The Age of Hudson Chapter 12 Can t Hold us, a glee fanfic

Hi guys, well here´s the new chapter of the fic. I hope you liked last chapter, I would like to know what songs would you like the new directions to perform? or what characters would you like to see next? please leave a review to let me know :). I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 12.- Can´t Hold Us

It was Thanksgiving eve, and regionals were taking place again, luckily regionals would take place in Ohio. Now that Mike had let everyone know that Finn was in charge of the glee club they would come to show him support. Mercedes came all the way from L.A, Brittany would come from MIT, Artie, Blaine, Kurt and Santana would come from New York, and for obvious reasons Finn wasn´t expecting that Rachel would show up.

They gathered at Breadstixx for a friendly reunion dinner. They talked about the golden days and all the things they had been doing for the past few years. Artie described how his college experience was going on, he was just halfway through his career and he had participated on some independent film productions. Blaine was on his sophomore year at NYADA and he had been attending to several auditions for Brodway shows; Britanny was just working on some research of a very odd project that involved Lord Tubbington.

Santana on the other hand had gotten a job on a prestigious contemporary dance company and she would start touring next month. Kurt was now in charge of his own column at , and sometimes he worked as a musical critique. Nobody talked about Rachel because they didn´t want Finn to feel bad.

Everybody was laughing, but Kurt noticed that Finn was sort of blue. He loved Rachel, but Finn was his brother (stepbrother), and somehow that was more important than his friendship with Rachel. He stood up and grabbed his glass and a fork. He crashed them softly one against the other so everybody would keep quiet.

Kurt grunted "I would like to propose a toast" He said raising his voice. All eyes where on him. "I want all of you to give a big hand to Finn here, who has certainly become the shinning knight in armor we all knew he would be" His friends clapped and patted him on the back, Finn blushed a little and showed a modest grin on his face. "I´m certain that you will win tomorrow because like always, you´ve put your heart into this and with your remarkable leader skills you will surely lead the new New Directions to a glorious National Championship" Kurt was looking Finn directly in the eye, he felt moved by Kurts words, and he wanted to win Regionals to make all his friends proud of him. "So let´s raise our glasses to Finn" The old group of friends raised their glasses in unison. They felt like a family again.

Regionals would be hosted by The Warblers, some of the New Direction kids were scared, Dalton´s auditorium was much bigger than the April Rhodes Civic Pavilion, and much more elegant too. Luckily the New Directions were going to be the last ones to perform. Their competition were The Warblers, and The Jane Addams Academy (which was the old New Directions first competition), they were the first ones to perform.

Finn escorted his friends to their seats, they filled an entire row.

"I´m really excited" Kurt said

"Well, I´m sure they´ll be great up there, but for what I´ve heard the Warblers have some new talents" Blaine expressed showing pride, eventhough he rooted for the New Directions he also showed support to his once alma mater.

"What´s this year theme?" asked Britanny innocently to Santana who was sitted beside her. They weren´t together anymore, but they still kept in touch with each other, after all they were still best friends. Santana checked her brossure

"It´s.. today´s hits" She answered complainingn"I mean, they could´ve looked for a better theme or something, we had some great themes when we competed"

" Remember when we competed against The Jane Addams Academy and those kids who sang pretty badly? I know we won because they did it un purpose, because they felt guilty for stealing our set list"

"Britt, those were deaf kids, that´s how deaf people sound when they talk, or sing" Santana said a little bit entertained by Brittany´s comment. "And we won because in the end we were awesome, even with improvised numbers"

"No, they even apologized to me" Brittany said, Santana couldn´t help but to laugh. Brittany was still her sweet self.

"So how does it feel to work beside Kelly Rowland Beyonce?" asked Puck to Mercedes amused, Mike laughed and Mercedes and Quinn shook their heads.

"You´re still such a baby Puck" Quinn said.

"You still making out hit hot mama´s Puck?" said Mercedes. Puck knew she was only joking, and the rest of his friends laughed.

"Ok, ok touché, I deserved it". The same old announcer called everybody to their seats. Finn was sitting a row ahead from his friends with his students. The announcer introduced the judges and a couple minutes after the Jane Addams girls began their performance.

This time, they didn´t steal anyone´s set list. The girls still looked like fierce delincuents, they wore some flourescent jackets, animal prints, shorts and crazy sneakers. They had strong voices, but they just lacked enthusiasm while singing. The first song they performed was Usher´s newest hit "Looking 4 myself", the second song was Christina Aguilera´s "Not myself tonight" and Beyonce´s "Love on top" despites their lack of heart they had everyone dancing to their hot grooves.

"We got this Mr. Hudson" said Lisa holding his shoulder. Finn smiled back at her, nobody was saying anything, but they were nervous about the Warblers performance.

Finally the Janne Addams girls ended and the announcer introduced the warblers. Thomas Sheridan was introducing his team to the audience. That was sort of a warbler custom everytime they competed. Politeness and good manners had always been school standards.

"Mind if I join you?" said a voice from above to Blaine. He looked up to see who it was.

"Sebastian?! What are you doing here?!" Blaine answered surprised. He never expected to see the guy there ever again. Kurt immediately tightened up his muscles and the space between his eyebrows wrinkled. He still loathed the guy. Sebastian still held his cynical smile as he took a seat.

"I came to see my kid brother compete, his name is Horace. oh Hi Kurt! it´s nice to see you´ve lost your Pinocchio looks" He said to Kurt. Puck realized about the situation and couldn´t hold one of the many jokes that popped to his head.

"Hey Sebastian! Still waiting for your boyfriend to quit using the pacifier and the rattle?" Sebastian errased the satisfaction grin from his face and kept quiet.

The warblers first song was "Come and Get it by Selena Gomez, Cameron recognized the guy that gave Ruby the drugs last week. He got tense, he wanted to beat him up, but if he did his team would be disqualified. They were moving quite sexy, but still classy.

After they finished the first song, everyone was shouting and screaming for more. Then the guy who gave Ruby the drugs began introducing the song.

Horace: I be on my suit and tie sh*t, tie sh*t, tie
I be on my suit and tie sh*t, tie sh*t
Can I show you a few things?
A few things, a few things, little baby cause
I be on my suit and tie sh*t, tie sh*t
I be on my suit and tie sh*t, tie sh*t
Let me show you a few things
Let me show you a few things

Horace: You ready Thomas?

Thomas: Always baby 3,4!

Thomas: I can't wait til I get you on the floor, good-looking
Horace and Thomas: Going out so hot, just like an oven
And I'll burn myself, but just had to touch it
Thomas: It's so fly and it's all mine
Hey baby, we don't mind all the watching
Cause if they study close, real close
They might learn something
She ain't nothing but a little doozy when she does it
Horace and Thomas: She's so fly tonight

ALL: And as long as I've got my suit and tie
I'mma leave it all on the floor tonight
And you got fixed up to the nines
Let me show you a few things
All pressed up in black and white
And you're dressed in that dress I like
Love is swinging in the air tonight
Let me show you a few things
Let me show you a few things
Show you a few things about love
While we're in the swing of love
Let me show you a few things
Show you a few things about love
Hey

Stop, let me get a good look at it
So thick, now I know why they call it a fatty
Sh*t so sick got a hit and picked up a habit
That's alright, cause you're all mine
Go on and show 'em who you call daddy
I guess they're just mad cause girl, they wish they had it
My killer, my filler, yeah you're a classic
And you're all mine tonight

Horace: All black at the white shows
White shoes at the black shows
Green card for the Cuban linx
Y'all sit back and enjoy the light show
Nothing exceeds like the sex
Style got gout from having the best of the best
Is this what it's all about?
I'm at the restaurant with my rent
Disturbing the guests
Years of distress, tears on the dress
Try to hide her face with some makeup sex
This is trouble season
Thomas and Horace: Time Ford tuxedos for no reason (X2)

Thomas: And as long as I've got my suit and tie
I'mma leave it all on the floor tonight
And you got fixed up to the nines
Let me show you a few things
All pressed up in black and white
And you're dressed in that dress I like
Love is swinging in the air tonight
Let me show you a few things
Let me show you a few things
Show you a few things about love
While we're in the swing of love
Let me show you a few things
Show you a few things about love
Hey

A lot of girls were screaming, that had been a really sexy performance. An upbeat tempo began and then the famous warblers high notes followed. The song sounded powerful and full of energy, teh past ones had sell class and sex appeal this one was the one to fear.

Thomas: Return of the Mack, get up! what it is, what it does, what it is, what it isn't
Looking for a better way to get up out of bed
Instead of getting on the internet and checking a new hit me
Get up!fresh out pimp strut walking, little bit of humble, little bit of cautious
Somewhere between like rocky and cosby sweatergang nope nope y'all can't copy
Yup. Bad, moonwalking, this here, is our party, my posse's been on broadway,
And we did it, our way.
Grown music, I shed my skin and put my bones into everything I record to it
And yet I'm on~
Let that stage light go and shine on down, got that Bob Barker suit game and plinko in my style.
Money, stay on my craft and stick around for those pounds,
But I do that to pass the torch and put on for my town
Trust me. On my I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T shit hustler,
Chasing dreams since I was 14 with the four track bussing halfway cross that city with the backpack, fat cat, crushing

labels out here,
Nah they can't tell me nothing
We give that to the people,
Spread it across the country
Labels out here,
Nah they can't tell me nothing
We give it to the people,
Spread it across the country

ALL: Can we go back, this is the moment
Tonight is the night, we'll fight till it's over
So we put our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us
like the ceiling can't hold us
Can we go back, this is the moment
Tonight is the night, we'll fight till it's over
So we put our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us
like the ceiling can't hold us

Thomas: nah, can I kick it? thank you. yeah I'm so damn grateful.
I grew up, really wanted gold fronts
But that's what you get when wu tang raised you

Y'all can't stop me, go hard like I got an 808 in my heart beat
And I'm eating at the beat like you gave a little speed to a great white shark on shark week
Raw. Tell me go up. Gone!
deuces goodbye. I got a world to see, and my girl she wanna see Rome,
Ceasar make you a believer. nah I never ever did it for a throne.
that validation comes from giving it back to the people. nah sing a song and it goes like
Raise those hands, this is our party
We came here to live life like nobody was watching
I got my city right behind me
If I fall, they got me, learn from that failure gain humility and then we keep marching ourselves

na na na na na na na na
and all my people say
x4

The crowd was standing up and moving to the beat, they were really good. Finn was extremely worried.

Horace and Max: Smythe and Sheridaan

Sebastian hit Blaine slightly with the shoulder and then pointed at a red head boy who was the second soloist.

The crowd had already lost it had been a kick ass set list.

The New Directions went to the auditorium entrances and after they were anounced and Jake and Marley entered forming two rows they began walking slowly to the stage togive impact to the performance.

Jake: I'm waking up to ash and dust
I wipe my brow and sweat my rust
I'm breathing in the chemicals

Marley: I'm breaking in and shaping up
Then checking out on the prison bus
This is it the apocalypse

both: ohohoh

ALL: I'm waking up
I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems grow

Welcome to the new age
To the new age
Welcome to the new age
To the new age

ohohohohohohoh

I'm radioactive
Radioactive

ohohohohohohohoh

I'm radioactive
Radioactive

Danielle:I raise my flag and don my clothes
Danielle and Ryder: It's a revolution I suppose
Ryder: We're painted red to fit right in

Both: whoa-oh

Robert: I'm breaking in and shaping up
Lisa and Robert: Then checking out on the prison bus
BOTH: This is it, the apocalypse

whoa-oh

They were now on stage, they ahd already captivated the entire audience. All their nerves had already disappeared and they sang as it the song was their anthem. Santana was the one to begin moving the crowd to follow the beat of the song.

ALL: I'm waking up
I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems grow

Welcome to the new age
To the new age
Welcome to the new age
To the new age

ohohohohohohohoh

I'm radioactive
Radioactive

ohohohohohohohoh

I'm radioactive
Radioactive

Cameron: All systems go
Sun hasn't died
Cameron, Kitty Ruby and Ryder: Deep in my bones
Straight from inside

ALL: I'm waking up
I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems grow

Welcome to the new age
To the new age
Welcome to the new age
To the new age

ohohohohohohohoh

I'm radioactive
Radioactive

ohohohohohohohohoh

I'm radioactive
Radioactive

They received the crowd´s ovation and felt the power of their song working, immediately they began to sing the second song.

Unique: Right from the start
You were a thief, you stole my heart,
And I your willing victim.
I let you see the parts of me
That weren't all that pretty
And with every touch
You fixed them

Now you've been talking in your sleep oh oh
Things you never say to me oh oh
Tell me that you've had enough
Of our love
Our love

Karen: Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
We're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

Patrick: I'm sorry I don't understand
Where all of this is coming from
Patrick and Ryder: I thought that we were fine (oh we had everything)
Your head is running wild again
My dear we still have everythin'
Ryder and UniqueAnd It's all in your mind (Yeah, but this is happenin')

Robert and Unique: You've been havin real bad dreams oh oh
You used to lie so close to me oh oh
There's nothing more than empty sheets
Between our love, our love
Oh, our love, our love...

Jake and Marley: Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
Ryder: I never stopped
You're still written in the scars on my heart
Kitty and Robert: You're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

Marley and Ryder: Oh tear ducts and rust
I'll fiz it for us
We're collecting dust
But our love's enough
You're holding it in
You're pouring a drink
No nothing is as bad as it seems
We'll come clean

ALL: Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
We're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
We're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

Oh, we can learn to love again
Oh, we can learn to love again
That we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

The audience felt moved by the wonderful duets and the variation of voices, and as quick as the applause ended Ryder began singing the next song. This one had to be the most energetic one.

Ryder: Party rock is in the house tonight
Ryder and Kitty: Everybody just have a good time
And we gonna make you lose your mind
Everybody just have a good time

Cameron and Lisa: Party rock is in the house tonight
Everybody just have a good time
And we gonna make you lose your mind
We just wanna see ya

Karen: shake that

Jake: In the club party rock, lookin' for your man? I get them a lock.
Unique: Nonstop when we in the spot, booty movin' weight like we on the block.
Patrick: Where the drank? I gots to know, tight jeans, tattoos 'cause I'm rock 'n' roll
Lisa: Half black, half white, domino, game the money, op-a-doe

Karen: Yo, I'm runnin' through these ho's like Drano
I got that devilish flow, rock 'n' roll, no halo
ALL:We party rock,

Robert: yeah, that's the crew that I'm reppin'
On the rise to the top, no lead in our zeppelin, hey

ALL: Party rock is in the house tonight
Everybody just have a good time
And we gonna make you lose your mind
Everybody just have a good time

Party rock is in the house tonight
Everybody just have a good time
And we gonna make you lose your mind
We just wanna see ya shake that

Jake began doing some crazy shuffle moves and Kitty followed, the crowd went wild, people danced on their seats and partied as if they were up stage dancing with the New Directions.

DANIELLE: Shuffling, shuffling

Patrick and Karen were the second best dancers, so they got their dancing solo as well.

Ryder: Everyday I'm shufflin'

Marley: Get up, get down, put your hands up to the sound
Marley and Unique: Get up, get down, put your hands up to the sound
Kitty and Lisa: Get up, get down, put your hands up to the sound

All: Get up, get up, get up ,put your hands up put your hands up put your hands up!. Ohh!

ALL: Party rock is in the house tonight
Everybody just have a good time
And we gonna make you lose your mind
Everybody just have a good good good time time.
Ohh oh oh. Ohh oh oh. Ohh oh oh. Yeah.

Ryder: Everyday I'm shufflin'

They had done great. Cameron went looking for Ruby to hug her.

"You did great!" She said as she congratulated him. Suddenly Cameron realized that the red headed guy was looking at them. He had a cynical smile on his face, and he walked as if he was James Dean or any of those Hollywood bad boys. He didn´t come closer, but he knew that Cameron already knew who he was.

Karen was talking with Unique and Kitty when Thomas approaches to her. He had a sad look in his eyes, yet he holded a gentle smile for her.

"You were amazing tonight" He said. Karen tried not to look affected by him. She was still unsure of what she felt for Thomas

"Thank you" Then the announcer asked all of the contestants to come back on stage.

Finn was up there with his students, holding hands. His friends at the audience were holding hands too.

One of the judges gave a speech and then everybody was quiet that they could almost listen to their heartbeats. There was an exchange of views between the warblers an the new directions. It was now or never.

"Now, what you´ve been waiting to hear. Third place goes to..." The judge opened the envelope and took out the paper "The Jane Addams Academy" The disappointed delinquents went to receive their throphie and they left the stage.

"Second place goes to..." the man repeated the action and read the result "the Dalton Academy Warblers, first place NEW DIRECTIONS!"

Ryder got down on his knees raising his hands to the ceiling, the old New Directions shouted and celebrated amogst them as the crowed shouted and celebrated their victory. The warblers bitterly clapped and took their second place trohpy.

Finn looked at his friends raising his hand, feeling victorious. He had done it, he had reached Nationals.