Gah, I've taken too long to update this! I'm sorry guys, school's taken over my life. Thank Cheesus for Christmas break! (Speaking of which, LOVED the Christmas ep)

This one happens in "Furt".

The intervention doesn't go quite as planned, but the message was sent, at least.

"Stop picking on Kurt."

Last year, you couldn't pay Artie to dare speak to Dave Karofsky in anything more than a submissive "Not the grape slushy, please." But things had changed since then. Kurt was one of his closest friends, and while football was originally just harebrained scheme to win back Tina, it had actually improved Artie's self-confidence, now giving him the courage to glare up at the giant Neanderthal and order him to leave Kurt alone.

Of course, it was a given that Karofsky wouldn't listen to Artie alone. Hence why Mike was with him.

"We're serious. This is a warning."

The argument starts heating up, while Puck glowers in the background. Unable to do anything but watch, since being sent back to juvie is the last thing he wants (however much he brags about the experience).

Finally, Karofsky snaps. "Look, you back off!" He shoves Mike into Artie, who gets knocked out of his chair. Artie's head hits the ground with a painful thud, and his glasses clatter to the ground.

Springing into action, Puck runs over to him. "Artie, are you okay?" Artie feels a flash of irritation. What, because he's in a chair he's got a lower endurance level than Mike? Still, he can't help smiling in spite of that (and his now-throbbing head). Puck never would've rushed over to his aid like that a month ago.

Sam's now thrown himself into the fight, and he and Karofsky knee, punch, and kick each other while the rest of the guys watch.

Artie glances at Mike, who's watching the scuffle with narrowed eyes. He still couldn't find it in himself to outright like the guy, but Artie had to admit that moment of unity when they stood up against their fellow Glee clubber felt pretty good.

After Beiste breaks up the fight, Puck pulls up the chair upright and Mike offers an arm to Artie to help pull himself back in. Artie thanks him quietly and straightens out his uniform. There's an awkward pause, then Mike says "Well, that could've gone better." Artie chuckles a little. "Yeah, you could say that."

This one wasn't really anything big and meaningful, but ouch, that fall looked painful. Plus I thought it would be nice to have a Mike-Artie moment written somewhere.

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