The Land of Stories: Gleeful Days Are Here Again

Roar

11. Roar

In which it's just one big (not entirely) happy family, with a new little addition...

The sun was nearly setting by the time Chris, Darren, Kurt, and Blaine returned to the flying ship, triumphantly bearing the Snow Queen's scepter.

Rachel came out to greet them excitedly. "You'll never guess what I did today!"

Kurt raised an eyebrow. "We'll never guess what you did today?" he repeated sarcastically. "Did you narrowly avoid death in order to secure one of the items we need for the Wand of Wonderment? 'Cause that's what we did today."

"Oh, that's nice," Rachel said, glancing briefly at the scepter. "But look - I found a puppy!"

She opened the front of her coat to reveal a tiny ball of fur nestled against her chest. "I went for a little walk, and there he was, all alone in the snow. His mother must have abandoned him. Isn't he precious?"

Chris couldn't stop the "Awwww..." that burst out of him.

Darren rushed forward. "Oh, he's adorable! Can I hold him?"

Somewhat reluctantly, Rachel handed over the puppy, who immediately licked Darren's face.

"I've named him Rory, after a Leprechaun I read about in a storybook. But I'm going to spell it with an 'A' - like roar. Roary. Isn't that clever?"

Kurt rolled his eyes. "Puppies don't roar."

Rachel adopted a condescending tone. "It's a play on words, Kurt, but I wouldn't expect you to get it. You see, those of us who went to school - instead of spending our childhoods breaking into houses and running from the law - learned about something called homophones."

Kurt had finally had enough. Stepping right into Rachel's personal space, he began to sing:

I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath

Scared to rock the boat and make a mess

So I sat quietly, agreed politely

I guess that I forgot I had a choice

I let you push me past the breaking point

I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

You held me down, but I got up

Already brushing off the dust

You hear my voice, you hear that sound

Like thunder gonna shake the ground

You held me down, but I got up

Get ready 'cause I've had enough

I see it all, I see it now

I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire

'Cause I am a champion and you're gonna hear me roar

Louder, louder than a lion

'Cause I am a champion and you're gonna hear me roar

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

You're gonna hear me roar

Now I'm floating like a butterfly

Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes