I want to point out that Matt will be returning as a main character in the second half. He will also be shipped with Mercedes. I know what you're thinking. Isn't it a little off to put the only black dude in the show with Mercedes. Well, here's the thing. They aren't gonna be together because he's black. It's because since Sam's gonna end up with Tina, and since Santana is with Brittany, there is no other possible person for him to be with. Plus it only makes sense that he would be hanging with Mercedes since she would need dancers for some of her performances, like Shake my head. Enjoy
It all begins at Tina's room. Sam and Tina are making out in bed passionately, when suddenly Sam pulls back.
"Why'd you stop things were just getting good." Tina pouts.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, we'll totally get back to it in a second, I just need to ask you something. Look we've been doing a lot of stuff since prom. Hanging out, making out, sleepovers." Sam lists.
"Yeah, "Sleepovers"." Tina air quotes the sleepovers to imply they did more than just sleepover.
"Yeah, so I was thinking maybe we could... make it official." Sam asked. Tina while not being opposed to the idea is hesitant.
"Listen Sam, I really like you, but if we're going to make it official, I need to make sure it can last. The reason I picked you for prom was because you were the farthest away from all my other crushes/boyfriends." She reasoned.
"True." Sam agreed.
"Yeah, and you have been great but I really need to be sure I've really escaped my past patterns."
"Okay, so how do we prove that." He asked.
"Well all my other boyfriends were always really talented but Artie and Mike never even tried to take the lead. Before Finn showed up Artie was the most likely to be the male lead since Kurt only wanted to sing girl songs. He was one of our best singers, and he was a pretty good dancer and even after Finn showed up he was better. But he never even tried to take the lead. And Mike was our best male dancer, and other than dancing with Brittany at Valerie, he never even tried to do any dance leads. And he only got to sing twice in one competition before graduation."
"So you want me to try to lead the New Directions?"
"What I need is a man who can show some backbone. Please Sam, I really need to know that you're the one for me." She said while stroking his cheek.
"Umm, yeah okay. I'll give it a shot."
Tina smiles "Thank you Sam. Now why don't we get back to it."
Sam smirks. "Do you even have to ask." And... They're back to making out.
Everyone is jamming and hanging out. Mostly just having fun until Mr. Schue enters the room for news.
"All right, big week, guys. Come on. Gather round." He said and they obliged. " I have here in my hand Drumroll, please." They all tap their knees and chests. "A secret list of the show choirs that we will be in competition with at Nationals in six weeks." They applaud this news.
"So who's on the list? Vocal Adrenaline?" Rory asked.
"Surprisingly, no." Everyone cheers from this news. At least they don't have to compete with them anymore.
"I guess they've gone soft now that their best player is out of their game board." Unique said.
"Okay, let's see what we've got. We got the Rust-Belters from Pittsburgh, the Thunder Showcats from Gainesville and finally, from Fort Wayne, Throat Explosion."
Tina is horrified by this news. "No! Why, God?!"
"Um what's with her?" Joe asks.
"Yeah, Throat explosion? That's a joke, right?"
Blaine groans "Anything but. They're the new supergroup the Show Choir Underground's been buzzing about. Their budgets for costume, makeup, hair alone are astronomical.
You guys have read that Malcolm Gladwell book. Outliers, right?" Silence. " So, Gladwell says you can't possibly master anything unless you've spent 10,000 hours practicing it. So students can't even join Throat explosion without proving they've logged in 10,000 hours of show choir rehearsal. They don't even go to class. They just perform, every minute of every day. They live their art. They know no boundaries. They're constantly pushing the envelope, living and performing on the edge. They're like mini Lady Gagas."
"We're so screwed. They're not like Vocal Adrenaline, who were unfeeling Borg robots. They're total outsiders and misfits, which used to be our niche. We can't compete with Throat explosion anymore at that level because we lost our biggest Gaga when Kurt graduated last year. Look around, we're a room full of, like, Katy Perrys now." Tina sighed
"Oh, you best check your spectrum, Queen T, because orange is the new black, and Unique is the new Gaga." Unique said.
"Well, not Marley, she's a Katy Perry. So is Sam, so is Blaine, So is Joe."
"Wait what's wrong with Katy Perry?" Sam asks self-consciously.
"I'm a Katy Perry and I'm proud of it." Blaine claims
"Please leave me out of this" Joe begs.
"Uh, the truth is, Tina, we're a potent mix of Katy Perrys and Lady Gagas in here. But it's not a liability. It's the way we're gonna beat Throat explosion. Some of us in here are, you know," He points to Unique. "ambi-edge."
"Ambi-edge? You just made that up." Artie said.
"Uh, some of us are more, you know, wholesome, innocent, romantic, all-American girl-and boy-next-door types." Mr. Schue points at the katys.
"Uh, who in here would describe themselves as a Gaga?" Kitty, Tina, Unique, and Sugar raised their hands immediately. Jake and Rory shrugged and raised their hands.
"Okay, great. And the rest of you are Katys?" Mr. Schue guessed.
"Is there a third option?" Ryder asked
"We're gonna mix it up a little bit." He said as he walked to the board and wrote 'Katy vs Gaga'.
"We're turning our weaknesses into our strengths. This week, the Katys will get their Gaga on and the Gagas will bring the Katy. Throat explosion does their one thing very, very well, but we need to be able to do both, impeccably, or else we're not gonna have a chance in hell of winning Nationals this year." As the class applauses this assignment Artie turns to glare at Rory who then notices and smirks at him, much to his annoyance.
Joe and Kitty meet at the Auditorium.
"So why did you call me here? Are you trying to do one of those romantic picnics because I am not into romantic cliches." Kitty said as she walks to the stage with Joe.
"Um, actually I wanted to run something by you. Since the Katys have to do a Gaga number and you are a Gaga I thought you could watch me do this and tell me what you think?"
"Ah, interesting. Okay I'm in. Show me what you got." Kitty said with a smirk.
Joe smiles "Okay watch this."
{Lady Gaga's Marry the night starts playing}
Joe:
I'm gonna marry the night
I won't give up on my life
I'm a warrior queen
Live passionately tonight
{Joe grabs a leather black jacket and starts dancing. Not like Mike Chang but good enough.}
I'm gonna marry the night
I'm gonna marry the night
I'm gonna marry the night
I'm not gonna cry anymore
I'm gonna marry the night
Leave nothing on these streets to explore
(M-m-m-marry m-m-m-marry m-m-m-marry the night)
{He starts moving around theatrically}
I'm gonna lace up my boots
Throw on some leather and cruise
Down the streets that I love
In my fishnet gloves
I'm a sinner
Then I'll go down to the bar
But I won't cry anymore
I'll hold my whiskey up high
Kiss the bartender twice
I'm a loser
{He grabs the guitarists guitar to rock with it}
I'm gonna marry the night
I'm gonna marry the night
I'm gonna marry the night
I'm not gonna cry anymore
I'm gonna marry the night
Leave nothing on these streets to explore
(M-m-m-marry m-m-m-marry m-m-m-marry the night)
(Oh m-m-marry m-m-m-marry m-m-m-marry the night)
Nothing's too cool
To take me from you
New York is not just a tan that you'll never lose
Get Ginger ready climb to El Camino front
Won't poke holes in the seats with my heels cause that's
Where we make love
Come on and Run
Turn the car on and Ruuuuuun
Run!
{He grabs Kitty and dances with her much to her excitement}
I'm gonna marry the night
I'm gon' burn a hole in the road
I'm gonna marry the night
Leave nothin' on these streets to explode
Band (Joe):
M-m-m-marry (Marry!) m-m-m-marry m-m-m-marry (Joe with Band: The night!)
Oh m-m-marry (Marry!) m-m-m-marry (Marry!) m-m-m-marry (Joe with Band: The night!)
Joe (Band):
The night!
The night!
The night!
(The night!) Yeah, yeah, yeah!
(The night!) The night!
(The night!) Come on, yeah!
(The night!) The night!
Kitty laughes in excitement from the song.
"So, what did you think?" Joe panted
"I think you should've been a Gaga." Kitty smirks.
"Sorry it's just not for me." He responded.
"Are you sure? You were pretty amazing out there."
"Trust me, I'm good."
"It's a shame. We could've spent more time together."
"Yeah speaking of which are you sure you're okay with dating someone who is pretty much your opposite?"
Kitty just smiles "Opposites attract don't they?" They then kiss and walk away hand in hand.
Bree, our favorite person to hate walks into Principal Sylvester's office after being called. Although the shocker is that she's doing it in a lady gaga police tape costume.
"You wanted to see me, Principal Sylvester?" Bree asks.
"Would you care to explain why you're dressed like Lady Gaga?" Sue questions
"Would you care to explain why you're dressed like Lady Gaga?" She bounces back.
"I don't know what you're talking about. If you're referring to my face cage, I'll have you know that tomorrow I'm scheduled for a routine colonoscopy, and this apparatus helps me avoid solid foods."
"Okay? Well, the Glee Club you specifically asked me to try to mess with is doing some Katy Perry-Lady Gaga week in an attempt to get 100% of America to not like them." Bree said being comparible to a female dog once more.
"Anyway, Jake Puckerman's a Gaga, and he's all up in that girl Marley with the fat mom, who's a Katy, probably because her mom's boobs also shot out whipped cream. So, I thought I'd throw a little Gaga his way, and see what happens." She gestures to her outfit.
"This practice of referring to oneself as a Katy or a Gaga the Glee Club will be doing this the entire week?" Sue questions.
"Super annoying, right?" She asks her coach.
"It is the most annoying thing they've ever done. Ugh! Well, it appears Will Schuester has taken up the age-old question that has vexed creepy pederasts since Socrates. Before Katy versus Gaga, it was Jackie versus Marilyn, Betty versus Veronica, Mary Todd Lincoln versus Martha Washington. Why must we always choose between female pop archetypes? Why can't we just be them all?"
"I sort of don't know what you're talking about anymore." Bree responded confused.
"That's because, for the past 12 hours, I have ingested eight gallons of saline solution." Sue said as she shows Bree the container. " I have more salt water in my colon than Richard Simmons after a poorly-executed cannonball off the Fire Island Ferry. Now get the hell out of my office."
After Bree does so she sees Jake at his locker. She smirks at his shocked face once he sees her, but then Marley walks in to talk to him which causes her to roll her eyes. She then starts to march with Cheerios while the song 'Poker Face' begins to play.
Bree (Cheerios):
I wanna hold em' like they do in Texas plays(Oh!)
Fold em', let em', hit me, raise it
Baby, stay with me(I love it)
Love the game, intuition play the cards with spades to start
And after he's been hooked
I'll play the one that's on his heart
Bree (with Cheerios):
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhh, ohh-oh-e-ohh-oh-oh)
I'll get him hot and show him what I've got
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhh, ohh-oh-e-ohh-oh-oh)
I'll get him hot and show him what I've got
{She then starts a dance routine in the field with the cheerios around her.}
Bree:
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
Cheerios:
She's got to love nobody
Bree:
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
Cheerios:
She's got to love nobody
Bree (Cheerios):
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face(mah-mah-mah-mah)
P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face(mah-mah-mah-mah)
{She is suddenly dressed like Lady gaga in the music video in a beach house}
Bree (with Cheerios):
I won't tell you that (I love you)
Kiss or (hug you)
Cause I'm (bluffin') with my (muffin)
I'm not (lyin')
I'm just (stunnin' with my love-glue-gunnin')
I promise this, promise this
Check this hand 'cause I am marvelous
I'm marvelous
I'm marvelous
So marvelous
Bree (Cheerios)
(She's got to love nobody)
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(She's got to love nobody)
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(She's got to love nobody)
The song then ends with the Cheerios doing a pose.
"Alright girls take five!" Coach Roz Washington said on her megaphone. Bree walks to her water with a smirk.
All the Katys(now Gagas) are together in the auditorium while the A.V. club works on designing something on the stage for their performance.
"Okay guys, let's get ready. While I am usually a Katy Perry and my ringtone has been and always will be Teenage Dream, I am a performer and all performers are gonna need Adaptability.(HAH see what I did there?) So I would like to elect myself as leader, any objections?"
"I OBJECT!" Sam shouts with a Shrek impression as he walks in with a clipboard ready to take charge and make Tina proud. "Sorry Blaine, I'm taking over this Monster Ball, since I'm obviously the edgiest one in the group. And as a former teen stripper, I understand the power of theatricality and performativity. Plus you guys are a little too soft for this. I don't even know how Marley got Jake in the end." He said causing Marley to drop her jaw.
"Yeah, but what are they building?" Ryder refers to the A.V. club.
"The future, Ryder. They're building the future. All right, we're gonna get scary and weird and controversial."
"Uh, hence the catwalk?" Blaine asks.
"We're taking it into the audience, Blaine, right in their faces and we're gonna drop-kick the fourth wall." Sam said with excitement.
"Are those strobe lights?" Artie questions.
"Believe it!" Sam references Naruto.
"Because some kids might be epileptic." Artie warns.
"Is it a seizure or is it just hardcore next-level break-dancing? I don't know." Sam completely ignores the warning. "Come on, guys, I need sick ideas if we're gonna impress Tina, this thing has to be so crazy that it's declared legally and clinically insane."
Marley raises her hand. "What if we had, like, sparklers but we're inside? That's crazy." Her idea wasn't exactly 'crazy'.
"Yeah. Yeah, yeah. or, uh, confetti, only shaped like human skulls." Ryder suggests, also as pathetic as Marley's.
"Guys, even I can see that's pathetic. You're thinking way to Katy. We need more Gaga." Joe said.
"Oh what do you know about being a Gaga Joe?" Artie said.
Joe glares at Artie. Despite his wording he was just trying to help. "I'll have you know I happen to know a lot according to my girlfriend. Maybe you should ask an actual Gaga for advice? Aren't you dating Sugar?"
"She was busy working on her number."
"Joe's right. Those ideas suck! You're not thinking edgy and fresh! You're thinking safe and tired and boring! Okay, look, here. Take the sheet music for Applause, okay? Learn it. Own it. Live it. And then strap in because we're not doing this for Glee Club. We're doing this in front of the entire school."
"I'm sorry what?" Blaine asks.
"And, yes, the Katys including Tina will be in attendance." They gasp.
"Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go guarantee a sold-out show."
"How are you gonna do that?" Marley questions.
"The same way Gaga would, by recruiting some Little Monsters." Sam said as he runs away to get help.
Joe sighed. "Ok guys, Sam sounds like he needs this. Let's just focus on this okay?" As they do so Marley discovers the costume list.
"Wait a minute, I have to wear a seashell bikini?"
"Uh according to the paper? Yes."
"I can't do that? I can't just show the entire school my skin!"
Joe shakes his head. "She's right what is Sam thinking."
"Okay hold on. A good director knows when to adapt. Like Blaine said right? Only directors. I can think of a way for you to be accurate without having to go around the school in your underpants." Artie promises with a smile.
"Thanks Artie." She smiles adorably
Jake and Marley are walking together with Jake's arm around Marley's shoulder
"I'm so excited for this weekend." Marley said with an excited tone.
Jake replied. "Me, too. I was thinking we could add a little edge to it." Jake hints.
"Okay. Oh, I know! Mm-hmm? I can get us some John Mayer tickets. He's supposed to be amazing live."
"Uh, well, I'm-I'm sure he is, but..." Jake hesitates not wanting to pressure her. "Yeah, it'll be fun. Can't wait." He then kisses her in the cheek causing her to giggle.
Bree suddenly appears in front of her. "Well, well, look at these two cuties. Jake, I just wanted to mention that the Cheerios! Are working on something big and could really use your silky smooth dance moves that make an awkward attempt at combining hip-hop and ballet. You're the best dancer in this hellhole, and I need you to help me choreograph a number."
Jake is hesitant. "Thanks, Bree, but I'm not really a choreographer." He said.
"Babe, no, you should do it. You love it and you're so good at that." Marley reasons.
"Really?" Jake tries to get assurance.
"Mm-hmm." Marley gives said assurance.
"Okay, sure. Why not? I'm in."
Bree fakes excitement. "Bad-ass. I'll text you rehearsal dates. Kay. Thanks. Bye." She said leaving them to their romance. Step one of her plan was complete. She got an opportunity to connect with Jake and pull him away from Marley to seduce him, thus causing tension in the Glee club. It was almost too easy.
Rory is roaming the halls of McKinley that he missed while he was back in Ireland. He loved his home and family but he really missed his friends. Now he's back to perform at nationals, but first he needs to come up with a way to get Sugar back. But before he could come up with a way to do that his thought process is interrupted by Artie who wheels up to him in an aggressive manner.
"Listen Mumble Irish, I know what you're trying to do. You're still into Sugar but guess what she's dating me so back off." Artie warns. Rory however stands up to talk back.
"Sorry, but I can't do that Artie. I love Sugar and I'm not going down without a fight."
"Alright then I guess there is only one way to settle a Glee tussle..." Artie sets Rory up.
Rory catches it. "By singing about it. Try to keep up." He turns and starts singing.
Rory:
Days like this, I want to drive away
Pack my bags and watch your shadow fade
Artie:
You chewed me up and spit me out
Like I was poison in your mouth
You took my light, you drained me down
But that was then and this is now
Now look at me
{They then appear in army outfits as they sing in the choir room}
Rory and Artie:
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 your stones
Throw your bombs and your 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
{Sugar then passes as the screen cuts to the hallway where they started the song. They look to her with love. They then follow her.}
Artie:
Now look at me, I'm sparkling
A firework, a dancing flame
You won't ever put me out again
I'm glowing, oh, whoa
Rory:
So you can keep the diamond ring
It don't mean nothing anyway
In fact, you can keep everything
Yeah, yeah, except for me
Rory and Artie (Artie)
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no (OH!)
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no (away from me)
Throw your sticks and your stones
Throw your bombs and your blows
But you're not gonna break my soul (can't break my soul)
This is the part of me
That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no
{They're back in their military stand off}
Rory and Artie:
Throw your sticks and your stones
Throw your bombs and your 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
They then separate as the glee club claps for them.
Mr. Schue was confused however. "Uh, that was a good duet guys, but the assignment was Katy vs Gaga. Why are you both singing a Katy song?" He asks as they both subtly look at Sugar before answering.
Artie speaks up. "We just wanted to express ourselves and it seemed like the perfect song." After saying this Rory storms out of the classroom leaving everyone except Artie confused.
Meanwhile with the Katys.
"Okay. I'm thinking of lions and tigers. We'll unleash them from the zoo. Now, that's Roar." Unique said as she went back in forth with Tina. Literally and figuratively.
"I want to whip the audience and make them our slaves." Tina said.
"Let's reenact a baby's birth onstage!" Sugar suggested.
"Ooh, we can float in giant plastic bags of amniotic fluid." Kitty added.
"Puckerman! Are you awake?" Unique questions Jake who lies on top the piano.
"We've been at this for five hours." He lazily mentions.
"And we'll be at it five more hours until we come up with the perfect idea." She insists.
Jake just walks away. "Okay. Later."
"Wait Jake, where are you going?" Rory asks curiously.
"To the dance studio. I'm helping the Cheerios with some choreography." Jake informs them.
"Who talked you into doing that? Let me guess. Bree?" Kitty questions and his silence speaks volumes. "She is the most vile human being on this planet. And, yes, I know that is saying something, coming from me." No one responds to that.
"Listen guys I'm just helping some people out. It's no big deal." Jake defends as he walks away.
Unique goes to her phone and dials Marley.
Later that day.
"I'm not saying that Jake's on the verge of cheating, but I'm not not saying it. Like my Aunt Felicia always says, a tiger can't change his stripes." Unique said to Marley. "Especially when that tiger's a man slut."
Marley rolls her eyes. "Jake's not like that. Not anymore."
Unique sighs "I know he loves you and you love him, but that was pre-Bree. That girl is poison. She is whack like crack, a penis flytrap, Marley. She will chew him up.#Preach." She said pointing to the door to the dancing studio.
They see Jake and Bree performing a strong and erotic dance which causes Marley's blood to boil.
"Great. What am I supposed to do? I'm not like that. I'm not that kind of girl."
"This is your week to fight back. You need to go full Gaga and show them both that you can be hardcore, too." Unique tells her but Marley shakes her head just as Jake notices their conversation.
"I'm not gonna get paranoid about Jake. Either he wants to be with the real me or he can go." After Marley said that the door opened revealing Jake peaking his head out.
"Something wrong?" Jake asks concerned.
Unique steps forward "Damn right there is a problem, you are untrustworthy." She said
"What are you talking about?" He asks confused.
"I'm talking about how you are dancing with the She-devil that is Bree Westbrook. She is out to get you and I'm sensing that you're out to get her too."
"That's ridiculous. Marley are you seriously believing this?" He turns to his girlfriend.
Marley stammers."I-I don't want to but after seeing that dance and how Bree was talking to you earlier, it's really throwing me off. I can't trust her." She said.
Jake cups her cheek "Then don't trust her. Trust me. We've been going really strong this past year and the most important part of any relationship is trust. So I need you to trust me. Okay?"
Marley hesitates until she looks into Jakes eyes and sees her boyfriend again. She smiles at him and replies. "Okay." He smiles back and goes back into the studio.
The students gather together to watch the Gagas perform for them. Then the performance begins.
(up-tempo intro plays Suddenly the curtains drop revealing Sam and Joe in the masculine versions of the winged costume and red lace costume without the mask and crown)
Sam:
I stand here waiting
For you to bang the gong
To crash the critic saying,
"Is it right or is it wrong?"
Joe:
If only fame had an IV baby
Could I bear (Bear, bear)
Being away from you
I've found the vein, put it in here
{Blaine, Artie, and Ryder appear in the green outfit, black spandex with white face paint, and the cage costume all from the Applause music video}
Blaine:
I live for the applause, applause, applause
Artie (with Ryder):
I live for the applause-plause
Live for the applause-plause
(Live for the)
Ryder:
Way that you cheer and scream for me
The applause, applause, applause
{Marley then enters with a less showing version of the seashell costume. It's basically like little mermaid expect the tail is split so she can walk like she's wearing a kimono.}
Marley with Artie, Blaine, Ryder, Joe, and Sam:
Give me that thing that I love (Sam: I'll turn the lights on)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Blaine and Joe: Make it real loud)
Give me that thing that I love (Sam: I'll turn the lights on)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Blaine: Make it real loud)
Ryder with Artie, Blaine, Marley, and Sam:
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie: Make it real loud)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie and Marley: Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie: Make it real loud)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie and Marley: Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch)
Artie:
Now!
Marley with Blaine, Ryder, Joe, and Sam (Artie):
Touch, touch (Ooo-ooo!)
Touch, touch now, (Oh woa-woa-woah!)
(Oh woa-woa-woah!) Now, now, now, now, (Oh woa-woa-woa-woah!)
Now, now, now, now
{They then do a stage walk while clapping.}
Blaine and Marley:
I live for the applause, applause, applause
Artie and Marley (with Ryder):
I live for the applause-plause
Live for the applause-plause
(Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me)
Marley and Ryder (Artie):
The applause (The applause!)
Applause, applause (Yeah!)
Marley with Blaine, Ryder, Joe and Sam (Artie):
Give me that thing that I love (Sam: I'll turn the lights on)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Oh whoa! Woah!) (Blaine and Joe: Make it real loud)
Give me that thing that I love (Give me, give me, yeah!) (Sam: I'll turn the lights on)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Put 'em up, oh!) (Blaine: Make it real loud)
Ryder with Blaine, Marley, Joe, and Sam (Artie):
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Blaine: Make it real loud) (Ooh!)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Marley: Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch) (Blaine: Make it real loud!)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Blaine: Make it real loud) (Oh whoa! Oh whoa!)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Marley: Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch) (Oh whoa, ooh!)
Marley with Artie, Blaine, Ryder, and Sam:
A-R-T-P-O-P
(applause, whooping)
I've gotta say you guys did great, and nice work with the new approach with the costume Marley." Mr. Schue complimented.
"Thanks, Mr. Schue."
"I don't know, it looks a little Disney for my taste." Bree said.
"Hey, come on Bree be nice."
"Sorry hot stuff but I call it like I see it." Bree said as she stormed off.
The girls start arguing about their approach after watching applause. They aren't exactly going well with their brainstorming.
Sugar has enough of it and decides to try to calm them down. "GUYS! We need to focus. We have had all week to come up with something and we haven't even agreed on costumes. I'm a style queen. I needs to get my style on."
"Sugar's right. It is now the day of, and we still don't have a strong plan for this Katy song, and I think it's pretty obvious what the problem is." Tina said.
"Uh, because we're a bunch of Gagas trying to out-Katy the Katys? Besides, we did have a plan, but King Latifah dropped the ball." Kitty complained
Unique shakes her head. "Uh-uh. Let me auto-correct that for you. I tried breaking into the zoo to get us live tigers. Plot twist: Lima doesn't have a zoo! Why'd we think it did?" Everyone nods.
But I did get us a lion and tiger costume to make up for it. Didn't I?" Unique then points to Jake and Rory both wearing weird costumes to resemble Lions and Tigers. Even Unique doesn't like it.
"I'm really not okay with this." Jake comments.
"I feel like that cartoon character tiger, but worse." Rory mentions
"Tigger too?" Jake guesses, and gets a nod from Rory.
"Guys, the real problem is, we're thinking gimmicks and spectacle, and, yes, both Katy and Gaga share that, but what people love about Katy's music is it's fun and kind and real and girl-next-door. We need to strip it down. No costumes, no special effects, no gimmicks just the music." It's at that moment that she realizes that she doesn't need a leading man. She just needs Sam to be who he is. Suddenly her thoughts are interrupted
"Seriously, I look like a gay Thundercat." Jake comments as he licks his hand to groom his hair like a cat which causes Rory and Sugar to laugh.
Before they do their performance, Tina decides to pay Sam a visit. He was talking to Blaine when she interrupted.
"Hey, Blaine could I talk to Sam for a moment alone please?" Tina requests.
"Oh, uh sure Tina. Later Sam." Blaine said as he walks away.
Sam turns to Tina with glee(LOL)"Hey Tina, what did you think of the performance about our number? I think I can say I really nailed it as the "leading man" aye?"
Tina sighs. "Sam, listen."
"Oh my gosh are you dumping me? Was it because of little mermaid? I knew I should've-"
"No it's not the costume, and I'm not dumping you. I'm here to apologize. Listen the reason I wanted you to take the lead was because I was scared."
"Scared of what?" He asked.
Tina looks down in shame. "Losing you. After I lost Mike I felt so lonely and bitter. I even started a club and fell for Blaine over it." After saying that he chuckles. "Samuel." She chided while glaring.
"Sorry."
"Anyway I never should've asked you to change. I don't want Finn Hudson, I want Sam Evans, the dorky, impressionist, trouty mouthed Katy I went to prom with."
"Wait does that mean we're official?"
Tina hesitates but then smiles. "Yes!" She said which causes him to hug her, lift her up, and spin her around. After he puts her down they then kiss for a short but loving time. Tina then pulls back with a smile.
"I've uh, better get to my number now." She said.
"Yeah, good luck. Not that you'll need it."
"Thanks Sam." She walks to the stage and sits with her group in stools.
Jake:
I'm wide awake
Yeah, I was in the dark
I was falling hard
With an open heart
I'm wide awake
How did I read the stars so wrong?
Tina:
I'm wide awake
And now it's clear to me
That everything you see
Ain't always what it seems
I'm wide awake
Yeah, I was dreaming for so long
Rory and Sugar:
I wish I knew then
What I know now
Wouldn't dive in
Wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts
You made it so sweet
Till I woke up on
On the concrete
Unique (and Sugar):
Falling from cloud nine (Jake: We're falling, yeah)
Crashing from the high (Rory: From high)
I'm (letting go tonight)
Yeah, I'm (falling from cloud nine)
Kitty (with Jake):
(I'm wide awake)
Not losing any sleep
I picked up every piece
And landed on my feet
(I'm wide awake)
Need nothing to complete myself
(No) Oh
Jake:
I'm wide awake
Yeah, I am born again
Out of the lion's den
I don't have to pretend
And it's too late
The story's over now, the end, yeah
Sugar and Unique:
I wish I knew then
What I know now
Wouldn't dive in
Wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts
You made it so sweet
Till I woke up on
On the concrete
Jake and Sugar:
I'm wide awake (Kitty: Thunder rumbling)
I'm wide awake (Unique: Castles crumbling)
I'm wide awake (Tina: I am trying to)
Hold on
Jake, Tina, Sugar, Rory and Unique (Kitty):
I'm wide awake (God knows that I've tried)
I'm wide awake (Seeing the bright side)
Unique (and Jake):
But I'm not (blind anymore)
Kitty (Jake and Unique):
I'm falling from cloud nine (I'm wide awake)
Unique:
It was out the blue, I'm
Rory and Tina:
Crashing from the high
Kitty and Jake (Unique):
You know I'm letting go tonight (Yeah, I'm ready to go, I'm)
Jake and Tina:
I'm falling from cloud nine
Jake, Kitty, Sugar, Tina, Rory, and Unique:
I'm wide awake
Jake walks to Marley's locker to meet up with her.
"Hey Marley, what did you think?"
"Hey, I'm glad I got to watch your performance. It was really touching."
Jake chuckles. "Thanks. Hey, listen, why don't you come over after school today? Okay? We'll do something fun. My mom has Mary Poppins on DVD."
"Yeah, it'll be fun." Marley replies.
"Great. Oh And my mom's working a double shift, so she won't be home until way, way late."
Marley hesitates, knowing what he's implying. "Um, sure."
Sugar is walking to her math class by herself when Rory who is on his way too walks beside her to talk to her.
"Hey Sugar." He said and Sugar rolls her eyes.
Sugar sighed. "Hi Rory. What do you want?"
Rory raises his eyebrow. "Umm well, since we live together I thought we would be spending a little more time together? Did I do something wrong?"
Sugar goes forward and turns to him in a stop. "Rory I know what you're doing. An-and singing to me with Artie isn't going to change anything. I've moved on. You should too.
"Have you though?" He said catching her off guard. "We nearly snogged Sugar."
"Last week was a mistake alright. I was just having an overwhelming moment with our friend's passing causing some feelings to return."
"That's not true Sugar."
"It is! And no matter what we had... it's over."
"It doesn't have to be." Rory reasons.
Sugar shakes her head. "I'm not going to cheat on Artie."
"I don't want you to. I just need you to tell me one thing. Can you honestly tell me that you don't have those feelings for me anymore. That they're really gone now?" Sugar tries to respond but for some reason... she can't. After that he knew her answer. "I don't want you to cheat on Artie. But how long do you plan on hurting him by being one foot out the door. You need to make a decision soon Sugar. For all three of us. I'm sorry for everything. But I want to tell you that I-"
"Please don't say it!" Sugar interrupts him with tears going down her face. This causes tears to go down his as well. "Please don't." She said not ready to hear it just yet.
"I won't. But you should know, that's how I feel. And I'm hoping that some part of you does too." Rory said as he walked away to math class leaving her to her thoughts. Who does she want to be with? Rory lied to her but that was before they started dating. Artie on the other hand is already dating her and he's never lied to her. But after what Rory just said, and what he was about to say... she just doesn't know yet.
Later that day they are making out on Jake's bed, but when Jake attempts to go further Marley moves his hands away, and then decides to push him off of her.
"Jake, stop." Marley stops him and he moves to the other side of the bed while she lays down and decides to talk.
"Can we have an honest conversation about this? The whole point to being boyfriend/girlfriend is that we hang out and spend all this time together so that we can appreciate and trust each other."
"I totally appreciate and trust you." Marley responds.
"And what better place is there to explore certain aspects of ourselves than here?" Jake tries to reason.
"Are you telling me that the only reason you hang out with me and all that is just so I'll let you touch my boobs?" She assumes.
"What? No. No, no. Of course not. But I feel like you won't even consider it. Like you don't care that it's bumming me out. Well, what do you want me to do?"
She ends her lay down to face him "I just don't want to be pressured into doing something I don't want to do!"
"Who is pressuring you, Marley? I have been the most patient. The most understanding. I haven't even asked until today. I mean, I used to stop calling a girl if she didn't let me in her pants after six hours."
Marley then gets angry. "Ugh! Then go be with one of those girls! Go! Have fun!" She then turns away from him.
Jake then gets back in bed and wraps his arms around her shoulders. "I don't want any of those girls. The reason I went out with you is because you're different from them. It made me want to be different too. I really want to be with you Marley but I also need to know you can trust me."
"What does that mean?"
"Well, earlier today with Bree. Just now. Do you really think I'm the same guy you sang womanizer to?"
"No, it's just that, I'm scared. And I don't feel ready to go all the way with you."
"Okay, well, I need you to know that I love you and I'll never leave for another girl. Especially Bree."
Marley sighs and turns to him. "You really mean that?"
Jake smiles at her. "I do."
Marley stares at him before smiling and embracing him. "Okay, second base."
"What?" Jake is confused.
"That's how far I'll let you go."
"Wait really?" Jake tries to confirm.
"Yeah. I think... I think I'm ready to go the next step with you."
Jake embraces her and thanks her.
The next day the Gagas brought their applause costumes, while the Katys brought their own Katy Perry costumes. They're listening to Mr. Schue's math and music lecture. All while Unique and Kitty have lollipops and Kitty has her legs on Joe's lap.
"And that's why math and music will be friends to the end."
Suddenly Tina runs in with haste.
"You guys! Throat explosion just tweeted out that they're doing Applause as one of their Nationals numbers!"
"So? Big deal. We'll just do another Lady Gaga song." Ryder reasons.
"They're mocking us. They're saying they're so confident they're gonna win, they're even gonna give us a little head start by telling us what their set list is." The resident drama queen explains.
"Seriously! We should just forfeit now."
Mr. Schue raises his hands to everyone. "Guys, guys! Just calm down. So our completion is good, so was Vocal Adrenaline. And the Warblers. And thank God for that. If there's anything we can learn from this week's lesson, it's that other people's greatness makes our greatness even greater. Gaga and Katy, they push each other to try harder, to get better, to be bolder. At the end of the day, all of the friendly competition between those two just means more really amazing music for all of us. I mean, I hope Throat explosion is unstoppable, because then we know we have to be unstoppable too."
Jake whispers to Rory "You think he had that in mind all week, or did he just make it up on the spot?"
Rory responds. "Probably a bit of both. Like he brainstormed a speech and then just summarised it here and now."
Ryder heard them. "What are you talking about? Mr. Schuester's a genius."
"This week, we saw what it was like to face our weaknesses and turn them into strengths we split up. But now, for our last number, we are going to come together as one unified group."
"Oh, please let it be another Journey song. There's gotta be one left." Sue walks in with a surprise guest. Bree. No one knows why they're here but it can't be good.
"Hello, Glee Club. Hi, William." Sue greets everyone.
"Sue." Mr. Schue greets back.
"You know, I was sitting in my office organizing my collection of custom-made bobble heads of my sworn enemies, and just to the right of Henry Kissinger and Drake, well, I saw your hair helmet just bobbling up and down and I realized, well, I haven't marched in here and brought down the hammer in way too long. You're all suspended for a week."
"What? Wait, Sue, you can't." Will said.
"I can do that and I just did it, William. There are rules about what kids can wear to school and these rejects from the cutting room floor of a Tod Browning movie are in violation of each and every one of them."
"Okay, what rules? I mean, the Glee Club has been walking around in costumes for four years." He said.
"Well, that was BS: Before Sue. One week suspension, starting now." She said
"Sue, look it, look we have four weeks to prepare for Nationals. We can't afford to lose one of them. You said yourself you wanted us to win."
"No, I said you have to win to remain a club. I don't actually want you to win, William." She responded.
"Are you seriously starting up this feud again?" He asked.
"Oh, it never ended, William. It's been hibernating like a polar bear in winter."
"You know, Sue, the problem with this war is that I always seem to find a way to win it. Yeah. Every time. And I wouldn't plan on that changing."
"Well, I am principal. Which means there's only one of us with an atomic bomb." Sue said.
"Bring it on, Sue." Mr. Schue said.
"It is well brung. Yet again. It is brung." Sue retorts.
"Okay you know what? Why is there a cheerio here?"
"Glad you brought it up William. This is Bree Westbrook she's a sophomore, the head cheerleader... and the newest member of the Glee club." Hearing this caused boos from all over.
"She's been messing with us for weeks!" Ryder said.
"She slushied me on stage." Tina said.
"She tried to ruin our relationship!" Joe said.
"She put my white shirt with a red sock and now my shirt's ruined." Sugar said causing everyone to turn to her with raised eyebrows. "Again! Style Queen!"
"Not-so sorry to say this Glee club but I don't really care. Go on Bree you can sit next to Mr. America." Sue gestures to Jake.
Bree walks to him and smirks. Jake just shakes his head "Just don't mess things up for us."
Bree replies. "Don't worry hot-stuff I'll behave."
"Like I said William I'm in charge and you can't stop me." Sue said.
"Fine... but you better get ready to hear the New Directions Roar." Mr. Schue retorted.
(Katy Perry's Roar begins)
Even though I don't know your names, you band geeks are suspended, too.
Tina:
I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
Unique:
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
Kitty:
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
{They all walk out of the choir room and walk down the halls towards the auditorium}
Sam and Blaine with New Directions:
You held me down but I got up (New Directions: Hey)
Already brushing off the dust
Unique with Jake and New Directions:
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake your ground
Kitty with Marley and New Directions:
You held me down, but I got up (New Directions: Hey)
Get ready, cause I've had enough
I see it all, I see it now
{The New Directions enter a jungle themed stage with jungle themed outfits.}
Tina with New Directions:
I got the eye of the tiger, the fighter
Dancing through the fire
Cause I am a champion
And you're gonna hear me roar
Unique with Kitty and New Directions:
Louder, louder than a lion
Cause I am a champion
Unique (with Kitty) and New Directions:
And you're gonna (hear me roar)
Tina with New Directions:
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Tina and Unique with New Directions:
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
You're gonna hear me roar
Marley (with Bree):
Now I'm floating like a butterfly
Stinging like a bee, I earned my stripes
(I went from zero to my own hero)
Joe:
You held me down but I got up (Marley: Oh-oh, oh-oh)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake your ground
Bree with Sugar and New Directions (with Joe):
You held me (down) but I got up (Joe: Oh, got up)
Get ready (cause I've had enough)
I see it all, I see it now
Marley with New Directions (and Joe):
(I got the eye of the tiger)
The fighter (Joe: Oh, yeah)
Dancing through the fire
Cause I am a champion (Joe: Oh)
And you're gonna hear me (roar)
Ryder and Unique with Sam, New Directions (and Kitty):
(Kitty: Oh) (Louder), louder than a lion
Cause I am a champion
Joe and Unique with Jake, New Directions:
And you're gonna (with Sugar, Kitty, Rory, and Tina: hear me roar)
Tina with New Directions:
Roar, oar, roar, oar, roar
Bree:
I got the eye of the
Marley and Tina with New Directions (and Bree):
(Tiger), the fighter
(Dancing through the fire)
Cause I am a (champion)
And you're gonna hear me roar
Joe and Unique with Jake, New Directions (and Bree):
(Bree: Oh) (Louder), louder than a lion
Cause I am a champion
Joe and Unique with Jake, New Directions
And you're gonna hear me roar
Kitty, Marley, Jake, and Tina with New Directions:
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Bree: Yeah)
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Unique: Yeah, yeah)
Joe with New Directions:
You're gonna hear me roar
Kitty, Sam, Blaine, and Tina with New Directions:
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Unique: Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Bree: You'll hear me roar)
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Unique: Oh, yeah)
Joe, Tina, and Unique with New Directions:
You're gonna hear me roar
{And so they completed their first song with Bree in the group}
STARRING:
Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester
Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson
Chord Overstreet as Sam Evans
Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen-Chang
Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams
Vanessa Lengies as Sugar Motta
Damian McGinty as Rory Flanagan
Samuel Larsen as Joe Hart
Alex Newell as Unique Adams
Melissa Benoist as Marley Rose
Jacob Artist as Jake Puckerman
Blake Jenner as Ryder Lynn
Becca Tobin as Kitty Wilde
Erinn Westbrook as Bree Westbrook
GUEST STARRING:
Ryan Heinke as Stoner Brett
Chelsea as Jordan Stern
Lauren Potter as Becky Jackson
I really hope you liked it as well as the addition of Bree into the New Directions. At first I was gonna play it long and make her a better person first and then make her join but I thought I would do this Santana style. Start out by hating everyone around you but due to bonding they're the best part of your day. :]
Tina and Sam. I know it's not what you expect but hey I once read that Sam/Penny was a bad idea, and that Tina/Blaine was a worse idea. Samtina however, that might just work.
Note that despite any hints you read there will not be any sexual content in any chapter. This is supposed to be Rated T not Rated M. I will also point out that Emma Pillsbury once said that when women are feeling emotional big things happen, so taking it to the next level with Jake and Marley was the only plot that made sense. Plus it's a natural part of many relationships unless one of the partners are Asexual. Grilled Cheesus. So whatever happens I hope you understand this. BTW if any of you have any recommendations for Harmony's introduction into the show please send a review soon. I'm planning on writing her entrance in episode 8 by replacing the Christmas special instead of just skipping it. Speaking of which I know it's late but, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Yeeeeeaaar.
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