-Brittany centered chapter. This one's the benefit concert. GLEE still doesn't belong to me. Neither does Starship-

Brittany doesn't understand why she can't go home. She knows it has something to do with Coach Sylvester. She wants to see her cats again. Her Dad is staying at home with them, and her sister. Meanwhile, she's living with her Mom in an apartment in Ohio. At least all her friends are here too. From what Kurt and Artie and Santana have been telling her, they can't go back to Ohio until the law is retracted. Brittany has no idea what that means. She leaves the apartment, and goes downstairs to the café where everyone else already is. The first thing she notices is how wide Kurt's eyes are. He's super pale, and is staring at his coffee.

"What's wrong Kurtie?" She asks as she sits next to him.

"Blaine was shot." Kurt whispers. Brittany gasps.

"Oh no! Kurtie, that's terrible! Is he gonna be Ok?"

"Finn said he was going to be fine, but I don't know." Kurt sipped his coffee, and cringed."It went cold." Just then, Mercedes walked up to them.

"Ok y'all. We need to figure out what we're gonna do to raise money to get Finchel, Puck, and Blaine out of jail."

"I thought we were going to do a concert." Quinn said, as she sat next to Brittany.

"Do you think anyone will actually pay to see it?" Kurt asked glumly.

"This is Chicago! Of course they are! This ain't Lima." Mercedes beamed.

"So, let's talk songs." Quinn leaned forward.

~3 days later~

"I can't believe we managed to set all of this up so fast!" Brittany looked around at the stage they had set up in the park. The Chicago Police Department had allowed them to perform for one set, as long as they didn't do anything illegal. Brittany was getting ready for the song that they were going to sing, sitting on stage in a colorful outfit.

"Kurtie, are we going to sing soon?" She asked. Kurt nodded.

"As soon as Lauren gets back, boo." Just as he said that, Lauren came up on stage from behind the makeshift curtain.

"I'm here. Let's get this party started."

The music started up. A few people in the park started walking over to them. Sam stepped forward, and began to sing.

It starts with not questioning

The answers

And giving up before you've begun

Kurt went up and soloed the next line

It locks all the doors

Increases the pressure

And in a flash your time is up

Before it's done

Mercedes and Tina sang together

And you won't know

How it can feel

To feel at all

Everyone sang together

So I say

No

To status quo

Brittany sang the next line

Who wants to be like the rest

And be denied the best that I'm meant for

They sang together again

I will show

The status quo

Tina soloed on the next line

Who wants to be normal

I'll never conform

Mercedes belted the lyrics

I'll be content to resent the status

Quo

Quinn stepped forward for her solo.

I kicked down the walls around me

They don't know how strong I am

Artie joined her and they harmonized

I'm not defined by boundaries

They could never understand

Again they all sang together

I'm so much more

Than status quo

Artie sang the next line

Who cares about being

Another pipe dreamer

Stuck on the bottom floor

They sang together, dancing around. The crowd was growing bigger.

And I know

It's time to go

Lauren's solo came on the next line

So baby I've gotten

Everything that I wanted

Santana sang, the last solo part.

But I think that I

Might have made it so

They all sang together.

When I said no no no

To status

Quo

They finished the song. A cheer rose up from the people in the park. Kurt smiled.

"If you liked our performance, donate to our cause. We're raising money to protest against the Glee-Club law in Ohio. We need 2 million dollars, so any and all contributions help." Kurt waited. A few people dropped some loose tens and twenties onto the stage. Santana ran to get the safe, where they were planning on keeping the money.

"Is it alright if I go get my checkbook?" An elderly woman asked.

"Of course. We'll still be here." Quinn smiled warmly at her.

"We're coming guys. You won't be in jail forever." Mercedes said, as she started organizing the cash. Brittany watched all the people dropping off money. What Mercedes said had to be true. They were gonna get the other four out, and soon.

-Ok. So serious writer's block happened in this chapter. YAY STARSHIP!-