Marley headed down the hallway towards the library for her study period. The Eurovision assignment had been most enjoyable so far, she listened to her copy of the CD while she studied and she loved the duets that had been performed as well – Blaine and Mr. Schue's demonstration song had a very laid-back feel while Tina and Unique's courtyard performance during lunch the other day was exciting and very energetic. She was feeling good, her original song helped New Directions win regionals and now this duet assignment was helping to bring the team together in preparation for nationals.

Almost everyone, she thought as she saw Ryder up ahead taking stuff out of his locker. Ever since the catfishing incident, he had been distancing himself from a lot of people and had quit glee after regionals. Marley missed his talent, she knew that it had been Finn who scouted him for the Grease musical and successfully recruited him into the club. If there was only some way to convince him to come back.

"Ryder, wait up," she said as she rushed over to his side. He closed his locker.

"Aren't you supposed to be in class?" he asked.

"It's my study period," Marley replied, "I was on my way to the library, then I saw you at your locker. Is everything all right with you? Quite a few people are worried about you."

"Who could be worried about me?" Ryder said, a dry tone to his voice. "I quit glee for a reason, Unique betrayed me. I can't be in the same group or room with the person who catfished me!"

"Unique did it because she wanted to get closer to you," said Marley. "She liked you a lot. During the feud assignment, you didn't recognize the fact that she associates herself with being a girl, like the rest of us do. So she did what she had to do to get closer to you."

"She still betrayed me," he said bluntly. "I'm not coming back to glee club, end of story!" Gathering up all her courage, Marley gave it one more try.

"Do you know why Finn recruited you for the school musical, which led to you joining glee club?" she asked. "Because he saw potential in you, just like Mr. Schue saw potential in Finn. You have so much talent, and you're letting it go to waste. You helped me get through a tough time in my life as well. You're not only letting us down, you're letting the very first person to truly believe in your talent down. Please think about coming back, okay?" She walked away towards the library, leaving a silent Ryder standing by locker, obviously lost in thought.

And somewhere around the corner out of sight, Kitty Wilde was smiling.

Later that day, Marley headed to the choir room for glee, wondering if Ryder was thinking about what she had said to him. As she turned the doorknob, she heard Kitty's voice call her name as the Cheerio caught up with her.

"Hey Marley," said Kitty. "I wanted to tell you before we go in, I heard everything you said to Ryder about glee and the whole catfish thing. Gotta say, you really had guts to go for it. I'm proud of you."

"You, proud of me?" Marley asked. "After everything you did to me earlier in the year?"

"I confessed everything during the lockdown, remember?" Kitty replied. "I really am sorry about what happened. You totally redeemed yourself at regionals, your original song was what helped us win."

"It was a team effort," said Marley, "we all did our part. I do hope that Ryder comes back in time for nationals, we really need him. I also hope that we get someone to fill Brittany's place."

"Me too," said Kitty. "Hey, I also wanted to talk to you about this duet assignment. Remember our superhero duet? I did a little search online and learned that Bonnie Tyler, whose song we covered, represented the UK at Eurovision this year. So then, I listened to the CD that Mr. Schue gave us, and I heard this really hot song from Norway – I thought we could both do it."

"It sounds interesting," said Marley.

"Believe me, if Jake is already crazy for you," added Kitty, "he'll be even crazier for you by the time the song is over. Come on, it's time for Femme Fatale and Woman Fierce to be unleashed again!" As the two girls stepped into the room, electronic music started to play and the girls launched into their song.

(Kitty) A cocoon in a silent tree
Through the dark night you listen to me
When I whisper broken words in your ear

(Marley) And you push, you push me hard to the surface
I'm blinded at heart, but you wake me
You wake me up from the snow where I was born

The scene then changed to the auditorium, where the two girls now stood on stage in slinky dresses (Marley in white, Kitty in black) against a surreal background, Will and the rest of the club in the audience rocking out to the music.

(Both) Now I can see
The whole world is mine
I can touch and feel
I feed you my love

(Kitty) You put a knife against my back
And you dare me to face the attack
You say for cowards, there's no reward
Feel the heat

(Marley) Oh... take my hand, I trust your word
Bring the fire, I don't care if it hurts
I have the future on my tongue
Give me a kiss

Marley blew a quick kiss to Jake before joining Kitty on the second chorus.

(Both) Now I can see
The whole world is mine
I can touch and feel
So I feed you my love

(Kitty) You put a knife against my back
And you dare me to face the attack

(Marley) You say for cowards, there's no reward
I have the future on my tongue

(Both) Now I can see (Marley) whoa…
The whole world is mine
I can touch and feel (Kitty) mmh yeah...
So I feed you my love
Feed you my love
So I feed you my love

The rest of the group went wild with applause at the end of the song as Marley put her arm around Kitty's shoulder and the two girls smiled at their teammates.

"Wow, that was amazing!" Will exclaimed.

"Absolutely fierce beyond belief!" added Jake, feeling proud of his girlfriend.

"Told ya it was a hot song," Kitty said to Marley with a wink. And Marley knew she was right.

Notes: Song is "I Feed You My Love" by Margaret Berger (Norway)