(A/N) Oh, my, god! you guys are so awesome if you're still reading this. Sorry about the too long break. We had to move and where I'm at didn't have internet. So very painful. Anyway, sorry to leave you all at such a bad time. Now, read and review away!

Chapter 21

Silence

Puck did not, could not move. Finn was an idiot, he already knew that like a long time ago, he just never had proof. Now he did. He liked Rachel and all, but he wasn't about to do what he did just there. And before any of them could even think about doing something about it it was over.

Finn was down, for real. Raven went to him and tried to heal him like she always did, but her power wasn't strong enough anymore. Puck remembered her saying she couldn't go forever. Suddenly Puck regretted letting her heal him before. Maybe if she hadn't then maybe she'd be able to fix Finn now. A glance to Sam told him that he was thinking the same thing.

Rachel was probably being the worst of it, screaming for him to wake up and wriggling from where she hung against the wall. She wasn't about to just believe he was dead, even if all of them knew it was true. It sucked something serious. This whole way through this stupid house and everyone comes out on top, but he fumbles on the last three and looses.

"Can't you do something?" Sam said to Raven and she shook her head. "Well why not?"

"I don't know, because I'm not god?" Raven snapped back angrily.

"You did all that other stuff,"

"I can't go forever ok." She stood and walked away from Finn. Puck didn't look at her, he didn't realy want to look at anyone for a long time, but he could hear in her weak voice that she was crying. "I tried."

Raven reached above Rachel's head and undid her bindings. Immediately she scrambled to Finn's side, collapsing over his body and crying. She kept asking for him to wake up, begging him, but nothing happened. Nothing would.

"This is your fault you know." Sam continued to fight with Raven even as he knelt behind Rachel holding her shoulders.

"My fault?"

"Yes, your fault. It was your dad that killed him. You didn't have the balls to face your trial yourself."

"This wasn't my trial."

"You're the one who said you were scared of your dad."

"Well maybe he is too."

"That's a laugh."

"Knock it off both of you." Rachel cried. Puck was almost upset with himself that he wasn't the one to say it. But truth was, he was kind of pissed at Raven too. He had seen the other trials, his own was hard enough. And he learned during it that if you didn't do anything then others would suffer because of it. Quinn nearly died from it, Mrs Pillsburry was almost cooked alive, Brittany was, well, he didn't know, he just knew she was mega amounts of messed up afterward. All because he didn't stand up and fight. Raven had done the same here, cowering in a corner when he came, thinking of ways not to actually fight her dad, and this happened. If Sam wanted to give her hell for it then Puck wasn't going to stop him any time soon.

"She's the one that did this." Raven's gaze dropped as Sam continued his accusations. She pulled up her hood as she went to crouch in one of the room's corners. She wrapped her arms around her legs and buried her face into her knees.

"She tried." Rachel said with a voice that tried to be tender, "I mean she's helped us a hundred other times. It's not her fault that she just can't keep going. Besides, I think she's hurting herself enough over this."

"You can't be serious?" Puck growled, "He dies and you don't care?"

"Don't tell me that I don't care." Rachel's hand wrapped around Finn's which hung loosely in hers. "I do care. I do. It's just, it's just that its not her fault. She tried. And it wasn't her that did this, it was Viktor. If there's anyone you should be mad at it's him."

Even though he didn't really want to Puck could agree with that. When everything came down to it if it wasn't for him then none of this would have happened and they would already be home doing nothing more than wishing they hadn't spent five dollars to come here and just erasing the thing from their memories. Then Puck spoke.

"Where'd he go?" Sam and Rachel both looked up when he asked that. What he said was true, Viktor had completely disappeared after killing Finn. "You'd think after taking down Finn he'd come after the rest of us, Right?"

Raven lifted her head and looked at Finn's body through teary eyes. "Yes," She said her voice cracking, "he would have. He's done it before. So why didn't he?" Raven crawled from her place on the wall to Finn's side, opposite of Rachel.

"Who cares?" Sam said, "He's probably hiding in the walls or something."

"That doesn't make sense." Puck said, "He had us where he needed us. Had Rachel tied to the wall. Twenty more seconds and all of us would've been little pieces of rock in that cave."

"Is Finn in that cave?" Rachel asked looking to the door they had entered. Puck knew she was wondering if she could go back and find him there. Puck only wondered briefly what color he would be, how big would his rock be?

"No." Raven closed her eyes. "I was looking at this the wrong way."

"Then how are you supposed to look at it?" Sam asked, but she didn't answer. She remained perfectly still, kneeling with her eyes closed and one hand on Finn's chest. "Hello!"

"Dude, chill." Puck said, "Let her do her thing."

"She already did her thing and nothing happened."

"Something happened this time." All jumped at the sound of Finn's voice. From where he lay his eyes closed the rest of the way, then opened slowly. He reached up put his hand to the side of Rachel's face, "And I'm happy it did."

"What'd you do?"

"Spoke to him." Raven answered calmly. She smiled as she looked at Rachel and Finn kissing. "His trial was different than I expected. His fear was nothing greater than death itself. In order to pass it he had to die. Since the death was not caused by surrendering to the trial, but by accepting it, he overcame and could be brought back. No amount of healing could save him from his decision to die. That was why my power failed me before."

"So you're still good for fixing people and stuff?" Puck said,

"No," Raven dropped her gaze, "And all of you need to know this." She turned and Puck saw the entire glee club standing behind them. When they appeared he wasn't sure, "The last of my healing power was used trying to save Finn from his injury. If any of us get hurt from this point on there is nothing I can do."

"Then we'd better be careful." Mr Schue nodded.

"You're kidding right." Santana said, "In every one of these trials at least one of us came out almost dead. Britt had her neck chewed on, I was poisoned, Kurt was ripped apart by zombies, how do you expect us not to get hurt?"

"I don't know." Mr. Schue sighed, "Just don't take any chances or unnecessary risks. Always play defense and all of us stay together."

"Not going to happen." Mike said, "If anything happens to my girl I'm fighting them."

"Same here," Sam agreed standing by Mercedes. Finn said nothing, but nodded as Raven and Rachel pulled him to stand. He didn't need to speak. They had watched him choose death in exchange for Rachel's safety. They knew he would make the same decision again. "Can you tell me you wouldn't?" Mr Schue didn't answer right away.

"Fine, you made your point." He said, "But just try to be careful. We protect each other in this. Girls can't just hide behind guys. There has to be a little fight on both sides. Girls, we're going to do what we can to protect you, but we have to know you're at least going to try."

"You really think I need protecting?" Lauren said,

"No," Santana answered, "but not every one of us are indestructible monsters that our enemies bounce off of."

"Santana, don't start." Mr, Schue growled, "You've got your work cut out for you too. Remember that."

The dark haired cheerleader took her friend's hand. So far Brittany hadn't said anything, just looked around with scared eyes. "I know what I have to do," Santana said as the two of them wrapped their arms around each other. Santana kissed Brittany's neck gently, whispering quietly, "Don't worry, Princess, I will take care of you." Brittany hummed contently in response and nuzzled her gently back.

"So, if we're clear on this," Mr. Schue looked towards the demon's child, "Care to take us to the next room." She nodded and opened the door and entered. Puck rolled his eyes at the room he had seen twice before. The hall lined with doors.

"Again with the sleeping thing?" He groaned. "This is getting annoying."

"Annoying or not this is what we have to do."

"At least we don't have to spend the next minute trying to figure out whose trial it is." Finn noted

"Why?"

"Well, we already know you're biggest fear is your dad." He answered putting a hand on her shoulder. "If it was your trial then he'd be here waiting for us. But he isn't, which means there's only one other person who hasn't done theirs."

The entire glee club turned with understanding to the one who had entered the room last. Mr Schue went to her side, not even bothering to tell the glee club what rooms to divide into. He took her hand firmly and whispered to her.

"I promise I'll be with you when you wake up."