays. He pointed at the first one.

"If you look here, you can see a slight fracture of her left arm, which isn't too bad considering the fall." He looked at the next picture. "She's also broken three ribs, but again, that's minimal damage." He cleared his throat. "What I'm really nervous about is brain damage. From the accounts of what happened, each person has mentioned they heard a crack as her head hit the ground. Although her X-rays show nothing in her head is broken, she most likely has a concussion, which explains why she's sleeping, but there's a chance she could have slight to severe brain damage." Her mother let out a choked sob and buried her head into her husband's shoulder. "Although we won't know for sure until she wakes up, I want you to stay strong. Brittany is a bright, young, healthy girl. The more support she has, the better chance she has of recovery." The doctor paused. "If she wakes up, don't let her fall back asleep no matter what she says. With head trauma, falling back asleep could put her at a very high risk of slipping into a coma." The doctor turned to leave, but stopped in the doorway. "One last thing; we don't normally allow this, but Brittany is quite the popular girl. She has a big crowd of people waiting for her in the waiting room. They call themselves the 'New Directions' and insist on seeing her. If you'll allow it, I'll let them in." Her Dad shook his head and the doctor waved them in.

Kitty ran towards Brittany, having witnessed the accident first had. Artie rolled in after her, followed by Jake, Ryder and Marley. Tina walked in followed by Blaine and Unique. Sam came in last, immediately walking to her side. He picked up her hand, which felt colder than normal. "Brittany, I'm not sure if you can hear me or not, but I just want you to know that I love you, and you'll get through this. We'll get through this." Forcing back tears, he walked away and stood in a corner silently watching her. Each Glee Club member got a chance to say something to her.

"Brittany, I know we haven't talked too much, but being on Fondue For Two changed my life. I can now listen to the Spice Girls freely whenever I want."

"It- It's Marley. You're one of the bravest people I know Brittany. You can get through this."

"Brittany, you're a pretty cool girl and I really like you. You probably think I'm my older brother, but you're still really awesome."

Ryder, not knowing what to say, squeezed her hand gently and stood by Sam.

"I hope you know that you're one of the fiercest girls I know, and fierce girls always bounce back."

"Brittany, I've known you since freshman year and even though I'm really quiet, I still consider us good friends. Please wake up."

"I love you Brittany. Please wake up soon. We all miss you and I want nothing more than to be able to stand up and give you a hug."

Blaine was the last to go, and out of all of them he felt the worst. "Brittany, I was supposed to be at that practice. I feel horrible for not being there. I wish I could have been there to catch you when you fell. Instead I was stupid and went home." Blaine's face was a mess of tears and his heart felt like it had broke in two. Although him and Brittany didn't talk too much, ever since he was forced to become a Cheerio, he felt closer to her. "Please say something. Anything."

Brittany's eyes fluttered open and the room let out a collective gasp. "Don't let her fall back asleep!" said Mrs. Pierce frantically running over to lift her daughters head up. "Brittany! Brittany are you ok? Can you talk to me? Say something baby girl, say something." Brittany looked around tiredly. She was on heavy painkillers for her arm and ribs. "H- hi mom." She said softly finishing with a weak smile. She scanned the room. "Hi Daddy, hi Suzie." She said looking at her Dad and her little sister. A bigger smile filled her face as her vision started to clear up and she noticed who else filled the room.

"You guys! You didn't have to come here for me!" Brittany said with tears filling the corner of her eyes. Tina was the first to speak up. "Brittany, we're a team and teammates stick together."

"We wouldn't have left you here without visiting." Artie chimed in with the others nodding their heads in agreement. Dr. Ziegler walked in. "I heard voices, I figured she had woken up. I'm Dr. Ziegler, Brittany. I'm going to take care of you until it's safe for you to go home." Brittany nodded, slightly confused on why it wouldn't be safe for her to go home. "Do you mind if I ask you a series of questions about your life? I want to make sure you didn't hurt your brain in the fall." Brittany nodded slowly, unsure of how she could have hurt her brain; wasn't it protected by her head?

"What's your name?"

"Brittany Susan Pierce."

"How old are you?"

"18."

"Where do you go to school?"

"McKinley High School."

"What grade are you in?"

"Second year Senior."

"Can you name everyone in this room?"

Brittany looked at her family. "There's my Mom, Dad and little sister Suzie. The girl in the Cheerio uniform is Kitty and the guy in the uniform is Blaine." She pointed at Unique. "There's Mercedes." She looked at a corner. "There's Sam and Ryder, and Jake and Marley are over there. Artie is in the wheelchair. Then the quiet Asian girl is Tina. I don't think you should be asking me questions, because Tina may have hurt her brain. I know she's really smart, but she doesn't talk at all." Dr. Ziegler chuckled. "Okay Ms. Pierce, I'll look into it." He chuckled side-glancing at Tina. He glanced at his watch.

"It's almost 7:00, I think that it's time you all go home. I've already broken a lot of rules letting more than her family in here." Unwillingly, everyone in the Glee Club shuffled out saying 'Goodbye' and 'Get well soon'. Sam stayed behind. "I'm her boyfriend. Please let me stay just a little bit longer." Sighing, the doctor shook his head and agreed. Sam walked up to her bedside.

"Brittany, I'm so glad you're going to be okay!" he said exasperated. "I'm glad too Sam. And I'm glad we're friends." She paused. "Have you seen Santana?" Sam flinched at the name. "S- Santana? Why would you want to see her?" Brittany laughed. "Why wouldn't I?"

As if someone was answering her prayers, she heard a familiar Latina voice echoing through the hallway outside. "What do you mean I can't go and see her? I will go all kinds of Lima Heights on your sorry ass." She heard heels clicking down the hallway and a nurse running after her.

"I'm sorry miss but only her family can see her."

"No tengo miedo de cortar una perra. Mover a estúpida enfermera!" Not knowing what she was saying, the nurse quickly let her in the room. "Brittany! Sue called me and I came from New Haven as quickly as possible with Quinn." Brittany's smile turned into a confused look. "You're living with Quinn?" she cocked her head to one side.

"We're dating, so we're living together." Quinn said bluntly entering the room. Although she cared about Brittany, she wanted to have a nice afternoon alone with Santana. Instead, she had to come back to the town she hated to see her girlfriends ex. Brittany looked like she was about to cry.

"You're dating Quinn? B- but I thought we were still dating." Sam, Santana and Quinn shared similar surprised expressions. "No Brittany, we're dating. Remember?" Sam said slightly shaking. "I'm dating Santana." said Brittany firmly. "Right?"