Welcome to Lima Chapter 42: Nationals Here We Come, a glee fanfic

Chapter 42

Nationals Here We Come

"You guys," Jeff called from across the parking lot, "I have an idea."

"Shoot," Ivan said.

"Okay, so we have been in this world for a long time now, but we haven't sang as a group since our audition."

"Yeah, so?" Alegandra asked.

"So, I thought today can be about us. I want to sing songs as a group for Glee."

"Why today?" Alyssa questioned.

"Well, we have been meddling here for a while, and I don't think that we should take control during Nationals."

"Wait, you want us to not sing at Nationals?" Rosa was confused.

"I just don't want to take the spotlight off the cast of Glee. They have been working towards this for three years."

"Who cares about them, we have worked hard too," Alejandro asked.

"Yeah, you should talk. You have been here for like a couple of months," Bella complained.

"Stop fighting," Alejandra butted in, "We are all friends here."

"Jeff has a point, and it isn't like the writers are going to write major roles for us," Eduwiges pointed out.

"I know what I want us to sing," Ulises was excited and moved his fists up and down rapidly.

"Mr. Schue, we want to sing a song," Ulises said, and they all went up to the front of the choir room.

Ulises: I had a way then losing it all on my own

I had a heart then but the queen has been overthrown

And I'm not sleeping now the dark is too hard to beat

And I'm not keeping now the strength I need to push me

All: You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine It when I'm alone

And so I tell myself that I'll be strong

And dreaming when they're gone

'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home

Calling, calling, calling home

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine It when I'm alone

Jarrett: Noises, I play within my head

Touch my own skin and hope that I'm still breathing

And I think back to when my brother and my sister slept

In an unlocked place the only time I feel safe

All: You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine it when I'm alone

And so I tell myself that I'll be strong

And dreaming when they're gone

'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home

Calling, calling, calling home

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine it when I'm alone

Alejandra: Light, lights, lights, lights

Light, lights, lights, lights

Light, lights

Ivan: You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine it when I'm alone

And so I tell myself that I'll be strong

And dreaming when they're gone

'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home

Calling, calling, calling home

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine it when I'm alone

Alyssa: Home, home

Light, lights, lights, lights

Alegandra: Home, home

Light, lights, lights, lights

Bella: Home, home

Light, lights, lights, lights

Cristina: Home, home

Light, lights, lights, lights

"Wait, so you people are going back home?" Santana asked.

"I thought that song was about being abducted by aliens," Brittany said.

"Umm, no, it is just a song," Ulises replied.

"Hey, meet me in the theatre," Jeff told his friends as he ran down the hall.

"Okay, what song do we want to sing next?"

"I think I know," a man said from the shadows off stage.

"Mr. Schue?" Jeff asked.

"No," the man walked out of the shadows, he was six two, had brown hair that was styled to the front, crystal blue eyes and black square glasses.

"Umm, is he you?" Sixto asked, looking from the stranger to Jeff.

"Yes, but I am from the future, and it is time for you guys to go back home."

"Wait? From the future?" Jarrett was skeptical.

"In the future, some one invented a time machine. I modified the plans so that I can go back in time and into other worlds."

"So, you brought us here?" Alejandra asked.

"Well, yes. I thought it would be a great experience for all of you to go through."

"HA, I told you so," Alyssa shouted.

"What about Nationals?" Alegandra asked causing the room to stare at her.

"You have all been here for far to long. I can only run for the cops for so long."

"Woah, future Jeff is an outlaw," Ivan was shocked.

"It is illegal to utilize a time machine if not authorized by the government, so I built my own."

"I am so cool," Jeff was trying to take it all in.

"I don't understand why we can't stay until Nationals?" Ulises questioned, "It is just one more day."

"Ugh, I knew you guys wouldn't go easily. Fine, you can go to Nationals, but, after that, you are returning to your normal time," And with that he was gone.

"Well, that was odd," Cristina stated, "That was definitely the guy I saw take Ivan and Naomi though."

"We need to choose our song," Alejandro tried to get everyone back on task.

"Why don't we do boys versus girls?" Bell asked.

"But the boys have to sing girls songs and girls have to sing boys songs," Ulises added, once again doing his happy dance and moving his fists up and down.

"Okay, game on," Alejandro said and they split up. The girls went to the back of the theatre and the boys got onto the stage.

"What song were you thinking of?" Jeff asked Ulises.

"I think we all know."

"Umm, I barely know who any of you are, so I have no clue what you are thinking of," Jarrett argued.

"I think he wants to do Teenage Dream by Katy Perry," Sixto answered.

"The boys have it easy because there are a lot of good girl songs," Rosa complained.

"That and we already did Somebody That I Used to Know and Payphone," Alyssa added.

"True," Alegandra agreed.

"What about What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction?" Alyssa asked.

"That song is perfect," Cristina said.

"Well, we're ready when you are," Eduwiges shouted.

"You guys sure are ready to loose," Rosa joked.

"Well, ladies first," Sixto motioned for them to come onto the stage as the boys went to sit in the audience.

Rosa: You're insecure
Don't know what for
You're turning heads when you walk through the d-o-o-or
Don't need make up
To cover up
Being the way that you are is eno-o-ough

Bella: Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you

All: Baby, you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell
You don't know
Oh Oh
You don't know you're beautiful

If only you saw what I can see
You'll understand why I want you so desperately
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
You don't know
Oh oh
You don't know you're beautiful
Oh oh
That's what makes you beautiful

Alyssa: So c-c-come on
You got it wrong
To prove I'm right I put it in a so-o-ong
I don't know why
You're being shy
And turn away when I look into your e-e-eyes

Alegandra: Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you

All: Baby, you light up my world like nobody else (Alejandra: nobody else)
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell
You don't know
Oh oh
You don't know you're beautiful

All: If only you saw what I can see
You'll understand why I want you so desperately
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
You don't know
Oh oh
You don't know you're beautiful
Oh oh
That's what makes you beautiful

Nana Nana Nana Nana
Nana Nana Nana
Nana Nana Nana Nana
Nana Nana Nana

Rosa: Baby, you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell

All, but Bella: You don't know
Oh Oh

Bella: You don't know you're beautiful

All: Baby, you light up my world like nobody else (Alyssa: nobody else)
The way that you flip your hair (Alegandra: come on!) gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground (Alejandra: ground) it ain't hard to tell
You don't know
Oh oh
You don't know you're beautiful (Rosa: ful)

All: If only you saw what I can see
You'll understand why I want you so desperately ([Artie:] desperately)
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
You don't know
Oh Oh
You don't know you're beautiful
Oh oh
You don't know you're beautiful
Oh oh

Alyssa: That's what makes you beautiful.

The boys were on their feet chanting as the girls left the stage to sit on the other side of the room.

"I hope you girls are ready to be blown away," Alejandro announced.

Sixto: You think I'm pretty without any make-up on
Ulises: You think I'm funny when I tell the punch line wrong
Jeff: I know you get me, so I let my walls come down, down

Alejandro: Before you met me, I was alright
Eduwiges: But things were kinda heavy, you brought me to life
Jarrett: Now every February you'll be my valentine, valentine

All: Let's go all the way tonight
No regrets, just love
We can dance until we die
You and I, we'll be young forever

You make me feel like I'm living a teenage dream
The way you turn me on, I can't sleep
Let's runaway and don't ever look back
Don't ever look back

My heart stops when you look at me
Just one touch, now baby I believe
This is real, so take a chance
And don't ever look back, don't ever look back

Ivan: We drove to Cali and got drunk on the beach
Jeff: Got a motel and built a floor out of sheets
Sixto: I finally found you, my missing puzzle piece
I'm complete

All: Let's go all the way tonight
No regrets, just love
We can dance until we die
You and I, we'll be young forever

You make me feel like I'm living a teenage dream
The way you turn me on, I can't sleep
Let's runaway and don't ever look back
Don't ever look back

My heart stops when you look at me
Just one touch, now baby I believe
This is real, so take a chance
And don't ever look back, don't ever look back

I'ma get your heart racing in my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
Let you put your hands on me in my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight

You make me feel like I'm living a teenage dream
The way you turn me on, I can't sleep
Let's runaway and don't ever look back
Don't ever look back

My heart stops when you look at me
Just one touch, now baby I believe
This is real, so take a chance
And don't ever look back, don't ever look back

I'ma get your heart racing in my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
Let you put your hands on me in my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight

The girls, like the boys, also rose from their seats clapping.

"So, who won?" Eduwiges asked.

"Of course we did," Rosa answered.

"Umm, why didn't we get a teacher to judge us?"

"More importantly, aren't we supposed to be in class?" Ulises asked.

"We only missed senior ditch day, I am pretty sure we will be fine if we skipped today."

"In that case, I have a song I want to sing," Alyssa rushed onto the stage.

Alyssa: Someone once told me that you have to choose
What you win or lose
You can't have everything
Don't you take chances
Might feel the pain
Don't you love in vain
Cause love won't set you free
I can't stand by the side
And watch this life pass me by
So unhappy
But safe as could be

So what if it hurts me?
So what if I break down?
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Don't care about all the pain in front of me
Cause i'm just trying to be happy, yeah
Just wanna be happy, yeah

Holding on tightly
Just can't let it go
Just trying to play my role
Slowly disappear, ohh
But all these days, they feel like they're the same
Just different faces, different names
Get me out of here
I can't stand by your side, ohh no
And watch this life pass me by, pass me by

So any turns that I can't see,
like I'm a stranger on this road
But don't say victim
Don't say anything

I just wanna be happy
Ohh, yeah, happy, ohh, happy
I just wanna be, ohh
I just wanna be happy
Ohh, happy

"Why the hell did you sing such a depressing song?" Alejandro questioned.

"Well, we are leaving this place, and I just spent a year of my life here."

"Are you saying that you are starting to like it here?" Rosa asked.

"Well, think about it. We get to see each other every day, but back home we can't do that."

"True," Jeff sank into his seat, "I never thought of it like that."

"If Alyssa get's to sing a solo, I want to," Ulises hopped up onto the stage and shooed Alyssa off, "I chose this song because it expresses the fact that I am sorry I didn't see you guys as much after I graduated."

Ulises: Oh, why you look so sad?
Tears are in your eyes
Come on and come to me now

Don't be ashamed to cry
Let me see you through
'cause I've seen the dark side too

When the night falls on you
You don't know what to do
Nothing you confess
Could make me love you less

I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you

So if you're mad, get mad
Don't hold it all inside
Come on and talk to me now

Hey, what you got to hide?
I get angry too
Well I'm a lot like you

When you're standing at the crossroads
Don't know which path to choose
Let me come along
'cause even if you're wrong

I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Take me in into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you

And when...
When the night falls on you, baby
You're feeling all alone
You won't be on your own

I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you

I'll stand by you
Take me in, into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
and I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you

I'll stand by you

"Why are all of these songs so depressing?" Jarrett asked after they all broke the group hug.

"I want to sing too," Jeff took center stage.

Jeff: Days like this I want to drive away
Pack my bags and watch your shadow fade
You chewed me up and spit me out
Like I was poison in your mouth
You took my light, you drain me down
But that was then and this is now
Now look at me

This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
Throw your sticks and stones
Throw your bombs and blows
But you're not gonna break my soul
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no

I just wanna throw my phone away
Find out who is really there for me
You ripped me off, your love was cheap
Was always tearing at the seams
I fell deep, you let me down
But that was then and this is now
Now look at me

Now look at me I'm sparkling
A firework, a dancing flame
You'll won't never put me out again
I'm glowing oh whoa
So you can keep the diamond ring
It don't mean nothing anyway
In fact you can keep everything
Yeah, except for me

This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no (away from me)
Throw your sticks and stones
Throw your bombs and blows
But you're not gonna break my soul
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no

This is the part of me (no)
(away from me) This is the part of me
Throw your sticks and stones
Throw your bombs and blows
But you're not gonna break my soul
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no

"I guess that wasn't as depressing, but how does it relate to our situation?" Alejandro asked.

"You guys are a part of me and no one will ever take that away."

"Aww," they said in unison with a final tearful hug.

"We should probably go to class," Alegandra said, once they were finished and the bell for third period rang.

The next morning at Glee Club

"Vocal Adrenaline is going to be hard to beat," Sue began, "They have their secret weapon, Unique."

"Wait, who is Unique?" Alyssa asked.

"Thanks to Porcelain and Little Oprah, this Wade Adams kid dresses like a woman when he performs. Now he is a gay idol."

"How could you do that?" Finn asked Kurt.

"Umm, it was Sue's idea. Mercedes and I actually went back to tell him we thought it was a bad idea."

"That is why Porcelain is going to have to wear a dress and sing at Nationals."

"WHAT? I am not wearing a dress."

"You will if you want us to win."

"Just cause I'm gay doesn't mean that I like to wear women's clothing."

"Sue, Kurt does not have to dress in drag for us to win. We have real talent," Mr. Schuester argued.

"I'm sorry, but I thought you wanted the help of a champion."

"We do, but we don't need such aggressive methods in order to win. Now, remember that we leave tonight, meet at the bus in the parking lot."