Week 11 - Finale Performance: Freestyle Round
"Got your headset on?" Rachel asked Blaine.
He turned to look at her. "Locked and loaded."
Rachel giggled and adjusted the microphone. Sam and Quinn had just gotten their scores and commercial break was near over. 29 for their freestyle. That excited Rachel. She could feel Blaine's excitement as well. There was no way they weren't getting a 30 for their freestyle. Especially with their secret weapon.
Blaine quickly kissed Rachel and said, "Let's go "wow" 'em."
They made their way out to the dance floor and went for their positions. Rachel's first position was in the audience across the from judges table. Blaine first position was the judges table. He hoped up onto it, much to Carrie Ann, Len, and Bruno's amazement.
The video finished.
This was it.
"Dancing Freestyle...Rachel Berry, and her partner, Blaine Anderson."
The music started and the camera was set on Rachel as she started whistling. Blaine stood up on the judges table and started solo dance moves while also beginning to sing.
Blaine: Oh
Oh!
Just shoot for the stars
If it feels right
And aim for my heart
If you feel like
And take me away and make it OK
I swear I'll behave.
Rachel came out from the crowd to the edge of the ballroom floor.
Rachel: You wanted control
So we waited
I put on a show
Now I make it
You say I'm a kid
My ego is big
I don't give a shit
And it goes like this.
During this she'd made her way over to the judges table and Blaine pulled her up swiftly in a subtle dance move that if you blinked you would have missed it. From this point...it was all out, freestyle dancing.
Both: Take me by the tongue
And I'll know you
Kiss me 'til you're drunk
And I'll show you
All the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I don't need to try to control you
Look into my eyes and I'll own you
With them moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger.
Rachel: Maybe it's hard
When you feel like you're broken and scarred
Nothing feels right
But when you're with me
I'll make you believe
That I've got the key.
Blaine: Oh
So get in the car
We can ride it
Wherever you want
Get inside it
And you want to steer
But I'm shifting gears
I'll take it from here
Rachel: Oh! Yeah yeah!
Blaine: And it goes like this (Uh).
Both: Take me by the tongue
And I'll know you (Uh)
Kiss me 'til you're drunk
And I'll show you
All the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I don't need to try to control you
Blaine: Oh, yeah
Look into my eyes and I'll own you
With them moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
Rachel: Yeah yeah, yeah
Blaine: I've got the moves like Jagger
Rachel: You wanna know how to make me smile
Take control, own me just for the night
And if I share my secret
You're gonna have to keep it
Nobody else can see this
So watch and learn
I won't show you twice
Head to toe, oooh baby rub me right
But if I share my secret
You're gonna have to keep it
Nobody else can see this (Ay! Ay! Ay! Aaay!)
Blaine: And it goes like this
Take me by the tongue
Rachel: Take me by the tongue, oh
Blaine: And I'll know you
Kiss me 'til you're drunk
And I'll show you
Rachel: Yeah yeah!
All the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
Rachel: Oh, yeah
Blaine: I don't need to try to control you
Look into my eyes and I'll own you
With them moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
Both: I've got the moves like Jagger
They'd done a back flip off of the judges table in the middle of the first chorus, multiple lifts, put general moves of the Cha-Cha-Cha into it, as the whole point was to redeem themselves from their first dance ever on the show, and an unbelievable move where Rachel actually picked Blaine up and flipped him as he grabbed her to flip her behind him. The entire audience was on their feet during the entire performance, dancing along and clapping, which had never happened before in DWTS history. By the end, the judges had stood up and engaged in the performance as well.
Their final move was collapsing in the center of the dance floor. Appropriate, since they were both exhausted. Their secret weapon-adding vocals to the performance-hadn't been the easiest thing to do, since ballroom dancing was a rigorous exercise already. Blaine looked over at Rachel as they laid on the floor just a couple feet from each other and smiled brightly. The audience had loved it. Rachel laughed with the same smile and reached for his hand, squeezing it tightly. Blaine sat up and hoped to his feet, pulling Rachel up and hugged her.
When they let go of each other, they made their way over to Tom who congratulated them and told them they'd just give a spectacular performance. "Alright. Can-can we have the audience quiet down for a moment, please?" Rachel and Blaine looked around them. The audience had pretty much lost it. It got quiet in the seconds to come, with some lingering noise, but just enough so the judges could speak. "Len?"
"That...was the best. freestyle I've ever seen."
All of the noise from the audience shot back up. Rachel and Blaine jumped up and down, happy to hear that from the head judge.
"You came out... you shocked us with a vocal performance on top of the dancing, and managed to balance it very well. I'm just going to say it right now-10."
Blaine and Rachel grabbed each other in a hug, knowing they had one 10 in the bag. They were so proud of themselves right now, but they still had to hear comments from Carrie Ann and Bruno.
"Carrie Ann?"
"Well we all knew Ms. Rachel Berry had a set of pipes on her but we did not know Mr. Blaine Anderson had some as well! Very well done." The audience cheered again. "Your dancing was spectacular, the stunts you two put into this were extremely difficult. I couldn't even imagine doing them, especially when Rachel picked Blaine up and did that double flip. Wow. Unbelievable, guys."
"Bruno?"
"The two of you together are perfection. I'm serious, you come out and wow us every single time! I'm speechless."
...
"Will the judges please reveal their scores. Carrie Ann Inaba."
"10!"
"Len Goodman."
"I already told you but, 10!"
"Bruno Tonioli."
"10!"
Rachel nearly screamed and jumped into Blaine's arms. Another perfect 30.
That gave them a 60 out of 60 for the night.
...
Standing in the center of the dance floor with Tom and Brooke while they got ready to sign off, Tom said something that shocked them. "We have an announcement, before we sign off for the night. Rachel and Blaine, Quinn and Sam, the judges have something they'd like to tell you."
Len spoke. "All four of you are amazing dancers. And we know you'll be able to accept this challenge. You've been hearing rumors about it for the last week, but we didn't want to confirm or deny anything. So tomorrow, at 6 a.m. you're going to be assigned another dance."
Rachel's mouth dropped.
"This dance will have been done in the past. Same routine, same wardrobe, and same song, by a couple from a previous season. These dances were not perfect 30's, nor did they get 10's. Your job is to make them 10's through display of the performance. And you'll perform it on the results show tomorrow before we announce the winner."
Looking at Blaine, they were both shocked. So the rumors were true. Another dance was in their sights. The freestyle wasn't their final dance. One more before they could claim the mirror ball trophy.
All of the relaxing they looked forward to? Gone.