The Little Princess

Disclaimer: I don't own Glee.

Chapter 1: New Family

Noah and Quinn Puckerman were called in the middle of the night by Burt Hummel. As soon as Noah answered his phone, he said, "Mr. H., is everything okay? Is Mrs. H okay? "All Noah could hear was sobbing at first, then Burt said, "Kurt and Blaine are dead. They were in a car accident, and Liza Marie is in a coma. We're at the George Washington University Hospital. Come quick."

As soon as Noah hangs up the phone, they hurriedly get dressed and drive from the Washington Military Base that Noah was stationed at, as they go straight to the hospital. When they entered the hospital, they saw Carole was sitting in the waiting room crying. Soon, Noah notices Burt coming back into the waiting room and goes over to him.

Before he hugged Noah, while sobbing into his shoulder, saying, "I can't lose Liza Marie, too. She's my little princess, Puckerman. First, I lost Kurt's mom, then Finn, and now I lose Kurt! I can't lose her either. I just can't! Why did this happen?! God, why didn't I just make Kurt fly to Washington?"

As soon as they go see Liza Marie in the I.C.U. They could barely see her under all the tubes. It was a heartbreaking sight, and they felt helpless. Because they weren't sure she would make it through the night. By the time they moved Liza Marie to a hospital room, Noah called their other friends, letting them know what had happened.

Liza Marie was in a coma for a week before she woke up, and she didn't want Noah or Burt to leave her alone in the room. Noah was the only one that stayed with her, while the others went back to Lima, Ohio, for Kurt and Blaine's funerals. Her grandparents didn't really want to leave her at the hospital, but she was still too weak to travel. When a nurse noticed that she didn't have any nightmares while he was with her, Noah could sleep in her hospital bed with her.

The day she could go home. Noah took her to his house on the base. As soon as Noah put her down for a nap, he called Burt, who informed him they had chosen him and Quinn to be her godparents. He didn't understand why Kurt wouldn't just make Rachel and Jesse her godparents. Since Rachel was her biological mother, anyway. It just made no sense to him at all.

It took Liza Marie at least six months to sleep through the night. Before, she wasn't going to Noah and Quinn's bedroom. Especially after Noah got her a Hulk doll to sleep with so she would feel safe at night.

The toughest nights would be when Noah worked the night shift at the hospital on the base. He was going to be a naval aviator, but after helping a guy with PTSD, he became a medic instead. Plus, after seeing all the stuff Dave Karofsky put Kurt through, Noah thought that would be the best way to pay it forward.

When he got home from work one day, Quinn was sitting at their kitchen table. She was just staring at what looked like a letter from someone. There was also a box full of little toys, which he assumed were for Liza Marie, and a photo album. It had pictures of Kurt, Blaine, and Liza Marie.

Quinn didn't seem to notice that he was home until he took the letter from her hands and opened it. Then he started reading the letter out loud, saying,

Dear Puck and Quinn,

If you are reading this, Blaine and I must be dead. God, Quinn, I hope you are not reading this alone, and that you didn't get a letter from Puck that started like this:

Anyway, I chose you two to be Liza Marie's godparents because I was afraid Rachel would turn her into a celebrity brat. I mean, I know Liza Marie is her daughter, but I thought she'd be better off being raised by you guys, especially since you live so close to my dad now. I just felt like this was the better option. Plus, I'm sorry, Quinn. I still felt bad that Puck never got the chance to be a father to Beth.

Well, now you both get a second chance to be parents to Liza Marie, and she doesn't have to grow up being raised by nannies or defending us.

By the way, Blaine wanted you both to know the real reason we didn't choose Cooper. It was because we didn't want Rachel or Cooper to raise Liza Marie. I mean, I know, with you being in the military, she might have to move a lot.

Yet, we both feel you two are the best thing, Liza Marie needs right now. One more thing, if anyone gives you two hell over my decision, just tell them it's none of their business because it is.

Your friend Kurt.

After reading the letter, Noah said, "I can hear Rachel now, saying, 'I am her mother. Liza Marie should be with me!" To which Quinn said, "That's exactly what she said when you were named her godfather. Rachel and Jesse, left before they named me, the godmother. Mercedes was also mad about that, saying she was Kurt's best friend in high school, not me. Mr. H took me out of the room after that, and we watched as the others stormed out, one by one. Santana was dragging Brittany out by her wrist as she yelled in Spanish. Tina and Artie were the ones that told us. They gave a lot of their money to a charity that specializes in suicide prevention in Finn's name. Plus, they set up a trust fund for her she can't touch until she is eighteen. Sorry, I didn't tell you about this sooner, but I wasn't sure when it was going to be the right time to tell you. I mean, with Liza Marie still having nightmares and with you having to deal with a shift change at work."

Soon, Noah takes her into his arms and says, "It's okay babe, these last six months have been rough on us all. But out of all of us, I think Liza Marie is the strongest. I mean, I see many people dealing with PTSD every day. That still struggles with it years later. Liza Marie is the most amazing person I have ever met. She reminds me of Kurt and when I told my superiors about her, they thought it would be a great idea. If she went to one of the group therapy sessions, "

I don't know, Puck. What if one of them had a panic attack in front of her or something? " Quinn says while getting supper ready. "If anything goes wrong, I'll be right there with her, babe. She's my little princess; I won't let anything happen to her. " Noah says, as he wraps his arms around her and starts kissing her neck before they hear Liza Marie giggling.

Soon, Noah is chasing her around the living room while saying, "I'm gonna get you." over and over, before finally catching her as he falls to the floor while tickling her. As Quinn watches out of the corner of her eye, she whispers, "Thanks, Kurt."

A week later, as Noah walks into work with Liza Marie, she squeezes his hand and says, "Dada Nono, I'm scared." Then Noah picks her up and says, "I'm right here, Squirt, and I won't let anything happen to my little princess. Okay? " Liza Marie just sucks on her thumb as she says, "Okay, Dada Nono."

Soon, Noah sat her on his lap as they sat in a room with a group of men who have bandages wrapped around their heads and arms that made them resemble mummies. As the men tell their stories, Noah just watches Liza Marie and notices her clinching her little fists while she listens to the stories. Then one man talks about the car crash he was in and the near-death experience he had.

Before Liza Marie asks, "Did you see a bright light, and feel you were dreaming? Did you see people, fix your boo-boos, and try to get you to wake up?"

The man just says, "Yes." Before asking, "What happened to you?" Liza Marie saw a toy diesel truck with some cars and used them to tell her story. As Noah listens to her tell her story, he makes a video with his phone and sends it to Burt.

When she was finished with her story, it surprised the others that she wasn't crying. Plus, when Noah said that the wreck was just six months ago, they told her she was the bravest girl they ever met.

Soon, Quinn comes in to get her, before Noah starts his shift at the hospital. Then Noah's boss, Rick, stops Quinn before she leaves with Liza Marie and says, "Look, Quinn, I know that you didn't think that her coming here was a good idea, but I thought it was amazing. Anyway, next week we get a new patient who hasn't spoken since his accident. None of his therapists could get through to him, and I think she could be the one who helps him progress. Just think about it. Okay? Besides, it might be good for her, too.

As soon as they got home, Quinn got a text message from Burt of the video that Noah sent him. As she watched it, it reminded her of the car accident that almost paralyzed her. When Quinn finished watching the video, she asked Liza Marie, "What helped you get past what happened?" She just smiled and said, "Dada Nono did, by singing to me the song he sang to Aunt Beth when I was in the hospital. It made me want to stay. So, I could be his little princess."

When Noah got home from work, Quinn told him about what Liza Marie had said. Then he asked, "So, what are you saying, Quinn? Liza Marie stayed, so, she could be our daughter?" "Not our daughter, Puck, your daughter. I think Liza Marie stayed to give you a second chance at being a father. Puck, I will always be a mother, but I robbed you of your chance to bond with Beth. I mean, I know Shelby let's you see Beth and all. But I think Liza Marie is giving you the chance to be the father you always wanted to be." Quinn says as she cuddles with Noah in bed.

When Noah and Liza Marie arrived for the next meeting, they saw a man who looked furious. While he was being held down by some orderlies, Liza Marie then said, "Let him go!" That made the man stop struggling, and the orderlies let him go.

Then Liza Marie walked up to the man and said, "You're safe now. These men want to help you. " The man just scoffed as he said, "No one can help me!" Then Liza Marie says, "I watched my dada and papa die! The people that pulled me out of the car wouldn't even touch them! They were both asking for help, and the people that helped me out acted like they didn't hear them! The people waited until they didn't hear them yelling before they did anything. They called them bad names! They said, "I needed a mommy and a daddy!"

Then the man cried, and said, "I watched my boyfriend die the same way! I tried to get him help, but all I heard people say was, "He's a fairy. He could fly out of there." Liza Marie turned to Noah and says, "Before I died, the bad people were saying the same thing about my dada and papa! I didn't want to come back until my Dada Nono said he would keep me safe from the bad people. I felt bad for Dada Nono because people said he wasn't a good dada. His daughter is now my aunt, and I think he is an awesome dada! "

Then another man, who wasn't at the last group session, said, "My girlfriend broke up with me before my accident." I wasn't supposed to live, and I was mad at God for saving me. " Then Noah sees his boss mouthing, "He's the man. I told Quinn about him last week." Liza Marie also saw this and looked at the man before saying, "You stopped talking because you wanted it all to be a bad dream. But you knew it wasn't, and you felt like if you said anything. That would make the pain in your heart worse. Am I right? "

The man said nothing. He just shook his head, "yes." Then Liza Marie looked down and said, "I pretended to be asleep for three days because I didn't want to be here either. When Dada Nono was talking about how he felt when he had to give up my aunt. It made me want to stop pretending and want him to be my new dada." As Liza Marie said this, she didn't notice that Burt and Carole were standing behind her. Until Carole couldn't hold her sobs in anymore.

As Noah watched Carole hug Liza Marie, he noticed Burt was clenching his fists. When Liza Marie saw this, she took one of Burt's hands, and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't tell you, G' Pa. I didn't want to hurt your bad heart." Burt breaks down after this and falls to his knees, crying, before saying, "It's all my fault, Liza Marie. I missed you so much. I asked your dada to bring you here, and now he's gone. Because I couldn't wait to see you." "Bullshit, G' Pa! It's not your fault!" Liza Marie yells as she clenches her little fists.

This made Burt look at Liza Marie and say, "Language, Little Princess!" Liza Marie just rolled her eyes and said, "Shut it, G-Pa, you and Dada Nono have said worse! Plus, Dada Nono and you used to be like the people that wouldn't help! Now Dada Nono helps heal people that were hurt by bad people." Liza Marie looks down again and says, "I wanted to tell you and Dada Nono what happened so many times." Then she looked at the other men in the room, before saying, "I am not brave. I was too scared to say anything."

Then Noah's boss comes up to Liza Marie and says, "You are brave, Liza Marie. You listened to stories that would give most kids your age nightmares. You helped every man here see that it gets better and one of these men here hasn't talked for as long as you were alive." Liza Marie looked over at the man she had just helped, and he said, "Yeah, and it was like you said. I wanted it to be a dream."

Soon, Liza Marie looks over at Burt and says, "G-Pa, sorry I got mad at you." Then she looked over at Noah and said, "Dada lied. I was the one that didn't want to be with Mama Rachel or Pooper. Since I saw a picture of you holding Auntie Quinnie when she was pregnant with Aunt Beth, I wanted to be you and Mama Quinnie's daughter. I loved my dad and papa, but I was so tired of mean people being mean. You and Mama Quinnie are tougher than Dada and Papa. I didn't want to be with Auntie Cedes, because I saw how people looked at her. When she was with someone who was not the same color as her. Dada Nono, I might be two-years-old, but I know that hate killed my dada and papa. Hate made bad men hurt these men, and hate is why Mama Quinnie gave Aunt Beth to Nana Shelby. I'm just glad Mama Quinnie stopped hating you."

After the meeting, Noah, Liza Marie, Burt, and Carole went back to Noah's house. Then Noah took Liza Marie to her room and said, "Your dada and papa were planning on moving here. They were going to stay here and planned on telling Grandpa Burt and Nana Carole when they got here. " Then Liza Marie says, "I know, Dada Nono. Dada and Papa were talking about it before the big truck hit us. " Then Burt came into the room and said, "Puckerman, Little Princess, no more secrets! Now, spill it, both of you! " Liza Marie puts her hand over Noah's mouth and says, "Dada and Papa were going to move here to be closer to you and Nana Carole. That's why we were driving here, G' Pa."

When they went back into the living room, they heard Quinn and Carole laughing about something. "What's so funny, you two?" Burt asks as they enter the room. "Quinn, was just telling me, about the time Puck came to school in a dress, calling himself Lola." This made Liza Marie giggle and say, "There is a picture of Dada Nono in a dress in the back of our photo album." To which Quinn said, "You mean this one." As she holds up the photo, waving it around, which made Noah blush before saying, "Leave it to Kurt to save the one picture of me I want to burn." Then Noah gets quiet and walks back to Liza Marie's room again. Liza Marie was the only one that followed him and found him crying, sitting on her bed.

"Dada Nono? Are you okay? " Liza Marie asks, as she sits on the bed next to him. Noah just kept his head down and said, "I never got to say goodbye to your dada." Liza Marie cried, before saying, "I miss dada and papa, too. I didn't get to say goodbye, either. " Neither of them even noticed that Burt and Quinn were standing outside the room listening to the conversation. As they headed back into the living room, Quinn says, "The night of the accident, Puck had a nightmare about Kurt and Blaine dying in a car. He was seeing everything through Liza Marie's eyes. Some days, Puck can't even bring himself to say Kurt's name. I think that's why he wanted her to go to those group therapy sessions."

Half an hour later, Noah and Liza Marie come back into the living room. Then Noah says, "I'm taking Liza Marie back to Lima to go see Elizabeth, Kurt, and Blaine. We didn't get to say goodbye. Plus, I think I need to talk to the others about Kurt's decision to make me Liza Marie's godfather, and I haven't heard from Mom since Kurt died. Sarah told me she had disowned me and was upset that Liza Marie was my goddaughter.

Then Burt says, "Puck, I wasn't going to say anything, but your mom came to the grave site drunk after the others left. I don't know who told her about Liza Marie being your goddaughter. But I told her that Liza Marie is a little princess until you make her mad. When she is mad, she has a temper that is worse than yours, mine, and Kurt's put together."

Quinn then says, "Don't I know it? That's why she didn't last long at that daycare, near the army hospital, and why those orderlies back off."

Noah took Liza Marie back to Lima the next day. When they arrived at Jake and Marley's house, Noah saw Rachel's car in Jake's driveway. He knew something was up since he didn't even tell Jake that he was coming until he was an hour away. As Noah knocked on the door, he wasn't sure what he would say to Rachel.

So, after Jake lets them into the house, he just sits on the couch and watches as Liza Marie yells at Rachel, saying, "Mama Rachel, I know why you're here, and I just want to say... I am the one that didn't want to live with you and Uncle Jesse. I wanted Dada Nono and Mama Quinn as my new parents. Because they are tougher than dada and papa. Plus, Nana Shelby has even said I was like Dada Nono! By the way, you getting mad over Dada Kurt's decision is stupid! I heard the only ones that didn't get mad were Uncle Artie and Auntie Tina! Mama Quinnie was so afraid to tell Dada Nono about what happened that day you got mad! That she waited until after my toys came in the mail to tell him! You, Auntie Cedes, and Auntie Tana need to get over yourselves!"

Rachel said nothing; she just walked out and got into her car. Santana and Mercedes came by together, getting the same speech from Liza Marie. After that, they went to see Elizabeth, Kurt, and Blaine, telling them about the guys' Liza Marie helped. Then they went to Nana Puckerman's house, and once again, Liza Marie let Lil She-Hulk out.

When they got back to Jake's, Santana was waiting to talk to Liza Marie alone, saying, "Liza Marie, I can't tell your dada. I'm sorry for how I acted that day, and you are right. It was stupid of me to get mad about your parents' decision. I just wanted to know. Was your Aunt Beth part of the reason you wanted to be Dada Puck's daughter? Did you want him to have a second chance to be a decent father?" Liza Marie just smiled, in a way that made her look like Noah, and walked away.

After Santana left, Liza Marie went to bed. Then Jake says to Noah, "Bro, I know she's Blaine's daughter, but she puts us to shame. I can totally understand why she wanted to be your daughter now. " Noah just smiled and said, "That's my Lil Princess for you." which made Jake chuckle a little.

The next day, Noah got a text from Sam saying, "Meet me at Kurt's grave and bring Liza Marie. I need to talk to her about something. I found at her old house, and I wasn't at the funeral or the will reading, either. Plus, I sent the toys. " When they met Sam at Kurt's grave, Liza Marie asked, "Uncle Sam, are you here to yell at me for yelling at Auntie Cedes? Or to ask if I know why you got my old house. " Sam just said, "I found this photo album in your old room." Then Sam hands Liza Marie a photo album that has the words "New Dada" on it. Which makes Noah ask, "What's this?" As he sees a picture of himself on the cover, and as he looks through the album, he sees various photos of himself over the years.

This made Liza Marie fall to her knees and say, "I'm so sorry, dada and papa, after Aunt Beth told me about how Nono was with her. I wanted to be his daughter, and I wanted him to have a second chance to be the father he could be for Aunt Beth. " Noah just sat down beside Liza Marie and said, "I knew it when your stories changed." We both know the reason you stayed. I only sang My Little Girl and said I wanted you to be My Little Princess. Plus, Quinn knew for a while that you wanted to be my daughter. So, what really made you want to stay here? " Liza Marie just said, "I pretended to be asleep for three days. I wanted to stay after hearing you sing that song. Plus, Dada Kurt said you were like G-Pa when he was younger. So, I thought if I had a dada like you, those mean people wouldn't be so mean. Then Sam asked, "Did Dada Kurt show you videos of Nono fighting?" Liza Marie just says, "No, Uncle Dave, did. Dada Nono was fighting Uncle Dave in the videos." This made them all laugh until Sam gets a text from Mercedes and leaves.

That night, as Noah drove back to Washington, he was glad Liza Marie was asleep, and he only stopped for coffee or gas. He didn't want her to lose another dada, especially since she chose him to be her father. On the way back to Washington, Noah turned on the radio to a country station that was playing My Little Girl by Tim McGraw while he thought about the day Liza Marie opened her eyes and looked at him with a smile. It was a smile he knew very well; it was his smile. Then he thought about when she blew up on his mother. It reminded him of when he got mad as a kid. Then he remembered one of the paramedics that saved her had a black eye, and it got him to rethink what had happened. The day those orderlies were fighting with that one guy, it looked like all the orderlies went white at the sound of her voice. This made him think of what Quinn said, and he knew Quinn was right. Liza Marie stayed to be his daughter.

When they got home, he put Liza Marie to bed and crawled into bed with Quinn. Later, Noah wakes up to Quinn, saying, "Liza Marie, I can't tell him that your Aunt Beth was the only good egg I had; it would crush him. Besides, I haven't even told Nana and Grandpa Fabray. Nana Carole is the only one I told."

After hearing this, Noah gets up and goes into the living room, saying, "Quinn, we can adopt. Besides, thanks to Blaine and Kurt, we have a daughter. I even think God saved her so she could be ours, and I believe he is the reason; she wanted to be my daughter. I mean, think about it. Things happen for a reason, Quinn. I mean, I hate that Kurt and Blaine are gone. But if Kurt hadn't listened to Liza Marie and given her back to Rachel, we wouldn't have the most wonderful little girl in the world. Liza Marie gave us both a chance to be parents again, and DNA doesn't matter to me. By the way, Rachel was at Jake's house when we got there, and I didn't tell him we were coming until we were an hour away. You wouldn't know anything about that? Would you, Babe?"

Quinn looks over at Liza Marie and says, "She told me she was visiting her dad, and apologized to me for getting mad over Kurt's decision to make me the godmother, and I told her you were coming. She also told me what Liza Marie said to her, and she felt too ashamed to say anything after that. Oh, Mercedes only called me after Liza Marie gave her and Santana the same speech. Santana only called after she apologized to Liza Marie. They all think she made the right choice in picking you as her new dad, because if anyone can handle Liza Marie's temper, it would be you. Mr. H thinks Liza Marie is like Kurt, and he knows about all the times that Kurt had verbal sparring matches with you. He also thinks you're the best person to be Liza Marie's new dad. He even thinks I am the best choice for her new mama, but I'm not sure."

This makes Liza Marie say, "Mama Quinnie, I know you told Dada Kurt that you can't have anymore babies. I was eavesdropping on the phone call. Anyway, I agree with Dada Nono, and I can help you choose my new Bubba or sissy. I am good at choosing things I want. I wanted to help those men at the hospital, I wanted to protect that boy with the funny face from those mean boys at daycare, and I wanted to help more army people not to be scared anymore when I grow up. Oh, Dada Nono sang My Little Girl, not the song he sang to Aunt Beth. Plus, he called me his little princess. I chose you two to be my parents because I was tired of seeing people being mean to Dada Kurt and Papa Blaine. Those mean people even made me feel like I didn't want to be here. That was why I wanted to stay, so I could be his daughter. Dada Nono reminds me of the Hulk, and I like it when he calls me his Little Princess. I mean, G-Pa calls me that, but I feel happier when Dada Nono calls me that."

The next day, Noah and Liza Marie went to the Army hospital for another group therapy session and saw another new guy being held down by some orderlies. This time, Liza Marie just walked up to the man on the floor and said, "You are safe here. The bad men aren't here. These men just want to keep you safe. " This makes the man stop and look at her before he cries.

After that, she asked Rick if she could tell her story again. Rick just says, "Sure," and she gets the toy cars again, saying, "On the night of the accident, my dada and papa were talking about moving to be with my grandparents. We were singing and laughing. Then a big truck comes along and hits us. We were yelling for help for a long time, but the people that came only got me out and wouldn't help my dada or papa. They were calling them bad names, and one guy made me so mad that I gave him a black eye. Before, he choked me until I thought I was dreaming. Other people tried to help me. Then I heard my G-Pa and Dada Nono crying for me. I heard Dada Nono's thoughts about my aunt. I saw a bright light, as I heard my dada and papa calling for me, but I didn't want to go. I wanted to stay for Dada Nono because he missed my aunt and wanted to be a dada again. Now, I want to stay for my mama, Quinnie, too, because she can't have any more kids. Plus, I want to give my G-Pa great grandkids."

Soon Liza Marie is crying, and she feels someone hugging her. When she opens her eyes, she notices it's the man she just helped. When he lets go, he says, "I lost my wife and daughter in a car accident after they stationed me here. I didn't want to be here either and took too many pills that help with sleeping. I was in a dark place for months and you helped me out of it. Thank you. " After the meeting, all the men hugged Liza Marie, and one man gave her dog tags that had "The Little Princess" written on them. Then Burt comes in to get Liza Marie, this time because his colleagues wanted to meet her.

Burt, Noah, and Quinn all went to the next meeting with Liza Marie. Carole didn't go, because she didn't want to break down in front of her again. But what Carole and the patients at the hospital didn't know was that Liza Marie, Noah, and Quinn had a surprise for them. While Noah was getting his guitar from its case, Liza Marie stood in front of the patients and said, "The song we are about to sing to you my Daddy Nono sang to my Mama Quinnie twice, and I thought we could sing it to you with their help as a way to remind you to keep holding on. You know, we'll make it through. " Soon, Noah plays "Keep Holding On" on his guitar before they start to sing.

(Puck, Quinn, & Liza Marie)

You're not alone. Together we stand.

I'll be by your side. You know, I'll take your hand.

When it gets cold, and it feels like the end

There's no place to go. You know, I won't give in

(Ah, Ah) No, I won't give in (Ah, Ah-Ah)

Keep holding on

'Cause you know we'll make it through

We'll make it through

Just stay strong

'Cause you know I'm here for you

I'm here for you

There's nothing you can say (Nothing you can say)

Nothing you can do (Nothing you can do)

There's no other way when it comes to the truth so

Keep holding on

'Cause you know we'll make it through

We'll make it through

So far away, I wish you were here

Before it's too late this could all disappear

Before the doors close, and it comes to an end

With you, by my side, I will fight and defend

(Ah, Ah) I'll fight and defend (Ah, Ah-Ah) Yeah, Yeah

Keep holding on

'Cause you know we'll make it through

We'll make it through

Just stay strong

'Cause you know I'm here for you

I'm here for you

There's nothing you can say (Nothing you can say)

Nothing you can do (Nothing you can do)

There's no other way when it comes to the truth so

Keep holding on

'Cause you know we'll make it through

We'll make it through

Hear me when I say when I say "I believe"

Nothing's gonna change, nothing's gonna change destiny

Whatever's meant to be will work out perfectly

Yea-Eh, Yea-Eh, Yea-Eh, Yea-Eh-Ah-Ah (Ah-Ah, Ah-Ah)

La-Da-Da-Da, La-Da-Da-Da, La-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da-Da

Keep holding on

'Cause you know we'll make it through

We'll make it through

Just stay strong

'Cause you know I'm here for you

I'm here for you

There's nothing you can say (Nothing you can say)

Nothing you can do (Nothing you can do)

There's no other way when it comes to the truth so

Keep holding on

'Cause you know we'll make it through

We'll make it through

(Ah-Ah, Ah-Ah) Keep holding on

(Ah-Ah, Ah-Ah) Keep holding on

There's nothing you can say (Nothing you can say)

Nothing you can do (Nothing you can do)

There's no other way when it comes to the truth so

Keep holding on (Keep holding on)

'Cause you know we'll make it through

We'll make it through-Ooh-Ooh

When they finished the song, everybody in the hospital applauded and cheered. After this, Quinn and Liza Marie sat down before Noah sang, "No Surrender." He had not sung it since Finn died, and now he was singing it again after Kurt's death.

We busted out of class, had to get away from those fools.

We learned more from a three-minute record than we ever learned in school.

Tonight I hear the neighborhood drummer sound

I can feel my heart begin to pound

You say you're tired, and you just want to close your eyes and follow your dreams down.

We made a promise we swore we'd always remember

No retreat, no surrender

Like soldiers in the winter's night with a vow to defend

No retreat, no surrender

Now young faces grow sad and old and hearts of fire grow cold.

We swore blood brothers against the wind

I'm ready to grow young again

And hear your sister's voice calling us home across the open yards

Well, maybe we could cut someplace of our own

With these drums and these guitars,

Blood brothers in the stormy night with a vow to defend

No retreat, no surrender

Now on the street tonight, the lights grow dim

The walls of my room are closing in

There's a war outside still raging

You say it ain't ours anymore to win

I want to sleep beneath peaceful skies in my lover's bed.

with a wide-open country in my eyes

And these romantic dreams in my head

After Noah finished the song, Liza Marie cried because the last time she heard that song was a week before the accident, and the memory made her so upset. Then she ran into a room that had a coma patient in it. Noah was the only one that followed her after he gave Quinn his guitar. Noah found her under the patient's bed crying and said, "Squirt, Did I trigger a memory there? " She just shakes her head, yes, and continues to cry. She only moves when the floor feels too cold, and she lets Noah pick her up to hold her before saying, "The week before the accident. Dada, Papa, and I were listening to the radio when that song came on. It's the last good memory of them I have. Anyway, they told me you sang that song for Uncle Finn and Papa teased you liked Uncle Finn more than you liked Mama Quinnie. Then Dada teased back that he was going to tell you what Papa said when we moved here."

Then Rick comes up to them and says, "Liza Marie, if you ever want to talk about anything you are feeling, your Dada Nono has my number." I mean, you've done great in group therapy, but if you feel like, you can't wait for the group therapy sessions to talk, just call me. Okay? " Liza Marie says nothing; she just nods her head. Then Quinn comes over with Burt and he says, "Are you okay, kiddo? You kind of scared me a little there. " Liza Marie stays quiet and nods her head "yes" again.

Later, when Quinn and Liza Marie get home, Quinn says, "Liza Marie, you know, you can always come to me or Dada Nono. If you feel sad or just want to talk about your dad and papa, You can also ask Uncle Bas and Dave about your papa; they both dated him before they got together. " Then Liza Marie said, "I think I will just talk to Uncle Dave about my bad thoughts. Oh, Dada Nono, really needs to stop leaving his phone in my room, and he needs to read his messages before he deletes them."

Soon, Quinn gets a text from Dave saying, "Is Liza Marie okay? She's been using Puck's phone to text me, and I know she is only two. But she is scaring me, Quinn. She told me that she heard people at the hospital talking bad about Kurt and Blaine when Puck wasn't in her hospital room. She said that she can't stop the bad thoughts in her head and just wishes she could turn into She-Hulk so she could kill all the bad people. I just don't want her bad thoughts to be the same ones I had back in high school. I mean, she told me she wouldn't do that to you and Puck, but I know how people can get to you. Anyway, GTG."

Later that day, Quinn went to Liza Marie's room, hearing her crying and whispering, "Bad thoughts go away, please! I don't want to hurt my new dada and mama. Dear Jesus, please take these new bad thoughts out of my head. Amen. " Then Quinn tells Liza Marie lunch is ready, as she tries to hide the fact she was crying too. When Noah comes in for lunch, Liza Marie asks, "Dada Nono, can I call Uncle Rick? I think I really need to talk to him. " Noah just says, "Sure, and I know what you have been talking to Uncle Dave about. He called me earlier today and was very concerned about you. Oh, and Uncle Rick has pills that help those bad thoughts go away, but I am going to talk to Mama Quinnie about whether you should take them." Liza Marie says nothing. She just takes Noah's phone and calls Rick.

When Liza Marie came back into the room, she said, "Dada Nono, Can I go with you to the hospital after lunch? I know Uncle Rick talks to the men twice a week, not once a week, and I want them to help me now. I want to forget my bad thoughts, and some nights, Lil Puck doesn't help with the bad dreams." Then she looks down and says, "I'm so sorry. I tried to be brave, but I can't any more, Dada Nono. " Noah just hugs Liza Marie and says, "You are my Lil Princess and I will do whatever it takes to help you get better. I'll also keep all this from Grandpa Burt and Nana Carole if you want me to."

When she walked into the hospital with Noah, Rick greeted them and took Liza Marie to the room with the other men. Liza Marie's eyes were red from crying again on the way to the hospital, and the man who lost his family asked, "Bad day?" Another man says, "Tell us you heard about our bad days. Liza Marie, it's time for us to hear about your bad days."

Liza Marie just clears her throat and says, "I keep having thoughts about hurting the mean people with Dada Nono's gun or imagining I'm the She-Hulk beating those bad people to death. Some days I want to take a bottle of sleeping pills. I have prayed for God to make these thoughts go away, but today I had bad thoughts three times. All of you saw the second time when I was here earlier. The bad thoughts started getting worse after I protected the boy with the funny face. The men in the white clothes said I was like a Lil She-Hulk. The things I told some of you on your bad days, I was telling myself too, but today it wasn't helping me. I called Uncle Rick because I wanted to..."

Soon, Liza Marie was crying, and she didn't notice that Noah was in the doorway listening to the whole story. Until he picks her up and holds her in his arms, saying, "Hush, Lil Princess, I'm here, and I can see you have a bunch of new uncles that want to help." Then the man who lost his wife and daughter asks, "Liza Marie, on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being terrible, 1 being okay. How do you feel right now?" Liza Marie looks at the other men and says, "7, but when Dada Nono sang that song, I was at a 10. I was at a 5 this morning, but after my bath. I was thinking, "What if I get worse after Mama Quinn gets my new bubba, or sissy?" and I lied to Dada Nono, saying I had slipped on the wet floor." Then she looks at Noah, who was crying, and says, "Dada Nono, I'm sorry. I didn't tell you and Mama Quinn about it. I thought I could handle this myself."

Then Noah chuckled and said, "Your dada and I were the same way when we were not much older than you. I was taking care of Aunt Sara, and Bad Nana was a bad mama. Grandpa Burt was raising your dada alone, after Nana Elizabeth died when your dada was still a little boy, and we were both being parents to our parents. Although Dada Kurt didn't have to do that, I was only mean to him because I admired him. When he died, I thought I had lost my hero, and some days, I can't say your dada's name without crying. Your Uncle Finn was my best friend in high school, and your dada became my new best friend over the years. I think that's why he listened to you and made me your godfather." Soon, they are crying together, and the other men in the group hug them as they cry.

After the group hug, Burt calls Noah, asking, "Can I talk to Liza Marie? Quinn told me about Liza Marie's having bad thoughts, and I just want to say that Kurt was like that before you were bullying him." Noah puts his phone on speaker and says, "Okay, Mr. H, you are on speaker. What did you want to tell Liza Marie? "

Burt clears his throat and says, "Liza Marie, You are a Puckerman and a Hummel. You are tough, like those other men around you. Liza Marie, your dada had to take sad man pills too, when he was your age and stopped having the bad thoughts. After your new dada there, became his friend. Your dada thought you made a good choice in your godfather, because he was the reason your dada's bad thoughts went away and thought you made a good choice in your new mama. Because your dada thought she felt bad for years for not keeping your Aunt Beth. By the way, Puck, Carole told me about Beth being the only good egg she had. Anyway, when Kurt started glee, I felt like I gained new sons and daughters. Puck, Kurt, also told me once that you started reminding him of me. Look, Liza Marie, I think talking to Uncle Dave was a good idea, and I know talking helped your Dada. But if that doesn't help, see if your new dada can get you a toy punching bag. Anyway, I gotta go, and Liza Marie, remember, you're not alone. Keep holding on. Bye, Squirt. Later Puck."

Soon after the call, Liza Marie says, "I guess I didn't take the words I sang to heart. I wanted to sing that song to show how strong I was, but all I did was show how weak and scared I am." Then Liza Marie is startled when Noah and the other men say in unison, "Bullshit." Before Noah says, "Liza Marie, I told Mama Quinn that you were stronger than us all on the day your toys came in the mail, and you showed me just how strong you are. When you stood up to Bad Nana Puckerman, Mama Rachel, Auntie Cedes, and Auntie Tana. Ha-ha, Auntie Tana, was the toughest girl in school, and I bet you'll be just as tough if not tougher. You just have to believe that you are tough. I was always told that I was a loser, and felt like one until I started Glee. Then I felt like one again, after your Uncle Finn died, and I went into the army. Ha-ha, I wanted to fly jets, but after helping a guy that had problems like you. I am now a medic." Then Liza says, "Dada, told me you wanted to be a Top Gun like Tom Cruise, and I think you look better than Tom Cruise." This made Noah blush and the other men laugh before one of them says, "Good to know. I'm not the only one that wanted to be a Top Gun after watching that movie."

When the meeting was over, Noah and Liza Marie saw Rick holding a boy with Down syndrome. Then Liza Marie says, "Hey Joey, what are you doing here? " To which Rick says, "Joey is my son." How do you...? " Rick cuts himself off before saying, "You beat up five boys all by yourself, to protect my son." This made Noah say, "No wonder those orderlies backed off, and Mama Quinn never told me how many kids were bullying Joey." I also didn't know it was Joey who you protected until now! Geez, Liza Marie, you didn't even have a scratch on you that day! " Then another man comes up to them, saying, "I was at the hospital the day the boys came in, and here are copies of the pictures I took." The man hands Noah pictures of five boys with swollen black eyes and bruises all over them. Then he takes a picture of them with his phone, before sending the image to Santana, Burt, and Quinn, saying, "These are the boys that Liza Marie beat up when she protected my boss's son Joey." Santana replies, "Liza Marie, you put me to shame! Five boys at once? Holy shit! A two-year-old little girl did that to five four-year-olds! Okay, I am really glad Quinn is her godmother because I don't know how I would handle that. " Burt was the next one to reply, "Way to go, Liza Marie! LOL, Sorry, I shouldn't encourage that behavior, but I know you are thinking the same thing, Puck! I just thought I would say it first. " Quinn replied with, "I was right, she's your daughter, not mine! Lol, glad we didn't have to go to court over that!

When Noah and Liza Marie showed up to the next group therapy session. There was a man with a gun holding Rick hostage as he was yelling incoherent words. Then Liza Marie screamed, which made the man drop the gun. Luckily, Noah caught it before it hit the floor, and he noticed that there were no bullets in the gun. Soon, orderlies come to get the man who is still staring at Liza Marie before he says, "La princesa pequena!" and starts pissing himself. After that, Noah asked, "What did he say?" Which made Liza Marie laugh, as she said, "You dated Auntie Tana, and you don't know what her native language is. He said, "The Little Princess!" The man feared me, Dada Nono. " Then Noah saw that Liza Marie was wearing her dog tags, and he knew everyone on the base would talk about things that happened there. So, he figured Liza Marie's reputation as an intimidating little badass preceded her.

After this, Liza Marie leads the way to the room where the group therapy was, and she sees the man who was scared of her. Then she says, "No me enfades, no te gustaria si estuviera enfadado." Which made a few of the others laugh and whisper, "Geez, Liza Marie, maybe your call sign should be The Lil She-Hulk, instead." The man did speak English and tell his story. Before, he thanks Liza Marie for bringing him back to reality. Then Liza Marie asks, "What made you scared of me?"

The man just takes out his phone and shows a video of her fighting some men. They were the same size as Noah, and they saw one man choking her. After she had beaten the shit out of the others. Which happens after she has taken a piece of glass to their legs. Then the man shows pictures of the other men's faces, which looked as bad as the little boys she beat up.

This time, he only sent a picture of the pictures to Burt with the message, "Liza Marie beat up these men the night Kurt and Blaine died." Before the man, she told us about choked her. If you don't tell Carole, I won't tell Quinn. Deal? " Burt replied, "LOL, I'll take it to my grave. Puck. But I will say this: I hope she doesn't follow two certain badasses footsteps and is more like a protector than a bully. " Noah replied with, "LOL, IDK. Who you are talking about, but I agree *wink*" Burt just replies with, "Yeah, yeah, Puck. Liza Marie will be a female version of you in ten years, good or bad. " Then Noah replies to the text, saying, "Liza Marie, will not be like Santana before she liked Brittany! But I might be like you in ten years! LOL! " Burt replies, "So, I guess you want me to leave my shotgun to you in my will?" LOL, we'll see, Puck, we'll see. Later, Puck."

Two days later, Noah is at work and texts Quinn. He tells her to bring Liza Marie to the hospital and have her come in alone. Quinn does as she is told and sees guys with guns surrounding the hospital. One of the men took Liza Marie out of her car seat and put a helmet on her along with a tiny bullet-proof vest. This makes Quinn freak out and ask, "What's going on?" The man just says, "Another hostage situation, and they're asking for The Little Princess, Ma'am." Liza Marie just asks, "Sniper man, in place?" Then she heard in the headphones in the helmet, "Yes, Princess, the Mess Hall roof." Then Liza Marie says, "Okay." When she walks in, she sees that Noah is the hostage, and he looks like he has been beaten up badly. The man with the gun sees Liza Marie just clench her fists before asking, "Is this supposed to make me cry or something?"

The man says, "I beat up your dada and you have no reaction to that. You can't be human! I mean, I killed your other dad and your papa. You should be a crying mess. " Liza Marie's face gets redder and she says, "My call sign might be The Little Princess, but when I am mad, I am anything but one. Do you know who David Banner is? "

This question catches the man off guard, and he says, "No, should I?" Liza Marie just smiles and says, "Not really. Do you know how to play rock, paper, scissors? " Then she hears the sniper say, "Great idea, Little Princess." I'll shoot when you say, "Shoot." Then the gunman lets go of Noah, as she says, "Rock, paper, scissors, SHOOT!" Liza Marie acts like she is going to play the game, and as soon as she says, "SHOOT!" The sniper shoots, hitting the gunman between the eyes. Then she ran to Noah and cried before saying, "Dada Nono, are you okay? " Noah nods his head yes, and says, "I'm a Puckerman and I'm tough. Text Grandpa Burt and Mama Quinn. Tell them we're okay and that you saved me from the guy that was in the big, scary truck. " Liza Marie does just that, as she only tells Burt that Noah was beaten up badly.

An hour later, Burt, Quinn, and the men from group therapy come in to sit with Liza Marie. As she waits to hear about Noah and see if he is okay, soon, Rick gets Liza Marie, and takes her to Noah in I. C. U., who looks like the Hulk, had beaten him up. When Noah sees her, he says, "Hey, my little heroine! You did great, Liza Marie. The guys in group therapy would be proud of you. Plus, Dada Kurt and Papa Blaine would be proud of you, too. You were so brave today."

Liza Marie just says, "Dada Nono, I am a two-year-old little girl! I had to be brave. The bad man had a gun on you and beat you up. Plus, I had to act like I was in charge of the situation. Then Liza Marie hears the voice of someone she didn't know say, "Princess, you were in charge of the situation." She then turns around to see an old man with medals on his coat. The man holds out his hand while saying, "General Michael Young, Little Miss, and may I say, your Grandpa Burt has told me a lot about you and your new Dada."

This made Noah smile nervously before Liza Marie said, "I know, my new Dada is, too sore to say this. So I will. Get to the point, sir. " The man raises an eyebrow and says, "Okay, Princess, How would you like to be an honorary soldier? " Liza Marie just smiles and says, "I'd love it." The next day, they made her an honorary soldier in a ceremony in front of everyone on the base.

On Liza Marie's third birthday, she was at home with Noah, Quinn, Burt, and Carole. When Noah gets a call and says, "You have got to be kidding me! It's her birthday! Can't you take care of it by yourself? Okay, I get it. You're desperate. We'll be there soon! " Then he looks at the others and says, "They need The Little Princess again. I'll call you when everything is okay."

Burt went with them, and this time the hostage situation was in the Mess Hall. Once again, Liza Marie was putting on the helmet and the tiny bulletproof vest. Once again, she asks, "Sniper man, in place?" and hears him say, "The hospital roof, Princess. Sorry, we had to ruin your birthday, but we can't get the guy to move where I can get a good shot, and Joey is the hostage this time. The gunman won't put him down, so I can get a shot. Do whatever you can to get the guy to let Joey go. " Liza Marie says, "Okay, and just walks in with Noah, who was geared up, too. Sure enough, it wasn't a trick, and Liza Marie sees that Joey is scared. Then Liza Marie says, "Okay, I'm here, sir." Why don't you put Joey down and let him go now? " The gunman says, "Not gonna happen! His dada said he could fix me. He lied!" Then Liza Marie hears Noah say in the headphones, "Liza Marie, his wife, died the same night as dada Kurt and papa Blaine." Tell him about what happened to you. It might get him to let his guard down and let Joey go. " Then Liza Marie says, "Maybe I can help. Six months after my dad died, on the same night your wife died, I helped a lot of men."

This made the man sit at one of the lunch tables, but he didn't let Joey go yet. So, she continues her story by saying, "The night my parents died, they could've been saved. But they wouldn't help them, because they thought I needed a mommy and a daddy." That made the gunman put Joey down, and Noah shot him in the shoulder. Soon, Joey ran to Liza Marie, and she held him close to her as they walked out of the mess hall.

After they got out, the sniper said, "Your parents would be proud of you, Princess." Liza Marie could tell the sniper was about to cry and said to him, "Sorry, I made you cry, Sir." The sniper just said, "I had two moms until one was killed for the same reason your dads were. Princess, I am the one that's sorry. We knew it was your birthday, and we almost put you in danger twice. You are a kid that needs to play with Barbie dolls or something. " Liza Marie just says, "Please be okay, sir. You are scaring me. " Then she feels a tap on her shoulder and hears the sniper say, "I'm okay." As she turns around to see a tall army man, who looked like he had been crying, he held out his hand and said, "Major Eric Johnson, at your service, and my call sign is Eagle Eye. I was four when I lost my Mama Jane. She was a G.I. Jane. Ha-ha Anyway, I wish I was like you when I was four. I didn't wear big boy underwear until I was five."

Soon, Liza Marie hears someone laugh in her headphones, and she says, "Hello, he is talking to a three-year-old. So, shut it! Or do you want me to be The She-Hulk? " Then she hears, "Sorry, Little Princess. Oh, and can you tell your new Dada to put me down? " Liza Marie looks around for Noah before she sees him holding a guy up by his neck. Liza Marie just says, "Say sorry, first." The man says, "Sorry," and the others laugh as Noah puts the man down.

Later, as they go back home, Noah says, "Mama Quinn is going to want you to stop doing things like that after this." I think as long as I have your back and neither of us is in too much danger, you'll be okay. I have already told them if they have no other option but to bring you in. I just didn't think they would be that mean to you on your birthday. " Liza Marie just says, "Dada Nono. You tell them the next time should be after I become Private Puckerman and say, "I decided this." I'm three years old. I want the life that every other three-year-old has. Noah laughed and said, "Yes, Ma'am, Little Princess, Ma'am!" Liza Marie rolls her eyes and says, "Okay, when I grow up, my new call sign will be Banner. "Little Princess" doesn't sound like it's intimidating to me. Noah just says, "Sounds like a plan, Little Princess, but just remember? That you'll always be my Little Princess."

Three days later, Quinn is at an army wives' luncheon in the Mess Hall. When three gunmen come in, asking for the little princess's new mother, before Quinn responds, she texts Noah, saying, "Three gunman, at Mess Hall, I'm the hostage! Bring Liza Marie and tell her. I didn't want to ask for her, but my life is on the line here, and I want this to be her last time as a negotiator. " General Young's wife, Stacie, tries to take Quinn's place, but the gunman refuses to trade. He demanded to speak to Liza Marie. When Quinn asks, "Why do you want to talk to Liza Marie? She's just a three-year-old little girl." One gunman says, "Yes, and she beat up three grown men because we wouldn't save her faggy daddies! Now, we want to see what she'll do to save her new mommy. " Curious Quinn asks, "What about my husband?" The man doesn't answer her; he just says, "Oh, merda, pito pito."

Liza Marie, Noah, Burt, and Carole all went together this time. When they pull up, they see the army men are all geared up and waiting for Liza Marie. Before they took Liza Marie out of her car seat, Carole says, "Liza Marie, your Uncle Finn would be proud of you. Now, go save Quinn, and show those bastards just how tough you are. " Liza Marie and Noah responded, "We will." Before Liza Marie says, "Eagle Eye, what do you see, and can you get a shot? " As soon as her helmet is put on, Major Johnson just says, "I can shoot one, but the other two are holding your mama. They all look scared. I think your mama said something about your dad, too. Ha-ha, good thing he'll be going in there with you. Anyway, I'll be waiting for your command, Little Princess."

As soon as they walk in, the men go white. Which makes Noah chuckle a little, before asking, "Are they scared of you or me?" Liza Marie ignores the question and says to the gunmen, "You got some balls showing up at an army base to intimidate me." Liza Marie then heard Burt's laugh in the headphones. Before Carole says, "Hush, she has to stay focused." Then she asks, "So, what do you want to say to me? Do you want me to beat the caca out of you again or something? Or, do you want my new dad to beat you three little gillpollas up? This made the man holding Quinn put the gun to her head and wrap his arms around her neck before saying, "Your mama will be dead before he can!" Before Liza Marie responds, she hears a voice in the headphones say, "Little Princess, this is Eagle Eye's friend, Sharp Shooter. Sorry, I just got here. I'm ready and waiting for your signal. " Then she smirks and says, "You don't scare me, and you three are the dumbest men on the face of this earth. You are at an army base, and this building is surrounded by men with guns. Do you really think you'll get out of here alive? " This makes the man holding Quinn let go, and she runs out of the building before the man turns the gun on Liza Marie. She just says, "Go ahead, shoot!" Then she watches as they shoot all three men. She soon falls to her knees and feels a sting in her arm.

Noah sees the blood and says, "Little Princess is down! I repeat! The Little Princess is down! Liza Marie, this is the last time they are using you as a negotiator! I'm putting my foot down! " Liza Marie just says, "You can't stop me when I'm eighteen." Then she hears Burt say, "Spoken like a true Hummel, you tell 'em, Kiddo." Then she hears Quinn say, "You mean Puckerman and Puck, you know, she's right." Then Noah says, "We'll see, and I bet Mrs. H is on my side here." Liza Marie soon passes out, and when she woke up in the hospital, she thinks it was all a dream until she sees Rick come in, along with General Young and Noah. Liza Marie just turns her body away from them and cries, saying, "Not ready to hear whatever you have to say, General. Uncle Rick, I'll have plenty to say in group therapy. Dada, You're wrong! It's my fault that this happened. " Then she hears all three men say, "Bullshit!" Before General Young says, "Listen here, Little Princess! I'll have you know, those men were planning to kidnap my wife the night of your accident, and if that truck hadn't hit your dada's car, my wife would've been the one dead that night. Don't beat yourself up over this, Liza Marie. None of this was your fault! Do you hear me? " Liza Marie just whispers, "Okay," but keeps her back to the men.

As she stares at the wall, she hears Burt say, "I'll stay with her. I'll bring her in for the next group therapy session. " Burt doesn't talk to her. He just stays quiet, as she continues to stare at the wall. After fifteen minutes, she says, "G-Pa, Nana Elizabeth, told me to tell you to stop blaming yourself for what happened to Dada! She also told me to tell you that she thinks I'm just like you and Dada Nono are together. " This made Burt chuckle and say, "She's right, you are. Even Mama Quinn thinks so, too." Another fifteen minutes pass by before Noah comes back with some food for Liza Marie and says, "Hey, Little Princess Eagle Eye, and Sharp Shooter, are here." This makes Liza Marie turn around and sit up. Before she eats the pizza, Noah brings her to eat. She doesn't look at the men as she eats; she just stares straight ahead and eats her lunch. Then Sharp Shooter says, "My name is Brad Hudson, and no, I am not related to your Nana Carole. I just came to say, I'm sorry, I was late, and maybe if I was on time, you wouldn't have gotten hit. " Liza Marie just glares at him and says, "You think!" Before going back to staring straight ahead and ignoring the men.

Soon, Noah is sitting on the bed, staring down Liza Marie while their faces are inches apart. Noah can even see she is about to cry, and he puts her in his lap. Then she breaks down and starts openly sobbing. As she sobs, Quinn and the men from group therapy come in as she says, "Dada Nono, I was so scared! I thought I was going to die. I'm sorry. I was mad when I woke up! I wanted to stay with Nana Elizabeth, but she said I had to come back and tell G-Pa and Mama Quinn something. " As Noah holds her, he looks at the others and sees that they are all crying, too.

Soon Liza Marie is alone with Quinn and Burt, who ask in unison, "What did you need to tell us?" Liza Marie looks at them and says, "Mama Quinn, the test you took was not wrong, and G' Pa, you are going to have another grandchild."

Quinn and Burt look at Liza Marie in shock, before Burt asks Quinn, "What kind of test did you take, and did you tell Puck?" Quinn just says, "Pregnancy test, and no, I didn't tell Puck, because every time I went to the doctor after doing a home pregnancy test, the doctor would tell me I wasn't pregnant. So, I thought there was no use in making an appointment this time. Then Liza Marie says, "That's because my sissy was too scared to stay." Before putting her hands over her mouth and saying, "I wasn't supposed to say anything." Then Noah and Carole come in, asking in unison, "Say anything, about what? What's going on? " Then Quinn says, "I took a pregnancy test and I am pregnant." Liza Marie met her, but wasn't supposed to say anything about it."

This makes Noah say, "I'm going to have another daughter! Are you sure Liza Marie wasn't just dreaming? " Then Liza Marie says, "Uncle Finn is proud of us both, and he laughed when you told Coach Beiste you were going to be a Top Gun. One more thing: Mr. Schue took Uncle Finn's jacket, and I know what Auntie Tana really wanted to say about Uncle Finn. Ask her about her chocolate butt. Oh Dada Nono, Nana Elizabeth said, I'll be needed one last time before I grow up and make talking to bad men my job. All I can say is that it will be before my new sissy comes, because that's all Nana Elizabeth would tell me."

When Quinn is six months pregnant, the base has an annual banquet, and everybody is there. When twenty masked men with guns come in and demand to speak to General Young, as the men talk, they don't see Liza Marie leave with Noah's phone, and she calls Sargent William Reynolds, who runs the G.I. Joe training program. As soon as he answers the phone, she says, "The Little Princess, here. There's a major hostage situation at the mess hall. I was the only one that got out. Come quick and bring my gear."

Twenty minutes later, Liza Marie sees five army trucks coming. Then, Eagle Eye and Sharp Shooter, along with three other men, head for the roof of the hospital. As soon as she gets her gear on, she asks, "Eagle Eye, what do you see?" When she doesn't get a response, she asks again, "Eagle Eye, what do you see? Tell me! " Then Eagle Eye says, "Your family is being held at gunpoint, along with General Young and your Uncle Rick. Your daddy looks like he got beat up, and the gunman holding your mama has the gun aimed at her stomach. Sorry, Little Princess, I didn't want to tell you that."

Then Sargent Reynolds asks, "Want me to go in with you, Little Princess?" Liza Marie just says, "Yes, and get more men on the hospital roof." Sargent Reynolds looks at the others and says, "You heard her go, go, go!" As Liza Marie enters the mess hall, she hears a man say, "Well, if it isn't the Little Princess coming to save her family, it's about time you showed up. I was thinking you wouldn't come."

As Liza Marie looks at her family, she sees that Burt was beaten up, too, and he looks like he is about to pass out. Liza Marie shows no emotion on her face as she says, "You know who I am, but I have no clue who you are." The man smiles and says, "Mario Capillary, you beat up three of my henchmen, and they were arrested six months ago." Then Liza Marie says, "Well, since this is between the two of us, why don't you let my family and friends go, along with these other nice people?" Mario says, "Okay, they can go, but my men stay. I am no fool here, little girl, and I know there is a man on the roof of the other building." Before Liza Marie hears Eagle Eye say, "Try twenty, asshole! Oh, Little Princess, we are all ready and waiting for your signal. "

Liza Marie stares down Mario for a few minutes, as the hostages leave, and she hears Noah say in the headphones, "Liza Marie, come on, get out of there! I don't care what your Nana Elizabeth said, this won't end well! " Then Eagle Eye says, "Shut it, Puck! She's got this! Show 'em your She-Hulk, Liza Marie!"

Then Liza Marie asks, "Do you know who David Banner is, Mario?" This catches Mario off guard, and he says, "No, should I?" Then Liza Marie hears several men say, "No, but you are about to see his granddaughter, Liza Marie, the Lil She-Hulk." Then she says, "You know, I have already died twice in the past year, and someone has already shot me once. I know you think I won't live through today. I just want to tell you, you're wrong. " Soon, Mario takes his gun and aims it at Liza Marie. Which makes her say, "Shoot" as she lies flat on her stomach before she hears guns going off. Then she feels another sting in her arm, and she says, "Caca, not again!" This time, she can get up and hears Noah say, "Liza Marie, are you hit? Are you okay? Little Princess, fucking answer me! " Liza Marie laughs and says, "Yes, Sir, Daddy, Sir!" As she walks out of the Mess Hall, holding her left arm. When everyone sees her smiling, they're shocked that she's not crying. Then Liza Marie says, "My arm's numb. I think they hit a nerve. Good thing it's not my writing arm."

Soon, Noah comes up to Liza Marie and says, "Good thing you're okay, but please, don't scare me like that again. Now, let's get your arm fixed." As they walk into the hospital, she sees everyone from dinner, and they all clap. Then she sees Carole, but she doesn't see Quinn or Burt. So she asks, "Dada Nono, where are G-Pa and Mama Quinn? " Noah says nothing; he just takes her to a room with two beds, where she sees Burt drinking coffee while Quinn is asleep. Then Liza Marie asks, "Is my sissy okay? Is mama Quinn okay? "

Soon, the doctor says, "They're fine, Liza Marie. But let's check that arm. You said it was numb? " Liza Marie just says, "Yes, sir, it feels like it's asleep from my shoulder to my wrist. " Then the doctor has Liza Marie get her arm x-rayed to see where the bullet is. Before he takes her to the O.R, and has the bullet removed. When she wakes up, she notices she is in the same room as Burt and Quinn. She also sees that Burt is up and she is in the bed he was in. When Burt sees she is awake, he says, "Hey, Kiddo, how's the arm?" Liza Marie just smiles and says, "Better. Where are Dada Nono and Nana Carole? " Burt looks at the door and says, "Your dada is working, and Carole is talking with your buddies in group therapy." It really shook her up, and your dad thought talking to them would help. " This makes Quinn say, "Nana Carole wasn't the only one shaken up." I think I am staying away from the mess hall for a while after today, and Liza Marie, if I so much as see you playing army men with other kids, I am locking you in your room until you turn forty! " This makes Burt laugh and say, "Good luck, Quinn. I tried to keep Kurt safe from the bullies, and..." Burt gets quiet, then Liza Marie says, "G' Pa, it's okay. I'll be careful, okay, and I'd worry about the bad people that meet me when I get older." To which they hear Noah say, "Damn straight!"

When Liza Marie went to the next group therapy session, she had her arm in a sling, and she came in alone as she entered the room. She is soon met with whistles, bravos, and clapping. Then Rick says, "God, Liza Marie, I knew you could be cool under pressure, but you were like Elsa's daughter yesterday." This made Liza Marie laugh and say, "My old dada's nickname was Ice Queen, which my new dada gave him. Anyway, if I am going to be a negotiator when I grow up. I have to be cool under pressure, right? Now, I want to hear about how all of you felt before I came in and saved your butts. I'll tell you what was going through my mind when I saw my family. " Rick was the first to speak, saying, "Well, I was more worried about you. I watched your dad and grandpa get beaten up, and I thought you were hiding under a table. Until you came in with Sargent Reynolds, looking like you were ready to kick all those guys' butts. Frankly, Liza Marie, I thought we were going to be witnessing your murder, along with each other's murders. " Soon, Rick is sobbing, and Liza Marie says, "Uncle Rick, it's okay, you're safe, and that's all that matters." The other stories were the same as Rick's, and when Liza Marie started telling her story, she didn't notice when the hospital got quiet.

Then Liza Marie starts by clearing her throat and saying, "Well, as soon as Mario started talking, I took Dada Nono's phone and snuck out, calling Uncle Reynolds and telling him the situation. It took him and the other men a while to get there, and I prayed everyone was still alive by then. Eagle Eye was afraid to tell me about my family, and Uncle Reynolds asked me. If I wanted him to come with me, I had him put more guys on the hospital roof, and when I went in, I saw that G-Pa looked worse than Dada Nono. I still can't believe there are people out there that don't know who David Banner is. I mean, come on. Anyway, after telling Mario he was wrong about me dying, he aimed his gun at me, and I gave the order for the snipers to shoot. My arm went numb because I got hit by a stray bullet. Luckily, I could get out. Does anyone know about General Young? I haven't seen him since and I've been worried about him."

Then Liza Marie hears someone clear their throat and say, "Little Princess, I'm fine. Just been busy with work and making sure no more bad men can get into here." Soon, Liza Marie was getting up and hugging him with one arm before saying, "Well, I hope you'll still be around running this place. When I am old enough to get paid for saving your butt. " Which makes the men laugh, and General Young says, "I hope I'm here then, too." Later, one man in group therapy asks Liza Marie if she knows who Shirley Temple was. Liza Marie just smiles and says, "Yes, and I watched The Little Princess and The Littlest Rebel. Ha ha, I guess I'm the modern-day version of The Littlest Rebel. " This made the men laugh and say in unison, "The Littlest Soldier!"

Then Noah takes Liza Marie to physical therapy for her arm and says, "Liza Marie, I didn't want to tell you this, but Finn and Nana Elizabeth told me in a dream last night." That you'll be a negotiator again after your arm is better. Look, I don't know why God is allowing this to happen, but I don't want Mama Quinn to know, either. Liza Marie just looks down and says, "I know, Daddy. I don't want G-Pa, Nana Carole, or Mama Quinn to know, either. I just know the next time will be when I am at big girl school, and it will be another enemy of General Young's. Plus, one of his granddaughters is the target. I wanted to tell him earlier, but I was told it wouldn't do any good. Daddy, I like being a protector, but I am not sure why God wants me to be a protector this early. I am just a little girl, and I am still human. I can't turn into the She-Hulk for real, and I am not Demi Moore in G.I. Jane. I am just Liza Marie Puckerman, a smart-ass little girl with a bad attitude. " This made Noah stop and say, "You're also an Anderson and a Hummel." Plus, as Auntie Tana told me, once, you are tougher than she is. You've even got four angels watching over you and keeping you safe. Yeah, I get that now, and yeah, I know, you were shot. But you are still alive for whatever reason, and as long as God, Uncle Finn, Nana Elizabeth, Dada Kurt, Sissy Carrie, and Papa Blaine have your back, you'll be safe and sound. " Then Liza Marie says, "Sissy Carrie? Did you meet Sissy? "

Noah tells Liza Marie about meeting his future daughter as she exercises her arm with a two-pound dumbbell. When she is finished, a tall, muscular man comes up to them and says, "Liza Marie, I am Tony Vitale, and I am General Young's son-in-law. I have a daughter your age, and I overheard your conversation about your dreams. Look, General Young doesn't know this, but my family has been getting calls from a bad man threatening to kill my daughters. Plus, my youngest daughter is like Joey; she can't speak, and she gets scared really easily. Oh, my wife was at the banquet and left her cell phone in there. She recorded the whole thing, and it wasn't a stray bullet; Mario hit you in the arm. He was aiming for your head when a bullet hit him, and he got your arm instead. It happened just as Puck says, "God, please help her!", and Sharp Shooter had to be the one that shot him. But the guys on the roof said he was acting funny and was calling himself Finn Hudson. Brad doesn't even remember shooting Mario. Well, I gotta go see you around. " This makes Noah and Liza Marie look at each other before saying, "Finn, really?"

Then Noah takes Liza Marie home, where they see Brad sitting in his car, looking like he was waiting for them. When Noah gets Liza Marie out of her car seat, they hear Brad say, "Is Finn your uncle, Liza Marie?" She just looks over Noah's shoulder and says, "Yes, why do you ask?" Brad looks down and says, "Puck, you told me about him, but you never said his last name." You know, I knew your Grandpa Burt was Finn's step-dad. I just didn't put it all together until after what happened at the mess hall. Then I overheard what Tony said to you, and I think Finn helped me save you. Look, I have a brother that goes to school with General Young's two older daughters, and he is also a good shot. If what you dreamt of does go down, ask around for Bryan Hutson. Anyway, I gotta go pick him up. See you around."

Liza Marie started going to kindergarten two years ahead of her peers and was in something like a pre-AP class. That General Young's granddaughter, Sofia, was being tutored in, and she found out, later that Bryan was in the pre-AP class. One day, both Liza Marie and Bryan were running late getting to school, and they saw army trucks surrounding the school. Noah was the one that brought Liza Marie, and he sees Brad giving his little brother a walkie-talkie. He soon walks up to Noah's truck and gets Liza Marie geared up. Then Liza Marie asks, "Snipers, where are you?" Eagle Eye was the first to respond, saying, "Gym roof crossed from the lunchroom. That's where everybody is being held. " Then she asks, "Sharp Shooter, is your brother's walkie-talkie on the same frequency as our helmets?"

Then she heard Bryan say, "Yes, Little Princess, and I am in the air duct above the cafeteria. I have my cell too, but I can only send pictures; the signal is not video-friendly here. I already tried that and it wouldn't go through. Uh, Puck, you and Little Princess, you need to get in there now! Eagle Eye, tell them what you see now! I sent a picture of what I saw to Sharp Shooter. " Soon, Liza Marie hears a voice that she doesn't know say, "Hello, Little Princess. My name is Pepe Rodriguez, and I have heard a lot about you from three mutual friends of mine that you beat up. Let me guess, you are here to save Sofia and these other brats."

Soon, Bryan is outside, saying, "Sofia has a crush on me. Gear me up and let me go in with you, Little Princess. " Then they hear a little girl say, "Bry-Bry's here! Bry-Bry's here!" Bryan tears up before he says, "Okay, I like her too, and I helped her learn to talk." Look, I know, I am nine and she's four, but we have a bond. Okay?"

Then they hear, "Awww, How sweet that Sofia's boyfriend wants to help. I'll let the others go if Little Princess and Bry-Bry come in alone. " Then Sharp Shooter says, "Deal, but any funny business, and you're dead!" Noah was about to say, "Are you crazy?!" When Liza Marie says, "Angel's, remember?" Then Noah calms down, and Liza Marie walks in with Bryan alone as the other hostages are let go.

As they entered the school, Bryan said, "Sofia is like a little sister to me. I feel like I am her protector, and by the way, her sisters are very smart, too. They started being home-schooled this year for two reasons. One, this kind of situation, and two, they're geniuses. They're out of the country, but I don't know exactly where. Sofia only talks at school and only if I am here. We also do what Puck refers to as "talking with your eyes."That's why I wanted you and Puck to go rescue Sofia. She kept looking up at me, and I didn't want that asshole to know I was there."

Soon, Liza Marie and Bryan are facing off against Pepe. Bryan tries to keep calm as Liza asks, "Do you know who David Banner is, Pepe?" To which he says, "The Incredible Hulk?" Then Liza Marie asks, "Do you know who Helen Banner is?" This question makes Pepe go white, and he lets go of Sofia, who runs to Bryan before he leaves with her. Then Liza Marie smirks, as she hears Eagle Eye say, laughing, "Pepe peed on himself! Little princess, you scared the piss out of him! A three-year-old little girl scared the piss out of a grown man! Then Pepe stutters out, "Shut up!" Before Noah walks in and handcuffs Pepe. As he was walking out, carrying Liza Marie, who was singing, "I scared the pee-pee out of Pepe." Over and over.

Eagle Eye was still laughing as he walked up to Noah and Liza Marie. He was laughing so hard that he had to catch his breath and put his head between his legs. Then he says, "Liza Marie, I heard Pepe was the most violent man in the underworld, and thanks to you, he'll be known as the man who peed himself. Liza Marie, I can't wait to see who else you make piss themselves. " Then Noah and the other soldiers agreed with Eagle Eye.

When Noah and Liza Marie got home, they saw General Young, Sofia, and Bryan standing outside with Quinn, Burt, and Carole all smiling. Bryan was holding Sofia as she said, "Bry-Bry, I lub you, Big Bubba!" Bryan blushes and says, "I love you too, Sofia."Then his voice cracked and General Young soon asked to talk to Bryan alone. Liza Marie followed them, as she heard General Young say, "Look, son, I know you love Sofia, but I don't think it's a brotherly love. I also know that it could change in ten years. Son, you know that Sofia's mind will never mature past a toddler. " Bryan cried and said, "I know, sir." I get what you are saying, but if it weren't for me, your granddaughter would still use sign language to talk. Before he just leaves without saying goodbye to Sofia, Liza Marie then says, "Sir, you're an asshole!" As she stormed out, cussing.

Chapter 2 will be up soon