Why are Mercedes and Finn in the costume shop again? Because Halloween is coming up.
Why are Mercedes and Finn running through the costume shop? Because they lost Jasmine.
"I can't believe you lost our daughter!" Finn said with his eyes darting all over the store.
"Hey, you're the man child looking at costumes when you are supposed to be picking out one for her" Mercedes countered.
"Please you were too busy looking at your phone." Finn countered the counter.
Mercedes stopped Finn in the center of isle 9.
"OK let's take a breather. I'm sorry Finn, I was paying attention to my phone but it was only for a second and then she was gone and all I want is to get her back." Mercedes said with desperation in her voice. "What if someone takes her, what if it's like Gardens in the Night and some pervert kidnaps her and gives her the wrong phone number and she can't call us and-"
"Mercedes that is not going to happen. We will find her." Finn interrupted in his confident quarterback voice trying to hide his own fears. "Now let's go get the manager and have him make an announcement"
"No way!" Mercedes protested.
"What's wrong with my plan?" Finn said anxiously
"Because I am a dentist and an important part of this community. Who is going to trust me with their teeth if I can't be trusted with my own child?"
"Mercedes this is bigger than your reputation. Heck I'm a teacher, protecting children is part of my job and I'm not worried."
"That's because no one expects you to be responsible ya blockhead. People expect more of me." Mercedes lashed out.
Finn shut his mouth out of embarrassment, and Mercedes felt even worse after she said it.
"You know one of these days you're going to have to stop caring so much about what other people think. Yeah, I'm a grown man who loves Halloween, but at least I'm adult enough to-"
Then, almost like a light switched was turned on in his head, Finn Hudson began to sing at the top of his lungs.
"FIGHTING EVIL BY MOONLIGHT!"
"Finn what the hell are you doing?"
"WINNING LOVE BY DAYLIGHT!"
"People are staring will you please shut up!"
"NEVER RUNNING FROM A REAL FIGHT, SHE IS THE ONE NAMED-"
"Daddy!" A little girl squealed as she rushed towards Finn.
"Jasmine!" The parents yelled in unison as they swept her up into an embrace.
"How did you know?" Mercedes said with tears in her eyes.
"I don't know much, but I know everything there is to know about her." Finn said, giving both his girls kisses.
"Finn you are the….I can't even put it into words." Mercedes said, overjoyed to have her family reunited. "That's it young lady, we are putting you in that leash for kids auntie Rachel gave us."
"Mercedes….you are actually going to take Rachel's advice."
"Desperate times Tuxedo Mask….desperate times.