Thanks so much for the great reviews. It means a lot. I just saw Wicked and it was the greatest thing in the entire world (actually, I liked Newsies better, but whatever). Happy Thanksgiving! I know it's five days away, but still.

Mailbag:

WildeAbrams: Because of Artie being in college, he may not appear in the story until a little later, but he will be mentioned a few times up to that and he will arrive soon.

Gleek888: I think that the newbies are a really important part of the show. The writers just didn't ever utilize them, which is unfortunate. Like I said to WildeAbrams, Artie should be making an appearance soon.

GoldStarGleek: It was really important to me for Finn to be a part of this and I'm so glad that you feel the same way.

Disclaimer: What if you suddenly found that you owned Glee?

That all of the Glee franchise in the world was yours and only yours?

Then I would probably hunt you down and kill you, because let's face it: I don't own Glee but if Ryan Murphy doesn't own the rights, then I'm the next best person to own it.

So beware. Don't go out of your house, because you don't know which person is me.

Don't stay in your house, because then I'll just bomb your house.

Wait... you don't own Glee? We were just imagining?

Oops. Haha. Never mind...

"Hey guys," Finn said, as everyone took their normal seats, "This weeks assignment is to find some more people to join the Glee Club. So far, we have five people. We need seven more to get enough people to be able to compete in regionals, which is in two months. Everyone else has a free period right now, so spend a couple minutes and just see if there is anyone who may want to join." Everyone reluctantly got to their feet, except Brynklie, who jumped up excitedly.

"I think I may know someone who might join." She ran out of the room and down to the Cheerio's locker room.

"Harlow," she called, running up to a tall girl in a Cheerio's uniform, "Hey Harlow. I was wondering if you wanted to join the Glee Club. We need more people and I know you like to sing."

Harlow Benson was Brynklie's best friend and they had known each other since they were two. They went to the same dance studio and it was where they met. Harlow had the self-acquired title of "Bad Ass". No one knew where it came from, but everyone knew that it was appropriate.

"The what," Harlow said, shoving her backpack into the locker.

"The Glee Club. We need more people."

"The Glee Club," Harlow asked, "Brynklie, please tell me that you didn't join the fucking Glee Club."

"So what if I did."

"Because they're all total nerds! And your brother is in it. You told me that if you came here you would stay as far away from your brother as possible."

"I know. At first I just wanted to bother him, but the other people are actually really funny. And Kitty Wilde is in the Glee Club, so they aren't all nerds. Auditions are on Friday. You should come."

"There is no way I'd join the Glee Club. Sorry Brynklie."

Dejected, Brynklie turned around and headed back to the choir room.

While this was happening, the others were undergoing the tedious task of getting people to join the Glee Club, while also not having any contact with humankind.

"Come on guys," Ryder said, "We have to do this. Let's split up and meet back here in ten minutes." He, like his sister, had a person in mind. His name was Carson Veder and he was the only sophomore on the varsity football team. Anytime Ryder saw him, he had earbuds in, and Ryder got the vibe that he liked music. He found him standing at his locker.

"Hey Carson," he said, coming up to him, "I'm Ryder Lynn.

"Right," he said, "You're the quarterback. Hey."

"I was wondering if you signed up for a club yet."

"No, not yet. There's so many that I haven't even figured out all of them yet."

"Did you ever think about the Glee Club," Ryder suggests. Carson wrinkled his nose.

"Are you setting me up?"

"No way. I'm in the Glee Club and I really like it. We just need more people so we can compete in competitions and stuff."

"I don't know. I'm already not doing too well in school. I need to focus more on studying and homework before I start signing up for stuff."

"I said the exact same thing last year and joining the Glee Club helped a ton. Just learning the music helps with math because of fractions and stuff like that and you get so much more organized. Trust me, I was probably in a worse place then you were. It helps a-" Ryder stopped when he saw that Carson was no longer paying attention. He was looking over Ryder's shoulder. Ryder turned around and saw a pretty girl with long brown hair standing at the bulletin board of sign up sheets. Then, he saw Marley go up to her and introduce herself, "Dude, if that girl she's talking to is saying what I think she's saying, she'll be joining the Glee Club too." Carson looked at the ceiling, thinking.

"Maybe I will. I mean, my dad taught me how to play the guitar and the drums a little bit, so I kind of know music."

"Awesome! We meet every day in the choir room during this period. You should come tomorrow. We aren't really doing anything this week, so you can just come and meet people. We're just hanging out mostly. We have auditions on Friday. You should come."

"Yeah, sure. See you at practice later."

"Yeah," Ryder replied, turning and jogging back towards the choir room.

Meanwhile, Jake, Kitty and Unique hadn't found anyone who would join the Glee Club, mostly because they didn't talk to anyone.

"Why do we have to compete with twelve people," Jake complained, "I hate new people."

"Come on Jake," Unique protested, "We were the new people once too."

"And I like Brynklie," Kitty added, "She's funny, and she's a good dancer, so you've got something in common." Jake shrugged.

"It's been ten minutes," he said, "We have to go back to the choir room."

During this, Marley, who's original plan had been to stick with Ryder, was on her own, struggling to find someone who would want to join the Glee Club. Finally, she found a girl who was staring at the bulletin board of signups.

"Hi," she said, walking up to her, "I'm Marley Rose."

"Hi," the girl said, holding a book close to her chest, "I'm Macy Sarcino."

"That's a pretty name. Have you signed up for a club yet?"

"No, I need to though."

"Do you like singing and music, because if you do, you should join the Glee Club."

"What's that?"

"We basically sing random songs and then we go to competitions. We've won a lot of them too."

"Do a lot of people do it?"

"Not anymore. We lost a lot of people after they graduated. We're down to five - actually six. We got a new dancer last week."

"You have to dance," Macy asked, suddenly looking less likely to join.

"Not really. I can't dance to save my life and all the choreography we've had has been pretty easy, even for me."

"Maybe I'll join. I kind of like to sing in my free time."

"You'd really like it. We meet in the choir room during this period, so you can come sometime this week and check it out. We have auditions Friday."

Back in the choir room, the six Glee Club members met back up.

"So how did you guys do," Brynklie asked, "The person I had in mind decided that she didn't want to join after all."

"Nobody," Kitty replied.

"Actually, I think I found someone," Ryder said.

"So did I," Marley added, "Her name is Macy and she's really sweet."

"The person I found's name is Carson. He's on the football team."

Then, the door opened with a loud bang.

"Bree," Kitty said, standing up, "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to join the Glee Club," Bree said, walking into the room, her ponytail swinging behind her. Brynklie hurried around to Kitty.

"When I went to see Coach Sylvester," she whispered, "I overheard her telling Bree to join the Glee Club to sabotage us." Kitty straightened up.

"Bree, why are you really here."

"Look. We all know that Coach Sylvester sent me here. I know that Brynklie heard."

"No, I didn't hear everything. I didn't hear what you said to her."

"Well, I said that I wouldn't do it."

"Then why are you here," Ryder said, also standing up.

"Because I want to join, okay. I like to sing and dance. Cheerleading just isn't as fun as it used to be."

"Auditions are on Friday," Jake said, "You should come."

"I will." Bree left, waving at Jake as she went.

This is a lot shorter than I intended but please R and R because I still love you.