Here is the 24th Chapter. This is the Regionals Chapter where the New Directions compete at their first Regionals. This is the penultimate chapter of this story. The finale of this story will be uploaded tomorrow in celebration of Glee's 10th birthday. Enjoy.

Chapter 24: Journey to Regionals.

Finn's POV.

Right so here it is. Tomorrow we are going to compete at Regionals. We need to place in order to keep the club in motion and make sure that we can build next year. However, we are all panicking that we don't even know if we are going to make it as Becky has pulled out. We are waiting in the choir room and then Mr Schue walks in with Quinn and Santana. What is going on here?

Finn: "Mr Schue, I don't want to be rude but why are they here?"

Mr Schue: "Sue said that this would be best for the club at short notice."

Rachel: "So you are just going to brush under the carpet the fact that they made pornographic photos of us?"

Mr Schue: "No but we have no other choice."

Rachel: "Fine but if this does not end. You can't do that."

Santana: "Well we did Dwarf so why don't you just be quiet and close your blabber mouth."

I see Rachel's eyes get a bit of venom in them and I just hold her back. I whisper in her ear, "It isn't worth it babe." She nods.

Mr Schue: "Right everyone. Let's get our stuff and head over there."

We all grab our stuff and we get on the bus. I sit next to Rachel and just think about what has happened this entire year. At the start with all the teen pregnancy drama then the mattress commercial then the betrayal followed by the Glist. Then the whole Rachel's mom abandoning her followed the Photoshop scandal. Let's try and win Regionals and make something good about the whole year.

We practise our songs during the ride and then we arrive at the house where we are staying tonight before the competition tomorrow. We find out where we are sleeping. I am with Kurt because of the situation of our parents; it makes it easier for us to share among others.

Mr Schue sends a message on the New Directions party-line to meet in the living room in 10 minutes because he has something to say to us. Some last minute word of advice and support? Hopefully.

Quinn's POV.

I am currently in the kitchen just staring out of the window looking at the dark night outside. I stare down at my swollen stomach where the baby lies. Puck told me that even though we aren't going to keep the baby, he wanted to name it. He called it Beth because he felt that would be the sweetest name for our child.

I don't want to be here but I have to be. I made a deal with Coach Sylvester that if I compete with the New Directions in Regionals, that she will let me back onto the Cheerios' team for the New Year. I accepted the deal. Though I don't have any business helping them win in particular her.

She is just a man-stealing thief. After all she dated both Finn and Puck when they were both within the baby scandal. She is horrible but short as well. But they do say that you should keep your enemies closer than your friends so maybe I could find a way to backstab her next year. After all Finn is my only ticket to the crown.

All I can think of at this point is the night that Puck and I conceived this baby.

Flashback

Quinn: "(Drinking the wine coolers) These are good."

Puck: "Not as good as you. Here have another one."

Quinn: "Stop it. I have a boyfriend. A very stunning boyfriend for that matter. I can't do this. I'm President of the Celibacy Club and I took a vow."

Puck: "So did Santana and Brittany and I did them."

"What about Finn. Not only is he my boyfriend he is your best friend."

Puck: "Finn's my boy. He won't care what is going on. He is way too stupid to know how to make a woman feel good. Come on we are in high school."

Quinn: "(Drunk by this point.) You are very charming. I am a virgin Puck."

Puck: "What you going to do? Wait until you are married until you have sex? That is super 50's."

Quinn: "Puck, this feels wrong. Just stop it."

Puck: "Stop what? Make you feel good. You really think we are going to give a damm about Finn in 3 years. Come on. You don't get a medal for reaching the finishing line, you get a medal for being good."

Quinn: "What about protection? My reputation would be destroyed if they found out I was pregnant?"

Puck: "I got it."

End of Flashback.

I am snapped out of my thoughts when Mr Schue walks in.

Mr Schue: "Are you okay Quinn?"

Quinn: "Yeah. Let's meet the others."

Finn's POV.

We all head downstairs where Mr Schue is waiting for all of us to talk to each of us. He says that he knows who the Judges are.

Finn: "Can you tell us Mr Schue?"

Mr Schue: "Yes they are Olivia Newton-John, Josh Groban, Rod Remington and unfortunately Coach Sylvester."

Mercedes: "What? How?"

Artie: "We are screwed. Sue's going to make us lose."

Tina: "(Crying) Totally, we are going to be defeated and then Glee is going to be over. This year has been so special and I don't want to say goodbye to you guys. Rachel was right, being a part of something special, it makes you special."

Mr Schue: "Guys, you can't get yourself down on this. Sue is only one of the four judges, impress the others and then her vote will be irrelevant. You guys can do this."

We all nod and then head upstairs and go to bed. We have a tough day coming up ahead.

(Next Day.)

We get to the competition show early and head backstage. We see that we are competing against Aural Intensity and Vocal Adrenaline. We need to be ready and willing to fight to the end if we want to win this competition and keep the club going.

Rod: "As Head Judge, I will now spin the wheel to see the order of today's competition. (Spins the wheel.) I see that Aural Intensity will go first, followed by the New Directions and to conclude, Vocal Adrenaline. (Applause from the crowd.) Good luck to all the teams that are competing at today's Ohio show choir Regionals competition."

We sit in the stands to watch Aural Intensity first. We are horrified to see that they are performing a mash-up of two of the judges' songs. Doing Olivia Newton-John's Magic with Josh Groban's You Raise Me Up. Surely that will please the judges' too much. We are screwed.

After that, we head out into the backstage where Mr Schue gives us his last rallying cry before we compete.

Mr Schue: "Just come off that stage like you couldn't give any more. We are a team and we stick by each other as a team. Let's do this."

Rachel and I are behind the curtain to perform our opening duet. Before we walk on, I turn to walk towards Rachel.

Rachel: "Break a leg."

Finn: "I love you." She just smiles.

Announcer: "And now the winners of the 2009 Central Ohio Sectionals, from Mickingly High in Lima Ohio, The New Directions."

We hear the music of Faithfully playing out. We step out and begin the song. The moment is the most magical I have ever felt. In that moment, I know that with Rachel, this is our song.

Rachel's POV.

This is amazing, performing with Finn to the most beautiful song I could imagine. It is our song, I know that much. It was incredible that one song can mean so much to two people. I never knew that until right now.

After that we perform a mash-up of Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin and Any Way You Want It and after that a group performance of Don't Stop Believing. Whether we win or not, we had the time of our lives.

Quinn's POV.

After we perform, we go backstage where I'm surprised that my mother is here. She has a smile on her face.

Judy: "You were brilliant baby."

Quinn: "(Gulps.) Thanks Mom."

Judy: "Come home baby. I have thrown your dad out after he was caught cheating on me. We can live together as Mother and Daughter.

A slight trickle of water comes down my thigh.

Quinn: "My water just broke."

My mother's face turns then she shouts someone to get a wheelchair. Mr Schue asks why. My mother just yells that I am in labour.

Mr Schue: "Someone needs to remain here. Competition rules state so."

Rachel and Finn: "(Together.) We will stay here."

They rush me to the hospital quickly. The pain of labour is only just beginning. The doctor gets me set up quickly and then I feel that I am dilating. My Mom holds my hand as does Puck. It is his daughter to even if it is only for a few minutes.

Doctor: "(After an hour.) Miss Fabray. You are now fully dilated. You now need to push on the next contraction."

I just keep screaming and yelling until I hear the sound of my baby girl crying. Thank God it is over.

Doctor: "You did well Miss Fabray. What is the little girl's name?"

Puck: "Beth."

Rachel's POV.

I had to stay away from that situation. I volunteered because I couldn't stand to stay in the same room as her after what she did this entire year. Finn told me that he stayed because he couldn't stand to be in the room with the woman who was giving birth to the baby that he thought was his and then found out it wasn't. We are watching Vocal Adrenaline performing at the moment and they are good. They are performing Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. After they perform, I want to get a minute to talk to Shelby.

Rachel: "Shelby, your group were good. I want you to come and help the New Directions, I want to have a relationship with you and that the Glee Club could really use your expertise."

Shelby: "No. Sorry Rachel but I am not going to be coaching Glee Clubs anymore. I am starting my new life with my new daughter who I'm adopting. You know the parents. (Walks away.)"

So it is true. She is adopting the Queen Bitch's baby and has abandoned me. I am a tough girl but even this is hard to take. Finn senses this and puts his arms around me.

Quinn is still in the hospital but everyone else returns to hear the result of the competition. We go back on stage with our rivals to hear the announcement of the vote.

Rod: "Greetings all. Before we begin, I want to say thank you for all three teams for their efforts today but now for the results."

Here we go.

Rod: "In 2nd place, Aural Intensity."

They cheer and receive their runners-up trophy.

Rod: "And in 1st place and your 2010 Ohio Regionals Show Choir champions are Vocal Adrenaline!"

They are all cheering whereas we all feel dejected and dismayed. Then Artie says what we are all thinking.

Artie: "We didn't even place."

That is it. We haven't placed at Regionals. The club is over, all of our dreams are over because we didn't do it. We are all going to be Lima Losers. Nothing is ever going to change that now.

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