New Directions director Will Schuester is informed that the school budget will not cover a handicap accessible bus
to transport the glee club to sectionals, meaning Artie will have to travel separately from the rest of the club. Will encourages the other club members to support Artie, not only by holding a bake sale to raise funds for a handicap bus, but also by spending time in wheelchairs to experience what life is like for him. Meanwhile, Quinn is struggling to cover the medical expenses of her pregnancy, and threatens to break up with Finn if he cannot pay her ultrasound bill. She also needs money to buy maternity clothes. Puck fights with Finn, who he feels is not doing enough to support Quinn. By including cannabis in the cupcakes, Puck ensures the bake sale is a success and offers Quinn hisbaby mama the
money raised. She apologizes for previously calling him a loser, but refuses to accept the money, and is relieved when Finn is able to find a job.
As Finn fixes Rachel's wheelchair, she voices her concerns on winning the Diva-Off, and Finn tells her to not worry. Rachel says it will be a popularity contest and because 'no one likes' her, she will lose. Finn responds by saying 'Yeah you might want to work on that... I like you'. Finn and Rachel look at each other, until Quinn interrupts by telling Finn to get a job to pay for her medical bills or she'll end their relationship.
When Rachel enters the classroom to compete in the Diva-Off, Finn goes to her and says 'Good luck. I'm
rooting for you', which Quinn notices. Kurt and Rachel compete for a solo on Defying Gravity. The part (normally performed by a female) is initially offered to Rachel, but when Kurt's father complains to Principal Figgins that his son is being discriminated against, Kurt is allowed to audition for the solo. His father receives an anonymous abusive phone call about his son's sexual orientation, and Kurt deliberately sabotages his own audition to spare his father further harassment and embarrassment.
Artie reveals the origin of his disability to Tina, explaining that he was paralyzed from the waist down (he says his penis still works though) in a car accident at the age of eight. He likens his wheelchair-use to Tina's speech impediment. The two go on a date and kiss, but part on bad terms when Tina confesses that she has been faking her speech impediment since the sixth grade, in order to deflect attention from herself.
Having previously removed Quinn from the cheerleading squad due to her rapidly growing pregnancy, coach Sue Sylvester is forced to hold open auditions to find a replacement. She accepts Becky Jackson, a sophomore student with Down syndrome. Will is suspicious of her motives, increasingly so when Sue donates money to the school to fund three new handicap ramps for students with disabilities. It is revealed to the audience that Sue's
older sister Jean also has Down Syndrome, and lives in a residential home for people with disabilities. The episode ends with New Directions performingProud Mary, staging the entire routine in wheelchairs in support of Artie.
